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食戟のソーマ [Shokugeki no Sōma] #14
Food Wars 14. Reencuentro Con El Mago
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192 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2015
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Yūto Tsukuda
95 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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April 21, 2022
Yes yes yes!!!! I need volume 15 now! I absolutely loved it! I mean this new story arc is life and the new Soma----oh my gosh! Ya'll if you haven't read this manga you are definitely missing out.
July 24, 2020
Honestly, the art and the plot is so good. I love this series and Shinomiya is the best guy.
April 27, 2017
From Iron Chef to Kitchen Nightmares to ... Hell's Kitchen!
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Souma is learning all about French cuisine and how to work in a busy restaurant that serves "course" (prix fixe) meals. It's a lot different for him since he's used to cooking different things to order. Also the kitchen runs differently and is encouraged to be efficient and ... quiet. (That's another mark against them from Ramsay - no communication!)
This is a super short arc but it was enjoyable! I think I just wanted something that wasn't the autumn election cooking battles. I like seeing Souma's growth as a chef and the different challenges he's forced to face.
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Souma is learning all about French cuisine and how to work in a busy restaurant that serves "course" (prix fixe) meals. It's a lot different for him since he's used to cooking different things to order. Also the kitchen runs differently and is encouraged to be efficient and ... quiet. (That's another mark against them from Ramsay - no communication!)
This is a super short arc but it was enjoyable! I think I just wanted something that wasn't the autumn election cooking battles. I like seeing Souma's growth as a chef and the different challenges he's forced to face.
May 1, 2022
Il periodo dello stagiaire di Soma da Shino offre l'opportunità di conoscere un po' meglio lo chef Shinomiya e il suo amore per la cucina francese. All'inizio Soma fa molta difficoltà ad apprendere le tecniche di questo tipo di cucina, ma poi lascia tutti di stucco con il suo piatto finale. Molto interessante l'ultimo sguardo sui dieci eletti della Tootsuki, sicuramente nel prossimo volume ne vedremo delle belle!
January 8, 2018
[4 Stars]
August 23, 2019
My gosh! Can't get enough.. It's just so exciting! And to think being elite ten is that difficult and pressuring. Like all of those responsibilities are just too heavy for just a student.. Hoping for wonderful things to happen to Souma and Tadokoro. They are just amazing..
April 29, 2017
Soma's adventure takes a more challenging turn as he reinvents himself and challenges all in his class.
Fun and informative.
Fun and informative.
June 9, 2019
Another solid change of pace.
World: The art is fine. The world building is good with more information not only on cooking but rather about French cuisine and the dynamics of the meal. There are also pieces here from the past that pop up and it's good.
Story: Solid story about French cuisine that does not focus on the actual cooking. It's good to step out of that cooking mold to do more. The banter is good and the meet and greet maple thing is gonna be interesting.
Characters: Soma goes through a big change this time and I liked that, it kinda reenergized him as a character. The new characters this time around served their purposes and ws okay.
Solid.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is fine. The world building is good with more information not only on cooking but rather about French cuisine and the dynamics of the meal. There are also pieces here from the past that pop up and it's good.
Story: Solid story about French cuisine that does not focus on the actual cooking. It's good to step out of that cooking mold to do more. The banter is good and the meet and greet maple thing is gonna be interesting.
Characters: Soma goes through a big change this time and I liked that, it kinda reenergized him as a character. The new characters this time around served their purposes and ws okay.
Solid.
Onward to the next book!
June 7, 2017
Quick thoughts: Another fun arc of Soma having to adapt to realizing how much he doesn't know, finishing the Stagiaire Challenge story. Soma returns to school more ambitious than ever, and everyone's world is widened by a fateful introduction to the top students in the school. The momentum this series has built and maintained is quite impressive.
June 18, 2024
I really liked this one! The way Chef Shinomiya runs his kitchen was very interesting and watching Soma learn new techniques was a lot of fun. That ending was also super mysterious, so I’m looking forward to learning what that was about.
August 14, 2019
God, I envy Soma’s undying determination and eagerness to improve. It makes me see how cowardly I am to chase my dreams.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 23, 2023
This one was really wholesome and heart-warming which I appreciated! Very excited to see how things continue.
