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食戟のソーマ [Shokugeki no Sōma] #24
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 24
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?!
In order to overturn their classmates’ expulsions from Totsuki, Soma, Takumi and Megumi challenge Central to a team shokugeki! The big showdown is to take place at the final stage for the advancement exams—Rebun Island. Soma’s team undergoes teamwork training with Gin and Joichiro. But can these Totsuki alums improve the first-years enough as chefs to bring down the best Totsuki has to offer?
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?!
In order to overturn their classmates’ expulsions from Totsuki, Soma, Takumi and Megumi challenge Central to a team shokugeki! The big showdown is to take place at the final stage for the advancement exams—Rebun Island. Soma’s team undergoes teamwork training with Gin and Joichiro. But can these Totsuki alums improve the first-years enough as chefs to bring down the best Totsuki has to offer?
192 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 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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July 24, 2020
Volume 23 was better, but this one was very good too.
June 25, 2024
Time to totally kick Central’s butt! Also, my Isshiki is back!!! Yes!!!
June 17, 2018
A solid volume that helps kick off the closing chapters of the "evil dean" storyline that has gone on way too long. I'm sure there will be plenty more volumes before the actual conclusion, but it is a relief to think that the end is at least on the way.
June 6, 2018
Come on, you know I love this series!
There are some really great moments in this one, like and and and and, of course, the cliffhanger ending where we have to wait to find out just what exactly Soma has up his sleeve this time.
Sigh! I dunno, it just makes me so happy!
There are some really great moments in this one, like and and and and, of course, the cliffhanger ending where we have to wait to find out just what exactly Soma has up his sleeve this time.
Sigh! I dunno, it just makes me so happy!
August 29, 2019
Of course! Who doesn't love Isshiki senpai... He might seem to be a silent-business minded man who loves to farm I am sure he has a hidden monster chef inside of him.... My gosh.. This preceding and succeeding volumes just got me so hype... Everything is to delicious that I just can't contain my excitement!
June 19, 2019
Training so dope.
World: The art is solid, it’s been like this since the start of the series. The world building is good it builds towards the finale and the stakes and the how it’s gonna happen is clearly developed. Pulling characters from the entire series is pretty amazing.
Story: The story is pretty solid, this is a training arc and it’s up to the finale that we spend most of the time. It’s also character building and it’s pretty great. The stuff with the team and how they come together and the history of the two main chefs is also solid. The actual cooking is just starting but it’s those beautiful and fully earned character moments that make this book shine.
Characters: The characters that are used here is surprising and very satisfying. The Erina arc is well done, though I don’t know why she’s not a part of the team when I thought she was suppose to...hmm. The dynamics and the dialog was great and a lot of the emotional moments we get here are fully earned by development since the first chapter.
Great build up with so much character.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is solid, it’s been like this since the start of the series. The world building is good it builds towards the finale and the stakes and the how it’s gonna happen is clearly developed. Pulling characters from the entire series is pretty amazing.
Story: The story is pretty solid, this is a training arc and it’s up to the finale that we spend most of the time. It’s also character building and it’s pretty great. The stuff with the team and how they come together and the history of the two main chefs is also solid. The actual cooking is just starting but it’s those beautiful and fully earned character moments that make this book shine.
Characters: The characters that are used here is surprising and very satisfying. The Erina arc is well done, though I don’t know why she’s not a part of the team when I thought she was suppose to...hmm. The dynamics and the dialog was great and a lot of the emotional moments we get here are fully earned by development since the first chapter.
Great build up with so much character.
Onward to the next book!
September 22, 2021
As they explain the battle more it makes a bit more sense for a sort of tournament setting. We get our rebels having a competition with each other to prep, which is nice. I wish we got more than a single page for each of the non-Soma characters to develop... but at least they're getting development? This volume is mostly ground-setting so we can hopefully end this massive arc but I have a feeling that the ending is going to keep getting pushed back to the end of the series as a whole. Unlike most Food Wars! volumes this doesn't have any big thing that holds it back and makes it terrible, but it's mediocre. There's nothing exciting about it, nothing that gives it its own edge. It's more of the same from the entire series, running on fumes trying to keep the story going.
