That was a great day for shounen (and Koyama Rikiya). Shounen really is a great demographic, for its versatility as much as anything.  It’s not a “genre” of course – folks often get those two terms mixed up – but i’s certainly as broad a collection of genres as any […] Read more

It seems to me that I haven’t given Shokugeki no Souma it’s full measure of respect. I’ve been saying from the beginning that Food Wars was a series that definitely gets better and more interesting as it progresses, and while those of you that read the manga knew that was […] Read more

For one day at least, it really is the most important meal. I love breakfast – namely, eating breakfast out.  Especially at hotels, especially hotel buffets.  I love hotel breakfasts even if I’m not staying at the hotel.  They mean something a little different in Japan of course – Japanese […] Read more

Admit it – you didn’t think Souma could pull off an episode like that, did you? I find my feelings for Shokugeki no Souma the anime are very much in-line with those for the manga.  That is to say, I started out liking it modestly as a fun diversion, and […] Read more

Methinks all Shinomiya’s dish needed was some coffee. This episode goes some way towards redeeming some of what annoyed me about last week’s otherwise strong effort – namely Megumi’s bait-and-switch character development.  I didn’t get too upset then because I knew this was coming, although while the way things played […] Read more

Goodness me – can this season really be in double-digits already? The elephant in the room as far as the plot of Shokugeki no Souma is concerned is Tootsuki Academy itself.  Like so much with this series I’m never quite sure just how far into conscious parody this is intended […] Read more