Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten

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Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten ( Japanese 西洋 骨董 洋 菓子 店 , dt. "Western antique confectionery"), also known as Antique Bakery , is a manga series by the Japanese illustrator Fumi Yoshinaga from 1999 to 2002. The series was called Dorama and Anime TV series filmed and won the 2002 Kōdansha Manga Prize in the Shōjo category .

The work is about a pastry shop run by four men and can be classified into the genres of Comedy , Gourmet and Shōnen-Ai .

content

The Antique pastry shop by Keiichirō Tachibana ( Antique 圭 一郎 ) is run by him as a waiter and three employees. Keiichirō comes from a wealthy family and, although he owns the pastry shop, does not particularly like sweets. His childhood friend Chikage Kobayakawa ( 小早川 千 影 ) is learning to wait with him and also works at Antique . His family serves in the Tachibana's home, but he's clumsy and clumsy. He also fell in love with the pastry chef. This one is Yūsuke Ono ( 小野 裕 介 ), who can seduce any man, but has often been fired due to the resulting quarrel. He is supported by the young Eiji Kanda ( 神 田 え い じ ), who is learning the baking trade with him. He once aspired to a career as a boxer, but could not continue this for health reasons.

publication

The manga was published from 1999 to 2002 in the manga magazine Wings published by Shinshokan . The individual chapters were later published in four edited volumes . The Manga was published in English by Digital Manga Publishing.

Adaptations

Dorama

In 2001 the 11 -part dorama series Antique - Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten ( ア ン テ ィ ー ク ～ 西洋 骨董 洋 菓子 店 ～ ) was produced, directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro and Eiichirō Hasumi. The broadcaster Fuji TV broadcast the series from October 8 to December 17, 2001.

Anime

Television series
Original title Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten - Antique
Country of production Japan
original language Japanese
year 2008
length 25 minutes
Episodes 12
genre Comedy , Shōnen-Ai
idea Fumi Yoshinaga
music Takefumi Haketa
First broadcast July 3, 2008 - September 18, 2008 on Fuji TV
synchronization

In 2008, Studios Nippon Animation and Shirogumi produced the anime television series Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten - Antique ( 西洋 骨董 洋 菓子 店 ～ ア ン テ ィ ー ク ～ ) for the manga under the direction of Yoshiaki Okumura . The character design was created by Akio Uchino and Tatsuo Shimamura was the artistic director. The series aired from July 3, 2008 to September 18, 2008 on Fuji TV on the entertainment program. In the weeks that followed, broadcasts began on Kansai TV, Niigata Sogo Television, Television Nishinippon Corporation and Toukai TV.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Chikage Kobayakawa Eiji Hanawa
Keiichirō Tachibana Keiji Fujiwara
Eiji Kanda Mamoru Miyano
Yūsuke Ono Shin'ichirō Miki

music

The music for the series was composed by Takefumi Haketa . The group produced the Chemistry preload Title Life goes on - side K and closing titles Life goes on - side D .

Movie

A live action film based on the manga was produced in Korea in 2008, directed by Min Gyu Dong. The film was released on November 13, 2008.

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