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トリコ [Toriko] #2
Toriko, Vol. 02
Toriko is a Gourmet Hunter out to eat the world!
In a savage world ruled by the pursuit of the most delicious foods, it's either eat or be eaten! While searching for the tastiest foods imaginable, Gourmet Hunter Toriko travels the world with his bottomless stomach, facing every beast in his way.
Toriko needs help when he's hired to capture the rare and delicious Puffer Whale. Only his old friend and fellow gourmet hunter Coco can remove the Puffer Whal's poison! But will this team be enough to beat the other dangerous hunters to the prized ingredient?
In a savage world ruled by the pursuit of the most delicious foods, it's either eat or be eaten! While searching for the tastiest foods imaginable, Gourmet Hunter Toriko travels the world with his bottomless stomach, facing every beast in his way.
Toriko needs help when he's hired to capture the rare and delicious Puffer Whale. Only his old friend and fellow gourmet hunter Coco can remove the Puffer Whal's poison! But will this team be enough to beat the other dangerous hunters to the prized ingredient?
192 pages, Paperback
First published November 4, 2008
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February 21, 2021
This is sutch a fun adventure type of series!
Toriko volume 2 by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro get a 9/10 stars.
Toriko volume 2 by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro get a 9/10 stars.
May 2, 2020
عندما يجتمع اثنان من البيشيكويا مثل توريكو و كوكو
فاعلم أن الوحش المعني ليس شيئا بسيطا
هذا ما اعتقدته
الحقيقة هي أن ذلك الوحش حوت فوجو بسيط في صيده و لكنه صعب في أكله
لكن اللي حببني في المجلد ده هو المغامرة و قتالهم مع الأفعى و سمية كوكو و مشاركة كوماتسو بجزء من أحداث المغامرة الصعب و الأفضل من ذلك هو ثقة توريكو بنفسه .
فاعلم أن الوحش المعني ليس شيئا بسيطا
هذا ما اعتقدته
الحقيقة هي أن ذلك الوحش حوت فوجو بسيط في صيده و لكنه صعب في أكله
لكن اللي حببني في المجلد ده هو المغامرة و قتالهم مع الأفعى و سمية كوكو و مشاركة كوماتسو بجزء من أحداث المغامرة الصعب و الأفضل من ذلك هو ثقة توريكو بنفسه .
August 27, 2018
Hehe, just saying, there should be a doujinshi for Toriko, Coco and Komatsu 😍
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 20, 2023
Komatsu is a wonderful sidekick. The introduction of more gourmt hunters and it reminds me of the hunters who pass their exams from HunterXHunter. Meeting Coco, who's on the same level as Toriko and seeing his unique abilities makes me excited to mee the rest of the "legendery four gourmet hunters".
January 11, 2025
Not as fun but still interesting, I guess it might be more enjoyable to watch as an anime instead of reading as a manga
June 4, 2013
Toriko recruits Coco, another member of the Four Kings, to help him prepare a rare whale.
More action as they battle their way through caverns, more cool and creepy monsters and animals, and the story fleshes out more of the world.
More action as they battle their way through caverns, more cool and creepy monsters and animals, and the story fleshes out more of the world.
February 8, 2022
Band 1 habe ich im August 2019 gelesen und er gefiel mir richtig gut. Nur eine Sache schreckte mich schon sehr ab und das war diese detaillierte Beschreiben des Tötens mit eine Akupunkturtechnik. Also das fand ich sehr ekelig und könnte gut darauf verzichten. Daher war ich froh, dass es in diesem Band bis ganz kurz vorm Ende keine Rolle spielte. Aber die Seiten, die es dann betraf, erinnerten mich leider auch wieder an mein schlechtes Gefühl dazu aus Band 1.
Trotzdem überwiegen für mich die positiven Dinge und das sogar noch viel mehr als in Band 1.
Vor allem die Freundschaft zwischen Toriko (dem Delikatessenjäger) und Komatsu, dem kleinen Koch. Sie sind so unterschiedlich und doch ist die Freundschaft echt toll. Außerdem kam in dem Band Coco dazu und auch der ist ein richtig interessanter Charakter und ich mochte seine locker und sehr freundschaftliche Art mit Toriko umzugehen. Und seine Fürsorge für Komatsu war einfach richtig toll. Für einen Actionmanga überzeugen mich die zwischenmenschlichen Szenen und Beziehungen hier wirklich sehr.
