Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

Shokugeki no Soma centers on Yukihira Soma, a middle school student who is determined to surpass his father’s culinary skills. One day, his father decides to close down their family restaurant and hone his skills in Europe. Before leaving he enrolls Soma in an elite culinary school that is extremely difficult to enter with a graduation rate of only 10 percent. Will Soma be able to improve his skills, or will the kitchen prove to be too hot?

Season 1

Season 1

1 - Challenging the Elite Ten

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    One
[00:03] Narr
    Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy
    has produced numerous renowned chefs.
SIGN    Totsuki
[00:09] Narr
    There, a group of individuals who have been
    given unlimited privileges and funds exists.
[00:14] Narr
    They are ten powerful figures
    who have no equal—
[00:18] Narr
    the Totsuki Elite Ten Council!
[00:25] M
    Hey, Soma-kun.
[00:27] M
    Hey, Soma-kun!
[00:29] S
    What's up, Tadokoro?
[00:31] M
    Oh, um, I just think it's not safe to be
    lost in your thoughts when you're driving.
[00:37] S
    Oh, sorry.
[00:38] S
    You're right.
[00:39] S
    I just got this scooter.
[00:41] S
    It'd be sad if I got into an accident.
[00:44] M
    So were you thinking about the Elite Ten?
[00:48] S
    Yeah, I guess.
[00:51] M
    That's right.
[00:52] M
    Soma-kun, myself, and others who made it
    to the main Autumn Elections tournament
[00:57] M
    finally met them yesterday.
[01:00] M
    Culinary virtuosos who stand above all
    others at the pinnacle of Totsuki—
[01:04] M
    the Totsuki Elite Ten!
[01:06] (Flashback) Staff
    The Totsuki Elite Ten have arrived.
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SIGN    Momo
SIGN    High School Division, 3rd Year
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SIGN    Megishima Tosuke
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SIGN    T h e F i r s t S e a t
SIGN    Tsukasa
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[01:32] M
    And of course Soma-kun went right up
    to the A-team of upperclassmen...
[01:39] (Flashback) S
    I want to join the Elite Ten right now.
[01:42] (Flashback) S
    Would anyone be willing to accept
    a Shokugeki challenge from me?
[01:45] (Flashback) Takumi
    Hey, Yukihira!
[01:49] S
    Well, I sure got turned down pretty quick.
[01:53] S
    That was a downer.
[01:54] M
    Yeah...
[01:55] M
    It almost gave me a heart attack.
[01:57] S
    I should've waited until everyone
    relaxed a bit, I guess.
[02:01] M
    I don't think that was the problem...
[02:04] M
    I still get chills thinking about it.
[02:07] M
    The Totsuki Elite Ten were amazing people.
[02:11] M
    The cake by the fourth seat,
    Akanegakubo-senpai, was also...
[02:18] S
    Yeah, that was pretty amazing stuff.
[02:22] S
    I got a pretty strong message about
    how amazing the Elite Ten are.
[02:26] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    I hope we've helped you understand.
[02:28] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    There is a profound difference
    between the abilities of
[02:30] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    those who are the Elite
    Ten and those who are not.
[02:32] (Flashback) Kuga
    So yeah, that's how it is.
[02:35] (Flashback) Kuga
    I think you've figured out the nuances
    of things, at least a little,
[02:39] (Flashback) Kuga
    but we really, seriously, and absolutely
    don't have any time to waste on you guys.
[02:44] (Flashback) Kuga
    But, well, I guess...
[02:46] (Flashback) Kuga
    If, for example, you guys have anything—
    anything at all—
[02:49] (Flashback) Kuga
    cooking-wise that would
    let you guys win over me,
[02:52] (Flashback) Kuga
    I guess I could accept a Shokugeki challenge.
[02:55] (Flashback) Nene
    Their height.
[02:55] (Flashback) Kuga
    I said "cooking-wise," bitch!
[03:00] S
    Kuga-senpai said he's open to
    accepting a Shokugeki challenge,
[03:03] S
    but the conditions are pretty steep
    if I need something I can top him on.
[03:08] S
    It's not like there are even
    other ways of competing with him.
[03:10] M
    You're right.
[03:12] M
    Since he's a second-year, we'd rarely
    be in the same cooking classes, too.
[03:16] S
    Huh?
[03:17] S
    I thought you were against
    the whole idea of me
[03:19] S
    challenging the Elite Ten
    to a Shokugeki, Tadokoro.
[03:21] M
    What?!
[03:22] M
    Y-Yeah.
[03:23] M
    Of course, I wouldn't want you
    to get expelled or anything.
[03:26] M
    But Soma-kun, you're an amazing chef.
[03:30] M
    They may be upperclassmen,
[03:31] M
    but I feel being spoken to that
    way must've been frustrating.
[03:36] S
    Gotcha.
[03:37] S
    Thanks.
[03:43] S
    That's a huge truck.
[03:45] S
    I wonder if they're building something again.
[03:46] M
    Oh, right.
[03:48] M
    It's almost time to prep.
[03:50] S
    Prep?
[03:51] M
    Yeah.
[03:52] M
    Every year, we have an event to
    celebrate the end of autumn.
[03:57] M
    It's Totsuki Academy's school festival.
[03:59] S
    School festival?
[04:01] M
    Yeah, it's called the Moon Festival.
[04:03] M
    If you sign up,
[04:04] M
    you can set up a food booth as an
    individual or as a group participant.
[04:08] M
    Uh, Soma-kun?
[04:11] S
    That's it, Tadokoro!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Challenging the Elite Ten
[05:48] Students
    What do you wanna do for lunch?
[05:49] Students
    Um...
SIGN    The 92nd
    Moon Festival
SIGN    Participation Guide
[05:51] S
    So the Moon Festival goes on for five days.
[05:53] S
    They announce booth sales every day, huh.
[05:57] S
    This is sounding more and more like it.
[05:59] S
    Oh, hey, Nakiri!
[06:03] E
    Yukihira-kun...
[06:04] S
    What a coincidence, huh?
[06:06] S
    What class did you just come from?
[06:08] E
    I've told you several times that I don't want
    you starting up conversations with me!
[06:11] E
    Wh-Why isn't Hisako here right now?
[06:14] S
    By the way, are you also
    going to set up a booth?
[06:18] E
    Are you referring to the Moon Festival?
[06:20] E
    Of course I am.
[06:21] E
    The Elite Ten's booths are the main
    attraction at the event every year.
[06:25] S
    Oh, I see.
[06:27] S
    So that means Kuga-senpai's
    gonna have a booth, too.
[06:31] S
    All right, it's getting even better!
[06:33] E
    You can't possibly be...
[06:34] S
    Oh, yeah.
[06:35] S
    I'll join the fight, too.
[06:37] S
    If I can beat Kuga-senpai's booth in sales,
[06:40] S
    I bet he'll accept my challenge!
[06:43] S
    Not to pat myself on the back or anything,
[06:45] S
    but I really killed it at the
    neighborhood festival every summer!
SIGN    Diner
    Yukihira
    Pan-Fried Noodles
[06:48] (Flashback) Customers
    Why are these pan-friend noodles so tasty?!
[06:51] S
    I guess that means I'll be
    competing with your booth, too!
[06:54] S
    Let's give it our best, huh.
[06:56] S
    Later, Nakiri.
[06:59] E
    Challenging Kuga-senpai, I see.
[07:02] E
    I wonder if he really understands
    how the Moon Festival actually works.
[07:07] Students
    Okay, one more shot!
[07:09] M
    Oh, so you did decide to sign up for a booth.
[07:12] S
    Right?
[07:13] S
    I think that's my only option.
[07:15] S
    So yeah, Tadokoro.
[07:16] S
    Do you know what type of cuisine
    Kuga-senpai specializes in?
[07:19] S
    Unless I figure that out, I can't
    come up with a counter move.
[07:22] M
    Um, Kuga-senpai specializes
    in Chinese cuisine.
[07:28] S
    Chinese, huh?
[07:30] M
    Oh!
[07:40] M
    Hojo-san!
[07:41] S
    That was a tight dunk...
[07:46] Hojo
    Beat the eight seat, Kuga Terunori?!
[07:50] Hojo
    You're not the guy who challenged
    Shinomiya Kojiro for nothing.
[07:53] Hojo
    You talk a good game.
[07:55] M
    I was in Group B with Hojo-san
    in the Autumn Elections.
[07:59] M
    Hojo-san specializes in Chinese cuisine, too.
[08:02] S
    Oh, really?
[08:05] Hojo
    Unlike Kuga-san, who specializes
    in Sichuan cuisine,
[08:08] Hojo
    my training is broad in scope.
[08:11] Hojo
    So?
[08:12] Hojo
    How many staff members do you have lined up?
[08:15] S
    Staff?
[08:16] S
    It'll just be me.
[08:18] HM
    What?!
[08:19] S
    Huh?
[08:20] S
    But it's just a booth at
    a school festival, right?
[08:22] M
    U-Um...
[08:25] Hojo
    Are you free after school?
[08:28] M
    Oh, I have to go to the Regional Cuisine
    Research Society after school.
[08:32] Hojo
    Oh, just having Yukihira come is fine.
[08:35] Hojo
    You'll get it once you see it.
[08:38] Hojo
    I'll take you to the Chinese Cuisine
    Research Society—
[08:42] Hojo
    Kuga Terunori's stronghold.
[08:47] Staff
    Hup, hup, hup, hup!
[08:51] S
    What the...
[08:53] S
    I guess they're practicing
    wok tosses using dry rice.
[08:56] S
    Still, are they cyborgs or something?
[08:59] S
    How are so many people moving in unison?
[09:03] Kuga
    Okay, one, two!
[09:05] Kuga
    One, two!
[09:06] Kuga
    Good, good, good!
[09:08] Kuga
    Keep it going!
[09:09] Kuga
    Hey, you there! You faltered!
[09:12] Kuga
    What's wrong?!
[09:13] Staff
    M-My apologies, chief!
[09:14] Kuga
    You idiot!
[09:15] Kuga
    How could you possibly manage
    to do good work at the festival?
[09:19] Kuga
    Okay, this is about group responsibility.
[09:20] Kuga
    Everyone do another set of thirty.
[09:22] Kuga
    Okay? Go!
[09:25] Kuga
    Miyoko-chin!
[09:27] Kuga
    What's going on?
[09:28] Kuga
    Are you finally going to
    join the research society?
[09:31] Hojo
    Nope.
[09:33] Kuga
    I knew that!
[09:34] Kuga
    Well, you're welcome to join any time!
[09:36] Kuga
    And who's that with you—
    uh, was it Yukihira-chin?
[09:40] Kuga
    What are you here for?
[09:41] S
    Oh, I was just curious to
    see how you're preparing
[09:44] S
    for the school festival, Kuga-senpai.
[09:45] Kuga
    The school festival?
[09:47] S
    I've been thinking of putting
    out a booth, myself.
[09:50] S
    I'm just starting to think about
    what dish I should put out.
[09:53] S
    If I can beat you in sales,
[09:55] S
    you'll accept my challenge, right?
[09:57] Kuga
    Oh, I see.
[09:58] Kuga
    That's your angle, huh.
[10:00] Kuga
    Of course. I'll keep my word.
[10:02] S
    Oh, great!
[10:04] S
    Okay, can you tell me what dish
    you're going to serve, for starters?
[10:07] Hojo
    Hey, you're technically
    scoping out enemy operations.
[10:09] Hojo
    There are other ways to do it!
[10:12] Kuga
    You're interesting, Yukihira-chin.
[10:14] Kuga
    Well, I'm still thinking
    about which dish to choose,
[10:19] Kuga
    but our signature dish may be mapo tofu.
[10:22] S
    Mapo tofu?
[10:23] S
    We served a mapo tofu meal
    set at our place, too!
[10:27] S
    It was pretty popular—
[10:29] Kuga
    Huh.
[10:30] Kuga
    I think your place's a diner, right?
[10:34] Kuga
    Ten of you, line up.
[10:37] Kuga
    Cook our famous mapo tofu
    for Yukihira-chin, will you?
[10:41] Staff
    Roger!
[10:47] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin, have you heard
    this Chinese proverb before?
[10:52] S
    Huh?
[10:52] Kuga
    It's supposed to describe the
    people in Sichuan province,
SIGN    Sichuan
SIGN    Guizhou
SIGN    Hunan
[10:56] Kuga
    as well as the neighboring
    Hunan and Guizhou provinces.
[11:00] Kuga
    "Sichuan does not fear spiciness,
[11:02] Kuga
    Hunan does not fear eating spicy food,
[11:05] Kuga
    and Guizhou fears eating
    food that isn't spicy."
[11:09] S
    So basically, they really like spicy food?
[11:12] Kuga
    It goes to show how intently the region's
    been pursuing spicy cuisine—
[11:18] Kuga
    for centuries, at that.
[11:21] Kuga
    And my cooking has further
    elevated that cuisine.
[11:28] Kuga
    Here's Kuga Terunori's
    Signature Sichuan Mapo Tofu!
[11:32] Kuga
    Dig in while it's hot!
[11:34] S
    He got ten servings out
    at the exact same time!
[11:38] S
    That's amazing precision.
[11:45] S
    What the hell is this?!
[11:47] S
    Hot!
[11:48] S
    Delicious!
[11:49] S
    Hot!
[11:50] S
    Delicious!
[11:51] S
    Hot!
[11:52] S
    Delicious!
[11:53] S
    It's so spicy that my
    tongue's about to burn off,
[11:55] S
    yet there's wave after
    wave of delicious flavor!
[11:59] S
    It's a completely different
    beast from Yukihira's mapo tofu!
[12:04] S
    Not to mention...
[12:09] S
    They all taste exactly the same!
[12:13] S
    How well-trained are these guys?
[12:15] Kuga
    That's what you call
    authentic spiciness, Yukihira-chin.
[12:19] Kuga
    This combination of extreme
    spiciness and flavor
[12:23] Kuga
    isn't something a diner's
    dish can beat, is it?
[12:26] Kuga
    And my team's been trained to
    reproduce this taste to perfection!
[12:32] Kuga
    Trained by me.
[12:34] Kuga
    After all, the Moon Festival
[12:36] Kuga
    is a monster of an event that brings
    in 500,000 visitors a year.
[12:40] Kuga
    If you can't bust out a
    thousand servings a day,
[12:42] Kuga
    you're not going to land
    anywhere near the top earners.
[12:44] S
    A thousand servings!
[12:46] Kuga
    So how are things on your end, Yukihira-chin?
[12:49] Kuga
    I think you only have a staff of one,
[12:51] Kuga
    and you don't know what you're going to sell.
[12:54] Kuga
    So, Yukihira-chin, what were you
    planning to beat me with?
[12:59] Kuga
    Do you feel like sharing that with me?
[13:09] S
    What I'll win with?
[13:11] S
    Of course it'll be my cooking.
[13:21] Hojo
    You get how amazing Kuga-san
    is now, don't you?
[13:24] Hojo
    The Chinese Cuisine Research Society
    used to be, as the name suggests,
[13:27] Hojo
    a club that studied general Chinese cuisine.
[13:31] Hojo
    But he used that aggressive, spicy cooking
    of his as a weapon to dominate the club
[13:35] Hojo
    and make it narrow its
    focus to Sichuan cuisine.
[13:38] S
    I see.
[13:39] S
    So...
[13:41] S
    I'm seriously wondering what to do.
[13:43] Hojo
    What? But you looked so confident earlier!
[13:47] S
    Oh, Hojo, thanks for taking
    me to the research society.
[13:51] S
    Later!
[13:52] Hojo
    Hey!
[13:53] Hojo
    What's your game plan?
[13:55] S
    My game plan? I'm about to
    go home and come up with one.
[13:58] Hojo
    Then there's something else you should know.
[14:01] Hojo
    There's another major factor that
    puts you way behind Kuga-san.
[14:07] Hojo
    You're unknown outside of the academy.
[14:09] Hojo
    You don't have his reputation.
[14:13] S
    Reputation...
[14:19] S
    Let's see...
SIGN    In-Depth Analysis:
     Chinese Cuisine RS Led by
    the Eighth Seat, Kuga Terunori!!!
[14:20] S
    "The Chinese Cuisine
    Research Society's booth is
[14:23] S
    known to have loyal repeat customers.
[14:26] S
    This year, it will be headed by
    Kuga Terunori, one of the Elite Ten,
[14:30] S
    which has garnered even keener interest."
[14:35] S
    So the battle for customers
     begins before the event itself.
[14:41] S
    Oh, by the way, thanks, Mitsuru.
[14:43] S
    I made you bring the special edition over.
[14:45] Mitsuru
    Once you decide where you're gonna set up
[14:47] Mitsuru
    and what you're going to make,
[14:48] Mitsuru
    feel free to let me know!
[14:50] S
    Huh? Why?
SIGN    Totsuki
    Academy
    School
    Festival
[14:52] Mitsuru
    The journalism club handles making the
    guidebook for the Moon Festival.
[14:56] Mitsuru
    I'll make sure to save you a good spot in it!
[14:59] S
    Oh, I see.
[15:01] S
    That'd be great!
[15:04] S
    It's true that between the Elite Ten's
    Kuga-senpai and myself, I'm far less known.
[15:09] S
    But what can I do to
    overcome that disadvantage?
[15:14] I
    Soma-kun! Just the person
    I've been waiting for!
[15:16] I
    Join us to set out a booth at the
    Moon Festival as the Polar Star Dormitory!
[15:22] I
    Young men and women coming together
    to create something singular!
[15:26] I
    The most spectacular event
    to celebrate student life!
[15:29] I
    Indeed, this is youth itself!
[15:32] I
    Student life, itself!
[15:33] I
    Join us, Soma-kun!
[15:36] S
    Oh, well, so...
[15:40] I
    I see...
[15:42] I
    An individual entry, huh.
[15:44] I
    I'm disappointed that we
    can't participate together,
[15:46] I
    but I support your decision!
[15:47] S
    Thanks!
[15:49] Yuki
    Hey, Yukihira.
[15:50] Yuki
    Did you actually say you're going to go up
    against the Eighth Seat in the Elite Ten?
[15:54] Ryoko
    He did.
[15:55] Ryoko
    He's as reckless as usual.
[15:58] S
    So I'm about to fill out
    the application form,
SIGN    School Festival Booth Application
[16:02] S
    but what do they mean by "booth location"?
[16:03] [SONG] Sign 1604
    Requested Booth Location
SIGN    Booth No.
[16:05] I
    Oh, that.
[16:07] I
    The festival takes place on school grounds,
[16:11] I
    and the site's divided
    up into three main areas.
[16:14] Yuki
    Yeah, that's pretty important.
[16:17] Yuki
    You have to make sure you pick a spot
    that aligns with your booth's concept.
[16:19] S
    Oh, does it make such a big difference?
[16:22] Ryoko
    Yeah, they all come have
    their own characteristics.
[16:25] I
    First, the most popular spot, the Main Avenue!
[16:28] Ryoko
    Temporary tents will line the main
    street from the front entrance.
[16:33] Yuki
    Each dish will cost about 500 to 1,000 yen.
[16:35] M
    Because the food isn't expensive,
    there'll be a lot of foot traffic.
[16:39] I
    Next up is the Central Area where most
    of the kitchen facilities used by
[16:42] I
    classes are concentrated.
[16:43] Ryoko
    That's where booths serving dishes
[16:45] Ryoko
    that require specialized
    preparation or equipment will be.
[16:49] M
    People who want something more
    professionally prepared go there.
[16:52] Yuki
    In turn, the prices tend to be a bit higher—
[16:55] Yuki
    I'd say between 1,000 and 5,000 yen per dish.
[16:58] I
    Finally, there's the Yamanote Area
    where many of the Elite Ten locate
[17:02] I
    their booths every year!
[17:03] Ryoko
    It basically feels like a bunch of
    high-end restaurants got tucked away.
[17:07] Yuki
    At the very least, you'll be
    paying 5,000 yen per dish.
[17:09] Yuki
    The sky's the limit, basically.
[17:11] Yuki
    Not that I've ever been there.
[17:13] M
    It's tough to attract customers there
    unless you're well-known.
[17:17] I
    By the way, Kuga-kun's planning to
    set up shop in the Central Area.
[17:21] S
    Oh, really?
[17:23] I
    The Central Area lets you choose
    what size you want your booth to be.
SIGN    Entrance
[17:23] Sign 1725
    Main Avenue Area
SIGN    Central Area
[17:28] I
    He must've avoided the Yamanote Area
    so he can leverage the full potential
SIGN    Yamanote Area
[17:31] I
    of the large Chinese Cuisine RS.
[17:33] Y
    Well, not that anybody from the Elite Ten
    will have any trouble getting customers,
[17:36] Y
    no matter where he sets up shop.
[17:38] I
    Yeah.
[17:39] I
    In the end, his reputation
    is a powerful weapon.
[17:43] Ryoko
    Every year, all the organizations get
    wild-eyed trying to secure the best location.
[17:48] Ryoko
    If you choose the wrong spot...
[17:51] S
    It'd mean I couldn't possibly
    compete with Kuga-senpai, huh.
SIGN    Several Days Later
[18:03] E
    Yukihira-kun!
[18:06] E
    Today's the booth application
    deadline for the Moon Festival.
[18:10] E
    Are you still serious about
    challenging Kuga-senpai?
[18:13] E
    Did you devise a good strategy?
[18:18] E
    From the look on your face, it doesn't
    look like you have anything to go on.
[18:23] E
    Hey!
[18:23] E
    Say something!
[18:24] E
    I'm not trying to talk to myself here!
[18:26] S
    Secure the best spot possible in the
    high-traffic Main Avenue area...
[18:32] S
    It's obvious that I can't possibly
    compete against Kuga-senpai's popularity
[18:36] S
    unless I do that,
[18:38] S
    but is that the only angle I have?
[18:41] S
    Oh, Nakiri.
[18:43] S
    I didn't notice you there.
[18:44] E
    How rude!
[18:45] S
    I guess we sit next to
    each other in this class.
[18:47] S
    Let's get along, yeah?
[18:48] E
    Sit somewhere else!
[18:49] S
    I guess we randomly end up sitting
    next to each other sometimes,
[18:54] S
    like during the semi-finals
    in the Autumn Elections.
[18:56] E
    That was basically you
    just barging in uninvited!
[18:59] S
    Oh, and on the way back from camp in the car.
[19:01] E
    That was also you barging in uninvited!
[19:05] S
    Oh, and during that round, too...
[19:09] S
    I see.
[19:11] S
    I guess so.
[19:13] S
    I think that's the only way.
SIGN    Booth Application Center
[19:17] Konishi
    You've got to be kidding me!
[19:19] Konishi
    You want us to give up our booth spot?!
[19:20] Konishi
    Don RS has been here every year!
[19:23] Konishi
    We're not gonna give it up!
[19:25] Mito
    Why don't you step in front
    of me and say that, Konishi?
[19:27] Nao
    I don't care.
[19:30] Nao
    This spot is the best place for me to
    demonstrate my horrific cuisine of chaos.
[19:36] Nao
    Take your pointless don dishes elsewhere.
[19:39] Mito
    "Pointless"?
[19:41] Mito
    Oh, yeah?
[19:42] Mito
    Let's settle that with a Shokugeki, then.
[19:45] Nao
    Now we're talking.
[19:46] Konishi
    Watch out, Nikumi!
[19:48] Konishi
    She might hex you!
SIGN    Booth Application Center
[19:50] Staff
    Er, administrator?
[19:52] Staff
    We have another Shokugeki
    unfolding over a booth spot.
[19:54] E
    Excuse me.
[19:55] E
    Please clear the way, Mito Ikumi-san.
[19:58] Mito
    What?
[19:59] Mito
    Oh!
[20:00] Mito
    E-Erina-sama, I am so sorry.
[20:03] Hisako
    Sadatsuka Nao!
[20:05] Hisako
    Put fifty meters between
    yourself and Erina-sama!
[20:07] Nao
    Ah! Hisako-oneesama is speaking to me!
[20:10] Nao
    Thank you!
[20:13] Staff
    We confirm receipt of the
    booth application form,
[20:13] [SONG] Sign 2013
    Accepted
[20:17] Staff
    Miss Erina.
[20:18] E
    Very well. Thank you.
[20:22] E
    Yukihira-kun...
[20:24] S
    Is it my turn?
[20:25] S
    Thanks!
[20:28] Staff
    What?!
[20:28] Staff
    A-Are you sure about this?!
[20:31] [SONG] Sign 2032
    Requested Booth Area: Central Booth No.: A-2
[20:31] Staff
    This is right in front of the
    Chinese Cuisine RS's spot!
SIGN    Chinese Cuisine
    Research Society
    Rep: Kuga Terunori
[20:37] S
    Yup.
[20:38] S
    Is it available?
[20:39] Staff
    Y-Yes...
[20:40] Staff
    Since the Chinese Cuisine RS
     is such a big name,
[20:43] Staff
    no one wants to set up their booth nearby.
[20:45] S
    Oh, I see!
[20:46] S
    I'm glad to hear that.
[20:48] S
    Oh, and my booth will be serving...
[20:50] S
    Chinese.
[20:52] E
    What?!
[20:53] Konishi
    Huh?
[20:54] S
    Do you remember when we had to make
[20:55] S
    200 servings of breakfast
    at the camp from hell?
[20:59] S
    That time, I managed to pass
    by the skin of my teeth.
[21:03] S
    A lot of that was thanks to
[21:05] S
    my being able to get customers
    lined up for you to peel off.
[21:10] S
    Hey, now that I think about it,
[21:11] S
    I was able to survive camp
    thanks to you, in a way.
[21:16] S
    Thanks, Nakiri!
[21:18] E
    Don't make fun of me!
[21:19] E
    I don't need your thanks!
[21:20] E
    I won't take any insults!
[21:23] S
    Just like that time,
[21:24] S
    I'll steal all the customers who show
    up for Kuga-senpai's Chinese food!
[21:29] S
    That's the only way I can steal a win!
[21:34] [SONG] Sign 2136
    Accepted
[21:35] Staff
    Your application form's been accepted.
[21:36] S
    Thanks.
[21:38] S
    The stage is now set.
[21:41] S
    Guess I'll be challenging that
    explosive spiciness of his!
[21:45] E
    Yukihira-kun...
[21:47] E
    About the booths. Just in case,
[21:49] E
    you know you'll get expelled
    if your booth loses money, right?
[21:55] S
    What?
[21:55] S
    Expelled?!
[23:27] Tsukasa
    Yukihira Soma?
[23:29] Rindo
    Yeah, that's the one.
[23:30] Rindo
    He made a big speech about how
    he's going to challenge Kuga
[23:32] Rindo
    at the Moon Festival.
[23:34] Tsukasa
    Hmm.
[23:36] Rindo
    What, Tsukasa?
[23:37] Rindo
    At least pretend you're interested.
[23:40] Tsukasa
    That's the least of my concerns right now.
[23:43] Tsukasa
    Will my booth's interior
    be finished on schedule?
[23:46] Tsukasa
    Will it be to specifications?
[23:47] Tsukasa
    Will anything break?
[23:49] Tsukasa
    I'm so worried.
[23:52] Rindo
    You're such a scaredy cat!
[23:54] Rindo
    But you'd agree with me that the Moon Festival
[23:58] Rindo
    now has another main attraction, wouldn't you?
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode: "Ma" and "La"
[24:07] M
    I hope you savor the next episode!

Season 1

2 - "Ma" and "La"

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Two
SIGN    Moon Festival Guide Book
[00:03] Mitsuru
    Come get the Moon Festival Guide Book,
     hot off the press!
[00:08] Mitsuru
    Get one, take one!
[00:09] Mitsuru
    Here you go!
[00:11] Guys
    Hey, look at this!
[00:13] Guys
    Is Yukihira Soma for real?
[00:16] Mitsuru
    Yukihira-senpai, I put you
    right where you asked.
[00:20] Mitsuru
    I had the article about your booth set
SIGN    Totsuki Academy High School Division 1st Year, Yukihira Soma
[00:23] Mitsuru
    right on the next page after
    the Chinese Cuisine RS!
[00:26] Yuki
    He's setting up right in
    front of the Chinese Cuisine RS?!
[00:28] Yuki
    And he's going to serve Chinese food?!
[00:31] Ryoko
    And he had to get his booth listed
    right next to their page, too.
[00:34] I
    It doesn't surprise me one bit.
[00:36] Hayama
    I figured he'd start something
    up to stir the pot,
[00:39] Hayama
    but I didn't expect him to
    take them on head-on like this.
[00:43] Takumi
    Yukihira, damn you!
[00:46] Takumi
    You always fire me up!
[00:49] Isami
    Bro, you're crushing the guidebook!
[00:51] Takumi
    Oh, sorry.
[00:52] Alice
    This isn't fair!
[00:54] Alice
    Why does Yukihira-kun get all the attention?!
[00:56] Kuga
    Wow, Yukihira-chin!
[00:58] Kuga
    You look so chill, but you're so extreme.
[01:01] Kuga
    I hope you won't come to regret it.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
[02:37] S
    "You know you'll get expelled
    if your booth loses money, right?"
[02:40] S
    When Nakiri said that,
    I did get kind of spooked,
[02:44] S
    but thinking about it, how can
    I end up with zero profit?
SIGN    "Ma" and "La"
[02:47] S
    I mean, it's a huge five-day festival
    that'll have 500,000 people coming.
[02:51] Konishi
    Well, sure.
[02:53] Ikumi
    Unless you decide to set up shop
    right in front of a powerful competitor!
[03:01] S
    Well, I'm sure it'll all work out.
[03:03] Ikumi
    That doesn't sound convincing at all!
[03:05] Ikumi
    I know how disorganized you are!
[03:08] Guy
    Excuse me...
[03:09] Ikumi
    Huh?
[03:10] Guy
    Miss Ikumi.
[03:11] Girl
    Can you check the paperwork, please?
[03:13] Ikumi
    Sure, hang on.
[03:15] Girl
    Ikumi-senpai's so cool!
[03:19] S
    Wow, Don RS sure is booming these days.
[03:23] Konishi
    Yeah, we're getting a ton of applicants
    from the junior high division.
[03:27] Konishi
    Nikumi's gotten way more charismatic lately.
[03:31] Konishi
    She won the Shokugeki against Sadatsuka Nao
     without any trouble, too.
SIGN    S a d a t s u k a N a o (White)
SIGN    B u r n e d- O u t V e r s i o n
[03:37] Ikumi
    By the way, Yukihira.
[03:38] S
    Huh?
[03:39] Ikumi
    I'd like to help out at your booth,
[03:43] Ikumi
    but I have to take care of them.
[03:46] Ikumi
    So...
[03:48] S
    Oh, there's no need, Nikumi.
[03:50] S
    I'm the one who told you to
    give Don RS your best shot.
[03:53] Ikumi
    Right!
[03:54] Ikumi
    But if you run into any trouble,
    ask for help!
[03:56] S
    Okay!
[03:58] Konishi
    Yeah, what Nikumi said!
[04:00] Konishi
    After all, you and Tadokoro
    are honorary members!
SIGN    H
    o
    n
    o
    r
    a
    r
    y
    
    m
    e
    m
    b
    e
    r
    s
    ?
[04:05] S
    We are?
[04:08] S
    Anyway, I gotta do what I gotta do.
[04:10] E
    That's ridiculous, Alice!
[04:12] S
    Huh?
[04:13] Alice
    You don't have to get so mad at me!
[04:15] E
    The booth application deadline
    was a long time ago.
[04:19] E
    You decide now that you want
     to join the Moon Festival?
[04:22] E
    I may be one of the Elite Ten,
    but even I can't help you.
[04:25] Alice
    Hmph.
[04:26] Alice
    I can grab someone else's booth
    location using a Shokugeki.
[04:30] Alice
    There are other ways, I'm sure.
[04:31] E
    You said it was too much trouble
    to even bother last year!
[04:34] S
    Hey, what are you Nakiris fighting about?
[04:37] Alice
    Oh, Yukihira-kun.
[04:38] E
    Don't call us that!
[04:40] Hisako
    Erina-sama!
[04:42] Hisako
    Due to traffic,
[04:43] Hisako
    the contractors handling interior
    construction will be an hour late.
[04:47] E
    I see. I suppose we can't do much about that.
[04:48] S
    Oh!
[04:48] S
    I guess you guys time to spare, then.
[04:50] E
    Huh?
[04:51] S
    I've been thinking that I'm gonna make
    some dishes I used to serve back home.
[04:54] S
    Can you be taste testers?
[04:56] E
    What?!
[04:57] E
    Why would I do something like that?!
[04:59] Hisako
    Just for an hour, Yukihira!
[05:02] Hisako
    Erina-sama is very busy.
[05:03] E
    Hisako isn't vetoing it?!
[05:06] Alice
    I can chip in, too.
[05:07] S
    Thanks!
[05:13] Hisako
    I've sliced the green onions.
[05:16] Hisako
    That's as far as I'll go in terms of help.
[05:17] S
    Sure, thanks!
[05:19] E
    Hisako...
[05:20] E
    I'm not wrong. I think she's friendlier
    with Yukihira-kun lately.
[05:25] E
    Hisako...
[05:26] Hisako
    Yes?
[05:29] E
    N-Nothing. Never mind.
[05:32] S
    Here's the Yukihira-Style Mapo Tofu Set!
[05:35] S
    Dig in!
[05:36] Hisako
    From what I've seen,
[05:38] Hisako
    this appears to be a typical dish served
    at restaurants for the general public,
[05:41] Hisako
    Erina-sama.
[05:52] E
    Hm, I see.
[05:54] Alice
    So spicy!
[05:55] E
    But this won't let you beat Kuga-senpai.
[05:59] E
    That's because your dish lacks both
    ma and la by a significant margin.
[06:05] S
    "Ma" and "la"? What are
    you talking about, Nakiri?
[06:08] E
    You should be ashamed of your ignorance!
[06:10] E
    Listen, spiciness in Chinese
    cuisine rests upon two pillars.
[06:14] E
    The fiery spiciness associated
    with red chili peppers, la-wei,
SIGN    La-wei
[06:17] E
    and the numbing spiciness associated
    with Sichuan peppers, ma-wei.
SIGN    Ma-wei
[06:20] E
    The two combined are called ma-la-wei.
[06:24] S
    Huh.
[06:26] S
    Sichuan peppers...
[06:27] S
    Nikumi used them during the prelims.
[06:30] E
    Chinese cuisine encompasses
    a very broad range of dishes.
[06:35] E
    There are eight great regional
    cuisines across China,
SIGN    Anui
SIGN    Hunan
SIGN    Jiangsu
[06:38] E
    each of which developed in a specific
    climate and local customs.
SIGN    Fujian
SIGN    Zhejiang
SIGN    Shandong
[06:41] E
    The ma-la flavor is considered
    the distinctive characteristic
SIGN    Sichuan
[06:44] E
    of Sichuan cuisine,
     which is Kuga-senpai's forte—
SIGN    Sichuan
[06:50] S
    Hm, hm.
[06:51] E
    Crap!
[06:52] E
    I gave him useful information!
[06:54] S
    That was really helpful.
[06:56] S
    Thanks for explaining it to me.
[06:58] E
    F-Forget what I just said!
[07:00] E
    Forget everything!
[07:02] S
    That's impossible.
[07:03] Alice
    Yeah, no way.
[07:04] Hisako
    That's impossible, Erina-sama.
[07:08] S
    I see.
[07:09] S
    So Chinese Cuisine RS's mapo tofu has all that
[07:11] S
    lingering flavor despite
    the sheer spiciness of it
[07:13] S
    because Kuga-senpai is making
    good use of the ma-la flavor.
[07:17] Alice
    That sounds about right.
[07:18] Alice
    His culinary skills are
    quite advanced, of course,
[07:21] Alice
    but there can be yet another reason
    why his spiciness is so addictive.
[07:25] S
    Huh?
[07:26] Alice
    From a biological standpoint,
    spiciness is not about the sense of taste,
[07:30] Alice
    but about the sense of pain!
[07:32] S
    Huh, so it's about how much it hurts.
[07:35] Alice
    That's right.
[07:36] Alice
    Spiciness is not sensed by
    the same flavor receptors
[07:40] Alice
    that handle sweetness, bitterness,
    sourness, saltiness, and umami.
[07:42] Alice
    It's sensed by a separate
    class of vanilloid receptors.
[07:45] Alice
    Extra strong spiciness
[07:47] Alice
    also causes adrenaline and beta-endorphins
    to be released in the brain.
[07:50] Hisako
    Those neurotransmitters trigger
    feelings of excitement and happiness.
[07:54] Hisako
    That'd explain why spiciness is addictive.
[07:57] Alice
    Yes, it's only possible because
    spiciness is perceived as pain.
[08:01] Hisako
    In medicinal cuisine,
[08:03] Hisako
    spiciness is said to aid internal
    organs in their functions
[08:06] Hisako
    and also help reduce stress.
[08:09] S
    I see.
[08:10] Hisako
    That's why those who wield absolute control
    over spiciness are formidable foes.
[08:15] Hisako
    Kuga-san once said to me that...
[08:18] (Flashback) Kuga
    When anyone eats my food,
[08:20] (Flashback) Kuga
    they all sweat a ton and turn
    red in the face, you know?
[08:22] (Flashback) Kuga
    But they all keep eating anyway.
[08:25] (Flashback) Kuga
    Seeing that is the best.
[08:27] (Flashback) Kuga
    I love torturing people with my food.
[08:33] S
    I guess I can kind of relate to that.
[08:35] S
    When someone eats my food and
    smiles because it tastes good
[08:37] S
    or groans because it tastes awful, it's fun.
[08:40] S
    I guess that's part of why I cook.
[08:43] E
    I see he's plenty twisted enough on his own.
[08:45] E
    Anyway, spiciness can deliver a jolt
    of delicious flavor like lightning!
[08:49] E
    Kuga-senpai is well aware of how
    it can bring people to their knees.
[08:53] E
    That's how he was able to join the Elite Ten.
[08:57] E
    The overwhelming spiciness of Sichuan cuisine
[08:59] E
    and its underlying complex flavors—
[09:02] E
    if you do not have a
    means of countering that,
[09:05] E
    you will never be able to win!
[09:07] M
    I see.
[09:09] M
    Nakiri-san said that?
[09:13] M
    Is your mapo tofu so bad, though?
[09:17] S
    It's not "bad,"
[09:19] S
    but it's true that it can't stand
    up the spiciness of Sichuan cuisine.
[09:24] S
    It's a similar to back when
    I clashed with Mimasaka over beef stew.
[09:28] S
    I guess testing is the
    only way I'll find out.
[09:31] S
    First, I'm going to research
    the heck out of that spiciness,
[09:34] S
    then I'm going to figure out
    a recipe that'll let me win.
[09:36] M
    Oh, um...
[09:38] M
    I thought this might be useful.
[09:40] M
    I brought Chinese recipes and stuff.
[09:42] S
    Huh?
[09:43] S
    Didn't you get invited by
    Isshiki-senpai to join in
[09:46] S
    on the Polar Star Dormitory
    booth with the others?
[09:48] M
    Oh, yeah.
[09:49] M
    My Regional Cuisine RS is doing a booth, too.
[09:54] M
    But I turned both of them down.
[09:56] S
    Huh? Why?
[09:57] M
    Oh.
[09:58] M
    Well, I mean, I thought you
    didn't have enough staff.
[10:04] M
    Oh, um... Right!
[10:05] M
    I might hold you back, of course!
[10:08] M
    B-But back home, I'd help out with customers,
[10:12] M
    and I studied up some
    during the Stagiaire, too.
[10:14] M
    I guess I think I might
    be of some help, maybe!
[10:17] M
    So... if I can help you with your booth...
[10:21] M
    That is, if you're okay with that...
[10:25] S
    Tadokoro...
[10:27] S
    That'd seriously be a super big help!
[10:29] M
    Okay!
[10:29] S
    Okay, let's cook up something
    awesome, Tadokoro!
[10:33] M
    Yeah!
[10:35] Alice
    Hayama-kun!
[10:37] Alice
    May I come in?
[10:39] Hayama
    What do you want?
[10:40] Alice
    I have a message.
[10:42] Alice
    I, Nakiri Alice, have decided to
    participate in the Moon Festival.
[10:47] Hayama
    Oh, okay.
[10:49] Alice
    But the booth application period has ended.
[10:53] Alice
    So let's put our best foot forward together.
[10:55] Hayama
    Huh?
[10:56] Alice
    Let's use the Shiomi Research Group's booth
    location together, with the three of us.
[11:01] Alice
    I have permission from Professor Shiomi.
[11:04] Hayama
    Huh?!
[11:05] (Flashback) Alice
    Please hear me out, Professor Shiomi.
[11:08] (Flashback) Alice
    He can continue his work at
    the Shiomi Research Group,
[11:11] (Flashback) Alice
    but he can only participate
    in the school festival
[11:13] (Flashback) Alice
    as a high school first year
     once in his lifetime!
[11:15] (Flashback) Jun
    Once in his lifetime...
[11:17] (Flashback) Alice
    It is our wish to create something
    memorable together with Akira-kun,
[11:22] (Flashback) Alice
    our valued school friend.
[11:25] (Flashback) Alice
    Right, Ryo-kun?
[11:27] (Flashback) Ryo
    Sure...
[11:27] (Flashback) Jun
    "Our valued school friend"!
SIGN    Maternal Instinct
[11:30] (Flashback) Jun
    Hayama-kun has friends his own age!
[11:33] (Flashback) Alice
    So on that note, please sign this form.
SIGN    Shiomi Jun
[11:37] Hayama
    That Jun!
[11:39] Alice
    Now do you understand?
[11:41] Alice
    Oh, and of course, I will be the leader.
[11:43] Hayama
    That's not a given!
[11:45] Hayama
    To heck with that!
[11:46] Hayama
    Kurokiba, say something!
[11:49] Ryo
    Once the miss is set on something,
[11:51] Ryo
    you can't stop her.
[11:53] Hayama
    Don't give up!
[11:54] Hayama
    Tough it out!
[11:55] Alice
    Just wait, Yukihira-kun!
[11:57] Alice
    You too, Erina!
[11:58] Alice
    I'm going to one-up you guys at the festival!
[12:01] Hayama
    I'll have you know that our booth
    location is in the Main Avenue area,
[12:05] Hayama
    so it's not where Yukihira
    or Nakiri Erina will be.
[12:07] Alice
    What? How tragic.
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[12:12] S
    First, saute ground pork over high heat.
[12:15] S
    Boil firm tofu for two
    minutes and let it drain.
[12:18] S
    Once the ground pork turns
    brown and fragrant,
[12:22] S
    add the spicy flavors!
[12:24] S
    Take chicken stock and add sweet bean sauce,
[12:26] S
    chili bean sauce, black bean sauce,
[12:27] S
    garlic, and chili powder.
[12:32] M
    How is it?
[12:33] S
    It's still not enough.
[12:34] S
    This wasn't the spiciness I
    tasted at Chinese Cuisine RS.
[12:40] S
    Wow, so spicy!
[12:42] S
    But it's still not enough!
[12:44] S
    Not yet!
[12:45] S
    Spicy!
[12:46] S
    Not gonna let them beat me!
[12:47] S
    Damn, it's spicy!
[12:49] S
    I did it, Tadokoro!
[12:51] S
    Mapo Tofu, Extra Spicy Version!
[12:55] S
    Try it, please.
[12:56] M
    His lips are already swollen!
[13:07] M
    Sh-Shpicy!
[13:10] S
    Yeah, it's ridiculously spicy.
[13:13] S
    Okay, let's try some other Chinese dishes.
[13:17] S
    Twice-cooked pork.
[13:18] S
    Pepper steak.
[13:20] S
    Oh, sorry, Tadokoro.
[13:23] S
    You can take a break.
[13:25] M
    No, I have to do the tasting!
[13:27] M
    Sh-Shpicy!
[13:31] M
    I ate it...
[13:32] M
    I managed to eat it, Soma-kun!
[13:34] S
    I knew it,
[13:36] S
    but it's still a complete failure.
[13:38] S
    They're just spicy, and that's it.
[13:42] S
    Beyond all that spiciness,
[13:44] S
    the Chinese Cuisine RS's mapo
    tofu had well-constructed umami.
[13:51] M
    Um, Soma-kun...
[13:53] M
    I heard this from Hojo-san,
[13:55] M
    but the seasonings used
    by the Chinese Cuisine RS
[13:58] M
    like chili bean sauce,
     sweet bean sauce, black bean sauce,
[14:01] M
    and oyster sauce are all
    specially-made by Kuga-senpai.
[14:06] S
    Specially-made?
[14:08] M
    I think that's why there's so much
    umami underlying the spiciness.
[14:13] S
    I see.
[14:14] S
    So one of Sichuan cuisine's signature dishes
[14:17] S
    has been infused with multiple expressions
[14:18] S
    of Kuga-senpai's culinary convictions.
[14:20] S
    It's really become a dish that
    represents who he is as a chef.
[14:24] S
    Spiciness, huh.
SIGN    Skewers RS
[14:39] M
    Wow!
SIGN    An Evening of Taro Stew With Isshiki Satoshi
[14:41] I
    Indeed!
[14:42] I
    Our Polar Star Dormitory booth
    will be serving taro stew!
[14:45] S
    Huh.
[14:46] I
    We'll be using a lot of produce
    grown on the Isshiki farm!
SIGN    An Evening of Taro Stew With Isshiki Satoshi
[14:49] S
    The booth sign's well-made, too.
[14:51] Yuki
    I designed it!
[14:53] Aoki-Sato
    We built it!
[14:55] S
    Are you sure using a temporary tent in the
    high-class Yamanote Area is a good idea?
[14:59] Ryoko
    We're hoping to look rustic and approachable.
[15:02] Yuki
    We already have a ton of advance reservations
[15:04] Yuki
    from ladies who attend
    Isshiki-senpai's cooking class!
[15:08] S
    I get that, but...
[15:10] S
    Why are you dressed like
    that, Isshiki-senpai?
[15:13] I
    Well, traditional taro stew gatherings
    are done on a river bank.
[15:17] I
    So I'm thinking right around there, say...
[15:19] S
    Does he intend to put a river there?!
[15:21] Students
    We're out of paint!
[15:22] Students
    We need a purchase run, stat!
[15:23] Students
    Anyone available to help?!
[15:24] S
    Wow, everyone's in all-out prep mode.
[15:27] M
    Every day after school will be like this now.
[15:30] M
    It's exciting!
[15:32] Isami
    Tadokoro-san!
[15:33] Isami
    Yukihira-kun!
[15:35] M
    Oh!
[15:35] M
    Isami-kun!
[15:36] [SONG] Sign
    Pop-Up
[15:37] M
    "Pop-up Trattoria Aldini"?
[15:39] M
    Huh.
[15:40] S
    You're doing it with Takumi?
[15:41] Isami
    With all of our classmates, actually.
[15:44] Takumi
    Yukihira!
[15:46] Takumi
    I heard you're going to
    challenge Kuga-senpai.
[15:48] S
    Oh, yeah.
[15:49] Takumi
    Let me say this.
[15:50] Takumi
    You're not the only one who's
    grown during the Stagiaire.
[15:54] Takumi
    Don't think I'm the same man
    I was during the prelims!
[15:57] Takumi
    I'm the one who'll defeat you!
[15:59] Isami
    We have to go shopping, Bro.
[16:01] Takumi
    You hear me, Yukihira?!
[16:03] Hayama
    You've got to be kidding me!
[16:05] Hayama
    The menu's already set!
SIGN    Shiomi Research Group Creative Curry Laboratory
[16:07] Alice
    Why?
[16:08] Alice
    Why does it have to be curry?
[16:09] Hayama
    We're inviting representatives from
    Shiomi Research Group's corporate partners!
[16:13] Hayama
    You can't just do whatever you want!
[16:14] Alice
    Then why am I even showing up?!
[16:17] Ryo
    I have a message from Professor Shiomi.
[16:20] Jun
    I'll manage our corporate partners somehow!
[16:23] Jun
    Hayama-kun, go enjoy student life!
[16:26] Hayama
    Jun...
[16:27] Alice
    Besides, Professor Shiomi told me to
    collaborate with you on the menu.
[16:28] S
    That's a fun trio.
[16:30] M
    I wonder if they'll actually
    be able to work together.
[16:32] S
    It's busy everywhere,
[16:33] S
    but I guess everyone's enjoying student life.
[16:35] M
    Yeah, it's really invigorating!
[16:39] Kuga
    Come on, march!
[16:41] S
    There's nothing invigorating about this.
[16:41] Kuga
    A one-two, a one-two!
[16:44] Kuga
    Oh, Yukihira-chin.
[16:45] S
    Hey.
[16:46] S
    Is that construction material for your booth?
[16:48] Kuga
    Yeah, it's such a production.
[16:50] Kuga
    Our booth's huge,
[16:52] Kuga
    and the storefront is an
    important factor, you know?
[16:54] S
    It kind of looks grim.
[16:56] Guys
    Not at all! We're having fun!
[16:59] S
    Well, that's good.
[17:01] Kuga
    Still, if your booth loses money,
    you'll be expelled!
[17:04] Kuga
    I couldn't possibly bear
    to see young talent like you
[17:07] Kuga
    forced to leave the academy!
[17:10] S
    You're definitely not thinking that at all.
[17:12] Kuga
    Well, try not to get expelled, at least.
[17:16] Kuga
    Come on, march!
[17:17] Kuga
    A one-two, a one-two!
[17:18] S
    The storefront's also an
    important factor, huh.
[17:22] S
    It's true that when I set up shop
    at a summer festival with Dad,
[17:25] S
    we got more customers when
    we were more creative.
[17:28] S
    Huh?
[17:29] S
    I see.
[17:30] S
    Nakiri said it, too.
[17:32] S
    Sichuan isn't the only Chinese cuisine.
[17:35] S
    Then maybe, just maybe...
[17:37] S
    Tadokoro, there's something I need.
[17:39] S
    Can you help?
[17:42] M
    What is it?
SIGN    Chinese Cuisine Culinary Division Warehouse No. 3
[17:45] Miyoko
    This is what Yukihira wants, right?
[17:49] M
    Yeah.
[17:49] M
    Is it really okay to let us use it?
[17:52] Miyoko
    Sure.
[17:53] Miyoko
    I already got permission from the
    lead lecturer in Chinese cuisine.
[17:56] Miyoko
    I told you to hit me up if
    you needed help, remember?
[18:01] M
    Thanks!
[18:02] Miyoko
    I wish I could help you out
    during the festival, too,
[18:05] Miyoko
    but I'm supposed to help
    out at a different booth.
[18:07] M
    Oh, don't worry about it
    after all your help already!
[18:10] M
    Besides, you're still training for
    your family restaurant, right?
[18:14] Miyoko
    Yeah. It's all baby steps,
[18:16] Miyoko
    but I feel I'm building better relationships
    with the restaurant staff lately.
[18:20] Miyoko
    I hope I can be like you soon—
[18:22] Miyoko
    a chef everyone likes.
[18:25] M
    Th-That's—
[18:27] S
    How'd it go, Tadokoro?
[18:28] M
    Soma-kun!
[18:30] M
    Found it! Right here!
[18:31] S
    Oh, thanks, Hojo!
[18:34] Miyoko
    You're welcome.
[18:35] Miyoko
    Make sure you give Kuga-san a
    run for his money with this!
[18:38] S
    Sure!
[18:41] (Flashback) SBoy
    Dad, what's this?
[18:43] (Flashback) SDad
    It's a stone oven I borrowed
    from someone I know.
[18:46] (Flashback) SDad
    If we just do pan-fried noodles
    every year, it gets boring.
[18:49] (Flashback) SDad
    We'll use this to get top sales
    at this year's summer festival.
[18:53] (Flashback) SBoy
    Huh.
[18:55] S
    We need this to get it all started...
[18:58] S
    in order to make that.
SIGN    A Few Days Later
[19:02] [SONG] Sign 1905
    Moon Festival Opening Day
[19:02] Urara
    The plum ticket is 500 yen,
    the bamboo ticket is 1,000 yen,
[19:06] Urara
    and the pine ticket is 10,000 yen!
[19:09] Urara
    Customers will use these
    tickets at your booths!
SIGN    Totsuki
[19:13] Yua
    They serve as proofs of purchase,
[19:16] Yua
    so please don't lose them!
[19:19] Urara
    Furthermore, your earnings report must be
    submitted before 6:00 PM every day!
SIGN    Te-he!
[19:24] ---
    Te-he!
[19:26] Alice
    Yukihira-kun... Erina, you too!
[19:29] S
    Hey.
[19:29] Alice
    The day's finally here.
[19:31] Alice
    Are you all ready?
[19:33] S
    Well, for now.
[19:36] Alice
    I see.
[19:36] Alice
    I'm glad.
[19:37] Alice
    I'm disappointed that I can't compete
    in the same area as you two,
[19:40] Alice
    but our booth will beat out the rest of
    othe competition in the Main Avenue area.
[19:45] E
    The two behind you seem to be
    suffering from extreme fatigue.
[19:47] E
    Is your booth going to be all right?
[19:50] Alice
    Of course.
[19:52] Alice
    Yukihira-kun, don't let
    your rival get you down.
[19:54] Alice
    Good luck with everything.
[19:55] Alice
    Oh, speak of the devil...
[20:03] Urara
    We'll now sing the Totsuki Teahouse
    Culinary Academy's school anthem.
[20:08] S
    School anthem? We have one?
[20:11] S
    Did you know, Tadokoro?
[20:12] M
    Here in the bosom of the
    land of the rising sun,
[20:20] M
    come ye sharp and bright-souled youths
[20:28] M
    Look upon the pinnacle of food.
[20:33] M
    Now, bestir yourselves.
[20:36] M
    Ah, hone yourselves. (Hone yourselves.)
[20:41] M
    You are in the sacred land of gourmands.
[20:45] M
    You are here in Totsuki Academy.
SIGN    The 92nd
    Moon Festival
[20:53] Kuga
    Tsukassan.
[20:56] Kuga
    I hope you'll keep your promise?
[21:01] Senzaemon
    The time has come!
[21:06] Senzaemon
    I now announce the opening
    of the Moon Festival!
SIGN    The 92nd
    Moon Festival
[21:16] Kuga
    If I may say so myself,
SIGN    Kuga Restaurant
[21:17] Kuga
    I've created one very
    respectable restaurant here.
[21:20] Staff
    Indeed!
[21:21] Staff
    Just look at Yukihira Soma's
    booth in comparison.
SIGN    Totsuki Culinary Teahouse Academy
    Famous Taiwanese
     Black Pepper Buns
[21:25] Staff
    How dare he even consider
    challenging us with such a place!
[21:31] S
    All right!
[21:32] S
    This is our first hand to win
    against the Chinese Cuisine RS—
[21:36] S
    the black pepper bun!
[22:59] M
    Piping hot black pepper buns!
[23:01] M
    Would you like a hot black pepper bun?
[23:03] Women
    Huh?
[23:04] Women
    Black pepper buns?
[23:05] Women
    I've heard of them!
[23:06] Women
    They're famous Taiwanese street food, right?
[23:09] Women
    Oh, look!
[23:11] Women
    They're plastered all over
    inside the stone oven!
[23:14] Women
    I wonder what they taste like?
[23:15] M
    They have a ground pork rib meat
    filling seasoned with black pepper!
[23:20] Women
    Oh, I want to try that!
[23:22] Women
    Me, too!
[23:23] Women
    Give me two!
[23:24] M
    Thank you!
[23:26] S
    Thanks!
[23:27] Women
    They're hot!
[23:29] Women
    Digging in!
[23:34] Women
    It's so juicy!
[23:38] Women
    The bun is soft and flaky,
    just like pie crust!
[23:41] Women
    The meat stuffing has lots of sliced onions!
[23:44] Women
    The spicy black pepper adds a nice note.
[23:46] Women
    The ground pork's mild richness
    and umami just keep gushing out!
[23:51] Women
    Delicious!
[23:55] M
    Thank goodness.
[23:56] M
    Soma-kun, they seem to like it!
[23:58] S
    Great!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode: Moon Festival
[24:07] M
    I hope you savor the next episode!

Season 1

3 - Moon Festival

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Three
[00:07] Customers
    So good!
SIGN    Totsuki Culinary Teahouse Academy
    Famous Taiwanese
     Black Pepper Buns
[00:10] Customers
    Oh, so this is Yukihira Soma's booth.
[00:13] Customers
    He's the one who made
    it to the finals, right?
[00:16] Customers
    That smells really good!
[00:18] Customers
    Black pepper buns, huh.
[00:19] M
    They're piping hot and delicious!
[00:22] M
    Please come eat here!
[00:24] Kuga
    Black pepper buns,
     a Taiwanese specialty, huh.
[00:28] Kuga
    I do think it's a good angle,
    if I have to be honest.
[00:32] Kuga
    It lets you distinguish yourself
    from my forte, Sichuan cuisine,
[00:36] Kuga
    despite choosing Chinese cuisine.
[00:39] Kuga
    After all, its strong peppery
    bite and the juiciness of the meat
[00:43] Kuga
    will tend to enthrall those who taste it.
[00:46] Kuga
    But you know, it's pointless
    if no one shows up to eat it.
[00:52] Kuga
    Listen up, Yukihira-chin.
[00:54] Kuga
    The Moon Festival
    is different from a Shokugeki,
[00:57] Kuga
    where it's guaranteed that
    the judges will eat your food.
[00:59] Customers
    Whoa, what's this imposing booth?
SIGN    Kuga Restaurant
[01:02] Customers
    It's Sichuan cuisine by the
    Elite Ten's Eighth Seat.
[01:04] Customers
    Maybe I'll go here.
[01:06] Customers
    The Elite Ten, huh.
[01:07] Customers
    I think I'll go there after all.
[01:08] M
    Oh.
[01:09] Kuga
    Customers will only favor the strong.
[01:13] Kuga
    Isn't it obvious?
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The 92nd
    Moon Festival
SIGN    Moon Festival
[02:51] I
    Everyone, the Moon Festival's finally here!
[02:53] I
    Let's use this opportunity to
    enjoy student life to the hilt
[02:56] I
    while ensuring that our
    customers are fully satisfied!
[02:58] All
    Yeah!
[03:01] E
    It finally begins, Hisako.
[03:03] Hisako
    Yes, Erina-sama.
[03:04] Ikumi
    Let's kick all the other booths to
    the curb with our ultra-premium donburi!
[03:07] Ikumi
    Put your backs to it!
[03:09] All
    Yes'm!
[03:10] Isami
    Hey, are you all ready?
[03:12] Girls
    Ready!
[03:14] Takumi
    Okay, let's get started!
[03:16] Hayama
    What's with all this turmeric?
[03:19] Ryo
    We only have two tomatoes...
[03:21] Hayama
    Who handled the order?
[03:23] Ryo
    Well, that'd be...
[03:25] Alice
    Hey, where's the outlet for the centrifuge?
[03:30] Hayama
    This is a nightmare.
[03:31] Ryo
    It's reality.
[03:33] Staff
    Hup! Hup! Hup!
[03:36] Staff
    Hup! Hup! Hup!
[03:36] Kuga
    Come, come! Please savor this
    seductive Sichuan cuisine!
[03:41] Kuga
    In addition to our main
    attraction, mapo tofu,
[03:43] Kuga
    we have spicy water spinach, spicy dumplings,
    and steamed chicken with chili sauce!
[03:51] Customers
    So spicy!
[03:52] Customers
    Water! Water!
[03:54] Customers
    But...
[03:56] Customers
    I can't stop eating it!
SIGN    Kuga Restaurant
[03:57] M
    Black pepper buns! Who wants to try some?
[04:01] M
    Get them while they're piping hot!
SIGN    Kuga Restaurant
[04:03] M
    Just one plum ticket!
[04:05] S
    Come one, come all!
[04:16] Kuga
    One ticket, two tickets.
[04:19] Kuga
    So many.
[04:21] Kuga
    Wow, nice. So many.
[04:23] Kuga
    I'm glad you had so many customers come.
[04:26] Kuga
    I'm happy for you as your senior.
[04:29] Kuga
    Totsuki's future is bright
    with students like you!
[04:32] M
    The Chinese Cuisine RS made so much more.
[04:35] Kuga
    If only you'd decided not
    to pick a fight with me
[04:38] Kuga
    and chosen a different spot for your booth,
[04:41] Kuga
    you'd have had a really fun
    school festival. Too bad.
[04:47] Kuga
    All right, the prep team should
    start on what we need for tomorrow.
[04:51] Staff
    Yes, sir!
[04:55] M
    Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What to do?!
[04:57] M
    We're super guaranteed to
    end the first day with a net loss!
[04:59] M
    Soma-kun, this decides whether
    you can stay at Totsuki!
[05:02] S
    Well, I didn't think we'd come out
    strong on the first day, but...
[05:03] M
    Oh, my god!
[05:07] S
    I didn't think we'd struggle this much!
[05:10] M
    Hey, this is no laughing matter!
[05:12] S
    Yeah...
SIGN    Kuga Restaurant
[05:14] S
    You're right.
[05:19] Yua
    Everyone, we have an announcement.
SIGN    Teppanyaki
[05:22] Yua
    We have finished tallying
[05:24] Yua
    first day sales as of six o'clock
    for the Moon Festival.
[05:28] Yua
    We will now announce
    sales rankings for each area.
[05:31] U
    The Main Avenue area's first!
[05:34] U
    Third place—
[05:38] U
    goes to Don RS!
[05:40] Konishi
    Don RS! We were this close to shutting down!
[05:43] Konishi
    Look at us now!
[05:45] Ikumi
    Third place is nothing to be this happy about!
[05:47] U
    Second place goes to Skewers RS!
[05:49] U
    And now, first place!
[05:51] U
    The winner is Pop-up Trattoria Aldini!
[05:53] I
    We're first, bro!
[05:55] I
    I guess having someone who advanced
    to the main tournament as our lead
[05:58] I
    was a good attraction!
[06:00] Takumi
    Nah, it's because we all worked together.
[06:04] Yua
    The Central Area's next!
[06:07] Takumi
    How'd Yukihira do?!
[06:08] U
    Third place goes to
    Yo-Yo Restaurant by Western Cuisine RS!
[06:11] U
    Second place goes to
    El Fuego by Spanish Cuisine RS!
[06:14] U
    And first place goes to
    Kuga Restaurant by Chinese Cuisine RS!
[06:19] U
    Their sales were more than double that
    of the booths in second place and below!
[06:23] Ikumi
    Yukihira...
[06:24] Ikumi
    Guess you couldn't take customers
    away from Kuga Terunori.
[06:27] Takumi
    I was hoping he'd at least
    be in the top three.
[06:30] Mitsuru
    Extra! Extra from Totsuki Sports!
SIGN    92nd Moon Festival Begins
[06:32] Mitsuru
    We have first day sales rankings that
    include those below third place.
[06:36] Students
    Hey, look!
[06:38] Students
    There are two booths that
    couldn't turn a profit!
[06:40] Students
    What idiots!
SIGN    Booths
    With
    Day
    One
    Losses
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
    (Chinese Cuisine)
    
    Shiomi Research Group
    (Creative Curry)
[06:41] Sign 0643
    Main Tournament
    Finalist
    (Winner)
[06:41] Sign 0643
    Main Tournament
    Finalist
[06:41] Sign 0643
    Prelims
    Top 8
[06:41] Sign 0643
    Prelims Top 8
[06:41] Sign 0643
    Main Tournament
     Finalist
SIGN    Lost
     Money
SIGN    Lost
    Money
SIGN    Lost
     Money
[06:43] E
    What is the meaning of this?!
[06:45] E
    All of you advanced to the Autumn
    Elections' main tournament!
[06:48] E
    It is already an embarrassment that three
    finalists are in last place in sales.
[06:51] E
    But you all actually lost money!
[06:53] E
    Are you trying to demean the
    prestigious Autumn Elections?!
[06:57] M
    S-Sor... I'm so sorry!
[06:59] E
    I... I wasn't speaking to you
    specifically, Tadokoro-san.
[07:02] Hayama
    How are you going to take responsibility
    for this, eh, Nakiri?
[07:04] Hayama
    You made a crap-ton of mistakes
    ordering ingredients!
[07:06] Alice
    But you were supposed to
    check the order, Hayama-kun!
[07:10] Ryo
    I think you said you'd do that too, miss.
[07:13] Alice
    Hey, whose side on you on?!
[07:15] Hayama
    Hey, Kurokiba.
[07:16] Hayama
    What's up with your mistress?
[07:18] Hayama
    She kept changing the menu
    lineup until the day before!
[07:21] Hayama
    That's why she made mistakes like this!
[07:24] Ryo
    You don't know what you're talking about.
[07:26] Ryo
    She'll keep doing it tomorrow and forever.
[07:30] Alice
    Anyway, we'll just have to turn
    a profit starting tomorrow.
[07:34] Alice
    Okay, let's switch gears.
[07:36] Hayama
    This is basically your fault!
[07:38] Hayama
    Are you even sorry?!
[07:40] Takumi/Ikumi
    They've got zero teamwork!
[07:43] Ikumi
    Megumi, are you okay?
[07:46] Ikumi
    You're not even getting to
    challenge the Elite Ten.
[07:48] Ikumi
    And you might end up being expelled together.
[07:49] M
    Oh, y-yeah...
[07:51] S
    Well, I'm sure we'll figure something out.
[07:53] Ikumi
    Yukihira?!
[07:55] Takumi
    Where have you been?!
[07:56] S
    Oh, I just had to take care of something.
[07:59] S
    By the way, aren't you guys hungry?
[08:02] S
    I made black pepper buns using
    leftover filling from today.
[08:05] S
    Let's have dinner.
[08:06] Alice
    Sure, I'll have some.
[08:08] Ikumi
    Where'd the tension go?!
[08:10] I
    Good work, everyone!
[08:12] I
    Let's start closing up shop for today.
[08:14] Yuki
    Huh? We're stopping already?
[08:16] Ryoko
    But the crowd's just starting to
    build up in the Yamanote Area.
[08:19] Ryoko
    Why not keep going for a bit longer?
[08:21] I
    Our primary goal is to have fun.
[08:25] I
    We shouldn't overdo it on the first day.
[08:27] I
    Besides...
[08:29] I
    There's something I want to
    prepare for tomorrow, too.
[08:32] S
    Hey, the other half of the
    Nakiris should eat, too.
[08:35] E
    I said don't call us that!
[08:37] E
    I'm not eating anything!
[08:38] E
    I inadvertently helped
    you with taste-testing,
[08:40] E
    but I have not acknowledged
    your cooking as legitimate!
[08:42] S
    'Kay...
[08:43] Alice
    Oh, but Erina, it's good.
[08:45] Hisako
    The meat filling benefits from the
    fragrance of black pepper and sesame oil.
[08:50] Ryo
    Well, it'd taste better if I'd done it.
[08:53] S
    Huh?!
[08:54] Hayama
    In addition to black pepper,
[08:55] Hayama
    the filling contains the five spice powder
    essential to Chinese cuisine,
SIGN    Five Spice Powder
[08:59] Hayama
    and anise, which helps enhance flavor.
SIGN    Anise
[09:02] S
    Yeah, bingo!
[09:04] S
    Chinese seasonings are basically just spices.
[09:07] S
    I was able to use what I learned during
    the curry match in the prelims.
[09:11] S
    Oh, Nikumi helped, too.
SIGN    Testing in Progress
[09:14] (Flashback) Ikumi
    There are other seasonings used
    in Chinese cuisine, you know.
[09:17] (Flashback) Ikumi
    Oyster sauce, XO sauce, and
    too many spices to name.
[09:22] (Flashback) S
    Yeah.
[09:23] (Flashback) S
    Let's try a bunch!
[09:25] (Flashback) S
    Wrap this up in dough with some
    finely-sliced green onions, then bake them.
[09:29] (Flashback) Ikumi
    Damn!
[09:30] (Flashback) Ikumi
    It's damn good, Yukihira!
[09:32] S
    Thanks for your help, Nikumi!
[09:34] Ikumi
    Hey, you can't just grab my hand like that!
[09:37] Takumi
    Yukihira, why didn't you call me to help?
[09:39] Isami
    Bro, why don't you ask him directly?
SIGN    Delivering the inspiration of food from Totsuki: From the students to the customers
SIGN    92nd Moon Festival Begins
[09:43] S
    So these are the sales rankings
    for the first day, huh.
[09:46] S
    Wow!
SIGN    Day 1 Sales Rankings ~ Yamanote Area ~
SIGN    1st Place Akanegakubo Momo 3rd Yr H.S. 4th Seat 2nd Place Nakiri Erina 1st Yr H.S. 10th Seat 3rd Place Megishima Tosuke 3rd Yr H.S. 3rd Seat 4th Place Kinokuni Nene 2nd Yr H.S. 6th Seat 5th Place Tsukasa Eishi 3rd Yr H.S. 1st Seat
[09:47] S
    So many of the Elite Ten rank
[09:49] S
    as top sellers in the Yamanote Area!
[09:50] M
    The fourth seat, Akanegakubo-senpai,
    is in first place.
[09:54] S
    The first seat, Tsukasa-senpai,
    is in fifth place.
[09:58] S
    Oh, I don't see the second seat, Kobayashi
    Rindo-senpai, or Eizan-senpai on the list.
SIGN    Delivering the inspiration of food from Totsuki: From the students to the customers
[10:04] S
    I wonder if they're not participating.
[10:05] S
    So one of the Nakiris was
    in second place, huh.
SIGN    Delivering the inspiration of food from Totsuki: From the students to the customers
SIGN    92nd Moon Festival Begins
[10:09] S
    That's super amazing.
[10:11] S
    I'll show up. Let me try your food.
[10:12] E
    If you want to dine at my establishment,
    you'd better come with plenty of pine tickets!
[10:16] Hisako
    Erina-sama's booth is by reservation only.
[10:19] Hisako
    We do not accept walk-ins.
[10:21] Hisako
    If we had, we would have been in first place.
[10:25] S
    Huh.
[10:26] E
    Not all participants are trying
    to compete for sales, like you.
[10:31] E
    There are many students who
    seek to hone their own cooking skills.
[10:34] S
    Huh, guess it takes all kinds.
[10:37] E
    Anyway!
[10:38] E
    Now's not the time for you to be paying
    attention to booths in other areas, is it?
[10:41] E
    You must focus on beating
    Kuga-san in the Central Area.
[10:45] S
    Do I?
[10:46] E
    Huh?
[10:51] Ikumi
    What?
[10:51] Konishi
    Nikumi!
[10:53] Konishi
    Our booth tent broke!
[10:55] Konishi
    Come right away!
[10:56] Ikumi
    You wimp! Stop crying!
[10:58] Ikumi
    Hang on, I'll be right there!
[10:59] Isami
    Bro, we should start the
    meeting for tomorrow.
[11:03] Isami
    Everyone's waiting for us.
[11:05] Takumi
    Oh, right.
[11:06] Alice
    Then we should meet and strategize, too.
[11:08] Ryo
    A'ight.
[11:10] Takumi
    Yukihira, above all,
     focus on turning a profit!
[11:14] Ikumi
    Yeah! Don't get Megumi expelled!
[11:16] S
    Yup, I'll give it my best shot!
[11:18] Takumi
    I have to say, you're just—
[11:19] Isami
    Bro, let's go.
[11:20] Takumi
    Hey, wait, Isami!
[11:22] Takumi
    Hey, Yukihira!
[11:23] Takumi
    Don't forget that I am your rival!
[11:24] S
    Tadokoro, guess we should
    prep for tomorrow, too.
[11:27] M
    Yup!
SIGN    Kitchen No.2
[11:30] M
    Hup!
[11:31] M
    Huh?
[11:33] M
    I thought there'd be more leftover filling.
[11:37] M
    Maybe we used it all up earlier at dinner?
[11:42] M
    Oh.
[11:43] M
    Um, Soma-k...
[11:44] S
    Oh, thanks.
[11:45] S
    Okay, here.
[11:47] S
    I'm counting on you.
[11:51] M
    Soma-kun, what was that about just now?
[11:54] S
    Oh, Tadokoro!
[11:55] S
    I need to pick your brains
    about the rest of the festival.
[11:57] S
    Have time?
[11:58] M
    Huh?
[11:59] M
    O-Okay.
SIGN    An Evening of Taro Stew With Isshiki Satoshi
[12:02] I
    All right, everyone!
[12:03] I
    It's day two of the Moon Festival!
[12:05] I
    I added a new direction to our booth!
[12:07] I
    Let's increase customer satisfaction
    and further enjoy student life!
[12:12] All
    Yeah!
SIGN    An Evening of Taro Stew With Isshiki Satoshi
SIGN    Sexy Sideburns
[12:15] Ladies
    Daigo-chan!
SIGN    His Gaze Cuts Like a Knife
[12:16] Ladies
    Shoji-nyan!
SIGN    Mysterious & Charming
[12:18] Ladies
    Shun-sama!
SIGN    Intelligence Is the True Measure of a Man
[12:19] Ladies
    Zenji!
SIGN    Taro Stew Booth Manager
[12:21] Ladies
    Isshiki-kun!
SIGN    The Staff of Your Choice Will Serve You
[12:23] Y
    I-It feels like a host club for some reason.
[12:27] Ryoko
    But he sure knows his customers.
[12:30] Yuki
    We might make it into the top five today.
[12:33] Ikumi
    Four orders of ultra-premium donburi, stat!
[12:35] Takumi
    If you want something lighter,
[12:37] Takumi
    how about a calzone?
[12:39] Hayama
    We don't have any naan!
[12:42] Hayama
    I let you handle the naan because you
    said you'd take care of it, Nakiri!
[12:45] Alice
    And I did, see?
[12:47] Alice
    Here's candy that crystallizes
    everything naan represents!
[12:49] Hayama
    How would curry go with that?!
[12:51] Ryo
    It sure does taste like naan.
[12:53] [SONG] Sign 1254
    Dried Fish Store of Darkness
    Kusaya
     Buy Take-Home Gifts Here
[12:53] Men
    I love this stench!
[12:55] Men
    Give me five!
[12:56] Men
    Gimme two!
[12:58] Nao
    My Dried Fish Store of Darkness
    is really popular today, too.
[13:03] Nao
    I'm kind of concerned that my
    customer base seems skewed, but...
[13:07] Student
    Sadatsuka was serious about doing
    that in the Main Avenue area?
[13:07] [SONG] Sign 1254
    Dried Fish Store of Darkness
    Kusaya
     Buy Take-Home Gifts Here
[13:11] Student
    There'll be complaints about the smell.
SIGN    Entrancing
     Gourmet Insect Dishes
    — Entomophagy RS —
[13:13] Rindo
    Hey, this isn't bad!
[13:15] Rindo
    It feels like a sweeter version of soft roe.
[13:17] RS
    That's right!
[13:18] RS
    Asian giant hornet larvae
    taste good, don't they?
[13:21] Rindo
    Thanks for the taste!
[13:24] Rindo
    Okay, next up...
[13:25] Rindo
    Oh, this line must be for Kuga's booth!
SIGN    Kuga Restaurant
[13:31] Kuga
    There's a never-ending line that's
    even longer than yesterday's!
[13:35] Kuga
    I'm getting such steady business!
    It's hard being so business savvy!
[13:39] Rindo
    Well, guess I can come by later.
[13:42] Rindo
    Oh, there it is.
[13:44] Rindo
    Yukihira Soma's little stall.
[13:44] M
    Piping hot black pepper buns, anyone?
[13:46] Rindo
    Black pepper buns, huh.
[13:48] Rindo
    Looks good.
[13:49] Rindo
    Hm?
[13:50] Rindo
    They're eating something with chopsticks?
[13:55] U
    Here it comes!
[13:56] U
    The Central Area's top seller
    on day two of the festival is...
[14:00] U
    Chinese Cuisine RS's Kuga Restaurant!
[14:02] U
    They were by far the top earner today, too!
[14:04] Kuga
    Well, no surprise there.
[14:06] Kuga
    But I'm starting to feel a
    bit sorry for Yukihira-chin.
[14:10] Kuga
    He was dead last in fortieth place yesterday.
SIGN    34th Dairy Product RS 35th Yukihira Soma 36th Wild Vegetables RS
[14:15] Kuga
    Thirty-fifth place?
[14:16] Kuga
    Oh, guess he tried some on the second day.
[14:19] Kuga
    Oh, he's not here.
[14:21] Kuga
    Hey, hey, hey.
[14:22] Kuga
    Did any of you get a look at
    Yukihira-chin's booth today?
[14:25] Staff
    Come to think of it, I think he
    had more customers than yesterday.
[14:29] Staff
    There was another item on the menu.
    It looked like a noodle dish.
[14:33] Kuga
    Hm.
[14:34] Nao
    Everything sold out today, too.
[14:36] Nao
    Food that speaks to people
    who love smelly cuisine does well.
[14:47] Nao
    That's...
[14:48] S
    Sir!
[14:49] S
    Would you like a black
    pepper bun before you go?
[14:52] S
    It'll be on us.
[14:53] Dad
    Oh, you don't want tickets for that?
[14:55] S
    Nope!
[14:56] S
    Go ahead!
[14:59] Mom
    Juicy and spicy!
[15:01] Kid
    This is great!
[15:02] Dad
    It's so juicy!
[15:04] Gramps
    If it's free, may I have one, too?
[15:06] M
    Yes, of course!
[15:08] Man
    You're baking them in a stone oven?
[15:09] Man
    It's great.
[15:10] Man
    May I have one, too?
[15:10] Man
    Yeah, juicy!
[15:11] Man
    Piping hot!
[15:13] Nao
    What's going on here?
[15:15] M
    Sadatsuka-san?!
[15:17] Nao
    Calamari with peanut sauce?! Disgusting!
[15:19] S
    Your kusaya is super smelly too, Sadatsuka.
[15:22] Nao
    Smelly, but addictive, right?
[15:26] M
    They make quite a pair.
[15:30] Nao
    Kiviak and surströmming are two of the
     smelliest and tastiest dishes in the world.
[15:35] Nao
    My ambition is to create something that's
    even more grotesque and delicious!
[15:39] S
    You get it, huh!
[15:42] S
    Taste-test my next ultra-disgusting
    masterpiece next time!
[15:45] Nao
    Very well.
[15:46] Nao
    I'll let you taste my grotesque
    and delicious creations as well.
[15:49] M
    I feel like these two never should have met.
[15:54] S
    Oh, I was testing new dishes last night
[15:57] S
    by carting this stall around, too.
[16:01] S
    Other booths hand out samples on the street.
[16:05] S
    There shouldn't be any problems
[16:07] S
    with me taking my stall around
    to hand out samples, right?
[16:09] Nao
    You're a clever one.
[16:10] S
    This'll let me see how customers
    are reacting to my dishes, too.
[16:14] S
    And I kind of wanted a change of pace.
[16:18] S
    I think I can glimpse something I can't
[16:21] S
    when I'm right next to
    the Chinese Cuisine RS.
[16:24] M
    Would you like one?
[16:26] Man
    Black pepper buns, huh.
[16:27] Man
    Hmm, that feels kind of heavy.
[16:29] Man
    If you have something that'd just
    go right down without a hitch...
[16:32] S
    Oh, I have just the thing!
[16:34] S
    Please wait a moment!
[16:36] S
    Here we go!
[16:37] Customers
    Oh!
[16:37] Customers
    What's this? Hand-made noodles?
[16:39] Customers
    Ah, the student's making his own noodles!
[16:42] Nao
    Th-This is...
[16:43] Nao
    You're thinly slicing the dough for
    the black pepper buns into noodles?!
[16:48] S
    Thanks for waiting!
[16:50] Man
    Ah...
[16:51] Man
    I can smell the shrimp stock and garlic!
[17:02] Man
    Delicious!
[17:03] Man
    Though light, it has deep flavor!
[17:05] Man
    I've been eating the whole day,
    but this just goes straight down!
[17:09] Man
    It's a great way to end the day!
[17:11] Nao
    The topping is the ground pork
    filling for the black pepper buns?
[17:16] S
    That's right!
[17:17] S
    I just put the dish together yesterday
    while listening to what customers wanted.
[17:21] M
    Thanks to this noodle dish,
[17:22] M
    our sales did much better on the second day.
[17:25] Nao
    I wouldn't have expected you to
    make the dough into noodles...
[17:28] Nao
    and you improvised on the fly.
[17:31] S
    Well, to be honest,
[17:33] S
    there's a very similar noodle dish in Taiwan.
[17:37] Nao
    Danzi noodles!
[17:38] S
    That's right!
[17:39] S
    They're wheat noodles in a light broth made
    from shrimp shells and bonito flakes,
[17:45] S
    topped with ground pork and sliced scallions.
[17:48] S
    They're served in very small bowls
    that are almost like tea cups.
[17:50] M
    There's a phrase in Taiwan that means
    "eating well without getting tired of it."
[17:55] M
    That's why the portion size is manageable.
[17:58] S
    If I had to name this dish,
[18:00] S
    it'd be "Yukihira-Style
    Sorta-Danzi Noodles"!
SIGN    Yukihira-Style Sorta-Danzi Noodles
[18:21] M
    A lot of customers came by!
[18:24] M
    Though I guess it was all free,
[18:26] M
    so maybe it's not worth celebrating.
[18:29] S
    I guess so.
[18:31] S
    But this was how it felt when
    Dad went around with black pepper buns
[18:35] S
    at the summer festival.
[18:37] M
    How it felt?
[18:39] S
    At first, we had a handful of people
    who were curious about the stone oven.
SIGN    Diner Yukihira
    Taiwanese Black Pepper Buns
[18:43] S
    Then the reactions of customers who
    tried our buns drew more people.
[18:46] S
    Eventually, we had a steady
    crowd around our stall.
[18:50] S
    That's what I was hoping for,
SIGN    Kuga Restaurant
[18:53] S
    but given how we have that really showy
    Chinese Cuisine RS right in front of us,
[18:56] S
    of course it wouldn't go the same way.
[18:59] S
    The stone oven isn't enough of an attraction.
[19:02] M
    Oh, and I guess black pepper buns are
    fun to watch when they're being baked,
[19:08] M
    but unless you see someone eating them,
[19:11] M
    it might be hard to imagine
    how they'd actually taste.
[19:13] S
    You're right.
[19:14] S
    Kuga-senpai's Sichuan cuisine,
    on the other hand...
[19:17] S
    It's pretty easy to imagine how it
    tastes when you first look at it.
[19:21] (Flashback) Kuga
    The Moon Festival is
    different from a Shokugeki,
[19:23] (Flashback) Kuga
    where it's guaranteed that
    the judges will eat your food.
[19:26] M
    Should we think up new menu items with flavors
     our customers can imagine more easily?
[19:32] S
    Or something with great enough impact
[19:35] S
    that it'd drew customers away from the
    spiciness of the Chinese Cuisine RS's food.
[19:39] S
    If I could serve a dish like that,
[19:41] S
    maybe we can find a way to get through this.
[19:44] Alice
    I had an inspiration!
[19:46] Alice
    We'll put the beef for the main dish
[19:49] Alice
    in a sous vide bath for two hours.
[19:51] Alice
    Then we'll process each vegetable
    in a steam convection oven
[19:53] Alice
    to reach its optimal cooking temperature.
[19:56] Alice
    We'll use the spice mixes Hayama-kun
    concocted to season everything—
[19:59] Hayama
    And how much are we going to charge for this?
[20:02] Alice
    Um, to turn a profit...
SIGN    20,000 yen
[20:05] Alice
    About 20,000 yen.
[20:07] Hayama
    We can't sell that!
[20:08] Hayama
    We're in the Main Avenue area!
[20:09] Alice
    We won't know for sure until we try!
[20:11] Hayama
    Vetoed!
[20:12] Hayama
    I can just see our losses snowball!
[20:14] Alice
    But it'd make such a good story!
[20:16] Hayama
    Pouting won't change anything.
[20:18] Hayama
    This is the Moon Festival.
[20:19] Hayama
    If you just want to make whatever
    without considering the customers at all,
[20:22] Hayama
    just quit already!
[20:25] Ryo
    Hey, Hayama.
[20:26] Hayama
    What?
[20:26] Ryo
    Try to... be more positive
    about the miss when you talk.
[20:30] Ryo
    Get her in a good mood.
[20:32] Ryo
    You don't have to believe what you're saying.
[20:34] Hayama
    This is all because of how
     you've been spoiling her.
[20:38] Hayama
    You should feel more responsible—
[20:39] Alice
    I withdraw my proposal.
[20:41] Alice
    It's just like you said, Hayama-kun.
[20:43] Alice
    Let's go back to square one and create
    a dish that would please customers
[20:47] Alice
    coming to the Moon Festival.
[20:50] S
    What to do...
[20:51] S
    A dish that'd trump Chinese Cuisine RS
[20:54] S
    in terms of impact and visual appeal?
[20:56] M
    In addition to their signature mapo tofu,
[21:00] M
    Chinese Cuisine RS has a
    pretty intimidating line-up.
[21:02] S
    Mapo tofu, huh.
[21:05] S
    Hey, Tadokoro.
[21:06] S
    What'd you think of Yukihira's mapo tofu?
[21:08] M
    Huh?
[21:09] M
    I thought it was delicious.
[21:11] M
    But if memory serves, Nakiri-san thought...
[21:14] (Flashback) E
    Your dish lacks both ma and
    la by a significant margin.
[21:16] S
    Yeah, she said I could never win.
[21:20] S
    But the reason why Yukihira's
     mapo tofu isn't that spicy
[21:24] S
    is because Dad wanted flavors that all the
    diner's regulars would enjoy.
[21:30] S
    Kuga-senpai may go above and beyond
    in terms of strong flavors, but...
[21:36] S
    That's not to say Dad's cooking is inferior.
[21:38] M
    Y-Yeah...
[21:40] S
    If I can build on that mapo tofu
    and add some ideas of my own,
[21:45] S
    I think we'll find a way to break
    through our current stalemate.
[21:48] M
    Like what, though?
[21:52] S
    Sorry, Tadokoro.
[21:54] S
    You might end up losing
     sleep from here on out.
[21:57] M
    What?
[21:58] S
    There's something I want to try.
[22:00] S
    Yukihira's new mapo tofu
[22:03] S
    will strike at the heart
    of Kuga-senpai's operation!
[23:35] Aki
    Man, I'm hungry.
SIGN    Sumire Avenue
[23:38] Mayumi
    Me, too.
[23:38] Mayumi
    Hey, want to get a Sumire Mark Karaage Roll?
[23:42] Aki
    Oh, good idea!
[23:43] Aki
    Let's go!
[23:44] Mayumi
    Yeah!
[23:45] Mayumi
    Huh?
[23:46] Mayumi
    The lights are on at Yukihira Diner.
[23:49] Aki
    You're right!
[23:50] Aki
    Is Yukihira back?
[23:51] Mayumi
    Yukihira-kun's back?
SIGN    Diner
     Yukihira
[23:57] Sign 2356
    Y-Yukihira-kun?
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode: A Pride of Young Lions
[24:07] M
    I hope you savor the next episode!

