Mixed Vegetables

Mixed Vegetables

Cover of Mixed Vegetables volume 1 as published by Shueisha
ミックスベジタブル
(Mikkusu Bejitaburu)
Genre Comedy, Romance
Manga
Written by Ayumi Komura
Published by Shueisha
English publisher Viz Media
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Margaret
English magazine Shojo Beat
Original run October 25, 2005November 22, 2007
Volumes 8
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Mixed Vegetables (ミックスベジタブル Mikkusu Bejitaburu?), also known as Mix Vegetable, is a romance manga by Ayumi Komura. It was serialized in Japan by Shueisha in the shōjo manga magazine Margaret from October 25, 2005 to November 22, 2007, and collected in eight bound volumes. It is licensed in English in North America by Viz Media.

Mixed Vegetables is about the relationship between the daughter of a pastry chef who wants to become a sushi chef and the son of sushi chef who wants to become a pâtissier.

Contents

Plot

The plot revolves around Hanayu Ashitaba, a chef in training. Hanayu is the daughter of the celebrated pastry shop, Patisserie Ashitaba, but all she wants to do is become a sushi chef. Hayato Hyuga is the son of the prestigious Sushi Hyuga, but he wants to be a pastry chef. They go to Oiwaka High School together. Hanayu knows she will break her parent's heart if she does not continue the bakery and become a pastry chef, but thinks if she marries Hayato, they will understand her decision.

Main characters

Manga

Mixed Vegetables is written and illustrated by Ayumi Komura. It was serialized in Japan by Shueisha in the biweekly shōjo (aimed at teenage girls) manga magazine Margaret starting with issue 10 of 2005 on October 25,[1] and running until issue 18 of 2007 on November 22.[2] The 54 untitled chapters, called "menus", were collected into eight tankōbon volumes. The series is licensed in English in North America by Viz Media,[3] who has published all eight volumes.[4]

No. Japan North America
Release date ISBN Release date ISBN
1 25 October 2005[5] ISBN 4-08-847897-5 2 September 2008[3] ISBN 1-4215-1967-4
  • Menu 1–7
  • Side-dish/End notes
2 24 March 2006[6] ISBN 4-08-846039-1 2 December 2008[7] ISBN 1-4215-1968-2
  • Menu 8–14
  • Side-dish/End notes
3 25 July 2006[8] ISBN 4-08-846076-6 3 March 2009[9] ISBN 1-4215-1969-0
  • Menu 15–21
  • Super Special
  • Side-dish/End notes
4 24 November 2006[10] ISBN 4-08-846112-6 2 June 2009[11] ISBN 1-4215-1970-4
  • Menu 22–28
  • Bonus manga
  • Side-dish/End notes
5 23 March 2007[12] ISBN 978-4-08-846151-9 1 September 2009[13] ISBN 1-4215-1971-2
  • Menu 29-34
  • Bonus manga
  • Side-dish/End notes
6 25 June 2007[14] ISBN 978-4-08-846180-9 1 December 2009[15] ISBN 1-4215-1982-8
  • Menu 35-40
  • Side-dish/End notes
7 25 September 2007[16] ISBN 978-4-08-846209-7 6 April 2010[17] ISBN 1-4215-3199-2
  • Menu 41-47
  • Mixed Vegetables Second Helpings
  • Bonus manga
8 22 November 2007[18] ISBN 978-4-08-846231-8 6 July 2010[4] ISBN 1-4215-3235-2
  • Menu 48-54

Reception

Deb Aoki of About.com calls the series a "textbook (or rather, cookbook) example of the standard recipe for shojo manga romantic comedy." She dislikes Hanayu's character as well, calling her "selfish and dense."[19] Carlos Santos of Anime News Network gives the first volume a B- for what he calls a dragging plot, but with a "A different sort of couple in a different sort of setting, with a lively sense of humor".[20] Leroy Douresseaux of Comic Book Bin says that while the first volume isn't "standout material," the art and setting are "a recipe for a happy, romantic dish."[21] Douresseaux gives volume 3 of the series an A for being "Beautifully drawn and heartfelt in its storytelling."[22] He gives the following volume an A-.[23] Holly Ellingwood of Active Anime says the characters are "likeable" and calls it an enjoyable read.[24] Ellingwood calls the second volume a "tossed salad of emotions."[25]

