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食戟のソーマ [Shokugeki no Sōma] #23
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 23
An action-packed, saucy food comedy featuring one boy's determination to be top chef!
Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs there at all?!
Dropping all pretense of being fair, the Azami administration has now declared that to pass the third stage of the advancement exam, Soma and the members of the resistance must each defeat a Council of Ten member. And what will everyone think when it comes to light that Dean Azami's real motivation for overthrowing the institute is Soma's own father, Joichiro?!
Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs there at all?!
Dropping all pretense of being fair, the Azami administration has now declared that to pass the third stage of the advancement exam, Soma and the members of the resistance must each defeat a Council of Ten member. And what will everyone think when it comes to light that Dean Azami's real motivation for overthrowing the institute is Soma's own father, Joichiro?!
200 pages, Paperback
First published March 3, 2017
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Yūto Tsukuda
94 books125 followersYūto Tsukuda (附田 祐斗, Tsukuda Yūto) is a Japanese mangaka who is mostly known for his manga, Food Wars! (Shokugeki no Soma).
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June 26, 2018
This volume was a standout in this arc. Readers finally get a glimpse into Saiba's (Soma's father) past when he was a student at the Totsuki Institute and the reasons he dropped out. This segment was more emotional/relatable that I was anticipating, and it was great having some of the mystery behind Saiba be cleared.
This volume sets things up for a major event that will hopefully come to fruition in volume 24. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
This volume sets things up for a major event that will hopefully come to fruition in volume 24. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
July 24, 2020
I Just Loved it!
August 29, 2019
Saiba and Souma are just the best father and son tandem. Like they are best I have seen in anime or read in manga so far. So inspiring people. Like they always see the positive in everything and that's how they made it to succeed. It's an easy mindset but they are just admirable!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially Souma... He inspires a lot..
April 14, 2018
I've been despairing that this series was in a terminal nosedive with the evil school dean storyline, but this volume finally serves up some backstory about Soma's father's time at the culinary school that explains the larger picture and derails the overlong, unnecessarily complicated and relentlessly dull Hokkaido tournament to set up a final winner-takes-all confrontation. For the first time in a while, I'm eager for the next volume.
November 17, 2019
Soma's way of thinking is just so inspiring!! How, HOW can I be like that?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 25, 2024
4.5/5 ⭐️
Really enjoyed getting Chef Joichiro’s backstory!
Really enjoyed getting Chef Joichiro’s backstory!
May 9, 2020
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Sōma!, Vol. 23 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next nine chapters (191–199) of the on-going manga series with a bonus story.
The Promotion Examination event concludes with the third round focusing on the matchup between Sōma Yukihira and Akira Hayama. Sōma ends up winning by 2–1 votes. As Akira Hayama has failed in his task and is expelled. However, thanks to Sōma, he has remembered to cook for love. Akira is not the only people that was expelled, but save for Erina Nakiri, Megumi Tadokoro, and Takumi Aldini all the other rebellious students were defeated and expelled.
Erina goes to her father, Azami Nakiri, and pleads with him to revoke the expulsion, but he refuses. It was then Sōma proposes a team challenge those four against the Council of Ten Masters, but again he refuses. However, Jōichirō Yukihira, Sōma's father intervenes and proposes that the team shokugeki or Régiment de Cuisine and at stake is Jōichirō being a willing solider in Azami's cause.
This tankōbon is written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. It finally gives the back story of Jōichirō Yukihira, the father of Sōma Yukihira. It shows his school days at Tōtsuki Saryo Culinary Institute with Gin Dojima and their junior Azami Nakiri – the jewels of the Golden Generations and the experiences that happened to Jōichirō that affected Azami in a way to become the person he is today.
All in all, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Sōma, Vol. 23 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
The Promotion Examination event concludes with the third round focusing on the matchup between Sōma Yukihira and Akira Hayama. Sōma ends up winning by 2–1 votes. As Akira Hayama has failed in his task and is expelled. However, thanks to Sōma, he has remembered to cook for love. Akira is not the only people that was expelled, but save for Erina Nakiri, Megumi Tadokoro, and Takumi Aldini all the other rebellious students were defeated and expelled.
