Food Wars! The Third Plate Episode 24 – Anime QandA Review

What’s the show? Food Wars! The Third Plate, Episode 24.

The season finale of Food Wars, yeah? You made a few predictions about what this episode might contain, were you correct in any of them? Well, as it turns out… all of them! I’m not going to be smug about it though, they were fairly safe predictions.

Let’s see last review you predicted that the episode would be entirely the battle between Soma and Nene. Yup, that happened. Though I felt like the episode was intentionally drawn out so that it was neatly just that rather than half-start a new battle. That’s not to say the episode didn’t have other things happening—but more in a ‘wrapping things up/looking back montage’ kind of way—rather than starting anything new. There’s even an end credit montage of every time Erina got flustered by Soma in some way or another!

*blush*

So is that a negative against the episode? I mean if you were viewing this show as a whole, some time from now once it’s all completed an episode like this would feel padded and even repetitive—when shown against what’s come before. But as a season finale, I still really liked it!

I get the reference!

You also predicted that Nene would lose to Soma to teach her to be less rigid about her cooking style? Okay, I guess I was ~mostly~ correct with that one, while she does learn a lesson it’s less about being rigid in her cooking style and more about learning to adapt to a cooking venue. Soma won the soba battle against her because he was cooking for a cold climate and a cold cooking/serving venue; therefore the aromatics of her noodles were more muted, whereas Soma—by stir-frying his noodles bought the aromas to the forefront! Practiced and perfected methods versus clever cooking and adaptability in any environment, that’s the difference and that’s why he won.

Nene can glower at me any day.

And it wouldn’t be an episode of Food Wars without talking about fan-service, right? I’m surprised you brought it up! You’re always so ~aghast~ at the mere mention of oppai.

Well I’ve got a role to fulfil here too… Well since you asked, it’s pretty good, but on the whole I feel like it’s been a bit lacking this season in general—with the exception of the blonde twins from a few episodes ago. Wait should we be talking about this or saving this for a season long review?

Don’t underestimate the power of a good noodle.

That depends if you’re even doing one for this show? I guess there’s no need, I’ve already said on several occasions that I sometimes find it difficult to talk about the show because I end up just endlessly complementing it so I might as well give my full season thoughts here.

Let’s not be that negative. Also, that face… my god.

Right, so what did you think of Season 3 of Food Wars? The first cour (half) of Season 3, which aired in the Fall 2017 anime season was an exceptionally strong experience, perhaps the best the show had been! The second cour, was a bit more of an uneven experience—though finished well with some much needed character development, fleshing out of backstories through flashbacks and a return to form with regard to the Shokugeki format. Hopefully next season (whenever it may appear) will have more of an added focus on relationships—of a romantic kind—because I just can’t help shipping Soma and Erina and neither can the show if that ending credit montage was anything to go by!

I’ll give you some love Rindo-sempai!

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Previous Food Wars! Reviews:

Season 1 Review
Season 3, Episode 13 Review
Season 3, Episode 14 & 15 Review
Season 3, Episode 16 & 17 Review
Season 3, Episode 18-22 Review
Season 3, Episode 23 Review

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Food Wars! The Third Plate Episode 23 – Anime QandA Review

What’s the show? Food Wars! The Third Plate, Episode 23.

The team Shokugeki continues, yes? Indeed, and at the pace they are going we’re barely going to have enough time for Soma’s battle against Nene–let alone the rest of the damn thing!

Is that a bad thing? Well it’s going to mean the season ends on a cliffhanger, but there’s no doubt in my mind whatsoever that we’ll get another season so all good on that front.

Rindo got me going on…

Hmm, fair enough. So what happens in this episode? We get the conclusion of the Isshiki X Julio battle which has a predictable outcome but is still exciting to watch–we also get a little bit of backstory for Nene, turns out she and Isshiki grew up together–though they are a far cry from childhood friends… in fact she kinda despises how damn good we was at everything he ever attempted meanwhile she had to work super hard just to get to that level.

Damn prodigies!

That’s a pretty relatable thing. For sure. I could be wrong but I get the feeling they’re setting it up for her to break ranks with Central (at some point–maybe after her inevitable loss to Soma) and then join up with the rebels.

