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食戟のソーマ [Shokugeki no Sōma] #25
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 25: The Life of a Reject
The Régiment de Cuisine has begun, and with the weight of their expelled classmates’ hopes on their shoulders, Soma, Isshiki and Megishima step up to the plate first for the resistance! In true Soma style, Soma picks soba as his card’s theme ingredient, the very ingredient his opponent, Nene Kinokuni, specializes in! How can this very unlucky first-year possibly win now?
192 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 4, 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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September 14, 2018
Happy days! The series is back on solid ground as the final tournament against the evil dean is well underway. Two cooking competitions are actually completed in this volume. Protagonist Soma is up first with noodles, but nudist upperclassman Isshiki steals the show as some of his backstory is revealed during his eel shokugeki.
August 29, 2019
This makes me so impress with Isshiki senpai !!!!!!!!!! See that monster chef within , see that Julios ugly man! I can't believe they just went in to full victory! As for Megishima, I didn't think he was the third seat before! His exposure aren't much and I didn't even remember his seat number but I am just so impress!!!!!!!!!!!! He is awesome!! Just amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 26, 2024
This was probably my favorite volume so far! Not only are we getting to see some top-notch cooking from the resistance and the council of ten, but this is the most we’ve seen of Isshiki’s cooking! He’s just the best character. He’s an amazing chef, but even more importantly, he’s an amazing friend and mentor. I also love how unhinged Rindo is. She is so funny. In fact I enjoy most of the council members, it’s just Azami and his stupid ideals that are annoying.
December 10, 2019
Epic battles!! And seemingly yummy food 🤔😋
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November 9, 2019
El enfrentamiento en el shokugeki de destacamentos continúa. Son tres enfrentamientos al mismo tiempo, y aunque las reglas no me quedan tan claras creo que los participantes van avanzando mientras ganen, en el momento en que pierden son eliminados y un equipo ganará hasta que todos los miembros del equipo estén eliminados. Con esas reglas, si de verdad son como las entiendo, nos tomará varios volúmenes resolver este arco.
Tenemos tres duelos transcurriendo al mismo tiempo, pero solo dos reciben protagonismo ya que del tercero solo vemos el veredicto, no vemos ni el tema ni los platillos ni nada. Pero está bien porque sino el ritmo de la serie bajará mucho otra vez. Por un lado tenemos a Soma enfrentándose contra Kinokuni en el tema especialidad de su rival: Soba. Y por otro lado tenemos a Isshiki enfrentándose contra Julio Shiratsu, un italiano que tiene cierta fascinación contra Isshiki.
El enfrentamiento de Soma es emotivo y nos muestra el crecimiento del personaje. Su estilo comienza a definirse y deja de ser el chico del restaurante de Teishoku familiar y por otro el loco que se saca ideas dementes de la manga. Finalmente vemos un método y una aproximación a su platillo cuidada. Eso obviamente le da una ventaja que no tenía antes y cuando vemos el veredicto de la batalla es interesante, emotivo y no tan sorpresivo pero si muy claro en cuanto a por qué debió de ser así.
El reto de Isshiki creo que es el mejor del tomo. Isshiki es un personaje que a pesar de ser uno de los siete asientos, siempre fue utilizado como un recurso cómico de parte de los autores. Siempre desnudo, sin un estilo muy claro, y siempre haciendo bromas. En los primeros tomos, lo vimos enfrentarse a Soma y aunque el gana, admite que el platillo de Soma es bastante bueno. Cuando el duelo acaba, Soma se da cuenta que Isshiki no usó ni la mitad de su talento, no se tomó en serio el duelo.
En este duelo, si se lo toma muy en serio. Y finalmente somos testigos de la furia y talento de este genio que además, no sabíamos, pero cocina comida oriental ya que proviene de una de las familias con más tradición cocinando comida tradicional japonesa. Pero Isshiki es un genio, un innovador, y nos enteramos bien de su pasado, de su filosofía de vida y de su amor por sus compañeros del dormitorio.
El platillo que crea Isshiki es quizá el mejor platillo que he visto en la serie. Lleno de creatividad, de chispa y de inventiva. Un platillo que además de sorprender, construye a Isshiki como un personaje diferente al que percibíamos.
Veamos cuáles son los siguientes shokugekis de este enfrentamiento en equipo.
Tenemos tres duelos transcurriendo al mismo tiempo, pero solo dos reciben protagonismo ya que del tercero solo vemos el veredicto, no vemos ni el tema ni los platillos ni nada. Pero está bien porque sino el ritmo de la serie bajará mucho otra vez. Por un lado tenemos a Soma enfrentándose contra Kinokuni en el tema especialidad de su rival: Soba. Y por otro lado tenemos a Isshiki enfrentándose contra Julio Shiratsu, un italiano que tiene cierta fascinación contra Isshiki.
