Thursday, September 10, 2009

Manga Review - Mixed Vegetables, vol. 5


Mixed Vegetables, vol. 5
By: Ayumi Komura

North American Publisher: Shojo Beat


I reviewed volume four of Mixed Vegetables a while ago here, where not only did I confess my undying love of cooking manga, but how I almost dropped the series after volume two. Volume four I felt was definitely the best of the series to that point, and I personally think volume five is an improvement on that!

In this volume, the heroine Hanayu must come to terms with the fact that her love interest, and sushi shop owner's son, Hayato may never get to fulfill his dream of being a baker. And to make matters worse, want to be sushi chef Hanayu has a big sushi exam, but her family's bakery needs her help at the exact same time. Will she choose her sushi dreams over her family's bakery? There are tough choices for all the characters in this volume, which honestly makes me see them all grow a lot.

This manga only has three more volumes after number five, which I think is perfect for it. I think the story should wrap up nicely by then. My only complaint with this volume is that there are not enough images of pretty food!

2 comments:

  1. I was looking at some of these manga cooking stuff, I dont really like them, it doesn't make sense to me that are mangas related to food.

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  2. I cannot believe that it is a romance manga by Ayumi Komura, it is new to me, but I think that a manga related with vegetables is so interesting, I will get it!

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