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Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

食戟のソーマ
8.12
MAL Score
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Gourmet Ecchi

📚 Series Information

Type
TV
Episodes
24
Status
Finished Airing
Aired
2015-04-04 to 2015-09-26
Studio
J.C.Staff
Source
Manga
Duration
25 min per ep
Rating
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Popularity Rank
#66
Members
1,720,600
Producers
Dentsu, Frontier Works, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Magic Capsule, Warner Bros. Japan, KlockWorx, Showgate, Shueisha, I Will
Themes
School
Demographics
Shounen
Scored By
1,033,875 users
Favorites
23,737

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💬 Comments (5)

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TakoyakiRun77
The light novels for Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma contain entire subplots that the anime couldn't adapt due to time constraints. One particularly important storyline explains a character's motivation that seems inconsistent in the anime. If you're confused about why someone made a certain choice, the source material has the answer.
SimulcastCatcher18
The production background on Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma is wild. The studio reportedly went through multiple revision passes on the key episodes, and the director has said in interviews that the final version of episode 1 was actually the fourth draft. That level of iteration is why it feels so tightly constructed from the start.
StoryboardGeek33
Something most fans miss about Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: the official guidebook contains character notes that contradict some widely-accepted fan theories. The creator explicitly stated that certain events were meant to be read differently than the community interpreted them. It changes the entire thematic reading of the series.
SubOverDubAlways79
I went frame-by-frame through the opening sequence of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma and there are at least 8 visual spoilers hidden in the background art. The production team embedded foreshadowing so subtle that it's only recognizable on rewatch. This is the level of craft that separates good anime from great anime.
MangaShelfFlex27
The soundtrack for Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma uses leitmotifs that connect scenes across the entire series in ways most viewers never catch. The composer embedded character-specific melodies that evolve as the characters develop. Listen to the first and last episodes back-to-back and you'll hear how the music tells its own parallel story.