You’re already predicting a loss for her against Soma then? I haven’t read this far in the manga so it is purely speculation but yes, I don’t think he’ll lose… there’s too much “oh he can’t win against someone who’s devoted the life to making Soba in a Soba challenge,” for it not to be the ~shock~ outcome, plus it’ll be a nice parallel to her fraught ‘relationship’ with Isshiki. Also it’ll help her learn not to be rigid in her ideals about cooking–i.e. the entire point of this ‘Central’ arc.

You tryin’ to take my job, huh?

Anything else to add? I always kind of get dubious when they introduce new judges–like they’ve had so many interesting judges throughout the show why bother introducing new ones when they’ve got a whole host of others they could re-use. However these judges from the World Gourmet Organisation are a lot of fun, especially Anne–the head of the group. Also for those who are unaware this group is meant to be the Food Wars version of the real life organisation that awards Michelin stars to restaurants around the world, a.k.a a big damn deal–hence the awed reaction from the onlookers.

Paradise.

So with only one episode left, do you think it’ll make for a satisfying conclusion? Hard to say, but I’m not really expecting a conclusion to much of the plot points if any–maybe Soma x Nene but really little else. Which I’m actually totally cool with, because I won’t be at all surprised if they announce a new season to start in Winter 2019–so even if the episode ends unresolved there won’t be too long of a wait.

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Previous Food Wars! Reviews:

Season 1 Review
Season 3, Episode 13 Review
Season 3, Episode 14 & 15 Review
Season 3, Episode 16 & 17 Review
Season 3, Episode 18-22 Review

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Food Wars! The Third Plate Episode 18-22

What’s the show? Food Wars! The Third Plate, Episode 18-22.

I thought you were done reviewing ‘Food Wars’ for this season? I was, because at the time I felt like I was just repeating myself every time I sat down to write about it—there’s so only so much you can mindlessly praise a show—and that’s what I felt like my reviews of the season 3 episodes were rapidly becoming.

I suppose that’s fair enough, if even you thought it was tedious I can’t imagine what the readers were thinking… Tch.

So why are we back with this bumper review of episodes 18-22? I felt like talking about Food Wars again, I got the itch!

Oh yes!

But all of the missing episodes, and not just the latest one? Sure why not, let’s quickly run down what I thought of each of the preceding episodes before the one’s I really want to talk about.

Episode 18? A satisfying—if predictable conclusion to the Akira x Soma battle, I liked how Dojima and Shiomi put Akira in his place for his overall conduct, though how ‘neatly’ Akira is pretty much back to being a “good-guy” is top-tier cliche ‘shonen’ BS. “The power of friendship” and all that. Also, I hope the cute blonde twin judges come back in a future episode! Oh and the episode ends with the ‘shocking’ revelation that pretty much everyone in Polar Star Dormitory and the rest of the rebels have been expelled with the exception of Erina, Megumi and Takumi. It’s a bloodbath—you know just without the blood…

Soma is serious about his food.

And how about episode 19? Hmm, not a lot happened in this episode, though it’s cool that Soma’s dad is back in the picture! I’ve always liked his character and how easily he can rile up his son. There’s a couple of funny moments but ultimately not a lot to it, it’s probably the weakest episode of this half of the season (so far).

Next, episode 20? More of the same as the previous episode just with a bit more food porn (of the edible kind). Truth be told I loved seeing this side of Erina, and it makes me ship her and Soma all the more! The ending of the episode is thoroughly fantastic as the last remaining rebels confront Director Azami and the rest of the remaining Elite 10 on different sides of a train-platform and Erina finally gets the courage to stand up to her brutal father by resigning her place on the Elite 10 to be able to compete against Central in a team Shokugeki! She’s so brave! *heart eyes*

You tell ’em, girl!

Episode 21? Something of a flashback episode—as it started I was kind of dreading it would be dull but I should have known better, they knock it out of the park with this look back to Joichiro’s, Dojima’s and Azami’s high-school days at Totsuki Academy where all of them were members of the Polar Star Dormitory! I loved getting to see a different side of Azami with his all-encompassing admiration for Joichiro and how him leaving the school before graduating deeply affected his whole world view and pretty much created the twisted, totalitarian director of Central. The visual motif of Joichiro barely able to keep on his feet as he walked through a windswept desert and then it transitioning to Soma doing the same but with a determined smile on his face was powerful imagery. I probably could talk longer on this episode, but suffice to say this was an unexpected highlight—well until Episode 22 rolled on around.

But Soma keeps coming back with a smile on his face, no matter how many times he loses to his dad!

