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Cooking Master Boy (TV)

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Alternative title:
Chuuka Ichiban! (Japanese)
中華一番！ (Japanese)
요리왕 비룡 (Korean)
Genres: comedy
Themes: cooking
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: After the death of Mao's mother, who was called the "Fairy of Cuisine", Mao must strive to become a legendary chef himself, in order to take the title as head chef at his mother's restaurant. To do this, he must travel China to learn the many ways of cooking. During his journey, he meets great friends and also fierce rivals.
Ratings: 174 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 11 votes (sub:10, dub:1)
 Excellent: 25 votes (sub:19, edit.dub:1, ?:1, others:4
2 Korean subtitled
1 Indonesian dubbed
1 Mandarin dubbed
)
 Very good: 34 votes (sub:29, dub:1, others:4
2 Indonesian dubbed
1 Cantonese dubbed
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Good: 52 votes (sub:45, ?:4, raw:2, edit.dub:1)
 Decent: 31 votes (sub:27, dub:2, raw:2)
 So-so: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Not really good: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Weak: 10 votes (sub:9, others:1
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Bad: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 401 s, rank: #2503 (of 9997)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.057 (Good), std. dev.: 1.7963, rank: #3607 (of 10155)
Weighted mean: 6.910 (Good), rank: #4280 (of 10155) (seen all: 7.32 / seen some: 5.72 / won't finish: 4.25)
Bayesian estimate: 6.949 (Good), rank: #3739 (of 7635)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 52
Episode titles: We have 52
Vintage:
1997-04-27 to 1998-09-13
2003-05-05 (Philippines)
Release dates: We have 2
Opening Theme:
#1: "空 (Sora)" by Maki Ohguro (eps 1-18)
#2: "息もできない (Iki mo Dekinai) ~Now I can breath~" by ZARD (eps 19-36)
#2: "息もできない (Iki mo Dekinai) ~I can't even breath~" by ZARD (eps 19-36)
#3: "君さえいれば (Kimi Sae Ireba)" by DEEN (eps 37-52)
Ending Theme:
#1: "青い空に出逢えた (Aoi Sora ni Deaeta)" by Arisa Tsujio (eps 1-20)
#2: "ミネラル (Mineral)" by Kaori Nanao (eps 21-36)
#3: "風のように自由 (Kaze no You ni Jiyuu; Free Like the Wind)" by Keiko Utoku (eps 37-52)
Links: We have 1
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Masami Anno
Screenplay:
Nobuaki Kishima (25 episodes
eps 3, 7-15 odd, 18, 20, 22-23, 25, 27, 29-31, 33-34, 37-47 odd, 48-49
)
Yoshiyuki Suga (24 episodes
eps 1-2, 6-12 even, 16-17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 32, 35-36, 38-46 even, 50-52
)
Storyboard:
Katsumi Terahigashi (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 24, 29
)
Ken'ichi Nishida (7 episodes
eps 15, 19, 26, 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Makoto Fuchigami (5 episodes
eps 16, 21, 28, 40, 45
)
Masakatsu Iijima (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 17, 36
)
Shigeo Koshi (5 episodes
eps 20, 25, 30, 32, 34
)
Yutaka Kagawa (9 episodes
eps 1, 7, 13, 18, 23, 35, 39, 44, 49
)
Episode Director:
Ken'ichi Nishida (11 episodes
eps 4, 9, 15, 19, 26, 31, 34, 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Kunihisa Sugishima (4 episodes
eps 14, 22, 27, 33
)
Makoto Fuchigami (8 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 21, 28, 40, 45, 50
)
Masakatsu Iijima (5 episodes
eps 3, 8, 17, 24, 36
)
Shigeo Koshi (4 episodes
eps 20, 25, 30, 32
)
Yutaka Kagawa (10 episodes
eps 1, 7, 13, 18, 23, 29, 35, 39, 44, 49
)
Music: Michihiko Ōta
