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Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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sunburnedcrow posted:

New chapter

Time for some deus ex machina, I guess

That's definitely last week's chapter

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Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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pentyne posted:

The over the top racism to the chef in France was a bit much. As seriously as they take their food, sabotaging someone who's aiming for a Michelin star or equivalent would be a huge black mark on an assistant chef and if word got around they'd never work at a high end restaurant ever again. What is the obsession with manga always showing an overseas encounter where everyone is super racist to the noble Japanese?

I'll give you a hint: it's rooted in the same ideal that caused the same manga to have the best most world renowned cooking school only for the best chefs ever to be in Japan.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Mo_Steel posted:

Well, that was an exciting half a chapter of dramatic tension about what could happen to our protagonist. Shame they deflated it so fast. :sigh:

I dunno, what else were we going to get out of his "whoops, well we tried" that he was even shown to have in the chapter

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Schneider Heim posted:

How has food-based manga fared in the US? I'm afraid that the bland title might totally put people off.

Well....

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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I just realized that them changing the name to Food Wars means that there's a 100% chance that "I challenge you to a food war!!" will be a frequently heard phrase.

:sigh:

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Angry Grimace posted:

I actually thought that he was going to realize that Kurokiba's dish gave him diarrhea.

This is exactly what I thought. Dude just dumped a bunch of lovely spices and strong fish in, dude assblasts a toilet and hands her the win.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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It also seems like it's served in a much shallower stew than previously, so it's likely that it's supposed to be eaten meat by meat rather than just getting a big spoonful of whatever. It's different from a stew, yes, but the whole point is that it was supposed to build off of the base of a stew.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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BlitzBlast posted:

What I don't get is how is being creative with common ingredients not a unique style of cooking?

Because he's doing stuff that anyone else could do but is just smart enough to research all of it, while the other guy has a unique thing. Like, no one's coming to Souma's restaurant for the really good ______, they're coming because all of the food is consistently good and interesting.

It's arbitrary and bad, but saying that he doesn't have a specialty and is just all-around very good is correct in the context of the manga.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Where can I find the new chapter at?

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Thanks!

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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The most relevant panel

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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It was more that everyone's dish tasted good but he was doing something unique and had a signature style. Something unique AND top notch will pull more customers in general

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Erina's probably fine, but the giant stretch at the beginning where we don't get to see any of her character aside from "Tsundere and will inevitably be the love interest" and it doesn't help that the anime is currently knee deep in that part of her, uh, arc.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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I'll give it more of a no than a yes, because realistic mental helplessness because of abuse is better characterization than physical helplessness because girl. It's still kinda damsel-y, but having her be set up as a competent character and not having that challenged helps I think.

There's only so much saving you can do in the Titty Chef anime though

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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DutchDupe posted:

Also any chapter that features Alice is a great chapter, she is the best.

I'm honestly a little disappointed we haven't gotten the cropped Alice faces for this chapter

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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thats actually just all alice

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Serious Frolicking posted:

I never bothered watching the anime, but I just might if it has silliness like Nikumi's rack oscillating for no apparent reason at all times.

It wasn't this bad for the most part, but they really dialed it up for the last couple episodes.

The anime was really good though

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Yeah the last 2 chapters have set up that Eizan was doing a specific thing to make the ingredient's flavor come through, and Soma wasn't next chapter we get the twist that he did a different thing that works instead.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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We're going to find out that his dad was an overworked salaryman and him being lonely as a kid is why he cares so much about money. Redemption arc.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Peanut butter squid.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Good.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Please spend a chapter on a few useless side characters, like "Mac and cheese guy" and "puts lemon juice in every dish" guy

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Eddain posted:

It can be like season 2 of Top Chef where people kept putting foam on every dish.

i remember a guy who put foam on every dish, then one lady put foam on a dish to make fun of him and all the judges flamed her bc the dish was bad and the foam wasnt good and hes just in the corner like :)

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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MrAristocrates posted:

I read One Piece and this is still consistently the most absurd manga I follow.

Smh at this nerd who doesn't read toriko

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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bondster posted:

This is so goddamn dumb that it loops back to being hilarious. In fact, so far this may be the dumbest arc I've read out of a Jump manga.

I actually love this. It's so dumb and out of character for the guy whose only motivation was his teacher, but it's perfect for a character who has at all times been "heh" *pushes glasses up nose into glare* personified

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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The anime reason is that losing to them and then kicking them out doesn't look very good

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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I think the more likely thing will be pretty similar, Hayama will do the standard make a really good dish deal and Soma's gonna give us some honey squid gross poo poo that Just Works

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Law Cheetah posted:

i want it to be revealed that soma and his dad are actually space aliens and the king of all aliens comes down and tells soma that he has to compete in cooking contests against giant space slugs and stuff that are also chefs. or else the earth will be destroyed

Toriko is coming to a close, you still have time!

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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She seems alright so far as a goofy side character, but if this is all she does going forward it's gonna get a bit tiring. Her side chapter was nice, but her main comic appearances seem to indicate we're going to see a more serious encounter soon? Hopefully.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Hell yes!

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Was it kirkegaard or dick van dyke who said "when you label me, you deny me" ?

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Pewdiepie posted:

Stupid sexy food Hitler.

[In extremely toriko voice] It's like I'm eating nothing at allllllll

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Lmao

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Pewdiepie posted:

They should expand on the concept of the special spectator seating for rebels, and build an entire prison on school grounds for disobedient students. They could call it a Prison School and they could also add a wet t-shirt contest to the school's annual festivities.

Prison rules Shokugekis

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Hell yes

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Pewdiepie posted:

Get him to read Toriko.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Xelkelvos posted:

It was her literally being a *Beep Boop* top class soba making robot and running on autopilot. There's definitely an element of hubris, which may be mistaken for carelessness, that led to the fall.

This entire arc is about Central making the One True Cuisine so no one ever has to improve unless they're one of the chosen ones, while the good guys want to continue battle school to push ever onward.

The soba lady's entire deal is that she has trained since birth to make the perfect soba that had been handed down for generations and would never think to second guess her own abilities or creations because she's already perfect.

Soma's entire character is about constant experimentation and improvement, and as a result he tried his own dish and said "oh this wasn't as punchy as I'm used to, let's kick it up a notch yeah baby"

It's basically a perfect parallel to the arc.

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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I can't wait for soma to cook PAIR

Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Dexo posted:

Megumi should be the one to defeat him for that reason tbh. Use whatever BS help rules and justifications. but yeah.


Souma can cook against food hitler after his dad loses.

I mean I'm fully expecting that it ends up being two or three against a lone Tsukasa who makes a very good dish that doesn't stand up to the multiple personalities shown through the team's dish

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Death Bot
Mar 4, 2007

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Every other shonen manga makes me think food hitler gonna kill somas dad

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