Season 1

4 - Pride of Young Lions

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Four
SIGN    The 92nd
    Moon Festival
[00:03] Stores
    Welcome!
[00:05] Stores
    Welcome!
[00:06] Staff
    Hup! Hup! Hup! Hup!
SIGN    Kuga Restaurant
[00:09] Yuki
    Wow, the rumors weren't wrong.
[00:12] Ryoko
    The Chinese Cuisine RS packs quite a punch.
[00:15] S
    How about some black pepper buns?
SIGN    Totsuki Culinary Teahouse Academy
    Famous Taiwanese
     Black Pepper Buns
[00:17] S
    We also have sorta-danzi noodles!
[00:20] M
    Yuki-chan, Ryoko-chan!
[00:21] M
    What's going on?
[00:22] M
    What about the taro stew booth?
[00:23] Ryoko
    We're taking turns going on break.
[00:25] Yuki
    More importantly, are you
    guys turning a profit?!
[00:28] M
    Um, our sales improved thanks to our
    new sorta-danzi noodles on the item,
[00:33] M
    but we still have a lot to make
    up for from the first day.
SIGN    Day 4
SIGN    Final Day
SIGN    Day 1
SIGN    Day 2
SIGN    Day 3
[00:36] Yuki
    Seriously?
[00:37] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin...
[00:39] S
    Oh, Kuga-senpai.
[00:41] S
    Would you like a black pepper bun?
[00:42] Kuga
    Nope!
[00:43] Kuga
    I hear you've been scurrying around at night.
[00:47] Kuga
    You've broadened your offerings, too,
[00:49] Kuga
    but this is day three, you know?
[00:51] Kuga
    It's not exactly pleasant to have
    you in front of my establishment
[00:54] Kuga
    with your poor sales performance.
[00:56] Kuga
    Why won't you close up shop
    for us, say, right now?
[00:58] Kuga
    Close up, close up, close up!
[01:00] Kuga
    I'll never forget that you were here, so!
[01:03] Kuga
    Let's close up, stat, yeah?
[01:05] Kuga
    Just do it, okay?
[01:05] Kuga
    Just go. Leave now!
[01:06] Kuga
    Go, go, go, go, go!
[01:08] Kuga
    Close up, close up!
[01:09] Yuki
    What the hell? What an asshole.
[01:11] Customers
    Wow, what's this line for? Whose booth is it?
[01:13] Customers
    It's Sichuan cuisine!
[01:15] Customers
    Want to try it?
[01:15] Kuga
    Oh?
[01:16] Kuga
    Here, here!
[01:17] Kuga
    Sorry, please go to the end of the line!
[01:19] Kuga
    Kuga Restaurant is eager to serve you!
[01:23] Yuki
    Why'd Yukihira pick such a hopeless battle?
[01:28] Ryo
    He's too reckless.
[01:29] Ryo
    It's nothing new, but...
[01:32] M
    You know, Soma-kun was
    saying something yesterday.
[01:35] M
    About Chinese Cuisine RS...
[01:37] (Flashback) S
    Do you think their booth's getting
    everything right from A to Z as a restaurant?
[01:41] M
    So, yeah.
[01:42] Ryoko
    Huh? But...
[01:44] Yuki
    They're doing so well, though.
[01:45] M
    Yes, but...
[01:47] M
    Soma-kun hasn't given up yet.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
[03:23] ---
    Main Tournament
    Finalist
    (Winner)
[03:23] ---
    Main Tournament
    Finalist
[03:23] ---
    Prelims
    Top 8
[03:23] ---
    Prelims Top 8
[03:23] ---
    Main Tournament
     Finalist
SIGN    Lost
     Money
SIGN    Lost
    Money
SIGN    Lost
     Money
SIGN    Lost
     Money
SIGN    Lost
     Money
[03:26] Staff
    Hup! Hup! Hup!
SIGN    Pride of Young Lions
[03:35] S
    Seriously?
[03:36] S
    Wow, that's super helpful.
[03:38] S
    Yeah. Thanks, Tomita-san!
[03:40] S
    Okay, he's going to get it for us.
[03:43] S
    I also really want lots of what
    we talked about around our booth,
[03:46] S
    but I'm not sure I have anyone
    I can hit up for that.
[03:48] M
    I might be able to help with that.
[03:51] M
    Just focus on recipe testing, Soma-kun.
[03:53] S
    Okay.
[03:57] M
    Oh, captain, hello?
[03:59] M
    Um, I have a favor to ask...
[04:10] S
    It's done...
[04:11] M
    Soma-kun, this is amazing!
[04:13] M
    With this on the menu...
[04:14] S
    Yup, let's roll.
[04:17] S
    Tomorrow's Saturday, so there will
    be even more visitors than before.
[04:20] S
    It'll be a bull's-eye.
SIGN    Moon Festival Day 4
SIGN    Kuga Restaurant
[04:26] Kuga
    Good morning, all!
[04:28] Kuga
    Our Chinese Cuisine RS scored yet another
    victory in top sales in the Central Area!
[04:33] Kuga
    I only have high praise for you all!
[04:35] Kuga
    Let's keep up the same pace today!
[04:37] Staff
    Yes, sir!
[04:39] Kuga
    Only two more days left, Tsukasa-san.
[04:43] Actors
    I am the monster Xiao Long Bao Man!
SIGN    Fresh Fish
[04:45] Actors
    I am the monster Ground Chicken Skewer Man!
[04:48] Actors
    I am the monster
     Fresh Assorted Sashimi Platter Man!
[04:51] Gastrons
    We're the Totsuki Squad, Gastron!
[04:54] Gastrons
    You evil food monsters shall perish!
[04:56] Kids
    Gastron! Good luck!
[05:00] Men
    Wow!
[05:02] Men
    It's the legendary cooking manga,
     Knife-kun Ajiro!
[05:04] Men
    It's a complete first printing set!
[05:06] Men
    That's super rare!
[05:07] Others
    It smells so good!
[05:08] Others
    I can't stand it!
[05:09] Others
    So good.
[05:10] Others
    Wow!
[05:10] Others
    One, please.
[05:11] Others
    Me, too!
[05:12] Others
    Piping hot!
[05:13] Others
    It's so fragrant.
[05:14] Others
    So good!
[05:15] Men
    So spicy!
[05:16] Woman
    Spicy!
[05:17] Men
    But so good!
[05:18] Staff
    Hup! Hup! Hup!
[05:21] Staff
    Um, Captain Kuga!
[05:22] Staff
    Look...
[05:22] Kuga
    Huh?
[05:26] M
    Wow...
[05:26] S
    Yeah!
[05:28] S
    Hey, thanks for this, Tomita-san!
[05:30] Tomita
    I can't say no to you, Soma-chan.
[05:32] Tomita
    Besides, they were just gathering dust
    in the shopping district's warehouse.
[05:35] Tomita
    Still...
[05:36] Tomita
    That other place is so out of this world.
[05:39] Tomita
    Are you sure these benches will work?
[05:41] S
    Yeah, I'm super grateful for them.
[05:43] S
    Oh, Tomita-san, please have a bite
    before you go as a sign of our thanks.
[05:46] Tomita
    Oh, really?
[05:47] Tomita
    I haven't had your food in a while.
[05:50] Tomita
    I can enjoy Yukihira Diner's taste again.
[05:54] Kuga
    You're not very smart,
    are you, Yukihira-chin?
[05:57] Kuga
    This is what you finally came up
    with after wracking your brains?
[06:00] Kuga
    You think you can just up your customer
    numbers by increasing seat numbers?
[06:03] Kuga
    That's pretty simplistic, isn't it,
[06:06] Kuga
    even if you know you can
    never beat my flavors?
[06:10] S
    It's true that this is my first Moon Festival,
[06:13] S
    and I'm a newcomer to the scene who
    only transferred here six months ago.
[06:16] S
    But as far as my experience in the service
    industry with actual restaurants goes...
[06:20] S
    I've got about ten years on you, Senpai.
[06:23] S
    Besides...
[06:25] Staff
    What?!
[06:26] Staff
    What's he making?!
[06:28] Staff
    It's mapo tofu!
[06:29] Staff
    He's going to face Kuga Terunori
    head-on with mapo tofu?!
[06:35] M
    Here, Soma-kun!
[06:37] S
    Thanks!
[06:38] Staff
    He's adding noodles to the mapo tofu.
[06:39] Staff
    I see. It's mapo noodles.
[06:41] Staff
    He's put a bit of a twist on it,
[06:43] Staff
    but that doesn't mean it's anything novel!
[06:45] Staff
    It's laughable that he's trying to go
[06:46] Staff
    up against Chinese Cuisine RS
    with so little impact!
[06:50] Staff
    What?!
[06:50] Staff
    What's that?!
[06:51] Staff
    What's with that giant meatball?!
[06:53] S
    Besides, I told you, didn't I?
[06:55] S
    I told you I'm going to win with my cooking.
[06:57] Kuga
    Let's get back.
[06:59] Staff
    Meatballs are nothing unusual.
[07:01] Staff
    They're just for show!
[07:03] Staff
    Indeed!
[07:04] Kuga
    That meatball...
[07:06] S
    Dig in, Tomita-san.
[07:08] Tomita
    Thanks!
[07:09] Tomita
    Huh?
[07:10] Tomita
    Soma-chan, what's this?
[07:12] S
    Never mind that.
[07:13] S
    Please start by trying it without
    touching the meatball, if you can.
[07:16] Tomita
    Hmm...
[07:22] Tomita
    This is the Yukihira taste!
[07:23] Tomita
    This is the mapo tofu I've eaten before!
[07:25] Tomita
    The stable umami that almost makes
    you keep wanting to eat it every day!
[07:29] Tomita
    The pairing with the noodles is spot-on, too!
[07:31] Tomita
    Well done, Soma-chan!
[07:33] Tomita
    But...
[07:36] Kuga
    Thank you for waiting!
[07:38] Kuga
    Here's Kuga Restaurant's
    Specially-Made Authentic Mapo Tofu!
[07:42] Guests
    So spicy!
[07:43] Guests
    Spicy!
[07:43] Guests
    I can't stop!
[07:45] Tomita
    This is hardly enough to beat
    their far more dominating food.
[07:49] Tomita
    That opponent has no weaknesses.
[07:51] S
    Is that really true, though?
[07:53] Tomita
    Huh?
[07:54] S
    It's difficult for even a veteran
    professional with decades of experience
[07:57] S
    to completely please every
     single one of their customers.
[08:03] Waiting
    How much longer?
[08:04] Waiting
    I'm tired of waiting.
[08:05] Waiting
    I'm hungry.
[08:05] Gramps
    I wonder when I can get in.
[08:08] Staff
    Excuse me, sir.
[08:10] Staff
    During peak times,
[08:11] Staff
    we're asking everyone to leave their
    tables within 20 minutes of being served.
[08:14] Man
    What?
[08:15] Man
    But we just finished eating!
[08:16] Mom
    I really wanted to try authentic
    Sichuan cuisine, but the line is huge.
[08:21] Daughter
    I'm hungry!
[08:22] Customers
    How much longer?
[08:23] Customers
    I'm tired of waiting.
[08:25] Customers
    I'm starving.
[08:27] Customers
    I can't wait anymore!
[08:28] Customers
    I want to eat!
[08:29] Customers
    I'm at my limit.
[08:30] Tomita
    Hm...
[08:32] S
    I've been watching them all this time.
[08:35] S
    It just took me a while to realize what the
     drawbacks of Kuga Restaurant's set-up were.
[08:39] S
    Okay, Tomita-san.
[08:41] S
    Plunge that meatball right into
    the mapo tofu and split it open!
[08:44] Tomita
    Huh?
[08:44] Tomita
    O-Okay.
[08:45] Tomita
    Plunge the meatball in...
[08:56] Tomita
    Th... The moon...
[08:58] Tomita
    The moon came out?!
[09:04] Tomita
    And this fragrance...
    There's no mistaking it!
[09:07] Tomita
    It's curry!
[09:09] Tomita
    Curry, the dish that brings
    a smile to everyone's face!
[09:12] Guests
    What's that dish?!
[09:13] Guests
    Curry in mapo tofu?!
[09:15] Guests
    I've never eaten anything like that!
[09:17] Tomita
    The moon's slowly melting and
    mingling with the mapo tofu!
[09:20] S
    Oh, nice.
[09:23] S
    Now's the best time to dig in.
[09:25] S
    Have at it!
[09:33] Tomita
    What are these marvelous flavors?!
[09:34] Tomita
    Herbs! Spices!
[09:36] Tomita
    Sharp, yet gentle and mild!
[09:38] Tomita
    The flavors gently wrap around you
    and sink into your very bones!
[09:42] Tomita
    So this is the new Chinese
    cuisine Soma-chan has created!
[09:46] S
    With beef bone stock as the base,
[09:48] S
    I added select spices used in curries
[09:51] S
    along with garlic and ginger to
    create this special curry broth.
[09:54] S
    That's what the "moon" is.
[09:56] S
    I added gelatin to the
    curry broth to solidify it,
[09:59] S
    then wrapped it in pork filling from
    the black pepper buns before cooking it.
[10:01] S
    When the meatball eventually breaks,
[10:03] S
    the umami of curry spreads
    throughout the mapo dish!
[10:06] S
    This my second revised Yukihira dish!
[10:08] S
    Countdown Mapo Curry Noodles!
[10:10] Guests
    Hey, that kind of looks awesome!
[10:12] Guests
    Just smell that! I can't take it!
[10:15] Guests
    H-Hey...
[10:18] Guests
    Yeah!
[10:29] Staff
    Our line!
[10:30] Staff
    He took more than half of it!
[10:32] Kuga
    Calm down.
[10:33] Kuga
    There's no way that small stall
    can handle that much workload.
[10:37] Kuga
    They'll implode in no time!
[10:40] S
    Welcome!
[10:41] M
    Please enjoy.
[10:43] Kuga
    Those meatballs...
[10:44] Kuga
    The ingredients and preparation method
    have been tweaked quite a bit,
[10:47] Kuga
    but they're very similar to a hot pot served
    in Taiwan and one of China's regions
[10:52] Kuga
    called Lion's Head Stew!
[10:55] Kuga
    The dish likens the brawny
    meatball to the head of a lion.
[11:02] Kuga
    I thought he was a weak housecat,
[11:03] Kuga
    but in just two nights since
    his major defeat on day one...
[11:09] Kuga
    He's become a ferocious lion!
[11:12] Kuga
    But don't think you've won, Yukihira-chin.
[11:17] Kuga
    We are legion, while you are only two.
[11:21] Kuga
    There's no way you can win, is there?
SIGN    The 92nd
    Moon Festival
[11:29] Sign
    Main Avenue
SIGN    Don RS
[11:30] Ikumi
    Six Ultra Premium Dons!
SIGN    Don RS
[11:33] Konishi
    Nikumi!
[11:34] Konishi
    At this rate, today we might...
[11:35] Ikumi
    Yup, we might even get first place.
[11:39] Takumi
    Two servings of Trippa alla Fiorentina, up!
[11:42] Isami
    Thank you for waiting!
SIGN    Central Area
[11:50] Guests
    Three mapo curry noodles!
[11:52] Guests
    Two of that for us, please.
[11:53] S
    Sure!
[11:54] Guests
    I want the mapo curry noodles.
[11:56] Guests
    Two black pepper buns and the
    sorta-danzi noodles, too.
[11:59] Guests
    Oh, one black pepper bun here, too
SIGN    Kuga Restaurant
[12:01] Guests
    One mapo curry noodles, please.
[12:03] Guests
    Can I have the danzi noodle dish?
[12:05] Kuga
    You must be reaching your limit
    right about now, Yukihira-chin.
[12:09] M
    We're starting to fall behind
     in filling the orders!
[12:12] S
    It's about the time for him to show up.
[12:14] M
    Huh? What?
[12:20] (Flashback) S
    So I need more help on the day
    I'm gonna make a break for it.
[12:24] (Flashback) S
    I don't think you're doing a booth.
[12:26] (Flashback) S
    Can you help?
[12:28] (Flashback) Mima
    I'll need to train and visualize
    how this is supposed to work.
[12:31] (Flashback) Mima
    That'll help me speed things up.
[12:34] (Flashback) Mima
    It'll be best to give me access
[12:35] (Flashback) Mima
    to the same environment as my
    profiling target if at all possible.
[12:39] (Flashback) Mima
    Let me use your diner's kitchen.
[12:41] (Flashback) S
    That's just like you, Mimasaka. Sure.
[12:44] (Flashback) S
    Thanks.
[12:45] (Flashback) S
    Okay, here.
[12:47] (Flashback) S
    Thanks.
SIGN    Diner
     Yukihira
[12:51] (Flashback) Mayumi
    Y-Yukihira-kun?
[12:55] (Flashback) Mima
    Dig in!
[12:57] (Flashback) Mima
    Thanks!
[12:58] (Flashback) Mima
    The mapo set, right?
[13:00] (Flashback) Mima
    Hang on!
[13:01] (Flashback) Mima
    My name is Yukihira Soma!
[13:03] (Flashback) Mima
    I'm doing my best to beat Kuga-senpai!
[13:06] (Flashback) Mima
    I've got about ten years on you, Senpai.
[13:10] S
    Never mind all that.
[13:11] S
    Just hurry up.
[13:12] Staff
    That guy was in the
    Autumn Elections' prelim semifinals!
[13:15] Staff
    It's Mimasaka Subaru!
[13:17] Kuga
    Heh, not like adding one more
    pair of hands will do much.
[13:19] S
    Did you learn the recipe
    I gave you yesterday?
[13:23] Mima
    Don't underestimate my perfect profiling.
[13:27] Mima
    I'll show you the results of all
    the training I did until today.
[13:31] S
    Great!
[13:32] S
    All right, then!
[13:33] MS
    Let's rip Kuga Restaurant a new one!
[13:35] Staff
    Hup! Hup! Hup! Hup!
[13:40] M
    Ten mapo curry noodles, please.
[13:43] MS
    Got it!
[13:44] Tomita
    Wow!
[13:45] Tomita
    That rugged-looking boy is matching
    Soma-chan's speed perfectly!
[13:50] MS
    Here you go!
[13:52] Staff
    Impossible!
[13:53] Staff
    It's as if there's another Yukihira Soma!
[13:56] Customers
    Delicious!
[13:57] Customers
    It smells so good!
[13:57] Customers
    There's curry inside!
[13:59] Customers
    This is good.
[13:59] S
    Man, you're a huge help.
[14:01] S
    I'm serious.
[14:02] S
    Thanks for agreeing to
    do this without a fuss.
[14:05] Mima
    I owe you a big one.
[14:08] S
    Huh? What'd you say?
[14:09] Mima
    Nothing.
[14:11] Mima
    We don't have time to chit-chat.
[14:13] Mima
    We're gonna get even more customers now!
[14:15] Customers
    The black pepper buns look good, too.
SIGN    Totsuki Culinary Teahouse Academy
    Famous Taiwanese
     Black Pepper Buns
SIGN    Danzi Noodles
     Also Available
    
    1 Plum Ticket
SIGN    Mapo Curry
     Noodles
[14:17] Customers
    Mom, I want that!
[14:18] Customers
    Give me three.
[14:19] S
    Tadokoro, I'm counting on you!
[14:21] M
    Got it!
[14:23] M
    Please sit here while waiting.
[14:24] Gramps
    Oh, thank you.
[14:26] M
    Would you prefer to use a spoon?
[14:28] Mom
    Oh, that'd be great.
[14:30] M
    Since you have a stroller,
    would you prefer to sit here?
[14:33] Man
    Oh, thank you!
[14:35] Tomita
    What steady customer service!
[14:37] Tomita
    She's a formidable fighter in her own right!
[14:40] Boy
    Thanks, Miss!
[14:42] Customers
    Oh, that looks delicious.
[14:44] M
    Categorize the customers' needs
[14:45] M
    and wants by relative importance
    before acting on them.
[14:50] M
    Make sure you draw on everything
    you learned at the Stagiaire!
[14:54] SM
    A'ight!
[14:55] Alice
    I have an idea!
[14:56] Alice
    Right, that's it!
[14:58] Hayama
    What idea?
[15:00] Alice
    I need to make preparations!
[15:02] Alice
    Ryo-kun, come with me!
[15:03] Ryo
    'Kay.
[15:05] Hayama
    Hey, what the hell—
[15:06] Alice
    Hayama-kun, make curry!
[15:09] Alice
    Something with great spices
    that would go with cacao!
[15:11] Hayama
    Huh? Cacao?
[15:14] Hayama
    Hey, Nakiri!
[15:17] Alice
    Hurry up, Ryo-kun.
[15:18] Ryo
    'Kay.
[15:24] S
    It's about to get dark.
[15:26] M
    Yeah.
[15:28] M
    I think they'll come soon.
[15:30] Capt
    Tadokoro-kun!
[15:31] Capt
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[15:33] M
    Captain!
[15:34] Capt
    Let's get this all set up!
[15:36] Capt
    The Regional Cuisine RS's prized collection
    of lanterns from across the nation!
[15:41] ---
    Yeah!
[15:46] Customers
    So pretty.
[15:47] Customers
    Amazing.
[15:49] Customers
    Hey, it kind of reminds me of
    that Jiufen place in Taiwan.
[15:53] Customers
    I kind of want to eat black pepper buns now!
[15:55] M
    Thank you! It's so bright and beautiful now.
[15:58] M
    It's so nice of you after I'd turned
    down Regional Cuisine RS's offer, too.
[16:02] Capt
    It's true that we were surprised
    you wouldn't be joining us,
[16:05] Capt
    but we knew you must've
    had a reason for that.
[16:08] Capt
    You're not the kind of person
    to turn away for no reason.
[16:11] M
    Captain...
[16:13] M
    Thank you!
[16:15] Customers
    Hey, what's with all those lanterns?
[16:15] Customers
    They're so pretty!
[16:16] Customers
    Let's check that place out!
[16:16] Customers
    What's that?
[16:17] Customers
    I smell something good.
[16:17] Customers
    Want to take a look?
[16:18] Customers
    Is a plum ticket good enough?
[16:20] M
    Yes.
[16:20] M
    Please wait a while longer
    for the black pepper buns.
[16:23] Customers
    One sorta-danzi noodles, please.
[16:24] M
    O-Okay, coming right up!
[16:26] Customers
    Five mapo noodles, please.
[16:27] Customers
    Three of those black pepper buns, please.
[16:28] Customers
    Two danzi noodles, please.
[16:29] M
    Okay. Please wait in line, sorry.
[16:33] S
    It's getting pretty hard to keep
    this going with just three people.
[16:36] Mima
    Yeah, but if we don't stand our ground now,
[16:38] Mima
    we'll never be able to catch
    up to Chinese Cuisine RS.
[16:40] Kuga
    Hey, hey, hey.
[16:41] Kuga
    Are you doing okay, Yukihira-chin?
[16:44] Kuga
    Even if you get a ton of customers,
[16:46] Kuga
    you won't be able to beat us
     if you can't up your throughput.
[16:50] Staff
    Hup! Hup! Hup! Hup!
[16:53] Cutomers
    Sorry, can you clear the table?
[16:56] M
    Oh, yes, coming!
[16:58] Customers
    Two mapo curry noodles, please!
[16:59] Customers
    When will the black pepper buns be ready?
[17:01] M
    S-Sorry, please wait a while longer!
[17:03] S
    Tadokoro's starting to crumble.
[17:05] S
    I'll have to handle the black pepper buns!
[17:06] S
    Mimasaka, hold it together for a sec!
[17:09] Ikumi
    Idiot!
[17:10] Ikumi
    If you step away from the burners,
[17:12] Ikumi
    you're gonna lose your shot at victory!
[17:15] Ikumi
    Let Megumi focus on customer service.
[17:17] Ikumi
    I'll handle the black pepper buns.
[17:21] M
    Mito-san!
[17:21] S
    Nikumi! But what about Don RS?!
[17:23] Ikumi
    I'm having the junior members handle it!
[17:25] Ikumi
    I had a hand in the creation of
    these black pepper buns, after all.
[17:29] Ikumi
    You don't need to teach
    me the recipe or anything.
[17:35] Ikumi
    When gauging whether the buns are done....
[17:37] Ikumi
    Don't miss the moment when the
    buns become slightly burnt.
[17:42] Ikumi
    That's the ideal cooking point, when the
    filling's juiciness begins to shine.
[17:48] Ikumi
    I can do this with my eyes shut.
[17:54] Ikumi
    Have some piping hot black pepper buns!
[17:56] S
    Thanks, Nikumi.
[17:58] M
    Thank you, Mito-san!
[18:00] Tomita
    Whoa!
[18:01] Tomita
    Here's the team who helped
    save our shopping district!
SIGN    Bento Shop
     Tomitaya
[18:04] Tomita
    Talk about a powerful and dependable
    reinforcement rushing in to join the battle!
[18:09] Takumi
    
[18:10] Takumi
    You seem to be struggling, Yukihira.
[18:13] Takumi
    I can't stand to watch.
[18:15] Takumi
    I suppose that if you insist,
[18:17] Takumi
    I wouldn't mind lending a hand!
[18:20] Isami
    Oh, I'll boil the noodles.
[18:23] S
    Awesome, thanks.
[18:24] Takumi
    Hey, wait a minute, Isami!
[18:25] Takumi
    Listen, Yukihira.
[18:27] Takumi
    You challenged Kuga Terunori.
[18:30] Takumi
    I won't allow you to lose
    without accomplishing anything!
[18:35] S
    This is the moment of truth, Takumi.
[18:38] S
    Can you keep up?
[18:39] Takumi
    Why bother asking?
[18:44] Mima
    Aldini...
[18:46] Mima
    You easily managed to reach the
    speeds I only finally achieved
[18:49] Mima
    after my perfect profiling!
[18:51] Takumi
    What's the matter, Mimasaka Subaru?
[18:53] Takumi
    You're slow!
[18:54] Mima
    Shut up! I'm just getting started!
[18:56] Mima
    I'll beat you!
[18:58] Takumi
    I wouldn't be so sure about that!
[19:08] S
    It's finally becoming a good restaurant.
[19:14] Kuga
    I see...
[19:15] Kuga
    That man... Yukihira Soma...
[19:19] Kuga
    spent four days completing his restaurant.
[19:23] S
    We have one more hour until
    the day's sales are tallied.
[19:26] S
    This is our dash to the finish line!
[19:28] S
    Let's put our backs to it!
[19:30] All
    Yeah!
[19:32] Tomita
    I'm touched by what I'm seeing.
[19:35] Konishi
    You're tugging at my heartstrings!
SIGN    Bento Shop
     Tomitaya
SIGN    Don RS
[19:40] TK
    You don't feel like a stranger
    to me for some reason.
[19:48] Yua
    We will now report the sales
    rankings for the Central Area.
[19:55] Yua
    Third place goes to El Fuego
    by Spanish Cuisine RS.
[20:00] Yua
    Second place goes to
[20:03] Yua
    Kuga Restaurant by Chinese Cuisine RS.
[20:08] Kuga
    Second place...
[20:11] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin!
[20:15] U
    And first place goes to
SIGN    Totsuki Culinary Teahouse Academy
    Famous Taiwanese
     Black Pepper Buns
[20:18] U
    Yukihira Soma's Chinese Cuisine Stall!
[20:21] S
    Yeah!
[20:23] Ikumi
    We did it!
[20:24] M
    Soma-kun, you're amazing!
[20:26] Isami
    This should mean you're
     no longer in the red, too!
[20:28] Takumi
    You have good skills, Mimasaka.
[20:32] Mima
    You too, Aldini.
[20:38] All
    Thank you for eating!
[22:16] Customers
    Wow, so pretty!
[22:18] Customers
    Is that really chocolate on this curry?
[22:24] Alice
    That chocolate comes from
    this food 3D printer.
[22:29] Customers
    Wow! You printed food?!
[22:32] Alice
    Yes.
[22:33] Alice
    I added spices to chocolate
    with 80 percent cacao content
[22:36] Alice
    and used this machine to print it.
[22:38] Alice
    With this topping on the curry,
[22:40] Alice
    the gradually melting chocolate
[22:42] Alice
    adds flair to the curry flavors
    and transforms the dish!
[22:46] Customers
    The curry itself smells really good, too!
[22:48] Customers
    Dad! Please get me one!
[22:49] Customers
    Give me one!
[22:50] Customers
    I want to eat one for sure, too!
[22:50] Customers
    Two orders here!
[22:52] Customers
    Three, please!
[22:53] Hayama
    The dish is proving popular to
    a broad range of customers...
[22:58] Alice
    This menu item has let us
    make a complete comeback.
[23:01] Alice
    Our ranking improved tremendously.
[23:03] Ryo
    This should let us turn an overall profit.
[23:05] Alice
    Yes. But above all, I'm glad
    we made our customers happy.
[23:10] Ryo
    Here you go.
[23:11] Customers
    Where's our order?
[23:12] Alice
    Yes, coming right up!
[23:15] Alice
    I'm sorry to make you wait!
[23:16] Hayama
    Color me impressed.
[23:17] Alice
    Oh, a pine ticket?
[23:17] Jun
    Hayama-kun's smiling.
[23:20] Jun
    I'm so glad you're making friends!
SIGN    Yamanote Area
[23:27] E
    Hisako.
[23:28] E
    Our guests have all arrived, have they not?
[23:30] Hisako
    They have, Erina-sama.
[23:31] Hisako
    Er, by the way...
[23:33] Hisako
    You've left one table open today, too.
[23:36] Hisako
    And such a good table at that.
[23:39] E
    Yes.
[23:45] E
    It's just in case.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode: The Darkening Dinner Table
[24:07] M
    I hope you savor the next episode!

Season 1

5 - The Darkening Dinner Table

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SIGN    The Third Dish
SIGN    Five
[00:03] U
    And first place goes to
[00:06] U
    Yukihira Soma's Chinese Cuisine Stall!
[00:12] Rindo
    Damn, Kuga. You lost!
[00:15] Rindo
    I gotta do something.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Darkening Dinner Table
[01:53] Staff
    We lost?!
[01:58] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin...
SIGN    ~ Central Area ~
    1st Place: Yukihira Soma
    2nd Place: Kuga Restaurant
[02:01] Kuga
    Damn it.
[02:05] Kuga
    I was so close.
[02:07] Rindo
    Kuga!
[02:09] Rindo
    Kuga!
[02:10] Rindo
    You lost in sales, Kuga?
[02:13] Kuga
    Crap!
[02:14] Kuga
    Rindo-senpai!
[02:16] M
    The Second Seat...
[02:17] Rindo
    You're hopeless, huh, Kuga?
[02:21] Rindo
    Aren't you, Kuga?
[02:22] Kuga
    Shut up!
[02:23] Kuga
    You didn't even set up a booth and
    just walked around stuffing your face!
[02:28] Rindo
    So what?
[02:30] Rindo
    Sampling all the food is
    one way to participate.
[02:32] Rindo
    Besides, it's because you
    were cooped up in your booth
[02:37] Rindo
    that you lost to an underclassman, isn't it?
[02:40] Kuga
    Shut up, shut up, shut up!
[02:41] Kuga
    Shut up, shut up, shut up!
[02:41] S
    Kuga-senpai's outgunned.
[02:42] Kuga
    Shut up!
[02:44] M
    I feel like I'm watching siblings.
[02:47] Kuga
    But sure, he got me.
[02:50] Kuga
    I guess everything went according
    to Yukihira-chin's plan.
[02:55] Kuga
    We should do a Shokugeki soon—
[02:56] S
    What are you talking about?
[02:58] S
    There's one more day left in the
    Moon Festival, right?
[03:00] Kuga
    Huh?
[03:02] S
    If I don't beat you in total
    sales over the five-day period,
[03:04] S
    I haven't won.
[03:06] S
    The fight isn't over!
SIGN    The 92nd
    Moon Festival
SIGN    Moon Festival Final Day
[03:22] Rindo
    You're putting up a good fight,
     Yukihira Soma.
[03:25] Rindo
    But at that pace,
[03:27] Rindo
    it doesn't look like you can
    win in total sales, does it?
[03:30] Rindo
    You got pretty close, though!
[03:32] S
    Well, the way I imagined it was
SIGN    Day 1
[03:35] S
    I'd somehow manage to keep up
    with him until the third day,
SIGN    Day 2
SIGN    Day 3
SIGN    Day 4
[03:37] S
    crush him on the fourth day,
[03:40] S
    and win in total sales on the fifth day.
[03:44] Rindo
    You're pretty damned optimistic.
[03:47] S
    I was sure I had a chance,
[03:50] S
    and I didn't intend to lose to
    him in the restaurant business,
[03:53] S
    so I'm pretty disappointed.
[03:56] Rindo
    You're a pretty honest guy!
SIGN    Central Area Total Sales Rankings 2nd Place: Yukihira Soma's Chinese Cuisine Stall
SIGN    Central Area Total Sales Rankings
     1st Place: Chinese Cuisine RS Kuga Restaurant
[04:08] Sign 0410
    Main Avenue Area Total Sales Rankings
     1st Place: Pop-Up Trattoria Aldini
[04:12] Sign 0415
    Main Avenue Area Total Sales Rankings
     2nd Place: Don RS
[04:20] Sign 0424
    Main Avenue Area Total Sales Rankings
     3rd Place: Shiomi Research Group
[04:27] Rindo
    This is even better than last year's!
[04:30] Rindo
    Anyway, I gotta say,
[04:31] Rindo
    I almost burst out laughing at the
    Momiji Meet-and-Greet earlier.
[04:35] Rindo
    I didn't think I'd ever hear anyone else
    say the same thing you did back then.
[04:42] (Flashback) S
    I want to join the Elite Ten right now.
[04:46] (Flashback) S
    Would anyone be willing to accept
    a Shokugeki challenge from me?
[04:49] (Flashback) Kuga
    Of course not!
SIGN    1 Year Ago
[04:55] (Flashback) Kuga
    Um...
[04:56] (Flashback) Kuga
    I don't need to hear any boring talk
[04:59] (Flashback) Kuga
    about getting to know each
    other better and stuff.
[05:01] (Flashback) Kuga
    Would anyone be willing to accept
    a Shokugeki challenge from me?
[05:04] (Flashback) Eizan
    What the hell?
[05:07] (Flashback) Eizan
    As if an Elite Ten member would be that easy—
[05:09] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    Sure.
[05:10] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    Can we do one today, right now?
[05:13] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    That is, if I'm acceptable.
SIGN    Tsukasa Kuga
SIGN    Tsukasa Kuga
[05:26] (Flashback) Kuga
    We second-years are super busy trying
    to beat the guys up top too, you know?
SIGN    1 Month Ago
[05:33] (Flashback) Kuga
    Tsukasa-san, you were number one
[05:36] (Flashback) Kuga
    in sales for five days straight in the
    Central Area last year, weren't you?
[05:40] (Flashback) Kuga
    Will you promise me that if I manage
    to pull off the same thing this year,
[05:47] (Flashback) Kuga
    you'll accept another
    Shokugeki challenge from me?
[05:51] Rindo
    In the end, Kuga didn't get his wish.
[05:54] Rindo
    Yukihira Soma didn't win
    in total sales, either.
[05:58] Rindo
    This is what you call
    a war with no victor.
[06:01] Rindo
    Each side looks really disappointed, too.
[06:03] Kuga
    Shut up!
[06:05] Kuga
    Well, Yukihira-chin might continue to grow.
[06:09] Rindo
    You're a pretty honest guy too, Kuga.
[06:11] Kuga
    No way!
[06:12] Rindo
    I like Yukihira Soma, too.
[06:16] M
    We almost used up the ingredients.
[06:19] S
    We had pretty good sales on the
    final day, too. We came close.
[06:23] Rindo
    Hey, Yukihira Soma.
[06:25] Rindo
    I reserved a table for you tonight.
[06:27] S
    Huh?
[06:28] S
    What table?
[06:29] Rindo
    It'll be in the Yamanote Area.
[06:30] Rindo
    You're coming, right?
[06:32] Rindo
    Huh?
[06:33] Rindo
    Where'd Mimasaka Subaru go?
[06:35] S
    He left early because he had to undo
    a more elaborate lock than usual.
[06:39] Rindo
    I bet it'll take him a long time
    until he can ride his bike.
[06:43] Rindo
    Okay, then it'll be you and Tadokoro-chan.
[06:45] Rindo
    Once you're done closing up shop,
[06:47] Rindo
    let's go together to Tsukasa Eishi's booth.
[06:50] Rindo
    Aren't you curious what kind of
    food the current First Seat makes?
[06:53] Rindo
    Let's head on over to the Yamanote Area!
[06:59] S
    Wow!
[07:00] S
    What's all this?!
[07:02] M
    It's the Yamanote Area, after all.
[07:05] M
    It's a completely different
    world from the other areas.
[07:08] S
    Yeah.
[07:10] S
    Around this time, most of the booths
    in the Central Area would be closing up,
[07:13] S
    but all the booths here
    are still going strong.
[07:16] Rindo
    The customer base is different.
[07:18] Rindo
    Most of them will be spending the night
    on campus or at the Totsuki Resort.
[07:22] Rindo
    That means a lot of places start
    serving dinner courses around now.
[07:27] M
    I-It's really expensive, right?
[07:30] Rindo
    Don't worry, Tadokoro-chan.
[07:32] Rindo
    Tsukasa's place will be on me.
[07:34] S
    Come to think of it, most
    of the Elite Ten, like Nakiri
[07:37] S
    and Isshiki-senpai, chose this area, right?
[07:42] Sign
    Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
    1st Place: 4th Seat, Akanegakubo Momo
[07:43] Sign
    Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
     2nd Place: 10th Seat, Nakiri Erina
[07:45] Sign
    Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
     3rd Place: 3rd Seat, Megishima Tosuke
[07:47] Sign
    Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
     5th Place: 6th Seat, Kinokuni Nene
[07:49] Sign
    Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
     6th Place: 5th Seat, Saito Somei
[07:50] Sign
    Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
     7th Place: 7th Seat, Isshiki Satoshi
[07:52] Eizan
    So the sales are going well?
[07:54] Eizan
    Good.
[07:55] Eizan
    Transfer my production
    fees into the designated account.
SIGN    9th Seat, Eizan Etsuya Behind the Scenes
[08:00] M
    What?!
[08:01] M
    Eizan-senpai's been managing twenty booths?!
[08:05] Rindo
    Yeah.
[08:06] Rindo
    He made a killing.
[08:07] S
    It's unbelievable that a
    student can pull that off.
[08:10] S
    And what have you been up to, Rindo-senpai?
[08:12] Rindo
    Hm?
[08:13] Rindo
    Me?
[08:18] S
    Huh?!
[08:18] M
    What?!
SIGN    2nd Seat Kobayashi Rindo
     Sampling
[08:19] SM
    You visited all 120 booths in five days?!
[08:23] Rindo
    Tsukasa's booth is the last one!
[08:25] Rindo
    I worked really hard!
[08:26] M
    I'm not sure that's something you
    can manage by working hard.
[08:29] S
    Man, the Elite Ten's full of monsters.
[08:32] Rindo
    What are you guys doing?
[08:34] Rindo
    I'm gonna leave you guys behind!
[08:36] Sign 0837
    Yamanote Area Total Sales Rankings
     4th Place: 1st Seat, Tsukasa Eishi
[08:37] Staff
    Welcome, Kobayashi-sama.
[08:40] Staff
    Today's menu is a nine-course meal
SIGN    Symphony of Fall Ingredients
[08:43] Staff
    titled "A Symphony of Fall Ingredients."
[08:46] Staff
    This way, please.
[08:59] M
    It's like watching a stage.
[09:00] M
    Tsukasa-senpai's in his own world.
[09:04] S
    There are only three tables?
[09:06] Rindo
    Tsukasa's handling all
    the cooking by himself.
[09:10] Rindo
    The other staff only serve customers.
[09:13] Rindo
    So you need to reduce the table
    count to make the setup work.
[09:15] S
    He's handling a nine-course
    meal all by himself?!
[09:18] M
    He must have a lot of confidence
    if he's taking on so much work.
[09:23] Rindo
    Well, the real reason is more like this.
[09:25] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    How can I even think of letting someone
    else handle finishing my dishes?
[09:28] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    The horror!
[09:30] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    Once I start worrying about whether they'll
    mess up, I can't even cook anymore.
[09:33] S
    Oh...
[09:38] Tsukasa
    Go ahead and take this.
[09:40] Tsukasa
    Please take care not to
    disturb the plating!
[09:44] Tsukasa
    Please carry the dish
    with the utmost caution.
[09:47] Staff
    I-I will...
[09:50] S
    Huh?
[09:51] S
    This is sakura shrimp, isn't it?
[09:54] S
    Isn't it considered one of the
    quintessential spring ingredients?
[09:57] M
    I thought this was supposed
    to be about fall ingredients.
[10:47] Rindo
    Trust Tsukasa to pull this off!
[10:49] Rindo
    Sakura shrimp are stereotyped
    as a spring ingredient,
[10:52] Rindo
    but by fall they've grown larger
[10:55] Rindo
    and developed a more intense shrimp flavor.
[10:58] S
    So he leveraged that with full knowledge
    of this ingredient's properties.
[11:07] S
    Wow.
[11:08] S
    Each dish elicits images of the ingredients
[11:11] S
    that are even more vibrant
    than if the ingredients were alive!
[11:14] S
    And the courses are structured
    so that after an acidic dish,
[11:18] S
    a faintly sweet dish is served.
[11:20] S
    He's varying the feel of each dish
[11:22] S
    to prevent each one losing impact
    in a brilliant balancing act!
[11:25] S
    While altering the dish's temperature
    or seasoning profile
[11:30] S
    to change things up,
    overall cohesion is maintained.
[11:34] S
    It's a completely different
    playing field of difficulty
[11:37] S
    than preparing a standalone dish.
[11:39] S
    You're out of my league, First Seat!
[11:49] Tsukasa
    Yukihira Soma...
[11:50] Tsukasa
    And Tadokoro-san. Rindo, too.
[11:55] Tsukasa
    Is the room cold?
[11:56] Tsukasa
    Are you okay?
[11:57] Tsukasa
    Let me know if the heat's up too high, too!
[12:00] Tsukasa
    Are your seats comfortable?
[12:02] Tsukasa
    Is the lighting too dim?
[12:04] Rindo
    Listen, if you're in the customers'
    faces too much with your concerns,
[12:07] Rindo
    you're going to make them uncomfortable.
[12:09] Tsukasa
    What?!
[12:10] Rindo
    Right, Tadokoro-chan?
[12:12] M
    Um...
[12:13] M
    Er, yes.
[12:14] M
    A little bit.
[12:15] Tsukasa
    Oh, no!
[12:16] Tsukasa
    Then what am I supposed to do?!
[12:19] Rindo
    That's why I always say you should
    just have more confidence.
[12:22] Rindo
    As usual, you have a keen eye
    for quality ingredients.
[12:26] Rindo
    It's impressive.
[12:28] Rindo
    But if you ask me,
[12:29] Rindo
    I'd like to try a dish that featured
    more of your passion for food.
[12:33] Tsukasa
    No, I don't need to put myself in my cooking.
[12:37] M
    What?
[12:38] Tsukasa
    My work involves erasing all evidence
    of my involvement in the dish.
[12:41] Tsukasa
    I focus solely on the
    quality of the ingredients
[12:44] Tsukasa
    and enhancing them.
[12:46] Tsukasa
    But paradoxically, that work involves
    expressing myself in the dish.
[12:51] Tsukasa
    That defines my cooking.
[12:54] Tsukasa
    Well, please enjoy.
[12:57] Rindo
    Over time, the gourmands
    began describing Tsukasa
[13:03] Rindo
    as someone who kneels before all ingredients
[13:06] Rindo
    and dedicates himself and his pride to them—
[13:09] Rindo
    Der Weiße Ritter der Tafel.
SIGN    The White Knight of the Table
[13:14] Rindo
    Doesn't that sound cool?
[13:15] Rindo
    When I first saw the nickname in a magazine,
[13:17] Rindo
    I just rolled around laughing.
[13:21] S
    Tadokoro, did you notice something?
[13:23] M
    Huh?
[13:24] S
    Even though he acts so nervous,
[13:26] S
    he never asked us how we found his food.
[13:32] S
    He has absolute confidence and humility
    when it comes to the handling of ingredients.
[13:37] S
    He's different from any chef I've ever met.
[13:40] S
    This is the current First Seat.
[13:44] Hisako
    Erina-sama...
[13:45] Hisako
    The Moon Festival is soon coming to a close.
[13:48] E
    Yes.
[13:50] E
    He's not coming today, either.
[13:55] (Flashback) E Girl
    Um, Saiba-sama.
[13:59] (Flashback) E Girl
    I want to become a respectable chef like you.
[14:03] (Flashback) E Girl
    Will you try my cooking some day?
[14:06] (Flashback) S Dad
    Hmm...
[14:07] (Flashback) S Dad
    All right, I'll accept your offer
    when you become a good chef.
[14:14] (Flashback) S Dad
    I'll look forward to the day
     I get to taste your creations.
[14:21] E
    It's all for the day when he finally comes.
[14:26] Hisako
    All the guests with reservations
    have already arrived.
[14:29] Hisako
    I'll go take a look.
[14:30] E
    It can't be...
[14:36] Hisako
    Excuse me, sir.
[14:37] Hisako
    This establishment is by reservation only.
[14:39] E
    Hisako?
[14:46] Azami
    It's been a while, Erina.
[14:48] E
    Father...
[14:53] M
    That was really amazing food.
[14:55] M
    It was overwhelming for me.
[14:57] S
    Who knew a world like that
    existed in the culinary scene?
[15:01] M
    Soma-kun?
[15:02] S
    All the better!
[15:03] S
    I shouldn't underestimate the Yamanote Area!
[15:05] M
    He's all fired up.
[15:06] S
    I wanna take a look around some more!
[15:09] M
    But we don't have any
    pine tickets or anything.
[15:11] S
    Right, but there's Nakiri's booth.
[15:13] M
    Huh? But—
[15:14] S
    It'll be fine. On the first
    day of the festival...
[15:16] (Flashback) S
    Take a black pepper bun!
[15:18] (Flashback) S
    Don't be shy.
[15:19] (Flashback) E
    I said I don't want any!
[15:21] S
    It's a good thing she owes me one.
[15:23] M
    I think you just forced it on her.
[15:27] Hisako
    E-Excuse me.
[15:28] Hisako
    This is very improper!
[15:29] Azami
    Erina, your cooking is
    not for such a subpar lot!
[15:37] Azami
    You need to be more selective
    when it comes to your clientele.
[15:39] Azami
    You are degrading yourself.
[15:46] Kita
    Hey, boy.
[15:48] Kita
    Do you say that knowing who we are?
[15:51] Kita
    Well, do you?!
SIGN    Kita Osaji
     Kita Gastronomy Club
    Sponsor
SIGN    Ando Shingo
    Food Culture Writer
[15:53] Ando
    I remember him.
[15:55] Ando
    Could he be Nakiri's...
[15:58] Kita
    It can't be!
[15:59] Kita
    You were exiled from Totsuki!
[16:03] Azami
    Indeed, I am Nakiri Azami,
[16:06] Azami
    Nakiri Erina's father.
[16:09] Hisako
    Erina-sama's father... Nakiri Azami.
[16:14] Hisako
    I've seen his image once before,
    when I was at the academy's library.
[16:19] (Flashback) H Dad
    Hisako, you must not ask any questions
    about Erina-sama's father to anyone.
[16:26] (Flashback) H Dad
    Do you understand?
[16:29] Hisako
    His very existence has been
    erased from the Nakiri family.
[16:33] Hisako
    What is it about this man that
    has Erina-sama in such a state?
[16:36] Natsume
    How is it that you're acting so high
    and mighty when you've been exiled?
[16:39] Natsume
    We are official business
    partners of Totsuki Academy.
[16:43] Orie
    Good point, Sis.
[16:45] Orie
    So any insults toward us
[16:47] Orie
    would be insults toward Totsuki itself.
[16:50] Azami
    I have come back to correct
    Totsuki's course.
[16:54] NO
    What did you say?
[16:56] Azami
    Of all those who claim to
    be knowledgeable about food,
[16:58] Azami
    I wonder how many actually
    understand true taste.
[17:01] Azami
    Common to all fine art is that at its highest,
     its true value can only be understood
[17:07] Azami
    by those who possess class and taste,
[17:09] Azami
    and who have received proper educations.
[17:13] Azami
    True gourmet dining is similar.
[17:15] Azami
    Its value should be shared
    with only a select few.
[17:20] Azami
    That is what deserves to be called food.
[17:23] Azami
    Everything else is not food.
[17:25] Azami
    It is animal feed.
[17:27] Azami
    Not that I expect that to be understood
    by those who mistakenly believe
[17:31] Azami
    it's gourmet dining as long as high-quality
    ingredients are being used.
[17:34] Kita
    Why, you little—
[17:36] Orie
    Thank you for sharing your
    most valuable opinion,
[17:38] Orie
    but whatever you say carries no weight here.
[17:41] Natsume
    That's right!
[17:42] Natsume
    You have no jurisdiction
    over Totsuki's affairs!
[17:46] Azami
    The appropriate lineage indeed exists here.
[17:48] Azami
    And the education, as well.
[17:51] Azami
    Now, Erina.
[17:53] Azami
    A decade has passed since
    I first taught you how to cook.
[17:57] Azami
    I want to see how far you
    have honed your craft.
[18:01] Hisako
    A-As I've said, we do not serve walk-ins.
[18:04] Azami
    I see there's a table available.
[18:07] E
    That seat's for—
[18:10] Azami
    The menu, if you please.
[18:11] Azami
    Your father is hungry.
[18:13] Azami
    I want to eat something soon.
[18:16] Hisako
    Erina-sama!
[18:20] E
    Y-Y...
[18:29] S
    Hey, Nakiri.
[18:30] S
    Is there a table available?
[18:33] E
    Yukihira-kun?
[18:37] S
    Hey, hey.
[18:38] S
    Sorry, can we somehow eat your cooking,
     even if we're walk-ins?
[18:42] S
    Here, I'll give you one
    more black pepper bun.
[18:47] M
    Huh?
[18:48] M
    I feel a lot of tension in
    this room for some reason.
[18:51] S
    Oh, excuse me.
[18:53] S
    You seem to be just about to eat, too.
[18:56] S
    If it's all right, maybe
    we can share a table?
[19:01] Azami
    Erina, you need to be selective
    when it comes to who your friends are.
[19:06] Natsume
    Yukihira Soma!
[19:08] Azami
    I have lost interest.
[19:14] M
    Arato-san, who was he?
[19:16] Hisako
    He is Erina-sama's father.
[19:18] M
    Huh?!
[19:19] S
    What's with that black-suited guy?
[19:21] S
    He should at least eat before he goes.
[19:24] S
    Nakiri?
[19:25] S
    Are you shivering?
[19:37] Azami
    I was just about to pay you a visit.
[19:41] Azami
    This reception is a great honor.
[19:45] Azami
    You look well, Father.
[19:48] Sen
    Begone!
[19:50] Sen
    You have no right to set foot in this place.
[19:54] Sen
    I told you that I forbid you from
    ever claiming the Nakiri name.
[19:59] Azami
    I am the one who cultivated the God Tongue
    Erina was born with into its current form.
[20:04] Azami
    You may exile me,
[20:06] Azami
    but my lineage and education
    cannot be extinguished.
[20:09] Sen
    My greatest mistake was to allow you
    to take care of Erina back then.
[20:15] Azami
    The mistake is not yours alone.
[20:18] Azami
    Had I remained,
[20:18] Azami
    I would not have allowed Totsuki
    to devolve into what it is now—
[20:22] Azami
    a place rife with unsightly, ordinary people.
[20:24] Rindo
    Oh, Yukihira Soma.
[20:27] Rindo
    There you are.
[20:28] S
    Oh, Rindo-senpai.
[20:30] Rindo
    I saw a bunch of black cars race by,
[20:33] Rindo
    so I ran after them,
     wondering what the hell was going on.
[20:36] M
    We don't really know, either,
[20:39] M
    but it sounds like Nakiri-san's
    father suddenly showed up.
[20:42] Rindo
    Ah...
[20:44] Sen
    At this academy, cooking is everything!
[20:47] Sen
    As long as you have the skills,
    anyone can climb the ladder.
[20:50] Sen
    That is the Totsuki tradition.
[20:53] Azami
    Nonsense.
[20:54] Azami
    Allowing subpar students
     to fester here when the
[20:57] Azami
    mission is to create true
    gourmet dining is sheer folly.
[21:01] Sen
    That is not up to us to decide.
[21:04] Sen
    The ones who decide Totsuki's future
    are young chefs with might and talent!
[21:10] Sen
    Your solitary rant will change nothing!
[21:16] Azami
    The Totsuki Elite Ten Council
    have authority equal to,
[21:21] Azami
    and perhaps above,
    that of the academy's director.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten Council Urgent Summons
[21:25] Azami
    For example, should a majority
    of the Elite Ten want something,
[21:28] Azami
    it becomes a directive for the academy.
[21:31] Rindo
    Yukihira Soma, which side would you pick?
[21:34] S
    Huh?
[21:35] S
    Uh, I have no idea what's going on.
[21:37] Rindo
    Oh...
[21:38] Rindo
    And here I thought you'd join us in a flash.
[21:42] S
    "Also"?
[21:45] Sen
    Wh-What's this?
[21:47] Azami
    A majority of the Elite Ten
     agree that reform is needed.
SIGN    The Council has resolved to appoint Nakiri Azami as the academy's new director. This measure was proposed by six of the Elite Ten.
[21:51] Azami
    They support my appointment
    as the academy's new director.
SIGN    E i z a n E t s u y a
SIGN    K i n o k u n i N e n e
SIGN    S a i t o S o m e i
SIGN    A k a n e g a k u b o M o m o
[21:58] Rindo
    There's a new wave.
[22:01] Rindo
    Riding that wave feels like
     the most exciting possibility.
SIGN    Kobayashi Rindo
SIGN    Tsukasa
[22:11] Kita
    The most powerful group in Totsuki
    Academy has turned traitor?!
[22:17] Azami
    By this time tomorrow,
     everything will be finalized.
[22:22] Azami
    Here in the kingdom of gourmet dining,
     the jewel of Japan—
SIGN    Totsuki
[22:28] Azami
    I will be the new ruler.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode: The Imprisoned Queen
[24:07] M
    I hope you savor the next episode!

Season 1

6 - The Imprisoned Queen

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SIGN    The Third Dish
SIGN    Six
[00:07] D
    Joichiro.
SIGN    High School Division, 2nd Year
    Saiba Joichiro
[00:09] SDad
    Huh?
[00:10] SDad
    Gin?
SIGN    High School Division, 2nd Year
    Dojima Gin
[00:11] SDad
    It's you.
[00:12] SDad
    Why are you here?
[00:13] D
    Oh, I had a meeting with
    our corporate partners.
[00:17] SDad
    I'm here for work, too.
[00:18] SDad
    I'm cooking.
[00:19] SDad
    What a coincidence.
[00:20] D
    The hell it's a coincidence!
[00:22] D
    You didn't even write!
[00:24] D
    I've been so worried you might
    just die in a ditch somewhere!
[00:31] D
    I met Yukihira Soma.
[00:32] SDad
    Oh, yeah?
[00:34] D
    It's really been a while, Joichiro.
[00:38] SDad
    Yeah.
[00:44] [SONG] Sign
    Planned Site of
    Polar Star Dormitory Annex
SIGN    These are the Polar Star Dormitory's Grounds
[00:49] Sign
    Anyway, we should celebrate our reunion!
[00:51] Sign
    Let's go drinking!
[00:52] D
    Wait, I have to go to a meeting.
[00:54] SDad
    Who cares!
[00:55] SDad
    Skip it!
[00:57] D
    That's now how this works, idiot!
[01:00] D
    It's me.
[01:00] D
    Is something wrong?
[01:01] D
    Wait a minute.
[01:03] D
    Senzaemon-dono is going to retire?
[01:06] D
    Azami?!
SIGN    First Seat
    Dojima Gin
    High School Division, Third Year
    
     Second Seat
     Saiba Joichiro
     High School Division, Third Year
[01:08] D
    That Nakamura Azami?
SIGN    Second Seat
     Saiba Joichiro
     High School Division, Third Year
    
    Third Seat
     Nakamura Azami
     High School Division, First Year
[01:10] Sign
    He's going to be the new director?!
SIGN    Second Seat
     Saiba Joichiro
     High School Division, Third Year
SIGN    First Seat
     Dojima Gin
     High School Division, Third Year
SIGN    Third Seat
     Nakamura Azami
     High School Division, First Year
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
[02:46] [SONG] Sign
    The Imprisoned Queen
[02:46] Tsukasa
    With this vote, The Totsuki
    Elite Ten Council
[02:51] Tsukasa
    formally supports Director Nakiri Azami.
[02:56] Tsukasa
    Our meeting is over.
SIGN    New Director
    Assumes Position!!
SIGN    New Director
    Assumes Position!!
[03:03] Yuki
    Isshiki-senpai!
SIGN    New Director
    Assumes Position!!
[03:05] Yuki
    Is it true that we have a new director?!
[03:08] Ryoko
    And the majority of the
    Elite Ten voted in favor?
[03:10] I
    Oh, I'm surprised, too.
[03:13] I
    I didn't expect someone to work
    behind the scenes with the Elite Ten
[03:17] I
    so that he could become the new director.
[03:20] Yuki
    But how can that happen so easily?
     It makes no sense!
[03:23] I
    Well, it's legitimate from
    a procedural standpoint.
[03:27] I
    The vote was organized following protocol.
[03:30] Ryoko
    Well, I've heard that the Nakiri family
    always seeks the academy's directorship.
[03:39] Yuki
    I see.
[03:40] Yuki
    I was just shocked because
    it happened so quickly.
[03:43] Yuki
    Now that I think about it,
[03:44] Yuki
    it doesn't really have anything
    to do with us students, right?
[03:48] Ibu
    But...
[03:49] Marui
    What is it, Ibusaki?
[03:51] Ibu
    Oh...
[03:51] Ibu
    I was just thinking that Isshiki-san
    wasn't included in the
[03:54] Ibu
    Elite Ten's plot to turn
    against the former director.
[04:00] (Flashback) S
    Nakiri?
[04:01] (Flashback) S
    Are you shivering?
[04:03] I
    Oh, come to think of it...
[04:06] I
    The new director should be giving his
    inaugural address just about now.
[04:14] Azami
    Thank you all for coming here today.
[04:19] Azami
    I am Nakiri Azami,
[04:21] Azami
    who has been appointed the new director
    by the Totsuki Elite Ten Council.
[04:27] Azami
    My predecessor, Senzaemon-dono,
     has accomplished much for the academy.
[04:31] Azami
    Whether I can be a worthy successor
    weighs heavily upon me.
[04:38] Azami
    However, I understand that it
    is a critical role, which is a
[04:41] Azami
    driving force behind Japan's food culture.
[04:43] Azami
    I humbly accept this important task
[04:45] Azami
    and intend to lead Totsuki
    to even greater heights.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Totsuki
[04:53] Staff
    Director, your ride is here.
[04:56] Azami
    Oh, sorry.
[04:57] Azami
    Have them wait awhile.
[04:59] Azami
    I want to walk a bit.
[05:01] Azami
    The director should have a clear vision
    for Totsuki's rightful future.
[05:06] Azami
    To do so, I must discern its current
    state with my own two eyes.
[05:11] Azami
    After all, my only advantage
    over my predecessor is my youth.
[05:16] Azami
    My lack of experience must be
    supplemented by my stamina.
[05:20] Staff
    He's not what I expected.
[05:22] Staff
    Yeah, I thought he'd be more eccentric,
[05:25] Staff
    but he's actually very likable.
[05:27] Rita
    What was that all about?
[05:29] Rita
    Remember how he showed his true self to us?
[05:32] And
    Yes. Why this, after having subjected
    a considerable crowd to verbal abuse?
[05:36] (Flashback) Azami
    Erina, your cooking is
    not for such a subpar lot!
[05:43] (Flashback) Azami
    True gourmet dining is similar.
[05:46] (Flashback) Azami
    Its value should be shared
    with only a select few.
[05:50] (Flashback) Azami
    That is what deserves to be called food.
[05:53] (Flashback) Azami
    Everything else is not food.
[05:56] (Flashback) Azami
    It is animal feed.
[05:57] Orie
    Maybe he doesn't feel it was verbal abuse.
[06:00] Kita
    Hm?
[06:01] Orie
    Perhaps he was only being utterly sincere,
     both that night and today.
[06:06] Natsume
    You're right.
[06:08] Natsume
    He may have absolute certainty that no
    matter what happens, he'll get his way.
[06:19] Azami
    Arato Hisako, thank you for all
    your hard work before now.
[06:23] Hisako
    What?
[06:23] Azami
    I offer you my sincere thanks for
    supporting Erina during my absence.
[06:30] Azami
    Your presence was so helpful to her.
[06:34] Hisako
    I see.
[06:35] Azami
    From this day forth, you are relieved
    of your duties as her secretary.
[06:39] Hisako
    Please, wait.
[06:40] Hisako
    I—
[06:40] Azami
    Erina, you have no objections, correct?
[06:43] E
    Father...
[06:45] E
    I'd like to continue with Hisako—
[06:47] Azami
    There's no need for concern.
[06:49] Azami
    I'll be by your side, always.
[06:53] Azami
    I will determine who your clients will be,
[06:56] Azami
    so that we can make the
    best use of your talents.
[06:59] Azami
    Let us work together on this.
[07:02] Azami
    Right, Erina?
[07:04] E
    Y-Yes, Father.
[07:10] Fumio
    Is Yukihira here?
[07:12] M
    Oh, he just went up to his room.
[07:14] Yuki
    Is something wrong?
[07:16] Fumio
    Oh, he has a visitor.
[07:19] M
    At this time of night?
[07:23] S
    Now that we have a new director,
[07:25] S
    I wonder what the old director's up to.
[07:29] S
    Uh, speak of the Devil!
[07:33] Sen
    Ah, my apologies for the sudden visit.
[07:36] S
    It's fine.
[07:38] S
    Do you need to talk to me?
[07:40] Sen
    Come to think of it, this is the first
    time I've spoken with you face to face.
[07:45] S
    I guess so, yeah.
[07:47] Sen
    I am the one who encouraged Joichiro
    to have you apply to Totsuki.
[07:56] Sen
    During his time here,
     your father was the Second Seat.
[08:02] Sen
    Many things happened when he was a student,
    but he is a truly spectacular chef.
[08:07] S
    Sounds like you were pretty close to my dad.
[08:11] Sen
    Yes.
[08:12] Sen
    Let's go outside.
[08:16] Sen
    Sorry to make you accompany
    me on my daily routine.
[08:19] S
    No prob.
[08:20] Sen
    I must say, it's as though a great
    weight has been lifted from me,
SIGN    Training
[08:24] Sen
    now that I have been released
     from my responsibilities as director.
[08:27] S
    Is that right?
[08:28] S
    That's good to hear.
SIGN    Training
[08:35] S
    So what is it you wanted to talk to me about?
[08:43] Sen
    In your opinion, how is Erina as a chef?
[08:46] S
    Huh?
[08:47] S
    Well, I mean...
[08:49] S
    She's really picky about taste.
[08:51] S
    She's always on edge, I guess.
[08:54] E
    That's half because of you!
[08:58] Sen
    Erina used to be full of laughter as a child.
[09:06] (Flashback) GirlE
    It's disgusting.
[09:08] (Flashback) GirlA
    What, what, what?
[09:10] (Flashback) GirlA
    But I baked it just for you!
[09:12] (Flashback) GirlE
    But it's not good.
[09:16] (Flashback) GirlE
    But thank you, Alice.
[09:20] (Flashback) GirlE
    I don't want the rest, though.
SIGN    Eat it yourself
[09:22] (Flashback) GirlA
    What?!
[09:27] (Flashback) GirlA
    I want to go to Scandinavia!
[09:29] (Flashback) GirlA
    Please!
[09:31] (Flashback) GirlA
    Bye, Erina.
[09:33] (Flashback) GirlA
    By the next time we see each other,
[09:34] (Flashback) GirlA
    I'll have mastered
    great cooking techniques.
[09:38] (Flashback) GirlA
    You'd better not be a sore
    loser when I come back!
[09:42] (Flashback) GirlA
    What?
[09:43] (Flashback) GirlA
    Can't you at least say goodbye to me?
[09:47] (Flashback) GirlE
    Letters.
[09:48] (Flashback) GirlE
    You'd better send me letters.
[09:59] (Flashback) Azami
    Erina, come with me.
[10:01] (Flashback) GirlE
    Father.
[10:03] (Flashback) GirlE
    Where are we going?
[10:05] (Flashback) Azami
    Erina, do you want to become a good chef?
[10:08] (Flashback) GirlE
    Yes.
[10:09] (Flashback) Azami
    Good girl.
[10:10] (Flashback) Azami
    Then come with me.
[10:13] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll now teach you what food is.
[10:20] (Flashback) Azami
    So. Which one is seasoned correctly?
[10:23] (Flashback) GirlE
    The right dish.
[10:25] (Flashback) GirlE
    The left one has overtones of animal fat
     that overwhelm the dish,
[10:28] (Flashback) GirlE
    so it lacks harmony.
[10:29] (Flashback) Azami
    Very good.
[10:31] (Flashback) Azami
    Now, throw the left dish's
    contents into the trash.
[10:34] (Flashback) GirlE
    What?
[10:36] (Flashback) GirlE
    But we shouldn't waste food.
[10:41] (Flashback) Azami
    Do it.
[10:42] (Flashback) GirlE
    Ow! Father, you're hurting me!
[10:45] (Flashback) Azami
    Do it.
[10:57] (Flashback) Azami
    Well done.
[11:00] (Flashback) Azami
    Do not have any mercy.
[11:02] (Flashback) Azami
    You should only speak of a dish's taste.
[11:06] (Flashback) Azami
    Never allow an imperfect dish to pass.
[11:08] (Flashback) Azami
    Anything other than what I,
     your father, acknowledge is trash.
[11:12] (Flashback) Azami
    Filth.
[11:13] (Flashback) Azami
    Garbage.
[11:14] (Flashback) GirlE
    Anything other than what
    Father acknowledges...
[11:17] (Flashback) Azami
    Trash.
[11:18] (Flashback) Azami
    Filth.
[11:19] (Flashback) Azami
    Garbage.
[11:20] (Flashback) GirlE
    Garbage...
[11:22] (Flashback) GirlE
    Disgusting.
[11:23] (Flashback) GirlE
    Disgusting!
[11:24] (Flashback) GirlE
    It's disgusting.
[11:25] (Flashback) GirlE
    How dare you serve such a dish to me?
[11:29] (Flashback) GirlE
    You should repent.
[11:32] (Flashback) Sen
    Nakamura Azami!
[11:33] (Flashback) Sen
    You are exiled from Totsuki!
[11:37] (Flashback) Azami
    How shocking, Father.
[11:40] (Flashback) Azami
    My education will soon
    perfect the God Tongue.
[11:44] (Flashback) Sen
    This is no education.
[11:47] (Flashback) Sen
    It's brainwashing!
[11:48] (Flashback) Sen
    You are too dangerous!
[11:50] (Flashback) Sen
    I forbid you from ever again making
    claim to the Nakiri name!
[11:54] Sen
    And that is how he was exiled from Totsuki.
[11:59] Sen
    I'd heard that he set
    up base somewhere overseas
[12:02] Sen
    and was active in some selective community
    consisting only of the very wealthy.
[12:08] Sen
    I did not expect him to curry favor
    with the Elite Ten and stage a coup.
[12:13] Sen
    That was my undoing.
[12:16] Sen
    Erina had been gradually returning to
    her normal self after the brainwashing.
[12:21] Sen
    Starting with Arato Hisako,
    many had been helping her.
[12:25] Sen
    But Azami knows that Erina's
    heart is still a caged bird.
[12:38] Sen
    His methods will not have
    changed from ten years ago.
[12:42] Sen
    He will restrict Erina's
    contact with the outside world
[12:45] Sen
    and ensure that he is the
    only one she can turn to.
[12:50] Sen
    Back then, he disposed of all the letters
    Alice sent Erina from Scandinavia.
[12:57] Sen
    Erina will once again be imprisoned
    where none may reach her.
[13:03] Sen
    Yukihira Soma, I have only
    one thing to ask of you.
[13:09] Sen
    Please save Erina.
[13:12] Sen
    I beg this of you!
[13:19] (Flashback) Azami
    Come.
[13:20] (Flashback) Azami
    Trust only your father.
[13:22] (Flashback) Azami
    Cast aside everything else.
[13:25] (Flashback) GirlE
    P-Please stop, Father!
[13:27] (Flashback) GirlE
    I don't want to do this.
[13:30] (Flashback) Azami
    I see.
[13:31] (Flashback) Azami
    I don't need a daughter like that.
[13:40] E
    Hisako is gone now.
[13:43] E
    I have no one, other than Father.
[13:47] Alice
    Erina.
[13:48] Alice
    Erina.
[13:49] Alice
    Erina!
[13:51] E
    Alice?!
[13:53] Alice
    Ryo-kun, just a bit higher!
[13:55] Ryo
    'Kay.
[13:55] Alice
    Don't you dare look up!
[13:56] Ryo
    'Kay.
[13:57] E
    What's the matter, Alice?
[13:59] Alice
    Erina, what are you waiting for?
[14:02] Alice
    We're getting you out of here!
[14:03] E
    What?
[14:04] Hisako
    Erina-sama!
[14:08] E
    Hisako!
[14:20] Alice
    We should be safe from pursuit for now.
[14:24] E
    Alice, why did you do this?
[14:27] Alice
    Miss Secretary was walking around looking
    like she was ready to give up on life,
[14:27] (Flashback) Hisako
    Erina-sama...
[14:30] Alice
    so I talked to her.
[14:31] (Flashback) Hisako
    Miss Alice!
[14:32] (Flashback) Hisako
    Well, so this, that, and this...
[14:34] Alice
    So I learned that Uncle Azami was trying to
    pull the same thing he did to you before.
[14:41] Alice
    I know what Uncle Azami did.
[14:44] Alice
    Father and Mother told me.
[14:47] Hisako
    My father told me, too.
[14:51] Alice
    I sent you so many letters.
[14:54] Alice
    But you never wrote back!
[14:56] E
    Th-That's...
[14:58] Alice
    I know.
[15:00] Alice
    So I'm not going to let
     Uncle Azami get his way this time.
[15:05] Alice
    Run away!
[15:06] Alice
    In situations like these, normal boys
    and girls run away from home!
[15:09] E
    Run away?
[15:11] E
    And oppose Father?
[15:13] Alice
    Don't be a pussy!
[15:15] Alice
    Show him you have a backbone, Erina!
[15:18] Roy
    Um...
[15:18] Alice
    What, Ryo-kun?
[15:19] Ryo
    It's fine to run away,
[15:22] Ryo
    but where's she running away to?
[15:23] Ryo
    I think she needs a place to stay.
[15:27] Alice
    Well, wouldn't the Arato Estate work?
[15:30] Hisako
    What?!
[15:30] Hisako
    We have people involved with the
    Nakiri family coming and going all the time.
[15:33] Hisako
    We can't possibly hide her there!
[15:35] Roy
    Miss Alice, your room is within the
    Nakiri Estate, and so is mine.
[15:38] Alice
    What, can no one take her in?
[15:41] Hisako
    Don't talk about Erina-sama
    like she's some stray cat!
SIGN    Please take good care of her
[15:44] E
    Stray cat...
[15:45] Hisako
    I... I know, let's reserve a hotel room.
[15:48] Alice
    Erina's so sheltered.
     She'd never manage living in a hotel!
[15:51] E
    What?!
[15:52] Hisako
    Th-Then I'll stay with her!
[15:55] Roy
    If you disappear with Erina, I think they'll
    doubt you right away and find where you are.
[16:01] All
    What should we do?
[16:02] All
    Can't we do something?
[16:03] All
    Maybe we could make a body double.
[16:03] ---
    
[16:04] All
    With the 3D printer...
[16:15] E
    I'll go back.
[16:17] Hisako
    Erina-sama!
[16:18] E
    Continuing to help me may get you in trouble.
[16:24] Hisako
    B-But Erina-sama!
[16:26] Hisako
    Who is it?!
[16:29] Hisako
    You're...
[16:33] S
    Well, it's raining in earnest now.
[16:37] S
    I should get back.
[16:41] Sen
    Yukihira Soma...
[16:43] S
    The Nakiri family situation and
    all sounds pretty challenging,
[16:48] S
    but that's got nothing to do with me.
[16:51] S
    I've known what I'm gonna
    do from the very beginning.
[16:55] S
    It hasn't changed since she told
    me that my cooking was disgusting.
[17:01] (Flashback) E
    It's disgusting!
[17:03] S
    I gotta make her say my
    cooking's delicious.
[17:10] S
    Okay, bye!
[17:15] Sen
    It's just as you said, Joichiro.
[17:19] Sen
    If anyone out there can save Erina,
[17:22] Sen
    it's him and others of his generation.
[17:26] Hisako
    You're...
[17:28] Alice
    Tadokoro Megumi-chan!
[17:30] M
    What are you all doing out here?
[17:33] M
    You'll catch cold.
[17:34] M
    Come on in!
[17:36] M
    Come to Polar Star Dormitory.
[17:45] S
    Hey, it's Nakiri.
[17:46] E
    I-I'm stopping by.
[17:48] S
    Oh, Arato, too? Why?
[17:50] Hisako
    It's a long story.
[17:52] (Flashback) Alice
    Run away!
[17:53] (Flashback) Alice
    In situations like these, normal boys
    and girls run away from home!
[17:57] S
    Huh, running away?
[17:59] S
    Nice, nice!
[18:01] S
    Good job, Nakiri!
[18:02] E
    Don't make fun of me!
[18:03] S
    I'm not.
[18:05] S
    Oh, but where's the other half
    of the Nakiris and Kurokiba?
[18:09] Hisako
    They already went home.
[18:11] Alice
    We'll leave the rest to you!
[18:13] S
    They totally bailed.
[18:14] Fumio
    The bath's ready.
[18:16] Fumio
    You must be chilled to the bone.
     Go warm yourself up.
[18:20] Aida
    Erina-sama is not in her room.
[18:22] Aida
    It seems Miss Alice took her outside.
[18:25] Aida
    Should we organize a search party?
[18:27] Azami
    Well done, Alice.
[18:29] Azami
    Let me think.
[18:30] Azami
    Just find out where they've gone.
[18:33] Azami
    I'm quite busy with academy affairs.
[18:37] Azami
    After all, tomorrow marks
    the dawn of the revolution.
[18:40] Yuki
    What?
[18:41] Yuki
    Hide Nakiri-san here?
[18:43] Aoki
    And here at Polar Star Dormitory?
[18:46] Aoki
    She's a rich Nakiri girl!
[18:47] Marui
    Yeah.
[18:48] Marui
    Won't it cause problems if we
    let someone that important stay here?
[18:52] Sato
    Isn't it better for us to stay out of this?
[18:55] Yuki
    Are we gonna get treated like kidnappers?!
[18:58] Ibu
    Why'd she run away from
    home in the first place?
[19:00] Ryogo
    Maybe something happened at home.
[19:06] Hisako
    I suppose I must explain.
[19:09] Hisako
    I ask that none of this leave this room.
[19:13] Hisako
    I want you to know what happened
    to Erina-sama in the past.
[19:20] E
    Um, thank you for the bath.
[19:24] E
    I'm grateful.
[19:26] All
    Nakiri-san!
[19:28] E
    What?!
[19:29] Loki
    I hate that Azami guy!
[19:32] Loki
    What an asshole!
[19:34] Sato
    Parents shouldn't do something
    like that to their kids, damn it!
[19:36] Yuki
    You can stay here as long
    as you want, Erina-cchi!
[19:40] E
    “Erina-cchi”?!
[19:41] I
    Nakiri-kun, have you eaten?
[19:43] E
    Oh, not yet.
[19:45] I
    Then this is great timing!
[19:47] I
    Everyone, we have a special
    guest at Polar Star Dormitory!
[19:51] I
    Let's throw a big party!
[19:53] All
    Yeah!
[19:55] Aoki
    I slowly cooked this white
    fish in clarified butter.
[19:58] Aoki
    Have a taste!
[19:59] E
    I suppose I must.
[20:01] Aoki
    Well, how is it?
[20:03] E
    I believe you are taking good advantage
    of the ingredients' natural flavors.
[20:06] Loki
    Right?
[20:07] E
    However.
[20:08] E
    The clarified butter is
    making the flavor too rich.
[20:11] E
    You need to refine the ratios of Vin Jaune
     and Macvin du Jura in the sauce.
[20:15] E
    The accompanying side, crozet pasta,
[20:16] E
    has a buckwheat flavor that
     doesn't go with the comté cheese.
[20:18] E
    That's a deduction.
[20:19] E
    If I were to make an analogy,
[20:20] E
    it tastes as though I were hit
    by rain right as I went out,
[20:22] E
    and I lost my footing in mud and fell.
[20:25] E
    Overall, it's not good at all.
[20:30] Aoki
    Great!
[20:31] Aoki
    The God Tongue is priceless!
[20:34] E
    How dare you!
[20:34] Sato
    Taste mine, too!
[20:36] Marui
    This is our chance to have the
    God Tongue try our cooking!
[20:39] Ryoko
    This is kind of exciting!
[20:40] Ibu
    I guess I'll bring out some
    stuff I cured yesterday, too.
[20:42] E
    Hey!
[20:43] E
    I can't eat that much.
[20:45] Yuki
    Erina-cchi, try some of mine, too!
[20:48] E
    Are you even listening to me?!
[20:50] Yuki
    Erina-cchi, Erina-cchi!
[20:50] Hisako
    Erina-sama's so relaxed.
[20:52] E
    F-Fine!
[20:53] S
    Really?
[20:53] E
    Stand in line!
[20:54] S
    She looks pretty prickly to me.
[20:55] E
    Stand in line, I said!
[20:56] Hisako
    I can tell.
[20:58] Hisako
    When I first met her,
[21:00] Hisako
    I could sense a dark shadow
    lurking beneath her beauty,
[21:05] Hisako
    but she has been changing, little by little.
[21:13] Yuki
    Yukihira, you make something, too!
[21:16] Sato
    Try to make it something unusual!
[21:17] S
    Sure, you've got it!
[21:21] S
    All right!
[21:23] S
    Huh?
[21:26] S
    Something wrong, Nakiri?
[21:28] E
    It's nothing.
[21:29] E
    Also, I'm not going to eat your cooking.
[21:33] S
    You haven't changed one bit.
[21:35] S
    Hmm, what to make?
[23:11] Hisako
    Okay, Yukihira.
     Please take care of Erina-sama.
[23:15] S
    Well, even if I'm not
    around, the other guys will.
[23:19] Yuki
    Let's play cards!
[23:21] All
    Yeah!
[23:21] E
    Cards?!
[23:23] S
    I hope her running away will make
    Nakiri's dad rethink things a little.
[23:28] Hisako
    I am not sure it'll be that easy.
[23:31] Hisako
    Erina-sama is key to Azami-dono's plans.
[23:35] Hisako
    I doubt he'll give up so easily.
[23:40] Azami
    This is my new proposed method.
[23:43] Azami
    This academy will become
    a utopia for gourmet food
[23:46] Azami
    where anyone with the will and
    means can become a wonderful chef.
[23:52] Chap
    How is this a utopia?
[23:54] Chap
    It is more of a dystopia, where
    a demonic overlord has split the
[23:58] Chap
    gourmet food world in two!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode: It Begins
[24:07] M
    I hope you savor the next episode!

Season 1

7 - It Begins

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Seven
[00:11] S
    A speech broadcast?
[00:12] T
    Yeah, I hear Nakiri Azami's doing that today.
[00:16] I
    It's going to be broadcast
    live throughout campus.
[00:19] S
    Huh.
[00:20] T
    I have to say, running away from home
[00:22] T
    is a pretty drastic move
    on Nakiri Erina-san's part.
[00:25] I
    But is it going to work out?
[00:27] I
    If they figure out that Polar
    Star Dormitory is hiding her...
[00:30] S
    Well, I dunno.
[00:33] S
    For now, Arato's coming here every day to
    drop off stuff like changes of clothes,
[00:37] S
    and the other Nakiri and
    Kurokiba come visit sometimes,
[00:41] S
    but it doesn't look like
    they've figured it out.
[00:43] T
    That sure sounds like
    they've figured it all out!
[00:46] Yua
    I-I'm reporting live!
SIGN    New Director Nakiri Azami Inaugural Speech
[00:48] Yua
    The new director, Nakiri Azami, has arrived!
SIGN    New Director Nakiri Azami Inaugural Speech
[01:09] Azami
    Greetings, students.
[01:12] Azami
    I am Nakiri Azami.
SIGN    New Director Nakiri Azami Inaugural Speech
[02:45] Azami
    Greetings, students.
[02:48] Azami
    I am Nakiri Azami.
[02:49] Yuki
    So this is Erina-cchi's...
SIGN    The Crumbling Academy
[02:52] Sato
    Yeah, her shithead father!
[02:54] Marui
    He was a former Elite Ten member, too.
[02:57] Azami
    I will now speak with you
[02:59] Azami
    about the revolution I have planned to
    achieve my ideal vision for Totsuki Academy.
[03:05] Azami
    First, with regard to our culinary courses,
[03:08] Azami
    research groups,
     research societies, and clubs,
[03:12] Azami
    all such autonomous entities
    will be disbanded.
[03:19] Ikumi
    What?!
[03:20] Ikumi
    Disbanded?!
[03:21] Azami
    They will all cease to
    exist with no exceptions.
[03:25] Students
    What?!
[03:26] Students
    Wh-Wh-What is going on?!
[03:29] Azami
    Second, I will establish
    a new entity on campus.
[03:34] Azami
    With the director and the
     Elite Ten Council as its leaders,
[03:37] Azami
    and my handpicked students as its members,
[03:40] Azami
    it will be an organization of elites that
    pursue a new vision of gourmet dining.
[03:43] Azami
    It will be a divine world where all
    gourmet dining will be shared.
[03:49] Azami
    Its name shall be Central.
[03:54] M
    Central...
[03:55] Azami
    All of your cooking will be
    determined by Central members.
[04:01] Azami
    You will no longer have
    to create your own dishes.
[04:05] Azami
    It is most unfortunate,
    but anyone who disobeys
[04:08] Azami
    this edict will have to leave the academy.
[04:12] Stu
    That's ridiculous!
[04:13] Stu
    Who'd go along with something like this?!
[04:15] Stu
    It makes no sense!
[04:17] Azami
    Think about it.
[04:19] Azami
    There is far greater injustice
    in the existing system.
[04:23] Azami
    With meritocracy as an excuse,
[04:25] Azami
    those who fail are cast aside
[04:27] Azami
    despite the fact that different individuals
    will learn at different speeds.
[04:31] Azami
    Don't you find that barbaric?
[04:34] Azami
    All culinary classes will become a
    means of conveying Central's teachings.
[04:39] Azami
    All students will benefit equally from them.
[04:42] Azami
    By that, I mean the skills, ideas,
    and recipes worthy of the Elite Ten
[04:47] Azami
    will eventually be acquired
    by all of you here.
[04:50] Stu
    Cooking worthy of the Elite Ten...
[04:52] Azami
    What I propose is a world where unnecessary
    conflict will no longer be necessary.
[04:56] Azami
    No more unnecessary expulsions!
[04:58] Azami
    No more unnecessary selections!
[04:59] Azami
    No more unnecessary competitions!
[05:01] Azami
    You will all be free of them.
[05:04] Azami
    Listen, you are not cannon fodder.
[05:08] Azami
    You are an important force who
    will build Totsuki's future.
[05:13] Azami
    Work with me to advance this
    nation's gourmet dining.
[05:19] Kabuto
    This is preposterous!
SIGN    Kabutoyama Tetsuji
     Chief of Skewer Research Society
[05:21] Kabuto
    We cannot condone such tyranny!
[05:23] Stu
    B-But it'd mean we can get a small
    piece of what the Elite Ten's got.
[05:28] Stu
    Won't that definitely benefit us later on?
[05:32] Kabuto
    What're you saying?!
[05:33] Kabuto
    We must not bend the knee!
[05:36] Agents
    You are Kabutoyama Tetsuji, the chief
    of Skewer Research Society, are you not?
[05:39] Agents
    We have a message from Central.
SIGN    Regional Cooking Research Society
[05:41] Agents
    From this day forth, the Regional Cooking
    Research Society has been disbanded.
[05:45] Agents
    Vacate these premises.
SIGN    Don RS
[05:49] Ikumi
    Y-You bastards!
[05:51] Ikumi
    Get the hell out if you
    don't want to get beaten up!
[05:54] Agents
    This matter has already been decided.
[05:56] Agents
    Professor Miyazato, it would be preferred
    if you consider this matter nonnegotiable.
[06:01] Madoka
    Oh, no!
[06:03] Madoka
    Professor, is Miyazato Research
    Group really shutting down?
[06:13] Eizan
    Polar Star Dormitory—
    the academy's sole housing facility.
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[06:18] Eizan
    It has always been self-sufficient.
[06:21] Eizan
    There is no doubt that it is
    also subject to the purge.
[06:25] Eizan
    This dormitory will be shut down.
[06:27] Eizan
    There is no need for it at Totsuki.
[06:30] Yuki
    "No need"?!
[06:32] Marui
    Shut Polar Star Dormitory down?
[06:34] Eizan
    The buildings and the property
    will be confiscated by Central.
[06:39] Eizan
    That basically means none of
    this will be yours any longer.
[06:42] Aoki
    No way in hell!
[06:43] Sato
    Assholes!
[06:45] Yuki
    What, what?
[06:46] Yuki
    Wanna fight?
[06:47] Yuki
    Huh, huh?
[06:47] M
    Y-Y-Y-Yuki-chan!
[06:48] Ryoko
    Hey, where's Isshiki-senpai?
[06:48] M
    You can't face them alone.
[06:51] Ryoko
    If there's an Elite Ten member here,
[06:53] Ryoko
    the academy shouldn't be
    able to just run over us—
[06:56] Ibu
    Well, he hasn't been back here for a while.
[06:59] Marui
    Could Miyazato Research Group
     also have been...
[07:01] S
    Well, it's a shame to just
     stand around talking like this.
[07:04] S
    Have some tea before you go, won't you?
[07:08] Ibu
    Have?
[07:08] Ryoko
    Some?
[07:09] Aoki
    Tea?
[07:10] Sato
    Before?
[07:10] Marui
    You?
[07:11] Yuki
    Go?
[07:11] M
    Won't you?
[07:15] S
    So why does this dorm
    gotta get shut down, too?
[07:19] S
    I've heard we're basically
    like our own little country.
[07:22] S
    Does the academy have any
    right to interfere with us?
[07:26] Eizen
    That's the reason right there.
[07:28] Eizen
    It's highly problematic to have autonomous
    bodies other than Central at the academy.
[07:33] Eizen
    There only needs to be one
    decision-making entity.
[07:35] Eizen
    Hence our decision.
[07:37] Eizen
    These documents specify the timeline
    for vacating the premises.
[07:40] Eizen
    Anyway, don't worry.
[07:42] Eizen
    As long as you toe the line,
[07:44] Eizen
    you can keep attending as students here.
[07:46] S
    Can I ask you something?
[07:47] S
    The decision to shut the dorm down...
[07:50] S
    Isn't it still reversible?
[07:53] S
    Through a Shokugeki, that is.
[07:55] M
    Soma-kun...
[07:57] Eizan
    You're right.
[07:59] Eizan
    If you initiate and win a Shokugeki,
[08:02] Eizan
    you can overturn any decision.
[08:04] Eizan
    However, that's if the opponent
    accepts the challenge.
[08:08] Eizan
    I have zero obligation to
    accept a Shokugeki challenge.
[08:11] Eizan
    And yet I'm getting flooded by challenges
    from almost every organization
[08:17] Eizan
    to put a stop to their disbandment.
[08:19] Eizan
    What a piece of work.
[08:21] Eizan
    I could just ignore them and they'd
    all shut down on their own.
[08:25] Eizan
    But in consideration of their feelings,
[08:28] Eizan
    I decided to accept their challenge.
[08:31] S
    Huh.
[08:32] S
    You're being real generous,
[08:35] S
    accepting challenges you don't have to.
[08:36] Eizan
    The opponents will have to take on
    a significant risk, too.
[08:40] Eizan
    Well, it'll serve as a good
    warning to the others.
[08:44] Eizan
    I already have one scheduled today.
[08:47] Eizan
    If seeing the results won't
    discourage you from challenging me,
[08:50] Eizan
    you can challenge me all you want, Yukihira.
SIGN    Shokugeki
[08:58] Sign 0900
    Topic
     Cutlass Fish
[09:00] Kabuto
    Eizan, I won't let you shut down Skewer RS!
[09:04] Kabuto
    The topic is cutlass fish—
[09:06] Eizan
    Yeah, I know.
[09:08] Eizan
    We must grill the ingredient on a
[09:10] Eizan
    skewer at some point in the process.
[09:12] Eizan
    Right?
[09:13] Eizan
    If you lose, you'll be expelled.
[09:15] Eizan
    No objections?
[09:17] Kabuto
    Very well.
[09:18] Kabuto
    I'll show you the full scope of the
    skills I've been honing until this day—
[09:22] Eizan
    Stop talking already.
[09:24] Eizan
    I'll crush the best dish you've got!
[09:27] Eizan
    Just give it your all.
[09:30] Host
    Then let the Shokugeki...
[09:32] Eizan
    ...begin!
[09:36] Ryoko
    It's begun.
[09:37] Sato
    Don't lose, Skewer RS!
[09:39] Aoki
    It's not over!
[09:40] Yuki
    Yeah, it's not over yet!
[09:42] Chief
    As long as they win...
[09:44] Madoka
    ...we might still have a place
    where we can feel we belong!
[09:46] Ikumi
    We're not gonna give up!
[09:48] Ikumi
    We still have...
SIGN    Shokugeki
[09:50] Stu
    ...the Shokugeki!
[09:54] S
    Eizan-senpai doesn't look
    focused on his cooking at all.
[09:59] S
    Something's off.
[10:01] S
    I doubt the other research societies
    and research groups will back down
[10:05] S
    even if Eizan-senpai wins
    this match by a huge margin.
[10:09] S
    Why'd Eizan-senpai say it'd be
    a good "warning," then?
[10:17] Host
    It's evaluation time!
SIGN    Kabutoyama Tetsuji
SIGN    Eizan Etsuya
[10:26] Ryoko
    Huh? What?
[10:27] Sato
    What the... Isn't that weird?
[10:29] Kabuto
    There seems to be a malfunction.
[10:31] Kabuto
    The scores are being displayed even
    though neither dish has been tried.
[10:37] Kabuto
    Eizan!
[10:38] Kabuto
    You... You can't have...
[10:39] Kabuto
    The judges?!
[10:43] Eizan
    Too bad for you!
[10:47] Host
    It's been decided!
[10:49] Host
    Skewer RS will be disbanded!
[10:51] Kabuto
    Wait a second, Eizan!
[10:53] Kabuto
    You bought the judges?!
[10:55] Kabuto
    You can't be serious!
[10:56] Kabuto
    This Shokugeki can't be legitimate!
[10:58] Kabuto
    Who'd accept that?!
[10:59] Eizan
    Farewell, Kabutoyama!
[11:05] Eizan
    You are being expelled!
[11:08] Kabuto
    Impossible...
[11:11] Eizan
    Totsuki is not what it used to be.
[11:15] Yuki
    What the hell?! That's cheating!
[11:16] Sato
    So the judges are all in on it?
[11:18] Ryoko
    Even our last resort, the Shokugeki is now...
[11:20] Aoki
    That Eizan's rotten to the core!
[11:23] Chief
    Even the judges have all turned on us.
[11:27] Madoko
    They won't even judge us on taste.
[11:29] Ikumi
    If the match won't be fair, then...
[11:32] Ibu
    The outcome is the same whether
    you have a Shokugeki or not.
[11:36] Marui
    Either way,
     Polar Star Dormitory is finished?!
[11:41] Sato
    N-N-N-No way!
[11:43] Aoki
    Our home's gonna be shut down!
[11:46] M
    What should we do?
[11:47] M
    Nakiri-san will lose her hiding place, too!
[11:55] Eizan
    Well, Yukihira?
[11:57] Eizan
    How was that warning?
SIGN    Shokugeki
[12:03] Eizan
    The Shokugeki is dead.
[12:13] Secretary
    Department Chief, are you all right?
[12:16] Kage
    Yes.
[12:17] Kage
    I'm just still shocked over yesterday's match.
SIGN    Kageura Hisanao
     Shokugeki Administration Department
     Department Chief
[12:20] Kage
    Eizan Etsuya... How dare
    you buy out all the judges?
[12:25] Ei
    Hey, Department Chief.
[12:27] Kage
    E-Eizan!
[12:29] Kage
    What do you want?
[12:30] Eizan
    Oh, I'm just here to confirm something.
[12:34] Eizan
    I'd heard more than a hundred Shokugeki
    challenges had been submitted against me.
[12:39] Eizan
    How are things now?
[12:44] Kage
    They were all... canceled!
[12:49] Eizan
    For real?
[12:51] Eizan
    That's really too bad.
[12:52] Eizan
    I was fine accepting any
    challenge that came my way.
SIGN    Kitchen #28
[12:59] Lecturer
    The recipe you'll master today
[13:02] Lecturer
    has been selected by Central.
[13:05] Lecturer
    This will be the new standard at Totsuki.
[13:08] Lecturer
    Bear it in mind.
[13:14] Lecturer
    Ibusaki Shun...
[13:16] Lecturer
    Use the oven to brisee the ingredients.
[13:21] Lecturer
    That's specified in the recipe
    we handed out, isn't it?
[13:24] Ibu
    This is how I've always done it.
[13:27] Ibu
    I don't know why I have to change it.
[13:29] Lecturers
    There's no need for you
    to make that decision.
[13:32] Lecturers
    The decisions by Central are absolute.
[13:35] Lecturers
    Redo it.
[13:38] Marui
    I see...
[13:39] Marui
    So even Regional Cuisine RS
    got the order to disband.
[13:42] M
    Yeah...
[13:43] M
    The Miyazato Research Group, too?
[13:45] Marui
    Yeah.
[13:46] Marui
    The other organizations
    have received notices, too.
[13:49] Marui
    Unfortunately, it's impossible
    to make them rescind the order.
[13:53] Marui
    The deadline for us to vacate the
    dorm is fast approaching, too.
[13:55] Marui
    Only ten days left.
[14:04] Ryoko
    Nakiri-san?
[14:06] Ryoko
    What's wrong?
[14:07] Ryoko
    You're sitting in the dark.
[14:10] Ryoko
    It's almost dinnertime,
     so come down to the dining hall—
[14:13] E
    U-Um...
[14:17] E
    No, it's nothing.
[14:21] Ryoko
    Come on.
[14:22] Ryoko
    Dinner will get cold if we
    don't get there fast, yeah?
[14:34] Yuki
    Are we really losing the dorm?
[14:37] Sato
    Sounds like it...
[14:41] Yuki
    Man... I guess we can't do anything.
[14:44] Yuki
    Dorm life feels long, but it's
    going to be over in a flash!
[14:48] M
    We've been together for so long, all of us.
[14:51] Aoki
    Yeah. Thinking back, so much stuff happened.
[14:54] Yuki
    Fumio-san's dormitory entrance exam!
[14:57] Yuki
    I was so surprised at first.
[14:58] M
    It took me three months to get in here,
[15:02] M
    but Fumio-san let me stay
    in the storage shed.
[15:06] S
    Seriously?!
[15:07] S
    That's a shocker.
[15:09] Yuki
    Megumi, you're tougher than
    you look in a lot of ways.
[15:14] Yuki
    Then I guess Yukihira transferred
    in when we got to high school.
[15:18] (Flashback) S
    I'm gonna take the number one spot!
[15:20] (Flashback) S
    Looking forward to being with y'all
     for the next three years!
[15:24] Yuki
    Man, everything brings back so many memories.
[15:28] Yuki
    Seriously...
[15:33] Marui
    I guess we all got through
    that camp from hell, too.
SIGN    Restaurant
    Tadokoro
[15:37] Yuki
    I was so worried when Megumi had
    a shokugeki with Shinomiya-senpai.
[15:42] E
    What?
[15:43] E
    A Shokugeki?
[15:44] M
    I-It's nothing!
[15:46] Ryoko
    And summer break...
[15:48] Ibu
    The Autumn Elections...
SIGN    The 92nd
     Moon Festival
[15:52] Aoki
    And the Moon Festival!
[15:55] Sato
    The Taro Stew Booth...
    We worked really hard!
[15:57] Yuki
    Yukihira and Megumi's Chinese food stall!
[16:00] Ryoko
    We'd always cook each other food.
[16:04] M
    Yeah! We really did.
[16:06] Marui
    So much...
[16:08] Yuki
    So much happened!
[16:10] Yuki
    We'd never have enough time
    to talk about it all.
[16:18] Yuki
    So much...
[16:22] M
    Yuki-chan?
[16:25] Yuki
    I don't want this!
[16:28] Yuki
    I don't want to lose Polar Star Dormitory!
[16:31] Yuki
    I want to keep doing stuff with you guys!
[16:34] Yuki
    I wanted to keep...
[16:35] Yuki
    cooking more stuff with you guys!
[16:41] Ryoko
    Yuki...
[17:07] (Flashback) S
    What was Polar Star Dormitory
    like to you, Dad?
[17:14] (Flashback) SDad
    It was fun.
[17:16] (Flashback) SDad
    Everyone just worked on mastering
    their cooking in their way.
[17:24] Eizan
    Huh?
[17:26] Eizan
    Give me a break, Yukihira.
[17:27] Eizan
    Don't be that stupid.
[17:30] Eizan
    You still don't grasp the situation or what?
[17:34] Eizan
    All the judges are on my side.
[17:37] Eizan
    Forget about winning or losing—they won't
    even taste a single bite of your food.
[17:41] Eizan
    It's a guaranteed expulsion the moment
    you climb into the ring, okay?
[17:45] Eizan
    Despite all that, did you just say
    you're challenging me to a Shokugeki?
[17:49] S
    Yeah.
[17:49] Eizan
    What, did your dorm buddies
    come crying to you for help?
[17:53] Eizan
    I can get that you might want to
    play the good Samaritan,
[17:57] Eizan
    but I wouldn't recommend it.
[17:58] Eizan
    Bravery and recklessness are
    two different things, you know.
[18:03] S
    It's not for my dorm mates or anything.
[18:07] Eizan
    What?
[18:08] S
    Me. It's for me.
[18:11] S
    The Polar Star Dorm is where
    I'm gonna master my cooking.
[18:15] S
    So I'm not gonna let you shut down my dorm.
[18:19] S
    Accept the challenge.
[18:24] Secretary
    Department Chief!
[18:26] Kage
    What?!
[18:27] Kage
    A Shokugeki?!
[18:28] Yuki
    "I am going to challenge
    Eizan-senpai to a Shokugeki.
[18:31] Yuki
    There's curry in the fridge for everyone,
    so heat it up in the microwave.
[18:36] Yuki
    Signed, Yukihira Soma."
[18:40] E
    Yukihira-kun, what are you thinking?
[18:42] Ibu
    He went alone so that he
    can keep us out of it?
[18:47] Yuki
    What the hell?
[18:49] Yuki
    We're all part of
     Polar Star Dormitory, aren't we?!
[18:52] Yuki
    How could he just go off by himself?
[18:55] M
    If we don't do something,
    Soma-kun will get expelled!
[18:59] Hisako
    Erina-sama!
[19:01] Hisako
    Turn on the TV!
[19:02] Hisako
    Switch to the campus channel!
[19:04] Hisako
    Yukihira's...
[19:07] Sato
    There's a live broadcast.
SIGN    Shokugeki Confirmed
[19:09] Yua
    I repeat, i-it's going to happen!
[19:12] Yua
    A Shokugeki is going to happen!
[19:14] Yua
    It appears Eizan Etsuya has
    accepted the challenge.
[19:16] Yua
    It's said the match will begin presently.
[19:20] Eizan
    The topic is Satsuma chicken
    from Kagoshima prefecture.
SIGN    Waiting Room
[19:24] Eizan
    It's known for having firm, flavorful
    flesh without excess fat.
[19:29] Eizan
    Hey, are you even listening?
[19:30] Eizan
    What're you doing?
[19:32] S
    Oh, just checking the ingredients.
[19:34] S
    Knowing you, I wouldn't put it
    past you to sabotage them somehow.
[19:39] Eizan
    Heh, no matter.
[19:41] Eizan
    Do whatever you want.
[19:43] Eizan
    It's all pointless, anyway.
[19:44] Rindo
    Eizan, hey!
[19:47] Eizan
    What the?!
[19:49] Eizan
    Why are you here, Rindo, you bitch?!
[19:51] Rindo
    That's Rindo-senpai to you!
[19:53] Eizan
    Shut up!
[19:55] Eizan
    You can't just come barging in here!
[19:57] Rindo
    Be civil!
[19:59] Rindo
    Hey, Yukihira Soma.
[20:02] Rindo
    You're being reckless as usual.
[20:04] S
    Thanks. It's been kind of
    a while, huh, Rindo-senpai.
[20:08] Rindo
    Well, you know, it's been real hectic.
[20:11] Rindo
    A lot of things changed at the academy
    thanks to Nakiri Azami's revolution,
[20:15] Rindo
    so the Elite Ten are swamped with
    paperwork and administrative duties.
[20:19] Rindo
    We've been working nonstop!
[20:21] S
    Huh.
[20:22] Rindo
    Well, I gave all my work to Tsukasa.
[20:25] S
    Huh?
[20:26] Rindo
    Huh?
[20:31] S
    Well, I'm going to go prep.
[20:32] S
    I'll borrow the back kitchen.
[20:45] Judge
    I didn't think anyone'd still issue a
[20:47] Judge
    Shokugeki challenge after seeing
    what happened yesterday.
[20:50] Judge
    Whoever it is must be quite the fool.
[20:53] Judge
    Let's just taste Eizan-dono's
    cooking and call it a day.
[20:57] Eizan
    Do as you wish.
[20:58] Eizan
    I'm counting on you all
    for today's "evaluation."
[21:01] Judge
    Of course.
[21:02] Judge
    See you later.
[21:03] Rindo
    Too bad, eh, Eizan?
[21:07] Rindo
    What you were really trying to
    do with that "example" yesterday
[21:10] Rindo
    was crush Yukihira Soma's spirit, right?
[21:14] Rindo
    Instead, Yukihira is rising to the challenge.
[21:18] Eizan
    Hmph.
[21:20] Rindo
    Well, don't let it get to you.
[21:21] Rindo
    It just means he's that tough.
[21:26] Eizan
    Are the preparations complete?
[21:28] Eizan
    Good, follow instructions.
[21:33] Host
    Both opponents to your
    respective cooking counters!
[21:45] Ibu
    What's that?
[21:48] Eizan
    By the way, I neglected to mention
[21:50] Eizan
    that my subordinates are headed to
    Polar Star Dormitory this second
[21:55] S
    Huh.
[21:57] S
    Did you need something there?
[21:59] Eizan
    I'd informed you all that the deadline for
    vacating the dorm is ten days from now,
[22:03] Eizan
    but the schedule got sped up just a tiny bit.
[22:06] Eizan
    It's quite unfortunate, really.
[22:09] Eizan
    But there's going to be an eviction
    at the Polar Star Dormitory.
[22:12] Eizan
    We will be doing that today.
[22:17] Eizan
    Now, on to the Shokugeki.
[22:20] Eizan
    You have three hours to finish cooking.
[22:22] Eizan
    By the time this match is over,
[22:24] Eizan
    the dormitory will be empty.
[22:26] Eizan
    All that will be waiting when you get back
[22:28] Eizan
    are your friends' crestfallen faces.
[22:31] Eizan
    Let's make this a good match, eh?
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode: The Alchemist
[24:07] M
    I hope you savor the next episode!

