The story and character development is simply amazing, so much work and effort has gone into perfecting it and the result is the best anime i have ever seen even though i was reluctant about watching an anime about cooking, I'm glad i did.
This anime builds up so much hype and energy into every episode and carries it onto the next episode, I'm on episode 19 now and it feels like I'm about to burst with excitement just thinking about what lies around the corner.
The main character, Yukihira Soma has a great character. He always tries to be relaxed and enjoys himself when cooking possibly too much ( :D ), though this know it all got a wake up call as he discoverers cooking and techniques that he never seen before. The characters just sing with harmony along with the deep plot line i can't seem to find anything bad to say about.
Its just such a perfect anime it should be number 1!