Right on then, let’s talk about that one, what made it so good that you had to return to reviewing this show? It’s not any one thing, and I think that’s indicative of Food Wars in general, it’s that it’s an ensemble show and not any single thing can make it stand-out, it’s only when every piece of the puzzle is put into the correct place that the perfect picture forms.

But I thought you said you had little to complain about the previous episodes? How can this be better than something you had no complaints about? Just because I had little to no complaints didn’t mean it was perfect. The thing about Food Wars is that it’s gotten to the point when even an episode that’s lacking the ‘spark’ such as Episode 19 is still a wholly entertaining 24 minutes of anime. I don’t want to turn this into some ‘overview’ of the series—that’s best left for Seasonal reviews, but I just find it pointless to complain about something that’s so consistently good at what it does. Back on point…

Alice breaking the third wall like it’s nobody’s business!

Sorry, go ahead. It’s time for the Team Shokugeki! Soma has his team of 8, bolstered by a couple of familiar faces such as Satoshi—the bare buttock 3rd year from Polar Star Dormitory, Kuga—the teasing one whose voice actor sounds a lot like Soma, Subaru—the musclebound copycat and Megishima—who I didn’t initially recognise from the anime but who I’d seen a couple of times in the manga.

And so how’s this Team Shokugeki work? Well it’s basically just random 1v1 Shokugeki’s and the winners keep competing until one side has wiped out the other side. The first 3 up to the chopping black are Soma x Nene, Satoshi x Shiratsu and Megishima x Shoko (I had to look up the 3rd opponent because the show doesn’t mention it). Now… I could go into exhausting detail about every little moment in this episode but I’ll try and surmise it a lot quicker because I didn’t want this review to end up an ordeal to read.

The usually ‘laid back’ Satoshi is bringing the heat!

That’s very kind of you. So the whole event is being emceed by Urara—the closest thing Totsuki Academy has to an idol—and who is in extra crazy form here. She’s pretty much the comic relief for the episode, although the expelled students also have some great lines as they’re left confined to a ~literal~ cage on the sidelines to watch the Shokugeki’s take place. Also if you love the seemingly exhaustive explanations about regional cuisines and cooking techniques and ingredient origins and recipe techniques then boy does this episode have you covered!

Urara is like dark-side Megumi.

That… doesn’t exactly sound all that fun? In any other show this kind of thing might seem dry but it’s delivered with the authority and authenticity and enthusiasm and character we’ve come to expect from this show and it’s all an utter joy to watch! There’s so many great character moments and call backs to previous episodes, this is Food Wars at its best and it only looks to be getting better with the continuation of this arc. I will continue with weekly episode reviews of this show until the season ends so look forward to them!

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Previous Food Wars! Reviews:

Season 1 Review
Season 3, Episode 13 Review
Season 3, Episode 14 & 15 Review
Season 3, Episode 16 & 17 Review

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Restaurant To Another World – 20 Question Anime Review (Mild Spoilers)

What’s the show? Restaurant to Another World (2017).

What’s it about? It’s a warm cup of tea on a cold Winter’s day.

What if I don’t like tea? Then it’s whatever your preferred beverage of choice is! That’s not really the point I was trying to make!

‘Kay but what is it actually about? Well put simply there’s a magical door and it appears once a week in a parallel fantasy world to our own in various locations around this world allowing residents of said fantasy world, be they king or commoner, fairy or adventurer, lizardman or elven princess, dragon or wizard, to access ‘Western Restaurant Nekoya’ a humble eating establishment somewhere in modern day Tokyo.

Through this door all your dreams come true! Assuming you dream of delicious food.

So it’s a? I hasten to call it a slice of life, because it has a sharp fantasy edge. It’s as committed to food porn almost as much as Food Wars but that’s where the comparisons end. It’s honestly a hard show to pin down and it’s kind of all the better for it.

But if you had to categorize it? Well if I had to, I’d say it’s an adventure show where the adventure is as much about self discovery via food as it is about exploring new possibilities and enjoying the little things in life, no matter who you are or what you do. It’s about finding joy and solace in quiet moments and about sharing them with friends and strangers alike.

Even Vegan food looks good on this show! (Apologies to vegan readers)

I don’t know what this is but I know I want to watch it now! Then my work here is done.