In diesem Band gehen die drei auf die Jagd nach dem Kugelwalfisch. Allerdings sind sie nicht die einzigen und müssen mit Konkurrenz kämpfen, was durchaus lebensgefährlich ist.
Es war alles sehr spannend und ich habe es in einem Rutsch durchgelesen.
Der Zeichenstil ist sehr eigen und wirkt unfassbar alt und skurril. Eigentlich überhaupt nicht mein Stil, aber zu dieser Story passt es einfach wie die Faust aufs Auge. Und die Monster und Tiere werden unfassbar gut gezeichnet. Eine Augenweide.
Ich werde die Reihe auf jeden Fall weiterlesen und hoffe Coco wird noch öfter vorkommen.
Story 4,4/5
Humor 4,0/5
Charaktere 5,0/5
Zeichenstil 4,05
Lesegefühl 4,0/5
Gesamt 4,4/5
Trotzdem überwiegen für mich die positiven Dinge und das sogar noch viel mehr als in Band 1.
Vor allem die Freundschaft zwischen Toriko (dem Delikatessenjäger) und Komatsu, dem kleinen Koch. Sie sind so unterschiedlich und doch ist die Freundschaft echt toll. Außerdem kam in dem Band Coco dazu und auch der ist ein richtig interessanter Charakter und ich mochte seine locker und sehr freundschaftliche Art mit Toriko umzugehen. Und seine Fürsorge für Komatsu war einfach richtig toll. Für einen Actionmanga überzeugen mich die zwischenmenschlichen Szenen und Beziehungen hier wirklich sehr.
In diesem Band gehen die drei auf die Jagd nach dem Kugelwalfisch. Allerdings sind sie nicht die einzigen und müssen mit Konkurrenz kämpfen, was durchaus lebensgefährlich ist.
Es war alles sehr spannend und ich habe es in einem Rutsch durchgelesen.
Der Zeichenstil ist sehr eigen und wirkt unfassbar alt und skurril. Eigentlich überhaupt nicht mein Stil, aber zu dieser Story passt es einfach wie die Faust aufs Auge. Und die Monster und Tiere werden unfassbar gut gezeichnet. Eine Augenweide.
Ich werde die Reihe auf jeden Fall weiterlesen und hoffe Coco wird noch öfter vorkommen.
Story 4,4/5
Humor 4,0/5
Charaktere 5,0/5
Zeichenstil 4,05
Lesegefühl 4,0/5
Gesamt 4,4/5
October 29, 2019
Love the series so far. It got my attention since the DBZ/One Piece crossover they had at one point.
I really enjoy it, maybe it is the food, but I really enjoy the 4 main characters as well.
I was looking for an alternative to DragonballZ, and I'm really glad I came across this.
Been addicted ever since.
I really enjoy it, maybe it is the food, but I really enjoy the 4 main characters as well.
I was looking for an alternative to DragonballZ, and I'm really glad I came across this.
Been addicted ever since.
May 26, 2017
I feel a little duped. This isn't cooking manga. It's more eating manga.
August 17, 2018
The story is shaping up to an arc that could be interesting.
February 9, 2019
I like it.
January 3, 2020
Really loving Toriko so far!! Great art and love the characters so far and the fighting is pretty awesome! Can’t wait to see where the story goes from here!😻💪😁❤️❤️
November 24, 2023
I know the series is 43 volumes and I know it would change my life since volume one but I really don’t want this story to end. Loving the Toriko world 🤩♾️🐒🗺️
December 17, 2023
4.5, good to see other strong people in the world
July 18, 2024
Love the illustrations and the story line overall is good.
May 17, 2020
The 2nd of the Four Heavenly Kings, Coco, makes an appearance. The Puffer Fish arc gets underway. Everything is still as I remembered from the anime, even with the Zonge, minus a certain reporter. It's kind of interesting that in these early chapters, I haven't found Komatsu annoying at all, just rather a "normal" human. I guess it's only later that his somewhat constant "reaction" gets a bit on my nerve.
September 4, 2010
Originally posted here at Anime Radius.
