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nikki-chan92 said: man_with_a_beard said: am i the only one who found the reveal rather underwhelming?? No your not the only one, the entire season was really underwhelming and was held back by a serious lack of pacing which effected everything in a negative way. This episode in particular I hate how they randomly show central losing to the dorms with no build up, no tension, nothing its just a easy win and weak lead in for season 4. I really hope they fix the pacing issues in the next season. Completely agree with you. But i have to say they at least got the reactions right, LOL 5.5/10 |
| Finally Erina knows (b^_^)b |
| Ah, so this is how it ends, not really happy how they changed it. Was hoping to at least see Erina's reaction to the reveal. Wonder if they'll leave that for 2nd cour start... Hope Risa Taneda will be back for the 2nd cour, Kanemoto did a good job though! |
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| Slow start but quickly picked up and excitement was already bursting . Season 4, come quick pleade |
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| It was okay. I feel like the show became pretty predictable halfway after Azami's return. It was better when the story was focused more on Soma aiming to become part of the elite council. Now it's more about Erina's daddy issues, Azami's dictatorship and other random characters. Well at least his authoritarian doesn't seem that bad since he's just trying to unite everyone under one cuisine instead of endlessly competing them in Shokugekis. But Soma's dream of becoming an elite is more or less pointless since all he will be busy with is Central. I still don't understand what's up with Nakiri family's obsession with Joichiro. Still I think the story did get a little interesting considering there wasn't much going before. |
| Erina got wet when she heard the news. Also 7 for this season. |
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| I was wondering why they skipped this part halfway through the series and had a feeling they would pull this off as a cliffhanger |
| I'm not sure if i like the 3rd season of Shokugeki no Souma. I appreciate if the author wanted to broaden the sotry lines, but i feel like Souma has lost his footings in this show, there are alot of new characters that outshining him. In the 2nd season he lost to Hayama and Kurokiba and he took the 3rd place made his inferior to those two, he haven't even took any revenge yet bunch of new characters showed up and now he lost to Tsukasa another new character, Souma is too mediocre to be the main character. Don't get me wrong, i really enjoyed the series but it went downhill from the 8th episode. Overall score 6/10, too much hype for this season for nothing at least for me |
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| Thank goodness Shokugeki redeemed himself from those episodes 6,7 and 8. They were very "wtf" with all those bought judges and the things that were happening. Anyway, after watching episodes 9 and so on I can give this a 8 instead of 7. Well, the pace is still being a problem after season 1. Sometimes it's well paced then sometimes it's very rushed. That's why season 1 is still the best season in my opinion. |
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ToshiroChan said: In the 2nd season he lost to Hayama and Kurokiba and he took the 3rd place made his inferior to those two, he haven't even took any revenge yet bunch of new characters showed up and now he lost to Tsukasa another new character, Souma is too mediocre to be the main character. He didn't lose to Kurokiba, they both lost to Hyama and both took the 2nd place. And this season he lost to the number 1 chef of whole Totsuki while winning over another Elite 10 Member. Everyone in this school would've lost to Tsukasa. How does that make him mediocore? He's most likely Top 3 of all first years (the other 2 being Erina and Hayama). Also I don't wanna spoil stuff here, but if you want definite proof that Souma isn't just mediocore, read the manga. |
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| I made a rush of the second season, OVA and the third season. I was rather satisfied, even though I was scorned that Souma loses many times (final second season and against the first elected). But in total it is a 9/10 deserved Someone say that in the final scene, the reactions could have been better, but I had a thrill, so I think it was a good twist, even if everyone expected it. |
| Oh look at that! Erina is so surprised to know that Saiba Junichirou is the father of Souma! No one can beat 1st seat Tsukasa Eishi! Only Alumni of Totsuki including Shinomiya & dad of Souma can beat him! lolz! 5/5. 8/10. |
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| Woooooow finally ending on the greatest reveal this anime had. Respectable loss |
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| 5/10, the manga still far better. JC Staff :/ |
| Couldn't have asked for a better finale that would get you pumped for the 4th season! |
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| Yeah I should've have thought of that of course that cook off wasn't an official shokugeki and the first seat could've easily done what he just did even if Soma managed to win. Cliffhanger of course I should have expected that as well. Damn why did they have to end this with 12 episodes and make another season instead of just making this 2-cour. Also yes that reveal was underwhelming and I don't even read the manga. |
