Series synopsis
True Cooking Master Boy, also known as 真・中華一番! is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on MBS on October 12, 2019. It ended on March 30, 2021. It stars Natsumi Fujiwara, Ai Kayano, Junya Enoki and Yukiyo Fujii.
After the death of Mao's mother - Pai - who was called the Goddess of Cuisine, Mao wants to be the Master Chef of his mother's restaurant. However, before Mao takes his mother's place as Master Chef, he travels to China in order to learn more of the many ways of cooking, in the hopes of becoming a legendary chef just like his mother.
Premise
After the death of Mao's mother - Pai - who was called the Goddess of Cuisine, Mao wants to be the Master Chef of his mother's restaurant. However, before Mao takes his mother's place as Master Chef, he travels to China in order to learn more of the many ways of cooking, in the hopes of becoming a legendary chef just like his mother.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Natsumi Fujiwara as Mao (voice)
- Ai Kayano as Mei Li (voice)
- Junya Enoki as Lan Fei Hong (voice)
- Yukiyo Fujii as Zhi Lao (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Xi Er (voice)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Li Wen (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 12, 2019 | December 28, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 12 | January 12, 2021 | March 30, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Genius Cooking Boy, Mao Liu Maoxing has completed his culinary training and is on his way back to Guangzhou with Meili and Shirou. |
October 12, 2019 |
| 2 |
A Mystery Mapo Tofu Mao and friends return to Yang Spring Restaurant. When Shirou serves a dish to a customer without permission, the customer becomes enraged, and Mao offers to serve whatever dish the customer would like. |
October 19, 2019 |
| 3 |
Super Chef A strange invitation bearing the mark of absolute obedience arrives for Zhou Yu, Meili, and Mao. The three accept the invitation and attend the dinner party being held at a Western-style mansion. |
October 26, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Transcendental Tofu Battle! Mao's group battles the Cooking Underworld for the legendary utensils in the Huangpu River warship pavilion cooking battle. The score is one to one. The final round pits Mao against his old enemy Shao An. Their theme is tofu! However, something disastrous happens to Mao's soybeans during the night before the final round... What dish will Mao produce after finding a hint in the silver lining? |
January 12, 2021 |
| 2 | Outstretched Hand | January 19, 2021 |
| 3 | Advent of the Devil | January 26, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 12, 2019 |
| Last aired | March 30, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |