Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
Series· 2015–2020· 24mTV-14

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

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Young chef Soma enters the prestigious Totsuki Culinary Academy, where he must emerge victorious in over-the-top cooking battles or face expulsion.

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The Fifth Plate2020
13 episodes

Souma has now moved up a grade and he has finally grasped what he has always hoped for; the first seat at the Totsuki Ten Masters Council. Things are getting back to normal for Soma and his friends, but that doesn't mean there's a break for them. Exams are looming, a suspicious new teacher shows up, and in the meantime, an invitation to a world-class cooking competition known as "BLUE" arrives to Totsuki. "BLUE" is one of the most authentic gastronomic tournaments for young chefs seeking fame. However, there's been a change to this year's system and themes are all out of ordinary!

  • E1Final Exams
    · 24m

    The season is summer! Soma and his friends have been through first semester of the second year and are now facing the final exams. The test is to run a "Beach House" on a beach packed with tourists and achieve sales of 3 million yen in 3 days! Soma and others of the Elite Ten felt confident, only until they found out about the downside of this exam… The restaurant prepared for them was almost nothing but an abandoned house! Will Soma and the others be able to pass the final exam?

  • E2The BLUE Preliminaries
    · 24m

    A world cooking competition "THE BLUE" was announced to be held. Three slots were available for Totsuki Culinary Institute. With that seat on the line, a "Blue Prequel" will be held that is open to all students in the academy! All were welcome to participate, so many students were positive to apply. Who will be the top 3 winners chosen by the 99 judges? A battle royale between chefs on the theme “Soup Dishes” is about to begin…!

  • E3Noir
    · 24m

    The new lecturer Suzuki challenges Soma on a battle...! Though not a formal battle, Suzuki will be betting on his own “secret” and Soma his “kitchen knife” respectively. The theme was “Items made of ingredients found in the cooking lab’s refrigerator”. While Soma serves a pork cutlet based on his techniques from Yukihira's, Suzuki made an unexpected move... After the match, Soma learns a shocking fact from Suzuki.

  • E4The Last Supper
    · 24m

    The first day of the BLUE has arrived. There are many young talented chefs at the venue, including the Les Cuisiniers Noirs led by Asahi. The culinary competition begins and Soma, Megumi, Takumi and Erina head to the designated venue. The first challenge given to soma is “the Last Supper”!? How will he tackle this task!?

  • E5Convenience Store Brawl
    · 24m

    Having completed the first challenge, Soma heads off to the second venue. There, he encounters someone unexpected. The second challenge begins and its theme is to “cook something worth over $100, with items sold in the convenience store”! Soma is confident with the theme, however, every dish he presents are rejected by the judges! What could be the reason!?

  • E6A Midsummer Christmas
    · 24m

    When Soma arrives at the gate of the third challenge, the organizer of BLUE who is also the top of WGO, tells them that she has no expectations for the normal chefs like him. The underground chefs are to show their culinary skills in order to prove how powerful they really are. One of the chosen chefs takes out a cookery tool which turns out to be a chaisaw!? Soma and others witness unusual yet undeniable skills of the underground chefs. Are there any ways to counter them!?

  • E7Crossed Knives
    · 24m

    Soma is to face off one of the underground chefs, Sarge and the theme of the challenge is Christmas cake. Will Soma’s cake and its hidden gimmick good enough to counter Sarge’s mouthwatering “Cluster Bomb Cake”? Who will be the winner!? Meanwhile, Tsukasa’s first battle begins. He is up against Asahi Saiba! The battle of the ex-1st of the Totsuki Academy and leader of the underground chefs begin!

  • E8The Missing Half of the Moon
    · 24m

    Takumi versus Don Calma, member the underground chefs begin! The theme of the battle is to create amuse-bouche in team. However, Isami who supposed to help Takumi doesn’t show up at the venue. It turns out that he has been kidnapped by Don Calma’s cronies. With Takumi’s back on the wall, Soma unexpectedly appears!

  • E9The God Tongue's Despair
    · 24m

    Soma realizes that Erina is facing much harsher tasks than the others. They head to see the organizer of the event to protest. Instead, however, they discover astonishing truth! In the second round of the final selection, Megumi is to face Asahi and Takumi is up against Erina! Must-win battles begin!