El enfrentamiento de Soma es emotivo y nos muestra el crecimiento del personaje. Su estilo comienza a definirse y deja de ser el chico del restaurante de Teishoku familiar y por otro el loco que se saca ideas dementes de la manga. Finalmente vemos un método y una aproximación a su platillo cuidada. Eso obviamente le da una ventaja que no tenía antes y cuando vemos el veredicto de la batalla es interesante, emotivo y no tan sorpresivo pero si muy claro en cuanto a por qué debió de ser así.
El reto de Isshiki creo que es el mejor del tomo. Isshiki es un personaje que a pesar de ser uno de los siete asientos, siempre fue utilizado como un recurso cómico de parte de los autores. Siempre desnudo, sin un estilo muy claro, y siempre haciendo bromas. En los primeros tomos, lo vimos enfrentarse a Soma y aunque el gana, admite que el platillo de Soma es bastante bueno. Cuando el duelo acaba, Soma se da cuenta que Isshiki no usó ni la mitad de su talento, no se tomó en serio el duelo.
En este duelo, si se lo toma muy en serio. Y finalmente somos testigos de la furia y talento de este genio que además, no sabíamos, pero cocina comida oriental ya que proviene de una de las familias con más tradición cocinando comida tradicional japonesa. Pero Isshiki es un genio, un innovador, y nos enteramos bien de su pasado, de su filosofía de vida y de su amor por sus compañeros del dormitorio.
El platillo que crea Isshiki es quizá el mejor platillo que he visto en la serie. Lleno de creatividad, de chispa y de inventiva. Un platillo que además de sorprender, construye a Isshiki como un personaje diferente al que percibíamos.
Veamos cuáles son los siguientes shokugekis de este enfrentamiento en equipo.
August 17, 2019
We finally get to see Isshiki-senpai fight seriously~! Oh happy day, not only does he get angry, but we get to see him as a tiny baby~! So freakin’ cute~! He’s the seventh seat for a reason and I’m officially giving him a chef nickname: The Dragon of the West. (You’ll understand when you read it. And yes, he deserves the same nickname as Uncle Iroh.)
Oh yeah, Soma goes up against Isshiki-senpai’s childhood friend, Nene Kinokuni.
This series has 36 volumes.
Oh yeah, Soma goes up against Isshiki-senpai’s childhood friend, Nene Kinokuni.
This series has 36 volumes.
August 7, 2018
This volume is like another climax. Sometimes, you probably can guess who will be the winner in every battle but you just wondering how it works. But every time the story is so convincing and you have to accept the reasons of the winning.
Book Journal: Food Wars Vol. 25: How the Drop-Outs Live by Yuto Tsukuda.
Book Journal: Food Wars Vol. 25: How the Drop-Outs Live by Yuto Tsukuda.
August 9, 2018
Man, there was so much I liked in this one. And a lot of the focus is on the mysterious and super awesome Isshiki, who is one of my faves. He and Yukihira together are like total magic!
August 30, 2018
Loved seeing Isshiki get serious and defensive of his friends and totally badass! This was one my favorite volumes in a while.
July 24, 2020
I'm loving the current story line! This volume was a bit slow with the scientific information given however it was still really good and I can't wait to read the next volume!
July 2, 2023
I loved Isshiki’s role in this one! The backstory and just seeing his overall heart keeps him as a high favorite of mine.
May 16, 2024
The cooking manga is so much better when it focuses on the cooking.
December 23, 2020
Primer asalto de los Rebeldes contra Central... Y el ganador es...
Buenas peleas, gran contenido y desarrollo de la historia.
Buenas peleas, gran contenido y desarrollo de la historia.
September 29, 2018
Satoshi is officially the best character in this series!
The regimental shokugeki is off to a rousing start. Soma, as usual, manages to do the unlikely -- best another chef at their own specialty -- due to those plot twists that we see coming but still can't wait to see what exactly will unfold.
Satoshi is his usual creepy-but-so-charming self that you just can't help but like him. He makes his eel dish using ingredients that were created by the Polaris dormmates, taken without their permission ("stolen by my own two hands" is what he says, I believe). For example, he uses sake made by Marui (knowledge specialist) and Ryoko (fermentation specialist), cheese made by Yoshi and Ikumi, and...wood chips (? I forget) from the labors of smoking specialist Shun and the two secondary characters who helped him carry in the wood. It's utterly ridiculous, but of course, works out perfectly for Satoshi. Apparently that man is a beast. He has special culinary skills and has been holding back this whole time.
