Series, 1987–1989Ended
Mister Ajikko
IMDb 6.2, 1 season, 99 episodes, 25 min avg., Japan
Mister Ajikko is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Terasawa about a young boy cook. It was later adapted into anime series, produced by TV Tokyo and Sunrise. This show was broadcast from October 8, 1987 to September 28, 1989 with a total of 99 episodes. One of the earliest cooking/battle related manga and anime of its kind, there are some indications that this series is the inspiration for the live action competitive cooking show, Iron Chef.
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The Culinary Prodigy, Ajiyoshi YouichiUp next
Oct 8, 1987
02
A Spaghetti Match
Oct 15, 1987
03
A Duel with Chef Marui
Oct 22, 1987
04
The Curry Genius, Sakai Kazuma
Oct 29, 1987
05
The Vital Pineapple Curry
Nov 5, 1987
06
The Legendary Taste, the Ramen Match
Nov 12, 1987
07
Heated battle, the Ramen Festival
Nov 19, 1987
08
The Secret of the Tender Steak
Nov 26, 1987
09
Conclusion of the Steak Contest
Dec 3, 1987
10
The Sardine Gratin is the Taste of Mother's Cooking
Dec 10, 1987
11
Challenge from General Aji
Dec 17, 1987
12
The Ultimate Kebab Hamburger
Dec 24, 1987
13
Best of Japan Okonomiyaki Match
Jan 7, 1988
14
The Okonomiyaki Match, the Judge are Enemies
Jan 14, 1988
15
Ajikko's Tough Battle, the Station Bento Match
Jan 21, 1988
16
Makinouchi's Magical Warm Bento
Jan 28, 1988
17
The Tempura Match with Upsized Cakiage
Feb 4, 1988
18
A Good Fight? Match of the Handmade Chocolates
Feb 11, 1988
19
The Omelette Match and the Machine that breaks the dish
Feb 18, 1988
20
Japan's Taste, the Tea Match
Feb 25, 1988
21
The Culinary Grand Prix Final, the Frying Match
Mar 3, 1988
22
The Culinary Grand Prix Final, the Curry War
Mar 10, 1988
23
Clash! The Gorgeous Seafood Curry
Mar 17, 1988
24
A Duel with Kazuma, the Pizza Pie Match
Mar 24, 1988
25
Youichi and Kazuma's Burning Passion! The Pizza Pie Duel!
Mar 31, 1988
26
Meet the Donburi Brothers! Match in Osaka
Apr 7, 1988
27
The Three-legged Contest! Youichi and Kazuma's Curry Donburi
Apr 14, 1988
28
Heated Battle! The Curry Don lineup in Osaka
Apr 21, 1988
29
Strong Rival! Mister Pan appears
Apr 28, 1988
30
A Battle of Taste! Ajikko vs Mister Pan
May 12, 1988
31
The Rotating Sushi Match! Defend the Taste of the Shop
May 19, 1988
32
The Rotating Sushi Match! Defeat General Aji
May 26, 1988
33
The Bento Wars! Nichinode Canteen is in Danger
Jun 2, 1988
34
The Bento Wars! The Downtown Taste is Father's Taste
Jun 9, 1988
35
An Overseas Challenge! The Wine Shonen Cooking Gang
Jun 16, 1988
36
The Highest Children Lunch
Jun 23, 1988
37
The Cooling Chinese Match! Yoichi in Nagoya
Jun 30, 1988
38
The Cooling Chinese Match! The Large Capital Reversal
Jul 7, 1988
39
One Kitchen Knife! Match of the Steamed Teacups
Jul 14, 1988
40
The Don Match! Search for the Golden Eel
Jul 28, 1988
41
The Combined Takoyaki Fight, Battle against General Aji
Aug 4, 1988
42
No need to ask! A Dumpling Match
Aug 11, 1988
43
The Seashore Match. Challenge from a Seafood Cook
Aug 18, 1988
44
The Seashore Match. Youichi Style, Secret of the Roasted Fish
Aug 25, 1988
45
The Farm Products Match. A Powerful Adversary, the Culinary Survival Match with Pan
Sep 1, 1988
46
The Farm Products Match! The Victory of the Specially-made Kitchen Culinary Set
Sep 8, 1988
47
The Destined Duel! Youichim and Kazuma's Mackeral Match
Sep 15, 1988
48
A Challenge to Aji Senhito! This is the Last Resort to Victory
Sep 22, 1988
49
A Search for Tastes! Marui vs Mister Ajikko
Sep 29, 1988
50
Farewell Marui! The Challenge to the Neverending Culinary Road
Oct 6, 1988
51
A Mysterious Chinese Soup Challenge! A Visitor from Hong Kong
Oct 13, 1988
52
A Mysterious Chinese Soup Challenge! The Secret of the Chinese Herb
Oct 20, 1988
53
The Steaming Dumpling Challenge! Ajikko goes to Hong Kong
Oct 27, 1988
54
The Steaming Dumpling Challenge! Ajikko vs Hu Foong
Nov 3, 1988
55