  • E10Surpassing Dad
    · 24m

    Soma steadily wins his way up and will be facing Asahi in the next battle! Erina’s concern towards her mother makes her think perhaps it would be best for everyone if Asahi won the competition. The secret of the people with the “God’s tongue” is the reason for her doubt. In the meantime, Joichiro returns to Japan and reveals to Dojima how he met Soma’s mother and came to be involved with Asahi.

  • E11The Taste of Failure
    · 24m

    Soma and Asahi’s battle begin! The theme of the battle is to cook a dish that has elements of the 5 cuisine of the world. The battle situation seems to be in favor of Asahi, who completed his dish first using his cross-knives technique. However, the dish Soma prepared was a “diner food”!? Will his dish match a plate that has been recognized by the “God’s Tongue”?

  • E12The Perfect Rocks
    · 24m

    Like Asashi’s dish, Soma’s dish triggers Mana’s “Gifting” ability within the venue. Who will win and move forward!? Soma and Asahi’s battle finally ends! In the meantime, Azami Nakiri visits Mana. Azami and Mana’s past is revealed for the first time…

  • E13Food WarsFinale
    · 24m

    The BLUE reaches its climax with Soma and Erina’s final battle. However, Erina is too worked up over her mission to save Mana. Soma decides to cook a dish for Erina instead! What will become of their battle!?

The Fourth Plate2019
12 episodes

At Tootsuki Culinary Academy, a heated eight-on-eight Shokugeki known as the Régiment de Cuisine rages on between Central and the rebel forces led by Souma Yukihira and Erina Nakiri. Though they won a stunning perfect victory in the first bout, the rebels face an uphill battle ahead, as they must now face off against the rest of the Elite Ten Council. With the future of Tootsuki at stake, Souma and Erina must push far beyond the limits of their abilities, using everything they learned from their mentors and ultimately drawing from their experiences cooking together as friends.

  • E1That Which I Want to Protect
    · 24m

    Régiment du Cuisine with the Central Gourmet organization lead by Azami Nakiri continues. The 1st BOUT was won by the Soma and the rebels! To keep the momentum going and secure more wins, the rebels place Kuga, Mimasaka and Megishima as their next cards. Central on the other hand, sends in First seat; Tsukasa, Second seat; Rindo and Fourth seat; Saito. With the best members of both team, 2nd BOUT is bound to throw off some sparks!

  • E2The Strobe Flashes
    · 24m

    2nd BOUT of the Régiment du Cuisine is between Megishima & Rindo, Mimasaka & Saito and Kuga & Tsukasa! The theme of each team is "Chilli", "Tuna" and "Green Tea". Mimasaka shows off his new skill which he devised from working together in a team. The rebel team unite as one to defeat the new found Totsuki Elite Ten! Their dishes are both ready and judgement begins...!

  • E3Hopeful Solidarity
    · 24m

    2nd BOUT between the new and old members of the Elite Ten continues. Megishima and Mimasaka have lost only by a fraction. Why is Kuga so tanaciously persistant on Tsukasa? What kind of dish will they make using "green tea"? 2nd BOUT comes to an end! The rebels enjoy short break but Momo, 3rd seat of the Elite Ten, visits them...

  • E4Aim for Victory!
    · 24m

    The Régiment du Cuisine enters 3rd BOUT! Soma vs Saito, Takumi vs Eizan and Megumi vs Momo are the next round. The 3 members of the rebels study under famous chefs and Megumi is taken care by Shinomiya. However, her past experience with him bring back traumatic memories and she is unable to do her best. What made her come back to herself was... shojo comics!?

  • E5You're Done For, Fool
    · 24m

    Between Megumi and Momo, who will concur over the 3rd BOUT of Régiment du Cuisine? Meanwhile, Takumi and Eizan prep for their "beef"-themed dish. While Takumi works on his version of Japanese traditional dish "shigureni", Eizan plays dirty behind his back in order to get advantage! Being cornered, what’s Takumi’s secret plan?

  • E6A Single Blade
    · 24m

    The match between Takumi and Eizan comes to an end and there’s only one pair left: Soma is up against Saito, who overcame Mimasaka’s Perfect Trace! What will they cook, using the theme of their battle, “butter”?

  • E7Two Queens
    · 24m

    The heated battle enters 4th BOUT! The remaining 3 Central members are Tsukasa, Rindo and Momo. With stakes at the highest, the rebel team goes all-out with their best, too: Isshiki, Takumi and Erina! Erina finally joins the battle and she is up against Momo! The unlosable battle begins..!