December 17, 2020
El personaje de Shinomiya se está convirtiendo en uno de mis favoritos... Fue grandioso tenerlo un volumen completo.
July 31, 2018
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This volume has an interesting content as the main focus is about Soma finding his own direction and specialty instead of randomly cooking whatever he wants. He starts to find out his own weaknesses and trying his best to overcome them. He tries to understand his own limitations and searching for a specialty that he can master with it.
This volume has an interesting content as the main focus is about Soma finding his own direction and specialty instead of randomly cooking whatever he wants. He starts to find out his own weaknesses and trying his best to overcome them. He tries to understand his own limitations and searching for a specialty that he can master with it.
June 5, 2016
Yukihira finally comes face to face with the Elite 10 and immediately asks for a Shokugeki. Then the immense distance between the normal students and the elite 10 is explained to him. Still he keeps his composure. Also the first year top students seems to be burning with fighting spirit after they were made light of by the elite 10. Hopefully the next arc will be a clash between the first years and the elite ten members.
October 10, 2016
It's fun watching Soma screw up at the beginning of his time at Shino's Tokyo, but then, you know, learn from those mistakes and totally kick ass by his last day there. I just like watching him stay focused and determined and gaining the respect of pretty much everyone around him without ever loosing his friendly attitude. Looking forward to seeing how things progress now that he's finally met (and gotten the brush-off) from the entire Council of Ten!
January 2, 2022
This installment made me so happy. Once again Soma is challenged but this time he can't rely on his ability to improvise at the last moment to get him through it. Soma takes it upon himself to use this opportunity to learn everything he can. Not only does Soma gain new insight into the importance knowing different techniques but he also gains a drive to make his cooking represent him.
October 15, 2024
El character development en este volumen es el mayor que ha tenido la serie en mucho tiempo, al fin se nota a Souma entendiendo el mundo culinario de alto nivel como un line cook.
July 22, 2016
Never realized how great of a character Shinomiya is. Definitely need to check out the spin-off manga about him!
October 16, 2016
Already saw the stagiaire challenge from the anime, so I'm expecting a greatness. This the best volume of the series so far. It presents the greatest challenge for Yukihira.
February 1, 2018
Soma continues on to the second week of his stagiaire, where he works under the fearsome Chef Shinomiya that we met earlier during the Hell Camp -- yes, the one who tried to fail Megumi's terrine dish and then ended up in an official shokugeki against Soma and Megumi.
This volume was a little more interesting, though it did suffer from the lack of Soma's interactions with the usual characters we've come to love, just as volume 13 did. However, Chef Shinomiya is charismatic (and apparently quite attractive) enough to make up for the missing sidekick interactions, which gives the story added oomph. Working at the Shino's prix fixe restaurant, which features multiple courses that involve extensive prep time and that must be served one right after another, is a completely different experience from cooking for Soma's family restaurant, so Soma struggles initially. With his usual enthusiasm and thirst for improvement, he shoulders greater responsibility each day and makes great strides in his learning. He also gains exposure to the business end of running a restaurant and sees that he'll have to step up his learning to be equal to to the likes of Shinomiya someday.
(It seems that during the stagiaire, Soma cannot return to his dorm, so he sleeps and showers at the restaurant? What in the world?)
We also gain insight into Shinomiya's own childhood/background and why he decided to specialize in French cuisine. As part of the restaurant's preopening week, he invites some of the other Totsuki alumni we've met previously to dine on the last night, and it feels like a fun reunion to see these characters again.
Soma creates a delicious-sounding risotto-stuffed quail (with a side of poached egg) recipe while working to find his specialty, but sadly this recipe is not included in the volume's extras.
Eventually, Soma and the other students return to Totsuki after their successful stagiaires to learn that they will be meeting the Council of Ten face-to-face. The Council of Ten features an eclectic assortment of characters (aside from the three we already know), who will surely figure extensively in future volumes.
Soma also finds, upon his return to the Polaris dorm, that he's received many shokugeki challenges while he was away. He immediately accepts some of the challenges on the spot, defeating each challenger soundly with his new confidence and the skills he's learned during his stagiaire experiences.