Season 1

8 - The Alchemist

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Eight
[00:04] Eizan
    I have assembled a force of fifty men.
[00:07] Eizan
    Within the hour, I will receive a
    report that the eviction is complete.
[00:12] Eizan
    So, yeah. Your precious friends
    are in real trouble right now.
[00:17] Eizan
    Are you feeling disappointed?
[00:18] Eizan
    Your precious dorm is
    getting shut down, right?
[00:21] Eizan
    It's all pointless, you see.
[00:22] Eizan
    It doesn't matter if you
    win or lose this Shokugeki.
[00:26] Eizan
    Do you still want to go through this?
[00:30] Men
    Let's go!
[00:32] Men
    Begin the eviction!
[00:41] M
    No... I don't want this.
[00:43] M
    I don't want to lose our dorm. No way!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Alchemist
[02:23] Takumi
    Eizan Etsuya...
[02:26] Takumi
    What a coward!
[02:27] Ikumi
    Yukihira!
SIGN    Shokugeki
[02:29] S
    Uh, Eizan-senpai?
[02:31] S
    If I win this Shokugeki,
[02:35] S
    you'll also cancel the eviction
    from Polar Star Dormitory, right?
[02:38] Eizan
    Huh?
[02:40] Rindo
    Well, yeah.
[02:42] S
    Then I'm fine.
[02:44] S
    I'm going to focus on my cooking.
[02:47] Rindo
    Huh.
[02:48] Rindo
    So what are you making?
[02:50] S
    I'm going with gyoza.
[02:52] Rindo
    Gyoza...
[02:53] Judges
    Heh. Gyoza, eh?
[02:55] Judges
    Doing a comfort food take
    on a gourmet ingredient?
[02:59] Judges
    I suppose that is rather innovative.
[03:01] Judges
    Indeed.
[03:02] Rindo
    You know that if you mess up,
[03:03] Rindo
    you'll destroy the refined aftertaste
    of the Satsuma chicken, right?
[03:07] S
    Well, just watch.
[03:08] Eizan
    Stop loitering around, Rindo—
[03:11] Rindo
    What's that?
[03:12] Eizan
    -senpai.
[03:14] S
    After preparing the chicken, let the meat
    rest without coming in contact with air.
[03:18] S
    Meanwhile, mince garlic chives,
    cabbage, and shiitake mushrooms!
[03:22] S
    Don't forget the ginger and garlic!
[03:24] S
    For the seasoning, combine soy sauce,
    black pepper, and oyster sauce.
[03:29] Eizan
    Why should we bother watching you?
[03:32] Eizan
    Hey, Yukihira.
[03:34] Eizan
    Let's stop the posturing for a second.
[03:36] Eizan
    We all know who's going to win.
[03:38] Eizan
    You won't have a home to go back to, either.
[03:40] Eizan
    This is the outcome after you decided to
    be a hero and challenged me to a Shokugeki!
[03:44] Eizan
    Admit it!
[03:45] Eizan
    You've lost all motivation
    to cook, haven't you?!
[03:48] Rindo
    Well, Yukihira?
[03:52] Eizan
    Yeah? Are you done with the eviction?
[03:55] Mob
    N-No!
[03:56] Mob
    Um, well...
[03:57] Eizan
    Huh?
[03:58] Yuki
    Fire!
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[04:00] Mob
    They're fighting back hardcore!
[04:06] M
    I can't let Polar Star Dormitory
    get shut down.
[04:09] (Flashback) M
    Never!
[04:11] (Flashback) Fumio
    I knew you kids would say that.
[04:14] (Flashback) M
    Fumio-san!
[04:18] (Flashback) Hisako
    Matron, what are these?
[04:20] (Flashback) Fumio
    Relics from the Polar Star
    Dormitory's golden age!
[04:24] (Flashback) Fumio
    Back then, we were on such a roll that
    there was a lot of resentment toward us.
[04:28] (Flashback) Fumio
    Other students would
    frequently storm the place.
[04:33] (Flashback) Yuki
    I had no idea.
[04:34] (Flashback) E
    B-But even if we stand our ground,
[04:37] (Flashback) E
    the outcome will be the same.
[04:39] (Flashback) M
    True.
[04:40] (Flashback) M
    But Soma-kun's fighting for
    all of us all by himself,
[04:44] (Flashback) M
    so at least...
[04:46] (Flashback) Marui
    At least we want to hold on until
    Yukihira finishes his match.
[04:49] (Flashback) Ryoko
    Until then, we have to protect this dorm.
[04:51] (Flashback) Ibu
    We can't let Yukihira be the
    only one fighting for the dorm.
[04:55] (Flashback) Yuki
    For Polar Star! Fight!
[04:58] (Flashback) All
    Yeah!
[05:08] Eizan
    Why are all of you so stubborn?!
[05:11] S
    Eizan-senpai...
[05:13] S
    You seem to really like manipulating things,
[05:19] S
    but if there's something you wanna say to me,
[05:21] S
    can you do it with your cooking?
[05:24] Eizan
    Fine.
[05:25] Eizan
    I get it, Yukihira.
[05:27] Eizan
    I guess if I want to break you,
     I have to cook.
[05:31] Judges
    Oh!
[05:32] Judges
    We can taste Eizan-dono's serious cooking!
[05:36] Judges
    It was worth letting this farce play out!
[05:39] Eizan
    Fine, I've settled on a dish.
[05:42] Eizan
    I'll serve a masterpiece that neither
    over nor under uses
[05:45] Eizan
    the Satsuma chicken's flavors.
[05:47] Eizan
    You try my dish, too, Yukihira.
[05:50] Eizan
    That'll let you at least realize
    a little how far apart we are.
[05:55] Rindo
    Based on the ingredients and
    seasonings Eizan's chosen,
[05:58] Rindo
    he's probably going to make that dish.
[06:03] Judges
    He put the entire bird into the pot!
[06:05] Judges
    How bold!
[06:08] Eizan
    I'm going to leave this untouched
    for about half an hour.
[06:11] Eizan
    I'll take advantage of the residual
    heat to slowly cook the chicken through.
[06:16] Eizan
    This process allows me preserve
    the Satsuma chicken's softness
[06:21] Eizan
    to create an exquisite and tender mouthfeel.
[06:25] Ikumi
    His expertise in gauging
    doneness is put to the test
[06:27] Ikumi
    given that he's using a whole bird.
[06:30] Isami
    While the chicken's cooking,
[06:32] Isami
    he's sautéeing the skin
    to slowly render the fat.
[06:34] Takumi
    Yeah.
[06:35] Takumi
    In addition, he's using the
    light yet rich-tasting fat to
[06:38] Takumi
    sauté garlic, ginger, and raw rice!
[06:44] Eizan
    What are you staring at, Yukihira?
[06:46] S
    Oh, well, I mean...
[06:48] S
    I was just thinking, you can cook after all.
[06:53] Rindo
    Yukihira, you're the best.
[06:56] Rindo
    Well, I get where you're coming from.
[06:58] Rindo
    Eizan basically looks like
    a mobster with brains.
[07:02] Rindo
    He may not look it,
     but he's pretty good, you know?
[07:06] Rindo
    If he hadn't gotten neck-deep in consulting,
[07:08] Rindo
    several of the current Elite Ten
     may have lost their seats to him.
[07:16] (Flashback) Kage
    First, please tell us why you took
    the entrance exam for this academy,
SIGN    Totsuki Academy Junior High Division
     Entrance Exam
     Interview Location
[07:20] (Flashback) Kage
    Eizan Etsuya-kun.
[07:22] (Flashback) Eizan
    Because I want to make money.
[07:25] Kage
    Eizan's total profits from his
    consulting gig in his very first year
[07:28] Kage
    surpassed the combined total of the
    tuition fees for all students that year.
[07:33] Kage
    He has leveraged Totsuki's connections and
    has done more than 500 consultations!
[07:38] Kage
    The consultations span a wide
    variety of topics and requests,
[07:40] Kage
    for all of which his performance
    exceeded perfection.
[07:43] Kage
    Such a feat would be impossible unless
[07:46] Kage
    he possesses an intuitive
    and exhaustive understanding
[07:48] Kage
    of innumerable cuisines and flavors!
[07:50] Kage
    The decision to admit him within the
    Elite Ten's ranks was unanimous.
[07:53] Kage
    That's how irrefutable his financial
    contributions were to the academy.
[07:57] Kage
    Indeed, he is The Alchemist.
SIGN    The Alchemist
[07:59] Kage
    He is worthy of that title!
[08:07] Isami
    He's taking the raw jasmine rice he sautéed
    as the broth was coming together...
[08:11] Takumi
    ...and cooking it in the clear broth that's
    full of the chicken's refined umami.
[08:17] Eizan
    This is unforgivable as a businessman,
[08:19] Eizan
    but I'm going to disregard
    cost and profit today.
[08:22] Eizan
    Strategy is everything in cooking!
[08:24] Eizan
    You have no chance of winning!
[08:25] Eizan
    Yet you challenged me to a
    Shokugeki with no game plan!
[08:28] Eizan
    Regret that and leave Totsuki!
[08:31] S
    Well, sure. I don't have anything
    you might call a strategy,
[08:35] S
    but I didn't challenge you without
    a chance at winning, you know?
[08:38] Eizan
    Oh?
[08:39] S
    There's something I wanted to
    show you in this Shokugeki.
[08:43] S
    So please keep that in mind,
    judges, and hang on to your hats!
[08:48] S
    There!
[08:50] Rindo
    The gyoza...
[08:51] Eizan
    They are different from ordinary gyoza!
[08:53] Ikumi
    He's not using the usual wheat-based wrapper.
[08:55] Ikumi
    Instead, he's using the wings
    themselves as a "wrapper"?
[08:59] Rindo
    I see.
[09:01] Rindo
    He's removed the large and
    small bones from the wing
[09:03] Rindo
    and stuffed the space left behind with filling.
[09:05] Rindo
    They are Satsuma chicken wing gyoza.
[09:08] S
    Bingo!
[09:11] Rindo
    They smell great.
[09:13] S
    The stuffing consists of ground pork,
    garlic chives, cabbage, and shiitake mushroom.
[09:16] S
    It also has coarsely-minced fatty pork.
[09:18] Rindo
    Quick, quick!
[09:20] Rindo
    Finish cooking!
[09:21] S
    Huh? Are you going to have
    some, too, Rindo-senpai?
[09:24] S
    Well, I made extra, so
    I guess it's all right.
[09:26] Judges
    This is pointless.
[09:28] Judges
    Hey, you don't need to make any for us.
[09:31] Judges
    We don't need to taste something...
[09:34] Judges
    ...that's firmly in...
[09:36] Judges
    ...B-grade gourmet territory.
[09:37] S
    Who are those judges, anyway?
[09:39] Rindo
    They're all business partners with Eizan.
[09:42] Rindo
    They're well-connected in the industry,
[09:44] Rindo
    and have ties to Central as well.
[09:46] Rindo
    I think they have a
     good eye for judging dishes.
[09:49] S
    Huh.
[09:51] S
    This dish was pretty popular with
    my family's store's customers, though.
[09:55] Judge
    Kobayashi Rindo!
[09:57] Judge
    You're a member of Central!
[10:00] Judge
    I question whether you should be spending
    so much time on a dish of this caliber.
[10:04] Rindo
    My philosophy is to
     taste first and think later.
[10:09] Judge
    Hmph!
[10:10] Judge
    It's unbelievable that fatty
    pork was used in the stuffing.
[10:12] Judge
    It'd only serve to destroy the refined
    and delicate flavors of Satsuma chicken.
[10:16] Judge
    I can already tell before I even take a bite
[10:18] Judge
    that this is utter foolishness!
[10:20] Eizan
    Got it, Yukihira?
[10:22] Eizan
    That's the extent of your cooking skills.
[10:25] Eizan
    Go on, step back.
[10:27] Eizan
    Here's your reward for going
    along with this farce.
[10:30] Eizan
    Dig in.
SIGN    Hainanese Chicken Rice
[10:32] Judges
    Hainanese chicken rice!
[10:34] Judges
    Also known as khao man gai, Singapore
    chicken rice, and by many other names...
[10:38] Judges
    ...it is a staple dish in
    Southeast Asian cuisine!
[10:42] Eizan
    This is for you.
[10:46] S
    Thanks.
[10:51] Judges
    The delicate yet overwhelming umami!
[10:54] Judges
    The tenderness of perfectly cooked meat!
[10:57] Judges
    The lingering, exquisite flavors!
[11:02] Eizan
    This time, I have prepared
    three different sauces:
SIGN    Chili Sauce
[11:05] Eizan
    a chili sauce containing chicken broth,
SIGN    Ginger Sauce
[11:08] Eizan
    a ginger sauce containing chicken fat,
SIGN    Siew Dam
[11:11] Eizan
    and siew dam, a soy sauce variant
    essential to Thai cooking.
[11:16] S
    There's no question that they'd all
    pair well with the chicken, huh.
[11:21] Takumi
    He capitalized on the Satsuma chicken
     through his dish's design and seasoning.
[11:24] Takumi
    Eizan Etsuya's good taste in cooking
    is being expressed throughout this dish.
[11:28] Takumi
    Through his cooking,
[11:30] Takumi
    he has elevated the overall worth of an
    exceptional chicken to even greater heights!
[11:33] Takumi
    This is indeed an alchemy of flavor!
[11:35] Rindo
    Let's see.
[11:41] Rindo
    Well done.
[11:43] Rindo
    You're The Alchemist, all right.
[11:45] Judges
    Well, Yukihira Soma?
[11:48] Judges
    Your dish falls far short of Central!
[11:51] Judges
    Do you understand that now?!
[11:53] S
    Oh, but my dish isn't finished at all.
[11:58] S
    One final step is required
    to complete my gyoza.
[12:02] Eizan
    I'm sure your tricks are second rate, anyhow.
[12:05] Eizan
    It's obvious that we're as
    different as night and day!
[12:07] Judge
    Eizan-dono, this is clearly a waste of time.
[12:10] Judge
    Can we proceed with the vote?
[12:12] Eizan
    Yeah, go ahead!
[12:13] Eizan
    Just do it.
[12:14] Eizan
    This concludes the Shokugeki.
[12:17] Eizan
    It's done.
[12:17] S
    Don't be like that.
[12:19] S
    What's the harm?
[12:21] S
    Can't you at least try my dish, Eizan-senpai?
[12:24] S
    Oh?
[12:25] S
    Or...
[12:27] S
    are you scared?
[12:29] S
    By my cooking?
[12:34] Eizan
    What?
[12:35] S
    If you're not scared stiff,
     you wouldn't mind trying it, right?
[12:40] S
    It'd be pretty lame if you went
    home without tasting my dish
[12:42] S
    after everything I've said, yeah?
[12:45] Eizan
    Y-You...
[12:47] S
    Oh, guess you feel like tasting it now.
[12:50] S
    Glad to hear it!
[12:54] S
    Now, come closer!
[12:55] S
    Take a good look!
[12:56] S
    My gyoza's about to take on its final form!
[13:02] Ikumi
    What are you going to do, Yukihira?!
[13:04] Ikumi
    Even if they judge your dish,
[13:06] Ikumi
    they've been all bought out by Eizan!
[13:09] Eizan
    Fine. Show me, Yukihira!
[13:12] Eizan
    But that's the end of the line for you!
[13:14] Eizan
    Enjoy your last time cooking
     here at the academy!
[13:19] Eizan
    He had that Satsuma chicken stock
    going since before the match.
[13:23] Eizan
    What's in those two containers?
[13:25] S
    They're nice and warm now.
[13:27] S
    The skin's looking good, too.
[13:29] S
    Here's where I add moisture!
[13:37] Rindo
    Cheese?
[13:39] Isami
    Parmesan?
[13:40] Takumi
    I get it now.
[13:41] Takumi
    Yukihira's making "winged" gyoza.
[13:45] Takumi
    The "wings" are typically made
    using flour thinned with water,
[13:49] Takumi
    but Yukihira had the idea to
    make them with Parmesan cheese.
[13:56] Judges
    See?
[13:58] Judges
    The dish's really plunging into B-grade
    hodgepodge gourmet territory now.
[14:03] Judges
    Using fatty pork in the stuffing
    was already damaging enough,
[14:06] Judges
    but cheese only adds insult to injury.
[14:09] Judges
    You're just overwhelming the chicken's
    refined flavors with unnecessary extras!
[14:15] Judges
    It's the complete opposite of
    Eizan-dono's polished creation.
[14:19] Judges
    This was a waste of time, after all.
[14:22] Eizan
    What's with the chicken broth?
[14:24] Judge
    All right!
[14:25] Judge
    Let's finish the evaluations
    and end the Shokugeki.
[14:28] S
    Shh.
[14:34] S
    Here it comes.
[14:35] S
    The wings have finished crisping up.
[14:37] S
    Now!
[14:44] Eizan
    The broth.
[14:44] S
    Here's the final touch.
[14:47] S
    Make a thick sauce by adding arrowroot
    starch to the chicken broth,
[14:50] S
    and drizzle it over the gyoza as a finish!
[14:53] S
    Dig in, Eizan-senpai!
[15:00] Eizan
    This is stupid.
[15:01] Eizan
    What good does this sauce do?
[15:03] Eizan
    You just threw that in at the last minute.
[15:06] Eizan
    It's definite now.
[15:07] Eizan
    You're not needed at Totsuki.
[15:21] S
    Oh?
[15:23] S
    Is something wrong, Eizan-senpai?
[15:25] S
    Are you maybe thinking that
    my gyoza tastes good?
[15:29] Judges
    It can't be.
[15:30] Judges
    It's just B-grade gourmet food.
[15:32] Judges
    Impossible!
[15:33] S
    Oh, c'mon.
[15:34] S
    If you're gonna be that harsh,
[15:35] S
    maybe you should just try
    it so you know for sure?
[15:38] S
    Here, there you go.
[15:42] S
    Hey, Eizan-senpai.
[15:44] S
    You thought mine tasted good, right?
[15:48] S
    Don't you want it to be clear
    which dish tastes better?
[15:51] Judges
    This is ridiculous!
[15:53] Judges
    I told you!
[15:54] Judges
    There's no need to try your dish!
[15:56] Judges
    It's time to vote!
[15:58] Judges
    Um... Well...
[16:00] Judges
    Can't we at least have a bite
    before we cast our votes?
[16:04] Judges
    Huh?
[16:05] Judges
    I mean, the outcome is already decided, so...
[16:08] Judges
    What are you saying?
[16:11] Judges
    I'm not eating any of it.
[16:12] Judges
    Well, excuse me, but I'm having a bite.
[16:16] Judges
    Oh, then I will, too.
[16:26] S
    Here, thanks for waiting!
[16:28] Rindo
    Yeah! Here it comes!
[16:31] Rindo
    I'll try it, too!
[16:33] Judge
    Kobayashi Rindo!
[16:34] Rindo
    Well, even Eizan was acting
    like it was really good.
[16:38] Rindo
    How can I not eat after that?
[16:48] Rindo
    Hey, this is good, Yukihira Soma!
[16:51] Judges
    How?!
[16:52] Judges
    How could his slapdash cooking have enhanced
    the chicken's flavors to this degree?!
[16:57] S
    The answer to that question
    lies in the sauce.
[16:59] S
    I've added soy sauce, sake,
    vinegar, sugar, sesame oil,
[17:04] S
    and a secret ingredient to the chicken broth.
[17:07] Eizan
    A secret ingredient?!
[17:11] S
    It's ketchup.
[17:12] S
    I made a special sweet-sour sauce with
    ketchup as the secret ingredient.
[17:17] Eizan
    Ketchup...
[17:18] Ikumi
    It's the sweet-sour sauce used in
    dishes like sweet-and-sour pork
[17:20] Ikumi
    and crab omelet with rice.
[17:21] Ikumi
    It's a great way to offset the
    oiliness of Chinese cuisine!
[17:26] Takumi
    The added acidity from the ketchup
[17:29] Takumi
    allowed him to highlight the juiciness and
    richness of fatty pork and Parmesan cheese,
[17:33] Takumi
    while heightening the elegant
    aftertaste of the chicken!
[17:36] Isami
    Tomatoes are basically umami
    bombs full of glutamic acid.
[17:41] Isami
    It pairs well with Parmesan cheese, too.
[17:45] Takumi
    There's also synergy with the
    umami components in the chicken
[17:48] Takumi
    and the shiitake mushrooms.
[17:50] Judges
    It may have looked like a hodgepodge
    of ideas in a B-grade gourmet dish,
[17:54] Judges
    as far from refinement
    as one might imagine...
[17:56] Judges
    And yet!
[17:56] Judges
    Once you take a bite,
[17:58] Judges
    it is an unimaginably perfect
    combination of flavors!
[18:01] Judges
    How does one even conceive of such a thing?
[18:03] S
    Oh, it wasn't just me who
    thought this up, you see.
[18:08] S
    I came up with the idea to add
    tomatoes to a dish like this
[18:11] S
    with other Polar Star Dorm students.
[18:17] Hisako
    Don't worry, Erina-sama!
[18:19] Hisako
    I will not allow them to touch you!
[18:23] E
    Hisako...
[18:24] Hisako
    Yes?
[18:25] Erina
    The people at this dorm... are quite strange.
[18:29] Hisako
    "Strange"?
[18:33] (Flashback) Yuki
    Erina-cchi!
[18:35] (Flashback) Sato
    It's comeback time!
[18:37] (Flashback) E
    You never seem to get tired of this.
[18:40] (Flashback) Sato
    You told us off a lot yesterday, too!
[18:42] (Flashback) Yuki
    I'm gonna make you say my
    dish is good today for sure!
[18:46] (Flashback) E
    So you followed my advice
    and changed the recipe?
[18:50] (Flashback) E
    Very well.
[18:51] (Flashback) E
    You are letting me stay here, after all.
[18:53] (Flashback) E
    I'll taste your creations again today—
[18:56] (Flashback) E
    It's totally different from
    what I said you should do!
[18:59] (Flashback) Yuki
    Huh? Well, yeah.
[19:00] (Flashback) E
    I told you!
[19:01] (Flashback) E
    Galantines are meant to be served cold!
[19:04] (Flashback) E
    Because it's served warm,
[19:05] (Flashback) E
    it lacks firmness.
[19:07] (Flashback) E
    Besides, you were supposed to capitalize
    on using sauce made from porcini mushrooms,
[19:10] (Flashback) E
    but you instead used strong
    gorgonzola cheese in your sauce!
[19:14] (Flashback) E
    It will certainly be even
    worse than yesterday's—
[19:17] E
    What?!
[19:18] E
    It can't be...
[19:19] E
    It's still very rough around the edges,
[19:21] E
    but having strong flavors go head-to-head
[19:24] E
    actually enhanced each flavor!
[19:26] (Flashback) Yuki
    Hey, hey.
[19:27] (Flashback) Yuki
    How is it?
[19:29] (Flashback) S
    The pork fat flavor's coming
    through too strongly now.
[19:32] (Flashback) S
    It's making the taste too over-the-top.
[19:34] (Flashback) M
    But you kind of want to keep the richness.
[19:37] (Flashback) Yuki
    Hey, hey, Erina-cchi.
[19:38] (Flashback) E
    Wait!
[19:39] (Flashback) E
    This combination can't work!
[19:39] (Flashback) Yuki
    Hey, hey.
[19:41] (Flashback) E
    Using pork and chicken together like this?
[19:41] (Flashback) Yuki
    Hey, c'mon.
[19:43] (Flashback) E
    You can't just keep adding flavors together!
[19:46] (Flashback) E
    You have to think about how to
    subtract flavors, as well.
[19:47] (Flashback) S
    Wait, how about adding more acidity?
[19:50] (Flashback) E
    Listen to me!
[19:51] (Flashback) S
    Yeah!
[19:53] (Flashback) S
    An acidity that'd keep the
    chicken's umami and the pork's richness
[19:55] (Flashback) S
    while negating the oiliness.
[19:58] (Flashback) Aoki
    Hmm...
[19:59] (Flashback) M
    Acidity, hmm.
[20:01] (Flashback) Aoki
    Maybe that?
[20:03] (Flashback) S
    Yeah! That!
[20:04] (Flashback) Aoki
    All right!
[20:05] (Flashback) Aoki
    Let's go pick some from the farm!
[20:07] (Flashback) Yuki
    Off to the Polar Star farm!
[20:08] (Flashback) E
    H-Hey!
[20:09] (Flashback) E
    I said, listen to me!
[20:13] E
    I've done taste testing
    more times than I can count,
[20:17] E
    but hardly anyone ever
    disregarded my recommendations
[20:21] E
    because my sense of taste
    is absolute and infallible.
[20:26] E
    But here at Polar Star Dormitory,
[20:28] E
    the chaotic clash of random ideas
[20:31] E
    creates surprising solutions.
[20:34] S
    Central, was it?
[20:36] S
    From where you stand,
[20:38] S
    I bet we don't seem to be worth
    a proper evaluation or anything.
[20:42] S
    But in this dish, our day-to-day lives
    at the dorm are hanging in the balance.
[20:45] S
    The days we spent butting heads
    with each other at the dorm,
[20:48] S
    which you're now trying to shut down!
[20:52] S
    Hey, mister, you in the middle.
[20:54] S
    I'll crush your boring way of thinking
    that there's only one correct way to cook.
[21:01] S
    Try it.
[21:02] S
    It'll blow away your fossilized brain.
[21:10] Eizan
    Hey...
[21:21] S
    C'mon, please reconsider.
[21:24] S
    This dish you'd made up your minds about
    being worthless isn't so bad, is it?
[21:29] Eizan
    Yukihira!
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Eizan Etsuya
[21:44] S
    Thank you for eating!
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Eizan Etsuya
[23:17] S
    So Polar Star Dorm won't
    get shut down, right?
[23:25] S
    Are you watching this, folks at Central?
[23:30] S
    Okay, so if you try to mess with
    my friends or people I know,
[23:34] S
    you're gonna pay.
[23:36] S
    We might be lowbies to you or whatever,
[23:40] S
    but we're not gonna take it lying down.
[23:43] S
    If you wanna fight, I'll accept the challenge
[23:45] S
    and come at you all with everything I've got!
[23:47] S
    That'll be the case even if
    it's someone on the Elite Ten.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode: Hunting the Survivors
[24:07] M
    I hope you savor the next episode!

Season 1

9 - Hunting the Survivors

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Nine
[00:09] Marui
    The dining hall side needs reinforcements!
[00:12] Sato
    We won't let you lay a finger on this dorm
    until Yukihira's Shokugeki is over!
[00:17] Yuki
    They got through our barricades?!
[00:19] Aoki
    Shit! We're done for if they get inside!
[00:22] Ryoko
    Wait.
[00:23] Ryoko
    Something's off.
[00:24] Aoki
    They're not rushing in?
[00:29] Marui
    I can't believe my glasses
    broke now of all times!
[00:37] Yuki
    What's wrong, Marui?!
[00:38] Marui
    Wh-What's going on?!
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Eizan Etsuya
[00:40] Yua
    In the Shokugeki between
    Yukihira Soma and Eizan Etsuya,
[00:43] Yua
    Yukihira Soma won with a score of 3 to 0.
SIGN    Eizan Etsuya
[00:47] M
    Soma-kun won...
[00:47] Yua
    I repeat, in the Shokugeki between
    Yukihira Soma and Eizan Etsuya...
[00:51] Yuki
    But how?!
[00:54] Hisako
    Yukihira!
[00:56] Rindo
    He really beat the Ninth Seat
     of the Elite Ten...
[01:00] Rindo
    Eizan might've taken
    the Shokugeki more seriously
[01:02] Rindo
    if he'd wagered his seat, but...
[01:06] Rindo
    Yukihira Soma...
[01:10] (Flashback) Rindo
    Hey, Isshiki. Hard at work
    on the paperwork, huh?
[01:15] (Flashback) Rindo
    Are you cool with all of this, though?
[01:17] (Flashback) Rindo
    Your dorm's about to get shut down.
[01:20] (Flashback) Rindo
    How can you just watch that
    happen from over there?
[01:22] (Flashback) I
    Polar Star Dormitory won't get shut down.
[01:26] (Flashback) I
    Soma-kun knows that the true worth of a chef
[01:29] (Flashback) I
    can only be gauged through
    their creations.
[01:33] (Flashback) I
    I know what he's capable of.
[01:36] (Flashback) I
    He will easily overcome
    Eizan-kun's rigged match.
[01:40] (Flashback) I
    Rather, what will be critical
    is what follows that match.
[01:42] (Flashback) I
    That is when the true battle begins.
[01:44] (Flashback) I
    I must make the necessary preparations
    for that, no matter what happens.
[01:49] Rindo
    Looks like things are playing out
    exactly as Isshiki had imagined.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Eizan Etsuya
[01:55] Ryoko
    So the eviction's been canceled.
[01:57] Yuki
    Yay!
[01:59] Aoki
    Nice! They're leaving!
[02:01] Sato
    Shove it!
[02:03] Marui
    So Polar Star Dormitory's safe!
[02:21] S
    I'm back.
[02:22] Yuki
    You idiot!
[02:23] Sato
    You up and did a Shokugeki all by yourself!
[02:26] Aoki
    You didn't even talk to us!
[02:28] Ryoko
    You're so reckless!
[02:29] Marui
    You idiot! Fool! Nincompoop!
[02:32] M
    We were all worried about you.
[02:36] Yuki
    But I'm so relieved now! Seriously.
[02:39] Yuki
    Thanks so much, Yukihira!
[02:45] M
    Soma-kun...
[02:46] M
    Welcome home!
[02:48] S
    Yeah!
[02:51] Aoki
    But how'd you beat Eizan Etsuya?
[02:54] S
    Oh, well a lot of things happened.
[02:55] Sato
    I still can't believe it.
[02:57] S
    So what's with the helmets?
[02:58] M
    Oh, um, they're from back
    in the golden age...
[03:01] Ryoko
    Let's leave the talk for later
[03:02] Ryoko
    and get back inside the dorm for now.
[03:04] Yuki
    Yeah!
[03:05] Yuki
    We need to celebrate how we
    managed to save our dorm!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    May the Polar Star Shine Eternal
    Celebration Party
[04:40] All
    Cheers!
SIGN    Hunting the Survivors
[04:47] Hisako
    Well done, Yukihira.
[04:49] S
    You too, Arato!
[04:52] Takumi
    Yukihira!
[04:53] Takumi
    I was watching your Shokugeki!
[04:54] Yuki
    Takumi-cchi, Isami-cchi.
[04:56] Ryoko
    Takumi-kun's in his usual lecture mode.
[04:59] T
    Nag, nag, nag, nag, nag...
[05:02] Yuki
    Oh?
[05:03] Yuki
    You're not mad at him?
[05:04] Ryoko
    No lectures?
[05:05] Takumi
    He had no choice.
[05:07] Takumi
    Your home was under threat.
[05:10] Takumi
    Even I would've done the same.
[05:12] M
    Takumi-kun...
[05:13] Isami
    Nakiri-san, hello.
[05:15] Takumi
    Wow!
[05:16] Takumi
    You were really at Polar Star Dormitory.
[05:18] N
    H-Hello, Aldini brothers.
[05:21] S
    In any case, this is a night to celebrate!
[05:24] S
    You guys should eat before you go!
[05:28] Takumi
    I guess he did just wrap up
    a really challenging match.
[05:30] Isami
    All the tension's left him.
[05:33] Sato
    But man, you're amazing, Yukihira.
[05:35] Sato
    You crushed the Ninth Seat in a Shokugeki.
[05:38] Aoki
    That means you might even win against
    the Tenth Seat, Nakiri-chan.
[05:42] Hisako
    What?!
[05:43] E
    Don't be ridiculous! How rude!
[05:45] E
    And who are you calling Nakiri-chan?
[05:47] Aoki
    What?
SIGN    Erina-cchi...
SIGN    "Chan" = No Good
[05:47] Aoki
    But you let Yoshino call you Erina-cchi.
[05:50] E
    You can't use "chan" with me!
[05:51] E
    It's too undignified!
[05:53] Hisako
    Yes! That's right!
[05:55] Hisako
    Besides, Erina-sama is only the
     Tenth Seat due to her restraint.
[05:58] Hisako
    Her true abilities would
    place her at a higher—
[05:59] S
    Oh, well. I was the one who suggested
    the topic for that Shokugeki.
[06:03] S
    Even though Eizan-senpai came up with
    his dish halfway through the thing,
[06:06] S
    he still managed to create
    something impressive.
[06:08] S
    I want to face him soon on equal terms.
[06:11] Ryoko
    So it wasn't a satisfactory victory.
[06:14] Takumi
    I get you, Yukihira!
[06:15] S
    Now that I think about it,
[06:17] S
    what's going on with the other
    groups who are facing shutdowns?
[06:20] I
    They're still between a
    rock and a hard place.
[06:22] S
    Oh?
[06:23] I
    But thanks to you, Soma-kun,
     the situation has slightly improved.
[06:26] Yuki
    I-Isshiki-senpai!
[06:28] Marui
    Where have you been?!
[06:29] I
    Sorry, all.
[06:31] I
    I am an Elite Ten member, after all.
[06:34] I
    I was concerned that if I did
    anything rash to help the dorm,
[06:36] I
    the Azami administration
     would up the ante on us.
[06:40] Yuki
    I mean, I was wondering if you'd
    turned on us, Isshiki-senpai.
[06:44] Sato
    Yeah, it wouldn't have surprised me.
[06:46] I
    What?!
[06:47] I
    How could I ever do that?
[06:49] I
    Don't you understand how much
    I love Polar Star Dormitory?!
[06:56] Takumi
    Um, Isshiki-san...
[06:57] Takumi
    What's improved?
[06:59] I
    Right.
[07:00] I
    Upon learning of the Shokugeki's results,
[07:02] I
    the Azami administration has
    made a new announcement.
[07:05] I
    Central has agreed to accept any Shokugeki
    challenge from an organization
[07:09] I
    that is trying to overturn being shut down.
[07:11] I
    Of course, the Shokugeki will be
    official and judged by neutral judges!
[07:16] I
    It doesn't change the fact that the
    academy remains under Central's control,
[07:21] I
    but Eizan-kun's rigged match
    method has been shut down.
[07:24] I
    You made this happen, Soma-kun!
[07:26] I
    You have brought the Shokugeki back to life!
[07:28] I
    Thank you, Soma-kun, for saving our home.
[07:32] S
    Oh, there's no need to thank me.
[07:34] S
    This place is important to me, too.
[07:37] I
    Thanks to all of you for
    protecting the dorm, too.
[07:41] I
    Well, enough serious talk.
[07:44] I
    Let's just enjoy the rest of the evening!
[07:46] All
    Yeah!
[07:48] Hisako
    Wh-What?!
[07:50] Hisako
    He's naked, save for an apron?!
[07:51] E
    Naked?!
[07:52] E
    But with an apron?!
[07:53] E
    How vulgar!
[07:54] Hisako
    Look away!
[07:56] Hisako
    Look away, Erina-sama!
[08:02] Takumi
    It's not my first time seeing this,
    but he still leaves quite an impression.
[08:05] S
    It wouldn't be Polar Star Dormitory
     without it, I guess.
SIGN    Wiggle
[08:08] I
    Hup! Hup!
[08:09] Hisako
    Wh-What is going on with
    the people at this dorm?
SIGN    Wiggle
SIGN    Wiggle
SIGN    Wiggle
SIGN    Wiggle
SIGN    Wiggle
[08:13] Hisako
    Th-They're totally fine with him
    wearing nothing but an apron!
[08:16] E
    This dorm really is quite strange.
[08:19] Hisako
    It is!
[08:20] Hisako
    No, it's bizarre!
[08:22] Hisako
    Bizarre!
[08:22] Hisako
    Bizarre! Bizarre! Bizarre!
[08:24] Hisako
    Erina-sama?
[08:26] E
    Hisako, do you know how
    to use a washing machine?
[08:29] Hisako
    Er, a washing machine?
[08:31] Hisako
    Well, yes.
[08:33] E
    I see.
[08:34] E
    It's impressive that you can use
    a device with so many buttons.
[08:39] Hisako
    Um, Erina-sama?
[08:40] E
    A-Anyway, forget washing machines!
[08:43] E
    I'm just trying to say that there
    were a lot of things and oddities
[08:47] E
    I had no idea about before
    I came to this dorm!
[08:49] Hisako
    R-Right.
[08:50] E
    They really are very strange people.
[08:53] E
    And Yukihira-kun is right in their center.
[08:57] E
    When Polar Star Dormitory was under siege,
[09:00] E
    they seemed to feel that Yukihira-kun
    would be able to pull off a miracle.
[09:08] E
    You did, too, Hisako.
[09:10] Hisako
    What?
[09:11] Hisako
    Me, too?
[09:13] E
    You seemed to know that Yukihira-kun
    would manage to do something.
[09:18] E
    Why'd you look that way?
[09:20] Hisako
    U-Um, well...
[09:22] Hisako
    What can I say?
[09:24] Hisako
    It's not like I had any
     reason to feel that way.
[09:26] Hisako
    I did have a premonition...
[09:29] Hisako
    That perhaps the one who'll
    save Totsuki from Azami-dono
[09:33] Hisako
    is that man.
[09:40] I
    Nakiri-kun, Arato-kun...
[09:42] I
    You should come join us!
[09:45] Hisako
    Please put on some clothes!
[09:46] I
    It's fine.
[09:47] I
    It's comfortable once you get used to it!
[09:49] Hisako
    I don't even understand that!
[09:50] I
    Hup!
SIGN    Several Days Later
[09:52] Azami
    Isshiki Satoshi, Seventh Seat
     of the Elite Ten.
[09:56] Azami
    Today, you will step down from
    the Totsuki Elite Ten Council,
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Eighth Seat
    Kuga Terunori
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Third Seat
    Megishima Tosuke
[10:00] Azami
    along with the Third Seat, Megishima Tosuke,
[10:03] Azami
    and the Eighth Seat, Kuga Terunori.
[10:06] I
    This happened faster than I thought it would.
[10:08] Azami
    You are calmer than I thought you'd be.
[10:10] I
    I was more than expecting it.
[10:13] I
    Someone who does not ascribe
    to Central's teachings, like me,
[10:16] I
    in the Elite Ten would only
    be a hindrance, wouldn't it?
[10:19] Azami
    It's helpful that you
    require little explanation.
[10:21] Azami
    The other Elite Ten members
    are in agreement, as well.
[10:24] (Flashback) Rindo
    But why, why?
[10:27] (Flashback) Rindo
    I don't think we need to kick
    them out of the Elite Ten! Why?
[10:31] Azami
    Well, Kobayashi Rindo was the lone protest.
[10:34] I
    You aren't forcing Nakiri Erina,
     your daughter, to step down?
[10:39] Azami
    She will eventually return to my side.
[10:42] Azami
    I am certain that she
     will join me in my cause.
[10:47] Azami
    Well, thanks to you,
     we're going to be very busy.
[10:50] I
    With Shokugeki?
[10:52] Azami
    That's right.
[10:53] Azami
    You worked behind the scenes,
    reaching out to relevant parties
[10:56] Azami
    to lay the groundwork for these
    new rules we must now follow.
[10:59] Azami
    We must allow organizations who wish to
    overturn our closure directive
[11:04] Azami
    to face my pride and joy,
    the soldiers of Central.
[11:08] Momo
    "Rules Concerning Shokugeki involving
    Organizations Opposing the Azami Organization,
[11:16] Momo
    also known as the Isshiki Rules."
[11:18] Momo
    Who names stuff after himself?
[11:21] Momo
    That's kind of annoying.
[11:22] Nene
    Still, because Isshiki clarified
    that Central cannot contact judges,
[11:27] Nene
    the legitimacy of their
    ruling has been established.
[11:30] Nene
    Of course, I was against rigged
    matches in the first place.
[11:34] Rindo
    There's a clause requiring Central
    to accept any Shokugeki challenge
[11:37] Rindo
    that involves overturning the
    organization's closure, too.
[11:41] Rindo
    Isshiki's pretty thorough.
[11:45] Momo
    It's also annoying that this forces
    us to face subpar opponents.
[11:49] Momo
    I was first place in overall
    sales at the Moon Festival.
[11:52] Momo
    They should just have
    Central win by default every time.
[11:54] Nene
    You'll just have to accept this, Momo-senpai.
[11:57] Nene
    And Rindo-senpai,
     please wear the Central badge.
[12:01] Rindo
    Really?
[12:02] Rindo
    But that looks like it'll
    always get in the way.
[12:05] Nene
    Don't "really" me, please.
[12:06] Rindo
    But, but...
[12:07] Nene
    Don't "but, but" me, please.
[12:09] Rindo
    Okay.
[12:10] Rindo
    The rest of you should put your badges on,
     too, before Nene gets mad at you.
[12:15] Kusunoki
    No need to tell me twice.
[12:21] Rindo
    Well, let's get going, then.
[12:24] Rindo
    It's time to start hunting the survivors.
[12:29] S
    Hunting the survivors?
[12:30] Marui
    That's what Central's calling
    Shokugeki matches with
[12:33] Marui
    organizations that want to survive.
[12:36] Marui
    The first set's happening today.
[12:38] S
    They're not trying to sugarcoat it, huh.
[12:40] Ibu
    Students from Central will
    be participating in the matches.
[12:43] Marui
    Yeah.
[12:44] Marui
    The pro-Azami Elite Ten will be a given,
SIGN    Academy Director
    Elite Ten
    
    General Student Population
    (Pro-Azami Administration)
    (Anti-Azami Administration)
[12:46] Marui
    and the rest are high performers who could
[12:48] Marui
    be called the Elite Ten's reserves.
[12:50] S
    The Elite Ten's reserve troops, huh?
[12:53] S
    I want to check them out.
[12:55] All
    Huh?!
[12:55] Yuki
    You'd better not be thinking
    of doing something again.
[12:57] Ryoko
    No more going off on your own!
[12:59] T
    If you're going to watch the Shokugeki,
     I'll go with you.
[13:02] T
    I'd be too worried if I
    let you go by yourself!
[13:05] Yuki
    I guess it'll be fine if
    Takumi-cchi goes with him.
[13:08] Ryoko
    I mean, he's basically always at the dorm.
[13:09] S
    Yeah, let's go.
[13:09] T
    It's just for scouting purposes, understand?
[13:11] M
    I-I want to go, too!
[13:13] M
    I'm sure Regional Cooking RS
    will also be having a Shokugeki.
[13:16] Marui
    True. My Miyazato Research Group
    will be fighting the same foe.
[13:20] Marui
    Watching the matches wouldn't
    be a waste of time.
[13:21] Ibu
    There's supposed to be three separate arenas.
[13:24] Yuki
    Oh, then we can just all split up
     and cover them all.
[13:27] S
    Yeah!
[13:28] S
    Let's do that.
SIGN    Hall A Group
[13:31] Isami
    We'll be going to Hall A, then.
[13:33] Yuki
    Let's do our best!
SIGN    Hall B Group
[13:34] Sato
    We'll be going to Hall B!
[13:37] Hisako
    I'll be worried about Erina-sama
    while we're all gone.
[13:39] Aoki
    Nakiri-chan will be fine.
[13:41] Aoki
    Fumio-san will still be here.
[13:43] Hisako
    Hey!
[13:43] Hisako
    Don't call her "Nakiri-chan"!
[13:44] Aoki
    S-Sorry.
SIGN    Hall C Group
[13:46] S
    All right!
[13:47] S
    We'll go to Hall C!
[13:49] T
    Yukihira, today is for scouting
    purposes only, understand?
[13:52] T
    Don't take this too far.
[13:54] S
    I know, I know.
SIGN    Hall C
SIGN    Elite Ten, Fourth Seat, 3rd Year
     Akanegakubo Momo
SIGN    Elite Ten, Ninth Seat, 2nd Year
     Eizan Etsuya
[14:04] Ooizumi
    Hunting survivors or not,
SIGN    Japanese Food Industry Council
     President
     Oizumi Kakinoshin
[14:06] Ooizumi
    I won't let anything detract from the
    fairness of this match while I still live.
SIGN    Japan Gourmet Society
     Director
     Saotome Seishu
[14:10] Saotome
    Yes, it's our responsibility
    to provide fair judgment.
[14:14] S
    Wow, what a crowd!
[14:17] M
    Um, this match is the Fourth Seat,
     Akanegakubo-senpai,
SIGN    Chocolate RS vs. Akanegakubo Momo
[14:21] M
    versus the Chocolate RS.
SIGN    Eizan Etsuya vs. Western Cuisine RS
[14:22] T
    There's also Eizan-senpai
    versus the Western Cuisine RS.
[14:26] T
    Looks like there will be several Shokugeki
    happening in parallel at each arena.
[14:29] S
    The Don RS guys aren't here, huh?
[14:32] S
    Shiomi Research Group's
    Hayama isn't here, either.
[14:34] Momo
    Let's go, Bucchi.
[14:36] Momo
    Help my cooking.
[14:50] Momo
    All right.
[14:51] Momo
    I hope it baked okay.
[14:52] T
    She ripped off the teddy bear's
    hands to serve as oven mitts...
[14:55] S
    Is there some meaning that I'm missing there?
[14:57] M
    Rumor has it that she does it
     every time she cooks.
[15:00] T
    She works fast, as expected.
[15:02] T
    She is called the best patissier
    at Totsuki Academy, after all.
[15:05] S
    The cake we ate at the Autumn
    Leaf Viewing was super tasty, too.
[15:11] Momo
    Done.
[15:12] Saotome
    How beautiful.
[15:14] Ooizumi
    But what of the taste?
SIGN    Western Cuisine RS
SIGN    Chocolate RS
[15:19] Announce
    Akanegakubo Momo and Eizan Etsuya
    both won in a complete shut-out.
[15:25] M
    Wow...
[15:27] T
    A sweeping victory by Central.
[15:29] S
    Huh...
[15:30] S
    I want to fight them.
[15:32] M
    Soma-kun!
[15:33] T
    Yukihira, I know I sound
    like a broken record,
[15:35] T
    but today is for scouting purposes only.
[15:37] T
    You can't challenge them—
[15:38] S
    I know, I know.
[15:40] Eizan
    Yukihira...
[15:43] (Flashback) S
    Come to think of it, I haven't seen
    Eizan-senpai's specialty dish yet.
[15:46] (Flashback) S
    Next time, let's give each other a lot
    of time to prep and do a Shokugeki!
[15:50] (Flashback) S
    Some day, for sure.
[15:52] Eizan
    Damn brat!
[15:53] Eizan
    You're going to pay...
[15:56] Eizan
    I'll make you regret humiliating me.
[15:59] Mea
    In quite a state, aren't we?
[16:01] Kusunoki
    Weren't you supposed to be good
    enough to be an Elite Ten member?
[16:05] Mea
    Well, we'll take it from here.
[16:07] Mea
    Let us handle the rest of the Shokugeki.
[16:09] Mea
    You lost to a first-year, Eizan-kun.
[16:14] S
    Oh?
[16:14] T
    Central's soldiers, hand-picked
    by Nakiri Azami.
[16:19] T
    They're now part of the
    faction that rules Totsuki.
[16:22] Spain
    You really don't mind
    that we're selecting the topic?
[16:25] Kusunoki
    Yeah.
[16:26] Kusunoki
    We'll compete against you with
    dishes that you specialize in.
[16:31] Kusunoki
    We'll crush you in the very genre you've
    been trying to perfect your skills in.
[16:36] Momo
    That's in poor taste.
[16:38] Momo
    You're just trying to mess with them.
[16:41] Mea
    But that makes victory
    even sweeter, Momo-senpai.
SIGN    Spanish Cuisine RS
[16:46] Spain
    Underestimate us all you want.
[16:48] Spain
    But we've been honing our craft
    at Totsuki all this time.
[16:52] Spain
    It won't be that easy!
SIGN    Grains RS
SIGN    Moroccan Cuisine RS
SIGN    Moroccan Cuisine RS
SIGN    Spanish Cuisine RS
[17:01] Kusunoki
    Now, choose.
[17:03] Kusunoki
    Will you close down your research society,
[17:06] Kusunoki
    or will you be expelled from Totsuki?
[17:11] Spain
    We'll accept closure.
[17:14] Kusunoki
    Worthless, the whole lot of you.
[17:16] Kusunoki
    You get it now, right?
[17:19] Kusunoki
    You weren't chosen.
[17:22] Kusunoki
    So you should obey!
[17:24] Kusunoki
    That's the correct choice!
[17:25] Kusunoki
    Bowing down before us in Central
[17:29] Kusunoki
    is your only remaining path!
[17:32] S
    I can't let that pass!
[17:32] T
    I can't let that pass.
[17:34] M
    Huh?
[17:35] M
    What?
[17:36] Kusunoki
    Huh?
[17:37] Kusunoki
    Did you first-years say something?
[17:39] S
    We said we can't just have you guys...
[17:43] T
    ...tell us how much we're worth.
[17:45] M
    Not only Soma-kun, but even
    Takumi-kun couldn't hold back!
[17:48] Kusunoki
    You're the first-year who defeated Eizan,
[17:51] Kusunoki
    and you're one of the students
    from the Autumn Elections.
[17:54] Kusunoki
    I wouldn't run your
     mouths to me if I were you.
[17:57] Kusunoki
    I'm an elite who will shoulder
    the next generation of chefs.
[18:00] T
    An elite?
[18:01] Kusunoki
    That's right.
[18:03] Kusunoki
    I'm an elite hand-picked by
    the current academy director.
[18:07] Kusunoki
    You shouldn't try to oppose me.
[18:09] T
    I feel no sense of identity from you.
[18:13] T
    Your strong emphasis on being chosen
[18:15] T
    comes across as a reflection of the low
    self-esteem you experienced beforehand.
[18:19] T
    Is your inability to avoid
    describing yourself as an elite
[18:23] T
    due to a lack of confidence
    in your own cooking?
[18:28] S
    You said some smart-sounding
    stuff there, Takumi.
[18:30] S
    So, was it true, senpai?
[18:33] Kusunoki
    You assholes!
[18:34] Kusunoki
    I'm gonna beat you up—
[18:38] Kumai
    Don't act out.
SIGN    High School Division, 2nd Year
     Kumai Shigemichi
[18:40] Kusunoki
    Shige!
[18:41] Kusunoki
    Let me down! Hey!
[18:43] Kumai
    I'm not letting you down.
[18:44] Kusunoki
    Fine, I'll do as you say!
[18:46] Kusunoki
    I will! So let me down!
[18:47] Kusunoki
    Don't carry me around!
[18:49] Mea
    You're so easily provoked, Ren-chan.
[18:52] Kusunoki
    Shut up, Mea!
[18:53] Kusunoki
    Listen up, first-years!
SIGN    High School Division, 2nd Year
     Kusunoki Rentaro
[18:54] Kusunoki
    I'm gonna fight you in a match one day!
[18:58] Mea
    Just go, okay?
SIGN    High School Division, 2nd Year
     Yanai Mea
[19:00] Mea
    Make sure you nail the last match, too!
SIGN    High School Division, 2nd Year
     Kofuru Rui
[19:04] S
    He's going to do another match?
[19:07] M
    Who is he going to face?
[19:09] M
    What?
[19:10] S
    Oh?
[19:11] T
    Hm?
[19:11] T
    Nakiri Alice?!
[19:13] S
    Kurokiba!
[19:14] Alice
    Oh, you two. Hello!
[19:17] S
    Why are you here?
[19:18] T
    You joined a research society?
[19:20] Alice
    I was shocked, too!
[19:22] Alice
    When I was in junior high,
[19:24] Alice
    I did a Shokugeki against
    the Cutting Edge Cuisine RS.
[19:27] Alice
    Of course, I won.
[19:29] Alice
    I'd taken their space and equipment...
[19:32] Alice
    but I'd apparently become
    the RS's chief on paper!
SIGN    Shokugeki Notice
     Cutting Edge Cuisine RS
     Chief: Nakiri Alice
[19:37] Alice
    I was so shocked to learn about it!
[19:39] T
    That's horrible on so many different levels.
[19:41] S
    So that's why you got dragged
    into the hunt for survivors, huh.
[19:45] Alice
    You may call me Chief Alice.
[19:48] T
    You didn't even know for all this time!
[19:50] S
    Why do you care whether the research
    society gets shut down, then?
[19:55] Alice
    Well, I suppose...
[19:58] (Flashback) Kusunoki
    So Cutting Edge Cuisine RS will be disbanded.
SIGN    Several Days Ago
[20:01] (Flashback) Kusunoki
    I can agree to a Shokugeki
    challenging that decision, though.
[20:06] (Flashback) Alice
    No, I'm fine with that.
[20:08] (Flashback) Kusunoki
    Huh?
[20:09] (Flashback) Alice
    Having "chief" as a title is rather
    refreshing, and a bit hard to let go of,
[20:13] (Flashback) Alice
    but I'm not interested in it at all.
[20:14] (Flashback) Alice
    So please leave us.
[20:17] (Flashback) Kusunoki
    Smart choice.
[20:19] (Flashback) Kusunoki
    You riffraff should just shut up and
    watch the Azami administration prosper!
[20:24] (Flashback) Kuro
    Who'd you call riffraff?!
[20:27] (Flashback) Kusunoki
    What? What's this all of a sudden?
[20:29] (Flashback) Kuro
    I'll crush anyone who attacks me!
[20:32] (Flashback) Kuro
    I'll use my cooking to drag you down with me!
[20:37] (Flashback) Alice
    Ryo-kun...
[20:38] (Flashback) Alice
    Very well.
[20:39] (Flashback) Alice
    I'll accept this challenge!
[20:41] Alice
    So, Ryo-kun's the one
    who'll be in this match.
[20:45] Alice
    Go, Ryo-kun.
[20:47] Alice
    Expose that self-proclaimed
    elite for what he truly is.
[20:51] Kuro
    'Kay.
[20:52] Ooizumi
    The last Shokugeki to conclude
    the first day at Hall C...
[20:57] M
    Kurokiba-kun!
[20:58] Ooizumi
    ...will be the kitchen dictator,
     Kurokiba Ryo versus
[21:01] Ooizumi
    Central's rookie, Kusunoki Rentaro.
[21:05] Alice
    Ryo-kun, don't you dare lose!
[21:07] Alice
    I'm ordering you to win as the
    chief of Cutting Edge Cuisine RS!
[21:11] Alice
    I'm not going to let Uncle
    Azami get his way anymore!
[21:15] Kusunoki
    Kurokiba Ryo...
[21:17] Kusunoki
    He made it through to the finals
    in the Autumn Elections.
[21:20] Kusunoki
    Something really pissed me off earlier.
[21:23] Kusunoki
    I'm gonna take it all out on you.
[21:26] Kusunoki
    You're not a bad one to crush to
    wrap things up on the first day.
[21:31] Kuro
    If you're gonna try to crush me,
[21:34] Kuro
    I'm just gonna crush you right back!
[23:10] S
    Go, Kurokiba!
[23:12] S
    I'm watching you from right here!
[23:14] S
    Oh, thanks for letting us barge our
    way into such a good viewing spot.
[23:19] Momo
    Hmph!
[23:20] S
    Huh?
[23:21] Mea
    Oh, Momo-senpai's always like that
    at first, so don't let it get to you.
[23:26] Mea
    You can easily take at least a
    month getting her to look at you
[23:28] Mea
    and have a decent conversation.
[23:31] S
    Huh?
[23:32] S
    How'd you manage to get through camp
    and Stagiaire and stuff like that?
[23:36] Momo
    I have no obligation to
    explain that to you.
[23:39] Momo
    You're annoying.
[23:40] S
    Huh? What was that?
[23:41] S
    What?
[23:42] M
    Soma-kun, you're pushing her too far!
[23:44] Announce
    The topic is salmon!
[23:48] S
    Oh, that's some nice salmon.
[23:50] S
    Look at the color and shine of those gills.
[23:52] M
    Seafood...
[23:53] Alice
    Ryo-kun, focus!
[23:56] Announce
    Kusunoki Rentaro versus Kurokiba Ryo.
[24:00] Kuro
    Let the Shokugeki begin!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode: The Salmon Will Dance
[24:07] M
    I hope you savor the next episode!

Season 1

10 - The Salmon Will Dance

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Ten
[00:03] Announce
    Kusunoki Rentaro versus Kurokiba Ryo.
[00:06] Ryo
    Let the Shokugeki begin!
[00:11] M
    Wow! He filleted the salmon so fast!
[00:14] M
    He was so dynamic,
[00:16] M
    but the fish was filleted with precision.
[00:18] M
    Kurokiba-kun's even more amazing than he was
[00:21] M
    when I faced him at the Autumn Elections!
[00:27] M
    Kusunoki-senpai isn't holding back, either!
[00:29] S
    His knife work is Kurokiba's equal.
[00:31] T
    Central...
[00:33] T
    All their members do seem to
    possess top-notch skills.
[00:37] Kusunoki
    Well, Kurokiba-kun? How do
    you find your senpai's skills?
[00:39] Kusunoki
    I hope you don't regret having
    accepted this Shokugeki.
[00:43] Kusunoki
    That'd be very off-putting.
[00:46] Oizumi
    What's that?
[00:48] Oizumi
    It's rice!
[00:50] Oizumi
    And two kinds of rice at that!
[00:52] Oizumi
    Not to mention—is that
    bread dough in the bowl?
[00:55] Oizumi
    What's the boy planning to make?
[00:58] Ryo
    This is the best salmon
    dish I can make right now!
[01:03] Alice
    You can't lose, Ryo-kun.
[01:05] Ryo
    What's the matter, Central?
[01:07] Ryo
    All you've done is copy me
[01:09] Ryo
    and act all high and mighty.
[01:12] Ryo
    Hit me with everything you've got,
     you poser elite.
[01:16] Ryo
    Or do you just want a lame
    excuse for when you've lost?
[01:20] Kusunoki
    Yukihira and Aldini were something else,
[01:23] Kusunoki
    but you're also pretty annoying.
[01:26] Kusunoki
    Don't worry. I've been wanting to show off
[01:33] Kusunoki
    my precious partners in crime to you.
[01:37] S
    What's all that?
[01:39] Kusunoki
    Just you watch, riffraff.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Hall B Entrance
SIGN    The Salmon Will Dance
[03:15] Announce
    Hall B is done with all
    scheduled matches for the day.
[03:20] Announce
    Central has won a sweeping victory!
[03:21] Aoki
    Did you get good footage of that?
[03:23] Sato
    Yeah. Those were some impressive matches.
[03:25] Hisako
    The sixth seat, Kinokuni Nene...
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Sixth Seat
    Kinokuni Nene
[03:28] Marui
    She's one rank higher than Isshiki-senpai.
[03:31] Marui
    That makes her the top chef
    among the current second-years.
SIGN    Totsuki
    Elite
    Ten,
    Fifth
    Seat
SIGN    Saito
    Somei
SIGN    Meanwhile: Hall A, All Matches Complete
[03:37] Yuki
    You've got to be kidding me!
[03:38] Yuki
    So many clubs and research groups
    have challenged them to a Shokugeki!
[03:42] Ryoko
    And yet, none have won.
[03:44] Ikumi
    Damn it.
[03:45] Ikumi
    This means Nakiri Azami
     really will get his way!
SIGN    Meanwhile: Hall C, Final Match In Progress
[03:51] S
    I've seen those before.
[03:53] S
    Back at the Autumn Elections main tournament,
     when I faced Nakiri Alice.
[03:57] Alice
    It's a steam convection oven and a cryomill.
[04:02] Alice
    Kusunoki Rentaro-san,
[04:04] Alice
    are you actually capable of handling
    all that cutting-edge technology?
[04:09] Kusunoki
    Given the good audience gathered here,
[04:15] Kusunoki
    I'll be using you all to promote myself.
[04:18] S
    Steam combo wha?
[04:19] T
    A steam convection oven.
[04:21] Alice
    It's an oven where an internal
    fan circulates heat and steam.
[04:26] Alice
    It's a revolutionary cooking device
[04:27] Alice
    where the temperature and humidity
    are digitally controlled.
[04:29] Alice
    It's all you need to handle almost any
    kind of preparation method that involves heat.
[04:34] Alice
    There's no possibility
     of smell contamination, too,
[04:35] Alice
    so you can prepare multiple dishes at once.
[04:38] S
    Seriously?!
[04:39] S
    That's convenient!
[04:40] Alice
    You can say it's like a
    dream come true for chefs,
[04:43] Alice
    but because of the wide
    range of possibilities,
[04:46] Alice
    you'll feel overwhelmed unless
    you have the necessary knowledge.
[04:48] Alice
    Whether you like it or not,
     this device tests your knowledge
[04:51] Alice
    of ingredients and preparation methods.
[04:54] S
    I have to say, it's kind of unexpected.
[04:56] S
    Can he actually use a
    complicated device like that?
[05:00] S
    He kind of acts like an irresponsible punk.
[05:03] M
    Soma-kun!
[05:04] T
    That's true.
[05:05] T
    He doesn't look very thoughtful.
[05:07] T
    I wouldn't have expected cutting edge
    culinary technology to be his forte.
[05:10] M
    Not you too, Takumi-kun!
[05:12] Mea
    You're not holding back at all, are you?
[05:15] Mea
    But if you're that concerned,
    just keep watching him.
[05:19] Mea
    You'll see what's amazing
    about Ren-chan's cooking.
[05:25] M
    He's marinated the prepared fillets.
[05:28] T
    He's slicing them into sticks.
[05:29] M
    He's wrapping them with bacon.
[05:31] T
    Is he planning to infuse
    them with salt and fat?
[05:34] S
    Oh, here comes the steam convection oven.
[05:37] Kusunoki
    Set the core temperature to
    reach 45 degrees Celsius,
[05:40] Kusunoki
    and heat at 60 degrees
    Celsius for 18 minutes.
[05:43] Mea
    Ren-chan is an expert at using heat,
[05:46] Mea
    particularly low temperature cooking.
[05:49] Kusunoki
    Behave.
[05:51] S
    Low temperature cooking?
[05:53] Alice
    The proteins in meat and fish begin to
    denature at about 58 degrees Celsius.
SIGN    Flesh Begins to Harden
    68°C
    
    Low Temperature Cooking
    
    58°C
    Temperatures Conducive to Bacteria Growth
[05:59] Alice
    Once they reach 68 degrees,
     their flesh condenses and hardens.
[06:04] Alice
    So if you keep the temperature
    between 58 and 68 degrees,
[06:08] Alice
    the ingredients won't suffer heat stress,
[06:10] Alice
    and will remain tender.
[06:12] Alice
    That's the basic idea behind
    low temperature cooking.
[06:17] Mea
    Bingo!
[06:18] Mea
    Steam convection ovens!
[06:20] Mea
    Water bath cooking!
[06:22] Mea
    Circulators!
[06:23] Mea
    Gastrovacs!
[06:25] Mea
    He is a chef who commands all manner
    of cutting edge heating implements!
[06:28] Mea
    That's Ren-chan—Kusunoki Rentaro!
[06:32] Kusunoki
    It's all about the heating!
[06:33] Kusunoki
    If you can master that,
    you can compete in any genre!
[06:37] Kusunoki
    Heat and flames!
[06:39] Kusunoki
    My skills will let me take the top spot!
[06:45] Mea
    He's finally started to focus.
[06:48] Mea
    Once he starts heating ingredients,
[06:50] Mea
    he quickly calms down.
[06:52] Mea
    It's almost as though his usual fiery
    self is transferring over to his cooking.
[07:01] Oizumi
    What?!
[07:02] Oizumi
    Look at that shine!
[07:04] Oizumi
    The ingredients have been
    completely transformed!
[07:09] M
    It's really pretty.
[07:11] M
    I can tell it's really tender
    just by looking at it.
[07:14] T
    It'll probably fall apart when touched
     by a knife—an exquisite mouthfeel.
[07:20] S
    That's impressive.
[07:22] S
    It's really like his soul went into his dish.
[07:25] S
    I'm surprised.
[07:27] S
    He's a great chef.
[07:30] T
    The salamander.
[07:32] S
    The salamander? What?
[07:34] S
    It sure sounds cool, though!
[07:37] Alice
    The salamander is a beast of
    legend from medieval Europe—
[07:40] Alice
    a lizard who lives among flames.
[07:43] Alice
    That's where the name comes from.
[07:45] Alice
    It's a category of kitchen devices
    that heat from above instead of below.
[07:49] S
    I see. Salamander, huh.
[07:51] Alice
    It's used to caramelize the surface
    of a dish for color and/or flavor.
[07:56] Alice
    That basically means the cooking's
    entered its final stages.
[08:03] Kusunoki
    It's done.
[08:04] Kusunoki
    I name it Salmon Confit Flamme.
[08:08] Kusunoki
    "Flamme" means "flames" in French.
[08:10] Kusunoki
    Go on. Enjoy this masterpiece of flames.
[08:14] T
    So, a dish by Kusunoki Rentaro—
[08:16] T
    one of the students chosen by Central.
[08:19] Kusunoki
    Oh, right.
[08:21] Kusunoki
    Momo-senpai, please try my dish as well!
[08:24] Momo
    Why me, too?
[08:25] Kusunoki
    This dish has a little gimmick
    that employs a certain sweet.
[08:29] M
    A sweet?
[08:31] Kusu
    I think you'll like it.
[08:33] Momo
    Is that supposed to be a challenge to me?
[08:35] Momo
    I'm picky about sweets!
[08:37] Announce
    First up is Kusunoki Rentaro's dish!
     Judges, please taste.
[08:40] Oizmi
    Here we go!
[08:45] Oizmi
    Look at that shine.
[08:46] Saotome
    Just smell that grilled fat!
[08:49] Oizumi
    Hmph!
[08:50] Oizumi
    It may look and smell like a winner,
[08:53] Oizumi
    but how does it taste?!
[09:00] All
    Delicious!
[09:01] Oizumi
    It's so delicious, I feel faint!
[09:03] Saotome
    The flesh is so tender, it could be raw.
[09:07] Saotome
    However, the outside is fragrant,
    thanks to the salamander!
[09:11] Oizumi
    What artistry of flames!
[09:14] Momo
    Well, it's not bad.
[09:17] Momo
    I'll try the side next.
[09:22] Momo
    I see.
[09:23] Momo
    This is ice cream made from
    salmon with no added sugar.
[09:27] Viewers
    What?
[09:28] Viewers
    What does she mean?
[09:29] Viewers
    A salmon ice cream?
[09:31] Viewers
    But how?
[09:32] Alice
    The cryomill, right?
[09:34] Kusunoki
    Nice, Alice-chan.
[09:37] Kusunoki
    I froze salmon I processed into a paste,
    and put that through the cryomill.
[09:41] Kusunoki
    The spinning blades transformed
    it into silky ice cream.
[09:47] Saotome
    If you eat the salmon after
    tasting the ice cream,
[09:49] Saotome
    the gently heated salmon's warmth
    is more evocative than ever!
[09:53] Oizumi
    The salmon at two different temperatures
[09:55] Oizumi
    enhance each other's
    presence upon the palate.
[09:58] T
    Thermal sense...
[10:00] T
    Nakiri Alice employed the same technique
    during the Autumn Elections.
[10:03] Kusunoki
    Temperature, heat, and time!
[10:06] Kusunoki
    It's all seasoning I use.
[10:09] Momo
    True. Their different temperatures heighten
    the ingredients' flavors to the fullest.
[10:14] Momo
    The salmon's fiery life force is streaking
    through the cold clear stream,
[10:20] Momo
    setting my body on fire!
[10:23] Momo
    No!
[10:24] Momo
    I can't avoid the salmon's attack
    on my senses any longer!
[10:33] Audience
    It's decided, then.
[10:34] Audience
    This match is another victory for Central—
[10:36] Audience
    an overwhelming victory for Kusunoki Rentaro.
[10:38] Ryo
    You can decide that after looking at my dish!
[10:45] Ryo
    My salmon dish is coulibiac!
[10:50] Kusunoki
    Coulibiac...
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[10:56] E
    It's so quiet...
[11:09] (Flashback) Hisako
    That perhaps the one who'll
    save Totsuki from Azami-dono
[11:12] (Flashback) Hisako
    is that man.
[11:18] I
    Hey.
[11:20] I
    Is anyone home?
[11:23] I
    Oh, is it just you here, Nakiri-kun?
[11:26] I
    Do you know where everyone's gone?
[11:32] E
    I thought my heart was going to stop.
[11:35] I
    What?
[11:35] I
    Hey, Nakiri-kun?
SIGN    With Heart
[11:38] I
    Oh, so everyone went to check things out.
[11:41] I
    The Shokugeki Alice-kun's involved in should
    be happening right around now, as well.
[11:45] E
    What?!
[11:46] E
    Alice?
[11:47] E
    Why's she involved?
[11:49] I
    Are you curious about what might be going on?
[11:53] Oizumi
    Coulibiac!
[11:55] Oizumi
    Hmm.
[11:56] Saotome
    I see.
[11:57] Saotome
    That's why there was bread dough.
[11:59] S
    What kind of dish is that?
[12:01] Alice
    It involves a baked brioche shell
    stuffed with salmon and rice.
[12:06] Alice
    It's a French dish that originated in the
     Russian royal court in the 19th century.
[12:09] S
    Huh.
[12:11] T
    You add grains along with mushrooms,
    shallots, and other vegetables in the filling.
[12:17] T
    What the judges thought were
    two different kinds of rice
[12:19] T
    are actually butter rice
SIGN    Buckwheat Kasha
SIGN    Butter Rice
[12:20] T
    and kasha, a sautéed buckwheat
    dish served in Eastern Europe.
[12:25] Oizumi
    Ah!
[12:26] Oizumi
    What wonderful aromas from the crusty
    golden bread and the fragrant salmon.
[12:29] Saotome
    Just look at the juicy cross-section
    with the butter rice and kasha!
[12:34] Ryo
    Quit gabbing and dig in before it gets cold.
[12:38] Ryo
    You'll taste the irresistible deliciousness
    of the salmon's explosive flavors!
[12:54] Oziumi
    I'm speechless!
[12:55] Saotome
    The brioche is a solid casing
    around the fillings' flavors.
[12:59] Saotome
    The main fish, rice, buckwheat,
    vegetables, and bread!
[13:03] Saotome
    This dish has everything in one!
[13:05] Oizumi
    The essential flavors and umami of
    salmon are dancing in this dish!
[13:08] Oizumi
    The sheer volume of it is...
[13:12] Oizumi
    ...enough to send a jolt through your brain!
[13:16] Alice
    Would you like to try some?
[13:18] Alice
    I got some without asking.
[13:20] M
    What? B-But...
[13:22] M
    Thank you.
[13:26] M
    Within the bread, the energy
    of the salmon is concentrated
[13:29] M
    and unleashed in a single powerful shock!
[13:31] M
    I can't!
[13:33] M
    Faced with such force, I can't avoid...
[13:39] M
    ...taking a direct hit!
[13:45] M
    So good...
[13:47] S
    Good job, Kurokiba!
[13:49] Oizumi
    This dish, originating in
    grandiose regal cuisine,
[13:52] Oizumi
    is in excellent harmony with Kurokiba's
    brute talents, which quell men at port!
[13:58] Oizumi
    This dish must have been nurtured by the
    many years of competition between those two.
[14:04] Audience
    So, which one wins in the end?
[14:06] Audience
    Kusunoki must be the winner.
[14:08] Audience
    It can't be Kurokiba, can it?
[14:10] Announce
    Cast your votes, please!
[14:17] Judges
    Th-They're equal!
[14:19] Judges
    I can't vote for one as superior!
[14:22] Judges
    I can only say they both served
    the ultimate salmon dish!
[14:26] Oizumi
    Don't be too hasty.
[14:28] Oizumi
    If you compare them one last time,
[14:31] Oizumi
    you can tell there is a decisive
    difference between the two!
[14:34] M
    A decisive difference?
[14:36] M
    It looked to me like they
    both served great dishes.
[14:39] Oizumi
    The most critical factor in judging this
[14:41] Oizumi
    is to what degree each chef prevented
    the loss of the salmon's umami.
[14:44] T
    Does one of the dishes still hold a secret?
[14:49] Mea
    I bet that secret's in the steam
    convection oven Ren-chan used.
[14:53] Mea
    I bet the judge realized it.
[14:57] Kusunoki
    You're a sharp one, Mea.
[14:59] Kusunoki
    This is the answer.
[15:01] T
    It looks like olive oil to me.
[15:03] M
    Huh?
[15:04] S
    Hmm...
[15:05] Mea
    The decisive difference
    between the two dishes
[15:08] Mea
    can be found in the moisture
    content of the salmon.
[15:10] Kusunoki
    Right.
[15:11] Kusunoki
    When I sealed the salmon in plastic
    wrap and cooked it at a low temperature,
[15:14] Kusunoki
    I submerged it in olive oil.
[15:18] Kusunoki
    If you just prepare fish
    through normal means,
[15:20] Kusunoki
    no matter how tightly you seal the fish,
[15:22] Kusunoki
    the weight of the fish itself
    will put pressure on the flesh
[15:25] Kusunoki
    and cause the juices to run out.
[15:28] Kusunoki
    That's where olive oil comes in.
[15:31] Kusunoki
    Thanks to the oil's buoyancy,
[15:32] Kusunoki
    you can heat the salmon without
    placing any pressure on it—
[15:35] Kusunoki
    without losing a single drop of moisture.
[15:37] Judge
    Right!
[15:38] Judge
    That's exactly right!
[15:40] Judge
    When you bite into the dish,
    it falls apart in your mouth,
[15:43] Judge
    but most surprisingly, it's not dry at all!
[15:46] Judge
    It's moist and juicy throughout!
[15:48] Judge
    The salmon's lost none of its juices!
[15:51] Judge
    His handling of the ingredients
    may have surpassed Kurokiba Ryo.
[15:55] T
    What?!
[15:55] S
    Wow.
[15:57] M
    But Kurokiba-kun is an expert
    in cooking with seafood!
[16:00] Kusunoki
    Now do you get why I'm better than you?
[16:03] Kusunoki
    What was that dish you served at
    the Autumn Election finals again?
[16:06] Kusunoki
    Oh, right—the cartoccio.
[16:10] Kusunoki
    Both that dish and this coulibiac
[16:12] Kusunoki
    intended to concentrate the
    various ingredients' umami
[16:16] Kusunoki
    by wrapping them up before cooking them.
[16:18] Kusunoki
    But if you were to ask me, that's not enough.
[16:21] Kusunoki
    The delicate and elegant
    heating of ingredients
[16:25] Kusunoki
    while maintaining their absolute freshness—
[16:27] Kusunoki
    That's the way an elite cooks!
    You can't possibly come close.
[16:31] Kusunoki
    This Shokugeki is yet another example
    of how absolute the difference between us is!
[16:34] Kusunoki
    Isn't that right, judges?
[16:37] Kusunoki
    You haven't changed at
    all since the Autumn Elections.
[16:42] Mea
    A chef who conquers the people's palates
    with violent umami, huh.
[16:47] Mea
    There are more elegant
    approaches to things, you know.
[16:50] Mea
    Well, you can just do your best
    working under us from now on.
[16:54] S
    But has the match been decided yet, actually?
[16:59] S
    Even though I haven't tried either dish,
[17:02] S
    I know Rentaro-senpai said one thing wrong.
[17:15] Judge
    The salmon's delicious umami and flavor
    are far more vivid in this dish!
[17:24] Judge
    In Kurokiba Ryo's dish!
[17:27] Mea
    What?!
[17:28] Oizumi
    Indeed, there is no doubt.
[17:31] Oizumi
    Kurokiba has the edge in maximizing
    the salmon's potential!
[17:35] S
    Yeah!
[17:36] Kusunoki
    What?!
[17:37] Kusunoki
    What the—?!
[17:38] Kusunoki
    What are you geezers saying?!
[17:41] Kusunoki
    My heating method was impeccable.
[17:43] Kusunoki
    There's no way my dish is inferior to his—
[17:45] Ryo
    Shut your mouth.
[17:48] Ryo
    If you're not convinced,
[17:50] Ryo
    just try it yourself.
[17:51] Ryo
    Try my coulibiac!
[18:02] Kusunoki
    What?!
[18:04] Kusunoki
    The salmon's... The salmon's umami is
    overwhelming me in a neverending torrent!
[18:10] Kusunoki
    How is this possible?!
[18:13] Kusunoki
    What's this?
[18:14] Kusunoki
    There's a green layer between the
    brioche dough and the filling.
[18:18] Ryo
    I'm showing you, Central,
[18:21] Ryo
    that I'm not the same chef I was
    during the Autumn Elections.
[18:24] Ryo
    That's a crêpe made with spinach
    incorporated into the batter.
[18:28] Kusunoki
    A crêpe?
[18:29] M
    I see!
[18:30] M
    The soft, gentle flavor I sensed
    when I tried the dish was spinach.
[18:35] M
    It really highlighted the mellow
    fattiness of the salmon!
[18:39] S
    Wow, sounds really good.
[18:41] T
    A double layer of brioche
    and crêpe—impressive.
[18:45] Kusunoki
    That's not all!
[18:46] Kusunoki
    There's got to be another
    trick to the umami torrent!
[18:50] Ryo
    I added a custom seasoning
    blend to the crepe as well.
[18:55] S
    Seasoning...
[18:57] Alice
    He made the spice mix himself.
[18:59] Ryo
    It contains thyme, oregano,
    garlic, and rock salt, among other things.
[19:04] Ryo
    Dried bacon powder is one
    of the ingredients, too.
[19:07] Kusunoki
    Bacon?
[19:08] Kusunoki
    The same as my dish.
[19:10] Oizumi
    Indeed.
[19:11] Oizumi
    As luck would have it,
     both chefs paired bacon with salmon.
[19:14] Oizumi
    The idea was the same, but the
    execution was completely different!
[19:18] Oizumi
    Kusunoki wrapped the bacon around the salmon
[19:21] Oizumi
    and used low-temperature cooking to
    subject them to a slow, elegant heat.
[19:25] Oizumi
    Similar to the seafood and pork bone
     broth commonly used in ramen,
[19:28] Oizumi
    he combined the umami of fish and meat
[19:31] Oizumi
    without letting any of the flavors escape.
[19:34] Oizumi
    Put another way, he retained all the
    delicious flavors of salmon on the plate
[19:37] Oizumi
    in one perfect package!
[19:39] Mea
    Then why are you saying
    Ren-chan's dish is inferior?!
[19:42] Saotome
    The key distinction was "unevenness."
[19:45] M
    Unevenness?
[19:46] Saotome
    The human palate is designed to sense
    richness and flavor with greater acuity
[19:52] Saotome
    when the flavors are not homogeneous.
[19:54] Alice
    It's the same principle that
    explains why many people
[19:57] Alice
    prefer to enjoy sesame oil in
    ramen broth and milk in coffee
[20:01] Alice
    without mixing it up first.
[20:02] S
    True.
[20:03] S
    When you mix raw egg with rice,
[20:05] S
    it tastes better if you don't mix it all up.
[20:07] S
    It's better when you just dash soy sauce
    over it without overworking it, too.
[20:11] Ryo
    That's exactly what I went for.
[20:14] Ryo
    The seasoning was applied unevenly
    through the crepe on purpose.
[20:17] Ryo
    That created two parts:
[20:19] Ryo
    one where you can appreciate the
    unvarnished umami of salmon by itself,
[20:22] Ryo
    and one where the salmon combines with
    the bacon's umami into a powerful
[20:24] Ryo
    and deep flavor combination.
[20:27] Ryo
    That's why with every bite, the flavors
    resonate so heavily in multiple stages.
[20:33] Ryo
    The salmon's distinct flavors burst on
    the palate in neverending succession!
[20:36] Ryo
    You can never achieve such a world of flavor
[20:38] Ryo
    just by slapping bacon onto salmon!
[20:43] Oizumi
    Kusunoki's dish may appear
    superior at first glance,
[20:47] Oizumi
    but Kurokiba not only used the brioche
    and crêpe to envelop the umami,
[20:51] Oizumi
    but also accelerated the
    salmon's delicious flavors.
[20:54] Kusunoki
    He even thought of using an uneven
    application of spices to his advantage?!
[20:59] Kusunoki
    You were supposed to be a chef who just
    slams ingredients' umami together!
[21:04] Kusunoki
    You weren't capable of coming up with such a
    delicate approach during the Autumn Elections!
[21:08] Ryo
    You're right.
SIGN    Authentic
    Indian
    Cuisine
[21:10] (Flashback) Owner
    Hey!
SIGN    Approximately 1 Month Ago
[21:11] (Flashback) Owner
    What are you doing?!
[21:12] (Flashback) Owner
    I'm letting you come to my
    restaurant for the Stagiaire.
[21:16] (Flashback) Owner
    Work harder!
[21:18] (Flashback) Ryo
    'Kay.
[21:19] Ryo
    Shit...
[21:20] Ryo
    Why'd I land in a curry
    restaurant of all places?
[21:22] Ryo
    I can't help but be reminded
    of that spice asshole.
[21:27] (Flashback) Ryo
    Done!
[21:28] (Flashback) Ryo
    Check, please!
[21:29] (Flashback) Owner
    No, no!
[21:30] (Flashback) Owner
    You don't know anything
    about the depth of spices!
[21:33] (Flashback) Owner
    If I had a choice, I'd have
    preferred having the student who
[21:36] (Flashback) Owner
    won the Autumn Elections!
[21:37] (Flashback) Owner
    From what I hear, he's a spice expert, right?
[21:39] (Flashback) Owner
    Not like you!
[21:44] (Flashback) Ryo
    Hello.
[21:45] (Flashback) Alice
    Hello, Ryo-kun.
[21:47] (Flashback) Alice
    The Stagiaire is going well, I hope?
[21:49] (Flashback) Ryo
    Well, I guess.
[21:51] Alice
    You'd better not be losing your
    temper in front of the owner.
[21:54] (Flashback) Ryo
    Not yet, no.
[21:56] (Flashback) Alice
    We can't let things end here, now can we?
[21:59] (Flashback) Alice
    We must redeem ourselves after the
     humiliation of losing the Autumn Elections.
[22:03] (Flashback) Ryo
    You're right.
[22:04] Ryo
    I'll do it!
[22:06] Ryo
    Now that I've come here,
[22:08] Ryo
    I'm gonna master the intricacies of spices
    and how to take advantage of them!
[22:14] S
    Of course you're not the same chef you
    were in the Autumn Elections, Kurokiba!
[22:18] Ryo
    I've changed.
[22:21] Ryo
    From where I stand,
     your salmon might as well be frozen!
[22:28] Oizumi
    Kurokiba is the winner!
[22:30] Oizumi
    Kurokiba Ryo has won!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode: Der Weiße Ritter der Tafel
[24:07] M
    I hope you savor the next episode!

Season 1

11 - Der Weiße Ritter der Tafel

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Eleven
[00:02] [SONG] ---
    Cutting Edge Cuisine RS
[00:07] Alice
    Good work, Ryo-kun.
[00:09] Alice
    You listened to what I said
    and won, as you should've.
[00:11] Ryo
    Uh, I guess.
[00:14] T
    Anyway, we have a win.
[00:16] S
    We got one back at Central!
[00:18] M
    Yeah!
[00:21] Azami
    That was a good match.
[00:23] Stu
    What?
[00:24] Stu
    Director Nakiri?!
[00:25] Stu
    Seriously?!
[00:30] Alice
    Uncle Azami, it's been a while.
SIGN    Scandinavia, 8 Years Ago
[00:41] (Flashback) BoyRyo
    Miss.
[00:42] (Flashback) BoyRyo
    What are you always writing?
[00:44] (Flashback) GirlAlice
    Letters.
[00:45] (Flashback) GirlAlice
    I'm sending letters by airmail to Japan.
[00:48] (Flashback) GirlAlice
    Erina wants letters from me, you see.
[00:51] (Flashback) GirlAlice
    So I have to send a lot.
[00:55] (Flashback) GirlAlice
    Even though it's such a bother.
[00:58] (Flashback) BoyRyo
    Huh, I see.
[01:02] BoyRyo
    She's really enjoying it.
[01:04] (Flashback) GirlAlice
    Bye, Erina.
[01:06] (Flashback) GirlE
    Letters.
[01:08] (Flashback) GirlE
    You'd better send me letters.
[01:14] (Flashback) GirlA
    What?
[01:15] (Flashback) GirlA
    There are no letters from
    Erina today, either?
[01:18] (Flashback) GirlA
    I see.
[01:20] (Flashback) GirlA
    It's fine, Mother.
[01:21] (Flashback) GirlA
    I'll just try to write another one.
[01:24] (Flashback) GirlA
    Ugh, Erina.
[01:26] (Flashback) GirlA
    You're the one who said you wanted letters.
[02:00] Azami
    Hello, Alice.
[02:01] Azami
    Thank you for taking care of Erina.
[02:05] Alice
    Uncle Azami...
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Der Weiße Ritter der Tafel
[03:38] E
    Alice, the chief of Cutting Edge Cuisine RS?
[03:41] E
    Since when?
[03:44] I
    See, it's in the official records
    of a Shokugeki in the past.
[03:48] I
    That's why she was targeted
    by the survivor hunt.
[03:51] E
    I wonder if Alice is going to be okay.
[03:54] I
    You're worried, aren't you?
[03:55] E
    I-I'm not worried!
[03:58] E
    But Alice can be reckless sometimes, so...
[04:01] I
    Well, it's true that she's the one who
    took you away from your family home.
[04:07] I
    Alice-kun seems to be very
    concerned about you, too.
[04:10] I
    What a beautiful friendship!
[04:12] I
    That's youth in a nutshell.
[04:13] E
    I wonder about that.
[04:15] I
    What?
[04:16] E
    I doubt she feels any friendship toward me.
[04:21] E
    I've done many horrible things to Alice.
[04:26] Azami
    Alice, your Cutting Edge Cuisine RS
[04:30] Azami
    was the only one to win a Shokugeki
    in today's survivor hunt.
[04:32] Azami
    The other 32 organizations all suffered
    defeat and will be disbanded.
[04:37] Alice
    Regardless of other outcomes,
[04:39] Alice
    Ryo-kun won against Central.
[04:41] Alice
    Can you still insist that your way of
    thinking is absolute and correct, Uncle?
[04:46] Azami
    How disappointing, Alice.
[04:48] Azami
    I thought you would support my
    utopia of true gourmet dining.
[04:54] Azami
    The Nakiri family has a responsibility
    to advance the world of gourmet dining.
[04:58] Azami
    That's what this great revolution is for.
[05:00] E
    Father?!
[05:02] E
    Alice...
[05:03] Alice
    I can't agree with your methods, Uncle.
[05:06] Alice
    Nor do I wish to.
[05:07] Alice
    That's all.
[05:09] Azami
    What a stubborn child you are.
[05:12] Azami
    You even took my beloved daughter
    out of the house without permission.
[05:15] Azami
    Consider whether you have the right
     to speak to me that way.
[05:17] Alice
    I don't care!
[05:20] Alice
    I am angry.
[05:22] Alice
    I will never forget what
    you have done, Uncle.
[05:26] Alice
    I don't like you, Uncle Azami!
[05:33] Alice
    I will not let you do what you want
    with Totsuki Academy! With Erina!
[05:40] Azami
    I see.
[05:41] Azami
    Well, do your best.
[05:43] Azami
    For today, I'll just congratulate
    you on your one victory.
[05:54] Alice
    Erina...
[05:55] Alice
    You were listening to us?
[06:03] Alice
    If only Uncle Azami had not interfered,
[06:06] Alice
    we would've been such, such,
     such better friends, Erina.
[06:11] Alice
    How rude of him.
[06:15] Alice
    Besides, you've been looking
    too gloomy lately!
[06:19] Alice
    Why don't you stand up straight and proud?!
[06:21] Alice
    You've been holed up in your room in
    Polar Star Dormitory, haven't you?!
[06:24] E
    H-How dare you!
[06:26] E
    You're the one who made
    me run away from home!
[06:29] Alice
    That's because I couldn't stand to
    see you all terrified of Uncle Azami!
[06:33] Alice
    You have to show him!
[06:36] Alice
    You have to show him that
    you're your own person!
[06:38] Alice
    That you won't just be someone's puppet!
[06:41] Alice
    You can't stay in your shell forever!
[06:43] Alice
    Got it?
[06:44] E
    Alice...
[06:45] Alice
    Besides, I intend to hand you
    a crushing defeat some day!
[06:50] Alice
    I can't have you be a shrinking violet
[06:53] Alice
    when I need you to be my worthy foil.
[06:56] E
    What did you say?!
[06:59] Alice
    What?
[07:00] E
    Everything you make tastes disgusting, anyway!
[07:01] Alice
    You said "disgusting"!
[07:03] E
    I said "disgusting" because it is disgusting!
[07:05] S
    They're actually really close, huh.
[07:07] Ryo
    Don't say that to them.
[07:09] Ryo
    It'll only cause trouble.
SIGN    Chanko RS
[07:14] Azami
    Organizations that suffered defeat
    will be immediately disbanded
[07:16] Azami
    and forbidden from any form of activity.
[07:20] Azami
    Should there be any act of rebellion,
[07:22] Azami
    retribution will be swift.
[07:25] Azami
    Good day.
SIGN    Kitchen No. 26
[07:31] S
    The class format has changed a lot
    since Central was founded, too.
[07:36] M
    Yeah.
[07:37] M
    There are no more classes where
    you come up with your own dishes.
[07:40] M
    They're all about following recipes to a T.
[07:43] S
    They really don't plan on letting
    us cook what we want.
[07:46] S
    Even Master Shinomiya gave me
    more leeway in the kitchen.
[07:52] Lucy
    What's wrong, Chef?
[07:54] Shino
    I suddenly felt really
     irritated for some reason.
SIGN    79th Generation Totsuki Elite Ten
    First Seat
    Shinomiya Kojiro
[07:59] Glasses
    The instructor who had been
    in charge of this class
[08:01] Glasses
    was dismissed due to his claims that
    he could not follow Central's directives.
[08:06] Stu
    What?!
[08:07] S
    Dismissed, huh.
[08:09] S
    They're really ruthless.
[08:10] Glasses
    Due to that, a substitute instructor
    will undertake the demonstration today.
[08:15] Glasses
    The lesson will be a basis for the
    true gourmet dining Central espouses.
[08:19] Glasses
    Pay full attention, and learn the material.
[08:21] Glasses
    The instructor will be coming in now.
[08:26] Stu
    The First Seat...
[08:30] Stu
    Tsukasa Eishi!
[08:31] M
    What?!
[08:33] Tsukasa
    Hello.
[08:34] Tsukasa
    I'm the Elite Ten's First Seat,
     Tsukasa Eishi.
[08:37] Tsukasa
    I don't know if you all know me.
[08:40] Stu
    We know!
[08:42] Tsukasa
    I'll be preparing a few dishes today.
[08:45] Tsukasa
    I'd like you all to model my methods
    when you make these dishes.
[08:49] Stu
    Seriously?!
[08:50] Stu
    The First Seat will be showing us how?!
[08:52] Stu
    That's too scary!
[08:53] S
    Remember the quality of what
    he served at the Moon Festival?
[08:56] M
    They were amazing, weren't they?
[08:57] M
    Everything we tasted was wonderful.
[09:00] Tsukasa
    Oh, and I'm supposed to
    have a student volunteer
[09:04] Tsukasa
    to be my assistant during this class.
[09:07] Tsukasa
    They'll be providing support
    while I prepare the dishes.
[09:09] Tsukasa
    Does anyone want to step up?
[09:12] Stu
    What?!
[09:14] Stu
    You go.
[09:14] Stu
    No way. I'll just get depressed.
[09:17] Tsukasa
    Huh?
[09:18] Tsukasa
    Um...
[09:20] Tsukasa
    Does no one want to cook with me?
[09:25] Tsukasa
    Huh?
[09:25] M
    Soma-kun?!
[09:26] Stu
    What?!
[09:28] Tsukasa
    Yukihira Soma...
[09:30] Tsukasa
    You attend this class, I see.
[09:32] S
    I'll be your assistant.
[09:34] S
    That's fine, right?
[09:36] Tsukasa
    I'll ask you for your help, then.
[09:41] Tsukasa
    I'll be demonstrating five French
    amuse bouche dishes today.
[09:44] Tsukasa
    I'll be preparing all of
    them at the same time.
[09:46] Tsukasa
    Yukihira, you'll be
    preparing the ingredients.
[09:49] S
    Okay.
[09:50] Tsukasa
    Well, let us begin.
[09:52] Tsukasa
    Yukihira, first, use a food processor
    to make a quenelle from semi-dried figs.
[09:57] Tsukasa
    Mince the shallots and julienne the carrots.
[10:00] Tsukasa
    Add ground cardamom and milk to egg
    yolks and sugar to make crème anglaise,
[10:03] Tsukasa
    then pour it over the sorbet once it cools.
[10:06] S
    Got it!
[10:08] Stu
    So much information at once!
[10:09] Stu
    My head would explode!
[10:14] M
    Wow, Soma-kun!
[10:17] Tsukasa
    Okay, next—
[10:18] S
    Fry young sweetfish coated
    with whole wheat flour, right?
[10:21] Tsukasa
    Yeah, thanks!
[10:25] S
    Senpai, I'm done making the zucchini dish!
[10:28] S
    The whipped cream will be whipped
    into soft peaks in ten seconds, too.
[10:32] Tsukasa
    Good.
[10:32] S
    Almond cuit!
[10:34] Tsukasa
    Good.
[10:36] S
    I had all the French culinary
    techniques pounded into me when
[10:40] S
    I did my Stagiaire with Master Shinomiya.
[10:43] (Flashback) Shino
    Don't lose focus, Yukihira.
[10:45] (Flashback) S
    Got it!
[10:47] S
    Plating, please.
[10:49] Tsukasa
    Got it!
[10:50] Stu
    Wow.
[10:51] Stu
    So fast.
[10:52] Stu
    Unbelievable.
[10:53] M
    A true collaboration between gifted equals
[10:56] M
    that denies entry to anyone unworthy!
[10:58] Tsukasa
    Yukihira!
[10:59] Tsukasa
    Grill asparagus!
[11:00] S
    Got it!
[11:03] Stu
    So fast.
[11:05] Tsukasa
    Okay, let's have you all make the same dishes
[11:08] Tsukasa
    within the same amount of time.
[11:10] Stu
    As if!
SIGN    Kitchen No. 2
[11:14] Girls
    She's so beautiful.
[11:16] Girls
    I hadn't seen her attend classes in a while.
[11:19] Girls
    I'm glad to see Erina-sama doing so well.
[11:25] E
    I'm glad I summoned the
    courage to come to class.
[11:28] E
    It doesn't seem like Father will
    force me to come back, either.
[11:31] Hisako
    Well done, Erina-sama!
[11:35] Hisako
    It was a matter of course that
    you were given an A.
[11:38] E
    It was easy.
[11:41] Hiroi
    How exceptional, as usual, Nakiri-san.
[11:44] E
    Instructors.
[11:46] Hiroi
    Your father must be proud of you.
[11:49] Hiroi
    We look forward to your
    future accomplishments
[11:52] Hiroi
    for Central and Totsuki Academy's sake.
[11:55] E
    Excuse me.
[11:59] M
    Good job, Soma-kun!
[12:01] S
    You too, Tadokoro!
[12:03] M
    That was amazing.
[12:04] M
    You handled all that work with ease.
[12:07] S
    Well, I wouldn't call it "with ease."
[12:10] S
    Central's not too shabby, either.
[12:12] S
    Hm?
[12:13] S
    Now that I'm actually thinking about it,
[12:15] S
    didn't I just help Central?
[12:17] S
    The hell am I doing?
[12:22] M
    Regional Cooking RS
[12:23] M
    will be in the next round
     of survivor hunt Shokugekis!
[12:26] S
    Really?
[12:26] M
    I'm going to go call the chief!
[12:28] S
    Okay!
[12:30] S
    Huh?
[12:31] S
    Whoa!
[12:32] S
    You're still here, Tsukasa-senpai?!
[12:34] Tsukasa
    Oh, I'd been wound up so tight
[12:36] Tsukasa
    that once the class was over,
[12:38] Tsukasa
    I lost all my tension.
[12:39] Tsukasa
    That was really scary,
[12:41] Tsukasa
    being asked to cook in
    front of so many students.
[12:45] Tsukasa
    To think, I might've forgotten to
    tell them something important.
[12:50] Tsukasa
    I wonder if Rindo's going
    to get mad at me again
[12:52] Tsukasa
    for sounding so unsure of myself.
[12:55] S
    He sure is a perfectionist.
[12:58] Tsukasa
    Anyway, you were impressive, Yukihira.
[13:01] Tsukasa
    You're more skilled than I'd thought.
[13:04] S
    Oh, I had fun.
[13:06] S
    I learned a lot, too.
[13:07] Tsukasa
    You're a capable man.
[13:10] Tsukasa
    Would you be interested in
    becoming my right-hand man?
[13:13] Tsukasa
    Will you join Central?
[13:17] S
    What?
SIGN    Women's Changing Room
[13:21] Hisako
    Erina-sama, I hear the next survivor hunt
    has been scheduled for three days from now.
SIGN    Women's Changing Room
[13:27] E
    I see.
[13:28] Hisako
    Many more organizations will
    be disbanded, it seems.
[13:32] E
    But like Alice, there may yet be another
    organization who seizes a victory.
[13:38] E
    Father's—Nakiri Azami's Central
    isn't absolute, after all.
[13:45] E
    What?
[13:45] E
    Why are you staring like that?
[13:46] Hisako
    Oh, well...
[13:48] Hisako
    You seem different than usual, that's all.
[13:52] Hisako
    It's as though you've had a
    change of heart in some way.
[13:56] E
    That's...
[13:59] E
    Until now, I've always done what
    Father said without question.
[14:05] E
    I didn't even think of doing anything else.
[14:08] E
    I just took it for granted
    that I was supposed to obey.
[14:12] E
    But Yukihira-kun and other
    Polar Star Dormitory members
[14:15] E
    refused to change themselves.
[14:17] E
    They would not bow down before Father.
[14:19] E
    And Alice told Father how
    angry she was to his face.
[14:25] E
    When I saw her like that, I...
[14:27] (Flashback) Alice
    You have to show him!
[14:30] (Flashback) Alice
    You have to show him that
    you're your own person!
[14:32] E
    I started thinking as well about
    what it is that I want to do...
[14:39] Hisako
    Erina-sama...
[14:40] E
    I-It's not because I've been influenced
    by Alice and Yukihira-kun, understand?
[14:45] E
    I just want to make my own decision—
[14:47] Hisako
    Yukihira?
[14:48] E
    S-So Yukihira-kun has
    nothing to do with this—
[14:54] E
    Tsukasa-san and Yukihira-kun?!
[14:57] E
    Why are they talking to each other?
[14:59] Hisako
    What is the matter, Erina-sama?
[15:01] Hisako
    Why are we hiding?
[15:02] E
    Um, I am not sure why.
[15:05] S
    Are you telling me to join Central?
[15:08] Tsukasa
    Yeah.
[15:09] S
    That's a bad joke, Tsukasa-senpai.
[15:12] S
    Why would I do that?
[15:13] Tsukasa
    I see.
[15:14] Tsukasa
    I guess you wouldn't.
[15:16] S
    Hey, that shouldn't make you feel so bad!
[15:19] S
    Well, I mean it's honestly nice
    that you've recognized my skills.
[15:23] S
    But I don't feel like presenting
    Yukihira Diner's cooking at Central, so...
[15:27] Tsukasa
    Oh, that wouldn't be necessary.
[15:29] S
    Huh?
[15:29] Tsukasa
    Yukihira Diner's cooking isn't necessary.
[15:32] Tsukasa
    What I wanted was your
    supportive capabilities.
[15:36] Tsukasa
    With you at my side,
[15:38] Tsukasa
    I feel I could further refine my cooking.
[15:42] Tsukasa
    Um, so it'd be nice if you
    could think it over...
[15:47] Tsukasa
    for my cooking's sake.
[15:50] S
    You're pretty casual about saying
    some incredibly selfish things.
[15:54] S
    Man, chefs are all such selfish assholes.
[16:00] M
    Nakiri-san, Arato-san...
[16:02] M
    What are you doing?
[16:03] Hisako
    Hurry, hide!
[16:04] M
    Huh?
[16:04] Tsukasa
    There will be advantages
    for you too, Yukihira.
[16:07] Tsukasa
    If you join Central and team up with me,
[16:10] Tsukasa
    you'll be able to cook at a level far
    above what you currently have access to.
[16:13] S
    But that's just as your assistant, right?
[16:17] S
    What's the point if I can't
    serve my own cooking?
[16:20] Tsukasa
    Oh, I guess that's true.
[16:23] S
    You really think about nothing
    but your own cooking, don't you?
[16:26] S
    Besides, you've never seen
    any of my dishes, have you?
[16:31] S
    It could be that I'm better
    at cooking than you!
[16:35] Tsukasa
    I see.
[16:36] Tsukasa
    Then let's test it out...
[16:40] Tsukasa
    And see whose skills are superior.
[16:43] Tsukasa
    If I'm acceptable,
[16:44] Tsukasa
    I can face you here and now.
[16:47] Tsukasa
    And I'll wager the Elite Ten's First Seat.
SIGN    The First Seat
SIGN    First
[16:55] S
    Are you serious?
[16:56] Tsukasa
    Very serious.
[16:57] Tsukasa
    But if I win, you'll have to
    join Central and work for me.
[17:04] Tsukasa
    Will you accept this challenge,
     Yukihira Soma?
[17:14] S
    Great.
[17:16] S
    Let's do it!
[17:19] S
    I'll face the first seat!
[17:28] Tsukasa
    It's decided, then.
[17:30] Tsukasa
    About the topic, how about venison?
[17:34] Tsukasa
    We were supposed to use the
    venison during class earlier,
[17:37] Tsukasa
    so there are many different
    cuts still available.
[17:39] S
    I see.
[17:40] S
    That's fine by me.
[17:41] Tsukasa
    As for the cooking genre...
[17:44] S
    Let's go with French cuisine!
[17:45] Tsukasa
    I see.
[17:47] Tsukasa
    Sure.
[17:48] Tsukasa
    Let's begin, then.
[17:49] Tsukasa
    The match has begun.
[17:52] S
    The French cuisine I had at Tsukasa-senpai's
    booth during the Moon Festival
[17:56] S
    was a shocking revelation.
[17:58] S
    But I learned a lot at Master
    Shinomiya's restaurant, too!
[18:03] S
    I'll face him with my own French cuisine!
[18:05] M
    H-H-H-How's this even happening?!
[18:08] Hisako
    Well, we don't know, either.
[18:10] E
    But now that they've
     begun their cooking match,
[18:13] E
    we can only observe what will happen—
[18:14] E
    how Yukihira-kun will
    challenge the Tsukasa Eishi.
[18:17] Hisako
    Yes, Erina-sama.
[18:19] M
    But if he loses...
[18:21] S
    Okay, so venison.
[18:24] S
    What kind of dish should I make?
[18:25] S
    What kind of dish will let
    me win against Tsukasa Eishi?
[18:28] Tsukasa
    Yukihira, I'll get started first.
[18:31] S
    Wow, that's huge!
[18:33] S
    That must be venison backstrap.
[18:41] Hisako
    After rubbing the meat with salt and pepper,
[18:43] Hisako
    he's using the salamander to
    slowly and gently cook it.
[18:46] M
    He's lined the skillet with diced
    venison fat and tendon, so that
[18:50] M
    the meat will not come in direct
    contact with the skillet's surface.
[18:53] S
    And he's periodically removing the meat
[18:55] S
    and basting it with the melted fat
[18:58] S
    to prevent the meat's
    surface from drying out.
[19:00] S
    His care for his ingredients is unbelievable.
[19:03] S
    He is so tender toward them.
[19:05] S
    It's almost as if he's
    silently speaking to them.
[19:08] E
    That is why he is the First Seat.
[19:11] E
    Right now, he is communing with the
    ingredients in the truest sense of the word.
[19:15] Tsukasa
    Good. Come this way.
[19:19] Tsukasa
    Come closer.
[19:21] Tsukasa
    That's right. Come.
[19:23] Tsukasa
    Now...
[19:25] Tsukasa
    Come reside in my dish.
[19:34] M
    Amazing.
[19:35] M
    The venison's juices seem to be quietly
    rippling within the meat.
[19:39] Hisako
    We're witnessing the ingredient reach
    its full potential as we speak.
[19:47] M
    I haven't even tasted it, but...
[19:49] Hisako
    Just by smell and sight...
[19:52] MHisako
    I can't help but consume...
[19:53] MHisako
    ...the ingredients' energy!
[20:02] E
    His sensitivity and technique far
    surpass the acts of mere mortals.
[20:07] E
    Der Weiße Ritter der Tafel, Tsukasa Eishi,
[20:10] E
    has set foot in the divine realm
    ruled by gods of gourmet dining.
[20:16] Tsukasa
    Yukihira, are you sure you
    don't want to start cooking?
[20:20] Tsukasa
    As a member of Central, I cannot
    allow myself to be defeated,
[20:23] Tsukasa
    so I will not be holding anything back.
[20:25] S
    Tsukasa-senpai, what does Central
    want to accomplish, anyway?
[20:29] Tsukasa
    Huh?
[20:30] Tsukasa
    Why ask all of a sudden?
[20:32] S
    Is controlling the academy
    their only true objective?
[20:36] S
    I mean, you're such an excellent chef.
[20:40] S
    I think you'd do just fine on
    your own without joining Central.
[20:44] Tsukasa
    Th-That's giving me too
    much credit, Yukihira.
[20:47] Tsukasa
    Hmm, but I guess Central's long-term goal...
[20:52] Tsukasa
    is to shut down all the restaurants in Japan.
[20:58] S
    Huh?
[20:59] Tsukasa
    Oh, I hope you don't misunderstand.
[21:01] Tsukasa
    Of course, we wouldn't shut down any
    restaurant that is truly serving gourmet food.
[21:06] Tsukasa
    Here's what Director Azami said.
[21:08] (Flashback) Azami
    We must annihilate restaurants that serve mere
     animal feed, unworthy of being called food.
[21:13] (Flashback) Azami
    It is an absolutely necessary step in order
    to advance Japan's gourmet dining.
[21:19] Tsukasa
    To do so, nurturing superior chefs
    who'll become our army is essential.
[21:25] Tsukasa
    The current purge at the academy
    and the restructured classes
[21:29] Tsukasa
    are all preliminary steps before the subpar
    restaurants are shut down nationwide.
[21:32] S
    Subpar restaurants?
[21:34] Tsukasa
    Right.
[21:35] Tsukasa
    We'll eradicate all the city
    restaurants that cater to the masses
[21:38] Tsukasa
    and replace them with restaurants
    that provide true gourmet dining.
[21:42] Tsukasa
    That is the future Central wants.
[21:44] S
    The city restaurants that
    cater to the masses, huh.
[21:47] S
    So that means stores like
    Mitamura-san's Western restaurant...
SIGN    Western Restaurant
    Mitamura
[21:51] S
    and my family business,
     Yukihira Diner, are all unnecessary?
[21:56] Tsukasa
    Yeah, that's correct.
[21:58] S
    Even if that means there'd be people
    who'd lose places they really care about?
[22:03] Tsukasa
    Yeah, it would.
[22:05] Tsukasa
    I think that's unavoidable.
[22:15] S
    I see.
[22:17] S
    I don't think I'm suited to
    becoming your second-in-command.
[22:26] S
    I won't join Central.
[22:30] S
    I'll win this match!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode: The One Who Aims for the Summit
[24:07] M
    I hope you savor the next episode!

