Food Wars! The Second Plate - Recommendations

• TV (52 eps)
• 1997 - 1998

Mao is an aspiring young chef trying to live up to the legacy left by his mother - a nationally-recognized, culinary genius. Leaving his home as the successful winner of a successor cook-off, the inspirational boy travels the length and breadth of China to expand his sizzling repertoire. In addition to meeting a wide range of personalities with varying gourmet skills, Mao must use every skill his mother left him to become a legendary chef in his own right.

• OVA (1 ep x 24 min)
• 2018

After running away from her father Azami Nakiri, Erina Nakiri  will encounter various firsts in her new life, such as doing laundry and taking a public bath. 

• TV (52 eps)
• 2010 - 2012

• TV (99 eps)
• 1987 - 1989

Genjirou Murata, the most renowned food critic in Japan and leader of the Ajiou Group, discovers a boy called Youichi Ajiyoshi (known to his friends as Mr Ajikko), whose innate cooking prowess creates the most heavenly of flavors. Convinced that he might have just found the heir to the company, Mr Murata decides to immerse Youichi fully into the world of professional chefs, a world where cooking is not just a skill, but a matter of pride, honor, and reputation; if you can't even cook spaghetti 'al dente' then you better get out of town! However, not everyone is so sure of a wildcard boy’s abilities, and there are more than enough challengers queuing up to halt Youichi's climb to the top. Is a young, untrained chef truly prepared for what it takes to prove himself the best in Japan?

• TV (22 eps)
• 1991

• TV (12 eps)
• 2021

Second season of True Cooking Master Boy.

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 1989

• TV (12 eps)
• 2021 - 2022

Kiyo and Sumire came to Kyoto from Aomori Prefecture, dreaming of becoming maiko. But after an unexpected turn of events, Kiyo starts working as the live-in cook at the Maiko House. Their story unfolds in Kagai, the Geiko and maiko district in Kyoto, alongside their housemate maikos. Kiyo nourishes them daily with her homecooked meals, and Sumire strives toward her promising future as the once-in-a-century maiko.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2019

During the 19th century China, the protagonist, Liu Maoxing, wins the title of Super Chef and is the youngest to do so in history. His master, Zhou Yu, suggests that he broaden his skills as a chef even more, so he goes on a journey around China with his friends Shirou and Meili. After returning, he also teams up with Xie Lu and Lei En to fight the Underground Cooking Society. He then learns the secret about the 8 Legendary Cooking Tools. In the past, Mao’s mother, Bei, had wished for everyone’s happiness and fought against the Underground Cooking Society. In order to continue his mother’s wishes and protect the Legendary Cooking Utensils from the Underground Cooking Society, Mao and his friends go on a journey...    

• TV (13 eps)
• 2010

After two years training in Paris, Ichigo has returned to Japan ready to continue on the path of becoming a world-class patissiere. She excitedly enrolls in the upper class of the St. Marie Academy, only to discover that her champion cooking team is breaking up and the Princes of Sweets are following their own separate goals! Though upset that things cannot stay the same forever, Ichigo is nonetheless determined to ensure that her old pals and rivals don’t forget each other or what they can accomplish together. Now, alongside her friends and Sweet Spirit, Vanilla, the budding patissiere faces the true test of her abilities when Henry Lucas puts her in charge of her own sweets shop.