Oishinbo

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Oishinbo
Oishinbo.jpg
Cover of Oishinbo tankōbon volume 102, featuring Shirō Yamaoka (top right), Yūzan Kaibara (top left) and Yūko Kurita (center bottom)
美味しんぼ
GenreCooking,[1] comedy[2]
Manga
Written by [ja]
Illustrated by [ja]
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
Viz Media
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 1983 – May 12, 2014 (indefinite hiatus)
Volumes111
Anime television series
Directed byYoshio Takeuchi
Produced byHidehiko Takei (Nippon TV)
Yoshio Katō (Shin-Ei Animation)
Written byRyūzō Nakanishi
Yasuo Tanami
Haruya Yamazaki
Music byKazuo Otani
StudioShin-Ei Animation
Original networkNippon TV
Original run 17 October 1988 – 17 March 1992
Episodes136 (List of episodes)
Anime television film
Oishinbo: Kyūkyoku Tai Shikō, Chōju Ryōri Taiketsu!!
Directed byIku Suzuki
Written byHaruya Yamazaki
Music byKazuo Otani
StudioStudio Deen
Original networkNippon TV
Released11 December 1992
Runtime90 Minutes
Anime television film
Oishinbo: Nichibei Kome Sensō
Directed byIku Suzuki
Written byHaruya Yamazaki
Music byKazuo Otani
StudioStudio Deen
Original networkNippon TV
Released3 December 1993
Runtime89 Minutes
Live-action film
Directed byAzuma Morisaki
Produced byShigehiro Nakagawa
Renji Tazawa
Junichirō Hisaita
Katsuhiko Takemasa
Osamu Kamei
Hisaomi Saitō
Written byToshiharu Maruuchi
Masao Kajiura
Music byTakayuki Inoue
StudioShochiku
ReleasedApril 13, 1996
Runtime105 minutes
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Oishinbo (Japanese: 美味しんぼ, lit. "The Gourmet") is a long-running cooking manga written by  [ja] and drawn by  [ja]. The manga's title is a portmanteau of the Japanese word for delicious, oishii, and the word for someone who loves to eat, kuishinbo.[3] The series depicts the adventures of culinary journalist Shirō Yamaoka and his partner (and later wife), Yūko Kurita. It was published by Shogakukan between 1983 and 2008 in Big Comic Spirits, and resumed again on February 23, 2009,[4] only to be put on an indefinite hiatus after the May 12, 2014 edition in the weekly Big Comic Spirits as a response by the publisher to harsh criticism of Oishinbo's treatment of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster.[5]

Before this suspension, Oishinbo was collected in 111 tankōbon volumes, making it the 10th longest manga released and the twelfth best-selling manga series in history. The series was a perennial best-seller, selling 1.2 million copies per volume,[6] for a total of more than 135 million copies sold.[7]

The series received the 1986 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga.[8] It was adapted as a 136-episode anime television series broadcast on TV Asahi from October 17, 1988, to March 17, 1992, followed by two sequel TV anime film specials in 1992 and 1993.

It was adapted into a live-action film directed by Azuma Morisaki starring Kōichi Satō and Rentarō Mikuni, and premiered on April 13, 1996.[9] The manga is licensed in English in North America by Viz Media.

In March 2016, writer Tetsu Kariya announced on his blog that he wanted to end the manga after it returned from hiatus. He wrote that "30 years is too long for many things" and that he believed "it's about time to end it."[10]

Plot[]

Oishinbo is a drama featuring journalist Shirō Yamaoka who works for Tōzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by the newspaper's owner, along with the young Yūko Kurita, to provide recipes for the "ultimate menu". During their search, they encounter Yamaoka's fastidious and demanding father, Yūzan Kaibara, a famous gourmand who tries to sabotage Yamaoka's project.

Characters[]

The character names listed here are in western order of family name last. The official English language manga volumes use the Japanese naming order of family name first.

