Oishinbo (1988)★ 7.5/10
- Animation
- Comedy
- Drama
Written by: Akira Hanasaki, Tetsu Kariya, Ryûzô Nakanishi, Yasuo Tanami, Haruya Yamazaki
Oishinbo is a drama about newspaper reporters. The main character is a cynical food critic named Yamaoka.
- Original title
- Oishinbo
- Storyline
- An animated adaptation of the long-running Japanese cooking manga series "Oishinbo" (1983-2014, "The Gourmet"). The main character is Shiro Yamaoka, a culinary journalist and food critic. He is an expert in his field, but he has a jaded view of life and few interests outside work. Shiro is the only son of a famous artist, but he deeply resents his father and his upbringing methods. Shiro's main partner and love interest is Yuko Kurita, a younger female journalist. She is less experienced than Shiro, but considerably more patient and optimistic than him.
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 58
- Companies
- Nippon Television Network (NTV), ShoPro, SiF Entertainment, Discovery Toons
- Release dates
- JP October 17, 1988