This volume was a little more interesting, though it did suffer from the lack of Soma's interactions with the usual characters we've come to love, just as volume 13 did. However, Chef Shinomiya is charismatic (and apparently quite attractive) enough to make up for the missing sidekick interactions, which gives the story added oomph. Working at the Shino's prix fixe restaurant, which features multiple courses that involve extensive prep time and that must be served one right after another, is a completely different experience from cooking for Soma's family restaurant, so Soma struggles initially. With his usual enthusiasm and thirst for improvement, he shoulders greater responsibility each day and makes great strides in his learning. He also gains exposure to the business end of running a restaurant and sees that he'll have to step up his learning to be equal to to the likes of Shinomiya someday.
(It seems that during the stagiaire, Soma cannot return to his dorm, so he sleeps and showers at the restaurant? What in the world?)
We also gain insight into Shinomiya's own childhood/background and why he decided to specialize in French cuisine. As part of the restaurant's preopening week, he invites some of the other Totsuki alumni we've met previously to dine on the last night, and it feels like a fun reunion to see these characters again.
Soma creates a delicious-sounding risotto-stuffed quail (with a side of poached egg) recipe while working to find his specialty, but sadly this recipe is not included in the volume's extras.
Eventually, Soma and the other students return to Totsuki after their successful stagiaires to learn that they will be meeting the Council of Ten face-to-face. The Council of Ten features an eclectic assortment of characters (aside from the three we already know), who will surely figure extensively in future volumes.
Soma also finds, upon his return to the Polaris dorm, that he's received many shokugeki challenges while he was away. He immediately accepts some of the challenges on the spot, defeating each challenger soundly with his new confidence and the skills he's learned during his stagiaire experiences.
April 21, 2020
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Sōma!, Vol. 14 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next nine chapters (110–118) of the on-going manga series.
Sōma Yukihira's next stagiaire assignment is working for Kōjiro Shinomiya to open his new branch restaurant in Tokyo, and in order to pass he needs to create something original that will stay with the restaurant. They have a pre-opening event in which they test run their items on the menu.
Sōma falls behind in his first pre-opening day, prompting the other workers to have to pick up the slack. However, the next day he catches up and improves, even getting to complete a dish beyond just prepping. On the final day, Kōjiro invites his former classmates and teachers, as well as his mother.
Kōjiro's chefs then create their own works which have a chance of being added to the menu. Sōma serves a roasted quail poele dish that he considers a chicken and egg rice bowl. Although Kōjiro considers Sōma's dish to be low quality, he makes his version of it to add to the menu, implying that Sōma has passed. As some of the first-years complete their stagiaires, Sōma returns to field a bevy of shokugeki challenges, including one from skewer specialist Tetsuji Kabutoyama.
An event called the Momiji Meet and Greet lets the eight Fall Classic qualifiers to meet the Council members.
This tankōbon is written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. It concludes the stagiaire arc, which was thankfully short compared to the massive Fall Classic arc. Sōma Yukihira and Kōjiro Shinomiya are further explored as the former is serving as a stagiaire for the latter. While Sōma didn't pass with flying colors it shows that Sōma has come a long way, but has further to improve. The tankōbon closes with the Momiji Meet and Greet which allows the top eight Fall Classics qualifiers to meet the Council of Ten Masters, which is the student council consisting of the top ten culinary students of Tōtsuki Saryo Culinary Institute.
All in all, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Sōma, Vol. 14 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
Sōma Yukihira's next stagiaire assignment is working for Kōjiro Shinomiya to open his new branch restaurant in Tokyo, and in order to pass he needs to create something original that will stay with the restaurant. They have a pre-opening event in which they test run their items on the menu.
Sōma falls behind in his first pre-opening day, prompting the other workers to have to pick up the slack. However, the next day he catches up and improves, even getting to complete a dish beyond just prepping. On the final day, Kōjiro invites his former classmates and teachers, as well as his mother.
Kōjiro's chefs then create their own works which have a chance of being added to the menu. Sōma serves a roasted quail poele dish that he considers a chicken and egg rice bowl. Although Kōjiro considers Sōma's dish to be low quality, he makes his version of it to add to the menu, implying that Sōma has passed. As some of the first-years complete their stagiaires, Sōma returns to field a bevy of shokugeki challenges, including one from skewer specialist Tetsuji Kabutoyama.
