Butter - Asako Yuzuki
A real-life case written so well by Asako Yuzuki where a suspected murderer who is fat-classy-vivacious with beautiful skin, interacts with a skinny, lifeless journalist. 'Feminists and Margarine' are the two things that Kajii loathes the most. A society wherein there are set standards for women - how she should look, especially how much weight suits her, whether she should have girl-friends, and she must be okay with misogyny. Kajii, a con-woman who is arrested for three murders, is fond of good food and cooking. She cares for and cooks for the rich elderly men, which pleases them. In return, she gets to eat at great places and live an affluent life. This is her job. Rika, a journalist, ambitious and aiming to climb the ladder in the profession. Her relationship with her boyfriend, who is a journalist, is inconsistent. Seeing Rika gain weight, he constantly disapproves of her meeting Kajii and experimenting with various dishes. Rika tries to ignore, but Kajii's temptin...