The Culinary Prodigy, Ajiyoshi Youichi
8th October 1987A Spaghetti Match
15th October 1987A Duel with Chef Marui
22nd October 1987The Curry Genius, Sakai Kazuma
29th October 1987The Vital Pineapple Curry
5th November 1987The Legendary Taste, the Ramen Match
12th November 1987Heated battle, the Ramen Festival
19th November 1987The Secret of the Tender Steak
26th November 1987Conclusion of the Steak Contest
3rd December 1987The Sardine Gratin is the Taste of Mother's Cooking
10th December 1987Challenge from General Aji
17th December 1987The Ultimate Kebab Hamburger
24th December 1987Best of Japan Okonomiyaki Match
7th January 1988The Okonomiyaki Match, the Judge are Enemies
14th January 1988Ajikko's Tough Battle, the Station Bento Match
21st January 1988Makinouchi's Magical Warm Bento
28th January 1988The Tempura Match with Upsized Cakiage
4th February 1988A Good Fight? Match of the Handmade Chocolates
11th February 1988The Omelette Match and the Machine that breaks the dish
18th February 1988Japan's Taste, the Tea Match
25th February 1988The Culinary Grand Prix Final, the Frying Match
3rd March 1988The Culinary Grand Prix Final, the Curry War
10th March 1988Clash! The Gorgeous Seafood Curry
17th March 1988A Duel with Kazuma, the Pizza Pie Match
24th March 1988Youichi and Kazuma's Burning Passion! The Pizza Pie Duel!
31st March 1988Meet the Donburi Brothers! Match in Osaka
7th April 1988The Three-legged Contest! Youichi and Kazuma's Curry Donburi
14th April 1988Heated Battle! The Curry Don lineup in Osaka
21st April 1988Strong Rival! Mister Pan appears
28th April 1988A Battle of Taste! Ajikko vs Mister Pan
12th May 1988The Rotating Sushi Match! Defend the Taste of the Shop
19th May 1988The Rotating Sushi Match! Defeat General Aji
26th May 1988The Bento Wars! Nichinode Canteen is in Danger
2nd June 1988The Bento Wars! The Downtown Taste is Father's Taste
9th June 1988An Overseas Challenge! The Wine Shonen Cooking Gang
16th June 1988The Highest Children Lunch
23rd June 1988The Cooling Chinese Match! Yoichi in Nagoya
30th June 1988The Cooling Chinese Match! The Large Capital Reversal
7th July 1988One Kitchen Knife! Match of the Steamed Teacups
14th July 1988The Don Match! Search for the Golden Eel
28th July 1988The Combined Takoyaki Fight, Battle against General Aji
4th August 1988No need to ask! A Dumpling Match
11th August 1988The Seashore Match. Challenge from a Seafood Cook
18th August 1988The Seashore Match. Youichi Style, Secret of the Roasted Fish
25th August 1988The Farm Products Match. A Powerful Adversary, the Culinary Survival Match with Pan
1st September 1988The Farm Products Match! The Victory of the Specially-made Kitchen Culinary Set
8th September 1988The Destined Duel! Youichim and Kazuma's Mackeral Match
15th September 1988A Challenge to Aji Senhito! This is the Last Resort to Victory
22nd September 1988A Search for Tastes! Marui vs Mister Ajikko
29th September 1988Farewell Marui! The Challenge to the Neverending Culinary Road
6th October 1988A Mysterious Chinese Soup Challenge! A Visitor from Hong Kong
13th October 1988A Mysterious Chinese Soup Challenge! The Secret of the Chinese Herb
20th October 1988The Steaming Dumpling Challenge! Ajikko goes to Hong Kong
27th October 1988The Steaming Dumpling Challenge! Ajikko vs Hu Foong
3rd November 1988The Ramen Match! The Surprising 4000 years of Chinese History
10th November 1988The Final Ramen Match! White Soup vs Black Soup
17th November 1988The Cinnamon Beancurd Match! Appearance of the General Aji's Seven Knives
24th November 1988The Cinnamon Beancurd Match! The Road to Ryorin Temple's 36 Rooms
1st December 1988Farewell, Hong Kong. Defend the Aji-ou Building
8th December 1988The Dumpling Match Reversal! The Ambition of General Aji
15th December 1988New Year Soba Delivery Match! Defend the Shopping Streets
22nd December 1988New Year Soba Delivery Match! Mystery of the Speedy Hooded Youngster
29th December 1988Kanezawa Sushi Contest. Janice Daigo's Challenge
5th January 1989Kanezawa Sushi Contest! Big Victory with the Sushi Device
12th January 1989The Snow Festival Frankfurt Match! The Devil from the South appears
19th January 1989The Snow Festival Frankfurt Match! Match with Sekiba
26th January 1989The Alex Express Gourmet Event! Another Challenge from Roborock
2nd February 1989The Alex Express Gourmet Event! Aim for the Dessert Goal
9th February 1989The Islandwide Pan Contest! Seven Knives Mr Oishi appears
16th February 1989The Islandwide Pan Competition! Challenge from the Setouchi Youth Culinary Group
23rd February 1989The Relentless Hamburger Match! Abe and Oikawa
3rd March 1989The Decisive Hamburger Match! The Strongest Seven Knives, Abe Ichiro Appears
10th March 1989The Tough Hamburger Match! A Letter from Long-legged Uncle
16th March 1989Japan's First Sukiyaki Match! Search for the Ideal Taste
23rd March 1989The Sukiyaki Battle! The Strongest Seven Knives vs Mister Ajikko
30th March 1989The Takanoyama Beancurd Match! Aji-ou Visits
6th April 1989The Mysterious Aji-oh Grand Prix, the Beancurd Dish Challenge
13th April 1989Match in Takanoyama! Beancurd Steak vs Rubber Steak
20th April 1989The Rice Dumpling and Rick Cake Match! Challenge from Ninen Hanagumi Culinary Group
27th April 1989The Rice Dumpling and Rick Cake Match! A Comparison to the 5 May Taste
4th May 1989The Curry Match that call upon a Storm! Kamon and Moori's Counterattck
11th May 1989Youichi and Kazuma's Crisis! The Great Germany Curry Reversal
18th May 1989The Cold Soba Challenge! Saburo appears
25th May 1989The School Delivery Competition! Victory with the Specially-made Uson
1st June 1989The Original Croquette Battle! A Love Story
8th June 1989The Original Croquette Battle! A Taste Match on the Luxurious Cruise
15th June 1989The Yakitori Match! A Challenge to the Old Taste
29th June 1989The Yakitori Drum Match! Victory through Tare's Art
6th July 1989An Afternoon at Nichinode Canteen, Search for the Missing Shop
13th July 1989The Ice-cream Duel! Mitsuko and Koorogi's Challenge
27th July 1989The Ice-cream Duel! The Midsummer Night's Match
27th July 1989The Riceball Match! Appearance of Japan's Most Irresponsible Cook
3rd August 1989The Riceball Battle! The Irresponsible Dish vs Mother's Taste
10th August 1989The Decisive Match of the Third Dish! Abe Ichiro Challenges again
17th August 1989Ajikko's Last Battle! Match of the Biggest Sandwich of all times
24th August 1989The Sounding Time of a Cook, Retrieve the Memory of Aji-ou
31st August 1989Kazuma's Secret is revealed! Pilgrimage to the Taste of Sadness
7th September 1989The Path to a Distant Taste. Search for your very own Taste
14th September 1989Thank you for the delicious meal! Mister Ajikko
21st September 1989Mister 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.
