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Luou

**Luou** is a character in the *Chūka Ichiban!* series. Usually drunk and known for it, his true identity is the charisma of the Guangzhou culinary world. Luou serves as the head chef of Yosen Sake House and serves as the deputy elder of the Guangdong Confucian Association.

## Appearance

He has long gray hair reaching over his shoulders at the front. Luou's thick eyebrows are above his physically small eyes and he also has a styled mustache and long chin beard.

He wears a long and wide sleeved top with baggy pants reaching his shins.

## Personality

Shows an inquisitive side when judging food products, Luou also laughs loudly with joy at realizing what is before him.

## Story

### Shin Chūka Ichiban!

Luou supports the cooking contest between Shell and Mao, and also judges the results.

When it comes to Mao's result, he is impressed at what he discovers namely the extent that an entire pig has been used in a single shumai. Luou describes the interior of the shumai as the entire universe of pork.

Afterwards he describes it as an excellent contest.

## Relationships

### Liu Mao Xing

He taught Liu and encouraged his departure for him to learn about the existence of legendary utensils to aid in cooking.

## Cooking Style

Not much is known, but Luoh is described to another Super Chef despite his drunken attitude and old man wisdom. In the 1997 anime, Luoh proves his skill by demonstrating his Devil Cow Knife with his superhuman strength.
Episode 31

## Episode Staff

**Four Chinese Regions Locked! Sea Bream Continental Seal** (四大中華を閉じ込めろ! 真鯛大陸封, *Yondai Chuuka wo Tojikomero! Madai Dairiku Fuji*) is the thirty-first episode of the Chūka Ichiban! anime. It first premiered on March 1, 1998.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Mei Li
* Shiro
* Shell
* Leon

## Featured Dishes

* Sea Bream Four Course Set
* Sea Bream Continental Seal
Episode 11

## Episode Staff

**Final Battle! The Cooking Arena** (最終決戦! 伝説の闘味場, *Kyuukyoku no Waza! Kokushi Musou Men*) is the eleventh episode of the Chūka Ichiban! anime. It first premiered on July 13, 1997.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Mei Li

## Featured Dishes

* Meat Broth Noodles
* Wild Noodles
* Eight Treasure Noodles
* Dragon Hair Noodles
* Elastic Noodles
* Dongpo Pork Noodles
Professor Odin Atlas

Odin’s academic career started very well. Being sorted into Slytherin, he quickly gained the respect of his teachers and peers and became the prefect for Slytherin. Unfortunately, this is as far as Odin’s fortunate goes.

His parents died in a freak accident and their deaths devastated Odin. He dropped out of Hogwarts and went to live as a Muggle, trying to get away from the pain of their deaths. Eventually, he came back to Hogwarts to teach.

## Personal Life

Odin has always been troubled by dark visions. But recently these hallucinations have been gaining strength with Odin even losing control of his body. As the episodes worsen Odin discovered a being was living inside of him....and it was attempting to communicate with him.

The being’s name is Chernozver. It is Russian spirit who wants Odin to take it home. Unfortunately Odin has no idea where ‘home‘ is. Odin and ‘Zver’ have become increasingly frustrated with each other.

Odin has difficulty focusing his magical energy through his wand and must focus it through his hand then cast it using his wand.
Shin CMB Volume 3

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## Chronology

### Next

Shin CMB Volume 4

The third volume of the *Shin Chūka Ichiban!* manga.

## Chapters

* Chapter 16: "Master of Knives" (包丁を極めしもの)
* Chapter 17: "The Dish Inside the Fish" (鯛の中より出でし料理 (もの) )
* Chapter 18: "The Ultimate Knife" (究極の包丁)
* Chapter 19: "Danger! The Heavenly North Star Wolf!!" (脅威！北斗天狼刃！！)
* Chapter 20: "A Chef's Burning Spirit" (炎の料理人魂)
* Chapter 21: "The Two Successors" (二人の継承者)
* Chapter 22: "The Vanished Dragon Seal" (消えた覇龍紋)
* Chapter 23: "Confession" (告白)
* Chapter 24: "The Path Revealed" (道は示された)
Episode 10

## Episode Staff

**Ultimate Skills! Incomparable Noodles** (究極の技! 国士無双の麺, *Kyuukyoku no Waza! Kokushi Musou Men*) is the tenth episode of the Chūka Ichiban! anime. It first premiered on July 6, 1997.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Mei Li

## Featured Dishes

* Meat Broth Noodles
* Wild Noodles
* Eight Treasure Noodles
* Dragon Hair Noodles
* Elastic Noodles
* Dongpo Pork Noodles
Episode 41

## Episode Staff

**Smash the Evil Blade! The Soul of the Seven-Star Knives!!** (邪剣を砕け! 魂の七星刀!!, *Jyaken wo Kudake! Tamashii no Shichiseito!!*) is the forty-first episode of the Chūka Ichiban! anime. It first premiered on June 7, 1998.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Mei Li
* Shiro
* Shell
* Leon
* Sanche

## Featured Dishes

* Egg Foo Young
* Crab Stuffed Shells
Chou Meika

* 2019 anime
* 1997 anime

**Meika** is Mei Li's mother and Chouyu's husband character in the *Chūka Ichiban!* series.

## Story

Meika works as waitress in an unnamed restaurant. Her father decided to choose her groom through a cooking contest.

## Relationships

### Chouyu

Meika and Chouyu promised each other to spend their lives together. Later, they got married and have a daughter.

### Li En

Meika works as waitress at the restaurant Li En was working. He fell in love with her and would tried his best to make her happy.

### Mei Li

Not much can be said about their relationship as Meika died when Mei Li was still a toddler.
Shin Chūka Ichiban! (anime)

## Themes

***Shin Chūka Ichiban!*** (真・中華一番!; "True ver. - The best in Chinese (food)!") is the second anime adaptation of *Chūka Ichiban!*. It aired beginning on October 11, 2019. At the end of Episode 12 a sequel was announced.

