Kitchen Princess, Vol. 05

キッチンのお姫さま [Kitchen no Ohime-sama] #5

by Natsumi Andō (Illustrator), Miyuki Kobayashi

SOMETHING’S COOKING

Najika went to Seika Academy with a dream: to find the boy who saved her life and made her smile when everything else had gone wrong. That boy is Sora, the son of the director of the Academy. Now that Najika has found her prince, she’s very happy. But there’s one major problem: Sora’s brother, Daichi, has fallen for Najika!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Comics, Shojo, Fiction

200 pages, Paperback

First published August 4, 2006

About the author

安藤なつみ, Andō Natsumi is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for Zodiac P.I. as well as Kitchen Princess, for which she won the Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga in 2006.

Favorites: Donald Duck
Favourite manga: Ossu! Ichijin and Kimagure Orange Road
Favourites: meats and fruits
Hobbies: shopping, reading and watching TV

Reviews

[Krissysch · Rating 5 out of 5]

In diesem Band sind einige Dinge passiert, mit denen ich überhaupt nicht gerechnet hätte. Super spannend. Obwohl die geschichte total kitschig und süß ist, gewinnt sie auch immer mehr an Tiefe, was mir sehr gefällt.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Quickie Review

It's been a little while since I've read any Kitchen Princess manga, but, reading this one makes me glad I revisited the series. With plenty of drama--especially at the end--and cuteness, I really enjoy this series.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Najika has made it to the next round of the competition and she is trying her best to make the best desserts around as well as to make Sora and everyone who enjoys her desserts happy. Will she be able to do it and tell Sora how she feels about him? Read on and find out for yourself.


This is still a pretty good cooking manga and I am loving the storyline and characters in it. I cannot wait to see what happens next.

[R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This manga be like: tragic cliffhanger... ALSO!!! ✨Spring Special ✨!!!!!!

Review for volumes 1-5
I enjoyed them a lot.

[Anja Karenjina · Rating 5 out of 5]

ŠTAAAAAAA

[Dalyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute with a dash of trauma

[Helena · Rating 5 out of 5]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Y DOES SORA HAVE 2 DIE???????????!!!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[☾❀Apple✩ Blossom⋆｡˚ · Rating 5 out of 5]

why are people in mangas always being hit by buses AYO just look where you're going smh 😩

[Sapphire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cars always be ruinin perfectly shoujo moments smh

[bow down to our ace king victor vale · Rating 3 out of 5]

…..EXCUSE ME. whAT was that ending 😭😭 he better not be dead or something cuz 😭

“Why do I always hurt her feelings?”

that’s what i wanna know, ya dummy. cmon daichi get it together lolz

also i love fujita kbye

[Erica Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

No! Why?

[Bibliothecat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for compelte series.

Reread 2025

Najika was left orphaned but has a passion for baking and cooking. After the loss of her parents, she was so devastated that she wouldn't speak to anyone - that is until she met a boy who gave her comfort and a perfectly delicious treat. With nothing but a special spoon to go on, Najika strives to be an even better cook so that she may one day find the boy and repay his kindness by making him the best desert.

Kitchen Princess has a lot of the less good shoujo cliches and far too many coincidences; Najika is new to an elite school where she is disliked. She stumbles into the good graces of the head master's two sons who form the typical love triangle. There are your usual rivals and bullies and some of the drama feels extremely over the top. However, despite falling into a few common pitfalls, this series also has a lot of heart. I suspect it lies in the main subject of baking and cooking - while I have no special interest in either, it's just the way it's woven into the story that gives it a very wholesome feeling.

Najika is truly passionate about cooking and a lot of it focuses on her philosphy. She believes that making food for others is a way to make them happy, and each incident is indeed Najika finding ways to look out for people's welbeing and making them happy by means of the dishes she makes. The explanations and thoughts that go into these bring a lot of charm to this series which simply makes it stand out despite the otherwise extremely formulaic plot.

The remaining cast is largely likeable. One of my favourites is somewhat surprisingly Akane who starts out as a bully but has great character development throughout the series and ultimately becomes a great friend. The brothers typical roles of the calm and dependable Sora and the more rebelious and at times moody Daichi. As is often the case, Najika naturally gravitates toward Sora but it's just as clear that Daichi is as much a likely romance option. I never really warmed up to Sora so I didn't care much for their interactions and I liked Daichi well enough, but I'd argue that romance isn't what I enjoy most about this series. In any case, things become a little more complicate which puts a bit of a spin on the otherwise typical dynamics between these three. Also a little mention for Fujita, the seemingly lazy chef who lets Najika work in his diner. He seems to have a pretty interesting story even though we only get to see snippets in bonus chapters.