Season 1

12 - The One Who Aims for the Summit

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Twelve
[00:07] Shino
    His advantage is that he never stops.
[00:11] Shino
    His endless curiosity and
    thirst for knowledge...
[00:16] Shino
    That allows him to take a step forward to try
    things that others would never even attempt.
[00:22] (Flashback) Shino
    Grab the First Seat in
    the Totsuki Elite Ten.
[00:26] (Flashback) Soma
    Will do!
[00:27] Shino
    You're one of the only chefs
    that I've ever acknowledged.
[00:31] Shino
    Hurry up and join me at the top,
[00:34] ---
    Yukihira Soma.
[00:37] Soma
    I won't join Central.
[00:41] Soma
    I'll win this match!
[00:46] Megu
    Soma-kun... Challenging the First Seat of
    the Elite Ten is reckless, even for you.
[00:51] Erina
    That meat...
[00:53] Soma
    All right. I've finished
    removing all of the tendons.
[00:56] Erina
    That's... the thigh.
[00:58] Megu
    The thigh?
[01:01] Megu
    He's covering the venison with minced onions
     and garlic and letting them marinate.
[01:06] Megu
    He's making the meat even softer
    while increasing its aroma.
[01:10] Hisako
    But he's up against the very best...
     the Elite Ten's First Seat, Tsukasa Eishi.
[01:16] Hisako
    He's not going to stand a chance
     using any standard methods.
[01:21] Erina
    Yukihira-kun, if you lose,
    you'll have to join Central.
[01:25] Erina
    If that happens...
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The One Who Aims for the Summit
[03:06] Soma
    Oh, yeah. I need to get that stuff out.
[03:09] Eishi
    What's the matter, Yukihira?
[03:11] Soma
    There's one other ingredient
    that my dish definitely needs.
[03:15] Eishi
    And it's in your bag?
[03:16] Soma
    Let's see, where did I put it...
[03:18] Soma
    This isn't it. Nope. Not this either.
[03:21] Soma
    Oh, here it is. Now I'm set.
[03:23] [SONG] Sign
    Sweet Roasted Chestnuts
    We Shelled 'Em
SIGN    Enjoy their natural sweetness
[03:24] Soma
    Sweet chestnuts!
[03:26] Both
    What?!
[03:28] Hisako
    He's seriously thinking of doing
    one of his experiments now?
[03:30] Erina
    Tadokoro-san, what is that? "We Shelled 'Em?"
[03:34] Megu
    U-Um, it's a snack that
     uses shelled chestnuts.
[03:38] Erina
    Chestnuts...
[03:40] Erina
    An ingredient that goes well with wild game.
[03:42] Erina
    Pairing venison with chestnuts isn't
    rare at all in French cuisine.
[03:46] Hisa
    But the problem is that it's a snack.
[03:50] ---
    I highly doubt this will help
    create a legitimate dish.
[03:56] Eishi
    Oh, this?
[03:57] Eishi
    I'm going to stop heating it
[03:59] ---
    for a moment, cover it
    with a bowl, and let it rest.
[04:02] Eishi
    Steam will rise within the bowl
    and spread throughout the meat.
[04:06] Eishi
    Then I'll just heat it up in
    the oven once again right before
[04:08] ---
    I serve it, and it'll be complete.
[04:09] Soma
    Oh, I see. This is really educational.
[04:13] Soma
    I didn't learn that from Master Shinomiya.
[04:17] Hisa
    This is no time to be in awe!
[04:19] Eishi
    You truly are strange, Yukihira.
[04:23] Soma
    You think so?
[04:24] Eishi
    But are you doing okay?
[04:26] Eishi
    Unusual ingredients alone won't be
    enough to create an actual dish.
[04:31] Soma
    Oh, then let me apologize in advance.
[04:35] Soma
    Because I think I'm probably
    going to surprise you again.
[04:42] Megu
    A charcoal brazier?!
[04:43] Hisa
    He's cooking French cuisine with charcoal?!
[04:45] Soma
    Good, good. This is just
    about the right temperature.
[04:48] ---
    I'll just finish it up right now.
[04:49] Hisa
    The topic is French cuisine!
[04:52] ---
    Do you understand that?!
[04:54] Megu
    Arato-san, if you shout
    like that, they'll hear us!
[04:57] Hisa
    That might work to lightly
    sear the outside of fish,
[05:02] Hisa
    but I've never seen French cuisine
    where they used charcoal to cook
[05:06] ---
    meat from start to finish!
[05:08] Erina
    However...
[05:09] Erina
    It's true that there are benefits
    from cooking with charcoal.
[05:13] Erina
    The temperature of the surface of
    that charcoal exceeds 600 degrees.
[05:16] Erina
    If he fans the flames,
     it'll get close to a thousand degrees.
[05:19] Erina
    On top of that, the infrared
    radiation that the charcoal emits
[05:22] ---
    will heat the meat directly.
[05:24] Erina
    That venison will end up with a
    crispy outside and a juicy center.
[05:30] Hisa
    But Erina-sama...
[05:32] Erina
    True, it will be difficult to incorporate the
     bitter charcoal aroma into French cuisine.
[05:40] Erina
    Which means that he might try
    to create a new French dish
[05:45] Erina
    that only he, Yukihira Soma, could prepare.
[05:56] Soma
    All right, Tsukasa-senpai,
[05:57] Soma
    let's finish this battle.
[06:02] Soma
    Dig in.
[06:05] Eishi
    Sure. I'll have a bite.
[06:08] Soma
    Oh!
[06:09] Soma
    I just realized... We haven't figured out
    how we're going to judge this thing.
[06:13] Eishi
    Well, we're the only ones here,
[06:15] ---
    so we'll probably have
     to taste each other's dishes.
[06:18] Soma
    Hey! Will you guys taste them?
[06:21] All
    He knew we were here!
[06:22] Eishi
    You startled me! Were you
    there this whole time?!
[06:25] Soma
    Why were you guys hiding in the first place?
[06:27] Megu
    Huh? W-Well, you know...
[06:30] Megu
    Wait, why were we hiding?
[06:32] Hisa
    Well, that's because Erina-sama...
[06:34] Megu
    Why?
[06:34] Megu
    Why was that, Erina-sama?
[06:36] Erina
    I-I don't know either!
[06:38] Eishi
    Then let's have them judge.
[06:41] Soma
    This works out perfectly.
[06:43] ---
    Well, we'll be counting on you guys.
[06:45] Hisa
    W-Wait a second, Yukihira.
[06:47] Hisa
    There's no way that we can
    accept that offer so easily.
[06:50] Soma
    Huh? Why?
[06:51] Hisa
    Depending on how we judge this,
    you might end up in Central.
[06:56] Soma
    But you know there's no way that I
    could back down after what he said.
[07:00] (Flashback) Eishi
    Hmm, but I guess Central's long-term goal...
[07:05] (Flashback) Eishi
    is to shut down all the
    restaurants in Japan.
[07:09] Soma
    We have to settle things
    right here, right now.
[07:14] Megu
    Soma-kun...
[07:15] Erina
    Very well.
[07:16] Erina
    If you insist, I will be the judge.
[07:20] Erina
    Yukihira-kun, serve us your dish.
[07:23] Soma
    Got it.
[07:25] Hisa
    Erina-sama...
[07:26] Erina
    You two should also
     honestly judge the dishes.
[07:34] Erina
    First, the aroma.
[07:37] Erina
    It's very rich because
    of the charcoal, but...
[07:49] Hisa
    Th-This is...
[07:52] Eishi
    Such a plump, fun texture.
[07:55] Eishi
    The mildly sweet aroma from the chestnuts...
[07:58] Eishi
    That flavor, combined with
    the charcoal-grilled venison,
[08:00] ---
    is further bringing out
    the juiciness of the meat.
[08:04] Eishi
    This couldn't have been
    done with normal chestnuts.
[08:06] Eishi
    This was only capable because
    they were sweet chestnuts.
[08:10] Megu
    You even chopped up the chestnuts
    and put them in the sauce, too.
[08:13] Soma
    Yup.
[08:14] Soma
    Fond de veau, cinnamon sticks, orange zest,
    and minced chestnuts set to a simmer.
[08:21] Soma
    I call it Yukihira-style chestnut sauce.
[08:23] Hima
    I see.
[08:25] ---
    You've managed to spread the sweetness
    throughout the venison.
[08:29] Eishi
    What a surprise. But why?
[08:32] Eishi
    The aroma from charcoal usually doesn't
    pair well with French cuisine,
[08:35] ---
    but somehow, it works in this dish.
[08:38] Eishi
    Is there some other secret?
[08:40] Erina
    It's coffee.
[08:42] Eishi
    What? Coffee?
[08:43] Soma
    That's right. I'd expect nothing
    less from your God Tongue.
[08:46] Soma
    I learned this at Master Shinomiya's place...
[08:49] Soma
    That cacao and wild game
     go really well together.
[08:52] Soma
    To be honest, I don't have
    much experience using cacao,
[08:55] Soma
    so I used instant coffee.
[08:57] Soma
    The bitterness is similar to cacao
    and works perfectly with wild game,
[09:01] Soma
    and its deep, astringent flavor
    is perfect for a French sauce.
[09:04] Soma
    That's why I used it as a secret ingredient.
[09:07] Soma
    This is my own original, new French dish:
[09:10] Soma
    Charcoal-Grilled Venison
    Thigh with Chestnut Sauce.
[09:13] Erina
    Main ingredient, sauce, and garnishes.
[09:17] Erina
    A main course in French cuisine must balance
    those three things in perfect harmony.
[09:22] Erina
    This dish is eccentric.
[09:24] ---
    It's far too eccentric, but there
    can be no doubt that it's a French dish.
[09:35] Erina
    I hate to admit it, but it's almost as
    though it's shelling away my common sense!
[09:42] Erina
    H-Hmph.
[09:43] Erina
    I guess I can say that for Yukihira-kun,
[09:45] ---
    this dish covers all the aspects needed
    for it to be considered French cuisine.
[09:51] Hisa
    For Erina-sama to say this much...
[09:54] Megu
    But what about Tsukasa-senpai?
[09:57] Hisa
    What's your move, Tsukasa Eishi?
[10:04] Eishi
    Oh, right!
[10:06] Eishi
    I'm supposed to present my dish, too!
[10:08] Eishi
    I-It'll just be a little longer.
[10:16] Eishi
    I hope you like it.
[10:20] Eishi
    I call it "Two Faces of Roast Venison."
[10:25] Hisa
    The surface of each slice
    is a perfect rose red.
[10:28] megu
    It's as though the meat itself is gleaming.
[10:32] Hisa
    I can slice through it just with
    the weight of the knife alone.
[10:38] Erina
    Harmony...
[10:39] Megu
    Harmony...
[10:40] Hisa
    Pure, tranquil...
[10:43] Three
    ...harmony.
[10:45] Megu
    The red meat is so fragrant,
    yet tastes so light,
[10:49] ---
    and savory juices are burst from
    it without any gamy taste at all.
[10:52] Hisa
    Is this what came from all that
    love and care he put in heating it?
[10:57] Hisa
    And what's more frightening
    are these two sauces...
[11:01] Soma
    What the heck?
[11:03] ---
    What's going on with these
    unbelievable sauces?
[11:05] Eishi
    On the right, we have sauce poivrade.
[11:09] Eishi
    It's a sauce made from venison stock
[11:11] ---
    and has a rough bite, but a
    lingering and clear aftertaste.
[11:15] Eishi
    Then I added various berries to that sauce
[11:18] ---
    to give it some tangy and
    refreshing sweetness on the left.
[11:22] Eishi
    Sauce poivrade au baie.
[11:24] Eishi
    Poivrade comes from the French
    word "poivre," which means "pepper."
[11:30] Eishi
    The slight bite from the
    peppercorn in this sauce
[11:33] ---
    helps bring balance to the mild and
    light venison's weighty volume.
[11:37] Eishi
    The berries I used are...
[11:39] Erina
    Blueberries, red currants, blackberries...
[11:42] Erina
    As well as cassis liqueur, red wine,
    blueberry vinegar, and raspberry jam.
[11:47] Eishi
    That's amazing! You managed
    to guess all of them.
[11:49] Eishi
    I guess that's not
    surprising, since it's you.
[11:52] Erina
    But this isn't as simple as it sounds.
[11:54] Erina
    All of the berries used in this sauce
    were combined with precision.
[11:59] Erina
    That's why it has such
    a rich and complex flavor.
[12:04] Erina
    Even the slightest mistake, and the flavor
    could have been muddled or overly bitter.
[12:08] Erina
    It's like walking on a tightrope.
[12:10] Megu
    It wouldn't be possible
    to make without knowing
[12:12] ---
    every detail about each component and
    how they all pair with each other.
[12:17] Erina
    It wouldn't be possible
    unless it was Tsukasa Eishi.
[12:20] Erina
    This dish is a superhuman feat.
[12:22] Erina
    With the two different
    kinds of aromatic sauces,
[12:24] Erina
    he was able to express the venison's
    delicate elegance and untamed wildness.
[12:29] Soma
    Holy crap!
[12:31] Soma
    This is insane!
[12:33] Eishi
    Now, then...
[12:34] Eishi
    Would you be so kind to judge
    our dishes? Which one was better?
[12:39] Eishi
    There's no way we could choose so easily.
[12:41] Hisa
    But if we had to choose one...
[12:45] Megu
    The dish that brought out
    the flavors of the venison better...
[12:47] Erina
    was clearly...
[12:54] ---
    Now, then... We'll announce the results.
[12:58] ---
    The winner of this cooking battle...
[13:09] Erina
    ...is Tsukasa Eishi's dish.
[13:15] Eishi
    You don't have any objections to
    the results, do you, Yukihira?
[13:17] Eishi
    I think you understand how
    different our abilities are.
[13:21] Megu
    Soma-kun's dish was really amazing, too.
[13:24] Megu
    He created a whole new world of flavors.
[13:27] Hisa
    Tsukasa Eishi's dish brought out
[13:29] ---
    such delicious flavors from the
    venison that it felt like Eden.
[13:33] Megu
    But if Soma-kun loses here...
[13:36] Hisa
    Yukihira will end up in Central!
[13:39] Erina
    I can't deny that Tsukasa-san's
    dish was superior.
[13:43] Erina
    Yukihira-kun lost.
[13:48] Eishi
    Yukihira...
[13:50] Eishi
    You're far too unpredictable
    to be of any use to me.
[13:54] Eishi
    That's what I thought when I ate your dish.
[13:57] Eishi
    If I brought you to Central with me...
[14:00] Eishi
    Rather than getting any sort of
    assistance from your support,
[14:03] ---
    I think I'd keel over from anxiety.
[14:06] Eishi
    I have a feeling you'd make something
    I didn't even ask you to make.
[14:09] Hisa
    That's completely understandable.
[14:11] Eishi
    I don't think I'd be able to
    handle you as my right hand.
[14:15] Eishi
    So I think I'm going to change my
    mind on forcing you into Central.
[14:19] Soma
    Huh?
[14:20] Megu
    Are you sure?
[14:21] Eishi
    Yeah. This battle wasn't a
    real Shokugeki in the first place.
[14:26] Eishi
    Let's call this a draw, Yukihira.
[14:31] Eishi
    Now, if you'll excuse me...
[14:33] Soma
    No.
[14:35] Soma
    I lost!
[14:36] Hisa
    Huh?!
[14:37] Megu
    Soma-kun?!
[14:38] Soma
    A loss is a loss.
[14:40] Soma
    I clearly understand how different
    our skills are now.
[14:42] Hisa
    If you admit defeat,
     you're going to end up in Central.
[14:46] Soma
    I don't want that, either.
[14:48] Hisa
    You're so annoying!
[14:50] Megu
    Soma-kun, just hold back for now.
[14:52] Soma
    Huh?
[14:53] Hisa
    Just shut up!
[14:54] Soma
    But I lost.
[14:54] Hisa
    Shut your stupid mouth!
[14:56] Hisa
    Just shut it!
[14:59] Erina
    Tsukasa-san...
[15:02] Erina
    Did you take pity on him?
[15:04] Eishi
    Pity?
[15:05] Eishi
    I'd say it's the exact opposite.
[15:07] Eishi
    His cooking won't waver or change,
    no matter how much I try to force it.
[15:13] Eishi
    That's why I thought it'd be
    dangerous to have him around me.
[15:17] Eishi
    That's all.
[15:19] Eishi
    Well, see you later.
[15:22] Soma
    Damn it... I lost again.
[15:23] Hisa
    Huh? Erina-sama? Where did you go?
[15:26] Megu
    But he's the First Seat.
[15:26] Hisa
    Erina-sama, are you hiding?
     You aren't in the salamander, are you?
[15:28] Soma
    Yeah... I couldn't reach him at all.
[15:29] Hisa
    Erina-sama?!
[15:31] Soma
    But he's not so far that
    I'll never reach him.
[15:39] Soma
    Next time, I'll reach that summit!
SIGN    A Few Days Later
SIGN    Hall B
[15:49] Guy
    Wh-Whoa...
SIGN    The Second Survivor Hunt
[15:50] Guy
    What's going on?
[15:52] Student
    Central managed to take down
    so many other RS powerhouses...
[15:57] Student
    But they're clearly winning!
[16:00] Mea
    Mito Ikumi!
[16:02] Yuki
    Get 'em, Megumi!
[16:04] Taku
    You've got this, Tadokoro-san!
[16:06] Konishi
    Nikumi! You're sparkling!
[16:09] Guy
    Go!
[16:10] Girl
    You've got this!
[16:11] Megu
    Soma-kun protected our dorm all by himself.
[16:16] Megu
    I'm not going to let them take
[16:19] Megu
    the place where I belong, either!
[16:21] Nikumi
    The one who told me to join
    the Don RS was Yukihira.
[16:26] Nikumi
    There's no way I'd let them destroy it!
[16:29] Judge
    It's decided.
[16:30] Judge
    I felt their strong will to see
    their cooking through to the end!
SIGN    Regional Cooking RS
[16:36] Judge
    The Regional Cooking RS
    wins! They will continue!
[16:41] Mea
    No! Why?!
[16:44] Yuki
    You guys did it! Megumi! Nikumi-cchi!
[16:48] Yuki
    Marui, too.
[16:50] Konishi
    We defeated Central!
[16:53] Girl
    Sir Marui!
[16:55] Soma
    Come to think of it,
[16:57] Soma
    what's going on with Hayama's
     Shiomi Research Group?
[17:03] Eishi
    There's something different about these
     first-years, compared to any other year.
[17:07] Eishi
    And in my opinion, I believe Yukihira
    Soma is at the center of that.
[17:14] Azami
    Yukihira Soma...
[17:16] Azami
    He's one of the members of the
    Polar Star Dormitory, was he not?
[17:20] Sato
    And so, to celebrate Tadokoro's victory,
[17:24] Sato
    we'll now start the 7th God's
    Tongue Taste-Testing Festival!
[17:28] Girls
    Yay!
[17:29] Erina
    We're doing this again?
[17:30] All
    Thanks!
[17:33] Erina
    Fine, fine...
[17:35] Hisa
    Erina-sama has finally fit
    in with everyone else.
[17:39] Soma
    I wonder who's here at this hour.
[17:41] Soma
    I guess the former director
    did come by not too long ago.
[17:46] Soma
    Hello?
[17:47] Soma
    What...
[17:49] Soma
    The new director.
[17:52] Soma
    Nakiri Azami...
[17:54] Azami
    Hello there, Yukihira Soma-kun.
[17:57] Azami
    I just happened to be in the area.
[18:03] Erina
    Father...
[18:07] Sato
    Wh-What do you want?
[18:09] Yuki
    Stay back! Don't come any closer!
[18:11] Isshiki
    New Director.
[18:13] Isshiki
    What brings you here?
[18:15] Azami
    I came to see my daughter.
    Does that reason not suffice?
[18:19] Isshiki
    We're in the middle of a celebration.
[18:22] Isshiki
    Could I ask you to kindly leave?
[18:25] Azami
    Erina, come here.
[18:31] Purple
    Nakiri-san!
[18:32] Yuki
    Erina-cchi! Don't!
[18:34] Old
    I was wondering what all the fuss was about.
[18:36] Old
    You come all the way back to the
    academy doing whatever you want.
[18:41] Old
    Honestly, your insolence
    never ceases to amaze me,
[18:45] Old
    Nakamura.
[18:46] Megu
    Huh?
[18:47] Purple
    Nakamura?
[18:49] Azami
    Come now, Fumio-san. I go by Nakiri now.
[18:54] Azami
    Besides, that's rather cold, considering an
     alumni from this dorm has come to visit.
[18:58] All
    What?!
[19:00] Purple
    He can't be...
[19:01] Yuki
    An alumni from the Polar Star Dormitory?!
[19:04] Isshiki
    I took the time to do a little
    research on you, Azami-dono.
[19:09] Isshiki
    Nakamura Azami...
[19:11] Isshiki
    In the fall of your first year in high school,
[19:12] ---
    you won the Third Seat in the Elite Ten,
[19:15] Isshiki
    and ended up the First Seat in the next year.
[19:17] Isshiki
    Some years later, you married the
    daughter of the Nakiri Family.
[19:21] Isshiki
    They then earned the name
    "The Clan of the Demon Lord of Food,"
[19:25] Isshiki
    and he became a top star in the cooking
    world that everyone acknowledged.
[19:29] Isshiki
    Until he was exiled by Senzaemon-dono.
[19:32] Sato
    He's a former First Seat?
[19:34] Isami
    When he was about our age, he was already
    the Third Seat in the Elite Ten.
[19:39] Takumi
    However, I can't let this fact slip by.
[19:43] Takumi
    This man was going to try to destroy
    the very dorm he grew up in
[19:47] ---
    without a second thought.
[19:49] Azami
    I wasn't trying to destroy it.
[19:51] Azami
    It just happened the Polar Star Dormitory
     was included among
[19:54] ---
    the groups I was trying to destroy.
[19:58] Fumio
    Whatever the case may be,
     you're not welcome here anymore.
[20:02] Fumio
    Leave, Nakamura.
[20:05] Azami
    Very well.
[20:06] Azami
    I'll see you soon, Erina.
[20:08] Azami
    I'm glad to see you're doing well.
[20:13] Azami
    Erina will eventually come
    back to me on her own.
[20:17] Azami
    I'll leave her be a little longer until
    the time of the great revolution.
[20:26] Soma
    Heya.
[20:28] Azami
    Oh? Are you seeing me off?
[20:31] Soma
    Well, there's something really
    simple that was bugging me.
[20:34] Soma
    Despite how many years you lived here,
     you don't feel anything
[20:38] ---
    for this place, Nakamura-senpai?
[20:41] Azami
    Do you hold me in contempt?
[20:43] Azami
    The world I seek is not in this dorm.
[20:47] Azami
    At least, not right now.
[20:49] Soma
    Not right now?
[20:50] Azami
    The golden age of the Polar Star
    Dormitory when I was here...
[20:54] Azami
    There was a senior that
    I looked up to very much.
[20:56] Azami
    He was unpredictable, yet refined.
[20:58] Azami
    He was truly a genius.
[21:01] Azami
    The memories of this chef
    continue to warm my heart...
[21:06] Azami
    Saiba Joichiro.
[21:07] Soma
    Huh?
[21:08] Azami
    At the pinnacle of my youth, he was there.
[21:12] Azami
    It was as though his genius technique
    and his talents were different from
[21:15] ---
    any other on a genetic level.
[21:18] Soma
    So, uh...
[21:19] Soma
    I'm not sure if you know this but,
[21:23] Soma
    Saiba Joichiro...
[21:25] Soma
    He's... my dad.
[21:36] Azami
    You're... Saiba-senpai's son?
[21:39] Soma
    Man, Nakamura-senpai,
     I didn't know you knew my dad.
[21:45] Erina
    Yukihira-kun's...
[21:46] ---
    Saiba Joichiro-sama's...
[22:33] Takumi
    Saiba?
[22:34] Ryoko
    Yes. He's Yukihira-kun's father.
[22:37] Ryoko
    He's an alumni of Totsuki
    and a former Second Seat.
[22:39] Takumi
    Second Seat?!
[22:40] Yuki
    Yeah, we have a picture of him from
    when he came to visit the dorm.
[22:44] Hisa
    Someone that amazing is his father?
[22:59] Azami
    Now then...
[23:00] ---
    How much of this is coincidence,
    and how much of this was planned?
[23:06] Soma
    Huh?
[23:07] Azami
    This concerns you as well, Yukihira Soma-kun.
[23:11] Azami
    The great revolution that
     I've brought to Totsuki Academy...
[23:16] Azami
    is nothing more than the salvation of
    the culinary world that ruined Saiba-senpai.
[23:23] Erina
    Ruined Saiba-sama?
[23:26] Azami
    That salvation is almost complete.
[23:30] Azami
    I'm a lucky man, since I'll be able to show
     Saiba Joichiro's son the fruits of my labor.
[23:44] Megu
    I wonder what he means by that.
[23:48] Soma
    What happened between him and my dad?
[23:51] Erina
    What my father is trying to do
[23:54] Erina
    is deeply connected
    to the chef, Saiba Joichiro?
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
[24:07] Erina
    To be continued?
[24:08] Megu
    To be continued?
[24:09] Soma
    To be continued!

Season 1

13 - Advancement Exam

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Thirteen
[00:09] S
    Saiba Joichiro...
[00:11] S
    He's... my dad.
[00:21] E
    Saiba-sama and Yukihira-kun...
    father and son...
[00:28] Azami
    Saiba-senpai...
[00:30] Azami
    I will achieve a total
    revolution of this world
[00:36] Azami
    in order to save victims
    like you, Saiba-senpai.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN    Totsuki
[02:16] Tsukasa
    Are we really going ahead with this?
[02:17] Tsukasa
    I've said it before... I'm not the
    type to make public speeches...
[02:21] Rindo
    Start talking, Tsukasa!
[02:25] Tsukasa
    If only Isshiki or Nakiri were here...
[02:28] Tsukasa
    And how much more time do
    I have before we go live?
[02:30] Nene
    The cameras are already rolling.
SIGN    Talk!
[02:32] Tsukasa
    What?!
[02:33] Tsukasa
    Um, hello. I'm Tsukasa Eishi from Central.
SIGN    Advancement Exam
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[02:36] Tsukasa
    I'm here today to tell you all
[02:38] Tsukasa
    about the major event awaiting high-school
[02:40] Tsukasa
    first-years at the end
    of the second semester—
[02:42] Tsukasa
    the advancement exam.
[02:44] Tsukasa
    Last year, more than half of
    the first-years left the Academy
[02:48] Tsukasa
    due to the excessively rigorous exam.
[02:50] Tsukasa
    But from now on, that will change.
[02:52] Tsukasa
    Director Azami has liberated
    you from unnecessary weeding.
[02:57] Tsukasa
    You can easily pass most of the exam
[03:01] Tsukasa
    by demonstrating mastery of the
    techniques we have taught you in class.
[03:04] Tsukasa
    You are no longer bound by
    the old, outdated system.
[03:09] Tsukasa
    If you side with Central, you can
    all become first-rate chefs!
[03:14] Tsukasa
    But the exams will also clearly
    demonstrate what happens to those of you
[03:20] Tsukasa
    who do not fall in line with
    Director Azami's vision.
[03:23] Tsukasa
    Um, well, that's it.
[03:26] Tsukasa
    Whew, I was so nervous.
SIGN    Totsuki
[03:28] Tsukasa
    Next time, you or Kinokuni
    should do it, Rindo.
[03:31] Rindo
    No way.
[03:32] Nene
    I refuse.
[03:34] S
    The advancement exam, huh.
[03:35] S
    Having it at the end of second
    semester sounds super early,
[03:38] S
    but I guess we'll just have
    to put our backs to it
[03:40] S
    if we want to be second-years, huh?
[03:43] S
    What, what?
[03:44] S
    Why are y'all so glum?
[03:46] Yuki
    Didn't you notice anything
    about what they said?!
[03:48] Ryoko
    Central basically declared us
    rebels as targets in the exam.
[03:53] Hisako
    That announcement was tantamount
    to a death sentence.
[03:56] Hisako
    It was a notice that anyone who does
    not obey Nakiri Azami will be expelled!
[04:01] M
    Sorry, Mom.
[04:03] M
    Sorry, harbor folk...
[04:05] M
    You all sent me out to Tokyo for nothing.
[04:08] M
    I need to write a letter
     to the folks back home.
[04:10] Yuki
    I have such fond memories of the
    fun we had at the camp from hell.
[04:13] Others
    The camp from hell...
[04:15] Yuki
    The Stagiaire we endured.
[04:18] Others
    The Stagiaire...
[04:19] Ibu
    What are you doing?
[04:20] Yuki
    The Moon Festival where we all came together.
[04:21] Ryoko
    You don't have to get that depressed...
[04:22] Others
    The Moon Festival...
[04:23] Hisako
    Calm down, everyone.
[04:24] M
    You should all write letters, too.
[04:36] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    The exams will also clearly demonstrate
    what happens to those of you
[04:40] (Flashback) Tsukasa
    who do not fall in line with
    Director Azami's vision.
[04:46] S
    Who is it?
[04:47] S
    Door's open.
[04:54] S
    Nakiri?
[05:05] S
    What's up? You need something?
[05:07] E
    U-Um...
[05:09] E
    About the match with Tsukasa-san!
[05:11] E
    Any complaints you might have about me not
    choosing your dish are unfounded, okay?
[05:17] E
    It's your fault for taking on
    a match you couldn't have won!
[05:20] S
    Well, yeah. I was outmatched,
     so that was a no-brainer.
[05:24] E
    What? F-Fine, as long as you understand.
[05:30] S
    Is that all?
[05:31] E
    N-No!
[05:32] E
    I'm actually here to talk
    about something else.
[05:34] S
    I don't really get it, but sure, have a seat.
[05:39] E
    Until a certain day, it may
     have been that I...
[05:44] E
    No, I definitely did not have
    any strong feelings about food.
[05:51] E
    As someone with the God Tongue,
[05:54] E
    I was forced to face an overwhelming
    number of dishes on a daily basis.
[05:57] E
    I thought I had no choice.
[06:00] E
    No choice but to be disappointed
    by what I tasted every single day.
[06:05] E
    That's when I met Saiba-sama.
[06:09] E
    It was a short while after
    Alice left for Scandinavia.
[06:14] E
    That day, my taste-testing appointment
    was canceled, a rare occurrence.
[06:18] E
    There were no other visitors, so I
    remember it being very quiet at home.
[06:25] GirlE
    What's that?
[06:29] GirlE
    Grandfather...
[06:31] GirlE
    Who are you with?
[06:35] GirlE
    What a wonderful smell...
SIGN    Hungry...
[06:41] (Flashback) Sen
    Erina?
[06:42] (Flashback) Jo
    Come now, Senzaemon-dono.
[06:44] (Flashback) Jo
    This isn't what we agreed to.
[06:46] (Flashback) Jo
    I only came because you said you'd
    make sure no one else would be around.
[06:50] (Flashback) GirlE
    My taste-testing appointment
    was canceled by the client.
[06:54] (Flashback) Sen
    I see.
[06:56] (Flashback) Sen
    Erina, this man is an old friend of mine.
[07:00] (Flashback) Sen
    This is a private meal.
[07:02] (Flashback) Sen
    I'm sorry, but—
[07:04] (Flashback) GirlE
    I'm sorry.
[07:05] (Flashback) GirlE
    I'll go now.
SIGN    Hungry...
[07:10] (Flashback) Jo
    Erina-chan, was it?
[07:12] (Flashback) Jo
    I see.
[07:13] (Flashback) Jo
    So you're Azami's...
[07:15] (Flashback) Jo
    If you'd like, you may stay and try some.
[07:17] (Flashback) Jo
    It's a bit lonely with just
    the two of us at the table.
[07:23] (Flashback) Jo
    There you go. Go ahead.
[07:36] GirlE
    I can feel a warm glow
    spreading from deep within...
[07:40] GirlE
    This is totally different from
    anything else I've ever eaten.
[07:44] GirlE
    It's fun.
[07:46] GirlE
    I'm having fun!
[07:55] (Flashback) GirlE
    U-Um...
[07:58] (Flashback) GirlE
    May I know your name?
[08:02] (Flashback) Jo
    It's Saiba.
[08:06] E
    That was the first time I ever
    thought food was wonderful.
[08:11] E
    Then...
[08:12] (Flashback) Azami
    Never allow an imperfect dish to pass.
[08:15] (Flashback) Azami
    Anything other than what I,
     your father, acknowledge is trash.
[08:18] (Flashback) Azami
    Filth.
[08:19] (Flashback) Azami
    Garbage.
[08:21] E
    Six months later was when
    Father's "education" began.
[08:25] E
    I still remember the wonder I felt
    when I ate Saiba-sama's cooking.
[08:30] E
    But... I also understand where
    Father's principles are coming from.
[08:36] E
    There are so many imperfect
    dishes in the world...
[08:40] E
    I grew up seeing the reality of
    it for as long as I can remember.
[08:46] E
    I don't know anymore what food means to me.
[08:51] E
    I'm very lost, not knowing what to believe in.
[08:55] S
    Hmm...
[08:57] E
    Sorry.
[08:58] E
    I came here on an impulse,
[09:00] E
    but of course I'm just bothering
    you by telling you all this.
[09:03] E
    Excuse me.
[09:04] S
    Hey, hang on.
[09:08] S
    Maybe you just need to taste
    it one more time, huh?
[09:12] S
    I'll make it for you.
[09:14] S
    I'll make Yukihira food for
    you right here, right now!
[09:19] S
    Please wait a moment, Nakiri Erina-dono!
[09:22] Hisako
    Erina-sama.
[09:24] Hisako
    Erina-sama, where are you?
[09:26] Hisako
    Erina-sama!
[09:27] Hisako
    Erina-sama!
[09:28] Hisako
    Erina-sama!
[09:28] Yuki
    What's up, Miss Secretary?
[09:30] Hisako
    Don't call me that!
[09:31] Hisako
    I can't find Erina-sama anywhere!
[09:33] Ryoko
    Maybe she's using the
    restroom or taking a bath?
[09:34] Hisako
    I looked, but she wasn't there!
[09:36] Hisako
    Azami-dono may have abducted her!
[09:37] Hisako
    That must be it!
[09:38] Hisako
    Azami-dono took her because I
    let my guard down for a moment!
[09:41] Hisako
    How could this have happened
    with me by her side?!
[09:43] Hisako
    I could've prevented this with a body double
     or 3D printer or body-swap ninja technique—
[09:44] M
    I think she's in Soma-kun's room...
[09:47] Hisako
    What?!
[09:48] E
    You're going to have me taste
    Yukihira food here right now?
[09:51] E
    And what would that accomplish, exactly?
[09:54] E
    The dish Saiba-sama prepared
    was wonderful beyond comparison
[09:56] E
    to the likes of your crude creations!
[09:59] S
    Oh, you're not all meek anymore!
     You're back to your normal self.
[10:02] S
    Dad trained me hardcore at home, you know.
[10:06] S
    Maybe you'll remember something if
    you taste some Yukihira food, yeah?
[10:12] E
    Hmph.
[10:13] E
    And what are you planning to make?
[10:16] S
    A tempura bowl.
[10:17] E
    A tempura bowl?
[10:18] S
    Well, just wait and see.
[10:20] S
    I'll let you taste something
    I'm really proud of.
[10:25] Y
    He totally just made that face he makes when
     he's about to create something grotesque!
[10:29] Ryoko
    What kind of tempura are you
    planning on making, Yukihira-kun?
[10:32] Marui
    He's going to serve that to the God Tongue.
[10:34] Marui
    If her sensitive palate were to
    meet one of Yukihira's grotesque dishes...
[10:38] Aoki
    In the worst case scenario, death.
[10:40] M
    It'll be fine!
[10:42] M
    Soma-kun's preparing a dish because he has
    something he wants Nakiri-san to understand.
[10:47] YR
    Megumi...
[10:49] Ryoko
    Hearing you say it...
[10:51] Yuki
    ...as someone who's fallen victim
    to his grotesque dishes the most...
[10:53] Ryoko
    You've got zero credibility.
[10:56] Hisako
    Yukihira...
[10:57] M
    Soma-kun...
[11:00] S
    Bonito's good.
[11:01] S
    Batter's good.
[11:03] S
    I already had some rice soaking,
     so that was lucky!
[11:06] S
    Hang on tight.
[11:07] S
    I'll serve up an unbelievably
    tasty tempura bowl!
[11:11] E
    Yukihira Soma, you look just
    like you did that day...
[11:16] E
    when you were facing the Elite Ten's
    first seat, Tsukasa Eishi.
[11:20] E
    Despite challenging an insurmountable wall,
[11:24] E
    you still looked like you were having
    an incredible amount of fun cooking.
[11:28] E
    I'm sure I looked like that
    when I was little, too.
[11:33] (Flashback) Adults
    Erina-sama, you have a responsibility
    to the Nakiri family.
[11:37] (Flashback) Adults
    Please prioritize the
     family name over your own self.
[11:42] (Flashback) Adults
    That's the God Tongue.
[11:44] (Flashback) Adults
    I should curry favor with her now.
[11:48] (Flashback) GirlAlice
    Hey, Erina!
[11:49] (Flashback) GirlAlice
    I'm going to become the top chef
    at Totsuki Academy some day!
[11:53] (Flashback) GirlAlice
    I think it'll be really fun
    to perfect the dishes I love!
[11:57] (Flashback) GirlAlice
    I'm not going to hold back
    just because we're cousins!
[12:00] (Flashback) GirlAlice
    Let's give it our best, okay?
[12:02] (Flashback) GirlE
    R-Right. Okay.
[12:06] GirlE
    Sorry, Alice.
[12:08] GirlE
    I don't think cooking's fun at all...
[12:15] S
    You're looking depressed again.
[12:18] S
    You're usually all high and mighty,
[12:20] S
    but you sometimes get like this.
[12:22] E
    Wh-What's your point?
[12:24] S
    Perk up, will you?
[12:26] S
    After all, I'm super stoked that
    I can finally get back at you
[12:30] S
    for what happened the day we first met.
[12:37] (Flashback) E
    It's disgusting!
[12:41] (Flashback) S
    Just you wait!
[12:42] (Flashback) S
    I'll make you say "delicious!"
[12:49] S
    Today's the day I'll make
    you say "delicious!"
[12:53] S
    Here you go!
[13:00] E
    You have confidence, if nothing else.
[13:02] E
    What dish could you have
    possibly prepared for me?
[13:07] S
    I can answer that.
[13:08] S
    It's a Yukihira-Style Chicken's Egg Tempura Bowl!
[13:13] E
    Chicken's egg tempura?
[13:14] E
    What does he mean by that?
[13:17] E
    What?
[13:19] E
    The egg white is barely set,
[13:21] E
    and the yolk is perfectly soft-boiled!
[13:23] E
    It's silky smooth!
[13:25] M
    What?
[13:26] M
    So he made raw egg tempura?
[13:28] Yuki
    How did he even fry it?
[13:30] Ryoko
    You can't just chuck a raw egg into
     hot oil to get a tempura egg, right?
[13:34] Ibu
    The batter wouldn't stick
    to it in the first place.
[13:36] Marui
    No way! Did he fry it inside its shell?
[13:38] Sato
    Is she supposed to eat it shell and all?
[13:40] E
    Did he batter and fry a
    soft-boiled egg, perhaps?
[13:44] E
    No, the heat would've fully cooked the yolk.
[13:48] E
    How did he make this dish?
[13:51] S
    Mysterious, huh?
[13:52] S
    Aren't you curious?
[13:54] E
    You're as irritating as usual!
[13:56] S
    The secret's inside here.
[14:00] E
    You took the egg from the freezer?!
[14:02] S
    That's right!
[14:03] S
    This tempura was made by coating
    a frozen raw egg with batter!
[14:07] S
    That's the star of this tempura bowl.
[14:10] S
    Peel a frozen egg, dip it in batter,
[14:11] S
    then fry it up nice and crisp.
[14:15] S
    Drizzle a good amount of sauce
    on freshly-made piping-hot rice,
[14:18] S
    pair the egg tempura with fried perilla,
[14:21] S
    pour more sauce on top,
[14:22] S
    and it's done.
[14:23] S
    Well, just dig in!
[14:25] E
    I see.
[14:27] E
    But novelty foods don't impress me.
[14:30] E
    A dish with egg as its main
     ingredient will be simple.
[14:35] E
    That means the chef's skills
    and the ingredients' quality
[14:37] E
    are directly reflected by the dish!
[14:39] E
    Let's hope you won't regret serving
    this dish to the God Tongue.
[14:43] Aoki
    Hey! Erinacchi's gonna taste it!
[14:46] Marui
    Yeah... I wonder if it's up to snuff?
[14:50] M
    Ryoko-chan?
[14:52] Ryoko
    I actually saw Yukihira-kun
    making a bulk purchase earlier.
[14:56] Ryoko
    Of bargain eggs...
SIGN    Bargain Eggs
[14:58] Ryoko
    Sold for 106 yen a dozen...
[15:00] Yuki
    What, bargain eggs?
[15:02] Hisako
    That's not good.
[15:03] Hisako
    Since infancy, Erina-sama has been surrounded
     by only select, high-quality ingredients.
[15:08] Hisako
    Who knows how her body might react
     if she were to taste something cheap?
[15:13] All
    What?
[15:20] Yuki
    Erinacchi!
[15:21] Yuki
    Don't!
[15:30] E
    I could tell right away
[15:32] E
    that the egg you prepared is different
    from those of high-class silky fowl
[15:35] E
    and other brand name eggs.
[15:38] E
    This egg is of the same quality as those
    served at the common kitchen table.
[15:41] E
    It should be a far cry from refined cuisine.
[15:44] E
    And yet...
[15:54] E
    How...
[15:56] E
    How is it even possible to achieve...
[15:58] E
    such delicate and complex... flavors?!
[16:08] S
    About how freezing changes the egg...
[16:11] S
    There's another advantage to it.
[16:13] S
    It intensifies the flavor of the yolk.
[16:18] E
    The flavor... intensifies?
[16:20] S
    Freezing chicken eggs causes the proteins
    to coalesce into a gel-like state.
[16:26] S
    That results in a creamy,
    gelatinous mouthfeel,
[16:29] S
    and a much richer yolk flavor.
[16:33] S
    Basically, freezing the egg
[16:35] S
    is the single most important
    contributor to this dish's taste!
[16:38] S
    There's also a generous amount
[16:40] S
    of a sweet-and-spicy umami sauce,
    a Yukihira special blend.
[16:43] S
    It's a strongly-flavored sauce with a
    bonito stock base, soy sauce, and mirin.
[16:47] S
    There's no question that it pairs
    well with the egg and rice!
[16:50] S
    But if you used an egg
    that's too rich in flavor,
[16:54] S
    the overall dish would become overwhelming.
[16:57] E
    Is that why you...?
[16:58] S
    That's right!
[16:59] S
    The frozen egg's mouthfeel and richness,
    plus the special sauce's strong flavors—
[17:04] S
    It's best to use a lighter-tasting
    egg to maximize the two components!
SIGN    Bargain Eggs
[17:08] Yuki
    Oh, right!
[17:09] Ryoko
    So he chose bargain eggs for a reason!
[17:13] M
    Good job, Soma-kun!
[17:14] S
    Come to think of it,
[17:16] S
    eggs were the topic you assigned back then.
[17:21] S
    Don't you think this is the perfect dish
    to settle our score once and for all?
[17:28] E
    How...
[17:29] S
    Hm?
[17:31] E
    How did you even come up with this idea?
[17:33] E
    It's common knowledge that
    freshness is key to egg quality.
[17:36] E
    Besides, isn't it the norm
    to focus on obtaining the
[17:39] E
    rarest and highest-quality eggs?
[17:41] E
    And yet, how did you...
[17:43] E
    How did you come up with this—
[17:44] S
    Because this is more fun.
[17:47] S
    This is just my opinion,
[17:49] S
    but I don't think people who
    only know one "correct" answer
[17:52] S
    can get themselves to reach
    even greater heights.
[17:55] S
    Besides, above all...
[17:59] (Flashback) GirlE
    Um, how did you come up with those
    combinations of ingredients?
[18:03] (Flashback) GirlE
    Each dish was so innovative.
[18:05] (Flashback) GirlE
    Unconventional, yet meticulous...
[18:08] (Flashback) GirlE
    Do you know from the start that
    the dish will turn out well?
[18:11] (Flashback) Jo
    Nope.
[18:12] (Flashback) GirlE
    What?
[18:13] (Flashback) Jo
    Whenever I test a new dish,
[18:16] (Flashback) Jo
    I'm 50 percent certain and
     50 percent taking a gamble.
[18:18] (Flashback) Jo
    Even today, several dishes were
    using your gramps as a test subject.
[18:22] (Flashback) GirlE
    Why do you go so far?
[18:24] (Flashback) Jo
    That's obvious.
[18:26] (Flashback) Jo/S
    If you know exactly where
    you're headed, it's no fun at all.
[18:26] Jo/S
    If you know exactly where
    you're headed, it's no fun at all.
[18:30] E
    Ah, that's right.
[18:33] E
    I remember now.
[18:36] E
    I...
[18:46] E
    ...wanted to do that kind of cooking.
[18:50] E
    I remember now.
[18:58] (Flashback) Azami
    Listen, Erina.
[18:59] (Flashback) Azami
    Only dishes I acknowledge and Central
    creates can be considered food.
[19:04] E
    No.
[19:05] (Flashback) Azami
    Eradicating all else as
    "feed" from the Academy
[19:08] (Flashback) Azami
    and nurturing the entire
    student body into a loyal army
[19:12] (Flashback) Azami
    will strengthen Totsuki as a whole.
[19:13] E
    No.
[19:14] (Flashback) Azami
    What I advance as true gourmet food
[19:17] (Flashback) Azami
    will become absolute justice.
[19:18] E
    No!
[19:20] E
    Father, I believe the
    chefs and their dishes...
[19:23] E
    want to be free.
[19:33] S
    So, how was it?
[19:35] S
    How was the Yukihira special?
[19:37] S
    So, let's hear it for the taste, Nakiri.
[19:42] S
    It was delicious, yeah?
[19:43] S
    Delicious?
[19:44] S
    Right?
[19:50] E
    I've decided!
[19:51] S
    Huh?
[19:53] E
    Yukihira-kun!
[19:54] E
    Do exactly what I'm about to tell you!
[19:57] S
    Huh?
[19:57] E
    Tomorrow morning at seven o'clock!
[19:59] E
    Have all the Polar Star Dormitory
    first-years assemble before the entrance!
[20:02] S
    S-Sure.
[20:03] S
    Fine by me, but how was the taste?
[20:06] E
    Okay, I'm counting on you!
[20:08] E
    I have to make preparations!
[20:10] S
    H-H-H-Hey!
[20:11] S
    What about the taste?!
[20:12] E
    And one more thing!
[20:13] E
    Tell Tadokoro-san that she can dispose
    of the letter she was writing home.
[20:22] S
    Huh?
[20:24] M
    I wonder what happened.
SIGN    The Next Morning
[20:30] Aoki
    Brr...
[20:32] Ibu
    It's technically winter now.
[20:35] Maruki
    I guess we won't have much longer to
    breathe in the morning air at the dorm.
[20:38] Sato
    Our lives are over once the
    advancement exam happens.
[20:41] M
    I wonder what Nakiri-san wants,
    gathering all of us here.
[20:44] S
    Oh, she didn't tell me anything.
[20:47] Hisako
    Erina-sama...
[20:49] Yuki
    Oh, Erinacchi!
[20:52] E
    Ahem...
[20:54] E
    Good day, Polar Star Dormitory residents.
[20:57] Aoki
    What the hell?
[20:57] E
    Hmph.
[20:59] E
    You all look dejected again, like before.
[21:02] Yuki
    Huh?
[21:03] E
    It's obvious now what the
[21:04] E
    outcome of the advancement exam would be,
     before it even happens.
[21:08] E
    Maybe it'd be better for all of you
    to just leave the academy now?
[21:10] Aoki
    Wh-What's wrong with you?!
[21:12] Aoki
    You had us all show up just to tell us that?!
[21:14] Yuki
    We all want to keep on cooking
    at this academy, too!
[21:19] Yuki
    Why...?
[21:20] Yuki
    You didn't have to say it like that!
[21:23] E
    It's been some time since I came
    into this dormitory's care.
[21:28] E
    During that time, I have sampled
    your creations numerous times.
[21:32] E
    At times, they tasted unusual.
    At other times, they tasted absurd.
[21:36] E
    I've lost count of how many times
    I scolded you all for it!
[21:40] E
    But your dishes were always free!
[21:46] E
    If you stay down like you are now,
[21:49] E
    you will be terminated without even
    getting to build on your strengths!
[21:52] E
    How pathetic!
[21:53] E
    Is that really how you want things to end?!
[21:55] Yuki
    B-But how can we pass the exam, anyway?
[21:59] E
    There's no question about how!
[22:02] E
    You'll have to get through it
    with the power of your cooking!
[22:04] Marui
    Wow.
[22:06] Sato
    She's starting to sound like Yukihira.
[22:08] Hisako
    Erina-sama!
[22:10] (Flashback) E
    I've started to think about
    what I really want to do, too.
[22:19] E
    If you have the determination
    to survive this,
[22:23] E
    I will support you using everything I
    have in my power as the God Tongue!
[22:27] E
    If you don't have the willpower
    to survive, then just leave now!
[22:30] E
    Those who stay will face the exam with me!
[22:34] E
    Come!
[22:36] E
    If you are true chefs with any pride at all,
[22:39] E
    follow me!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode Onward on the Totsuki Train
[24:07] Sign 2121
    Hop on that train, and go, go, go!

Season 1

14 - Onward on the Totsuki Train

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Fourteen
[00:02] E
    Come!
[00:04] E
    If you are true chefs with any pride at all,
[00:07] E
    follow me!
[00:12] Y
    If that's how Erinacchi's putting it...
[00:14] Sato
    ...how can we walk away?
[00:15] Aoki
    Let's do it!
[00:17] All
    Let's all become second-years!
[00:20] All
    Yeah!
[00:25] S
    That's how you should be, Nakiri!
[00:27] S
    You're at your best when you're
    being prickly and harsh.
[00:30] E
    Hmph.
[00:31] E
    I just said what came to mind.
[00:34] E
    I owe it to the people of this dorm.
[00:39] E
    That's right.
[00:40] E
    What I learned from them
[00:42] E
    is the most important thing
    for me to take a step forward.
[00:45] E
    And...
[00:46] E
    I owe you one, too, Yukihira Soma.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN    Onward on the Totsuki Train
[02:27] Stu
    Wow.
[02:28] Stu
    Every single one of these dishes
    demonstrate superb craftsmanship.
[02:30] Stu
    To think that Director Azami
    himself would be teaching us!
[02:33] Azami
    This concludes the special lesson
    preceding the advancement exams.
[02:38] Azami
    You will be able to take
    the exam without any fear,
[02:41] Azami
    so long as you master the techniques
    we have shown you here,
[02:44] Azami
    as you see how Central's
    antagonists falter and fail.
[02:50] Stu
    Yes, sir!
[02:53] H
    It is tradition to hold the annual
    advancement exams for first-years in Hokkaido.
SIGN    Advancement Exams
[02:58] S
    Hokkaido, huh.
[03:00] M
    Is it going to be like the camp from hell?
[03:03] H
    There are many similarities,
[03:05] H
    but there is one major difference.
[03:07] H
    We will be changing locations
    after we clear every topic.
[03:12] H
    We begin at the prefecture's southern tip,
[03:13] H
    then continue moving north as we
    clear each stage of the exams.
[03:17] H
    The academy possesses many lodging
    facilities across the prefecture, you see.
[03:23] S
    Huh, so we're gonna travel all over Hokkaido.
[03:26] S
    That's pretty grand.
[03:27] Hisako
    There are points where the
    route diverges, as well.
[03:30] Hisako
    The final stage of the exams occurs on
    this isolated island at the very north.
[03:35] Hisako
    There's no doubt that ingredients Hokkaido
[03:37] Hisako
    is known for will be featured
    this year, as well.
[03:39] Hisako
    But the situation has changed drastically,
[03:42] Hisako
    given that everything is now
    under Central's control.
[03:45] E
    Yes, that's why you all must prepare.
[03:49] E
    Prepare so that you can be
    flexible when you get there!
[03:54] E
    For the next seven days until our departure,
[03:58] E
    I'll hold a Hokkaido seminar for you!
[04:02] Y
    What's with the sexy teacher get-up?
[04:04] S
    A Hokkaido seminar?!
[04:06] E
    I have been exposed to a wide
    variety of ingredients from across
[04:09] E
    the country since childhood.
[04:11] E
    Those from Hokkaido were no exception.
[04:14] E
    I am going to impart my knowledge to you.
[04:17] E
    I'm giving you more ammunition!
[04:19] E
    Ammunition you can use to fight
    your way through the exams!
[04:23] E
    Also...
[04:25] E
    I'll be a bit harsh, but I
    will not allow any complaining.
[04:30] E
    I trust you will keep up?
[04:31] All
    Yes!
[04:34] Ikumi
    Huh?
[04:34] T
    Hm?
[04:35] Ikumi
    Oh.
[04:36] Isami
    Hello, Mito-san.
[04:39] E
    Potatoes.
[04:40] E
    These are essential in any discussion
    of Hokkaido's culinary scene.
[04:43] Hisako
    Indeed. Hokkaido produces 80 percent
     of the nation's potatoes.
[04:47] Hisako
    Fifty varieties are grown there.
[04:49] E
    To start, I'll have you memorize the
    characteristics of all the varieties.
[04:53] Yuki
    Huh?! All 50 varieties?!
[04:55] E
    After we're done with potatoes,
[04:57] E
    I'll hammer in knowledge of all other
    ingredients unique to Hokkaido,
[05:00] E
    such as vegetables, seafood,
    beef, and wild game.
[05:02] Aoki
    But there's only a week left!
[05:04] E
    That's right!
[05:05] E
    Put your backs to it!
[05:08] Ikumi
    Erina-sama... so cool.
[05:10] Isami
    She's really fired up.
[05:12] Takumi
    I bet Nakiri Azami has no
    idea this is happening.
[05:17] S
    Hey!
[05:18] Ikumi
    Yukihira...
[05:19] E
    Mito-san!
[05:21] E
    Aldini Brothers!
[05:22] E
    You all should attend my seminar, too!
[05:24] Takumi
    Huh?
[05:25] Isami
    Us, too?
[05:26] E
    You're also against Central's
    methods, aren't you?
[05:30] E
    You have nothing to lose
    by listening in, then.
[05:32] S
    Yup, yup.
[05:34] 3
    O... kay...
[05:36] E
    Toyohiro, Snowden, Kita Hime, Sayaka...
[05:39] E
    May Queen, Toya, Kita Akari,
    Kona Fubuki, Early Starch...
[05:43] E
    Why do you look like this
    doesn't concern you?
[05:46] E
    You have to attend the seminar, too!
[05:48] S
    Fine, fine.
[05:50] S
    But you know what, Nakiri?
[05:52] S
    Will this really help in the exams?
[05:54] S
    We don't even know what the
    academy's gonna throw at us.
[05:57] E
    As long as they continue assigning topics,
[05:59] E
    there will always be a way
    to come up with an answer,
[06:02] E
    just like you have always done.
[06:05] E
    We're going to find a way.
[06:07] E
    These people are capable of that.
[06:12] Hisako
    No, no!
[06:13] Hisako
    You're all staying until you memorize them!
[06:22] S
    Nakiri, you shouldn't put your
    nose to the grindstone like that.
[06:24] S
    You should take a bath and get some rest.
[06:26] E
    This is nothing, really.
[06:29] S
    Well, I guess.
[06:30] S
    You're gonna make or break our advancement.
[06:32] S
    We definitely don't mind
    you working hard on this.
[06:35] E
    This concerns you, too.
[06:38] E
    You're acting like this isn't about you,
    but you have to pass the exams, too.
[06:44] E
    Understood?
[06:45] S
    Hey, I never thought I'd
    hear that from you, Nakiri.
[06:49] S
    I mean, at camp, you were all, "I'll enjoy
     seeing you fail," and stuff.
[06:55] E
    This isn't a joke. Be serious.
[06:58] E
    Right now, I don't want anyone here...
[07:03] E
    ...to leave the academy!
[07:06] E
    We're going to become
    second-years together.
[07:08] S
    Yeah! Of course!
[07:16] All
    Hokkaido!
[07:23] Ryoko
    So pretty!
[07:24] Aoki
    It's covered in snow!
[07:29] Alice
    They're all so innocent.
[07:31] Ryo
    Snow's nothing new to me.
[07:33] M
    The three of us grew up in
    snow country, after all.
[07:35] Yuki
    Snow man! Snow man!
[07:35] Yuki
    Snow bunny!
[07:37] E
    Cut it out!
[07:39] Yuki
    E-Erina-sensei...
[07:40] E
    Did you come here to play?
[07:42] E
    Is now the time to be frolicking in the snow?
[07:44] All
    We're sorry, Erina-sensei!
[07:47] E
    You may call me "Erinacchi."
[07:53] Announce
    First-year high school students of
    Totsuki Academy, welcome to Hokkaido.
[07:58] Announce
    The advancement exams are also
    called The Tour du Nord.
[08:02] Announce
    The moniker may well symbolize
    the harsh northern lands.
[08:05] Announce
    Anyone who fails to pass
[08:07] Announce
    will be taken right to the airport
    by the bus you see to your right.
[08:10] Announce
    They will be forcibly flown to Tokyo
[08:12] Announce
    and immediately expelled.
[08:16] Announce
    Thank you for your patience.
[08:18] Announce
    We have arrived at the
    first-stage examination hall.
[08:22] Ryoko
    I guess we form teams and split off into
    different rooms for the first stage.
[08:26] Marui
    So we make one dish per five-person team?
[08:29] Ibu
    If the team doesn't pass,
    all five will be expelled.
[08:32] Hisako
    Erina-sama, the academy
    has already set the teams.
[08:37] E
    I see.
[08:40] S
    So I guess you guys are on my team.
[08:43] S
    They weren't really subtle about it, huh?
[08:47] Yuki
    This means all of us rebels
    are being grouped up.
[08:51] M
    But why include Alice-san and Kurokiba-kun?
[08:54] Alice
    It's all fine by me!
[08:56] Alice
    It's a good opportunity to
    stick it to Uncle Azami.
[08:59] Alice
    Right, Ryo-kun?
[09:00] Ryo
    Uh-huh.
[09:01] S
    Are the other dormitory residents and
    Takumi's crew in a different room?
[09:04] M
    Yeah. Mito-san and Arato-san are
    in the same boat like us, too.
[09:07] M
    They've all probably been
    put into teams like us, too.
[09:11] S
    Hmm...
[09:12] S
    Oh, where's Hayama—
[09:14] Staff
    Erina-sama!
[09:16] Staff
    Erina-sama, you are on this team.
[09:18] Girls
    Oh, Erina-sama!
[09:20] Girls
    What an honor!
[09:21] Girls
    It'll be a pleasure to work with you.
[09:23] Yuki
    So Erinacchi will be separated from us
[09:25] Yuki
    so that she can safely pass the first stage.
[09:32] Hiroi
    Hi, everyone.
[09:34] Hiroi
    I am Hiroi, a Totsuki instructor
    and this room's examiner.
[09:41] Hiroi
    The topic for this room is salmon!
[09:44] Hiroi
    You'll pass if you can create a
    salmon dish that meets my standards.
[09:50] Students
    Yay, salmon!
[09:51] Students
    What Director Azami made?
[09:52] Students
    Thank god.
[09:53] Yuki
    Hey, aren't we lucky to have this topic?
[09:55] Yuki
    I mean, we have the seafood specialist,
    Kurokiba-kun, on our team!
[10:00] M
    He did win a Shokugeki that
    had salmon as the theme.
[10:02] Yuki
    And you grew up in a port town, too, Megumi!
[10:05] Yuki
    Yeah, we can do this!
[10:06] Hiroi
    Everyone's attended Director
    Azami's special class, correct?
[10:10] Yuki
    Huh?
[10:10] Yuki
    W-We didn't take any—
[10:12] Hiroi
    As long as you can reproduce the
    dish you learned in that class,
[10:15] Hiroi
    you'll pass without a problem.
[10:18] Hiroi
    Just stay calm and start cooking, understood?
[10:21] Stu
    Yes, ma'am!
[10:22] Alice
    Hm, I see.
[10:24] Alice
    Talk about obvious.
[10:25] Yuki
    H-Hmph!
[10:26] Yuki
    Underhanded bastards!
     We'll turn the tables on them!
[10:30] M
    Yeah!
[10:30] M
    We'll pass as long as we
    can make something good!
[10:33] S
    But why salmon?
[10:36] Ryo
    Fall is when salmon is in season.
[10:38] Ryo
    Right now, there wouldn't
    be as much of a haul,
[10:41] Ryo
    and the quality will be lower.
[10:42] Ryo
    Choosing salmon as the topic
     doesn't make any sense.
[10:45] Alice
    True!
[10:46] Yuki
    Huh?
[10:47] M
    Oh, but look!
[10:49] M
    All the salmon being handed
    out look really top notch.
[10:52] Yuki
    You're right.
[10:53] Yuki
    Totsuki Academy isn't too shabby.
[10:57] Staff
    This is for your team.
[10:59] Yuki
    You've got to be kidding.
[11:00] M
    No way.
[11:01] Ryo
    This won't work.
[11:03] Ryo
    They're "hocchare"—
[11:04] Ryo
    salmon at the end of their
    strength after spawning eggs,
[11:06] Ryo
    with flavor of the lowest quality.
[11:09] Yuki
    Hey, Ms. Examiner—
[11:11] Hiroi
    Every team now has their
    ingredients, correct?
[11:13] Yuki
    Hey, don't ignore us...
[11:15] Hiroi
    You have until sundown.
[11:17] Hiroi
    Let the cooking begin!
[11:19] Hiroi
    Make the best salmon dish possible!
[11:22] Yuki
    Oh no! It's started already.
[11:24] S
    I see how it is.
[11:26] S
    All the other "rebels" must be getting
    treated the same in the other rooms.
[11:32] Hiroi
    If you don't like what you were given,
[11:34] Hiroi
    you can go find your own salmon if you want.
[11:37] Hiroi
    Of course, that's if you can still
     finish the dish before sundown.
[11:41] Hiroi
    Put simply, it's absolutely
    impossible for you to pass now!
[11:49] Yuki
    Wh-Wh-What should we do, Yukihira?
[11:51] S
    Well, for now...
[11:53] S
    Let's have these for dinner or something.
[11:54] S
    Wouldn't wanna waste 'em.
[11:55] Yuki
    Oh, right.
[11:57] Yuki
    Wait, is this what we
    should be talking about?!
[11:59] Yuki
    Can't we do something?!
[12:01] Yuki
    Some trick to make
    a cheap ingredient into
[12:02] Yuki
    something super delicious
    like you usually do?
[12:05] S
    Hmm...
[12:06] Ryo
    The maturation technique you
    used in the prelim finals
[12:10] Ryo
    isn't an option when we only
    have until sundown, too.
[12:12] Yuki
    No way... Are we all just
    going to be expelled?
[12:19] Hiroi
    There is nothing to concern
    yourself about, Miss Erina.
[12:23] Hiroi
    Your father will be pleased
[12:26] Hiroi
    to have expelled those vermin.
[12:29] E
    I see nothing to concern
    myself about, either.
[12:33] S
    I think Nakiri mentioned
    something at the study group.
[12:37] S
    If I remember, I think it's called...
[12:39] S
    Do you think we can find it if we look?
[12:41] Alice
    Definitely.
[12:43] Alice
    I'd bet money on it.
[12:45] S
    Time will be pretty tight.
[12:47] Ryo
    Who do you think I am?
[12:49] Ryo
    When it comes to preparing seafood,
    I'm second to none in speed.
[12:52] Yuki
    Huh?
[12:52] M
    Soma-kun!
[12:55] S
    All right!
[12:56] S
    We'll be the ones who'll make
    the best dish in this room!
[12:59] Hiroi
    Huh?
[13:04] S
    Everyone, go!
[13:05] Alice
    Hey!
[13:06] Alice
    Don't act like you're the leader here.
[13:09] S
    Let's come back before sundown!
[13:11] Hiroi
    Totsuki has bought up all
    the good salmon around here.
[13:15] Hiroi
    How futile.
[13:17] Stu
    As long as we follow Azami-sama,
    nothing can go wrong.
[13:20] Stu
    Central is absolute.
[13:22] Stu
    Rebelling against them is stupid.
[13:24] Stu
    They deserve what they get.
[13:25] Stu
    They should just leave Totsuki.
[13:27] Stu
    Rebels, begone.
[13:37] Hiroi
    How wonderful!
[13:38] Hiroi
    This is true gourmet dining
    as defined by Central!
[13:40] Hiroi
    You did well to cook the dish to perfection!
[13:43] Stu
    R-Right, thank you!
[13:46] Hiroi
    Everyone else, no need to rush.
[13:50] Hiroi
    Just cook according to
    Director Azami's teachings!
[13:53] Hiroi
    Understood?
[13:55] Stu
    Slice leeks vertically, not horizontally.
[13:58] Stu
    After a brief saute,
[13:59] Stu
    bring consomme to a simmer
    and infuse for twenty minutes.
[14:03] Stu
    Wait!
[14:04] Stu
    Weren't we supposed to let
    the fish rest before that?
[14:06] Stu
    While exposing it to a chilled air current?
[14:07] Stu
    O-Oh, right! That was close.
[14:10] Stu
    Huh? Why are we adding fond here?
[14:12] Stu
    That's what Director Azami
    told us to do in the class!
[14:15] Stu
    Just add it already!
[14:17] Hiroi
    Time to say goodbye to
    your friends, Erina-sama.
[14:21] Hiroi
    Please don't take it personally.
[14:23] Hiroi
    Only thirty minutes left until sundown.
[14:27] Hiroi
    I have succeeded in eradicating
     the rebels, per Director Azami's orders.
[14:33] Hiroi
    It seems you're done with
    your useless resistance.
[14:35] Hiroi
    And what were the results?
[14:37] Hiroi
    I'm sure you only found
    lean off-season salmon.
[14:44] Stu
    High-quality salmon!
[14:46] Stu
    What firm flesh! What glistening skin!
[14:48] Stu
    It's top-notch for sure!
[14:50] Hiroi
    Tokishirazu salmon!
[14:52] Hiroi
    A very rare salmon that is caught
    between spring and summer,
[14:56] Hiroi
    instead of in fall when salmon
    is generally in season.
[14:58] Hiroi
    Because they're caught before
    they reach maturity,
[15:00] Hiroi
    and therefore have not
    produced any eggs or sperm,
[15:03] Hiroi
    all available nutrients are still
    evenly spread throughout their body.
[15:08] Hiroi
    In other words, it's salmon
    at its ultimate best!
[15:12] Hiroi
    But it's caught in summer!
    How is it available right now?
[15:16] Alice
    You are aware of the brine
    freezing method, aren't you?
[15:20] Alice
    It's a flash freezing method that uses brining
    fluid, which does not freeze at 0 degrees.
[15:27] Alice
    It drastically reduces the
    amount of time required to
[15:30] Alice
    bring the ingredient to
     below-freezing temperatures,
[15:32] Alice
    which means the cell walls remain intact.
[15:34] Alice
    There is no loss in quality.
[15:37] Alice
    In other words, it's a freezing
    method that freezes time—
[15:40] Alice
    a technique that epitomizes the combined
    wisdom of science and gourmet cuisine.
[15:45] S
    Yeah, we were lucky to find a vendor
    using the brining method nearby.
[15:50] M
    I'm glad they had Tokishirazu
    salmon in stock!
[15:54] Hiroi
    That's basic knowledge to anyone in the
    cutting-edge gourmet cuisine industry!
[15:58] Hiroi
    So what if you procured the ingredient?
[16:00] Hiroi
    If you can't finish a dish
    in time, it's pointless!
[16:03] Hiroi
    You have less than thirty minutes
    before the sunset deadline!
[16:07] Hiroi
    There's no way you can make a decent dish—
[16:10] S
    Is it thawed enough?
[16:11] Ryo
    The fish itself is small.
[16:13] Ryo
    It works.
[16:13] Ryo
    It's easier to prepare when it's half-frozen.
[16:16] Alice
    Who would've thought that we'd be
    in the same team, Yukihira-kun?
[16:20] S
    Kurokiba, can you prep that fish ultra-fast?
[16:23] Ryo
    Who do you think I am?!
[16:27] Ryo
    Don't tell me what to do!
[16:30] S
    Sorry!
[16:31] Stu
    What demonic speed!
[16:33] Stu
    There's no pause in their workflow.
[16:35] Stu
    Are they really...
[16:36] Stu
    ...a team newly put together?
[16:37] Hiroi
    What firm flesh and thick layers of fat!
[16:41] Hiroi
    It's the elegant and high-quality
    fat unique to Tokishirazu salmon!
[16:46] S
    All right, done!
[16:48] S
    Yuan-style Grilled Tokishirazu Salmon!
[16:50] S
    Well, have a taste—
[16:51] Alice
    Please, have a taste.
[16:52] Hiroi
    Th-This can't be...
[16:54] S
    What?
[16:55] Hiroi
    This can't be...
[16:55] Alice
    Yeah? What?
[16:57] Hiroi
    This can't be!
[17:00] Hiroi
    Like a punch to the face!
[17:01] Hiroi
    And yet so light!
[17:03] Hiroi
    The exceptional quality of the sweet fat
[17:05] Hiroi
    has an impact that almost numbs the palate.
[17:07] Hiroi
    The mild sauce entangling the flesh
[17:10] Hiroi
    has crisp notes of yuzu citrus!
[17:14] Hiroi
    This dish is a head-on
    collision with the power
[17:17] Hiroi
    of the exquisitely fatty Tokishirazu salmon!
[17:20] S
    Hey, examiner. Maybe you
    underestimated us, huh?
[17:25] S
    At least, I don't let something
    like this get me down.
[17:28] S
    This sort of thing is just
    part of my daily life.
[17:31] S
    I fight it out with vendors to get good
    ingredients under any circumstance,
[17:34] S
    then get the dishes out to the customer.
     That's what a diner does.
[17:38] Hiroi
    I can't resist this taste!
[17:40] Hiroi
    You pass the first stage!
[17:42] S
    Glad you enjoyed it!
[17:44] Alice
    Ugh, stop acting like you're the leader!
[17:48] Yuki
    We survived...
[17:50] M
    Thank goodness.
[17:52] Hiroi
    How'd the other rooms go?
[17:54] Staff
    W-Well, none of them could be failed.
[17:58] Staff
    Every single one of them
    managed to get ingredients.
[18:03] Yuki
    We did it, Erinacchi!
[18:05] Yuki
    We passed!
[18:07] E
    Why are you smiling?
[18:09] E
    You only passed stage one.
[18:12] E
    Do you think you have time to celebrate?
[18:16] S
    Hey, Nakiri.
[18:17] S
    Do you want to eat Tokishirazu salmon, too?
[18:18] E
    Shut up, Yukihira-kun!
[18:20] Announce
    To those of you who passed stage one,
[18:23] Announce
    you will be traveling to the stage
    two examination hall by train.
[18:27] S
    A train, huh?
[18:29] Announce
    You will board the train after dinner.
SIGN    Totsuki
[18:38] S
    Wow!
[18:39] T
    It's the Tsukikage, a luxury sleeper
    train owned by Totsuki.
[18:43] Isami
    Sure looks like it'd cost a lot of money.
[18:47] Yuki
    Traveling across Hokkaido
    in style on a sleeper train?
[18:51] Yuki
    If not for the advancement exams,
[18:54] Yuki
    it'd be the best trip ever!
[18:57] Ibu
    You're crying tears of blood...
[18:58] Hisako
    We'll still continue supplementary lessons
    on the Hokkaido seminar until lights out.
[19:03] Yuki
    Damn it all!
[19:05] Announce
    Please line up to board the train.
[19:08] Ryoko
    We'll have to refocus and
    tough it out some more.
[19:10] M
    Yeah.
[19:10] M
    There will be many more
    challenging trials ahead.
[19:13] E
    That's right.
[19:14] E
    We've only just cleared the first round.
[19:17] E
    The examination topics will only
    become more difficult as we go farther north.
[19:27] E
    Central will move to eliminate the rebels
    without regard for appearances.
[19:32] E
    I'll have to do what I can to
    counter them while I still can.
[19:44] E
    Come in.
[19:46] Isami
    Nakiri-san...
[19:47] E
    Aldini-kun?
[19:48] Isami
    Oh, are you preparing for the study group?
[19:51] E
    Yes, I am.
[19:52] Isami
    So the night sky you can see through the
    lounge car ceiling is really pretty!
[19:57] Isami
    You should take a break,
    and come have a look.
[20:00] E
    Is it?
[20:01] E
    Okay, I will later.
[20:06] Isami
    Okay, later.
[20:13] Ryoko
    Nakiri-san, are you busy right now?
[20:15] E
    Sakaki-san?
[20:16] Ryoko
    I just went, but I didn't know
    this train even had a spa room.
[20:20] E
    I... I see.
[20:21] Ryoko
    The massage chair there is amazing!
[20:24] Ryoko
    I get pretty bad shoulder cramps,
[20:26] Ryoko
    but I feel ten times lighter now!
[20:28] Ryoko
    Nakiri-san, you should try it, too!
[20:30] Ryoko
    I'm sure you'll feel less tired.
[20:32] E
    O-Okay.
[20:33] E
    I will, later.
[20:34] Ryoko
    That's a promise!
[20:37] Hisako
    Focus! Focus!
[20:39] Takumi
    Why me, too?
[20:41] E
    Yes?
[20:44] M
    Um...
[20:45] E
    Another visitor.
[20:46] M
    Um, this is brown rice
    green tea from back home.
[20:50] M
    Please have some if you'd like.
[20:51] M
    It has low caffeine and has a nice fragrance,
[20:55] M
    so I think it'll help you relax.
[20:57] E
    Okay.
[21:01] M
    Okay, I'll see you later, Nakiri-san.
[21:02] M
    Good luck to both of us tomorrow.
[21:04] E
    Thank you.
[21:06] S
    Hey, Nakiri.
[21:08] S
    You hungry?
[21:10] S
    Want some fried salmon skins?
[21:11] E
    Even you showed up, Yukihira-kun.
[21:14] S
    Huh?
[21:16] E
    Why's everyone visiting me?
[21:18] E
    They should focus on their own
    rest if they have any time.
[21:22] S
    Oh, I think that's because everyone
    appreciates your study sessions.
[21:29] E
    I... I don't need any thanks!
[21:33] E
    I'm just doing what I want.
[21:38] E
    So warm...
[21:40] S
    Hey! We're coming out from the forest!
[21:56] S
    I kind of want to eat salmon roe now.
[21:58] E
    Huh? Where'd that come from?!
[22:01] S
    I mean, they're kind of similar—
[22:03] S
    the stars above and salmon roe.
[22:04] S
    They both glitter and stuff.
[22:05] E
    They're not similar at all!
[22:06] E
    My goodness.
[22:07] E
    Do you have no sense of
    appreciation for nature?
[22:11] S
    Hey, I think it's a nice starry sky, too.
[22:13] S
    Maybe I just thought of salmon roe
    because I'm nibbling on salmon skin.
[22:17] E
    Just listen to yourself.
[22:19] E
    Huh?
[22:21] E
    Before, just imagining Yukihira-kun's
    face would make me annoyed,
[22:27] E
    but now...
[22:29] E
    Now, I don't mind so much.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode Jeanne d'Arc Rises
[24:07] ---
    The rails continue into the snow.

Season 1

15 - Jeanne D'Arc Rises

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Fifteen
SIGN    Tokyo International Airport
[00:03] Saito
    The first-years should be in the
    middle of the second stage by now.
[00:08] Saito
    Who knows if we'll actually participate,
[00:10] Saito
    but it's always better to be prepared.
[00:13] Saito
    What's the matter, Akanegakubo?
[00:14] Momo
    I hate planes.
[00:16] Momo
    I don't want to go!
[00:19] Saito
    Don't be a spoiled brat.
[00:21] Saito
    Let's go.
[00:21] Momo
    No!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Akanegakubo Momo
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Saito Somei
[00:29] Rindo
    It's great to tour Hokkaido for free!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Kinokuni Nene
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Eizan Etsuya
[00:37] Rindo
    Hey, Tsukasa, look!
[00:40] Rindo
    It looks really tasty!
[00:41] Tsukasa
    Rindo... Don't forget about the exams, okay?
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Kobayashi Rindo
SIGN    Former Totsuki Elite Ten
     7th Seat
     Isshiki Satoshi
SIGN    Former Totsuki Elite Ten
     8th Seat
     Kuga Terunori
SIGN    Former Totsuki Elite Ten
     3rd Seat
     Megishima Tosuke
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     1st Seat
     Tsukasa Eishi
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     10th Seat
     Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
[02:39] Yuki
    The train might've stopped
    in Sapporo Station,
SIGN    Jeanne D'Arc Rises
[02:40] Yuki
    but we totally went right
    through the city itself.
[02:43] Ryoko
    It's too bad, given that it's
    a famous sightseeing spot.
SIGN    Totsuki Academy Advancement Exams Stage Two Examination Hall
[02:45] Yuki
    We got taken to the middle of nowhere.
[02:50] M
    There's nothing but mountains around here.
[02:52] Isami
    I wish we could've taken the
    time to walk around and stuff,
[02:55] Isami
    like in Odori Park.
[02:57] Endo
    Hi, everyone.
[02:58] Endo
    You must be tired after the long train trip!
[03:00] Endo
    I am Endo, Totsuki lecturer and
    your examiner for the second stage.
[03:04] Endo
    This stage will be an individual exam.
[03:06] Endo
    Also, instead of specifying
    an ingredient to prepare,
[03:08] Endo
    you are to make a noodle dish!
[03:10] Stu
    Noodle...
[03:11] Stu
    ...dish?
[03:11] Endo
    Speaking of noodles, Hokkaido is famous
    for having a wide variety of ramen.
[03:15] Endo
    Sapporo ramen, Hakodate ramen,
    Asahikawa ramen, and so on.
[03:20] Endo
    There are many restaurants renowned
    for their udon and soba, too!
[03:23] Endo
    Hokkaido is the top domestic producer
    of buckwheat by far, actually.
[03:29] Endo
    Given how vast the prefecture is,
[03:30] Endo
    it's not surprising that
    Hokkaido gave rise to
[03:33] Endo
    a diversity of noodle dishes that
    reflect regional differences.
[03:36] Endo
    With that in mind, let's try
    making a noodle dish today!
[03:39] S
    So we can make any noodle dish?
[03:41] M
    When there are so many
    options, it's hard to choose.
[03:44] Endo
    But there are only basic ingredients here.
[03:49] Yuki
    What?
[03:50] Endo
    We have many different kinds of noodles here.
[03:53] Endo
    In addition to green onions
    and other basic vegetables,
[03:56] Endo
    we have already prepared basic
    components such as broth and stock.
[04:00] Endo
    But those aren't enough to construct
    a gourmet dish, as you know.
[04:03] Endo
    So you'll be tasked with sourcing
    any missing ingredients.
[04:09] Endo
    If you can present a single serving
    of a noodle dish that can impress me,
[04:12] Endo
    you'll pass!
[04:13] Endo
    You have three hours!
[04:16] Stu
    Seriously? We have to start
    by getting ingredients?
[04:18] Stu
    But if we get a taxi, we can get to an
    urban area within thirty minutes or so.
[04:21] Stu
    The central wholesale market's close, too.
[04:24] Stu
    We'll have to get high-quality ingredients.
[04:26] Endo
    Enter the exam hall in the order in which
    your name is called and start cooking.
[04:31] Staff
    Erina-sama, this way to Hall A, please.
[04:33] E
    Okay.
[04:35] Staff
    The next three, off to Hall B!
[04:37] Staff
    Next, Hall C!
[04:46] Yuki
    H-Huh?
[04:47] Yuki
    We rebels are being left until the very end.
[04:50] Staff
    Next!
[04:51] Staff
    Ibusaki Shun, Marui Zenji,
    Isami Aldini—to Hall A!
[04:56] Isami
    Oh, we got called.
[04:59] Staff
    Sakaki Ryoko, Arato Hisako, Nakiri
    Alice, Kurokiba Ryo—to Hall B!
[05:04] Staff
    Yoshino Yuki, Mito Ikumi,
    Sato Shoji, Aoki Daigo!
[05:08] Staff
    You're in Hall C!
[05:09] Staff
    The remaining three of you, to Hall D!
SIGN    Hall D
[05:17] S
    Uh, Mister Examiner?
[05:19] S
    Even though we're supposed
    to make a noodle dish,
[05:22] S
    there are no noodles left.
[05:23] Endo
    I believe I told you.
[05:25] Endo
    You are to source any
    ingredients you don't have.
[05:28] Endo
    That's what you need to do for this exam!
[05:31] M
    Look!
[05:32] M
    There are barely any ingredients
     like flour or rice flour left
[05:35] M
    that might help us make noodles!
[05:38] S
    I see how it is.
[05:39] S
    They won't even give us any ingredients.
[05:42] T
    But what's the big deal?
[05:44] T
    Sapporo is a major city.
[05:46] T
    I'm sure we can find a noodle factory.
[05:48] S
    We can hand-make noodles by getting flour
    and buckwheat flour and stuff, too.
[05:52] M
    Yeah.
[05:53] M
    I'm sure we'll figure something
    out in three hours.
[05:55] S
    All right!
[05:56] S
    Now that that's settled, let's go!
[06:02] Endo
    That wasn't the only reason why you
    weren't called until the very end.
[06:10] All
    What?
[06:11] M
    I'll try to call a taxi.
[06:16] Phone
    Huh?
[06:17] Phone
    That mansion all the way up in the mountains?
[06:19] Phone
    Sorry, that's not possible right now.
[06:21] Phone
    You'll have to wait for the
    snow plows to come through.
[06:24] M
    I see.
[06:26] M
    We have no way of getting out!
[06:28] T
    If we were in a novel or a movie,
[06:30] T
    someone would definitely get
     killed right about now.
[06:33] S
    Rock, paper...
[06:34] T
    No way!
[06:35] T
    You can't be serious about walking!
[06:37] T
    Do you want to get lost in the mountains?!
SIGN    Severe Storm in Sapporo Until Evening
[06:38] News
    The snow that began falling around
    noon has quickly intensified
[06:42] News
    into a major blizzard in the Sapporo
    mountains rarely observed in recent years.
[06:48] Endo
    The other students have all passed the exam.
[06:51] Endo
    If we can fail those who remain,
[06:53] Endo
    my job is done.
[06:55] Endo
    Farewell, rebels.
[06:57] Endo
    Glory to Central!
[07:01] Endo
    What?
[07:01] Sign 0703
    Internal Line 1
[07:04] Endo
    What is it?
[07:05] Staff
    Lecturer Endo!
[07:06] Staff
    The rebels are somehow, uh...
[07:08] Staff
    Just please come now!
[07:13] S
    Takumi!
[07:15] S
    Once you have enough for your
     own dish, send the ingredients over!
[07:17] T
    Right!
[07:18] T
    We need enough for Tadokoro-san, too.
[07:19] T
    Don't use too much!
[07:21] Endo
    H-How are they starting
    prep like nothing's wrong?!
[07:25] Endo
    There are no more noodles left!
[07:27] Endo
    Did they manage to get
    noodles in this blizzard?!
[07:29] Endo
    No, impossible!
[07:31] S
    Why are you looking at us
    like that, Mister Examiner?
[07:33] S
    You didn't honestly think you could stop
    us with something like that, did you?
[07:38] S
    After all, we've been through
    training a hundred times worse
[07:42] S
    than childish tricks like this.
SIGN    Help
[08:03] S
    Well, hang on tight.
[08:05] S
    We'll serve up
[08:08] S
    the ultimate bowl of noodles!
[08:19] Staff
    Th-They're working steadily, as though
    they already have noodles ready to go.
[08:22] Endo
    Hmph! It's just an act!
[08:26] Endo
    There's no way they will pass
    under these circumstances!
[08:30] Endo
    They're completely finished!
[08:32] Endo
    I'm going back to my waiting room!
[08:34] Staff
    Endo-san!
[08:35] Endo
    What now?
[08:36] Staff
    Er, well, Hall C...
[08:39] Staff
    And apparently Hall A and Hall B, too...
[08:43] Staff
    It's hard to believe, but...
[08:45] Staff
    All the rebels are finishing
    up their noodle dishes!
[08:49] Endo
    What?!
[08:51] S
    Mister Examiner, if you wanted to fail us,
[08:54] S
    you really shouldn't have
     left this lying around.
[08:59] Endo
    Potatoes?
[09:00] S
    Home cooking from
     Hokkaido's Kutchan region...
[09:03] Endo
    Ah!
SIGN    Kutchan City
[09:06] Ryoko
    Kutchan City is known for very heavy snowfall,
    even by Hokkaido's standards.
[09:10] Ryoko
    They are a major producer of potatoes.
[09:12] Isami
    That's where the noodles
    highlighting the starch
[09:15] Isami
    from the renowned variety,
    Irish Cobbler, was born.
[09:19] Ikumi
    Potato starch comprises up
    to 95 percent of the noodles!
SIGN    Potato Starch 95%
SIGN    Other 5%
[09:24] S
    That's right!
[09:25] S
    It's gosetsu udon!
[09:27] T
    First, steam Irish Cobbler
    potatoes and remove the skin!
[09:30] S
    Make them into fluffy mashed potatoes.
[09:33] M
    Then add water, salt, and flour,
    and knead into a dough!
[09:37] S
    There wasn't enough wheat flour, of course,
[09:40] S
    but potato starch can be a substitute!
SIGN    Potato Starch
[09:44] Endo
    The potato starch that was to be used
    to flour the noodle prep surface...
[09:46] Endo
    Potatoes are the base ingredient, too!
[09:49] T
    It's not typically used in noodles,
[09:51] T
    but it's a different story
    when it comes to gosetsu udon!
[09:54] S
    It works great as a binding agent,
[09:57] S
    and makes a great starchy, elastic dough.
[10:01] S
    All right!
[10:02] Endo
    But so what?
[10:05] Endo
    If you think you can just plop some
    green onions on that and call it a day,
[10:08] Endo
    you're wrong!
[10:10] Endo
    The others all sourced high-quality
    ingredients before the blizzard hit
[10:14] Endo
    and created dishes worthy of
    being called gourmet food.
[10:22] (Flashback) E
    Listen!
[10:23] (Flashback) E
    Potatoes are an extremely
    versatile ingredient!
[10:27] (Flashback) E
    If you can understand and leverage
    their unique characteristics,
[10:32] (Flashback) E
    they will help you in a time of need!
[10:35] M
    Maybe I can use that as the topping...
[10:38] T
    Yukihira!
[10:39] T
    There are other tasks left to do
     after making the noodles!
[10:41] T
    Don't fall behind!
[10:43] S
    Yeah, I know!
[10:52] S
    It's done!
[10:53] S
    The Hokkaido Seminar Special Gosetsu Udon!
[10:57] S
    Dig in!
[10:59] Endo
    Hm?
[11:00] Endo
    I thought the only ingredients left
    they could've used as toppings
[11:03] Endo
    were green onions and perilla leaves, but...
[11:05] Endo
    Could this be...?
[11:07] S
    Could you please eat before
    the noodles get soggy?
[11:09] Endo
    R-Right.
[11:22] Endo
    What's with this mellow broth?!
[11:24] Endo
    It's been thickened just
    enough to coat the noodles!
[11:27] Endo
    What broad umami!
[11:29] S
    I added grated potatoes to the broth.
[11:32] S
    That's how the broth got
    thickened in a good way.
[11:35] S
    Besides, potatoes have
    a lot of glutamic acid.
[11:38] S
    That umami compound has
    spread throughout the broth.
[11:43] S
    The potatoes were coarsely grated,
[11:45] S
    so the tiny potato bits throughout
    the broth provide texture, too!
[11:50] Endo
    And what about the critical topping?
[11:57] Endo
    It's potato mochi, a popular souvenir
     for Hokkaido's visitors to take home!
[12:01] Endo
    Light and chewy,
     it's crispy on the outside...
[12:04] Endo
    Complimented by the thick soup,
[12:07] Endo
    it contrasts with the slippery noodles
    and heightens the diner's satisfaction.
[12:12] Endo
    How can this be?
[12:13] Endo
    The full range of the potato's
    characteristics are crammed into this bowl!
[12:18] S
    That's right!
[12:19] S
    This is the Irish Cobbler's—
[12:19] T
    The Irish Cobbler's starch, texture,
    and umami concentrated into one dish.
[12:24] T
    In a nutshell, it's the
    ultimate potato noodle dish.
[12:27] S
    What?
[12:27] M
    Please score the dish!
[12:29] S
    Huh?
[12:33] Endo
    These are impressive variations
    on the gosetsu udon, too!
[12:37] Endo
    How did they manage to
    create these on the fly?!
[12:41] S
    Well, Mister Examiner?
[12:44] Endo
    Yukihira Soma, Takumi Aldini,
    and Tadokoro Megumi—
[12:50] Endo
    Y-You all pass!
[12:53] S
    Glad you enjoyed it!
[12:55] Endo
    Pass!
[12:57] Endo
    Pass!
[12:59] Endo
    You all pass, too!
[13:01] Yuki
    Erinacchi!
[13:03] Yuki
    We did it!
[13:04] Yuki
    Thanks to your Hokkaido Seminar, we passed!
[13:07] Yuki
    I managed to do it all
    on my own, thanks to you!
[13:12] E
    Don't cry!
[13:14] Endo
    I see it now.
[13:16] Endo
    If only you had not interfered, Erina-sama,
[13:19] Endo
    scum like this would've been easily eliminated.
[13:23] Endo
    They only survived thanks to your mercy!
[13:26] Endo
    If only you had not put
    ideas into their head...
[13:28] E
    You are wrong!
[13:30] E
    I only taught them about the unique
    characteristics of potatoes.
[13:35] E
    They're the ones who thought of how to
    build on gosetsu udon as the main concept
[13:38] E
    and highlight the strength of potatoes!
[13:41] E
    Heed my warning!
[13:43] E
    These chefs are far beyond the likes of you!
[13:47] Endo
    I-Impossible!
[13:49] Endo
    How could the rebels have
    banded together like this?
[13:52] Endo
    Such is Erina-sama's
    awe-inspiring leadership.
[13:55] Endo
    It's as though...
[13:56] Endo
    It's as though she is Jeanne d'Arc,
    the saintly female knight commander,
[14:00] Endo
    trying take back Totsuki
    from Central's rule!
[14:06] Endo
    I've lost.
[14:07] All
    Yeah!
[14:10] Staff
    All the rebels have passed stage two.
[14:14] Staff
    Yes, we will send for them.
[14:23] Yuki
    Yeah!
[14:25] Yuki
    Sapporo!
[14:25] Yuki
    Major city!
[14:26] Yuki
    Shopping district!
[14:27] M
    I'm so glad they're letting us sightsee
    the city before the train leaves.
[14:32] Ikumi
    Yeah.
[14:33] Ikumi
    The train won't leave till the evening,
[14:34] Ikumi
    so we have a good bit of time.
[14:36] Yuki
    Hey, let's eat something good!
[14:38] Aooki
    Ramen!
[14:39] Sato
    Sushi!
[14:40] Ibu
    Genghis Khan.
[14:41] Ryoko
    Maybe we should split up.
[14:43] E
    Listen, think of this as part
    of the Hokkaido Seminar.
[14:48] E
    There's no better lesson
    than to taste local dishes!
[14:52] 3
    Got it, Erina-sensei!
[14:58] T
    What is this rich flavor?!
[15:00] T
    It's just the right amount of sweetness!
[15:02] T
    Pure, yet rich!
[15:03] T
    It's too rich!
[15:05] S
    What kind of milk are they using to
    make such good soft serve ice cream?!
[15:08] S
    Hokkaido is amazing!
[15:10] S
    Guess we'll just have to try everything!
[15:13] T
    Yeah!
[15:14] T
    We must carefully discern
    what is worth trying.
[15:17] S
    Hm, Tanukikoji?
[15:19] T
    Let's try going all the way to Susukino!
[15:21] Yuki
    The diner duo's going full throttle, too!
[15:24] Ikumi
    You're not going with your bro?
[15:26] Isami
    I've been wanting to walk around
    the Odori Park area, so...
[15:30] Ryoko
    There's supposed to be a famous processed
    seafood store in front of Sapporo Station.
[15:34] Ryoko
    Would you like to come with, Arato-san?
[15:35] Hisako
    What?
[15:36] Ryoko
    They have dried goods, too,
[15:37] Ryoko
    like for your medicinal cuisine.
[15:40] Hisako
    But I...
[15:43] E
    It's fine, Hisako.
[15:44] E
    Go.
[15:46] E
    You have the right to do what you want, too.
[15:49] Hisako
    Erina-sama... Thank you!
[15:52] M
    Nakiri-san, let's walk around here, then.
[15:55] E
    Yes, let's.
SIGN    Loyalty
[15:57] Hisako
    All right, you'll keep her safe.
[16:00] Hisako
    Take care of Erina-sama!
[16:02] M
    Okay!
[16:06] Isami
    Well, this a group you don't see often.
[16:10] M
    Oh, there's an event going on!
[16:13] Isami
    I wonder if there will be anything good.
[16:15] Ikumi
    E-Er, Erina-sama...
[16:18] Ikumi
    Would you like anything to eat?
[16:20] Ikumi
    I can go get something!
[16:22] E
    I'm fine, Mito-san.
[16:24] Ikumi
    I-I see.
[16:32] E
    I've been to Sapporo many times,
[16:34] E
    but this is the first time I've had
    any time to take the sights in.
[16:38] M
    Really?
[16:39] E
    As the one possessing the God Tongue,
[16:41] E
    I've spent my days serving as a taster,
[16:42] E
    meeting all the heavyweights
    in the food industry.
[16:46] E
    It was almost always for those reasons
    that I would leave my home.
[16:52] E
    Looking back now,
[16:54] E
    I may not have been trying to
    see anything out in the world.
[16:58] E
    I was struggling to fulfill my
    responsibilities as the Nakiri family's heir.
[17:03] Ikumi
    That's not true.
[17:06] Ikumi
    You were always amazing, Erina-sama.
[17:11] Ikumi
    As a scion of the Mito family,
     I saw you on several occasions.
[17:14] Ikumi
    I think I understand the
    hardships you've endured.
[17:20] E
    Mito-san?
[17:21] Ikumi
    Oh, sorry!
[17:22] Ikumi
    My family and yours are worlds apart,
[17:25] Ikumi
    and I know it's presumptive of me to think
[17:27] Ikumi
    that you and I were in a
    remotely similar situation!
[17:30] Ikumi
    But I was bound by my house, too, so...
[17:33] Ikumi
    Even though you must have felt
    so much more pressure than I did,
[17:39] Ikumi
    you always had a commanding presence.
[17:42] Ikumi
    So, I... um, really respect you, Erina-sama.
[17:47] Ikumi
    Um, so...
[17:49] Ikumi
    I-I'm going to check out
    what's going on over there.
[17:52] Ikumi
    Excuse me, Erina-sama!
[17:54] Isami
    Oh, are you sure you'll be all
    right by yourself, Mito-san!
[18:01] M
    I'm glad you were able to
    patch things up with Mito-san.
[18:05] E
    We were never really at odds.
[18:09] E
    I just cut her off after
    she lost that Shokugeki.
[18:14] E
    And yet... I didn't know she
    thought of me like that.
[18:18] E
    Tadokoro-san, thank you for the
    roasted brown rice green tea, too.
[18:21] M
    Oh, you don't need to thank me!
[18:24] M
    Let me know if there's anything
    I can do to help, okay?!
[18:26] M
    If you have other manga you want
    to read, I can lend them to you.
[18:29] E
    What?
SIGN    With Heart
[18:30] E
    That manga was yours?
[18:32] M
    Huh? Yeah.
[18:34] M
    Hisako and Yukihira-kun
    wouldn't say whose they were.
[18:37] M
    Well, it's also my fault
    for not really asking.
[18:41] M
    I'm sorry I haven't returned them to you.
[18:44] M
    Don't worry about that.
[18:46] M
    I'm glad I like something you like, too.
[18:52] TS
    There you are!
[18:53] M
    Soma-kun, Takumi-kun! What's wrong?
[18:56] S
    Oh, we found a totally awesome-looking place,
[18:59] S
    but there's way too much
    we want on their menu!
[19:02] T
    You two haven't eaten dinner yet, right?
[19:03] T
    Will you come with us?
[19:06] T
    Let's order a ton and share
    everything between the four of us!
[19:08] M
    Oh, sure.
[19:10] S
    All right!
[19:10] S
    Now that that's settled, let's hurry!
[19:12] S
    Okay, Nakiri. Let's go.
[19:14] E
    Huh? Okay.
[19:19] E
    I really wasn't trying to
    see anything at all before.
[19:24] E
    I didn't know this city was so beautiful.
[19:34] S
    Huh?
[19:35] S
    Where are the other guys?
[19:37] T
    Maybe they already got on the train.
[19:40] M
    It's almost time to leave, too.
[19:43] S
    I guess.
SIGN    Hisako
[19:44] E
    Oh?
[19:46] Hisako
    Erina-sama!
[19:47] Hisako
    Where are you right now?!
[19:48] E
    Hisako, what's wrong? Why are you so anxious?
[19:51] Hisako
    Oh, it's because I don't see you.
[19:55] E
    We're about to board.
[19:57] Hisako
    Something's wrong, then!
[19:59] E
    What?
[20:01] Hisako
    Because...
[20:01] Hisako
    The train left 30 minutes ago!
[20:04] E
    What?
[20:06] Rindo
    What's there to be so surprised about?
[20:09] Rindo
    You knew how things would
    go from the very beginning.
[20:12] M
    Rindo-senpai?!
[20:14] Rindo
    Hey, it's really cold, isn't it?
[20:19] M
    Um, what do you mean?
[20:22] Rindo
    The pamphlet mentioned that the
    train route will diverge, didn't it?
[20:26] Rindo
    In the worst case, you'll only see the
    others at the final stage of the exam.
[20:31] Rindo
    And that's if you all make it to that stage.
[20:36] Rindo
    In the third-stage exam
    that's coming up next,
[20:38] Rindo
    all the rebels will be going
    up against the Elite Ten!
[20:44] Rindo
    Let's make this a fun trip.
     Right, Yukihira Soma?
[22:28] M
    I woke up super early just thinking
    about how we'll face the Elite Ten.
[22:34] S
    Hey.
[22:36] S
    Morning, Tadokoro.
[22:38] M
    I guess you were too nervous
    to sleep long, too.
[22:41] S
    No, I was too excited.
[22:45] T
    You're unbelievable!
[22:47] T
    You're like a kid looking forward
    to a day at a theme park!
[22:49] ---
    
SIGN    Under-Eye Circles
[22:50] M
    I guess you're excited, too, Takumi-kun.
[22:56] E
    I confirmed this later by phone,
[22:58] E
    but we, the rebels, were split
    into four different routes.
[23:02] M
    I see.
[23:03] M
    I hope everyone's okay.
[23:05] Rindo
    Hey.
[23:06] Rindo
    Over here!
[23:09] Rindo
    You haven't had breakfast yet, right?
[23:11] Rindo
    Come eat with me, since you're here.
[23:13] M
    But...
[23:14] Rindo
    Come on, Tadokoro-chan.
[23:16] Rindo
    Eat, eat.
[23:17] Rindo
    It's not bad.
[23:18] E
    More importantly, can you tell us
    what the next exam will be about?
[23:23] E
    The exam topic for the rebels—
[23:26] E
    I would hope it involves
    a fair and just match.
[23:29] E
    There'd better not be any of the
    cowardly tactics we've endured so far.
[23:34] Rindo
    Well, yeah. That was all
    what the examiners chose to do.
[23:37] Rindo
    We don't play dirty.
[23:40] S
    So who am I gonna face?
[23:43] S
    Will it be you, Rindo-senpai?
[23:45] Rindo
    No, your opponent's already right there.
[23:49] S
    Huh?
[23:56] Rindo
    The newest member of the Elite Ten—
[24:00] Rindo
    Hayama Akira.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode Revenge Match
[24:07] ---
    Once we got through the tunnel,
    there was a snowy mountain.