## Overview

In China during the nineteenth century, Liu Mao Xing has passed the Super Chef Exam, becoming the youngest person to ever do so. At the recommendation of his teacher, Chouyu, he travels around Southwest China with his friends Mei Li and Shiro then returning to Guangzhou he befriends Shell and Leon.

He is fighting again the back culinary world with the ambition to dominate people by cooking. At the same time Liu seeks to know the secrets of the eight legendary tools that are said to protect the Chinese cuisine world.

## Episodes and Air Dates

### Season 1

* Episode 1: The Inheritors dream (October 11, 2019)
* Episode 2: Dim Sum Master (October 18, 2019)
* Episode 3: The Strange Invitation (October 25, 2019)
* Episode 4: Pot of Grudges (November 1, 2019)
* Episode 5: Ambition of the Cooking Underworld (November 8, 2019)
* Episode 6: The Seventh Knife (November 15, 2019)
* Episode 7: Two Successors (November 22, 2019)
* Episode 8: The Eight Legendary Utensils (November 29, 2019)
* Episode 9: Shanghai, City of Devils (December 6, 2019)
* Episode 10: Clash of Super Dim Sum! (December 13, 2019)
* Episode 11: Clash of the Two Seven Star Knives (December 20, 2019)
* Episode 12: Man of Destiny (December 27, 2019)

## Production Staff

* Screenplay: ITSUROU Kawasaki
* Director: ITSUROU Kawasaki
* Animation Director: Saki Hasegawa, Hitoshi Kamata
* Art Director: Nakahara Eiju
Chapter 10 (Shin Chūka Ichiban!)

## The Pot of Hatred

**The Pot of Hatred** is the tenth chapter of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! manga, and within Volume 2.

## Characters

* Shiro
* The Masked Chef
* Liu Mao Xing
* Chouyu
* Mei Li
* Meika (memory)

## Summary

Shiro tends to cleaning the plates feeling that everyone is all off having fun somewhere.

The Masked Chef will hand over the antidote to the poison if Mao can win the third lobster cooking round that involves braising.

Having discarded notions of honour, the Masked Chef states that four years ago there was a girl he loved from the bottom of his heart named Meika.

As he began a cooking competition with Chouyu, the Masked Chef was pricked with a poisonous needle and losing the contest also lost Meika to Chouyu.

Bringing dried seafood into the competition that is sixteen years old, the Masked Chef sees that Mao has his own secret weapons with the knowledge of braising and stewing and intends to reveal his true power.
Episode 25

## Episode Staff

**Inherited Spirits Bloddy Battle at the Foreign Mansion** (引き継がれた魂(スピリッツ) 異人館の血戦!!, *Hikitsugareta Supiritsu Ijinkan no Kessen!!*) is the twenty-fifth episode of the Chūka Ichiban! anime. It first premiered on December 21, 1997.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Mei Li
* Shiro
* Masked Chef

## Featured Dishes

* Fried Phoenix Tail Lobster
* Gold Rain Flying Dragon
Mineral

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## Song Info

### Artist

Kaori Nanao

**Mineral** is the second ending theme to the Chūka Ichiban! (anime).

## Lyrics

### TV version

* Japanese
* Romanji
* English

ざわめく街の中で

ガードレールを飛び越えて

待ち合わせた場所へと

急ぐ日暮れ前

うなずいた瞳の奥

あったかさ感じるよ

それだけで僕の心

ほどけていくようで

誰にも止められない　この気持ちは

だんだんとスピードあげて

君への扉を叩くよ

見せましょう大和魂　YEAH!!

zawameku machi no nakade

gadoreru wo tobikoete

machiawaseta basho e to

isogu higure mae

unazuita hitomi no oku

attakasa kanjiru yo

sore dake de boku no kokoro

hodoke te ikuyou de

dare ni mo tomerarenai kono kimochi wa

dandan to supido agete

kimi e no tobira wo tatakuyo

misemashou yamato tamashii YEAH!!

*Please insert info is available*

### Full version

* Japanese
* Romanji
* English

ざわめく街の中で

ガードレールを飛び越えて

待ち合わせた場所へと

急ぐ日暮れ前

うなずいた瞳の奥

あったかさ感じるよ

それだけで僕の心

ほどけていくようで

誰にも止められない　この気持ちは

だんだんとスピードあげて

君への扉を叩くよ

見せましょう大和魂　YEAH!!

歩き慣れた道さえも

違って見えてくるほど

昨日までは他人の

君に夢中だよ

気取らない君の笑顔

純粋で零れそうで

渇いてた僕の心

潤す力になる

誰にも譲れない　この気持ちは

遠くまで宇宙を超えて

君への胸へと響かせるよ

見せましょう心意気を　YEAH!!

ミネラルが僕の体中に広がって

限りなく澄んだ空のように　果てしない

誰にも止められない　この気持ちは

だんだんとスピードあげて

君への扉を叩くよ

見せましょう大和魂　YEAH!!

誰にも譲れない　この気持ちは

遠くまで宇宙を超えて

君への胸へと響かせるよ

見せましょう心意気を　YEAH!!

zawameku machi no nakade

gadoreru wo tobikoete

machiawaseta basho e to

isogu higure mae

unazuita hitomi no oku

attakasa kanjiru yo

sore dake de boku no kokoro

hodoke te ikuyou de

dare ni mo tomerarenai kono kimochi wa

dandan to supido agete

kimi e no tobira wo tatakuyo

misemashou yamato tamashii YEAH!!

arukinareta mitisaemo

chigatte mietekuruhodo

kinou made wa tanin no

kimi ni muchuu dayo

kidoranai kimi no egao

junsuide kobore sou de

kawaiteta boku no kokoro

uruosu chikara ni naru

dare ni mo yuzurenai kono kimochi wa

tooku made uchuu wo koete

kimi e no mune e to hibikaseruyo

misemashou kokoro iki wo YEAH!!

mineraru ga boku no karada chuni hirogatte

kagirinaku sunda sora no you ni hateshinai

dare ni mo tomerarenai kono kimochi wa

dandan to supido agete

kimi e no tobira wo tatakuyo

misemashou yamato tamashii YEAH!!

dare ni mo yuzurenai kono kimochi wa

tooku made uchuu wo koete

kimi e no mune e to hibikaseruyo

misemashou kokoro iki wo YEAH!!

