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Monday, March 16, 2020

Manga Review: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Volume 31, by Yuto Tsukuda, Shun Saeki, and Yuki Morisaki


Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5
Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)
Release Date: August 2019
Volumes: 36.
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 30. 32.

Goodreads Synopsis:

An action-packed, saucy food comedy featuring one boy’s determination to be top chef!

Soma Yukihira’s old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father’s culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs there at all?!

After a long, hard-fought battle, Soma and the rest of the resisters claim victory in the RĂ©giment de Cuisine, formally disbanding the Azami administration. A new Council of Ten is born, and the first-years advance to their second year at the Totsuki Institute. But the peace doesn’t last long. A few months into the new school year, the aroma of trouble once again wafts through the air!

Review:

Once the team shokugeki is over, things get to settle down after so long of fighting. They move into the next year and get to take their new places in the school, and on the council of ten for a lot of them.
Immediately as everything is settling down, Soma and Megumi are sent off on a murder mystery-like mission. It was a little odd to be in such a different setting so quickly, and then this odd plot turns into an even bigger surprise for Soma.
I know this series is coming to a close soon, and I thought the shokugeki was going to be the main climax to the story. Apparently not, as we're meeting a whole new character at the end of this volume. I'm intrigued, for the most part.
Also, I'm really happy to see how far Megumi has come. She's still shy, but she's also grown a lot and isn't as afraid to prove herself and make a point anymore, which is nice.


A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!

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