It can’t be helped, right?

Too much moisture.

Winter is nice, but summer seems tough.

Cities like Tokyo seem especially challenging.

It’s not just about grilling and finishing; the grilling is complete only when the bones are beautifully arranged and presented.

>>4

Even when I remember my grandfather’s time, it took a long time to burn him to bones.

Considering the time for subsequent explanations and such

If it’s a crowded area, it’s no surprise that it doesn’t clear out easily.

A story about the city? It was immediate when I did it in my parents’ countryside a few years ago.

If it’s a hospital or something like that, they can be placed in a morgue.

Because it’s low temperature, it is less likely to spoil.

I thought my father would pass away first because he had cancer and such.

>>10

My mother also had lung cancer.

I saw it in Cities: Skylines.

I can already feel the determination to seriously depict a gay person’s old age…

>>12

As expected, the wedding and the reconciliation between Kenji and his parents are happening.

I feel like once I go through that loss, the only thing left is to come out at work and then it will be over.

I haven’t bought Morning for a long time, so I’m feeling quite shattered now that Shiro-san is turning sixty.

I heard that Tokyo is expensive because it’s privately operated.

>>16

In the countryside, there are only public facilities, and they’re cheap.

There is really a difference of about ten times.

>>16

Citizens are averse to new establishments…

>>23

The situation is that a Chinese company is drastically raising the cremation fees.

Both of them have aged, huh?

It’s already been a year since we talked about Shiro’s 60th birthday…

I wonder if there are cooling fees that accumulate daily? Fortunately, I haven’t encountered such a situation yet, so I have no idea…

When there’s a traffic jam at the crematorium, the cost of dry ice goes up…

How much was it charged per day again?

In rural areas, there are public crematories, right?

What I saw on the remote island was quite amazing.

My mother had quite a lot of worries as well…

This was definitely a gay couple, right?

>>28

I only knew about it because the person from Kamen Rider BLACKSUN was involved.

“This is the first time I’ve seen the main story being posted.”

If the discovery had been made earlier… there’s no point in saying that, though.

>>29

In other words, when it comes to cancer in older age, one must weigh the burden of treatment on the body against the slow progression due to aging.

Let’s think of the best method, or rather, the method that we can most agree with, so it’s hard to say anything definitive.

Actually, it’s been quite a while since Shiro’s mother had her cancer surgery, hasn’t it…?

If I were to end it, it would be beautiful to conclude with the two’s wedding, but I suppose I plan to depict everything from the beginning to the end.

In the countryside, there are areas where you might have to wait about two weeks.

“Since the crematory is closed, please wait for me ❤️”

I checked on the spot and found it was available.

I wonder if they’re busy and don’t have the time to check.

>>32

Did you say it on the spot?

>>32

With that pricing plan, isn’t there a chance that it can’t be obtained?

There seems to be a space for people who want to do things quickly all of a sudden.

It can’t be helped since dry ice will be used extensively, but the longer the cremation is delayed, the more storage costs will incur.

The parent and child reconciled, so to speak, and Kenji was accepted.

The mother passed away still estranged from her family.

>>36

This is…

Once you cause trouble related to religion, the chances of returning to that relationship are almost nonexistent…

Tokyo is almost exclusively controlled by a certain company, so the prices are ridiculously high…

>>37

It’s still monopolized by the Chinese.

Because nearly 1.6 million people die each year.

Well, crematoriums get fully booked for reservations.

The worst times since COVID have passed, but still don’t wait.

Even without considering being gay, sometimes I seriously think about things at this age and it scares me to reflect on myself.

When Grandpa passed away, he was kept really cold with dry ice…

Is your mother the kind of person who taught you that the most important thing in making fried rice is to go all out? She passed away…

>>45

Wasn’t it tempura…?

I realize just how young I was during the first episode.

>>47

I started the series at 43 and now I’m 60.

Since the story progresses one to two volumes per year, it’s really realistic.

It’s too late for this, but it’s not a topic that should be covered in a food manga.

I fully understand that this manga encompasses the entire lives of Shiro-san and Kenji, but…

>>49

It’s the same as the rice tea after the wedding.

Even at times like this, they properly have menu items that are easy to eat.

It’s amazing as a food manga too.

Shall we create… a joint cremation plan?

