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Nothing warms the heart in the fall like delicious food, so today we turn our attention to the genre of beauty of cooking, which is always given special attention in Japanese animation.
A striking example of this is the culinary shonen Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, which will be an excellent replacement for the recent hit Delicious in the Dungeon.
What Is Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma About?
Soma is a high school student, and after school he works in his father's family restaurant. Despite his young age, he has become adept at cooking amazing dishes – genes, constant practice, and regular fights with his father, whom Soma, like all sons, tries to outdo, are all at play.
A rich, but comfortably predictable life comes to an end when his father suddenly decides to close the restaurant, and he himself goes on a chef's tour of fashionable establishments. Now there is only one way for Soma – straight to the entrance exams of the Totsuki Culinary Academy.
The young man, who has never met other chefs, believes that high school will be an aperitif before adulthood, but at the most elite educational institution, everyone is willing to do anything for the title of chef.
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma Is a Convincing Coming-of-Age Story
The writers of Food Wars manage to make a convincing coming-of-age story, seasoned with motivating maxims. Precise directorial accents keep the temperature of all conflicts, biographies and flashbacks at the same level, so that the confrontations do not fade away and the pace of the series does not drag.
In the end, the success of the product depends not so much on the genius of the script – the anime industry is conservative in this regard – as on the ability of the creative team to emphasize the merits of the story and ensure its smooth flow.
Food Wars: Shokugeki No Soma Is a Rich Gallery of the Most Delicious Foods
Finally, the culinary setting itself is important – food is very important to the Japanese. Where Europeans see a routine snack, a source of aesthetic pleasure or a form of art, the inhabitants of Japan find the most important part of the cultural DNA.
In Food Wars, the products, the cooking process, and the dishes themselves become absolutes. And it's contagious: endless discussions about spice blends and close-ups of glistening delicacies inspire you to wage a culinary battle in your own kitchen.
At the same time, most of the recipes are quite realistic: some can be made without much effort, while others require exotic products, persistent practice, and perhaps several culinary battles.
Yes, Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma is not without its rough edges and does not stray far from the tried and true methods of its predecessors. However, the content and the skills of the creative team are enough to devour all the five seasons in one go.