I find an upcoming anime (would be aired in first quarter of 2015) that has the potential to be as interesting as Nozaki-kun is 幸腹グラフィティ（こうふくぐらふぃてぃ）. Just like Nozaki-kun, the source material is a 4-koma manga.
It's basically about girls eating lots of foods. I like pretty girls, and I like foods, so this series is a double-win for me.
P.s., I also enjoy TV programs where they show pretty girls eating lots of foods in eating competitions (just search for 大食い なでしこ in YouTube）.
Note that the proper kanji for こうふく is 幸福 (happiness). But they change the 福 into 腹（はら stomach）which the kanji is also pronounced ふく in some words (such as 腹部 ふくぶ abdomen). So it's a kind of wordplay; 幸腹 means 'happy stomach'.
The manga has reached 3 volumes, with only the first volume being available in digital bookstores. It's serialized in a magazine called まんがタイムきららミラク (Manga Time Kirara Miracle). I don't think this magazine is as popular as say Jump, which is it why might not be as easily available overseas.
Characters
町子 リョウ（まちこ りょう, Ryou Machiko）At the start, she is a 2nd-year middle school student studying for high school entrance exam held next year. Her parents work overseas, so she grew up with her grandmother. But her grandmother passed away and she now lives alone. At the request of her aunt, her second cousin Kirin stays at her house every Saturday. She is applying for art high school and goes to an art prep school. There she meets Shiina. When she does enter high school, she becomes classmates to both Kirin and Shiina. She's good at cooking.
森野 きりん（もりの きりん, Kirin Morino）She's Ryou's 'second cousin' and of the same age. She is applying to the same high school as Ryou. For that reason, she stays at Ryou's home every Saturday to prepare for the prep school, which is every Sunday. Very polite but shy and child-like. She's short, can eat a lot and has surprising physical strength. She passes the entrance exam and goes to the same high school as Ryou. She dislikes carrots.
椎名（しいな Shiina) Went to the same prep school as Ryou and Kirin and is now classmates to both Ryou and Kirin. Her surname is unknown so far. Cool, mysterious and also sickly.
In the next posts, I might talk about the terms or words used in this series, just like what I'm doing with Nozaki-kun.
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