Shirō Yamaoka (山岡 士郎, Yamaoka Shirō) Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue
Played by Toshiaki Karasawa (1994 show), Masahiro Matsuoka (2007 show)
Shirō Yamaoka a 27-year-old journalist for the Tōzai News (東西新聞社, Tōzai Shinbun)'s culture division and the head of its "Ultimate Menu" project. He is the only son of the world-famous potter and gourmand Yūzan Kaibara. He was forced to cook in his father's "Gourmet Club" when he was still at school and he resents his father, blaming him for his mother's early death. He once destroyed his father's paintings and ceramics because he believed his father cared more about food and his reputation than his family. Yamaoka appears lazy and uninterested unless it concerns food where he possesses a deep knowledge.
Yūko Kurita (栗田 ゆう子, Kurita Yūko) Voiced by: Mayumi Shō
Played by Yuriko Ishida (1-3), Yasuko Tomita (4-5) (1995 show), Yuka (2007 show)
Kurita is Yamaoka's co-worker and assists him in the "Ultimate Menu" project. She is often seen with Noriko Hanamura and Kinue Tabata, and together they are referred to as the "Culture Department Flower Trio". Kurita later marries Shirō Yamaoka and they have two children together, Yōji (陽士) and Yumi (遊美).
Yūzan Kaibara (海原 雄山, Kaibara Yūzan) Voiced by: Chikao Ōtsuka
Played by Yoshio Harada (1), Tōru Emori (2-5) (1994 show); Ken Matsudaira (2007 show)
Kaibara is Yamaoka's father and rival. Kaibara trained Yamaoka, but the two had a falling-out. The relationship worsens when Kaibara begins to work for the "Supreme Menu" project of the Teito Times (帝都新聞, Teito Shinbun), a rival newspaper. Kaibara is the founder and director of the "Gourmet Club". He is also an artist and the author of the "Dictionary of Poetic References." He is modelled after Kitaoji Rosanjin.[11]
Daizō Ōhara (大原 大蔵, Ōhara Daizō) Voiced by: Osamu Saka
Ōhara is the publisher of the Tōzai News and initiates the "Supreme Menu" project.
Kyōichi Koizumi (小泉 鏡一, Koizumi Kyōichi) Voiced by: Seizō Katō
Editor-in-chief of the Tōzai News.
Hideo Tanimura (谷村 秀夫, Tanimura Hideo) Voiced by: Shunsuke Shima
Tanimura is the director of the arts and culture department of the Tōzai News.
Tomio Tomii (富井 富雄, Tomii Tomio) Voiced by: Osamu Katō
Tomii is the deputy director of the arts and culture department
Tōjin Tōyama (唐山 陶人, Tōyama Tōjin) Voiced by: Kōsei Tomita
Tōyama is a famous ceramicist and gourmet and is married to the much younger woman, Ryoko.
Seiichi Okaboshi (岡星 精一, Okaboshi Seiichi) Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto
Okaboshi is a talented young chef and the owner of Yamaoka's preferred place to socialize.
Mantarō Kyōgoku (京極 万太郎, Kyōgoku Mantarō) Voiced by: Takeshi Watabe
He is a wealthy businessperson and a gourmet.
Noriko Hanamura (花村 典子, Hanamura Noriko) Voiced by: Rei Sakuma
She is a friend of Yūko Kurita and one of the "Culture Department Flower Trio".
Kinue Tabata (田畑 絹江, Tabata Kinue) Voiced by: Rin Mizuhara
She is a friend of Yūko Kurita and one of the "Culture Department Flower Trio".
Mariko Niki (近城 まり子, Niki Mariko) Voiced by: Saeko Shimazu
Mariko Niki, originally Mariko Futaki (二木 まり子, Futaki Mariko), is one of Yamaoka's and Kurita's co-workers. For many early volumes she romantically pursues Yamaoka. When Yamaoka realizes her intentions (The Spirit of the Sardine chapter), Yamaoka says that he is not interested in marrying her even though he would gain financial and social advantages.[12] The Futaki family, at that time, did not have a male heir. In Japanese tradition, wealthy families without male heirs adopted one of the husbands into the family and Yamaoka was seen as an appropriate prospect.
Chairman Futaki (二木会長, Futaki-kaichō)
He is Mariko's grandfather. In Japanese, the members of the Futaki family are distinguished by the honorifics. The grandfather is "Chairman Futaki," the father is "President Futaki," and Mariko is "Futaki-san."[12]
Takashi Futaki (二木 崇, Futaki Takashi)
He is Mariko's father.
Teruko (輝子)
Teruko is Mariko's aunt.
Inspector Nakamatsu (中松警部, Nakamatsu-keibu) Voiced by: Norio Fukutome
Nakamatsu has a gruff exterior, but is quite soft-hearted and forms a friendship with Yamaoka.
Tokuo Nakagawa (中川 得夫, Nakagawa Tokuo)
He is the head chef of the "Gourmet Club."
Fuyumi Okaboshi (岡星 冬美, Okaboshi Fuyumi)
Fuyumi becomes Okaboshi's wife[13]
Dr. Iwakura
Dr. Iwakura is Tanimura's former elementary school classmate.[14]
Tatsunojō "Tatsu" Hanamikōji (花見小路 辰之丈, Hanamikōji Tatsunojō)
He is a homeless man. He collects leftovers from various restaurants in Ginza, so he knows which ones have the highest quality food. He introduced Yamaoka to Okaboshi's restaurant.[15]
Arthur Brown (アーサー・ブラウン, Āsā Buraun)
He is an American friend of Yamaoka and Kurita. He speaks Japanese badly, using incorrect grammar, archaic Japanese and misuses idioms.[16]
Haru
She is the wife of Ozawa. Both had been previously married, and remarried each other. Out of habit he calls her "Haru-san."[16]

