Issue Details

Issue	#[nn]
Published	January 2009
Cover Price	12.99 USD; 15.00 CAD
Pages	281
Editing	Leyla Aker; Michael Black (consultant); Hidemi Dunn (cover design; graphic design)
Notes	ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-2139-8. ISBN-10: 1-4215-2139-3. Page count includes 2 half-page cover flaps.

Cover Details - "Japanese Cuisine"

Genre	drama; cooking
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki
Inks	Akira Hanasaki
Notes	ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-2139-8. ISBN-10: 1-4215-2139-3. Page count includes 2 half-page cover flaps.

Half page Oishinbo promo (ad from the publisher) "As part of the celebrations for its 100th anniversary..."

Synopsis	Promotional blurb about the contents of this volume.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Front cover flap.

1 page filler "Blank Page"

Notes

Inside front cover.

1 page credits "Title Page"

Pencils	Akira Hanasaki
Inks	Akira Hanasaki
Letters	typeset

2 page text article "[Seabram Pine-Skin Style and Seabream Kamishio Style)"

Synopsis	Sashimi recipes for dishes made by characters in this book.
Genre	fact
Script	Yoko Yasui
Pencils	Hideo Sawai (photos); Kunihiro Yokoi (photographic assistant)
Inks	Hideo Sawai (photos); Kunihiro Yokoi (photographic assistant)
Colors	Hideo Sawai (photos); Kunihiro Yokoi (photographic assistant)
Letters	typeset
Editing	Yuko Tanaka (food styling); Yoko Ito (assistant food stylist)

1 page text article "Table of Contents"

Letters

typeset

2 page Oishinbo recap "Characters and Story Summary"

Pencils	Akira Hanasaki
Inks	Akira Hanasaki
Letters	typeset

24 page Oishinbo story "First Course The Secret of Dashi"

Genre	drama; cooking
Script	Tetsu Kariya; Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Inks	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Letters	Kelle Han

28 page Oishinbo story "Second Course Basic knife Skills"

Genre	drama; cooking
Script	Tetsu Kariya; Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Inks	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Letters	Kelle Han

1 page Oishinbo illustration "untitled"

Pencils	Akira Hanasaki
Inks	Akira Hanasaki

26 page Oishinbo story "Third Course The Right To Be a Chef"

Genre	drama; cooking
Script	Tetsu Kariya; Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Inks	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Letters	Kelle Han

1 page Oishinbo illustration "untitled"

Pencils	Akira Hanasaki
Inks	Akira Hanasaki

24 page Oishinbo story "Fourth Course The Pinnacle of Technique"

Genre	drama; cooking
Script	Tetsu Kariya; Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Inks	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Letters	Kelle Han

4 page Author Commentary Oishinbo Day-by-Day text article What is "Japanese Cuisine"?

Script	Tetsu Kariya; Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki
Inks	Akira Hanasaki
Letters	typeset

26 page Oishinbo story "Fifth Course The Soul of Hospitality"

Genre	drama; cooking
Script	Tetsu Kariya; Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Inks	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Letters	Kelle Han

26 page Oishinbo story "Sixth Course The Ultimate Etiquette"

Genre	drama; cooking
Script	Tetsu Kariya; Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Inks	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Letters	Kelle Han

26 page Oishinbo story "Seventh Course The Tea Master and the Strawberry"

Genre	drama; cooking
Script	Tetsu Kariya; Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Inks	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Letters	Kelle Han

22 page Oishinbo story "Eighth Course A Real Feast"

Genre	drama; cooking
Script	Tetsu Kariya; Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Inks	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Letters	Kelle Han

22 page Oishinbo story "Ninth Course The Principles of Japanese Cuisine"

Genre	drama; cooking
Script	Tetsu Kariya; Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Inks	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Letters	Kelle Han

24 page Oishinbo story "Tenth Course A Hot Cup of Tea"

Genre	drama; cooking
Script	Tetsu Kariya; Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Inks	Akira Hanasaki; Kelle Han (touch-up art)
Letters	Kelle Han

14 page text article "Notes on the Text"

Script	Tetsuichiro Miyaki ?
Letters	typeset

1 page Oishinbo promo (ad from the publisher) "In the next volume of Oishinbo..."

Pencils	Akira Hanasaki
Inks	Akira Hanasaki
Letters	typeset

1 page credits "Credits and Publication Information"

Letters

typeset

1 page filler "Blank Page"

Notes

Inside back cover.

Half page biography (nonfictional) "Manga writer and essayist extraordinaire..."

Synopsis	Brief biographies of Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki.
Genre	biography
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover flap.

1 page Oishinbo promo (ad from the publisher) "Oishinbo A la Carte"

Synopsis	A text blurb about this volume with an accompanying illustration and quotation.
Script	?; Julie Brau (quotation)
Pencils	Akira Hanasaki
Inks	Akira Hanasaki
Letters	typeset
Notes	This sequence appears on the back cover.