The 18 Amazing Cooking Anime That Will Make You want to be a Chef

The 18 Greatest Cooking Anime Series

Cooking Anime series, recently, became one of the most loved anime genres, specially after the Shokugeki no Soma (Food Wars!) airing which starts to competes with the most popular anime series of all time.

Hence, Food wars is not the only anime that highlight the cooking-themed, as there are also many other TV shows that really worth your time.

That’s why we are here today, bringing a list of the most greatest cooking anime of all time!

So, Here We Go!

18. Chocolate Underground

Episodes: 13
Studios: Production I.G, Trans Arts

Summary:

Sweets and Chocolates are now banned thanks to the political reign of the Good For You Party, and the new laws are enforced strictly, with force if need be.

The Two teenagers Smudger and Huntley decides to eat chocolate again.

They look for rumored chocolate bootleggers, eventually starting their own chocolate underground distribution.

17. Dagashi Kashi

Episodes: 24 Two Seasons
Studio: feel.

Summary:

The DAGASHI Sweet shop is a family business run by the Shikada family for nine generations, they are selling traditional Japanese candy.

However, despite his father’s will, Kokonotsu Shikada is an aspiring manga artist, who refuses to inherit his family business.

However, this may start to change with the arrival of the eccentric Hotaru Shidare.

Hotaru is looking for Kokonotsu’s father, with the goal of bringing him back to work for her family’s business.

Although the senior Shikada refuses at first, he says that he will change his mind on one condition: if Hotaru can convince Kokonotsu to inherit the family shop.

Hence, begins Hotaru’s goal to make the boy aware of the true joy of delicious and nostalgic Dagashi!

16. Bonjour Koiaji Pâtisserie (Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie)

Episodes: 24
Studio: Silver Link., Connect

Summary:

Sayuri Haruno’s dream is to become a pastry chef and enrolls in Fleurir Confectionary Academy.

At Fleurir Academy, she finds herself surrounded by pretty boys, each one of them is distinctly unique.

However, Out of the entire class, Ryou Kouzuki’s dreams of becoming a pastry chef is the strongest.

Blessed with unparalleled technique, instructor Mitsuki Aoi acts like a prince and is hugely popular at the school.

Gilbert Hanafusa, the mood maker of the bunch, is a student from France.

Yoshinosuke Suzumi is not very good at expressing his feelings, but underneath his stony exterior lies a wholehearted passion for wagashi (Japanese sweets).

As Sayuri pours her heart and soul into making her dream a reality, she encounters many happenings…

15. Wakako-Zake

Episodes: 12
Studio: Office DCI

Summary:

Murasaki Wakako is a 26 years old girl, who enjoys hanging out alone to appreciate eating and drinking, especially when she is upset at work.

This Cooking anime revolves around Wakako through many solitary outings, where she is in love with different combinations of food and drink!

14. Koufuku Graffiti (Gourmet Girl Graffiti)

Episodes: 12
Studio: Shaft

Summary:

This is another great cooking anime that highlights the subject to become a good wife starts with being an accomplished cook—at least.

Hence, that is what Ryou Machiko’s late grandmother had led her to believe.

Ryou’s cooking skills are incomparable; also, Ryou’s food looks appetizing and smells inviting, however, the taste has not been delicious.

So, Just when Ryou starts believing the possibility that she might continue living alone for the rest of her life, her aunt tells her that second cousin—will lives with her every weekend.

Hopefully, her cousin’s arrival will make Ryou’s cooking improves, it is not her prowess in the kitchen, but the sharing of the experience with those closest to her that seems to make the flavors shine.