References

  1. ^ "ミックスベジタブル 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://www.s-manga.net/comics/cm_20051025_mg_mgc_4088478975_mix-vegetable-1k.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  2. ^ "ミックスベジタブル 8" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://www.s-manga.net/comics/cm_20071122_mg_mgc_9784088462318_mix-vegetable-8k.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  3. ^ a b "Mixed Vegetables , Vol. 1". Viz Media. http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7314. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  4. ^ a b "Mixed Vegetables , Vol. 8". Viz Media. http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=8765. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 
  5. ^ "ミックスベジタブル/1|小村 あゆみ|マーガレットコミックス|BOOKNAVI|集英社" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-847897-5&mode=1. Retrieved 25 July 2009. 
  6. ^ "ミックスベジタブル/2|小村 あゆみ|マーガレットコミックス|BOOKNAVI|集英社" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-846039-1. Retrieved 25 July 2009. 
  7. ^ "Mixed Vegetables , Vol. 2". Viz Media. http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7315. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  8. ^ "ミックスベジタブル/3|小村 あゆみ|マーガレットコミックス|BOOKNAVI|集英社" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-846076-6. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  9. ^ "Mixed Vegetables , Vol. 3". Viz Media. http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7316. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  10. ^ "ミックスベジタブル/4|小村 あゆみ|マーガレットコミックス|BOOKNAVI|集英社" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-846112-6. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  11. ^ "Mixed Vegetables , Vol. 4". Viz Media. http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7317. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  12. ^ "ミックスベジタブル/5|小村 あゆみ|マーガレットコミックス|BOOKNAVI|集英社" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-846151-9. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  13. ^ "Mixed Vegetables , Vol. 5". Viz Media. http://www.viz.com/product?id=7318. Retrieved 4 January 2012.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  14. ^ "ミックスベジタブル/6|小村 あゆみ|マーガレットコミックス|BOOKNAVI|集英社" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-846180-9. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  15. ^ "Mixed Vegetables , Vol. 6". Viz Media. http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7329. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  16. ^ "ミックスベジタブル/7|小村 あゆみ|マーガレットコミックス|BOOKNAVI|集英社" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-846209-7. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  17. ^ "Mixed Vegetables , Vol. 7". Viz Media. http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=8729. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 
  18. ^ "ミックスベジタブル/8|小村 あゆみ|マーガレットコミックス|BOOKNAVI|集英社" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-846231-8. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  19. ^ Aoki, Deb. "Mixed Vegetables Volume 1". About.com. The New York Times Company. http://manga.about.com/od/vizmedia/gr/MixedVeg1.htm. Retrieved 4 January 2012.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  20. ^ Santos, Carlo (18 September 2008). "Mixed Vegetables GN 1". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mixed-vegetables/gn-1. Retrieved 4 January 2012.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  21. ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (23 August 2008). "Mixed Vegetables: Volume 1". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor Inc. http://www.comicbookbin.com/mixedvegetables001.html. Retrieved 4 January 2012.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  22. ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (28 Mar 2009). "Mixed Vegetables: Volume 3". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor Inc. http://www.comicbookbin.com/mixedvegetables003.html. Retrieved 4 January 2012.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  23. ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (29 May 2009). "Mixed Vegetables: Volume 4". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor Inc. http://www.comicbookbin.com/mixedvegetables004.html. Retrieved 4 January 2012.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  24. ^ Ellingwood, Holly (1 September 2008). "Mixed Vegetables Vol. 1 (Advance Review)". Active Anime. http://activeanime.com/html/2008/09/01/mixed-vegetables-vol-1-advance-review/. Retrieved 4 January 2012.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.
  25. ^ Ellingwood, Holly (1 December 2008). "Mixed Vegetables Vol. 2 (Advance Review)". Active Anime. http://activeanime.com/html/2008/12/01/mixed-vegetables-vol-2-advance-review/. Retrieved 4 January 2012.  Query Wayback Bibalex Wayback WebCite Wikiwix.

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