There are plenty of people who enjoy fine dining or really just awesome food, and so Oishinbo (The Gourmet) is a manga that can easily be read by anyone. Each chapter or story arc addresses a specific food that ties back to the theme in ... Continue reading

Children Friendly Books » Oishinbo: Izakaya–Pub Food: A la Carte

Unpretentious, frequently boisterous, they're places to meet with friends or business partners to unwind over drinks and small dishes that range from hearty standards to refined innovations. In this volume of Oishinbo, Yamaoka and ... Continue reading

Oishinbo: Rated D for Delicious « All About Manga

“Since there are seven volumes of Oishinbo, but no set order in which read them, I am going to suggest most readers start with The Joy of Rice. The volume starts out on a good foot, introducing Kyogoku, a significant secondary character ... Continue reading

Manga Review: Oishinbo: The Joy Of Rice – Latest Nerdy Pop Culture ...

Oishinbo: A La Carte is a manga-sized print telling the best of the stories. These stories are informative and funny–based around a newspapers cultural staff, the main character Yamaoka is constantly put to the test to prove his mettle ... Continue reading

COLONY DROP - 1993 Unimaginably Boring Feature-Length Rice ...

When I heard that a fansub of a TV special based on Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki's Oishinbo is out — finished for years but only released just now (the project broke up the fansub group for reasons I'll describe later) — my ... Continue reading

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Manga to Make You Feel Good: Oishinbo « All About Manga

Oishinbo's just one of those manga that you can relate to because you eat. You know what rice, fish, vegetables and all sorts of other delicious foods taste like, even if you've never tasted the dishes that the characters create for ... Continue reading

The Contents of My Stomach: Little Tokyo Series: Oishinbo ...

Where: Oishinbo, Little Tokyo, Makati When: 07.03.10Price: Yakitori - 280+ ; Tamago - (est) 200. Remarks: Comes with a bowl of miso soup. Bento box contains rice, mashed potato, 3 pieces of sashimi and sticks of (already cooked) ... Continue reading

Oishinbo A la Carte: Izakaya: Pub Food

Oishinbo A la Carte: Izakaya: Pub Food is the seventh Oishinbo book I have read by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki. This 100+ volume series of Japanese food manga has selections published in English. I've read all that are available in ... Continue reading

Oishinbo: Ramen and Gyoza: A la Carte

This all-important task has been entrusted to journalist Shiro Yamaoka, an inveterate cynic who possesses no initiative, but does have an incredibly refined palate and an encyclopedic knowledge of food.Each volume of Oishinbo follows ... Continue reading