An event called the Momiji Meet and Greet lets the eight Fall Classic qualifiers to meet the Council members.
This tankōbon is written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. It concludes the stagiaire arc, which was thankfully short compared to the massive Fall Classic arc. Sōma Yukihira and Kōjiro Shinomiya are further explored as the former is serving as a stagiaire for the latter. While Sōma didn't pass with flying colors it shows that Sōma has come a long way, but has further to improve. The tankōbon closes with the Momiji Meet and Greet which allows the top eight Fall Classics qualifiers to meet the Council of Ten Masters, which is the student council consisting of the top ten culinary students of Tōtsuki Saryo Culinary Institute.
All in all, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Sōma, Vol. 14 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
December 4, 2018
Un volumen introductorio para el siguiente arco. Lo interesante del volumen es ver cómo las habilidades de Soma evolucionan para convertirse en un cocinero con un estilo propio.
Me gustó como evolucionó el personaje de Shinomiya, que conozcamos su historia de origen fue un momento muy emotivo. Verlo ser grosero pero aún así respetuoso, y quizá hasta con un poco de admiración, hacia Soma fue algo que me gustó bastante.
Lamentablemente este volumen no mueve la historia hacia adelante mucho. Como construcción de personaje el volumen funciona, además es bueno ver de vez en cuando a Soma siendo rebasado. Son estos los momentos los que impulsan al personaje a crecer y no quedarse casado con sus habilidades impresionantes.
Me gustaría ver más de Soma y Shinomiya en un futuro.
El siguiente volumen podría ser muy interesante, si alguien acepta un shokugeki contra Soma, podremos ver combates interesantes y crecimiento de los personajes.
Lamentablemente, todavía no me queda muy claro hacia dónde va la historia. Por ejemplo en otros Shonen tenemos un camino claro. Luffy quiere ser el rey de los piratas, Naruto quiere ser Hokage, Deku quiere ser el símbolo de paz... aquí no me queda muy claro si Soma quiere ser el chef número 1, o superar a su papá o tener su propio restaurante. Como la meta no es clara, es muy difícil saber si la historia está avanzando o sólo están dando vueltas.
A mí me parece que es lo último.
Me gustó como evolucionó el personaje de Shinomiya, que conozcamos su historia de origen fue un momento muy emotivo. Verlo ser grosero pero aún así respetuoso, y quizá hasta con un poco de admiración, hacia Soma fue algo que me gustó bastante.
Lamentablemente este volumen no mueve la historia hacia adelante mucho. Como construcción de personaje el volumen funciona, además es bueno ver de vez en cuando a Soma siendo rebasado. Son estos los momentos los que impulsan al personaje a crecer y no quedarse casado con sus habilidades impresionantes.
Me gustaría ver más de Soma y Shinomiya en un futuro.
El siguiente volumen podría ser muy interesante, si alguien acepta un shokugeki contra Soma, podremos ver combates interesantes y crecimiento de los personajes.
Lamentablemente, todavía no me queda muy claro hacia dónde va la historia. Por ejemplo en otros Shonen tenemos un camino claro. Luffy quiere ser el rey de los piratas, Naruto quiere ser Hokage, Deku quiere ser el símbolo de paz... aquí no me queda muy claro si Soma quiere ser el chef número 1, o superar a su papá o tener su propio restaurante. Como la meta no es clara, es muy difícil saber si la historia está avanzando o sólo están dando vueltas.
A mí me parece que es lo último.
August 26, 2026
Kulinarne Lisioły tom 14
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Staż w nowej restauracji mistrza Shinomiya! Lisioł aż zaciera łapki i patrzy, co tutaj można zepsuć. W sumie sporo. Kuchnia francuska nie jest specjalnością Somy. To będzie wyboista droga, ale Lisiołowi bardzo się ten tom spodobał. Zwłaszcza możliwość leżakowania z winem i patrzenia na ciężką pracę innych – plus próbowanie wszystkich dań. Taki staż to Lisiołowi odpowiada! Jeśli nie znacie kuchni francuskiej, to takie szkolenie również Wam się przyda.
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Możliwość bliższego poznania mistrza Shinomiya to bardzo przyjemny bonus tego tomu. Człowiek, który wydawał się odległy jak gwiazda na niebie, teraz jest w zasięgu ręki, chociaż wciąż gwiazdą pozostaje. Dodatkowo poznajemy kolejne przygody stażowe.
