Today's Menu for the Emiya Family (衛宮さんちの今日のごはん, Emiya-sanchi no Kyō no Gohan) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by TAa. The series has been serialized on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up website since January 26, 2016, and has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes as of August 26, 2024. The manga is licensed in North America by Denpa. They released its first English volume on March 13, 2019. It is a spin-off of Type-Moon's Fate/stay night series, set in an alternate universe where the Fifth Holy Grail War resolved with most of the characters surviving and later becoming friends and neighbours. The series revolves around the protagonist Shirō Emiya's daily life cooking various types of Japanese cuisine for his family and friends. A thirteen-episode original net animation adaptation by Ufotable aired monthly from January 25, 2018, to January 1, 2019.
Synopsis
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The story takes place in an alternate universe resembling Fate/hollow ataraxia where Shirō Emiya lives peacefully with his family and friends in Fuyuki City. It focuses on Shirō Emiya cooking various types of Japanese cuisine for his family and friends throughout the year's four seasons.
There’s also an anime adaptation with 13 episodes, each focusing on different recipes and the characters’ interactions.[4]
Media
Manga
Today's Menu for the Emiya Family, written and illustrated by TAa, began serialisation on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up website since January 26, 2016. Ten tankōbon volumes have been released as of August 26, 2024. A special edition of volume 6 including a recipe book was also released alongside the standard volume.[5] North American manga publishing company Denpa has licensed the series[6] and released the first English print volume on March 12, 2019.[7][8] The manga has also been licensed in Taiwan[9] and Thailand.[10]
An original net animation adaptation premiered during the Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special on December 31, 2017.[28] The anime began streaming in Japan on February 1, 2018, with each episode premiering on the first of every month.[29] It is produced by Ufotable, which had previously worked with Type-Moon on the majority of the Fate/stay night anime adaptations. The anime is directed by Takahiro Miura and Tetsuto Satō, produced by Hikaru Kondo, and written by the Ufotable staff.[28] Toko Uchimura designed the characters, and Go Shiina composed the music.[29] The opening theme song is "Apron Boy" by DJ Misoshiru & MC Gohan, and the ending theme song is "Collage" by Sangatsu no Phantasia.[28] The anime is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America and began streaming on Crunchyroll on January 25, 2018.[30][31] The series ran for 13 episodes.
"My First Hamburg Steak" "Hajimete no hanbaagu" (はじめてのハンバーグ)
June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)
7
"Quick 'n Easy Chilled Green Tea Over Rice" "Sarari to itadaku hiyashi chazuke" (さらりと頂く冷やし茶漬け)
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)
8
"Tohsaka-san's Chop Suey Fried Rice" "Tohsaka-san no gomoku chaahan" (遠坂さんの五目炒飯)
August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)
9
"The Flavors of Autumn -Caster's Japanese Cooking Trials Edition-" "Aki no mikaku -Kyasuta washoku shugyou hen-" (秋の味覚-キャスター和食修行編-)
September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01)
10
"Fried Chicken That's Even Delicious Cold" "Sametemo oishii karaage" (冷めても美味しいからあげ)
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)
11
"Extra-Special Soft and Melty Omelet Rice" "Tokusei fuwatoro omuraisu" (特製ふわとろオムライス)
November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
12
"One-Pan Roast Beef" "Furaipan dake de tsukuru rosuto bifu" (フライパンだけで作るローストビーフ)
December 1, 2018 (2018-12-01)
13
"Heartwarming Stew" "Attaka yosenabe" (あったか寄せ鍋)
January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
Video game
A video game adaptation of the manga, titled Everyday♪ Today's Menu for the Emiya Family (毎日♪衛宮さんちの今日のごはん, Mainichi♪ Emiya-sanchi no Kyō no Gohan) is published by Aniplex for the Nintendo Switch as a download-only title. The game was meant to be released in May 2020 until it was delayed to April 28, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[32] Aniplex later announced the game would get a North American release, which occurred on June 2, 2021.[33][34] Kim Morrissey of Anime News Network gave the game a negative review, writing that "With its sparse content, performance issues, and tepid dialogue, Everyday♪ Today's MENU for EMIYA Family is a bad game even by the standards of low-budget anime tie-ins."[35]