The Devil's in the Lunch Deals
Japanese manga series
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Synopsis
The series focuses on Lainey, an ordinary human girl who runs a bento shop. In her previous life, she was a god named Solange, the Goddess of Harvests and Death, who was expelled from the Northern Kingdom thirty years ago due to causing a war between it and the Southern Kingdom. In order to regain her godhood, Lainey realizes that she has to accumulate good deeds.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Ishiko, The Devil's in the Lunch Deals was serialized on Kodansha's Comic Days website from October 2, 2024, to September 24, 2025.[2][3] Its chapters were compiled into four tankōbon volumes released from January 20, 2025, to January 20, 2026.[4][5]
The series' chapters are published in English on Kodansha's K Manga app.[6] In February 2026, Tokyopop announced that they had licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume set to release in August later in the year.[7]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 20, 2025[4] | 978-4-06-537855-7 | September 15, 2026[8] | 978-1-42-788872-3 |
| 2 | June 19, 2025[9] | 978-4-06-539939-2 | — | — |
| 3 | November 20, 2025[10] | 978-4-06-541465-1 | — | — |
| 4 | January 20, 2026[5] | 978-4-06-542146-8 | — | — |
Reception
The series was nominated for the 2025 Next Manga Award in the web category.[11] The series was ranked third in the 4th Crea Late Night Manga Awards in 2025 hosted by Bungeishunjū's Crea magazine.[12] The series was ranked sixth in the 2026 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of best manga for male readers.[13] The series was ranked thirteenth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics list of 2026.[14] The series was nominated for the 19th Manga Taishō in 2026, and ranked third.[15][16]