The Superman Eats Japanese Food Manga Is Wild
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- 2023 has seen many more Japanese inspired takes on Superman, and that includes a translation of a Man of Steel Manga. Superman VS Meshi makes it's way over to North America. The manga that sees Superman eating at various Japanese restaurant chains (yes it's part ad, move over DC KFC). Can Clark Kent try all the foods? Can he overcome his social anxiety around the Justice League? Does this series have My Adventures With Superman vibes? Find out as we discuss the first 3 chapters here on Casually Comics!
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Favourite Japanese food?
Ramen. Cliche, but tasty.
Anything made with matcha
Edit: Actually that should also say "as long as there is little or no lactose." I had a bad experience at a Hawaiian pancake place in Osaka once 🤢
Poki's. I'm not big on pasta or seafood. In fact I practically can't stand any of it lol
Panko fried foods.
Sukiyaki❤
I'd be so here for Clark going off: "We're not all billionaires, Bruce! SOME OF US NEED A PAYCHECK!"
Bruce: "You aren't a billionaire." (pause, frown) "Why aren't you a billionaire?"
"Clark, you can squeeze coal into diamonds. Your X-ray vision lets you know where you could just dig up any amount of unclaimed gold, or actual diamonds, or whatever you want. You could put LexCorpout of business just by patenting superior Kryptonian technology. NASA would pay you millions just to lug some instrument packages to other planets. They could have a whole fleet of rovers on Mars, Clark. Take you less than a day. YOU DO NOT NEED A PAYCHECK. This is about Lois earning more than you at the Daily Planet, isn't it?" - Bruce
Batman: "so go crush some coal into a diamonds"
Bruce:Clark u have x ray vision super speed and flight and invulnerablity go find some underwater sunken treasure or a gold meteor
@@all9472 Clark: "i can't aquaman has called dibs"
I definitely prefer an aspirational, fun, positive Superman. The Snyder "Superman" being so many people's introduction to the character was heartbreaking.
This reminds me of a Superman & Lois episode where Clark gets Chinese Food by actually going to China, ordering, then returning to Metropolis. I assume this also happened with Clark getting Sushi.
I mean, if you had the ability to go anywhere, anytime really quickly, wouldn't you travel around and eat all the things you've ever wanted to try?
Hell yes I would!
The bigger problem would be needing to get your money converted.
@@MuffinHunterX he's superman, everyone would give him free food
@@MuffinHunterXnot always, most places you can pay by cart (visa or mastercard are the more widly accepted) or you can get cash directly at an ATM. Just be sure you have some king of international option with your bank.
And then a quick stop for mom's rhubarb pie.
Your cats scared my cat, who is also very vocal, into the other room. "Scared" is probably the wrong word. "Prompted him to leave, in a bit of a snoot.
Yeah, I was really suprised by the characterization. Clark being a kind of lonely melancholic underneath and dealing with sense of otherness has been part of the character since almost the beginning, but a lot of lesser writers are allergic to him having inner life like that, didn't expect a food manga go all in on it.
I love every time storytellers dig deep into Clark's personal thoughts and feelings.
Still think the pinnacles of that are the JAS episode where his idyllic life is that of a simple kryptonian farmer or the Allstar Superman issue where he gets exposed to black kryptonite and we see him not only turn evil but also openly breakdown about his own "mortality" within that story.
@@JohnQ5 God, people have such shallow reads of All-Star, even those who love it. The heart of the book is Clark dealing with how messed up his relationship with Lois.
"Jimmy, I need to tell you that..."
"Clark Kent is Superman, yes, I knooooow, it's NOT that big of a reveal. We've been roommates since freshman year of college. The day I met you, you ripped the handle off a door and played it off like the screws were loose..."
Being Superman would kind of suck. The twist is that he doesn't need to eat, but it makes him feel connected to humanity. And... he maybe stress eats.
The lonely part wouldn't work as well these days, have you seen how many members the superfamily currently has?
I think finding out that KFC has a soap drama tv show is the most surprising thing in this video.
The way my jaw unhinged Colonel Mario Lopez?