Season 1

16 - Revenge Match

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Sixteen
[00:08] M
    Hayama-kun?
[00:12] S
    Hey, Hayama.
[00:13] S
    You have a weird badge on your blazer.
[00:17] S
    You sure you didn't grab
    someone else's by mistake?
[00:19] Rindo
    There's no mistake here, Yukihira.
[00:22] Rindo
    He is Hayama Akira, the newest member
    of the Totsuki Elite Ten and Central.
[00:28] Rindo
    He is the ninth seat, on a provisional basis.
[00:32] Hayama
    So that's how it is, Yukihira.
[00:34] Hayama
    We're no longer on the same playing field.
[00:37] Hayama
    I'm in a position where I can test you.
[00:40] S
    Acting all high and mighty now that
    you're finally showing your mug again?
[00:44] Staff
    Erina-sama!
[00:45] Staff
    Your exam hall is that way, Erina-sama!
[00:47] E
    What? Let me go!
[00:49] E
    How rude!
[00:50] Rindo
    This is necessary.
[00:52] Rindo
    You're taking the same exam
    as the other students, Nakiri-chan.
[00:56] Rindo
    Tadokoro-chan, Aldini,
    you're coming over here.
[00:59] Rindo
    I'll explain what your exam will be.
[01:02] M
    W-Wait, Rindo-senpai!
[01:05] T
    Yukihira...
[01:06] M
    Soma-kun...
[01:10] Hayama
    Come at me, Yukihira!
[01:14] Hayama
    It's time for the test that'll
    decide whether you leave or stay!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN    Revenge Match
[02:52] S
    Hayama, I haven't seen you around in a while.
[02:55] S
    I had no idea this is where you'd ended up.
[02:58] S
    I have a ton of questions for you, you know?
[03:02] S
    What happened to the Shiomi
    Research Group, anyway?!
[03:04] Hayama
    Yeah, it's gone.
[03:09] Hayama
    There is no need for autonomous
    groups outside of Central.
[03:13] Hayama
    That's Director Azami's philosophy,
[03:16] Hayama
    so what else is there to say?
[03:17] S
    I thought you cared about
    the Shiomi Research Group.
[03:21] Hayama
    I've got my own questions for you, Yukihira.
[03:25] Hayama
    What've you been up to?
[03:28] Hayama
    Protecting the dorm,
[03:29] Hayama
    resisting the Azami administration...
[03:31] Hayama
    Don't you think your
    goals are rather shallow?
[03:34] Hayama
    Where's the guy who faced
    me in the Autumn Elections,
[03:36] Hayama
    gunning for the top spot in Totsuki?
[03:40] Hayama
    While you've been bumbling around,
[03:42] Hayama
    I've already gotten one hand on the prize.
[03:44] Hayama
    But it seems like it's fallen on me
[03:46] Hayama
    to crush you before I can continue my ascent.
[03:50] Hayama
    Yukihira, you wouldn't turn
    my challenge down, would you?
[03:54] S
    Don't underestimate me.
[03:55] S
    I'm all for a revenge match against you!
[03:59] S
    I'm totally game if you are!
[04:03] S
    But what about the topic,
     and what're the rules gonna be?
[04:06] S
    We'll need a judge, too.
[04:08] Do
    There's no need for concern.
[04:10] Do
    I have made the necessary arrangements.
[04:14] S
    Dojima-senpai?!
[04:15] Do
    It's been a while since the finals, Yukihira.
[04:18] S
    Why are you here?
[04:19] Do
    This facility is under
    Totsuki Resort's management,
[04:21] Do
    and I am the Head Chef of Totsuki Resort.
[04:25] Do
    I believe I am more than qualified
    enough to preside over this match.
[04:28] Hayama
    I wasn't expecting you to be the one.
[04:31] (Flashback) Do
    Hayama-kun, that was a wonderful dish.
[04:34] (Flashback) Hayama
    Thank you, Chef Dojima.
[04:36] (Flashback) Do
    But too great a talent
[04:38] (Flashback) Do
    will turn against itself in the end.
[04:42] (Flashback) Do
    I hope that you will be able to maintain
    a good relationship with your talent.
[04:47] Do
    Let us go straight to going over the rules.
[04:50] Do
    The topic was chosen at
    random from those assigned
[04:53] Do
    in advancement exams from previous years.
[04:56] Do
    It is bear meat!
[04:58] S
    Bear?
[05:02] Do
    We'll be having you two face
    off over who can serve a dish
[05:05] Do
    that best showcases bear meat!
[05:07] Do
    The match will be in three days!
[05:08] Do
    You have until then to prepare.
[05:10] Do
    We have prepared bear meat
    for your testing purposes.
[05:13] Do
    We will also have prepared expertly
    butchered, drained, and aged bear meat
[05:17] Do
    for your use on the day of the match.
[05:20] Do
    All other ingredients must be sourced by you!
[05:24] Do
    That is all.
[05:24] Hayama
    So it begins, Yukihira.
[05:27] Hayama
    Good luck on your recipe testing.
[05:29] Hayama
    Don't give up, okay?
[05:31] S
    Who do you think you're talking to?!
[05:33] Hayama
    I'm looking forward to three days from now.
[05:35] S
    Shit, I had no idea Hayama'd
    gone over to the Azami faction.
[05:41] S
    Have you joined Central
    as well, Dojima-senpai?
[05:46] Do
    No, I am a neutral party.
[05:49] S
    Oh, I see.
[05:50] S
    That's good to hear.
[05:51] S
    So, did the Shiomi Research Group
     really get shut down?
[05:55] Do
    Yes.
[05:56] Do
    It no longer exists at the academy.
[05:58] S
    Wow, seriously?!
[06:00] S
    I'm trying to take in so much right now!
[06:01] S
    Hayama, the ninth seat!
[06:03] S
    What happened to Eizan-senpai,
    who used to have that rank?
[06:06] S
    And is Nakiri still just the tenth seat?
[06:09] Do
    I'm not sure you have the luxury
    of worrying about others right now.
[06:14] S
    Huh?
[06:15] Do
    This match will be a difficult one for you.
[06:20] Do
    You'll understand once
    you begin recipe testing
[06:22] Do
    what it means to square off with bear meat.
[06:26] Do
    Use the test kitchen however you'd like.
[06:31] S
    Hm.
[06:32] S
    So this is bear meat.
[06:34] S
    It's nice to have them
    prepare the meat for us.
[06:37] S
    I've never cooked bear meat before.
[06:39] S
    Which part of the bear is this?
[06:41] S
    Come to think of it, Yoshino once said...
[06:43] (Flashback) Yuki
    It depends on the animal and the season,
[06:45] (Flashback) Yuki
    but bear meat can be pretty smelly.
[06:47] (Flashback) Yuki
    It requires more careful
     handling than, say, deer or boar.
[06:51] S
    Smelly, huh.
[06:53] S
    I guess I'll have to try it out for myself.
[06:56] S
    To start, I want to get a good
    sense of how bear meat tastes.
[06:59] S
    First off, let's keep it really
    simple and just cook it with salt!
[07:03] S
    Hm?
[07:04] S
    It smells pleasant enough.
[07:06] S
    There's some pungency,
[07:08] S
    but it's totally fine!
[07:10] S
    Done!
[07:11] S
    Here goes my first bite.
[07:16] S
    Nice! So much sweet and rich fatty flavor!
[07:19] S
    It does have a distinct
    flavor, but it's not so ba—
[07:23] S
    Hang on, a different flavor comes
     through after you chew on it.
[07:27] S
    It's unbelievably gamey...
[07:29] Bear
    Roar!
[07:31] S
    Yeah, this is a peculiar smell.
SIGN    Bear
[07:33] S
    Or just plain smelly!
[07:37] S
    Well, I only did a simple
    preparation this time.
[07:40] S
    If I just throw spices at
    it to temper the gaminess,
[07:43] S
    I'm sure it'll be fine next time—
[07:46] (Flashback) Do
    You'll understand once
    you begin recipe testing
[07:49] (Flashback) Do
    what it means to square off with bear meat.
[07:52] S
    I'll have to counter the smelliness in
    order to deal with this special meat!
[07:56] S
    And spices are key—
[07:59] S
    That means I'm squarely
    in Hayama's territory!
[08:03] S
    Shit!
[08:05] S
    Why do I always get topics
    where spices are the key
[08:07] S
    whenever I'm facing Hayama?
[08:10] S
    Not that I mind trying to
    beat him at his own game!
[08:14] S
    In any event, I'm just gonna focus
    on removing the smelliness
[08:17] S
    as much as I can with the
    ingredients I have here.
[08:20] Hayama
    What's this?
[08:22] Staff
    A top-of-the-line electronic nose
[08:24] Staff
    and the best authorities on molecular
    gastronomy in the nation.
[08:29] Staff
    Director Azami has stipulated
    that we spare no effort
[08:32] Staff
    in annihilating the rebels.
[08:35] Staff
    You can use all available equipment
    and human resources in testing—
[08:37] Hayama
    There's no need.
[08:39] Hayama
    I'll handle all the testing on my own.
[08:42] Hayama
    You can all just go home.
[08:45] Hayama
    I've already put together the
    bear dish I'll be serving.
[08:49] Men
    I-Impossible.
[08:51] Men
    He already created the optimal
    spice combination in mere minutes?
[08:57] Do
    Indeed, he has far surpassed the
    chef he was during the Elections.
[09:01] Do
    Yukihira, you cannot win
    against him as you are now.
[09:11] S
    It's better than before,
[09:13] S
    but there's still that lingering,
    unpleasant smell.
[09:16] S
    This is no good!
[09:17] S
    I need to figure out how to
     put this ingredient to use
[09:20] S
    before I can even get to recipe testing.
[09:21] S
    Okay, the first spices I want to try
     are bay leaf, anise, and red chilis.
[09:27] S
    Shit!
[09:28] S
    I'm stuck dealing with the ingredient's smell
[09:30] S
    instead of where I want
    to take the actual dish.
[09:32] S
    I'm not going to have enough time
    to deal with bear meat at all!
[09:36] Chinese RS
    Hup! Hup! Hup!
[09:41] Chinese RS
    Yueguishu!
[09:42] Chinese RS
    Bajiao!
[09:43] Chinese RS
    Xiaohuixiang!
[09:44] Chinese RS
    Dingxiang!
[09:45] Chinese RS
    Guipi!
[09:46] Chinese RS
    Lajiao!
[09:48] S
    Why are they so energetic?
[09:49] Kuga
    Hey, hey, hey!
[09:51] Kuga
    Why're you looking so down?
[09:53] Kuga
    Aren't these what you needed?
[09:56] Kuga
    You're so helpless, Yukihira-chin.
[09:58] S
    Kuga-senpai?!
[10:00] Chinese RS
    Hup! Hup! Hup!
[10:04] S
    Stop, stop, stop!
[10:06] S
    Um...
[10:08] S
    Why are you here in Hokkaido, Kuga-senpai?
[10:11] Kuga
    I'd heard that you guys were
    going to have to face the
[10:14] Kuga
    Elite Ten in an unfamiliar land,
     so you know...
[10:17] Kuga
    I was so worried that you might
    be crying because you feel alone!
[10:21] Kuga
    So I rushed over just in case
    I could be of some help to you!
[10:25] Kuga
    Um, why aren't you reacting?
[10:28] S
    Well, 'cause I know that whenever
    you're talking like that,
[10:30] S
    you don't mean anything you're saying.
[10:32] Kuga
    Why would I come all the way to
    Hokkaido just to run my mouth?
[10:36] Kuga
    I came here to help you, I swear!
[10:40] S
    Oh, really?
[10:41] S
    Well, that'd be awesome.
[10:43] S
    I was really having trouble.
[10:45] Kuga
    Well, there is a condition.
[10:47] S
    A condition?
[10:48] Kuga
    That's right.
[10:49] Kuga
    Challenge Hayama Akira to a Shokugeki.
[10:53] Kuga
    Get him to wager his ninth seat.
[10:55] S
    Huh?
[10:56] Kuga
    Think about the opportunity here!
[10:58] Kuga
    Why not go all out and do a Shokugeki?
[11:01] S
    But a Shokugeki requires equal stakes, right?
[11:06] S
    I'm not sure I have anything that's
    worth as much as a ninth seat.
[11:09] Kuga
    I'm having a lot of fun at Totsuki right now.
[11:14] Kuga
    Besides, this is for my sake, too.
SIGN    Elite Ten
[11:18] Kuga
    You'll beat Hayama, right?
[11:21] Kuga
    Then you'll join the Elite Ten.
[11:22] Kuga
    Then you'll do a Shokugeki against me.
[11:24] Kuga
    Then I'll crush you.
[11:27] Kuga
    Then I can safely rejoin the Elite Ten!
[11:30] Kuga
    And everybody's happy!
[11:31] S
    I feel like he just said
    something really annoying.
[11:33] Kuga
    Anyway, you're the one who'll serve
    up a dish in the end, Yukihira-chin.
[11:37] Kuga
    Just beat Hayama-kun, okay?
[11:39] S
    Well, let's put the whole
    Shokugeki thing aside for now.
[11:42] S
    I'll gladly make use of your spices!
[11:45] S
    Now I can get started on bear
    recipe testing for real!
[11:54] Kuga
    No, no, no!
[11:55] Kuga
    The spice combinations aren't
    coming together at all!
[11:59] Kuga
    Come on, Yukihira-chin!
[12:01] Kuga
    Okay, bear hot pot's next?
[12:04] S
    Yup.
[12:05] S
    It's a dish that steeps aromatics
[12:06] S
    like green onions and chrysanthemum
    greens with red chilis
[12:08] S
    to mellow out the gaminess of bear meat.
[12:11] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin, you should leave the lid off.
[12:14] Kuga
    If the bear meat's smell stays trapped,
[12:16] Kuga
    the flavors might take a turn for the worse.
[12:18] S
    Oh.
[12:19] Kuga
    Oh, nice work.
[12:27] Kuga
    Nice!
[12:28] Kuga
    The bear's gaminess is gone,
[12:30] Kuga
    and the heavy flavors of the meat and
    stock have melded together in a good way!
[12:34] S
    Using miso to cancel out the gaminess
    is another hallmark of this dish.
[12:38] Kuga
    Right!
[12:39] Kuga
    So not only do you have to
     think about what spices to use,
[12:41] Kuga
    but also which ingredients
    to pair the meat with.
[12:44] Kuga
    One common technique is to marinate
    meat with strong flavors in yogurt.
[12:49] Kuga
    So, what're you going to do?
[12:51] Kuga
    Are you going with the hot pot idea?
[12:52] S
    Well, Hayama will probably come up
    with a dish that only he could make.
[12:59] S
    If I don't do the same,
    I'm not gonna stand a chance.
[13:04] S
    It'd be so easy if it weren't
    for the smelly meat...
[13:08] S
    Hmm... speaking of smelly...
[13:10] (Flashback) Nao
    Smelly, but addictive, right?
[13:16] S
    I see.
[13:17] S
    There are a lot of ingredients
    out there that actually base
[13:20] S
    their tastiness on smelliness.
[13:21] S
    The regulars back at the diner
[13:23] S
    liked the smellier stuff to
    snack on with their sake, too.
[13:27] S
    Basically, smelliness doesn't
    have to be an enemy!
[13:29] S
    Smelliness is an important factor
    that can give rise to umami!
[13:33] S
    The reason I can't take
    advantage of bear meat
[13:35] S
    is because I don't understand anything
    about bear meat as an ingredient.
[13:39] S
    I want to go into the mountains.
[13:42] S
    I want to learn about where this
    ingredient has lived its life.
[13:44] S
    I want to see, walk, and breathe in everything
     there is about it, using all my senses!
[13:50] Kuga
    That's a good goal.
[13:52] Kuga
    Okay, gather 'round!
[13:54] Chinese RS
    Yes, sir!
[13:55] Kuga
    Figure out the fastest way to get
    us into the mountains, will you?
[13:58] Chinese RS
    Yes, sir!
[14:00] Kuga
    Okay! Get ready, Yukihira-chin!
[14:02] S
    Okay!
[14:03] S
    Thanks, Kuga-senpai!
[14:05] S
    There has to be a fighting
    chance out there somewhere.
[14:08] S
    I'll find the key to bear cuisine first!
SIGN    One Week Ago
[14:16] (Flashback) Kuga
    Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
[14:17] (Flashback) Rindo
    Hey, Kuga.
[14:20] (Flashback) Rindo
    How dare you ignore all my calls?
[14:22] (Flashback) Rindo
    Don't be such a sulky brat!
[14:24] (Flashback) Kuga
    Ow!
[14:25] (Flashback) Kuga
    Hmph.
[14:26] (Flashback) Kuga
    I'm not one of the Elite Ten anymore.
[14:29] (Flashback) Kuga
    But it's fine. I figured out
    a different way to have fun.
[14:33] (Flashback) Kuga
    I'm gonna completely mess up
    the first-years' advancement exams, too!
[14:37] (Flashback) Rindo
    Do what you want.
[14:39] (Flashback) Rindo
    We both need to have fun!
[14:42] Rindo
    I wonder what Kuga's got planned.
[14:45] T
    Rindo-senpai, isn't time for you to tell us
[14:49] T
    what we're supposed to cook
    in our match against you?
[14:53] Rindo
    Relax, Aldini.
[14:56] Rindo
    You're scaring Tadokoro-chan.
[14:58] Rindo
    Right?
[14:59] M
    Huh?
[15:00] M
    Um, er, well...
[15:01] Rindo
    Don't get so worked up. I'll tell you.
[15:04] Rindo
    The topic for us is...
[15:08] Hunter
    Bears typically eat acorns and kiwi berries,
[15:12] Hunter
    but as you know, they are omnivores.
[15:14] Hunter
    They eat anything.
[15:15] ---
    They gain the most fat right now.
[15:18] ---
    They're storing what energy
    they can before they hibernate.
[15:22] ---
    I think you should make a dish
    that really lets that fat shine.
[15:25] S
    Got it.
[15:29] Kuga
    Brr...
[15:30] Hunter
    Hmm. Yeah, today's not going to work out.
[15:33] Hunter
    It's deliberately putting tracks
    down in a different direction
[15:35] Hunter
    from the animal trails.
[15:36] Hunter
    That means it knows it's being hunted.
[15:39] S
    It's trying to throw us off its trail?
[15:41] Hunter
    That's right.
[15:42] Hunter
    Bears are smart and wily.
[15:44] Hunter
    We might be better off cutting
    it short after a short break
[15:46] Hunter
    and going down the mountain.
[15:48] S
    Got it.
[15:49] Kuga
    We're in the middle of nowhere.
[15:51] Kuga
    So cold.
SIGN    Kuga Terunori (Age 9)
[15:53] Kuga
    I've been going around eating authentic
    gourmet food since elementary school.
[15:56] Kuga
    This isn't cutting it.
[15:58] S
    There's coffee.
[15:59] Kuga
    I only want milk tea or chai!
[16:01] S
    Senpai, I think you need more cold tolerance.
[16:04] Kuga
    I'm not half bad.
[16:06] Kuga
    Rindo-senpai would've
     become sluggish, like a reptile.
[16:10] S
    Um, Kuga-senpai.
[16:12] S
    I have a question for you.
[16:14] S
    How'd Hayama become one of the Elite Ten?
[16:17] Kuga
    Oh, there was a battle to fill the
    vacant seats in the Elite Ten.
[16:21] Kuga
    Nakiri Azami hand-picked some
    chefs from Central to compete.
[16:26] Kuga
    Kusunoki Rentaro and other
     second-years were among them, too.
[16:32] (Flashback) Kusunoki
    So this is what third-years are like...
[16:34] (Flashback) Kusunoki
    They're the true elite.
[16:35] (Flashback) Kusunoki
    There are only a few dozen
    of them in the academy.
[16:40] (Flashback) Kusunoki
    Shit, I can't win.
[16:43] (Flashback) Hayama
    Will you face me now, Senpai?
[16:51] (Flashback) Rindo
    Wow.
[16:54] Kuga
    That's how Hayama, a first-year,
[16:59] Kuga
    conquered the fierce battle even
    second-years were said to have difficulty in.
[17:02] S
    What character are you?
[17:03] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin, it'd be wise of you to think
    Hayama's a completely different beast
[17:07] Kuga
    from what he was in the Autumn Elections.
[17:10] Kuga
    His ability to leverage
    his innate sense of smell
[17:12] Kuga
    has been honed into an even sharper weapon.
[17:15] Kuga
    And now, he has the infernal powers of
    Nakiri Azami and Central at his disposal.
[17:20] S
    Are you trying to tell me
    that I don't stand a chance?
[17:23] Kuga
    No, no, no!
[17:24] Kuga
    I don't want to see you all demotivated!
[17:26] S
    Huh? Who's demotivated here?!
[17:28] Kuga
    The Hayama of today can easily
    convert the peculiar fragrance
[17:32] Kuga
    of bear meat into something exquisite.
[17:35] Kuga
    You need to fully grasp
    the ingredients' potential
[17:38] Kuga
    and find a new angle.
[17:43] S
    An angle on bears...
[17:47] S
    Ow!
[17:48] Kuga
    Hey, hey, hey!
[17:50] Kuga
    Don't be such a klutz now, Yukihira-chin.
[17:54] S
    Kuga-senpai, maybe this
    is part of the answer!
[18:01] Kuga
    This tree...
[18:03] Hunter
    I wish I could've shown
    you how to butcher a bear.
[18:06] S
    Oh, I'm happy enough I got to learn from you.
[18:10] Hunter
    Well, I'm sure Totsuki
[18:12] Hunter
    would've gotten a top-notch hunter
    to prepare its bear meat.
[18:16] Hunter
    There shouldn't be any bad
    odors resulting from that.
[18:19] Hunter
    That does mean that if you can't take
    advantage of the smell that remains,
[18:23] Hunter
    it's because you're a bad chef.
[18:26] Hunter
    Well, you came all the way here
    just to learn about bears.
[18:30] Hunter
    Maybe you'll do fine.
[18:32] S
    Thanks!
[18:35] S
    All right!
[18:36] S
    Here's to a new start in recipe testing!
[18:39] Kuga
    Sorry to keep you waiting!
[18:40] Kuga
    I got what you asked for!
[18:42] Kuga
    The berries you found—dried.
[18:46] S
    Thanks!
[18:47] S
    Let's get started right away...
[18:49] S
    with these schisandra berries.
[18:53] Kuga
    Schisandra is used in medicinal cuisine.
[19:01] S
    All done!
[19:03] S
    Here's a bear burger made from a
    combination of fatty bear meat and beef!
[19:07] Chinese RS
    It has massive impact!
[19:08] Chinese RS
    Just the smell alone makes you riled up!
[19:10] Chinese RS
    Minced bear meat—a bold move!
[19:12] Chinese RS
    Did he succeed in removing the smelliness?
[19:15] Kuga
    Well, here I go.
[19:22] Chinese RS
    The rich fat is so mild and sweet!
[19:24] Chinese RS
    The red meat is so fragrant!
    What a double punch!
[19:27] Chinese RS
    It's a neverending torrent of juices!
[19:29] Chinese RS
    A manly flavor peculiar to bears!
[19:31] Chinese RS
    But it is not unpleasant in the least!
[19:33] Chinese RS
    Instead, it's as though the flavors
[19:35] Chinese RS
    are bursting forth and
     calling to our instincts...
[19:37] Chinese RS
    This must be from the schisandra!
[19:40] Kuga
    Schisandra, or the five-flavor fruit,
[19:42] Kuga
    is known as a medicinal
    herb possessing five flavors.
SIGN    Sourness Bitterness Sweetness Spiciness Saltiness
[19:45] Kuga
    Each flavor is thought to have a
    beneficial effect on different organs.
[19:51] Kuga
    These five flavors envelop the
    gaminess of the bear in a well-rounded way
[19:55] Kuga
    and transform it into high-impact
    umami in a stroke of genius!
[20:00] S
    I use the schisandra after
    it's been steeped in sake.
[20:02] S
    The alcohol brings out the essential oils
[20:04] S
    and heightens the schisandra's
    function as a spice.
[20:07] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin, you know
    a lot about schisandra.
[20:10] S
    Oh, someone I know is really
    knowledgeable about medicinal cuisine.
SIGN    Several Days Ago
[20:16] (Flashback) Hisako
    Now, back to the Hokkaido Seminar
    after you all drink this.
[20:20] (Flashback) M
    Thank you, Arato-san.
[20:21] (Flashback) Yuki
    I'm so tired!
[20:26] (Flashback) S
    What's this?
[20:28] (Flashback) S
    It has a really interesting taste.
[20:30] (Flashback) Hisako
    It's schisandra tea.
[20:31] (Flashback) Hisako
    It energizes and revitalizes you.
[20:34] (Flashback) S
    Huh.
[20:35] (Flashback) Hisako
    The schisandra plant is widespread
    in China and the Korean peninsula.
[20:39] (Flashback) Hisako
    It's a vine that can also be found in
    Japan in Hokkaido and central Honshu—
[20:41] (Flashback) M
    This is supposed to be break time,
     but we're back in class.
[20:44] (Flashback) Hisako
    This and that.
[20:45] (Flashback) Hisako
    Also this.
[20:45] (Flashback) E
    Yes, that's right.
[20:46] (Flashback) Hisako
    Schisandra this.
[20:46] (Flashback) E
    Yes, indeed.
[20:47] (Flashback) Yuki
    Let us rest our brains a little bit!
[20:48] (Flashback) Hisako
    Schisandra that.
[20:49] Kuga
    I see.
[20:51] Kuga
    The bear's smelliness has
    now been dealt with, Yukihira-chin.
[20:56] S
    Yup!
[20:57] S
    Now, I have to figure out how to draw
    out the good flavors of bear meat.
[21:00] S
    If I can keep going, I bet
    I can win against Hayama.
[21:03] Chinese RS
    Chief!
[21:04] Chinese RS
    Hayama Akira's here!
[21:09] Hayama
    Hey, Yukihira.
[21:10] Hayama
    How's the recipe testing going?
[21:12] Chinese RS
    What an elegant and deep fragrance.
[21:14] Chinese RS
    Amid the pungent spiciness,
    there's a sweet-sour note.
[21:17] Chinese RS
    There's even a complex interweaving
    of astringency throughout.
[21:20] Chinese RS
    Just by smelling it, you can feel
    a rising heat from deep within.
[21:24] Chinese RS
    This is...
[21:25] Chinese RS
    ...Cajun spice!
[21:26] S
    Kay-what?
[21:27] Chinese RS
    A spice mix used in Cajun cuisine,
[21:30] Chinese RS
    which is based in the southern
    United States, around New Orleans!
[21:33] Chinese RS
    But in his hands, the mix
    is utterly transformed!
[21:36] Chinese RS
    What a deep, strong fragrance it has!
[21:40] Hayama
    You're testing out
     schisandra berries, aren't you?
[21:44] Chinese RS
    He figured it out just
     from the residual smell?
[21:45] Hayama
    Sorry I figured out your strategy.
[21:49] Hayama
    Well, you did barge into
     my kitchen, so it's tit for tat.
[21:53] Hayama
    And how was Yukihira's test recipe?
[21:57] Hayama
    Did it make better use of the
    bear's smelliness than mine?
[22:02] Hayama
    I guess it was hardly necessary to ask.
[22:04] Hayama
    Improvised knowledge and ideas
    won't lead you to victory against me.
[22:08] ---
    You've already lost to me twice.
SIGN    Hayama Akira
[22:10] ---
    You know this, Yukihira.
[22:11] ---
    You will lose a third time, too—
[22:14] ---
    An even worse defeat than before.
[23:55] Rindo
    So warm!
[23:57] Rindo
    I'm really looking forward
    to the advancement exam.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode The Umami Tightrope
[24:06] ---
    This battle's going to get rather
    shaky, so please hold on tight!

Season 1

17 - The Umami Tightrope

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Seventeen
[00:03] Hayama
    You will lose a third time, too—
[00:05] Hayama
    An even worse defeat than before.
[00:11] S
    Hey, Hayama.
[00:12] S
    You look kind of glum for someone who
    managed to win a seat in the Elite Ten.
[00:17] S
    You even got in bed with Central
[00:20] S
    to get what you wanted in the Elite Ten.
[00:22] S
    You should at least look
    like you're having fun.
[00:24] Hayama
    I didn't join Central to have fun.
[00:27] Hayama
    I joined Central...
[00:30] Hayama
    ...for Jun.
[00:33] S
    What do you mean by that—
[00:34] Hayama
    That's none of your business.
[00:36] Hayama
    Stop bothering me.
[00:39] Hayama
    This match is only a checkpoint for me.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN    Baths
SIGN    Men
SIGN    The Umami Tightrope
[02:15] Kuga
    Hey, Yukihira-chin!
[02:17] Kuga
    Why'd you come back with
    your tail between your legs?
[02:19] Kuga
    That was your chance to
    challenge him to a Shokugeki!
[02:21] Kuga
    It's so easy!
[02:23] Kuga
    "Let's do a Shokugeki at this exam!"
[02:25] Kuga
    That's all you had to say!
[02:26] Kuga
    You wanna crush Hayama, don't you?
[02:29] S
    Well, sure, but...
[02:33] S
    Hm?
[02:37] D
    Hm?
[02:38] S
    Dojima-senpai...
[02:39] D
    What's wrong, Yukihira?
[02:41] D
    You look like something's on your mind.
[02:46] D
    How the Shiomi Research Group was shut down?
[02:49] S
    Yeah.
[02:50] S
    Do you know how it happened, Dojima-senpai?
[02:52] S
    Did Hayama not challenge Central to a
    Shokugeki for the research group's survival?
[02:57] Kuga
    What's any of this got to
    do with you, Yukihira-chin?
[03:01] Kuga
    Who cares about a loser who's become
    the Azami administration's lap dog?
[03:06] S
    Well, I just have a hard time imagining
    someone like Hayama taking orders
[03:10] S
    from an enemy without a reason.
[03:12] D
    As you'd guessed, that wasn't his plan.
[03:16] D
    At least, not at first.
[03:22] (Flashback) Jun
    Hayama-kun!
SIGN    Shiomi Research Group
    Creative Curry Laboratory
[03:25] (Flashback) Jun
    We did it!
[03:26] (Flashback) Jun
    A lot of corporate reps just came over
[03:28] (Flashback) Jun
    and said they'll increase the budget
    for our joint projects—all of them!
[03:32] (Flashback) H
    Huh.
[03:33] (Flashback) H
    Well, that's no surprise given
    all your accomplishments.
[03:37] (Flashback) H
    You may not look it, but you
    used to be in the Elite Ten.
[03:39] (Flashback) Jun
    What's that supposed to mean?!
SIGN    Shiomi Research Group
    Creative Curry Laboratory
[03:41] (Flashback) Jun
    Hey, are you listening
    to me, Hayama-kun? Hey!
[03:44] H
    I guess we'll be neck deep
    in research again...
[03:47] (Flashback) H
    What do you mean, you want to
    terminate the business partnership?
SIGN    Big Curry Products Business Development Division
[03:50] Corp
    We do apologize for the inconvenience.
[03:52] Corp
    The details will be
    specified in the letter.
[03:53] (Flashback) H
    Hey, wait...
[03:55] Corp
    We do apologize. Please consider
    the contract null and void.
[03:58] Corp
    We understand it's a major inconvenience,
[04:00] Corp
    but we are withdrawing our
    sponsorship effective immediately.
[04:03] (Flashback) H
    Why?!
[04:04] (Flashback) H
    Tell us why!
[04:05] (Flashback) Azami
    Because all autonomous groups in
    Totsuki Academy will be disbanded.
[04:11] (Flashback) Azami
    Central will be the only
    public face of Totsuki.
[04:18] (Flashback) Azami
    Welcome, Hayama Akira-kun.
[04:20] (Flashback) Azami
    Your culinary sensitivities are
[04:21] (Flashback) Azami
    worthy of inclusion in the world
    of true gourmet food I envision.
[04:24] (Flashback) Azami
    I want you to join Central.
[04:26] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll give you an entire laboratory
    facility for your personal use.
[04:30] (Flashback) Azami
    That is, if you'll accept the
    disbanding of the research group
[04:34] (Flashback) Azami
    and swear fealty to me.
[04:35] (Flashback) H
    This is stupid, old man.
[04:38] (Flashback) H
    I'll never let you shut down
    Shiomi Research Group—
[04:40] (Flashback) Azami
    That research group has no
    future as long as I'm here.
SIGN    Data Oct-Nov '12
[04:43] (Flashback) Azami
    Neither do these, in fact.
[04:46] (Flashback) H
    Give them back!
[04:47] (Flashback) H
    You have no right to them!
[04:49] (Flashback) H
    That's our—the research group's—research data!
[04:53] (Flashback) Azami
    This is where we begin negotiations.
[04:57] (Flashback) Azami
    If you'll do as I say,
[04:59] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll allow you to add Professor Shiomi
     to your research facility.
[05:03] (Flashback) Azami
    You can choose to engage
    in a Shokugeki for the
[05:05] (Flashback) Azami
    continued existence of your research group,
[05:07] (Flashback) Azami
    but even if you win, your corporate
    partnerships are long gone.
[05:10] (Flashback) Azami
    Professor Shiomi's activities will
    most likely be restricted, too.
[05:21] (Flashback) Azami
    In the coming days, there will be a battle
    royale to fill the vacant Elite Ten seats.
[05:26] (Flashback) Azami
    I do hope to see you there.
[05:28] D
    Hayama participated in the battle
     royale and became the ninth seat.
[05:34] D
    That is all I've heard.
[05:37] D
    It's likely that forcing Hayama Akira to
[05:39] D
    become an ally was Nakiri Azami's
    objective from the very start.
[05:43] Kuga
    Azami's such a bastard!
[05:45] Kuga
    Unbelievable!
[05:46] Kuga
    Seriously?! I feel really
    bad for Hayama-chin!
[05:51] D
    Hayama must defeat you in
    order to reach his goal.
[05:56] S
    I see.
[05:57] S
    So that's why he said it's a checkpoint.
[06:02] Kuga
    Hey, Yukihira-chin?
[06:05] S
    Hayama!
[06:08] S
    Hayama!
[06:09] S
    Hayama!
[06:11] S
    Hayama!
[06:12] S
    Hayama!
[06:14] S
    Hayama!
[06:21] S
    Hayama, I heard what burden you're carrying.
[06:25] S
    If you can beat me in the advancement exam,
[06:27] S
    you can keep on doing what you want to do.
[06:30] S
    So this match is just a
    checkpoint for that, right?
[06:34] H
    Sounds about right.
[06:39] S
    You should really stop underestimating me.
[06:44] S
    I'm here to redeem myself.
[06:46] S
    I don't care what the actual reasons are—
[06:48] S
    I'm really looking forward
    to facing you for real.
[06:51] S
    Don't you dare be distracted by anything
    but what you'll be cooking, got it?!
[06:55] H
    Huh?
[06:56] H
    Any match needs a goal.
[06:59] H
    You have no idea what's going on, anyway—
[07:00] S
    Wasn't the research group important to you?
[07:03] S
    And you couldn't even fight to save it.
[07:07] S
    The hell I'm gonna lose to
    a pathetic loser like that!
[07:10] H
    Yukihira!
[07:12] H
    Fine.
[07:13] H
    If you're that eager to suffer defeat...
[07:16] H
    I'll hand it to you on a silver platter.
[07:22] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin, you might
    get expelled for this.
[07:26] Kuga
    Do you understand that?
SIGN    Day of Stage Three Exam
[07:30] S
    So your stage three exam also
    involves facing the Elite Ten?
[07:32] Alice
    Yes, both Ryo-kun and I are heading over now.
[07:37] Alice
    Who would've thought that
    Hayama-kun would turn against us
[07:40] Alice
    after we worked hard at the
    Moon Festival together?!
[07:45] Alice
    Has he forgotten the mindset we developed
    in the White Coat Trio team I led?
[07:50] Alice
    He's got a lecture coming!
[07:52] S
    Oh, you do that.
[07:54] S
    Oh, if you have a message
    for me, I can tell him.
[07:57] Alice
    No, that's not necessary.
[08:00] Alice
    We'll all pass stage three and
    meet up at the next exam location.
[08:05] Alice
    Then we can all complain to Hayama-kun.
[08:09] S
    Right, we all will.
[08:13] S
    Good luck!
[08:14] S
    All right!
[08:16] S
    Everyone else's fired up, too.
[08:18] S
    I've gotta keep up!
[08:20] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin, you understand this, right?
[08:23] Kuga
    You're all up against the Elite Ten.
[08:25] Kuga
    It's impossible for all the rebels
     to make it through this round.
[08:31] Kuga
    A normal person would think that, at least.
[08:36] S
    Well, that's up to them.
[08:40] S
    I can only work on my upcoming match.
SIGN    Green Room Tadokoro Megumi Takumi Aldini
[08:45] Takumi
    Everyone else is about to
    start their exams, too.
[08:49] M
    Yeah.
[08:50] Rindo
    Hey, now isn't the time to be
    worrying about anyone else!
[08:54] Rindo
    After all, I'm the one you'll be facing!
[09:01] Rindo
    Well, let's get cooking!
[09:09] E
    Everyone...
[09:20] E
    I can only have faith
[09:23] E
    in the abilities of the
    chefs I've come to trust.
[09:35] D
    I trust you're both ready.
[09:38] D
    Let me introduce the judges to you.
[09:40] BS
    Stare...
[09:41] S
    Huh?
[09:43] Sh
    Hey, Berta. The other one's
    better looking, isn't he?
[09:46] B
    Yes, he is, Cilla.
[09:48] Sh
    But maybe I don't really like
    men who are too good looking.
[09:52] Sh
    This unsophisticated-looking guy
    might be more reliable.
[09:55] B
    You just don't get it, Cilla!
[09:57] B
    Guys like him can be more passionate!
[10:01] Sh
    Really?
[10:02] Sh
    Then I'll cheer him on, too!
[10:05] B
    Yup, yup.
[10:06] BS
    So, good luck, handsome!
[10:09] S
    Wow, I feel like I've already
    lost before we even got started.
[10:12] Kuga
    Hey, Dojima-senpai.
[10:15] Kuga
    Where's the impartiality here?!
[10:17] Kuga
    And they're both just kids!
[10:18] Kuga
    How can they be judges?
[10:21] Sh
    I hate rude people!
[10:23] B
    What's your complaint, shorty?
[10:25] Kuga
    Who you calling "shorty"?!
[10:27] D
    Allow me to introduce them.
[10:29] D
    They are Cilla and Berta, geniuses
    whose knowledge of brain physiology
SIGN    Nakiri International Research Staff
    Cilla & Berta
[10:33] D
    and culinary sensitivity led them to
    be recruited by Nakiri Leonora-dono.
[10:38] D
    Their ability to judge
    dishes is unquestionable.
[10:41] D
    The chair of the judging panel
[10:43] D
    is the founder of Totsuki International,
    the academy's research institute.
[10:48] B
    Oh, Nassan.
[10:49] Sh
    Good morning, Nassan!
[10:51] S
    "Nassan"?
[10:52] D
    He's delegated most of the institute's
    day-to-day operations to his wife, Leonora,
[10:57] D
    to focus his efforts on
    negotiating external contracts.
[11:00] D
    He is Nakiri Soue-dono.
SIGN    Founder, Nakiri International
    Nakiri Soue
[11:03] S
    Oh, I see, the "Na" in Nassan is from Nakiri.
SIGN    Senzaemon
SIGN    Leonora
SIGN    Soue
SIGN    Azami
SIGN    Alice
SIGN    Erina
[11:06] S
    So he's Leonora-san's husband,
    Nakiri Alice's dad,
[11:10] S
    Nakiri Erina's uncle,
[11:11] S
    and the former director's son!
[11:14] D
    Thank you for coming all
    the way here, Soue-dono.
[11:17] Soei
    It's been a while, Dojima Gin.
[11:19] Soei
    I trust you've been well?
[11:21] S
    Wow, he's really uptight.
[11:23] Kuga
    But wait, he's a relative
    of Nakiri Azami's, isn't he?
[11:27] Kuga
    How can we trust him?!
[11:28] Soei
    Do not underestimate me, Kuga Terunori.
[11:30] Soei
    As a judge, I swear I will
    exercise absolute impartiality.
[11:33] Soei
    Even if this were a match involving
    my own daughter, Alice,
[11:36] Soei
    I would be fair in my judgment.
[11:38] Soei
    Why?
[11:40] Soei
    Because even should she be defeated,
[11:42] Soei
    Alice is the most adorable
    thing in the entire world.
[11:44] Soei
    Oh, but Leonora is the most adorable
    thing in the entire world, too.
[11:48] Soei
    Their charm is the sole mystery I can
    never solve, even in a lifetime of research.
[11:55] S
    It turns out he's a doting
    father and husband, I guess.
[11:57] Soei
    So...
[11:58] Soei
    Hayama Akira. Yukihira Soma.
[12:01] Soei
    Look.
[12:02] Soei
    Here is the bear meat
    that is the topic today.
[12:08] Chinese RS
    What a thick layer of fat!
[12:10] Soei
    The bear was caught by a first-rate hunter.
[12:13] Soei
    The carcass was butchered and drained
    of blood with flawless expertise.
[12:16] Soei
    You will face each other using this meat.
[12:19] S
    Got it.
[12:20] S
    Hayama, let's do a taste
    comparison of each other's food,
[12:23] S
    just like we did in the prelims.
[12:24] H
    I have no idea what you're
    planning to prepare,
[12:27] H
    but there's nothing to
    compare between us anymore.
[12:29] H
    We are worlds apart.
[12:31] D
    It's time.
[12:33] D
    Let the cooking begin!
[12:38] Chinese RS
    What part is Hayama going to use?
[12:40] Chinese RS
    Looks like loin.
[12:42] Chinese RS
    He's chopped the meat into large chunks,
[12:44] Chinese RS
    and is coating them with a puree
    of garlic, ginger, and onion.
[12:48] Chinese RS
    He's going to tenderize the
    meat with that marinade.
[12:51] Chinese RS
    Meanwhile, he's making batter
    from eggs and starch...
[12:55] Chinese RS
    And oil?
[12:57] D
    He's going to fry it.
[12:59] H
    Fried chicken is a dish with a long history,
     born in the American south.
[13:05] H
    I'll serve you a version of the dish
    that is appropriate for this venue.
[13:11] Chinese RS
    "Fried chicken" made with bear meat...
[13:13] Chinese RS
    So chicken-fried bear?
[13:15] Chinese RS
    Hayama's going in for the kill.
[13:18] Kuga
    If he can concentrate the bear's
    umami within the batter,
[13:22] Kuga
    he'll create the ultimate dish
    that'll knock your brains out.
[13:26] Kuga
    But on the flip side, if he botches the
    removal of gaminess from the meat,
[13:29] Kuga
    all the unpleasant flavors will be
    trapped within the batter.
[13:33] D
    Will it be umami or smelliness that's left?
[13:36] D
    It's big gamble!
[13:42] D
    Hayama has no intention of playing defense...
[13:45] D
    He intends to bring the
    fight to close quarters!
[13:47] Soei
    It seems he has absolute confidence.
[13:50] Soei
    He believes he can control every
    single aspect of the ingredient.
[13:54] Chinese RS
    Look!
[13:55] Chinese RS
    Yukihira-dono's also
    preparing breading and oil!
[14:02] (Flashback) Kuga
    Even a smell that may be totally
    fine when out in the open
[14:06] (Flashback) Kuga
    can turn into an unpleasant
    odor in a more confined space.
[14:09] (Flashback) Hunter
    That does mean that if you can't take
    advantage of the smell that remains,
[14:12] (Flashback) Hunter
    it's because you're a bad chef.
[14:15] S
    I finally get it now, after listening
    to Kuga-senpai and the hunter guy.
[14:18] S
    I have to take full advantage
    of the bear's flavors,
[14:21] S
    even if I have to risk trapping
    bad odors in the dish!
[14:23] S
    If I don't, I'm never going to
    stand a chance against Hayama.
[14:27] S
    And this...
[14:30] S
    ...is my answer!
[14:31] Chinese RS
    So they both chose a fried dish in the end?!
[14:35] D
    One could say the gloves
    are off on this fight.
[14:38] D
    It'll be a fierce slugfest between
    two boxers at close quarters!
[14:51] S
    Combine different parts of the bear—
[14:53] S
    loin, boned rib, round, and
    fatty and lean meat—
[14:55] S
    into ground meat.
[14:59] S
    Season with schisandra, onion, and salt.
[15:02] S
    One misstep and the umami
    will turn into smelliness.
[15:05] S
    Stay sharp.
[15:07] S
    Keep dealing the best hand you can think of!
[15:14] D
    Yukihira's pouring bear broth into the meat!
[15:18] D
    So he's adding even more of
    the bear's essential flavors
[15:20] D
    when the meat already has
    a strong wild flavor.
[15:24] D
    You can't help but get drawn in...
[15:26] D
    ...by the two's tension.
[15:30] D
    There's no way anyone can look away.
[15:32] D
    What they're doing...
[15:35] D
    ...will easily lead to self-destruction
[15:37] D
    with a single misstep!
[15:38] D
    What a nerve-wracking tightrope walk!
[15:43] D
    But...
[15:49] D
    When it comes to a tightrope
    of flavor and fragrance,
[15:51] D
    Hayama Akira is the greater expert!
[15:55] Chinese RS
    There it is!
[15:56] Chinese RS
    Hayama's original Cajun spice blend!
[16:00] S
    He must be making a sauce.
[16:03] H
    Yukihira, don't tell me you have the
    time to lay eyes on anyone else.
[16:06] H
    Don't worry.
[16:08] H
    I'll make enough for you to try.
[16:10] H
    You can do all the taste comparing you want.
[16:13] B
    What is that smell?
[16:14] B
    Is it something like cypress?
[16:15] Sh
    It's a smell unique to conifers, Berta.
[16:18] B
    You're right, Cilla.
[16:20] B
    It's probably terpenes and phenols.
[16:22] Sh
    They stimulate the cerebral
    cortex and aid relaxation.
[16:26] Kuga
    I thought so.
[16:28] Kuga
    The core component of the fragrance
    Hayama is trying to create
[16:31] Kuga
    is the genièvre.
[16:33] S
    Geni... èvre?
[16:34] BSh
    Juniper berries.
[16:36] Sh
    They're a spice that's been used
     ever since ancient Egypt.
[16:40] Sh
    Right, Berta?
[16:41] B
    Yes, Cilla.
[16:42] B
    It has the astringency of pine resin
[16:44] B
    and a fragrant sweetness.
[16:45] B
    Some spiciness, too.
[16:47] H
    Thicken bear broth with flour and milk,
[16:52] H
    then season the sauce once it is
    fragrant and has deepened in color.
[16:56] H
    Add the spices for fragrance, and then...
[17:02] H
    You have a gravy that will
    further enhance the fried bear.
[17:06] Sh
    No way!
[17:07] Sh
    This is impossibly complex and fragrant
    compared to normal gravy!
[17:12] B
    I want to taste just a tiny bit!
[17:14] H
    You want to try it?
[17:17] H
    Sure.
[17:20] H
    Here.
[17:24] Sh
    What rich, wild bear flavor!
[17:26] Sh
    But there is no smelliness!
[17:30] B
    The juniper berry's spiciness
    is spreading throughout my body!
[17:34] Sh
    What a masculine, aggressive flavor!
[17:37] B
    I'm being schooled by
    this enthralling fragrance!
[17:40] BSh
    Even we...
[17:41] BSh
    are easily...
[17:45] BSh
    domesticated!
[17:50] D
    What a terrifying chef.
[17:52] D
    Who would've thought that the sauce
    alone would be enough to subjugate them?
[17:57] S
    All right, my sauce is done, too.
[18:00] Chinese RS
    Oh!
[18:00] Chinese RS
    Yukihira-dono's getting to
    the frying process first.
[18:06] S
    How strange.
[18:08] S
    Thinking back,
[18:10] S
    I'm actually glad I lost that day.
SIGN    Hayama Akira
[18:14] S
    Thank you, Hayama.
[18:17] S
    If I hadn't lost to you,
[18:19] S
    I wouldn't be the chef I am now.
[18:22] Kuga
    He's improved the hamburger
    he tested earlier,
[18:26] Kuga
    and added the breading
[18:28] Kuga
    to further concentrate and
    strengthen the bear's flavors.
[18:30] Kuga
    It's a minced meat cutlet!
[18:34] S
    Now, judges.
[18:36] S
    Here's the best bear dish
    I could come up with.
[18:40] Sh
    Wow, Berta!
[18:43] B
    Cilla!
[18:44] B
    It's fried to perfection!
[18:45] B
    The brilliance of the
    essential fatty acids is
[18:47] B
    making my visual optic nerves really happy!
[18:49] S
    Hayama, I'll make yours
    right before you try it.
[18:53] S
    Just let me know when you
    have a minute to spare, okay?
[19:01] D
    Well, then. Soue-dono, Berta-dono,
    Cilla-dono, please try the dish!
[19:06] Chinese RS
    Can he win against Hayama Akira?
[19:08] D
    More importantly, did you win
    your own wager, Yukihira Soma?
[19:13] D
    How did you do on your tightrope walk
    across not letting any flavors escape,
[19:16] D
    while not permitting unpleasant odors?
[19:17] Sh
    I want to try it while
    it's still piping hot...
[19:20] B
    ...but what if it's really gamey inside?
[19:24] Soei
    May I have a napkin?
[19:26] Sh
    Nassan?!
[19:27] B
    You'll go first?!
[19:29] Soei
    Is this too impolite?
[19:31] S
    Not at all!
[19:32] S
    That's the best way to
    eat a minced meat cutlet!
[19:35] S
    Please take a big bite!
[19:38] Soei
    I will.
[19:42] Sh
    I'll try it, too!
[19:43] B
    Me, too, then!
[19:45] Sh
    So hot!
[19:48] BSh
    Here we go!
[19:57] BSh
    What is... this?
[20:01] B
    It's delicious!
[20:03] Sh
    The sweet and strong meat juices
    explode in your mouth—
[20:07] Sh
    The umami is enough to rattle your brains!
[20:10] B
    Sourness, bitterness, sweetness,
    spiciness, and saltiness...
[20:14] B
    The schisandra's various
    flavors are converting
[20:16] B
    the bear's gaminess into
    umami in a balanced way.
[20:20] Sh
    This is like getting slapped
    by the richness of flavor!
[20:23] Soei
    This is a watershed between the two extremes
    of flavor, the best and the worst.
[20:26] Soei
    Not to mention, he has made a dangerous
    gamble far beyond one's imagination.
[20:31] Soei
    Yukihira Soma,
[20:32] Soei
    you were fearless and generous with your
    use of meat that lay close to the bone.
[20:38] D
    I see.
[20:40] D
    The closer meat is to the bone,
    the more gamey its flavor!
[20:43] D
    This tendency is even more pronounced
    in the meat of wild game!
[20:49] Kuga
    So Yukihira-chin threw the smelliest
    parts of the bear into the cutlet.
[20:55] Kuga
    He discerned the limit of
    preventing smelliness
[20:58] Kuga
    and easily stepped over the line normal
    chefs would not be able to cross.
[21:03] B
    Why did you take such a big risk?
[21:04] S
    Well, smelliness has a powerful
    potential to lead to umami.
[21:10] S
    Of course you go all in!
[21:13] S
    That's where the potential
    for delicious taste lies.
[21:18] Sh
    Hey, Berta.
[21:19] Sh
    I thought he was unsophisticated...
[21:22] B
    Yeah, I guess we thought wrong, Cilla.
[21:25] BSh
    A dangerous man who takes big risks to win...
[21:28] BSh
    How wonderful!
[21:30] Soei
    Yukihira Soma...
[21:31] Soei
    He combined several different parts
    of the bear into the ground meat.
[21:35] Soei
    Doing so further emphasized the variance in
    the strength of flavors within the cutlet
[21:40] Soei
    and successfully created a umami gradient.
[21:44] Soei
    That is how he created
    such a complex richness.
[21:47] Soei
    He crossed quite a tightrope
    with this dish...
[21:51] Soei
    The determination of a chef
    to endure such risks—
[21:54] Soei
    is bursting me open!
[21:57] D
    Oh, look!
[21:59] ---
    He Who Inherits the Chest-Baring
[22:01] ---
    seems to have acknowledged Yukihira's dish.
[22:03] S
    Yeah!
[22:07] Kuga
    I knew I believed in you.
[22:09] S
    Oh, I wouldn't be so sure.
[22:16] H
    Thank you for waiting.
[22:18] H
    This is the ultimate bear dish.
[22:25] Chinese RS
    What?!
[22:26] Chinese RS
    What is this... brilliance?!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode For Whom
[24:06] M
    The train will be barreling into a blizzard!

Season 1

18 - For Whom

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Eighteen
[00:05] (Flashback) Azami
    Congratulations on your battle
    royale victory, Hayama Akira.
[00:08] (Flashback) Azami
    Now, you are an official member of Central.
[00:11] (Flashback) H
    I don't give a shit about that.
[00:12] (Flashback) H
    As promised, set up the
    research lab for Jun and me—
[00:16] (Flashback) Azami
    I am aware.
[00:17] (Flashback) Azami
    But before that, you have
     your first assignment.
[00:21] (Flashback) Azami
    It's a simple matter.
[00:22] (Flashback) Azami
    Once and for all, finish off the opponent
     you've already defeated twice before.
[00:28] (Flashback) Jun
    You can't do this, Hayama-kun.
[00:30] (Flashback) Jun
    Leave Central right now.
[00:32] (Flashback) Jun
    I told you not to join Central, didn't I?
[00:35] (Flashback) Jun
    Why won't you listen to me?
[00:38] (Flashback) Jun
    Even if you listen to Azami-senpai,
[00:40] (Flashback) Jun
    there's no guarantee that he'll
    let you do what you want—
[00:42] (Flashback) H
    So what?
[00:43] (Flashback) H
    Is there any other way we
    can continue our research?
[00:47] (Flashback) Jun
    You just don't get it, Hayama-kun!
[00:48] H
    Wh-What the hell?!
[00:50] H
    Do you even get how much everything
    we've been through means to me?
[00:53] (Flashback) H
    Fine.
[00:54] (Flashback) H
    No matter what you say,
[00:56] (Flashback) H
    I'm going to protect this place.
[00:58] (Flashback) H
    I don't care what I have to sacrifice.
[01:05] H
    Here's the chicken-fried bear.
[01:07] H
    Please enjoy.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN    For Whom
[02:49] D
    The bear dish prepared by the master
    of fragrance, Hayama Akira—
[02:53] D
    chicken-fried bear.
[02:55] S
    Hayama, where's mine?!
[02:57] S
    Hurry up, and let me try it!
[02:59] H
    Shut up.
[03:01] H
    Here.
[03:02] H
    After you've tasted it and
     accept defeat, leave the academy.
[03:04] S
    You're really acting like you
    have no time for me, huh?
[03:07] H
    I've always felt that way.
[03:09] H
    We're no longer on equal footing.
     Get that through your thick skull.
[03:12] Chinese RS
    He's really confident.
[03:14] Chinese RS
    He must've had to walk the same tightrope
[03:16] Chinese RS
    of smelliness and umami, and yet...
[03:19] Kuga
    Yeah.
[03:20] Kuga
    The first test is whether
    he succeeded in his wager
[03:22] Kuga
    to remove the smelliness...
[03:24] Kuga
    But there isn't much to doubt there.
[03:26] Soe
    On to the tasting.
[03:29] S
    Hot, hot, hot!
[03:31] S
    The light batter is shining
    so brightly, it's almost blinding.
[03:35] S
    Hayama's skills are the real deal.
[03:41] Sh
    N-No way. What is this?
[03:44] B
    Just bringing it close to your mouth
[03:45] B
    is enough to make the spices sing!
[03:50] Soe
    Now, if I may!
[03:56] BSh
    So good!
[04:01] Sh
    No, Berta!
[04:02] Sh
    Keep it together!
[04:03] B
    Yeah, Cilla!
[04:05] B
    We have to stay calm and analyze this.
[04:08] B
    This pungent spiciness is the
    piperine from black pepper!
[04:13] Sh
    Its synergy with pyrazine, an aromatic
    compound resulting from heating paprika,
[04:18] Sh
    has formed the foundation of
    the dish's flavor profile.
[04:20] Sh
    Thyme is countering bear meat's gaminess.
[04:23] B
    Thymol, that sharp and
    astringent compound, is at work here.
[04:27] B
    Oh, and cayenne and oregano's... um...
[04:32] B
    I can't stand this anymore!
[04:33] Sh
    I'm losing all sense of reason!
[04:37] Soe
    How exquisite!
[04:38] Soe
    The bear meat's smelliness has been
    converted into a powerful umami in its entirety!
[04:43] Soe
    The complex buildup of umami
    and the layers of flavor...
[04:50] Soe
    This clearly surpasses
     Yukihira Soma's creation!
[04:54] Hayama
    In addition to the obvious Cajun spice mix,
[04:57] Hayama
    I've added to the marinade juniper berries
     that have been crushed with
[05:01] Hayama
    a mortar and pestle to
     heighten their fragrance.
[05:02] Hayama
    The more you chew,
[05:05] Hayama
    the more the exquisite and
    even sweet umami of the bear
[05:07] Hayama
    should spread like a torrent
    through your mouth.
[05:10] Chinese RS
    Yukihira-dono even chose
    smellier parts of the bear
[05:13] Chinese RS
    and used schisandra berries to
    enhance the bear's flavors—
[05:16] Chinese RS
    And that wasn't enough?
[05:17] Chinese RS
    It must mean that Hayama's spice use
[05:19] Chinese RS
    skills are that much higher.
[05:23] H
    Even humans are said to be able to tell apart
[05:25] H
    several thousand to nearly
    ten thousand odors.
[05:29] H
    I simply used that ability in this dish.
[05:34] Kuga
    Yeah, right.
[05:35] Kuga
    As if anyone could've made that dish
[05:38] Kuga
    without Hayama's superhuman
    sensitivity and sense of smell...
[05:41] H
    Now, for the finishing blow.
[05:50] (Flashback) S
    Wow, I wouldn't have thought
    to use a blow torch to sear
[05:53] (Flashback) S
    the fish to bring out
    the oils and fragrance...
[05:55] (Flashback) S
    How'd you come up with that?
[05:57] (Flashback) S
    C'mon, tell us.
[05:58] (Flashback) Ryo
    Well, I won't take a back seat next
    time now that I know your tricks.
[06:02] (Flashback) Ryo
    Don't think you're better than anyone else.
[06:04] (Flashback) H
    Did you guys come here to pick a fight?
[06:09] H
    Man...
[06:11] H
    Sorry, Yukihira.
[06:13] H
    But I have something I want to protect,
[06:15] H
    even if it means defeating you guys!
[06:27] Chinese RS
    He couldn't surpass Hayama.
[06:28] Chinese RS
    That means that, with this match...
[06:29] Chinese RS
    ...Yukihira-dono's expulsion is confirmed?
[06:35] Soe
    It is too early to judge.
[06:38] Soe
    We have merely tasted the
    fried meat by itself.
[06:42] Soe
    We have yet to taste it with the sauce.
[06:45] Sh
    Oops, that was close.
[06:47] B
    I was about to finish the whole thing.
[06:48] Sh
    Okay, I'll dip Hayama-san's
    fried bear into the gravy.
[06:53] B
    A sauce made from deglazed
     bear fond, with a generous dose
[06:55] B
    of the juniper berry's fragrance...
[07:03] D
    There it is!
[07:04] D
    An offshoot of the chest-baring
    ability that the Nakiri clan
[07:07] D
    has passed down for generations!
[07:09] D
    The explosive tearing of
    cloth due to willpower,
[07:11] D
    also known as "The Explosion"!
SIGN    The Explosion
[07:15] Sh
    This is almost like...
[07:16] B
    A flavor bombardment!
[07:20] Soe
    It is almost terrifying
    how polished this dish is.
[07:24] Soe
    Juniper berries and Cajun spices!
[07:27] Soe
    Spiciness and sweetness!
[07:28] Soe
    A golden ratio to enhance
    the bear meat's flavor...
[07:30] Soe
    He has achieved the perfect balance!
[07:33] Soe
    It is the result of his
    scientific pursuit of how
[07:35] Soe
    fragrance and deliciousness
    are interconnected.
[07:40] Soe
    If I were to make an analogy,
[07:41] Soe
    it demonstrates ironclad
    perfection from every angle!
[07:44] Soe
    The dish is akin to an impenetrable fortress!
[07:49] H
    There's no way you can catch up to me.
[07:51] H
    It's just not possible without
    my superhuman sense of smell.
[07:55] H
    You're finished.
[07:56] S
    Did you just say "finished"?
[07:59] S
    Hayama, don't get the wrong idea.
[08:03] H
    He hasn't given up yet.
[08:07] S
    The final bell hasn't been rung yet!
[08:15] Soe
    Next, I'll have Yukihira Soma's
    minced meat cutlet with the sauce.
[08:20] Sh
    What a nice smell.
[08:22] Sh
    Like Hayama-san's sauce, this seems
     to be based on bear broth.
[08:26] B
    Yeah.
[08:28] B
    The schisandra berries steeped
    in sake provide a focal point.
[08:30] B
    What a gentle garlic fragrance.
[08:33] B
    Where is this mildness coming from?
[08:36] Kuga
    I see.
[08:37] Kuga
    In comparison to Hayama's juniper berries,
[08:41] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin used that ingredient
    as the main player in the sauce.
[08:45] B
    Huh?!
[08:45] Sh
    What?!
[08:48] B
    The entire dish has taken
    a 180 degree turn.
[08:51] Sh
    What a lingering fragrance...
[08:53] Sh
    Thought persistent, it's not clinging.
[08:56] Sh
    It's as though the bear meat's sweet
    flavors have been sharpened...
[08:59] BSh
    ...and are rushing right through you...
[09:06] B
    What's going on?!
[09:08] Sh
    Our clothes came off!
[09:09] D
    There it is.
[09:11] D
    This technique is the more advanced
    version of the earlier Explosion ability.
SIGN    The Explosion
[09:15] Kuga
    More advanced than The Explosion?
[09:17] D
    Upon tasting a dish full of spiritual
    harmony that is worthy of chest-baring,
[09:22] D
    the willpower that flows in a Nakiri's
    veins is unleashed as a wave.
[09:28] D
    This temporarily imparts the
    baring ability to outsiders.
[09:35] D
    It is known as The Gift!
SIGN    The Gift
[09:39] Chinese RS
    The Gift?!
[09:41] Chinese RS
    Yukihira-dono was able
    to create such a dish?!
[09:43] Soe
    Hmm, this secret behind this
    sauce's delicious flavors
[09:47] Soe
    are honey and balsamic vinegar, correct?
[09:49] S
    That's right!
[09:51] S
    The honey's faint sweetness brings
    depth of flavor to the sauce,
[09:54] S
    and the vinegar's acidity brings the
    flavors together into a sharp focus.
[09:58] Hayama
    No, depth and sharpness alone
    cannot result in strong flavor.
[10:02] Hayama
    This fragrance... is from caramelization.
[10:05] S
    The honey has been slowly caramelized.
[10:09] Sh
    That's an oxidation process that occurs
    when you heat sugars, right, Berta?
[10:13] B
    Yes, Cilla.
[10:14] B
    It's an important technique that is
    employed in a wide range of dishes
[10:18] B
    from French cuisine to sweets.
[10:19] S
    That's right!
[10:21] S
    First, I slowly caramelized the honey,
[10:24] S
    then thinned it with balsamic vinegar
    until it reached a good consistency.
[10:28] S
    I then added garlic and minced onions
    that had been sauteed separately,
[10:31] S
    and simmered it with schisandra berries.
[10:33] S
    Finally, I added the bear broth
    and seasoned it with salt
[10:38] S
    to create the ultimate sauce, which can
    accelerate the minced bear cutlet's flavors!
[10:43] Kuga
    Huh.
[10:45] D
    I see.
[10:46] D
    He enhanced bear meat with honey,
[10:48] D
    then used balsamic vinegar
    and caramelization to
[10:50] D
    "subtract" and "emphasize."
[10:54] (Flashback) Hayama
    In other words, I managed to demonstrate
    two theoretically opposing principles—
[10:58] (Flashback) Hayama
    the subtraction of aroma and its emphasis—
    in unison with this single dish.
[11:03] S
    Sorry, but I decided to use the principles
    you used in the finals against you.
[11:09] Kuga
    He really can't let go when
    it comes to a match, huh.
[11:13] Kuga
    I do like that about him.
[11:17] S
    Hayama Akira's chicken-fried bear was
    an exquisite and elegant dish.
[11:22] S
    The fried meat itself was
    overwhelmingly superior.
[11:26] S
    However, if we were to judge
    the sauce on its own merits,
[11:30] S
    Yukihira Soma is the victor!
[11:38] Chinese RS
    He caught up!
[11:39] Kuga
    But who's the overall victor?!
[11:40] D
    Well, then!
[11:41] D
    We will now begin evaluations!
[11:43] D
    Nakiri Soue-dono,
[11:45] D
    Cilla-dono,
[11:46] D
    Berta-dono—
[11:48] D
    Please cast your votes!
[11:51] D
    If the fried meat and the sauce
    are judged together as a whole,
[11:55] D
    which dish achieved better success
    in showcasing the bear's flavors?
[12:02] Sh
    I've made my decision!
[12:05] B
    Me, too!
[12:07] BSh
    This one!
[12:12] Chinese RS
    A split vote!
[12:12] Chinese RS
    Does this mean they're equal?
[12:14] Chinese RS
    For whom will you cast your
    final vote, Nakiri Soue-dono?
[12:19] D
    An impeccable umami!
[12:21] D
    An impregnable fortress on one hand,
[12:23] D
    and a siege machine that focuses all of
    its flavors into one strike on the other!
[12:27] D
    Which one will Nakiri Soue-dono choose?
[12:33] H
    My chicken-fried bear had no flaws.
[12:37] H
    But he's managed to catch up to me.
[12:39] H
    Yukihira...
[12:41] H
    You're an eyesore.
[12:43] H
    I can't lose.
[12:46] H
    Absolutely not.
[12:49] Soe
    In this match, both of you
    are near equals in flavor.
[12:52] Soe
    That is reflected by Berta
    and Cilla's split vote.
[12:56] Soe
    If there was a factor
    that'd decide the outcome,
[12:58] Soe
    it'd be one's obsession with one's dish.
[13:01] Soe
    Yukihira Soma, you did not use just
    any honey in the sauce, correct?
[13:08] H
    Indeed, the faint tannic notes of
    this honey's fragrance are from—
[13:12] S
    I'm glad you noticed!
[13:15] S
    I used honey from the Amur cork tree!
[13:17] Sh
    A honey from a member of the Rutaceae family,
[13:20] Sh
    the same family as the mandarin orange...
[13:23] B
    Yeah, it's known for having a light sweetness
[13:25] B
    and a faintly bitter aftertaste.
[13:28] Soe
    Other types of honey could
    have complemented the
[13:32] Soe
    bear meat with richness and mellowness,
[13:34] Soe
    but it could have led to an
    overly-heavy flavor profile
[13:39] Soe
    if its flavors simply amplified the
    minced meat cutlet's strong punch.
[13:41] Soe
    But when the honey from the
    Amur cork tree is used...
[13:44] Soe
    The faint bitter and tannic aftertaste
[13:47] Soe
    is an excellent match with the bear meat—
[13:50] Soe
    it is almost miraculous!
[13:52] Soe
    Yukihira Soma did not overlook the
    potential drawbacks of using honey
[13:56] Soe
    and pursued better taste
     to a far greater extent.
[13:58] Sh
    But how'd he come up with this combination?
[14:02] B
    Yeah, it's hard to believe he was randomly
    inspired to use this particular honey.
[14:07] Kuga
    I was done in by you at
    the Moon Festival, too.
[14:11] Kuga
    I gotta admit, you never
    give up until you find an
[14:13] Kuga
    answer you're satisfied with, Yukihira-chin.
[14:16] (Flashback) S
    If there's anything you find that
    might work as an ingredient,
[14:18] (Flashback) S
    please let me know right away!
[14:20] (Flashback) S
    Let's scrounge up as many ideas
    as we can find before sundown!
[14:24] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    Yukihira-dono!
[14:25] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    We've found acorns and kiwi berries for now!
[14:29] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    We've gathered Yezo spruce leaves!
[14:32] (Flashback) S
    Great!
[14:33] (Flashback) S
    Thanks!
[14:35] (Flashback) S
    Okay, let's go over to the ridge next!
[14:37] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    'Kay.
[14:38] (Flashback) S
    All right!
[14:38] (Flashback) S
    Let's go down to the creek!
[14:41] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    Crap...
[14:42] S
    We'll go as long as we can
[14:44] S
    to increase our options as much as possible.
[14:46] S
    Then I'll test everything out at the kitchen!
[14:48] S
    I'm gonna test dozens and hundreds,
    even thousands of combinations!
[14:54] (Flashback) S
    So we'll be going into the
    mountains again tomorrow.
[14:56] (Flashback) S
    Thanks for your help.
[14:57] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    Again?!
[14:59] (Flashback) Kuga
    The Chinese RS members are well trained.
[15:03] (Flashback) Kuga
    You can abuse them as long
    as you don't kill 'em.
[15:05] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    Chief!
[15:07] S
    So we just scrambled
    around all over the place
[15:10] S
    and finally found honey as an option.
[15:12] S
    But there are a lot of kinds of honey,
[15:16] S
    so it took a little longer
[15:19] S
    to settle on Amur cork tree honey.
[15:23] Soe
    What lies at the very
    foundation of this dish
[15:26] Soe
    is none other than a chef's boundless
    curiosity and obsession with flavor!
[15:29] Soe
    There, I see who the chef is as an individual!
[15:35] H
    What?!
[15:36] (Flashback) Sen
    The deciding factor
[15:38] (Flashback) Sen
    was to what degree the dish was
    a reflection of the chef as an individual.
[15:41] (Flashback) Sen
    The one who deserves victory
[15:43] (Flashback) Sen
    is the chef who best pursued his own cooking!
[15:46] (Flashback) Sen
    The chef who truly sought
    what his cooking should look like!
[15:50] H
    Impossible!
[15:51] H
    How can he possibly reach my dish's
    level of sophistication—
[15:53] D
    Do you really believe that?
[15:57] H
    Chef Dojima...
[15:58] D
    So, you're saying you pursued true gourmet
    dining to the best of your abilities?
[16:01] H
    Of course.
[16:03] H
    I constructed a sublime
    and perfect balance of—
[16:06] D
    All by yourself,
[16:07] D
    without even knowing who you're cooking for?
[16:12] (Flashback) Jun
    Wow.
[16:13] (Flashback) Jun
    That's amazing, Hayama-kun.
[16:14] (Flashback) Jun
    It has such a rich smell.
[16:16] (Flashback) H
    Of course, this is nothing.
[16:19] (Flashback) H
    I'm going to be the top student at Totsuki.
[16:22] (Flashback) J
    Yup, yup, yup.
[16:24] (Flashback) H
    Good.
[16:25] (Flashback) H
    Perfect.
[16:27] (Flashback) H
    But should I use a coarser grind of
    the spices used in the Cajun blend
[16:30] (Flashback) H
    to let the flavors stand out more?
[16:33] (Flashback) H
    What do you think, Jun—
[16:43] D
    I don't even need to taste the dish to know
[16:45] D
    that this dish is clearly
    different from what you served
[16:48] D
    at the Autumn Elections finals.
[16:51] D
    Hayama Akira, can you
    say with utter sincerity
[16:55] D
    that you approached this
    dish with true passion
[16:58] D
    and did everything you could
    during the testing process?
[17:01] D
    Were you perhaps missing the zealous desire to
    have someone say that the dish is delicious?
[17:10] H
    Then how'd Yukihira...
    How'd he get as far as he did?
[17:15] H
    Where'd your motivation come from?
[17:18] H
    Were you really that greedy
    about your dish because
[17:22] H
    you wanted to survive the advancement exams?
[17:24] S
    The hell you talking about, Hayama?
[17:26] S
    It was for you! All for you!
[17:28] S
    It's because I was gonna make
    you eat the dish, of course!
[17:31] S
    It was all to make you say it's delicious!
[17:33] S
    To crush you!
[17:36] S
    That's why I've been working so hard!
[17:39] S
    So I can't stand to see you all distracted!
[17:47] S
    Here's one piping hot.
[17:50] S
    Dig in, Hayama!
[18:14] H
    I see it now.
[18:15] H
    Yukihira's passion for this dish—
[18:17] H
    all of his trials and tribulations—
    are flooding into me.
[18:22] H
    He kept me in squarely in his sights,
    even though I'd closed myself off,
[18:25] H
    and only thought about
    how to improve this dish.
[18:29] H
    He wasn't me, who'd lost
    sight of why he was cooking
[18:32] H
    and could only wear himself down to the bone.
[18:39] H
    Jun?
[18:44] Jun
    Oh, sorry.
[18:45] Jun
    Did it hurt?
[18:46] Jun
    Are you okay?
[18:48] S
    Why are you here, Shiomi-senpai?
[18:50] D
    I invited her.
[18:52] D
    We know each other from our
     Polar Star Dormitory days, after all.
[18:54] H
    That was a shock.
[18:56] H
    Jun's never hit me before.
[18:59] J
    I'm also your guardian,
[19:01] J
    so think of that as parenting.
[19:03] J
    Okay, I'm going to tell you my conclusions
    after thinking about all that's happened.
[19:09] J
    I don't need a research lab anymore.
[19:13] J
    There was something I wanted you to do more
[19:16] J
    than I wanted to get my
    equipment and budget back.
[19:19] H
    What?
[19:21] Jun
    What I've really wanted to see...
[19:24] Jun
    is you really enjoying your cooking
[19:29] Jun
    and devoting yourself to your craft
    with lots of friends your own age.
[19:35] Jun
    You're still a kid, Hayama-kun.
[19:38] Jun
    You don't have to feel responsible
    for the research group shutting down.
[19:49] H
    What? Don't treat me like a kid, Jun.
[19:52] Jun
    Don't call me that!
[19:55] S
    Hayama, I don't care what Central does,
[19:59] S
    but I still want to work on cooking with you.
[20:02] S
    I won't let you give up on your own cooking.
[20:06] H
    That's right. I...
[20:11] H
    Being here...
[20:13] H
    with everyone...
[20:15] H
    I was actually really enjoying myself.
[20:20] H
    That's what you let me remember.
[20:23] H
    It's like... a message from God.
[20:32] S
    Finally.
[20:35] S
    Finally.
[20:37] S
    Finally, it's happening.
[20:43] Soe
    With a vote of two to one,
[20:45] Soe
    we declare Yukihira Soma the victor!
[20:50] S
    Glad you enjoyed it!
[22:23] J
    We have nowhere to call home now, I guess.
[22:27] H
    Why are you laughing?
[22:28] S
    Oh, about that.
[22:31] S
    Why don't you just come to Polar Star?
[22:33] S
    You'll at least have somewhere to cook, too!
[22:37] S
    Shiomi-senpai, you used to live there.
[22:40] S
    We have tons of empty rooms.
[22:41] S
    Right?
[22:42] S
    Say "yes"!
[22:43] J
    Yukihira-kun...
[22:45] H
    Thanks, Yukihira.
[22:47] H
    I really appreciate the thought.
[22:51] E
    Yukihira-kun!
[22:53] S
    Hey, Nakiri.
[22:55] E
    How did it go?
[22:56] S
    Oh, I managed to redeem myself.
[23:00] E
    S-So you won?
[23:03] S
    Did you run all the way here?
[23:05] S
    Your hair's a mess.
[23:08] E
    Well, of course!
[23:10] Aida
    Ah, here you are.
SIGN    Aide to Nakiri Azami
     Aida Sean
[23:13] Aida
    I am Aida, Azami-sama's aide.
[23:16] Aida
    Excuse me.
[23:19] Aida
    Hayama Akira, you understand
    what is happening, correct?
[23:22] H
    Yeah.
[23:23] Aida
    Given the most recent results,
    you are being expelled.
[23:29] Aida
    We have received reports from exams that
    have occurred on other routes, as well.
[23:33] Hisako
    Erina-sama... I am so sorry!
[23:41] Ryo
    Shit!
[23:57] Aida
    All of the above have been expelled.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Next Episode Declaration of War
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
[24:07] M
    Right, let's go to the station up north!

Season 1

19 - Declaration of War

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SIGN    Nineteen
SIGN    The Third Plate
[00:03] Hisako
    Erina-sama... I am so sorry!
[00:08] Guy
    Arato Hisako...
[00:10] Guy
    Kurokiba Ryo...
[00:11] Ryo
    Shit!
[00:17] Guy
    Nakiri Alice...
[00:19] Guy
    All of the above have been expelled.
[00:21] Guy
    As well as Mito Ikumi,
[00:23] Guy
    Isami Aldini,
[00:24] Guy
    Ibusaki Shun, Aoki Daigo, Sato Shoji,
[00:28] Guy
    Yoshino Yuki, Sakaki Ryoko,
[00:31] Guy
    and Marui Zenji.
[00:32] Guy
    They have also all been expelled.
[00:35] Eri
    How could this be? Everyone's...
[00:38] Rindo
    Hey, now. Do you guys really have
    time to worry about the others?
[00:43] Soma
    Rindo-senpai...
[00:44] Rindo
    The one who was up against Aldini
    and Tadokoro-chan... was me.
[00:52] Erina
    Everyone...
[00:57] Soma
    Nakiri?
[00:59] Erina
    No...
[01:01] Erina
    This can't be!
[01:08] Erina
    Everyone!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
[02:43] Erina
    Tadokoro-san! Aldini-kun!
[02:46] Erina
    Huh? What was your result?
SIGN    Declaration of War
[02:49] Taku
    Yeah, about that...
[02:53] (Flashback) Rind
    I guess I'll go ahead...
[02:55] (Flashback) Rind
    and dig in to Aldini's dish!
[03:01] (Flashback) Rind
    Yum!
[03:03] (Flashback) Rind
    Okay, next. Tadokoro-chan.
[03:05] (Flashback) Tad
    Uh, okay?!
[03:09] (Flashback) Rind
    This one's great, too!
[03:11] (Flashback) Rind
    Good! You both pass!
[03:13] (Flashback) Tad
    H-Huh?
[03:15] (Flashback) Taku
    Um... Huh?
[03:16] (Flashback) Rind
    My third-stage exam was to present
    a dish that could make me say "yum."
[03:21] (Flashback) Rind
    Yes, you're supposed to go head-to-head
    with members of the Elite Ten,
[03:23] (Flashback) Rind
    but nobody said it had to be a competition.
[03:27] Erina
    I see...
[03:29] Soma
    Rindo-senpai's such a weirdo.
[03:32] Erina
    But if anything,
[03:34] Erina
    that means that at least you two survived.
[03:38] Tado
    Wait, just us two?
[03:40] Taku
    You don't mean...
[03:43] Taku
    I see. That means...
[03:46] Taku
    All the other rebels that
     went on the other routes
[03:50] Taku
    have already been expelled.
[03:55] Taku
    Isami...
[03:57] Taku
    Are we just supposed to
    take this lying down?!
[04:00] Taku
    Our friends and my brother
    have been taken down!
[04:03] Taku
    We're just supposed to sit
    here and do nothing?!
[04:05] Soma
    Yeah...
[04:06] Soma
    This sucks pretty hard.
[04:08] Taku
    Yukihira! How can you be so calm?!
[04:12] Soma
    Well, I mean, they had a legit
    cooking battle and lost, right?
[04:17] Soma
    Yeah, that really sucks, but it's not like
    their opponent cheated or anything,
[04:22] Soma
    so what's the point of bad-mouthing them?
[04:26] Taku
    Well, you're right, but... even then—
[04:29] Soma
    The members of the Elite Ten can
    do anything at the school, right?
[04:34] Taku
    What about it?
[04:35] Soma
    One, two, three, four...
[04:38] Soma
    We have four here.
[04:39] Soma
    And over there... Well, Hayama
     got expelled, so they're down one...
[04:44] Soma
    Oh, and I guess Nakiri's actually
    a member of the Elite Ten.
[04:47] Soma
    So that just means that we
    have to take four more seats.
[04:50] Tad
    Uh, Soma-kun, um, what?
[04:52] Taku
    Yukihira, what are you going on about?!
[04:55] Soma
    What I'm saying is...
[04:56] Soma
    If we're able to win those seats,
[04:58] Soma
    we can overturn everything,
    including the expulsions.
[05:04] Erina
    Wait, you mean...
[05:05] Soma
    Yep.
[05:06] Soma
    We just need to take the majority
    of the seats on the Elite Ten.
[05:10] Soma
    Us right here. Through Shokugeki.
SIGN    Shoku
SIGN    Geki
[05:13] Taku
    Take the Elite Ten's seats?
[05:16] Tado
    You mean... I have to defeat
    a member of the Elite Ten?
[05:20] Tado
    N-N-N-No way! I can't do that, Soma-kun!
[05:23] Tado
    I can't even imagine that!
[05:24] Soma
    What are you talking about?
    You'll be fine, Tadokoro.
[05:27] Soma
    Let's do our best!
[05:28] Taku
    Wait, Yukihira. A Shokugeki only
    happens if both parties agree.
[05:33] Taku
    Central would gain nothing by accepting,
[05:36] Taku
    even if they're confident
    that they could beat us.
[05:39] Tad
    They're actually expecting to win...
[05:43] Soma
    Anyway, let's go get some advice.
[05:50] Soma
    So, hey. Could you give me
    a seat in the Elite Ten?
[05:56] Rind
    You always say the craziest things.
[05:59] Rind
    To think that's what you'd say
    when things are like this...
[06:01] Rind
    Sadly, I'm not going to be able to do that,
    no matter how much fun it sounds like.
[06:05] Soma
    Oh, come on.
[06:07] Rind
    Nope. Not happening.
[06:09] Soma
    I'm sure you could do something.
[06:10] Rind
    Nope. No way.
[06:11] Rind
    Don't let it get to you
    too much, Nakiri-chan.
[06:13] Rind
    You should probably give up on your buddies.
[06:16] Eri
    It's true that Yukihira-kun's
    proposal is extremely unrealistic.
[06:20] Eri
    And in that case, I can't worry
    about my reputation anymore.
[06:24] Eri
    If I go to my father directly and ask
    him to rescind everyone's expulsions...
[06:29] Eri
    Wait here, everyone. I'll go
    to my father right now—
[06:32] Rind
    If you're looking for Director Azami,
    he's actually here right now.
[06:35] Eri
    At this location?
[06:37] Rind
    He's been making rounds to the
    various test sites to check up on them.
[06:41] Rind
    If you want to talk to him,
    you should probably hurry.
[06:44] Rind
    He's about to fly off to
    the next testing site.
[06:51] Eri
    Father!
[06:56] Eri
    Um, Father! I have a request!
[06:59] Aza
    What is it, Erina?
[07:01] Aza
    You're still hanging around
    that unsavory crowd?
[07:03] Aza
    You should stop being so stubborn.
[07:06] Aza
    After a few days, they will also be expelled.
[07:09] Aza
    That is, if no one else decides
    to take some liberties
[07:13] Aza
    with the rules of the exams again.
[07:15] Aza
    Kobayashi, you'll be confined
    to your room at the next exam.
[07:19] Rind
    I mean, even if I don't kick
    them out, someone else will.
[07:24] Eri
    Father, um... Regarding the students that
    failed the stage-three exams...
[07:29] Eri
    Could I ask that you be a little
    more merciful toward them?
[07:33] Eri
    Please, Father!
[07:35] Eri
    Alice... Hisako...
    Please bring everyone back!
[07:40] Aza
    We're running behind. We should hurry.
[07:42] Guy
    Yes, Azami-sama.
[07:46] (Flashback) All
    Let's all become second-years!
[07:53] Soma
    At this point, Nakiri,
[07:55] Soma
    we're just going to have to
    settle things plate to plate.
[07:57] Eri
    Yukihira-kun?
[07:59] Soma
    Nakamura-senpai!
[08:01] Soma
    You sure like talking as though your
    ideas are the only correct ones,
[08:05] Soma
    but the fact that I'm standing here right now
[08:07] Soma
    means you haven't been able to
    prove that you're correct at all.
[08:11] Soma
    If you want to get rid of us that badly,
[08:13] Soma
    why don't you stop with these rigged tests?
[08:16] Soma
    Let's settle things once and for all.
[08:18] Soma
    My crew
[08:20] Soma
    against yours.
[08:22] Soma
    Why don't we have an all-out battle
    for seats in the Elite Ten?
[08:31] Aza
    That's an absolutely ridiculous idea,
    even for you, Yukihira Soma-kun.
[08:35] Aza
    Here's some advice. If you want to negotiate,
     you need to have something to wager.
SIGN    Ruffle
[08:43] Jo
    Hey, come on now, Nakamura.
[08:46] Jo
    No need to talk to my
    precious only son that way.
[08:55] Soma
    D-Dad?!
[08:57] Taku
    Saiba Joichiro?! And Senzaemon-dono, too!
[09:01] Jo
    Hey, Soma. I heard you got your
    revenge on Shiomi's apprentice!
SIGN    Ruffle
[09:05] Jo
    Good for you!
[09:06] Jo
    Stop messin' with my hair!
[09:07] Jo
    Why do you always randomly
    pop up from nowhere?!
[09:09] Eri
    Saiba-sama... Grandfather...
[09:12] Eria
    Why are you here?
[09:13] Jo
    Hey, Erina-chan.
[09:15] Jo
    You've grown up so much.
[09:18] Jo
    Sorry to butt in like this,
[09:20] Jo
    but we need to talk to your dad.
[09:24] Jo
    Nakamura, I'd say Soma's idea isn't half bad.
[09:29] Jo
    Why don't we have one of those?
[09:31] Aza
    What?
[09:32] Jo
    A team battle.
[09:35] Jo
    A rare but traditional twist on the
    Shokugeki where groups of chefs clash...
[09:41] Jo
    A Régiment de Cuisine.
[09:42] Jo
    Basically, a Team Shokugeki.
SIGN    Team
SIGN    Shokugeki
[09:45] eri
    Te...
SIGN    Team
[09:46] tak
    ...am...
[09:46] soma
    Shoku...
SIGN    Shokugeki
[09:47] tad
    ...geki?
[09:49] aza
    Saiba-senpai, you clearly
    don't understand anything.
[09:54] Aza
    As soon as I took the director's
     seat from Senzaemon-dono,
SIGN    Totsuki
[09:59] Aza
    my plan was 90 percent complete.
[10:02] Aza
    What I'm currently doing is
    nothing more than some cleanup.
[10:06] Aza
    Nothing you could offer would make
    it worth accepting your challenge.
[10:10] Jo
    Are you sure about that?
[10:13] Jo
    Even if...
[10:15] Jo
    I offered to become one of your
    little soldiers if we lose?
[10:18] Aza
    What?
[10:20] Jo
    I'll abandon all my ideas and beliefs
[10:23] Jo
    and become your servant to help you
    with your salvation or whatever.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[10:27] Jo
    Of course, that also means I'll
    close down Yukihira for good.
[10:31] Aza
    Are you sure about this?
[10:33] Jo
    Yeah.
[10:34] Aza
    Very well!
[10:36] Aza
    Saiba-senpai, this makes me so happy.
[10:39] Aza
    Today is a wonderful day, a very good day.
[10:42] Taku
    Could you not talk as though
    you've already won?
[10:46] Taku
    We're going to win, no matter what!
[10:48] Taku
    We'll get our friends back, and we won't
    let you close down Yukihira Diner.
[10:52] Tad
    I'm still scared,
[10:54] Tad
    but I want to save everyone!
[10:57] Aza
    I look forward to our day of battle.
[11:00] Aza
    Now, then...
[11:01] Aza
    We can hash out the details another day.
[11:11] Jo
    All right, then...
[11:12] Jo
    Time to get started on
    your special training.
[11:15] Taku
    Training?
[11:16] Jo
    If we take on the Elite Ten right now,
    there's no way we're going to win.
[11:20] Tad
    I knew it!
[11:22] Jo
    That's why we're going to conserve
    our strength and prepare for battle.
[11:25] Jo
    Let the training begin.
[11:31] Tsu
    What? A Team Shokugeki?
[11:33] Aza
    Yes. It will be held on Rebun Island.
[11:36] Tsu
    How in the world did any of this come about?
[11:39] Aza
    A lot has happened.
[11:42] Aza
    Inform the rest of the Elite Ten
    to continue their journey north.
[11:46] Aza
    We will wipe out the resistance once
    and for all at the final exam venue.
[11:55] Aza
    A just world where no chef will
    ever have to wander again...
[12:00] Aza
    I will save the culinary world and Totsuki.
[12:05] Soma
    Hey, Dad, are you seriously going
    to put Yukihira on the line?
[12:09] Jo
    Yup.
[12:09] Soma
    Seriously? First, you shut the place down,
    and now you're wagering it on a bet.
[12:14] Soma
    Could you have some respect for the place?
[12:16] Jo
    What? Don't tell me...
[12:18] Jo
    You actually don't think
    we're going to win?
SIGN    Ruffle
[12:19] Jo
    Wow, talk about pathetic!
    You sure you're my son?
[12:23] Soma
    Stop messing up my hair!
[12:24] Soma
    Shut up! We're gonna win!
[12:25] Soma
    Of course we're gonna win!
[12:27] Jo
    Sorry, this was the only leverage we had.
[12:32] Gin
    I should also probably apologize
    for all of this as well.
[12:36] Soma
    Dojima-senpai...
[12:37] Gin
    I was actually the one who arranged for
    Joichiro and Senzaemon-dono to be there today.
[12:42] Gin
    We've been working in secret for some
    time now to come up with a strategy.
[12:45] Gin
    Because we knew that if Joichiro was involved,
     Azami would accept the challenge.
[12:51] Gin
    I can't blame you if you
    think we've been using you.
[12:54] Gin
    I sincerely apologize.
[12:56] Taku
    There's no need to apologize.
[12:59] Taku
    On the contrary, if you or
    Saiba-san hadn't intervened,
[13:03] Taku
    we wouldn't have been able to
    get this Shokugeki at all.
[13:07] Taku
    We should actually be grateful.
[13:09] Taku
    Just watch. This will be our battle.
[13:12] Taku
    We won't let the Azami
    Administration have their way!
[13:14] Tado
    I'll do my best, too!
SIGN    Man
[13:18] Tado
    I need to start doing this now, or I
    won't be able to deal with the pressure!
[13:21] Taku
    I think it might be a little
    early to start doing that.
[13:22] Tado
    Man... Man... Man...
[13:23] Soma
    Oh, yeah. I guess you can
    have your Mezzaluna back.
[13:26] Taku
    Hey, wait a sec, Yukihira!
[13:28] Taku
    I'm going to get that back by beating you!
[13:28] Gin
    Senzaemon-dono, they are indeed reliable.
[13:30] Soma
    But it's sort of in the way.
[13:31] Tado
    Soma-kun!
[13:31] Gin
    The Generation of Prodigies...
[13:32] Taku
    You better be taking proper care of it.
[13:33] Gin
    They are worthy enough to
    entrust with Totsuki's future.
[13:34] Soma
    But, no, really, it's in the way.
[13:36] Taku
    Don't say that!
[13:38] Gin
    By the way, do you all know
    about Team Shokugekis?
[13:42] Soma
    What about you two?
[13:46] Tad
    Um... I can't say I do.
[13:48] Taku
    I've heard the general rules before.
[13:50] Taku
    As Joichiro-san mentioned earlier,
     it's a Shokugeki that's team versus team.
[13:55] Taku
    Members from each team randomly
    face off against each other.
[13:59] Taku
    Then the victors from each team will
    continue facing off with each other.
[14:04] Taku
    They'll repeat that until one team still
    has victors and they win the match.
[14:07] Taku
    Correct, Chef Dojima?
[14:09] Gin
    Precisely. But Team Shokugeki battles
[14:13] Gin
    have elements that are clearly
    different from standard Shokugeki.
[14:16] Gin
    And that's the fact that teamwork
    will make or break this competition.
[14:20] Tado
    Teamwork?
[14:21] Taku
    But when they face off,
    it's one-on-one, right?
[14:25] Jo
    In Team Shokugeki, you can help
    your teammates with their dishes.
[14:30] Gin
    Indeed. While you're facing
    off with your opponent,
[14:34] Gin
    you can help your teammates
    if they need assistance,
[14:36] Gin
    which results in creating a better team.
[14:39] Jo
    Which basically means that you're all chefs,
[14:42] Jo
    but also your teammates' support staff.
[14:45] Gin
    So even if you don't stand a chance alone,
    if you and your team work well together,
[14:50] Gin
    your chances of beating
     the Elite Ten are not zero.
[14:54] Gin
    But for that to happen,
[14:55] Gin
    you need to strengthen your teamwork
    so it surpasses your opponents'.
[15:00] Gin
    Which means that tomorrow, you'll be
     having a two-on-two mock battle.
[15:04] All
    Mock battle?
[15:05] Gin
    First, let's evaluate all of your
    individual strengths, and then—
[15:08] Jo
    All right, we're gonna draw straws.
[15:10] Gin
    Hey!
[15:10] Gin
    That's too random!
[15:12] Jo
    Oh, who cares?
[15:13] Jo
    So, what should the punishment
    be for the losing team?
[15:16] Gin
    No. This isn't about winning or losing.
     It's just a simulation—
[15:20] Jo
    I know! Why don't we have the loser eat
    this gross new dish I just came up with?
[15:24] Megu
    What?!
[15:24] Taku
    Gross dish?
[15:25] Soma
    Ooh, a new one?
[15:26] Gin
    I'm starting to remember things...
[15:27] Jo
    This one's extra cringe worthy!
[15:29] Gin
    That reminds me! After all that time you
    were missing, you finally called me,
[15:32] Gin
    but just said whatever you wanted
    to say and then hung up on me!
[15:35] Jo
    What? Did I?
[15:37] Gin
    And you call yourself an adult?!
[15:39] Soma
    The adults are fighting.
[15:39] Gin
    Proper adults would...
[15:39] Taku
    But Chef Dojima is always so calm...
[15:41] Jo
    Oh, shut up, Gin. If you have something
    to say, say it with your dish.
[15:46] Gin
    Bring it on! I'll set you straight!
[15:54] Gramps
    Erina...
[15:56] Gramps
    I was worried, since you immediately
    went back to your cabin.
[15:59] Eri
    Grandfather...
[16:02] Eri
    I just didn't know how to react.
[16:04] Eri
    I want to save everyone. I truly believe
    that from the bottom of my heart.
[16:08] Eri
    But in order for that to happen,
    we need to defeat the Elite Ten
[16:11] Eri
    and my father directly.
[16:14] Eri
    Defy my father? Challenge my father?
[16:17] Eri
    Really?
[16:20] Eri
    Just the thought sends shivers
    of dread down my spine.
SIGN    Roughly Six Months Ago
[16:26] (Flashback) Old
    So you've come, Joichiro.
[16:28] (Flashback) Jo
    Yup. How're you doing, old man?
[16:30] (Flashback) Old
    I heard that you stopped by
    the Polar Star Dormitory.
[16:32] (Flashback) Old
    Were you able to talk with your son?
[16:34] (Flashback) Jo
    Yeah.
[16:36] (Flashback) Old
    Yukihira Soma, eh...
[16:38] (Flashback) Old
    I'm looking forward to what
    he might do in the future.
[16:41] (Flashback) Jo
    Must be nice. I had no intention of having
    Soma enroll in Totsuki to begin with.
[16:46] (Flashback) Jo
    I only did because you were so pushy.
[16:48] (Flashback) Old
    So...
[16:49] (Flashback) Old
    What brings you back to Japan?
[16:53] (Flashback) Jo
    Azami's been making some ominous movements.
[16:55] (Flashback) Old
    Are you sure?
[16:56] (Flashback) Jo
    It's trustworthy information.
[16:59] (Flashback) Jo
    In these past few years, he's suddenly
    been developing some connections in Asia.
[17:03] (Flashback) Jo
    It's easy to speculate that he'll
    probably try to contact Totsuki
[17:07] (Flashback) Jo
    in some way fairly soon.
[17:10] (Flashback) Old
    Erina still has fear of that
    man deep within her heart.
[17:14] (Flashback) Old
    He'll probably try to take advantage
    of that and seize control of her.
[17:18] (Flashback) Old
    I'd like to come up with some kind of plan.
[17:20] (Flashback) Jo
    No matter what we do, it won't
    be a fundamental solution.
[17:25] (Flashback) Jo
    The only ones who can truly
    save your granddaughter
[17:29] (Flashback) Jo
    will probably be classmates whom
    she can fight alongside.
[17:33] (Flashback) Jo
    Soma's generation.
[17:37] Jo
    Hey, Erina-chan!
[17:39] ---
    Saiba-sama!
[17:41] Jo
    There's a few minor details
    we need to discuss.
[17:42] Gin
    Nakiri-kun! We will commence
     training tonight! Actually, right now!
[17:46] Eri
    What? Now?!
[17:47] Gin
    We will conduct a
    three-on-three mock battle!
[17:49] Jo
    Come on, we don't need to be so serious.
[17:52] Jo
    Let's just take this lightly.
[17:53] Gin
    Joichiro!
[17:54] Gin
    How dare you?!
[17:55] Gin
    Do you have any idea how many times that
    flippant attitude of yours caused me grief?!
[17:59] Jo
    Yeah, and that's why I said I'll take you
    up on a challenge as part of the training.
[18:03] Tado
    Sorry about this, Nakiri-san.
[18:05] Tado
    But let's do our best together.
[18:07] Tado
    We want to save Arato-san
    and the others, too.
[18:09] Eri
    R-Right...
[18:11] Eri
    Yes. We must save everyone.
[18:13] Eri
    And to think I haven't even strengthened
    my resolve to face my father yet.
[18:20] Gramps
    All right, fine.
[18:22] Gramps
    I shall mediate this competition.
[18:26] Gramps
    The teams will be split as follows:
[18:28] Gramps
    Tadokoro Megumi, Takumi Aldini,
     and Dojima Gin.
[18:32] Gramps
    They will be Team Dojima.
SIGN    Dojima
[18:35] Gramps
    Yukihira Soma, Nakiri Erina,
    and Saiba Joichiro.
[18:39] gramp
    They will be Team Saiba.
SIGN    Saiba
[18:40] Gramps
    The team leaders will be Gin and Joichiro.
[18:45] Gramps
    The other two on each team will
    support the preparations.
[18:48] Gin
    You better not think of me as
    a student still, Joichiro.
[18:51] Jo
    Well, aren't you confident.
[18:54] Tado
    Nakiri-san and Soma-kun
    are on the other side.
[18:56] Tado
    I need to make sure I don't hold
    Chef Dojima and Takumi-kun back!
[18:59] Eri
    I'm on the same team as Saiba-sama,
    whom I've admired for so long...
[19:03] Eri
    I have to do everything I can to assist him.
[19:05] Gramps
    Thank you for letting us use
    your kitchen, Conductor.
[19:08] Gramps
    The dish both of your teams will
    be making is hachis Parmentier,
[19:13] Gramps
    a national dish from France.
[19:16] Gramps
    You will have fifty minutes.
[19:19] Soma
    Hachis Parmentier? I heard of
    that back at Master Shinomiya's.
[19:23] Soma
    It's a dish made with meat sauce, cheese,
    and pomme purée—basically mashed potatoes—
[19:29] Soma
    baked in an oven.
[19:30] Tad
    A dish where various steps of the
    preparation are very time consuming...
[19:33] Tad
    Even with three of us, we can
    barely make it in fifty minutes.
SIGN    50 Minutes
[19:36] Taku
    If the chef doesn't split up the
    duties efficiently, we won't make it in time.
[19:40] Gramps
    As for the rules, you may not say a single
    word to each other while cooking.
[19:45] Gramps
    And begin!
[19:55] Tad
    What should I do?! This is the
    same as being blindfolded!
[20:04] Tad
    Takumi-kun, how did you know what
    Chef Dojima was thinking just now?
[20:09] Tad
    I see. There's actually nothing different
[20:11] Tad
    in this mock battle from any
    other time we've cooked.
[20:14] Tad
    Think of all of the techniques
    in my head and invert them...
[20:18] Tad
    Watch what the chef is doing carefully...
[20:21] Tad
    Just like all the times
    I've supported Soma-kun,
[20:24] Tad
    think about what's going to happen next...
[20:26] Tad
    and move!
[20:35] Gramps
    Looks like they've cleared the first hurdle.
SIGN    Ruffle
[20:40] Jo
    I can't hold back anymore!
[20:41] Jo
    Soma! You need to match your
    movements more with mine!
[20:44] Soma
    That's my line! Quit doing steps completely
    out of order from the basic recipe!
[20:48] Jo
    Shut up! You're supposed to be my support!
[20:50] Jo
    Figure it out!
[20:51] Soma
    You can't be serious!
     And stop messing up my hair!
[20:53] Tad
    They're talking...
[20:55] Gramps
    I won't hesitate to disqualify you.
[20:57] Erina
    Hey!
[20:58] Both
    Sorry about that.
[21:00] Jo
    But you know, we had our utensils
    down and we weren't cooking,
[21:03] Jo
    so we should be safe, right?!
[21:05] Gramps
    I won't accept excuses like that.
[21:06] Gramps
    Listen carefully. You won't
     get another chance.
[21:08] Gramps
    Otherwise, this wouldn't count as training.
[21:11] Eri
    Hey, Yukihira-kun!
[21:13] Eri
    We don't have time to
    argue with each other!
[21:16] Eri
    Saiba-sama is the leader, so we should
    be doing everything we can to support—
[21:21] Soma
    Ooh, now Nakiri's talking. I'm gonna tell!
[21:24] Erina
    As if this didn't concern you!
[21:26] Gramps
    Ahem...
[21:30] Erina
    "But seriously, why is my dad making
    whatever he wants to right now?"
[21:36] Soma
    "That's been concerning me, too."
[21:39] Erina
    The star of hachis Parmentier
    is the meat sauce.
[21:44] Erina
    After frying the meat and herbs,
[21:47] Erina
    you add in red wine and bullion
    for vivid richness and flavor.
[21:50] Erina
    It's the step that takes the longest.
[21:53] Erina
    And yet Saiba-sama had started
    with the other steps.
[21:57] Erina
    Why isn't he following the
    basic steps like Chef Dojima?
[22:03] Tad
    Anchovies?
[22:04] Taku
    And basil? Those aren't
    ingredients used in this dish.
[22:09] Eri
    And that plate...
[22:10] Eri
    In France, hachis Parmentier is
    usually served in a gratin dish.
[22:15] Eri
    But since he's going to be
    serving it on a normal plate...
[22:19] Eri
    What Chef Dojima is trying to make right now
[22:21] Eri
    is what would be served in restaurants...
[22:23] Eri
    A true gourmand's original
    hachis Parmentier.
[22:26] Eri
    Saiba-sama and Chef Dojima
[22:29] Eri
    are both testing us.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Next Episode Erina's Diligent Studies
SIGN    Food Wars
[24:07] Tado
    Please watch from a slight
    distance next time, too.

