Anime like Ippon Bouchou Mantarou

Oishinbo

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Oishinbo is a drama about newspaper reporters. The main character is a cynical food critic named Yamaoka. Oishinbo is a popular mainstream comic for adults in Japan. It is even mentioned in an episode of "Iron Chef".



Tags: Food , Educational , Episodic , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Politics , Heterosexual , Class Struggle , Office Lady , Office , Female Protagonist

Cooking Papa

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The story of Mr. Araiwa and his family. He is a model employee in a large enterprise, but becomes a completely different character at home. He is very keen on cooking and lets pass no occasion to cook delicious dishes for his wife, who is frequently occupied by her work as a journalist, or his young son.



Tags: Work , Food , Family Life , Seinen

Mister Ajikko

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

Ajiyoshi Yoichi is a culinary prodigy who manages the eating house together with his mother. One day, Murata Genjiro appears in the eating house and is surprised at the delicious taste and delicate culinary skills of the katsu-don prepared by Youichi. Subsequently, Youichi is being invited to the Aji-oh Building in which he is involved in a spaghetti match with the in-house Italian chef, Marui. Youichi's novel culinary ideas, coupled with his enthusiasm of serving the best for his guests, allow him to defeat Marui in the match. From then on, Youichi begins to compete with other rivals in the race for the best tastes and dishes.



Tags: Food , Shounen , Male Protagonist

Shokugeki no Souma

Also known as Food Wars!.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Dentsu , Sentai Filmworks , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Warner Bros. Japan , KLOCKWORX , Shueisha , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

Ever since he was little, Souma Yukihira’s main goals have been to beat his father in a cooking contest and take over the family diner. That’s why, when his dad suddenly announces that he’s shutting the restaurant down and sending Souma to cooking school, Souma is shocked. However, Totsuki Academy is no ordinary cooking school. This elite institution is filled with culinary giants like Erina “God Tongue” Nakiri, who does her best to keep a lowly short-order like Souma from even making it inside the door. However, if the snobs can dish it out, Souma can serve it up, and when he learns that only a handful of the students manage to graduate every year, he swears that the only way he’ll leave is as number one!



Tags: Food , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Shounen , School , Nudity , Tsundere , Educational , Found Family , Tanned Skin , Tentacles