Toriko

Hamburgers that grow out of the ground like four-leaf clovers, mountain ranges carved out of ice cream, and warm servings of mac and cheese that stew deep within the stomachs of volcanoes fill the landscape. This world of delectable natural wonders has reached a prime age of exploration—the Gourmet Age! Citizens and chefs alike aspire to taste and prepare the finest dishes, while adventurers called "Gourmet Hunters" seek out delicious rare ingredients.

Possessing a unique set of skills, the wild and passionate Gourmet Hunter Toriko is infamous for discovering 2% of all known ingredients. Together with his friend Komatsu—a highly skilled chef working at a five-star hotel—Toriko strives to complete his Full Course Menu of Life. But it isn’t going to be easy; in order to obtain the most delicious ingredients, Toriko must battle against obstacles like deadly monsters, evil organizations, and food itself!

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The first episode is actually a two-part special called "Toriko x One Piece Collabo Special"—a crossover with One Piece. The first part aired during Toriko's timeslot at 9:00, and the second part aired during One Piece's timeslot at 9:30. That is also the reason why the second Toriko episode doesn't continue where the first one left off.

Episode 51 is the first part of a two-part special called "Toriko x One Piece Collabo Special 2"—another crossover with One Piece. The second part is One Piece episode 542. The first part aired during Toriko's timeslot at 9:00, and the second part aired during One Piece's timeslot at 9:30.

Episode 99 is the first part of a two-part special called "Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special"—a crossover with One Piece and Dragon Ball Z. The second part is One Piece episode 590. The first part aired during Toriko's timeslot at 9:00, and the second part aired during One Piece's timeslot at 9:30.

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Adaptation:	Toriko
Character:	One Piece, Dragon Ball Z
Alternative version:	Toriko: Jump Super Anime Tour 2009 Special
Prequel:	Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!!
Other:	Toriko: Barbarian Ivy wo Hokaku Seyo!
Side story:	Toriko Movie: Bishokushin no Special Menu

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Toriko

Main

Okiayu, Ryoutarou
Japanese

Zebra

Main

Matsuda, Kenji
Japanese

Coco

Main

Sakurai, Takahiro
Japanese

Komatsu

Main

Park, Romi
Japanese

Sunny

Main

Iwata, Mitsuo
Japanese

Jirou

Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki
Japanese

Midora

Supporting

Terasoma, Masaki
Japanese

Ichiryuu

Supporting

Horiuchi, Kenyuu
Japanese

Terry Cloth

Supporting

Starjun

Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro
Japanese

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Cook, Justin

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Jouno, Masato

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Herek, Samantha

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Ueda, Hidehito

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Opening Theme

	1: "Guts Guts!! (ガツガツ!!)" by Akira Kushida (eps 1-98)
	2: "Go Shock My Way!! (豪食マイウェイ!!)" by Akira Kushida (eps 99)

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	1: "Satisfaction" by F.T Island (eps 1-25)
	2: "DELI-DELI☆DELICIOUS" by Sea☆A (eps 26-38)
	3: "Sabrina (サブリナ)" by Leo Ieiri (eps 39-50)
	4: "Love Chase" by Tomohisa Yamashita (eps 52-62)
	5: "Samba de Toriko!!! (サンバ de トリコ!!!)" by Hyadain (eps 63-75)
	6: "Lovely Fruit" by Nana Mizuki (eps 76-87)
	7: "Niji (虹)" by JUN SKY WALKER(S) (eps 88-98)
	8: "Akai Kutsu (赤い靴)" by Salley (eps 100-111)
	9: "Tautology (トートロジー)" by The Dresscodes (eps 112-123)
	10: "Believe in Yourself!" by palet (eps 124-135)
	11: "Mega Lover (メガラバ)" by Rurika Yokoyama (横山ルリカ) (eps 136-???)

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Dec 19, 2023

AnimeEnjoyer420

Recommended

Toriko is one of those shows where there's nothing too deep going on, but it's just a blast to watch. The story largely revolves around the eponymous Toriko, a "Gourmet Hunter" that battles monsters and a chef named Komatsu that cooks the monsters Toriko defeats into delicious food, which then makes Toriko even stronger. It's a very action-forward series, as one might expect from a WSJ adaptation. Most episodes feature at least one battle and most problems are solved with fists.

