After he's dumped in the street, a man sits on a bench to cry and is startled when a pair of underwear falls on him from the apartment above. It belongs to an older man, recently divorced, who effortlessly inserts himself into his life.
A manga where someone can cook without injury! A man who works as a cook in a family-run store takes notice of a salaryman who always seems to pick up the dishes he makes. Sweet with no unnecessary miscommunication, grown-up characters, and no unhappy feelings. I loved it. Pretty sure Takano is 30+
A proud young designer struggling with his confidence falls in love with his 37yo tailor.
When his best friend and one-sided love of twenty-five years gets a divorce, Tokizou reluctantly takes him in. But what he doesn't know is that Ryuuji has been aware of his feelings for twenty-three of those years and has finally decided he can reciprocate.
The second story: Twenty years after brothers-in-law-to-be fell in love and risked a forbidden affair, they have a chance to be together.
The kids are skippable except for context. Eichiiro's relationship with Rejii's sister was arranged, and he ended his fling before marriage, but he was technically engaged at the time. When they get together a second time, he is long widowed. Eichiiro & Reiji must both be around 40.
Seiji, forty years old and perpetually single, is reunited with Shin, a delinquent he inspired ten years ago when he was still a cop, and who has followed in his footsteps.
A hot young guy at the office falls for his capable, attractive boss...who is actually sloppy at home and lives with his beloved cat. Once he gets through his boss's cool exterior, things seem like smooth sailing...until the ex boyfriend comes into the picture.
A subordinate who will do anything for a contract falls in love with his chief. But their relationship is tested when the subordinate receives a transfer request for New York.
Several years after graduation, Oushirou still harbors feelings for his childhood friend Koba, but finds the possibility for new love in Inamura, a regular at a neighborhood restaurant.
Inamura is the 30+ and a Victor Nikiforov lookalike. (CW: He mentions past one-sided feelings for his brother)
An older writer ends up living with the man who was supposed to be his son-in-law when his daughter backs out of her wedding.
Koi ga Ochitara