Mister Ajikko: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ajiyoshi Yoichi is a culinary prodigy who manages the eating house together with his mother. One day, Murata Genjiro appears in the eating house and is surprised at the delicious taste and delicate culinary skills of the katsu-don prepared by Youichi. Subsequently, Youichi is being invited to the Aji-oh Building in which he is involved in a spaghetti match with the in-house Italian chef, Marui. Youichi's novel culinary ideas, coupled with his enthusiasm of serving the best for his guests, allow him to defeat Marui in the match. From then on, Youichi begins to compete with other rivals in the race for the best tastes and dishes.

Series details

• Title: Mister Ajikko
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime
• Premiere date: 1987-10-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-09-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 55296
• TVDB ID: 144801

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-10-08; final listed air date 1989-09-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mister Ajikko on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.