Season 1

20 - Erina's Diligent Studies

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Twenty
[00:03] Sen
    Tadokoro Megumi, Takumi Aldini,
     and Dojima Gin.
[00:07] Sen
    They will be Team Dojima.
SIGN    Dojima
[00:09] Sen
    Yukihira Soma, Nakiri Erina,
    and Saiba Joichiro.
[00:13] Sen
    They will be Team Saiba.
SIGN    Saiba
[00:15] Sign 0015
    As for the rules, you may not say a single
    word to each other while cooking.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN    Erina's Diligent Studies
[01:55] Tsukasa
    As such, there will be a
    Team Shokugeki on Rebun Island.
[02:01] Tsukasa
    What do you all think?
[02:02] Tsukasa
    Are you all right with this?
[02:04] Nene
    I'm fine with it.
SIGN    Kinokuni Nene
[02:05] Rindo
    What about you guys?
[02:07] Rindo
    Are you game?
[02:08] Saito
    A Team Shokugeki!
[02:10] Saito
    How bold!
[02:12] Saito
    It's not a bad idea, though.
[02:13] Saito
    It is a good opportunity to annihilate
    those who would oppose Central.
[02:17] Momo
    Yeah.
[02:18] Momo
    That's check again, So-myan.
[02:21] Momo
    I think it's a good idea, too.
[02:23] Momo
    We can beat up all the rebels in one go.
[02:26] Momo
    Right, Bucchi?
[02:28] Eizan
    Let me join the fight, too!
[02:30] Eizan
    I need to be the one who
    crushes Yukihira Soma!
[02:33] Tsukasa
    But would you be okay, Eizan?
[02:35] Eizan
    Huh?
[02:36] Eizan
    What are you saying, Tsukasa-san?
[02:37] Tsukasa
    Well...
[02:37] Tsukasa
    I was just thinking it wouldn't
     do to have you lose again.
[02:41] Rindo
    Tsukasa, you idiot!
[02:43] Tsukasa
    What, Rindo?
[02:45] Rindo
    Do you have no sympathy
    for the underclassmen?!
[02:48] Rindo
    Eizan suffered a crushing
    loss to a first-year brat!
[02:53] Rindo
    Feel sorry for him, okay?! Be nice to him!
[02:56] Nene
    Eizan, I feel for you.
[02:59] Nene
    Hey!
[02:59] Nene
    That's my cell!
[03:04] Nene
    I hate how barbaric you are.
[03:07] Nene
    So we'll have four opponents?
SIGN    Kinokuni Nene
[03:09] Nene
    Should we just face them
    with the same headcount?
[03:12] Azami
    Well, that is a valid strategy.
[03:15] Azami
    But given the occasion, let's go all out.
[03:21] Train
    Teamwork in the kitchen only happens
    after many years of training.
[03:26] Train
    And yet here they are, without
     speaking a word to each other.
[03:28] Chef
    Indeed.
[03:29] Chef
    I wonder if either team can
    even complete the dish.
[03:32] Takumi
    We're to make hachis Parmentier,
[03:35] Takumi
    a dish made from layers of mashed potatoes,
    cheese, and meat sauce, but...
[03:39] M
    Why has he put out anchovies,
    basil, and a flat serving dish?
[03:47] (Flashback) Takumi
    Eventually, I'll challenge
    you to a Shokugeki.
[03:50] (Flashback) Takumi
    I swear I'll settle the score
[03:52] (Flashback) Takumi
    from our match on the first day of camp
    during the Autumn Elections!
[03:56] Takumi
    After all that talk,
[03:58] Takumi
    I lost before I could even face him again.
[04:00] Takumi
    He even got the knife that's more
    important than my own life back to me.
[04:04] (Flashback) Takumi
    Shit, shit!
[04:07] (Flashback) Takumi
    Shit!
[04:09] Takumi
    I have to change!
[04:12] (Flashback) T
    I am Takumi Aldini, a first-year high
    school student at Totsuki Academy.
[04:16] (Flashback) T
    I have come for the Stagiaire!
[04:18] (Flashback) T
    Thank you for having me.
[04:21] (Flashback) Kitchen
    Takumi!
[04:22] (Flashback) Kitchen
    Twenty servings plated, stat!
[04:24] (Flashback) T
    Got it!
[04:24] (Flashback) Nakai
    I'm shocked that the chief let a student
    into the kitchen after the first day or two.
[04:30] (Flashback) Fujii
    He was done in by those eyes.
[04:32] (Flashback) Fujii
    There's a fiery resolution
    in those blue eyes of his.
[04:37] T
    I have to destroy what I've come
    to consider Aldini cooking.
[04:41] T
    I have to shatter who I've been!
[04:45] Chef
    White wine vinegar, olive oil, and a blender.
[04:49] E
    I see.
[04:51] E
    If it'll be served on a plate,
    there will need to be a sauce!
[04:53] E
    Chef Dojima is requesting anchoyade sauce.
[04:58] Staff
    What is that, Chef?
[05:00] Chef
    Soffritto,
[05:02] Chef
    a paste used in Italian cuisine.
[05:04] Chef
    It's made by slowly sautéeing onions and
[05:06] Chef
    garlic with red and green
    bell peppers in olive oil.
[05:09] E
    It's a close cousin to the onion, carrot,
SIGN    Mirepoix
SIGN    Soffritto
[05:12] E
    and celery-based mirepoix
    used in French cuisine.
[05:14] E
    But the additional bell
    peppers in Italian soffritto
[05:18] E
    results in a sweeter, richer paste
    that goes well with the dish's sauce.
[05:21] Chef
    But soffritto is not used in
    typical hachis Parmentier.
[05:25] Staff
    Why here, then?
[05:27] Chef
    Is he trying to extend his
    response to Chef Dojima's improvisation
[05:29] Chef
    by improvising on his own
    to further enhance the dish's taste?
[05:34] Sen
    He's grown.
[05:36] Sen
    I can sense a new determination that
    is almost an obsession within him.
[05:41] T
    Why are you faltering, Yukihira?
[05:44] T
    Our goal is to get Isami and
    the others back into Totsuki.
[05:47] T
    And yet you're going let
    yourself stumble here?
[05:50] T
    So what if this is just a mock battle?
[05:51] T
    This is a kitchen—
[05:52] T
    The battleground for you and me!
[05:54] S
    You're right—that's the
    Takumi Aldini I know.
[06:00] S
    You're getting me all fired up!
[06:03] E
    There's only one thing to do here.
[06:05] E
    Discern Saiba-sama's intentions and
    respond to the best of my abilities!
[06:09] E
    Hachis Parmentier has three main components.
[06:13] E
    A rich meat sauce with
    well-browned ground meat,
[06:17] E
    creamy mashed potatoes called pomme purée,
[06:20] E
    and cheese.
[06:22] E
    The components are layered,
    then baked to form the final dish.
[06:25] E
    And yet, Saiba-sama is making... crêpes?
[06:29] E
    What am I supposed to do?
[06:30] E
    What does he want?!
[06:32] Staff
    Is he making dessert?
[06:34] Train
    It's no small wonder that his
    support staff are confused.
[06:42] Chef
    Oh, the washcloth boy's doing something.
[06:43] Chef
    He's prepping potatoes and cheese.
[06:46] Chef
    Those ingredients are typical
    for hachis Parmentier.
[06:50] S
    Uh, I think they're around here...
[06:53] S
    Oh, there it is!
[06:54] [SONG] Sign 0656
    Dried Young Sardines
[06:57] Staff
    What?!
[06:58] Staff
    Why dried young sardines?!
[06:59] Staff
    The fish's briny smell is good,
[07:02] Staff
    but I have no idea what
    they're making any more.
[07:06] E
    There's no way this dish
    will be even halfway decent.
[07:09] E
    I have no idea what these two are thinking.
[07:14] E
    No, you do actually know.
[07:17] E
    Remember, Nakiri Erina.
[07:19] E
    Remember what you experienced
    at Polar Star Dormitory.
[07:22] E
    There, you found that unexpected
    solutions would arise
[07:25] E
    from chaotic ideas clashing together.
[07:30] E
    What these two are doing must be the same.
[07:33] E
    By throwing their ideas
    and egos at each other,
[07:36] E
    they're hoping to create something that
    cannot be created through harmony.
[07:39] E
    That is the challenge
    set before us by Saiba-sama.
[07:43] E
    It's an unthinkable way to cook,
    from my perfectionist standpoint.
[07:47] E
    Fine, I get it.
[07:49] E
    I'll come along for the ride!
[07:50] Chef
    What?!
[07:51] Chef
    Erina-sama?!
[07:56] Staff
    She's cooking a steak!
[07:59] Train
    That's what the dish is supposed to be?!
[08:01] Chef
    No, hachis Parmentier is supposed to
    use finely minced meat or ground meat.
[08:06] Chef
    I'm taken aback.
[08:08] Chef
    Erina-sama has always aimed to uphold
    mainstream, elite gourmet food.
[08:13] Chef
    I can't imagine her doing
    such avant garde cooking.
[08:16] D
    This may be the moment
    when she truly begins...
[08:23] D
    her real serious training.
[08:31] Sen
    Time's up!
[08:33] Sen
    Both teams, serve your dish!
[08:35] Sen
    Now, we taste the hachis Parmentier!
[08:41] Staff
    Wow!
[08:42] Staff
    What's that? It's so cute!
SIGN    Dojima
[08:44] Staff
    What are the green dots?
[08:46] Staff
    The browned cheese and rich meat sauce...
[08:49] Staff
    What a rich, sweet smell—so exciting!
[08:52] Chef
    Is this dish really hachis Parmentier?!
SIGN    Saiba
[08:55] Train
    Crêpe, dried young sardines, and steak...
[08:58] Train
    I have no idea what it'll taste like.
[09:00] Sen
    Let us evaluate each dish—
[09:05] Sen
    or so I'd like to say.
[09:08] Sen
    But in this match, you four
    will decide the outcome!
[09:12] 4
    What?!
[09:13] Sen
    This match will conclude with
    both sides tasting their dishes!
[09:19] S
    What's going on here?
[09:21] E
    I guess we'll just have to do the tasting.
[09:22] S
    Right.
[09:24] S
    Wow!
[09:25] S
    What a smooth pommes purée.
[09:27] S
    It's like an impossibly fine
    cotton candy made by magic.
[09:33] E
    What beautiful layers of pommes
    purée and meat sauce.
[09:36] E
    There is a nice bulkiness to it.
[09:38] E
    The vivid design with the green sauce
    adds visual interest as well.
[09:48] T
    There's cubed meat inside!
[09:50] T
    This is—
[09:51] M
    It's piping hot, but...
[09:53] T
    Yeah. It's impossible to resist eating it,
    even though it almost burns the tongue.
[09:58] E
    That's one of hachis Parmentier's...
[10:02] E
    ...unshakable allures.
[10:13] D
    How about you all?
[10:15] SDad
    Please, have a taste.
[10:21] Staff
    Wow!
[10:22] Staff
    Such depth!
[10:23] Train
    How can it taste like this?!
[10:25] Chef
    So this is the power of Totsuki!
[10:27] Sen
    So, which team won?
[10:30] Sen
    Point at the victor!
[10:37] Staff
    Which one...
[10:37] Staff
    ...won?
[10:41] Chef
    Impossible!
[10:43] Train
    What's going on?
[10:45] Chef
    Both teams admitted their own defeat?
[10:48] Staff
    But even Erina-sama, with her god tongue...
[10:51] Staff
    ...is pointing to the other team?
[10:54] E
    In high-end restaurants, meat sauce
    is basically ground beef stew.
[10:58] E
    In your dish, the meat sauce constitutes
    a firm foundation of flavor.
SIGN    Parmesan Cheese
    
SIGN    Meat Sauce
    
SIGN    Anchoyade Sauce
    
SIGN    Espagnole Sauce
SIGN    Pommes Purée
    
[11:03] E
    Aldini-kun's soffritto has given the
    ground beef a deeper sweetness!
[11:07] E
    Also, the soffritto is used
    in the Espagnole sauce.
[11:12] E
    This must be Tadokoro-san's
    inspiration, correct?
[11:14] E
    Impressive.
[11:16] E
    Lastly, the anchoyade sauce
    used to accent the dish
[11:18] E
    was placed in dots, creating
    a varied flavor profile
[11:21] E
    as well as visual interest.
[11:24] E
    If I were to make a comparison...
[11:25] E
    It is like listening to an impeccable
    jam session by a jazz band,
[11:29] E
    where harmony and symphony quietly
    shine amidst all the improvisation,
[11:31] E
    and the band leader strikes a
     pleasant rhythm on percussion.
[11:34] T
    I'm not convinced.
[11:36] E
    What?
[11:37] T
    What about the bold reinterpretation
[11:39] T
    of the three main components of
    the hachis Parmentier in your dish,
[11:41] T
    which opened the door to an entirely
    new realm of possibilities?
[11:46] T
    Yukihira guessed that Joichiro-san intended
    to wrap the ingredients in a crêpe,
[11:50] T
    and thought to make a crunchy pommes galette
     with cheese, potatoes, and dried sardines
[11:51] [SONG] ---
    Dried Young Sardines
[11:54] T
    to include in the crêpe
    along with the pommes purée.
SIGN    Cheese
SIGN    Pommes Purée
SIGN    Crêpe
SIGN    Pommes Galette
SIGN    Sardines
[11:58] T
    That allowed the dish to have
    a chewy, crispy texture
[12:03] T
    and seafood flavor it
    otherwise would not have.
[12:05] T
    And to think Nakiri-san would
    add her own innovation as well!
[12:07] M
    Yeah, I was really surprised.
[12:10] M
    She cooked one of the best beef cuts,
    the entrecôte, until it was well done,
[12:14] M
    then created a sauce made by simmering
    down an entire bottle of Bordeaux wine
[12:18] M
    into a concentrated Bordelaise
    sauce for the meat,
[12:19] M
    and had the whole thing go inside the crêpe!
[12:21] T
    Right, it's a specialized "meat sauce"
    that has an undeniable meatiness to it!
[12:25] T
    Her response to the assigned topic was
    to add even more texture to the dish!
[12:28] T
    If I were to make a comparison...
[12:32] T
    It's worthy of being called avant garde art,
     a collaboration provoked
[12:36] T
    by the team lead calling for different
    artists to bring their own ideas to the table!
[12:42] E
    But the sauce was way too left field.
[12:45] E
    The dish would have come together more
[12:47] E
    if I had leveraged the
     sardines' flavor better.
[12:48] T
    What are you saying?!
[12:49] T
    It was a great idea!
[12:51] S
    Yeah, it sure was!
[12:54] M
    Nakiri-san, you had a big smile
    on your face when you made it.
[12:56] T
    Yup.
[12:56] S
    You looked like you were
    having real fun making it.
[12:58] E
    What now? Why are you all making fun of me?!
[13:01] E
    Aldini-kun and Tadokoro-san,
    what you two did is more amazing!
[13:04] E
    I'm saying that as someone with the
    god tongue, so there's no mistake!
[13:06] E
    Our dish barely qualifies
    as the assigned topic!
[13:08] T
    What are you saying?
[13:09] T
    You should get more credit
    for being able to bring
[13:12] T
    such strong components together!
[13:13] E
    If that's the case,
[13:14] E
    Tadokoro-san should get
    the highest recognition
[13:16] E
    for providing such strong
    support behind the scenes!
[13:18] M
    Th-Th-Th-That's not true!
[13:20] S
    That is true!
[13:21] S
    Tadokoro, you're impressive, too! Man!
[13:24] Sen
    In order to make teamwork
    happen in a Team Shokugeki,
[13:27] Sen
    it's critical for each team member to
    experience the others' abilities first-hand.
[13:32] Sen
    This match allowed them to realize
    what challenges each of them overcame
[13:33] T
    You guys won.
[13:34] E
    You don't get to decide.
[13:35] Sen
    and what techniques and determination
    they gained as a result.
[13:36] T
    Just accept it.
[13:38] S
    Well, let's say both dishes tasted great.
[13:41] ---
    Yeah!
[13:41] Sen
    The training has worked out well.
[13:44] SDad
    So it's a draw.
[13:46] D
    Yeah.
[13:47] Sen
    Erina, that was an interesting dish.
[13:51] Sen
    You looked like you were having fun.
[13:53] E
    Not you making fun of me, too, Grandfather!
[13:56] E
    I was just inspired by
    Saiba-sama and Yukihira-kun.
[13:59] E
    If I were alone, I would
    not have been able to—
[14:00] Sen
    Indeed, that is how they have
    been galvanizing each other.
[14:04] Sen
    For that family, clashing the
    way they did is typical.
[14:10] Sen
    That is why Yukihira Soma
    was not cowed by this match
SIGN    Ruffle
[14:13] Sen
    and made Joichiro accept his contribution.
SIGN    Ruffle
[14:18] E
    But I couldn't dream of doing something
    like that with my father.
[14:24] E
    I can't imagine asking him
    for a favor like that.
[14:26] Sen
    Why not ask?
[14:29] Sen
    You're his daughter.
[14:31] Sen
    You should learn to be
    selfish sometimes, Erina.
[14:38] Azami
    Saiba-senpai and the others
    are on Tsukikage #4.
[14:42] Azami
    Here, their train's route
    and a different route meet.
[14:47] Azami
    We will meet them here tomorrow
[14:50] Azami
    and specify the rules for the match.
[14:56] Azami
    Erina...
[14:57] Azami
    I wonder if you enjoyed
    your playtime outside.
[15:00] Azami
    It's time to hear what you have to say.
[15:16] S
    So this is where we'll
    convene to decide the rules.
[15:18] S
    Is it really here? It's in
     the middle of nowhere.
[15:21] S
    So where are our opponents?
[15:24] M
    Oh, there!
[15:34] Azami
    This was a faster way to come.
[15:37] Azami
    The others should arrive soon, too.
[15:49] Tsukasa
    We're all here now.
[15:51] Rindo
    It's so cold.
[15:53] Rindo
    Let's get this over with.
[15:55] T
    All six turncoat Elite Ten
    members are here, it seems.
[15:59] S
    Eizan-senpai, it's been a while
    since the last Shokugeki—
[16:01] Eizan
    I'll crush you!
[16:02] S
    Um...
[16:03] Eizan
    Crush!
[16:04] S
    Uh...
[16:04] Eizan
    Crush!
[16:05] S
    Okay.
[16:06] Eizan
    Crush!
[16:06] Eizan
    Crush, crush, crush, crush...
[16:07] Nene
    His intentions are transparent.
[16:10] Azami
    Go on, Kinokuni.
[16:11] Nene
    Understood.
[16:11] Nene
    Once the final stage exams are complete,
[16:14] Nene
    a special examination hall will be set
    on the southern tip of Rebun Island
[16:16] Nene
    to serve as the Team Shokugeki arena.
[16:19] Nene
    Students who are continuing to travel north
    while clearing their advancement exams,
[16:22] Nene
    as well as any invited guests
    are welcome to attend.
[16:26] S
    Nice. You're going to make
    this into a spectacle.
[16:29] T
    Yeah, to show us rebels being defeated.
[16:34] Sen
    Very well.
[16:35] Sen
    Do we agree that the winning team
    will take all Elite Ten seats?
[16:40] Azami
    I have no objections.
[16:42] Azami
    Let's not place specific limitations on
    how many members can be on each team.
[16:46] Azami
    That is a unique characteristic
    of a Team Shokugeki,
[16:49] Azami
    and Saiba-senpai has previously participated
    in a one-on-fifty match, hasn't he?
[16:52] S
    Really?
[16:55] Azami
    If you have any other supporters,
[16:57] Azami
    I don't care if you were to
    bring fifty or a hundred.
[17:01] Azami
    Now that almost all the
    rebels have been expelled,
[17:03] Azami
    I imagine that would be difficult, however.
[17:06] D
    You're in quite a good mood, Azami.
[17:09] D
    But should Yukihira and the others
    win and become Elite Ten members,
[17:12] D
    they can remove you
    from your position as director.
[17:15] D
    Central will be disbanded,
[17:16] D
    and your so-called revolution
    will be all for naught.
[17:20] Azami
    If we win, all the rebels will be expelled.
[17:24] Azami
    And Saiba-senpai will become my ally.
[17:27] Azami
    Nothing would make me happier.
[17:30] SDad
    You're right.
[17:32] SDad
    And if they lose, I will
    also close Yukihira down.
[17:35] T
    If I may interrupt,
[17:36] T
    all we're thinking about here is how to
    get our friends back in the academy.
[17:41] T
    This is why we're doing this Shokugeki!
[17:43] S
    That's right!
[17:44] S
    Don't you ever forget that.
[17:46] Azami
    I am aware.
[17:48] S
    Huh?
SIGN    Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy
    Totsuki
[17:49] T
    Student handbooks?
[17:50] E
    Could they be from our friends who were
    defeated in the third exam stage?
[17:54] Azami
    They have no further need
    of these, after all.
SIGN    Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy Student I.D.
     Yoshino Yuki
[17:57] Azami
    I had them hand theirs over.
[17:59] Saito
    This symbolizes our identity
    as Totsuki students.
[18:03] Momo
    Hey, what do you think you're doing?!
[18:05] Momo
    Give Bucchi back, So-myan!
[18:07] Saito
    Let us treat ours equally, since they
    represent our lives as the Elite Ten.
[18:11] Momo
    You suck!
[18:12] Momo
    How dare you use my Bucchi like
     some kind of convenient bag?
[18:16] Saito
    I've seen you pinch and pull at it
    all the time. Look who's talking.
[18:20] Nene
    Saito-senpai...
[18:21] Saito
    Always uphold a fair and just match.
[18:24] Saito
    Showing one's willingness to do
    so is the spirit of a samurai!
[18:29] Tsukasa
    If you want them back, face us.
[18:32] Tsukasa
    We'll meet you head-on.
[18:34] Tsukasa
    We'll keep the student handbooks safe.
[18:37] Azami
    That reminds me, Erina.
[18:39] Azami
    Of course, you will be participating in the
    Team Shokugeki as one of our team members.
[18:45] S
    Hey, now. What are you saying?
[18:47] S
    Why do you get to decide
    that, Nakamura-senpai?
[18:50] Azami
    That's my line.
[18:53] Azami
    The director and the Elite Ten Council
    constitute Central's leadership.
[18:57] Azami
    Which means that, as the tenth seat,
[19:00] Azami
    Erina is part of Central from
    an org chart perspective.
[19:03] Azami
    It is only to be expected
    that she face the rebels.
[19:06] M
    But...
[19:07] Azami
    Your time as a runaway is over, Erina.
[19:09] Azami
    Come back.
[19:10] Azami
    It's time to stop being so selfish.
[19:14] M
    Nakiri-san!
[19:15] S
    This is bad...
[19:16] S
    Nakiri is a doormat when it comes to her dad.
[19:23] E
    Father...
[19:28] S
    She took a deep breath?
[19:32] S
    Another one!
[19:34] S
    A third!
[19:36] S
    A fourth!
[19:37] S
    No, a lot of deep breaths!
[19:43] E
    I understand your point of view, Father.
[19:46] E
    Then I will relinquish my responsibilities
    as the Elite Ten's tenth seat!
[19:51] E
    From now on, I am just Nakiri Erina!
[19:55] E
    Otherwise, I will not be able to say that
    I stand with them both body and soul.
[20:00] Eizan
    She's throwing her rank away?!
[20:05] Azami
    To think that you'd ever come to
    oppose me with a different opinion...
[20:09] Azami
    Very well, Erina.
[20:11] Azami
    However, should your side lose...
[20:14] Azami
    Erina, you alone will have to
    accept a different condition.
[20:17] Azami
    Expulsion is too easy a consequence.
[20:19] Azami
    You will have to aid Central
    for the rest of your life.
[20:23] Azami
    You will do as your father tells you
[20:26] Azami
    and never disobey me again.
[20:28] Azami
    Understood?
[20:31] E
    Understood.
[20:36] Rindo
    Brr...
[20:38] Rindo
    Later, Yukihira Soma.
[20:42] Tsukasa
    The matter will be settled
    at Rebun Island, then.
[20:45] S
    Got it.
[20:53] S
    Hey, Nakiri.
[20:57] S
    Whoa!
[20:58] T
    She's got a ton of adrenaline.
[21:01] M
    Are you okay, Nakiri-san?
[21:03] E
    Should we win the Team Shokugeki
    and crush the current Elite Ten,
[21:08] E
    I will be enthroned as the
    first seat of the Elite Ten!
[21:11] E
    I will be victorious in this battle to
    become the true queen of fine dining!
[21:16] E
    You all are loyal attendants of the queen!
[21:19] E
    Consider it an honor!
[21:21] T
    How wonderful.
[21:23] T
    As I'd thought, it suits
    you to act like a queen.
[21:26] M
    I'm glad you seem to be feeling better.
[21:28] S
    Boo...
[21:30] S
    I'm the one who'll be at the top!
[21:32] E
    Underlings should stay quiet!
[21:34] S
    Don't underestimate the diners
     that serve the masses!
[21:36] E
    Are you saying you can't
    respect the god tongue?
[21:38] S
    What?!
[21:39] S
    Dad!
[21:40] S
    Dad, say something!
[21:41] E
    Don't cheat!
[21:42] E
    Dragging Saiba-sama into
    this is against the rules!
[21:44] SDad
    I'm proud of you.
[21:46] SDad
    I didn't think you'd stand
    up to your pig-headed dad!
[21:52] E
    I may have been influenced
    by a different family's ways.
[21:55] D
    Did you set the
[21:57] D
    practice teams as you did yesterday
     because you saw even this coming?
[22:00] Sen
    Oh, I am not clairvoyant.
[22:03] Sen
    I just wanted her to learn
    something from those two.
[22:09] D
    Always the educator.
[22:11] S
    Well, after hearing Nakiri say it like that,
[22:14] S
    I guess we all need to bet
    our lives on this thing!
[22:16] S
    All right!
[22:17] S
    Guys, bring out your student handbooks!
[22:20] S
    Here!
[22:23] S
    You were the first one to rev us up
[22:25] S
    by telling us to survive
    the advancement exams.
[22:27] S
    You're our rallying cry.
[22:30] S
    Our lives are in your hands, Nakiri.
[22:38] E
    Leave it to me!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Next Episode The Pioneer of the Wastelands
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
[24:07] M
    We were at a crossroads named departure.

Season 1

21 - The Pioneer of the Wastelands

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Twenty-One
[00:05] S
    Nakamura-senpai said earlier
    today that you'd soloed
[00:08] S
    a Team Shokugeki against fifty opponents.
[00:12] SDad
    Right.
[00:13] SDad
    Well, I guess that did happen.
[00:16] S
    And Nakamura-senpai was in the
    Polar Star Dormitory like you, right?
[00:21] S
    If that's true,
[00:23] S
    why'd he start talking about shutting down
    the dorm and changing up the academy?
[00:26] SDad
    What is this, 21 Questions?
[00:29] S
    I'm just starting to figure
    out that I actually don't know
[00:32] S
    what kind of chef you were before.
[00:35] SDad
    All right, I'll tell you the story.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN    The Pioneer of the Wastelands
[02:20] Rindo
    Oh?
[02:21] Rindo
    You guys training for
    the Team Shokugeki already?
[02:24] Rindo
    You're so gung-ho.
[02:25] Nene
    Well, I intend to crush them utterly
    if we are going to defeat them anyway.
[02:29] Rindo
    You're so serious, Nene.
[02:32] Rindo
    Figuring out what I'm going to eat
    tomorrow is more important to me.
SIGN    Hokkaido
    Guidebook & Map
[02:37] M
    What?
[02:38] M
    Nakiri-san already went to sleep?
[02:40] Sen
    Yes, she must be exhausted.
[02:43] Sen
    After all, she stood up to her father
    for the first time in her life.
[02:50] (Flashback) E
    I will relinquish my responsibilities
    as the Elite Ten's tenth seat!
[02:54] (Flashback) E
    From now on, I am just Nakiri Erina!
[02:58] Sen
    But I surmise that she must be having
    the best sleep of her life, too.
[03:03] M
    Yes, definitely!
[03:09] T
    It's been bothering me for a while.
[03:11] T
    Why is Nakiri Azami so
    obsessed with Joichiro-san?
[03:15] T
    Can you tell me why, Chef Dojima?
[03:18] T
    What happened during your time as students?
[03:21] D
    True, it is something you should know.
[03:25] D
    You should hear this as well, Tadokoro-kun.
[03:27] M
    Oh, okay.
[03:30] M
    This photo was taken when you were students.
[03:33] D
    I still remember it like
    it happened only yesterday.
[03:35] D
    The shining star of our generation
    was undeniably Joichiro.
[03:40] D
    By my count, of the 121 times
    he and I had a Shokugeki,
SIGN    121 matches
[03:43] D
    I won 20 times and lost 101 times.
SIGN    20 wins
SIGN    101 losses
[03:46] TM
    What?!
[03:47] T
    Even you, Chef Dojima?
[03:49] M
    You lost that many times?
[03:50] D
    Your rank in the Elite Ten is determined
    not only by Shokugeki outcomes,
[03:55] D
    but also by factors such as grades
    and contributions to the Academy.
[03:59] D
    Joichiro may have been number
    one in terms of culinary skill,
[04:03] D
    but he was late to classes,
    if he showed up at all.
[04:05] D
    Even after joining the Elite Ten,
    he ignored his responsibilities.
[04:09] D
    He was also known as an eccentric.
[04:11] T
    Like peas in a pod, those two.
[04:13] M
    Like father, like son.
[04:15] D
    Alike, huh?
[04:17] D
    Anyway, all of us met him—
[04:19] D
    Saiba Joichiro, the chef—
[04:22] D
    with his genius in full bloom.
SIGN    Congratulations!!
    Dojima Gin, 6th Seat
    Saiba Joichiro, 7th Seat
     Also Saiba-Senpai
    for 1st Place in the Competition
[04:27] (Flashback) Dorm
    Congratulations on joining
    the Elite Ten Council!
SIGN    1st Year, High School
     Saiba Joichiro
SIGN    1st Year, High School
    Dojima Gin
[04:29] (Flashback) Dorm
    Congratulations!
[04:30] (Flashback) Dorm
    Joichiro-senpai, Gin-senpai,
    you're both so cool!
[04:34] (Flashback) Fumio
    You've become the sixth and seventh seats
[04:37] (Flashback) Fumio
    just as you're about to become second-years!
[04:39] (Flashback) Fumio
    Well done, both of you!
[04:41] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, thanks.
[04:42] (Flashback) SDad
    It hasn't really sunk in yet that
    I've become one of the Elite Ten.
[04:47] (Flashback) Dorm
    Why is Dojima-senpai exhausted?
[04:49] (Flashback) Dorm
    Saiba-kun was competing
    in an external competition
[04:52] (Flashback) Dorm
    until right before the induction ceremony.
SIGN    Professional Chefs Association of Japan
     40th French Cuisine New Star Competition
[04:54] (Flashback) Dorm
    Dojima-kun worked really hard
    to get him back in time.
[04:56] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro!
SIGN    2nd Year, Junior High
    Nakamura Azami
[04:58] (Flashback) Azami
    Saiba-senpai, what dish did you
    win the contest with this time?
[05:03] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, I made this porcini pie
    dish that was a huge hit.
[05:07] (Flashback) Azami
    And, and?
[05:08] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, and as the finishing touch, I—
[05:11] (Flashback) SDad
    Hey, can you stop oozing
    that dark aura of yours?
[05:16] (Flashback) SDad
    I can almost hear a voice over
    saying, "Now, tell me what you did
[05:20] (Flashback) SDad
    so that my cooking will advance."
[05:21] (Flashback) Azami
    That's uncalled for.
[05:22] (Flashback) Azami
    I'm just hoping that I can get remotely
    close to your level, Saiba-senpai.
[05:25] (Flashback) SDad
    Close? You obviously mean "surpass."
[05:28] (Flashback) Azami
    That's not true at all!
[05:30] (Flashback) SDad
    All right!
[05:30] (Flashback) SDad
    Let's have another cooking
    match today, guys!
[05:33] (Flashback) D
    What should we wager?
[05:35] (Flashback) SDad
    The loser will take on bathroom
    cleaning duties tomorrow!
[05:38] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll take a pass.
[05:39] (Flashback) SDad
    Hey!
[05:40] (Flashback) SDad
    You still haven't gotten over
    losing to me last time, have you?!
[05:43] (Flashback) SDad
    People with thin skin won't
    succeed in life, you know.
[05:45] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro, be nice.
[05:48] (Flashback) SDad
    Yeah, yeah.
[05:49] (Flashback) SDad
    Okay, you can be the judge, Nakamura.
[05:51] (Flashback) SDad
    All right.
[05:53] (Flashback) SDad
    Let's begin!
[05:55] D
    Joichiro's path was headed straight
    into a storm-torn wasteland.
[06:00] D
    But he advanced without any fear.
[06:03] D
    With a single step, he'd create a path.
[06:08] D
    With a single swing of his chef's knife,
    he'd open a whole new world of flavor.
[06:13] (Flashback) SDad
    Don't be scared, guys.
[06:16] (Flashback) SDad
    Let's go as far as we can go.
[06:18] (Flashback) D
    Yeah!
[06:19] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll keep up with you,
    no matter how far we go.
[06:23] D
    That was our life back then.
[06:25] D
    Honing our skills with a genius
    whose skills denied description,
[06:28] D
    our days were filled with sheer joy.
[06:35] (Flashback) Azami
    Wow.
[06:36] (Flashback) D
    How'd you find something
    this good in that storm?
[06:41] D
    I didn't exactly like my name, Gin,
    which means "silver," back then.
SIGN    Silver
[06:45] D
    People would tease me, saying it was
    as though I was announcing
[06:47] D
    that I'm always in second place.
SIGN    Silver
SIGN    Gold
[06:48] D
    But after I met Joichiro, I didn't
    care anymore if I was in second place.
[06:53] D
    I just wanted to walk with him, side-by-side.
[06:57] D
    I'm sure Nakamura Azami felt the same way.
[07:01] D
    But our worlds began to quietly
    diverge from Joichiro's.
[07:04] [SONG] Sign 0706
    Hosted by the Japan Shokuei Association
     New Dish Competition
    ~ Junior Division ~
SIGN    Hall
[07:09] (Flashback) Man
    Today's dish was also wonderful.
[07:11] (Flashback) Man
    We expect nothing less, Saiba-kun!
[07:13] (Flashback) SDad
    Thanks!
[07:15] (Flashback) SDad
    Today's dish took quite a lot of
    effort during the testing process—
[07:18] (Flashback) Man
    So, what dish are you thinking of next?
[07:23] (Flashback) Woman
    You're going to show us
    even better flavors, right?
[07:26] (Flashback) Man
    We're looking forward to it, Saiba-kun!
[07:38] D
    After a time, Joichiro began
    to exhibit a curious habit.
[07:42] D
    He began to make peculiar, disgusting food.
[07:45] (Flashback) SDad
    Shiomi?
SIGN    Seventh Seat, Elite Ten
    Saiba Joichiro (2nd Year, H.S.)
[07:47] (Flashback) SDad
    Here's one of my new creations.
[07:49] (Flashback) Jun
    I've told you many times that I
    don't want any disgusting dishes!
SIGN    First Year, Junior High
    Shiomi Jun
[07:53] (Flashback) SDad
    Come on, don't be a bad sport.
[07:55] (Flashback) SDad
    I've been sharing my dishes with you
    since your first day at the dorm.
SIGN    Sixth Seat, Elite Ten
     Dojima Gin (2nd Year, H.S.)
[07:57] (Flashback) SDad
    This one tastes good. Try it!
[08:00] (Flashback) SDad
    Don't hold back!
[08:06] (Flashback) SDad
    How is it?
[08:07] (Flashback) SDad
    You're in love with my food now, aren't you?
[08:09] D
    Still, he was still going full speed
    in competitions and Shokugekis—
[08:12] D
    He crushed all of them.
SIGN    Conference Room
[08:16] (Flashback) Fumio
    I heard Joichiro's qualified
    for that competition next year.
[08:20] (Flashback) D
    You mean... for BLUE?
[08:22] (Flashback) Fumio
    Yeah, there'll be an
    official announcement soon.
[08:26] (Flashback) D
    Wow!
[08:27] (Flashback) D
    You did it, Joichiro!
[08:29] (Flashback) SDad
    Thanks. Well, I'll try my best.
[08:32] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll get in someday, too.
[08:34] (Flashback) Azami
    I'm not jealous or anything.
[08:37] D
    The BLUE!
[08:38] D
    It's the ultimate competition
    in the fine dining world
[08:40] D
    for newcomer chefs who managed to pass the
    qualifying rounds from around the world.
[08:44] D
    Victory would assure you a bright
    future and world-class fame!
[08:49] (Flashback) Students
    Saiba, I hear you're
    going to compete in BLUE?
[08:52] (Flashback) Students
    I'm really looking forward to it!
    I bet you'll win the gold.
[08:53] (Flashback) Students
    Saiba! Hey, it's Saiba!
[08:56] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, thanks.
[09:01] (Flashback) Sawa
    Hey, Saiba.
[09:03] (Flashback) Sawa
    Congrats on qualifying for BLUE.
[09:05] (Flashback) SDad
    Thanks.
[09:06] (Flashback) Sawa
    But there are those who are wondering
[09:09] (Flashback) Sawa
    if you've bribed the selection
    committee members.
[09:12] (Flashback) Sawa
    I bet students who are
    serious about their cooking
[09:15] (Flashback) Sawa
    won't be satisfied without a Shokugeki
[09:17] (Flashback) Sawa
    where your qualification
    for BLUE is on the line.
[09:19] (Flashback) Sawa
    That includes me, of course.
[09:21] (Flashback) Students
    He's the Sawatsubashi family's heir, isn't he?
[09:24] (Flashback) Students
    I hear he didn't manage to
    get into the Elite Ten...
[09:26] (Flashback) Students
    He didn't manage to qualify for BLUE,
    either, so this is just a grudge.
[09:29] (Flashback) Sawa
    Or is it beneath Einstein
    to face off with us now?
[09:33] (Flashback) D
    Let's go, Joichiro.
[09:35] (Flashback) D
    He's just trying to get your goat.
[09:37] (Flashback) D
    There's no need to entertain him—
[09:38] (Flashback) SDad
    Since you insist, I'd like
    to see what you're made of.
[09:42] (Flashback) SDad
    You have a lot of people with you.
[09:44] (Flashback) SDad
    Why don't we celebrate the
    occasion by doing one of those...
[09:47] (Flashback) SDad
    You know, the Team Shokugeki.
[09:50] (Flashback) Sawa
    Great!
[09:51] (Flashback) Sawa
    Let's do it.
[09:52] (Flashback) Sawa
    Gather up your friends, too, then.
[09:55] (Flashback) SDad
    I don't need any.
[09:57] (Flashback) SDad
    I can handle it by myself.
[09:59] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro!
[10:03] (Flashback) D
    Why did you agree to do this, Joichiro?
[10:06] (Flashback) Azami
    He's right.
[10:07] (Flashback) Azami
    At least let us help—
[10:08] (Flashback) SDad
    Don't interfere.
[10:11] D
    For some reason, I had a very bad
    feeling about the whole thing—
[10:14] D
    I felt this Shokugeki would cause
    Joichiro to go somewhere far away.
SIGN    Saiba Joichiro
[10:20] Announce
    First bout, victor: Saiba Joichiro!
[10:23] Announce
    Second bout, victor: Saiba Joichiro!
SIGN    Saiba Joichiro
[10:27] Announce
    Third bout, victor: Saiba Joichiro!
[10:29] Announce
    He's undefeatable!
[10:31] (Flashback) Announce
    Just come at me in groups of ten already.
[10:35] (Flashback) Announce
    I'll face you all together.
[10:37] (Flashback) Guy
    Bastard! Don't underestimate us!
SIGN    Saiba Joichiro
[10:44] Announce
    Fifth bout, victor: Saiba Joichiro!
[10:48] Sawa
    How's this possible?
[10:50] Sawa
    How is he even using his brain and
    senses to come up with this stuff?
[10:55] Sawa
    Is it because he's a genius?
[10:57] Sawa
    That's right.
[10:58] Sawa
    Geniuses have it easy.
[11:00] (Flashback) SDad
    You, face me next round.
[11:02] (Flashback) SDad
    I'll take you on.
[11:03] (Flashback) Sawa
    Well, um, I think I'd rather—
[11:06] (Flashback) SDad
    Hey, how's that supposed to work?
[11:08] (Flashback) SDad
    You've never even thought
    to imagine how hard it is
[11:11] (Flashback) SDad
    to be a pioneer, going in new directions.
[11:13] (Flashback) SDad
    This is just a game to you, huh?!
[11:15] (Flashback) SDad
    You think you're all in, but you're not—
[11:17] (Flashback) SDad
    Quit your bitching about how
    you're all serious about cooking!
[11:21] (Flashback) SDad
    If you don't intend to serve
    a dish, then just quit already.
[11:27] Announce
    The Team Shokugeki is an overwhelming
    victory for Saiba Joichiro,
[11:30] Announce
    who was the sole competitor on his team.
[11:32] (Flashback) Audience
    How's that possible?
[11:34] (Flashback) Audience
    Th-That was kind of...
[11:35] (Flashback) Audience
    Yeah, scary.
[11:37] (Flashback) Audience
    He's different now.
[11:39] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro...
[11:41] (Flashback) Azami
    How wonderful.
[11:45] D
    People had praised him, calling him
    a true genius, a revolutionary,
[11:51] D
    and a pioneer of fine dining.
[11:54] D
    That day, he gained another nickname—
SIGN    Demon
[11:59] D
    "The Demon."
[12:03] D
    And then we became third-years.
[12:07] (Flashback) Stu
    They're from Polar Star Dormitory!
[12:09] D
    I became the first seat,
[12:11] D
    and Joichiro was the second seat.
SIGN    Nakamura Azami
    (1st Year, H.S.)
SIGN    Ebisawa Riko
     (2nd Year, H.S.)
SIGN    Shiomi Jun
    (2nd Year, J.H.S.)
[12:13] ---
    Azami was the third seat.
[12:15] ---
    The fourth seat was
    Ebisawa Riko from Polar Star,
[12:18] ---
    followed by Shiomi Jun, who was
    in junior high at the time.
[12:20] ---
    Polar Star was in the midst of a golden age.
[12:25] ---
    There were so many dorm applicants
    that Fumio-san was at her wits' end.
[12:30] (Flashback) Fumio
    You failed the entrance exam!
[12:32] (Flashback) Fumio
    You, too!
[12:34] (Flashback) Fumio
    Go camp out!
[12:36] [SONG] Sign 1237
    Hosted by the Japanese Cuisine Promotion Association
    New Dish Competition
[12:36] D
    Joichiro was continuing to crush
    all the external competitions.
[12:42] (Flashback) SDad
    The main ingredient is Tosa wagyu beef.
[12:45] (Flashback) SDad
    To highlight the meat's
    flavors to the utmost degree,
[12:47] (Flashback) SDad
    I used tomato-flavored consomme and
    cultured butter to heighten the fragrance
[12:50] (Flashback) SDad
    then created a sukiyaki-style dish using
    a sweet soy-based simmering sauce.
[12:54] (Flashback) SDad
    Enjoy.
SIGN    Heiress, Japanese Restaurant Kuraki
    Kuraki Shino (Age 17)
[12:56] Shigeno
    I am a daughter of the venerable
    Japanese restaurant, Kuraki!
[12:59] Shigeno
    No matter the dish, I must
    maintain my dignity—
[13:06] Shigeno
    Oh, no!
[13:09] (Flashback) Oizumi
    Overall winner: Saiba Joichiro
    from Totsuki Academy!
[13:17] (Flashback) Shigeno
    I'm looking forward to next time!
[13:31] (Flashback) Jun
    Um, Saiba-senpai...
[13:34] (Flashback) Jun
    You don't make any disgusting dishes anymore.
[13:37] (Flashback) SDad
    Huh? Shiomi, I didn't know
    you were craving more.
[13:43] (Flashback) Jun
    N-No one's craving anything!
[13:45] (Flashback) Jun
    You can't play with food!
[13:48] (Flashback) Jun
    But you seemed to have so
    much fun making them.
[13:51] (Flashback) Jun
    I was just wondering why you'd stopped.
[13:54] (Flashback) Azami
    What's there to worry about?
[13:57] (Flashback) Azami
    He's wielding his chef's knife like a weapon.
[14:00] (Flashback) Azami
    That aura of his is befitting a
    chef at the height of his powers.
[14:03] (Flashback) Azami
    I truly admire him.
[14:05] (Flashback) D
    That may be true,
[14:07] (Flashback) D
    but ever since he defeated fifty
    contestants in that Team Shokugeki,
[14:10] (Flashback) D
    no one in the academy will challenge Joichiro.
[14:14] (Flashback) D
    Only you and me, and sometimes Ebisawa,
     will do a match.
[14:18] (Flashback) D
    Of course, he's making up for that by
    taking on external competitions, but...
[14:23] (Flashback) D
    I feel like that's only a diversion for him.
[14:28] (Flashback) Kita
    This is the real deal!
SIGN    Sponsor, Kita Gastronomy Club
    Kita Osaji
[14:30] (Flashback) Kita
    You keep finding new solutions
    far beyond our imagination!
[14:34] (Flashback) Shigeno
    Saiba-han!
[14:36] (Flashback) Judge
    We're looking forward to your next
    creation at BLUE as well, Saiba-kun.
[14:41] (Flashback) SDad
    Thanks.
[14:52] Announce
    The world-famous Totsuki
    Academy has produced a talent
[14:55] Announce
    that's only seen once every hundred years.
[14:58] Announce
    His name is Saiba Joichiro.
[15:00] Ando
    I am absolutely certain
[15:02] Ando
    that the dish he'll serve at BLUE
[15:05] Ando
    will be remembered for centuries to come!
[15:09] (Flashback) Dorm
    Saiba-senpai is amazing!
[15:11] (Flashback) Dorm
    He's such a genius.
[15:17] Ando
    I'm sure he'll pull it off!
[15:19] Woman
    So what will be your next dish?
[15:21] Kita
    What's your next goal?
[15:22] Man
    What's next?
[15:23] Shigeno
    Saiba-han!
[15:24] SDad
    Forward...
[15:27] SDad
    On to the next creation...
[15:29] SDad
    On to a new... world of flavor...
[15:33] SDad
    To the next... goal...
[15:38] (Flashback) Fumio
    It's finally tomorrow.
[15:40] (Flashback) Fumio
    You should get a good night's rest.
[15:43] (Flashback) Azami
    I'm happy that I'm able to see
    Saiba-senpai's evolution up close.
[15:49] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro...
[15:51] (Flashback) D
    Well, just try your best.
[16:06] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro? You're not ready yet?
[16:08] (Flashback) D
    Your ride will be here soon.
[16:15] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro?
[16:17] (Flashback) Dorm
    Saiba-senpai's gone?!
[16:19] (Flashback) Jun
    How could he ditch BLUE?!
[16:23] (Flashback) Dorm
    I hope he didn't have any strange ideas.
[16:25] (Flashback) Dorm
    Strange? You don't mean—
[16:27] (Flashback) Fumio
    Calm down!
[16:28] (Flashback) Fumio
    I'll head to the competition
    and explain the situation.
[16:31] (Flashback) Fumio
    The rest of you, fan out and
    search everywhere in the Academy!
[16:35] (Flashback) Fumio
    Now, go!
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[16:36] (Flashback) All
    R-Right!
[16:37] (Flashback) Dorm
    Saiba-senpai!
[16:41] (Flashback) Jun
    Where are you, Saiba-senpai?
[16:47] D
    Those disgusting dishes were a way
    for you to blow off steam, huh?
[16:52] D
    Every day, people kept asking
    you to reach greater heights
[16:54] D
    no matter how high you've already climbed.
[16:56] D
    Your blood, sweat, and tears
    were summed up as simple genius.
[17:02] D
    When was the last time you were
    truly happy when you cooked?
[17:08] (Flashback) D
    Could it be...?
[17:25] (Flashback) D
    Everyone's worried about you.
[17:28] (Flashback) D
    You won't make it in time for BLUE now,
[17:31] (Flashback) D
    but I guess there's no point
    crying over spilt milk—
[17:32] (Flashback) SDad
    BLUE?
[17:34] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, that BLUE.
[17:37] (Flashback) SDad
    Yeah, I know. I know.
[17:39] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro?
[17:40] (Flashback) SDad
    Huh?
[17:42] (Flashback) SDad
    Gin?
[17:43] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh, Gin!
[17:44] (Flashback) SDad
    Why are you here?
[17:45] (Flashback) D
    I thought I might find you
    here in Gatten Hall.
[17:50] (Flashback) SDad
    Oh.
[17:52] (Flashback) SDad
    It brings back memories, you know?
[17:54] (Flashback) SDad
    The Autumn Elections finals where I faced you.
[17:57] (Flashback) SDad
    That was fun, wasn't it, Gin?
[18:01] (Flashback) SDad
    But now, I can barely breathe.
[18:04] (Flashback) SDad
    I thought I should get ready for tomorrow.
[18:08] (Flashback) SDad
    I thought, "I need to head
    toward my next goal."
[18:20] (Flashback) SDad
    And then... I...
[18:23] (Flashback) SDad
    I kind of lost track of what I'm doing
[18:26] (Flashback) SDad
    and where I am.
[18:27] (Flashback) SDad
    I don't know what I'm doing anymore.
SIGN    Demon
[18:33] D
    Joichiro was no demon.
[18:37] D
    He was a boy with delicate sensibilities,
    just like the rest of us.
[18:41] (Flashback) D
    I'm sorry, Joichiro!
[18:44] (Flashback) D
    We let you go ahead all alone!
[18:48] (Flashback) Sen
    He's been swallowed up by the storm.
[18:51] (Flashback) D
    Director!
[18:53] (Flashback) Sen
    I had a premonition back
    during the Autumn Elections.
[18:56] (Flashback) Sen
    Too great a talent will turn
    against itself in the end.
[19:02] (Flashback) Sen
    Saiba Joichiro... Leave Japan for a while.
[19:06] (Flashback) Sen
    And leave cooking, as well.
[19:09] (Flashback) Sen
    That is what you need right now.
[19:16] (Flashback) SDad
    Later, Gin, Nakamura!
[19:20] (Flashback) SDad
    Sorry!
[19:22] D
    He had a lighthearted grin, as though
    he'd just stood us up for a meet-up.
[19:28] D
    That was the last I saw of him as a student.
[19:36] SDad
    So that's what happened.
[19:39] SDad
    You don't have to take
    anything I said to heart.
[19:42] SDad
    That story has nothing to do with
    your generation, anyway.
[19:49] S
    Sorry, I fell asleep.
[19:51] SDad
    Hey! I didn't think you
    were actually ignoring me!
[19:53] S
    No, I just nodded off for a split second.
[19:56] SDad
    Uh-huh...
[19:57] S
    I thought Nakamura-senpai hated you because
    you'd done something really bad to him,
[20:02] S
    so I'm kind of relieved.
[20:04] S
    A lot happened to you, huh, Dad?
[20:06] SDad
    Don't you think I was pathetic back then?
[20:09] SDad
    Whatever the reason, I ran away from cooking.
[20:13] S
    But you're cooking right now, Dad.
[20:16] S
    So it's all fine and good, right?
[20:21] SDad
    All right, Soma.
[20:22] SDad
    Let's have a cooking match.
[20:24] S
    Huh?
[20:25] M
    I had no idea that Joichiro-san
    had a past like that.
[20:29] T
    But Chef Dojima, I still don't understand.
[20:32] T
    Why is Nakiri Azami acting the way he is?
[20:35] D
    Joichiro was his idol. I think he struggled
    with Joichiro's breakdown in his own way
[20:39] D
    and is now seeking vengeance for that past.
[20:42] D
    Looking back, I think he may have
    needed even more help than Joichiro.
[20:48] SDad
    Hey, Soma.
[20:50] SDad
    How many times have you lost to me again?
[20:53] S
    Four hundred and ninety times.
SIGN    Losses
SIGN    Wins
[20:56] SDad
    That's your strength, Soma.
[20:59] SDad
    You enjoy any obstacle,
[21:01] SDad
    and you try to confront your
    weaknesses to the very end.
[21:05] SDad
    It is an invaluable strength.
[21:08] SDad
    If you had been in my shoes,
[21:09] SDad
    I wonder what you would've looked like then.
[21:16] SDad
    Of course you would.
[21:20] (Flashback) D
    Hello, this is Dojima.
[21:22] SDad
    Hey, Gin! It's me!
[21:25] (Flashback) D
    Joichiro?!
[21:26] SDad
    How are you doing?
[21:27] SDad
    This happened a ways back,
    but I'm back in Japan.
[21:31] (Flashback) D
    What?!
[21:32] SDad
    I have a kid now, too.
[21:34] SDad
    I'm happily cooking at a
    restaurant called Yukihira.
[21:38] (Flashback) D
    Huh? Yuki?
[21:39] SDad
    Oh, I have customers, so I have to go.
[21:41] SDad
    Bye!
[21:41] (Flashback) D
    Hey!
[21:45] (Flashback) D
    I see. He's cooking again.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Family operates a diner called Yukihira Diner. Father: Yukihira Joichiro
[21:51] Sign 2152
    I could tell right away
[21:53] Sign 2152
    that this boy was one of the people
    who saved Joichiro from the storm.
[21:59] Sign 2152
    Yukihira Soma...
[22:00] Sign 2152
    As Joichiro's friend, I am deeply
    grateful that Soma was born as his son.
[22:07] S
    All right!
[22:08] S
    I'm gonna win today, Dad!
[23:42] Azama
    I can't wait for the
    Team Shokugeki, Saiba-senpai.
[23:47] (Flashback) SDad
    Later, Gin, Nakamura!
[23:50] (Flashback) SDad
    Sorry!
[23:52] Azami
    A just world where no
    chef will lose their way—
[23:58] Azami
    I am going to save Totsuki
    and the world of cooking.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode To the Final Battleground
[24:06] M
    Onward on our journey to victory!

Season 1

22 - To the Final Battleground

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Twenty-Two
[00:13] S
    Man, the day's finally come.
[00:17] M
    Right. It was fast.
[00:19] T
    But we're different from before.
[00:21] T
    Let's show Central how far
    our training's taken us.
[00:26] S
    Yup! We've got a full team
    we can depend on now, too!
[00:31] E
    You can see it now.
[00:34] E
    That's Rebun Island, where we'll
     have the Team Shokugeki.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
[02:11] Alice
    Good day! My name is Nakiri Alice.
SIGN    To the Final Battleground
[02:15] Alice
    I was just expelled from Totsuki Academy.
[02:19] Alice
    The gloomy bunch of people with
    me have also been expelled.
[02:23] Alice
    Ugh, they're so depressing!
[02:25] Hisako
    Erina-sama... Erina-sama... Erina-sama...
[02:27] Alice
    Well, they're still doing a lot
    better than Miss Secretary.
[02:30] Alice
    A lot of things have happened.
[02:33] Alice
    Defeated by the Elite Ten during
    the stage three examinations,
[02:37] Alice
    we were about to be forcibly
    sent back to Tokyo.
[02:39] Alice
    We are with Erina, until death do us part!
[02:40] Alice
    But I went on a full-on tantrum and
    managed to have us stay in Hokkaido.
[02:42] Alice
    Our fates are entwined!
[02:43] Alice
    So we have to see the exams
     through to the end—
[02:45] Alice
    After we heard Erina and the others
    were going to do a Team Shokugeki,
[02:50] Alice
    we've been traveling north
    alongside their train
[02:53] Alice
    and reached this island.
[02:57] Alice
    And why are you all still so depressed?!
[03:01] Alice
    You came to cheer them on, didn't you?!
[03:03] Alice
    Pull yourselves together!
[03:05] Aoki
    But Alice-cchi...
[03:07] Marui
    We promised each other to survive
    together, but we all lost.
[03:11] Hisako
    How can I show myself to Erina-sama?
[03:14] Alice
    Stop feeling so down, Miss Secretary!
[03:17] Hisako
    Don't call me that.
[03:19] Hayama
    Why do I have to be here?
[03:22] Hayama
    I betrayed you all once—
[03:23] Alice
    You want to say you have no right to be here?
[03:27] Alice
    I'm tired of hearing that!
[03:29] Alice
    We share a bond as classmates.
[03:31] Alice
    And above all, the bond we share
    as the White Coat Trio is absolute!
[03:36] Hayama
    I know. Thanks.
[03:37] Hayama
    You can let me go now.
[03:39] Ryo
    Hey, Hayama.
[03:40] Ryo
    Since you lost to Yukihira,
[03:42] Ryo
    that means you might also lose to me.
[03:47] Ryo
    Let's have a match.
[03:48] Hayama
    Sure, any time.
[03:51] Ryo
    Okay. Right now, then.
[03:52] Hayama
    Uh, that's not possible.
[03:54] Isami
    Hey, over there.
[03:56] Alice
    Let's step right into the special
    arena for the Team Shokugeki!
[04:03] Isami
    So many people.
[04:06] Isami
    There are students who cleared the final
    stage of the exams and the lecturers.
[04:10] Hisako
    Culinary heavyweights are also here,
[04:12] Hisako
    but they're all Central supporters.
[04:14] Hisako
    They want the rebels to lose.
[04:17] U
    Honored guests!
[04:20] U
    You can see the majestic
    Mount Rishiri Fuji next to Rebun Island!
[04:24] U
    Against this gorgeous backdrop,
    your host for this final battle
[04:28] U
    is me, Urara, the idol of the 92nd class!
SIGN    Te-he
[04:32] U
    Well then, let us pray for our beloved
    Azami administration's victory
[04:37] U
    and welcome the Elite Ten members
    to the arena by chanting "Central"!
[04:42] U
    Here they come!
[04:46] U
    "Central"! Let's hear it!
[04:48] Audience
    Central!
[04:49] U
    C-C-C-C-Central!
[04:51] Audience
    C-C-C-C-Central!
[04:52] U
    Central!
[04:54] Audience
    Central!
[04:56] U
    C-C-C-C-Central!
[04:57] Yuki
    Yuck.
[04:57] Audience
    C-C-C-C-Central!
[04:59] Ryoko
    We're totally in enemy territory.
[04:59] U
    I can't hear you! Central!
[05:01] Ikumi
    Yukihira and the others are
    going to fight in front of them?
[05:02] Audience
    C-C-C-C-Central!
[05:04] U
    C-C-C-C-Central!
[05:05] I
    Bro...
[05:06] Audience
    C-C-C-C-Central!
[05:07] Hisako
    Erina-sama...
[05:08] U
    Director Azami is here, too!
[05:13] Audience
    Azami-sama!
[05:14] Audience
    Director Azami!
[05:19] Alice
    I see.
[05:20] Alice
    A Team Shokugeki.
[05:22] (Flashback) Alice
    It'll determine whether we
    advance to next year or not—
[05:24] (Flashback) Alice
    You'd better not lose!
[05:26] S
    Yup, we'll show up ready.
[05:28] S
    You can count on us!
[05:30] (Flashback) Alice
    I wish we could've fought
    together on the same team.
[05:33] (Flashback) Alice
    I'm sorry all of you have
     to shoulder everything.
[05:37] S
    Huh?
[05:37] S
    Listen, I'm only thinking about fighting
    the Elite Ten so I can take the No.1 spot.
[05:45] (Flashback) Alice
    I see.
[05:45] (Flashback) Ryo
    So, Yukihira.
[05:47] (Flashback) Ryo
    Is it just you four entering
    the Team Shokugeki?
[05:51] S
    No, we have a couple other people in mind.
[05:54] S
    We're gonna rustle up more
    allies while we train.
[05:57] S
    We'd like to be the same, numbers-wise,
    as the other side if we can.
[06:01] Alice
    I wonder if they managed to find four more.
[06:03] U
    Next are the ignorant trash who
    foolishly oppose the noble Central—
[06:10] U
    The hated rebels! Come in!
[06:23] Yuki
    Isshiki-senpai!
[06:24] Aoki
    Mimasaka Subaru!
[06:25] Aoki
    Kuga Terunori!
[06:26] Aoki
    And not to mention...
[06:28] Marui
    The former third seat, Megishima Tosuke?!
[06:31] Sato
    They managed to scrounge up the best allies
[06:34] Sato
    they could find from the remaining students!
[06:36] U
    The final battle will be an even
    match between two teams of eight!
[06:40] Kuga
    What's up?
[06:42] Kuga
    I'm here to take back my seat!
[06:44] Audience
    Look!
[06:45] Audience
    Erina-sama is on the enemy team!
[06:46] Audience
    She's rebelling against Director Azami?!
[06:48] Audience
    What's going on?!
[06:50] S
    Hi, Nakamura-senpai!
[06:51] S
    Man, but it's cold.
[06:53] Azami
    Hello, Erina.
[06:55] Azami
    I trust you've been well?
[06:56] E
    Yes, Father.
[06:58] U
    First, let the teams come
    to an agreement as to
[07:01] U
    how many should face off in one round!
[07:03] E
    How about three per round?
[07:05] Azami
    Very well.
[07:06] U
    That was fast!
[07:08] U
    Let's have both teams select the three
    chefs who'll compete in the first round!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
     Saito Somei
     Kinokuni Nene
     Eizan Etsuya
     Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    Rebels
    Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
     Isshiki Satoshi
     Kuga Terunori
     Yukihira Soma
     Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[07:14] Yuki
    Isshiki-senpai! We've been expelled!
[07:19] Ryoko
    If you lose this round,
    even you'll get expelled.
[07:22] I
    That's not a real reason not to fight.
[07:26] I
    I'm here for my beloved underclassmen.
[07:28] Yuki
    Isshiki-senpai!
[07:31] I
    Well, and I've got backup plans
    in case I'm unable to win.
[07:34] Yuki
    Huh?
[07:34] I
    Let's start a farm together!
[07:37] I
    I've already identified
    several potential locations.
[07:39] Yuki
    What?
[07:39] I
    I made arrangements to have our produce
    featured on an online organic produce site.
[07:43] I
    We'll start small-scale.
[07:44] Ryoko
    His plans are so specific... I don't
    know how to feel about them.
[07:45] I
    We'll post a lot of social
    media savvy photos.
[07:47] I
    As for uniforms...
[07:47] Ikumi
    How'd you recruit Megishima-san,
     the former third seat?
[07:51] M
    Oh, it wasn't easy.
[07:55] U
    All right!
[07:56] U
    You ex-students there!
[07:59] U
    There are special seats for you!
[08:03] Yuki
    Uh, okay.
[08:04] Yuki
    This is just a prison!
[08:06] Sato
    You've got to be kidding me!
[08:08] Aoki
    What're we supposed to
    do if we wanna go potty?!
[08:10] U
    You're only spectating
    thanks to Azami-sama's mercy.
[08:13] U
    Be grateful!
[08:15] Isami
    Are you okay?
[08:17] Alice
    Even I, a Nakiri...
[08:18] Ryo
    I feel calmer here.
[08:20] Hayama
    Why's that?
[08:21] Hisako
    This is humiliating.
[08:22] Ikumi
    Don't feel so down.
[08:24] Ikumi
    You'll worry Erina-sama.
[08:27] Hisako
    You're right.
[08:29] U
    All right!
[08:30] U
    We have our first bout's chefs!
SIGN    Megishima Tosuke

[08:34] Marui
    Megishima Tosuke!
SIGN    Isshiki Satoshi

[08:36] Ryoko
    Isshiki-senpai!
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[08:37] Yuki
    There's Yukihira!
[08:39] Megishima
    Isshiki, let's take it on like we're
    trying to crush the whole lot of them.
[08:43] I
    I'm cheered by your
    motivation, Megishima-san.
[08:46] U
    As for Central...
SIGN    Kaburagi Shoko
SIGN    Kaburagi Shoko VS Megishima Tosuke
[08:50] Sato
    The new fifth seat...
[08:53] Aoki
    Kaburagi Shoko.
SIGN    Shiratsu Jurio
[08:55] Ibu
    Isshiki-senpai's opponent will be
    the eighth seat, Shiratsu Jurio.
SIGN    Shiratsu Jurio VS Isshiki Satoshi
[09:01] Ikumi
    And Yukihira will go up against—
[09:03] Hisako
    The sixth seat, Kinokuni Nene!
SIGN    Kinokuni Nene
[09:07] Nene
    So you're my opponent, Yukihira Soma-kun.
[09:11] Nene
    I apologize in advance if
    I were to make you cry.
[09:13] S
    Don't be too hard on me!
SIGN    Kinokuni Nene VS Yukihira Soma
[09:15] Stu
    Yukihira Soma, I hope you get beat into pulp!
[09:17] Stu
    Nene-senpai, murder those rebels!
[09:20] Nene
    I dislike mean-spirited heckling.
[09:24] Stu
    Man, that ice-cold stare.
[09:26] Stu
    I love it!
[09:27] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin!
[09:28] Kuga
    Pigtails over there is always in a bad
    mood and has a barbed tongue. Be careful.
[09:34] Kuga
    She's probably on the rag today, too—
[09:35] Nene
    Kuga!
[09:36] Nene
    Die.
SIGN    Kinokuni Nene VS Yukihira Soma
[09:38] Ryoko
    The sixth seat...
[09:40] Ryoko
    It's a higher tank than Isshiki-senpai's
    former seventh seat.
[09:42] Yuki
    If I remember correctly, her specialty is...
[09:44] E
    Japanese cuisine in general.
[09:46] E
    Her family runs a soba restaurant in Kanda.
[09:48] E
    Their top-notch establishment has safeguarded
     the tenets of Edo soba for generations.
[09:52] E
    She learned classic dance, calligraphy,
    and the zither, among other things.
[09:59] E
    But of course, she has received exhaustive
     instruction in the tea ceremony, kaiseki,
[10:03] E
    and other aspects of Japanese cuisine.
[10:06] E
    Her soba-making skills are without question!
[10:09] E
    She is a gift to the world
    of Japanese cuisine—
[10:11] E
    A thoroughbred in every sense of the word.
[10:13] U
    All right, each match's topic
    will be chosen by raffle!
[10:19] U
    Draw one, please!
[10:21] S
    Okay. I defer to you, Kinokuni-senpai.
[10:24] Nene
    Oh, I don't mind if you do it.
[10:27] Nene
    I'd like to have a clean,
    fair fight—unlike Eizan.
[10:33] Nene
    But I'll say this much...
[10:34] Nene
    Don't think that I'm limited to soba and
    Japanese cuisine, Yukihira Soma-kun.
[10:41] Nene
    Whatever topic in whatever
    culinary genre you may draw,
[10:46] Nene
    I will still crush your dish.
[10:49] S
    Nice trash talk.
[10:51] S
    Well, I'll go ahead and draw, then.
SIGN    Soba
[11:02] U
    Great!
[11:03] U
    The third match's topic is
    Kinokuni Nene's specialty, soba!
[11:10] U
    The Elite Ten is even closer to victory now.
[11:12] U
    Eat it, rebels!
[11:15] Hisako/Ikumi
    Yukihira!
[11:17] Ikumi
    What's with your bad luck?!
[11:19] Yuki
    He's finished...
[11:21] M
    Soma-kun!
[11:23] Nene
    It's not my fault.
[11:23] Sign 1124
    Whatever topic in whatever
    culinary genre you may draw...
    My family runs a soba restaurant.
[11:25] S
    Oh, uh, sorry.
[11:28] Nene
    I don't want you to apologize.
[11:30] Isshiki
    You're a miracle worker as always, Soma-kun.
[11:34] Isshiki
    As for me, it seems it'll be the eel.
SIGN    Eel
[11:38] Megishima
    Huh.
[11:39] U
    The topic has been decided!
[11:41] U
    There's no point in waiting! Let's start!
[11:44] U
    The Team Shokugeki has begun!
[11:52] U
    The first bout in the
    Team Shokugeki will now begin!
SIGN    First Match
    Kaburagi Shoko vs. Megishima Tosuke
     Second Match
     Shiratsu Jurio vs. Isshiki Satoshi
     Third Match
     Kinokuni Nene vs. Yukihira Soma
[11:54] Sign 1155
    Time Remaining
[11:54] Sign 1155
    Time Remaining
[11:54] U
    You have two hours!
[11:56] U
    The three matches will proceed in parallel!
[11:59] U
    Chefs, please proceed to the food
    storage unit adjoining the arena!
[12:03] U
    The basic staples are available onstage,
[12:06] U
    but more specialized ingredients
    can be found there!
[12:10] Nene
    I'll leave you to it.
[12:12] S
    Thanks.
[12:15] U
    You're also allowed to
    bring your own ingredients.
[12:20] U
    Our honored judges will soon arrive, too.
[12:23] U
    Our chefs have begun cooking!
[12:26] U
    No, only Yukihira Soma has yet to return!
[12:29] M
    What?
[12:30] Yuki
    What's he doing?!
[12:31] Ryoko
    It'll be fine. He just got back.
[12:34] Alice
    I thought diners don't
    leave their customers waiting.
[12:37] Hayama
    Nice smell.
[12:39] Ryo
    She's already starting
    to make the soba dough.
[12:42] Isami
    That's a big wooden bowl.
[12:44] T
    Very authentic.
[12:45] E
    First comes the hydration step.
[12:47] E
    Water is added to sifted buckwheat flour,
[12:49] E
    then mixed in by hand to
    hydrate the whole mixture.
[12:52] Marui
    It's coming together quickly!
[12:55] Ibu
    She's efficient.
[12:55] Ryoko
    I've never seen such elegant execution.
[13:00] M
    It's almost like you're watching
    an artisan, rather than a chef.
[13:04] Azami
    This is true technique.
[13:06] Azami
    The fingers deftly nurture each clump
     of buckwheat such that it grows in size.
[13:10] Azami
    This delicate process allows optimal
    hydration of the buckwheat flour.
[13:16] Marui
    The soba granules have grown
    to the size of fava beans.
[13:19] Ibu
    She's entering the gathering stage, where the
     dough is brought together into a ball.
[13:23] Hayama
    You can tell that the dough is coming
    together and gaining elasticity.
[13:26] Ryo
    It's hard to believe she's doing
    all that with sticks for arms.
[13:29] Ryo
    What strength.
[13:30] E
    The secret is her lower body!
[13:33] E
    She's firmly grounded herself,
[13:34] E
    and is transferring the energy from her feet
    to the dough through her legs and waist.
[13:40] Rindo
    Nene's flexibility may be an innate gift.
[13:44] Rindo
    Because she's mixing the dough so thoroughly,
[13:46] Rindo
    there's no need to add
    more water than needed.
[13:48] Rindo
    It's authentic soba that has the
    minimum possible water content.
[13:52] Azami
    Served cold,
[13:53] Azami
    it'll have a smooth throat feel, with a
     good affinity for the dipping sauce.
[13:56] Azami
    Served warm,
[13:57] Azami
    it'll have an exquisite, mild flavor
    that comes from the mingling
[13:59] Azami
    of the soba's flavors and the broth.
[14:01] Azami
    It's textbook perfection!
[14:03] Azami
    Let's have some applause for the lady!
[14:09] E
    There is a saying in the soba-making world.
[14:12] E
    Three days to master the knife,
    three months to master the rolling pin,
[14:14] E
    and three years to master the mixing bowl.
[14:16] E
    It refers to the length of time required
    to master each step in the process.
[14:21] E
    You can tell just from observing her work—
[14:24] E
    The weight of the years
    spent mastering her craft!
[14:27] Yuki
    There's no way he can
    compete on the soba front!
[14:30] Ikumi
    Yukihira!
[14:31] Ikumi
    What are you going to do?!
[14:34] S
    All right! I've figured it out!
[14:35] S
    The dish I'm going to make
    is this instant yakisoba.
SIGN    Chance
    Yakisoba
SIGN    Chance
    Cup
    Yakisoba
[14:40] Group
    What's he saying now?!
[14:43] S
    All right, guess I'll go with an
    8:2 ratio for the buckwheat flour
[14:46] S
    and wheat flour for the binding agent.
[14:48] Nene
    While the soba I'm making uses a
    9:1 ratio, he chose an 8:2 ratio.
[14:54] Nene
    Some believe that the greater the proportion
    of buckwheat flour to wheat flour,
[14:57] Nene
    the higher the quality,
[14:58] Nene
    but that is a major misconception.
SIGN    9:1
SIGN    8:2
SIGN    Flour (Binding Agent)
SIGN    Buckwheat
SIGN    Flour (Binding Agent)
SIGN    Buckwheat
[15:01] ---
    Of course, the closer to
    100 percent buckwheat,
[15:02] ---
    the stronger its fragrance,
[15:04] ---
    and the greater the buckwheat
    flavor and sweetness.
[15:07] ---
    But the lack of a binding agent
[15:08] ---
    would come across to the uninitiated
    as a dry, crumbly texture.
[15:14] ---
    I can respect that you didn't go for
    the pure buckwheat option. But...
[15:19] ---
    Instant yakisoba? Really?
[15:21] S
    Hm? What was that, Senpai?
[15:23] Nene
    Yukihira Soma-kun, that's how
    you've been winning so far, right?
[15:28] Nene
    With impulsive creativity, rapid-fire ideas...
[15:31] Nene
    And maybe offbeat bluffs?
[15:34] Nene
    But this time, that won't work.
[15:37] Nene
    Only the accumulation of time and history
    can make the beauty of soba shine.
[15:43] Nene
    And you lack both.
[15:45] Nene
    Don't think for a second that
     you can beat me at soba.
[15:48] S
    Time and history, huh?
[15:50] S
    Thanks for the advice, Kinokuni-senpai.
[15:54] S
    But all I'm doing here is making a soba
    dish that really represents who I am.
[15:58] (Flashback) SDad
    All right, Soma.
[16:00] (Flashback) SDad
    How are you going to beat the Elite Ten?
[16:02] (Flashback) S
    How?
[16:04] (Flashback) S
    Well, just think on my feet, whatever
    the topic might be, and... yeah.
[16:09] (Flashback) SDad
    But you lost in the Autumn Elections'
    Pacific saury match, didn't you?
[16:13] (Flashback) SDad
    You lost because you couldn't overcome
    Hayama's fragrance bull's-eye attack.
[16:18] (Flashback) SDad
    The Elite Ten you're about to face
[16:20] (Flashback) SDad
    are a bunch of guys who've
    perfected their specialization.
[16:24] (Flashback) SDad
    I'm not sure improv alone is going to cut it.
[16:27] (Flashback) SDad
    But see, Soma...
[16:28] (Flashback) SDad
    You do have one long-time thing you've got
[16:31] (Flashback) SDad
    going for you that you won't
    lose to them at, don't you?
[16:33] (Flashback) S
    Huh?
[16:35] (Flashback) SDad
    The fact that you're from a diner.
[16:38] S
    Soba that represents me...
[16:39] S
    That wouldn't be some rarefied thing
    that only a select few can understand.
[16:44] S
    Taste with widespread appeal that would be
    enjoyed no matter who the customer might be!
[16:49] S
    I'll bring that kind of soba to life here.
[16:53] S
    Man, modern day noodle-making
    machines are amazing.
[16:56] S
    They make really nice noodles.
[17:01] Audience
    What the hell?! He's using a
    machine to make the noodles!
[17:03] Audience
    He gave up on handmade noodles,
    and he's using a machine!
[17:05] Audience
    This is no good.
[17:06] Audience
    It's a done deal.
[17:08] Yuki
    Yukihira...
[17:09] Ryoko
    He didn't give up, did he?
[17:11] Hisako
    No.
[17:12] Ryo
    Not yet.
[17:13] Ikumi
    Right.
[17:13] Hayama
    He's not that weak.
[17:16] E
    Yukihira-kun has not thrown the fight.
[17:19] E
    He's quietly waiting for his chance.
[17:21] M
    Right!
[17:23] E
    Though "handmade noodles" are highly
    sought after in the soba and udon world,
[17:27] E
    the noodles aren't good
    because they're handmade.
[17:30] E
    They're good because they
    were skillfully made by hand.
[17:33] E
    There are many well-regarded restaurants
    who only do the hydration step by hand
[17:38] E
    and do the rest using machines.
[17:40] E
    The phrase "machine-made is better
    than poorly-done hand-made"
[17:43] E
    is common knowledge among soba aficionados.
[17:45] Nene
    That's true.
[17:47] Nene
    He has skill.
[17:48] Nene
    You could even say he's
    kept pace right behind me.
[17:52] Nene
    But the reality of it is,
[17:53] Nene
    the difference in quality between
    our soba noodles is undeniable.
[17:58] Nene
    Your victory is impossible.
[18:00] Nene
    If you think you have another trick up
    your sleeve, I dare you to show it,
[18:03] Nene
    Yukihira Soma!
[18:05] I
    Good job.
[18:06] I
    You're calm, Soma-kun.
[18:08] S
    Um, what about your cooking, Isshiki-senpai?
[18:11] I
    Oh, don't worry about me!
[18:14] I
    Cheering on your team mates
    is part of teamwork!
[18:17] I
    Remember the joyous times we spent
    at our Polar Star Dormitory!
[18:21] S
    Got it!
[18:21] Jurio
    Isshiki!
[18:22] Jurio
    I ask that you refrain from being distracted!
[18:25] Jurio
    Cooking is an art that also encompasses
    our behavior during the cooking process.
[18:31] Jurio
    We, ourselves, are part of our work.
[18:33] Jurio
    Face me, and let us create
     one work of art together.
[18:36] Jurio
    You and I can do it!
[18:38] Audience
    Oh, here it comes!
[18:39] Audience
    His finisher!
[18:39] Audience
    It's the one he calls the Pepper Mill Rondo!
[18:43] Jurio
    Let's weave together the ultimate
    competitive performance—the sessione!
[18:49] I
    Sorry, what's your name again?
SIGN    New Elite Ten Member
    2nd Year, High School Division
    Shiratsu Jurio
[18:53] Rindo
    Isshiki!
[18:55] Rindo
    You make me sad!
[18:57] Rindo
    You should at least remember
    the names of your classmates.
[18:59] I
    Rindo-senpai, wearing your
    hair up looks good on you.
[19:03] Rindo
    Oh, really?
[19:04] Jurio
    Can you stop chatting each other up?
[19:06] Jurio
    Fine, Isshiki!
[19:08] Jurio
    I'll etch my very existence into
    your heart with this match!
[19:11] Sato
    It's not just Yukihira
    we need to worry about.
[19:14] Yuki
    Yeah, we need to support Isshiki-senpai
    and Megishima-senpai, too.
[19:18] U
    Look!
[19:19] U
    Jurio-senpai has begun to cook the eel!
[19:22] U
    The eel has been seasoned
    with salt and pepper.
[19:23] U
    To that, he's adding onions and garlic!
[19:26] U
    And white wine in a rondo!
[19:28] U
    His techniques, trained in Italy,
    are exploding onstage!
[19:31] E
    The Shiratsu family
[19:33] E
    has been tasked with providing food to
    the Italian consulate for generations.
[19:35] E
    They are known far and wide
    in both Japan and Italy.
[19:39] Hayama
    He does have good skills.
[19:41] T
    So eel is the topic, and the opponent
    is skilled in Italian cuisine—
[19:44] T
    This may be a tough match.
[19:46] T
    It may come as a surprise to the Japanese,
[19:49] T
    but eel dishes are mainstream in Europe.
[19:51] T
    The eel matelote Kurokiba served in the
[19:53] T
    Autumn Election semifinals
    is but one example.
[19:56] Isami
    In southern Italy, it's traditional to
    eat eel during Natale, or Christmas.
[20:02] Yuki
    Huh.
[20:03] T
    Shiratsu Jurio must be pretty
    confident in his eel dishes, too.
[20:08] Alice
    What cuisine does Isshiki-san specialize in?
[20:10] Alice
    Based on his uniform, he seems
    to be good at Japanese cuisine.
[20:14] Ryo
    Among eel chefs, there's a phrase
    similar to the soba world's,
[20:17] Ryo
    "Three days to master the knife, three
    months to master the rolling pin,
[20:19] Ryo
    three years to master the mixing bowl."
SIGN    Three
    years
    to master
     the skewer
[20:21] Ryo
    "Three years to master the skewer,
    eight years to master the fillet,
SIGN    Eight
    years
    to master
     the fillet
SIGN    A lifetime
     to master
     the flame
[20:24] Ryo
    a lifetime to master the flame."
[20:25] Ikumi
    Eight years?!
[20:26] Hisako
    A lifetime?!
[20:27] Marui
    It's on a different level.
[20:28] Ryo
    I'm not sure that Isshiki
    guy has that much skill.
[20:32] I
    I know!
[20:34] I
    Maybe we should start an eel farm.
[20:37] I
    If we grow them in greenhouses,
     they won't hibernate,
[20:41] I
    so they'll grow fast.
[20:42] Yuki
    Really?
[20:43] Yuki
    Wait, now's not the time for this, Isshiki!
[20:45] Ryoko
    She's not being polite to him anymore.
[20:47] Jurio
    Goofing off in the middle of a match!
[20:49] Jurio
    You're always like that!
[20:51] Jurio
    You never show your true colors
    and just wing everything!
[20:54] Jurio
    I have sincere respect for your talent,
[20:57] Jurio
    as much as Donato Gotoda-senpai,
     whom I admire!
[21:00] S
    Huh?
[21:02] Donato
    Meraviglioso!
[21:06] Jurio
    I have dreamed of the day you and I
    would flourish in Central side by side!
[21:11] Jurio
    Why won't you bend the
    knee to Director Azami?
[21:13] Jurio
    You're an idiot!
[21:14] Jurio
    A gaping idiot!
[21:16] S
    He totally doesn't care!
[21:18] Jurio
    Kinokuni!
[21:19] Jurio
    You tell him, too!
[21:21] Jurio
    Tell him he's a disgrace to his
    renowned family, the Isshiki family!
[21:24] Ibu
    A disgrace to a renowned family?
[21:25] I
    Wow, talk about insults.
[21:28] I
    But it's true. I guess it's appropriate.
[21:31] Jurio
    Isshiki, do you have no pride?!
[21:34] Jurio
    I heard you were removed
    from the seventh seat
[21:36] Jurio
    and that you've continued to stay
    at some place called Polar Star Dormitory,
[21:39] Jurio
    a hangout for riffraff.
[21:40] Jurio
    I say this for your sake!
[21:42] Jurio
    As a member of the Isshiki family, you should
    not be mingling with such lowlifes!
[21:50] I
    Uh, Shiratsu-kun, was it?
[21:53] I
    Let's have some quiet, shall we?
[22:02] Ryo
    What the hell?
[22:03] Ryo
    It was like the severed blood vessels took
    a while to realize they had been cut.
[22:08] S
    Shit!
[22:09] S
    Now I can totally tell that he
    wasn't even half serious that time.
[22:16] S
    His skills are superhuman.
    Who is he, really?
[22:20] I
    Is that all you can do? My, my.
[22:23] I
    Regardless of what you said about me,
[22:24] I
    I didn't think you'd run your
    mouth about everyone at the dorm.
[22:28] I
    Fine. I've made up my mind.
[22:29] I
    Shiratsu-kun?
[22:30] I
    Maybe I'll be serious about crushing you.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode Bearing Polar Star Dormitory
[24:06] M
    Would anyone like to choose from
    a wide range of Shokugekis?