It’s a good paroady
I figured the thing about Hal not showing up was a reference to the live-action movie being a flop and thus basically erasing him from all future DC films
Meta I like it
1. Love the chair!
2. Somewhat serious characters eating food is such a wholesome trope for me. Like Kratos eating dinner in God of War Ragnarok.
I'm loving this age of light-hearted, optimistic Superman and I think you're analysis of why that's needed right now is spot on.
I always appreciate feel-good Superman stuff.
I was so taken aback by how....charming this thing was. The goofiness is actually tempered by its general good nature, and I'd watch the Hell out of a Superman-reviews-foods-from-around-the-world TH-cam channel.
Also--MORE CAT PARTICIPATION, PLEASE!
Since I presume Gotham City is in NJ, the bagel sandwich is either a lox and cream cheese or NJ's own Taylor ham, egg, and cheese.
If Clark is going to Japan during his lunch break, it would be the middle of the night there. Why is there a line at midnight???
That's not actually unthinkable, there are both pop-up restaurants that build up long lines at the opening (they remain for a few months), and night-time eating at hole-in-the-wall restaurants is common as workdays may stretch.
Kitty! (End of the video: TWO KITTIES!)
Congrats on the chair.
I appreciate that you're covering some of the more obscure titles.
I haven't seen a full episode of "My Adventures", but I've found some of the clips to be heartwarming. I have to say that because I'm used to hearing Jack Quaid's voice come out of Brad Boimler on "Lower Decks", hearing it come out of Superman is throwing me off a bit, although I do think it's good casting for the tone they're going for.
The one thing Superman lacks is a circle of non-superhero friends. I mean, like Peter Parker has or like Barry Allen has in the (adorable) Flash CW series. I mean, sure they (the friends) can eventually get powers for the sake of establishing their own independence and not needing to be saved every issue/episode, but a core group of friends BESIDES Lois would make the character of Superman more appealing. Actually, I'm sort of thinking One Punch Man here.
The chair.... Leveled up to Bond villain status, eh? I didn't notice: Does it swivel? If so, you could do some dramatic (villainous) moves in your future vids.
8:10 yeah, cause he was knocked out by a bar of yellow soap making him afraid of yellow soap and slowly becoming a host of Parallax, as he starts selling his power ring for a $1.
I genuinely love Superman being this super big sweetheart. I think it hits him very well and I think it’s what we need out of Superman
This could tie-in with my JRPG Superman video game concept. It's a morality based system. The Superman who holds back and rescues cats gets dumplings but combat is harder. The Superman who chooses to do big evil gets to fight the Justice League alone. And no dumplings.
Picked this up based on your recap and was not disappointed. Amazed how much it commits to the bit, especially love when Superman shows Batman what true Japanese "S-Tier" cuisine is like. Grabbing the other volumes for sure now.
I’ve noticed that I’ve been watching so many casually comics videos that I read any Batman and Superman comic in her voice. It makes the reading experience… interesting
I enjoy the ditsy Supergirl voice.
But does reading Iron Man make you think of the "Why don't we disband while we have the chance?" bit for every panel?
@@GabePuratekuta if I read iron man I’m sure I would
I love DC when it's upbeat and really hope we are dipping back into happier stories
"Never forget how thirsty the internet can get." Come on, Sasha. How could we forget?
Does the story mention the time zone difference? Lunchtime in Metropolis would be about 2am in Japan. Maybe he flew around the Earth and turned time backwards...
The idea of Clark having lunch with Bruce gave me some vibes from Yale Stewart's JL8
Oh no, Clark is hungry!
They'll never survive his Midwestern alien appetite! WE'RE DOOMED!
Breaks into LexCorp and eats all 40 cakes.
7:13 I’m sorry… THERE’S A LIFETIME KFC MOVIE AND NOBODY TOLD ME!
Kitty! Are we starting to have more uplifting Superman era? I'm so here for it... I really need to check My Adventurs with Superman too (I have seen the thirst around tho lmao)
I like my Superman when he’s a big dork. Think Tyler Hecklen and My Adventure with Superman.