Erina goes to her father, Azami Nakiri, and pleads with him to revoke the expulsion, but he refuses. It was then Sōma proposes a team challenge those four against the Council of Ten Masters, but again he refuses. However, Jōichirō Yukihira, Sōma's father intervenes and proposes that the team shokugeki or Régiment de Cuisine and at stake is Jōichirō being a willing solider in Azami's cause.
This tankōbon is written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. It finally gives the back story of Jōichirō Yukihira, the father of Sōma Yukihira. It shows his school days at Tōtsuki Saryo Culinary Institute with Gin Dojima and their junior Azami Nakiri – the jewels of the Golden Generations and the experiences that happened to Jōichirō that affected Azami in a way to become the person he is today.
All in all, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Sōma, Vol. 23 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
November 10, 2022
La storia di questo volume è veramente bella: conosciamo finalmente le motivazioni di Azami e la storia del padre di Soma. Anche Gin mette del suo. Sono curiosa di leggere il seguito, visto che sono promesse sfide pazzesche!
January 2, 2022
This volume was a lot different than I was expecting. Very emotional! I’m glad we finally got to learn more about Soma’s dad and the time he spent at Totsuki. It was also nice to see how that time led to what Azami is currently trying to do, however twisted it is. There is still a long way to go with this portion of the story and after the results of this volume I’m honestly a little worried about how things will play out. Anyway, I can’t wait for the next volume!
May 24, 2017
De tal palo tal astilla XD
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June 18, 2019
Wow this one had amazing stakes and a lot of character development.
World: The art is solid this time too with the end of the challenge with Hayama and the history lesson we get. The pieces here are well done in terms of world building as it sets the stage up for the finale which is now even higher in terms of stakes.
Story: The end of the Hayama challenge was well done and tied to character and I love that about manga. Then there’s the set up for the finale which is also insane. The history lesson we get from Saiba and Gin is fantastic and really sets put he stakes and the reasons behind all this Central stuff. The story is character driven and that’s great, we get a lot of time without really doing cooking but about characters and I can’t say enough good things about that.
Characters: Amazing character work this time around, we get so much back story and so much context that all the pieces are wonderfully used. Erina is great, her arc is finally coming full circle. Soma is just Soma and that’s fine. Saiba and Gin and even Akima is great with all the backstory and why Voldemorte is the way he is, great drama.
This is what good manga is like.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is solid this time too with the end of the challenge with Hayama and the history lesson we get. The pieces here are well done in terms of world building as it sets the stage up for the finale which is now even higher in terms of stakes.
Story: The end of the Hayama challenge was well done and tied to character and I love that about manga. Then there’s the set up for the finale which is also insane. The history lesson we get from Saiba and Gin is fantastic and really sets put he stakes and the reasons behind all this Central stuff. The story is character driven and that’s great, we get a lot of time without really doing cooking but about characters and I can’t say enough good things about that.
Characters: Amazing character work this time around, we get so much back story and so much context that all the pieces are wonderfully used. Erina is great, her arc is finally coming full circle. Soma is just Soma and that’s fine. Saiba and Gin and even Akima is great with all the backstory and why Voldemorte is the way he is, great drama.
This is what good manga is like.
Onward to the next book!
August 10, 2018
I liked getting Soma's dad's story, but it took a little long to get through and was a little weird. I did like how it helped you see Soma from his dad's perspective though and the differences between them. It was all kind of worth it to get the feels from that part.
September 4, 2018
We get some really interesting and long awaited back story in this one. !!!
I do have to say that the bonus 'story' is this one is disturbing. Why even bring up the concept of a swimsuit edition for the characters, much less include sketches for it? Bleah.
I do have to say that the bonus 'story' is this one is disturbing. Why even bring up the concept of a swimsuit edition for the characters, much less include sketches for it? Bleah.
July 24, 2018
Finally got to learn more about Joichiro Saiba. Really enjoyed the father-son interaction.
December 22, 2020
El pasado de Joichiro nos es revelado en este volumen, y fue grandioso ver su época estudiantil.
Mi mente retorcida no puede evitar emparejar a Joichiro con Gin..... Jijijiji.
