Oishimbo 88 (Big Comics)

[Machine Translation] Shiro Yamaoka and Yuko Kurita from the cultural department of Tozai Shimbun take on the challenge of creating the "Ultimate Menu". This is a very popular work that sparked a "food" boom! The Gastronomy Club, presided over by Yuuzan Kaibara, is in crisis! Shiro takes this opportunity to challenge Yusan to a showdown with his quintessential dish...? Includes the title story, "Vessel Showdown! and other 5 episodes. Synopsis Many chefs from the Gastronomy Club have been hired as tenants of a skyscraper building. However, when Chihiro consults with Shiro, he is unaware of the situation, saying that "Yuyama deserves it". The next day, Shiro receives a different kind of advice from a potter. He makes tableware, but his English wife wants him to make ceramics that look like objects... ( Episode 5, 1 ). Characters Shiro Yamaoka ( A member of the cultural department of the Tozai Shimbun. He has a vast knowledge of food. He is in charge of creating the "Ultimate Menu", a grand project of Tozai Shinbun. Married to Yuko and father of twins), Yamaoka Yuko (maiden name Kurita. Yuko Yamaoka is a member of the cultural department of the Tozai Shimbun. She and her husband Shiro are in charge of "The Ultimate Menu"), Yuyama Kaihara (a rare gourmet who organizes a super high-class restaurant, "Gastronomy Club". She disowned her own son, Shiro, who rebelled against her and left home. He disowned his own son, Shiro, who rebelled against him and left home, and confronted him in "The Supreme Menu. He is a proud and stubborn man who does not bend to his own views), and Hideo Tanimura (deputy editorial director and cultural department manager of the Tozai Shimbun. He has a mild-mannered personality and is always calm. He is well-liked by his subordinates), Tomio Tomii ( Deputy General Manager of the Culture Department of Tozai Shimbun Co.)

「究極のメニユー」作りに挑む、東西新聞社文化部の、山岡士郎と栗田ゆう子。「食」ブームを巻き起こした大人気作!! 海原雄山が主宰する美食倶楽部に危機が! この機会に、敢えて雄山の真骨頂「器」で対決を挑んだ士郎の真意は…? 表題作「器対決!」ほか、全5話を収録。 あらすじ 話題の超高層ビルのテナントに、美食倶楽部の料理人が大勢引き抜かれてしまった。だが、チヨが士郎に相談しても、「雄山の自業自得だ」と取りつく島もない。その士郎は翌日、ある陶芸家から別の相談を受けることに。食器を作る彼に対し、イギリス人の妻はオブジェのような陶芸を作れと迫っているらしく…(第5話・1)。 登場人物 山岡士郎(東西新聞文化部員。膨大な食の知識を持つ。東西新聞の壮大な企画「究極のメニュー」の作成を担当。ゆう子と結婚し、双子の父に)、山岡ゆう子(旧姓・栗田。東西新聞文化部員。夫の士郎とともに「究極のメニュー」を担当)、海原雄山(超高級料亭「美食倶楽部」を主催する希代の美食家。自分に反抗し家を出た実の息子・士郎を勘当。「至高のメニュー」で対決する) 山岡陽士・遊美(士郎とゆう子の間に生まれた双子)、大原大蔵(東西新聞社社主)、小泉鏡一(東西新聞社取締役編集局長。プライドが高く、自説を曲げない頑固者)、谷村秀夫(東西新聞社編集局次長兼文化部長。温厚な性格で、常に冷静。部下からの人望が厚い)、富井富雄(東西新聞社文化部副部長)