Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
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Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
Soma Yukihira’s apprenticeship at his father’s restaurant comes to a screeching halt when a land shark threatens to close down the business.
Everyone aside from Soma runs away when Erina reveals herself as their examiner; Soma must make an egg dish worthy of her superior sense of taste.
Soma earns the wrath of the entire student body at the entrance ceremony when he makes a bold declaration to become the top student at Totsuki.
Soma finally arrives at the dormitory, but he must first meet the challenge to impress the dorm supervisor in order to become a resident.
Soma learns about the rules of the “shokugeki” cooking competition from Satoshi. Meanwhile, Erina goes up against Kiyoshi in a shokugeki.
Soma challenges Ikumi Mito to a shokugeki when he learns about Erina’s plan to disband a donburi research club for her personal expansion project.
Ikumi wins over the crowd with her grade A5 wagyu beef, but Soma gets jeered by the spectators for using discount beef from the supermarket.
Soma and the other first year Totsuki students head off to a grueling training camp where half of them will end up getting expelled.
Soma thinks up a plan when Totsuki alumna Inui assigns a challenge to make a Japanese dish using ingredients found in or around the building.
Soma bumps into Erina on his way to the bath. He apologizes for knocking her down, but Erina refuses his help. At the bath, Soma meets Chef Dojima.
Soma challenges Chef Shinomiya to a shokugeki to save Megumi from expulsion; Megumi must take the lead and win or Soma will also be expelled.
Megumi impresses the judges with her “Rainbow Terrine” made of ripened vegetables, but it might not be enough to win her the competition.
The next challenge will be judged by hotel guests and staff. Each student must serve 200 of their egg dishes at a breakfast buffet in order to pass.
Soma struggles to get the guests to eat his soufflé omelette. With only 30 minutes left on the clock, Soma decides to change his preparation method.
Shinomiya heads back to France to work on making his restaurant number one in Paris. Soma returns to his dorm to find an unexpected visitor.
Soma’s father Joichiro was once a legendary student at Totsuki. Joichiro challenges his son to a cooking match to gauge his current progress.
Soma returns home to find that local businesses have been having trouble since a restaurant called Mozuya started taking away their foot traffic.
Soma and his friends come up with a plan to bring customers back to the neighborhood shopping district by focusing on making portable food.
After making the cut to compete in the Fall Classic tournament, Soma and Megumi visit the resident spice expert Shiomi to learn more about curries.
The preliminary round of the Fall Classic kicks off when the first year contestants return after developing their curry dishes over summer break.
The students get divided up into Blocks A and B. Megumi unveils an unexpected ingredient as the contestants start cooking in the preliminaries.
Megumi presents the judges with the essence of her hometown after the other contestants take turns exhibiting their original curry dishes.
Judge Natsume Sendawara ruthlessly awards zero points to dish after dish in Block A, until Ryo Kurokiba presents his creation.
The Fall Classic approaches its climax. Soma presents his fusion curry dish after Akira all but secures the top spot with his 94 points.
Soma goes up against Alice’s scientific approach and top-of-the-line equipment as the Fall Classic quarterfinals kicks off with a bento theme.
The theme of the second match is ramen using pre-prepared noodles. Megumi and Ryo both decide to make seafood soups for the competition.
The winner of the ramen battle is announced. Championship favorite Akira competes against Erina’s friend Hisako in a clash of the hamburgers.
The fourth match suddenly turns into a shokugeki duel; both Takumi and Subaru must come up with their own unique twists to their semifreddo entries.
Soma’s opponent in the semifinals is Subaru. When Subaru challenges him to a shokugeki, Soma raises the stakes by putting his own career on the line.
The beef stew battle begins. Subaru anticipates Soma’s every move thanks to Mitsuru’s notes, but Soma strikes back with his own secret plan.
Ryo and Akira compete with Western-style dishes for their semifinal match, but the judges struggle to choose between their equally impressive entries.
The subject of the final match is pacific saury. Soma worries about his approach when he realizes his competitors have a better eye for the fish.
The finalists make Totsuki history as they engage in the first ever three-way battle over the Fall Classic title.
Soma’s deceptively humble pacific saury dish goes up against Ryo’s cartoccio and Akira’s carpaccio. The judges present the winner of the Fall Classic.
Soma and Hisako are sent to a Western restaurant for the Stagiaire; they must make visible improvements in order to pass the training program.
Soma gets sent to train at Shinomiya’s new French restaurant. On the first pre-opening day, he struggles to keep up with the demands in the kitchen.
Soma creates an original dish using his newly acquired French cooking techniques on the last day of his Stagiaire at Shinomiya’s restaurant.
Soma is granted a cooking match with Elite Ten Council member Kuga if he can outsell him at the school festival.
Soma prepares the final touches to his dish to sell at the school festival. Meanwhile, Kuga is seen building an elaborate restaurant for the event.
Soma struggles in overall sales while Kuga's notoriety as an Elite Ten Council member helps attract more customers to his restaurant.
Although Soma bolsters his sales figures with new items, the sheer manpower of Kuga’s restaurant makes the path to victory even more improbable.
With the cooking match with Kuga coming to an end, Soma and Megumi are invited to Elite Ten Council member's first seat, Eishi Tsukasa's restaurant.
The Elite Ten Council vote on a change in leadership and a new director emerges to take over the academy. Meanwhile, Senzaemon appears before Soma.