Nice cat magnet! Oh, it's a chair. Now you can sit in the attic can pretend you're in the Mobius Chair! And that you know where Hal is at all times. :)
Clark: jelly filled donuts are my favorite… Nothing beats a jelly filled donut lol
And if it rains, he can use his frying pan as a drying pan.
Hal either slipped on some Dial soap and has been unconscious on his bathroom floor for weeks, or he's become Parallax again and is an existential threat to the entire multiverse. Either way, Batman is disappointed with him.
The thing I love about maga is the sheer varitey of content. Some manga is just about people deciding on what to have for dinner and prepairing it.
I was not expecting this to be a secret prequel to DC vs Vampires.
This was fun. I like Superman being really optimistic and light-heartened but also nuanced and emotionally intelligent enough to tackle real-world problems or high stakes. It just should never bum him out as long as it does Batman.
Perfect description ❤
It has been clearly established as tradition that if you are not willing to wait in line for your ramen, you don't deserve ramen, "Miss Koizumi Loves Ramen" for those who need sources.
Also, you can't speed up the cooking of the rice, it doesn't turns out ok, especially if it's being cook along with other ingredients.
And also; the only reason the Lois from "My adventures with Superman" is my second favorite Lois Lane, it's because I would never, I could never, disrespect Teri Hatcher by lowering her from being my number one favorite Lois Lane. Never!
I am a fan of ramen! Especially super-spicy with a softboiled egg in the bowl!
I have been having lots of thoughts lately about how the JLA personalities and interactions should be portrayed. It's really interesting if you think of 'the trinity' as a simple but well-traveled Kansas farmboy dealing with a vengeful wealthy city boy dealing with an exotic evangelical princess from a utopian society, for instance. That seems subtly different to me from the interplay of the iconic sides of their presentations.
Clark would totally get in line for a restaurant, whereas Bruce would have the food delivered and Diana would probably cook for herself rather than be a burden on clearly overworked folk.
omg I'm loving the new background and shelf setup! Now I'm feeling inspired to redo my shelves!!!
I’m not saying I’m a feeder, but I am a binge eater obsessed with Clark’s cake. So… this may be unlocking new discoveries within me. 🤭
What’s a feeder?
@@C4reaohhhh my sweet summer child........
@@C4reait's that thing where you enjoy giving food to someone you love. But for a mature audience.
The Best Superman will always be the big blue boy scout.
Hal is missing because he got turned into a Vampire again and he's torturing the Flash
LOVING the new book case, but I'm not seeing Invincible on it anywhere. It USED to be in the lower right hand corner, but she has since reorganized....
Like how Clark admitted he felt like he was ogling Diana when he looked at her , in the DCAU the defiantly had Flash ogling her in the first episode of the JLAS …My favorite comic story ogling ( most time I used In a single comment) was when the JLA had a recruitment drive ( don’t remember the issue) & Tommy “ Hitman” Monaghan showed up just so he could use his X-Ray vision on her 🖖🏾
9:30 All I could think about was that Dollhouse quote: "Ahhh, Tempura Joe. Such a lonely soul."
I have an old JLA Christmas special somewhere that features Hal slipping on a bar of soap when his JLA alarm goes off- knocking himself out cold. John Stewart has to go and it’s actually his first League mission! In later years I’ve often wondered why his ring just left Hal there instead of having some kind of “get him to a doctor” protocol!
WHAT !!! KFC had a Lifetime movie with Mario Lopez playing Colonel Sanders & this is the first I’m hearing of it 😡 Lol , I like some of the more family friendly Superhero works : Batman : Brave & Bold , DC Superhero Girls, My Adventures with Superman … so while this doesn’t seem like my cup of tea , I’m all for it …Luv how you present subjects we didn’t know we needed to discuss, Keep Up The Outstanding Work Sasha 🖖🏾
Im happy to see it finally being officially translated and more that it's not just a meme and it actually has some substance to it
but i think i'll wait till it's complete so i can get the paperbacks 😊
Ive been waiting for all of these manga since forever
This is the first time I've read something you're covering before the video! I love this series too, it's such a good slice of life. I also love the meta Green Lantern joke, more a reference to how he's been more absent in live action since the 2011 movie from what I can tell.