Original creator: Etsushi Ogawa
Character Design:
Yoshiyuki Kishi
Art Director: Shigeru Morimoto
Animation Director:
Eikichi Takahashi (7 episodes
eps 23, 29, 33, 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Genichi Murakami (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 21
)
Kōichi Maruyama (7 episodes
eps 4, 8, 14, 19, 24, 32, 34
)
Moriyasu Taniguchi (8 episodes
eps 2, 6, 9, 15, 20, 26, 32, 36
)
Nagisa Miyazaki (4 episodes
eps 12, 17, 22, 27
)
Yoshiaki Tsubata (ep 18)
Art design: Kazue Itô
Sound Director: Sadayoshi Fujino
Director of Photography: Kenichi Yoshizaka
Executive producer: Kōichi Motohashi
Producer:
Shunichi Kosao

Background Art:
Masaaki Kawaguchi (23 episodes
eps 1-39 odd, 47, 49, 51
)
Mitsue Yamazaki (23 episodes
eps 1-39 odd, 47, 49, 51
)
Yumi Kudou (eps 1-51 odd)
Color design:
Mari Miyashita (eps 34-52)
Color Key: Yoshiko Takiguchi (eps 5, 10)
Editing:
Tsuyoshi Terano (eps 1-33)
Finish Animation:
Fumie Kosao (11 episodes
eps 1, 3, 7, 9, 13-19 odd, 22, 25, 27
)
Tomoko Asakura (11 episodes
eps 1, 3, 7, 9, 13-19 odd, 22, 25, 27
)
Finish Check: Yoshiko Takiguchi (eps 5, 10)
In-Between Animation:
Atsuko Narumi (30 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24, 26-27, 30-36 even, 39, 41, 44, 46, 49, 51
)
Hideki Takahara (6 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21, 28, 40, 50
)
Hitomi Matsuura (4 episodes
eps 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Kazuharu Saito (4 episodes
eps 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Kazuo Harada (4 episodes
eps 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Kazuo Ushigoe (30 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24, 26-27, 30-36 even, 39, 41, 44, 46, 49, 51
)
Kazuo Ushikoshi (31 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24, 26-27, 30, 32-34, 36, 39, 41, 44, 46, 49, 51
)
Ken Sekiai (30 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24, 26-27, 30-36 even, 39, 41, 44, 46, 49, 51
)
Kiyoto Ishino (30 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24, 26-27, 30-36 even, 39, 41, 44, 46, 49, 51
)
Masayuki Ozaki (7 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21, 28, 40, 45, 50
)
Miyuki Iizawa (4 episodes
eps 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Noriko Tokue (31 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24, 26-27, 30, 32-34, 36, 39, 41, 44, 46, 49, 51
)
Ryugo Koizumi (4 episodes
eps 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Sakiko Arai (4 episodes
eps 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Sumire Nono (28 episodes
eps 3-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24, 26-27, 30-36 even, 39, 41, 44, 46, 49, 51
)
Toshiko Nakagawa (31 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24, 26-27, 30, 32-34, 36, 39, 41, 44, 46, 49, 51
)
Tsuguo Motegi (30 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24, 26-27, 30-36 even, 39, 41, 44, 46, 49, 51
)
Yasuhide Yoshida (5 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21, 28, 45
)
Yuri Kondō (4 episodes
eps 38, 43, 47, 52
)
In-Between Check:
Kō Satō (35 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24, 26-27, 30, 32-34, 36, 38-39, 41, 43-44, 46-47, 49, 51-52
)
Misa Watanabe (6 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 21, 28, 50
)
Key Animation:
Akiko Tanada (6 episodes
eps 32, 34, 39, 41, 44, 49
)
Akira Watabe (10 episodes
eps 4, 7, 13, 15, 19, 22, 26, 30, 32, 34
)
Atsushi Irie (5 episodes
eps 12, 15, 20, 27, 51
)
Daisuke Kusakari (13 episodes