While I can't say that this is going down as a favourite of mine, I can appreciate why it's a popular series and I definintely did enjoy both my original and my reread. It's a cute little extra that each volume as recipes as the end. This is also one of those series where you see quite a leap in the art improvement - I enjoy Ando's art and while the earlier volumes are definitely cute, I really enjoyed the art from around volume 8 onwards.

[sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

the dad fine

[⋆✩⋆Anja K⋆✩⋆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

CUTE!!

[IPSHITA♡︎ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanna know what happened!!!

[Mya Sunshine · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I first start reading this series of manga books it was recommended to me by a friend since she knew that I liked cooking and competitive type stories like this one, I like this story because it has drama, love, but yet it still has a good story and it keeps you reading. This was also my first time reading a manga story series. I would recommend this to a friend and I would definitely read this story again.

[Sesana · Rating 4 out of 5]

For most of the volume, Kitchen Princess has much the same tone as previous volumes. Light, sweet, fluffy romance with likeable characters. And then the last few panels throw a brick at you. But, I think (I hope!) in a way that will be good for the story.

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

(stejná recenze u všech dílů první série {to znamená, že nepočítám K. P. Omnibus})

Kresba vypadala moc hezky. Akorát je trochu zastaralá na dobu, v níž byla vydána. Především musím ocenit vzhled a originalitu kulinářských výtvorů. Vždy musím obdivovat autory, kteří s něčím takovým přicházejí. Je zřejmé, že autorka je sama kuchařkou, protože na konci každého volumka byly recepty, které se v něm objevily. Což je super, jelikož vám to dodá chuť se o něco pokusit. Nebo aspoň já jsem měla tento pocit.

Děj byl v některých věcech dost předvídatelný, zejména když se jednalo o to, s kým skončí, což mi bylo jasné už od první kapitoly. Na druhou stranu mi to pomohlo si uvědomit jednu věc, která funguje v opravdu hodně shojo mangách, jenž mají milostný trojúhelník o tomto výběru. Hlavní hrdinka se začátku vždy zamiluje do bloďatého (nebo někoho, kdo nemá ty vlasy vybarvené) a poté si díky několika událostem uvědomí, že miluje tmavovlasého, se kterým nakonec skončí. Vyskytuje se to například v Kirari, Skip Beat! a mnoha dalších.

Některé věci mě opravdu překvapily. Jednou z nich je velice zajímavé řešení milostného trojúhelníku, které mi udělilo docela velký šok, jelikož jsem si myslela, že se to ještě vyřeší. Sora, ten světlovlasý, zemři kvůli zraněním způsobeným při dopravní nehodě. Sice asi tak jednu kapitolu proleží v nemocnici a vy si myslíte, že se z toho vyléčí, tak ne. Nevyléčí se z toho a prostě si umře. A ne, rozhodně to není nějaké falešné úmrtí, neboť má i vlastní pohřeb.

Objevovaly se zde i nějaké dost temné a na psychiku náročné události, které jsem rozhodně zrovna v tomto díle neočekávala, jelikož všechno bylo tak hrozně slaďoučký. Takže za toto překvapení má u mě příběh plus. Na druhou stranu se mi některé situace zdály trochu násilně vecpané, takže za to dávám malé mínus.

Dost mě i překvapil věk Najiky vzhledem k tomu, co všechno prožila, a k jejím milostným problémům. Podle mě by jí mělo býti minimálně patnáct, neboť v tomto věku už jste více mentálně vyspělejší, a tak by její trable dávaly větší smysl. Sice jsou to jen dva roky rozdíl, ale v tomto případě to udělá dost.

Nechápu, proč se všude musí objevovat nějací zlí dospělí, kteří nesnášejí hlavní hrdinku. Pak to stejně většinou dopadne tak, že jim hlavní hrdinka otevře oči a inspiruje je. A ta dá! Jsou z nich najednou hrozně milé osoby. Tohle mi v příbězích trochu vadí.

Také nechápu, proč musí vždy dívky šikanovat hlavní hrdinku kvůli tomu, že se baví s kluky. Tak za nimi mají taky jít a začít si s nimi bavit. Tohle mě vždycky dokáže tak znechutit. Pak se ale většinou stane, že se jejich názor otočí o 180 stupňů, protože zjistí, že Najika je ve skutečnosti hrozně skvělá. Tohle mi přijde vždycky nepřirozené. Mnohem raději bych viděla postupný vývoj a ne něco, co se stane zčistajasna.

