A Chef of Nobunaga
| A Chef of Nobunaga | |
 Cover of the first manga volume | |
| 信長のシェフ (Nobunaga no Shefu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mitsuru Nishimura |
| Illustrated by | Takuro Kajikawa |
| Published by | Houbunsha |
| Magazine | Weekly Manga Times |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | March 2011 – present |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Ryōsuke Kanesaki |
| Written by | Masaki Fukasawa |
| Music by | Yoshihiro Ike |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | January 11, 2013 – September 4, 2014 |
| Episodes | 17 |
A Chef of Nobunaga (Japanese: 信長のシェフ, Hepburn: Nobunaga no Shefu) is a Japanese manga series written by Mitsuru Nishimura and illustrated by Takuro Kajikawa. It was noted to be adapted into a Japanese television drama series in January 2013.[1]
Plot
A young chef named Ken (ケン) is mysteriously transported to the Sengoku period and he also loses most of his memories. He is thrown in the midst of a battle between soldiers, and, as both sides think he is a spy, they hunt him down. During his escape, Ken meets Natsu (夏), a young blacksmith girl. Because of his cooking abilities, Ken is soon recruited as personal chef of Oda Nobunaga.
Characters
Heisei Era
- Ken’ichirou “Ken” (Yūta Tamamori)
- When transported into the Sengoku Era, Ken lost all memories pertaining to his time period. He only remembers how to cook and the history of ingredients and persons. He falls in love with Natsu as the story progresses. He is one of the three people from the Heisei Era to come to Sengoku Era.
- He is a genius chef of Nobunaga, who can cook anything from Ming (Chinese) style to Portuguese style. He can cook anything the person asks and create new menus every time. He can make ingredients from scratch. Many ingredients he uses were not known during the time.
- Youko (Kashii Yu)
- She is the last and only person, other than Ken, to have escaped in chapter 1. She was once Ken’s lover during the Heisei Era.
- She specializes in sweets.
Sengoku and Azuchi–Momoyama Eras
- Oda Nobunaga (Mitsuhiro Oikawa)
- Natsu (Mirai Shida)
- She is the person who found Ken during his escape in chapter 1. Dressed as a male, she is a blacksmith that makes Ken’s knives. She falls in love with Ken but is heartbroken when she learns about his past with Youko.
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Gori)
- Mori Yoshinari (Takashi Ukaji)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (Takanori Takeyama)
- Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Bokuzō Masana)
- Kaede (Sei Ashina)
Manga
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 9, 2011[2] | 978-4-8322-3261-7 |
| 2 | October 14, 2011[2] | 978-4-8322-3269-3 |
| 3 | February 16, 2012[3] | 978-4-8322-3283-9 |
| 4 | June 16, 2012[3] | 978-4-8322-3301-0 |
| 5 | October 16, 2012[3] | 978-4-8322-3325-6 |
| 6 | January 16, 2013[3] | 978-4-8322-3338-6 |
| 7 | June 15, 2013[3] | 978-4-8322-3358-4 |
| 8 | October 16, 2013[4] | 978-4-8322-3376-8 |
| 9 | February 15, 2014[4] | 978-4-8322-3392-8 |
| 10 | July 8, 2014[4] | 978-4-8322-3408-6 |
| 11 | October 16, 2014[4] | 978-4-537-12937-3 |
| 12 | February 16, 2015[4] | 978-4-8322-3439-0 |
| 13 | July 16, 2015[4] | 978-4-8322-3458-1 |
Drama
The nine-episode first season of the drama was broadcast on TV Asahi between January 11, to March 15, 2013.[5][6] A second season, consisting of eight episodes, aired also on the same network from July 10, to September 4, 2014.[7][8]
Season 1
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Reception
Several volumes of A Chef of Nobunaga have been featured on Oricon's weekly chart of the best-selling manga; volumes 6, 8, 9 and 12 have reached the top 30,[9][10][11][12] while volume 10 reached the 15th spot.[13] The manga has been nominated for Angoulême International Comics Festival's Best Comic.[14]
References
- ^ "Nobunaga no Chef Manga Gets Live-Action Drama". Anime News Network. 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ^ a b 信長のシェフ漫画の殿堂 (in Japanese). Houbunsha. p. 3. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e 信長のシェフ漫画の殿堂 (in Japanese). Houbunsha. p. 2. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f 信長のシェフ漫画の殿堂 (in Japanese). Houbunsha. p. 1. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14-20". Anime News Network. October 23, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 17-23". Anime News Network. February 27, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 16-22". Anime News Network. February 25, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, July 7-13". Anime News Network. July 16, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ "Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo Nominated Again for Angoulême's Top Prize". Anime News Network. January 12, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.