Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi (???????, lit. "Afterlife Inn Cooking") is a Japanese light novel series written by Midori Y?ma and illustrated by Laruha. Fujimi Shobo have published seven volumes since 2015 under their Fujimi L Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Wako Ioka has been serialized in Enterbrain's josei manga magazine B's Log Comic since 2016. It has been collected in four tank?bon volumes. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation by Gonzo premiered on April 2, 2018.
Video Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi
Plot
Aoi Tsubaki is a college student who has the ability to see Ayakashi, a trait she inherited from her deceased grandfather. One day, when Aoi walks past a torii shrine, she sees an Ayakashi sitting there who announces that it is hungry. However, after giving it food, Aoi is kidnapped by the Ayakashi, an Ogre named Odanna. He takes her to the Hidden Realm, a world where all the Ayakashi live. He tells Aoi that her grandfather owed him a debt, and as compensation, she must marry him. Aoi negotiates with the Ogre instead, asking to work at Odanna's inn, the Tenjin'ya.
Maps Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi
Characters
- Aoi Tsubaki (??? ?, Tsubaki Aoi)
- Voiced by: Nao T?yama (Japanese); Emily Neves (English)
- A human girl who inherited the ability to see Ayakashi from her grandfather, Shiro, who also taught her how to cook from a young age. She has a caring personality but has shown she can be stubborn and brave, preferring to work to pay her grandfathers debts rather than marry Odanna. Her greatest regret is that she was unable to share a final meal with her grandfather and that his last meal was poor quality hospital food.
- ?danna (???)
- Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Christopher Wehkamp (English)
- An Ogre who runs the inn Tenjin-ya in the Hidden Realm. He is known to be cold and merciless but is also loved and respected by his servants because of his kindness and large heart. He knew Shiro, Aoi's grandfather, for many years and considered him a friend. As a result of Shiro owing him almost 100 million yen Odanna accepted Shiro's offer of marriage to Aoi as payment. Other Ayakashi refer to him as either "Ogre God" or "Master Innkeeper".
- Ginji (??)
- Voiced by: Shun'ichi Toki (Japanese); Stephen Fu (English)
- A Nine-tailed fox Ayakashi who was the first Ayakashi in the Hidden Realm to show Aoi real kindness. He can shapeshift into any of nine physical appearances including a handsome man, a young boy, a beautiful woman and a baby fox with nine tails. He runs a small restaurant in Tenjin-ya's annex building but does not receive many customers. He asks Aoi to take over the restaurant after tasting her human style food. He has a closer relationship with Odanna than the other servants, close enough that he is able to use his adorable young boy form to trick Odanna into buying him treats.
- Ory? (??)
- Voiced by: Ai Kakuma (Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English)
- A Snow Woman servant of Tenjin-ya who works as a guest room attendant and appears to function as the Head Maid. She considers Aoi an unfit bride for Odanna out of jealousy. She further considers it her duty to prevent Aoi's marriage to Odanna. She is in love with Odanna and has been known to call herself his mistress. After disgracing herself trying to get Aoi killed she falls ill with a fever and her unpopularity with the other servants is revealed when Aoi is the only one willing to look after her. Following this she becomes closer to Aoi and treats her like a friend.
- Akatsuki (?)
- Voiced by: Y?ma Uchida (Japanese); Orion Pitts (English)
- Tenjin-ya's clerk known for his rough and meddlesome behaviour. He has a younger sister named Suzuran. His Ayakashi form is a giant purple spider with thick legs and red eyes.
- Byakuya (??)
- Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru (Japanese); Matt Shipman (English)
- A wise and strict servant in charge of Tenjin-ya's finances. As Aoi frequently makes no profits running Moonflower he thinks she should give up and marry Odanna. He hated Shiro with a passion because not only did he owe Odanna 100 million yen he also cost Tenjin-ya enormous amounts of money over the years on broken furniture, unpaid bills and the theft of food and alcohol from the kitchen.
- Chibi (??)