eps 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 22, 24, 27, 30, 32, 34, 44, 49
)
Daisuke Takemoto (4 episodes
eps 6, 9, 13, 19
)
Eikichi Takahashi (7 episodes
eps 23, 29, 33, 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Hideaki Matsuda (5 episodes
eps 9, 14-15, 19, 24
)
Hideki Kumazawa (5 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 28, 40
)
Hideki Sadai (4 episodes
eps 1, 4, 40, 45
)
Hiroshi Takaguchi (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 9, 15, 45
)
Hiroyoshi Iida (6 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 21, 28, 45
)
Hiroyuki Abe (4 episodes
eps 12, 17, 22, 44
)
Hiroyuki Shimizu (6 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 21, 28, 45
)
Hisao Muramatsu (8 episodes
eps 3, 7, 23, 33, 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Hisashi Samejima (5 episodes
eps 34, 39, 41, 46, 51
)
Isamu Akimoto (4 episodes
eps 23, 43, 47, 52
)
Kiyotoshi Aoi (11 episodes
eps 2, 6, 11, 15, 26, 30, 34, 41, 46, 49, 51
)
Kōichi Murata (15 episodes
eps 4, 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 22, 24, 30, 32, 34, 41, 44, 46, 49
)
Kōichi Takai (7 episodes
eps 9, 13, 19, 36, 41, 46, 51
)
Kotomi Maeda (5 episodes
eps 8, 14, 19, 22, 27
)
Masaaki Iwane (7 episodes
eps 23, 29, 33, 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Masaharu Morinaka (12 episodes
eps 6, 8, 14, 20, 24, 27, 32, 34-35, 40-41, 50
)
Naoki Yamauchi (9 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 21, 28, 35, 40, 45, 50
)
Riwako Matsui (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 9, 14, 26, 30
)
Ryūta Kawagishi (5 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 15, 18
)
Seiko Iwasaki (4 episodes
eps 8, 14, 22, 26
)
Shigenobu Nagasaki (5 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 21, 28
)
Shinji Abe (13 episodes
eps 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 22, 24, 27, 30, 32, 34, 44, 49
)
Takao Ozone (16 episodes
eps 3, 7, 12, 17, 19, 24, 27, 32-33, 38, 43-44, 46-47, 49, 52
)
Takashi Iwao (12 episodes
eps 14-15, 26, 30, 32, 34, 39, 41, 44, 46, 49, 51
)
Takeo Kitahara (5 episodes
eps 6, 8, 13, 17, 32
)
Takumi Koyama (7 episodes
eps 22, 26, 30, 34, 41, 46, 51
)
Tatsuya Urano (9 episodes
eps 2, 6, 9, 13, 19, 36, 41, 46, 51
)
Toshiaki Kanbara (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 21
)
Toshio Mori (4 episodes
eps 3, 12, 19, 23
)
Waruo Suzuki (5 episodes
eps 3, 8, 24, 27, 34
)
Yasuyuki Tada (Studio Cockpit; 10 episodes
eps 12, 17, 23, 29, 32-33, 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Yoshiko Sasaki (13 episodes
eps 2, 6, 8, 11, 13, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 39, 46, 49
)
Yuji Hamano (4 episodes
eps 8, 14, 20, 30
)
Yumiko Kinoshita (eps 46, 51)
Layout: Tadashi Hiramatsu (ep 27)
Negative Editing: Hidetoshi Kadono
Photography:
Hidehiko Nakano (34 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-36
)
Kenji Chikaoka (50 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-52
)
Kōji Kumagai (50 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-52
)
Tetsuji Higuchi (50 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-52
)
Yōsuke Moriguchi (eps 5, 10)
Planning: Koji Kaneda (Fuji TV)
Production Advancement:
Muneki Ogasawara (6 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 21, 28, 50
)
Tetsuya Tomioka (eps 1, 4, 7, 12)
Production Cooperation: Ken Hagino
Production Desk:
Masahiko Kobayashi (eps 1-30)
Production manager: Juichi Motohashi
Public Relations:
Yūko Jōgasaki (Fuji TV; eps 1-12)
Sound Adjustment: Chiaki Satō