July 20, 2019
This felt like mostly set up for the next installment, with just a little bit of cooking, but it did have pivotal story arc moments (I especially enjoyed Erina's arc here). Looking forward to main part of the cooking battle in the next one!
November 30, 2019
So epic! yeah! I think it's so awesome to have that thing that you're fu*cking great at, and share that love with other people. Even do battles for it with other people! Epic.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 1, 2023
Mainly filler, but I enjoyed what little growth we did get to see of the characters.
December 23, 2020
Ahora sí los rebeldes contra Central.... Veremos de qué cuero salen más correas.
May 11, 2020
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Sōma!, Vol. 24 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next nine chapters (200–208) of the on-going manga series.
The tankōbon opens with a 3 on 3 battle with Team Dōjima, led by Gin Dōjima and consists of Megumi Tadokoro and Takumi Aldini going against Team Saiba, which is led by Jōichirō Yukihira and consists of Sōma Yukihira and Erina Nakiri. One further rule was added that they all must communicate silently. Team Dōjima started out strong, which encouraged Team Saiba not to give up. In the end, it ended up in a draw, as each member of the team voted for the other. The purpose of this match was not to win, but to experience the strengths of their teammates.
The two opposing factions comes together to make the rules for the Régiment de Cuisine, which is the sixth and final round of the Promotion Examination. Winners get all ten seats of the Tōtsuki Council of Ten Masters, while the losers abandon their mission. For Azami Nakiri is to resign as headmaster of Tōtsuki Saryo Culinary Institute, abolish Central Culinary Institute, and never follow his insane dream of a gourmet-central Japan with only Central chefs available. In order to stay with her beliefs, friends, and rebels, Erina Nakiri surrenders her place as Tenth Seat.
The Régiment de Cuisine begins a month later, with the fourth and fifth rounds of the Promotion Examination done off-screen. With the expulsion of Akira Hayama and the resignation of Erina Nakiri as Tenth Seat, only eight members of the Tōtsuki Council of Ten Masters representing Central and has Satoshi Isshiki, Subaru Mimasaka, Terunori Kuga, and Tōsuke Megishima joins the rebellious cause with Sōma Yukihira, Erina Nakiri, Megumi Tadokoro, and Takumi Aldini.
The first bout is a 3 on 3 battle, which has Sōma Yukihira going against Nene Kinokuni, Sixth Seat of the Tōtsuki Council of Ten Masters centering on soba, which is rather bad luck for Sōma as Nene’s strength is soba as her family Kinokuni family is best known as the best soba making family in Japan.
This tankōbon is written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. Most of the tankōbon focuses on the prelude of the Régiment de Cuisine – the final round of the Promotion Examination. It reveals the rest of the Tōtsuki Council of Ten Masters, if not by name, but visually with Satoshi Isshiki, Subaru Mimasaka, Terunori Kuga, and Tōsuke Megishima joining Erina Nakiri and their rebellious cause – an interesting group three Ex-Seat members who were relinquished of their roles when they disagreed with the Azami Administration and Subaru Mimasaka, whom Sōma defeated during the Fall Classics.
All in all, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Sōma, Vol. 24 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
The tankōbon opens with a 3 on 3 battle with Team Dōjima, led by Gin Dōjima and consists of Megumi Tadokoro and Takumi Aldini going against Team Saiba, which is led by Jōichirō Yukihira and consists of Sōma Yukihira and Erina Nakiri. One further rule was added that they all must communicate silently. Team Dōjima started out strong, which encouraged Team Saiba not to give up. In the end, it ended up in a draw, as each member of the team voted for the other. The purpose of this match was not to win, but to experience the strengths of their teammates.
The two opposing factions comes together to make the rules for the Régiment de Cuisine, which is the sixth and final round of the Promotion Examination. Winners get all ten seats of the Tōtsuki Council of Ten Masters, while the losers abandon their mission. For Azami Nakiri is to resign as headmaster of Tōtsuki Saryo Culinary Institute, abolish Central Culinary Institute, and never follow his insane dream of a gourmet-central Japan with only Central chefs available. In order to stay with her beliefs, friends, and rebels, Erina Nakiri surrenders her place as Tenth Seat.
The Régiment de Cuisine begins a month later, with the fourth and fifth rounds of the Promotion Examination done off-screen. With the expulsion of Akira Hayama and the resignation of Erina Nakiri as Tenth Seat, only eight members of the Tōtsuki Council of Ten Masters representing Central and has Satoshi Isshiki, Subaru Mimasaka, Terunori Kuga, and Tōsuke Megishima joins the rebellious cause with Sōma Yukihira, Erina Nakiri, Megumi Tadokoro, and Takumi Aldini.
The first bout is a 3 on 3 battle, which has Sōma Yukihira going against Nene Kinokuni, Sixth Seat of the Tōtsuki Council of Ten Masters centering on soba, which is rather bad luck for Sōma as Nene’s strength is soba as her family Kinokuni family is best known as the best soba making family in Japan.
This tankōbon is written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. Most of the tankōbon focuses on the prelude of the Régiment de Cuisine – the final round of the Promotion Examination. It reveals the rest of the Tōtsuki Council of Ten Masters, if not by name, but visually with Satoshi Isshiki, Subaru Mimasaka, Terunori Kuga, and Tōsuke Megishima joining Erina Nakiri and their rebellious cause – an interesting group three Ex-Seat members who were relinquished of their roles when they disagreed with the Azami Administration and Subaru Mimasaka, whom Sōma defeated during the Fall Classics.
All in all, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Sōma, Vol. 24 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
February 10, 2018
The challenge is on!
Joichiro and Gin set out to train the rebels for the regimental shokugeki. Team Saiba and Team Dojima are tasked to cook Hachis Parmentier -- without speaking to each other. Gin, Takumi, and Megumi manage beautifully, despite the unorthodox version of Hachis Parmentier Gin is making. Takumi and Megumi are able to watch what he's doing, anticipate his goal, and improvise changes of their own that work harmoniously. Soma's group, which includes his dad and Erina, takes a while to catch up, but they, too, create an unusual Hachis Parmentier. Erina appears to have fun while cooking, which is probably a first for her. Each team thinks the other team has made a better dish, and the adults reveal that their goal was for the rebels to understand and appreciate each other's strengths, so that they can function as a team.
Erina stands up to her father, finally, telling she will be cooking on the rebels' team, not with Central. She gives up her Elite Ten seat.
On the day of the showdown, we learn that a few other people have joined the rebels' group so that they can match up evenly against the Elite Ten. Satoshi (Naked Apron), Kuga, Subaru, and Tosuke, the other Elite Ten member who was kicked out at the same time as Satoshi and Kuga (reasons unclear) have now joined the rebels. There is a big plothole here -- Subaru is a first-year, is he not? He took part in the Fall Classic, which is for first-years. How did he survive the Promotion Exams, exactly? He wasn't with Soma and the other rebels during their special testing, so that means he must have been one of the students who support Central, taking the normal Promotion Exams. What happened for him to join the rebels? Alternatively, what made him fall in line with Central originally?
Soma draw "soba" as the theme for his match-up, and OF COURSE, soba happens to be the specialty of the Elite Ten he's matched up against. Nevertheless, he self-assuredly gets to work.
Meanwhile, former seventh seat Satoshi-now-of-the-rebels has drawn "eel" as his theme against someone we haven't met before...I think. Julio is from an Italian family that cooks for the consulate in Japan. The Aldini brothers inform us that eel is surprisingly an important part of cuisine in Europe, so Julio is unlikely to balk at this challenge. We don't know much about Satoshi at all, so this is going to be a chance to learn more about him and his true abilities as a chef...to be continued in the next volume.
