Toriko

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Well, I'm confused and full of mixed feelings.

There is a plot knife that cuts this series in half imo. I really don't think that the first half of the series really makes you ready for the other upcoming half of it. The plot is missing and full of holes in it. Ambitions, goals, and reasons are all flu and unrealistic to me.

The lack of clarity (both in terms of art and story) is the biggest problem. I really had a hard time with when Neo organization comes in and Gourmet Corp shaken by'em and they divided. I really read a couple of times. ... Also, the reasonings of Midora, Jiro, and Ichiryu about what are they're doing over the course of the story were blank to me.

And the ending was terrible.

But still, it's a unique battle shounen with a lot of old characters , great high fantasy creations such as civilizations, plant life, architectural constructs, monsters, animals, and so on.

Also epicness, manliness, and emotional tidal waves that coming from very memorable, lovable characters made this journey a special one for me.

But again during the last 100-150 chapters, it was tiring, bitter, and meaningless. I was really pissed off but I read all 396 chapters in 9 days. So it must be good enough to make me binge read it.

They literally took the second phase of the Hunter Exam and made it into a whole series, and to make matters worse, it's not the Togs writing it.

This show, people take things wat too seriously, fighting over food and probably ending up fighting a ham sandwich at some point.

Imagine a series about the Red Cross fighting the UNHCR over a strategic cave that has tons of strategic mayonnaise. Just kidding. This series doesn't even have Food Court Intrigue.

What this show sorely needed was a god-damned Ramadan Arc wherein everyone would be fasting and doing crap that actually matters.
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Is the story unique? If it was ... predictable, did you enjoy it anyway because you like this genre/set-up?
• It's about as unique as a döner sandwich in Berlin.

Do you think the art style is fitting for the story?
• Art style is a spice to a story's main course, but since the actual story was food then the art style went right along with it through the intestines and crapped right back out.

Were the characters well-rounded? Did they have flaws and strengths, or were they unusually strong/smart/stupid?
• They were unusually hungry.

Did the characters react to situations and events in a realistic way?
• F*** no they're losing their shit over food.



Verdict: KO by Premise