Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 30: The Way They Do Things

食戟のソーマ [Shokugeki no Sōma] #30

by Yūto Tsukuda, Shun Saeki (Illustrator)

The Régiment de Cuisine has reached its final bout! The council sends in its two best chefs, Tsukasa and Rindo, while the resisters’ hopes ride on Soma and Erina. In this battle of true gourmet between father and daughter, who will walk away the victor—Azami or Erina?!

Genres: Manga, Cooking, Shonen, Comics, Graphic Novels, Food, Contemporary

189 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 4, 2018

About the author

Yūto Tsukuda (附田 祐斗, Tsukuda Yūto) is a Japanese mangaka who is mostly known for his manga, Food Wars! (Shokugeki no Soma).

Reviews

[Nixi92 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finalmente questo arco è giunto al termine. Ho apprezzato vedere la sfida tra Erina e Soma e i loro piatti integrati con le capacità l'uno dell'altra. Ora sono curiosa di vedere in quale direzione andrà la serie.

[Wing Kee · Rating 4 out of 5]

An end, while expected and does not surprise offers big emotions and a full circle.

World: The art is solid, this has been one of the better shonen books on the market. The world building is great, it goes back to book one and it pulls on all the pieces of Nakiri and Soma since the start and uses these pieces so well. It's a great payoff.

Story: The story plays out as you would expect this finale to be, all the beats are there and all the tension is there. It's actually really safe in how it was executed and there were no surprises. The thing that made this finale stand out compared to other Shounen books with the two mains finally coming together is that Tsukuda lets readers enjoy the full circle and fully realized arc that is Nakiri. Her driving arc makes this a fitting and emotionally satifying end to this battle. I also really loved how this book acknowledged Megumi (my favorite character).

Characters: Erina gets a wonderfully payoff for her arc and it's well done and well earned. So is the banter and the dynamic of Soma and her. The characters are fun and the full cast of characters that are in this finale is pretty fun and a good payoff for fans.

An enjoyable finale which although standard has good heart.

Onward to the next book!

[Rod Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

It took forever, but the battle for control of the school finally reaches its conclusion in a spectacular manner that epitomizes all the best aspects of this series. Soma's competitive drive to create ever more delicious dishes pushes him and those around him to new levels of greatness. Themes and running jokes from the whole series pay off here in a big way. And of course there are plenty of beautiful people exploding out of their clothes when the dishes are served up.

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the way everything came together, and the story arc wrapped up in this one. The way Soma and Erina handled their joint shokugeki especially made SO much sense for them. I wouldn't have minded a few more details on a few things, but I don't have any real complaints. The weird 'clothes falling off because food is good' thing even kind of worked well in this finale.

[Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahhhh, I got behind in this series! Anyway, I loved this final battle for Totsuki and how things turn out, and how ridiculous Soma and Erina are together with all their competing and bickering. And just when I think this series can't possibly go in any new directions, it does!

[DonutKnow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Woohoo go Yukihira and Nakiri!!

[C.M. Chafin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one really showcased Azami’s ability to groom so efficiently. But it was good to see how this all ends though we need more information!

[Marcos “MSMDragon” · Rating 5 out of 5]

An epic conclusion to the battle for Totsuki! Soma and Erina have taken everything they’ve learned from everybody around them, especially each other, and made their best dishes yet!

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Happy to Serve.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY FUCKING WON!!!!!!!!!! I KNEW IT!!! omg, I am speechless! So excited what will happen next!

[Yee · Rating 2 out of 5]

This volume is the biggest disappointment for me since I started reading this manga. Probably the lowest rating I ever gave comparing with all the previous volumes of this series. I couldn't believe what I've read and why it suddenly became so lame when the story was quite good at the beginning. The story was quite dull and unacceptable when it comes to the part of Azami's reaction towards delicious food. What?? Why?? Can't he react differently?

Review: Food Wars!, Vol. 30: Shokugeki no Soma - Their Approaches Yuto Tsukuda, Shun Saeki & Yuki Morisaki.

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick thoughts: When the new regime phase of the manga started I had my doubts, but overall it really became great stuff and lead to some of my favorite parts of the series. This is a really fantastic finale to the team Shokugeki that pays off numerous storylines and character arcs.

[Yoshiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wiele rozdziałów i przygotowanych pysznych potraw musiało minąć, zanim fani serii mogli zobaczyć ostatnią rundę Regiment de Cuisine. Twórcy mangi stopniowali kulinarne napięcie tak, aby jego kulminacja nastąpiła właśnie w tym tomiku. Ostateczna potyczka o przyszłość Akademii rozegra się tutaj pomiędzy dwoma duetami Soma/Erin vs Eishi/Rindo. Finałowe zadanie jest dość proste, należy przygotować dwudaniowy posiłek (przystawka + danie główne), które będzie się wzajemnie uzupełniać i zapewni podniebieniu sędziów niesamowite doznania. Już sama walka ze szkolną elitą zwiastuje dla młodych kucharzy poważne problemy. Jeśli dodatkowo weźmiemy pod uwagę dotychczasowe relacje Somy i Erin oraz ich burzliwe „współprace”, to można być pewnym, że będzie gorąco i ciekawie. Czytelnik może więc być pewny, że fabuła mangi nie tylko pobudzi jego apetyt, ale również zaspokoi potrzebę dobrej rozrywki.

Pod względem konstrukcji scenariusza trzydziesta odsłona serii trzyma się sprawdzonych schematów. Każdy fan cyklu znajdzie więc tutaj wszystko to, co stanowi siłę mangi. Są „widowiskowe” kulinarne popisy rodem z najlepszych tytułów akcji, jest stopniowanie napięcia, są wyraziste emocje i oczywiście nieodzowny szalony humor. W przypadku wielkiego finału nie mogło przecież zabraknąć kulinarnego ekshibicjonizmu. Wszystko to jednak stanowi jedynie dodatek do najważniejszego elementu tytułu, którym jest ukazanie rozwoju bohaterów. Soma na przestrzeni wszystkich części naprawdę „kulinarnie” dorósł i stał się jednym z topowych uczniów mających przed sobą świetlaną przyszłość. Największa przemiana dotknęła jednak Erin, która staje się niekwestionowaną gwiazdą tomiku. Dziewczyna postanawia stworzyć najlepsze z możliwych dań, tak aby ostatecznie sprzeciwić się woli ojca i przełamać jego dominację. W tworzeniu swojego kulinarnego arcydzieła nie boi się ona sięgnąć po pewne pomysły innych (tym samym je doceniając). Przestała ona być zadufaną w sobie nastolatką, a stała się prawdziwą liderką „szkolnych rebeliantów”.

Fabularnie jest więc ciekawie i satysfakcjonująco. Jedyne, do czego można się tutaj przyczepić to całkowite pominięcie procesu tworzenia dania, całą uwagę skupiając na emocjach związanych z jego podaniem. Jeśli zaś chodzi o warstwę graficzną, to nadal prezentuje ona najwyższy możliwy poziom. Świetnie zaprezentowana dynamika wydarzeń, apetycznie wyglądające dania i oczywiście świetne projekty postaci.

https://gameplay.pl/news.asp?ID=136264

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Food Wars: Shokugeki no Sōma!, Vol. 30 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next nine chapters (254–262) of the on-going manga series.

The Fifth and Final Bout of the Régiment de Cuisine begins and concludes. It is a team match with Sōma Yukihira and Erina Nakiri of the rebel camp taking on the establishment of First Seat Eishi Tsukasa and Second Seat Rindō Kobayashi. As expected, Azami Nakiri was not an impartial judge favoring his students and refusing to acknowledge the creation created by Sōma and his daughter. Even when faced with the superiority of their dishes he stubbornly holds on to his beliefs as his world is slowly slipping away and his dreams sieving through his fingers.

This tankōbon is written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. It is nicely narrated and gives the back story of how Azami Nakiri first met and recruited Eishi Tsukasa and Rindō Kobayashi. It also showed the strategy session between Sōma Yukihira and Erina Nakiri as they planed what they want to make. However, Sōma threw those plans away and challenged Erina to a shokugeki to make their specialty dishes, which pushed their abilities to their extreme.

All in all, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Sōma, Vol. 30 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.