Media[]

Manga[]

Volume List

No. Release date ISBN
01 November 30, 1984[17]4-09-180751-8
  • 001. "tōfu to Mizu" (豆腐と水)
  • 002. "aji de Shōbu(ankō no kimo)" (味で勝負（アンコウの肝）)
  • 003. "Sushi no Kokoro(nigirizushi)" (寿司の心（にぎり寿司）)
  • 004. "Heibon no Hibon(Gohan, Misoshiru, Iwashi no Maruboshi)" (平凡の非凡（ご飯、ミソ汁、イワシの丸干し）)
  • 005. "Chef's Pride(Butter)" (料理人のプライド（バター）, "Ryōrinin no Poroidu(Batta)")
  • 006. "Sound Of Oil(Tempura)" (油の音（天プラ）, "Abura no Oto(Tempura)")
  • 007. "Dashi no Himitsu(Katsuobushi, Kombu)" (ダシの秘密（カツオブシ、昆布）)
  • 008. "Yarai no Sendo(Daikon)" (野菜の鮮度（ダイコン）)
  • 009. "Shita no Kioku(Mizutaki)" (舌の記憶（水たき）)
02 March 30, 1985[18]4-09-180752-6
03 May 30, 1985[19]4-09-180753-4
04 October 30, 1985[20]4-09-180754-2
05 April 30, 1986[21]4-09-180755-0
06 July 30, 1986[22]4-09-180756-9
07 October 30, 1986[23]4-09-180757-7
08 December 17, 1986[24]4-09-180758-5
09 March 30, 1987[25]4-09-180759-3
10 May 30, 1987[26]4-09-180760-7
11 July 30, 1987[27]4-09-181401-8
12 September 30, 1987[28]4-09-181402-6
13 December 17, 1987[29]4-09-181403-4
14 March 30, 1988[30]4-09-181404-2
15 May 30, 1988[31]4-09-181405-0

Anime[]

Main article: List of Oishinbo episodes

The manga was adapted into a television anime series that ran from October 1988 to March 1992 for 136 episodes. The series was followed by two television specials. Oishinbo: Ultimate vs. Supreme (美味しんぼ　究極対至高　長寿料理対決!!, Oishinbo: Kyūkyoku Tai Shikō, Chōju Ryōri Taiketsu!!) was aired in December 1992 and Oishinbo: Japan-US Rice War (美味しんぼ　日米コメ戦争, Oishinbo: Nichibei Kome Sensō) was aired a year later in December 1993.