Season 1

23 - Bearing Polar Star Dormitory

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Twenty-Three
[00:03] U
    The Team Shokugeki has begun!
[00:07] Nene
    Instant yakisoba? Really?
[00:09] S
    Hm? What was that, Senpai?
[00:12] Nene
    Don't think for a second that
     you can beat me at soba.
[00:14] Jurio
    Isshiki, do you have no pride?!
[00:18] Jurio
    I heard you were removed
    from the seventh seat
[00:20] Jurio
    and that you've continued to stay
    at some place called Polar Star Dormitory,
[00:22] Jurio
    a hangout for riffraff.
[00:24] Jurio
    I say this for your sake!
[00:25] Jurio
    As a member of the Isshiki family, you should
    not be mingling with such lowlifes!
[00:33] Jurio
    Uh, Shiratsu-kun, was it?
[00:36] Jurio
    Let's have some quiet, shall we?
[00:39] U
    He butchered the eel with lightning speed!
[00:40] U
    All in one stroke of the knife!
[00:43] U
    The former seventh seat
    has formidable skills!
[00:48] U
    But he is no match for Central.
[00:51] U
    Let's look forward to the moment
    his smile is twisted by defeat.
[00:55] Eizan
    His skills have not changed.
[00:58] Eizan
    If he'd chosen a different path, he would've
    been rich beyond his wildest dreams.
[01:02] Eizan
    Why'd he rebel against Central?
[01:04] Eizan
    That idiot.
[01:05] Rindo
    Jurio!
[01:06] Rindo
    Don't be outdone by him!
    Show him who you are!
[01:10] Jurio
    I'm so happy, Isshiki.
[01:12] Jurio
    Your skills are so sublime.
[01:15] Rindo
    Whoa!
[01:16] Rindo
    I don't really get what's going
    on here, but he's into it now.
[01:18] Rindo
    Good, good.
[01:19] Hisako
    What was that technique
    Isshiki-san used just now?
[01:22] Hisako
    He slit the eel from the stomach
    with such precision and speed.
[01:26] Yuki
    He chose to slit the eel from the stomach.
[01:28] Ikumi
    It's unbelievable.
[01:29] Ikumi
    Eels have no rib cage,
[01:32] Ikumi
    so it's beyond difficult to insert a knife
    into the soft body cavity with precision.
[01:35] Ikumi
    Compared to slitting the eel from the back,
[01:37] Ikumi
    this method requires much more
    advanced knife technique.
[01:39] Hisako
    It's hard to imagine him doing this, given how
    he's usually naked except for an apron.
[01:43] Ikumi
    Yeah.
[01:44] Alice
    Naked except for an apron? What's that about?
[01:47] Alice
    Tell me, Miss Secretary!
[01:49] Hisako
    Don't call me that.
[01:50] Alice
    Nikumi-chan!
[01:51] Ikumi
    Don't call me that.
[01:53] Ryoko
    Slitting the eel from the
    back is more mainstream.
[01:56] Ryoko
    I've heard before that slitting
    the eel from the stomach
[01:58] Ryoko
    is a technique that developed in Kansai
    regions like Osaka and Kyoto.
[02:00] Ryoko
    Why would Isshiki-senpai know that?
[02:02] E
    Of course he would.
[02:04] E
    The Isshiki family has operated a traditional
     Japanese restaurant in Kyoto's Gion
[02:07] E
    district since the Muromachi period.
[02:09] E
    The Kinokuni family in the east,
    and the Isshiki family in the west...
SIGN    Kinokuni
    Family
SIGN    Isshiki
     Family
[02:13] E
    These two families are the two famous
    pillars of Japanese cuisine.
[02:16] Yuki
    What?!
[02:17] E
    And Kinokuni-senpai and Isshiki-senpai's
    connection doesn't end there.
[02:23] (Flashback) NeneGirl
    What?
[02:24] (Flashback) NeneGirl
    A boy from another family's going
    to come live with us, Father?
SIGN    Kinokuni
[02:26] (Flashback) NeneDad
    You know about the Isshiki
    family in Kyoto, don't you?
[02:29] (Flashback) NeneDad
    It's their ancient tradition.
[02:32] (Flashback) NeneDad
    Once the presumed heir turns four years old,
[02:35] (Flashback) NeneDad
    they are to be trained somewhere
    far away from their home.
[02:38] (Flashback) NeneGirl
    Okay.
SIGN    Kinokuni Nene
     (Age 4)
[02:40] (Flashback) NeneDad
    Our two families are very close.
[02:43] (Flashback) NeneDad
    He's the same age as you, so you
     may even become friends.
[02:49] (Flashback) NeneDad
    Say hello, Nene.
[02:52] (Flashback) NeneDad
    He is the Isshiki family's heir, Satoshi-kun.
SIGN    Isshiki Satoshi
     (Age 4)
[02:56] Ryoko
    What? That means...
[02:58] Yuki
    They're childhood friends?!
[03:01] S
    Huh.
[03:03] I
    I suppose that's true.
[03:04] Nene
    No, it's not!
[03:06] Nene
    He just stayed with us to train!
[03:08] Nene
    We didn't become close or anything!
[03:10] I
    My goodness, you're prickly
    as ever today, Kinokuni-kun.
[03:14] I
    Why are you so against me?
[03:16] Nene
    Don't act naïve.
[03:19] Nene
    You know why.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN    Bearing Polar Star Dormitory
[04:53] U
    The Team Shokugeki is in full swing.
[04:55] U
    Here comes the First Bout!
SIGN    Kaburagi Shoko
    VS
     Megishima Tosuke
[04:58] U
    The first match is the fifth seat,
[05:00] U
    Kaburagi Shoko versus the former
    third seat, Megishima Tosuke.
[05:03] U
    The second match is the eighth seat,
SIGN    Shiratsu Jurio
    VS
     Isshiki Satoshi
[05:06] U
    Shiratsu Jurio versus the former
    seventh seat, Isshiki Satoshi!
SIGN    Kinokuni Nene
    VS
     Yukihira Soma
[05:10] U
    The third match is the sixth seat,
[05:12] U
    Kinokuni Nene versus the son
    of a diner chef, Yukihira Soma!
[05:22] U
    Well, it appears the judges
    have just now arrived!
[05:26] U
    Allow me to introduce them to you!
[05:27] Hisako
    Oh, judges.
[05:29] Hisako
    They are important, indeed.
[05:39] Anne
    That was so heavy.
[05:40] S
    Um, Miss? Are you okay?
[05:44] Yuki
    Um, what?
[05:45] Marui
    The books she's carrying!
[05:49] Yuki
    They say "WGO" on them.
[05:52] Ryoko
    Could they be...?
[05:53] Audience
    Wow. I've never seen them in person before.
[05:55] Audience
    So they're the judges for this Shokugeki.
[05:56] Audience
    They came all the way to Japan?
[05:59] S
    Huh?
[06:00] S
    Am I the only one who's clueless here?
[06:01] Marui
    The World Gourmet Organization.
[06:04] Marui
    Their main function is to rank all
[06:06] Marui
    fine dining establishments
    worldwide out of three stars.
[06:09] Marui
    Their assessments are published
    once a year in print.
[06:14] Yuki
    Receiving a rating of even a single star
    would catapult a chef into high standing.
[06:19] Hisako
    On the other hand, there are chefs
    who had highly profitable businesses,
[06:22] Hisako
    but shut down their restaurant because
    they lost a star and with it, all confidence.
[06:26] Alice
    All chefs respect and fear
    that organization, the WGO.
[06:32] S
    Huh.
[06:33] S
    Come to think of it, Master Shinomiya
    said he was going to get three stars.
[06:37] S
    I guess that's what he meant.
[06:38] E
    The printed publication of
    their evaluations is a bible.
[06:42] E
    Also known as "The Book,"
[06:44] E
    the organization's front line
    staff are called Bookmen.
[06:48] T
    In other words, WGO Bookmen
    are our judges today!
[06:52] Anne
    Excuse me.
[06:53] Anne
    I see the words "Yukihira Diner"
     on your shirt.
[06:57] S
    Oh, yeah.
[06:58] S
    My family runs a diner.
[07:00] S
    What about it?
[07:01] Anne
    Yukihira...
[07:02] Anne
    Yukihira...
[07:06] Anne
    There is no need to feel bad.
[07:08] S
    Huh?
[07:09] Anne
    Many say that if it's not listed in
    The Book, it's not a real restaurant.
[07:14] Anne
    That may be true.
[07:16] Anne
    But so what?
[07:18] Anne
    You're still here, alive!
[07:21] Anne
    You should be grateful to your parents!
[07:23] S
    Huh?
[07:25] S
    I think she pities me.
[07:27] S
    Hey, is it gonna be okay
    to have them judge us?
[07:31] Yuki
    Idiot! Don't be rude!
[07:33] Audience
    Yukihira Soma!
[07:34] Audience
    A lowbie diner shouldn't speak up!
[07:37] Audience
    You only make second-rate gourmet food!
[07:40] Audience
    WGO would never accept such cooking—
[07:42] Anne
    Silence!
[07:47] Anne
    I made fun of—
[07:51] Anne
    I encouraged him on account of him
    not having received any stars yet.
[07:54] S
    Did she just say she made fun of me?
[07:56] Anne
    But the fact that he has zero stars
SIGN    WGO Marshal, Rank 1
     Anne
[08:00] Anne
    will have nothing to do with
    the dish he's to serve today.
[08:03] Charme
    That's right.
SIGN    WGO Marshal, Rank 2 Charme
[08:05] Charme
    The only basis for our decision
    will be what's on the plate.
[08:08] Histoire
    I swear to God and The Book that our
    judgment will be absolutely fair.
SIGN    WGO Marshal, Rank 2
     Histoire
[08:15] Anne
    So please make a good
    dish today, Yukihira Diner.
[08:21] S
    I thought you were just full of hot air,
[08:23] S
    but you say some good things.
[08:25] S
    Hang on!
[08:28] Sato
    It's not a very dynamic cooking process.
[08:30] Aoki
    Is he gonna make it?
[08:33] Jurio
    Isshiki!
[08:34] Jurio
    You have no time to be distracted!
[08:36] Jurio
    My dish will soon be complete!
[08:38] Jurio
    I will crush you with this dish!
[08:41] I
    Oops. I suppose I should pick up the pace.
[08:47] Rindo
    Hmm. I think Isshiki wants to use this match
[08:51] Rindo
    to make a point not just to Jurio,
    but also to Nene and the rest of us.
[09:08] Jurio
    All right! Done!
[09:10] Jurio
    Well then, honored judges! Please try it!
[09:14] U
    Here it comes!
[09:15] U
    The first one up is our
    very own Shiratsu Jurio!
[09:17] U
    What Italian eel dish has he crafted?
[09:24] Charme
    Impressive.
[09:29] Anne
    The concentrated and refreshing
    flavors of the tomato
[09:32] Anne
    and the richness of the eel have given
    rise to a most delectable fragrance!
[09:36] Jurio
    Yes, that is the
    dish's greatest, unique charm!
[09:40] Jurio
    It is a collaboration
    between the umami and fat
[09:42] Jurio
    of the eel, and the richness of the tomato—
[09:44] Jurio
    Capitone in Umido!
[09:49] Audience
    Looks delicious!
[09:49] Anne
    Then, without delay...
[09:57] Anne
    The eel's umami and fat
    are rushing toward me.
[10:01] Anne
    They are brilliantly enhanced by the
    flavors of olive oil and tomatoes.
[10:08] Anne
    Perfection!
[10:10] Anne
    This Capitone in Umido has
    been wonderfully prepared.
[10:17] S
    It sure looks really good.
[10:19] S
    But what's "capitone" and what's "in umido"?
[10:23] T
    "In umido" means stew.
[10:26] T
    "Capitone" is an eel.
[10:28] T
    However, only female eels of
    large size are called that.
[10:31] T
    It's considered an upscale ingredient
    due to its meaty, fatty flesh.
[10:34] Isami
    Other eels are called anguilla to
    differentiate them from the capitone.
[10:40] Anne
    There is yet another secret that refines
    the delicious flavor of the capitone
[10:43] Anne
    in these tomatoes simmered
    with the eel, correct?
[10:46] Jurio
    Ha ragione!
SIGN    That's right!
[10:48] ---
    The San Marzano tomatoes I selected
    are the hidden star of the dish.
SIGN    San Marzano
[10:52] ---
    This tomato strain has less
     water content than the others,
[10:56] ---
    so it prevents the stew from becoming watery,
    making possible the creation of a rich sauce.
[11:00] Histoire
    The depth of flavor provided
    by the San Marzano tomatoes
[11:04] Histoire
    has synergized with the spices
    to heighten the eel's flavors.
[11:06] Charme
    This polenta, made by boiling
    cornmeal into a thick porridge,
[11:09] Charme
    then finished to have a crisp outside
    and a tender inside, is also wonderful.
[11:14] Tsukasa
    The sauce required him to
    enhance the garlic's fragrance
[11:16] Tsukasa
    and concentrate the onion's sweetness while
[11:18] Tsukasa
    reducing the water content of the tomatoes.
[11:21] Tsukasa
    The dish will not be perfect unless the
    chef communes with the ingredients.
[11:25] Tsukasa
    Jurio seems to have proven
    himself capable of doing so.
[11:28] Histoire
    Numerous ingredients and
    their numerous melodies
[11:31] Histoire
    have heightened each other's beauty.
[11:33] Histoire
    A rondo, indeed!
[11:35] Charme
    It's as though the substantial capitone
    and tomatoes cleanse your body and soul...
[11:40] HC
    ...and then bulks them up!
[11:45] Anne
    These delicious flavors...
[11:47] Charme
    ...make you feel as though
     you're being squeezed...
[11:50] Histoire
    ...between two voluptuous breasts!
[11:54] Donato
    Meraviglioso!
[11:58] Charme
    Well done, Shiratsu Jurio!
[12:01] Histoire
    It is a wonderful dish that does
    justice to your family's reputation!
[12:04] Jurio
    Of course.
[12:06] Jurio
    I've been wearing myself
[12:08] Jurio
    to the bone to hone my skills
    in order to catch up to Isshiki.
[12:12] Jurio
    All right, Isshiki Satoshi! Come at me!
[12:15] Jurio
    Let's wrap up this ultimate sessione!
[12:18] I
    Of course I will.
[12:20] I
    The dish I'm about to serve employs
    several special ingredients.
[12:27] Yuki
    Hey, that's the stuff we had
    stored at Polar Star Dormitory.
SIGN    Several Months Ago
[12:34] (Flashback) ---
    Yeah, I guess we can go with this.
[12:36] (Flashback) ---
    Let's try to make our own
    natural cheese, Nikumicchi.
[12:40] (Flashback) Ikumi
    Okay. Cheese, huh.
[12:43] (Flashback) Ikumi
    I'm sure we can get our hands on high-quality
     milk through my family connections,
[12:46] (Flashback) Ikumi
    but we lack the knowledge.
[12:48] (Flashback) Yuki
    Don't worry about that!
[12:49] (Flashback) Yuki
    We have an expert in fermentation
    right here in Polar Star Dormitory.
[12:55] (Flashback) Ikumi
    Why're you so exhausted?
[12:57] (Flashback) Ryoko
    Huh?
[12:58] (Flashback) Ryoko
    I'm researching new directions for the
    rice juice with Marui-kun right now,
[13:03] (Flashback) Ryoko
    so I'm short on sleep.
[13:05] (Flashback) Marui
    I found resources!
[13:08] (Flashback) Sato
    So heavy!
[13:09] (Flashback) Aoki
    Who knew making smoked food
    was tough manual labor?
[13:12] (Flashback) Sato
    Hey, why aren't you breaking a sweat?
[13:15] (Flashback) Ibu
    Once you're done carrying that,
     there's more to come.
[13:17] (Flashback) AS
    Let us take a break!
[13:20] (Flashback) I
    How nice! The joys of youth!
[13:22] Ikumi
    Wait, he's going to use the
    ingredient we came up with?
[13:25] Ibu
    He brought it here?
[13:26] I
    Yes, I stole it myself!
[13:29] Aoki
    Why are you looking so proud about it?
[13:31] Ryoko
    Oh, come on.
[13:33] Ryoko
    We were still in the early stages of testing!
[13:37] I
    You're charming even
    when you're mad, Sakaki-kun.
[13:41] I
    Shiratsu-kun, I'll show you
    what cooking means to me.
[13:57] U
    Isshiki Satoshi of the rebel
    team is now serving his dish.
[14:02] I
    Please enjoy.
[14:05] ---
    My eel dish is Hitsumabushi:
    Polar Star Style.
[14:09] M
    Polar Star Style?
[14:10] Anne
    "Hitsumabushi"...
[14:12] Charme
    Typically, the dish is first enjoyed by
    eating chopped grilled eel with rice.
[14:17] Charme
    Then, the dish is savored by adding
    condiments such as onions and seaweed,
[14:20] Charme
    after which you add a liquid
    such as broth and green tea
[14:23] Charme
    and eat it like ochazuke.
[14:25] Histoire
    The dish is meant to be enjoyed
    in several stages as it changes.
[14:30] Histoire
    And yet...
[14:31] T
    It looks like a cheese risotto.
[14:34] Rindo
    Wow, he's come up with something special.
[14:38] I
    Sorry, I know risottos
    are your thing, Soma-kun.
[14:42] S
    Huh, what?
[14:43] S
    Oh, I just like using rice
    cause my family runs a diner.
SIGN    Yukihira
[14:47] Jurio
    Insulto!
SIGN    Insult!
[14:50] ---
    If he just used a mishmash of
    ingredients made by his juniors,
[14:54] ---
    there's no way he could have pulled
    together a coherent dish!
[14:57] Histoire
    Let us taste this dish.
[14:59] Histoire
    This is indeed a cheese risotto.
[15:02] Charme
    It seems we are to pour the contents of
    this pot over the dish at the very end.
[15:08] Histoire
    The melted cheese is entangling the rice.
[15:18] Anne
    No!
[15:19] Anne
    It's so delicious, it's torture...
[15:23] Anne
    The Japanese peppers are what
    brings this risotto together.
[15:25] Charme
    Their vivid, sharp fragrance brings
    out the mild richness of the cheese
[15:30] Charme
    and allows the delicious
    flavors of the eel to explode!
[15:33] Histoire
    And the key player tying everything
    together from the shadows...
[15:36] 3
    ...is garlic!
[15:38] Audience
    Garlic?!
[15:39] Audience
    He used garlic in Japanese cuisine?
[15:41] I
    The smoked garlic chips made by my juniors
[15:45] I
    used walnut wood, which enhances
    the flavors of seafood.
[15:49] I
    By using it as crumbled topping,
[15:51] I
    it also adds some crunchy
    texture to the dish.
[15:54] ---
    And what's most important is that this
[15:57] ---
    eel was broiled in the Kansai style.
[16:00] ---
    Unlike the method used in the Kanto style,
[16:02] ---
    the eel is never steamed during this process.
[16:04] ---
    That results in a more crisp
    and fragrant broiled eel
[16:06] ---
    with a stronger expression of the eel's fat,
[16:08] ---
    which in turn allowed me to pair it
    with a strong ingredient like garlic.
[16:12] ---
    Above all, the garlic is infused
    with Ibusaki-kun's passion,
[16:14] ---
    and the blood, sweat, and tears of
    his helpers, Aoki-kun and Sato-kun!
[16:17] ---
    Of course it'd be delicious!
[16:19] Sato
    Don't say our sweat's in that!
[16:21] Aoki
    Gross!
[16:23] Anne
    This alone is of sufficient sophistication
    to qualify it as a gourmet dish,
[16:27] Anne
    but what's inside this pot?
[16:30] I
    It's eel liver soup.
[16:32] I
    Prepared eel liver and garlic
    chips were sauteed in olive oil,
[16:36] I
    then this ingredient made by
    Sakaki-kun and Marui-kun was added
[16:39] I
    along with dried bonito stock.
[16:42] I
    It gently melds with the cheese
    made by Yoshino-kun and Nikumi-kun
[16:45] I
    to create a beautiful aftertaste.
[16:50] I
    Shiratsu-kun...
[16:52] I
    If you think this dish is delicious,
[16:56] I
    I'll have you apologize for insulting
    everyone at Polar Star Dormitory.
[17:00] I
    And I don't think of my dish
    as something Japanese at all—
[17:03] I
    I simply made a dish I consider
    my own brand of cooking.
[17:07] E
    In one Shokugeki,
[17:08] E
    a gourmand who judged Isshiki Satoshi's
    dish characterized it as the following...
[17:14] E
    "An extremely combative Japanese cuisine."
[17:20] Jurio
    Meraviglioso!
[17:25] Jurio
    The eel's crisp skin and sizzling fat...
[17:28] Jurio
    The clear rich flavors of the liver soup...
[17:30] Jurio
    The ingredients' flavors and
    mouthfeel have been unified
[17:35] Jurio
    into a singular and most
    sublime deliciousness!
[17:37] Jurio
    Its fragrance is too pronounced.
[17:40] Jurio
    But that allowed it to
    complement the fragrant eel.
[17:43] Anne
    He transformed the ingredient's
    flaw into delicious flavor.
[17:47] I
    Well, Shiratsu-kun? How's it taste?
[17:49] I
    I don't care about myself, personally.
[17:51] I
    But I need to uphold the
    honor of people at the dorm.
[17:53] I
    This isn't about what I want,
[17:55] I
    but about my responsibilities
    as their senior.
[17:57] I
    So I'd like you to apologize.
[17:58] I
    You will, won't you?
[17:59] Jurio
    This dish...
[18:01] Jurio
    ...allows no resistance!
[18:05] I
    Now, apologize.
[18:07] Jurio
    Shit!
[18:12] Jurio
    Mi scusi...
SIGN    I'm very sorry.
[18:17] Anne
    The evaluation is complete!
[18:19] Anne
    The winner of the first bout,
     second match is...
[18:21] Anne
    Isshiki Satoshi!
[18:31] S
    Isshiki-senpai, you're awesome.
[18:36] ?
    Thank goodness.
[18:38] Yuki
    Isshiki-senpai...
[18:40] Ibu
    Using our ingredients without even asking...
[18:43] Ibu
    What were you going to do if you'd lost?
[18:45] I
    I trust your work.
[18:50] Ryoko
    I'm still upset!
[18:52] Ryoko
    That was still a prototype.
[18:55] Anne
    Mister Isshiki, may I taste
    what's in the bottle?
[18:59] I
    Yes, of course.
[19:00] Ryoko/Marui
    What?
[19:08] Anne
    I think I understand now what you're
    hoping to protect in this Shokugeki.
[19:14] Anne
    Exercise your skills to the utmost.
[19:17] Anne
    You will receive an absolute and
    just evaluation of all your dishes
[19:23] Anne
    from us WGO Bookmen.
[19:28] Rindo
    Jurio! Leave the rest to me.
[19:32] Rindo
    You did well!
[19:33] I
    Isshiki...
[19:35] I
    Meraviglioso.
SIGN    Too wonderful.
[19:38] Tsukasa
    Shiratsu lost, but he looks happy somehow.
[19:43] Saito
    Isshiki's strengths came out
    full-force in that match.
[19:46] Saito
    So he only fights for his juniors' sake, huh.
[19:50] Eizan
    Heh. He just loves the idea
    of being David to our Goliath.
[19:54] Eizan
    That's the kind of guy he is.
[19:57] Saito
    Is he?
[19:59] Saito
    I sensed a strong resolve to uphold
     his own principles from him.
[20:05] U
    We still have two matches left in this bout!
SIGN    First Match
    Kaburagi Shoko vs. Megishima Tosuke
     Second Match
     Shiratsu Jurio vs. Isshiki Satoshi
     Third Match
     Kinokuni Nene vs. Yukihira Soma
[20:07] U
    As long as Central wins them both,
     there will be no issues!
[20:13] Audience
    So precise!
[20:14] Audience
    So fast!
[20:15] Audience
    She's like a precision machine!
[20:18] E
    Highly trained soba artisans
[20:20] E
    can slice noodles to the same width,
    down to a tenth of a millimeter.
[20:24] E
    There is no doubt that she
    has reached that level.
[20:29] Aoki
    Yukihira's starting to slice
    his soba noodles, too!
[20:32] Aoki
    Although with a machine...
[20:33] Sato
    The difference in their
    intensity is pretty huge.
[20:35] Hisako
    Yukihira... What kind
    of soba is he going for?
[20:39] Ikumi
    Will it be cold or warm soba?
[20:41] Nene
    First, I'd like to congratulate you.
[20:44] Nene
    Make sure you face me in the second bout.
[20:48] I
    Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
[20:49] I
    You're the sixth seat, and I'm
     the former seventh seat.
[20:52] I
    You don't have to take it so seriously—
[20:54] Nene
    There's no need for you to play dumb anymore.
[20:56] Nene
    The only reason I have a
    higher rank than you did
[20:58] Nene
    is because you were never serious.
[21:02] (Flashback) NeneGirl
    Cat's cradle or juggling—which one?
[21:06] (Flashback) IBoy
    Nene-chan, what's this?
[21:08] (Flashback) NeneGirl
    Oh, it's a traditional Japanese
    instrument called the dragon flute.
[21:12] (Flashback) NeneGirl
    Do you want to try it?
[21:13] (Flashback) NeneGirl
    It's really hard to even
     make a sound at first.
[21:22] Nene
    That's how you've always been.
[21:24] Nene
    You easily master techniques
    that took me a long time
[21:28] Nene
    while looking like you still
    haven't tried your hardest.
[21:31] Nene
    Can you even begin to understand
    how miserable that made me feel?
[21:36] Nene
    So I'll show you which one
    of us in the 91st class
[21:40] Nene
    is the best chef!
[21:43] I
    Sorry, that will unfortunately
    not come to pass.
[21:47] I
    Because you'll lose to a chef by the
    name of Yukihira Soma before that.
[21:52] Nene
    What?!
[21:53] U
    Oh!
[21:54] U
    Yukihira Soma's bringing something out!
[21:59] U
    It's a giant wok!
[22:01] U
    He's putting it over roaring flames!
[22:05] M
    He was actually serious?!
[22:06] (Flashback) S
    Instant yakisoba.
SIGN    Chance
    Yakisoba
SIGN    Chance
    Cup
    Yakisoba
[22:09] S
    All right, time for the finishing touches.
[22:11] Audience
    Hey, is that—
[22:12] Audience
    Soba?!
[22:13] Audience
    No way.
[22:14] U
    He's stir-frying it!
[22:16] Nene
    He's ruining the 8:2 ratio soba he
    went to the trouble of making...
[22:19] Nene
    The delicate flavors will all be lost.
[22:21] Nene
    Yukihira Soma-kun, you will
    meet your end here.
[22:25] Nene
    In the end, your dish is
    a desperate improvisation.
[22:28] Nene
    I'll shatter it right along with the
    high expectations Isshiki has of you!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Next Episode The Basis for Strength
[24:06] M
    The final stop is coming up.
     Please don't miss it.

Season 1

24 - The Basis for Strength

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Twenty-Four
[00:02] S
    All right, time for the finishing touches.
[00:05] U
    He's stir-frying it!
[00:07] Nene
    He's ruining the 8:2 ratio soba he
    went to the trouble of making...
[00:09] Nene
    The delicate flavors will all be lost.
[00:15] Alice
    What, is it bad?
[00:17] Alice
    But yakisoba's made by
    pan-frying the noodles.
[00:19] E
    That dish may be called "soba,"
[00:21] E
    but the noodles used in the
    dish are made from wheat.
[00:24] E
    It's a completely different genre.
[00:26] Alice
    Oh.
[00:26] Ryoko
    In kawara soba, the regional
    specialty of Yamaguchi prefecture,
[00:29] Ryoko
    the soba noodles are grilled
    after they're boiled,
[00:31] Ryoko
    but they're made from cha soba,
     which isn't typical.
[00:34] T
    If we were to go to a traditional Edo-style
    soba restaurant for our Stagiaire
[00:37] T
    and try to pan-fry soba like Yukihira,
[00:40] T
    we would've been thrown out right away.
[00:43] T
    That's how eccentric this is.
[00:46] M
    But it smells so good!
[00:49] E
    It looks like she finished
    boiling her noodles.
[00:53] E
    And here comes the final step—
    kakiage tempura.
[00:59] Aoki
    That looks good, too.
[01:01] Sato
    I can't stop drooling.
[01:03] Marui
    She is a true virtuoso with
    exhaustive knowledge of soba.
[01:05] Ibu
    He's at a disadvantage for sure.
[01:08] Alice
    Well, Hayama-kun?
[01:09] Alice
    What's your nose telling you?
[01:12] Hayama
    Her dish is not easily overcome, but...
[01:16] Ryo
    Don't lose, Yukihira!
[01:19] M
    The other side still has third-years, too.
[01:25] M
    Soma-kun, hang in there.
[01:28] E
    You have to win, Yukihira-kun!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN    First Match
    Kaburagi Shoko vs. Megishima Tosuke
     Second Match
     Shiratsu Jurio vs. Isshiki Satoshi
     Third Match
     Kinokuni Nene vs. Yukihira Soma
[03:05] U
    The third match contestants in the first bout
[03:07] U
    are about to wrap up their respective dishes!
SIGN    The Basis for Strength
[03:12] Ikumi
    The snow's getting heavier.
[03:14] Hisako
    The temperature has dropped.
[03:16] Ryoko
    This arena's really big, too.
[03:19] Yuki
    I'm getting the shivers from the
    temperature and my anxiety both!
[03:22] Nene
    I'm done.
[03:24] U
    Our Central's Kinokuni-senpai
    is the first one up.
[03:28] U
    Just look at that soba's shine!
    It takes your breath away.
[03:31] U
    Behold the power of the Elite Ten!
[03:39] Nene
    Kinokuni-style 9:1 ratio soba with
    sakura shrimp kakiage tempura.
[03:43] Nene
    Please enjoy.
[03:47] Audience
    Oh, wow!
[03:48] Audience
    It looks way too good.
[03:49] Charme
    This soba is sexy.
SIGN    WGO Marshal, Rank 2
     Charme
[03:52] Charme
    It's like a gracious woman's velvet skin.
[03:55] Histoire
    A long line of chefs in the Edo-style
    soba tradition, I see. Impressive.
SIGN    WGO Marshal, Rank 2
     Histoire
[03:58] Histoire
    She has mastered the techniques that
    have been nurtured through generations.
SIGN    WGO Marshal, Rank 1
     Anne
[04:03] Ann
    Let us begin deliberations.
[04:07] I
    Kinokuni-kun.
[04:08] I
    You were never just any girl,
    ever since you were little.
[04:13] I
    As part of your responsibilities as
    someone born into a distinguished family,
[04:16] I
    your days were spent investing most of
    your free time into lessons and practice.
[04:22] I
    You'd watch your friends and classmates
    with envy from afar as they would stop by
[04:27] I
    to have fun on their way home from school...
[04:29] [SONG] Sign 0430
    Obsessed
[04:31] I
    Or, that is, you never did that.
SIGN    Obsessed Technique Flight Number One Discipline Craftsmanship Soba Fulfillment
[04:35] (Flashback) Nene
    I did well.
[04:36] I
    You tend to get obsessed
    with whatever you're doing.
[04:40] I
    Diligently honing your skills
    was something that suited you.
[04:45] I
    I know how much you've trained
    yourself in the family soba craft.
[05:00] Ann
    Well, let us have a taste.
[05:04] Ann
    The light, yet rich fragrance
    of bonito stock...
[05:06] Histoire
    I've heard that slurping noodles is considered
     the refined way to eat them in Japan.
[05:10] Charme
    Let us follow tradition, then.
[05:16] Histoire
    What a smooth throat feel! It's hard
    to believe it's a 9:1 ratio soba!
[05:19] Charme
    The soba's light flavors bloom like a flower!
[05:21] Charme
    What delicate flavors!
[05:30] Ann
    What a light kakiage tempura!
[05:33] Ann
    The batter is so airy,
    the sakura shrimp so crunchy!
[05:36] Ann
    The umami and texture of
    each shrimp is so distinct!
[05:40] Histore
    It complements the noodles' throat feel!
    What a great contrast.
[05:43] Charme
    Even after you swallow,
[05:45] Charme
    the sakura shrimp lingers.
[05:48] HC
    One more bite, then.
[05:50] Charme
    What?!
[05:51] Charme
    It's all gone?!
[05:51] Histoire
    Who took my soba?!
[05:53] Nene
    You savored all of it.
[05:57] Histoire
    What?
[05:57] Nene
    I have more, if you'd like.
[05:59] Histoire
    Y-Yes, please.
[06:01] Rindo
    Nene!
[06:02] Rindo
    I want some, too!
[06:04] Tsukasa
    Rindo, you can't.
[06:05] CH
    That's right.
[06:06] CH
    The moment I tasted this
    soba and kakiage tempura,
[06:09] CH
    I was so filled with sublime
    deliciousness that...
[06:12] CH
    It's gone again!
[06:13] CH
    What's going on?!
[06:15] Ann
    I see.
[06:16] Ann
    It appears the sakura shrimp
    serve a major purpose.
[06:23] Ann
    According to The Book,
[06:25] Ann
    a certain restaurant, well-known for
     creating the tempura soba dish,
[06:28] Ann
    gained renown by using
    a kakiage tempura featuring the
[06:31] Ann
    shiba shrimp as the main ingredient.
[06:32] Ann
    Miss Kinokuni selected the sakura
    shrimp's uniquely elegant, sweet flavors
[06:36] Ann
    instead of the shiba shrimp's
    strong umami
[06:39] Ann
    so as to better link and
    harmonize the shrimp's flavors
[06:42] Ann
    with the soba's delicate flavors.
[06:43] Ann
    That's why you can't stop
    eating once you begin.
[06:47] Ann
    The heavenly throat feel of the soba
[06:50] Ann
    and the accompanying flavors
    of the sakura shrimp,
[06:53] Ann
    which are also lauded as fairies of the sea,
[06:54] Ann
    envelop the diner so much that they won't
     realize they've finished their serving.
[06:57] Yuki
    Wow, scary!
[06:58] M
    It's that addictive?
[07:01] Ana
    Is the oil used also a factor?
[07:02] Nene
    Yes, I fried the kakiage
    tempura in white sesame oil.
[07:05] Nene
    The oil is cold-pressed, so it does not
    have the typical fragrance of sesame oil.
[07:10] Nene
    It is colorless and odorless, but has
     an elegant, understated umami.
[07:13] Nene
    By using that oil to fry the kakiage
    at high temperatures for a short time,
[07:17] Nene
    it develops a light finish
    that does not interfere
[07:19] Nene
    with the soba or the sakura shrimp's flavors.
[07:21] Alice
    She makes it sounds easy,
    but it's terribly difficult.
[07:24] Hayama
    Pairing two delicate and light flavors
    means neither flavor can be emphasized.
[07:30] Ryo
    She isn't just an expert in soba.
[07:31] Ryo
    She knows everything about seafood, too.
[07:33] Hayama
    Even seasoned experts would be hard-pressed
     to achieve a balance of flavors.
[07:38] Hayama
    What's making it possible...
[07:40] S
    ...is the time invested by
    Kinokuni-senpai into the practice
[07:43] S
    and power of the
    Edo-style soba tradition.
[07:47] Histoire
    Let me have another round.
[07:49] Charme
    We'd like to ascertain the flavors anew.
[07:52] Nene
    Help yourselves.
[07:53] Histoire
    How magnificent!
[07:54] Histoire
    The soba noodles and the shrimp
    create an infinite loop!
[07:57] Charme
    It's gone again!
[07:58] Charme
    This is like time travel!
[08:01] Ann
    Indeed, this soba is far from the standard
    soba dish with broth or grated yam.
SIGN    The Soba That Leapt
SIGN    Through Time
[08:07] Ann
    This soba leaps through time itself.
[08:10] Charme
    It forces you to recognize the
    potential of Japanese cuisine.
[08:13] Histoire
    We have tasted a true first-class dish.
[08:16] U
    Well done, Kinokuni-senpai! She's invincible!
[08:20] Audience
    Of course she is!
[08:22] Audience
    Crush Yukihira Soma!
[08:24] Nene
    Well, Isshiki?
[08:26] Nene
    You're still not going to take
    back your earlier comments?
[08:29] (Flashback) I
    Because you'll lose to a chef by the
    name of Yukihira Soma before that.
[08:34] S
    Okay, my turn now.
[08:38] S
    Hey, Kinokuni-senpai.
[08:40] S
    I have it too, you know.
[08:42] S
    Something I've sunk a lot of time into.
[08:46] S
    Now, please look at my soba!
[08:51] T
    Don't lose, Yukihira.
[08:53] Alice
    You defeated me. I know you can do it.
[08:57] Ryo
    You were my equal in our match.
[08:59] Ryo
    You can win.
[09:00] Ryo
    There's no doubt!
[09:01] Hayama
    I believe in your passion
    for your cooking, Yukihira.
[09:06] M
    Please, God! Help Soma-kun!
[09:10] E
    Take the path you were meant
    to take, Yukihira-kun.
[09:15] S
    Enjoy!
[09:21] U
    Now,
[09:22] ---
    we have the rebel Yukihira Soma's dish!
[09:24] Audience
    What is that?
[09:26] Audience
    Pasta?
[09:26] Audience
    Vermicelli?
[09:27] Alice
    I get it now, Yukihira-kun.
[09:30] Alice
    His soba doesn't look remotely
    like soba at first glance.
[09:33] Yuki
    That's your insight, Alice-cchi?!
[09:34] Marui
    But seriously, didn't he
    ruin the soba's flavors
[09:38] Marui
    by tossing it into a wok?
[09:41] M
    Can Soma-kun's soba...
[09:43] T
    ...surpass Kinokuni-senpai's?
[09:45] Rindo
    Hmm...
[09:48] U
    Time to taste the dish!
[09:49] U
    Please proceed, honored judges!
[09:53] An
    Okay.
[10:03] U
    So, how is it?
[10:05] U
    I'm sure the flavors have been lost—
[10:12] Histoire
    They're still there!
[10:14] Histoire
    The soba's aromas and
    flavors are still intact!
[10:17] Nene
    What?!
[10:19] Charme
    The noodles toasted by the wok are
    now crunchy, creating a contrasting texture!
[10:24] Histoire
    The duck's clear fat is providing
    a rich depth of flavor, yet...
[10:30] Ann
    ...the soba's flavors are
    coming through loud and clear!
[10:34] S
    Great!
[10:36] Nene
    How is this possible?!
[10:39] Nene
    Did he use sanbanko flour?
[10:41] Alice
    Sanbanko?
[10:42] E
    Buckwheat flour can be sub-categorized
    into ichibanko, nibanko,
SIGN    Sanbanko Nibanko Ichibanko
[10:46] E
    sanbanko, and so forth, according to
     which part of the kernel was used.
[10:50] M
    Ichibanko flour only uses the
    buckwheat's endosperm, right?
SIGN    Endosperm
[10:56] Isami
    It makes noodles with smooth
    throat feel and refined flavors.
[11:00] Alice
    Hmm.
[11:01] Hisako
    Nibanko flour is produced when they
    continue to mill not just the endosperm,
[11:06] Hisako
    but also the germ.
[11:07] Hayama
    It makes noodles with a good balance
    of aromas and texture.
[11:11] Marui
    Sanbanko flour includes parts that
    are very close to the outer shell.
SIGN    Ichibanko
SIGN    Nibanko
SIGN    Sanbanko
[11:16] Ibu
    It makes noodles whose
    throat feel is not as good,
[11:18] Ibu
    but have very strong flavors.
[11:20] Alice
    Huh.
[11:21] Ann
    Miss Kinokuni used ichibanko flour.
[11:24] Ann
    It has a soft sweetness, good elasticity,
    chewiness, and refined throat feel.
[11:29] Ann
    Mister Yukihira chose sanbanko flour.
[11:32] Ann
    It lacks smoothness, and it
    feels coarse on the tongue.
[11:35] Ann
    But the flavors of the noodles
    will be at their strongest.
[11:38] Ann
    That's why cooking them in the
    wok did not ruin their flavor.
[11:42] Ryoko
    Huh.
[11:43] Yuki
    I see.
[11:44] Ikumi
    Good call, Yukihira!
[11:46] Rindo
    Well done, Yukihira.
[11:48] Nene
    If using sanbanko flour was your choice,
[11:50] Nene
    you'd normally think of making something
    like country-style soba or yabu-style soba.
[11:54] Nene
    Why this?
[11:56] Nene
    Where'd you come up with
    the idea to stir-fry soba?
[11:58] S
    I already told you all
[11:59] S
    that I'm making instant yakisoba.
SIGN    Chance
    Yakisoba
SIGN    Chance
    Cup
    Yakisoba
[12:03] Ann
    Instant yakisoba... That's a type
    of instant noodles, right?
[12:08] S
    That's right.
[12:09] S
    Use this if you'd like, too.
[12:11] ---
    Inclusions?
[12:12] S
    Seasoning spices.
[12:14] S
    They're basically sprinkles.
[12:17] S
    Ever since I was a kid, I've always
    thought instant noodles were amazing.
[12:21] S
    It's all in one container,
[12:24] S
    but there are so many kinds.
[12:26] S
    That's why I would think of ways I might
     be able to use them in my cooking,
[12:30] S
    or ways to make instant noodles
    taste really, really good.
[12:34] (Flashback) BoyS
    Dad, I tried stir-frying boiled noodles.
[12:37] (Flashback) SDad
    Isn't that just regular yakisoba?
[12:40] S
    I took soba noodles made with
    sanbanko flour for solid flavor,
[12:43] S
    then made a special strong sauce by diluting
    kaeshi with strong bonito stock.
[12:47] S
    Add ingredients like duck and green onions,
[12:50] S
    stir them all together in the wok,
    which stands in for the cup, and it's done.
[12:55] S
    I name the dish Yukihira-style Seared Soba!
[12:58] Histoire
    It is true that the instant noodle genre,
     which was created in Japan,
[13:01] Histoire
    has rapidly advanced since its beginnings.
[13:04] Histoire
    It can be said to have its own
    history and traditions.
[13:09] I
    Well done, Soma-kun.
[13:11] I
    You easily surpass our expectations.
[13:15] Histoire
    The Japanese pepper is the star
    in these spices. Great flavor.
[13:18] Charme
    Ginger! It's ginger in these!
[13:20] Charme
    If you mix it in, it's even better.
[13:23] Ann
    It's piping hot and delicious.
[13:25] I
    They are enjoying the
    food together as friends.
[13:28] I
    As though they have returned
    to the days of their youth,
[13:31] I
    they are enveloped in the heat from the
    soba as they converse with friends.
[13:34] I
    Yes, it is as though...
[13:37] Ann
    ...we are walking at night in a summer
    festival, together with our closest friends.
SIGN    Takoyaki
SIGN    Okonomiyaki
SIGN    Buttered Potatoes
[13:41] Ann
    Beautiful and slightly melancholy...
SIGN    The fragrance of soba between you and me
[13:45] HC
    The fragrance of soba between you and me.
[13:48] U
    So who is the victor?!
[13:51] Charme
    But...
[13:52] Histoire
    Why?
[13:53] Ann
    Indeed...
[13:54] Ann
    This concludes our evaluation.
[13:57] Ann
    We will now cast our votes.
[13:58] U
    First bout, third match—
[14:01] U
    Kinokuni Nene versus Yukihira Soma.
     Who will emerge victorious?
[14:04] Histoire
    There was a consensus.
[14:08] Histoire
    This dish gets our votes!
[14:10] Hisako
    What?!
[14:10] Isami
    Which dish is it?
[14:12] Ryoko
    Kinokuni-senpai has to be the one
    with greater expertise in soba, but...
[14:17] Ann
    Miss Kinokuni.
[14:19] Nene
    Yes.
[14:22] Ann
    I've heard that Japan has the saying,
    "Proof is better than argument."
[14:27] Ann
    There is enough left for
    another serving, yes?
[14:30] Ann
    Please try it.
[14:31] Nene
    Huh?
[14:32] Nene
    Why would I eat his soba—
[14:34] Ann
    No, I want you to taste your soba.
[14:38] M
    Why?
[14:40] Nene
    What's this about?
[14:42] Nene
    I made my usual, the best soba possible—
[14:44] Nene
    What?
[14:45] Ann
    It's not the same as usual,
    is it, Miss Kinokuni?
[14:50] Ann
    Compared to your usual soba,
     there is less aroma.
[14:55] Ann
    How about Mister Yukihira's soba, then?
[15:01] Nene
    It's true.
[15:03] Nene
    It has more aroma than my soba.
[15:05] Nene
    But why?
[15:06] Nene
    My preparation was without fault.
[15:10] Audience
    What?
[15:10] Audience
    No way.
[15:11] Audience
    What happened?
[15:12] Audience
    Seriously?
[15:13] Alice
    I get it now.
[15:14] Alice
    It's the ambient temperature.
[15:15] Alice
    Soba's aroma is mainly derived from
[15:18] Alice
    volatile aldehydes, nonanols,
    decanols, and other compounds.
[15:22] Alice
    It's been reported that they become
    less volatile at lower temperatures.
[15:27] Alice
    Isn't that right, Hayama-kun?
[15:29] Hayama
    Yeah.
[15:30] Hayama
    The volatility refers to how many
    aromatic compounds are airborne.
[15:36] Hayama
    This is a critical factor in food,
[15:38] Hayama
    especially for foods like soba
    where the aromas are key.
[15:42] Ryo
    You knew?
[15:44] Hayama
    Just as a hypothesis.
[15:46] Hayama
    It's highly likely that, in this arena,
[15:47] Hayama
    there were many factors that limited the
    aromas of soba from being expressed.
[15:51] Histoire
    That's right.
[15:52] Histoire
    This arena was the cruelest hell
    in terms of allowing soba to shine.
[15:57] Ann
    Miss Kinokuni's soba was designed for
    savoring the soba's light, delicate flavors.
[16:02] Ann
    That made it even more susceptible
    to environmental factors.
[16:06] Ann
    As for Mister Yukihira's soba, however...
[16:08] Ann
    By deliberately exposing it to heat and
    adding the aroma of oil and seared noodles
[16:13] Ann
    were all converted into the dish's strengths,
[16:15] Ann
    which further enhanced the soba's flavors.
[16:17] Nene
    What?
[16:18] Nene
    That was just coincidence!
[16:21] I
    No, it wasn't coincidence.
[16:23] I
    Soma-kun saw this coming
    from the very beginning.
[16:28] S
    I guess.
[16:29] S
    When I was choosing which flour to use,
[16:31] S
    I was thinking that the aromas weren't
    really coming through.
[16:34] S
    That's why I decided that I
    wanted to stir-fry it in oil.
[16:36] S
    I wanted to emphasize the soba's flavors.
[16:38] S
    But ichibanko flour might not be able
    to withstand the heating process,
SIGN    Ichibanko
SIGN    Nibanko
SIGN    Sanbanko
[16:42] S
    so I had the idea of using
    sanbanko flour, with its strong aroma.
[16:45] S
    That would let the judges really
    appreciate soba's flavors.
[16:52] S
    Anyway, I can eat your
    soba too, right, senpai?
[16:56] S
    You can eat mine all you want, too!
[16:59] I
    Kinokuni-kun, the moment soba
     was decided as the topic,
[17:03] I
    did you stop to consider any alternatives?
[17:07] I
    You did not.
[17:09] I
    Because in the
    Kinokuni tradition, the best soba
[17:12] I
    is one made with ichibanko flour.
[17:13] I
    That is what you were taught.
[17:15] Nene
    Why? Why?!
[17:18] Nene
    I've been training all my days to
    create the best soba possible.
[17:24] Nene
    Hey, tell me.
[17:27] Nene
    How'd you manage to go this far?
[17:29] Nene
    This is a Shokugeki—a serious contest.
[17:32] Nene
    Even putting in the usual amount of
    effort poses a significant strain.
[17:36] S
    What are you talking about?
SIGN    Diner
    Yukihira
[17:38] S
    Every day is a serious contest
    when you're serving customers.
[17:41] S
    Of course you have to be
    able to do this stuff.
[17:44] I
    Do you understand now why
    we should be afraid of him?
[17:47] I
    He notices all the variables
    and flexibly adjusts to them,
[17:49] I
    so that his customers can
    better enjoy their food.
[17:53] I
    That was the result of him spending
    a very long time in a diner.
[17:59] I
    That is the basis for his strength.
[18:02] Ann
    In this "cup" is something
     only he can express.
[18:06] Ann
    It represents a new potential for soba dishes.
[18:09] Charme
    The victor of the third
    match in the first bout...
[18:15] Histoire
    ...is Yukihira Soma of the rebel team!
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[18:27] S
    Glad you enjoyed it!
SIGN    First Match
    Kaburagi Shoko vs. Megishima Tosuke
     Second Match
     Shiratsu Jurio vs. Isshiki Satoshi
     Third Match
     Kinokuni Nene vs. Yukihira Soma
[18:31] Aoki/Sato
    You won! You won!
[18:33] Ikumi
    Yukihira!
[18:34] Ryoko
    You defeated the sixth seat!
[18:36] Isami
    That was amazing!
[18:37] Yuki
    I knew you'd pull it off, Yukihira!
[18:39] Hisako
    Well done, Yukihira!
[18:41] Alice
    That wasn't too shabby.
[18:42] S
    Thanks!
[18:43] M
    Soma-kun! Soma-kun! Soma-kun!
[18:46] S
    Yeah!
[18:47] T
    That was impressive!
[18:48] S
    Thanks!
[18:49] Kuga
    A job well done.
[18:50] S
    Thanks.
[18:53] Kuga
    Oh, what?
[18:54] Kuga
    Nakiri-cchi, you're not going to join in?
[18:56] E
    Why? There's no need.
[18:58] Rindo
    Nene, good job!
[19:01] Rindo
    I know, I know. You don't
    need to say anything!
[19:05] Nene
    I haven't said anything yet.
[19:07] Kuga
    Anyway, all—we now have two wins!
[19:10] Kuga
    We have two wins!
SIGN    First Match
    Kaburagi Shoko vs. Megishima Tosuke
     Second Match
     Shiratsu Jurio vs. Isshiki Satoshi
     Third Match
     Kinokuni Nene vs. Yukihira Soma
[19:13] M
    There's only one more
    match in the first bout.
[19:15] M
    If we win this, too...
[19:17] S
    Yeah, it'll be pretty huge.
[19:19] U
    Don't get ahead of yourselves, rebels!
[19:22] Kuga
    Urara-chin, you're gonna get wrinkles.
[19:25] U
    Shut up!
[19:25] U
    Listen, our Kaburagi Shoko-senpai
    is in the first match!
[19:31] U
    She is the true ace in the hole,
SIGN    Fifth Seat Kaburagi Shoko
[19:33] U
    having won the fifth seat
    in the battle royale!
[19:38] Kuga
    Yeah, yeah. Thanks for the explanation,
[19:41] Kuga
    but that fifth seat's going up
    against the former third seat.
SIGN    Former Elite Ten
SIGN    Third Seat Megishima Tosuke
[19:49] Ann
    We have a consensus on
    the first match, too.
[19:51] Ann
    The victor is Megishima Tosuke
     of the rebel team!
SIGN    Elite Ten
SIGN    Fifth Seat
SIGN    Fifth Seat Kaburagi Shoko
[19:57] [SONG] Sign 1958
    Defeated
[19:58] U
    No way!
[20:00] Isami
    That means...
[20:01] Ryoko
    ...the first bout was...
[20:02] Sato
    Hey, now.
[20:03] Aoki
    Seriously?
[20:04] Ikumi
    The rebels'...
[20:05] Yuki
    ...complete...
[20:06] All
    ...victory!
[20:09] M
    Yeah!
[20:13] Megishima
    Hey, Yukihira.
[20:15] Megishima
    I've kept my promise.
[20:17] Megishima
    No complaints, yeah?
[20:20] S
    Yup!
SIGN    First Match
    Kaburagi Shoko vs. Megishima Tosuke
     Second Match
     Shiratsu Jurio vs. Isshiki Satoshi
     Third Match
     Kinokuni Nene vs. Yukihira Soma
[20:22] Saito
    If we continue to suffer defeat,
[20:25] Saito
    we may be routed by the third bout.
[20:28] Rindo
    Oops. That'd be bad.
[20:32] Eizan
    Heh, I'll make sure to crush Yukihira,
    no matter what else happens.
[20:36] Momo
    It's more fun to crush them
[20:39] Momo
    when they're feeling full of themselves.
[20:41] Tsukasa
    There won't be a rout.
[20:44] Tsukasa
    Not against us.
[20:46] Rindo
    Nene, don't be too hard on yourself!
[20:49] Azami
    Everyone, we will now have a short break,
SIGN    Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
     Saito Somei
    Kinokuni Nene
    Eizan Etsuya
    Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    Rebels
     Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
     Isshiki Satoshi
     Kuga Terunori
     Yukihira Soma
     Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[20:53] Azami
    after which both teams will
    resume the fight with new topics
[20:58] Azami
    in the Team Shokugeki's second bout!
[21:04] Azami
    Well, then, good day.
[21:07] Audience
    Director Azami!
[21:07] Audience
    We'll turn things around!
[21:08] Audience
    Director!
[21:13] SDad
    Three wins for now.
[21:15] SDad
    But the upcoming matches will
    be even more challenging.
[21:19] SDad
    Don't let your guard down, Soma.
[21:22] M
    That was amazing, Soma-kun!
[21:24] T
    Well, I got chills.
[21:27] S
    Oh, right. That arena was pretty cold.
[21:30] T
    That's not what I meant!
[21:32] Kuga
    Come on, Nakiri-cchi.
[21:34] Kuga
    You say something, too.
[21:35] E
    What? Me, too?
[21:42] E
    Yukihira-kun, I suppose you were
    rather perceptive in that match.
[21:46] M
    Soma-kun just went to the bathroom.
[21:49] E
    What?!
[22:43] Tsukasa
    Yukihira...
[22:44] S
    Hi, Tsukasa-senpai.
[22:46] Tsukasa
    I think you served an interesting dish
    that was very "you" in the first bout.
[22:51] Tsukasa
    But you can't win against me with that dish.
[22:56] S
    Then how about you face me in the next round?
[22:59] Tsukasa
    Well, I'll look forward to seeing what
    kind of dish you'll bring to the table.
[23:53] S
    I'm gonna make a dish
[23:55] S
    that'll surpass the first
    seat of the Elite Ten!
[24:01] S
    I'm gonna take the top!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Onward to the Top!!
[24:07] All
    Thank you for boarding the train!

Season 2

Season 2

1 - What We Want to Protect

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SIGN    T
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SIGN    One
[00:03] Soma
    So, yeah...
SIGN    Team Shokugeki, One Month Ago
[00:05] Soma
    We're basically fighting the current Elite
    Ten to reclaim control of the Elite Ten.
[00:10] Soma
    We're doing this Team Shokugeki
    thing where we fight in teams.
[00:15] Soma
    The reason I called is, I was wondering
    if you'd join up with us rebels.
SIGN    Isshiki-senpai
    Cell
[00:20] Isshiki
    Yup. I'm actually already in Hokkaido
    because I planned on doing just that.
[00:23] Soma
    Huh?
[00:23] Isshiki
    I was already in cahoots with
    Joichiro-san and Chef Dojima.
[00:27] Isshiki
    Looks like the plan to lure
    out Director Azami worked.
[00:32] Guy
    Took you long enough to contact me!
[00:34] Guy
    I heard everything from Isshiki.
[00:36] Guy
    You can't start a party without Kuga Terunori!
[00:39] Guy
    I owe you.
[00:41] Guy
    I'll get right to work on visualizing
    the overthrow of the Elite Ten.
[00:46] Soma
    Thanks, Mimasaka! I'll be counting on you.
[00:49] Soma
    Did I let him borrow something?
[00:51] Tado
    This is great, Soma-kun! Now we have
    seven people for the Team Shokugeki!
[00:55] Soma
    Yup. Might as well get our
    last guy to agree, too.
[00:59] Erina
    Yes, he would be a powerful ally.
[01:03] Erina
    But this might prove to be a difficult mission.
[01:06] Erina
    Because...
[01:07] Soma
    Hello? Megishima-senpai?
[01:09] Erina
    Would you listen to me?!
[01:11] Negi
    I decline.
[01:12] Soma
    Seriously?
SIGN    Totsuki
[01:17] Nar
    Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy.
[01:19] Nar
    A storm has just touched
    down upon this academy.
[01:23] Nar
    The eight rebels, including Soma and
    his friends, had challenged Director Azami's
[01:29] Nar
    Elite Ten to a Team Shokugeki
    on Rebun Island.
[01:34] Nar
    The first bout ended with the
    rebels winning all three matches.
[01:45] Soma
    Glad you enjoyed it!
[01:47] Nar
    But the Shokugeki will continue until
    all of the enemies have been defeated.
[01:52] Nar
    The road to total victory is
    still long and treacherous.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[03:29] Alice
    For the upcoming second bout,
[03:31] Alice
    we should use the best we have!
SIGN    What We Want to Protect
[03:31] [SONG] Sign
    We need to go one-on-one
    with our absolute best only!!
[03:34] Glasses
    No, we should consider saving
    some of our best for last...
[03:38] Alice
    Ugh! You just don't get it!
[03:39] Alice
    This is basic battle strategy!
[03:39] Haya
    What the heck kind of equations are those?
[03:41] Kuro
    Hayama, there's no sense in
    trying to talk to her.
[03:41] Glasses
    But we might lose three
    upperclassmen at once...
[03:45] Erina
    Yukihira-kun...
[03:46] Tado
    Soma-kun's still in the bathroom.
[03:48] Erina
    Wha—
[03:50] Erina
    For crying out loud...
[03:51] Isami
    I wonder which of the Elite Ten
     will show up next.
[03:54] Niku
    The enemy should be panicking
    after that first bout.
[03:58] Niku
    I wouldn't be surprised if Tsukasa Eishi
     or Kobayashi Rindo showed up next!
[04:01] Ryoko
    The first and second seats?
[04:03] Yuki
    What are we going to do, Erinacchi?!
[04:06] Erina
    Well... With Team Shokugeki rules,
[04:09] Erina
    a strategy like the sacrificial
    captain that's used in kendo
[04:11] Erina
    doesn't work at all.
[04:13] Pink
    Even if we're able to get a
    decent amount of victories,
[04:16] Pink
    if the enemy still has the
    top members of the Elite Ten,
[04:18] Pink
    there's still a possibility they
    could turn things completely around.
[04:20] Erina
    Correct. So with the top members,
    we need to try to win, no matter what.
[04:27] Negi
    I'll go on whenever you need me.
[04:30] Tado
    But you just finished the
    first bout, Megishima-senpai.
[04:33] Tado
    That'd be two in a row.
[04:35] Negi
    That's fine.
[04:36] Negi
    That's not enough to burn me out.
[04:41] Erina
    I don't want to stop this momentum
    we have from winning the first bout.
[04:44] Erina
    The next three we should send in are...
[04:48] Glasses
    Let me go next!
[04:50] Glasses
    I'll destroy Yukihira Soma!
[04:54] Guy
    Calm down, Eizan. We don't know if
    Yukihira will be in the next bout.
[04:59] Rido
    You sure do get worked up when
    it comes to Yukihira Soma, Eizan.
[05:04] Guy
    Regardless, we won't decide what's
    going to happen in the second bout
[05:07] Guy
    until Tsukasa comes back.
[05:09] Kuga
    Tsukassan, you are going
    to fight, aren't you?
[05:12] Kuga
    In the second bout.
[05:15] Tsuka
    And what if I tell you I am?
[05:16] Kuga
    Oh, come on! Don't answer a question
    with a question, you meanie!
[05:20] Kuga
    Don't leave Terunori-kun
    hanging like that!
[05:24] Kuga
    Fight me in the next Shokugeki.
SIGN    Team Shokugeki
[05:32] Girl
    All right!
SIGN    Team Shokugeki
[05:34] Girl
    Now that our one-hour break is over,
    the second bout is finally about to begin!
SIGN    Team Shokugeki
[05:39] Girl
    I wonder what the next battle will bring!
[05:43] Azami
    I hope you'll at least be
    entertaining this time.
SIGN    Histoire Anne Charme
[05:47] Girl
    The three judges will continue to
    be the three Bookmen from the WGO!
[05:52] Girl
    Wait, is Anne-san drunk?
[05:54] Ryoko
    I-I wonder how that happened...
[05:56] Alice
    We're back in a cage again?
[05:59] Haya
    Well, what'd you expect?
    We've been expelled.
[06:02] Alice
    I'll sue their asses later!
[06:03] Kuro
    Hayama, there's no point
    in talking to her.
[06:06] Girl
    First up, we have our next three
    contestants from the loathsome rebels!
[06:11] Kua
    Oh, heya!
[06:13] Ryoko
    You can do it!
[06:14] Niku
    You guys need to win again!
[06:15] Girl
    Go! Stalker Gorilla!
[06:17] Girl
    And here are our three contestants
    from the Elite Ten!
[06:20] Kuga
    Get your asses out here!
[06:22] Girl
    Unbelievable! We have the first,
    second, and fourth seats!
[06:27] Girl
    They're so intense!
[06:29] Girl
    These are the matchups as determined
    by the cards prior to the match.
SIGN    2nd Bout
    
    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Kuga Terunori
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Megishima Tosuke
    
    3rd Match
    Saito Somei vs. Mimasaka Subaru
[06:34] Rindo
    Yo, Megishima. Let's have a good match!
SIGN    Rebel
    Megishima Tosuke
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, 2nd Seat
    Kobayashi Rindo
[06:37] Megi
    Yeah.
[06:38] Mima
    My name is Saito Somei.
SIGN    Rebel
    Mimasaka Subaru
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, 4th Seat
    Saito Somei
[06:40] Mima
    I walk down the culinary path. If you
    stand in my way, I shall cut you down!
[06:47] Somei
    You're rather amusing. Very well.
[06:49] Somei
    I request a match with you.
SIGN    Rebel
    Kuga Terunori
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, 1st Seat
    Tsukasa Eishi
[06:50] Tsuka
    Hey, Kuga. Looks like you got your wish.
[06:54] Guy
    Kuga-senpai is up against Tsukasa Eishi?
[06:58] Guy
    This is going to be one hell of a match!
[07:02] Guy
    Let us find out what we'll
    be cooking from the lottery.
[07:06] Guy
    You can go ahead and draw, rebels.
[07:09] Rindo
    I wanna draw it!
[07:10] Rindo
    I wanna play that lottery!
[07:11] Rindo
    Let me do it!
[07:12] Soma
    That much?
[07:15] Saito
    Sorry about this, Megishima.
[07:16] Megi
    Nah, don't worry about it, Saito.
[07:20] Saito
    We were both fellow members of
    the Elite Ten just the other day.
[07:23] Saito
    To think that now we're enemies
    facing off in a Shokugeki.
[07:27] Megi
    Well, chefs can have many virtues.
[07:32] Megi
    This isn't that surprising.
[07:34] Saito
    Even then, you had always
    walked down your own path,
[07:38] Saito
    so it was surprising that you ended
    up lending a hand to those juniors.
[07:42] Megi
    Yeah, you're not the only one surprised.
SIGN    Cayenne Pepper
[07:48] Girl
    The ingredient from the second
    card is cayenne pepper!
SIGN    Tuna
[07:52] Girl
    And the third card is tuna!
[07:55] Girl
    As for the first card...
    It's green tea!
SIGN    Green Tea (Tea Leaves)
[07:59] Glasses
    Green tea?
[08:00] Girl
    How, though? Are they going to
    compete to make the best tea?
[08:03] Ryoko
    No... I believe they're supposed to make a dish
[08:05] Ryoko
    that best utilizes the scent
    and taste of tea leaves.
[08:07] Alice
    This would be pretty easy to
    imagine with Kinokuni Nene,
SIGN    Elite Ten Sixth Seat
[08:09] Alice
    since she specializes in Japanese cuisine.
[08:12] Niku
    It's hard to imagine how it'd be used with
[08:14] Niku
    Kuga-san's Sichuan dishes or
    Tsukasa Eishi's French cuisine...
[08:19] ---
    Indeed.
[08:20] Girl
    All right, let the preparations begin!
[08:27] Megu
    A dish using green tea?
[08:30] Kuga
    All right. Guess I'll get things started.
[08:37] Buns
    Kuga-senpai is in action!
[08:39] Glasses
    He's already got an idea
    despite the difficult topic?
[08:42] Guy
    Good going, Former Eighth Seat!
[08:44] Tsukasa
    I'd expect nothing less from you, Kuga.
[08:47] Tsukasa
    Chinese cuisine demands a variety
[08:49] Tsukasa
    of cooking methods,
    which makes a chef rather flexible.
[08:52] Tsukasa
    It's a waste to not have you
    in the Elite Ten anymore.
[08:58] Kuga
    Give that crap a rest, Tsukassan!
[09:01] Kuga
    Like you ever cared about anyone!
[09:06] (Flashback) Kuga
    Fight me in the next Shokugeki.
[09:10] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Could you give me some time to think about it?
[09:14] (Flashback) Tsuka
    I'll go discuss it with everyone else.
[09:18] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Well, see you later.
[09:26] (Flashback) Soma
    Whoa!
[09:27] (Flashback) Soma
    Here you go!
[09:28] (Flashback) Kuga
    Thanks!
[09:30] (Flashback) Kuga
    Yukihira-chin?!
[09:32] (Flashback) soma
    If you're nervous,
[09:33] (Flashback) soma
    want me to use the Yukihira-style
    relaxation technique on you?
[09:37] (Flashback) Soma
    Put your hands together!
    Just like this!
[09:39] (Flashback) Kuga
    Uh, just so you know...
[09:42] (Flashback) Kuga
    This battle with Tsukassan...
    I'm definitely going to...
[09:50] Soma
    I'm counting on you, Kuga-senpai.
[09:54] Tsuka
    Right. I should start concentrating, too.
[09:58] Tsuka
    Now... breathe life into my dish.
[10:02] Megi
    Huh... Cayenne pepper, eh?
[10:04] Rin
    Come on, now! Do you really
    have time to hesitate?
[10:07] Rin
    Let's do this, Megishima!
[10:10] Buns
    Wh-What is that? Is that actually food?
[10:13] Pink
    No way!
[10:13] Niku
    It's still alive, even!
[10:16] Niku
    An alligator?!
[10:17] Rin
    Don't make him eat you!
[10:20] Glasses
    Alligator meat?
[10:22] Glasses
    She's not possibly thinking about
    using that at a Shokugeki, is she?
[10:26] Long
    That must mean she's pretty confident.
[10:28] Girl
    Of course she is, you stupid rebels!
[10:31] Girl
    Rindo-senpai is a kind of chef
    you rarely see, even at Totsuki!
[10:34] Girl
    She's a true master of rare ingredients!
[10:37] [SONG] Sign
    Rare Ingredients
[10:37] Soma
    Rare ingredients?
[10:39] Rin
    Uh-oh. He got away.
[10:41] Girl
    Stay away!
[10:44] Rin
    Come on, don't do that.
[10:48] Rin
    Megishima!
[10:51] Rin
    I had a lot of fun when we
    were both in the Elite Ten,
[10:55] Rin
    but now that we're enemies,
[10:57] Rin
    I'm going to crush you
    without a second thought!
[10:59] Megi
    Sure. I plan on doing the same.
[11:02] Megi
    Come at me with everything
    you've got, Kobayashi!
[11:06] Rin
    Now then, little guy, I'm going to have
    to thank you for offering up your life.
[11:15] Rin
    Good. You've got some excellent meat on you.
[11:19] Megi
    She managed to kill it and
    drain its blood in an instant?
[11:21] Niku
    How was she able to butcher it so fast?!
[11:23] Kuro
    Scaling, skinning, trimming,
    and butchering...
[11:27] Alice
    She used the optimal blade
    and technique for each part.
[11:33] Haya
    She's got excellent skills.
[11:34] Tsuka
    The amazing thing about Rindo
    isn't just her knife technique.
[11:39] Tsuka
    Her overwhelming knowledge
    of techniques in butchering
[11:41] Tsuka
    and dressing meat, as well
    as her endless curiosity
[11:43] Tsuka
    when it comes to new flavors...
[11:45] Tsuka
    All that basically pushed Rindo all
    the way up to the second seat.
[11:50] Sato
    Rindo-senpai is an expert when
    it comes to rare ingredients,
[11:54] Sato
    and has three faces.
[11:56] Sato
    An epicure who flies all around the
    globe in order to satisfy her tastes.
[12:01] Sato
    A field researcher who systematically
    studies unknown ingredients
[12:04] Sato
    in their native habitats.
[12:06] Sato
    And a daring barbarian who
    cuts down any ingredient
[12:08] Sato
    she can catch and devours it wildly.
[12:12] Soma
    A rare ingredients master, huh?
[12:15] Soma
    I wanna team up with her
    and Sadatsuka one day!
[12:20] Rin
    Bring it!
[12:23] Niku
    Is that char siu pork?
[12:25] Buns
    Then the dish Megishima-senpai's
    trying to make is...
[12:28] Long
    Ramen?
[12:29] Megu
    If Rindo-senpai is the rare ingredients master,
[12:32] Megu
    Megishima-senpai is a ramen master!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten Former Third Seat
SIGN    Ramen Master
    Megishima Tosuke
[12:37] Megi
    What I'm about to make is African ramen!
SIGN    African Ramen
[12:39] All
    African ramen?
[12:42] Megu
    The heck is that?
[12:43] Soma
    Does Africa even have ramen?
[12:45] Taku
    No idea.
[12:46] Rin
    I see. You always go all-out, Megishima.
[12:50] Rin
    You always said you had no
    interest in competitions.
[12:56] Rin
    So what made you side with Yukihira Soma?
[13:02] Megi
    I was struck by his passion...
[13:05] Megi
    Yukihira Soma's, that is.
SIGN    Approximately 1 Month Ago • Asahikawa, Hokkaido
[13:09] (Flashback) Guy
    What those guys from Totsuki Academy's
    Central are doing is awful!
[13:14] (Flashback) Guy
    They ordered us to make dishes
    exactly as they tell us to and
[13:17] (Flashback) Guy
    are even pressuring our ingredient suppliers.
[13:21] (Flashback) Guy 3
    There are plenty of places
[13:22] (Flashback) Guy 3
    that are about to close because
    they just can't keep up!
SIGN    Totsuki Academy Forms Partnership
     with Hokkaido Restaurants
SIGN    Bold Decision? Or Coercion?
SIGN    Nihon Rizai Shimbun
[13:27] (Flashback) Megi
    All right, I get what you guys are saying.
[13:29] (Flashback) Megi
    I'll use my connections and try to
    secure some distributors for you guys.
[13:35] (Flashback) Megi
    I'll protect everyone's ramen.
[13:38] (Flashback) Guys
    Thank you very much, Young Master!
[13:42] (Flashback) Guy
    Who the hell are you guys?!
    You from Totsuki Academy?
[13:48] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, hey, Megishima-senpai!
    How's it going?
[13:51] (Flashback) Megu
    H-Hello.
[13:54] (Flashback) Megu
    Isshiki-senpai said you might be nearby.
[13:59] (Flashback) Soma
    So at this point, we thought
    we should show up in person
[14:02] (Flashback) Soma
    to try to convince you.
[14:03] (Flashback) Megi
    It doesn't matter how many
    times you try to talk to me.
[14:05] (Flashback) Megi
    I have no intention of getting
    involved with this Shokugeki.
[14:08] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, I guess Nakiri mentioned that, too.
[14:11] (Flashback) Erina
    Megishima-san is a man of
    excellent character who's called
[14:14] (Flashback) Erina
    "Young Master" by most of Japan's ramen shops.
[14:17] (Flashback) Erina
    Because he believes in peace so much,
[14:19] (Flashback) Erina
    he's also known as "The Chef
    That Hates Shokugeki."
[14:22] (Flashback) Megu
    The Chef That Hates Shokugeki?
[14:24] (Flashback) Soma
    You were removed from the Third Seat
    of the Elite Ten, weren't you?
[14:29] (Flashback) Soma
    You can take your seat back
    if we defeat Central.
[14:34] (Flashback) Megi
    I hate competing,
    and ever since I entered Totsuki,
[14:37] (Flashback) Megi
    everyone bugs me about competitions.
[14:38] (Flashback) Megi
    It's all about winning or losing!
[14:40] (Flashback) Soma
    Why the heck did you even enroll, then?
[14:42] (Flashback) Megi
    Because I heard it was the
    best culinary school in Japan.
[14:46] (Flashback) Megi
    Yet I kept getting challenged
    to a Shokugeki every day.
[14:48] (Flashback) Megi
    They were so damn persistent,
    I ended up taking them all on,
SIGN    Congratulations on Getting the Third Seat of the Elite Ten
[14:51] (Flashback) Megi
    and I somehow ended up with the third seat.
[14:55] Soma
    Holy crap...
[14:56] (Flashback) Megi
    But I'm sick of all that now!
[14:58] (Flashback) Megi
    If there has to be a win-or-lose
     situation with cooking,
[15:00] (Flashback) Megi
    let it just be who can please
    their customers more.
[15:05] (Flashback) Megi
    I don't want to use my ramen
    as a tool for quarreling.
[15:08] (Flashback) Megu
    Um, I understand what you're saying, Senpai.
[15:12] (Flashback) Megu
    But all my friends are about to be expelled.
[15:15] (Flashback) Megu
    I want to protect everyone! That's why I...
[15:18] (Flashback) Megi
    I also just want to protect.
    The current ramen culture, that is.
[15:23] (Flashback) Megi
    Sorry, but I'm not going to be helping you.
[15:25] (Flashback) Megi
    I've already got my hands full.
[15:28] (Flashback) Guy
    It sucks, but you should give it up.
[15:30] (Flashback) Guy
    The young master doesn't change
    his mind after making a decision.
[15:36] (Flashback) Soma
    Then how about this?
[15:38] (Flashback) Soma
    If you participate in this Team Shokugeki,
[15:40] (Flashback) Soma
    I'll take the First Seat of the Elite Ten
[15:43] (Flashback) Soma
    and give the ramen business
    some special treatment!
SIGN    First Seat
[15:46] (Flashback) Soma
    How does that sound?
[15:49] (Flashback) Megu
    W-W-W-Wait, Soma-kun! Everything you
    just said is pretty impossible!
[15:52] (Flashback) Soma
    You think so?
[15:53] (Flashback) Megi
    Get lost! I hate competing, but I
    hate guys who are all talk even more.
[16:00] (Flashback) Soma
    But that would mean you'd have to see
    what I can do first-hand, right?
[16:06] (Flashback) Soma
    If I'm able to make ramen better than
    you, wouldn't it prove that my desire
[16:12] (Flashback) Soma
    to protect my friends wasn't all talk?
[16:16] (Flashback) Megi
    You think you can beat me in making ramen?
[16:20] (Flashback) Megi
    That's exactly what I mean by "all talk"!
[16:23] (Flashback) Megi
    Listen up! This isn't even a competition!
[16:27] (Flashback) Megi
    Time to teach one of my juniors a lesson.
[16:28] (Flashback) Megi
    Follow me to the kitchen.
[16:39] (Flashback) Soma
    I'll be knocking heads with you!
[16:44] (Flashback) Soma
    There! Ramen's up!
[16:46] (Flashback) Megi
    I'm also finished.
[16:48] (Flashback) Soma
    Tadokoro, you're gonna be tasting them.
[16:50] (Flashback) Megu
    Huh?!
[17:03] (Flashback) Megu
    It's so amazing!
[17:07] (Flashback) Megi
    You're not bad.
[17:09] (Flashback) Megi
    But the difference in our
    skills is crystal clear!
[17:11] (Flashback) Megi
    You never stood a chance
    against me with ramen.
[17:14] (Flashback) Soma
    You can't judge the extent of
    my skills after just one match.
[17:18] (Flashback) Soma
    I'm going to make you fight
    me until I say I give up!
[17:35] (Flashback) Megu
    Soma-kun!
[17:39] (Flashback) Soma
    Dig in!
[17:53] (Flashback) Soma
    I'm not done yet!
[17:54] (Flashback) Guy
    That kid's still not giving up?
[17:57] (Flashback) Guy
    He can't beat the young master
    with stopgap skills like that!
[18:00] (Flashback) Megi
    Hasn't it been long enough?
[18:02] (Flashback) Megi
    Why do you refuse to give up?
[18:05] (Flashback) Megi
    I realize you want to help your friends,
[18:07] (Flashback) Megi
    but no matter how hard you try,
[18:09] (Flashback) Megi
    there's no way your skills
    can overpower mine.
[18:11] (Flashback) Soma
    I want every dish to be free.
[18:15] (Flashback) Soma
    And the Azami administration is trying
    to create the exact opposite of that!
[18:19] (Flashback) Soma
    Tonkatsu, yakitori, curry, and hot pot...
[18:22] (Flashback) Soma
    I want to eat all kinds of
    dishes from all kinds of chefs
[18:25] (Flashback) Soma
    and go head-to-head with them!
[18:26] (Flashback) Soma
    I want to protect that kind of environment!
[18:30] (Flashback) Soma
    That's why... I want one more ma...
[18:34] (Flashback) Megu
    S-S-S-Soma-kun?!
[18:36] (Flashback) Guy
    He's asleep. That must've
     taken everything out of him.
[18:40] (Flashback) Megi
    Looks like it's victory by default.
[18:42] (Flashback) Megu
    No!
[18:43] (Flashback) Megi
    He didn't say that he gave up.
[18:45] (Flashback) Megu
    Huh?
[18:46] (Flashback) Megi
    But I'm going to forfeit this match.
[18:49] (Flashback) Megi
    Which means Yukihira wins by default.
[18:52] (Flashback) Megi
    I lose.
[18:53] (Flashback) Megu
    You mean...
[18:55] (Flashback) Megi
    I promise you that, at the Team Shokugeki,
[19:00] (Flashback) Megi
    I will give my all so that we can win.
[19:03] Megi
    I'm counting on you, Megishima-senpai.
[19:06] kuro
    He's putting garlic, onions, paprika,
[19:09] kuro
    and ripe tomatoes in the soup.
[19:11] Alice
    That's definitely going to bring
    out the flavor and acidity.
[19:15] Haya
    And that smell... It's chicken stock.
[19:19] Long
    The smell alone is making me squirm!
[19:21] Guy
    I just want to dump that stock onto
    some white rice and devour it!
[19:25] Niku
    Now he's dumping in the vegetables and
    drumettes, and stewing it even longer.
[19:28] Pink
    When all the flavors finish
    blending together and connect,
[19:31] Pink
    the soup will be complete.
[19:32] Erina
    His char siu pork is worth mentioning, too.
[19:34] Erina
    Megishima-san was using a special sauce.
[19:37] Soma
    Special sauce?
[19:38] Erina
    Garlic, soy sauce, sugar, sake, and the
    key ingredient to this entire dish...
[19:43] Erina
    Peanuts.
[19:44] All
    Peanuts?!
[19:46] Guy
    Wait, what's with all those cayenne peppers?!
[19:49] Blonde
    I know his theme was cayenne peppers, but...
[19:52] Pink
    That'll turn everything super red.
[19:53] Buns
    Is it even going to be edible?
[19:55] Erina
    Megishima-san is using peanuts to try
[19:57] Erina
    to bring out the deliciousness of the
    cayenne peppers to its very limit.
[20:04] Isa
    Rindo-senpai's getting pretty far, too.
[20:07] Taku
    Indeed.
[20:08] Taku
    She marinated the alligator meat,
     and now she's mixing the starch in.
[20:14] Rindo
    That smells great!
[20:16] Rindo
    This is the best moment, when the
    alligator meat is fried to a crisp!
[20:19] Rindo
    Though I'm not sure how much I like
[20:21] Rindo
    using a wok, since I feel like I'm
    intruding into Kuga's territory.
[20:26] Rindo
    All right.
[20:26] Rindo
    I'll let the alligator meat rest for a bit.
[20:29] Rindo
    Now, let's get the real party started.
[20:34] Guy
    It's not just Megishima-senpai!
[20:36] Glasses
    Rindo-senpai's doing it, too!
[20:37] Niku
    That's enough cayenne peppers
    to knock your socks off!
[20:41] Megi
    I knew it.
[20:42] Rind
    What are you laughing at, Megishima?
[20:45] megi
    Knowing your personality,
[20:46] megi
    I knew there was no way you'd make
    a refined cayenne pepper dish.
[20:50] Megi
    I figured you'd dump all of those
    in there without thinking twice.
[20:53] Megi
    So I knew I'd have to do something
    on par with that to keep up.
[20:58] Rind
    What the heck? You're acting
    like you know me or something.
[21:03] Rind
    I guess you do, though!
[21:07] Haya
    There's a very distinct aroma rising up.
[21:10] Alice
    The capsaicin that makes the peppers
    hot is filling up the air.
[21:13] Kuro
    I'm sweating just watching them.
[21:20] Guy
    Megishima-senpai!
[21:22] Buns
    He's also quietly grinding the peppers!
[21:23] Pink
    My eyes are burning!
[21:25] Isa
    They're both definitely going all-out.
[21:29] Taku
    That just means they're
    both extremely confident.
[21:32] Taku
    The confidence to take that
    colossal amount of spice energy
[21:34] Taku
    and turn it into deliciousness.
[21:44] Soma
    So this is basically a super
    heavyweight title match.
[21:47] Soma
    Who's going to push through?
    I can't take my eyes off of them!
[21:51] Nar
    It's power versus power
[21:53] Nar
    and technique versus technique
[21:55] Nar
    in this rough-and-tumble second bout!
[21:57] Nar
    Can the rebels emerge victorious?
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Camera Flash
[23:35] Megu
    How am I ever supposed to
    get married after this?!

Season 2

2 - Camera Flash

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SIGN    Two
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Camera Flash
[01:33] Girl
    All right, the second bout
     is really heating up now!
[01:37] Girl
    Preparations seem to be
    going well in each bout!
[01:41] Rindo
    Hell yeah!
[01:44] Megu
    Wow... Megishima-senpai and the
    others seem to be going at full power.
[01:50] Eizan
    Power, eh? There are more
    clever ways of handling this.
[01:54] Momo
    And who lost to the first-years again?
[01:57] Eizan
    I'm different now.
[01:59] Eizan
    I'm going to crush Yukihira,
    no matter what it takes!
[02:02] Guy
    How's Mimasaka doing?
[02:04] Guy
    It seems like he's planning
    something, but I'm not sure.
[02:08] Buns
    I wonder if he's going to use his
     Perfect Trace, like usual.
[02:11] Buns
    Whoa! You startled me!
[02:13] Buns
    What's up, Ibusaki?
[02:14] Shun
    I was just thinking that Kuga-senpai
[02:16] Shun
    doesn't look like he's even
    going to use the green tea.
[02:19] Glasses
    True.
[02:20] Pink
    On the other hand, Tsukasa-senpai
[02:23] Pink
    has four varieties of tea leaves!
[02:25] Niku
    Is he going to use all of them in his dish?
[02:27] Sec
    The definition of green tea is rather broad,
[02:30] Sec
    and there are various ways to use it.
[02:32] Glasses
    Green tea refers to unfermented tea
    leaves that are dried immediately
[02:36] Glasses
    after being picked, which prevents
    enzyme activity from oxidizing them.
[02:40] Glasses
    There are different varieties, like
    sencha, gyokuro, hojicha, and kabusecha,
SIGN    Sencha
SIGN    Gyokuro
SIGN    Hojicha
SIGN    Kabusecha
[02:45] Glasses
    each with their own flavors and aromas.
[02:47] Soma
    There's definitely a reason
    he's the first seat.
[02:49] Soma
    He knows what he's doing
    with the ingredients.
[02:54] Tsuka
    Now... Come to me.
[02:56] Tsuka
    Yes... There's no need to be frightened.
[03:00] Tsuka
    Come to me.
[03:02] Tsuka
    You steep sencha in boiling
    water for 30 seconds.
[03:04] Tsuka
    That delicately brings out the catechin,
    the source of its bitter flavor.
[03:08] Tsuka
    Genmaicha lacks in both
    umami and bitterness.
[03:11] Tsuka
    You steep it at 90 degrees
    Celsius for 30 seconds
[03:13] Tsuka
    to bring out its aroma to the fullest.
[03:16] Tsuka
    Fukamushi sencha steeps so easily
    that you only need to give it
[03:18] Tsuka
    less than a minute at 80 degrees Celsius.
[03:21] Tsuka
    And gyokuro is steeped at
    60 degrees Celsius for two minutes.
[03:24] Tsuka
    The lower temperature ensures that the
    umami components seep slowly into the water.
[03:27] Sec
    He's using a Nambu ironware
    teakettle to boil the water.
[03:30] Sec
    It removes the sharp tang of the hot water,
    giving it a milder, softer flavor.
[03:33] Azami
    Magnificent.
[03:35] Azami
    Truly skilled chefs are able to control
    the ingredients with a whim.
[03:39] Azami
    But Tsukasa Eishi has the utmost respect for
[03:43] Azami
    the sovereign known as the ingredient.
[03:46] Azami
    He is the sword in their hand.
[03:52] Soma
    The heck is that?
[03:53] Taku
    It's a utensil known as a grater,
    but I've never seen one that long.
[03:58] Megu
    It's almost like a knight's sword...
[04:01] Megu
    Der weiß Ritter der Tafel.
SIGN    The White Knight
     of the Table
[04:09] Kuro
    He took care of all the ingredients at once.
[04:10] Haya
    That's a dynamic way to use it.
[04:12] Megu
    His handling of the green
    tea goes beyond perfection.
[04:16] Megu
    But that's not all.
[04:18] Megu
    How are we even supposed
    to compete with that?
[04:21] Tsuka
    It looks like you've just been
    concentrating on that wok this entire time.
[04:25] Tsuka
    You doing okay, Kuga?
[04:28] Tsuka
    Being trapped in your own field
    may be a bad habit of yours.
[04:32] Tsuka
    Obsessing over one thing may keep you from
[04:34] Tsuka
    reaching greater heights
    when it comes to flavor.
[04:37] Tsuka
    It's not that I don't
    acknowledge your passion.
[04:40] Tsuka
    But I have to say,
[04:41] Tsuka
    I don't think you'll ever be able
    to defeat me if you don't change.
SIGN    Team Shokugeki
[04:45] Mima
    I don't know about that.
[04:55] Mima
    We're allowed to help our other
    teammates with their preparations.
[04:59] Mima
    That's one of the rules in
    a Team Shokugeki, isn't it?
[05:02] Kuga
    Good work, Mimasaka-chin.
[05:04] Niku
    Kuga-senpai finally brought
    out the tea leaves.
[05:06] Megu
    He must've been waiting for
    Mimasaka-kun to finish that!
[05:10] Taku
    Mimasaka was using his Trace
[05:12] Taku
    on Kuga-senpai, even though he's our ally.
[05:14] Pink
    That's why he was able to support
    him at the perfect time!
[05:18] Buns
    Go, Perfect Tracer Mimasaka Subaru!
SIGN    Kuga
[05:22] Mima
    Heyo, heyo, heyo!
[05:23] Mima
    Today's the day I'm finally gonna
     show that Tsukasa who's boss.
[05:28] Kuga
    Yeah, please don't.
SIGN    Super
SIGN    Serious
[05:32] Kuga
    But good work, Mimasaka-chin!
[05:34] Kuga
    Kuga Terunori's just starting to cook!
[05:38] Guy
    What the heck is that?
[05:39] Guy
    Aluminum foil and a grilling net in a wok?
[05:43] Shun
    That's an impromptu smoker.
[05:45] Both
    A smoker?
[05:46] Shun
    Yeah. Kuga-senpai's goal was to smoke
    the meat using the tea leaves.
[05:51] Anne
    Magnificent!
[05:54] Anne
    Up until now,
[05:55] Anne
    he was thoroughly frying the sides of
    the roast pork shoulder pieces in his wok.
[06:00] Shades
    The fact that he's smoking the pork
[06:02] Shades
    rather than stewing it after
    he fried it is truly interesting!
[06:06] Blonde
    By smoking the meat,
    he's able to directly apply
[06:09] Blonde
    the green tea leaves' aroma to it.
[06:11] Blonde
    He's using a different approach
    to green tea than Tsukasa Eishi.
[06:15] Soma
    Oho... I never knew you
    could do that with a wok.
[06:20] Soma
    Maybe I'll try it next time.
[06:21] Soma
    Oh, so what'd he do with that black liquid?
[06:25] Kuga
    I'm just about to use it,
    actually, Yukihira-chin.
[06:29] Kuga
    While the meat's smoking, I'm going to
    go right into my expert sauce-making.
[06:33] Kuga
    I reduced some balsamic vinegar until
    its flavor and aroma were condensed.
[06:36] Kuga
    Then I added black vinegar,
    sugar, and powdered green tea.
[06:39] Kuga
    And to top things off, I'm going
    to add this smoked soy sauce!
[06:43] Buns
    Smoked soy sauce?
[06:45] Shun
    Yeah, that's what that liquid is.
[06:47] Shun
    Mimasaka was smoking that this whole time.
[06:51] Shun
    Smoking soy sauce
[06:52] Shun
    makes the aroma stand out more and
    gives it a more complex taste.
[06:58] Haya
    That smells truly amazing.
[06:59] Haya
    Adding the smokiness not only
    to the meat, but also to the sauce,
[07:03] Haya
    increases the dish's harmony.
[07:05] Shades
    This is definitely a fresh idea.
[07:07] Shades
    Excellent teamwork.
[07:11] Soma
    So basically, it feels like Tsukasa-senpai
[07:13] Soma
    is having to fight two chefs right now.
[07:17] Eizan
    Hey, Kuga.
[07:19] Eizan
    Didn't you want to face Tsukasa-san one-on-one?
[07:23] Kuga
    Shut up.
[07:25] Kuga
    Despite how I look, I'm an adult!
[07:28] Kuga
    I won't let my silly pride get in the way.
[07:31] Kuga
    My job right now is to make sure I
    completely defeat you, Tsukassan.
[07:38] Tsuka
    I see. So you have the resolve to win,
    even if you have to abandon your pride.
[07:41] Tsuka
    You definitely do seem a bit different, Kuga.
[07:45] Kuga
    I'm going to end your undefeated streak here.
[07:54] Blonde
    But is Mimasaka Subaru keeping
    up with his own preparations?
[07:58] Blonde
    He doesn't have enough time or
    concentration to keep supporting others.
[08:02] Anne
    You definitely have a point.
[08:05] Anne
    He's facing a considerable opponent himself.
[08:08] Anne
    The current fourth seat of the Elite Ten,
[08:10] Anne
    and the greatest sushi chef of
    this generation, Saito Somei.
[08:16] All
    S-S-S-Sushi chef?!
[08:18] Megu
    Mimasaka-kun managed to pull a
    tuna card against a sushi chef?!
SIGN    Tuna
[08:23] Buns
    He's the king of bad luck! Mimasaka
    somehow has worse luck than Yukihira!
[08:28] Soma
    Hey, I'm not unlucky.
[08:31] Soma
    Besides, look.
[08:33] Soma
    Mimasaka looks like he has
    something up his sleeve.
[08:37] Somei
    You are truly an unlucky man.
[08:41] Somei
    But mercy would be unrefined.
[08:43] Somei
    When I stand before a cutting board,
     I will do my utmost best!
[08:51] Kuro
    He filleted that huge tuna in an instant.
[08:57] Alice
    Power and technique.
[08:59] Alice
    So this is the strength of
    the Elite Ten's top seats.
[09:12] Taku
    Mimasaka's almost done with the filleting, too.
[09:16] ---
    Flash!
[09:24] Guy
    What the heck's going on?!
[09:25] Guy
    He's perfectly copying that
    other dish with no time lag!
SIGN    Perfect Trace Flash
[09:31] Mima
    Perfect Trace Flash!
[09:34] Mima
    With the speed of a camera's flash,
[09:36] Mima
    I instantaneously perceive and analyze
    my opponent's actions and intent,
[09:39] Mima
    and have my body mimic the exact same steps.
[09:44] Shades
    I see. That way, he can reduce
    the amount of thinking time
[09:47] Shades
    needed to prepare his dish to zero.
[09:49] Blonde
    He used all the time his opponent
    needed to think about his dish
[09:53] Blonde
    to support Kuga Terunori
     by making his smoked soy sauce.
[09:58] Niku
    Talk about a flash!
[10:00] Pink
    This is nothing like
    Mimasaka-kun's usual Trace!
[10:03] Buns
    When did he manage to raise the bar
    this high on his copying technique?!
[10:06] Megu
    Amazing!
[10:07] Taku
    Good grief. Talk about promising.
[10:10] Soma
    I knew you'd come through, Mimasaka!
[10:13] Erina
    Now, show them...
[10:15] Erina
    Show them how powerfully well
    the rebels work together!
[10:21] Somei
    Min name is Saito Somei.
    I walk down the culinary path.
[10:26] Somei
    The way one learns the
    sword is through mimicry.
[10:29] Somei
    You have excellent skill.
[10:33] Somei
    But though I practice bushido,
    even I would never use "min."
SIGN    Min
[10:37] Rin
    Uh, yeah, you do.
[10:39] Tsuka
    You sure do.
[10:40] Momo
    Yup.
[10:41] Eizan
    Yeah, you do.
[10:41] Megi
    You do.
[10:43] Somei
    Not you, too!
[10:45] Somei
    Very well, but a moment, please.
[10:51] Kuro
    He filleted the rest of it.
[10:57] Somei
    Use it.
[10:58] Somei
    Your knife is not up to par.
[11:01] Somei
    You are going to chip your blade.
[11:02] Somei
    If you do not use my beloved blade Isanagiri,
     you go against my bushido.
[11:08] All
    Bushido?!
[11:10] Rindo
    There he goes again!
[11:11] Megi
    Saito's annoying habit has kicked in.
[11:15] Soma
    Habit?
[11:16] Megi
    He has bushido on the brain to the point
    where he'll force it into anything.
SIGN    Bushido
[11:20] Soma
    Bushido on the brain?
[11:21] Mima
    I thank you.
[11:23] Mima
    Now min Trace is even closer to perfection!
[11:32] Somei
    Now that we are both done with
    filleting, the real battle begins.
[11:37] Somei
    Follow me!
[11:38] Mima
    Of course!
[11:39] Mima
    Flash!
[11:40] Mima
    I'll soak the akami in a marinade
    of mirin, soy sauce, and red wine.
[11:45] Mima
    Flash!
[11:47] Mima
    I sear just one side of the tuna cheeks
    in butter to enhance their aroma!
[11:51] Pink
    Wait, he's preparing each part of the
    fish in completely different ways?
[11:55] Niku
    What kind of sushi is he trying to make?
[11:57] Mima
    Flash!
[12:00] Shun
    That's...
[12:00] Buns
    Straw? Why straw, though?
[12:03] Niku
    That's...
[12:03] Sec
    A shichirin!
[12:04] Niku
    They lit it up and started
    grilling the meat!
[12:07] Taku
    Just like Kuga-senpai, Mimasaka is
    doing whatever he needs to do to win.
[12:20] Mima
    To think that doing image training
[12:22] Mima
    to copy all of them would
    wear me out this much.
[12:25] Mima
    But...
[12:26] (Flashback) Taku
    I won't lose next time!
[12:28] (Flashback) Soma
    That's what it means to be a chef.
[12:30] Mima
    Takumi Aldini and Yukihira Soma...
[12:35] Mima
    The only reason I'm still able to stand
    in the kitchen is thanks to you two.
[12:40] Mima
    And in order to pay you back...
[12:43] (Flashback) Mima
    Min name is Saito Somei.
[12:46] (Flashback) Mima
    To know rightness without
    doing it makes you a coward.
[12:48] (Flashback) Mima
    Hey, hey!
[12:49] (Flashback) Mima
    I'm Rindo-senpai! Did you
    hear me? I'm Rindo-senpai!
[12:53] (Flashback) Mima
    I offer my all to gourmet.
    That's Tsukasa Eishi's cuisine.
[12:58] (Flashback) Mima
    I'm going to crush you, Yukihira.
[13:01] (Flashback) Mima
    Hey, Bucchi, let's have a chat.
[13:04] (Flashback) Mima
    Bucchi's such a cute meow-meow.
[13:07] (Flashback) Mima
    Die.
[13:08] (Flashback) Mima
    D-Don't get the wrong idea.
[13:10] (Flashback) Mima
    It's not like I did this for you.
[13:13] (Flashback) Mima
    Wh-Who are you calling cute? Dummy!
[13:16] Mima
    Deeper... Trace them even deeper!
[13:19] Mima
    More and more...
[13:23] Mima
    And now for the arrangement!
[13:30] Somei
    I apologize for keeping you waiting.
[13:31] Megu
    They prepared everything
    the same exact way,
[13:34] Megu
    but Saito-senpai finished first?
[13:37] Taku
    It's so unbelievably beautiful.
[13:39] Taku
    There are so many intensely
    different shades
[13:41] Taku
    of red sparkling radiantly on the plate.
[13:43] Niku
    So pretty...
[13:44] Alice
    Those are even smaller than the temari
    sushi I made at the Autumn Elections.
[13:48] Buns
    So cute!
[13:50] Somei
    Ten Bite-size Maguro-sushi Rubies!
[13:53] Somei
    Now, please enjoy.
[13:56] Blonde
    So this is the maguro sushi prepared
    by Totsuki's best sushi chef.
[14:01] Anne
    They say in Kyoto, they have tiny
    sushi that the maiko can eat
[14:05] Anne
    without smearing their makeup.
[14:08] Shade
    A dish that truly seems to
    encapsulate the beauty of Japan.
[14:12] Momo
    "Maguro" starts with "ma," so it's cute.
[14:15] Eizan
    Maybe.
[14:16] Mima
    I also apologize for keeping you waiting.
[14:19] Buns
    A perfect trace!
[14:21] Guy
    They're the same! Their sushi
    looks exactly the same!
[14:24] Guy
    No, wait! There's just one
    that's totally different!
[14:28] Guy
    You're right!
[14:29] Guy
    There's a gunkanmaki that
    Saito-senpai didn't have!
[14:33] Taku
    So that's the arrangement Mimasaka
    decided to go into battle with.
[14:36] Taku
    That's where their tastes differ.
[14:38] Girl
    Shut your mouths!
[14:41] Girl
    Like he stands a chance against Saito-senpai!
[14:45] Girl
    The skills of a true sushi chef are empyreal!
[14:49] Girl
    A day isn't even enough to set
    foot on the treacherous path
[14:51] Girl
    they have to walk to become one!
[14:53] Girl
    There's no way a copycat bastard
    could actually make good sushi!
[14:58] Mima
    Then try one.
[15:02] Mima
    Eat up.
[15:07] Girl
    Bring it on!
[15:16] Girl
    Ec-sta-sy!
[15:19] Girl
    Wait, what?
[15:26] Girl
    That bastard has perfectly brought out
    the full flavor of each part of the tuna!
[15:31] Girl
    And this rice... It's not
    just normal sushi rice!
[15:34] Mima
    Correct. I used red vinegar.
[15:37] [SONG] Sign
    Red Vinegar
[15:38] Mima
    Red vinegar is made from sake lees that
    have been aged for a long period of time.
[15:42] Mima
    It's a high-end vinegar that
    takes five to six years to make.
[15:45] Mima
    Isn't that right, Senpai?
[15:47] Somei
    Indeed.
[15:48] Sec
    Because it has low sugar
    content and a mellow flavor,
[15:52] Sec
    the rice becomes fluffier and softer.
[15:55] Haya
    But that also makes it harder to strengthen
    the harmony of flavors between
[15:59] Haya
    the rice and the topping,
    so it requires extra care.
[16:01] Kuro
    Mimasaka was actually able
    to copy him that far?
[16:05] Girl
    Damn it!
[16:07] Girl
    The flavor is sadly on par with the
    skills of the top members of the Elite Ten!
[16:13] Girl
    His passion that sparkles like a ruby
[16:15] Girl
    in the middle of craftsmanship
    that's as careful as a snake...
[16:19] Girl
    My body is so hot! I feel
    like I'm going to burn up!
[16:22] Girl
    All this time, I'd managed
    to avoid doing reactions...
[16:27] Girl
    No! No! I can't!
[16:32] Girl
    I might never be able to get married now...
[16:38] Blonde
    I think that's enough of a
    detour, Miss Cute Little MC.
[16:43] Anne
    Sushi is best when it's freshly prepared.
[16:46] Anne
    I'll just...
[16:48] Rindo
    Hold up a sec!
[16:49] Rindo
    Rindo-senpai's comin' through!
[16:55] Rindo
    I'd prefer if you'd eat my dish
    before it gets cold, too.
[16:59] Guy
    What the?
[17:00] Guy
    The meat is buried in cayenne peppers!
[17:02] Rindo
    I call it Laziji Caiman.
SIGN    Laziji Caiman
[17:07] Megi
    I'm finished, too.
[17:08] Megi
    Here's my African Ramen!
SIGN    African Ramen
[17:10] Pink
    Megishima-senpai's ramen isn't that red.
[17:13] Glasses
    Where'd all the peppers go?
[17:15] Anne
    Then let's just have both
    sets of dishes at once!
[17:19] Buns
    A-All at once?
[17:21] Guy
    The flavors will get all jumbled together.
[17:23] Guy
    Is that even possible?
[17:24] Shades
    Of course it is!
SIGN    Anne
SIGN    Histoire
SIGN    Charme
[17:26] Blonde
    We are the guardians of gourmet,
    the Bookmen of the WGO.
[17:31] Girl
    Let the deliberations begin!
[17:36] Charme
    I will begin with this beautiful sushi.
[17:40] Histoire
    This red paste must be the cayenne pepper.
[17:49] Both
    The energy from the ingredients is
    hitting our mouths like a barrage!
[17:59] Both
    We'll gladly take every hit!
SIGN    We'll gladly take every hit
[18:02] Guy
    There it is!
[18:03] Guy
    A full-body reaction!
[18:07] Blonde
    Both chefs' sushi is unparalleled!
[18:09] Blonde
    The most dangerous piece is the
    straw-grilled noten sushi!
[18:15] Alice
    Noten?
[18:16] Kuro
    The cut of meat from the
    top of the tuna's head,
[18:19] Kuro
    and also one of the priciest
    cuts. The tsunotoro.
[18:22] Hayama
    Because it was grilled with straw,
    all of the fishiness is burnt away,
[18:25] Haya
    leaving only pure savory flavor behind.
[18:28] Glasses
    The trace is complete!
[18:30] Shun
    So the battle's going to
    come down to that gunkan.
[18:33] Blonde
    There's meringue on top of this negitoro.
[18:36] Blonde
    The fragrant aroma of the
    fermented soy sauce...
[18:38] Blonde
    He supported his teammate and used
    it for his own arrangement...
[18:41] Blonde
    So he calculated both.
[18:43] Une
    The mellow aroma of the smoked soy sauce...
[18:46] Une
    It brings out the contrast in texture
[18:48] Une
    between the meringue and
    the negitoro even more!
[18:50] Une
    This is definitely the Ultimate
    Negitoro Eggs-Over-Rice Gunkan Sushi!
[18:55] Buns
    What about Megishima-senpai's ramen?
[18:58] Megi
    That's harissa.
[19:00] Megi
    A seasoning blend that's said to have
    originated in northern Africa.
[19:03] Megi
    The ingredients include paprika,
     caraway seeds,
[19:06] Megi
    lemon juice, garlic, and
    a lot of cayenne pepper.
[19:10] Megi
    Then they're all mashed together into a paste.
[19:13] Soma
    Harissa's the paste that my
    dad made back at the dorm.
[19:17] Soma
    I guess he did mention something about Africa.
[19:19] Megi
    The ramen's broth is based on chicken muamba,
[19:22] Megi
    an African stew of chicken,
     nuts, and tomatoes.
[19:27] Megi
    It's the perfect detonator to amplify
    the spiciness of the super-spicy harissa.
[19:32] shades
    Extra-thick cuts of char siu pork rubbed with
    homemade peanut butter before simmering...
[19:36] shades
    The noodles soak up the broth and
    the spiciness from the harissa.
[19:39] shades
    I can't stop eating it!
[19:42] Une
    Its deliciousness is making
    my body cry out from the heat!
[19:46] Une
    Ecstasy...
[19:48] Pink
    The African Ramen is a hit, too!
[19:51] Buns
    Heck yeah! You've got this!
[19:54] Buns
    We're gonna take down the top seats
    of the Elite Ten all at once!
SIGN    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Megishima Tosuke
    
    3rd Match
    Saito Somei vs. Mimasaka Subaru
[20:00] Une
    These are the results for
    the 2nd and 3rd bouts.
[20:05] Girl
    How do you like that, rebel scum?
[20:07] Girl
    You don't stand a chance
    against the Elite Ten!
[20:13] Mima
    Why?! The arrangement on that
    gunkan should've been perfect!
[20:17] Blonde
    The gunkanmaki wasn't the deciding factor.
[20:20] Blonde
    It was the invisible cuts.
[20:21] Mima
    I traced the invisible cuts
    and included them myself!
[20:26] Mima
    By adding cuts to the meat, the tuna
    immediately melts in your mouth,
[20:29] Mima
    spreading the flavor throughout.
[20:33] Somei
    Yes. Your tracing was splendid.
[20:37] Somei
    But what we made were miniature
    ruby beads of bite-size sushi.
[20:41] Somei
    So you figured it out.
[20:43] Somei
    You added a few too many invisible cuts.
[20:47] Somei
    If you add in the same amount of
    cuts as you would for normal sushi,
[20:50] Somei
    the tuna will melt too quickly.
[20:53] Somei
    In order for the flavor to linger long enough,
[20:55] Somei
    it's necessary to use fewer invisible cuts.
[20:59] Somei
    It appears as though you weren't
    able to trace that minor detail.
[21:04] Somei
    There is no need to blame yourself. This is
    just the difference in our experience.
[21:09] Megu
    B-But what about
    Megishima-senpai's ramen?
[21:13] Megu
    There was nothing but compliments!
[21:15] Shades
    The African Ramen was indeed magnificent.
[21:18] Shades
    But Kobayashi Rindo's dish surpassed that.
[21:22] Une
    By using the Laziji method,
[21:24] Une
    she was able to push the
[21:26] Une
    mild alligator meat into a
    fragrant and rich realm of flavor.
[21:39] Rindo
    My bad, Megishima!
[21:40] Rindo
    Looks like I win this round.
[21:44] Megi
    This is a competition.
[21:46] Megi
    I have no regrets.
[21:47] Soma
    Don't worry. We still have...
[21:50] Kuga
    That's right!
[21:52] Kuga
    Could you not end things
    before they've even begun?
[21:55] Kuga
    I, Kuga Terunori, still have my dish!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:34] [SONG] Sign
    Hope in Solidarity
[23:35] Megu
    If we endure any more stimulation...