  • E8Your Best Side
    · 24m

    Azami Nakiri turns up to the battle venue and announces that he will be involved as a judge for this round! Rebels are outraged but even Senzaemon, who is supposed to be on their side, agrees to this change. With everyone confused, Takumi's and Rindo’s dishes are ready to be served!

  • E9The First & Second Seats
    · 24m

    One win for the Central and one win for the rebels! The shokugeki between Isshiki and Tsukasa reaches its climax! The theme was a classical French ingredient, rabbit meat. Isshiki’s dish manage to impress the judges but Tsukasa seems to be unmoved. Will Tsukasa be able to surpass Isshiki’s super aggressive dish?

  • E10How to Cook a Killer Dish
    · 24m

    The last Régiment du Cuisine begins! For the FINAL BOUT, each member from the team must complete 1 entree and 1 main dish to complete a course meal. Although team work is crucial to this battle, Soma and Erina continue to bicker on. On the other hand, the invincible pair Tsukasa and Rindo are ready to present their dishes…!

  • E11Song of Hope
    · 24m

    During the FINAL BOUT, Soma challenges Erina to a Shokugeki. There is a hidden motive behind it: Soma wants Erina to put everything she’s got into her “Killer Dish”... As the time-limit draws nearer, Erina takes on Soma’s challenge and starts to prepare a new dish! What will Erina present as her “Killer Dish”?

  • E12"The Totsuki Ten" RebornFinale
    · 24m

    The time has come to decide the winner for the FINAL BOUT! In the end, the rebel team wins the battle! Azami admits the defeat of the Central and leave the venue without a word. However, he is stopped by his old friends Joichiro and Dojima. At the same time, Soma and others have gathered to decide who will sit at the table of the Elite Ten council...

The Third Plate2017
24 episodes

The Moon Festival is Tootsuki Academy's annual gourmet gala, where students compete against each other to earn the most profit through selling their cuisine of choice. But for Souma Yukihira, it is also his first opportunity to challenge the Elite Ten, the supreme council that rules over the academy. However, this is only the beginning of Souma's war against the Elite Ten; a nefarious plot is underway that will provide Souma with the challenge he desires but will also shake the very foundations of Tootsuki Academy itself.

  • E1Challenging the Ten
    · 24m

    Soma finds out that Totsuki has a school festival that happens at the end of autumn called the Moon Festival. Soma is told by the 8th seat of the Elite Ten, Kuga, that if he’s able to beat him in any dish there, he’ll accept a Shokugeki from him and Soma decides to enter the Moon Festival so he can challenge him. He then goes to Kuga’s Chinese Food RS and sees...

  • E2Má & Là
    · 24m

    After seeing the Chinese Food RS, Soma decides to put out a Chinese cuisine food stall at the Moon Festival to challenge Kuga. Meanwhile, Alice pairs up with Kurokiba and Hayama, and the others also start to prepare for the Moon Festival. Soma starts preparing a dish for his stand at the festival with the help of Megumi, but things aren’t going that well...

  • E3The Lunar Feast
    · 24m

    The Moon Festival finally begins! The dish that Soma decides to make for his stand are black pepper pork buns that are made in a stone oven. However, the crowd keeps going over to the more luxorious Chinese cuisine RS's stand instead. Soma ends up in the red on the first day. Since students who end up with losses during this school festival will be expelled, Soma is already in trouble. Will he be able to turn things around?!

  • E4Pride of Young Lions
    · 24m

    It is now the third day of the Moon Festival! While the addition of the Sorta Danzi Noodles dish to their lineup has helped Soma improve their sales, they are nowhere near Chinese Cuisine RS, who continues to dominate the sales rankings. Soma decides to get help and start serving yet another new dish: Mapo Tofu, the same as Chinese Cuisine RS! However, his version has a surprising secret--what is Soma's strategy?

  • E5The Shadow over the Dining Table
    · 24m

    The final day of the Moon Festival is here. Soma and Kuga's battle finally draws to a close--who will emerge the victor? After closing up shop in the Central Area, Soma and Megumi accept Rindo's invitation to go to Tsukasa Eishi's booth in the Yamanote Area! What kind of food will be served by the first seat?