Mi mente retorcida no puede evitar emparejar a Joichiro con Gin..... Jijijiji.
November 3, 2024
Backstory volume
February 8, 2018
The creators of Food Wars! don't pull any punches!
Our initial relief at Soma surviving his match against Akira is shattered as Akira is expelled for failing to best Soma. Erina has survived her third test as well, since Central wasn't trying to purge her anyway. But we immediately learn that many of the rebels failed their challenge against the Elite Ten and were immediately and mercilessly expelled. Megumi and Takumi scored the oddball Rindo (second seat) as their third-test opponent, and all she required was for each of them to cook a dish that would make her say "Yummy!" -- therefore, both of them also survived the third test.
Erina takes the expulsions of her new friends hard, begging her father to reconsider. Soma suggests that he, Erina, Megumi, and Takumi challenge the remaining Elite Ten to gain a majority of the seats. With the power that is inherent in being an Elite Ten, they can then stop Azami and his radical reforms. Azami laughs him off, since Soma has nothing of value to offer.
But...Joichiro (Soma's dad) turns up. He, Gin, and Erina's grandfather have been plotting to stop Azami. He ups the ante, pledging that he'll join Central and fall in line with Azami's wishes if the rebels lose the shokugeki. Azami, who idolizes his elder Joichiro, gleefully accepts.
What follows are a number of flashbacks as Gin and Joichiro explain what happened when they were in the Elite Ten with Azami to Takumi/Megumi and Soma, respectively. Joichiro was the most promising chef to end all chefs, and he became burnt out amidst the ever-higher expectations his classmates, friends, and the public heaped upon him. He was once on an incredible journey to explore the limits of cooking with his friends, but the pressure took a toll on him, and before long, he was struggling in his journey, all alone. After some taunts about whether he was accepted to compete in the international competition BLUE based on his ability or ability to influence the committee, Joichiro took on 50 classmates in regimental shokugeki by himself. He was so successful in his shokugekis that people became reluctant to battle him -- they'd forfeit immediately. On the dawn of the important BLUE competition, Joichiro disappeared to withdraw and think -- and with the blessing of Erina's grandfather, he left Totsuki/Japan without graduating and distanced himself from the world of cooking. Young Azami, horrified by what had happened to his hero, resolved to reform the culinary world and Totsuki so the same would never occur again -- and now, he's in the final stages of bringing this goal to completion.
Gin and Joichiro begin training the rebels right away for the regimental shokugeki in which they'll face Central's chefs. To draw some parallels to other "epic tales," this volume feels very much like Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to me. Erina's grandfather is like Dumbledore -- the ousted headmaster who'll always be on our heroes' side. Gin and Joichiro are like the adults (professors of Hogwarts) who are also aiding the heroes however they can. And Soma and his friends are Dumbledore's Army. XD
Joichiro notes that unlike his former classmates, Soma has been beaten by his father in 490 cooking duels, yet his drive to keep competing and improving doesn't flag. He looks these challenges in the face and takes them on without any qualms or self-doubt.
Our initial relief at Soma surviving his match against Akira is shattered as Akira is expelled for failing to best Soma. Erina has survived her third test as well, since Central wasn't trying to purge her anyway. But we immediately learn that many of the rebels failed their challenge against the Elite Ten and were immediately and mercilessly expelled. Megumi and Takumi scored the oddball Rindo (second seat) as their third-test opponent, and all she required was for each of them to cook a dish that would make her say "Yummy!" -- therefore, both of them also survived the third test.
Erina takes the expulsions of her new friends hard, begging her father to reconsider. Soma suggests that he, Erina, Megumi, and Takumi challenge the remaining Elite Ten to gain a majority of the seats. With the power that is inherent in being an Elite Ten, they can then stop Azami and his radical reforms. Azami laughs him off, since Soma has nothing of value to offer.
But...Joichiro (Soma's dad) turns up. He, Gin, and Erina's grandfather have been plotting to stop Azami. He ups the ante, pledging that he'll join Central and fall in line with Azami's wishes if the rebels lose the shokugeki. Azami, who idolizes his elder Joichiro, gleefully accepts.