*Please insert info is available*
Kikkaro Restaurant

**Kikkaro Restaurant** was the restaurant where Pai operated as Master Chef. It is located in Szechuan and the current Master Chef is Liu Mao Xing. The restaurant is under the authority of General Lee as it is the chosen restaurant of Lin's Military.

The restaurant has an unwritten rule called "steel rule". Based on this rule, before the passing down of the restaurant occurs, the new and old Master Chef will commence "The Battle of Cuisine". Pai, her husband and son all won this battle and received the right as the Master Chef of Kikkaro Restaurant.
Chapter 4 (Shin Chūka Ichiban!)

## Shumai's Final Form

**Shumai's Final Form** is the fourth chapter of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! manga, and within Volume 1.

## Characters

* Liu Mao Xing
* Shiro
* Mei Li
* Ruou
* Shell

## Summary

Centrifugal force is used by Mao to flatten out his dough wrapper which impresses Mei Li and Shell. The latter thinks he cannot lose, Mao has no idea of what Shell has discovered.

To make the only perfect form of shumai in this world, Shell makes use of jinhua ham. He uses rods to mash the meat into a pulp using all his strength.

Seeing this, Shiro thinks they are done for but Mao consoles him that he has a trick hidden up his sleeve. However Shell presents Ruou with fifty servings complete. Not only that, he has a golden ratio of fillings in the shumai.

Those gathered are impressed by the proclaimed ultimate dim sum chef. Meanwhile Mao had a same idea of using four fillings, but feels he cannot compete with the golden ration Shell used.

With that, Mao sweeps what he made off the table and begins anew.
Chapter 3 (Shin Chūka Ichiban!)

## Super Chef vs. Super Dim-Sum Chef

**Super Chef vs. Super Dim-Sum Chef** is the third chapter of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! manga, and within Volume 1.

## Characters

* Liu Mao Xing
* Shiro
* Mei Li
* Ruou
* Shell

## Summary

Shell challenges Mao to show every ounce of power he has in the shumai cooking battle. Master Ruou and Chouyu have returned and are aware of Shell. Compliant in the competition, Mao and Shell need to make fifty servings of Shumai.

As Shiro speaks to Mao, Mei Li among others see Shell has already prepared ten dough balls. Using his cooking utensil he is able to launch himself into the air and flatten the dough by the time he lands.

Lacking the physical strength to achieve a similar results, Mao uses his methods of spinning the dough into a large sheet circling above his head to attain a paper thin table cloth sized wrapper.
Episode 24

## Episode Staff

**A Mysterious Invitation, The Masked Chef's Trap!** (謎の招待状 仮面料理人の罠!, *Nazo no Shōtaijō Kamen Ryourinin no Wana!*) is the twenty-fourth episode of the Chūka Ichiban! anime. It first premiered on December 7, 1997.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Mei Li
* Shirou
* Shell
* Masked Chef

## Featured Dishes

* Fried Dove in Oyster Sauce
* Lobster Ikizukuri
Shin Episode 02

## Episode Staff

**Dim Sum Master** (夢を継ぐ者, *Tokkyū Mentenshi*) is the first episode of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! anime that premiered on October 18, 2019.

## Overview

Mao, Mei Li and Shiro return to Guangzhou, resuming their normal lives in the Yang Spring Restaurant. But a storm starts to brew when a wandering customer carrying a metal rod appears.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Shiro
* Mei Li
* Shell

## Featured Dishes

* Three Egg Shumai
* Golden Ratio Shumai
* Big Bang Shumai

## Manga and Anime Differences

* This episode rewinds back to 21 22, and 23 from the 1997 anime.

### 2019 anime reboot

* The following flashbacks were presented.
	+ How Shiro met Mao and Mei Li during their travels, despite her not accompanying Mao in the original manga.
Paradigm Shift

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## Paradigm Shift

**Paradigm Shift** is the ending theme to the Shin Chūka Ichiban! (anime).

## Lyrics

### TV version

* Japanese
* Romanji
* English

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### Full version

* Japanese
* Romanji
* English

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Episode 13

## Episode Staff

**Completed Catfish Noodles! The Fated Judgment** (完成ナマズ麺! 運命の判定, *Kansei Namazu-men! Unmei no Hantei*) is the thirteenth episode of the Chūka Ichiban! anime. It first premiered on August 3, 1997.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Mei Li
* Lan Fei Hong

## Featured Dishes

* Squid Ink Vermicelli
* Cat's Ear Noodles
* Dalu Beef Noodles
* Cold Potato Noodles
* Seafood Catfish Noodles
CMB Volume 5

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## Chronology

### Next

Shin CMB Volume 1

The fifth volume of the *Chūka Ichiban!* manga.

## Chapters

* Chapter 31: "No More Chefs!?"
* Chapter 32: "The Pride Of A Pro"
* Chapter 33: "Cuisine From Beyond Time"
* Chapter 34: "Crimson Terror"
* Chapter 35: "Beyond The Stars"
CMB Volume 3

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## Chronology

### Next

CMB Volume 4

The third volume of the *Chūka Ichiban!* manga.

## Chapters

* Chapter 15: "Leaving Date"
* Chapter 16: "Dumpling Brothers"
* Chapter 17: "Dumpling Festival Begins"
* Chapter 18: "The Rumored Specialist"
* Chapter 19: "Final Battle?"
* Chapter 20: "Dragon vs. Dragon"
* Chapter 21: "Red? White?"
* Chapter 22: "A Problem Solves the Day!!"
* Chapter 23: "An Unexpected Guest"
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Chapter 8 (Shin Chūka Ichiban!)

