Oishinbo
TVFinished

Oishinbo

The Gourmet

美味しんぼ

Shin-Ei Animation

Genres

  • Drama
  • Gourmet

Tags

all 11
  • ArtsFood92
  • OtherEducational90
  • TechnicalEpisodic90
  • SceneWork79
  • Main CastPrimarily Adult Cast76
  • DemographicSeinen75
  • OtherPolitics33
  • SceneOffice20
  • TraitsOffice Lady20
  • DramaClass Struggle20
  • Main CastFemale Protagonist20

Genres: Drama, Gourmet. Tags: Food, Educational, Episodic, Work, Primarily Adult Cast, Seinen, Politics, Office, Office Lady, Class Struggle, Female Protagonist.

#3640

Ranked

#8847

Popularity

41

Favorites

2.5K

Members

Episode Progress

Complete

136 / 136 episodes aired

All 136 episodes available on YouTube

TV136 / 136 epsFinished7.21
Shin-Ei Animation·Fall 1988
Premiered
Fall 1988
Aired
Oct 17, 1988 – Mar 17, 1992
Broadcast
Duration
23 min
Time to Complete
52h 8m
Rating
PG - Children
Studio
Shin-Ei Animation

Alternative Titles

ja美味しんぼ

enThe Gourmet
News
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Culinary Journalism Anime Oishinbo Streams on YouTube
Streaming · 1w ago

Synopsis

Oishinbo is a drama about newspaper reporters. The main character is a cynical food critic named Yamaoka. Oishinbo is a popular mainstream comic for adults in Japan. It is even mentioned in an episode of "Iron Chef." (Source: AniDB)

Where to Watch

YouTube
Sub: EN • Dub: JA

Platform Scores

MAL

7.21

Canonical
Rank #3640Votes 1.2K

AniList

66 / 100

Trend 0Popularity 2.5K

Kitsu

68 / 100

Users 414Runtime 52h 8m

AniList Trend

13

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Episode Guide

Aired so far: 136 / 136

Main Story

136 / 136

100%

Latest Aired

Episode 136

Remaining

Fully available

Aired so far

Theme Songs

Openings

1988
1

You (Where Are You?)

Megumi Yuuki (結城めぐみ)

eps 1-231988
1988
2

Dang Dang Ki ni Naru! (Dang Dang 気になる!)

Yuma Nakamura

eps 24-1361988

Endings

1988
1

Two of Us

Megumi Yuuki (結城めぐみ)

eps 1-231988
1988
2

Line

Yuma Nakamura

eps 24-1361988

Status Breakdown

2,497users
Planning1,63265.4%
Watching31612.7%
Completed29011.6%
Paused1686.7%
Dropped913.6%

Tags

Shows how closely each tag relates to this anime
Arts1
Food
92
Other2
Educational
90
Politics
33
Technical1
Episodic
90
Scene2
Work
79
Office
20
Main Cast2
Primarily Adult Cast
76
Female Protagonist
20
Demographic1
Seinen
75
Traits1
Office Lady
20
Drama1
Class Struggle
20
Show spoiler tags1
Romance1
Heterosexual
20

Relations

1992
Oishinbo: Kyuukyoku tai Shikou, Chouju Ryouri Taiketsu!!

Oishinbo: Kyuukyoku tai Shikou, Chouju Ryouri Taiketsu!!

SequelTV
Finished
·1992·1 ep
2016
Oishinbo Pilot

Oishinbo Pilot

Alt. VersionSpecial
Finished
·2016·1 ep
2016
Oishinbo Pilot

Oishinbo Pilot

OtherSpecial
Finished
·2016·1 ep

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