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Toriko is currently my favourite manga that I am caught up to and read weekly.

Introduction

Toriko is set in a world full of food, basically everything is food and to Gourmet Hunter and Chef duo, Toriko and Komatsu this is an amazing thing. Toriko is a Gourmet Hunter meaning he travels the very vast and amazing world in search of great foods to form his Full Course Menu. Komatsu is a young, talented chef that accompanies Toriko on his journey.

Story

For the most part Toriko's story is very simple. Go get food. That is the basis of Toriko to find and capture amazing foods ... but when Gourmet Corps get involved things do pick up especially where the manga is at now. Every chapter leaves me wanting more.

Battles

Toriko has amazing fights, unlike a lot of Shounen Battle Manga, Toriko doesn't rely on friendship and all that crap. The fights are man to man (sometimes beast or even robot) badass fights from beginning to end. A lot of the fights incorporate great strategies and are very well thought out and unlike some other Shounens the hero doesn't always win.

Characters

Toriko has a great set of characters all with unique abilities and personalities. When they aren't fighting and questing they can be very funny and always make me laugh and smile.

Art

The mangaka for Toriko does an excellent job with his art, every panel of every chapter looks amazing. The detail especially on the beast is phenomenal. Sometimes when reading it I would just stare at the page for a few minutes just to take in every detail.



Conclusion

If you are fed up with the shounen clichés, the talk no jutsu and the friendship nonsense then I highly recommend you check out Toriko. It has epicness on a scale that only DBZ has stood on before and in a few years I'd say Toriko's cast could stand up to the DBZ universe in terms of strength. Also I recommend eating before and after reading Toriko as it is sure to make you hungry.