## Bloody Battle! Best-of-Three Lobster Fight!!

**Bloody Battle! Best-of-Three Lobster Fight!!** is the eighth chapter of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! manga, and within Volume 2.

## Characters

* Liu Mao Xing
* Mei Li
* Chouyu
* The Masked Chef

## Summary

Mao holds Mei Lei as the masked chef asks if Chouyu has not forgotten him.

After revenge, he challenges Chouyu with the poison dart frog flesh in the people as a time limit. The competition is the same as last time, a best-of-three lobster fight.

The first part involves knife work where the lobster is prepared, whilst blindfolded. The masked chef reacts angrily to Chouyu's assertion that he will defeat him, especially with this inane challenge.

Underway with the preparation, Chouyu suddenly collapses. Mao spots a scorpion nearby that must have been hidden within the cage of lobsters.

The masked chef declares his victory for the first round, and is unsympathetic to what has befallen Chouyu. He states Chouyu done exactly the same thing to him in their last challenge.

As he begins to walk away, Mao announces he is the chief disciple of Chouyu and shall resume the contest in his place.
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Episode 47

## Episode Staff

**A Diety Descends!? The Miraculous Holy Copperware** (魔神降臨!? 奇跡の魔聖銅器, *Majin Kourin!? Kiseki no Maseidouki*) is the forty-seventh episode of the Chūka Ichiban! anime. It first premiered on August 2, 1998.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Mei Li
* Shiro
* Shell
* Leon

## Manga and Anime Differences

* In the anime, this is Wong Seiyo's debut appearance.
Shin Episode 13

**The Transcendental Tofu Battle!** (超絶豆腐勝負！, *Chōzetsu Tōfu Shōbu!*) is the first episode of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! anime's 2nd season and thirteeenth overall.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Magical Panda Mapo Tofu
* Instrumental Tofu Trio

## Manga and Anime Differences

* This episode rewinds back to Episodes 42, 43 and 44 from the 1997 anime.
* Shan tranquilizing Mei Li and Shiro were original to the 1997 anime.
Shin Episode 11

## Episode Staff

**Clash of the Two Seven Star Knives** (激突！二つの『七星刀』, *Gekitotsu! Futatsu no “shichiseitou"*) is the eleventh episode of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! anime that premiered on December 20, 2019.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Shiro
* Mei Li
* Shell
* Leon
* Lan Fei Hong
* Tang San Jie
* Shan

## Manga and Anime Differences

* This episode rewinds back to Episode 40 from the 1997 anime.

### 2019 anime reboot

* The following are original from the manga and 1998 anime.
Kimi Sae Ireba

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### Artist

DEEN

**Kimi Sae Ireba** is the third opening theme to the Chūka Ichiban! (anime).

## Lyrics

### TV version

* Japanese
* Romanji
* English

君さえいれば　どんな勝負も勝ち続ける

暗闇を切り裂くように　I need your love

数cmのズレを重ねて　偶然は運命になる

屈託なく笑う声に免じて

四次元の会話も馴れて　つい引き込まれてゆく

君さえいれば　遥かな道も超えて行ける　どんな時も守り抜く

大地の水は透き通る花を咲かせる糧

暗闇を切り裂くように　I need your love

ありふれた言葉を並べて　la la love

kimi sae ireba donna shoubu mo kachitsuzukeru

kurayami o kirisaku you ni I NEED YOUR LOVE

suu SENCHI no ZURE o kasanete guuzen wa unmei ni naru

kuttaku naku warau koe ni menjite

yojigen no kaiwa mo narete tsuihikikomarete yuku

kimi sae ireba harukana michi o koete yukeru donna toki mo mamorinuku

daichi no mizu wa sukitooru hana o sakaseru kate

kurayami o kirisaku you ni I NEED YOUR LOVE

arifureta kotoba o narabete LA LA LOVE

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### Full version

* Japanese
* Romanji
* English

君さえいれば　どんな勝負も勝ち続ける

暗闇を切り裂くように　I need your love

数cmのズレを重ねて　偶然は運命になる

屈託なく笑う声に免じて

四次元の会話も馴れて　つい引き込まれてゆく

君さえいれば　遥かな道も超えて行ける　どんな時も守り抜く

大地の水は透き通る花を咲かせる糧

暗闇を切り裂くように　I need your love

生まれ変わっても...

そんなセリフ　こだわりは僕の弱さ

ちょっと逃げ腰だとしても　変わらぬ愛は誓える

簡単じゃない二人だからいい

美しいのは壊れかけだと知ってるから？　キスで互いを隠して

水平線の先に明日があるとしたら

波風も悪くはない　I'm no match for you

君さえいれば　どんな勝負も勝ち続ける　どんな時も守り抜く

大地の水は透き通る花を咲かせる糧

暗闇を切り裂くように　I need your love

ありふれた言葉を並べて　la la love

kimi sae ireba donna shoubu mo kachitsuzukeru

kurayami o kirisaku you ni I NEED YOUR LOVE

suu SENCHI no ZURE o kasanete guuzen wa unmei ni naru

kuttaku naku warau koe ni menjite

yojigen no kaiwa mo narete tsuihikikomarete yuku

kimi sae ireba harukana michi o koete yukeru donna toki mo mamorinuku

daichi no mizu wa sukitooru hana o sakaseru kate

kurayami o kirisaku you ni I NEED YOUR LOVE

umare kawatte mo

sonna serifu kodawari wa boku no yowasa

chotto nigegoshi da to shitemo kawaranu ai wa chikaeru

kantan ja nai futari dakara ii

utsukushii no wa kowarekake da to shitteru kara KISU de tagai o kakushite

suihensen no saki ni ashita ga aru to shitara

namikaze mo waruku wa nai I'M NO MATCH FOR YOU

kimi sae ireba donna shoubu mo kachitsuzukeru donna toki mo mamorinuku

daichi no mizu wa sukitooru hana o sakaseru kate

kurayami o kirisaku you ni I NEED YOUR LOVE

arifureta kotoba o narabete LA LA LOVE

*Please insert info is available*
Shin Episode 06

## Episode Staff

**The Seventh Knife** (七番目の包丁, *Nana banme no Hōchō*) is the sixth episode of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! anime that premiered on November 8, 2019.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Shiro
* Mei Li
* Chouyu
* Luou
* Shell
* Leon

## Featured Dishes

* Sea Bream Four Course Set
* Sea Bream Continental Seal
* Flash-Frozen Bream Glacier
* Reincarnation Spring Rolls

## Manga and Anime Differences

* This episode rewinds back to Episodes 31 and 32 from the 1997 anime.

