Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: October 1, 2018
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 151
Networks: NHK
Genres: Drama

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Manpuku(2018)

TMDB Rating: 9.0 (3 votes)

Overview

Based on true story of the wife of Ando Momofuku, the businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co. Ltd. and the inventor of instant ramen, the 99th Asadora follows the life of Tachibana Fukuko, a young woman who tries to survive tough times in Osaka with her husband from before WWII to the rapid economic development era. Together they overcome various setbacks before they succeed in creating instant noodles. (Source: MDL)

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Season 1

151 episodes • 2018

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Week 01 - My marriage is still far, far, away! - Episode 001	Oct 1, 2018
2	Week 01 - My marriage is still far, far, away! - Episode 002	Oct 2, 2018
3	Episode 3	Oct 3, 2018
4	Week 01 - My marriage is still far, far, away! - Episode 004	Oct 4, 2018
5	Week 01 - My marriage is still far, far, away! - Episode 005	Oct 5, 2018
6	Week 01 - My marriage is still far, far, away! - Episode 006	Oct 6, 2018
7	Week 02 - ...I won't see you, for now - Episode 007	Oct 8, 2018
8	Week 02 - ...I won't see you, for now - Episode 008	Oct 9, 2018
9	Week 02 - ...I won't see you, for now - Episode 009	Oct 10, 2018
10	Week 02 - ...I won't see you, for now - Episode 010	Oct 11, 2018
11	Week 02 - ...I won't see you, for now - Episode 011	Oct 12, 2018
12	Week 02 - ...I won't see you, for now - Episode 012	Oct 13, 2018
13	Week 03 - That's nothing but a lie! - Episode 013	Oct 15, 2018
14	Week 03 - That's nothing but a lie! - Episode 014	Oct 16, 2018
15	Week 03 - That's nothing but a lie! - Episode 015	Oct 17, 2018
16	Week 03 - That's nothing but a lie! - Episode 016	Oct 18, 2018
17	Week 03 - That's nothing but a lie! - Episode 017	Oct 19, 2018
18	Week 03 - That's nothing but a lie! - Episode 018	Oct 20, 2018
19	Week 04 - I Will Find It for You! - Episode 019	Oct 22, 2018
20	Week 04 - I Will Find It for You! - Episode 020	Oct 23, 2018
21	Week 04 - I Will Find It for You! - Episode 021	Oct 24, 2018
22	Week 04 - I Will Find It for You! - Episode 022	Oct 25, 2018
23	Week 04 - I Will Find It for You! - Episode 023	Oct 26, 2018
24	Week 04 - I Will Find It for You! - Episode 024	Oct 27, 2018
25	Week 05 - You have to Believe! - Episode 025	Oct 29, 2018
26	Week 05 - You have to Believe! - Episode 026	Oct 30, 2018
27	Week 05 - You have to Believe! - Episode 027	Oct 31, 2018
28	Week 05 - You have to Believe! - Episode 028	Nov 1, 2018
29	Week 05 - You have to Believe! - Episode 029	Nov 2, 2018
30	Week 05 - You have to Believe! - Episode 030	Nov 3, 2018
31	Week 06 - Are You Going to Make Salt?! - Episode 031	Nov 5, 2018
32	Week 06 - Are You Going to Make Salt?! - Episode 032	Nov 6, 2018
33	Week 06 - Are You Going to Make Salt?! - Episode 033	Nov 7, 2018
34	Week 06 - Are You Going to Make Salt?! - Episode 034	Nov 8, 2018
35	Week 06 - Are You Going to Make Salt?! - Episode 035	Nov 9, 2018
36	Week 06 - Are You Going to Make Salt?! - Episode 036	Nov 10, 2018
37	Week 07 - I Will Do Something About It! - Episode 037	Nov 12, 2018
38	Week 07 - I Will Do Something About It! - Episode 038	Nov 13, 2018
39	Week 07 - I Will Do Something About It! - Episode 039	Nov 14, 2018
40	Week 07 - I Will Do Something About It! - Episode 040	Nov 15, 2018
41	Week 07 - I Will Do Something About It! - Episode 041	Nov 16, 2018
42	Week 07 - I Will Do Something About It! - Episode 042	Nov 17, 2018
43	Week 08 - A New Adventure?! - Episode 043	Nov 19, 2018
44	Week 08 - A New Adventure?! - Episode 044	Nov 20, 2018
45	Week 08 - A New Adventure?! - Episode 045	Nov 21, 2018
46	Week 08 - A New Adventure?! - Episode 046	Nov 22, 2018
47	Week 08 - A New Adventure?! - Episode 047	Nov 23, 2018
48	Week 08 - A New Adventure?! - Episode 048	Nov 24, 2018
49	Week 09 - That's Not It, Manpei-san - Episode 049	Nov 26, 2018
50	Week 09 - That's Not It, Manpei-san - Episode 050	Nov 27, 2018
51	Week 09 - That's Not It, Manpei-san - Episode 051	Nov 28, 2018
52	Week 09 - That's Not It, Manpei-san - Episode 052	Nov 29, 2018
53	Week 09 - That's Not It, Manpei-san - Episode 053	Nov 30, 2018
54	Week 09 - That's Not It, Manpei-san - Episode 054	Dec 1, 2018
55	Week 10 - I am the Daughter of the Daughter of a Samurai! - Episode 055	Dec 3, 2018
56	Week 10 - I am the Daughter of the Daughter of a Samurai! - Episode 056	Dec 4, 2018
57	Week 10 - I am the Daughter of the Daughter of a Samurai! - Episode 057	Dec 5, 2018
58	Week 10 - I am the Daughter of the Daughter of a Samurai! - Episode 058	Dec 6, 2018
59	Week 10 - I am the Daughter of the Daughter of a Samurai! - Episode 059	Dec 7, 2018
60	Week 10 - I am the Daughter of the Daughter of a Samurai! - Episode 060	Dec 8, 2018
61	Week 11 - Manpei Brand's Daneihon! - Episode 061	Dec 10, 2018
62	Week 11 - Manpei Brand's Daneihon! - Episode 062	Dec 11, 2018
63	Week 11 - Manpei Brand's Daneihon! - Episode 063	Dec 12, 2018
64	Week 11 - Manpei Brand's Daneihon! - Episode 064	Dec 13, 2018
65	Week 11 - Manpei Brand's Daneihon! - Episode 065	Dec 14, 2018
66	Week 11 - Manpei Brand's Daneihon! - Episode 066	Dec 15, 2018
67	Week 12 - Things Will Work Out Somehow! - Episode 067	Dec 17, 2018
68	Week 12 - Things Will Work Out Somehow! - Episode 068	Dec 18, 2018
69	Week 12 - Things Will Work Out Somehow! - Episode 069	Dec 19, 2018
70	Week 12 - Things Will Work Out Somehow! - Episode 070	Dec 20, 2018
71	Week 12 - Things Will Work Out Somehow! - Episode 071	Dec 21, 2018
72	Week 12 - Things Will Work Out Somehow! - Episode 072	Dec 22, 2018
73	Week 13 - As Long As We're Alive - Episode 073	Dec 24, 2018
74	Week 13 - As Long As We're Alive - Episode 074	Dec 25, 2018
75	Week 13 - As Long As We're Alive - Episode 075	Dec 26, 2018
76	Week 13 - As Long As We're Alive - Episode 076	Dec 27, 2018
77	Week 13 - As Long As We're Alive - Episode 077	Dec 28, 2018
78	Week 14 - Executive Director?! - Episode 078	Jan 4, 2019
79	Week 14 - Executive Director?! - Episode 079	Jan 5, 2019
80	Week 15 - Are You Regretting It? - Episode 080	Jan 7, 2019
81	Week 15 - Are You Regretting It? - Episode 081	Jan 8, 2019
82	Week 15 - Are You Regretting It? - Episode 082	Jan 9, 2019
83	Week 15 - Are You Regretting It? - Episode 083	Jan 10, 2019
84	Week 15 - Are You Regretting It? - Episode 084	Jan 11, 2019
85	Week 15 - Are You Regretting It? - Episode 085	Jan 12, 2019
86	Week 16 - All We Can Do Now is Climb Up! - Episode 086	Jan 14, 2019
87	Week 16 - All We Can Do Now is Climb Up! - Episode 087	Jan 15, 2019
88	Week 16 - All We Can Do Now is Climb Up! - Episode 088	Jan 16, 2019
89	Week 16 - All We Can Do Now is Climb Up! - Episode 089	Jan 17, 2019
90	Week 16 - All We Can Do Now is Climb Up! - Episode 090	Jan 18, 2019
91	Week 16 - All We Can Do Now is Climb Up! - Episode 091	Jan 19, 2019
92	Week 17 - It's Ramen! Fukuko! - Episode 092	Jan 21, 2019
93	Week 17 - It's Ramen! Fukuko! - Episode 093	Jan 22, 2019
94	Week 17 - It's Ramen! Fukuko! - Episode 094	Jan 23, 2019
95	Week 17 - It's Ramen! Fukuko! - Episode 095	Jan 24, 2019
96	Week 17 - It's Ramen! Fukuko! - Episode 096	Jan 25, 2019
97	Week 17 - It's Ramen! Fukuko! - Episode 097	Jan 26, 2019
98	Week 18 - It Will Be Completed Soon?! - Episode 098	Jan 28, 2019
99	Week 18 - It Will Be Completed Soon?! - Episode 099	Jan 29, 2019
100	Week 18 - It Will Be Completed Soon?! - Episode 100	Jan 30, 2019
101	Week 18 - It Will Be Completed Soon?! - Episode 101	Jan 31, 2019
102	Week 18 - It Will Be Completed Soon?! - Episode 102	Feb 1, 2019
103	Week 18 - It Will Be Completed Soon?! - Episode 103	Feb 2, 2019
104	Week 19 - We're Moving Forward by 10 and 20 Steps! - Episode 104	Feb 4, 2019
105	Week 19 - We're Moving Forward by 10 and 20 Steps! - Episode 105	Feb 5, 2019
106	Week 19 - We're Moving Forward by 10 and 20 Steps! - Episode 106	Feb 6, 2019
107	Week 19 - We're Moving Forward by 10 and 20 Steps! - Episode 107	Feb 7, 2019
108	Week 19 - We're Moving Forward by 10 and 20 Steps! - Episode 108	Feb 8, 2019
109	Week 19 - We're Moving Forward by 10 and 20 Steps! - Episode 109	Feb 9, 2019
110	Week 20 - Episode 110	Feb 11, 2019
111	Week 20 - Episode 111	Feb 12, 2019
112	Week 20 - Episode 112	Feb 13, 2019
113	Week 20 - Episode 113	Feb 14, 2019
114	Week 20 - Episode 114	Feb 15, 2019
115	Week 20 - Episode 115	Feb 16, 2019
116	Week 21 - Episode 116	Feb 18, 2019
117	Week 21 - Episode 117	Feb 19, 2019
118	Week 21 - Episode 118	Feb 20, 2019
119	Week 21 - Episode 119	Feb 21, 2019
120	Week 21 - Episode 120	Feb 22, 2019
121	Week 21 - Episode 121	Feb 23, 2019
122	Week 22 - Episode 122	Feb 25, 2019
123	Week 22 - Episode 123	Feb 26, 2019
124	Week 22 - Episode 124	Feb 27, 2019
125	Week 22 - Episode 125	Feb 28, 2019
126	Week 22 - Episode 126	Mar 1, 2019
127	Week 22 - Episode 127	Mar 2, 2019
128	Week 23 - Episode 128	Mar 4, 2019
129	Week 23 - Episode 129	Mar 5, 2019
130	Week 23 - Episode 130	Mar 6, 2019
131	Week 23 - Episode 131	Mar 7, 2019
132	Week 23 - Episode 132	Mar 8, 2019
133	Week 23 - Episode 133	Mar 9, 2019
134	Week 24 - Episode 134	Mar 11, 2019
135	Week 24 - Episode 135	Mar 12, 2019
136	Week 24 - Episode 136	Mar 13, 2019
137	Week 24 - Episode 137	Mar 14, 2019
138	Week 24 - Episode 138	Mar 15, 2019
139	Week 24 - Episode 139	Mar 16, 2019
140	Week 25 - Episode 140	Mar 18, 2019
141	Week 25 - Episode 141	Mar 19, 2019
142	Week 25 - Episode 142	Mar 20, 2019
143	Week 25 - Episode 143	Mar 21, 2019
144	Week 25 - Episode 144	Mar 22, 2019
145	Week 25 - Episode 145	Mar 23, 2019
146	Week 26 - Episode 146	Mar 25, 2019
147	Week 26 - Episode 147	Mar 26, 2019
148	Week 26 - Episode 148	Mar 27, 2019
149	Week 26 - Episode 149	Mar 28, 2019
150	Week 26 - Episode 150	Mar 29, 2019
151	Week 26 - Episode 151	Mar 30, 2019

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