Toriko

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English: Toriko

Japanese: トリコ

Information

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)

Statistics

Score: 7.70¹ (scored by 17,917 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #1530²

² based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #250

Members: 35,167

Favorites: 1,593

7.70

Ranked #1530Popularity #250Members 35,167

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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Background

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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Related Manga

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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Characters

Toriko

Main

Zebra

Main

Coco

Main

Komatsu

Main

Sunny

Main

Jirou

Supporting

Midora

Supporting

Ichiryuu

Supporting

Starjun

Supporting

Terry Cloth

Supporting

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Jul 28, 2018

396 of 396 chapters read

Overall Rating: 4

OG_Gattsu (All reviews)

28 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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Nov 21, 2016

396 of 396 chapters read

Overall Rating: 7

ghdmv (All reviews)

16 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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Oct 6, 2019

396 of 396 chapters read

Overall Rating: 7

slackjawmaw (All reviews)

3 people found this review helpful

Toriko is one of those series that comes sprinting at you with one goal in mind, and that goal is to entertain you with as much crazy bull-crap as it can before you get exhausted of it.

The manga is a fuel-injected testosterone trip about big men fighting excessively big monsters in order to make drool-inducing meals out of them. You get a one-two punch of cool action and delicious looking food; expect anything more than that and you'll be sorely disappointed.

The characters are about as deep as puddle and they merely get by on their big personalities. Any attempt to add depth to most characters comes in the form of plot-twists and last-minute revelations that only serve to complicate their background rather than flesh it out. Most of the characters are left unexplored, though in some cases I'm fine with that as I didn't expect much depth in the first place.

The first two thirds of the series feature a fun variety of story arcs where Toriko and crew have to explore dangerous environments for ingredients, track down ferocious animals, or fight against other super-powered humans who are after the same things as they are. There are some legitimately great story arcs with action that had me wide awake reading way later than I should be, just because I couldn't pull my eyes from it.

Where Toriko started losing me however, was in the last 100 chapters or so. Dozens of chapters at a time are dedicated solely to exposition, and it is all extremely boring to read through. On top of that, my favourite characters, Sunny and Zebra, are bumped out of the story almost entirely. After a while I had to start skimming through chapters, only reading the bits that looked interesting to me. The final confrontation is at least as big and bombastic as I had hoped it would be, though having skimmed through much of the endless expository dumps, I was left confused by some details. My bad, I know.

The art starts pretty rough with some very questionable anatomy and perspective. As it goes on it becomes more polished, and the action carries a lot more motion and weight. The character designs are admittedly pretty weak for the most part, and I got many characters confused with one another as their designs looked so similar. There are definitely some gems here and there, like the insect-infested Tommyrod, or the intimidating Livebearer. The monster and creature designs on the other hand are a lot of fun, and were definitely the highlight of the series.

Toriko, at the end of the day, was at least a fun ride for most of its duration that I would happily recommend to anybody who loves over the top battle-shonen. It's outlandish, super macho, and made me pretty hungry on occasion.

I give Toriko a solid 7 out of 10.

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Apr 6, 2020

396 of 396 chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

list95 (All reviews)

1 people found this review helpful

First of all ladies and gentlemen this thing if I may is “ unique” .
How come ? Simply the author has combined two unrelated genres , action and cooking ! So let’s get to business .
In a world filled with wars a man called Acacia appeared and solved all conflicts with a single dish of food delivered to all leaders in the world . Many years has passed and the world still obsessed with the deliciousness of that dish, a young man named Toriko is trying to make his full course list of food lusting after all kinds of foods including Acacia’s dish plus read more

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