### 2019 anime reboot

* The following are original from the manga and 1998 anime.
Magie

Il existe plusieurs types de Magie

## Type de Magie

* La Magie Runique : Magie, pouvoir issu des Runes. Magie d'origine humaine.
* La Magie Démoniaque : Magie, pouvoir des Démons. Magie d'origine démoniaque.
* La Magie Aquatique : Magie, pouvoir de manipulation de l'eau. Magie d'origine Sirènes.

## La Magie Runique

Magie issu des Runes. Leurs pouvoirs dépendent de leurs couleurs. Pour plus de détails voir l'article consacré aux Runes.

## La Magie Démoniaque

La Magie de tous les Démons. Tous les Démons possèdent cette Magie : il ne tient qu'à eux de la développer. La Magie Démoniaque est une des plus puissantes car elle permet d'accéder à plusieurs domaines :

* Nécromancie
* Télépathie
* Invocation
* Enchantement d'armes
* Création de nouvelle Rune (Rune d'Esclave)
* Et bien d'autres ...

## La Magie Aquatique

La Magie des Sirènes. Elles possèdent toutes cette magie. Son pouvoir est simple : la manipulation de l'eau (pour créer des armes ou autres...).

## Forme de la Magie, Apprentissage et Noyau

Les types de Magies sont représentés dans le subconscient, sous des formes différentes mais avec leur couleur caractéristique :

* La **Magie Runique** est de couleur blanche.

* La **Magie Démoniaque** est noire avec des éclairs violets.

* La **Magie Aquatique** est bleue avec de la brume.

Au début de l’apprentissage, la Magie est représentée par une masse informe ou de la fumée avec à l’intérieur le **Noyau**. Au fur et à mesure, la Magie commence à prendre forme, jusqu’à la formation complète, qui signifie que l’apprentissage est terminé.

A’Yaken possède 2 Magies : La Magie Démoniaque et la Magie Aquatique.

* Elle possède la Magie Démoniaque depuis sa naissance.

* Elle voulue apprendre la Magie Aquatique, alors, son esclave Bô, lui injecta sa propre Magie Aquatique dans son corps ; une fois dans son corps, elle a dû prendre en soin car la Magie Aquatique se serait dissipée. Une fois que cette nouvelle magie a formé et stabilisé son noyau, A’Yaken pût commencer son apprentissage.

Le **Noyau** d’une Magie est primordial pour commencer l’apprentissage. Il est situé à l’intérieur de la forme de la Magie. Sans le Noyau, la Magie se dissipe et disparaît. Le Noyau peut être attaqué et détruit et avec lui la Magie. ( Le Noyau peut directement être attaqué que si la victime est affaibli et qu’elle ne peut plus protéger son subconscient ).

Exemple : La Magie Démoniaque d’A’Yaken est représenté par un requin noir aux éclairs violet, tandis que sa Magie Aquatique est représentée par un dauphin bleu recouvert de brume.

## Autres

Il est possible d'avoir plusieurs types de Magie :

* La Général A'Yaken a appris la Magie Aquatique grâce à son esclave, qu'elle peut combiner avec sa Magie Démoniaque.
* Le Cavalier Sans Tête et A'Samoth possèdent la Magie Runique (grâce à leur vie précédente) et la Magie Démoniaque.
* La Magie Démoniaque a été **implanté de force** dans les Sirènes, dont il y a un prix à payer (leur queue sont abîmées). Grâce à cela, elles peuvent changer de formes (forme d'origine et forme terrestre) et peuvent la transmettre à leurs descendants.
Chuka Ichiban Wiki

**Welcome to the Chūka Ichiban! Wiki**

Welcome to the **Chūka Ichiban!** (中華一番!, *Chuuka Ichiban*) wiki where everything concerning the October 11, 1995 - May 19, 1999 manga written by Etsushi Ogawa and the April 27. 1997 - September 13, 1998 anime directed by Masami Anno may be found.

Then the **Chūka Ichiban! Kiwami** manga released November 2017 along with the anime directed by Itsuro Kawasaki released October 11, 2019. Enjoy reading, or detailing the wiki in this collaborative effort!

Manga: *Chūka Ichiban!* (1995) • *Chūka Ichiban! Kiwami* (2017)
Anime: *Chūka Ichiban!* (1997) • *Shin Chūka Ichiban!* (2019)

In *Chūka Ichiban!*, Mao aims to follow in his mother's footsteps and become a Master Chef. To this end, he and his friends go on a journey to collect the Legendary Cooking Utensils.

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**Characters**

MaoMei LiShiroFayeShellChouyuLeonLuou

TV Anime
* *7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!*
* *Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura-Boss desu ga Maou dewa Arimasen*
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* *High Card Season 2*
* *Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!*
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* *Kingdom 5th Season*
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* *Mashle Season 2*
* *Metallic Rouge*
* *Mato Seihei no Slave*
* *Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji*
* *My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered*
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* *Shaman Kings: Flowers*
* *Solo Leveling*
* *Synduality: Noir Part 2*
* *Tales of Wedding Rings*
* *The Fire Hunter Season 2*
* *The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil*
* *The Unwanted Immortal Adventurer*
* *The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash*
* *Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu Season 2*
* *Urusei Yatsura Season 2*
* *Witch and the Beast*
* *Yubisaki to Renren*

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CMB Volume 4

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## Chronology

### Next

CMB Volume 5

The fourth volume of the *Chūka Ichiban!* manga.