Hold up! We’re not even a third way done yet. Who are the characters? Well the restaurant is run by the unnamed owner of ‘Western Restaurant Nekoya’… now that I think of it, it’s kind of a brilliant stroke that they never bother to name one of the main characters, I mean he’s so central to the story but he is also just a chef, it’s never about him it’s about his food and how it speaks to peoples souls… man the more I think about this show the more I adore it.

Aletta and chef.

Okay, ol’ no name aside, who else is aboard for the ride? I won’t bother to mention all the restaurant patrons, even the recurring ones as there’s too many to mention but Aletta is the head waitress who also happens to be a homeless demon girl from the ‘other world’. Though her only demonic attributes appear to be the goat horns on her head. Later on an ancient dragon who lives on the moon ends up working at the restaurant too.

And let me guess, she’s dark haired and mysterious and totally your best girl? You know me so well. Also she talks through telekinesis and is coincidentally the most dangerous creature in her universe.

How could this precious waifu possibly be dangerous?

Of course she is. *grin*

Man… This show is wild, I mean I know we’ve covered some crazy anime in the past but I’ve never been so simultaneously uninterested and completely intrigued by an anime before! I did say it was a hard show to pin down, did I not?

Hard to believe this is the same show. Some serious dragon lore in this particular episode.

Well okay, what are the episodes like, individually? What format do they take? Ah! But that’s part of the adventure itself! Some episodes are self-contained stories that whisk you away to far off reaches of the titular fantasy world, others are more humble and simply take place in the restaurant, from episode to episode you never know what’s going to happen but it’s always something interesting and different!

Cool, so um what else do we have to talk about? I mean it feels like we’ve kind of done the business on this show. What comes next? Maybe nothing.

Nothing? Well, maybe it’s better if we just sit back and enjoy those sweet moments of life where nothing happens and we can take stock of what we have and how important it is to us…

Turns out elves are vegan!

You started watching the show again, didn’t you? I need this in my life, don’t you dare try and take it away from me!

I would never! Good.

Well how was she supposed to know humans wear clothes when she took human form? She’s a dragon that’s thousands of years old! Also she looks like an elf because the only humans she ever interacted with before her exile to the moon were ancient elves.

So did you have anything else to say? This show is a treasure, it’s rare and beautiful and wholly unique, it’s like your favourite childhood dish, it’s like a mother’s wholesome hug, it’s like the light at the end of a tunnel.

So recommended then? I don’t expect everyone to have the same reaction I had when watching this show, I mean let’s face it, it’s not like there’s legions of people singing this shows praises online. Some people might find its pacing too slow or not connect with the way deifies ‘food experiences’ but at least for me it resonated deeply, and not in any way that made immediate or obvious sense.

Final verdict? It’s hard, going into this review I thought I knew how much I liked this show, I thought I had it quantified. But even in simple reminiscence I found myself not only falling in love with the show all over again but realizing the true brilliance of the show from many other angles. Every ingredient is essential to the dish and the dish is sublime, 92 out of 100.

Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles Episode 8 – 20 Question Anime Review (Spoilers)

What’s the show? Ms Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles, Episode 8.

Ah, another single episode review, huh? Too great to wait ‘til the end of the season to talk about it? Not quite, while I’m apparently the only person who actually really likes this show, the episode itself wasn’t a standout in terms of quality but rather it did something interesting worthy of a discussion.

Right, so let’s back up a bit and give some context, what’s the show about? It’s about high school girl Koizumi-san and her impossibly deep love, affection and dare I say all consuming obsession for ramen noodles. It’s also about Yu Osawa, and her impossibly deep love, affection and dare I say all consuming obsession for Koizumi-san.

So it’s a? Maybe a slice of life? I’m not sure; it’s not consistently funny enough that I would call it a comedy. And Yu’s infatuation with Koizumi is very one-sided, so it’s not a Yuri or Romance. I think it’s safe to just call it a food slice of life anime until it develops an actual concrete genre.

This show is so ‘gifable’ too bad the gif website wasn’t working for me.

So what’s happened on the show up until episode 8? Lots of food porn. Lots of girls eating food and getting hot and bothered about it.

Koizumi comes with her own snapchat filters. No pun intended.

Like Food Wars “hot and bothered”? Not quite, no clothes come flying off on this show, it’s very grounded, well save for Yu, who over the episodes we’ve seen progresses from school girl crush to almost stalker levels of obsession.

