Seasoned Connections

Seasoned Connections
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Zenjirō Nakae (left) and Kiyomi Atari (right)
あたりのキッチン!
(Atari no Kitchin!)
Genre
Manga
Written byYuki Shirono
Published byKodansha
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
Original runNovember 25, 2016 – September 25, 2018
Volumes4
Television drama
Directed by
  • Kazayuki Iwata (Kyodo TV)
  • Makoto Kikukawa
  • Toahiyuki Honma
  • Takao Kinoshita
Written by
  • Natsu Hashimoto
  • Nishioka to Neil
Music by
StudioTokai Television
Original networkFNS (THK, Fuji TV)
Original run October 14, 2023 – December 23, 2023
Episodes11

Seasoned Connections, also known as Atari no Kitchen! (Japanese: あたりのキッチン!, Hepburn: Atari no Kitchin!; lit. 'Atari's Kitchen!'), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Shirono. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from November 2016 to September 2018, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2023.

Plot

Kiyomi Atari is a university student who has severe social anxiety, but a strong sense of taste and smell. Wanting to make connections with people despite her lack of communication skills, she works part-time as a cook at the Aun (阿吽) diner, owned by Zenjirō Nakae and his son, Kiyomasa.

Characters

Kiyomi Atari (辺 清美, Atari Kiyomi)
Portrayed by: Hiyori Sakurada[2]
Zenjirō Nakae (中江 善次郎, Nakae Zenjirō)
Portrayed by: Atsuro Watabe[2]
Kiyomasa Nakae (中江 清正, Nakae Kiyomasa)
Portrayed by: Airu Kubozuka[2]
Sakura Suzushiro (鈴代 桜, Suzushiro Sakura)
Portrayed by: Mio Kudo[2]
Haru Kusunoki (楠木 ハル, Kusunoki Haru)
Portrayed by: Rie Minemura[2]
Akemi Atari (辺 明美, Atari Akemi)
Portrayed by: Sachie Hara[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yuki Shirono, Seasoned Connections was first published as a one-shot in the May 2016 issue of Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon, released on March 25, 2016.[3][4] It was later serialized in Monthly Afternoon starting on November 25, 2016,[1] and ending on September 25, 2018.[5] Kodansha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from April 21, 2017, to October 23, 2018.

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1April 21, 2017[6]978-4-06-388253-7
  • 0. "Mission: …Impossible?"
  • 1. "To Work or to Eat, That is the Question."
  • 2. "Don't Think. Eat!"
  • 3. "Red Hot Chili Pepper + α"
  • 4. "Take the Sour With the Sweet!"
  • 5. "Spring Has Come."
2October 23, 2017[7]978-4-06-388298-8
  • 6. "Chicken Or the Egg?"
  • 7. "Reel Him In!"
  • 8. "All Roads Lead to Napolitan."
  • 9. "Stand By You."
  • 10. "You Can't Always Remember What You Want."
  • 11. "Superstition Ain't the Way, But…"
3April 23, 2018[8]978-4-06-511236-6
  • 12. "Just Be Friends."
  • 13. "MOTHER"
  • 14. "No Fish Without Bones, No Man Without Flaws."
  • 15. "Bittersweet & Juicy"
  • 16. "FATHER"
  • 17. "The Hot Entertainer"
4October 23, 2018[9]978-4-06-513211-1
  • 18. "Without Haste, But Without Rest, Sometimes With Meat."
  • 19. "Lunchin' in the Rain"
  • 20. "2-3 Days of Summer"
  • 21. "Home Sweet Home"
  • 22. "How Yummy the Moon"
  • 23. "Make the Mission Possible!"

Drama

A television drama adaptation, starring Hiyori Sakurada, Airu Kubozuka, and Atsuro Watabe, aired on Tōkai Television Broadcasting and Fuji Television from October 14 to December 23, 2023, for a total of 11 episodes.[4][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 料理で会話する女子の新連載がアフタに、沙村広明が語る映画「無限の住人」も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 25, 2016. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 キャスト・スタッフ | あたりのキッチン！ | 東海テレビ (in Japanese). Tōkai Television Broadcasting. Archived from the original on September 25, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ アフタヌーン 2016年5月号 | アフタヌーン公式サイト - 講談社の青年漫画誌. Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on January 24, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  4. 1 2 コミュ力ゼロだが"絶対味覚"を持つ大学生の成長劇 桜田ひより主演でドラマ化. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 25, 2023. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ 安彦良和がシベリア出兵をテーマに描く"最後の新連載"「乾と巽」アフタで始動. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ 【4月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 21, 2017. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ 【10月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ 【4月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ 【10月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 23, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ あたりのキッチン！：最終回 "清美"桜田ひより、けがで料理できなくなるが？. Mantan Web (in Japanese). December 23, 2023. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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