Mister Ajikko
Season 1
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An animated adaptation of the cooking-themed manga series "Mister Ajikko" (1986-1989) by Daisuke Terasawa. At age 14, Youichi Ajiyoshi has become the head chef of his family's restaurant which mostly attracts working-class people. The businessman Genjirou Murata dominates the restaurant industry in Japan, and realizes that Youichy is a prodigy in the field. He gives an opportunity to Youichy to face the experienced chef Yoshio Marui in a contest over how to best prepare Italian dishes, and Youichy outperforms the veteran chef. Youichy spends the rest of the series in a succession of cooking battles to face direct challenges from other chefs, or to win cooking tournaments. Due to his sense of pride, Youichy never backs down from a challenge, even when the risks would be greater than the potential benefits. The anime adds a subplot about Mitsuko Yamaoka, a part-time teenage waitress who is in love with Youichy and goes out of her way to help him. Due to his workaholic tendencies, Youichy does not realize that she does not see him as a mere friend.
Where to Watch Mister Ajikko • Season 1
99 Episodes
- A Spaghetti Match
E2A Spaghetti MatchYoichi, who was invited by Murata to visit the Ajioh Building, ends up being challenged by Chef Marui, head of the Italian cuisine department at the Ajioh Culinary Association. The competition is set for one week, and the dish being competed is Marui's specialty, spaghetti with meat sauce. Yoichi is fired up to compete, impressed by the deliciousness of Marui's spaghetti. - The Curry Genius, Sakai Kazuma
E4The Curry Genius, Sakai KazumaLand grabbers have come to Hinode Shokudo to demand eviction. The landlord, Nagata, plans to demolish the entire area and build an ultra-luxurious restaurant building. Yoichi goes alone to protest, where he comes face to face with Nagata's personal genius young chef, Sakai Kazuma. With the diner's eviction at stake, they decide to compete using Kazuma's specialty chicken curry! - The Sardine Gratin is the Taste of Mother's Cooking
E10The Sardine Gratin is the Taste of Mother's CookingYoichi's classmate Takeshi's mother is Yoko Egawa, a familiar cooking expert who appears on TV. However, the meals the Egawa family makes for Yoko, who is busy, are not tasty. Yoichi invites Takeshi to Hinode Shokudo to try some delicious food, but Yoko shows up. So they decide to have a taste contest with sardine gratin! - The Ultimate Kebab Hamburger
E12The Ultimate Kebab HamburgerChef Abe's new hamburger steak is a wonderfully tender dish, cooked to perfection by wrapping the meat in wax paper and placing it in the oven to prevent the juices from escaping. Yoichi, on the other hand, comes up with a unique way to prevent the juices from escaping when grilling skewered hamburger steaks, which are skewered and grilled on a charcoal grill. Finally, the day of the competition arrives, and the winner is decided by the number of regular customers! - Youichi and Kazuma's Burning Passion! The Pizza Pie Duel!
E25Youichi and Kazuma's Burning Passion! The Pizza Pie Duel!The day of the finals of the Ajiou Cooking Competition Chef Grand Prix has arrived. Osaka's representative is Sakai Kazuma, and Tokyo's is Ajiyoshi Yoichi. However, Yoichi has been missing for several days. Marui introduces the contestants with a prayer in his heart, but Yoichi makes it to the finals in time. This is when the pizza showdown between the two young chefs begins! - The Bento Wars! The Downtown Taste is Father's Taste
E34The Bento Wars! The Downtown Taste is Father's TasteIn order to protect the bento boxes that are the root of Hinode Shokudo's development, Noriko and Yoichi challenge The Oikawa to a bento competition. However, the two disagree on the side dishes and start preparing separately.
