The Chūka Ichiban! manga ran in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine for five volumes from 1995 to 1997, and the Shin Chūka Ichiban! sequel manga ran for 12 volumes from 1997 to 1999.
The official website for True Cooking Master Boy, the television anime of Etsushi Ogawa’s Shin Chūka Ichiban! sequel manga series, revealed on Friday that Nobuhiko Okamoto will join the anime’s cast as the character Sanche.
Ogawa launched the Chūka Ichiban! Kiwami manga on Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket app in November 2017.