Shokugeki no Soma, also known as Food Wars, is a slice of life genre, Japanese manga series. Souma Yukihira is a 15 year old boy who works as a sous chef at the restaurant his father, Joichiro, runs and owns. Yukihira plans on running the restaurant one day before his father lands a new job and has to shut down the place.
Despite the dean’s talented granddaughter’s, Erina Nakiri, objection, Yukihira gets enrolled in a highly acclaimed and competitive culinary school called Totsuki Saryo Culinary Institute, where students participate in food competitions called shokugeki.
The story proceeds as Yukihira gets settled in and starts meeting his peers in Shokugeki no Soma Manga. He soon discovers that his father is not only a Totsuki alum but was also one of the ten students that make a prestigious school council and Yukihira decides that he has to honor his father’s legacy and prove himself as the best.
The school commences the competition, that is to be judged by alumni, by choosing the top 60 freshmen students and eliminating them down to 8 participants who do week long internship and also participate in a school wide festival.
While everyone at school was busy with the competition, Erina’s father takes over the school. Yukihira and Erina form an alliance to throw her father off and call it the Rebel Faction. Council members, including Joichiro, join the force and help Erina defeat her father.
Eventually, her father loses and Erina is made the new headmaster of the school in Shokugeki no Soma. Yukihira graduates to the second year and soon meets a challenge when he discovers the existence of a criminal organization called “La Cuisiniers Noirs” or the dark chefs.
Turns out, the man leading the force is Asahi Saiba, Jaicho’s former protege, who beat him. Asahi kidnaps Erina in order to marry her. Yukihira, with the help of his friends, rescues her and defeats Asahi. If you’re into plots that offer a little bit of everything; drama, comedy, thrill, this is the perfect read for you.
