“If you truly want to chase after something until the end, you have to put down restraints and everything else in order to pursue it.” -Yukihira Souma (Shokugeki no Souma)
Today's anime review is on Shokugeki no Souma, a cooking anime with 2 seasons and a total of 37 epsiodes. It's really interesting to watch and I recommend watching it. There's some comedy in there so I'm sure you'll get a laugh out of it. Besides that, hope you enjoy this week's review.
Synopsis: Shokugeki no Souma is basically about a 15-year old boy named Soma Yukihira who’s the main character for this anime and he wishes to become the head-chef at his father’s restaurant and also to someday surpass him. His cooking abilities are superb as they can be quite creative yet skilled. One day, his father decides to close down the restaurant which leads to Yukihira having to be sent off to Tootsuki Culinary Academy which is an elite cooking school. However, it’s not just any cooking school, it just happens to be the very difficult and graduate rates are extremely low. It is also known for having food wars called “Shokugeki” where students can face off in a showdown to demonstrate their cooking skills in an intense showdown where there are high stakes in hand. Yukihira has to find a way to survive this school along with his new classmates that are just as skilled as he is and also some that are above him. He faces many great challenges. He also makes new experiences and learns new techniques that help him grow into a greater chef.
(COVER)
Characters: There are plenty of characters for Shokugeki no Souma. I'm not going to to over each and every single character in depth but if you're interested, you can click this link⇨Shokugeki no Souma characters and find out more about them. Either way, the picture on the bottom shows practically the main cast for this series.
As for naming the characters...
⇨ The one in the middle with red hair and apron is Soma Yukihira. The girl next to him on the left with blue hair is Megumi Tadokoro. The other girl next to him on the right is Erina Nakiri. On the far left, the boy who's face you can't really see is Shun Ibusaki. The one with glasses is Zenji Marui. The 2 girls at the bottom are Ryoko Sakaki which is the one with purple-ish hair and Yuki Yoshino with the hair buns. The boy with blonde hair is Takumi Aldini and the one above him with brown hair and squinted eyes is Isami Aldini. The guy wearing practically just a tie and nothing else is Satoshi Issiki and the girl with blonde hair next to him is Ikumi "Nikumi" Mito. Now on the far right you've got the boy with black spiky hair who's named Ryo Kurokiba. The girl below him is Alice Nakiri with the wierd look in her eyes. The boy with silver hair is Akira Hayama. The girl with short pink hair is Hisako Arato and the girl in the back with a gleaming red eye is not really important but her name is Nao Sadatsuka. That basically concludes the character's names.
Art/Animation: I gotta say, I really liked the art and character designs for this anime. My favorite characters...well there were a lot but my main one is Yukihira of course. No topping anyone there.
(Favorite Character!!!)
Furthermore, the animation was great in my opinion and I enjoyed watching every single episode of Shokugeki no Souma. There were some really cool parts or scenes. Since this is a cooking anime, it was pretty neat watching the characters prepare food in this really awesome manner.
For example, on episode 14, there was a part where Yukihira is cooking and he needs to complete 200 servings under a required time or he'll be expelled. It was pretty intense but he managed through just barely. The gif on the bottom shows him making souffles, it was thrilling to watch!
I thought that this scene in the bottom was in a way kinda like a bad ass moment (excuse my language) because you got to admit, him throwing the knife in the air like that and catching it like a boss as if it was nothing was actually pretty awesome.
There are plenty of more cool scenes that I would like to show but I won't. However, if you're interested, check this anime out. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Music: The music for the openings and endings are good and I personally think that it suits and compliments this anime as it is. They were pretty up to beat especially the season 2 opening. Overall, there's not much to say here so that's about it.
This basically concludes today's anime review. Tune in next time for next week's review.
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