Souma Yukihira
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Estimated watch time
10h
⚡ 5 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Food99%Male Protagonist85%Primarily Teen Cast85%School82%Shounen82%Nudity77%Tsundere70%Educational60%Found Family35%Tentacles34%
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Synopsis & Story
Ever since he was little, Souma Yukihira’s main goals have been to beat his father in a cooking contest and take over the family diner. That’s why, when his dad suddenly announces that he’s shutting the restaurant down and sending Souma to cooking school, Souma is shocked. However, Totsuki Academy is no ordinary cooking school. This elite institution is filled with culinary giants like Erina “God Tongue” Nakiri, who does her best to keep a lowly short-order like Souma from even making it inside the door. However, if the snobs can dish it out, Souma can serve it up, and when he learns that only a handful of the students manage to graduate every year, he swears that the only way he’ll leave is as number one! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
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Food Wars!: should you watch it?
At a glance
Food Wars! has been very well received, with an average AniList score of 78/100 — 69% of 193,839 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #79 most popular anime of all time, and #18 highest-rated anime of 2015, and #7 most popular anime of 2015 on AniList.
Of the 341.1K AniList users who started it, 4.5% dropped it, so it is rarely abandoned; 295.1K have finished it.
At about 10 hours in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Comedy, Ecchi — especially food, male protagonist, primarily teen cast, school.
Where it fits in the series
- Start here. Food Wars! is the first entry in its story.
- Watch next: Food Wars! The Second Plate (2016)
- Optional extras: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma OVA
Episodes
24 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Yuuto Tsukuda
- Director
- Yoshitomo Yonetani
- Series composition
- Shougo Yasukawa
- Character design
- Tomoyuki Shitaya
- Music
- Tatsuya Katou
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“Kibou no Uta” · eps 1-14
- OP2“Rising Rainbow” · eps 15-24
Endings
- ED1“Spice” · eps 1-8, 10-14
- ED2“Sacchan no Sexy Curry” by Seiko Oomori · eps 15-20
- ED3“Kibou no Uta” · eps 24
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Food Wars! FAQ
- How many episodes does Food Wars! have?
- Food Wars! has 24 episodes of about 25 minutes each, roughly 10 hours in total.
- How long does it take to watch Food Wars!?
- About 10 hours back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 12 days; at one hour a day, about 10 days.
- Is Food Wars! finished?
- Yes. Food Wars! has finished airing — the final episode aired September 26, 2015.
- Is there a season 2 of Food Wars!?
- Yes — the story continues in Food Wars! The Second Plate (2016).
- Where do I start Food Wars!?
- Start here: Food Wars! is the first entry, followed by Food Wars! The Second Plate.
- Is Food Wars! based on a manga?
- Yes. Food Wars! adapts the manga by Yuuto Tsukuda.
- Who animated Food Wars!?
- Food Wars! was animated by J.C.STAFF and directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani.
- Who sings the opening of Food Wars!?
- The opening, "Kibou no Uta", is performed by an uncredited artist.
- Where can I watch Food Wars!?
- Food Wars! is listed on HIDIVE, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.