#TheMakanai on Netflix is fascinating to me because I'd already watched the #anime adaptation of the same story, available as #KiyoInKyoto on Crunchyroll.

It's a sweet, gentle series that gives a rare glimpse into the world of geisha. But mostly I'm in it for the food. It's never anything fancy, just depictions of Japanese comfort food, but watching it feels like getting warm hug.

My #Starling friend enjoying the cooking at the maiko house (very niche post).

#TheMakanai #Manga #BackyardBirding #Oregon

If #TheMakanai gets an English-language remake, it will be about a knife-wielding girl detective who infiltrates a ballerina cult in Neo-Tokyo (shot on location in Vancouver)

We've been watching #TheMakanai during dinner. Whenever I hear the theme song from the next room, I immediately think "that had better be the trailer😡"

I'm enjoying #TheMakanai on Netflix. It's interesting to see a nostalgia show set in the present day

I've been watching #TheMakanai and loving it. The food, oh my goodness... I want to learn how to cook everything! This show is comforting but also gets me nostalgic.

I remember a sunset that I experienced in #Kyoto that was just so unique. A beautiful golden pink light bathing all the #Gion area. The contrast of shades and shadows as that light touched the wood, glass and concrete of the buildings. There is something just so magical about this place.

Maybe that's why I love this show so much - brings back cherished memories. Hope I am lucky enough to go back one day.

喝采(劇中のみ・未収録) – 鼻歌：キヨ(森七菜) https://www.wacoca.com/news/1496628/

#TheMakanai:CookingfortheMaikoHouse #YokoKanno #森七菜 #舞妓さんちのまかないさん #菅野よう子

I'm sitting here watching The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, almost crying because it's so sweet and soft and oh my god the bonito flakes vendor is so kind and helpful in this episode. #TheMakanai

「舞妓さんちのまかないさん」メイキング映像 – 森七菜、出口夏希ら豪華キャスト陣と総合演出・是枝裕和が語る制作秘話 | Netflix https://www.wacoca.com/1752711/

京都の花街を舞台に、舞妓さんが共同で暮らす屋形のまかないさん・キヨと舞妓・すみれの日常を、美味しいごはんを通して綴る物語。 総合演出：是枝裕和、企画：川村元気、W主演：森七菜、出口夏希ほか豪華キャスト集結で、累計発行部数

#Female #HirokazuKore-eda #MoriNana #NanaMori #netflix #TheMakanai:CookingfortheMaikoHouse #ネットフリックス #ネトフリ #出口夏希 #小山愛子 #川村元気 #是枝監督 #是枝裕和 #森七菜 #舞妓さんちのまかないさん

#TheMakanai op #Netflix is bevreemdend en herkenbaar tegelijkertijd. Over je passie vinden - of niet. Over de vele vormen die liefde kan aannemen. In een wereld zó anders dan de onze.

Een streling voor alle zintuigen ❤️

Lol 😂 笑 wwwww

#舞妓さんちのまかないさん #TheMakanai

Though I love watching #happyvalley I am increasingly drawn to Korean and Japanese dramas about people and relationships rather than murder dramas #MyMister #themakanai

@Kitchenstorey @Brilliantcrank all are very japanese slice of life type stories. I binged #themakanai in a couple of days. Again, very calming and educational. Had to stop every so often and google the vocab. e.g. Okini for thank you in the dialect rather than Arigato or Domo Arigato. And it's quite Kyoto/Gion centric but features dishes from the districts the girls are from.

#whatdidyoueatyesterday is different. A gay closeted lawyer is in a relationship with a flamboyant (japanese style so don't expect Rupaul) hairdresser and how food is their glue and love language and how it also brings the lawyer and his parents closer. This series is like gay social commentary through food.

#izakayabottakuri is just foodcentric but again slice of life of two sisters who run their father's izzakaya. The miso cured yolks are a must do.

Through #midnightdiner my staples have become the #tonjiru (pork belly veg miso soup) and through #themakanai I did a passable #oyakodon

Finished #TheMakanai, Hirokazu Kore-eda's new #Netflix show. It's charming, cosy and difficult to dislike, but it lacks the depth of his best film work. It's a meringue. 6+ hours of relentless pleasantness and expertly photographed Japanese food that reminded me of old M&S adverts.

There may be value in that charm though. If you like Kore-eda and you've misplaced the ball pool full of kittens you like to dive into of an evening, it's worth a punt.

#cinema #cinemastodon #film #tv

With reference to my last tweet, #themakanai is about trainee maiko/geisha in Tokyo who become the cooks in the training school. #midnightdiner is about a 'mastah' who remains unnamed throughout the series but is a central 'yoda' to all the people who come through his little diner which only opens at midnight till 7am and #whatdidyoueatyesterday is food as social commentary about being a gay couple in Japan centred around a gay couple. And #izakayabottakuri is about an old family owned #izakaya essentially a Japanese #tapasbar and the dishes her family makes. Engrossing and entertaining and enlightening. #netflix well done

#themakanai #midnightdiner #whatdidyoueatyesterday on #netflix are some of the most absorbing stories centred on Japanese food with social commentary that I've ever watched and if you haven't give them a whirl! #foodwithsocialcommentary I've learnt so much about Japanese food and how easy many dishes are to prepare! E.g. #battahrisu (butter rice) must be the perfect accompaniment to ANY Asian dish. Just a small dollop of butter and a couple of drops of soya sauce ON HOT #RICE ! HEAVEN.

"Getting married isn't the only way for a person to cherish someone they love. And when you fall deeply in love someone yourself, you will understand. Well, sure it is (tough). But you know, it's far better than not having someone to think about, right?" - from #TheMakanai : Cooking for the Maiko House #quote

Could its quality be more a function of simply finding a good manga, great director, and getting out of his way and not screwing him up vs. anything good on netshits's part?
🤔
.. very possibly

#TheMakanai

Just watched the first episode of The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House on Netflix. I really liked it, can't wait to watch the remaining episodes.

#TheMakanai #Netflix

https://time.com/6246425/the-makanai-cooking-for-the-maiko-house-netflix/

I swear! The OST of #TheMakanai is gorgeous 🤯😭

I just found out #YokoKanno did it!

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

#music #OST #Japanese

https://open.spotify.com/album/4UH9F8dIDQnZQmnIZCjsZt?si=ldVWGXGAQSCKddbOsr9Ywg