What follows are a number of flashbacks as Gin and Joichiro explain what happened when they were in the Elite Ten with Azami to Takumi/Megumi and Soma, respectively. Joichiro was the most promising chef to end all chefs, and he became burnt out amidst the ever-higher expectations his classmates, friends, and the public heaped upon him. He was once on an incredible journey to explore the limits of cooking with his friends, but the pressure took a toll on him, and before long, he was struggling in his journey, all alone. After some taunts about whether he was accepted to compete in the international competition BLUE based on his ability or ability to influence the committee, Joichiro took on 50 classmates in regimental shokugeki by himself. He was so successful in his shokugekis that people became reluctant to battle him -- they'd forfeit immediately. On the dawn of the important BLUE competition, Joichiro disappeared to withdraw and think -- and with the blessing of Erina's grandfather, he left Totsuki/Japan without graduating and distanced himself from the world of cooking. Young Azami, horrified by what had happened to his hero, resolved to reform the culinary world and Totsuki so the same would never occur again -- and now, he's in the final stages of bringing this goal to completion.
Gin and Joichiro begin training the rebels right away for the regimental shokugeki in which they'll face Central's chefs. To draw some parallels to other "epic tales," this volume feels very much like Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to me. Erina's grandfather is like Dumbledore -- the ousted headmaster who'll always be on our heroes' side. Gin and Joichiro are like the adults (professors of Hogwarts) who are also aiding the heroes however they can. And Soma and his friends are Dumbledore's Army. XD
Joichiro notes that unlike his former classmates, Soma has been beaten by his father in 490 cooking duels, yet his drive to keep competing and improving doesn't flag. He looks these challenges in the face and takes them on without any qualms or self-doubt.
September 4, 2019
Este volumen me sorprendió muy gratamente. Llevo varios tomos pidiendo información sobre la relación entre Azami, Dojima y el papá de Soma. Específicamente sobre qué llevó a Saiba a renunciar a la academia Totsuki y a abrir su restaurante de Teishoku familiar. Todas esas respuestas están en este volumen.
El tomo abre con el resultado entre el combate de Soma y Hayama. En todos los tomos me he quejado porque nunca nos dan el resultado del enfrentamiento y el enfrentamiento en el mismo tomo, pero en el volumen anterior, los jueces y los mismos participantes se expresan de tal manera de sus platillos que el resultado es bastante evidente y no hay ninguna sorpresa a ese resultado en este tomo.
Lo que sí es sorprendente, a medias, es la cantidad de personajes que perdieron su duelo y son expulsados de Totsuki, algunos de ellos de manera bastante inesperada. Digo que esto fue sorpresivo a medias porque la realidad es que cuando mencionaron que tendrían que enfrentarse a uno de los diez asientos, era evidente que muchos morirían.
El tomo se mueve con un ritmo apresurado ya que en este volumen vemos el reto del siguiente arco: Evitar la expulsión de sus amigos. Para cumplirlo, Saiba se involucra con Soma y sus amigos y es en este volumen donde finalmente Saiba nos cuenta su historia con Totsuki y como surgió esa separación entre él y Nakamura.
La historia de Saiba me gustó mucho. Creo que el autor podía haber escogido una historia más predecible, yo esperaba que Saiba fuera expulsado porque hizo al rebelde o algo malo, pero lo que obtenemos es una historia que pega muy cerca de casa, de manera emotiva nos muestran el peso del éxito y los sacrificios que uno tiene que hacer, a veces con uno mismo, para poder alcanzar eso que llaman éxito. Me pareció emotiva, sorpresiva y una buena elección por parte de los autores para este personaje.
Este volumen me emocionó mucho por el Shokugeki que se acerca, sin más preámbulos veremos a Soma ir por los diez lugares, algo que llevo esperando desde el primer volumen y que aunque tomó su tiempo, lo hizo de manera orgánica y coherente.
El tomo abre con el resultado entre el combate de Soma y Hayama. En todos los tomos me he quejado porque nunca nos dan el resultado del enfrentamiento y el enfrentamiento en el mismo tomo, pero en el volumen anterior, los jueces y los mismos participantes se expresan de tal manera de sus platillos que el resultado es bastante evidente y no hay ninguna sorpresa a ese resultado en este tomo.
