Comments on: Oishinbo a la Carte 3: Ramen & Gyoza

By: Oishinbo a la Carte 5: Vegetables » Manga Worth Reading

Oishinbo a la Carte 5: Vegetables » Manga Worth Reading — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:41:22 +0000

[...] to me: I enjoy the Oishinbo volumes even more if I like the food less. With something like Sushi or Gyoza, I suspect I’m distracted by the food. Here, with Vegetables, I found myself surprised by how [...]

By: Oishinbo a la Carte 4: Fish, Sushi & Sashimi » Comics Worth Reading

Oishinbo a la Carte 4: Fish, Sushi & Sashimi » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:21:13 +0000

[...] most identified with Japan in the Western world: sushi. The subjects of previous books, sake and ramen, are familiar to many readers, but they’re more likely to have experienced authentic Japanese [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:31:16 +0000

That’s a good question. I would suspect not, but I don’t know.

By: James Langdell

James Langdell — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:38:33 +0000

I’ve read the first two volumes and eagerly picked up this Ramen.Gyoza book today. When I started reading, I expected to enjoy the discourse about food, but I’m suprised at how engaging the interactions between the characters are. I’m curious, after seeing these “a la carte” anthologies, what the continuity of this long running story is like. Week to week, is there more storytelling about the characters and a lower proportion of pages focused so intently on the food information?

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:35:19 +0000

But like good food, sometimes a taste is plenty, and you don’t want to over-consume. At least, that’s how I think of it.

By: Joshua Macy

Joshua Macy — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:19:34 +0000

I picked this up based on your review, and I quite liked it. I’ll probably look for the others in the series, though the completist in me squirms at realizing that these are never going to cover more than a smattering of stories in a series that’s been running continuously for over twenty-five years…

By: Reeve

Reeve — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:27:48 +0000

I’m not bothered by the price myself (two of the series I’m reading right now are Pluto, which is the same price per book, and Black Jack, which is more), it’s just that I can’t afford to pick up a new series – any series – right now.

Maybe when Pluto’s done, I’ll start on Oishinbo; from the reviews so far, it sounds like my kind of series.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:46:16 +0000

Viz has several series aimed at the older reader in this format. For $12.99, the books are larger, with nicer covers (including flaps) and paper, including some color pages. Pluto and 20th Century Boys are two others I can think of produced in that format.

By: Jay DV

Jay DV — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:31:57 +0000

This series of Manga is fairly pricey, isn’t it? I have the first volume, but that was a gift. Sure, the paper stock used is quality and the few full-color pages interspersed in the book are nice, but I don’t see the inherent value at that price, especially considering this is a fairly old manga with a new translation.

Still, I love manga and anime that focus on food and cooking, so I will stick with it.

By: Reeve

Reeve — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:54:51 +0000

I would love to pick up this series sometime, but there’s so much other manga that I’m reading right now and I don’t think my budget can handle it…

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Tough times for magazines here and abroad

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Tough times for magazines here and abroad — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:17:28 +0000

[...] Draper Carlson on vol. 1 of The Lapis Lazuli Crown (Comics Worth Reading) Johanna Draper Carlson on Oishinbo a la Carte 3: Ramen & Gyoza (Comics Worth Reading) Michelle Smith on vol. 7 of One Piece (Soliloquy in Blue) Tiamat’s [...]