shokugeki no souma
An ongoing 2013 cooking manga written by Tsukuda Yuuto and illustrated by Saeki Shun. It was adapted into an anime for the spring 2015 anime block with a second season airing in summer 2016. A third season followed in spring 2018 and then a fourth in autumn 2019.
The story revolves around Yukihira Souma, a teenage culinary prodigy sent by his father Jouichirou to Tootsuki Tea Ceremony and Culinary Institute, an elite academy with a graduation rate of 1%, where he encounters several friends and rivals, including Nakiri Erina, the haughty granddaughter of the school headmaster.
Characters
- Yukihira Souma
- Yukihira Jouichirou
- Nakiri Erina
- Tadokoro Megumi
- Daimidou Fumio
- Inui Hinako
- Isshiki Satoshi
- Yoshino Yuuki
- Ibusaki Shun
- Marui Zenji
- Sakaki Ryouko
- Shinomiya Kojirou
- Kinokuni Nene
- Arato Hisako
- Mito Ikumi
- Takumi Aldini
- Isami Aldini
- Nakiri Alice
- Kurokiba Ryou
- Sadatsuka Nao
- Hayama Akira
- Mimasaka Subaru
- Kawashima Urara
