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1Hated it
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Average 3.4
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Heh, Food Wars is back and they didn't get time into the food battles with pork cutlet. Souma also faced off against a formidable rival this episode. Oh and there's Megumi and the others still preparing for their own future. Also more background storytelling and buildup this episode. I feel like Food Wars made a neat return and hopefully doesn't get delayed again. |
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they made some changes but not huge changes in this episode but the main question r they going to make some changes in the BLUE  |
ithyphallic60Jul 17, 2020 10:44 AM
| They did make some changes in this episode. Like wow. That saying was suppose to be said by Siaba Asahi himself. But if anything. This is wher why people are very unhappy with this arc alone and why many people dropped it. Which I can understand. |
| Shokugeki no Souma is back with a bang, the episode was good but again felt fast paced. I like the little Scooby-Doo reference at the end. Let's see how Souma will do in the BLUE~! |
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AsT5 said: ithyphallic60 said: they made some changes but not huge changes in this episode but the main question r they going to make some changes in the BLUE Dude you repeated the same thing as in episode 2 discussion XD i know but some people keep avoiding the spoilers XD , dont worry this is my last post |
| It's FINALLY back haha, but it doesn't sound very good for the next episodes, that villain definitely sucks, he's just a rapist, I don't know how can he think that it's a good idea to force someone into a wedding... but anyway i'm sure they'll beat him. |
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| so Food Wars is back and straight away the main villain wins, declares his obsession for Erina and is also the leader of the cooking-KKK? noice at least we got to see more of Soma's mom, wish there was more to show masaka spin off? |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
ithyphallic60 said: Dororun said: Shokugeki no Souma is back with a bang, the episode was good but again felt fast paced. I like the little Scooby-Doo reference at the end. Let's see how Souma will do in the BLUE~! souma will be ok but he better win the BLUE, but the other characters i'm not sure It seems obvious to me that Soma is going to beat Asahi at the BLUE |
| Not sure whether I should keep on forcing myself to watch this in hopes of a miracle or just forget about the existence of this season and arc. |
| Damn, this was one speedy episode! I doubt things will be getting any slower from here on so I'm just hoping they won't be getting any faster than this, had a hard enough time switching gears constantly from this episode alone. Erina-ojousama totally falling for Asahi-sensei's bait was a big face-palm, it's just like her xD. Only second to Souma, I suppose. Prestige of Totsuki v forced Bride, can't say it's the smartest of moves personally. Joichirou-san's sudden appearance definitely surprised me too. I figured he'd be more bummed out by this but good to see not. Train Souma well, sir. And teach how to fall in love while at it, lol. Finally some reference to Tamako-san too, it has truly been coming for a long time! By the way, the leader of the Gourmet Foundation (or whatevs it was) related to Erina? Interesting... Tadokoro and Aldini getting a few seconds of prep screen-time was really nice too. No comments on Asahi in particular, to be honest. I spoiled myself a fair bit on him in advance but the buildup with the usage of soundtrack (which is glorious all the time) and the dual revelations from Joichirou-san and Dojima-san. I got to say the "Shokugeki" part in the title might well be invalid now since they'll be away from Totsuki territory now, no? Whatever the case, I'm super glad this is back! Here's to hoping there'll be no more delays from here on to the very end (most likely one cour worth, anyway). phantomfandom said: They almost speak as fast as Saiki Kusuo. Found it extremely strange too. I get that they're trying to adapt things really fast but that's almost uncharted territory for such a show, lol. Need for Speed time. |
_MushiRock11_Jul 17, 2020 11:02 AM
#Anime4Life be my Life Motto! #PrayForKyoAni  |
| The visuals in here continue to be sadly stiff and jarring, imho. Tbf, though, it's not the only issue I have with this season. Starting back from s3, I've began to have major qualms about the course of the story, especially with how the adaptation's batshit pacing throws off a lot of scenes or even seems like it just straight up cuts major parts out. I'm not really that far into the manga, but hearing about how the last arc of this series is probably the worst, it's safe to say I don't feel really good about how this shit will wrap up, especially since it looks like even the staff is starting to give up trying to adapt such a mediocre story now that has lost its touch with the initial novelty (which, tbf, was already a thing from Chuuka Ichiban and Yakitate Japan). I've started to care even less and less about the particular details now. This new antagonist Asahi makes my experience even more aggravating. While I doubt this is how he's accurately portrayed, he comes off as that kind of "casually over-conceited" bad guy that I just loathe...hopefully that's not entirely the case, but it's not a good impression even then. |
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| Even as a mainly CGDCT/slice of life watcher, I am quite happy that Food Wars is back. One of the most from other categories I enjoyed. Tbh Asahi doesn't sound like a really bad villain for me even if he is active in the unterground scene. But still deciding a wedding with a cooking duel is a little bit too far...but I mean basically everything is decided with cooking here so no big surprise. Really looking forward to see the BLUE battles, I haven't read the manga so I have no idea how it will turn out but the good side will always win! So and I am hungry now seeing all those delicious food again (even with the "white sauce") |
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| NTR villain: If I win we'll get married. Erina: lol no. The end. |
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| This episode was truly bad. What’s worse is that I’ve a bad bad feeling about what will happen. I’m feeling sad about this series. I hope to be wrong, I really hope it. |
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| It was an okayish episode, some changes were primarily made to fit all the remaining content in this cour. Have mixed feelings about this, but honestly, it was pretty bad to begin with, so any change will do. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| I can already sense the series going downhill. Pretty poor episode |
| Lol, it's back baby ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh |
| In normal circumstances I would say, "Glad that Shokugeki no Souma is back"... but meh, Suzuki-sensei or Asahi, is a real sore to the eyes. Maybe I could have done without the return of this season XD I guess I could look at it this way, I am glad Megumi is back!! Megumi was the one who stole the episode again! I mean gyaru Megumi was amazing!! I do appreciate Erina working out though! |
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| Well, Shokugeki no Souma returns after a long break, and, like I expected, Souma lost. We are also introduced to the Noir (that is some organization of cooks working for criminals) and it turns out Suzuki is in truth a former disciple of Souma's dad who wants Erina for him. Tbh I can see why manga readers didn't like this arc. The NTR stuff with Asahi and Erina is already questionable, but that thing of the underworld chefs wearing KKK hoods and being a threat to the world of cooking is... very ridiculous. The plot with Azami during the seasons 3-4 was already over the top (even for the standards of the series), but this may be too much. Oh, well, let's see how bad this can get. I at least liked the interactions of Souma with his father. They were funny and the scene where Jouichirou tells Souma that the thing that makes a good chef is having someone to cook for (alluding to his wife) was sweet. |
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| Yay food wars is back! This episode was pretty good. We finally got to see Soma fight a strong opponent. Its still pretty early in this season so it was more of a buildup episode toward the BLUEs. I'm excited to see the next episode and to see if Soma takes what his dad told him about cooking for another person to heart. |
| Those Noir guys remind me of those witch cult from Re:Zero. Now all we need is for Asahi/Suzuki-sensei to bite his nails. Anyways. Food Wars is back and Souma lost. I liked Souma's and Jouichirou's interactions. We got to learn a bit about Souma's mother. |
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| I really don't like how they pretty much made the cast look like weaksauce honestly. I get it, gotta make new threat look strong, but did we really need another threat? Would've been more fun just watching the main four have a rivalry over BLUE. |
| If a dude breaks into my bedroom with his cult imma call the police asap, Erina tf are you doing? I guess this new dude sucks just like everyone said. He came out of nowhere and he even beat Joichiro all of a sudden. |
| If you read Eleceed you're automatically my friend. |
| It was ok i think. Better than previous ep |
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| This show really tries to explore what can/can't be perceived as animation. It's embarrassing how awful this show is visually and the writing is not much better. Fast-pacing aside the characters are so boring. Erina had her character development in the previous season but the others haven't had any for like three seasons. They've been so 1-dimensional this season and it bores me to death. The new villain is too op and his motivation for wanting to marry Erina is shallow. I also hated how Souma's dad lost to him off-screen. The Noir guys look like what edgy teenagers would find cool but in my eyes just look stupid. As much as it pains me I will watch this garbage to the end. |
| The cringiest season till now. The edgy pale slenderman chef declared his love for Erina, and of course, we have Erina, like the stupid idiot she is agreeing with the KKK leader. The dude just asked for her hand in marriage, but it turns out she gave it as little thought as she can give, she is deluded, stupid and doesn't deserve Soma. By far, the worst season ever. 3 episodes are enough to tell. I was expecting Soma to go full Sasuke mode, you know, the "I will get revenge" mode. But nah, Soma is still Soma. I swear to god, if they pull some BS at the finale, BS like Soma and Asahi had a close battle, Soma won, but lost against Takumi or Megumi or Erina, I'm gonna freak out. Soma deserves the win, he is the strongest chef. If they pull some "Power of friendship, who wins doesn't matter" shit I'll hunt them down. Everything about this season is just wrong, it feels wrong. When did this whole shit turn into a Food Mafia? What the fuck? |
 I said keep your hands on the table |
| The train wreck final season of Soma has finally returned and I'm reminded of why this was probably the only delay I didn't really mind...then again, if it wasn't delayed the season would be over and out of our lives by now. Anyway, the show continues to speed through the final arc, making tons of changes along the way. I still can't get over how this lame sorry excuse of an antagonist was forcefully shoehorned into this final arc for no reason. It would have been so much better to just have a normal competition without these Noir chefs. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Food wars is back but honestly not really that surprised by the ep. The main villain wins and he is basically a tracer. |
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| Aaaaaa i can't wait for episode 4. At last, the hiatus is gone. I miss them so much <3 . Even though its kinda pain to see the new villain Asahi -_- . So annoying errrr. |
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| How many times are we gonna have Souma lose, just for the winner to not follow through with their win condition? It happened with Shinomiya. It happened with Tsukasa, and it's happening again here. |
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| now that this is back, boy was this already a chore to go through. this final season will be super rough! like with Azami’s shtick, Noir’s deal is also dumb as hell |
dannymilkJul 17, 2020 6:39 PM
| They managed to find a source of conflict less intelligent that Azami. At least Azami was motivated by differences of opinion in how the world of gourmet food should interact with the world at large. If he wasn't comically evil, it could have been interesting. Saiba is just an idiot. Once again, the perception that a story needs epic conflict to be good ruins yet another decent story. |
| Every day you can read a book or watch some anime is a good day! |
| That end-card was the Takumi x Megumi validation that I didn’t know I needed in my life. |
| So Saiba Asahi is Jouichiro's student, does feel like they through him in outta nowhere with almost no build up but it is what it is I guess. Sounds like he'll give Souma a run for his money, which I'm looking forward to see how it'll playout. I know most manga readers claim this as the worst arc of the series, I'm curious what about it makes it so bad, I'll watch and find out I suppose. |
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| **sinking cost** |
“You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin” . |
| INTENSE! the increasing levels of intense is limitless! looks like Noir is a clut from the first time seeing it! bwahahah! 5/5. |
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| I sometimes forget that this is cooking anime or no every time And that pink haired secretary why does she wear the school uniform all the day doesn’t she have anything else to wear |
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