, is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in

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's manga magazine ''Big Comic Original Zōkan'' from October 2006 to August 2007, before being transferred to ''

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'' in August 2007. Its chapters have been collected in 29 volumes as of November 2024. It is about a late-night diner, open from midnight to dawn, and its eccentric patrons. It was adapted into a

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, directed by

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and starring Kaoru Kobayashi as the Master, and ran for three seasons from 2009 to 2014. A live-action film premiered in 2015.

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Japan produced a fourth season and a second live-action film in 2016, and a fifth season in 2019. The series was also adapted into a Korean television series, titled '' Late Night Restaurant'', in 2015, and a

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in 2017. By October 2014, the manga had over 2.3 million copies in circulation. In 2010, it won the 55th

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in the General category and the 39th Japan Cartoonist Award.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by , ''Shin'ya Shokudō'' was first serialized in

's manga magazine ' from October 12, 2006, to August 11, 2007. It was later transferred to ''

'' on August 20, 2007. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was published on December 26, 2007. As of November 28, 2024, twenty-nine volumes have been published.

Volumes

Drama

Japanese television drama

was announced in August 2009, starring Kaoru Kobayashi as the Master. The series' first season ran for 10 episodes from October to December 2009 on

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, TBS and other networks. A second season ran for 10 episodes from October to December 2011. A third season ran for 10 episodes from October to December 2014. A live-action film also premiered on January 31, 2015. In May 2016,

announced that a 10-episode fourth season would premiere worldwide on October 21 of the same year. They also announced a second live-action film that premiered on November 5 of the same year. A 10-episode fifth season premiered on Netflix on October 31, 2019.

Korean television drama

A Korean television drama, titled '' Late Night Restaurant'', was broadcast in 2015.

Chinese television drama

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was broadcast in 2017.

Chinese film

A Chinese film adaptation, unrelated to the Chinese television series, was directed by

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and released in 2019.

Reception

By October 2014, the manga had over 2.3 million copies in circulation. The series ranked fifth on

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's ''

Kono Manga ga Sugoi! is an annual reference mook series published by Takarajimasha since 2005 featuring yearly rankings and reviews of manga. The rankings are compiled by surveying professionals in the manga and publishing industry. The first two years saw two s ...

'' list of best manga of 2009 for male readers. In 2009, the manga was nominated for the second

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. In 2010, it won the 55th

in the General category. The same year, the manga won the 39th Japan Cartoonist Award. The manga was nominated for the Best Comic award at the

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in 2018 and 2019.

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