Cooking Papa

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.

Having lost his wife, math teacher Kouhei Inuzuka is doing his best to raise his young daughter Tsumugi as a single father. He's pretty bad at cooking and doesn't have a huge appetite to begin with, but chance brings his little family and one of his students, Kotori Iida, together for homemade adventures. With those three cooks in the kitchen, it's no wonder this dinner table drama is so delicious.

Short stories capturing the bittersweet and tender moments of everyday family life, made for Marukome Co., Ltd. a miso soup paste manufacturer. List of commercials: • #1: Mother and Son (たっぷりお徳 母と息子篇) • #2: Working away from Home (即席生みそ汁 単身赴任篇) • #3: A Midnight Snack (カップみそ汁 夜食篇) • #4: Coming to Tokyo (液みそ 上京篇) • #5: Being a mother (無添加 母になれば篇) • #6: Miso Soup (お徳用あおさ ミソスープ篇) • #7: Home Sick Together (米麦合わせ ふたりでおやすみ篇) • #8: Together Forever (液みそ いつまでも一緒に篇) • #9: Look After Yourself (フリーズドライ 顆粒みそ 気をつけてね篇) • #10: Memories of Summer Vacation (夏休みの思い出篇) • #11: My Whimsical Little Boy (息⼦にはかなわない篇) • #12: Home for the Holidays (帰省篇) • #13: Cooking Is Super Cool (料理ってすごいね篇)

Inspired by a book on Japanese cuisine written by British food writer Michael Booth, this family oriented foodie anime runs the gamut from chanko to yakisoba, and almost everything in between. Booth becomes obsessed with Japanese cuisine after reading about it, so he and his wife and their two young boys travel the length of Japan over three months, devouring everything in their way. If you're curious about okonomiyaki, or fearful of natto, you'll definitely enjoy this fun, light-hearted trans-national food voyage!