美味しんぼ（１２） (ビッグコミックス)

by Tetsu Kariya, 花咲アキラ (Illustrator)

悪名高い政商が東西新聞の乗っ取りを狙い、株の買占めを始めた。大原社主は対策に追われて寝る暇も無く遂にダウンする。胃腸が弱り食べ物を受け付けない社主に、周囲はせめておカユを食べさせようとするが、大原は大のおカユ嫌い。そこで「本当に美味しいおカユを作ってあげよう」と山岡が腕をふるうことになる。

212 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 30, 1987

About the author

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Manga writer and essayist extraordinaire Tetsu Kariya graduated from prestigious Tokyo University. Kariya was employed with a major advertising agency before making his debut as a manga writer in 1974, when he teamed up with legendary manga artist Ryoichi Ikegami to create Otoko Gumi (Male Gang). The worlds of food and manga were forever changed in 1983 when Kariya, together with artist Akira Hanasaki, created the immensely popular and critically acclaimed Oishinbo.

Reviews

[Lizzy B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good! Nice to revisit a few characters, like the former picky eater. A few repetitive and meh tropes like “I am sick but am still snobbish about food, despite my family being concerned,” or “I, an elder, am mad at this young man who, although he has reformed, previously had run-ins with the yakuza but frustratingly this young lady likes him.” But I really enjoyed a few stories, like the old lady with her heirloom caviar spoons and the phony xiaolongbao (I don’t think that’s much of a problem here in the US now, but it might have been in Japan in the 80s). The brown vs. white rice story is also something I’m sure I’ll be thinking about often as I eat rice!