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| Good show, 08/10. |
| Man, that was so epic. I cannot wait until April for the next season! |
| I kinda expected Tsukasa to win the match, because it made sense as he is a first after all. I guess the writers are following the logic of events. Nakiri's father ain't that bad for me, I kinda liked him but at the same time hated him. I still don't like his daughter and won't like her, she made this season for me to not enjoy it that much ( because it was more focused on her). Her uppity persona really ticks me off and I doubt the story blaming everything on the father's fault will be able to redeem her for my liking. For that reason I will give it a record 7/10. And I am still sceptical about the next season. |
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Moonlitcritter said: shanimebib said: I think the character that I liked the most in this season is Alice. No wonder why she is the fourth most popular character. Alice has never been the fourth popular character in the series. The only two characters that came in at number four that I remember is Megumi and later on Souma. Alice has placed 6th and 7th before, but in the most recent poll she did come in 3rd behind Erina and Hisako. Oh! I don't read the manga so I don't know manga ranking if that's what you are referring to. I was talking about her current rank in MAL based on favourites (1.55K) behind Souma (9.29K), Erina (2.1K) and Megumi (1.75K). I should have been more specific. But I am surprised Souma isn't in the Top 3 based on what you said, let alone top spot. And Hisako coming in second? That's even a bigger surprise! |
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| I really hope 12 eps is a mistake since they didn't even announce a next season. I just really need to know how this all ends. |
Moonlitcritter said: shanimebib said: Oh! I don't read the manga so I don't know manga ranking if that's what you are referring to. I was talking about her current rank in MAL based on favourites (1.55K) behind Souma (9.29K), Erina (2.1K) and Megumi (1.75K). I should have been more specific. But I am surprised Souma isn't in the Top 3 based on what you said, let alone top spot. And Hisako coming in second? That's even a bigger surprise! Ohhhh so you were talking about MAL. Lol that makes sense now, sorry about that. Yes, everyone was pretty surprised that Souma ranked so low since he's always been 1st. And there was a discussion rather or not his character became bland or something, lol. And no one was expecting Hisako to be so high up. Her and Alice are usually close in popularity, and are fan favorites. I think it's because of how their relationship with Erina is depicted in this arc is what got them higher up. Well, that's not a good sign. One of the most important aspects for a good story is for the MCs keeping their rank at top. Well, Erina is an MC too but she shouldn't dictate popularity poll this much considering it is a story more about Souma than anyone else. Even her relationship with Alice and Hisako influenced their popularity as well from what it seems. I am also keen to know what the author plans to do with Megumi in the future or whether he has any plans whatsoever at all. She looks more and more like a side character than one of the three MCs compared to the beginning. I cannot seem to see her as an MC at all. |
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| So they used the big reveal as a cliffhanger for the next season. A-1 shifting the scene around isn't too big of a deal, particularly for anime only viewers who had no idea it was coming. I'd say this season had some ups and downs. The Moon Banquet Festival arc was great and quite refreshing imo - as someone who follows the manga and is a bit tired of the repetitive plate vs plate battles that have been going on for the last 40-50 chapters it was cool to see a battle for sales/attracting customers. The arc ends with the intro of Azami and the next big challenge for Soma was the rigged shokugeki vs Eizan which I absolutely HATED. His already facing an E10 member why needlessly handicap Soma by using bought-out judges. If he was facing the Central fodder like the guy Ryo faced it would make more sense to rig the judges but with with the outcome being 3-0 it makes Eizan look like trash and Soma's victory turns out to be one of if not the biggest asspull in SnS. /endrant Soma's win inspired some rebellion against Azami's administration with the feature battle being Ryo vs that rando fodder guy. Nothing particularly special but it was cool to see Ryo draw upon his experience at the Stagiare (my fav arc). On the whole S3 (pt 1?) was solid bar the rigged shokugeki and if you're an Erina fan it's an excellent turning point for her character. Can't wait for the next installment! 8/10 |
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| This season(or first cour of the season, anyway) was the weakest so far imo. It started off well with the festival, but ever since the introduction of Azami, things have felt really over the top and absurd, and that's in a series known for it's foodgasms. Eizan losing to Souma despite having bribed the judges was already far-fetched, made worse by the fact that Souma was insulting them the whole time. I'd still give it a 7/10 on the strength of the characters, but I'm really hoping the series returns to the semi-believable after this arc. |
