Reading manga sure can make a person hungry! Food appears frequently in Japanese comics, but what exactly is it that the characters are eating? "The Manga Cookbook," is the world's first manga-style cookbook, an illustrated step-by-step guide to preparing simple Japanese dishes using ingredients found in every Western kitchen. And now it comes pacaged in a deluxe gift set, complete with a Japanese-style "bento" lunch box and chopsticks emblazoned with the official Manga University logo! Learn to identify and make the same things you see in all your favorite manga: authentic onigiri (rice balls), yakitori (skewered chicken), oshinko (pickled vegetables), udon (Japanese noodles), okonomiyaki (Japanese-style pizza) and many others! Includes sections on how to assemble bento boxed lunches and properly use chopsticks. All recipes were tested extensively by a team of culinary experts, including certified nutritionist Yoko Ishihara, to ensure they are kidfriendly and safe to make with little or no adult supervision necessary. Features original manga illustrations by Chihiro Hattori. Soon, you too can enjoy a meal fit for a manga character!