Imagine, if you will, a world in which the pursuit of world-class cuisine has pretty much taken over civilization as a whole and making a quality dish of the highest order is something every chef of all stripes strives to achieve. A world in which the contestants of Top Chef would more likely have to not only cook the more expensive ingredients but catch them in their natural habitats as well instead of just driving to Whole Foods; let's see the more treacherous contestants try to hijack their fellow chefs' dishes when they've got their hands full chasing their protein of choice with a shotgun and a butcher's knife. In this world, the man in the kitchen is king - the man who hunts down and brings in his ingredients even more so. This, in short, is the world of Toriko, and in the second volume of this hyper-shonen series for the foodie in all of us, the focus is on the thrill of the hunt - in this case, hunting the puffer whale, which naturally live in a habitat filled with nasty dangerous creatures who have no qualms about making a roaming gourmet hunter its next meal.
In its sophomore entry, Toriko starts making its overall story much more clearer with the introduction of Coco, one of the four kings of gourmet along with Toriko (which means we have two more character reveals to look forward to!) as well as an introduction into the working world of the gourmet hunter, who act mostly like mercenaries as they hunt for the most wanted ingredients. The difference between them and Toriko is that they do it for the money while Toriko does it for the experience of eating his quarry with respect. Now that the main cast includes two top-notch gourmet hunters, this means twice the amount of awesome fight scenes and twice the amount of amazing superhuman techniques. As usual, the fight scenes are so over-the-top and brimming with energy, it's hard not to enjoy reading them, especially when Coco breaks out his secret technique that makes the scorpions literally fall back in fear. I do wish that my favorite character, Komatsu, had a bigger role in this volume - he really didn't do much except for run away from beasties, almost fall into a pit, and get kidnapped then almost killed. Um, yay? Having said that, I happen to know Komatsu will get a bigger piece of the plotty pie come volume three, so there's that to look forward to.
The world of Toriko is a wonderfully illustrated world full of fantastic creatures and colorful characters. I wouldn't exactly live in it - it seems kinda dangerous but really fun nonetheless. Watching Toriko and his friends traipse around happily chasing their dream ingredients for Toriko's full-course meal (or just for the fun of eating interesting things) is always enjoyable - and luckily for Shimabukuro, adding in semblances of actual plot doesn't kill the overall enjoyment of the story. In the end, this is about the love of food in shonen manga form, which means big battles and big flavors stacked side-by-side on the same page. Any shonen fan who isn't reading this series yet should get to it ASAP cause it's becoming more than obvious that Toriko is going places.
Imagine, if you will, a world in which the pursuit of world-class cuisine has pretty much taken over civilization as a whole and making a quality dish of the highest order is something every chef of all stripes strives to achieve. A world in which the contestants of Top Chef would more likely have to not only cook the more expensive ingredients but catch them in their natural habitats as well instead of just driving to Whole Foods; let's see the more treacherous contestants try to hijack their fellow chefs' dishes when they've got their hands full chasing their protein of choice with a shotgun and a butcher's knife. In this world, the man in the kitchen is king - the man who hunts down and brings in his ingredients even more so. This, in short, is the world of Toriko, and in the second volume of this hyper-shonen series for the foodie in all of us, the focus is on the thrill of the hunt - in this case, hunting the puffer whale, which naturally live in a habitat filled with nasty dangerous creatures who have no qualms about making a roaming gourmet hunter its next meal.
In its sophomore entry, Toriko starts making its overall story much more clearer with the introduction of Coco, one of the four kings of gourmet along with Toriko (which means we have two more character reveals to look forward to!) as well as an introduction into the working world of the gourmet hunter, who act mostly like mercenaries as they hunt for the most wanted ingredients. The difference between them and Toriko is that they do it for the money while Toriko does it for the experience of eating his quarry with respect. Now that the main cast includes two top-notch gourmet hunters, this means twice the amount of awesome fight scenes and twice the amount of amazing superhuman techniques. As usual, the fight scenes are so over-the-top and brimming with energy, it's hard not to enjoy reading them, especially when Coco breaks out his secret technique that makes the scorpions literally fall back in fear. I do wish that my favorite character, Komatsu, had a bigger role in this volume - he really didn't do much except for run away from beasties, almost fall into a pit, and get kidnapped then almost killed. Um, yay? Having said that, I happen to know Komatsu will get a bigger piece of the plotty pie come volume three, so there's that to look forward to.