Sound Effects: Akihiko Matsuda
Sound Production: Tetsuo Ono
Theme Song Performance:
Zard (OP)
Titles: Akira Michikawa
Chika Sakamoto as Shirou
Mayumi Tanaka as Liu Maoxing
Satsuki Yukino as Zhou Meili

Akio Ōtsuka as
Narration (ep 1)
Zhou Yu
Daisuke Sakaguchi as Tang Sanjie (eps 4-5)
Jūrōta Kosugi as iral Li Hongzhang
Maya Okamoto as Shan (Ten Feet of Blue)
Nobutoshi Canna as Leon
Ryōtarō Okiayu as Lan Feihong
Takkō Ishimori as Master Luo Wu
Tetsuya Iwanaga as Tang Sanjie (eps 34-52)

Ai Satō as Shirou's Mother (ep 15)
Asaga as
Female Customer A (ep 7)
Female Customer B (ep 8)
Bin Shimada as
iral Li's Subordinate (ep 1)
Chef A
Master Zhang
Subordinate A (ep 2)
Chafūrin as Old Guide
Dai Matsumoto as Customer C (eps 24-25)
Daisuke Gōri as Magistrate Ramen (ep 46)
Eri Morikami as Bad Girl A (ep 19)
Etsuko Tokunaga as Maker (ep 26)
Fubito Yamano as Master Kayu (ep 17)
Hidenari Ugaki as Captain Chai (ep 45)
Hideo Ishikawa as Raihou (eps 50-52)
Hiroshi Yanaka as Shell
Hirotaka Nagai as
Audience A (ep 30)
Customer A (eps 24-25)
Elder Seung-Hoo (eps 31-33)
Master Chen (6 episodes
eps 38, 40-41, 43-45
)
Villager A (eps 47-48)
Hiroyuki Satō as
Chef (ep 1)
Chef D
Customer B (ep 8)
Subordinate B (ep 2)
Hisao Egawa as
Al (eps 6-8)
Skinhead Man (ep 34)
Houko Kuwashima as Ran (ep 18)
Ikuya Sawaki as Tori Adult (ep 20)
Jin Yamanoi as Masked Man (ep 12)
Jōji Nakata as
Huang (eps 9-14)
Leader of Underworld Cooking Society (eps 48-49)
Junko Noda as Leon (young; ep 32)
Junko Shimakata as Lan Feihong (young; ep 12)
Katsuhisa Hōki as Rachae (eps 40-41)
Katsuya Shiga as
Candidate B (ep 10)
Chef C
Customer A (ep 1)
Onlooker A (ep 2)
Seiyo's Minion B (eps 47-48)
Town Man B (ep 20)
Townsfolk B (ep 15)
Kayoko Fujii as Laya (ep 19)
Kazuhiko Kishino as Yang Adult (ep 19)
Kazuhiro Nakata as Gien (ep 18)
Kazumi Tanaka as
Fake Leon (ep 33)
Liang (ep 15)
Youshi (eps 50-52)
Kazuo Oka as Chief Examiner (eps 9-11, 13)
Kazuyuki Sogabe as Kochou (ep 18)
Keiko Nakamura as
Female Customer A (ep 8)
Female Customer B (ep 7)
Keisuke Yamashita as Bow (ep 15)
Kenichi Ogata as
Lakon (eps 35-39, 44)
Luo Wen (eps 7-8)
Kenji Nojima as
Clerk (ep 7)
Guangzhou Dumpling House Staff (ep 6)
Kōji Ishii as Crow (ep 20)
Kōji Tsujitani as Harry (ep 19)
Kōzō Shioya as Emperor of China (eps 50-52)
Kyōko Kaneko as
Audience C (ep 51)
Court Lady (eps 50, 52)
Mahito Ōba as
Acrobatic Troupe Leader (ep 46)
Junshin (eps 1-2)
Makiko Ōmoto as
Bad Girl B (ep 19)
Clerk (ep 21)
Masaharu Satō as Kwan (eps 7-8, 31-33)
Masahiko Tanaka as Sanchez's Father (ep 4)
Masaki Aizawa as Ren's Subordinate A (ep 17)
Masato Hirano as
Chef B
Deputy Mayor (ep 20)
Examiner A (eps 10-11)
Master He
Masaya Takatsuka as
Audience A (ep 44)
Candidate D (ep 10)
Chef B (ep 19)
Clerk A (eps 16-17)
Delinquent B (ep 21)
Examiner C (ep 11)
Seiyo's Minion A (eps 47-48)
Soldier (eps 46, 50)
Masumi Gotō as Old Woman (ep 49)
Masuo Amada as
Captain (ep 50)
Rouko (Multicolored Tiger; eps 35-36, 44)
Maya Okamoto as Tia (ep 20)
Misa Nakanishi as Old Woman (ep 20)
Mitsuaki Hoshino as Bow's Squire (ep 15)
Miyuki Ichijō as Reika (eps 11, 13-14)
Moriya Endou as
Man (ep 16)
Man A (ep 17)
Naoki Bandō as
Chef A (ep 19)
Master (ep 47)
Naoki Imamura as
Audience A (eps 51-52)
Villager B (eps 47-48)
Naoki Makishima as Examiner B (eps 10-11)
Naoki Tatsuta as Wong Seiyo (eps 47-48)
Naoko Ishii as
Mother (ep 47)
Village Woman (ep 48)
Nobuhiko Kazama as
Delinquent A (ep 21)
Master Ki
The Chef Behind the Scenes (ep 34)
Nobuyuki Furuta as Tang (eps 9-13)
Reiko Suzuki as Old Woman (eps 47-48)
