Quote: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.

(May 10, 2016 01:23 AM)neiqhtworks Wrote:  Food wars was a complete and utter disaster for anime in the western world, it has the possibility to bring anime to western culture in a fashion never seen before but it stabbed itself in the neck.

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(May 10, 2016 12:00 PM)DerMensch24 Wrote:  I agree that the Ecchi within the anime has at times degraded the meaning behind some aspects, however I believe that they use it for two effects. The first being an comedic/obvious effect, since the anime itself is listed as Shounen so it will set itself up to target that specific audience. However, I also believe that its used to describe the feeling and joy out of eating a really delicious meal which each person can only say occurs a few times in their life. That "ah, this is the best thing i've ever eaten and felt in my stomach" feeling you get from a good meal is being conveyed in this manner. So I do agree with you that its different and can be a bit over-the-top with it at times, but that using this method for the structure allows it to function with a unique spin.

(May 11, 2016 12:46 PM)Egregious Wrote:  I thought I felt indifferent towards this anime after watching it, but looking back, it wasn't really bad at all. I look forward to watching season two.