## Chapters

* Chapter 24: "Magic Water"
* Chapter 25: "The Truth of the Rock"
* Chapter 26
* Chapter 27
* Chapter 28
* Chapter 28.5
* Chapter 29: "The Elasticity of the Noodles"
Li En

* Masked
* 2019 anime
* 1997 anime

**Li En** is one of the antagonist in *Chūka Ichiban!*.

## Story

16 years ago, Li En joined a cooking competition as the winner get to be Meika's husband. He lost after losing consciousness when dueling with Chouyu. He believes Chouyu poisoned him and determined to get revenge.

## Relationships

### Chou Meika

Li En has unrequited love towards her. Though he didn't realized this.

### Chouyu

Li En sees Chouyu as his rival since they're top two students in their school. He resented Chouyu for taking Meika away from him.
Professor Brooks

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## Academic and Professional Career

Professor Brooks has a true gift for alchemy, being one of the few graduates hired immediately by the MACUSA Wizard Military. She immediately made contributions as head of the Alchemical Warfare Department; contributions that would change the nature of wizarding warfare forever. She was even given a medal for her endeavors.

But she soon realized how her innovations were actually being used and was horrified by the collateral damage that they caused. She took her complaints to the highest level but her protests fell on deaf ears. Disgusted by the lack of empathy among most of her colleagues she resigned.

Her colleagues know she is someone they can turn to for help. She even assisted Professor Wiggin in his endeavor to have quodpot matches at Hogwarts. There were a few minor setbacks but eventually their work paid off.

Professor Brooks has a prank war going on with Professor Beau.

## Personal Life

Brooks plays Dungeons and Dragons.

After her brother‘s death she was given custody of her teenage niece Adaline. Brooks struggles to help the young girl deal with the loss of her dad.
Shin Episode 15

**Advent of the Devil** (魔神降臨, *Majin Kōrin*) is the third episode of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! anime's 2nd season and fifteenth overall.

## Featured Dishes

* Abalone Soup
* Comet Fried Rice

## Manga and Anime Differences

* This episode rewinds back to Episodes 47 and 48 from the 1997 anime.
	+ The episode within Episode 46 have been skipped.

### 2019 anime reboot

* This is Wong Seiyo's official debut in the reboot series.
Shin Episode 07

## Episode Staff

**Two Successors** (二人の継承者, *Futari no Keishōsha*) is the seventh episode of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! anime that premiered on November 8, 2019.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Shiro
* Mei Li
* Chouyu
* Luou
* Shell
* Leon

## Featured Dishes

* Reincarnation Spring Rolls
* Pai Style Sweet and Sour Cherry Meat

## Manga and Anime Differences

* This episode rewinds back to Episodes 33 from the 1997 anime.
* The episode follows the original manga, explaining Mao's knowledge of the Cooking Underworld and Pai's past experiences with them
	+ The event was moved before the Mao vs. Leon match in Episode 30

### 2019 anime reboot

* The following are original from the manga and 1998 anime.
	+ Leon's permanent Underworld tattoo was purified by the Eversoul Knife's spiritual power.
Tang San Jie

## Sanche

* 2019 anime
* 1997 anime

**Sanche** is one of the characters of the *Chūka Ichiban!* series.

## Story

San Jie was strictly trained by his father, Tang Li, to become a great chef. His training was so hard that it affected him emotionally. When his father forced him to practice cutting radishes all night, he eventually loses focus and injured his hand. This incident made him developed fear for knife. He then ran away from home. However, this backstory is special to 1997 anime only. In the manga, he injured his hand purely by accident.

San Jie became a fourth-level chef in Yang Spring Restaurant. He had to let go the position after Mao passed the Bok Choy test and also due to his slacking attitude.

## Relationships

### Liu Mao Xing

They trained in Yang Spring Restaurant together. San Jie can be considered as Mao's senior. He once bullies Mao out of jealousy. Nevertheless, Mao helped him realized his passion to become a great chef and this indirectly helped San Jie overcome his trauma. They remained as good friend ever since.

## Trivia

* San Jie already overcome his trauma when Mao met him again in Shanghai, on the contrary of the 2019 anime reboot.
* San Jie is the successor of Longzhen Restaurant.
* San Jie trained in Yang Spring Restaurant for about a year.

## References

1. ↑ Shin Chuuka Ichiban! Vol.4 Ch.30
2. ↑ Chuuka Ichiban! Vol.1 Ch.4
Leon

**Leon** is one of the main characters of Chūka Ichiban! series. Known as "Leon of the Seven Stars", at first he could not find anything to learn when he took up cooking. Leon returned to Yosen Sake House to acquire a legendary tool he believed could be used and traveled with Liu to that end.

## Appearance

He has long lavender colored hair reaching over his shoulders. Leon has his fringe messy and swept partly over to his right. Two hair braids hang either side of his face. He wears a long sea blue coat reaching down to his knees that is lined with a white fur-like material.

## Cooking Style

Upon his severe training from the Cooking Underworld, Leon gained a fairly built physique to master techniques of most angles.

* **Seven-Star Style:** After acquiring the Seven-Star Knives from Rache, Leon develops his original knife style upon mastering the knives through determination and heavy concentration. His techniques correspond with tremendous speed and accuracy in which Leon dual-wields the correct knife for the right cut while controlling his strength.
* **Heavenly North Star Wolf** (北辰天狼刃, *Heavenly North Star Wolf*): The seventh blade of the set which Leon keeps sealed until in dire need. A cooking knife entirely crafted from glacier ice where its extreme coldness with the knife's razor sharpness allows instant easy cutting without damaging the ingredients' flesh. However being a knife made of ice, the coldness stagnates frostbite to the user's wielding hand.

