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Cute cooking manga that took a dark turn, comes to a sweet conclusion

Kitchen Princess Vol. 7 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 8 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 9 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 10 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

August 3, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

I have previously reviewed Volume 1 and a combined review of Volumes 5 and 6 in the series.  Kitchen Princess starts with the main protagonist, Najika, changing schools to find her flan prince.  A boy that saved her life by offering flan and hope when Najika was at her darkest after becoming orphaned at a young age.  She was raised by Hagio-Sensei in Lavender House, a group home for orphaned children in Hokkaido, Japan. Najika has a natural talent in the kitchen.  With one taste […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Baking, cbr11, cooking, cooking competition, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, Miyuki Kobayashi, Natsumi Ando, Romance, YA

Dome'Loki's CBR11 Review No:25 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Baking, cbr11, cooking, cooking competition, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, Miyuki Kobayashi, Natsumi Ando, Romance, YA ·
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In which the cute cooking manga takes a depressing turn

Kitchen Princess: Vol. 5 by Natsumi Ando (artist), Miyuki Kobayashi (writer)

Kitchen Princess: Vol. 6 by Natsumi Ando (artist), Miyuki Kobayashi (writer)

January 6, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Last year my seven year old got into a cute cooking manga called Kitchen Princess.  I read and reviewed book one for Cannonball Read 10 but then only skimmed through the second through fourth books.  After reading volumes five and six my daughter somberly told me that a character had died and requested that I read them too.  This was an unexpected turn for a shojo manga.  The first four volumes contained a beginning love triangle between female protagonist Najika Kazami and brothers Daichi and Sora […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance Tagged With: Baking, cbr11, character death, cooking, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, Miyuki Kobayashi, Natsumi Ando, Romance, teen drama

Dome'Loki's CBR11 Review No:3 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance · Tags: Baking, cbr11, character death, cooking, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, Miyuki Kobayashi, Natsumi Ando, Romance, teen drama ·
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Cute cooking manga

December 6, 2018 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

My elementary school daughters have recently discovered the manga section at the library and due to their interest in cooking shows they brought home Kitchen Princess: Volume 1.  It is a classic shoujo manga.  Shoujo stories are aimed primarily at young females and are heavily focused on personal and romantic relationships this is no exception. The heart of the story is Najika Kazami an orphan (because of course she is) with the ability to remember everything she has ever tasted and can recreate a dish perfectly […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: #CBR10, #food, Children's, cooking, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, Miyuki Kobayashi, Natsumi Ando, YA

Dome'Loki's CBR10 Review No:51 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: #CBR10, #food, Children's, cooking, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, Miyuki Kobayashi, Natsumi Ando, YA ·
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