At times like this, Kenji really is the ideal daughter-in-law or son-in-law, or whatever you call it.

It was a moment that made me realize they are a good partner because they can make such moves.

Dead bodies can hold on well.

There are limits even to freezing things.

>>52

Well, since it’s that kind of facility, I guess they have those kinds of amenities too.

Is it really no good to store it without dry ice?

There aren’t that many bereaved families who would say it’s okay to let it rot.

>>53

I’ve already said my goodbyes, so it’s fine, but it feels a bit wrong to just do nothing…

>>53

Even if the bereaved family is fine, there’s no way a facility will agree to take them in…

Nagoya doesn’t have to wait that long, but is there really that many dead people in Tokyo?

>>57

It’s precisely because I don’t wait that things can become difficult once they pile up.

>>57

Even just considering Nagoya City and the 23 wards, there’s about a fivefold difference in population.

>>57

In rural areas, crematoriums are usually located in mountains where people don’t live, but I wonder where people from the city who live in wide plains do their cremations.

>>77

I remember when I went to Ikebukuro in the past, I could see a chimney to the north, was it over there?

The number increases sharply during the change of seasons, doesn’t it?

Elderly people passing away

If Shiro’s dad were first, I feel like mom would get really flustered, so it seems fine to have this order.

It’s worrying because that person didn’t abandon me even when my mother was obsessed with religion.

Rather, it feels like a crematorium that really just burns without any prayers would sell well, don’t you think?

A funeral hall that prominently features aspects of a body crematorium.

The catchphrase is “It bakes in one hour.”

>>63

What came to mind was more like a human version of a mobile pet cremation vehicle.

For a mother in a manga with this kind of theme,

They weren’t that bad of a person after all, right?

It’s more about how to trouble someone who seems to exist in reality.

>>64

It’s not that I’m approaching with malice, but it’s like I feel pressured to understand!

It seems that prices and waiting times fluctuate with the seasons, just like moving.

>>65

I have heard that many people are affected by the cold in winter, so I hear that bookings are quite full.

A distant relative was doing a life hack to submit samples.

It’s fine because it’s the person’s will while they were alive.

It has to be properly baked, and the operation must clearly prevent misuse for criminal purposes.

>>70

Is there really such a thing as being half-baked?!

>>74

I’ve heard that it’s quite difficult to burn a person when it comes to covering up a crime.

Wait… Did Shiro-san’s mother die…?

I don’t have the confidence to endure reading about next month on the train…

It was stored for about four days from when I died until the cremation.

I needed about 20,000 yen per day.

I can’t wait, so if I burn it in my own field, it would be a crime.

>>75

What about regions where they practice burial or sky burial…?

>>87

Wasn’t Japan supposed to only allow cremation in the first place?

>>91

There is no law that specifically prohibits it.

If the municipality grants a burial permit, it can be done.

Reading this manga makes me want to die from the flow of time.

>>76

Be more like Goro’s distant relatives.

When you die, make sure it’s during a time when there are few people around.

Dear 〇〇,

The sign at the entrance looks like it’s been mistaken.

I saw a group that was incredibly angry and piling on.

When there’s no room in the heart, it’s tough…

People will inevitably die, and we are in an aging society.

Perhaps funeral directors never go hungry…

Many were surprised that Goro-kun has become a middle school student…

>>83

I would believe it if you said you are married and have children now.

Is that what you mean by what you ate yesterday?

I don’t think there are any regions in Japan that practice sky burial.

There are rules from the local government for scattering in the ocean, so it’s quite difficult.

My mother has passed away… I’m in shock…

The generation born during the post-war baby boom is now reaching the end of their lives, leading to a funeral home boom.

I was wondering why there’s such an episode in a story like a gay couple version of Cooking Papa, but when I reconsider the passage of time in Cooking Papa, it gives me cold sweat.

There’s a demand so high it’s almost life-or-death…

In the area around Kochi, they should still be practicing sky burial in the mountain villages.

Rather, this is a manga that continuously portrays such stories without running away from them.

Just imagining something like a sky burial is too gruesome.

Recently, my pet cat died, and I had it cremated at the local crematorium, but it turns out that cremating a person is much cheaper than cremating an animal.

I wonder if the crematoriums in the city are still busy.