### Techniques

* **Raging Bull Azure Dragon Cut** (猛牛青龍斬, *Raging Bull Azure Dragon Cut*): An original technique Leon acquired in the Underworld. To be used on livestock like water buffaloes, butchering all the meat parts without spilling a single drop of blood or juice.
* **Seven-Star Instant Cut** (七星刀瞬断, *Seven-Star Instant Cut*)
* **Arhat Crystal Cut** (羅漢水晶斬, *Arhat Crystal Cut*)

## Dishes

* Sea Bream Four Course Set
* Frozen Sea Bream Iceberg
Chapter 7 (Shin Chūka Ichiban!)

## The Curious Invitation

**The Curious Invitation** is the seventh chapter of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! manga, and within Volume 2.

## Characters

* Shiro
* Mei Li
* Liu Mao Xing

## Summary

Sharing news of the washed vegetables, Shiro is told by Mei Li to not address her as 'sis'. After teasing and running away from her, they comes across a large ice sculpture of a dragon.

Shiro finds an invitation where Chouyu identifies who it is from. Mei Li has also received this absolute command to attend the banquet.

Chouyo heads with Mao and Mei Li to the destination, namely Ijinkan, a ruined castle. Inside, Mao sees people gathered and considers it the who's-who of Guangzhou's culinary scene.

With people partaking in eating, Mao knocks the food away from Mei Li having identified that the nice tasting food contains the flesh of a poison dart frog.

Both Mao and Chouyo are left standing amongst the paralysed people around them and are confronted by a masked chef.
Cooking Underworld

## Fasuk

The **Underground Cooking Society**, also known as the **Dark Cooking Society** or **Underworld Cooking Society**, are the main antagonists of *Chūka Ichiban!*. They are also referred as the **Dark Side**.

Their motto is "controlling people through cooking". They wish to control China's culinary world and the members currently looking for the Legendary Utensils.

Kaiyu, Alkan, Jochi, Ensei & Mira are the five strongest and most fearsome chef on the Dark side. They are known as The Five Tiger Stars.

It is later revealed in *Chūka Ichiban! Kiwami* that they were branched out from the even more powerful and dangerous **Taiji** **Cooking Society**.

## Underworld Cooking Society Emblem

The emblem is called Black Cloud Kirin. It is usually tattooed somewhere on the members body. There are also members that wears the emblem on their clothing.

Leon's Underworld Cooking Society emblem.Shan's Underworld Cooking Society emblem.Shouan's Underworld Cooking Society emblem.

## Trivia

* The society trains their members harshly which resulting most of them having scars somewhere on their body.
Shin Episode 03

**The Strange Invitation** (奇妙な招待状, *Kimyōna Shōtaijō*) is the third episode of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! anime that premiered on October 25, 2019.

## Overview

Mao, Mei Li and Chouyu were mysteriously invited to a banquet in a mansion in the woods. What awaits them is a venomous trap served by the banquet's host, whose maliciousness seems to focus against Chouyu.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Liu Mao Xing
* Shiro
* Mei Li
* Chouyu
* Luou
* Masked Chef

## Featured Dishes

* Fried Dove in Oyster Sauce
* Lobster Ikizukuri
* Fried Phoenix Tail Lobster
* Gold Rain Flying Dragon

## Manga and Anime Differences

* This episode rewinds back to Episodes 24 and 25 from the 1997 anime.
* This chapter follows the manga skipping the scene where Mao completes Chouyu's incompletion of the first challenge from the 1997 anime.
Shin CMB Volume 1

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## Chronology

### Next

Shin CMB Volume 2

The first volume of the *Shin Chūka Ichiban!* manga.

## Chapters

* Chapter 1: "The One Carrying the Dream"
* Chapter 2: "Three Types of Eggs"
* Chapter 3: "Super Chef vs. Super Dim-Sum Chef"
* Chapter 4: "Shumai's Final Form"
* Chapter 5: "The Shumai of Life"
* Chapter 6: "Dim Sum from the Heart"
Pai

* 2019 anime
* 1997 anime

**Pai** is one of the characters of the *Chūka Ichiban!* series.

## History

In the past she fought a fierce battle with Cooking Underworld in hope of the happiness of all. She later got married and have two children, Liu Karin and Liu Mao Xing, and works in Kikkaro Restaurant.

## Relationships

### Her husband

She succeeded her husband as Kikkaro Restaurant's head chef after he died.

### Shouan

Pai's apprentice. She taught him how to cook so he could help her at the restaurant. She became ill after he left.
Legendary Utensils

The **Legendary Cookware** (伝説の厨具, *Densetsu no Chugu*) are a set of eight magical utensils that serve as the primary focus in Shin Chūka Ichiban!.

## History

In ancient times, a meteorite fell from the sky and was discovered by Master Chef Shui Lei. He crafted high-class eight cooking utensils from the meteorite where they brought an astonishing impact in the world of cooking. But the utensils were so powerful that Shui Lei had to hide them in separate locations of China to avoid conflict.

The powers are described to be adiaphorous, saying that the dragon's will is divine to weigh good against evil. Thus if the utensil judges its wielder to be worthy, the produced food if utilized good can bring great results that brings happiness all around.

However, if the utensils fall into the wrong hands, the powers can become destructive that could devastate all of China. If worse, should the utensils be abused for other purposes other than cooking, the powers will diminish.

## Description

Due to the mysterious unknown properties of the meteorite, the eight utensils were to contain immense mystical powers where its unique significance is complying that each possesses its own will.

Thus depending on its chosen user, the utensils' powers have mystical effects on the food it was utilized. The restoration effects apply to the utensils themselves should they be rusted or fossilized for millennia, the dragon's will can restore the utensil to its original state when in contact with a worthy successor.

## Known Utensils

* The bold characters define those in current.
Chapter 5 (Shin Chūka Ichiban!)

