One of the Manga series that I followed for more than a decade, Nobunaga no Chef has concluded its run last year and the scanlation team really did a splendid job to catch up 20 Volumes worth of gap just within few months. Of all long running series that I read, Nobunaga no Chef managed to wrap up its story in a well done manner, a noteworthy feat that even Popular Japanese manga failed to do. Overall Nobunaga no Chef managed managed to make itself to be one of the best fictional depiction for Japan's most popular period with the most famous individual, Oda Nobunaga as the centrepiece.
From the beginning to the end, Nobunaga no Chef explores the Warring States period of Japan through the lens of a skilled chef stranded from the future named Ken whose cooking literally changed the course of Japan's history. While there are some segments that can get rather absurd especially when Ken acts too wussy, overall Nobunaga no Chef could make their fictional take on the history quite believable. This is because the series do respect the historical work it is based on even if it had to take on some liberty at times.
Personally I am quite surprised that the resolution for some Historical characters in Nobunaga no Chef is rather different than what I expected, like the Ikko Ikki leader whom had a rather peaceful resolution despite being a big pain on Oda clan. Also some of the important Oda Clan confrontations are actually handled in very diplomatic manner as Nobunaga have Ken on his side to help his endeavor. While Nobunaga no Chef has wrapped up Nobunaga Oda's storyline perfectly, the series probably could have another short gaiden series as afterthoughts to cover Nobunaga's endeavor on the world and even let Shimazu and Date clan Daimyo to have some screen time should the Author consider such option. All in all If you wish to have some Oda Nobunaga fiction that came with Good ending and well crafted storyline, you can't go wrong with Nobunaga no Chef
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