The world of Toriko is a wonderfully illustrated world full of fantastic creatures and colorful characters. I wouldn't exactly live in it - it seems kinda dangerous but really fun nonetheless. Watching Toriko and his friends traipse around happily chasing their dream ingredients for Toriko's full-course meal (or just for the fun of eating interesting things) is always enjoyable - and luckily for Shimabukuro, adding in semblances of actual plot doesn't kill the overall enjoyment of the story. In the end, this is about the love of food in shonen manga form, which means big battles and big flavors stacked side-by-side on the same page. Any shonen fan who isn't reading this series yet should get to it ASAP cause it's becoming more than obvious that Toriko is going places.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 10, 2013
10 March 2013
Toriko, Vol. 02 takes our favorite foodie duo on a wild adventure in pursuit of the rare Puffer Whale. Catching this rare delicacy is a complicated task that requires a gentler approach, so Toriko seeks out the aid of fortune-teller Gourmet Hunter, Coco, also one of the Four Kings.
This volume is full of action and a plethora of wild beasts. Toriko, Coco, and Komatsu meet other Gourmet Hunters while hunting for the Puffer Whale. My absolute favorite is Jiro.
There are so many uniquely bizarre animals in this series, and this is only the second volume. I can't imagine what other creatures we'll be introduced to next. Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro gives such detailed scientific explanations on all of the animals that it almost convinces you that he's actually done extensive research on these rare beasts.
I can't wait to meet the remaining two of the Four Kings. The cliffhanger ending makes me hope that maybe it was one of the Four Kings swimming to Cavern Lagoon.
On a side note, I really loved the author's self portrait in the very beginning of the book. Super pudge! That alone makes me a fan!
Toriko, Vol. 02 takes our favorite foodie duo on a wild adventure in pursuit of the rare Puffer Whale. Catching this rare delicacy is a complicated task that requires a gentler approach, so Toriko seeks out the aid of fortune-teller Gourmet Hunter, Coco, also one of the Four Kings.
This volume is full of action and a plethora of wild beasts. Toriko, Coco, and Komatsu meet other Gourmet Hunters while hunting for the Puffer Whale. My absolute favorite is Jiro.
There are so many uniquely bizarre animals in this series, and this is only the second volume. I can't imagine what other creatures we'll be introduced to next. Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro gives such detailed scientific explanations on all of the animals that it almost convinces you that he's actually done extensive research on these rare beasts.
I can't wait to meet the remaining two of the Four Kings. The cliffhanger ending makes me hope that maybe it was one of the Four Kings swimming to Cavern Lagoon.
On a side note, I really loved the author's self portrait in the very beginning of the book. Super pudge! That alone makes me a fan!
June 11, 2011
Toriko, Vol. 02
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
First of all i really liked the way it started off shocking just as komatsu was feeling and interesting, like the way things are in that world about the cigar tree and its smoke.The way the author had the book set up it was a good set up because you could see as if you were watching gthem in a protected invisible bubble but then you can see in to komatsu's mind toriko's mind in this book was not shown as much. i loved how they story goes it never loses my interest,fun new things jsut keep happening but obvious because it is a different world.
I loved how they relationship in komatsu's mind with toriko is so interesting but also how both of them describe the food so nice and beautifully.its as if they were letting you taste it.But the humor of their jokes about toriko's hunger always makes me laugh because everyone is always so shocked. Also when ever the author introduces a new character they have such different personality, look and mystery because tthe author never tells too much at once about the character but slowly you learn the interesting traits you wouldn't have know before.The characters help buld up th suspense for the chapter.
The story keeps going and even if you skip this you will want to come back to it to understand it better becasue big events happen in this book that will definetly effect how you see the next or just your understanding of whay is going on.I'd say boys would like this book teenagers and people who have read other books like these.I am a girl and i like it so i think girls can too i just not sure what kind of girl specifically.
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
First of all i really liked the way it started off shocking just as komatsu was feeling and interesting, like the way things are in that world about the cigar tree and its smoke.The way the author had the book set up it was a good set up because you could see as if you were watching gthem in a protected invisible bubble but then you can see in to komatsu's mind toriko's mind in this book was not shown as much. i loved how they story goes it never loses my interest,fun new things jsut keep happening but obvious because it is a different world.
