Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

Mixed Vegetables Manga Discussion (with Asher Sofman)

Episode Summary

This episode discusses all eight volumes of MIXED VEGETABLES by Ayumi Komura.

Episode Notes

Hanayu wants to be a sushi chef, but her father expects her to take over the family pastry shop. Hayato wants to be a pastry chef, but is expected to take over his family's sushi restaurant. Uh, you can see where this is going, right? Shojo & Tell host Ashley and her husband Asher discuss this romantic comedy series in which these 15 year old children place the weight of the world on their shoulders. Mixed Vegetables may be a mixed bag, but hey, maybe that's your cup of tea (to mix metaphors).

REFERENCES

• Read Mixed Vegetables digitally on the Viz Media app
• Other manga/anime mentioned
  • Maid-Sama
  • Kimi ni Todoke
  • Full Moon o Sagashite
  • Yuu Watase
• Locations in Japan mentioned
  • Kagoshima
  • Okinawa
  • Hokkaido
• How Japan’s Female Sushi Chefs Are Claiming a Seat at the Counter (Conde Nast Traveler 2022)
• Koseki
• Outro: "Tokimeki no Doukasen" (Fushigi Yuugi ending theme) + Fruits Basket (2019) episode 3 dialogue

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