The judges, who are experts from the World Gourmet Organization, applaud both Soma's and Satoshi's efforts. The third win, between two more secondary characters, gives the rebels a clean sweep of the first round. I have to admit I thought the secondary-character rebel would lose, but hey...maybe they'll need him for future plotlines, or at least for the second or third round of the regimental. I'm excited to see what will happen next!
The regimental shokugeki is off to a rousing start. Soma, as usual, manages to do the unlikely -- best another chef at their own specialty -- due to those plot twists that we see coming but still can't wait to see what exactly will unfold.
Satoshi is his usual creepy-but-so-charming self that you just can't help but like him. He makes his eel dish using ingredients that were created by the Polaris dormmates, taken without their permission ("stolen by my own two hands" is what he says, I believe). For example, he uses sake made by Marui (knowledge specialist) and Ryoko (fermentation specialist), cheese made by Yoshi and Ikumi, and...wood chips (? I forget) from the labors of smoking specialist Shun and the two secondary characters who helped him carry in the wood. It's utterly ridiculous, but of course, works out perfectly for Satoshi. Apparently that man is a beast. He has special culinary skills and has been holding back this whole time.
The judges, who are experts from the World Gourmet Organization, applaud both Soma's and Satoshi's efforts. The third win, between two more secondary characters, gives the rebels a clean sweep of the first round. I have to admit I thought the secondary-character rebel would lose, but hey...maybe they'll need him for future plotlines, or at least for the second or third round of the regimental. I'm excited to see what will happen next!
May 13, 2020
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Sōma!, Vol. 25 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next nine chapters (209–217) of the on-going manga series.
The tankōbon concludes the First Bout of the Régiment de Cuisine. It was a total victory for the Rebels as all three soundly defeated their Central Culinary Institute counterparts. Third Card Round, Sōma Yukihira fried soba concoction defeated Nene Kinokuni traditional soba style. Second Card Round, Satoshi Isshiki soundlessly defeated Julio Shiratsu, Eighth Seat, after he insulted Polaris Dormitory in the battle over eel. The First Card Round of the First Bout was done off-screen, but Tōsuke Megishima defeated Fifth Seat Shōko Kaburagi.
This tankōbon is written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. It concludes the First Bout of the Régiment de Cuisine. It seems that once again, Sōma Yukihira has changed the minds of his opponents by his cooking – this time Nene Kinokuni, who is now reconsidering her aristocratic ways of cooking. The opponents of Satoshi Isshiki and Tōsuke Megishima seemed inconsequential as the former receive less time in print and the latter none at all.
All in all, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Sōma, Vol. 25 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
The tankōbon concludes the First Bout of the Régiment de Cuisine. It was a total victory for the Rebels as all three soundly defeated their Central Culinary Institute counterparts. Third Card Round, Sōma Yukihira fried soba concoction defeated Nene Kinokuni traditional soba style. Second Card Round, Satoshi Isshiki soundlessly defeated Julio Shiratsu, Eighth Seat, after he insulted Polaris Dormitory in the battle over eel. The First Card Round of the First Bout was done off-screen, but Tōsuke Megishima defeated Fifth Seat Shōko Kaburagi.
This tankōbon is written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. It concludes the First Bout of the Régiment de Cuisine. It seems that once again, Sōma Yukihira has changed the minds of his opponents by his cooking – this time Nene Kinokuni, who is now reconsidering her aristocratic ways of cooking. The opponents of Satoshi Isshiki and Tōsuke Megishima seemed inconsequential as the former receive less time in print and the latter none at all.
All in all, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Sōma, Vol. 25 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
September 22, 2021
What a disappointment that we spend a third of the series with Soma trying to find his own style, only for this competition to have him go "oh well I know how to cook in a family restaurant style and that is how I am going to cook". Way to go with finding your own style, man! Soma's battle is boring and the outcome is ridiculous.
I dislike these judges who are religious food cultists joining the dean's food Crusades, and their big wordy "ooh-la-la look how impressive we are" air.
Isshiki is cool though! We finally get to see him trying, and going all-out! Best part of the volume and the one saving grace! Though with our protagonist having the style of 'making weird things work', having Isshiki come in with the style of 'making weird things work but ALSO being a good senpai' isn't very exciting. You could replace Isshiki with Soma in this battle and nothing changes from how every other battle in this series has gone. The only exception is that Isshiki is a former 7th Seat of the Council of Ten and everyone respected him BEFORE he started cooking- except this one new character they had to introduce specifically to hate Isshiki and his entire personality is based around hating Isshiki and stealing his style from the Aldini brothers.