She asked this with all sincerity, that’s how obsessed Yu is with Koizumi she wants to literally become ramen in order to be eaten by Koizumi.

And how’s the show treat this behaviour? It’s a source of almost all of the shows jokes, which for some people might be a reason not to watch the show. Though in Yu’s favour, she’s never creepy about it, and she states her intentions to follow Koizumi from ramen store to ramen store. If Koizumi did ever feel threatened by Yu, she’d have no problem standing up for herself, and Yu would probably back off… probably… At the moment Koizumi doesn’t really acknowledge Yu’s presence, in fact she’s friendlier with Yu’s other two friends, which I think is an important bit of characterisation.

Who are they? Misa and Jun, popular fashion type girl and nerdy bookworm type girl respectively.

Misa, Jun, Koizumi and Yu.

So I think that gives us enough context about the show, what makes episode 8 particularly interesting? Well the first half of the episode plays out like pretty much every other episode does, Koizumi goes to a ramen place, one of the three girls ends up tagging along for whatever reason, Koizumi goes into a long spiel about whatever type of ramen they’re eating then the two girls eat said ramen while blushing and moaning. There’s always a bit of character development thrown in so it’s not just watching girls slurp noodles, but, well… yeah it’s almost entirely that every time.

Close up slurp action, for those who are into that kind of thing. Not that there’s anything wrong with that!

And the second half? Suddenly hot boys!

Me too.

Right, can’t say I saw that coming. Who are they? Well save for the dark-haired one on the right who’s Shu, Yu’s older brother, the others are all new characters. Shu appeared briefly at the start of Episode 6 and got entranced by Koizumi’s beauty as she passed him on the street. But having an entire half of an episode completely focused on four different characters, and male ones at that was so unexpected and genuinely refreshing. Within minutes their characters archetypes are established and you want to see more of them and hopefully have them interact with the four girls in future episodes.

Why do I feel like they’re about to start a boy band?

Four girls, four boys. Are we assuming the show is lining them up to be love interests? Maybe. I mean, I will admit a passing sadness for the idea of Koizumi and Yu not getting together, but if the show does go the whole romance route I wouldn’t be opposed. It’s just hard to think how a show that’s been so food-centric will suddenly pivot into another genre. Granted, the boys only talked about food too, so it’s not like I’m expecting a massive upheaval it’s just interesting to think where it will go.

And you’re not bothered about a bunch of as you put it “hot boys” appearing in your otherwise clear broth of cute girls. Well it’s not a ramen without meat!

*childish giggle*

You could have also said “noodles”. I could have also said noodles, yes, that would also have been correct and a sufficient innuendo for penis.

Thick and firm.

Thanks for explaining the joke. But really, why so okay with it, I’m just surprised as all? Well, at the risk of sounding shallow, the girls on this show aren’t that cute, I mean in comparison to other shows I’m watching, don’t get me wrong still cute in the context of this show, but those boys are hot.

“I’ll have what she’s having”

Should I be asking who is ‘best boy’ instead of ‘best girl’? Hahaha. Totally long fringe purple hair boy on the end, his voice is so deep.

I was kidding, but thanks. Should I be worried about you? It’s fine. I’m just excited something different is happening in this show. I was a bit worried it would go stale if it didn’t shake things up, so hopefully they continue with this!

If you were starting to feel like it could go stale why keep watching? Because I think it’s a good show, it could be nostalgia for when I visited Japan clouding my vision; I love seeing all the attention to detail in the ramen shops. It just gives me such a warm feeling watching this show, almost like all those bowls of ramen I ate over there.

“Itadakimasu!”

That’s fair enough. Plus it’s not like there haven’t been glimmers of hope for some more interesting plot developments. Yu cooks Ramen for Koizumi at her house in episode 3, Koizumi helps a little German girl who gets lost in episode 6 which reveals her softer side plus the aforementioned brief encounter with Yu’s brother. But this episode marks a paradigm shift into some real potential for drama, can you imagine how Yu would react if her brother started dating the object of her obsession!

There wasn’t much actual stalking in this episode as Yu was at the beach so this image was taken from the opening credits.

Drama indeed! So final recommendation? If you’ve already dropped this show this season, perhaps this will be enough to get you to come back? If not I totally understand, it’s a very niche show and I can understand why some people would get bored of it. Either way I’m happy that things are starting to progress towards something different and look forward to the remaining episodes!

