美味しんぼ（５） (ビッグコミックス)

by Tetsu Kariya, 花咲アキラ (Illustrator)

元教師である、ゆう子の祖母・たま代と共に教え子の家を訪ねた山岡たち。その教え子の実家が老舗の味噌屋であり、味噌の大メーカーの圧力で苦しんでいることを知った山岡は、粗悪な原料や速成醸造、合成保存料にまみれた現在の味噌メーカーの実体を暴く。

225 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 30, 1986

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]

Favorite chapters were the salad/overweight woman and the sister-newspaper fermented rivalry ones! A few too many father-son drama eps, but the motorcycle one at the end was a nice finale.