Video games[]

  • Oishinbo: Kyukyoku no Menu 3bon Syoubu (Family Computer, 1989, developed by TOSE)
  • Oishinbo: DS Recipe Shuu (Nintendo DS, 2007, published by Namco Bandai Games)

North American release[]

The manga is licensed in English in North America by Viz Media,[32] which published the first volume in January 2009.[33] Seven volumes from the Oishinbo à la Carte (美味しんぼア・ラ・カルト, Oishinbo A Ra Karuto) series were published from January 2009 to January 2010. These editions are thematic compilations (and include stories from across the timeline), making the English editions effectively a best of the "best of." These volumes are:

  • Oishinbo: Japanese Cuisine, Vol. 1 (January 20, 2009; à la Carte volume 20) ISBN 1-4215-2139-3[34]
  • Oishinbo: Sake, Vol. 2 (March 17, 2009; à la Carte volume 26) ISBN 1-4215-2140-7[35]
  • Oishinbo: Ramen & Gyoza, Vol. 3 (May 19, 2009; à la Carte volume 2) ISBN 1-4215-2141-5[36]
  • Oishinbo: Fish, Sushi & Sashimi, Vol. 4 (July 21, 2009; à la Carte volume 5) ISBN 1-4215-2142-3[37]
  • Oishinbo: Vegetables, Vol. 5 (September 15, 2009; à la Carte volume 19) ISBN 1-4215-2143-1[38]
  • Oishinbo: The Joy of Rice, Vol. 6 (November 17, 2009; à la Carte volume 13) ISBN 1-4215-2144-X[39]
  • Oishinbo: Izakaya: Pub Food, Vol. 7 (January 19, 2010; à la Carte volume 12) ISBN 1-4215-2145-8 [40]

Reception[]

In the 1980s Japan had an upsurge in popularity in the gurume movement, called the "gourmet boom." Iorie Brau, author of "Oishinbo’s Adventures in Eating: Food, Communication, and Culture in Japanese Comics," said that this was the largest factor of the increase in popularity of gurume comics. The series's first volume sold around one million copies. The popularity of Oishinbo the comic lead to the development of the anime, the live action film, and many fansites. The fan-sites chronicle recipes that appeared in the manga.[3]

Tetsu Kariya, the writer of Oishinbo, has said in a 1986 interview that he was not a food connoisseur, and that he felt embarrassed whenever food experts read the comic.[3]

Controversy regarding Fukushima episodes[]

Responding to severe criticism of Oishinbo's treatment of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, Shogakukan Inc. halted publication of Oishinbo, at least temporarily, its last appearance thus being the May 12, 2014 edition in the weekly Big Comic Spirits.[5] Although the halt of publication coincides with the controversy, the editorial staff also claim that it is part of a previously scheduled break.[41] Before its termination, the final chapters of Oishinbo were given credit with bringing to the forefront a franker discussion of radiation effects flowing from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.[42]

References[]

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  35. ^ "Oishinbo: Sake, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  36. ^ "Oishinbo: Ramen and Gyoza, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  37. ^ "Oishinbo: Fish, Sushi and Sashimi, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
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  42. ^ Manga Comic Forces Japan To Discuss Radiation After Fukushima Disaster -- Huffington Post, updated and accessed May 19, 2014

External links[]

  • Oishinbo (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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