Since ancient times, food has been regarded as paramount, and now, in this era, Chinese delicacies have transformed into spirits. These spirits, embodying the soul of food, have formed pacts with the God of Food and are recorded in the sacred tome 'The Language of Food.' They run a restaurant in 'Kong Sang,' a sanctuary created by the Food God.
Dumplings are bubbling in the kitchen... Wait! Don’t add herbs to that! The Sichuan hot pot is simmering its mildly spicy soup base... Hold on! Does your 'mildly spicy' mean adding a whole pot of chili peppers? Claypot rice is preparing its ingredients... Claypot? Claypot? Are you awake? Ahem, young master, rest assured, today is another joyous day of managing the Kong Sang restaurant.
(Source: Bilibili)
The web anime centres on five high school astronomy club members who solve people's concerns.
(Source: Anime News Network)
It's every high school baseball team's dream to go to the legendary Koshien Stadium Tournament. For the first time in years, Seido High School has a chance—star player Gorilla Matsui has finally given the team an opportunity to succeed. Most delighted at this prospect is Principal Kocho. However, the Head teacher reveals to him that the first game will be played against the Gedo High School, infamous for brutally killing all their opponents. Kocho instantly loses all hope, both for his students' lives and of winning the tournament.
The story is about Song Wu who loves to talk big. He boasts "If I were Wu Song, I could also kill the tiger!" But when he really meets the tiger he scared out of his wits!
An unprecedented media show is on air at a TV broadcasting studio. The show is asking people whether a spider that drove an assemblyman crazy should be publicly executed or not. The spider in question is Je Bul-chal(meaning 'my mistake'), a hardworking young individual who became 'an ear cleaner' because of a precious memory he holds concerning his sister. In order to take a poll about his execution, the story of how Mr. Sorry became a spider is gradually revealed.
(Source: Official website)
Jarinko Chie is a movie directed by Takahata in 1981. Based on the very popular manga by Etsumi HARUKI, it is about ten year old Chie, "the most unfortunate girl in Japan", who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. This sounds really depressing, but it's actually a very funny comedy.
The story is set in Osaka, which has a totally different culture from Tokyo. After the success of the movie, a TV series was made, and Takahata worked as the chief director.
(Source: nausicaa.net)
When Japan is flooded by Western civilization... or the invader invaded.
(Source: Annecy Festival)
focuses on strange and unfortunate animals that live in three areas: Antarctica, Australia, and the Azumi Basin in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Based on a series of illustrated children's books.