{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5deb9ab120eb44f56b589dff","clusterId":"c_2735c47fc71fbbade9b61882","slug":"wasted-chef-teaser-reveals-food-porn-burger-manga-adaptation-announced","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Wasted Chef Anime Film Reveals Teaser Trailer, Manga Adaptation","summary":"The original anime film project \"Wasted Chef\" from director Takayuki Hirao released its first teaser trailer on May 31, along with the announcement of a manga adaptation. The teaser shows a young chef and a girl meeting at a restaurant called \"THE DAY\" in a world where taste has vanished, and features a close-up of a hamburger. The film combines cooking and science fiction, following a chef who awakens forgotten memories through his cooking. Hirao, known for \"Pompo: The Cinéphile,\" is directing, writing the script, and credited for the original story. The creative team from that earlier film has reunited, including character designer Shingo Adachi, composer Kenta Matsukuma, and animation studio CLAP. The project was first announced in June 2023 and was selected for the Annecy Animation Showcase at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. A manga adaptation drawn by Aero05 will begin serialization in Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine on June 4. The film is slated for completion in 2027.","whyItMatters":"The manga adaptation launching before the film's 2027 release gives audiences early access to the story, a strategy that builds anticipation and tests the concept's appeal ahead of the theatrical debut.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDirector Takayuki Hirao is credited with the original story, writing the script, and directing the film at CLAP. The teaser visual carries the tagline, \"That day, 'you' and 'taste' vanished from the world.\" Variety described the plot as a young chef chasing a lost flavor who lands in a ruined city without taste, is saved by a character named Kasumi, and whose cooking awakens forgotten memories, with a dark force threatening to erase all desire.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe manga adaptation, drawn by Aero05, will be serialized in Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine starting with the July issue released on June 4. The manga is credited to original story by Hirao and art by Aero05. The film's distribution is handled by Shochiku and Kadokawa Animation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComic Natalie described the trailer's hamburger as \"food porn,\" noting it shows lettuce, tomato, onion, and a patty glistening with meat juices between fluffy buns. The trailer also depicts mysterious structures and an eerie light covering the sky toward the end. Anime Anime noted the girl in the trailer \"shines with a bright, cheerful smile amid vivid colors\" while the boy looks bewildered.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Wasted Chef teaser lingers on a hamburger with lettuce, tomato, onion, and a glistening patty-food porn as worldbuilding in a film where taste has vanished from the world.","twitterPost":"Takayuki Hirao's Wasted Chef manga adaptation launches June 4 in Young Ace, months before the 2027 anime film. A test run for the story's appeal?","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Takayuki Hirao's original anime film \"Wasted Chef\" got its first teaser trailer and a manga adaptation announcement. The cooking sci-fi story follows a young chef in a world without taste. 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