Kiyo in Kyoto
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from December 2016 to January 2025, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. The series takes place in the Geisha district in Kyoto and follows the titular character Kiyo as she cooks up delicacies every day to support her friend Sumire and the other.
An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired worldwide from February 2021 to January 2022 on NHK World, and it was followed by a Japanese broadcast on NHK E from October 2021 to June 2022. A live-action series titled in English as The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, executive produced, written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda for Netflix, premiered in January 2023.
By September 2022, the manga had over 2.7 million copies in circulation. In 2020, Kiyo in Kyoto won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for the category.
Synopsis
Kiyo and Sumire are childhood friends from Aomori Prefecture who move to Kyoto to become. During their training, Sumire excels through her talent and diligence. Kiyo, meanwhile, has difficulty learning the basic skills and is eventually expelled. However, Kiyo's talent in cooking is discovered, and she is hired as the new cook of the house. Kiyo is happy with her new role: supporting Sumire and the other through her cooking.Characters
;Kiyo Nozuki;Sumire Herai / Momohana
;Kenta Nakanowatari
;Tsurukoma
;Okā-san
;Big Brother
;Narration
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by, Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from December 28, 2016, to January 22, 2025. Shogakukan has collected its chapters in 30 volumes, released from April 12, 2017, to June 12, 2025.Anime
In March 2020, NHK announced that the series would be adapted into an anime television series. The series is animated by J.C.Staff, and directed by Yōhei Suzuki, with Susumu Yamakawa overseeing scripts, and Go Sakabe composing the series' music. It aired worldwide on the NHK World-Japan channel from February 25, 2021, to January 27, 2022, and it was followed by a Japanese broadcast on NHK E from October 2, 2021, to June 11, 2022. The opening theme song is "Ashita Kitto" by Ayano Tsuji.In addition to each episode being on NHK World-Japan's free on-demand service for a year after broadcast, Crunchyroll is also streaming the series with English subtitles outside of Asia. The series ran for 12 episodes. Each episode features a "Dish of the Day" segment, in which Kiyo, Sumire, and Tsurukoma discuss the dishes that appeared in each episode's three segments.
Drama
In January 2022, it was announced that a nine-episode drama adaptation, titled in English as The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, would premiere worldwide on Netflix in 2023. It was directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, Megumi Tsuno, Hiroshi Okuyama and Takuma Sato, with Genki Kawamura in charge of planning; screenplay by Kore-eda, Tsuna, Okuyama, Sato and Mami Sunada; Yoshihiro Furusawa and Naomi Sato serving as executive producers; Kenji Yamada, Ai Kashima and Eiji Kitahara produced the series; Risa Kitabayashi served as an associate producer; and the music was composed by Yoko Kanno. It premiered on Netflix on January 12, 2023.Reception
Kiyo in Kyoto won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for the category in 2020.By October 2019, the manga had 700,000 copies in circulation; over 1 million copies in circulation by March 2020; and over 2.7 million copies in circulation by of September 2022.