Wakakozake

Wakakozake
Cover of first manga volume
ワカコ酒
GenreCooking,[1] iyashikei[2]
Manga
Written byChie Shinkyu
Published byTokuma Shoten
Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 2011 – present
Volumes13
Anime television series
Directed byMinoru Yamaoka
StudioOffice DCI
Original networkTokyo MX, Sun TV
Original run July 5, 2015 – September 20, 2015
Episodes12
Manga
Taishū Sakaba Wakao - Wakako-zake Betten
Written byNenzu Nyanbara
Published byTokuma Shoten
MagazineWeb Comic Zenyon
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 2019 – present
Volumes6

Wakakozake (ワカコ酒, lit. 'Wakako Sake') is a Japanese manga series by Chie Shinkyu. It has been serialized by Tokuma Shoten in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Zenon since the September 2011 issue;[3] it is also available on Web Comic Zenyon.[4] The series has thirteen volumes so far; the first volume was released in May 2013,[5] and the latest release in August 2019.[6]

It was adapted into a Japanese television drama[7] by North Stars Pictures starring Rina Takeda, and a short-length anime television series by Office DCI aired from July 5, 2015, to September 20, 2015.[8][9] Season 1 of the live action adaptation was aired April 3, 2015, followed by the second season, released on January 8, 2016, and the third season, released on April 7, 2017. After a year's hiatus, the fourth season aired on January 7, 2019.[10] On October 24, 2019, TV Tokyo and Monthly Comic Zenon simultaneously announced that the Season 5 of the live-action adaptation would air in January 2020.[11][12]

All adaptations, both anime and live-action, were broadcast on TV Tokyo and BS Japan. The anime is currently streaming on Crunchyroll, with the platform also streaming two early seasons of the live-action adaptation; both are distributed by SPO Entertainment.[13] As of 2019, it is unknown when Crunchyroll will release Season 3, 4, and 5 of the live-action Wakakozake.

A spin-off manga written by Nenzu Nyanbara titled Taishū Sakaba Wakao - Wakako-zake Betten has been serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Web Comic Zenyon since January 2019 and will end with the release of its seventh volume.[14][15]

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  2. ^ Orsini, Lauren (April 27, 2020). "8 Soothing Anime To Help You Relax In Quarantine". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  3. ^ 宣伝/コミックゼノン9月号 - ちえぞう王国ブログ. fc2.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "ワカコ酒" (in Japanese). Web Comic Zenyon official website. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  5. ^ ワカコ酒 １. www.honyaclub.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  6. ^ ワカコ酒 ９. www.honyaclub.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  7. ^ "Wakako Zake Manga Gets Live-Action TV Show". Anime News Network. August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  8. ^ "Wakako-zake Late-Night Cuisine Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  9. ^ "Crunchyroll – VIDEO: Miyuki Sawashiro Narrates Latest CM for "Wakako Zake" TV Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  10. ^ "Wakako-zake Live-Action Show's 4th Season Premieres in January". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "Wakako-zake Live-Action Series Gets 5th Season in 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  12. ^ "最新情報｜ワカコ酒 Season4：BSテレ東". BSテレ東 (in Japanese). Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  13. ^ "Crunchyroll - Crunchyroll Publisher - SPO Entertainment". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 10, 2019). "Wakako-zake Gets Spinoff Manga About Bar Near Train Station". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  15. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 26, 2022). "Wakako-zake Spinoff Manga Ends in 7th Volume". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 26, 2022.