Alternative Titles Synonyms: Shokugeki no Soma, Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma Japanese: 食戟のソーマ
Information Type: TV Episodes: 24 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Apr 4, 2015 to Sep 26, 2015 Premiered: Spring 2015 Broadcast: Saturdays at 02:25 (JST) Producers: Dentsu, Frontier Works, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Magic Capsule, Warner Bros. Japan, KlockWorx, Showgate, Shueisha, I Will Licensors: Sentai Filmworks Studios: J.C.Staff Source: Manga Genres: Gourmet, Ecchi Theme: School Demographic: Shounen Duration: 25 min. per ep. Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Synopsis
Souma Yukihira has been cooking alongside his father Jouichirou for as long as he can remember. As a sous chef at his father's restaurant, he has spent years developing his culinary expertise and inventing new dishes to amaze their customers. He aspires to exceed his father's skill and take over the restaurant one day, but he is shocked to learn that Jouichirou is closing up the shop to take a job in New York.
Rather than tagging along with his father, Souma finds himself enrolling at the prestigious Tootsuki Culinary Academy, where only 10 percent of its students end up graduating. The school is famous for its "Shokugeki"—intense cooking competitions between students often used to settle debates and arguments. Jouichirou tells Souma that to surpass him and survive the next three years at Tootsuki and graduate there.
The academy's brutal curriculum and fiercely competitive student body await the young chef, who must learn to navigate the treacherous environment if he wants to stand a chance at realizing his dreams. But is skill alone enough to let him rise to the top?