  • E6The Captive Queen
    · 24m

    More than half the Elite Ten Council have been turned by Erina's father, Nakiri Azami, and appointed him as Totsuki's new director! News of the regime change comes as a shock to the whole campus, and there is unease in the air. One day, Soma goes back to his room, only to find the former director, Senzaemon, waiting for him. Senzaemon begins to tell Soma about Erina's shocking past...

  • E7The Academy Falls
    · 24m

    With Alice and Hisako's help, Erina escaped from her family home and came to Polar Star Dormitory. Meanwhile, Azami establishes Central, whose members will solely consist of students he personally finds worthy. In addition, he announces the dissolution of research groups, research societies, and clubs! Polar Star Dormitory is also on the list...

  • E8The Alchemist
    · 24m

    Soma and Eizan begin the shokugeki that will determine the fate of Polar Star Dormitory. Hereto known more as a skilled consultant, Eizan's strengths as a chef will finally become known. The shokugeki's topic is Satsuma chicken from Kagoshima prefecture. However, the match is rigged due to Eizan having bought out all the judges. Does Soma have a fighting chance?

  • E9Hunting the Stragglers
    · 24m

    Though Polar Star Dormitory has won a narrow victory, the Azami administration is continuing its revolution. Isshiki (7th Seat), Megishima (3rd Seat), Kuga (8th Seat) are removed from the Elite Ten. Furthermore, the administration begins its "survivor hunt" to crush remaining organizations who seek to overturn the administration's decision to shut them all down...

  • E10Dance of the Salmon
    · 24m

    With the survival of Cutting Edge Cuisine RS on the line, Kurokiba and Kusunoki's shokugeki begins. Not only does Kusunoki prepare the key ingredient, salmon, with the same skill as Kurokiba, but he also pulls out a steam convection oven. How will Kurokiba counter Kusunoki's expertise in cutting edge culinary skills?

  • E11Der Weiße Ritter der Tafel
    · 24m

    Cutting Edge Cuisine RS was able to defeat Central. However, other organizations who suffered defeat have been shut down, strengthening Central's control over the academy. Meanwhile, the First Seat happens to become the substitute instructor in Soma's class, and Soma volunteers to be his assistant...

  • E12Those Who Strive for the TopMid-season
    · 24m

    Soma battles with the First Seat of the Totsuki Elite Ten, Tsukasa. If Soma loses, he has to join Central and Tsukasa wagers seat in the Elite Ten. Their topic is French cuisine using venison. However, Soma pulls out an unlikely ingredient and a bizarre tool. The judges for this battle end up being Erina, Megumi, and Hisako who thought they were hiding, but were found. Who will be the victor in this battle that could greatly change both of their lives?

  • E13Advancement Exam
    · 24m

    The 1st years at the Totsuki Culinary Institute are facing the biggest event of the 2nd semester, “The Advancement Exam”! However, the mood is gloomy at Polar Star dormitory as it is rumored that those who won't obey Azami's regime will face elimination. As Soma reflects on the situation, he is visited by Erina. When he hears her thoughts, he starts to cook a “Yukihira dish” and make her taste it…!

  • E14The Totsuki Train Heads Forth
    · 24m

    The advancement exam traditionally takes place in Hokkaido every year. With theme of the exam being Hokkaido ingredients, Erina is to hold a special lesson on Hokkaido to the Polar Star members. With extra hard training, they are now ready for the exam. Soma and others arrive in Hakodate. The 1st exam shortly begins; however, they are already facing the interference from the Central Gourmet Organization…!

  • E15Joan of Arc Arises
    · 24m

    After passing the 1st exam, Soma and others are moving onto the 2nd exam! The next theme is “noodle dish”! However, they face another obstruction from the Central! When it's their time to cook, all the noodles were used up. Although the regulation is to “procure any missing ingredients yourself”, they are stranded in the rural mountain side venue and are also grounded with heavy snow! How will Soma and friends get through this!?

  • E16Revenge Match
    · 24m

    The advancement exam continues. In the 3rd exam, students are to battle Totsuki Elite Ten members! Soma is up against none other than Hayama, who joined the council recently. Their exam will begin in 3 days’ time, with “bear meat” as its theme. Soma goes straight into trials but because of its distinct smell, bear meat is proven more difficult to handle. As Soma tackles bear meat fruitlessly, an unexpected person comes to his aid…!

