Bambino!

Bambino!
	Cover of Bambino! volume 14 as published by Shogakukan
バンビーノ!; (Banbiino!)
Genre	Cooking
Manga
Written by	Tetsuji Sekiya
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Spirits
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 6, 2004 – February 23, 2009
Volumes	15
Television drama
Directed by	Masatoshi Kato; Ken Murase; Chizu Asai
Written by	Yoshikazu Okada
Music by	Yugo Kanno
Original network	Nippon TV
Original run	April 18, 2007 – June 27, 2007
Episodes	11
Manga
Bambino! Secondo
Written by	Tetsuji Sekiya
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Spirits
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	April 6, 2009 – December 17, 2012
Volumes	13
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Bambino! (Japanese: バンビーノ!, Hepburn: Banbīno!, lit. "Baby") is a Japanese cooking manga written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya. The manga has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen magazine (aimed at older men) Big Comic Spirits. As of February 2009, Shogakukan has published 14 tankōbon of the manga. It received the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga along with Takeshi Natsuhara's and Kuromaru's Kurosagi.^[2]

Nippon Television broadcast the live-action TV drama^[3] from April 18, 2007 to June 27, 2007. It was broadcast in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico by TV Japan, an affiliate of NHK, from January to March 2008.

Media[]

Manga[]

Bambino! is written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen magazine (aimed at older men) Big Comic Spirits. As of March 2009, Shogakukan has published 14 bound volumes of the manga between March 30, 2005 and December 26, 2008.^[4]^[5]

Volume listing[]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	March 30, 2005^[4]	978-4-09-187551-8
2	July 29, 2005^[6]	978-4-09-187552-5
3	January 30, 2006^[7]	978-4-09-187553-2
4	April 27, 2006^[8]	978-4-09-180317-7
5	July 28, 2006^[9]	978-4-09-180567-6
6	October 30, 2006^[10]	978-4-09-180779-3
7	February 28, 2007^[11]	978-4-09-181070-0
8	April 6, 2007^[12]	978-4-09-181165-3
9	July 30, 2007^[13]	978-4-09-181340-4
10	October 30, 2007^[14]	978-4-09-181509-5
11	February 2008^[15]	978-4-09-181743-3
12	March 30, 2008^[16]	978-4-09-181892-8
13	August 29, 2008^[17]	978-4-09-182130-0
14	December 26, 2008^[5]	978-4-09-182249-9

Drama[]

We Can Make It! by Arashi is the series' opening theme song

Cast[]

Jun Matsumoto as Shogo Ban
Masachika Ichimura as Tekkan Shishido (chef and the owner of Trattoria Baccanale)
Yuki Uchida as Miyuki Shishido (manager and a daughter of Tekkan)
Kuranosuke Sasaki as Atsushi Kuwahara (souschef)
Ryuta Sato as Nozomi Katori (pasta chef)
Karina as Asuka Hibino (chef for antipastos)
Osamu Mukai as Masashi Senoo (apprentice chef)
Hosshan as Toshio Oda (pastry chef)
Kazuki Kitamura as Tsukasa Yonamine/ Yona-san (chief of waiters)
Ayaka Komatsu as Kozue Minagawa (waitress, became an assistant chef later)
Sasaki Takao as Nagai Hirokazu (waiter & sommelier)
Sato Yusuke as Takanashi Hiroshi (waiter)
Aso Kosuke as Shibata Kenichiro (waiter)
Kei Yamamoto as Susumu Shindō (chef and the owner of Trattoria San Marzano, which Shogo used to work for in Hakata, Fukuoka)
Kazue Fukiishi as Eri Takahashi (Shogo's girlfriend)
Kimiko Yo as Satoko Ban (mother of Shogo)
Keiko Toda as Kyōko Nogami (one of steady patrons for Baccanale)
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Yasuhide Hayama (former chef of Baccanale and Asuka's boyfriend)

Title listing[]

