OISHINBO GN VOL 05 VEGETABLES: a la Carte

by Akira Hanasaki (Contributor), Tetsu Kariya (Author)

New
Illustrated
2009
$14.92

R to L (Japanese Style). Weekly Time magazine sets up a series of culinary battles between the T zai News's Ultimate Menu, represented by Yamaoka, and the Teito Times's Supreme Menu, represented by Kaibara Y zan, Yamaoka's father and nemesis. The ingredient this time is vegetables, specifically cabbages and turnips. Who will win the Vegetable Showdown? Later, Yamaoka and Kurita help Tomii's son get over his hatred of eggplant, and patch a rift between lovers using the power of asparagus.

Synopsis

R to L (Japanese Style). Weekly Time magazine sets up a series of culinary battles between the T zai News's Ultimate Menu, represented by Yamaoka, and the Teito Times's Supreme Menu, represented by Kaibara Y zan, Yamaoka's father and nemesis. The ingredient this time is vegetables, specifically cabbages and turnips. Who will win the Vegetable Showdown? Later, Yamaoka and Kurita help Tomii's son get over his hatred of eggplant, and patch a rift between lovers using the power of asparagus.

$14.92

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 268
Edition: Viz Signature ed.
Publisher: Viz LLC
Published: 01 Oct 2009
ISBN 10: 1421521431
ISBN 13: 9781421521435

Author Bio

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.