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Mister Ajikko

Mister Ajikko

19876.21 Season99 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Daisuke Terasawa
Written by Daisuke Terasawa, Jinzo Toriumi
NetworksTV Tokyo

Top Cast

Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Youichi Ajiyoshi

Chieko Honda

Chieko Honda

Minmin

Takkô Ishimori

Takkô Ishimori

Bravo Ojisan

Saeko Shimazu

Saeko Shimazu

Shoukichi

Takaya Hashi

Takaya Hashi

Robot Cook Sally

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Takao Ajiyoshi

Shozo Iizuka

Shozo Iizuka

Chef Marui

Hochu Otsuka

Hochu Otsuka

Takao Ajiyoshi

Mari Yokoo

Mari Yokoo

Noriko

Yoko Kawanami

Yoko Kawanami

Yamaoka Mitsuko

About Mister Ajikko

Mister Ajikko is a animation series that first aired in 1987. Created by Daisuke Terasawa, it stars Minami Takayama, Chieko Honda, Takkô Ishimori. 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.

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