A British food writer drags his family to Japan for 100 days of culinary chaos. What could go wrong?
Season 1 • Episode 24
LatestIt's follows the story of Booth, his wife Lissen, and two kids Ansger and Emil, on their 100-day trip to Japan as they try a wide variety of Japanese foods. Booth was inspired to make the trip by Shizuo Tsuji's book, Japanese Cooking, A Simple Art.
Writing
Booth's dry narration vs. his family's barely-contained suffering.
Production
Food animation so detailed you'll pause to screenshot everything.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Booth is a real British food writer who actually did this trip — the anime adapts his memoir almost beat-for-beat.
The series quietly argues that 'authentic' Japanese cuisine barely exists — it's all regional, personal, and constantly evolving, much to Booth's initial frustration.
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