{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1f7ddba373e479971f07b67b","clusterId":"c_1be606191d8e1833f61fe9dc","slug":"foodies-manga-ends-on-comic-days-after-run-began-in-2025","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Foodies Manga Ends On Comic Days After Run Began In 2025","summary":"Kodansha's Comic Days website posted the final chapter of Foodies on September 16. The manga is written by Tadashi Agi with art by Jun Nakanishi, and Shokichi is credited for the original concept and research cooperation. It launched on Comic Days in August 2025. The final chapter becomes free to read on September 30.","whyItMatters":"Foodies closes a short serialization that ran from August 2025 to September 16, with the free release of the final chapter set for September 30.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe series centers on Takumi Itadaki, the grandson of a legendary chef, who is assigned by his company to launch a gourmet review website and sets out to find reviewers who can deliver rare food write-ups. A major food company called Tenshoku starts the same concept, and the two sides compete to recruit gourmet individuals.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKodansha published the first collected volume in October 2025 and the fourth volume on July 17. Tadashi Agi is a pen name for writer Shin Kibayashi and his sister Yuko Kibayashi, best known for Drops of God.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Foodies ran on Comic Days for roughly a year, from August 2025 to its final chapter on September 16. Tadashi Agi and Jun Nakanishi close a series on a platform whose model rewards short digital runs.","twitterPost":"Foodies ends after about a year on Comic Days. Tadashi Agi and Jun Nakanishi close a series built for a digital platform, not a print magazine.","threadsPost":"Foodies launched on Comic Days in August 2025 and wraps its final chapter on September 16, a run of roughly a year. Tadashi Agi and Jun Nakanishi complete a series designed for Kodansha's digital-first platform, where a short serialization cycle is the norm rather than a cancellation signal.","newsletterBlurb":"Foodies ended its run on Kodansha's Comic Days on September 16, and the final chapter becomes free to read on September 30. The manga, written by Tadashi Agi with art by Jun Nakanishi, launched in August 2025. Kodansha published the fourth collected volume on July 17.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-21/writer-tadashi-agi-artist-jun-nakanishi-foodies-manga-ends/.242040\",\"title\":\"Writer Tadashi Agi, Artist Jun Nakanishi's Foodies Manga Ends\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4385,"outputTokens":583,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791076472,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T01:12:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T01:13:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T01:13:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1be606191d8e1833f61fe9dc","canonicalTitle":"News\nWriter Tadashi Agi, Artist Jun Nakanishi's Foodies Manga Ends","representativeArticleId":"a_a89485c8c5de4dbe91a0bb26","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Foodies\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tadashi Agi\",\"Jun Nakanishi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-21T23:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-21T23:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T01:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-21/writer-tadashi-agi-artist-jun-nakanishi-foodies-manga-ends/.242040","title":"News\nWriter Tadashi Agi, Artist Jun Nakanishi's Foodies Manga Ends"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Foodies"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Tadashi Agi","Jun Nakanishi"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}