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Solitary Gourmet (manga)

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Alternative title:
Der Gourmet: Von der Kunst allein zu genießen (German)
El Gourmet Solitario (Spanish)
Gourmet (Portuguese)
Kodoku no Gourmet (Japanese)
Le gourmet solitaire (French)
O Gourmet Solitário (Portuguese)
Samotny smakosz (Polish)
孤独のグルメ (Japanese)
Genres: slice of life
Plot Summary: Centered around typical Japanese food, these are short tales of a solitary salesman who keeps traveling through the country for business purposes.
User Ratings: 8 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (others:1
1 Spanish
)
 Excellent: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Very good: 2 votes (Eng:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Good: 2 votes (Eng:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Decent: 1 vote (sub:1)
 So-so: -
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 16 users, rank: #3049 (of 7116)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.000 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.2247, rank: #839 (of 8046)
Weighted mean: 8.262 (Very good+), rank: #687 (of 8046) (seen all: 8.15 / seen some: 8.57)
Bayesian estimate: 8.068 (Very good), rank: #335 (of 3567)
Number of tankoubon: 1
Number of pages: 201
Vintage: 1997-10
Release dates: We have 4
News: Show:
Live-Action Solitary Gourmet Show Gets 9th Consecutive New Year's Special (Nov 20, 2025)
Live-Action Solitary Gourmet Series Gets Film Co-Written, Helmed by Lead Actor (Jul 14, 2024)
DC Comics' Superman Gets Gourmet Manga in Kodansha's Evening Magazine (Jun 16, 2021)
Fanfare/Ponent Mon to Release Jiro Taniguchi's A Journal of My Father, Solitary Gourmet Manga (Jul 9, 2020)
Kodoku no Gourmet Live-Action Series Gets 8th Season (Aug 21, 2019)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, September 3-9 (Sep 11, 2018)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, September 3-9 (Sep 11, 2018)
Live-Action Kodoku no Gourmet Show's 7th Season Premieres on Friday (Apr 5, 2018)
Kodoku no Gourmet Net Anime's Promo Video Streamed (Nov 10, 2017)
Kodoku no Gourmet Anime Reveals Director, Main Actor (Oct 11, 2017)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, September 18-24 (Sep 26, 2017)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, September 18-24 (Sep 26, 2017)
Production I.G's 'Vertical Anime' App Reveals Promo Video, June 5 Launch Date (Jun 3, 2017)
Kodoku no Gourmet, Tsuri Baka Nisshi Live-Action Shows to Have Crossover Episodes (May 5, 2017)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, April 10-16 (Apr 18, 2017)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, April 10-16 (Apr 18, 2017)
Production I.G's 'Vertical Anime' App Lists More New Titles (Mar 29, 2017)
Live-Action Kodoku no Gourmet TV Series Gets 6th Season (Jan 2, 2017)
Kodoku no Gourmet Series Gets Special Episode This Summer (Jun 24, 2016)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, February 29-March 6 (Mar 8, 2016)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, February 29-March 6 (Mar 8, 2016)
20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (Feb 25, 2016)
Kodoku no Gourmet Series Gets New Year's Special Episode (Dec 21, 2015)
Miss Hokusai Wins Asia Pacific Screen Awards' Best Animated Feature (Nov 26, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 19-25 (Oct 28, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 12-18 (Oct 21, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 5-11 (Oct 14, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 28-October 4 (Oct 7, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 21-27 (Oct 1, 2015)
Live-Action Kodoku no Gourmet Show Gets 5th Season in Fall (Aug 10, 2015)
Production I.G's Miss Hokusai Wins Annecy's Jury Award (Jun 20, 2015)
Exclusive: I.G Brings Miss Hokusai to Annecy, Posts English-Subtitled Trailer (Apr 28, 2015)
Miss Hokusai Anime Film's New Trailer Previews Ringo Shena's Song (Apr 9, 2015)
New Volume of Kodoku no Gourmet Manga Planned After 18-Year Hiatus (Jan 27, 2015)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 15-21 (Dec 23, 2014)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 15-21 (Dec 23, 2014)
Kodoku no Gourmet Live-Action Series Gets 4th Season in July (May 20, 2014)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 2-8 (Dec 10, 2013)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 2-8 (Dec 10, 2013)
Kodoku no Gourmet Live-Action Show Gets 2nd Season (Aug 29, 2012)
JManga Adds Kodoku no Gourmet, Recorder and Randsell Manga (Feb 21, 2012)
Kodoku no Gourmet Manga Gets Live-Action Show (Dec 11, 2011)
Interest:
Best and Worst Manga of 2018 Results - Comic-Con International (Jul 24, 2018)
Kodoku no Gourmet Show to Offer Soundtrack Minus Copyright Restrictions (May 25, 2012)
Other article:
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - The Seven Deadly Sins of Manga: Gluttony (Feb 23, 2012)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
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Japanese companies
Publisher: Fusosha
English staff
English companies
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Licensed by:
Fanfare
Ponent Mon
Online Distribution: JManga (defunct)
English cast
(none)
French staff
French companies
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Publisher: Casterman
French cast
(none)
Spanish cast
Spanish staff
Translation: Alberto Sakai

Graphic Design: Manuel Bartual
(none)
Spanish companies
Publisher: Astiberri (Spain)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Publisher: Planet Manga
Italian cast
(none)
German staff
German companies
(none)
Publisher: Carlsen Comics
German cast
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Polish staff
Polish companies
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Publisher: Hanami
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
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Publisher:
Conrad
Devir (Portugal & Brazil)
Portuguese cast
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