Joichiro and Gin set out to train the rebels for the regimental shokugeki. Team Saiba and Team Dojima are tasked to cook Hachis Parmentier -- without speaking to each other. Gin, Takumi, and Megumi manage beautifully, despite the unorthodox version of Hachis Parmentier Gin is making. Takumi and Megumi are able to watch what he's doing, anticipate his goal, and improvise changes of their own that work harmoniously. Soma's group, which includes his dad and Erina, takes a while to catch up, but they, too, create an unusual Hachis Parmentier. Erina appears to have fun while cooking, which is probably a first for her. Each team thinks the other team has made a better dish, and the adults reveal that their goal was for the rebels to understand and appreciate each other's strengths, so that they can function as a team.
Erina stands up to her father, finally, telling she will be cooking on the rebels' team, not with Central. She gives up her Elite Ten seat.
On the day of the showdown, we learn that a few other people have joined the rebels' group so that they can match up evenly against the Elite Ten. Satoshi (Naked Apron), Kuga, Subaru, and Tosuke, the other Elite Ten member who was kicked out at the same time as Satoshi and Kuga (reasons unclear) have now joined the rebels. There is a big plothole here -- Subaru is a first-year, is he not? He took part in the Fall Classic, which is for first-years. How did he survive the Promotion Exams, exactly? He wasn't with Soma and the other rebels during their special testing, so that means he must have been one of the students who support Central, taking the normal Promotion Exams. What happened for him to join the rebels? Alternatively, what made him fall in line with Central originally?
Soma draw "soba" as the theme for his match-up, and OF COURSE, soba happens to be the specialty of the Elite Ten he's matched up against. Nevertheless, he self-assuredly gets to work.
Meanwhile, former seventh seat Satoshi-now-of-the-rebels has drawn "eel" as his theme against someone we haven't met before...I think. Julio is from an Italian family that cooks for the consulate in Japan. The Aldini brothers inform us that eel is surprisingly an important part of cuisine in Europe, so Julio is unlikely to balk at this challenge. We don't know much about Satoshi at all, so this is going to be a chance to learn more about him and his true abilities as a chef...to be continued in the next volume.
October 1, 2019
El nuevo arco arranca y es más rápido de lo que pensé. Con la historia de Joichiro en el tomo pasado, la propuesta del Shokugeki de destacamientos y la oferta del entrenamiento a manos de Dojima, Sensaemos y Joichiro, pensé que tendríamos un par de tomos enteros sobre estrategia y entrenamiento pero en realidad solo tenemos medio tomo, de ahí se establecen las reglas y un capítulo después el shokugeki arranca sin más.
El problema del tomo es quizá nuevamente el ritmo, a lo largo de la serie este es el aspecto que más le ha fallado a los autores. Sostener el ritmo de manera congruente ha sido complicado. Aquí ameritaba bajar el ritmo un poco y mostrarnos bien el crecimiento de los personajes. Los capítulos del entrenamiento son buenos pero no me deja convencido de que están listos para enfrentarse a los diez asientos. Entiendo que Sensaemon usara el entrenamiento para enseñarle a Erina que puede arriesgarse y retar a su papá, que es lo que esperan que suceda cuando establezcan las reglas de la competencia y que sería un momento que mostrara auténtico crecimiento en el personaje.
El shokugeki arranca y quedo un poco confuso porque solo vemos el oponente de Soma. Me gusta mucho que el equipo de la resistencia creciera con semejantes perfiles. Será muy interesante ver el estilo de la cocina de Isshiki en serio y también ver nuevamente una colaboración entre Kuga y Soma. El siguiente arco estará tenso nuevamente y espero que el autor baje el ritmo un poco.
