Seasoned Connections
Japanese manga series
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Seasoned Connections, also known as Atari no Kitchen! (Japanese: あたりのキッチン!, Hepburn: Atari no Kitchin!; lit. 'Atari's Kitchen!'), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Shirono. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from November 2016 to September 2018, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2023.
| Seasoned Connections | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Zenjirō Nakae (left) and Kiyomi Atari (right) | |
| あたりのキッチン! (Atari no Kitchin!) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuki Shirono |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Imprint | Afternoon KC |
| Magazine | Monthly Afternoon |
| Original run | November 25, 2016 – September 25, 2018 |
| Volumes | 4 |
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| Studio | Tokai Television |
| Original network | FNS (THK, Fuji TV) |
| Original run | October 14, 2023 – December 23, 2023 |
| Episodes | 11 |
Plot
Kiyomi Atari is a university student who has severe social anxiety, but a strong sense of taste and smell. Wanting to make connections with people despite her lack of communication skills, she works part-time as a cook at the Aun (阿吽) diner, owned by Zenjirō Nakae and his son, Kiyomasa.
Characters
- Kiyomi Atari (辺 清美, Atari Kiyomi)
- Portrayed by: Hiyori Sakurada[2]
- Zenjirō Nakae (中江 善次郎, Nakae Zenjirō)
- Portrayed by: Atsuro Watabe[2]
- Kiyomasa Nakae (中江 清正, Nakae Kiyomasa)
- Portrayed by: Airu Kubozuka[2]
- Sakura Suzushiro (鈴代 桜, Suzushiro Sakura)
- Portrayed by: Mio Kudo[2]
- Haru Kusunoki (楠木 ハル, Kusunoki Haru)
- Portrayed by: Rie Minemura[2]
- Akemi Atari (辺 明美, Atari Akemi)
- Portrayed by: Sachie Hara[2]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Yuki Shirono, Seasoned Connections was first published as a one-shot in the May 2016 issue of Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon, released on March 25, 2016.[3][4] It was later serialized in Monthly Afternoon starting on November 25, 2016,[1] and ending on September 25, 2018.[5] Kodansha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from April 21, 2017, to October 23, 2018.
Volumes
| No. | Release date | ISBN | ||
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| 1 | April 21, 2017[6] | 978-4-06-388253-7 | ||
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| 2 | October 23, 2017[7] | 978-4-06-388298-8 | ||
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| 3 | April 23, 2018[8] | 978-4-06-511236-6 | ||
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| 4 | October 23, 2018[9] | 978-4-06-513211-1 | ||
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Drama
A television drama adaptation, starring Hiyori Sakurada, Airu Kubozuka, and Atsuro Watabe, aired on Tōkai Television Broadcasting and Fuji Television from October 14 to December 23, 2023, for a total of 11 episodes.[4][10]