A fungus species utilized in creating kouji for soy sauce, miso, mirin, tsukemono, and other soybean products. It plays second fiddle to the more renowned A. oryzae.
aspergillus sojae
Characters
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Hasegawa Haruka
Main
Haruka Hasegawa is a postgraduate student. She wears a lab coat over revealing clothing. She is a violent, somewhat sadistic woman from a wealthy, over-protective family. Her family arranged a marriage for her, against her will. However, she does not have...
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Itsuki Keizou
Main
Professor Itsuki is an eccentric professor at the Tokyo Agriculture University and an acquaintance of Sawaki's family, who know of his ability. His age is a mystery, but there are reports of his works back to World War II....
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Sawaki Tadayasu
Main
Tadayasu Souemon Sawaki is the main protagonist of Moyashimon and attends an agricultural university in Tokyo as a freshman. His middle name is the yagō of his family home; it is usually omitted, and he is called "Tadayasu Sawaki". He is a childhood frien...
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Yuuki Kei
Main
Kei is a male childhood friend of Sawaki and, like him, a freshman. His parents run a sake brewery (making them customers for the mold starter from Sawaki's parents). It is revealed after a brief disappearance by Kei from the main plot, that Kei is gender...
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Aspergillus Awamori
Supporting
Its citric acid producing ability is stronger than its ability to convert starch to sugar. Since it is also able to inhibit bad bacteria it is often used in alcohol brewing, in warm climates.(Source: manga, chapter 9)...
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Aspergillus Niger
Supporting
Aspergillus niger is a fungus and one of the most common species of the genus Aspergillus. It causes a disease called black mold on certain fruits and vegetables such as grapes, onions, and peanuts, and is a common contaminant of food. It is ubiquitous in...
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Aspergillus Oryzae
Supporting
Aspergillus oryzae is a fungus used to ferment soybeans to make soy sauce and miso. It is also used to convert starch into sugar, an important step in fermenting things like rice and potatoes to make alcoholic beverages and vinegar....
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Aspergillus Sojae
Supporting
A fungus species used to make kouji for soy sauce, miso, mirin, tsukemono, and other soybean products. A second fiddle to the more famous A. oryzae....
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Bartender
Supporting
A part-time student working at the same bar as Aya. He's a lackluster bartender, but he does well when handling unruly customers....