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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- This looks good. Visuals are updated to modern standards and we got the main cast introduced from the first episode. Mao has the mindset of a chef and it impresses me at someone his age with his talent. Right off the bat, we're already getting some cooking. I also find the setting of this series to be really interesting with a degree of realism. |
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| is this a direct sequel or a stand alone thing? |
Zerity said: is this a direct sequel or a stand alone thing? A sequel. Don't watch this without seeing the 90's anime or you will be totally lost. |
| I wish Cowboy Bebop never existed. |
wolfwing said: actually only need to see the fist 19 episodes, this was episode 20, with next one being 21, I had hoped if they do a semi reboot they least start from the legendary cooking arc. Yeah you're right it is pretty much episode 20 with a few variations (Fei doesn't show up in the 90's version) Still, I wouldn't recommend this one for first timers. |
| I wish Cowboy Bebop never existed. |
| Ha they had us fooled, when they said it would be "Shin Chuuka Ichiban", they literally meant Shin aka new! So a reboot instead of adapting the Shin Chuuka Ichiban Manga... Also the episode selection is quite strange. While Black Chicken is probably one of the best episodes of that arc, it's a bit strange of a choice. They could have made the first Arc into a 50 Min episode maybe, so they would be smoothly here if done right. Now I'm even more interested to see if this will just reboot some episodes, reboot the remaining anime or even continuing into Shin Chuuka Ichiban eventually? |
| Trying to watch all available anime series so you won't have to anymore, the list of anime I can recommend is still in progress, tho |
| As of now I prefer the first series more and kinda weird to start at this point, but ok. |
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| A small recap at the start would have been welcome, but I like how they started from the middle of the story as if the previous episode just aired last week. xD They chose an interesting point to start from too, episode 20 from the first anime. It was almost as satisfying as the first time, to see Mao proving the value of the black chickens, the Silky Fowl, to that town of fools. I could swear Shirou would be the one to reveal that Mao was a Super Chef, but it was the wind this time. lol And next episode is going to introduce Shell already, can't wait! |
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| I agree with others that it's a bit strange to start of at the black chicken episode and NOT the Super Chef arc. Regardless, it was super fun to see this literally hours after I completed watching the original show, which was a real treat. Production-wise, I liked pretty much everything. Art looks nice, not as colorful as the original but still fine. Character designs are different but more faithful to the manga, only too bad about Mao and Chouyu's hair colors being just black now instead of nice blue and green, but oh well. New VA's are fine as well, I didn't really expect the old ones to reprise their roles anyway, even though that would've been fantastic. OP and ED are also really nice, Brian the Sun is always nice :3 Can't wait for next episode introducing Shell! valoon said: Funny thing is, I checked out the manga a bit just before watching this episode and it seems the original Chuuka Ichiban anime adapted the entire first manga AND quite a bit of Shin Chuuka Ichiban, but the anime ended before that manga was done when you look at the publishing years. According to the fansubs in the eyecatch of episode 49, episodes 49-52 are anime original too.Ha they had us fooled, when they said it would be "Shin Chuuka Ichiban", they literally meant Shin aka new! So a reboot instead of adapting the Shin Chuuka Ichiban Manga... Also the episode selection is quite strange. While Black Chicken is probably one of the best episodes of that arc, it's a bit strange of a choice. They could have made the first Arc into a 50 Min episode maybe, so they would be smoothly here if done right. Now I'm even more interested to see if this will just reboot some episodes, reboot the remaining anime or even continuing into Shin Chuuka Ichiban eventually? What I think is that this show will be around 24-26 episodes with the first half being a faster-paced remake from the eps 20-48 and the second half will adapt the bits of Shin Chuuka Ichiban which were never adapted back then. The translations I found online go up to volume 5 of Shin which contains: |
blazinblazin said: I literally just caught on to this and wanted to post a message but you beat me to it lol.Reason that it starts 1/2 way is due to the Manga, Shin Chuuka Ichiban. Which starts at the same spot, after he get's his Super Chef title. The Black Chicken is literally Shin Chuuka Ichiban's first chapter. |
wolfwing said: Zerity said: is this a direct sequel or a stand alone thing? it takes place after the first 19 episodes of the original series. Wait I'm confused, the original Anime is listed with 52 Episodes, but you only have to watch 19 to catch up? That's confusing. I'm really interested in this series due to its art style and character design and really wanna watch it, but I don't want to be lost. |
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| Weird place to start this, but I can't complain. I had a blast as the nostalgia hit me strong, and it was paced very well too. Lovely to see the awesome Mao back again! And I'll say it again (first time here), Chuuka Ichiban > Shokugeki no Soma anyday, anytime. So glad to have this series back! |
