Aji Ichi Monme

Aji Ichi Monme
	First volume cover
味いちもんめ
Genre	Cooking
Manga
Written by	Zenta Abe (S1); Yukie Fukuda (S2–4); Rei Hanagata (S5); Rokuro Kube (S6);
Illustrated by	Yoshimi Kurata
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Original Zōkan; (1986); Big Comic Superior; (1987–present);
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1986 – present
Volumes	83
Series titles
	Aji Ichi Monme (1986–1999, 33 volumes); Shin Aji Ichi Monme (1999–2008, 21 volumes); Aji Ichi Monme: Dokuritsu-hen (2008–2013, 10 volumes); Aji Ichi Monme: Nippon Shoku Kiko (2013–2016, 6 volumes); Aji Ichi Monme: Sekai no Naka no Washoku (2016–2017, 2 volumes); Aji Ichi Monme: Tsugi Aji (2018–present, 11 volumes);
Manga
Tabete Kaku! Mangaka-shoku Kikō
Written by	Zenta Abe
Illustrated by	Yoshimi Kurata
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Superior
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	May 26, 2017 – August 10, 2018
Volumes	3
Television drama
Studio	TV Asahi; Toei Company;
Original network	ANN (TV Asahi)
Original run	January 12, 1995 – March 21, 1996
Episodes	21 + 4 specials

Aji Ichi Monme (味いちもんめ) is a Japanese cooking manga series written by Zenta Abe and illustrated by Yoshimi Kurata. The series chronicles the lives of the staff and customers of a restaurant called Fujimura, owned by veteran chef Kumano. It was published by Shogakukan in Big Comic Superior from 1986 to 1999. After the death of Abe in 1999, other series have been released with other writers. The sixth series, Aji Ichi Monme: Tsugi Aji, began in 2018.

A television drama adaptation was broadcast on TV Asahi for two seasons in 1995 and 1996. Four specials were released in 1997, 1998, 2011, and 2013.

In 1999, Aji Ichi Monme won the 44th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.