Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miro yo

• Ja Kanji — じゃあ、あんたが作ってみろよ • Ja Romaji — Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miro yo • Genre — Romantic comedy • Creator — Natsuko Taniguchi

• Type — manga • Author — Natsuko Taniguchi • Magazine — Comic Tanto • Publisher — Bunkasha • First — 2023 4 28 • Volumes — 4

• Type — drama • Director — * Yoshihiro Ito • Ryosuke Fukuda • Katsuhiro Omoto • Writer — Kei Ando • Music — Takahiro Kaneko • Studio — TBS Sparkle • Licensee — Rakuten Viki (Streaming) • Network — TBS Television • First — 2025 10 7 • Last — 2025 12 9 • Episodes — 10 +1

• Portal — yes Then You Try Making It! is a Japanese manga series by Natsuko Taniguchi. It has been serialized in Bunkasha Comic Tanto since 2023. The manga follows Katsuo, a man whose girlfriend broke up with him because of his conservative beliefs, and his journey in learning how to cook. A television series adaptation aired from October to December 2025.

Katsuo Ebihara and Ayumi Yamagishi, who started dating in college, are about to celebrate their sixth anniversary. They have grown accustomed to living together, but when Katsuo proposes, Ayumi breaks up with him. The reason is Katsuo's belief that "it's only natural for women to cook!" Following the breakup, Katsuo starts cooking and gradually changes his values.

• Katsuo Ebihara • Ryoma Takeuchi • A man stuck in Showa thought, with beliefs like "it's only natural for women to cook!". After his marriage proposal is rejected and his girlfriend breaks up with him, he decides to start cooking for himself and changes his beliefs in the process. • Ayumi Yamagishi • Kaho • Ever since she was in high school, she has believed that getting popular is the best way of living. She is the girlfriend of Katsuo, and she cooks and does housework for him. After meeting Nagisa and Teihei, she changes her beliefs. She rejects Katsuo's marriage proposal and breaks up with him.

• Tsubaki Kashikura • Ayami Nakajo • Minato-kun • Yuzu Aoki • Rui Shirosaki • Mizuki Maehara • Nagisa Yoshii: • Taihei Yoshii • Raiku • Amina Minamikawa • Kyoka Shibata

When asked the reason why she created the series in an interview with Walkerplus, Taniguchi said that she saw complaints on social media about husbands who criticize their wives' cooking. She got frustrated and angry, and decided to created a story from the thought that "it would be interesting if the husband, who had criticized the dish, were to cook it himself from scratch." She also said that the creation of the character was based on a word from her friend.

Written and illustrated by Natsuko Taniguchi, Then You Try Making It! began serialization in Bunkasha's Comic Tanto on April 28, 2023. The first tankōbon volume was released in December 14, 2023. As of February 19, 2026, 4 volumes have been released.

In July 2025, a television drama adaptation was announced. It was produced by TBS Television and directed by Yoshihiro Ito, Ryosuke Fukuda, and Katsuhiro Omoto, with the script written by Kei Ando. The music is provided by Takahiro Kaneko. The series aired from October 7 to December 9, 2025, on TBS Television's Tuesday Drama slot. Its time slot is primarily targeted at women, so a drama with a male protagonist was considered unusual. The series' theme song is "Shapeshifter" performed by This is Last. The series stars Kaho as Ayumi Yamagishi and Ryoma Takeuchi as Katsuo Ebihara. Rakuten Viki streams the series outside Japan.

Awards and nominations for Then You Try Making It! • Ceremony — Year — Award/Category — Recipient — Result — Ref. Reference(s) • Crea Manga Award — 2024 — Late Night Manga — Then You Try Making It! (manga) — rowspan=8 • Renta! Manga Award — New Era Love Manga Award • The Television Drama Academy Awards — 2025 — Best Work — Then You Try Making It! (drama) • Best Actress — Kaho • Best Director — Yoshihiro Ito, Ryosuke Fukuda & Katsuhiro Omoto • Best Actor — Ryoma Takeuchi • Modelpress Best Drama Awards — Best Leading Actor • TVer Award — Drama Grand Prize — Then You Try Making It! (drama)

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