When the new director is sworn in, he announces sweeping changes to the school, terminating all sanctioned activities except for one created by him.
With the demolition of the Polar Star Dormitory at stake, Soma requests a duel against Central enforcer and Elite Ten Council member, Eizan.
Azami outlines sweeping reforms, ousting even those in the Elite Ten Council. Meanwhile, clubs opposing his directive to shut down fight to survive.
Kurokiba of the Advanced Technology Cooking Club fights for his group's survival, facing Central member Kusunoki in a high-tech salmon cook-off.
Elite Ten Council first chair Eishi Tsukasa inherits Soma's class when the instructor is fired for not willing to cooperate with Central's directives.
In Battle: Venison, Soma wagers his freedom, becoming a member of Central if he loses while Eishi Tsukasa offers his first chair status in return.
Tsukasa makes an announcement about the exam the freshmen can take to advance to the next grade, but warns of consequences for those who oppose Azami.
As the exam is held in Hokkaido, Erina offers a crash course on its local ingredients. Once in Hakodate, the freshman face their first test -- salmon.
Soma and his group must find a creative alternative when the examiner from Central sabotages the supply of ingredients needed for the next exam.
For the third exam, Soma must overcome the distinctive smell of bear meat in the competition against newly appointed Elite Ten Council member Hayama.
Dojima reveals to Soma the circumstances behind Hayama's alliance with Central and inclusion to ninth chair of the Elite Ten Council.
Hayama impresses the judges with his superhuman sense of smell, declaring his bear meat dish superior to that of Soma's bear menchi katsu.
With most of the freshmen expelled after the third exam, Soma proposes a match to Director Nakiri wagering seats on the Elite Ten Council.
With former director Senzaemon officiating, Soma and his classmates take part in a mock group battle without any verbal communication while cooking.
While the Elite Ten Council prepares for their upcoming group battle, Soma asks his father Joichiro about his time as a student at Totsuki Academy.
Soma and his newly assembled team consisting of former Elite Ten Council members and ex-rivals descend upon Rebun Island for their group battle.
With judges in place, former Elite Ten Council member Isshiki faces Italian cuisine specialist and current eighth chair Shiratsu in an eel battle.
As sixth chair Kinokuni impresses the judges with her refined soba dish, Soma counters with an unorthodox method that worries some of his classmates.
The Elite Ten aim to quash the rebels' momentum by sending their top members to Round Two. The ingredients are tuna, green tea and cayenne pepper.
The match continues and Tsukasa gets in Kuga's head, throwing him off. But Mimasaka is ready with a much-needed assist, using a quirk in the rules.
Kuga's excited to finally out-cook Tsukasa, but his opponent has a surprise for the judges. Erina's strategy for the third round bears fruit.
Megumi tries to overcome a traumatic past. The third bout gets underway and the rebels immediately begin cooperating to gain a strategic advantage.
Momo and Megumi's match ends in a couple of unexpected turns. Eizan and Takumi engage in a psychological battle of wits through hidden ingredients.
Saito and Soma close out the third bout. Both face the difficult task of incorporating butter into their dishes without overpowering their taste.
The rebels celebrate their upset but must quickly make preparations for the next bout. The selected ingredients are rabbit, squid and brown sugar.
Erina has little time to celebrate her victory after Azami's surprise announcement that he'll judge the remaining matches. Soma sees an opportunity.
Satoshi's soup wows the judges, but after Tsukasa unveils a dish usually reserved for French royalty, they discover a hidden layer of flavor within.
The Elites make good use of the bout's rule allowing cooperative cooking. Soma and Erina's combined efforts, by contrast, mix like oil and water.
With only minutes remaining, Erina must create a dish that surpasses Soma's. But Azami doesn't think it worthy of his time and won't even taste it.
The result of the final bout prompts some emotional reactions. Azami, as well as the new and former Elites, must adjust to a new political reality.
For their summer exam, the second year students operate beach restaurants under the supervision of Suzuki, a new teacher who seems to recognize Soma.
Totsuki Academy hosts a school-wide competition in front of a huge panel of 99 judges to determine which three students can enter the BLUE tournament.
Soma stakes his knife against Suzuki's secret in an unofficial match, with Megumi judging two similar but creatively condimented pork cutlet dishes.
The tournament begins, and the shadowy "Book Master" explains that contestants must pass three culinary trials to enter the castle keep and face her.
To pass the second gate, Soma and the other chefs must cook a dish worth at least $100 using only ingredients purchased from a convenience store.
As the chefs proceed to the third gate, the Noir members are tasked with displaying their true potential. Some creative carving sets the bar high.
Inspired by the summer season and his memories of working in his father's diner, Soma whips up an unorthodox holiday cake bursting with flavor.
While Takumi waits for his cooking partner to show up for the team battle, his opponent shakes things up with some exotic multi-layered verrines.
Megumi faces Noir's venomous chef. After Erina flies through the revenge matches, she confronts the Book Master to assert her resolve to win the BLUE.
Erina explains why she would rather let Asahi win the tournament. Joichiro reminisces about his wife, a younger Soma, and his former student.
Soma and Asahi continue their battle to create a dish combining the Five Grand Cuisines. Both contestants take the judges on a flavorful world tour.
The judges choose the chef that will go on to the final round. After the decision, Azami visits Mana and the two look back on their memories together.
Watching his opponent struggle with her feelings gives Soma an idea. He hands one bowl of his final dish to the Book Master, and another to Erina.
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