Vi- said: Thank goodness Shokugeki redeemed himself from those episodes 6,7 and 8. They were very "wtf" with all those bought judges and the things that were happening. Anyway, after watching episodes 9 and so on I can give this a 8 instead of 7. Well, the pace is still being a problem after season 1. Sometimes it's well paced then sometimes it's very rushed. That's why season 1 is still the best season in my opinion. plot wist (answer to Souma's question) Erina & Souma are half sibling, hes dad had affair with Erina's mother (JOKE) lol new author makes a joke & writes the story as my joke is lol Tengai said: Erina's dad and Souma's dad, but where are their mothers? my guess dead |
Sugram22Feb 1, 2018 7:49 AM
| Was thinking this was a rather lackluster ending until they finally decided to have the revelation about him being Jouichirou's son. Unsure what to really think when compared to the other seasons, felt pretty rushed and the whole Azami introduction felt totally random and out of left field. It appeared as if they were kinda done with the old cast of antagonists by bringing out the new "elite rookies" of Central, but only really gave air time to one of them. This all probably went down way smoother in the manga, but from the anime standpoint...kinda felt like they bit off more than they can chew? I mean, in the closing minutes of this episode alone with stand still scenes, they kinda downplay those characters by jumping over their food wars, and having them all be defeated in shut out loses too. Dunno, just felt like one huge rush job. At least Second Plate felt more of a coherent cour given it's focusing in on iirc 2 main arcs (i don't really remember, but i do remember the focus shadow job training was like 6 episodes of that 12 ep cour) This felt like it had upwards of 4 different mini arcs. It was still good, just obvious downwards of quality overall compared to before. I probably would be fuming over this though if there was no 2nd cour to Third Plate. |
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| Still not able to beat season one. Some ok drama in this season, one nice shokugeki and art and ecchi same good as previous seasons isn't enough to keep me entertained. Maybe manga is just not enough of a plot? There is a nice try to make Souma not win every fight, but then again letting him go by without consequences after lose is just totally lame. It also seems Souma didn't grow at all using his old techs in third season. |
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| I can't say I completely care too much about Nikumi's and Megumi's shokugeki but it doesn't mean I wasn't disappointed when they basically rushed it. Not sure if it's that short too in the manga but I expected more because they were in the opening. Seem's Erina's dad is just yandere for Soma's dad. "I'll ruin everyone that ruined him!" But yea, overall, it was okay season. Was not a big fan of the moon festival transition into sudden chaos. Kuga's role basically ended without any mention and Soma's battle with Eizan was really lackluster. My biggest gripe with this season though, was the god awful visuals. Felt like I was watching some low quality animated show by Toei or A1. A ridiculously stupid amount of slideshow quality animation and so many god awful and derpy faces. Must have had had a huge change in staff or something cause my god. |
| Thoroughly enjoyed this season and can't wait for the fourth one next month! 10/10 for me! |
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| Still enjoyable, but honestly this was the weakest season so far for me, hopefully next season gets better, 7/10 from me. |
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| Enjoyed it a bit, wasn't overly too amazed like previous seasons. |
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| OMG...that ending gave me chills Can't wait for s4 |
| Oh man I knew I should have waited for season 4 to end before watching this one. What a cliffhanger. Maybe I'll just go back to the manga. Not sure if this season is better than 2 tho. Adaptation wise yeah... but entertainment wise, I don't think so. |
| Would have been an awesome ending if it weren't for the manga readers spoiling this moment since the first fucking episode of the series. Overall, an okay half season of Soma, but I'm still not okay with the inclusion of Erina's dad. The series had a nice tone going for it the last couple of seasons, but they had to create a major conflict, introduce the main antagonist, or whatever...because shonen. Doesn't help that this guy looks like a vampire, or some kind of monster. Just completely out of place. For the entire season, he was pretty much one-note. However, the ending might have finally given him some character depth, if what he said about Soma's dad is true. We'll see how/if he develops in the next cour. Erina was the big winner here. Show did a decent job of making her very sympathetic, and you can tell she was really warming up to all the characters of the Polar Star dorm. She was even more dere dere to Soma, instead of constantly showing her tsun tsun side to him. Curious to see how she'll react to him from now on, considering the secret is out. Perhaps all the Erina fanservice was a little tone-death, since a large part of this cour was about her being abused by her father. But...Erina's body is really banging. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Also, Rindou's great. She made a huge impression on me. |
MormegilApr 5, 2018 12:22 AM
| Whoever presents their food first loses. It is known. |
| Lol, I wasn't expecting that Souma's father was the reason for all this. |
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