I did not expect Latino Colonel Sanders
Your videos bring me so much joy!😭
I like the “what if Superman but evil”stories but it works better when it’s an entirely different character. Usually when it’s actual Superman the reasons why seem contrived and or nonsensical from a narrative perspective. When it’s a Superman-like figure it works a bit better because the author can play around with the setting and choose where that character diverges. Goku’s story became “what if the Kryptonians were warmongers who were naturally gifted at combat but Superman was raised in earth by nice people.”Omni-man is “what if Superman is some alien envoy preparing earth for an invasion.”
I like this. Thank you
What I want to see is the Flash doing this. He's literally fuelled by food, so id like seeing a comic where it's just the Flash being a foodie in the middle of a fight by going so fast he's literally at both places at once. It'd be fun seeing him trying to enjoy a meal while simultaneously racing back and forth in a 100th of a second, fighting Dark Seid with the Justice League in Metropolis while also eating a bowl ramen in Tokyo, maybe appearing sometimes with a ramen bowl in hand in the battle or something.
I love hopeful Superman. I am really enjoying My Adventures with Superman also.
Love the new background/set-up. You deserve the comfort of a chair. Also, cable hanging down the wall always triggered my OCD.
I read the manga sampler that came out a couple weeks ago with the first pages from each of these intitial volumes of DC manga and I gotta say the one that impressed me most was Batman: Justice Buster, the great art, wordless story telling, and visually cool representation of technology and Batman's movement through a city scape really hit me and left a good impression. I was expecting it to be like any other Batman title but no!
I usually cant stand the joyful Superchad but this japan take on the character as a dumb foodista is pretty funny
I feel the same way Supes, I love my Japanese cuisine as well
Love the chair and that we can see more in the background!!
realy like the new set up, it looks like you have more room and that chair looks more comfortable :)
2:46 the best example of that is ai the sumnium files. There were so many puns that didn’t translate into English well
I just wanna say same week I read danger street where a woman says she no longer believe in Superman cause he didn’t save her friends from a serial killer when she called for him, I also read Superman eating Japanese food and comparing it to his friends… perhaps was a combo that was not the best.
Cat translator, "Attention my favorite possession, you're in my studio."
Favorite Japanese food? Toss up between unagi and sea urchin. No while Superman flying to Japan is and a wonderful use of his powers maybe he could check on Hal on his way back.
I hope marvel makes a hulk eats food manga too!
nah, the sentry eats food. Instead of him remembering he's a superhero he's remembering all his favorite foods and going around eating them, all while the void is catching up and just consuming all the food at the places the sentry's visiting.
I keep catching a glimpse of your tat , what is it lol?
Hal Jordan just lives in your brain rent free, Sasha -- we're alike, you and I.
The chair looks comfy. As for the Superman I like it's between the mid to late 70's to the 80's Superman and the John Byrne revamp. I chicken battered in Tempura.
Social anxiety Superman eating in Japan.
Japan's slice of life manga are the best. I never thought I'd be interested in cooking, cleaning, etc LoL
Regarding the chair - Like the color, but the back could be higher and a touch more throne like. Works for the space though.
Oh, and the thirst for this integration of Superman (AND LOIS) is REAL.
You wouldn't think making Clark/Kal blush would be so effective, but apparently it does.
As for tiny short haired Lois, it's insane. I had to ask myself, "was I this openly thirsty when I was a teenager, (or 20 something or 30 something)? And I had to answer "NO. Not even close."
But I do like that they're using versions of the JL that aren't fundamentally jerks (except Hal, that's a universal constant), which is, to my part of why the film adaptations were not as good as they could/should have been. That said, Clark is supposed to be the most socially well adjusted member of the League, so it's a little odd. Most of them have issues with working with a team instead of solo, but I always felt they talked about that and accounted for it in how they did things, so again a little odd, but it works for the story.
On the subject of a brighter (vs. darker) Superman, I think that’s where the core of the character is. Whether as a deistic allegory, or from the corn fed Boy Scout angle, Clark Kent was raised to treat people well, and Kal-El was raised with respect and restraint (and often rules) in regards to mankind.
