Main Hiiragi
main character
TV_SHORT
6.3
My TrackerPLANNING
Episode: 0 / 305
My Score:
Anime DetailsFINISHED
- Format
- short-form series
- Episodes
- 305
- Episode length
- 10 min
- Total watch time
- 50 h 50 min
- Status
- Finished
- Aired
- March 30, 2009 – March 22, 2013
- Season
- Spring 2009
- Source
- Original story
- Studio
- Studio DEEN
- Director
- Hiroshi Watanabe
- Music
- Tomoki Hasegawa, Yukari Hashimoto, Makoto Miyazaki, Ruka Kawada
- Age rating
- PG — Children
- Country
- Japan
- AniList score
- 63/100
Estimated watch time
50h 50m
⚡ 61 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Kids79%Idol79%Food79%Educational79%Female Protagonist20%
TV_SHORTFINISHED2009 SPRING6.3 / 10 AniList score
Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!
クッキンアイドル アイ！マイ！まいん！
Synopsis
Cooking Idol teaches children how to cook through instruction of the main character, MAIN. The show itself is divided into an animated segment featuring MAIN, and a live-action segment featuring the voice actor of MAIN, Fukuhara Haruka, as she practices the cooking herself.
Should you watch Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!?
Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 63/100 — 47% of 197 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #4 highest-rated anime of 2009, and #9 most popular anime of 2009, and #3 highest-rated anime of Spring 2009 on AniList.
Of the 490 AniList users who started it, 13.9% dropped it, so it is dropped more often than most; 292 have finished it.
At roughly 50 h 50 min in total, it is a long commitment — about 8 weeks at an hour a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Comedy — especially kids, idol, food, educational.
Where to Watch Officially
A streaming link is not listed for this title yet.
Episodes
305 episodes are listed.
Main cast & voice actors
Creators & key staff
- Director
- Hiroshi Watanabe
- Series composition
- Natsuko Takahashi
- Series composition
- Miharu Hirami
- Character design
- Atsuko Nakajima
- Music
- Tomoki Hasegawa
- Music
- Yukari Hashimoto
- Music
- Makoto Miyazaki
- Music
- Ruka Kawada
If you like Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!
More like this →
Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! FAQ
How many episodes does Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! have?
Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! has 305 episodes of about 10 minutes each, roughly 50 h 50 min in total.
How long does it take to watch Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!?
About 50 h 50 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 153 days; at one hour a day, about 51 days.
Is Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! finished?
Yes. Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! has finished airing — the final episode aired March 22, 2013.
Is there a season 2 of Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!?
No sequel is listed for Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! as of October 2026.
Is Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! based on a manga?
No. Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! is an original anime story, not adapted from a manga or novel.
Who animated Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!?
Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! was animated by Studio DEEN and directed by Hiroshi Watanabe.