Lo que sí es sorprendente, a medias, es la cantidad de personajes que perdieron su duelo y son expulsados de Totsuki, algunos de ellos de manera bastante inesperada. Digo que esto fue sorpresivo a medias porque la realidad es que cuando mencionaron que tendrían que enfrentarse a uno de los diez asientos, era evidente que muchos morirían.
El tomo se mueve con un ritmo apresurado ya que en este volumen vemos el reto del siguiente arco: Evitar la expulsión de sus amigos. Para cumplirlo, Saiba se involucra con Soma y sus amigos y es en este volumen donde finalmente Saiba nos cuenta su historia con Totsuki y como surgió esa separación entre él y Nakamura.
La historia de Saiba me gustó mucho. Creo que el autor podía haber escogido una historia más predecible, yo esperaba que Saiba fuera expulsado porque hizo al rebelde o algo malo, pero lo que obtenemos es una historia que pega muy cerca de casa, de manera emotiva nos muestran el peso del éxito y los sacrificios que uno tiene que hacer, a veces con uno mismo, para poder alcanzar eso que llaman éxito. Me pareció emotiva, sorpresiva y una buena elección por parte de los autores para este personaje.
Este volumen me emocionó mucho por el Shokugeki que se acerca, sin más preámbulos veremos a Soma ir por los diez lugares, algo que llevo esperando desde el primer volumen y que aunque tomó su tiempo, lo hizo de manera orgánica y coherente.
July 31, 2022
W trzydziestym trzecim tomie popularnej „kulinarnej” serii, na smakoszy mangowej rozrywki, czekać będą wydarzenia związane z rozpoczęciem turnieju The Blue. Zmagania ostatecznie mają wyłonić najlepszego z najlepszych kucharzy, który odmieni oblicze kulinarnego świata. W takim konkursie oczywiście muszą wziąć udział członkowie Akademii w tym również Souma. Walka z najlepszymi przeciwnikami kucharskiego „podziemia” to nie jedyna motywacja dla chłopaka. W konkursie bierze bowiem udział Asahi Saiba, którego pokonanie jest dla nastolatka priorytetem.
Podobnie jak w innych częściach serii nie mamy tutaj do czynienia z typowym „gotowaniem”. Kuchenne zmagania przybierają o wiele bardziej szaloną i dynamiczną formę. Konkurs The Blue odbywa się w ogromnym zamku. Aby przejść do kolejnych etapów, uczestnicy będą musieli poradzić sobie z przygotowanymi na nich „próbami”. Każda z nich ma wynieść ich zdolności na nowy poziom, tak aby przygotowane danie było na swój sposób niezwykłe. Soma i jego przyjaciele stoją w dość niekorzystnej sytuacji w stosunku do kucharzy „Noir”. Nastolatkowie wielokrotnie pokazali jednak, że potrafią oni radzić sobie z najtrudniejszymi zadaniami.
Główną rolę odgrywa tutaj Yukihira. Widzimy jak przygotowuje on „ostatni posiłek” dla pewnego staruszka czy jak popisuje się kulinarną kreatywnością (robiąc danie z towarów zakupionych w kombini). Treści tego typu nie są dla fanów zaskakujące i wielokrotnie czytelnik miał z nimi przyjemność obcowania. Pomimo pewnej wtórności fabuły, historia nadal jest angażująca. Autor kolejny raz miesza lekki humor z bardziej dramatycznymi fragmentami, tworząc z tego przyjemne w konsumpcji mangowe danie.
Trzeba jednak troszkę ponarzekać na niektóre fragmenty komiksu. Scenariusz prawie od samego początku często był mocno zwariowany, ale na swój sposób logiczny. Tutaj niestety pojawiają się pewne jak na mój gust troszkę za bardzo przekombinowane sceny (przygotowanie posiłku za pomocą piły mechanicznej… serio?).
https://gameplay.pl/news.asp?ID=141166
Podobnie jak w innych częściach serii nie mamy tutaj do czynienia z typowym „gotowaniem”. Kuchenne zmagania przybierają o wiele bardziej szaloną i dynamiczną formę. Konkurs The Blue odbywa się w ogromnym zamku. Aby przejść do kolejnych etapów, uczestnicy będą musieli poradzić sobie z przygotowanymi na nich „próbami”. Każda z nich ma wynieść ich zdolności na nowy poziom, tak aby przygotowane danie było na swój sposób niezwykłe. Soma i jego przyjaciele stoją w dość niekorzystnej sytuacji w stosunku do kucharzy „Noir”. Nastolatkowie wielokrotnie pokazali jednak, że potrafią oni radzić sobie z najtrudniejszymi zadaniami.