>>102

If I’m going to die, it’s better to go to the countryside…

>>108

It doesn’t feel like the countryside is that congested.

>>102

Tokyo’s privately-owned crematoriums are monopolized by Laox’s parent company, driving prices up, so the two public crematoriums are extremely crowded.

>>130

That’s crazy…

If you’re going to die in the city, the public coastal funeral halls in Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, and Ota Ward are recommended because they are reasonably priced.

>>106

In the first place, from the country’s perspective, cremation is too cruel and barbaric compared to burial.

>>106

I have an image that what they are doing typically matches the local culture.

What will happen to Dad, who said he wouldn’t be able to live if Mom died first…?

>>110

I’m currently in a nursing home.

>>111

Re…real…

>>116

Well, I was already in before my mom died, you know!?

>>110

Just not being able to eat my mother’s home cooking is already enough since I have my basic needs met in the nursing home…

I heard that it gets congested in winter, but it seems to clear up around March when I got the estimate.

If it’s something religious, I can’t help it, but I can’t imagine bird funerals in Japan…

First of all, the tradition of the imperial family is burial, so it is culturally impossible for Japan to prohibit burial itself.

>>118

If we were to carry out burials in the city, no matter how much land we had, it wouldn’t be enough.

I wonder what will happen if the cremation business spreads beyond Tokyo.

That’s great!

Our municipality has a coastal funeral hall.

How much is cremation in the countryside when it’s cheap?

About 2000 yen?

>>122

If we have an address there, people will cost around 3000 yen.

Animals cost 10,000 yen.

>>122

Many public funeral halls should be free.

>>122

My hometown had public facilities and it was around ten thousand.

The fact that Kenji’s perspective doesn’t include his mother, who is in critical condition, is surprisingly impactful…

Did Shiro’s mother die!?

I heard that even the sky burial won’t eat it, and it’s tough out here.

I’ve been to the nearby crematorium a few times.

There are about 10 cooking devices, so with other people…

When the times overlap, the waiting area gets really crowded.

Even though my parents lived in a nice house, they ended up in a nursing home.

I wonder what happened to that house.

>>128

Sold.

I think it was precisely because they had a nice house that they were able to move into a nursing home.

>>132

Shiro also has some income… and savings too.

Could it be that monopolizing the crematoriums in that area and drastically raising the fees could be extremely profitable?

There are probably not many people who would go out of their way to bake in another region.

>>133

Stop the vile life hacks.

>>133

It seems that the crematoriums in Osaka, which are predominantly run by the public sector, might be a field that can’t be easily touched in some regions, despite the fact that the Ishin party, which loves privatization so much, is in control.

I’ve known Shiro’s mom for about 10 years, but she passed away…

Tokyo has too many people compared to other places.

Has it become like the Ministry of Finance, even the crematoriums?

A few years ago, at a relative’s funeral, I was asked by the funeral home staff to give a tip to the crematorium staff at a private crematorium in Tokyo.

Public crematoriums might be common, but there weren’t any like that.

Somehow, the calm progression and Shiro-san’s calm actions make it painful to read…

>>144

I think it was because Kenji was there.

Without a doubt.

It seems like the person grilling makes a ridiculously low salary if it’s 3000 yen for one person grilled…

I also have to provide food while waiting.

Are you eating while waiting…?

>>147

I think it’s a common experience at crematoriums.

>>148

We’ll have a banquet after everything is finished, so it depends on the region.

>>147

There are waiting areas for that.

I’ve heard that it’s decreased due to COVID.

>>147

Have you never been to a funeral?

I’ll eat since it takes a while to wait.

In that case, shouldn’t the funeral home prepare the meal?

What is a tip? If I don’t give one, will my ashes be flushed down the toilet? I don’t really care, though.

Since it was a mid-summer day that I waited for a few days in Saitama, it might be partly to blame.

Because of that, when I confirmed it in Niigata, I was told that waiting a few days is only in the city.

It was terrifying that the mother’s side wasn’t depicted at all.

Moving forward only on the line.

But I want foreigners who want to be buried in Japan to go back to their country.

There’s no such land!

>>153

I’m getting complaints even though I’ve properly acquired the land.

>>156

You can’t just bury a human body without permission, even if it’s private land!

