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Cover of first manga volume
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ミックスベジタブル (Mikkusu Bejitaburu) |
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Genre | Romantic comedy |
Manga | |
Written by | Ayumi Komura |
Published by | Shueisha |
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Demographic | Shōjo |
Magazine | Margaret |
English magazine | |
Original run | October 25, 2005 – November 22, 2007 |
Volumes | 8 |
Mixed Vegetables (Japanese: ミックスベジタブル Hepburn: Mikkusu Bejitaburu), also known as Mix Vegetable, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ayumi Komura. It was serialized in Japan by Shueisha in the shōjo manga magazine Margaret from October 25, 2005 to November 22, 2007, and collected in eight bound volumes. It is licensed in English in North America by Viz Media.
Mixed Vegetables is about the relationship between the daughter of a pastry chef who wants to become a sushi chef and the son of sushi chef who wants to become a pâtissier.
The plot revolves around Hanayu Ashitaba, a chef in training. Hanayu is the daughter of the celebrated pastry shop, Patisserie Ashitaba, but all she wants to do is become a sushi chef. Hayato Hyuga is the son of the prestigious Sushi Hyuga, but he wants to be a pastry chef. They go to Oiwaka High School together. Hanayu knows she will break her parent's heart if she does not continue the bakery and become a pastry chef, but thinks if she marries Hayato, they will understand her decision.
Mixed Vegetables is written and illustrated by Ayumi Komura. It was serialized in Japan by Shueisha in the biweekly shōjo (aimed at teenage girls) manga magazine Margaret starting with issue 10 of 2005 on October 25, and running until issue 18 of 2007 on November 22. The 54 untitled chapters, called "menus", were collected into eight tankōbon volumes. The series is licensed in English in North America by Viz Media, who has published all eight volumes.