Oishimbo

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Oishimbo
Original title 美味 し ん ぼ
transcription Oishimbo
genre Gourmet , drama, his
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Tetsu Kariya
Illustrator Akira Hanasaki
publishing company Shogakukan
magazine Big comic spirits
First publication October 15, 1983 - ...
expenditure 111
Anime television series
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 1988-1992
Studio Shin-egg animation
length 25 minutes
Episodes 136
Director Yoshio Takeuchi
music Kazuo Otani
First broadcast October 17th, 1988 on TV Asahi
synchronization

Oishimbo ( Japanese 美味 し ん ぼ , also Oishinbo ) is a manga series by author Tetsu Kariya and illustrator Akira Hanasaki , which has been published in Japan since 1983. It was also adapted as an anime and translated into several languages. In 1996, a live action film on the manga was also released. The series is the longest-lived and one of the most successful in the gourmet genre .

The series is about two journalists entrusted with the task of putting together the ultimate menu ( 究 極 の メ ニ ュ ー , kyūkyoku no menu ) and competing with a team from a competing newspaper in their search for suitable dishes and culinary explorations. With their knowledge of culinary arts, they also solve problems in their personal environment. The title is a suitcase word from the Japanese words oishii (dt. "Delicious") and kuishimbo (dt. "Gourmet").

content

The young journalist Shirō Yamaoka ( 山岡 士 郎 ) works in the culture department of the Tōzai Times and is notorious for his laziness and his irritability. But since he proves a particularly fine palate in a test, he is commissioned to put together the ultimate menu as part of a column, with which the 100th anniversary of the newspaper is to be celebrated. He and his colleague Yūka Kurita ( 栗 田 ゆ う 子 ) take on the task initially reluctantly but then with increasing enthusiasm. You will explore Japanese cuisine and dishes that have come to Japan from other countries. In doing so, however, they repeatedly come across Yūzan Kaibara ( 海原 雄 山 ) - Yamaoka's father and famous potter and gourmet. Father and son have long quarreled: Kaibara considers his son to be incapable while his son accuses him of having driven his mother to death with his harsh judgment on the culinary art of others. Their meeting turns into a competition more and more often and after some time Kaibara is advertised by the competing Teito Times. He is supposed to compose their highest menu ( 至高 の メ ニ ュ ー , shikō no menu ), which should surpass the ultimate menu of the Tōzai Times.

So it happens that Yamaoka and Kurita are not only looking for suitable dishes, but are constantly competing with the Teito Times team on changing culinary topics. They often have little to oppose to the dishes chosen or created by Kaibara. In addition, they often have to solve problems for their colleagues or families, and their knowledge of cooking and nutrition is often helpful to them. During the long time, the two get to know each other better and after overcoming a few obstacles they eventually become a couple. Your wedding will be used by the Tōzai Times to showcase dishes from the Ultimate Menu and - to the displeasure of Yamaoka - a major event.

Style and staging

According to the readership of his magazine, Oishimbo is primarily aimed at young and adult men. In addition to recipes, the stories also contain information about the production and quality of food. However, according to author Kariya Tetsu, the target group is not gourmets and experts. It is rather uncomfortable for him when they read his manga because he is not always very familiar with food and cooking. The food is always presented in a realistic to photo-realistic manner, especially if it can be seen alone in a panel . In contrast, the characters are always kept in a simple style. The combination of these two forms of representation is common in the genre. It supports the identification with the characters involved and emphasizes the sensuality and factuality of the food - in contrast to the fictional plot. For the description of the dishes, the diners also give detailed, flowery explanations, which are intended to compensate for the lack of color images on the dishes. Then there are onomatopoeia that convey the noises, consistency and smells of the food during preparation and eating.

Release history

The manga has been published since October 1983 in the magazine Big Comic Spirits of the publishing house Shogakukan in Japan. The magazine's readership is mainly students and employees. In 2008 the series was temporarily suspended after the conflict between Yamaoka and his father resolved, and then resumed in 2009. In the meantime, a new concept was developed for the series, which should now introduce the specialties of the prefectures of Japan. In addition, the draftsman Akira Hanasaki worked while on the Manga Nobō no Shiro . Publication was suspended again in 2014 after the discussion of the effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered criticism. However, the interruption was planned anyway. A return of the series has been planned since 2016, after which Oishimbo should be brought to a final conclusion. The chapters have also been published in 111 edited volumes so far. In addition, a selection of the stories, sorted by topic, with the subtitles à la carte, was published in a larger format.

Tong Li Publishing is bringing out a Chinese translation of the series in Taiwan and a Spanish version is being published by Norma Editorial . Viz Media published seven volumes of the à la Carte series in English:

Anime adaptation

When Shin-Ei Animation one was from 1988 Anime -Adaption the manga for the Japanese television. A total of 136 episodes with a running time of 25 minutes each were created under the direction of Yoshio Takeuchi . The authors were Haruya Yamazaki , Ryūzō Nakanishi and Yasuo Tanami . The character design was created by Masaaki Kannan and the artistic direction was Akira Furuya . Studio Deen was also involved in the production . The plot is closely related to that of the manga, but develops a lot faster and also contains some funnier or romantic stories from the time after the completion of the Ultimate Menu.