  • E17Walking the Tightrope of Umami
    · 24m

    Soma thinks upon the circumstance of Shiomi Seminar’s closure and the reason why Hayama joined the Central without a fight. Dojima, who knew why Hayama joined the Elite Ten, tells Soma it was because Azami has been pulling the wires from behind. With that knowledge, Soma heads to where Hayama is! Finally, the day of the 3rd exam is here! Soma’s revenge match begins!!

  • E18For Someone's Sake
    · 24m

    The 3rd round of the Advancement Exam begins with Soma vs new member of the Elite Ten, Hayama! Soma throws everything he’s got into his ultimately delicious Bear Menchi Katsu, which seemed like a winning dish already. In that situation, Hayama’s bear meat dish is finally revealed! A bear dish prepared with Hayama’s extremely acute sense of smell blows judges away and even makes them admit that it surpasses Soma’s dish! However, Soma’s eyes still shine with hope. What will his next move be!?

  • E19A Declaration of War
    · 24m

    Hisako, Alice and Kurokiba all failed the third exam and were expelled! In desperation, Erina directly negotiates with Azami but her pleas are not taken seriously. Soma also challenges Azami for the seat at the Elite Ten. Like Erina, his challenge is also brushed away but the situation changes entirely when a certain person appears at the scene!

  • E20Erina's Devotion
    · 24m

    In order to prepare themselves for the upcoming Régiment du Cuisine, Soma and the others divide into 2 teams for practice battle. While they are not allowed to speak under the rule, the team leader Dojima prepares a dish but to everyone’s confusion, he improvises from the recipe. As Takumi tries to understand Dojima’s intention, he recalls back to the events at Stagiaire Challenge…

  • E21He Who Clears a Path Through the Wilderness
    · 24m

    23 years ago, Polar Star dormitory lead by Saiba Joichiro and Dojima Gin was known as the strongest of all Totsuki Academy. Joichiro’s creative dishes won many competitions and were recognized by many, however, he had an unsettling feeling inside him…

  • E22To the Site of the Final Battle
    · 24m

    The day of the Regiment de Cuisine is here! Soma has selected 8 best members to defeat the Central! After Azami and Erina’s discussion, it was decided that Soma, Isshiki and Megishima will fight in the 1st BOUT. Soma is up against Kinokuni Nene, the 6th seat in Central and also an expert in “soba” noodles! What will the shokugeki theme be!?

  • E23For the Sake of Kyokusei Dorm
    · 24m

    Excitement rises as the judges arrive at the venue of the Regiment de Cuisine. Isshiki is up against the 8th seat and Italian cuisine specialist Shiratsu Julio! His rivalry for Isshiki is apparent but what’s the reason behind it? Julio’s dish is ready first! What will the judges reaction be!?

  • E24That Which Makes One StrongFinale
    · 24m

    The 3rd and final battle between Soma and Nene is heating up, as they are putting everything they've got in the dish! As the theme of shokugeki is soba, Nene is in her element and finishes first. Her dish is highly praised by the judges so what will Soma cook up to turn the situation around!?

The Second Plate2016
13 episodes

The qualifiers of the Autumn Elections are now over, and only eight talented chefs remain. Now, they face off in one-on-one food wars, each with their own unique themes. Met with both new judges and new opponents all with their own specialties, Souma must stay on his toes if he hopes to make it to the top of both the Autumn Elections and Tootsuki Culinary Academy.

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Season 12015
24 episodes

Ever since he was a child, fifteen-year-old Souma Yukihira has helped his father by working as the sous chef in the restaurant his father runs and owns. Throughout the years, Souma developed a passion for entertaining his customers with his creative, skilled, and daring culinary creations. His dream is to someday own his family's restaurant as its head chef. Yet when his father suddenly decides to close the restaurant to test his cooking abilities in restaurants around the world, he sends Souma to Tootsuki Culinary Academy, an elite cooking school where only 10 percent of the students graduate. The institution is famous for its "Shokugeki" or "food wars," where students face off in intense, high-stakes cooking showdowns. As Souma and his new schoolmates struggle to survive the extreme lifestyle of Tootsuki, more and greater challenges await him, putting his years of learning under his father to the test.

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Details

Networks
TBS, Tokyo MX, BS11
Seasons
5 · 86 episodes
Runtime
24m per episode
Status
Ended
Language
JA
First aired
April 4, 2015
Content rating
TV-14
Country
Japan
Production
J.C.STAFF
IMDB ID
tt4731072

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