All posts by Andy Raskin

May 8th, 2009

MANGIA MANGA

Since its 1983 debut as a weekly serial, Oishinbo has sold over 100 million paperback editions in Japan. Yet while Oishinbo is undeniably the granddaddy of food-themed manga I’ve discovered many fine examples of the genre. Below are synopses of my favorites. …more

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Andy Raskin is the author of THE RAMEN KING AND I: How the Inventor of Instant Noodles Fixed My Love Life (Gotham). His website is www.andyraskin.com.

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