The gourmet - to enjoy the art alone

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The gourmet - to enjoy the art alone
Original title 孤独 の グ ル メ
transcription Kodoku no Gurume
genre gourmet
Manga
author Masayuki Kusumi
Illustrator Jirō Taniguchi
publishing company Fusōsha
magazine Monthly Panja, Weekly Spa!
First publication 1994-1996
expenditure 2
Television series
Original title Kodoku no Gourmet
Country of production Japan
original language Japanese
length 30 (season 1) , 47 (season 2–5)  minutes
Episodes 89+ in 8 seasons
First broadcast January 4th, 2012 on TV Tokyo
Television series
Original title Gūdú dì měishíjiā: Zhōngguó bǎn
Country of production People's Republic of China , Republic of China (Taiwan)
original language Chinese
length 30 minutes
First broadcast May 28, 2015 on Youku

Der Gourmet - To enjoy art alone ( Japanese 孤独 の グ ル メ Kodoku no Gurume , German 'the lonely gourmet' ) is a manga series by Masayuki Kusumi and the draftsman Jirō Taniguchi from 1994 to 1996.

It was adapted as a television series for Japanese television , of which seven seasons with 84 episodes have been filmed so far, and since May 2015 as the web series Gūdú dì měishíjiā: Zhōngguó bǎn ( Chinese  孤獨 的 美食家 中國 版  /  孤独 的 美食家 中国 版  - “the lonely Gourmet: Chinese Version ”) from the video portals Youku and Tudou as a PR-China - Taiwan co-production.

content

The manga revolves around the lonely businessman Gorō Inogashira - played by Yutaka Matsushige in the Japanese television series - who travels through Japan and eats in restaurants. He consumes both Japanese specialties and snacks. Each chapter deals with its own setting and its own judgment.

publication

The series appeared in 1994 in the magazine Monthly Panja the publisher Fusōsha in Japan. The chapters have also been published in an anthology. From 1997 the series was published in Weekly Spa! postponed, in which it has appeared sporadically since then. A second anthology with the stories published after 1996 was published in 2015.

The Carlsen Verlag published the work called Graphic Novel on October 28, 2014 ( ISBN 978-3-551-76867-4 ) in German. The second volume followed in February 2018. The manga has also been translated into French, Spanish, Polish and Portuguese. An English translation was available on the JManga website.

reception

Thomas Hummitzsch writes at Tagesspiegel that the reader hardly comes close to the protagonist in the stories. He is always alone “and when someone speaks to him, he is quickly overwhelmed. The dialogues or inner monologues therefore remain strangely wooden and even Taniguchi's drawings, which are often so enchanting, appear static and awkward. ”The reader is offered a comprehensive insight into Japanese cuisine, not only in restaurants, but also in supermarkets and backyard kitchens. But it remains "with insight, fascination or even curiosity are hardly aroused here." Splashcomics rated the comic as a "lovable and exciting guide through the culinary delights in the Tokyo area"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kodoku no Gourmet Manga Gets Live-Action Show . In: Anime News Network . December 11, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ Kodoku no Gourmet Live-Action Show Gets 2nd Season . In: Anime News Network . August 29, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ Kodoku no Gourmet Live-Action Series Gets 4th Season in July . In: Anime News Network . May 20, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ Live-Action Kodoku no Gourmet Show Gets 5th Season in Fall . In: Anime News Network . ( animenewsnetwork.com [accessed October 10, 2016]).
  5. ↑ Kodoku no Gourmet Series Gets Special Episode This Summer . In: Anime News Network . ( animenewsnetwork.com [accessed October 10, 2016]).
  6. ↑ 中国 版 「孤独 の グ ル メ」 が 台北 で ロ ケ . In: j.people.cn. January 20, 2015, accessed June 22, 2015 (Japanese).
  7. ↑ Thomas Hummitzsch: The cooks' war. February 24, 2015, accessed June 22, 2015 .
  8. ↑ Christel Scheja: Comic Review - The Gourmet: To enjoy the art alone. November 23, 2014, accessed June 24, 2015 .