Daisuke Terasawa is generally known for the manga “Shota no Sushi”, but I think “Mister Ajikko” is his best work. It is one of the first mangas I have ever read back in the early 90′s. I have a hardcopy of the series and still reads it from time to time, so the details are still fresh to me. It is a classic cooking manga that was quite popular, although I don’t know to what extent. It’s hard to tell what is popular before the age of the Internet. However, it even has an anime-adaptation (which I never seen before), so it definitely had its audience. Although they are nowhere are popular as generic shonen mangas, cooking mangas have always had a niche in the market. That’s why there are series that can survive for years. The last cooking manga I really enjoyed is Yakitate! Japan, which is one of the best cooking mangas I’ve read, but I’ll save that for another day. It’s a bummer that no one has attempted to scanlate “Mister Ajikko” yet. Maybe I’ll make that my next project once I finish Bartender.
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Out of all the mangas I have read so far, this is perhaps the craziest one I have ever read. The content is strictly for mature audience, and I wouldn’t recommend this to people with suicidal tendencies. There’s a lot of black comedy in this manga, and at times, it can make you feel very depressing. However, on the flip side, it can also motivate (scare tactic) lazy people to stop slacking off and do something useful with their lives. This is another manga that finished back in 2008, but I still read this from time-to-time. There is an anime version, which follows it closely in the beginning, but is somewhat watered-down in terms of mature and depressing content. So some people may want to watch the anime instead, but to get the full experience, you have to read the manga.
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This will be my first review of a manga. I read manga on a daily basis and spent a good chunk of my life on them, so I figure it would be good to share some of my thoughts on a few mangas that I read. I will try to stick with less popular mangas for a number of reasons. First, most people who would visit my site have probably read OnePiece, Bleach, and Naruto at some point. There’s really no point in me talking about a manga that everyone is familiar with. Second, people who enjoy Bartender are probably of an older age group, and most popular mangas are geared toward a younger audience. And lastly, the purpose of my review is to recommend good, not-so-popular mangas so others may enjoy them as well. I will try to keep my reviews spoiler-free, but there are things that just can’t be avoided. That said, let me start talking about the first manga I’m reviewing, M×0
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