## The Shumai of Life

**The Shumai of Life** is the fifth chapter of the Shin Chūka Ichiban! manga, and within Volume 1.

## Characters

* Mei Li
* Chouyu
* Liu Mao Xing
* Shiro
* Ruou
* Shell

## Summary

With only half the time left, Mao has began making the fifty servings of shumai from the beginning. Mei Li and others are concerned but Shiro calls for them to trust Mao.

The result is one huge steaming basket, with one giant shumai within. Shell voices that the smaller shumai within must not be cooked, but Ruou notes they have been and concludes Mao must have used hot coals.

Investigating, it is discovered that Mao has continued the deliciousness of all parts of the pig used within the different areas of the shumai.

This results in Mao winning the contest, and praised for his imagination by Shell.
Free As the Wind

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### Artist

Keiko Utoku

**Free As the Wind** (風のように自由, *Kaze no you ni jiyuu*) is the third ending theme to the Chūka Ichiban! (anime). Up until Episode 41, the theme was changed to the acoustic guitar version.

## Lyrics

### TV version

* Japanese
* Romanji
* English

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Watashi wa yume no nakade anata ni atte imasu feel me

aoi honoo wa akai honoo yori zutto ondo ga takai

Kawaita mizuumi ni amamizu ga shimikonde yuku you ni

kokoro no naka wo tabi shiyou mokutekichi wa kitto aru...

Onaji jidai ni meguriaeta no

kaze no you ni jiyuu (free as the wind)

sonna futari ni shinu made ni nareru kana

anata e no kimochi wa uchuu no PAWA-

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### Full version

* Japanese
* Romanji
* English

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Watashi wa yume no nakade anata ni atte imasu feel me

tomodachi no koto ni naru to tokuige ni hanasu anata ga suki

Shitto suru jibun no koto wa donna fuu ni utsutte iru no ? demo

aoi honoo wa akai honoo yori zutto ondo ga takai

Kawaita mizuumi ni amamizu ga shimikonde yuku you ni

kokoro no naka wo tabi shiyou mokutekichi wa kitto aru...

Onaji jidai ni meguriaeta no

kaze no you ni jiyuu (free as the wind)

sonna futari ni shinu made ni nareru kana

anata e no kimochi wa uchuu no PAWA-

Anata no ude no nakade watashi wa yotte imasu with you

itsumade mo zutto isshoni iru koto dake ga ima hoshii mono

Urunda hitomi no oku asu wo shinjite toketeku you na

karada juu no atsui jounetsu to yasashisa ni nemuritai...

Mitomeau koto yurushiau koto

kaze no you ni jiyuu (free as the wind)

sonna kimochi de ikiru koto dekiru yo ne

anata kara moratta mugen no PAWA-

Onaji jidai ni meguriaeta no

kaze no you ni jiyuu (free as the wind)

sonna futari ni shinu made ni nareru kana

anata e no kimochi wa uchuu no PAWA-

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Shell

* 2019 anime
* 1997 anime

**Shell** is one of the main characters in the *Chūka Ichiban!* series. Commonly called "steel shell" he is a super dim sum chef who challenges those worthy and decoratively marks his victories on his steel bar.

## Appearance

    He has shortish light brown hair slicked back over his head with a few fringe strands free standing. Shell's forehead is relatively large and his thick eyebrows are a darker brown in comparison to the hair on his head.

He wears a red scarf and a thick blue jacket with the sleeves up to his forearms with dark fingerless gloves. The jacket features a yellow sleeveless vest section and Shell also wears large baggy pants and red boots.

## Personality

Has a cheerful personality, even when berating others. Shell is very competitive, marking his stick each time he defeats someone in a cook-off.

## Story

### Shin Chūka Ichiban!

Shell is eating and not pleased at all by the vegetables that were served. Demanding Mao to bring the person who forgot to use oil in the dish, he hears that Mao prepared the food and requests that three eggs are prepared to atone for the transgression.

Amazed at the results, he challenges Mao to a cooking battle.

## Relationships

### Liu Mao Xing

Eating at the restaurant Mao works at, he is impressed by the eggs he prepares and at once suggests a contest. Shell is impressed with the youths cooking abilities and intends to have another cooking contest in the future.

### Shiro

He correctly guesses that it was Shiro who was responsible for the stir-fried vegetables that were not passed through oil. Shell ends up thanking Shiro for this, as a result he was able to make Mao's acquaintance.

## Trivia

* There are 26 stars can be seen on Shell's staff in 2019 anime, while there are 27 in 1997 anime and manga
Chūka Ichiban! (manga)

***Chūka Ichiban!*** (中華一番!; lit. "The best in Chinese (food)!") is a manga. The second part of the manga was serialized as ***Shin Chūka Ichiban!*** (真・中華一番!; "True ver. - The best in Chinese (food)!"). It has a total of 17 volumes.

*Chūka Ichiban!* has a sequel named *Chūka Ichiban! Kiwami*. The series possess two anime adaptations: a 1997 anime named after the first part of the series and a 2019 anime named after the second part of the series.

## Overview

*Chūka Ichiban!* is set in 19th Century China during the Qing Dynasty during the fictional "The Era of the Cooking Wars" where chefs were the most significant figures.

## Characters

### Main

* Liu Mao Xing: The main protagonist, from Szechuan.
* Mei Li: The main heroine.
* Shiro: Mao's "self-proclaimed" disciple
* Xi Er: The "Steel Staff" Dim Star Master
* Li Wen: The "Seven Star Knives" Utensil
* Lan Fei Hong
* Pai
* Underground Cooking Society

### Minor

* Tang San Jie
* Shui Lei
* Chouyu
* Ruoh
* Shouan
* Lee Hong Yue
* Karin
* Shan An
* Seiyo
* Anzu
* Meika: Mei Li's deceased mother.

## Volumes

### Shin Chuuka Ichiban

Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5Volume 6Volume 7Volume 8Volume 9Volume 10Volume 11Volume 12