- Voiced by: Manaka Iwami (Japanese); Megan Shipman (English)
- A type of Ayakashi known as a Kappa with the appearance of a green turtle with a blue shell that acts similar to a pigeon but can speak. Chibi is a specific Kappa Aoi is fond of feeding in the park. She thinks of him as sly and ends up taking him with her to Tenjin-ya as a pet.
- Shizuna (??)
- Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese); Natalie Hoover (English)
- A shy servant at Tenjin-ya who helps run the bath house.
- Shir? Tsubaki (??? ??, Tsubaki Shir?)
- Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese); Brian Mathis (English)
- Aoi's grandfather from whom she inherited her ability to see Ayakashi and who first taught her to cook. Shiro raised Aoi by himself after her mother left. Shiro was somewhat famous among Ayakashi as he possessed an ability to travel between the human and Hidden Realm at will. Every Ayakashi who knew him personally either hated him for various reasons or considered him a close friend. During a visit to Tenjin-ya he went on an extravagant spending spree ending up indebted to Odanna for 100 million yen, resulting in him offering Aoi's hand in marriage as payment. Odanna thought of Shiro as his friend. He died in hospital several days before Aoi met Odanna as a result of falling and hitting his head.
- Kasuga (??)
- Voiced by: Mitsuki Nakae (Japanese); Amanda Lee (English)
- A young female Tanuki with the appearance of a young girl with red hair and animal ears.
- Sasuke (???)
- Voiced by: Yuuki Inoue
- A Kamaitachi whose family have worked at Tenjin-ya for many generations performing gardening duties during the day and acting as security guards during the night. Sasuke was friends with Shiro in his youth during a rebellious phase when he resented having to work at Tenjin-ya and they frequently got into trouble together.
- Suzuran (??)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)
- The younger sister of Akatsuki. She once lived with Shiro in the human world and longed to be by his side. Like her brother her Ayakashi form is also a giant spider, though unlike her brother she is white with pink eyes and pink markings along her back and much thinner legs. After returning to the human world she decides to live in the cemetery near Shiro's grave for a while.
- Tannosuke (???)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum (English)
- A resident of Tenjin-ya who is famous for being spoiled by his rich parents. Suzuran is sold to his family by her former employer so she can be married to Tannosuke who is obsessed with her. He is always trying to obtain more money which frequently gets him in trouble. At times like these he depends on Suzuran to save him.
- Matsuba (??)
- Voiced by: Akio ?tsuka (Japanese); R. Bruce Elliott (English)
- A Tengu and lord of Mt. Shumon, the Tengu mountains. He has several sons and, due to his friendship with her grandfather, Shiro, has decided to treat Aoi like his own granddaughter. When he first learned Aoi was indebted to Odanna he immediately offered to pay the debt himself and to let Aoi live at Mt. Shumon and even to marry one of his sons if she wanted. He is fond of Aoi's human style cooking and is also frequently drunk and falling from high places such as bridges and airships.
- Hatori (??)
- Voiced by: Takuma Terashima (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)
- Ranmaru (??)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese); Daman Mills (English)
Media
Light Novel
Manga
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in November 2017. The series is directed by Yoshiko Okuda at Gonzo, with scripts handled by Tomoko Konparu, characters designs done by Y?ko Sat? and music composed by Takur? Iga. It premiered on April 2, 2018 on the Tokyo MX and BS Fuji stations. It will run for two cours, in which 3 episodes released in 8 of its DVD/Blu-ray release, as the ninth release has 2 episodes for a total of 26 episodes. The opening theme is "T?ka no Manimani" (???????), performed by Nao T?yama and the ending theme is "Sai -color-" (? -color-), performed by Manami Numakura. Both Crunchyroll and Funimation are streaming the series.
Stage play
A stage play adaptation was announced in March 2017 during a pre-screening event for the anime adaptation.
Reception
As of October 2017, the light novel has over 340,000 copies in print.
Notes
References
External links
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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