El problema del tomo es quizá nuevamente el ritmo, a lo largo de la serie este es el aspecto que más le ha fallado a los autores. Sostener el ritmo de manera congruente ha sido complicado. Aquí ameritaba bajar el ritmo un poco y mostrarnos bien el crecimiento de los personajes. Los capítulos del entrenamiento son buenos pero no me deja convencido de que están listos para enfrentarse a los diez asientos. Entiendo que Sensaemon usara el entrenamiento para enseñarle a Erina que puede arriesgarse y retar a su papá, que es lo que esperan que suceda cuando establezcan las reglas de la competencia y que sería un momento que mostrara auténtico crecimiento en el personaje.
El shokugeki arranca y quedo un poco confuso porque solo vemos el oponente de Soma. Me gusta mucho que el equipo de la resistencia creciera con semejantes perfiles. Será muy interesante ver el estilo de la cocina de Isshiki en serio y también ver nuevamente una colaboración entre Kuga y Soma. El siguiente arco estará tenso nuevamente y espero que el autor baje el ritmo un poco.
July 31, 2018
I was so engrossed in reading this volume. This is getting more addictive. There were always so many life lessons to learn from the story or the characters. I can’t wait to read the next one. It might be a long-running manga, and you might be thinking when this is going to end, but sometimes, you just wish the mangaka won’t be running out of ideas and hope this manga will be ongoing as long as you want.
Book Journal: Food Wars Vol. 24: Welcome to the Final Battleground.
Book Journal: Food Wars Vol. 24: Welcome to the Final Battleground.
March 4, 2021
The story is outstanding. I'm only puzzled by the willingness of the head bad guy to agree to the stakes of the major challenge. Yes, he's overconfident, and with at least some good cause, but even so, it seems like he's risking a lot for what he's going to get out of it. Then on the other hand, his determination to make use of Soma's father's knowledge and skill is an interesting obsession, so it still works. Just a little more extreme than I was expecting.
The "brainwashed" version of the MC girl from earlier contests, along with the jail cell-style "seating" for the expelled students is a little too creepy to take seriously, but adds to the drama, I suppose.
The "brainwashed" version of the MC girl from earlier contests, along with the jail cell-style "seating" for the expelled students is a little too creepy to take seriously, but adds to the drama, I suppose.
January 6, 2019
Soma and friends train to prepare for the team shokugeki against Central.
I enjoyed the training match where no one was allowed to talk. Several of the characters in this series are 'big personalities'/like to talk a lot so seeming them learn to work together while muted was a delight. Soma begins the battle with 'soba', drawn against a girl whose specialty is - soba! I'm looking forward to the food battles ahead.
I enjoyed the training match where no one was allowed to talk. Several of the characters in this series are 'big personalities'/like to talk a lot so seeming them learn to work together while muted was a delight. Soma begins the battle with 'soba', drawn against a girl whose specialty is - soba! I'm looking forward to the food battles ahead.
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.
August 23, 2018
I still really love this series! And it's volume 24! I like how we are seeing all the characters grow, and getting a glimpse of Soma looking more serious for once. The one frame of his little side eye made me so happy for some reason. And watching them work together is so fun, yay for group shokugekis!
May 27, 2019
The initial training session was fun to see, and Erina finally gets a little character development. But the unseen timeskip was a little hard to believe, then again the starting of the main challenge was interesting.
September 4, 2017
Que portada más bella.
February 2, 2018
Entertaining.
June 13, 2018
Ooooo! Things are starting to get intense! I can't wait to see how Soma's team handles these battles.
June 23, 2018
Arrgghh! I need to know what happens!
July 14, 2018
A team Shokugeki! How cool!
July 21, 2018
What's he going to make with the soba noodles?? I need to know!!
September 1, 2018
Fun book. I learned some more about soba noodles. Makes me want to try them again.
February 2, 2019
Rebel vs elite 10
February 26, 2019
Keep them coming!
Food wars is just awesome, I can't get enough. Definitely still waiting on the anime. For now I'll enjoy the awesome manga.
Food wars is just awesome, I can't get enough. Definitely still waiting on the anime. For now I'll enjoy the awesome manga.
June 19, 2019
Quick thoughts: And here we go. Really cool end to the preparations, and the big team Shokugeki starts with a really interesting pairing.
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