Główną rolę odgrywa tutaj Yukihira. Widzimy jak przygotowuje on „ostatni posiłek” dla pewnego staruszka czy jak popisuje się kulinarną kreatywnością (robiąc danie z towarów zakupionych w kombini). Treści tego typu nie są dla fanów zaskakujące i wielokrotnie czytelnik miał z nimi przyjemność obcowania. Pomimo pewnej wtórności fabuły, historia nadal jest angażująca. Autor kolejny raz miesza lekki humor z bardziej dramatycznymi fragmentami, tworząc z tego przyjemne w konsumpcji mangowe danie.
Trzeba jednak troszkę ponarzekać na niektóre fragmenty komiksu. Scenariusz prawie od samego początku często był mocno zwariowany, ale na swój sposób logiczny. Tutaj niestety pojawiają się pewne jak na mój gust troszkę za bardzo przekombinowane sceny (przygotowanie posiłku za pomocą piły mechanicznej… serio?).
https://gameplay.pl/news.asp?ID=141166
May 18, 2018
4.5 out of 5 stars
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a flashback arc.
Although, not a very long one, we now know why Soma's father, Saiba Joichirou, dropped out of Totsuki in his third year. Unlike Soma, Joichirou is considered to be a culinary genius. Every dish he made was pure gold, and the only reason he never became the first seat of the Elite Ten was because he never did his paperwork, liked to skip class, and goofed off a lot.
However, since people only started to see him as a genius, they started to discredit how hard he had to work to create a new dish. With each new thing he presented, people expected more and more and more from him. Until one day, he just cracked from exhaustion and it was clear that if he was ever going to feel anything positive about cooking again, he needed to leave school and cooking behind for awhile.
Thanks to looking back into Joichirou's past, we can now see how different Soma, and Joichirou are in terms of how they cook. Soma is not a genius. Instead, Soma is so talented because he loves to cook and loves to learn about cooking. He has lost to his father almost 500 times in cooking battles, and he does not care, because he sees a loss as another chance for him to hone his skills. Since he sees cooking in a different way, I don't think Soma will ever fall out of love with cooking, like his father did for a time.
All in all, this was a great volume, since we finally got some long awaited information. Next volume will have our rebels being trained before their big team shokugeki against the elite ten.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a flashback arc.
Although, not a very long one, we now know why Soma's father, Saiba Joichirou, dropped out of Totsuki in his third year. Unlike Soma, Joichirou is considered to be a culinary genius. Every dish he made was pure gold, and the only reason he never became the first seat of the Elite Ten was because he never did his paperwork, liked to skip class, and goofed off a lot.
However, since people only started to see him as a genius, they started to discredit how hard he had to work to create a new dish. With each new thing he presented, people expected more and more and more from him. Until one day, he just cracked from exhaustion and it was clear that if he was ever going to feel anything positive about cooking again, he needed to leave school and cooking behind for awhile.
Thanks to looking back into Joichirou's past, we can now see how different Soma, and Joichirou are in terms of how they cook. Soma is not a genius. Instead, Soma is so talented because he loves to cook and loves to learn about cooking. He has lost to his father almost 500 times in cooking battles, and he does not care, because he sees a loss as another chance for him to hone his skills. Since he sees cooking in a different way, I don't think Soma will ever fall out of love with cooking, like his father did for a time.
All in all, this was a great volume, since we finally got some long awaited information. Next volume will have our rebels being trained before their big team shokugeki against the elite ten.
April 10, 2018
This volume has a lot of meaningful stories. This volume focuses on successful people who lose themselves and blinded by their success which comes together with power and fame. A true success comes from an inner success where you feel happy with what you do instead of the fame and nice labels that others put on you.
