{"rewrite":{"id":"r_657404ca7a80a372b6fbf9bd","clusterId":"c_20634afaa2f832012d4280e8","slug":"nhk-show-gretel-no-kamado-cooks-glass-mask-mud-buns","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"NHK Show Gretel no Kamado Cooks Glass Mask Mud Buns","summary":"The NHK E-Tele cooking program \"Gretel no Kamado\" will feature a recipe based on the \"mud manju\" buns from Suzue Miuchi's manga \"Glass Mask.\" The episode airs on June 1, 2026, at 10:00 p.m. on NHK E-Tele, with a rebroadcast on NHK General on June 8 at 11:05 a.m. and an encore on E-Tele on June 10 at 3:10 p.m. In the manga, the mud manju appear in a story where the protagonist Maya's stage prop buns are swapped for mud ones. The show's host, Koji Seto as the 15th Hansel, and Midoriko Kimura as the magical oven, attempt to make an edible version using sesame paste, walnuts, and a chocolate coating. The episode also includes an anecdote from Miuchi about creating the mud manju scene.","whyItMatters":"The segment adapts a minor but memorable prop from a decades-old manga into a real-world recipe, showing how classic series still influence Japanese lifestyle programming.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe NHK E-Tele program \"Gretel no Kamado\" will air an episode on June 1, 2026, that recreates the \"mud manju\" from Suzue Miuchi's long-running manga \"Glass Mask.\" The show, hosted by Koji Seto as the 15th Hansel and Midoriko Kimura as the magical oven, typically explores the stories behind sweets. For this episode, the team developed a recipe using sesame paste, walnuts, and a chocolate coating to make the mud buns taste good. The manga's mud manju appear in a scene where the protagonist Maya's stage prop buns are swapped for real mud ones, marking a turning point in her acting career. The episode will also share Miuchi's own recollections of creating that scene. The broadcast schedule includes the initial airing on NHK E-Tele, a repeat on NHK General on June 8, and another encore on E-Tele on June 10.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Gretel no Kamado turns a plot device from Glass Mask into a real recipe. The episode's challenge is making mud buns that the manga itself defined as inedible.","twitterPost":"Gretel no Kamado adapts Glass Mask mud buns as a recipe. The gag was that they were inedible; the show tries to make them edible.","threadsPost":"Gretel no Kamado takes a gag from Glass Mask literally. In the manga, the mud buns are a stage prop that gets swapped for real mud as sabotage. The show's challenge is to turn that sabotage into something edible using sesame paste and chocolate. Suzue Miuchi herself contributed an anecdote about the scene.","newsletterBlurb":"NHK's cooking program \"Gretel no Kamado\" will feature an edible version of the mud manju from Suzue Miuchi's \"Glass Mask\" manga. The episode airs June 1 and includes the creator's anecdote about the scene.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Comic Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/674179\",\"title\":\"「ガラスの仮面」泥まんじゅうをNHK「グレーテルのかまど」で美味しくアレンジ\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4821,"outputTokens":745,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780211675,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T07:06:04.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-31T07:10:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T07:10:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_20634afaa2f832012d4280e8","canonicalTitle":"「ガラスの仮面」泥まんじゅうをNHK「グレーテルのかまど」で美味しくアレンジ","representativeArticleId":"a_075b27f13a32262c6a61002c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Glass Mask\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Glass Mask\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Suzue Miuchi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-31T06:50:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-31T06:50:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T07:10:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Comic Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/674179","title":"「ガラスの仮面」泥まんじゅうをNHK「グレーテルのかまど」で美味しくアレンジ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Glass Mask"],"manga_titles":["Glass Mask"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Suzue Miuchi"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The NHK E-Tele cooking program 'Gretel no Kamado' will air an episode on June 1, 2026, at 10:00 p.m. that recreates the 'mud manju' buns from Suzue Miuchi's manga 'Glass Mask.'","The recipe uses sesame paste, walnuts, and a chocolate coating to make the mud buns edible.","In the manga, the mud manju appear in a scene where protagonist Maya's stage prop buns are swapped for real mud ones, a turning point in her acting career.","The episode includes an anecdote from Miuchi about creating the mud manju scene.","Rebroadcasts are scheduled on NHK General on June 8 at 11:05 a.m. and on E-Tele on June 10 at 3:10 p.m."]}