For fans of Japanese drama looking into watching a heart-warming series comes, Our Dining Table comes from Kashou Lizuka, Yuho Ishibashi, and Naho Kamimura, the director of the drama series. Yutaka Hozumi admirers will be thrilled to know when the latest episode for his ongoing series will be available for them to access and enjoy. Produced by Tomomi Kanda and Yumi Kubota, the series follows Yukata, a working professional with a fixed salary and a talented cook with a difficult past, as he got adopted by a family that treated Yukata unfairly.
As a child, Yukata was deprived of love, and he craved that in his life as a grown-up. The series premiered its first episode on April 6, 2023, and has viewers hooked on the ongoing series. Written by Shimo Ayumi, the series has taken inspiration from a sweet manga series by Mita Ori, with the same name that follows a BL between two individuals coming together by a child that, in turn, changed their lives forever.
The main cast of the series stars Inukai Atsuriho portraying the character of Hozumi Yukata, a talented chef with an office job, and Iijima Hiroki portrays the character of Ueda Minoru, a boy without a mother looking after his younger brother.
The series’ supporting cast stars Maeyama Kuuga plays the role of Ueda Tane, younger brother of Minoru, Harada Ryuji portrays the character of Ueda Koji, Furuhata Seika plays the role of Ohata Rei, and Tamada Shiroi in the character of Nao, collegemate of Minoru, who has an interest in him. Viewers feel the drama series is filled with cuteness between the chemistry of the main leads and Tane.
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Our Dining Table Episode 5- Recap
The series focuses on Minoru and Yukata and how their relationship developed, with Tane introducing them accidentally. The 5th episode of Our Dining Table premiered on 4 May 2023 for the viewers to enjoy and showed a peak at Yukata and Minoru’s childhood which was drastically different from each other. Yukata grew up abandoned by his adoptive parents, while Minoru grew up with a loving and encouraging mother.
Yukata was bullied by his adopted siblings for the way he ate while Minrou’s mother made delicious meals for him to enjoy. The episode starts with Minoru dreaming about his childhood days when his mother was alive. He dreamt of the day he returned from a baseball match and was sad about being the reason his team lost the game. His mother encouraged him by saying you tried while giving him his favorite home-cooked meal.
Minoru woke up from his dream from Yukata’s message informing him they would talk another time. Minoru contemplated sending Yukata a message stating he was there for him if he wanted to talk. The story flashes back to a day prior when Yukata and Minoru were in a supermarket with Tane when they coincidentally met Yukata’s elder sibling, who taunted him for being in a high-class place.
Yukata is in a foul mood the following day as he remembers his elder brother taunting and bullying him through their childhood. Minoru is also sad as he remembers his mother before she passed away. On their way home, Minoru is visited by Nako, who tells him he needs to come back to college and he is not responsible for carrying his family’s burden.
Nao indirectly confesses to Minoru about him being important to her. Minoru and Yukata met at the same mart coincidentally after Minoru met Nao, as he went shopping for food. The three of them return home and enjoy Minrou’s favorite food from his childhood. It uplifts Yukata’s mood, and they talk about Minoru’s mother.
The 5th episode ended with Minoru gifting Yukata a photo of him, Tane, and Yukata from the day they went camping. The next day Yukata is smiling after seeing the photo gifted to him by Minoru, and his colleagues see his mood has changed.
Our Dining Table Episode 6 Spoilers
The next episode will focus on further development in Minoru’s and Yukatas’ relationship, as Tane acts as the glue holding them together. Yukata will be seen reminiscing his days as a child who didn’t get to celebrate Christmas or any other festival with his family as Christmas is around the corner. He tries to cope with his trauma, and the perfect opportunity comes when Tane invites him to celebrate Christmas with Minoru and him. Yukata decides to celebrate Christmas with them, and he grows closer to Minoru as they spend time together.
Yukata realizes that it isn’t important to share a meal, but it is nice to share a meal with the ones they love. The episode will have some romantic moments between Minoru and Yukata, so their fans should be ready for an overload of cute moments. This episode can see Minoru and Yukata coming into a relationship. It will be interesting to see what will be the next step in Minoru’s and Yukata’s lives with Yukata’s toxic family’s involvement.
Our Dining Table Episode 6 Release Date
Episode 6 of the series Our Dining Table is set to premiere on May 11, 2023, at 11 P.M.[J.S.T.] and the fans will be able to access the episodes through the TBS channel. The episodes are released by the channel on a weekly schedule, i.e., a new episode is released every Thursday for the fans to watch. Fans outside of the U.S. had to check their timing before accessing new episodes due to time differences because of longitude and latitude.
- For fans of the U.S at 10:00 A.M. [E.T.], on 11 May 2023, Thursday
- For fans of the U.K. at 2:00 P.M. [G.M.T.], on 11 May 2023, Thursday
- For fans of India at 7:30 P.M. [I.S.T.], on 11 May 2023, Thursday
- For fans of Korea at 11:00 P.M. [K.S.T], on 11 May 2023, Thursday
Our Dining Table Episode 6: Streaming Guide
Our Dining Table is a Japan-restricted drama series, so viewers from Japan can easily access the series through the official channel TBS or you can access the episodes on their official website. International fans will not be able to access the series without a VPN. The series is available to International fans on Bilibili and Gagaoolala with a subscription price of $4.99.
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