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Staż w nowej restauracji mistrza Shinomiya! Lisioł aż zaciera łapki i patrzy, co tutaj można zepsuć. W sumie sporo. Kuchnia francuska nie jest specjalnością Somy. To będzie wyboista droga, ale Lisiołowi bardzo się ten tom spodobał. Zwłaszcza możliwość leżakowania z winem i patrzenia na ciężką pracę innych – plus próbowanie wszystkich dań. Taki staż to Lisiołowi odpowiada! Jeśli nie znacie kuchni francuskiej, to takie szkolenie również Wam się przyda.
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Możliwość bliższego poznania mistrza Shinomiya to bardzo przyjemny bonus tego tomu. Człowiek, który wydawał się odległy jak gwiazda na niebie, teraz jest w zasięgu ręki, chociaż wciąż gwiazdą pozostaje. Dodatkowo poznajemy kolejne przygody stażowe.
November 11, 2017
Soma finishes his internship phase with a spot in the restaurant of a former first seat.
I loved the fact that Soma begins to 'grow up'/develop his own cooking style in this volume. He is exposed to French techniques, the work required to open a restaurant, and working on a line under an elite chef. Soma has always loved cooking, but now he has a happy gleam in his eye as he purposely sets out to learn all he can.
Best cheesy food-porn line in this book: "Layer after delicate layer of flavor... just a lick of the sauce nearly made my knees buckle!" (That's a pretty weak one for these books but better than last volume's goose egg).
I loved the fact that Soma begins to 'grow up'/develop his own cooking style in this volume. He is exposed to French techniques, the work required to open a restaurant, and working on a line under an elite chef. Soma has always loved cooking, but now he has a happy gleam in his eye as he purposely sets out to learn all he can.
Best cheesy food-porn line in this book: "Layer after delicate layer of flavor... just a lick of the sauce nearly made my knees buckle!" (That's a pretty weak one for these books but better than last volume's goose egg).
February 10, 2018
La fine della seconda stagione dell'anime che ho apprezzato quasi in contemporanea con la lettura del manga. Gli stage continuano e Soma incontra dinuovo lo chef Shinomiya: dovrà cucinare nella sua cucina imparando la difficile arte della cucina francese. E poi si ritorna all'Acccademia e il nostro protagonista fa una scelta davvero inattesa ma molto alla Soma. Mi è piaciuto incontrare di nuovo Shimoniya, è un personaggio che ho imparato ad apprezzare pian piano e mi piace sempre di più. Ho adorato poi anche il finale, dove conosciamo i famosi Dieci Eletti e voglio vedere cosa succederà con il loro ingresso ufficiale nella storia.
September 11, 2021
This volume started off strong but as it kept going I got more and more disappointed. First we see Soma struggling to keep up in the kitchen! Then we skip to the end of the week and he's caught up with everyone? Then we do a food competition but skip past all the food? Then we skip weeks? Then we skip whole competitions? This manga is brushing over all the visually interesting stuff. Sure it's cool to see Soma learning new styles but did they really have to skip everything just to do it? This is a series called "food wars", I want to see food! It has "shokugeki" in the name, let me see the shokugeki!
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 24, 2020
This volume was one of the best for showing actual character growth on the part of Soma. We get to see serious culinary creativity, along with someone in a position to reign him in and guide him. That, followed by his willingness to accept cooking challenges for stakes that involve learning more of his craft, makes for a good story. Now it's not just thoughtless cockiness, it's trying to get better every day at the art and craft of being a chef, and that makes the story better.
March 12, 2026
I'm so
here
for all the Soma x Shinomiya action! This volume features Soma's stagiaire at Shino's Tokyo, where he gets his first taste of the world of fine dining, and delves into Shinomiya's backstory (you meet his adorable mom!).
This volume really closes the loop on year one at totsuki and opens up the big wide world of upperclassmen and the elite ten, and ends with a leveled-up Soma ready to take on everything and everyone.
This volume really closes the loop on year one at totsuki and opens up the big wide world of upperclassmen and the elite ten, and ends with a leveled-up Soma ready to take on everything and everyone.
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