Toriko

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English: Toriko

Japanese: トリコ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 43

Chapters: 396

Status: Finished

Published: May 19, 2008 to Nov 21, 2016

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen

Authors: Shimabukuro, Mitsutoshi (Story & Art)

Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)

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Score: 7.76¹ (scored by 15386 users)

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Ranked: #1878²

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Popularity: #224

Members: 30,009

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Ranked #1878Popularity #224Members 30,009

MangaShounen Jump (Weekly)Shimabukuro, Mitsutoshi (Story & Art)

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Synopsis

In a world where the taste and texture of food are an extremely important part of life, a man with superhuman skills is regularly hired by restaurants and the rich as a hunter of precious foods. With the "help" of his timid accomplice, inspired by Toriko's greatness to accompany him, he travels to capture the evasive and ferocious animals he needs to create the ultimate dinner course.

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In 2009, Toriko was nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award.

The manga has been published in English by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint since June 1, 2010; in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics/Planet Manga since April 2013; and in Spanish by Planeta Cómic since November 2012.

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Spin-off:	One Piece x Toriko, Gourmet Gakuen Toriko
Adaptation:	Toriko: Jump Super Anime Tour 2009 Special, Toriko: Barbarian Ivy wo Hokaku Seyo!, Toriko
Alternative version:	Toriko Gaiden, Toriko One-Shot (2002)

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Toriko

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Zebra

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Coco

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Komatsu

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Sunny

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Jirou

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Midora

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Ichiryuu

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Starjun

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Terry Cloth

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Nov 21, 2016

396 of 396 chapters read

Overall Rating: 7

ghdmv (All reviews)

13 people found this review helpful

Toriko is pretty good. Please read it.

This series is something that I will always have fond memories of. I read this all the way through high school and it was possibly one of my favorite series ever. Bursting with character, creative ideas both by the SHIMABUKURO and his fans, and really AWESOME fights, Toriko is definitely something to behold.

Food is not just food in this series. SHIMABUKURO, throughout the series, shows the importance that food can have on society and the individuals that inhabit it. It is used not only to give sustenance, but it can be used to make economies thrive and helps us read more

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Jul 28, 2018

396 of 396 chapters read

Overall Rating: 4

OG_Gattsu (All reviews)

7 people found this review helpful

I bet you’re wondering “how can a shounen about food be interesting”. I thought the same thing until I read it, and honestly it completely blew my expectations away... at first. I’ll explain what I mean later

Pros:
- Unique concept and setting (Can you name another battle manga about food?)
- Godly world building. Seriously, it’s one of the best in manga
- Amazing art, with brutal action sequences
- The hype is over 9000!!

These are the only pros I can think of for Toriko unfortunately, because i felt this series had a lot more flaws.

Plot (3/10):
The story takes place in the Gourmet age, a world read more

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Dec 28, 2013

197 of 396 chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

Soul_Punisher (All reviews)

110 people found this review helpful

Preliminary

This Review is for those who are intending on reading toriko so its About time someone gave an honest objective reason as to why someone should read the Manga without any spoilers...
So let me give you Toriko's main Pros & Cons:

Pros
+ World Building
This is where Toriko has an obvious advantage over the typical battle shounens. The sheer scale and diversity of the planet in which the story is set is awesome!.

+ Battles
The fights in Toriko highlight the "battle" in being a battle shounen. More often than not, in head to head fights there are no holds barred. Characters just don't give a flying F about themselves during battle and risk it all - not going into any spoilers here, but manga readers will understand which greatly improves the intensity of each fight.

The added gore helps too, SO Much helpful than the anime version which never does it Justice Despite getting the push by the crossover with Dbz and One Piece in an anime special earlier.
Sometimes overlooked, but the author does manage to describe characters abilities and their concepts, giving a better understanding of the situation where things maybe seem a bit messy at first glance.

+Plot Twists
Admittedly Shima's story does deliver some impressive and unforeseeable events which leave the reader completely bemused.

+ Sheer Power
What I like a lot is The strength of some of the characters in this series can make the jaw drop...
Not to mention the creativity of some abilities are unique in its own way for a shounen its like a influence of Hokuto no ken, Dbz and Asura's wrath (Yes I mention Asura's wrath the video game in terms of all the Beasts and creatures called gohma that asura fights against,) Anyways what I will say is that The power scheme within this manga series is Damn Good.

Cons
- Slow Starter
The first 25-50 chapters of Toriko are rather vague as to what the series wants to achieve. The premise of being in a Gourmet Age where food (quality food) is the most valuable asset, and only capable hunters can procure the higher quality ingredients doesn't motivate the story until later on- where Acacia's full course is introduced. Only when all the heavenly King's are introduced fully does the story's momentum pick up.

- Story-telling
Throughout the manga, especially in the earlier chapters, the story seems a little inconsistent, jumping from an epic, well foreshadowed battle to consecutive chapters of extensive dialogue which serves little purpose. The latter has been rare as of late, and it does seem like Shima has improved in this area greatly.

- Lack-luster characters
Hate to admit it, but it's true. Some of the characters, relatively speaking, are as bland as a slice of bread despite how their personality come across. Not trying to be harsh but I think they could be better Just saiyan.

Overall: Major stuff happen much Later on and let me tell you It gets even more Crazier. The Manga has so much going for it than the anime itself. All-in-all, I'd say give it a go especially if you are keen on it, again it might not be for everyone but for a battle shounen its up there along side Hokuto No ken, Dbz, one piece, Jojo Bizarre adventure Etc.

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Nov 16, 2008

25 of 396 chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

last-alliance (All reviews)

67 people found this review helpful

Preliminary

Ah, Toriko. One of the manga series that have actually made me want to eat more....and increase my stomach capacity.

Intro, intro!
Toriko is a manga that is all about food. I don't mean just cooking. I mean hunting and then eating the food! The art indeed makes the food in the manga that it has very juicy and very good looking that sometimes you'll be salivating to the picture!

Ugh, I'm hungry now, but lets move on to the story!

-STORY-
I have little to say about the story. It has a good concept with the whole "Gourmet Era" or should I say, the read more

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