[Jesus Flores · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pudo haber sido un volumen de 6 estrellas.
Incluso me hizo retractarme de una de mis quejas, si el fan-service descarado de la habilidad del papa de Erina, en este volumen tuvo sentido.
Todas las escenas de preparación de platillos, de pruebas, los backstories , magníficos.
Pero lo que me hace quitarle estrellas es esa tontería de en plena competencia, cuando Souma presenta su aperitivo, sale con la sorpresa de que hizo un aperitivo a nivel plato fuerte, y Erina tiene que cocinar uno que le gane, y tiene que presentarlo ya, pues el concurso es comida completa, y salen con la idea de que a pero tiene 10 minutos para inventarse, cocinar y presentar ese platillo supremo, al diablo lo que estuviera preparando antes, cualquier estrategia que pudieran haber tenido tras decidir al azar quien cocinaba que platillo, simplemente no.

Aparte que por varios dialogos pareciera que Soma cocinara posterior a la presentación del otro equipo, aunque esto puede que no

[Rolando Marono · Rating 4 out of 5]

Al fin, el final del shokugeki de destacamentos, y no es sorpresa para nada que sea Tsukasa y Rindo contra Erina y Soma. Eso se veía venir desde el principio y es un poco triste que aunque el autor nos sorprendiera con algunos giros, fuera bastante predecible al final.
Me gustó el enfrentamiento. Creo que se notó el nivel que alcanzó Soma y Erina. También me gustaron las interacciones entre ellas y como da un giro interesante al final el shokugeki gracias a la actitud de Soma.
Se nota que este es y será el arco más grande y ambicioso de Food Wars. Aún sin saber que terminaría en el tomo 36, se nota que no le queda mucha historia para continuar.
El final de Azami fue interesante también. Me gusta que admite que todo esto es por Saiba y por huir del dolor que produce ser un cocinero gourmet.
Muy interesante los platillos que presentan Erina y Soma. Me gustó como de cierta manera es un resumen de todo lo que han aprendido hasta ahora.

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a way, it felt like the good guys shouldn't win this battle, because the idea of Soma and Erina working together felt really bizarre. They've been at odds since volume 1, and yet they're working toward the same goal, both as chefs and as Resistance to the idea of Erina's father that cooking at the highest level should be tightly regimented. In fact, the readers are reminded that Erina's amazing sense of taste is key to his plan, since she would help to identify which things taste best. Soma manages to turn that around, to turn this not only into a battle against Central, but a test of skill between himself and Erina.
For me, one of the funniest bits in the whole series is the payoff to the whole "squid and peanut butter" running gag, and yet it actually makes sense, if you've ever had a dish that uses cooked peanuts in a sauce. I still don't like squid, though...

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's Irina and Soma versus the two best members of Central's team.

I enjoyed watching these two verbally battle and eventually settle on the absolute best way to support each other. The next volume will be the fallout from all of these team shokugekis and I'm looking forward to seeing how things will change.

Corniest food porn of this volume: (so many): "A rebel angel come to steal us away to a new land of unknown delights!" with not one but two naked ladies cuddling cherubs while behind are two people in ant costumes (read the book!)

[Brandon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Everything was going pretty well until we got an entire chapter of people stripping naked because "the gifting" is terrible and awful and I hate that it's a thing. What a way to ruin the ending to such a long arc, and to have all these character arcs from the beginning of the series hinge upon a room full of teenagers having a group orgasm.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

The final round of the Regiment de Cuisine and the finale of the advancement exam arc! Souma and Erina face off against Central's Eishi and Rindou. This one really pulls out all the stops and is a tense affair from start to finish.

[Engel Dreizehn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I regret I started late into the series but appreciating the solid world building/ iron chief style competition universe and the rich attention and descriptions of the various recipes which makes me think, is the writer or/and illustrator is a chief themselves?

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I guess I had ignored what the whole “gifting” thing was til now, cause I was really confused but then I thought about it and it makes a bit more sense. I loved this volume! Loved seeing Soma & Erina really come into their own and yet work together at the same time.

[Shanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Couldja stop telling people what they’re supposed to think happiness is, please? It was only recently that I heard the stories of what happened years ago to my dad. But when he met mom… Dad was happy. That I know for sure.”

[Nattapan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Riveting!!

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was amazing

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

The battles are finally over. For which I am grateful.

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Apparently I forgot to review this a long time ago when I read it.... I'm pretty sure I really liked it.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

WE ARE FINALLY DONE WITH THAT ARC

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

It seems like an ending. Squid and peanut butter come through in the end.

[Claire · Rating 3 out of 5]

Man! Erina's dad is a jerk. Please stop calling her contaminated.

But we have come full circle and are once again talking about peanut butter and squid legs. Love that!