>>162

Of course, I will obtain a burial permit from the local government…

Public funeral halls are operated with tax money, so under-the-table payments don’t work…

I wonder why it’s dry ice.

Can you create a space like a huge freezer?

>>157

Basically, the deceased is kept at the funeral home overnight, and the accompanying person stays together overnight as well.

After the funeral, we go directly to the crematorium, so there’s no place to put a refrigerator in between.

I thought you finally settled down after getting married, but did Mr. Shiro’s mother pass away!?

You can rent a sort of break room at the crematorium where you can eat and drink for a fee.

There can be huge price disparities between private and public sectors here as well.

On the evening of August 2nd, when my grandmother passed away, they said the day of the funeral on the 5th was open for Toubiki, so we held the wake and the funeral on Toubiki, then cremated her at the crematory, and took her to the grave for burial that same day.

In public cemeteries, they only accept cremation if permission is not granted…

Maybe it’s because it’s a grounded manga, but it feels really real that an acquaintance has died…

If you take it home and store it, you can save tens of thousands until it starts to rot.

After the death of a parent, one is in such a state of turmoil that they can’t focus on anything else.

>>167

If it can be settled for several tens of thousands, it would be easier to have them take care of it…

>>175

It’s not just luggage, so it’s not easy to take it back and forth.

Did Shiro’s mother die?

It was someone with various problems, but I think we reconciled in the end, and I feel lonely now that they’re gone…

Kisoji, convenient for the post-training feast.

It takes just over an hour, so there will generally be a meal gathering.

If you’re going to do it properly, then it’s a bento or a saké roll sushi.

We just settled for snacks and juice.

I knew it, we need to bring back burial practices.

There is a dinner party, right?

The more you open the drinks, the more you will be charged.

An uncle drinking beer happily!!

I wonder what takes so much time.

Is it difficult to grill only the meat while leaving the bones?

>>174

It takes about 2 hours to bake, but the quantity…

Even though it’s bereavement leave, I don’t think you can take that much time off, and I believe there are more people who want things to be done quickly.

I’ve never seen a manga that depicts old age so thoughtfully, even for couples or married couples, so it feels fresh and heavy as it makes me think about my own future…

Dry ice is profitable when used.

>>178

After all, it’s a conspiracy for the funeral home to make money, so let’s go without it.

I don’t have the means to keep a corpse at home for a few days…

Is it common at crematoriums to have staff explain the throat bones at the end of the cremation?

>>184

It seems like mom got into a new religion…

In the end, it might end with Kenji passing away and Shiro being left alone…

>>185

What should I eat today? I end up talking to myself and that’s it…

The comments from someone with poop on their first reply really are on a different level…

Are you really going to stay with me all night?

I saw it in Nube! The one where you become a yokai when you blow out a candle!

It’s exactly like that with thread pictures, but what happens to childless couples when one is left behind… It’s pretty empty, isn’t it?

Self-proclaimed patriots on the internet seem to love jokes about being dominated by China.

The water source is being bought or something.

>>191

People who come to say it’s a conspiracy theory while we’re talking about how prices are realistically rising and public facilities are crowded are just foolish people who think they’re smart.

What is a thread starter???

There’s an amazing poop man…

In the end, I’m going to take Shiro-san…

>>197

By the way, what are we eating today? In the final episode, Shiro-san cries while cooking Kenji, who went on a rampage, and the series ends.

Isn’t it terrible since it was privatized?

It has really come to the point where the only thing left is coming out at the office.

>>200

Surely by now everyone has noticed…

It’s not good to talk about things like burial and interment.

It’s just a matter of keeping a corpse or an urn at home.

In January, a relative in Tokyo passed away and we used the Rinkai funeral hall, but since they died on a Monday and the funeral is on Saturday, it probably varies by the season, but you usually have to wait quite a bit.

Funeral homes in the city are controlled by either China or South Korea, so they are expensive.

It seems like the setting will soon be taken over by the Kurds.

It’s actually true, it’s expensive, not a lie or anything.

The countryside is super cheap.

Since you’re in a state of severing ties with those around you, it seems like this would be easy for you, Shiro-san.

It seems troublesome that even though Shiro-san is the last of their line, we have to prepare a new grave…

I saw on X that crematories in the city have been monopolized by Chinese capital and prices have suddenly risen.