

I have a hard time understanding who exactly cooking anime appeal to and how
cooking became a genre.

Here's a list of cooking anime:

1987, Mister Ajikko  
1997, Chuuka Ichiban  
2004, Yakitate!! Japan  
2008, Seiyou Kottou Yougashiten: Antique  
2009, Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!  
2009, Yume-iro Pâtissière  
2015, Shokugeki no Souma  
2016, Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara  
2017, Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara  
2017, Isekai Shokudou  
2017, Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan  
2018, Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara - Tootsuki Ressha-hen  
2018, Isekai Izakaya: Koto Aitheria no Izakaya Nobu  
2019, Shokugeki no Souma: Shin no Sara  
2019, Shin Chuuka Ichiban!  
2020, Shokugeki no Souma: Gou no Sara  
2021, Shin Chuuka Ichiban!  
2021, Isekai Shokudou 2

Shokugeki no Souma alone has already six seasons and they even resurrected the
1997 anime Cuuka Ichiban to get another two seasons in 2019 and 2021.

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Demographics are things like age groups, professions, income brackets,
country/state, region (urban/rural) and so on.

To give an example, are cooking anime for 20-30 year old single men living in
an apartment in a big city or are they for 30-50 year old married women with
children living in the countryside?

Who are these people that enjoy watching anime about cooking various dishes?


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What is the target demographic of cooking anime?


This depends on what you mean by "demographic". In general, the demographic is
"anime watchers who like to cook or watch content related to cooking." There
are dozens of YouTube channels that are exclusively videos of people cooking,
or cooking competitions, and have millions upon millions of viewers. Shows
like Iron Chef, Kitchen Nightmares, The Great British Baking show are
incredibly popular. There is, of course, going to be a large subset of people
who like those channels and shows and are also anime fans. Cooking is an
almost universally shared experience; most people have done it. Japan,
especially, has a very deep culinary culture with more Michelin starred
restaurants than any other country.


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There is no definitive answer to this question as different cooking anime
target different demographics. Some cooking anime, such as Cooking Master Boy,
target a younger demographic, while others, such as Yakitate!! Japan, target a
more adult demographic. In general, however, most cooking anime target a
demographic that enjoys watching people cook and learn about different
cuisines.


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