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Tetsu Kariya

Tetsu Kariya

Tetsu Kariya

Manga writer and essayist extraordinaire Tetsu Kariya graduated from prestigious Tokyo University. Kariya was employed with a major advertising agency before making his debut as a manga writer in 1974 when he teamed up with legendary manga artist Ryoichi Ikegami to create Otoko Gumi (Male Gang). The worlds of food and manga were forever changed in 1983 when Kariya, together with artist Akira Hanasaki, created the immensely popular and critically acclaimed Oishinbo.

Oishinbo: Izakaya--Pub Food will be released on January 19, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Jan 19, 2010
Oishinbo: Izakaya--Pub Food is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 19, 2010
Oishinbo: The Joy of Rice is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 17, 2009
Oishinbo: The Joy of Rice will be released on November 17, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Nov 17, 2009
Oishinbo: Vegetables is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 08, 2009
Oishinbo: Vegetables will be released on September 08, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Sep 08, 2009
Oishinbo: Vegetables is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 08, 2009
Oishinbo: Fish, Sushi and Sashimi will be released on August 11, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Aug 11, 2009
Oishinbo: Fish, Sushi and Sashimi is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 11, 2009
Oishinbo: Fish, Sushi and Sashimi is now available in Trade Paperback
Jul 14, 2009
Oishinbo: Ramen and Gyoza is now available in Trade Paperback
May 19, 2009
Oishinbo: Ramen and Gyoza will be released on May 19, 2009 in Trade Paperback
May 19, 2009
Oishinbo: Ramen and Gyoza is now available in Trade Paperback
May 19, 2009
Oishinbo: Sake is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 10, 2009
Oishinbo: Sake will be released on March 10, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Mar 10, 2009
Oishinbo: Sake is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 10, 2009

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School Library Journal, January 12, 2012
...Stan Sakai (see Stan’s interview here) Black Hole , by Charles Burns (NOT for kids) Oishinbo  series, by Tetsu Kariya and Hanasaki Akira Bridge to Terabithia , by Katherine Patterson *I actually first met Gene at a Reading the World conference in (I...
Comic Book Bin, August 4, 2011
...their print counterpartsâ national release. OISHINBO Vol. 1 ⢠Rated âTâ for Teens ⢠Available Now! Written by Tetsu Kariya and illustrated by Akira Hanasaki, OISHINBO is considered to be the epitome of food manga and defined the genre while...
Anime News Network, August 3, 2011
...their print counterparts' national release. OISHINBO Vol. 1 · Rated T for Teens · Available Now! Written by Tetsu Kariya and illustrated by Akira Hanasaki, OISHINBO is considered to be the epitome of food manga and defined the genre while selling...
Kuriousity | manga reviews and news, August 4, 2011
...their print counterparts’ national release. OISHINBO Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · Available Now! Written by Tetsu Kariya and illustrated by Akira Hanasaki, OISHINBO is considered to be the epitome of food manga and defined the genre while...
Manga Bookshelf, August 4, 2011
...their print counterparts’ national release. OISHINBO Vol. 1 | Rated ‘T’ for Teens | Available Now! Written by Tetsu Kariya and illustrated by Akira Hanasaki, OISHINBO is considered to be the epitome of food manga and defined the genre while...
The Fandom Post, August 3, 2011
...their print counterparts’ national release. OISHINBO Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · Available Now! Written by Tetsu Kariya and illustrated by Akira Hanasaki, OISHINBO is considered to be the epitome of food manga and defined the genre while...
In Spring it is the Dawn, June 6, 2011
...All perfect for my easily distracted state. One of the manga I read was Oishinbo: Sake , written by Tetsu Kariya, and illustrated by Akira Hanasaki. Like the title says it's a manga all about the production of sake from the famous Oishinbo series....