I guess if you show enough chibis and titties constantly moaning in foodgasms, people will turn the blind eye and plow through this show. Fortunately, SnS somehow manages to make the fans happy albeit it's crappy plot arcs and dismal animation laziness.

If the previous season had it's flaws well this season definitely did their utmost best to further highlight their flaws.

In short, Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara - Toutsuki Ressha-hen (boy are the names getting longer as each season getting shittier) was pretty much a train wreck that could not live up to the manga potential and kept derailing from it's path of what made this series so amazing when it first came out. As a huge fan of SnS, fans of this manga will be so let down this season with their lackluster display of commitment from JC Staff. But if it can't execute it well then boy does it suck hard. Go figure out what you've got' - Yukihira Jouichirou What more do you want? Grab a bowl, pull down your pants and start watching! TL DR: This season has more exploding clothes and foodgasms by packing some hype, some humour, some fan service, all while having the shittiest animation in all 4 seasons for the longest 24 minutes of your life. If you did not watch S1 or S2 or S3 then go watch them ASAP before reading this! While the latest season may not be the best, it still worth the time to indulge yourself into. It’s a clever move as I’m sure fans doesn’t want to see a half-assed adaptation. It became self-aware with the story’s pacing and decided to pour more value into the characters rather than rushing the plot. And what better way to do that with the Elite 10’s talents? Indeed, expect over exaggerated moments from the best of the best showing why they are so feared and respected.Īs a fan of the franchise, I’d say the fourth season is an improvement over the third. To no one’s surprise, this season indulges on foodgasm whenever the opportunity presents itself. The style of this season is very similar to the previous with the info dump on the food along with the judges’ reactions. A short list includes bear meat, salmon, soba, among others. Like previous seasons, you will witness a lot of exotic food. Sometimes, it’s not just about being the best. Furthermore, the season makes us care more about what’s really at stake. Characters that we don’t know too much about such as Nene and Azami gets their own background stories. It explores their past and almost feel like a character study. On the other hand, this season puts more value into the characters. It’s too bad really since I was looking forward to some of the more hyped Shokugeki battles. With only 12 episodes, it soon became obvious that the season isn’t enough to cover everything. To do that, the season chronicles the rivalries between the Polar Star students (aka rebels) against the Elite 10. For Souma and his friends, they want to prove to the world what cooking really means. It’s about standing up against Azami, someone who holds the academy under an iron fist. However, the main conflict in the series isn’t just about winning or losing. And once again, it’s not hard to see how Souma positively influences Akira. This season pits the two against each other once more in a match to see who the better man is. If you remember from the previous seasons, the two went head to head in a previous Shokugeki that ended up with Akira taking the victory. He proves this by going up against one of his archrivals, Akira Hayama.

Watching this season also made me realize that Souma is also improving a lot since the previous seasons. On the other hand, I’m not too pleased that some major characters got put on the sidelines to focus on her. It actually changed my impression on her as well as she values characters more than just their cooking. She has changed and is now much easier to make friends with. However, this season shows Erina in a different light. She debuted in the show with a huge ego and a dogmatic attitude. That is to say though, I’m not a big fan of Erina. Thanks to Souma, Erina regains her confidence and plays an invaluable role for the Polar Star residents. The season explores her character as we see how Souma can positively influence her as he did to others. However, Erina is now in a conflict on whether she truly wants to cook. We already know that Erina has defected from her Father’s clutches and allied herself with Souma. That’s pretty much a general idea of this season as the Polar Star residents face off against the Elite 10, a group of students who are considered the best of culinary arts at Totsuki Culinary Academy. If you want to beat the best, you have to be the best. What started as an experience of food ecstasy is now more about who is the best. Let’s face it…the anime at this point has lost some steam since the previous seasons. At some point, I’d think Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars) needed a break from its run.

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