Shokugeki no Souma, Boku no Hero Academia 2nd Season Recommendations
It could sound like a stretch but.. To me these two series remind one another in a way..
While these two series have a longer list of what makes them different than what makes them similar, one still reminds me a piece of the other over these few aspects:
- Both casts of young characters are enrolled in extremely special schools (whether it is Tootsuki Culinary Academy, an elite school for aspiring Chefs in Shokugeki no Soma; or Hero Academia, an amazing school for aspiring Heroes in Boku no Hero Academia) who will bring out the true potential of their students
- Teachers from both schools also play
significant roles in the story (be it World recognized Chefs or Professional Heroes)
- The way of "fight" is surely different from one another but the "adrenaline" and "curiosity" that the battles will give you, do surely look similar to eachother on that sort of vibe
- Additionally, probably the strongest thing that made me think back of SnS while watching BnHA was the tournament element who plays an important part of the stories and an interesting way to develop characters (and their techniques / powers) even further. Tournaments in both series bring out strategy as well, which doubles the fun while watching, and the fact that both tournaments are very "originally-processed" also brings more enjoyment. Not to mention, the winners are definitely unpredictable most of times! Won't let you down.
Although SnS's tournament only starts towards the "end" of the first season and carries on in the sequel, we won't see it before the second season for what regards BnHA instead; but i still advice to watch the first seasons, this way you'll better understand the characters and the story itself.
That's it. In my opinion tournaments, if developed nicely, are a very fun way to spice up certain stories and definitely enjoyable to watch.
If you liked one of these, and are out of something to watch, you might give a try to the other one too! Although keep in mind that main themes of the stories are still very different, also BnHA can get more "serious" and having to deal with Life-or-Death situations, while SnS, which is "lighter" on this view, has instead the addition of lots of free fanservice for male audience. Despite that, i still enjoyed both of them. I hope it will be the same for you too!
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