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Mister Ajikko (ミスター味っ子 Misutā Ajikko) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Terasawa about a young boy cook. It was later adapted into anime series produced by TV Tokyo and Sunrise. This show was broadcast from October 8 1987 to September 28 1989 with a total of 99 episodes. One of the earliest cooking/battle related manga and anime of its kind there are some indications that this series is the inspiration for the live action competitive cooking show Iron Chef.