| "Chūka Ichiban! is written and illustrated by Etsushi Ogawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 11, 1995 to May 19, 1999. From 1995 to 1996 it was serialized as Chūka Ichiban!, however, during serialization, the character '真' was added, so from 1997 to 1999, it was serialized as Shin Chūka Ichiban! (真・中華一番!, True ver. - The best in Chinese (food)!)." So the original Chuuka Ichiban did adapt the parts of Shin Chuuka Ichiban, but didn't finish since the anime ended in 1998 and the manga ended in 1999. Would've been better if they just adapted from the beginning but whatever |
| I have missed this anime and nice to see that it is not a direct sequel where the old anime ends as i heard it was an anime original. Can't wait to see Shell next episode.. |
kaitonicOct 12, 2019 4:12 AM
| I liked it but didn't love it since it's continuing from episode 19 or 20. I still remember this episode being one of my favorites and next episode too since I'm a huge dimsum fan. I think their appearance is softer, if I recall correctly Fei wasn't in the 90s version, him being there was pretty funny. This remake is going to be my feel good series of the season because it brings back so many memories. |
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| I might watch the original if I have time What motivates me to watch it is this woman https://myanimelist.net/character/111243/Shan |
| I really don't like the glossy look, but otherwise a pretty good start. Love that the judges looked and sounded like chicken. The original was one of the first and favorite things I read in Jump, especially liked the focus on Chinese cuisine and the tournament. Unfortunate that it's somewhat of a sequel, that's bound to turn some away even though it shouldn't be a problem starting from here. Also sucks as it's no doubt overshadowed by Shokugeki, but perhaps it may get a boost by being that other cooking show airing in the same season. |
| Sieg Zeon! |
| welll I actually enjoed the first episode.... hmm |
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| After watching Shokugeki S4, this show felt like mediocre chinese cook show! lolz 4/5. |
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wolfwing said: actually only need to see the fist 19 episodes, this was episode 20, with next one being 21, I had hoped if they do a semi reboot they least start from the legendary cooking arc. Thanks! I wanted to know that, too. |
| [quote=wolfwing message=58507722] dragynfaerie said: sounds like this is based on the manga sequel, that got partly adapted in the original series before it ended :> So this is where the manga starts. Makes sense then. It looks like they plan to tell the story via flashback. I'm just going to marathon the first 19 so I don't feel like I missed something. I may watch them simultaneously like I did Hunter x Hunter. |
| @Zensenjabz the original manga never wrapped things up eventfully, so this sequel manga was created to continue things where the original left off. In the 97-98 series, this arc happened at Episode 19, missing the first 18 episodes known as the Super Chef arc. With this, Mao is essentially known as the super Chef before all this occurred. Hope this clarifies for anyone and everyone. With this, it definitely felt weird to start off at Episode 19 of the original series, but due to the manga source labelled as "New", they literally meant it with Mao at this point already being acknowledged as the Cooking Master Boy at this moment. But really, a reboot/sequel of the original is still nice, though it has the same feeling of said series with updated visuals and recurring characters that are reminiscent of 20+ years ago, the very first AND TRUE "Shokugeki no Soma" that we've come to know and love all these years. |
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| I didn't realise it was gonna be a sequel, guess I have to watch the original now. |
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| Does anyone know if the ending is using footage from real life locations? |
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| Holy moly it's been forever since I watched the first series. |
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WolfDBreidi said: It is a pity that Shokugeki no Soma has already shown us this formula and at a much higher level, in addition the fourth season is transmitted this season and on the same day, this new anime will have it very difficult, but hey, those who decide to see it enjoy. Shokugeki no Soma's author said that Chuuka Ichiban was one of the inspirations for his manga in the first place so it makes sense that it basically polished the idea further. It was mentioned in this interview here btw: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2019-09-13/interview-the-creators-of-food-wars/.151017 |
Sakubo777Oct 22, 2019 12:15 AM
| "People die when they are killed" - Emiya Shirou |
| Didn't know this was a sequel, but with this animes is hard to get lost, i feel like i could keep watching from here. It definitely has that 90's anime feel with modern and nice looking designs. |
| How far in the manga do I need to go to catch up to ep 1. Rather do that than watch 19 eps of the orig since I'mw atching so many shows right now |
| Whoops. I should definitely watch the original first. I had lowkey planned to, but hey. Though, I guess I mostly understood what was happening. It's only near the end when they started talking more about stuff that happened before where I was like, "Oh shoot back up". I'll be back eventually. |
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