S koncem jsem spokojená. Příběh sice skončil předvídatelně, na druhou stranu je poslední stránka sladká a nevinná. Také jsem spokojená s tím, jak se to ve vyřešilo a s tím, jak skončila ta prestižní soutěž.

Prvních pět obálek se mi zas tak tolik nelíbí. Jsou o dost obyčejnější než následujících pět, které se mi líbí velice, jelikož mi přijdou více osobitější.

Dávám 71% Jazyk: Aj

[Hazel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kitchen Princess was the first manga I had read back in high school. It was this manga that sparked my interest in baking. I wanted to be like the protagonist (Najika), sharing love with others through baking.

The protagonist, Najika, reminded me much of myself. Despite all the bad experiences I have gone through in my life, I don't want to hate those who have done me wrong before. No matter how much I wanted to give up, time and time again, there were always good people along the way that helped me to get back up.

I can still remember the first thing I tried to bake was a mug cake with oreo frosting on top. I gave it as a gift to my Scouting family, as they were really some of the important people in my life. They have helped in a lot of ways, encouraging me when I am in doubt or being looked down on by others, treating me like a friend/family, and more. And that is why I wanted to be like Najika...sharing love with others through baking. Seeing their smile just warms my heart very much!

A simple act of caring creates an endless ripple.

[Roberta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Questa recensione vale per l'intera serie e non solo per questo volume.

Il primo volume è super cute, con la protagonista che mi ricorda Lucia delle Mermaid Melody ma versione pasticcera. I due ML sono cute e ovviamente fratelli, ma ci garba lo stesso. Le ricette a fine volume le ho AMATE, ottima idea, 10 out of 10.

Ora la parte spoiler che abbassa nettamente il voto alla serie

Il fatto che Sora muoia non mi ha dato particolarmente fastidio, anzi poteva essere un buon plot-twist, MA CHE CAZZO SUCCEDE DOPO? Viene buttato dentro un terzo ML identico a Sora per fare un po' di drama, ma è completamente inutile perchè non ci sarà nulla di nulla dato che il flashback iniziale della protagonista che incontra il suo principe budino dai capelli argentati verrà cambiato in favore del secondo ML dai capelli corvini che magicamente si ricorda tutto. Veramente un finale di trama immotivatamente complicato e angst

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have fallen in love with this colorful, entertaining, manga series. I wish it were a tv series! Najika is such a bright, positive young woman with an amazing ability to bake food that stimulate the senses and create good memories for everyone she encounters. She has her share of drama at the academy. There are students who are jealous of Najika and especially jealous of the attention she receives from Sora and Daichi. Book 5 leaves you with a cliff hanger and offers a cute side story about Fujita-san. Plus there are recipes of the yummy pastries that Najika prepares in the story. Enjoy!

[Alix4/7 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Najika wins the second round of the cooking competition until a tragic event happens. it was really sad to how she found out her flan prince was using her and I was mad as well but the prince was doing thins for a reason because his father is using her and him to open a new school and Najika to be the "mascot" and i was mad when he said that her Family killed but not her so she can be used.

[Sarri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Najika pääsee jatkoon Maankattavassa länsimaisten jälkiruokien valmistuskilpailussa. Juuri suudelmallaan yllättänyt Daichi luotsaa Najikaa kilpailussa, mutta mustia pilviä kertyy taivaalle. Daichin isä on sitä mieltä, että Najika voi jatkaa koulussa vain, jos hän voittaa kilpailun. Nyt on suuret panokset pelissä! (less)

[Federica Malpasso · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chiarezza: in questo volume i nodi iniziano piano piano a venire al pettine, seppur inizialmente in maniera “implicita”.
Amo questo aspetto del manga: nonostante il passare dei numeri, in ogni volume continua ad esserci un tema ricorrente che magari per me è quello esplicato, di volta in volta, in questi piccoli commenti e magari per altri lettori sono altri ancora.

4/5⭐️

[Whysper M · Rating 3 out of 5]

IN the book kaki san is confused because she is in love with two people at once and she finds out that the director only invited her to the school was for publicity so he can build a new school he also announced that her parents were famous pastry chefs

[Cosmé di Angelo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will always remember this because my mom read this to me before I was old enough to read it. I loved it because I thought it was called Kitten Princess. This volume's ending has stuck with me this whole time and I think about it a lot...

[Lydia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is just cute. I like it!

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty adorable Cooking and baking Shoujo manga! 😁👌📖🍮🥮🧁

[Acacia Weber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Drama is amping up and getting a little ridiculous but it's still cute

[k · Rating 5 out of 5]

WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS MEANT TO BE LIGHT-