Summary: Food Wars Vol. 23: He Who Opened A Path Through the Wasteland.
Summary: Food Wars Vol. 23: He Who Opened A Path Through the Wasteland.
May 6, 2018
Soma ask for an all-out shokugeki for Council of Ten seats and his dad easily tops him by requesting a regiment de cuisine shokugeki (team challenge) from the evil dean.
This is a fun volume that has several pages of flashbacks in it. This is the first time I feel like Soma's dad is relatable and understandable. The backstory did an excellent job of fleshing him out and helping you feel what it would be like to be expected to perform at the absolute top of your game every single day (exhausting and crushing). Go Team Soma!
This is a fun volume that has several pages of flashbacks in it. This is the first time I feel like Soma's dad is relatable and understandable. The backstory did an excellent job of fleshing him out and helping you feel what it would be like to be expected to perform at the absolute top of your game every single day (exhausting and crushing). Go Team Soma!
December 9, 2019
Desde el volumen 1 hasta el volumen 30, este manga es increíble. No puedo creer la velocidad a la que lo devoré, definitivamente fue un gusto enorme encontrarme con esta historia.
Todos los volúmenes tienen un inicio y un final que te deja con muchas ganas de seguir leyendo y sobre todo, la comida, la historia, los diálogos, todo tiene un sentido y espero que todas esos platillos sean posibles en la vida real.
Todos los volúmenes tienen un inicio y un final que te deja con muchas ganas de seguir leyendo y sobre todo, la comida, la historia, los diálogos, todo tiene un sentido y espero que todas esos platillos sean posibles en la vida real.
March 4, 2021
Finally, the back story of Soma's father is partly revealed, and it actually makes sense. The pressure that his own dedication and skill brought upon him during his student days explains a great deal about his personality and the way he treated Soma. It also explains the development of Soma's own personality.
The setting up of a group cooking challenge for such high stakes makes me look forward to the next few volumes, in particular.
The setting up of a group cooking challenge for such high stakes makes me look forward to the next few volumes, in particular.
September 17, 2021
The ending to this examination arc is bullshit and unexciting. Cop-out endings and a waste of a training arc- we don't get to see people other than Soma cook, and now we're jumping into another training arc to make Soma's cooking better? No one in this series does anything except Soma, no side characters get a chance to shine in any way, it's boring.
But we get a Joichiro flashback to his origin story at Totsuki, which is great.
But we get a Joichiro flashback to his origin story at Totsuki, which is great.
August 10, 2018
What the... I guess I never reviewed this one! Thanks for the reminder, Nina, ha!
Anyway, yeah, this one wasn't my fave, though I did still really enjoy it. I'm generally not real big on the flashback-y stuff, but I did kind of like finally getting the scoop on Yukihira's and Erina's dads and why they're doing what they're doing. And I liked the interactions between Soma and his dad, as always!
Anyway, yeah, this one wasn't my fave, though I did still really enjoy it. I'm generally not real big on the flashback-y stuff, but I did kind of like finally getting the scoop on Yukihira's and Erina's dads and why they're doing what they're doing. And I liked the interactions between Soma and his dad, as always!
May 8, 2018
It took 23 volumes but we finally got Soma's father's backstory! And what a backstory it was! Completely worth the wait. I, unlike Soma, did not fall asleep. I can't wait to see what this new form of shokugeki brings.
May 20, 2018
I REALLY liked this one! It was great learning about Joichiro's backstory, and more about Dean Azami. The thing that weirded me out though is that this one had very little actual cooking in it, so no recipes!!
May 30, 2018
A bit of background on the past generation at the institute. Having too many goals can burn you out if you don't have a good enough reason to do them. You also need to take a step back at times and let your mind cool down and take a break.
March 6, 2019
Though there wasn't as much cooking involved, there was lots of interesting components about:
-Joichiro Saiba and Nakamura's past
-The spirit of cooking
-The Ideal of cooking
-What it means to be a chef
A definite fave out of the series thus far.
-Joichiro Saiba and Nakamura's past
-The spirit of cooking
-The Ideal of cooking
-What it means to be a chef
A definite fave out of the series thus far.
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