![]() Oishinbo has been running continuously since 1983, and Viz wasn't crazy enough to publish it all. ![]() Mind you, the disjointed quality is not the fault of the writer. There is a plot line going on underneath it all, but unless you're willing to embrace this manga's spirit of "JAPAN, FUCK YEAH!,' then you may be in for a very sedate time. Oishinbo is very much a celebration of Japanese food (and by extension Japan itself), but it's a very dry, disjointed one. Nonetheless, Shiro has absorbed a lot of information about Japanese cuisine from having to cook for his father, and he's more than willing to share it with others so they can understand the simple beauty of Japanese food. He's a renowned artist and gourmet, but he's so demanding about the quality of his food and the presenation thereof that he basically drove his wife to her grave, and Yamaoka has resented him ever since. During their assignments, they keep running into Yamaoka's father, the legendary (and deeply demanding) Kaibara Yuzan. For their 100th anniversary, they task him and his fellow reporters to create a series of articles about "The Ultimate Menu," a celebration of the finest things that Japanese cuisine has to offer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yamaoka Shiro is a cynical reporter with the Tozai News. ![]()
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