Oishinbo (10) (Shogakukan Novel) (2001) ISBN: 4091925103 [Japanese Import]

by Akira Hanasaki

相撲部屋の後援会役員である大原社主は、激励会の料理を決めるため横綱に好物を尋ねた。「魚のアラ鍋がいい」というリクエストに、“魚の臓物や中落ち”の鍋と思った大原は早速、ブリのアラを手配する。その場に同席していた海原雄山は、山岡に「大原社主のトンチンカンな思い違い」と忠告。その思い違いとは？

Paperback Bunko

First published May 30, 1987

About the author

Akira Hanasaki is the manga artist for the culturally significant series Oishinbo, which has been continuously serialized in Big Spirit Comics since 1983. Tetsu Kariya and Hanasaki won the 32nd Shogakukan Manga Award in 1987 for Oishinbo.

Reviews

[Lizzy B · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite chapters were the former-athlete udon makers (love when they bring back previous characters!) being schooled by the old lady who was also able to assert her usefulness, the sumo marriage contest (felt like a fable!), and the kid drinking milk (gotta believe the kid sometimes!)

A couple of stories involving people being a little too overreactive about food, including a brokenhearted woman on suicide watch via starvation, the latter of which felt especially contrived, although the seaweed aspect was interesting.