Mister Ajikko is a tV series anime that premiered in fall 1987, produced by Sunrise.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 99 episodes of about 24 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are comedy and drama, with themes such as Food and Shounen.

On AniList, Mister Ajikko has an average score of 68%, a good score, and appears on 1,660 users' lists.

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. (Source: Anime News Network)

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