I actually think the dull angst of, “There’s no more crime, how do I fill my day,” is interesting. I’m not hip to the part about food being the way into that. I’m sort of baffled by it.
I like that these cultural clashes exist. This, and “My Adventures…” are not my favorite versions of the character, but they are for many people, I’m sure. And we all deserve that. Superman would want it that way.
I like a hopeful Superman, but there really needs to be a certain fully formed identity and Paternal nature to him for him to feel complete. I find that's lacking in MAWS. Though it dors have some other decent ideas.
Remember Hal for wrong turn he took that has left him lost for weeks while Superman gets lunch
I am super intrigued.
A art style fusion.
It's like some kind of eighth wonder.
When Superman starts eating hearts again I hope he doesn't leave all that extra rice behind.
Nice Cage Fighter shirt, I snagged the Super Carrey Fight Night version.
Kitty! I'm curious how you got so interested in comics or maybe an all-time favorite issues segment. Love the show. Never know what color your hair will be.
I love this new era for superman!
I would not turn down eating a bagel sandwich or any kind of food made by Alfred! What kind of crazy person turns down eating food made by Alfred Pennyworth???
A very hungry superman apparently.
12:15 Superman rips someone's heart out, covers it in tempura batter, fries it, and eats it while talking about how delicious it is.
Twist: It's Resurrection Man, and he really doesn't mind.
"Hey neat, I got the 'makes butterflies' power again. Haven't seen that one since Tommy shot me in the head."
It would be funny if Hal has been dead for weeks without anyone noticing, or if he found his own culinary obsession.
Obviously he'd go vegan. Only eats greens, right?
We've all been there, being introduced and becoming obsessed to a foreign country's cuisine.
He’s a Siamese; of course he has opinions!
13:01 - I'd like my superman well done please.
*_"Do you read me, HAL?"_*
*-- 2OO1: A SPACE ODYSSEY [1968]* 😉
Be nice to see an episode on the original superman manga. It was an adaptation of a story with the giant key and has Batman in it a fair bit. Ran for numerous volumes but never translated into english as far as i know. A shame.
To be fair about the My Adventures thirst, the artist themselves have thirst to spare, so it events put.
Love the new set 😍
I always enjoy your breakdowns of these. This looks super fun and cute.
I really enjoyed your introspection at the end. I wasn't a huge Marvel/DC or comics guy as a kid, really only catching some shows like Teen Titans or X-Men Evolution.
I remember for a long while I didn't enjoy Superman, but my friend who knew more about comics helped me learn about Clark more. I just didnt enjoy those super edgy "god" complex versions of him. It's interesting to watch in Homelander or Omni-man, but havign Superman be so popular and deified just doesn't work for me. Clark Kent was raised a farm boy. He's a journalist and has a life outside of Superman. And while I do think a balance is good, Clark shouldn't lean too far into that Injustice style edge(at least for me). I think that's Bruce's wheelhouse and Clake works so much better as a homegrown hero that stands for peace and hope and is corny and goofy at times. But that's just me.
When the 1st Avengers' film had that scene where Tony took everyone out to eat, they should have cut 10 minutes of the fighting and used that in the restaurant!! Did Tony order for the table? Anyone have any allergies?? What About Falafels?!?!?!
Thanks for bringing this manga to our attention. It definitely looks like something I would check out.
Also, I’m not very fluent in cat language. How did the kitties feel about it?
SN: That chair looks comfortable as heck! ☺️
The cat's thoughts were "I don't care what you're doing, pay attention to ME!!"
I await the day Superman starts eating Pocky, and down Cup Noodles like he's Gladiolus from FFVX.
If you told me DC but Superman manga
I would expect fight scenes not food nani, but I am hungry.
Especially for the content this more wholesome bits the hero of cheer and man who has tomorrow, good Japanese food rocks.
And have extreme thirst… My adventure of Lois and oogling Wonder Woman too. *Lillie eats her sushi, drink large classic Coke*
Can we please have a segment at the end of the video where you stand up and give us a good look at your t-shirts? Please and thank you.
Dang I thought this was about the dope manga series Toriko. This is fun, but not the heat that is Toriko😭