Ace of Gambling, Master of Cooking--Give applause to our hard-boiled chef, Hanjiro Daicho! With his strong and magical hands, Daicho could turn B-class gourmet into a G(reat)-class! Born in the hands of Shigeru Tsuchiyama, the Giant of cooking manga scene, Bakumeshi is a masterpiece for Japan-in-recession that would dramatically change everyone's life in one explosive meal.

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