Kiyo in Kyoto

An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired worldwide from February 2021 to January 2022 on NHK World, and it was followed by a Japanese broadcast on NHK E from October 2021 to June 2022. A live-action series titled in English as The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, executive produced, written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda for Netflix, premiered in January 2023. In 2020, Kiyo in Kyoto won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category.

Kiyo and Sumire are childhood friends from Aomori Prefecture who move to Kyoto to become maiko. During their training, Sumire excels through her talent and diligence. Kiyo, meanwhile, has difficulty learning the basic skills and is eventually expelled. However, Kiyo's talent in cooking is discovered, and she is hired as the new cook of the maiko house. Kiyo is happy with her new role: supporting Sumire and the other maiko through her cooking.

Kiyo Nozuki (野月キヨ, Nozuki Kiyo) Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa Portrayed by: Nana Mori A 16 year-old girl from Aomori who came to Kyoto to become a maiko, but her teachers thought she was too clumsy. However, the other apprentices loved her cooking, so she now works at the maiko house as a live-in cook. Sumire Herai (戸来すみれ, Herai Sumire) / Momohana (百はな) Voiced by: M.A.O Portrayed by: Natsuki Deguchi Kiyo's childhood friend from Aomori who came to Kyoto with her. Unlike Kiyo, Sumire has talent at being a maiko, earning praise from the geisha overseeing her training. Kenta Nakanowatari (中渡健太, Nakanowatari Kenta) Voiced by: Minami Takayama Kiyo and Sumire's childhood friend who goes to a high school in Aomori. Following his baseball injury, he moved to Kyoto and became an apprentice chef. Tsurukoma (つる駒) Voiced by: Satsumi Matsuda A senior maiko who lives in the maiko house where Kiyo works. Later on, she became a geiko. Okā-san (おかあさん) Voiced by: Kaoru Katakai The "mother" of the maiko house. She is responsible for all of the maiko and geisha's living arrangements and for their training and preparation. It is later revealed that her real name is Hirose Azusa and she hails from Kanagawa. Her maiko / geiko name is Chikako. She retired from geiko duties following her inheriting leadership of the maiko house. Big Brother (おにいさん, Onī-san) Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama An assistant of the maiko house. He is responsible for dressing the geisha and maiko in their kimonos. Narration (ナレーション, Narēshon) Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (Japanese); Hannah Grace (NHK World broadcast) (English) Provides tidbits of information on maiko culture and lifestyle.

Written and illustrated by Aiko Koyama, Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from December 28, 2016, to January 22, 2025. Shogakukan has collected its chapters in 30 tankōbon volumes, released from April 12, 2017, to June 12, 2025.

In March 2020, NHK announced that the series would be adapted into an anime television series. The series is animated by J.C.Staff, and directed by Yōhei Suzuki, with Susumu Yamakawa overseeing scripts, and Go Sakabe composing the series' music. It aired worldwide on the NHK World-Japan channel from February 25, 2021, to January 27, 2022, and it was followed by a Japanese broadcast on NHK E from October 2, 2021, to June 11, 2022. The opening theme song is "Ashita Kitto" by Ayano Tsuji. In addition to each episode being on NHK World-Japan's free on-demand service for a year after broadcast, Crunchyroll is also streaming the series with English subtitles outside of Asia. The series ran for 12 episodes. Each episode features a "Dish of the Day" segment, in which Kiyo, Sumire, and Tsurukoma discuss the dishes that appeared in each episode's three segments.

In January 2022, it was announced that a nine-episode drama adaptation, titled in English as The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, would premiere worldwide on Netflix in 2023. It was directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, Megumi Tsuno, Hiroshi Okuyama and Takuma Sato, with Genki Kawamura in charge of planning; screenplay by Kore-eda, Tsuna, Okuyama, Sato and Mami Sunada; Yoshihiro Furusawa and Naomi Sato serving as executive producers; Kenji Yamada, Ai Kashima and Eiji Kitahara produced the series; Risa Kitabayashi served as an associate producer; and the music was composed by Yoko Kanno. It premiered on Netflix on January 12, 2023.