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An ongoing {{Seinen}} manga by Tochi Ueyama. ''Cooking Papa'' is about Araiwa Kazumi, a family man who cooks his family's meals.

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An ongoing {{Seinen}} manga by Tochi Ueyama. ''Cooking Papa'' is a [[LongRunners long-running]] {{Seinen}} manga by Tochi Ueyama, which began serialization in ''Morning'' in 1985 and is still ongoing. It has an anime adaptation that aired from 1992 to 1995 for 151 episodes.

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is about Araiwa Kazumi, a family man who cooks his family's meals.
meals. He keeps this a secret from his coworkers, as everyone assumes that his wife Nijiko does the cooking (though the truth is that Nijiko doesn't have the time or skills to do so). Still, Kazumi enjoys cooking all the same. Each chapter of the manga ends with full recipes for any featured dishes.
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* GoodParents: In addition to being a good cook and a hard worker, Airawa is also a good father to his son. He answered a call from his son and left work early to help him make a meal for a classmate who’s moving away.
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* OfficeRomance: Yumeko Kimura has a huge crush on Araiwa. While Araiwa only loves his wife and doesn't pursue other women, Kimura is pretty forward with him sometimes despite knowing he's married and has a child. However, the series establishes early on that her true romance is with her coworker [[ChivalrousPervert Hajime Tanaka]].

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* OfficeRomance: Yumeko Kimura has a huge crush on Araiwa.Araiwa, who is her superior. While Araiwa only loves his wife and doesn't pursue other women, Kimura is pretty forward with him sometimes despite knowing he's married and has a child. However, the series establishes early on that her true romance is with her coworker [[ChivalrousPervert Hajime Tanaka]].
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* OfficeRomance: Yumeko Kimura has a huge crush on Araiwa. While Araiwa only loves his wife and doesn't pursue other women, Kimura is pretty forward with him sometimes despite knowing he's married and has a child. However, the series establishes early on that her true romance is with her coworker [[ChivalrousPervert Hajime Tanaka]].
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* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: There doesn't seem to be anyone watching over the Araiwas' son while both his parents are working. [[ValuesDissonance But it's quite usual in Japan to leave an elementary school kid by himself at home at that time, as is it considered safe.]]

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* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: There doesn't seem to be anyone watching over the Araiwas' son while both his parents are working. [[ValuesDissonance But it's quite usual in Japan to leave an elementary school kid by himself at home at that time, as it is it considered safe.]]
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* LongRunner: Has been going since 1985.
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* SecretKeeper: Kimura is the only one at the office who knows that Araiwa is the one who does the cooking in his family.
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Don't be fooled by the title, it has nothing to do with VideoGame/CookingMama.

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Don't be fooled by the title, title; it has nothing to do with VideoGame/CookingMama.''VideoGame/CookingMama''.
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Print Long Runners is an index, not a trope. You link from the index page to the work, not from the work to the index page.


* LongRunner: This series has been running since 1985 and has over 100 volumes so far.
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Don't be fooled by the title, it has nothing to do with CookingMama.

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Don't be fooled by the title, it has nothing to do with CookingMama.VideoGame/CookingMama.
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* SupremeChef: Araiwa.

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* FoodPorn: Oh yes.



* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: There doesn't seem to be anyone watching over the Araiwas' son while both his parents are working.
** It is quite usual in Japan to leave an elementary school kid by himself at home at that time, as is it considered safe enough.

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* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: There doesn't seem to be anyone watching over the Araiwas' son while both his parents are working.
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working. [[ValuesDissonance But it's quite usual in Japan to leave an elementary school kid by himself at home at that time, as is it considered safe enough.safe.]]
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* SliceOfLife
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* HouseHusband: The trope is kinda downplayed with Airawa Kazumi. Both he and his wife worked, but only he can cook in the family (and his office it's just 5 minutes from apartment), so he's the one who takes care about food.

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* HouseHusband: The trope is kinda downplayed with Airawa Kazumi. Both he and his wife worked, but only he can cook in the family (and his office it's is just 5 minutes from apartment), so he's the one who takes care about food.
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YMMV


* FridgeLogic: The conflict of Araiwa needing to cool food for his family while being at the office at the same time can easily be resolved of just gave them some money for take out.
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Don't be fooled by the title, it has nothing to do with CookingMama.
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*FridgeLogic: The conflict of Araiwa needing to cool food for his family while being at the office at the same time can easily be resolved of just gave them some money for take out.
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* GoodAngelBadAngel: Araiwa's look and dress the same way (business suit) and only by their advices we can tell who's the good one and who's the bad one.
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* LongRunner: This series has been running since 1985 and has over 100 volumes so far.
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** It is quite usual in Japan to leave an elementary school kid by himself at home at that time, as is it considered safe enough.
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* HouseHusband: The trope is kinda downplayed with Airawa Kazumi. Both he and his wife worked, but only he can cook in the family (and his office it's just 5 minutes from apartment), so he's the one who takes care about food.

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* FeminineWomenCanCook: Araiwa's wife is a reporter without the time (or skills) to cook her family's meals. Fortunately her husband's workplace is at only five minutes from home.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: Araiwa's wife.

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* BadBoss: Araiwa's not letting his underling to go to date before the overhour work is finished. [[spoiler:Subverted. He let his underling go after the work hour is over, even giving him some homemade ice cream. Considering he's leaving the workplace during the work hour to cook for his family, it's maybe his way to not become a hypocrite.]]
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Subverted. Araiwa's wife is a reporter without the time (or skills) to cook her family's meals. Fortunately her husband's workplace is at only five minutes from home.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: [[BeautifulAllAlong Araiwa's wife.]]


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** RealMenWearPink: Subverted. Araiwa's hiding his cooking skill from his colleagues. Considering his position on office, it's kinda understandable.
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* FeminineWomenCanCook: Araiwa's wife is a reporter without the time (or skills) to cook her family's meals. Fortunately her husband's workplace is at only five minutes from home.


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* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: There doesn't seem to be anyone watching over the Araiwas' son while both his parents are working.
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An ongoing {{Seinen}} manga by Tochi Ueyama. ''Cooking Papa'' is about Araiwa Kazumi, a family man who cooks his family's meals.

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!!This series contains examples of:
* TheGlassesGottaGo: Araiwa's wife.
* RealMenCook: Araiwa Kazumi.
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