I dislike these judges who are religious food cultists joining the dean's food Crusades, and their big wordy "ooh-la-la look how impressive we are" air.
Isshiki is cool though! We finally get to see him trying, and going all-out! Best part of the volume and the one saving grace! Though with our protagonist having the style of 'making weird things work', having Isshiki come in with the style of 'making weird things work but ALSO being a good senpai' isn't very exciting. You could replace Isshiki with Soma in this battle and nothing changes from how every other battle in this series has gone. The only exception is that Isshiki is a former 7th Seat of the Council of Ten and everyone respected him BEFORE he started cooking- except this one new character they had to introduce specifically to hate Isshiki and his entire personality is based around hating Isshiki and stealing his style from the Aldini brothers.
March 8, 2021
The first bouts of the big showdown between the Central group and the "Resistance" group of Yukihira and his friends. In this story, the point of the soba noodle battle was to show why the cooking style of the Central group is inherently flawed. The idea that a chef should always do the "best method" by the book only works when the circumstances make that "best method" really the best, and a chef who doesn't know how or when to make changes is simply not as good.
That said, apparently I've never had really good soba noodles, because I really don't remember any significant difference that the buckwheat basis for them should make, in the aroma or flavor. Sigh. Now I will have to go find out what that's all about.
That said, apparently I've never had really good soba noodles, because I really don't remember any significant difference that the buckwheat basis for them should make, in the aroma or flavor. Sigh. Now I will have to go find out what that's all about.
June 22, 2019
Two intense battles which were what's expected.
World: Solid art and world building where the tag team battle starts and the characters in the first match are introduced. New and old pieces get used.
Story: Two strong battles with emotions and stakes clearly defined. This tourney is all intense cause of the stakes and the characters involved. I will say that the two matches we get here (technically three) mostly played out as expected due to the characters involved.
Characters: Strong development with some nice emotional stakes. The two new central characters was nice and their back story interesting.
Solid.
Onward to the next book!
World: Solid art and world building where the tag team battle starts and the characters in the first match are introduced. New and old pieces get used.
Story: Two strong battles with emotions and stakes clearly defined. This tourney is all intense cause of the stakes and the characters involved. I will say that the two matches we get here (technically three) mostly played out as expected due to the characters involved.
Characters: Strong development with some nice emotional stakes. The two new central characters was nice and their back story interesting.
Solid.
Onward to the next book!
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.
September 7, 2018
I love this series for the simple fact that I learn so much about food. I'm not that talented in the kitchen so I know I'll never use this knowledge, but I love having it. And these characters! I love them so much and I even hate those that I'm fairly sure I'm supposed to hate.
November 12, 2018
A good chef needs to adapt to their customers and not the other way around. It's very similar to good management where the manager changes to accommodate their employees and not where the employees have to change to fit the manager.
February 26, 2019
Can't wait for the next!
I finally caught up with the anime with this manga, now I have to continue reading to see what'll happen next. I'm still waiting for the anime to come out though... super excited.
I finally caught up with the anime with this manga, now I have to continue reading to see what'll happen next. I'm still waiting for the anime to come out though... super excited.
November 25, 2019
El volumen esta interesante, el problema es que no fueron shokuguekis en equipo, fueron 3 individuales, y una ni siquiera nos cuenta, sino que fue de "a si , en el otro duelo gano X, tada".
Entonces para que entrenaron a cocinar como equipo en el tren, si no lo usan. :(
Entonces para que entrenaron a cocinar como equipo en el tren, si no lo usan. :(
October 4, 2021
This should be titled: In Which We Find Out Isshiki-Sempai is a Bad Ass.
He's always been one of my favorite characters, but I think this just solidified his spot as my favorite. Sorry Soma and Megumi, you've been bumped to #2 and 3....
He's always been one of my favorite characters, but I think this just solidified his spot as my favorite. Sorry Soma and Megumi, you've been bumped to #2 and 3....
September 3, 2018
I really really want noodles now haha
September 12, 2018
I enjoyed this volume more than the others, mainly because I love Soma's cooking.
October 7, 2018
Isshiki battles against Julio senpai and wins in the eel battle, Polaris continues on.
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January 15, 2019
It was great getting some background on Isshiki. I was pleased he used the Polar Star Dorm's creations in his dish. It was truly a collaboration effort. I think this one was one of my favorites.
March 9, 2019
This was a good read. I was just disappointed that they didn't show any cooking at all for the former 3rd seat. We know nothing of his skills or specialty.
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May 27, 2019
Isshiki senpai is best! 😅
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