Mixed Vegetables, Vol. 1 (1)

This is one of my very favorite manga series, especially if you like to cook. The story line is sweet and addresses the expectations parents have for their children. The characters are well developed, and the food is yummy. I preferred this series to Kitchen Princess (which is about 4 stars in my book for being overly dramatic). Both young teens and older generation readers will enjoy this.

Mixed Vegetables is a manga about a girl, Hanayu Ashibata, who wants to marry into a sushi chef family to become a sushi chef herself.. So she vowes to marry her classmate, Hayato Hyuga, the son of a sushi chef.This whole story starts off on a fast note. In volume 1, you already have the 2 characters getting together, and the heroine feeling guilty about the reason they are going out. Which is basically using the guy to achieve her dream. It isn't really fast pace so to say, more like alot happens and it seems as though it skips parts.The romance is fairly dry. Not deep and barely cute. The guy IS in fact in love with her though but that takes a side-step to cooking. Which leaves the heroine's personality kind of hard to decipher. One scene she's passionate and confident, the next she's confused or full of self-realization.The art is really likable though. Very clean and nice. The girls look cute and the guys look hot. lolDespite the number of stars I give this, I'd recommend it really because I have a feeling it will get better. I gave a critical review because I know someone is going to dish about how cute and wonderful it is and give it 5 stars.

I gave it 5 stars because it has great artwork and storyline to it.I read the whole set which consists of 8 volumes. Each volume gets better and better, keeping you interested all the way to the end.I admit the title kinda made me think it was going to be all about food but it wasn't, which I was glad. It's mostly about those two and their romance/relationship with little cooking/food talk thrown into it. Don't expect to find recipes.It's just a fun read, entertaining and the art is nice to look at.

So this manga was one I was intrigued by because of the title and it didn't disappoint.• If you have watched the yumeiro patisserie anime and wanted something similar but with sushi as well as baking this manga is for you.• It doesn't have any magical aspects (at least not in this current volume) so if enjoy just cooking in a shojo story I would definitely recommend this• I also thought it was really hilarious the banter between the main characters and how they were all striving to become chefs. It goes to show that working hard can help you to strive getting better at something.Overall I think this was a fun story and definitely one that if you like all the aspects I just mentioned you'll enjoy it. As far as child appropriateness though I don't think I'd recommend it because it talks about high school marriage and it may be strange for them to read. I would rate this a 4 out of 5 stars.

You know what this manga is a whole new spin for me. I like it. It has sooo many possibilities. I just can't wait to see what happens next with the characters it's soo amazing. If you want a manga that's a lil of the different. Then read this. Especially if you love japanese cuisine! ^_^