A key to why the series remains mostly entertaining throughout in spite of that frankly braindead approach to things is frequent action combined with strong ... pacing. Even longer story arcs like Ice Hell and Cooking Fest generally don't suffer from the pacing problems that shows of this type often deal with. Progress markers are clearly staked out throughout the series and Toriko becomes meaningfully stronger throughout the events of the story without succumbing to shounen power creep. The story largely avoids the problem of "Oh no, Toriko must fight the most invincible enemy ever!" -> "Toriko wins" -> "Toriko must now fight an even more invincible-r enemy!" by keeping things grounded and parceling out progression to its characters in the right amounts. This might seem like an esoteric dive into the finer points of outlining and planning a series, but it's a key reason that show remains compulsively watchable even after 150 episodes.

There is also a certain zany energy to the entire thing that I would hesitate to describe as "funny", but is entertaining nonetheless. There aren't really that many jokes as such, it's more about the inherent absurdity of everything in this series and the attempts to construct a plot around that insanity. For example, the main goal for the characters in the series is to, and I swear I'm not making this up, find and eat God, which will give them "control over all the world's ingredients". At no point do they give any sort of explanation for what this could possibly mean, and it ends up being funnier for having never been explained in even the vaguest terms, even as it becomes increasingly important to the plot as the series progresses. That sort of "just go with it" attitude is ever-present in the worldbuilding, where almost everything is named in the laziest possible way (almost all proper nouns in the series are "Gourmet [thing]"; Gourmet Age, Gourmet Hunters, Gourmet Eclipse, Gourmet Cells, just to name a few) and there are no attempts at reconciling most things or events in the series with any sort of logical reality. This will either drive you insane or become progressively funnier the further you get into the series, depending on how seriously you attempt to take it.

I also want to briefly take a moment here to shout out series narrator Kenjiro Ishimaru, who delivers some delightfully hammy narration in the food pun segments that precede each episode. Don't skip these, they're one of the best parts of the show!

There are, however, a few things from the series to take issue with. The animation is more functional than impressive, in keeping with the demands of producing weekly television for 3 years without a break. There are a handful of more impressive episodes scattered throughout (episode #22 from future One Piece series director Kouhei Kureta is a particular highlight), but the animation is not strong as a consistent rule and there are sometimes noticeable dips in quality. While there are some positive things to mention about the look of the series (the strong, creative monster designs coming most readily to mind), the overall visual aspect grades out to below average, which is sometimes disappointing when you want a highly anticipated fight to wow you with some sakuga and it turns out to be pretty basic instead.

The series is also a continuation of a longstanding and unfortunate shounen trend of marginalizing its female characters. Only 2 female characters have a significant role in the story; Tina, a newscaster joke character that mostly exists to commentate on action, and Rin, whose entire personality is "head over heels in love with an indifferent Toriko". While there is a certain "buff dudes being manly" vibe to this series that makes it harder to comfortably fit female characters in, there was clearly no effort made here. Unfortunate, though not a dealbreaker.

Overall, it's certainly not without its flaws, but it makes for a fun over-the-top action series that balances its story well and rarely suffers from the problems of "filler" or other dips in narrative quality that often accompany long runners. My recommendation to those interested would be to give it a try through the "Regal Mammoth" arc (roughly 2 cours worth of episodes) to get a sense of the variety that it brings in terms of shorter bits mixed in with longer and more involved story arcs, and decide to drop or continue after that point. The first episode, a One Piece crossover, is also skippable both in terms of relevance to the story (there is none) and quality (bad unless you really like One Piece).

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Dec 15, 2023

RealYRC

Mixed Feelings

This show got the manga canceled , cannot ever forgive Toei Animation for that mistake , Anyway the show blood got turn down , and the tone is way more childish too , your better off start reading the manga , because this show is incomplete, its so not cool the show was gonna be the next big shonen hit too , from crossover with anime , and games to even getting movies , the Toriko anime is the worst Toei Adaptation ever , your better sticking to Kira Kira Pretty Cure A la mode if you want a cooking anime without much ...

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Jul 30, 2021

Resting_Bonfire

Not Recommended

Toriko

I'm only writing this review now after I've read the manga in full to get a better understanding of the implementation and the overall picture.

To everyone interested. !
- Anime has a lot of fillers and even some non-canon characters.
- An alternative non Canon ending with "Joa" as the final antagonist.
- Huge censorship of fights, the manga is just as brutal as the final arc in Bleach Manga in terms of brutality and fighting.
- The manga has a much more extensive and appealing implementation and is much less drawn out.

Toriko has by far one of the best World Buildings among manga and anime and is ...

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