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Cooking Papa
Japanese manga series and its adaptation(s)
Cooking Papa
Cooking Papa (Japanese: クッキングパパ, Hepburn: Kukkingu Papa) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tochi Ueyama. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen anthology magazine Morning since June 6, 1985. Kodansha has collected it into individual tankōbon volumes and it has a total of 176 volumes as of January 2026, making it one of the longest manga series by number of volumes. The story revolves around the life of Kazumi Araiwa, a salaryman who can cook well and full recipes for the dishes featured in each chapter are provided at the end of the chapter. The series has been adapted into a 151-episode anime television series of the same name produced by ABC and Eiken, animated by Sunshine Corporation Japan, Trans Arts and Tiger Pro and directed by Toshitaka Tsunoda. The anime series was originally broadcast in Japan on TV Asahi between April 1992 and May 1995, A Japanese television drama adaptation aired on Fuji TV on August 29, 2008. Cooking Papa won a Special Award at the 39th...
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