Ranked #1867

Addicted to Curry (Manga)

Many of you will most likely have heard of "Yakitate Japan", the famous manga based on cooking bread. Falling under the shadow of such a formidable title is the lesser known manga, "Addicted to Curry," an equally good manga, but about curry instead of bread. I personally found "Curry" an enjoyable, laughable manga to read, and would encourage you to read it, especially if you love curry. I like cooking, and I like curry, so I really liked Addicted to Curry.
Story:
Addicted to Curry has a very..."followable" plot, making the transition from chapter to chapter clear and smooth. While each arc spans several (10+) chapters, within each chapter Makito will cook a new curry that looks ABSOLUTELY delicious. Furthermore, they even kindly include the recipe of the curry so even us regular people can cook it :) The only thing i have against the plot is that the outcome of each curry battle is quite predictable, in that if the prize is the goodwill of the curry house, then Makito will most likely 99.9% win. However, so far I am enjoying the pace of each arc, and the different curries that appear in each chapter.
Art:
My pet peeve is wishy-washy art. That is why I love Addicted to Curry's strong, crisp, clear lines, with careful detail taken to each character's appearance. Makito is quite good-looking, and Yui looks really cute. Enough detail is present in the background of each panel, but not an extraordinary amount of detail (the only background I really remember is the curry shop), But I am a sucker for good art, so kudos goes to the mangaka for beautiful art.
Character:
Not too much to say about character...Makito is a perv, Yui cries a lot (but not so much that I would put down the manga because of it). I have only read 60 chapters, so Makito's past is still unknown to me, but it promises to be a very complex and interesting past. I liked how the mangaka develops all the main characters equally, so that was a plus. But that's about it.
Enjoyment:
I am a girl, straight, so fanservice is really not that...ahh...appealing to me, but if you're a boy, then you'll definitely have more than one nosebleed in the course of reading this manga. HOWEVER, I definitely enjoyed the cooking aspect, and the mouthwatering dishes were drawn sooooo well. I like all the arcs so far, not a single boring or filler chapter, so enjoyment gets a 9 from me.
Overall:
A great, solid, manga, probably won't become a classic like Cardcaptor Sakura, Swan, Bleach, whatever, but still a highly enjoyable read. I recommend it to boys more (for the fanservice) but girls could read it too! And enjoy it as much. If you have read Yakitate Japan, then you'll probably like "Addicted to Curry." However, even if you haven't, If you like cooking and curry, then you'll definitely enjoy "Addicted to Curry."
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• Addicted to curry is a really unique. What I mean by Unique is that the theme is different from your usual shounen manga and no, I don't mean cooking but the theme for cooking which is curry. Now what you should be thinking to yourself is that "Can a manga about cooking curry really be interesting?". Well the answer is yes and no. The reason I picked both answers is because this manga does the unique but repeats it. So it's like eating chocolate, you love the taste, the smell and you want more though eating too much of the same stuff can give you really bad stomach ache or make you sick. You get what I'm trying to say? It repeats the same thing over and over again making you want to just give up the manga EVEN though you know it's great.

The Story is about a girl who's father is a curry chief but went on some adventure somewhere leaving her with his curry house but the fact is never gets customers and she can't cook means she's going to have to shut down. Cliche no? Then along comes a man who she doesn't know till after he helps out who is known to be a friend of her father. Thus he is employed for the curry house and the story begins. This is where the repeats start. "Curry Battle" after "Curry Battle" after "Curry Battle" for every little reason.

The artwork gets tiring after awhile and all the characters are cliche to the bone. It's your typical shounen manga but with a unique twist which is curry. I have given this manga a 7 for now since it is very interesting but has some bad points too. I hope that it will pick itself up nearer to the end of the manga, but as we know shounen manga's tend to last for a while. read more