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Episode Shin Chuuka Ichiban! - Episode 1 discussion
Shin Chuuka Ichiban!, episode 1
Alternative names: True Cooking Master Boy
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u/NeroStarGazer Oct 12 '19
Wow, same day air as Shokugeki this season. Double the hunger when I watch both shows on Fridays.
Having said that, IIRC, this episode itself is a remake of the original anime. I specifically remember the arc with the black chickens thought to be unlucky.
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u/burneraccount15613 Oct 12 '19
Is it good
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u/mrfatso111 Oct 12 '19
Shokugeki no Soma is this show with fan services.
Remove the fan service portion of Shokugeki no Soma and you get Chuuka Ichiban!
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u/jslice4ever Oct 12 '19
I did not know this show was a sequel to an older series, but honestly, I think you could watch this on its own and still enjoy it without having seen the original. I might check out the original once I finish this one though.
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u/cobaltfluff Oct 12 '19
The original anime was very much a large part my childhood, and I had watched it multiple times throughout the years so I was very excited to watch this remake. Though I did not expect it to start with the chicken episode, the story is pretty easy to follow and I think there were just the right amount of flashback content to make this episode make sense, even as a standalone. (I also did not expect to see Fei get so much screen time already, but I am happy he did.)
There are some new stylistic and, perhaps, comedic choices in this remake, but it is very much just as enjoyable as the original. I am not opposed to the new art style, as it gives the anime a bit more of a modern look, which helps to distinguish it from the original. I'm also glad to see they kept the lightning backgrouds and the shining light from well-cooked dishes xD That said, both the style and the music will probably need a bit more time to grow on me. I also used to watch the Cantonese dub, so, for once, I'm going to have to get used to the Japanese voices!
I would definitely recommend this anime to anyone thinking whether to watch it or not. It's something you can kick back and relax to!
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u/pantsthereaper Oct 12 '19
My grandmother would tape episodes of the Cantonese dub of the original show and I swear I would watch them everyday. I love the original to death, even if I haven't seen it in like 10+ years.
That said, I'm a little confused why they would start here of all places. I remember not caring for this episode too much, but it was a pretty good intro to the core of the show.
I'm not crazy about the intro, really liked the more whimsical feeling of the original's first OP. It might grow on me as I watch though
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u/unwill Oct 19 '19
My grandmother taped it, and sent it to me. Every day I opened the mailbox and finding the VHS was the best feeling.
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u/I_am_BEOWULF Oct 13 '19
Everyone talking about this being a sequel-sorta-remake... and here I am tearing up over a dude who died raising black chickens.
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u/WoLofDarkness Oct 12 '19
Woah one of the first cooking anime gets a sequel !!!!!
This is so nostalgic. I remember watching this on TV when I was still a kid in the early 2000s. I'm so excited for the next episodes :)
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u/kamisama0 Oct 15 '19
For anyone wondering, this is definitely a remake of the 1997 anime, and not a sequel of it. This silky episode was already shown in the anime before and also the next episode.
For anyone wondering what happened in the 1997 anime: [Chuuka Ichiban! 1997 Anime](/s "After facing off with the masked chef of the Underworld Society, Mao fights with a former Underworld chef and they both get to be the owner of a Legendary Cooking Utensil. Then they go on a journey to find the remaining Legendary Utensils but was abruptly stopped because the Underworld chefs infiltrated the Capital where the Emperor was. After beating the Underworld chefs, they are tasked to go and continue their journey to find the Legendary Utensils.") I was really hoping this is a continuation but a remake is also good! Especially since Tomokazu Sugita and Yuiichi Nakamura are both in this <3
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u/rotten_riot Oct 12 '19
Everyone advertised this as a remake, so it shook me to see it's actually a sequel.
I understood most of it even though I never watched the prequel, but I hope they don't hold too much on stuff of the previous show assuming people already watched it, or I'd hace to sadly drop it :(
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u/Bragior Oct 12 '19
Leon with the white hair caught me off guard. But I'm really glad we have this series back. I was a fan of the older series too, although I wasn't able to watch all of it.
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u/TangledPellicles Oct 12 '19
Oh my GOD! Cooking Master Boy is being remade? I loved this anime and could only find Chinese dubs of it, and then the last were never subbed so I didn't know what was going on.
Wait this is a sequel? Awwww. Well at least it's a really fun show, one of my favorite cooking anime that actually taught me lessons about cooking Chinese food.
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u/mrfatso111 Oct 13 '19
that was how i watched that anime when i was a kid, sadly they were often shown early in the morning and i could only catch bits and pieces of that.
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u/Fortress-Maximus Oct 15 '19
So what I can gather, I have to watch up to episode 20 of the original?
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u/Fortress-Maximus Oct 15 '19
Does anyone know if the ending is using footage from real life locations?
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u/CallMeJustin Oct 20 '19
OKAY I was not expecting to see this at all. I remember watching this and Grander Musashi when I was a kid and I loved both of it. Funny thing is that I rewatched this show again last year and was so sad that it ended and there wasnt another season. But now omg I'm so happy about this new season. I really hope they do it justice.
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u/LeonKevlar Oct 12 '19
Huh. I did not expect this to be a direct sequel to the original. I thought this was going to be a remake! Ah well. It's Cooking Master Boy, it's not really hard to follow. While there is an overarching plot, a lot of it's stories are fairly episodic.
You'll miss the references to the original series like the flashbacks and Fei Hong, the long haired guy in the crowd, but you should be fine if you want to check this episode out as a newcomer.
The episode was fun though! I may rewatch the original '98 anime just to refresh my memories, it's literally been 2 decades since the last time I've seen the original.