Food Wars! – 20 Question Anime Review

What’s the show? Food Wars! (2015)

And what’s it about? Food!

I could have probably guessed that much, go into detail please. Well it’s about Soma Yukihira and his exploits as he traverses the ranks of elite culinary school Totsuki Academy in pursuit of his dream of surpassing his father at cooking. It’s a cooking school unlike any other where less than 1% of students graduate due to the rigorous process of ‘shokugeki’s’ (Food Wars), which dominate the academic landscape, weeding out the wannabes from the true professionals.

Why do I feel like I’ve just turned on a cooking channel? Yeah it can kinda get like that, but as long as you watch it in Japanese with English subtitles there shouldn’t be any issues. 

So there’s an English dub then? NEVER MENTION THE ENGLISH DUB OF THIS SHOW AROUND ME!

O…kay then… Um, so what’s good about the show? Only everything! It’s a comedy only there’s a kind of genuine emotional relevance connected to every character. It’s practically a sports anime with the kind of detail they go into when it comes to the preparation and serving of a dish, never has a show made me so hungry before. The stakes genuinely feel high every time a shokugeki is issued and because of the character development it only feels higher. And then there’s the fan service…

Fan service? Excuse me? Sometimes the food is just so good that those tasting it are so overcome with adulation that their clothes rip off! Of course not literally, it’s all visual metaphor, but it simultaneously fulfils the shallow need for fan service in this kind of anime and offer a visual representation to externally gauge how good a dish is.

Feels like your just making excuses for seeing anime tiddies. First of all, I thought we agreed you’d never use that phrase again around me. Secondly, it’s not just woman whose clothes disintegrate upon tasting an impeccable dish, men are just as likely to appear naked and aroused upon putting food in their mouth in this show.

This show is sounding kind of perverse. But it’s totally not, I know it’s hard but you should trust me on this. It’s like the anime equivalent of Masterchef except everyone isn’t a self-entitled douche with some thirty-second sob story or one-dimensional persona.

Well that’s good! Anything else I should know? You know this review really should be titled ‘Shokugeki No Soma’, not ‘Food Wars!’

Huh? Well I mean that’s its proper Japanese title, ‘Food Wars!’ is just an annoyingly simplified translation meant to grab people’s attention. Probably because whoever got the rights for the show in the west was afraid a food-based anime wouldn’t be ‘shiny’ enough to make money!

Are you going to make this into a thing? He’s totally going to make this into a thing… I mean why stop there! Why not call ‘Haikyu!!’ ‘Volleyball Show!!’ instead! Or ‘Keijo!’ ‘This Is Totally A Sports Anime, Why Are You Looking At Me Like That, No This It’s Just A Banana In My Pocket.’ Or ‘Yuru Camp’ ‘Laid Back Camp’!

You know I think they did call ‘Yuru Camp’ ‘Laid Back Camp’. ARGH!

Calm down! Umm… oh god I need something to bring him back on topic, I can’t let this end up as another rant review… um? Oh of course! Ah… so does this show have any cute girls I should know about? Of course! Some of the best in fact!

Wow that was easy, uh, great! So tell me about them? Well of course there’s the snobby rich girl who’s something of an antagonist to Soma, her name’s Erina and she’s nicknamed the ‘god tongue’ because her palate is so impossibly refined. Then there’s Ikumi, who loves cooking with meat, she’s got a brash exterior but she’s actually a bit of a sweet heart when you get to know her! And then… daww, its best girl Megumi! She’s a quietly spoken country girl who’s just too precious for words!

I almost prefer the angry you than this you… Don’t hate just because I’ve found my happiness!

Oh I wouldn’t dare dream it. Okay, so I’m almost sold, so now in just three words convince me why I need to see this show. Peanut-butter tentacle porn.

I said convince me to watch it not convince me to never talk to you again. Admit it, you’re curious now.

I will never! Besides you cheated, that was four words. It was hyphenated!

Let’s wrap this up, shall we? As far as an entry point into anime of the ecchi variety, Food Wars is not only tastefully presented (pun intended) but almost all of it makes sense within the show’s plot and aesthetic, and it’s about as equal as you’re likely to find in terms of male/female fan-service. But aside from that it’s a genuinely entertaining, at times hilarious and often touching show with a cast of wonderful, eclectic characters. Premium 5 star Michelin grade anime, 93 out of 100.