Rihoko Yoshida as Liu Pai (eps 1, 12-13)
Ryōko Tanaka as
Court Lady (ep 50)
Daughter (ep 46)
Woman
Sanae Takagi as Mrs. Kocho (ep 18)
Satoshi Nakajima as
Customer A (eps 4-5)
Onlooker B (ep 2)
Sayuri Ikemoto as Sanchez's Mother (ep 4)
Shinpachi Tsuji as Mayor (ep 20)
Show Hayami as
Lien (eps 28-29)
Masked Chef (eps 24-27)
Takehiro Murozono as
Candidate C (ep 10)
Facilitator (ep 20)
Ren's Subordinate B (ep 17)
Tamotsu Nishiwaki as Audience B (eps 51-52)
Toshihiko Nakajima as
Audience B (ep 30)
Candidate A (ep 10)
Celebrity (ep 19)
Clerk B (eps 16-17)
Customer B (eps 1, 24-25)
Exam Chef (ep 9)
Owner of Houou Hotel (ep 20)
Owner of Sansho-ro (ep 15)
Reminiscence Winning Store Owner (ep 6)
Yen (eps 31-32)
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Karao (eps 6-8)
Yasuhiko Kawazu as
Chef E (eps 4, 7, 23)
Customer B (ep 5)
Town Man A (ep 20)
Townsfolk A (ep 15)
Yasunori Matsumoto as (eps 6-8)
Yoku Shioya as
Mysterious Man (eps 34, 37)
Shou An (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 39, 42-45
)
Yoshino Kimura as Meika
Yōsuke Akimoto as Lord Lien (eps 16-17)
Yukimasa Kishino as
Customer A (ep 8)
Minister Ron (eps 50-52)
Owner of Guangzhou Gyozakan (ep 6)
Shop Owner (ep 7)
Yukimasa Natori as Elder (eps 47-48)
Yukitoshi Hori as
King Tiger (eps 9-11)
Master Hu
Wang Hu (Ōko)
Yūko Nagashima as Marin (eps 39-44)
Yumi Fukamizu as Che Lin (eps 10-13)
Yumi Hikita as Liu Keling (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 9, 12, 14
)
Yumi Touma as Anri (eps 16-17)
Yuri Amano as Fei's mother (ep 12)
Yurika Hino as Acrobatic Troupe Beauty (ep 46)

Akane Tomonaga
Akio Ōtsuka
Jin Yamanoi
Yukimasa Kishino
Japanese companies
Animation Assistance: Oh! Production
Backgrounds:
Studio Aqua (eps 2-50 even)
Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network
Cuisine Supervision: Hattori Nutrition College
Film Developing: Imagica
Finish Animation:
Mook Animation (8 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 28, 35, 40, 45, 50
)
Niandai Animation (4 episodes
eps 16, 21, 45, 50
)
Studio Robin (36 episodes
eps 2-4, 6-9, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 24-27, 30-34, 36, 38-39, 41, 43-44, 46-47, 49, 51-52
)
Zhong Ying Animation (eps 5, 10)
In-Between Animation:
Mook Animation (8 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 21, 28, 40, 45, 50
)
Niandai Animation (4 episodes
eps 16, 21, 45, 50
)
Studio Jungle Gym (4 episodes
eps 38, 43, 47, 52
)
Zhong Ying Animation (eps 5, 10)
Key Animation:
Oh! Production (6 episodes
eps 4, 30, 39, 44, 49, 51
)
Studio Cockpit (8 episodes
eps 23, 29, 33, 38-39, 43, 47, 52
)
Zero-G (ep 1)
Photography:
Flame Pot (50 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-52
)
Studio Wood (eps 5, 10)
Production:
Nippon Animation
Production Assistance: Pierrot
Recording Studio: Tact Studios
Sound Effects: Fizz Sound Creation
Sound Production: Onkyo Eizo System Co., Ltd.
English staff
English companies
(none)
Broadcaster: AXN Asia
English cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Distributor: Cloverway (Latin America)
Spanish cast
(none)
Tagalog cast
Tagalog staff
(none)
Donna Alcantara as Meili
Lucky Mar Santos as Lui Mao Xing
Sherwin Revestir as Meili (2nd)

Benjie Dorango as Fei
Jay De Castro as Leon
Pocholo Gonzales as
Sanche
Shell
Robert Brillantes as
Chouyo
Sho An

Benjie Dorango as Li Yen
Virna Pahoyo as Reika
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster:
Yey!
Dubbing: ABS-CBN

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