I loved how they relationship in komatsu's mind with toriko is so interesting but also how both of them describe the food so nice and beautifully.its as if they were letting you taste it.But the humor of their jokes about toriko's hunger always makes me laugh because everyone is always so shocked. Also when ever the author introduces a new character they have such different personality, look and mystery because tthe author never tells too much at once about the character but slowly you learn the interesting traits you wouldn't have know before.The characters help buld up th suspense for the chapter.
The story keeps going and even if you skip this you will want to come back to it to understand it better becasue big events happen in this book that will definetly effect how you see the next or just your understanding of whay is going on.I'd say boys would like this book teenagers and people who have read other books like these.I am a girl and i like it so i think girls can too i just not sure what kind of girl specifically.
February 15, 2013
I think this volume worked a lot better for me than the first one. Makes sense, since the first one had a LOT of worldbuilding to get out of the way while weaving an introductory story around our main two characters. this volume gets to take its time and sort of stretch out, to I think its betterment.
We get the second of the Gourmet Kings in this volume, and I think this is also part of why I like this book. While our main characters are definitely interesting in their own right, I found this new character, and the particular abilities he has, to be both interesting and immensely sensible in the world of this series. There were some nice pacing moves - high action followed by more serene, quiet moments - and some really tense moments as well. Overall, I'm really glad I decided to stick with this series.
We get the second of the Gourmet Kings in this volume, and I think this is also part of why I like this book. While our main characters are definitely interesting in their own right, I found this new character, and the particular abilities he has, to be both interesting and immensely sensible in the world of this series. There were some nice pacing moves - high action followed by more serene, quiet moments - and some really tense moments as well. Overall, I'm really glad I decided to stick with this series.
January 14, 2015
008. "Coco!!" (ココ!! Koko!!?)
009. "The Days of the Four Heavenly Kings!!" ("四天王"の日々!! Shiten'nō no Hibi!!?)
010. "Coco's Secret!!" (ココの秘密!! Koko no Himitsu!!?)
011. "Into the Sandy Cave...!!" (洞窟の奥へ⋯!! Dōkutsu no Oku e...!!?)
012. "Versus! The Serpent of Devil!!" (対決!デビル大蛇!! Taiketsu! Debiru Orochi!!?)
013. "5-Hit!!" (5連!! Go-Ren!!?)
014. "Komatsu Dies!!" (小松、死す!! Komatsu, Shisu!!?)
015. "Puffer Fish Whale!!" (フグ鯨!! Fugu Kujira!!?)
016. "Puffer Fish Whale, Captured!!" (フグ鯨、捕獲!! Fugu Kujira, Hokaku!!?)
009. "The Days of the Four Heavenly Kings!!" ("四天王"の日々!! Shiten'nō no Hibi!!?)
010. "Coco's Secret!!" (ココの秘密!! Koko no Himitsu!!?)
011. "Into the Sandy Cave...!!" (洞窟の奥へ⋯!! Dōkutsu no Oku e...!!?)
012. "Versus! The Serpent of Devil!!" (対決!デビル大蛇!! Taiketsu! Debiru Orochi!!?)
013. "5-Hit!!" (5連!! Go-Ren!!?)
014. "Komatsu Dies!!" (小松、死す!! Komatsu, Shisu!!?)
015. "Puffer Fish Whale!!" (フグ鯨!! Fugu Kujira!!?)
016. "Puffer Fish Whale, Captured!!" (フグ鯨、捕獲!! Fugu Kujira, Hokaku!!?)
May 17, 2016
So basically a story of catching monsters and eating them.
A gourmet and a chef go on adventures to catch a new delicacy each time, meeting other hunters and gourmets and facing dangers that are obviously crowned with success (duh there are 300 chapters or so, they are not gonna die so soon!)
Resembles in a lot of ways one piece..minus the big competition and the treasure.
A gourmet and a chef go on adventures to catch a new delicacy each time, meeting other hunters and gourmets and facing dangers that are obviously crowned with success (duh there are 300 chapters or so, they are not gonna die so soon!)
Resembles in a lot of ways one piece..minus the big competition and the treasure.
December 7, 2011
Public library copy.
December 16, 2014
This food manga is awesome and Komatsu is so cute and short and he is so pro at preparing food and the food they eat are crazy and weird
December 3, 2015
Really enjoyed Toriko catching the puffer whales.
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