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Mister Ajikko (1987-1989)

TV Tokyo Scripted TV Series

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NR October 8th, 1987Animation1 Seasons, 99 Episodes

Mister Ajikko is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Terasawa about a young boy cook. It was later adapted into anime series, produced by TV Tokyo and Sunrise. This show was broadcast from October 8, 1987 to September 28, 1989 with a total of 99 episodes. One of the earliest cooking/battle related manga and anime of its kind, there are some indications that this series is the inspiration for the live action competitive cooking show, Iron Chef.

StarringMinami TakayamaChieko HondaTakkô Ishimori

DirectorsMasashi IkedaAkihiko NishiyamaTakashi Kobayashi

WritersNoboru ShiroyamaSho AikawaAkinori Endo

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