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"To work is not easy" "Shigototte amakunai" (Japanese: 仕事って甘くない)	April 18, 2007 (2007-04-18)
2	"I won't lose" "Makete tamaruka" (Japanese: 負けてたまるか)	April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25)
3	"Tears... the last day" "Namida... saigo no ichinichi" (Japanese: 涙…最後の一日)	May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02)
4	"In Hakata... to the future" "Hakata hen... mirai e" (Japanese: 博多編…未来へ)	May 9, 2007 (2007-05-09)
5	"What "work" means" "Hataraku to iukoto" (Japanese: 働くということ)	May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16)
6	"What is love?" "Ai tte nandarou" (Japanese: 愛って何だろう)	May 23, 2007 (2007-05-23)
7	"Pasta showdown for love" "Koi no pasuta taiketsu" (Japanese: 恋のパスタ対決)	May 30, 2007 (2007-05-30)
8	"Magic of desserts" "Dezāto no mahou" (Japanese: デザートの魔法)	June 6, 2007 (2007-06-06)
9	"Doors to the chef!!" "Ryōrinin e no tobira!!" (Japanese: 料理人への扉!!)	June 13, 2007 (2007-06-13)
10	"I can cook!" "Ryōri ga tsukureru!" (Japanese: 料理が作れる!)	June 20, 2007 (2007-06-20)
11	"Teary farewell... good bye Baccanale" "Namida no wakare... sayonara Bakkanāre" (Japanese: 涙の別れ…さよならバッカナーレ)	June 27, 2007 (2007-06-27)

Soundtrack CD[]

On March 30, 2007, wint released a soundtrack CD for the Bambino! TV drama.^[18]

Reception[]

The Bambino! manga received the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga along with Takeshi Natsuhara's and Kuromaru's Kurosagi.^[19]

At the 53rd Television Drama Academy Awards, the Bambino! television drama was awarded four prizes. They were: Best Actor (Jun Matsumoto), Supporting Actor (Kitamura Kazuki), Best Director and Special Award.

References[]

^ Asaff, Sarabeth (10 April 2014). "Cooking Manga You'll Want to Read". Udemy. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^ "53rd Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
^ "9 J-Dramas for K-Drama Fans to Start Watching | Viu". Viu. 2017-10-20. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b バンビ~ノ! (1) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091875513.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b バンビ~ノ! (14) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091822495.
^ バンビ~ノ! (2) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091875521.
^ バンビ~ノ! (3) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 409187553X.
^ バンビ~ノ! (4) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091803172.
^ バンビ~ノ! (5) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091805671.
^ バンビ~ノ! (6) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091807798.
^ バンビ~ノ! (7) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091810705.
^ バンビ~ノ! (8) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091811655.
^ バンビ~ノ! (9) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091813402.
^ バンビ~ノ! (10) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 409181509X.
^ バンビ~ノ! (11) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091817432.
^ バンビ~ノ! (12) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091818927.
^ バンビ~ノ! (13) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091821308.
^ "Bambino! Original Soundtrack". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
^ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-16.

[Udemy-1] Asaff, Sarabeth (10 April 2014). "Cooking Manga You'll Want to Read". Udemy. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

[2] "53rd Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 31, 2018.

[3] "9 J-Dramas for K-Drama Fans to Start Watching | Viu". Viu. 2017-10-20. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2017-10-23.

[JA_1-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b バンビ~ノ! (1) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091875513.

[JA_14-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b バンビ~ノ! (14) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091822495.

[6] バンビ~ノ! (2) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091875521.

[7] バンビ~ノ! (3) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 409187553X.

[8] バンビ~ノ! (4) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091803172.

[9] バンビ~ノ! (5) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091805671.

[10] バンビ~ノ! (6) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091807798.

[11] バンビ~ノ! (7) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091810705.

[12] バンビ~ノ! (8) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091811655.

[13] バンビ~ノ! (9) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091813402.

[14] バンビ~ノ! (10) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 409181509X.

[15] バンビ~ノ! (11) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091817432.

[16] バンビ~ノ! (12) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091818927.

[17] バンビ~ノ! (13) (ビッグコミックス) (コミック) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091821308.

[18] "Bambino! Original Soundtrack". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-18.

[sho-19] 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-16.

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バンビーノ! (Banbiino!)
Bambino!
Cover of Bambino! volume 14 as published by Shogakukan
Genre	Cooking^[1]
Manga
Written by	Tetsuji Sekiya
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Spirits
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 6, 2004 – February 23, 2009
Volumes	15
Television drama
Directed by	Masatoshi Kato Ken Murase Chizu Asai
Written by	Yoshikazu Okada
Music by	Yugo Kanno
Original network	Nippon TV
Original run	April 18, 2007 – June 27, 2007
Episodes	11
Manga
Bambino! Secondo
Written by	Tetsuji Sekiya
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Spirits
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	April 6, 2009 – December 17, 2012
Volumes	13
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