Shokugeki no Souma

Souma Yukihira has been cooking alongside his father Jouichirou for as long as he can remember. As a sous chef at his father's restaurant, he has spent years developing his culinary expertise and inventing new dishes to amaze their customers. He aspires to exceed his father's skill and take over the restaurant one day, but he is shocked to learn that Jouichirou is closing up the shop to take a job in New York.

Rather than tagging along with his father, Souma finds himself enrolling at the prestigious Tootsuki Culinary Academy, where only 10 percent of its students end up graduating. The school is famous for its "Shokugeki"—intense cooking competitions between students often used to settle debates and arguments. Jouichirou tells Souma that to surpass him and survive the next three years at Tootsuki and graduate there.

The academy's brutal curriculum and fiercely competitive student body await the young chef, who must learn to navigate the treacherous environment if he wants to stand a chance at realizing his dreams. But is skill alone enough to let him rise to the top?

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Yukihira, Souma Main

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Nakiri, Erina Main

Taneda, Risa Japanese

Tadokoro, Megumi Main

Takahashi, Minami Japanese

Nakiri, Alice Supporting

Akasaki, Chinatsu Japanese

Isshiki, Satoshi Supporting

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Kurokiba, Ryou Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Mito, Ikumi Supporting

Ishigami, Shizuka Japanese

Yukihira, Jouichirou Supporting

Koyama, Rikiya Japanese

Aldini, Takumi Supporting

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Hayama, Akira Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Kawase, Kouhei Producer

Maruyama, Hiroo Producer

Matsukura, Yuuji Producer

Fukao, Satoshi Producer

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Jul 11, 2025

KuuushXD

Recommended

I love food, this anime is very good :)

idk what to say haha the series revolves around food. they cook and resent the food in a very appealing manner and when they try the food they foodgasm 😭 😭 😭 I love how expressive the show is with their reactions to the food. It gives a funny idea of how good the food really was.

the main character likes testing random ideas, which I also do so irl I loved whenever he did that. the school system is very interesting even tho its unrealistic af (but its an anime what do you expect lol) ... and all characters are very well thought of. i dont like the blue haired one she is a little bland. she does get some character building but at that point she was already the most boring one.

dont remember much saw this 10 years ago 😭

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jun 15, 2025

sunsetkugo

Mixed Feelings

I will never understand who I liked it more than some really loved shonen among the community of anime watchers but I swear it was so good. I don't know how to explain but it was comforting? Not only because of the food, but also because the character's friendships mixed with rivalry was amazing. I loved the MC so much, he was the type that everyone likes, I think he has to be the most loved characters. The fan service was there for sure... BUT it didn't really impact how cool the story was imo. I would mb not recommend it to everyone because people ... might think I am crazy.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jan 7, 2021

Rixxrdo

Not Recommended

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Look, Shokugeki no Souma is not for everyone and it certainly isn't for me. The basic storyline is a cooking school we follow soma as he gets better at cooking blah blah, this anime is just trying to appeal to the horny boys, like me at the time, but the truth is I don't want to be horny all the time I want to watch an anime that I can laugh at and enjoy but this is just not right, and I'm pretty sure food doesn't have an effect where it rips all your clothes off and makes you orgasm. To be honest, I haven't ... completed every season of this "anime" and maybe it gets better but I highly doubt they change the storyline much it's just going to be new opponents and new tasks that have to be completed in a certain way all the while everyone's on enjoying the food as if they are going to die afterward. Also, I found it very difficult to eat during this anime, seeing as the people in it were eating divine food with fragrant smells and textures and whatever, whereas I'm eating a bag of chips, just makes me feel depressed. I guess they did a good job seeing as it is a more popular anime and it could be difficult to think up new ideas seeing as every other anime these days is just an isekai with the exact same story but they definitely could've come up with a better idea than sexualizing the whole thing. I can't give any ideas on how to improve nor do I think you even care about this review but this is just my interpretation of this anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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