The series was shown by TV Asahi from October 17, 1988 to March 17, 1992 . This was followed by two television specials: On December 11, 1992 Oishimbo: Kyūkyoku Tai Shikō, Chōju Ryōri Taiketsu !! ( 美味 し ん ぼ 究 極 対 至高 長寿 料理 対 決 !! ) with 90 minutes running time and on December 3, 1993 Oishimbo: Nichibei Kome Sensō ( 美味 し ん ぼ 日 米 コ メ 戦 争 ) with 89 minutes running time. Both were produced by the same team as the television series.

synchronization

role Japanese voice
Shirō Yamaoka Kazuhiko Inoue
Yūka Kurita Mayumi Sho
Yūzan Kaibara Chikao Ohtsuka
Daizō Ōhara Osamu Saka
Kinue Tahata Rin Mizuhara
Seiichi Okaboshi Norio Wakamoto

music

The music in the series was composed by Kazuo Otani . The two opening credits are underlaid with the songs You by Megumi Yūki and Dang Dang Kininaru by Yuma Nakamura . Was used for the Broadcast Two of us by Megumi Yūki and Line of Yuma Nakamura.

Video games

Two video games related to Oishimbo were released in Japan: First in 1989 Oishimbo: Kyukyoku no Menu 3bon Syōbu , developed by TOSE for the family computer. Oishimbo followed in 2007 : DS Recipe Shū for the Nintendo DS , published by Namco Bandai Games .

Reception and analysis

The anthologies of the series sold 1.2 million times each in Japan, which adds up to a total of around 130 million volumes sold. The first volume sold on this scale, the popularity of the manga remained unbroken from then on, and from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s it was the second best-selling title of his publisher. In 1986 the manga was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Prize in the category of his / her general. In the gourmet genre , Oishimbo is one of the most popular series and is also the longest-lasting. The recipes described in the stories are collected on fan websites.

The German magazine Animania is “amazed at the detailed knowledge and research work of the authors” and emphasizes how much interesting information about cooking and eating the Manga provides through its stories. However, Western readers could "have problems finding access to Oishimbo , since many of the subtleties of Japanese cuisine are not so easy to understand". The drawing style takes getting used to, and it has matured over the years. Nonetheless, the dishes are "drawn in an appetizing way and the constant comments from the diners simply make your mouth water". In the Anime Encyclopedia , the loving portrayal of both the characters and the dishes shown in the anime series is praised.

According to Japanologist Lorie Brau, the main theme of the series is the diversity of food culture in general and especially in Japan, as well as the concern that this could be lost in the industrialized and globalized world. Therefore, in addition to many foreign cuisines, Japanese cuisine is the main theme, and above all simpler dishes. The focus is not on the elaborate, but on the simple, traditional dishes, also from abroad, and the series often takes a more conservative standpoint. In addition, a lot of information about food is conveyed and criticism of the thoughtless social handling of food is raised, and positions are repeatedly taken against the use of pesticides, against the import of rice, against commercialization and for organic agriculture and Japanese cuisine as part of Japanese identity. According to Lorie Brau, these focal points of the plot - conveying information and values ​​- match the journalistic activities of the protagonists and the newspaper editorial team as the main scene. This setting is unusual for the genre that mostly takes place in kitchens and restaurants. A very typical element of the genre, on the other hand, is the competition for the better dish, which here is a competition between two newspapers. Another essential and not atypical element is the conflict between father and son (or in other works also teacher and pupil). Although both superficially do not want to have anything to do with each other, Kaibara - for whom the artist and gourmet Kitaōji Rosanjin was the godfather - still teaches his son his knowledge of culinary art and his philosophy, the "spirit of hospitality" , through the competitions not only on the choice of ingredients and the craftsmanship of the chef, but also on the fact that the chef works for his guest with dedication and empathy. Despite all the treatment of political issues, the focus is on the preparation of food and the human relationships that revolve around it. According to Laurie Brau, the stories address the reader's need for more knowledge about their food and cooking culture and convey to them or reinforce their identity. Values ​​are conveyed and current developments are criticized at the same time.

In April 2014, a chapter appeared in which the Fukushima nuclear disaster was discussed. In this, journalists visit Fukushima and have health problems afterwards. There are also complaints about the censorship of reporting on Fukushima. People from the region complained about this depiction as nobody was aware of the symptoms shown. The handling of the topic was sharply criticized, but internationally also praised the courage to address it, so by the Huffington Post . The magazine's editors defended the story by stating that it was based on real reports, but promised to publish a collection of opinions on Fukushima, including counter-statements, in the next issue. It was also not the intention that nobody would buy food from the Fukushima region anymore, even though it was safe. The author Tetsu Kariya took responsibility for any mistakes or exaggerations in the story. After the criticism, the publication of the series was suspended, which should have been planned beforehand.

literature

  • Lorie Brau: Oishinbo's Adventures in Eating: Food, Communication, and Culture in Japanese Comics. In: Toni Johnson-Woods (Ed.): Manga - An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives . Continuum Publishing, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-8264-2938-4 , pp. 110-127.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Lorie Brau: Oishinbo's Adventures in Eating: Food, Communication, and Culture in Japanese Comics . In: Toni Johnson-Woods (Ed.): Manga - An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives . Continuum Publishing, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-8264-2938-4 , pp. 110-127 .
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