The Ramen Match! The Surprising 4000 years of Chinese History
Nov 10, 1988
56
The Final Ramen Match! White Soup vs Black Soup
Nov 17, 1988
57
The Cinnamon Beancurd Match! Appearance of the General Aji's Seven Knives
Nov 24, 1988
58
The Cinnamon Beancurd Match! The Road to Ryorin Temple's 36 Rooms
Dec 1, 1988
59
Farewell, Hong Kong. Defend the Aji-ou Building
Dec 8, 1988
60
The Dumpling Match Reversal! The Ambition of General Aji
Dec 15, 1988
61
New Year Soba Delivery Match! Defend the Shopping Streets
Dec 22, 1988
62
New Year Soba Delivery Match! Mystery of the Speedy Hooded Youngster
Dec 29, 1988
63
Kanezawa Sushi Contest. Janice Daigo's Challenge
Jan 5, 1989
64
Kanezawa Sushi Contest! Big Victory with the Sushi Device
Jan 12, 1989
65
The Snow Festival Frankfurt Match! The Devil from the South appears
Jan 19, 1989
66
The Snow Festival Frankfurt Match! Match with Sekiba
Jan 26, 1989
67
The Alex Express Gourmet Event! Another Challenge from Roborock
Feb 2, 1989
68
The Alex Express Gourmet Event! Aim for the Dessert Goal
Feb 9, 1989
69
The Islandwide Pan Contest! Seven Knives Mr Oishi appears
Feb 16, 1989
70
The Islandwide Pan Competition! Challenge from the Setouchi Youth Culinary Group
Feb 23, 1989
71
The Relentless Hamburger Match! Abe and Oikawa
Mar 3, 1989
72
The Decisive Hamburger Match! The Strongest Seven Knives, Abe Ichiro Appears
Mar 10, 1989
73
The Tough Hamburger Match! A Letter from Long-legged Uncle
Mar 16, 1989
74
Japan's First Sukiyaki Match! Search for the Ideal Taste
Mar 23, 1989
75
The Sukiyaki Battle! The Strongest Seven Knives vs Mister Ajikko
Mar 30, 1989
76
The Takanoyama Beancurd Match! Aji-ou Visits
Apr 6, 1989
77
The Mysterious Aji-oh Grand Prix, the Beancurd Dish Challenge
Apr 13, 1989
78
Match in Takanoyama! Beancurd Steak vs Rubber Steak
Apr 20, 1989
79
The Rice Dumpling and Rick Cake Match! Challenge from Ninen Hanagumi Culinary Group
Apr 27, 1989
80
The Rice Dumpling and Rick Cake Match! A Comparison to the 5 May Taste
May 4, 1989
81
The Curry Match that call upon a Storm! Kamon and Moori's Counterattck
May 11, 1989
82
Youichi and Kazuma's Crisis! The Great Germany Curry Reversal
May 18, 1989
83
The Cold Soba Challenge! Saburo appears
May 25, 1989
84
The School Delivery Competition! Victory with the Specially-made Uson
Jun 1, 1989
85
The Original Croquette Battle! A Love Story
Jun 8, 1989
86
The Original Croquette Battle! A Taste Match on the Luxurious Cruise
Jun 15, 1989
87
The Yakitori Match! A Challenge to the Old Taste
Jun 29, 1989
88
The Yakitori Drum Match! Victory through Tare's Art
Jul 6, 1989
89
An Afternoon at Nichinode Canteen, Search for the Missing Shop
Jul 13, 1989
90
The Ice-cream Duel! Mitsuko and Koorogi's Challenge
Jul 27, 1989
91
The Ice-cream Duel! The Midsummer Night's Match
Jul 27, 1989
92
The Riceball Match! Appearance of Japan's Most Irresponsible Cook
Aug 3, 1989
93
The Riceball Battle! The Irresponsible Dish vs Mother's Taste
Aug 10, 1989
94
The Decisive Match of the Third Dish! Abe Ichiro Challenges again
Aug 17, 1989
95
Ajikko's Last Battle! Match of the Biggest Sandwich of all times
Aug 24, 1989
96
The Sounding Time of a Cook, Retrieve the Memory of Aji-ou
Aug 31, 1989
97
Kazuma's Secret is revealed! Pilgrimage to the Taste of Sadness
Sep 7, 1989
98
The Path to a Distant Taste. Search for your very own Taste
Sep 14, 1989
99
Thank you for the delicious meal! Mister Ajikko
Sep 21, 1989
Cast
20 credited
Minami Takayama
Youichi Ajiyoshi
Chieko Honda
Minmin
Takkô Ishimori
Bravo Ojisan
Saeko Shimazu
Shoukichi
Takaya Hashi
Robot Cook Sally
Kazuhiko Inoue
Takao Ajiyoshi
Shozo Iizuka
Chef Marui
Hochu Otsuka
Takao Ajiyoshi
Mari Yokoo
Noriko
Yoko Kawanami
Yamaoka Mitsuko
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Genichiro Murata
Kenyu Horiuchi
Chef shimonaka
Details
WritersDaisuke Terasawa, Jinzo Toriumi
GenresAnimation
StatusEnded
First airedOct 8, 1987
IMDBtt1206627
TMDB34131
TVDB144801