Season 2

3 - Hope in Solidarity

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    h
    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Three
[00:02] Kuga
    Well, yes, you could say Heaven
    was feeling pretty generous
[00:07] Kuga
    the day that I was created.
SIGN    Special Interview:
     "The Real Kuga Terunori"
[00:10] Kuga
    Not only am I rich, I'm an excellent cook, too.
[00:13] Kuga
    To top it off, look at this cute face.
SIGN    Special Interview:
     "The Real Kuga Terunori"
[00:15] Kuga
    To be honest, I basically have
    everything. Wait, what?
[00:20] Kuga
    You're saying I'm short? Who cares?
[00:22] Kuga
    What does that mean?
[00:23] Kuga
    Nothing! Absolutely nothing!
[00:25] Kuga
    Anyway, I was basically on
    the fast track to success...
[00:31] Kuga
    Until that day.
[00:33] Kuga
    When I was still a first-year and
    winning every single Shokugeki
[00:36] Kuga
    against my upperclassmen...
SIGN    Tsukasa Kuga
[00:38] Kuga
    The historic day of my biggest defeat,
SIGN    Tsukasa Kuga
[00:42] Kuga
    when all my confidence went up in flames...
[00:44] Kuga
    But the worst of it wasn't that day.
     It was what happened after.
SIGN    Autumn, One Year Ago
[00:50] (Flashback) Eizan
    It's been ten days and you're
    still depressed, Kuga?
[00:53] (Flashback) Eizan
    That's what you get for challenging
    Tsukasa-san in the first place,
[00:57] (Flashback) Eizan
    you stupid little shrimp.
[00:59] (Flashback) Nene
    Kuga's not reacting to "shrimp."
    This must be serious.
[01:03] (Flashback) Isshiki
    You forced the first seat into a duel.
[01:06] (Flashback) Isshiki
    I think that's something to be proud of.
[01:09] (Flashback) Kuga
    Yeah!
[01:10] (Flashback) Kuga
    The only underclassman to challenge
    Tsukasa Eishi to a Shokugeki
[01:14] (Flashback) Kuga
    since he became a second-year
    is me, Kuga Terunori!
[01:17] (Flashback) Eizan
    Stop fanning the flames, Isshiki!
[01:19] (Flashback) Kuga
    Which means it's just about time
    for me to demand a rematch!
[01:23] (Flashback) Nene
    Wait, are you serious?
[01:24] (Flashback) Rindo
    Tsukasa!
[01:27] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Rindo? I thought you were in South America.
[01:30] (Flashback) Rindo
    I told you I was coming home today!
[01:32] (Flashback) Rindo
    More importantly, no fair
    doing that while I was gone!
[01:36] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Huh? Doing what?
[01:37] (Flashback) Rindo
    The Shokugeki with Kuga!
[01:39] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Kuga? Who's that?
[01:44] (Flashback) Rindo
    What are you talking about, Tsukasa?
[01:46] (Flashback) Rindo
    You did a Shokugeki with him, didn't you?
[01:48] (Flashback) Rindo
    Since you promised to at
    the Momiji Meet-and-Greet.
[01:50] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Oh, the Sichuan cuisine kid.
[01:53] Kuga
    I was nothing more than a fly to Tsukassan.
[01:58] Kuga
    I'm not just another random
    face among the masses.
[02:00] Kuga
    I want to make sure you remember the
    name Kuga Terunori after this next battle.
[02:06] Kuga
    All right, eat up!
[02:08] Tsuka
    I'm just about finished, too.
[02:10] Soma
    The score's finally going to be settled.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi 1st Card Kuga Terunori
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Megishima Tosuke
    
    3rd Match
    Saito Somei vs. Mimasaka Subaru
[03:44] Girl
    We're finally at the final
    stage of the second bout!
[03:47] Girl
    Will the Elite Ten win
    another glorious victory?
[03:49] [SONG] Title
    Hope in Solidarity
[03:51] Guy
    What the hell is that on Tsukasa's plate?
[03:55] Glasses
    Is it sherbet?
[03:56] Guy
    No, I see steam...
[03:57] Taku
    The First Seat of the Elite Ten's dish...
[03:59] Niku
    He just brought out something insane!
[04:02] Alice
    But our dish is formidable, too.
[04:06] Buns
    Look at that hot, juicy pork shoulder!
[04:08] Ryoko
    At first glance, it looks like sweet
    and sour pork with black vinegar.
[04:12] Isa
    But the way he plated it
[04:13] Isa
    makes it look like a beautiful
    Italian or French dish.
[04:16] Sec
    Kuga Terunori got the green tea card,
[04:18] Sec
    which would seem difficult to
    incorporate into his Sichuan cuisine.
[04:22] Sec
    What kind of flavor combination
    did he come up with?
[04:24] Shades
    Let's give it a taste.
[04:27] Megu
    Person... Person... Person...
[04:27] Buns
    Megumi is more nervous than anyone else.
[04:29] Ryoko
    I can't really blame her.
[04:32] Soma
    Come on, you got this!
[04:35] Anne
    The fact that Mr. Kuga
[04:36] Anne
    decided to smoke the meat in his
    dish is rather interesting.
[04:42] Tsuka
    Kuga?
[04:43] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Who's that?
[04:49] All
    So dewicious!
[04:51] Both
    Hell yeah!
[04:53] Shades
    The moment we take a bite,
[04:55] Shades
    the freshness of the green tea fills
    our view with a beautiful green.
[04:59] Suit
    He added balsamic vinegar and
    Mimasaka Subaru's aged soy sauce
[05:02] Suit
    to the black vinegar sauce
    and stewed all three together.
[05:05] Suit
    The tart, rich flavor wrapped itself
    around the umami of the pork
[05:08] Suit
    and made all of the oily, unpleasant
    aftertaste disappear.
[05:11] Shades
    Because of that, the green tea was pushed
     forward, becoming the star of this dish!
[05:16] Shades
    This destroys the classic
    ideal of sweet and sour pork!
[05:18] Anne
    And the following is the most
    important part of this dish.
[05:21] Anne
    The deliciousness of this dish
    wasn't brought forth
[05:23] Anne
    with techniques of Chinese cuisine alone.
[05:25] Anne
    He also used techniques from
    French cuisine that are on par with
[05:28] Anne
    his usual Chinese cooking.
[05:30] Buns
    French?
[05:31] Kuga
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm going to
    explain all that now, so listen up!
[05:34] Kuga
    There's another little touch
    to the black vinegar sauce.
[05:36] Kuga
    Sauce au vinaigre balsamique.
[05:39] Kuga
    That sauce, used in French cuisine,
    is actually the base of this sauce.
[05:43] Anne
    Indeed. Sauce au vinaigre balsamique
    is made by boiling down fond de veau,
[05:47] Anne
    and then boiling that down even more with
    glace de viande and balsamic vinegar.
[05:52] Anne
    It has both a light tanginess and
    a thick richness, which brings
[05:56] Anne
    this sweet and sour pork
    to a new dimension!
[06:00] Rindo
    Wow, who would've thought?
    Kuga actually used French?
[06:03] ---
    Amazing!
[06:04] Glasses
    But how'd he come up with
    that idea and technique?
[06:06] Isa
    I thought he just specialized
    in Chinese cooking.
[06:08] Kuga
    Ever since I lost to you,
[06:10] Kuga
    I've spent every day fighting
    to change my technique.
[06:16] Kuga
    I broke this shell of Sichuan
    and Chinese cuisine.
[06:19] Kuga
    I'm going to defeat Tsukasa Eishi today
[06:22] Kuga
    so that he can never ask,
    "Kuga? Who's that?" again!
[06:26] Tsuka
    You truly have changed, Kuga.
[06:29] Tsuka
    I respect that.
[06:31] Tsuka
    But I don't think we third-years
    are so easily defeated
[06:35] Tsuka
    that you can beat us with hard work alone.
[06:50] Girl
    The green tea's aroma alone is
    making my body so sensitive!
[06:54] Tsuka
    Um, could you also enjoy the sauce
    in my dish, and not just the puree?
[07:00] Tsuka
    I'd like you to taste all
    four purees all at once.
[07:04] Anne
    Please wait! I'm not sure if I can take
    any more stimulation right now.
[07:07] tsuka
    Uh, but then my dish wouldn't be complete.
[07:12] Tsuka
    I really need you to taste this immediately.
[07:14] Tsuka
    Here.
[07:15] Anne
    P-Please wait...
[07:16] Anne
    No! I can't!
[07:20] Anne
    It's so stimulating, yet somehow so refined...
[07:23] Suit
    It's such a gentle taste,
    but it's toying with my heart.
[07:26] Shades
    This dish is truly...
[07:29] All
    ...A Love Supreme in physical form!
[07:33] Buns
    What's going on?
[07:34] Niku
    Is it really that amazing?!
[07:36] Hayama
    Such a rich aroma...
[07:38] Haya
    The best aspects of each type
    of tea leaf are standing out.
[07:42] Suit
    A gradated puree soup made
    from four green teas.
[07:45] Shades
    Chickpeas, artichoke, cèpe,
    and white asparagus.
[07:49] Anne
    He combined each green tea with
    the most compatible ingredient
[07:52] Anne
    and created a quenelle-like puree.
[07:55] Megu
    The green tea and the ingredients
    bring the best out of
[07:58] Megu
    one another, elegantly changing the flavor.
[08:01] Kuro
    Did he really bring out the best
    of each type of tea leaf that much?
[08:05] Alice
    The secret must be in the sauce.
[08:07] Anne
    Indeed! A cappuccino sauce created from
    green tea and Champignons de Paris.
[08:12] Suit
    If you eat them all at once,
    the gradated flavors intensify even more!
[08:16] Shades
    The four distinct tea aromas
    are brought together like velvet!
[08:31] Anne
    The winner of this match
[08:33] Anne
    is Mr. Tsukasa!
[08:39] Guy
    It's no use.
[08:41] Guy
    He's just too strong.
[08:42] Kuro
    This is the strength of the one who
    stands at the top of Central...
[08:45] Hayama
    This is the strength of the
    First Seat of the Elite Ten.
[08:47] Isshiki
    You're right. He's too strong.
[08:49] Isshi
    But there has to be some
    way we can still win.
[08:54] Girl
    Eat that, you jerks!
[08:56] Girl
    You gave it all you had,
    and you still died in a fire!
[09:00] Girl
    Too frickin' bad!
[09:03] Erina
    I don't know about that.
[09:09] Girl
    The Elite Ten win a flawless victory!
[09:11] Girl
    We now bring today's Team Shokugeki to a close
[09:15] Girl
    with both sides having five members remaining.
[09:18] Girl
    The third bout will be held
    tomorrow morning at 10 AM!
[09:21] Girl
    We'll wipe the floor with
    these rebel scum yet again!
[09:28] Rindo
    We did it, Tsukasa!
[09:32] Tsuka
    We did, Rindo.
[09:34] Rindo
    All right! Let's keep this up tomorrow!
[09:37] Rindo
    You should appear tomorrow, too! Let's settle—
[09:40] Tsuka
    No, I don't think I will.
[09:42] Tsuka
    I'm more exhausted than I thought I'd be.
[09:45] Tsuka
    I'm going to rest tomorrow.
[09:47] Rindo
    What the hell, Tsukasa?!
    Don't you go soft on me n—
[09:53] Nene
    Are you both all right?
[09:59] Rindo
    Yeah... Megishima's ramen
    was pretty amazing, too.
[10:04] Rindo
    I'm beat just from going
    one-on-one with him.
[10:06] Tsuka
    Looks like you're a lot tougher than us, Saito.
[10:10] Saito
    No, I wouldn't say so.
[10:12] Saito
    I felt as though I was dueling
    with my own shadow...
[10:16] Saito
    I'm quite exhausted myself.
[10:18] Saito
    The Perfect Trace was a formidable foe.
[10:21] Soma
    So this is what Nakiri was talking
    about before the second bout.
[10:26] (Flashback) Erina
    If we're just crushed by
    their overwhelming strength,
[10:32] (Flashback) Erina
    we'll have died in vain.
[10:36] (Flashback) Erina
    But if we're able to wear down
[10:38] (Flashback) Erina
    our opponents' stamina and concentration,
[10:40] (Flashback) Erina
    that won't happen.
[10:42] (Flashback) Erina
    That'll just boost the chances of
    the members who come after!
[10:47] (Flashback) Erina
    That is our strategy to get
    through this Team Shokugeki!
[10:52] Erina
    This loss wasn't in vain.
[10:55] Erina
    It actually gives us great hope.
[10:58] Erina
    We still have our solidarity.
[11:02] Sec
    Yeah, we still have a chance!
[11:04] Niku
    We haven't lost all hope!
[11:06] Isshiki
    She's still heading toward
    victory without wavering.
[11:09] Isshi
    Looks like she's starting
    to act like a leader.
[11:13] Kuga
    Ugh, talk about depressing! I seriously
    thought I was going to win!
[11:17] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin!
[11:19] Kuga
    I'm tired! Massage my shoulders!
[11:20] Soma
    You got it!
[11:22] Kuga
    Wipe my sweat.
[11:22] Soma
    You got it!
[11:23] Kuga
    I'm thirsty. Get me some tea.
[11:25] Kuga
    Hurry it up.
[11:26] Soma
    You got it!
[11:27] Soma
    This is the green tea Tsukasa-senpai made!
[11:37] (Flashback) Tsuka
    You truly have changed, Kuga.
[11:40] (Flashback) Tsuka
    I respect that.
[11:42] Kuga
    Well, at least I got to see
    Tsukassan look troubled,
[11:45] Kuga
    and I managed to annoy them,
[11:48] Kusa
    so I guess I can accept that.
[11:51] Tsuka
    Yukihira...
[11:52] Tsuka
    I'll probably skip out on tomorrow,
    in order to get back into top condition.
[11:57] Tsuka
    If you still want to fight me,
[11:59] Tsuka
    you might want to skip out on tomorrow
    as well, to better your chances.
[12:03] Soma
    Nope!
[12:04] Soma
    I'll be appearing tomorrow.
[12:06] Soma
    We came here to win as a team.
[12:09] Soma
    My job right now is to pass the
    baton to Isshiki-senpai and Nakiri
[12:13] Soma
    by causing as much of a ruckus as I can
    and chipping away at your numbers.
[12:18] Soma
    Isn't that right, guys?
[12:19] Taku
    Yeah.
[12:20] Megu
    Yup!
[12:21] Soma
    So...
[12:22] Soma
    I'm just gonna come out and say this right now.
[12:24] Soma
    We first-years are the ones who are
    gonna wreak havoc in the third bout.
[12:28] Soma
    Let's have some fun!
[12:31] Rindo
    Don't hate us if all three of you
    go down tomorrow, Yukihira Soma.
[12:35] Soma
    Right back atcha, Senpai!
[12:37] Soma
    By the way, wouldn't things
    go faster if we just decided
[12:40] Soma
    on the battle cards for tomorrow right now?
[12:46] Eizan
    Mimasaka...
[12:49] Eizan
    That was too bad.
SIGN    The Next Day
SIGN    Totsuki Resort Hotel Chain "The Snowy Moon"
[13:01] Buns
    I didn't get any sleep at all.
[13:04] Ryoko
    Yeah... Even though we're not the
    ones who should be nervous.
[13:08] Buns
    I wonder if Takumicchi is nervous, too.
[13:10] Buns
    He's just been quietly standing there.
[13:12] Isa
    Don't worry.
[13:13] Isa
    That's just what he looks like when
    he's concentrating in the kitchen.
[13:17] Buns
    Oh, I see. Guess you guys really are twins!
[13:19] Ryoko
    Where's Megumi?
[13:20] Niku
    She's trying to distract herself
    from her own nerves.
[13:25] Sec
    Yes, follow through with that stroke!
[13:27] Sec
    Visualize using your elbow
     rather than your wrist.
[13:29] Ryoko
    She actually looks even more nervous now.
[13:33] Yuki
    Yeah...
[13:34] Niku
    The other one should probably
    be a little more worried.
[13:38] Soma
    Man, the hotel breakfast was great!
[13:41] Soma
    Hokkaido's totally awesome.
[13:43] Haya
    How did I get stuck playing with you guys?
[13:46] Kuro
    You're holding on to the queen of
    diamonds, aren't you, milady?
[13:50] Alice
    Whatever do you mean?
[13:51] Niku
    Um, Erina-sama, should you be doing this?
[13:54] Erina
    What? Oh, well, it's better than everyone
    panicking from being too nervous.
[14:00] Erina
    Alice! I don't think you
    should play that card yet!
[14:03] Alice
    What the heck? Shut up, Erina!
[14:05] Niku
    I'm pretty sure Erina-sama wanted
    to play with them, too...
[14:05] Alice/Erina
    Rawr! Rawr! Rawr! Rawr! Rawr! Rawr!
[14:09] Alice
    You're not going to play cards, Miss Secretary?
[14:11] Sec
    Huh? Er, no!
[14:12] Sec
    I failed in the exams... I have no
    right to partake in any amusement.
[14:16] Alice
    You're the only one who's
    still upset about that.
[14:26] Soma
    Heh. I'm out.
[14:30] Kuro
    One more time, Yukihira!
[14:32] Haya
    Stop putting that stupid bandana on.
[14:34] Soma
    I think it's about time.
[14:41] Soma
    Are you all alone, Momo-senpai?
    Where are the others?
[14:44] Momo
    So-myan and Etsu-nyan already
    left for the venue.
SIGN    So-myan
SIGN    Etsu-nyan
[14:48] Soma
    So-myan and Etsu-nyan?
[14:50] Taku
    What about Tsukasa-senpai
    and Kobayashi-senpai?
[14:52] Momo
    They're still resting in their rooms.
[14:54] Momo
    In order to recover as fast as possible.
[14:59] Soma
    Is Saito-senpai okay?
[15:01] Momo
    Well, So-myan...
[15:03] Momo
    did mizugori last night and this morning.
[15:05] Momo
    That apparently took care of his fatigue.
[15:07] Soma
    He threw cold water on himself?
[15:08] Taku
    In the dead of winter? In Hokkaido?
[15:11] Taku
    I'm pretty sure that would
    just worsen his condition...
[15:13] Momo
    So-myan's just fine, Taku-myan.
[15:16] Taku
    Taku-myan?
SIGN    Taku-myan
[15:17] Momo
    That's the nickname I just gave you.
[15:20] Momo
    I really love cute things.
[15:22] Momo
    And sweets are the cutest of all foods.
[15:27] Momo
    That's why I became a pâtissier.
[15:29] Momo
    So when I want to refer to someone,
    I want to do it in a cute way.
[15:33] Momo
    Taku-myan, Isa-myan, and Niku-myan.
SIGN    Taku-myan
SIGN    Isa-myan
SIGN    Niku-myan
SIGN    Myan
[15:37] Momo
    It's really nice that your names
    end in "mi." It's really cute.
SIGN    Teru-nyan
SIGN    Kuga Terunori
[15:41] Momo
    Teru-nyan also has an "n" in
    his name, so I can use "nyan."
[15:44] Momo
    I like that a lot.
[15:46] Momo
    I like your name, too. It's Soma,
    so it also has an "m" sound.
[15:50] Momo
    I can use "myan" since your name has
    the "m" sound, so you're So-myan.
[15:53] Momo
    Aw, but then you'd be the
    same as our So-myan.
SIGN    So-myan
[15:57] Momo
    So you'll be Yuki-hyan.
[15:58] Soma
    Hyan?
SIGN    Yuki-hyan
[15:59] Megu
    Akanegakubo-senpai sure is talking a lot today.
SIGN    "Hyan"
[16:00] Soma
    Is "hyan" actually cute?
[16:01] Momo
    Yup, but just barely.
SIGN    "Just barely"
[16:03] Isshi
    She's pretty shy for a while
    when you first meet her,
[16:04] Soma
    Ah, just barely...
[16:06] Isshi
    but once she gets used to you,
    she's a senpai that loves to talk.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Third Seat
[16:10] Isshi
    Though she likes admiring cute things,
[16:13] Isshi
    which also means she's looking down on you.
[16:17] Isshi
    She only gives those nicknames to
    those she considers beneath her.
[16:24] Momo
    Aw... Bucchi's tummy is full of student IDs.
    It makes him really heavy.
[16:32] Momo
    So heavy.
[16:33] Momo
    So heavy!
[16:37] Momo
    Oh, yeah, Megu-myan...
[16:39] Momo
    Good luck today.
[16:41] Megu
    Th-Thanks...
[16:45] Girl
    Test, test, mic test...
[16:48] Girl
    Today is a sunny day.
[16:50] Saito
    Were you able to rest well last night, Eizan?
[16:53] Saito
    Our opponents may be underclassmen,
    but they are formidable.
[16:55] Saito
    Let us face their challenge in high spirits.
[16:58] Eizan
    Yeah, my spirits are plenty high,
     and I'm raring to go.
[17:03] Eizan
    I'm ready to murder that bastard.
[17:06] Saito
    Are you that worried about the
    match you drew yesterday?
[17:09] eizan
    Well, I was planning on crushing Yukihira.
[17:14] Saito
    Those are the matches they chose.
    Our opponents are our juniors.
[17:17] Saito
    Letting them choose is a part of bushido.
[17:20] Eizan
    I'll just use this rage on
    who I'm up against today.
[17:24] Momo
    So-myan...
[17:26] Momo
    Make sure you win, okay?
[17:28] Saito
    You too, Akanegakubo.
[17:30] Girl
    Good morning, everyone!
[17:33] Girl
    Urara's super happy again today!
SIGN    Tee-
SIGN    Hee
SIGN    1st Match
    Saito Somei vs. Yukihira Soma
    
    2nd Match
    Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
[17:37] girl
    The first card of the th-th-th-third bout!
SIGN    1st Match
    Saito Somei vs. Yukihira Soma
[17:40] Girl
    Despite being from a dumpy
    diner and having no right to be
[17:43] Girl
    at Totsuki in the first place,
[17:45] Girl
    this annoying jerk managed
    to get this far.
[17:49] Girl
    His opponent is the last
    samurai of the modern age.
[17:52] Girl
    The sushi chef who swore
    fealty to Central!
[17:55] Girl
    Crush the rebel scum!
SIGN    Saito Somei
[17:58] ---
    Saito Somei versus Yukihira Soma!
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[18:02] Girl
    As for the theme for the first match...
[18:06] Buns
    Yukihira!
[18:08] Buns
    Don't you dare do what you did last time...
[18:10] Niku
    ...and pull your opponent's
    signature dish!
SIGN    Soba
[18:14] Soma
    Good point.
SIGN    Sushi
[18:19] Soma
    Huh?
SIGN    Butter
[18:22] Girl
    He got butter.
[18:23] Sec
    Butter?
[18:23] Glasses
    He pulled butter for a sushi
    chef like Saito Somei?
[18:27] Buns
    This might've actually been a good pull.
[18:29] Ryoko
    Yeah! He might not be unlucky this time.
[18:32] Saito
    Ah, butter...
[18:34] Satio
    Then I shall make kaisendon.
[18:37] Buns
    What?! Kaisendon with butter?
[18:40] Niku
    Is that a thing?
[18:41] Soma
    What a coincidence. I'm planning
    on a rice dish myself.
SIGN    Diner
    Yukihira
[18:45] Soma
    I am from a diner, after all.
SIGN    2nd Match
    Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
[18:49] Girl
    Next up, the second match!
[18:51] Girl
    Born and raised in Italy,
    and in Japan now.
[18:55] Girl
    Do his blue eyes see his own destruction?
[18:59] Girl
    His opponent is the ghost
    of money and gourmet!
[19:03] Girl
    He's made countless chefs bend
    at the knee with his power.
[19:07] Ura
    Eizan Etsuya versus Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Eizan Etsuya
SIGN    Takumi Aldini
[19:12] Ura
    What theme are they going to pull?
SIGN    Beef
[19:15] Ura
    Beef!
[19:17] Isa
    Heck yeah! That's a great ingredient
    for Italian cuisine, bro!
[19:21] Niku
    Way to go, Aldini!
[19:23] Taku
    Well, hello there, Eizan Etsuya-senpai.
[19:26] Taku
    I have to thank you for everything you
    did for me at the Autumn Elections.
SIGN    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
[19:31] Ura
    And now for the third match!
[19:34] Ura
    Western sweets, Japanese sweets,
    anything goes!
[19:36] Ura
    The professional sweets maker,
    Akanegakubo Momo!
[19:41] Ura
    And what's this? The student who just
    about got expelled six months ago!
[19:46] Ura
    They put Tadokoro Megumi
    up against her!
[19:49] Ura
    Are they just throwing this match away?
[19:52] Ura
    As for the theme...
SIGN    Apples
[19:54] Ura
    The classic winter fruit!
[19:56] Ura
    Apples!
[19:58] Sec
    Apples?
[19:59] Glasses
    That'd give her a lot of options.
[20:01] Glasses
    Normally, that'd be a good pull, but...
[20:04] Niku
    Her opponent is the sole
    pâtissier in the Elite Ten.
[20:06] Yuki
    That's a perfect theme for sweets!
[20:09] Ryoko
    If the theme was veggies, Megumi would
     be able to use her specialty!
[20:12] Momo
    We got apples.
[20:14] Momo
    So, Bucchi, what should we make?
[20:17] Momo
    I'll make a super-duper-cute dish
[20:20] Momo
    that'll be so cute, it'll beat our enemy.
[20:24] Momo
    Let's do our best.
[20:27] Soma
    Okay, let's do this.
[20:30] Taku
    Yes. Let's give it our all.
[20:32] Taku
    Are you all right, Tadokoro-san?
[20:34] Megu
    Yeah, somewhat...
SIGN    Charm for Academic Success
[20:37] Megu
    No, I'm going to do this!
[20:39] Eri
    Everyone.
[20:50] Eri
    Do your best out there,
[20:52] Eri
    everyone.
[20:54] Ura
    The difference in abilities
    is clear in this third bout!
[20:58] Ura
    Let the preparations begin!
SIGN    Shokugeki
[21:03] Saito
    Yukihira Soma, I'm not going to hold back.
[21:08] Soma
    Bring it on!
[21:10] Momo
    I wonder if Yuki-hyan and the
    others really understand
[21:13] Momo
    that they're in a lot of trouble.
[21:16] Eizan
    If you guys get stomped here,
    that'll leave only two rebels.
[21:21] Soma
    That goes for you, as well.
[21:24] Soma
    If you three get wiped out,
    you'll only have the exhausted two left.
[21:28] Eizan
    Keep dreaming.
[21:30] Eizan
    Don't think the same
    thing will happen again.
[21:33] Isshiki
    This might end up being the
    most important battle.
[21:35] Isshiki
    Who's going to get the checkmate?
[21:38] Isshiki
    That'll be up to the dishes Soma-kun
    and the other first-years present.
[21:43] Soma
    Hey, Senpais,
[21:46] Soma
    you probably shouldn't underestimate
    us first-years like that.
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Aim for Victory!
[23:35] Megu
    Coach! I'mma do my best!
[23:38] Megu
    Coach?

Season 2

4 - Aim for Victory!

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    h
    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Four
[00:04] Megu
    I feel like I'mma get lost in here!
[00:06] Taku
    They built such a massive food storage
    facility right next to the venue...
[00:10] Taku
    I guess that's Totsuki Academy for you.
[00:12] Taku
    They even have several specialty ingredients.
[00:15] Megu
    Wow...
[00:16] Soma
    Hey, you two. They've got
    really great vegetables here!
[00:20] Soma
    First come, first served!
[00:22] Taku
    Should you really sound like you're
    on a fun shopping trip right now?
[00:25] Megu
    Um... The ingredients I'm looking for are...
[00:28] Eizan
    Move. You're in my way.
[00:30] Megu
    I'm so sorry!
[00:33] Eizan
    Hey, Elder Aldini,
    could you not glare at me?
[00:37] Taku
    Oh, I do apologize.
    But I need to give it my all.
[00:42] Taku
    I have the honor of going head-to-head
    with such an esteemed senpai.
[00:45] Eizan
    That's not what your eyes
    are saying, you first-year brat.
[00:48] Momo
    Etsu-nyan, could you grab that for me?
[00:51] Eizan
    Just get it yourself!
[00:53] Momo
    That's not easy when I'm so small.
[00:55] Momo
    Oh, push my cart for me, too.
[00:57] Momo
    I'm too busy carrying Bucchi.
[01:00] Eizan
    I'm pretty sure if you just
    threw that plushie into the cart,
[01:03] Eizan
    it'd free up your hands.
[01:05] Momo
    I believe you meant "Bucchi," not "plushie.”
[01:07] Eizan
    Right...
[01:08] Momo
    Bucchi's full, so he's really heavy right now.
[01:12] Eizan
    Oh, right. All the student IDs
    are inside that plushie.
[01:15] Momo
    "Bucchi."
[01:17] Eizan
    Right.
[01:17] Momo
    I'm counting on you, Etsu-nyan.
[01:25] Megu
    Wow, there are so many varieties of weak flour.
[01:29] Momo
    If you're going to make a sponge cake,
    I recommend the one on the very right.
[01:34] Megu
    Th-Thank you very much.
[01:36] Momo
    It's no problem. You're my
     cute little kohai, after all,
[01:40] Momo
    Megu-myan.
[01:42] (Flashback) Isshi
    She likes admiring cute things,
[01:44] (Flashback) Isshi
    which also means she's looking down on you.
[01:48] (Flashback) Isshi
    She only gives those nicknames to
    those she considers beneath her.
[01:57] Megu
    Calm down. It's okay.
[02:00] Megu
    I trained so hard with them on the
    Tsukikage on the way to Rebun Island...
[02:05] Megu
    With amazing chefs like
    Joichiro-san and Chef Dojima.
[02:10] Megu
    And...
[02:12] (Flashback) Shi
    Hey, slowpoke.
[02:14] (Flashback) Shi
    Looks like you're still
    managing to survive Totsuki.
[02:17] (Flashback) Megu
    Ch...
[02:19] (Flashback) Megu
    Chef Shinomiya!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[03:54] Girl
    The th-th-th-th-third bout!
SIGN    Aim for Victory!
[03:57] Girl
    While the chefs are in
    the food storage facility,
[04:00] Girl
    we're gonna review the match lineup!
[04:03] Girl
    The first match is the Totsuki Elite Ten's
     Fourth Seat, sushi chef Saito Somei, versus
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Fourth Seat
    Saito Somei
[04:08] Girl
    the son of a diner owner, Yukihira Soma.
SIGN    Rebel
    Yukihira Soma
[04:10] Girl
    And their theme is...
[04:12] Girl
    Butter!
SIGN    Butter
[04:14] Girl
    The second match:
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Seventh Seat
    Eizan Etsuya
[04:15] Girl
    Totsuki Elite Ten's Seventh Seat,
     the Alchemist, Eizan Etsuya versus
[04:19] Girl
    the Italian-born Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Rebel
    Takumi Aldini
[04:21] Girl
    Their theme is...
[04:23] Girl
    Beef!
SIGN    Beef
[04:31] Doji
    I thought you'd left, Shinomiya.
[04:34] Shino
    I have some time to kill before my flight.
[04:38] Girl
    And lastly, the third match:
[04:40] Girl
    The Totsuki Elite Ten's Third Seat,
    pâtissier Akanegakubo Momo, versus
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Third Seat
    Akanegakubo Momo
[04:44] Girl
    the almost-expelled, good-for-nothing
     student, Tadokoro Megumi!
SIGN    Rebel
    Tadokoro Megumi
[04:48] Girl
    Their theme is...
[04:50] Girl
    Apples!
SIGN    Apples
[04:51] Doji
    There you have it.
[04:52] Doji
    Now, how is Tadokoro-kun going to fight?
[04:56] Guy
    She had...
[04:58] Guy
    ...Shinomiya Kojiro train her?!
[04:59] Erina
    Yes. Chef Shinomiya accepted
    Chef Dojima's invitation and joined us.
[05:04] Buns
    What's with that extravagant lineup?
[05:06] Haya
    He actually managed to get the
    Magician of Légumes here.
[05:09] Haya
    You can tell how serious
    Chef Dojima is about this.
[05:11] Alice
    I guess we're going to see
    her progress in this Shokugeki.
[05:14] Erina
    Yes, absolutely.
[05:20] (Flashback) Doji
    Up until yesterday,
[05:22] (Flashback) Doji
    you worked hard to strengthen your
    teamwork through mock battles,
[05:26] (Flashback) Doji
    but during the Team Shokugeki,
[05:28] (Flashback) Doji
    there will be times when you need
    to be able to fight on your own.
[05:33] (Flashback) Doji
    What we're about to do is
    boost your individual strengths.
[05:37] (Flashback) Doji
    For today, Joichiro will take Yukihira Soma.
[05:41] (Flashback) Doji
    I'll take Aldini-kun.
[05:43] (Flashback) Doji
    Senzaemon-dono will oversee Nakiri-kun.
[05:46] (Flashback) Doji
    And as for Tadokoro-kun...
[05:52] (Flashback) Shino
    So, uh... Yeah...
[05:54] (Flashback) Shino
    Let's have you show me what you can do.
[05:57] (Flashback) Shino
    Make a dish.
[06:00] (Flashback) Megu
    Um, so, uh...
[06:03] (Flashback) Shino
    I'm saying that I'll be training you personally,
[06:08] (Flashback) Shino
    Tadokoro Megumi.
[06:12] (Flashback) Soma
    Hey! It's Master Shinomiya!
[06:14] (Flashback) Taku
    Chef Shinomiya, who won
    the French Pluspol award?
[06:17] (Flashback) Erina
    But Tadokoro-san is acting strange.
[06:20] (Flashback) Soma
    Could it be that...
[06:23] (Flashback) Shino
    You're fired.
[06:24] (Flashback) Soma
    She's remembering what happened at the
    training camp and freaking out?
[06:29] (Flashback) Shino
    Hurry up and make me a dish!
[06:31] (Flashback) Megu
    Y-Yes, sir?!
[06:36] (Flashback) Megu
    This isn't salt, it's sugar...
[06:38] (Flashback) Shino
    Are you a total novice at cooking?!
[06:40] (Flashback) Shino
    You could do more than
    this at the training camp!
[06:43] (Flashback) Megu
    I-I-I-I-I'm sorry!
[06:45] (Flashback) Erina
    She's completely stiff from nerves.
[06:47] (Flashback) Soma
    I think Master Shinomiya
    being here might've backfired.
[06:50] (Flashback) Taku
    Don't be so honest.
[06:53] (Flashback) Megu
    Person... Person... Person...
[06:56] (Flashback) Doji
    So you're going to give up, too?
[06:58] (Flashback) Shino
    Did you come here to mock me, Dojima-san?
[07:02] (Flashback) Doji
    Still, I'm surprised, Shinomiya.
[07:05] (Flashback) Shino
    About what?
[07:06] (Flashback) Doji
    I didn't think you'd be so willing
    to help with this training.
[07:11] (Flashback) Doji
    Were you also concerned with
    where Totsuki is going?
[07:14] (Flashback) Shino
    Not really. I could care less
    about the Azami administration.
[07:19] (Flashback) Shino
    Central, was it?
[07:21] (Flashback) Shino
    My place won't have
    anything to do with them,
[07:24] (Flashback) Shino
    nor will we cater to his wishes.
[07:26] (Flashback) Shino
    I just did this on a whim.
[07:29] Shino
    That's right. It was just on a whim.
[07:31] Shino
    "I might be the next to lead someone."
[07:35] Shino
    When I thought about that,
[07:37] Shino
    the first things to come to mind
    were the faces of Yukihira Soma...
[07:40] Shino
    and her.
[07:43] (Flashback) Shino
    Tadokoro Megumi!
[07:45] (Flashback) Shino
    You need guts! If you're a
    true chef, show some guts!
[07:49] (Flashback) Taku
    Seriously? He's going to start
    spewing stuff like that right now?
[07:52] (Flashback) Soma
    Yeah, this ain't gonna work!
[07:54] (Flashback) Shino
    You need to grow up, you country bumpkin!
[07:58] (Flashback) Shino
    Is that all you've got?!
[08:05] Megu
    N-No!
[08:06] Shino
    In that case, try to endure my training!
[08:10] Shino
    Take the frustration, sweat, and tears,
    and smash them into that ball!
SIGN    Aim for the Smash!
[08:13] (Flashback) Megu
    So cool!
[08:15] Coach
    Now... Aim for victory!
SIGN    Whoooosh
SIGN    Coach...!
SIGN    Victory!
SIGN    7 Years Ago
[08:22] (Flashback) Megu
    Okay... I won't lose, Coach Shinomiya!
[08:27] (Flashback) Megu
    I won't get discouraged anymore!
[08:28] (Flashback) Megu
    Hit me with another one!
[08:30] (Flashback) Shino
    Uh... Okay!
[08:32] (Flashback) Shino
    We're gonna catch you right up!
[08:34] (Flashback) Megu
    Right, Coach! I'll give it a try!
[08:38] (Flashback) Soma
    What's this about a coach?
[08:40] (Flashback) Doji
    Tadokoro-kun's approach toward vegetables
[08:42] (Flashback) Doji
    has the potential to grow with the help
    of Shinomiya, who also specializes
SIGN    Magician of Légumes
[08:46] (Flashback) Doji
    in vegetable cuisine.
[08:49] (Flashback) Doji
    If I were to give them a name...
[08:52] (Flashback) Doji
    It'd be the Légume Duo.
SIGN    The Legume Duo!!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten, Third Seat
    Akanegakubo Momo
SIGN    Rebel
    Tadokoro Megumi
[08:55] Megu
    I'm going to try to use everything I learned
[08:58] Megu
    from Coach Shinomiya in this match.
[09:00] Megu
    For the sake of our victory!
[09:02] Girl
    The chefs have returned
    from the food storage facility!
[09:06] Girl
    It's finally time to start cooking!
[09:08] Soma
    All right, everyone gather round!
[09:13] Soma
    So I want to concentrate
    on richness and sweetness
[09:16] Soma
    for my dish, and bring out
    all of the butter's flavor.
[09:19] Taku
    In that case,
[09:21] Taku
    you need follow up with something
    that has a clean aftertaste.
[09:24] Taku
    Yuzu... Actually, apples are perfect for that.
[09:27] Megu
    Okay. I should be able to support you, then.
[09:30] Megu
    Also, Takumi-kun, I have a favor
    to ask, if you don't mind.
[09:33] Guy
    So all three of them...
[09:35] Guy
    ...are going to try to support one another!
[09:37] Isa
    They're going to attempt something
    far more difficult than
[09:40] Isa
    Mimasaka-kun supporting Kuga-senpai.
[09:43] All
    Yeah!
[09:44] Erina
    This is the biggest reason I sent
    those three out in the third bout.
[09:49] Erina
    They did so many mock battles
    on the Tsukikage.
[09:52] Erina
    That should bring out not only their
    individual strengths, but their teamwork.
[09:56] Erina
    Now, go!
[09:58] Erina
    Show them that my direction is perfect!
[10:01] Kuro
    Miss Erina's starting to act like Miss Alice.
[10:05] Alice
    What are you saying, Ryo-kun?
[10:13] Buns
    Takumi's amazing!
[10:14] Ryoko
    He thinly sliced the ginger perfectly!
[10:16] Isami
    Those are the skills Big Bro
    picked up during his Stagiaire.
[10:22] Isami
    The aroma of ginger...
[10:24] Isami
    The thinner and more uniformly you slice it,
[10:26] Isami
    the more you can spread the aroma
    throughout the whole dish.
[10:29] Megu
    I'll beat the eggs, then carefully
    add some Wasanbon sugar,
[10:33] Megu
    which has a mild, gentle sweetness,
    so it won't foam up.
[10:36] Megu
    I'll also add some honey and mirin,
[10:38] Megu
    and then...
[10:40] Taku
    Tadokoro-san, here's some weak
    flour that's already been measured.
[10:43] Taku
    I took care of it while
    I was working on my dish.
[10:45] Megu
    Thanks!
[10:46] Taku
    And this.
[10:47] Megu
    Thanks!
[10:48] Soma
    Here ya go, Takumi! I made sure
    they were all the same size.
[10:51] Soma
    Be sure to check them.
[10:52] Taku
    Grazie, Yukihira!
[10:53] Megu
    Soma-kun, it'll be just a little
    longer for what you asked for.
[10:57] Soma
    Got it!
[10:57] Soma
    Thanks!
[10:59] Blonde
    I feel as though I'm watching
    experienced chefs in a kitchen
[11:02] Blonde
    who don't miss a beat after
     years of working together.
[11:04] Shades
    By supporting each other even
    though they don't have much time,
[11:07] Shades
    tasks that would be impossible
    for individuals become possible
[11:09] Shades
    because they're working as a group.
[11:10] Anne
    Their teamwork might put the
    Elite Ten at a disadvantage.
[11:15] Isa
    Big Bro! Yukihira-kun!
[11:18] Isa
    Tadokoro-san! You've got this!
[11:20] Guy
    Yeah!
[11:21] Guy
    Kick the Elite Ten's asses!
[11:24] Girl
    Calm the hell down, rebel scum!
[11:28] Girl
    All their asses are gonna be expelled anyway!
[11:32] Guy
    Man, she curses like a sailor.
[11:33] Guy
    You seem to be increasingly short-tempered.
[11:39] Haya
    This aroma...
[11:40] Haya
    It's coming from Akanegakubo Momo's pot.
[11:44] Megu
    Wait, what's this?
[11:48] Girl
    Now, let us see both sides bring out
[11:51] Girl
    the true beauty of the apples with their dish!
[11:55] Guy
    Wait, from just the scent alone?
[11:57] Guy
    Kawashima Urara's malicious side disappeared!
[12:01] Buns
    She's somehow becoming more elegant again?!
[12:03] Ryoko
    What could she possibly be making in that pot?
[12:08] Momo
    Everyone's going to be entranced
    by my exquisite sweets.
[12:13] Momo
    Right, Bucchi?
[12:23] Girl
    Oh, I've been such a
    crude woman up until now.
[12:28] Girl
    From now on, I'm going to become a new me!
[12:31] Girl
    Good morning, little birdies!
    May I sing along with you?
[12:37] Soma
    She seems to be hallucinating something
    really weird. Is she gonna be okay?
[12:40] Momo
    Okay, Bucchi. Now for the finishing touches.
[12:49] Isami
    She's finishing up her dish...
[12:51] Ryoko
    ...at an incredible speed!
[12:57] Momo
    Okay, I'm done.
[12:59] Guy
    Wait, she's done?
[13:01] Guy
    The heck is that?
[13:02] Buns
    What's going on?
[13:04] Kuro
    A bouquet of roses...
[13:06] Alice
    Is this some kind of performance?
[13:08] Haya
    No...
[13:08] Shades
    At first glance, it looks like roses,
    but when you take a closer look...
[13:12] Blonde
    Every single rose sits atop a pie crust.
[13:15] Anne
    These roses must be sweets made with apples.
[13:21] Blonde
    This gorgeous yet elegant scent...
[13:24] Shades
    I feel like I'm in a dream.
[13:29] Buns
    Even the judges...
[13:30] Ryoko
    ...are reacting to the scent alone!
[13:31] Momo
    Welcome to my world.
[13:34] Momo
    Enjoy every bite.
[13:37] Momo
    Love...
[13:38] Anne
    Amazing!
[13:39] Anne
    The aroma leaves my nose
    blossoming into flowers,
[13:42] Anne
    and the crisp texture of the apples
    entertains my mouth to no end.
[13:45] Blonde
    This is damask rose!
[13:46] Soma
    Damask... rose? Oh, so it's made with roses.
[13:50] Momo
    Yes, like this one. It's one
    of my favorite flowers.
[13:54] Momo
    It smells so nice.
[13:56] Anne
    The rose known to have the
    most elegant fragrance,
[13:59] Anne
    also known as the queen of roses.
[14:02] Anne
    Queen Cleopatra loved these roses
[14:04] Anne
    and put them in her bath so
    she could enjoy their scent.
[14:08] Guy
    So they're apple sweets with
    the scent of roses in them.
[14:11] Guy
    Of course it's delicious!
[14:13] Hayama
    Despite having a scent that strong
    infused in it, it didn't fall apart.
[14:17] Kuro
    Yeah, to make the scent that strong,
    you'd have to reduce the whole thing,
[14:17] Alice
    Yup... Yup... Yup... Yup...
[14:20] Kuro
    but simmering would turn the apples to mush.
[14:23] Momo
    I didn't simmer them.
[14:25] Momo
    I just let the apples soak
    up the roses' scent.
[14:28] Momo
    It is a lot of work, though.
[14:30] Momo
    After I gently wash the
    damask rose petals in water,
[14:34] Momo
    I toss them all into the pot.
[14:37] Momo
    That's how I make a really sweet,
     pink rose syrup.
[14:41] Momo
    I slice up the apples really thin,
[14:43] Momo
    and lightly heat them up in an
    extract of boiled apple peels.
[14:46] Momo
    Then I add the rose syrup.
[14:49] Momo
    Then I leave them alone for several minutes.
[14:52] Momo
    That way, the rose's delicate
    pink color and wonderful scent
[14:56] Momo
    permeate throughout the apple slices.
[14:59] Momo
    Just boiling them down isn't very queenly.
[15:03] Momo
    An elegant and relaxed bath is
    much more fitting for a queen.
[15:07] Momo
    I call this lovely dish of
    mine the Queen's Apple Tart.
SIGN    Queen's Apple Tart
[15:14] Momo
    This basket is made out
    of bread, so it's edible, too.
[15:18] Momo
    It's so cute. Oh, so cute.
[15:22] Kuro
    This reminds me of the Momiji Meet-and-Greet.
[15:24] Hayama
    The sweets she made then also
    brought out the best of the apples.
[15:29] Shades
    Letting the apples slowly
    soak in the rose syrup...
[15:31] Shades
    That actually takes a huge amount of
    very delicate and masterful technique.
[15:35] Blonde
    If she couldn't correctly determine
    the temperature of the water,
[15:37] Blonde
    she wouldn't be able to make a pure syrup.
[15:39] Shades
    Not a smidgen of the ingredient's
    flavor can escape.
[15:42] Shades
    As a result, the apple's original sweetness
[15:44] Shades
    and gentle tartness become
    the base of the flavor.
[15:47] Blonde
    She reduced the apple peels' syrup
[15:49] Blonde
    and brushed that on to bring out
    the color and shine of the roses.
[15:52] Anne
    Her sense of artistry also extends
    to her plating and presentation.
[15:56] Anne
    It was as though she stepped
    out of a fairy tale.
[15:59] Blonde
    Yes... She is truly
[16:01] Blonde
    a character straight out of a fairy tale!
[16:04] Shades
    She is a fairy godmother who cast a spell
[16:07] Shades
    on such a simple ingredient,
    turning it into a princess!
[16:10] Anne
    Everyone who consumes her sweets...
[16:14] All
    ...becomes a citizen of her fairy tale land!
[16:18] Blonde
    How wonderful...
[16:19] Blonde
    Her magic has seeped all the way
    into the depths of our hearts.
[16:23] Shades
    Could any dish possibly beat that?
[16:30] Soma
    Tadokoro...
[16:36] Megu
    Thank you for waiting. Please enjoy.
[16:40] Ryoko
    Akanegakubo-senpai's dish was
    literally an elegant bouquet of roses.
[16:43] Guy
    We need a dish that packs
    a punch to match her!
[16:46] Buns
    Knock it out of the park, Megumi!
[16:48] Guy
    What's the dish she came up with?
SIGN    Totsuki
[16:53] All
    A dorayaki?!
[16:54] Guy
    Miss Plain Jane...
[16:56] Ryoko
    How fitting of Megumi.
[16:58] Buns
    She definitely lost in the
    extravagant visuals department.
[17:00] Guy
    No, what matters is the flavor!
    It all comes down to the flavor!
[17:04] Anne
    Let us begin the deliberations.
[17:07] Anne
    The inside has shiroan, white bean paste,
[17:08] Anne
    and mixed with that are
    diced chunks of apple.
[17:11] Blonde
    Oh... I'm being embraced in the
    apples' juicy and elegant aroma.
[17:16] Blonde
    But at the moment, both the visuals
    and the aroma of the apple tart
[17:21] Blonde
    are still far superior.
[17:22] Shades
    I wouldn't say that. Dorayaki has
    an 800-year history in Japan.
[17:27] Shades
    Sandwiching the filling between two cakes
[17:29] Shades
    is said to have been influenced
    by Western pancakes.
[17:32] Shades
    How fascinating on a cultural level!
[17:34] Blonde
    Oh, that's right. You like that sort of thing.
[17:37] Shades
    Now, then...
[17:46] Blonde
    Histoire?
[17:47] Megu
    Love!
[17:52] Blonde
    Wasanbon sugar, honey, and tofu
    make up the smooth, silky cakes
[17:57] Blonde
    that gently caress our lips.
[17:59] Shades
    The mellow flavor spreads
    across my tongue like fireworks,
[18:02] Shades
    lighting up and exploding!
[18:05] Shades
    The mild tartness of the apples
[18:07] Shades
    gently fades away.
[18:09] Anne
    The delicious flavors spreading in my mouth
[18:11] Anne
    almost feel like they're going
    directly to my brain.
[18:14] Anne
    The moist richness of these cakes
    packs that much of a punch.
[18:19] Shades
    The greatest secret behind this flavor is
[18:21] Shades
    what's spread on the inside of the cakes...
[18:23] Shades
    The apple butter!
[18:26] Shades
    Just as the name suggests,
    it's grated apple, lemon juice, and sugar
[18:31] Shades
    added to melted butter.
[18:33] Shades
    The fruits' original flavors
    harmonize with the butter,
[18:36] Shades
    giving it acidity, saltiness, and richness!
[18:40] Blonde
    But in order to make this correctly,
[18:42] Blonde
    you need to perfectly blend these
    two totally different ingredients
[18:45] Blonde
    together and emulsify them.
SIGN    Oil
SIGN    Water
[18:48] Blonde
    It's rather similar to attempting
    to mix oil with water.
[18:52] Anne
    Even professionals have difficulty
    bringing out the butter's smooth shine
[18:55] Anne
    without letting it separate.
[18:56] Anne
    This requires a rather
    specific cooking technique.
[19:00] Megu
    Yes. I used monter au beurre,
[19:03] Megu
    a French cooking technique.
[19:08] Shino
    The key to victory
[19:09] Shino
    is to instantly determine the true
    deliciousness of your ingredients.
[19:13] (Flashback) Shino
    Then you need to also build up
    those flavors in a masterful way.
[19:17] (Flashback) Shino
    What you need is knowledge and skill.
[19:19] (Flashback) Shino
    What I'm about to show you
    is one of those skills:
[19:22] (Flashback) Shino
    monter au beurre.
[19:24] (Flashback) Shino
    Though I'm not sure if
    you'll be able to master it
[19:26] (Flashback) Shino
    in the few days we have until the Shokugeki.
SIGN    Can you master it...?
[19:30] Shino
    Can you master it?
[19:33] Shino
    Aim for victory!
SIGN    Aim for victory!
[19:35] (Flashback) Megu
    I'll get through it!
[19:38] (Flashback) Megu
    Please teach me, Coach!
[19:41] (Flashback) Shino
    You're too slow, slowpoke!
    It's already separating!
[19:44] (Flashback) Megu
    I-I-I'm sorry!
[19:46] (Flashback) Shino
    After taking it off the heat,
    you need to gently stir it!
[19:48] (Flashback) Megu
    Y-Yes, sir!
[19:49] (Flashback) Shino
    Hey! You haven't reduced
    all the liquid yet!
[19:52] (Flashback) Megu
    Y-Yes, sir!
[19:53] (Flashback) Shino
    Don't make me keep repeating myself.
    You need to be faster, slowpoke.
[19:56] (Flashback) Megu
    Y-Y-Yes, sir!
[20:02] All
    Expulsion, expulsion, expulsion, expulsion...
[20:07] Shino
    Aim for victory...
[20:11] (Flashback) Megu
    Yes, sir. Please show me
    one more time, coach!
[20:14] (Flashback) Shino
    S-Sure... Good grief.
[20:18] Shino
    Out of all the people I've taught,
[20:21] Shino
    you are by far the slowest.
[20:25] Shino
    You're slow, but...
[20:27] Shino
    You are in no way a fool.
[20:31] Blonde
    An incredible amount of deliciousness
    is shaking up my heart!
[20:34] Shades
    It's as though she's showing
    off her fighting style.
[20:38] Shino
    Tadokoro... Aim for victory.
[20:41] Megu
    Yes, Coach.
[20:45] anne
    A fighter and her coach,
    apples and butter...
[20:48] anne
    By successfully bringing together
    two completely different things...
[20:52] megu
    I'll punch like I'm bashing your face in.
[20:54] megu
    Punch!
[20:56] Megu
    Punch!
[20:57] Megu
    Punch!
[20:59] anne
    It packs a punch to knock your socks off!
[21:07] Blonde
    I thought the winner would be obvious.
[21:10] Blonde
    But I will gladly admit that
    my prediction was totally off!
[21:13] Shades
    But even so,
[21:15] shadeS
    it can be said that this doesn't compare
    to the intense aroma and sweetness
[21:19] shades
    Akanegakubo Momo came up with.
[21:22] Guy
    Seriously?!
[21:23] Buns
    Megumi!
[21:27] Anne
    Her eyes... She hasn't given up yet?
[21:30] Anne
    Is there another secret
    hidden within this dish?
[21:36] Anne
    This flavor...
[21:38] Blonde
    What is it, Anne?
[21:40] Anne
    You'll find out if you keep eating.
[21:43] Shades
    If we keep eating?
[21:46] Megu
    Love! Love!
[21:56] Momo
    I wonder what Megu-myan did.
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    You're Through
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:35] Megu
    My tongue! My tongue!
[23:38] Taku
    Mezzaluna!

Season 2

5 - You're Through

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SIGN    Five
[00:04] Anne
    This flavor...
[00:08] Momo
    I wonder what Megu-myan did.
[00:12] Ura
    What's going on here?
[00:14] Ura
    The judges are reacting yet again
    to Tadokoro Megumi's dish.
[00:18] Shades
    I see... The center of the dorayaki.
[00:21] Shades
    She put apple confiture in it.
[00:24] Blonde
    Though the apple is the star of
    this jam, it also includes ginger.
[00:27] Anne
    The vivid impression you get when
    the jam is combined with the
[00:31] Anne
    chunks of apple and the
    dorayaki cake is wonderful.
[00:33] Anne
    This ginger must be what
    Mr. Aldini was chopping up, right?
[00:37] Megu
    Yes.
[00:38] Megu
    I chopped Takumi-kun's needle
    ginger into even smaller pieces.
[00:43] Megu
    I got the idea when I heard that
    Takumi-kun was going to use ginger.
[00:46] Megu
    I thought that maybe when
    you bit into the center after
[00:49] Megu
    eating the mildly sweet shiroan paste,
[00:51] Megu
    the tartness would fill your mouth,
     bringing out an even deeper flavor.
[00:56] Megu
    The apple butter and confiture...
[00:58] Megu
    They may look similar,
[01:00] Megu
    but the difference in their flavors
    and the change they cause...
[01:03] Megu
    That's the final trump card of my dorayaki.
[01:06] Guy
    Who knew she had a card
    like that up her sleeve?
[01:09] Ryoko
    It's because they look so much alike that
[01:11] Ryoko
    she was able to pull off
    this surprise attack!
[01:13] Sec
    What an excellent flavor
    change technique!
[01:15] Sec
    That should definitely help
    her catch up to the enemy.
[01:18] Ura
    All right, let's have the
    judges give their results.
[01:22] Anne
    That was indeed a stealth punch
    to those enjoying the dish.
[01:26] Anne
    The finishing blow she was concealing
    until the very last moment!
[01:33] Megu
    I'm going to dive right into my enemy's center,
[01:36] Megu
    get into their blind spot...
[01:40] Megu
    and unleash an uppercut!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    You're Through
SIGN    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
[03:29] Megu
    I lost...
[03:31] Shades
    Your effort to put so many surprises
    into a single dorayaki was commendable.
[03:38] Shades
    But the slight bitterness
    in the confiture at the end
[03:42] Shades
    upstaged the mild sweetness of the shiroan.
[03:46] Blonde
    I agree.
[03:47] Blonde
    But it looks like Anne voted for Tadokoro-san.
[03:50] Anne
    Indeed.
[03:51] Anne
    I had to give her credit for
[03:53] Anne
    her cleverness and the
    possibilities she brought out.
[03:56] Ura
    A-Anyway, the winner of this match
    is the Totsuki Elite Ten side,
SIGN    Akanegakubo Momo
[04:02] Ura
    with Akanegakubo Momo-senpai's victory!
[04:10] Soma
    Tadokoro.
[04:13] Megu
    I'm sorry, Soma-kun... Takumi-kun.
[04:17] Megu
    I guess I lost.
[04:20] Soma
    Don't even worry about it! You did your best!
[04:23] Taku
    The needle ginger was a great idea.
[04:25] Taku
    You should be proud.
[04:27] Buns
    Yeah, Megumi! There's no reason to apologize!
[04:29] Ryoko
    Great job, Megumi!
[04:31] Both
    Great job!
[04:34] Megu
    Thanks, everyone.
[04:36] Alice
    Why are you two being so quiet?
[04:39] Alice
    Well, it is disappointing
    that we lost four in a row...
[04:41] Erina
    Tadokoro-san.
[04:43] Erina
    Well done.
[04:45] Megu
    Thanks. I really am sorry, though.
SIGN    2nd Match
    Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
[04:48] Megu
    I need to apologize to Coach Shinomiya, too.
[04:50] Megu
    But I do feel like I did everything I could.
[04:54] Megu
    Going up against a third-year
    from the Elite Ten
[04:56] Megu
    is an amazing accomplishment for me.
[04:59] Megu
    So... So...
[05:03] Erina
    Tadokoro-san...
[05:14] Momo
    Hmph.
[05:16] Momo
    Not cute. Not cute. Not cute!
[05:20] Momo
    You're so not cute, Tadokoro Megumi!
[05:26] Guy
    You're not going to say
    anything to Tadokoro-kun?
[05:30] Shino
    She doesn't need any cheering up right now.
[05:33] Shino
    But would you deliver a message to her for me?
[05:35] Shino
    If she ever wants to get stronger,
[05:37] Shino
    she can knock on the door
    of SHINO's Tokyo any day.
[05:47] Megu
    You've got this, Takumi-kun! Soma-kun!
[05:51] Soma
    I get it, Tadokoro. I know
    you must be frustrated.
[05:55] Taku
    Just watch the results of our teamwork.
    I promise I won't let it go to waste!
[06:00] Buns
    Takumicchi's finally preparing the beef,
     the ingredient he was assigned!
[06:03] Niku
    He's slowly sautéing the
[06:04] Niku
    thinly-sliced beef in sesame oil,
     bringing out its aroma.
[06:07] Taku
    Once the meat's cooked enough,
    I'll add in the ginger and reduce it.
[06:11] Ryoko
    It looks like he's making shigureni.
[06:14] Glasses
    A Japanese dish that has a rich, sweet flavor,
SIGN    Shigureni
[06:16] Glasses
    with a little bit of spice from the
    ginger that delights your tongue.
[06:19] Sec
    The complex variety of flavors was inspired
[06:21] Sec
    by the coming and going of shigure showers.
[06:23] Sec
    It's a dish with many layers.
[06:24] Buns
    Way to go, Takumicchi!
    You've even got Japanese cuisine down!
[06:28] Isami
    How is he going to use the shigureni,
[06:30] Isami
    and to what heights can he take the shigureni?
[06:32] Isami
    I wonder what answer my brother came up with.
[06:38] Soma
    Man, you're good at that!
[06:40] Soma
    Could you give me some pointers
    on how to make good pizza crust?
[06:43] Taku
    Go concentrate on your own dish, Yukihira.
[06:45] Ryoko
    He's making pizza dough?
[06:47] Buns
    Takumicchi's planning on
    making pizza with shigureni?
[06:50] Blonde
    Pizza with shigureni! How eccentric!
[06:53] Shades
    Yes. I can't wait to see the completed dish.
[06:56] Eizan
    Oh? Shigureni, eh?
[07:03] Eizan
    You must've crawled your way up here
    still harboring your frustration from
[07:07] Eizan
    losing against Mimasaka
    at the Autumn Elections.
[07:10] Eizan
    What a model chef. Very inspiring.
[07:14] Eizan
    Too bad for you,
[07:15] Eizan
    but I think your pride is going
    to take another crushing hit...
[07:21] Eizan
    Takumi Aldini.
[07:24] Urara
    Only the first and second matches
    remain in the third bout.
[07:28] Urara
    Please take a look at what's
    in Eizan-senpai's hand!
[07:30] Urara
    Look at that volume!
    And it looks oh-so-juicy!
[07:35] Urara
    Look at that beautiful slab of roast beef!
[07:39] Niku
    That's no novice technique.
[07:41] Niku
    He's heated the meat to its core.
    It's the ultimate roast beef!
[07:47] Ryoko
    Horseradish...
[07:49] Buns
    And also fresh cream, yogurt, and anchovies.
[07:52] Shun
    It looks like he's making a
    cream sauce to go with the meat.
[07:56] Glasses
    There's no hesitation in his movements.
[07:58] Glasses
    No wonder he's in the Elite Ten.
    His preparation techniques are top notch!
[08:03] Guy
    Why are you complimenting him, Marui?
[08:05] Guy
    Did you forget what that bastard
    did to the Polar Star Dormitory?
[08:08] Glasses
    Of course...
[08:09] Glasses
    There's no way I'd forget.
[08:14] Buns
    You've got this, Takumicchi!
[08:15] Guy
    Don't lose to that genius yakuza guy!
[08:17] Guy
    Take him down!
[08:19] Glasses
    You have to win!
[08:21] Eizan
    They sure are counting on you.
[08:24] Eizan
    Though I only did it due to the reform,
[08:26] Eizan
    I did end up doing a number on their dorm.
[08:29] Eizan
    People seem to find reasons
    to hate me quite easily.
[08:33] Eizan
    Would you be one of those people, too?
[08:35] Eizan
    Mimasaka's the one who challenged you
    to a Shokugeki at the Autumn Elections.
[08:40] Eizan
    I was just earnestly running
    the Autumn Elections.
[08:44] Eizan
    I don't think it's fair that
    I'm the one getting hated on.
[08:47] Taku
    Hate? That word doesn't quite sum
    up the feelings I have toward you.
[08:52] Taku
    At the very least, I don't hate you.
[08:55] Taku
    I'm just here to win. That is all.
[08:58] Somei
    Eizan is obviously used to dishing out taunts.
[09:01] Somei
    Aldini is trying to act calm and collected,
[09:04] Somei
    but unlike his words,
    he seems even more reckless.
[09:11] Buns
    Takumicchi is now rolling the
    pizza dough he was letting rest.
[09:14] Hisa
    He's finishing his preparations.
[09:15] Hisa
    He's lightly applying the
    sauce to the pizza dough...
[09:18] Ryoko
    And adding the carefully sautéed
    beef shigureni as the topping.
[09:22] Niku
    As well as onions and mozzarella cheese!
[09:25] Isami
    Then he'll bake it at 250
    degrees Celsius for 12 minutes.
[09:28] Isami
    He just has to bake it long enough for
    the crust to turn a nice golden brown.
[09:31] Taku
    And into the oven.
[09:33] Taku
    Forno accendere!
SIGN    Fire, ignite
[09:38] Eizan
    Your pizza seems rather delicate.
[09:41] Eizan
    It looks like it'd be difficult
    to add any more seasoning
[09:44] Eizan
    after it's done baking.
[09:45] Taku
    And what if it is?
[09:48] Eizan
    You're through.
[09:52] Eizan
    There's one more ingredient that
    goes with my special cream sauce.
[09:57] Eizan
    Artichokes!
[09:59] Eizan
    This vegetable has plenty of cynarine,
    which gives it a bitter flavor.
[10:03] Eizan
    Its most prominent feature is that
[10:05] Eizan
    it inhibits the taste receptors
    on a person's tongue,
[10:08] Eizan
    which confuses the flavors
[10:09] Eizan
    and makes anything consumed afterward
    taste sweeter than it should.
SIGN    Sweet
SIGN    Sweet
SIGN    Sweet
SIGN    Sweet
SIGN    Sweet
[10:14] Ryoko
    What?!
[10:15] Bun
    It can actually do that?
[10:16] Alice
    It's possible. For example,
[10:19] Alice
    if you're served dessert after
    eating a dish made with artichokes,
[10:22] Alice
    it'll bring out its sweetness even more.
[10:24] Alice
    There are many famous chefs
     who take advantage of that.
[10:26] Eizan
    Your shigureni is a dish that brings
    out a rich sweetness.
[10:30] Eizan
    What do you think would happen
[10:32] Eizan
    if you happened to eat a bunch
    of artichokes right before?
[10:36] Eizan
    You've still got about ten minutes
    before that pizza is done baking.
[10:39] Eizan
    My dish will be done first.
[10:42] Eizan
    Your shigureni pizza, which will
    be judged afterward,
[10:45] Eizan
    will transform into an overly sweet dish.
[10:47] Eizan
    Meaning its flavor is going
    to go right into the gutter!
[10:51] Guy
    What?!
[10:52] Guy
    How could he do something so
    underhanded at this point in the match?!
[10:55] Niku
    Don't you have any pride?!
[10:56] Buns
    Hey, judges! Please disqualify
    that delinquent right now!
[11:01] Anne
    And why would we do that?
[11:03] Anne
    He figured out what his opponent
    was doing in the allotted time
[11:06] Anne
    and figured out a strategy to beat that.
[11:08] Anne
    He hasn't done a single thing wrong.
SIGN    The Alchemist
[11:11] Buns
    No way...
[11:13] Eizan
    Now, then... Guess I'll finish up my prep.
[11:17] Eizan
    I'm gonna throw in a bunch of artichokes!
[11:21] Eizan
    Takumi Aldini, you're still way too naïve!
[11:24] Eizan
    This time, as well as last time!
[11:27] Eizan
    The day that your Mezzaluna was taken!
[11:30] Eizan
    If that guy was in your place...
[11:34] Eizan
    I'm sure Yukihira Soma would've
    been able to overcome this!
[11:37] Eizan
    Unlike you!
[11:42] Eizan
    And it's complete!
[11:44] Eizan
    The Bewitching Beef Roast...
    Eizan Etsuya Edition.
SIGN    The Bewitching Beef Roast
[11:53] Guy
    Gah! It's complete!
[11:55] Niku
    Atop of all that juicy, delicious beef...
[11:57] Ryoko
    ...is a creamy poached egg!
[11:59] Guy
    The deliciousness of that dish looks insane!
[12:01] Bun
    That dish is going to completely
    ruin Takumicchi's dish?
[12:05] Bun
    Because of the cynarine or whatever?
[12:06] Blonde
    Look at this beauty...
[12:09] Blonde
    This elegant rose-red color!
[12:10] Blonde
    My tongue is rejoicing just from the sight of it.
[12:16] Shades
    This deliciousness will go down in history!
[12:18] Anne
    Amazing! I don't think I've ever eaten
    a dish with so many artichokes in it!
[12:22] Blonde
    Yes, and I just want to
    eat more and more of it!
[12:25] Soma
    I can't even hide my curiosity...
[12:27] Soma
    What does a dish with so
    many artichokes taste like?
[12:31] Soma
    I'm curious... I'm so friggin' curious.
     I want a bite.
[12:33] Megu
    Ah, so that's what you're curious about...
[12:36] Anne
    You should always feed your curiosity.
[12:39] Anne
    Would you two like a taste?
[12:41] Soma
    Whoa, can we?
[12:42] Megu
    Huh? Me, too?
[12:48] Soma
    The cream sauce keeps tingling,
    covering the rich flavor of the roast beef!
[12:54] Megu
    The meat juices pack an incredible punch!
[12:56] Megu
    Yet he managed to vividly highlight the unique
[12:58] Megu
    depth and bitterness that the veggies have.
[13:01] Anne
    This is all due to the
    cynarine working its magic.
[13:04] Anne
    It gets rid of any unnecessary
    sweetness in the dish
[13:06] Anne
    and helps bring out the cream sauce.
[13:09] Glasses
    Cynarine directly impacts
    the taste receptors.
[13:12] Alice
    Yes. It coats the top part of the
    tongue, which senses sweetness.
[13:16] Alice
    This is what the judges are feeling right now.
[13:19] Alice
    The sweetness is subdued,
    and the bitterness is sharpened.
[13:23] Alice
    And if they eat another dish afterward,
[13:23] Megu
    Nom.
[13:26] Megu
    Nom.
[13:26] Alice
    the cynarine gradually comes off as they chew,
[13:27] Megu
    Nom.
[13:29] Alice
    so the taste receptors start
    functioning normally...
[13:29] Megu
    Nom.
[13:31] Megu
    Nom.
SIGN    Sweet
[13:32] Alice
    But because their sense of sweetness
    has been suppressed,
[13:35] Alice
    even the slightest sweet taste
    becomes magnified.
[13:38] All
    I see.
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
[13:40] Alice
    If there's a lot of cynarine left on the tongue,
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
[13:43] Alice
    even water can taste sweet.
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
SIGN    It won't come off
[13:46] Niku
    So the sweetness in Aldini's shigureni
    is going to be magnified, too?
[13:50] Glasses
    And by the time the judges
    finish eating his pizza,
[13:53] Glasses
    all of the cynarine on their
    tongues will have worn off,
[13:55] Glasses
    so it won't affect deliberation
    on any of the following dishes.
[13:58] Glasses
    Eizan-senpai knew all about those
    effects and used it fully to his advantage!
[14:02] Ryoko
    He even knew about a component that small...
[14:05] Glasses
    He is truly the epitome of wisdom and wealth!
[14:07] Some
    I guess they don't call him
    the Alchemist for nothing!
[14:13] Anne
    There's a chemical reaction
    happening on my tongue!
[14:16] Anne
    A miracle of taste!
[14:17] Anne
    This deliciousness...
[14:19] Anne
    is a large-scale magic trick!
[14:23] Anne
    An illusion I don't want to escape from!
[14:28] Buns
    Takumicchi's pizza is done baking!
[14:31] Eizan
    Aw, Aldini. Why the long face?
[14:34] Eizan
    I know. Why don't you have
    the judges drink some water?
[14:38] Eizan
    It might lessen the effects of
    the cynarine a little bit!
[14:41] All
    Make them guzzle it down!
[14:44] Taku
    No, we can continue as planned.
[14:46] Eizan
    Yeah, it's good to know when to give u—
[14:49] Taku
    That won't be necessary. I'll still win.
[14:51] Eizan
    What?
[14:55] Isa
    Big Bro...
[14:59] Soma
    Those pizzas...
[15:00] Isami
    The star topping should
    be the beef shigureni...
[15:03] Megu
    Or at least, it's supposed to be...
[15:05] Buns
    But the shigureni is only
    on half of the pizza!
[15:08] Guy
    The other half is just cheese?
[15:11] Guy
    That's way too simple!
[15:12] Ryoko
    What's Takumi-kun thinking?
[15:21] Taku
    Buon appetito!
[15:23] Blonde
    I see.
[15:24] Blonde
    The toppings are clearly
    split down the middle.
[15:28] Blonde
    This is very similar to
    Japanese delivery pizza.
[15:30] Shades
    Is it all right to eat this
    pizza using our hands?
[15:33] Shades
    In Italy, they often use
    forks and knives to eat pizza.
[15:36] Taku
    Please, eat it however you prefer.
[15:39] Taku
    How you eat the pizza does
    not affect its taste.
[15:42] Taku
    But I do hope you'll grant me this one
    request as the chef of this dish.
[15:47] Taku
    The side to your right...
[15:49] Taku
    I'd like you all to eat the
    side with the shigureni first.
[15:52] Buns
    Hang on a second!
[15:54] Ryoko
    Sweetness is going to work against
    him because of the cynarine!
[15:56] Niku
    What are you thinking, Aldini?!
[16:00] Shades
    Then we'll start with the shigureni side.
[16:02] Blonde
    This shigureni is brilliant.
[16:04] Blonde
    I'm sure it would've tasted amazing
    under normal circumstances.
[16:08] Anne
    This is a matter that can't
    be helped in a competition.
[16:17] Anne
    Huh?
[16:18] Anne
    This has an amazingly refined deliciousness!
[16:21] Guy
    What?!
[16:23] Guy
    H-How?!
[16:24] Taku
    The yuzu miso sauce I used for the pizza...
[16:27] Taku
    I made sure to adjust it ahead of time.
[16:30] Taku
    Since the sweetness is
    magnified due to the cynarine,
[16:33] Taku
    I used the minimal amount
    of white miso, sugar,
[16:35] Taku
    and mirin that I normally use,
[16:37] Taku
    and I used more of the yuzu fruit
    to bring out tartness.
[16:41] Taku
    I even grated the yuzu zest to add
    in some bitter and acidic notes.
[16:46] Taku
    I made sure the flavors would still work,
[16:49] Taku
    since you'd eat Eizan-senpai's
     beef roast first.
[16:52] Blonde
    Because of this arrangement,
[16:54] Blonde
    the flavor is now much more complex
    than eating just the shigureni alone.
[16:58] Shades
    In Italian meal courses,
[16:59] Shades
    they give you a first plate that goes
    before the second and main dish
[17:04] Shades
    to help build anticipation.
[17:07] Anne
    In order to make his dish the main plate,
SIGN    Second Plate
[17:11] Anne
    Mr. Aldini made his enemy's
    dish the first plate.
SIGN    First Plate
[17:13] Anne
    Meaning he made Mr. Eizan's
    magic the opening act.
[17:18] [SONG] Sign
    Opening
SIGN    Act
[17:19] Eizan
    You can't be serious!
[17:21] Eizan
    You rearranged the sauce recipe?
[17:24] Eizan
    I decided I'd use the artichoke to mess
    up your dish after I saw the shigureni!
[17:28] Eizan
    Extremely carefully,
    so you wouldn't catch on!
[17:30] Eizan
    So how did you figure out
    I'd use artichokes?!
[17:33] Taku
    I knew from the start.
[17:34] Eizan
    Huh?
[17:35] Taku
    I knew as soon as our theme was set...
[17:39] Taku
    that you'd be using artichokes.
[17:42] Taku
    There were a few things in
    the food storage facility
[17:45] Taku
    that could've suppressed sweetness.
[17:47] Taku
    For example, the fruit that makes sour
    things taste sweet, miracle fruits.
[17:52] Taku
    But the effects of the
    component called miraculin
[17:55] Taku
    found in this fruit last about two hours.
[17:57] Taku
    But that would interfere
    with other dishes later on.
[18:00] Taku
    The only ingredient that wouldn't
    do that is artichokes.
[18:03] Taku
    I continued to observe you
    and traced your thinking.
[18:08] Taku
    You let yourself be led to the one
    ingredient I needed you to pick.
[18:11] Taku
    Just like I planned.
[18:15] Eizan
    So he wasn't just
[18:16] Eizan
    glaring at me because he was
    concentrating so hard on getting revenge?
[18:20] Eizan
    He's been observing me ever
    since the third bout started?
[18:25] Taku
    Yes, yes, very good.
[18:27] Taku
    Out of the 21 Shokugekis you've competed in,
[18:30] Taku
    the number of opponents you crushed by
    neutralizing their signature flavor was twelve.
[18:33] Taku
    I'm very certain that you will
    try that once again with me.
[18:37] Taku
    Now, continue your preparation
    with the artichokes,
[18:40] Taku
    unaware that I've been
    watching you this whole time.
[18:42] Taku
    Go on, go on...
[18:43] Niku
    I think I feel a very strong
    sense of vengefulness...
[18:45] Buns
    Yeah! He seems different
    from the usual Takumicchi!
[18:49] Shun
    I never thought he'd be the
    type to hold on to a grudge.
[18:52] Glasses
    You're sorta the same way.
[18:54] Shun
    Huh?
[18:55] Ryoko
    He's almost like Mimasaka-kun.
[18:59] Anne
    To think he'd use the effects of
    the cynarine to his advantage...
[19:02] Blonde
    They both hate each other and
    tried to undermine each other...
[19:05] Blonde
    It's as if they're exchanging magic tricks.
[19:06] Shades
    The deliciousness of this pizza is just...
[19:11] Both
    ...an illusion that we don't
    want to escape from!
[19:17] Guy
    All right!
[19:18] Guy
    That dish is a huge hit!
[19:20] Taku
    But I'm not done with the
    courses of this meal just yet.
SIGN    First Plate
SIGN    Second Plate
[19:25] Taku
    Italian meals don't usually have a third plate,
[19:29] Taku
    but the remaining half of this pizza is
[19:32] Taku
    my way of taking all of the Italian cuisine
    I've made up to this point a step forward.
[19:35] Taku
    My terzo piatto.
SIGN    Third Plate
[19:38] Taku
    The third plate.
[19:40] Soma
    That pizza looks like two
    half-moons stuck together.
[19:45] Isa
    Half-moons... Mezzaluna!
[19:47] Taku
    Now for my actual dish,
    the Doppio Mezzaluna Pizza...
[19:52] Taku
    This is its true flavor.
[19:58] Eizan
    The other half only has cheese as a topping...
[20:00] Eizan
    That couldn't possibly bring him victory!
[20:09] Shades
    The topping is actually four
    different kinds of cheese.
[20:12] Shades
    Mozzarella, parmigiano,
    gorgonzola, and ricotta!
[20:15] Shades
    Which makes it...
[20:16] Shades
    a quattro formaggi pizza!
[20:18] Shades
    This is a popular pizza topping in Italy,
[20:20] Shades
    but he used just the right amount of each!
[20:22] Blonde
    It matches perfectly with the crispy crust,
[20:25] Blonde
    and the black pepper adds just
    the right amount of kick!
[20:28] Anne
    The contrast between this and the
    rich sweetness of the shigureni
[20:32] Anne
    creates an irresistible
    depth of deliciousness!
[20:35] Anne
    From the bitterness of the artichoke
[20:36] Anne
    to the sweetness of the shigureni, and finally,
[20:38] Anne
    the saltiness of the quattro formaggi!
[20:41] Shades
    Uno...
[20:43] Blonde
    Due...
[20:44] Anne
    Tre...
[20:46] Anne
    Those who taste this magnificence
    are being led to Heaven...
[20:50] All
    ...with a triple jump of deliciousness!
[20:55] Taku
    I was confident that
[20:57] Taku
    with all of the experience
    I had baking countless pizzas,
[21:01] Taku
    I'd be able to create the ultimate quattro
    formaggi to complement the shigureni.
[21:06] Taku
    That's not all.
[21:07] Taku
    The shigureni pizza would've never been
    born without my Stagiaire experience.
[21:11] Taku
    Without my battle against Mimasaka,
[21:13] Taku
    I would've never thought about tracing
    my opponent's thought process.
[21:17] Taku
    The countless tests I've faced and
    the bitter failures I've tasted...
[21:21] Taku
    That's what created this dish.
[21:24] Taku
    It's all thanks to you siccing
    Mimasaka Subaru on me.
[21:27] Taku
    That made me go down this path
    and led me to these heights.
[21:32] Eizan
    He saw through my plans,
    even using them against me,
[21:35] Eizan
    and then presented the most
    electrifying dish to the judges...
[21:38] Eizan
    Just as Mimasaka Subaru had
    done to him in the past.
[21:42] Eizan
    I was helplessly rolling around
    in the palm of his hand!
[21:46] Eizan
    Curse you... first-year brat!
[21:51] Ura
    And the winner of the
    2nd match of the third bout is...
[21:54] Ura
    From the rebel forces...
[21:55] Ura
    Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Takumi Aldini
[22:01] Taku
    Grazie!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    A Single Blade
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:35] Eizan
    Perfect Trace...
[23:38] Megu
    That's even more convincing
    than the real thing!

Season 2

6 - A Single Blade

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SIGN    T
    h
    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
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SIGN    Six
[00:02] Anne
    And the winner of the
    2nd match of the third bout is...
[00:06] Anne
    From the rebel forces...
[00:07] Anne
    Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Takumi Aldini
[00:13] Taku
    Grazie!
[00:14] Both
    Yes!
[00:18] Saito
    I'd say you just proved the saying,
[00:20] Saito
    "Know your enemy, know thyself,
    and you shall not fear a hundred battles,"
[00:23] Saito
    Takumi Aldini.
[00:25] Saito
    You may be my enemy,
    but I applaud your tenacity.
[00:29] Isami
    Bro.
[00:32] Glasses
    That win was definitely worth it!
[00:34] Sec
    Now both teams only have four people left!
SIGN    1st Match
    Saito Somei vs. Yukihira Soma
    
    2nd Match
    Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
[00:38] Ura
    The next match is...
[00:40] Ura
    Saito Somei-senpai versus Yukihira Soma!
[00:43] Ura
    Their theme is butter!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    A Single Blade
[02:22] Some
    Yukihira!
[02:24] Guy
    We're counting on you!
[02:25] Buns
    The theme for this match is butter, right?
[02:28] Buns
    I wonder what kind of dish
[02:30] Buns
    uses butter to bring out its full potential.
[02:32] Guy
    Now that you mention it,
    what even is a butter dish?
[02:36] Some
    It's not something you use
    as a main ingredient.
[02:38] Guy
    Maybe they'll sauté white fish
     or scallops with butter?
[02:41] Some
    But would that make butter
    the main ingredient?
[02:44] Buns
    They maybe baked potatoes with butter?
[02:45] Ryoko
    That's too simple.
[02:47] Sec
    I'm sure Yukihira will think of something.
[02:50] Sec
    Butter was one of the items used in
    Erina-sama's Hokkaido seminar, after all.
[02:54] Alice
    Oh, it was?
[02:56] Alice
    What was your lecture like, Erina?
[02:58] Erina
    Well, we covered the full
    Western history of butter,
[03:01] Erina
    as well as its chemical components.
[03:04] Erina
    Yukihira-kun is basically
    a butter professor now.
[03:09] Guy
    I don't have the heart to tell her
    Yukihira slept through most of it.
[03:11] Glasses
    Let's have faith that he
    got something out of it.
[03:15] Haya
    There are actually only a few dishes
    that don't use butter in French cuisine.
[03:19] Kuro
    Butter is used often in northern Europe, too.
[03:21] Kuro
    There are plenty of ways to use it.
[03:23] Alice
    Yes. I wonder what Saito-senpai's
    got up his sleeve.
[03:31] Both
    Huh?
[03:32] Ryoko
    Oranges?!
[03:33] Niku
    He's started juicing a ton of oranges!
[03:42] Erina
    I see. It appears that Saito-san's goal is...
[03:46] Ura
    This makes me even more curious
    to see what he'll come up with!
[03:48] Ura
    Now, let's see what kind of
    preparations Yukihira Soma is doing.
[03:53] Ura
    Is that... mochi?
SIGN    Kirimochi Pack
SIGN    Kirimochi Pack
[03:58] Soma
    Yup! Kirimochi!
[04:00] Soma
    Man, you guys really do have
    all kinds of ingredients.
[04:04] Soma
    I threw some chopped-up kirimochi
    into a pot of heated soy milk,
[04:09] Soma
    stirred it up, and once it all melted,
    I added some pepper and salt
[04:13] Soma
    to make my imitation white sauce.
[04:16] Soma
    It's a great way to use any leftover
    mochi you might have at home.
[04:20] Blonde
    Usually, white sauce is made by
    heating butter and flour into a roux,
[04:25] Blonde
    then diluting it into a thick sauce with milk.
[04:27] Shades
    Wouldn't you usually try to use
    butter in it, since it's the theme?
[04:30] Shades
    Why use mochi?
[04:32] Anne
    We'll find out as soon as we try his dish.
[04:35] Anne
    I believe that's what he's implying.
[04:39] Ura
    Both contestants are now throwing
    their theme ingredient,
[04:42] Ura
    butter, into their frying pans.
[04:45] Guy
    This is torture!
[04:46] Guy
    This butter aroma is going to melt my brain!
[04:49] Buns
    It's spreading all at once!
[04:55] Anne
    Mr. Yukihira is sautéing chicken,
    onions, shrimp, and rice.
[05:01] Shades
    Meanwhile, Saito Somei is letting the
    garlic's aroma settle in for a moment,
[05:05] Shades
    then throwing in some soy sauce,
    squid, and squid liver.
[05:09] Blonde
    He's heightening the
    wonderful aroma of the sea
[05:12] Blonde
    coming from the seafood with
    the rich scent of butter.
[05:15] Ryoko
    This is when the real preparations begin.
[05:17] Sec
    We won't even have a chance
    to look away from this.
[05:24] Saito
    No...
[05:25] Saito
    He's still simmering something
    in that covered pot.
[05:29] Saito
    Since I'm facing him, I can tell.
[05:31] Saito
    This man has not actually
    drawn his blade yet.
[05:35] Saito
    How interesting.
[05:37] Saito
    Let's see how well you can entertain
    me when you finally strike.
[05:41] Saito
    Before I slice you in two, that is.
[05:49] Kuga
    What're you up to?
[05:51] Nene
    I thought I'd get some coffee from
    the café. What are you doing?
[05:55] Kuga
    Well, nothing beats a
    morning bath and massage.
[06:01] Kuga
    Where are Tsukasa-senpai
    and Rindo-senpai?
[06:04] Nene
    They're resting in their rooms.
[06:06] Kuga
    They're still hibernating, huh?
[06:08] Nene
    You're not going to the arena?
[06:11] Kuga
    Well, I did everything I could.
[06:14] Kuga
    Why are you still at the hotel?
[06:17] Kuga
    Oh, I know. You're embarrassed to show
    your face at the arena since you lost?
[06:20] Kuga
    You are so mentally weak.
[06:22] Nene
    I'm fine.
[06:24] Nene
    I feel worse for the person who went
    two-on-one and still lost royally.
[06:30] Kuga
    Well, you probably regret going
    up against Yukihira-chin.
[06:34] Kuga
    He's a first-year I acknowledged, after all.
[06:36] Nene
    I thought he was all talk on that day.
[06:40] Kuga
    Huh?
SIGN    Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy
    High School Division
     Opening Ceremony
[06:41] Nene
    The day he transferred in, during the opening
     ceremonies for the high school division.
[06:45] Nene
    I was watching because I was helping with it.
[06:48] (Flashback) Soma
    Uh, I'm Yukihira Soma.
[06:51] (Flashback) Soma
    To be honest,
[06:54] (Flashback) Soma
    this academy's just a stepping stone for me!
[06:56] (Flashback) Soma
    I wasn't expecting to transfer here,
[06:59] (Flashback) Soma
    but I don't plan on losing to folks
    who've never actually served customers.
[07:03] (Flashback) Soma
    Anyway, what I'm getting at is...
[07:05] (Flashback) Soma
    Basically, now that I'm here,
[07:08] (Flashback) Soma
    I'm gonna take the number one spot!
[07:09] Kuga
    That's the most Yukihira-chin
    thing I've ever heard.
[07:11] Kuga
    And he might actually climb to the
    top with this Team Shokugeki.
[07:15] Nene
    You can't be serious. You know
    how strong Saito-senpai is.
[07:22] Saito
    The time has come.
[07:27] Saito
    But he's still not drawing first.
[07:31] Saito
    In that case, I shall go.
[07:36] Saito
    Now, let's see if you'll
    be able to take my strike.
[07:42] Kuro
    Salmon meunière, piping hot and
    steaming with the rich aroma of butter.
[07:47] Haya
    Sautéed squid liver, boldly fragrant
    with the scents of garlic and soy sauce.
[07:51] Alice
    And a gleaming mound of glittery
    salmon roe marinated in soy sauce.
[07:55] Glasses
    It's a gathering of the
    ultimate gourmet ingredients!
[07:58] Ura
    Saito Somei-senpai has created an
    amazing buttered seafood rice bowl!
[08:03] Ryoko
    Uh, Yuki, you're drooling.
[08:05] Buns
    Well, I can't help it!
[08:07] Saito
    Let our blades clash again, Yukihira Soma.
[08:23] Anne
    Even more steam came out as soon
    as I dug in with my chopsticks.
[08:26] Anne
    The anticipation is warming up my body.
[08:33] Anne
    It's coming! The wave is coming!
[08:36] Shades
    This gleaming seafood
[08:38] Shades
    is riding upon a wave of butter...
[08:40] blonde
    ...that's about to come
    crashing down on my tongue!
[08:42] All
    I just can't stop eating it!
[08:45] Shades
    The salmon is perfectly cooked.
[08:47] Shades
    The trace amount of sugar in the
    flour combines with the butter
[08:51] Shades
    in a chemical reaction, creating a
    wonderfully fragrant and perfect meunière!
[08:54] Anne
    The butter is gently
    wrapping the saltiness and
[08:57] Anne
    pleasant bitterness of the squid liver.
[09:00] Blonde
    He added pomegranate seeds and tonburi
    to the roe he marinated in soy sauce.
[09:04] Blonde
    The three separate flavors are brought
    together perfectly by the butter.
[09:07] Erina
    He used mounds of butter, and yet
    the flavor doesn't seem heavy due to
[09:11] Erina
    an important secret in the sushi rice.
[09:13] Erina
    It's special sushi rice made
    with orange and lemon juice
[09:16] Erina
    rather than vinegar.
[09:18] Guy
    Sushi rice with orange and lemon?!
[09:20] Guy
    So that's why he had all those oranges!
[09:22] Glasses
    Of course, if you add a clump of grease,
[09:24] Glasses
    such as butter, to seafood
    that's already greasy,
[09:27] Glasses
    the flavor will be too rich.
[09:28] Shun
    To lighten the greasiness into a
    more pleasing and palatable flavor,
[09:32] Shun
    he chose to use the refreshing
    tang of the oranges.
[09:35] Sec
    Many staple French sauces traditionally
     use butter and oranges together.
[09:40] Sec
    He even paid attention to the rice,
    all to bring out the most in the butter.
[09:44] Haya
    And because of that, he was able to
    bring out the best of the butter's aroma.
[09:47] Kuro
    He really brought it to another level!
[09:50] Isshiki
    It's as though his dish is a samurai who put
[09:53] Isshiki
    his entire spirit into his blade and
    is poised to strike at any moment.
[10:05] Anne
    It's so amazing! It's too amazing!
[10:08] Blonde
    We still have to deliberate!
[10:10] Shades
    But I'd be satisfied if
    I filled up on just this plate!
[10:12] Niku
    As much as I hate to say it,
[10:14] Niku
    I'm sure that seafood rice
    bowl is satisfying as hell.
[10:17] Niku
    It's definitely a complete
    dish in a single bowl.
[10:20] Buns
    I thought this theme would give
    Yukihira the advantage, but...
[10:24] Ryoko
    No one expected he'd be able to bring
    butter to that level with a seafood bowl.
[10:28] Isami
    That ingredient usually has
    nothing to do with sushi!
[10:31] Saito
    My duty lies in sushi.
[10:33] Saito
    That's why I was able to
    use butter at this level.
[10:38] Saito
    People believe that the fish
    makes or breaks the sushi,
[10:42] Saito
    but that's not the only important factor.
[10:45] Saito
    The true stars of the dish are the
    supporting actors in the shadows,
[10:48] Saito
    the vinegar and salt. Only when
    they are in perfect balance
[10:51] Saito
    can the fish, the main ingredient,
    show its true power.
[10:53] Saito
    It's not just with sushi.
[10:55] Saito
    With any dish, the chef must
    know the best base ingredients
[10:58] Saito
    and the best way to use them to make
    the blade known as "fish" gleam.
[11:02] Saito
    Which means that all base
    ingredients are within my field...
[11:05] Saito
    No, they all lie within reach of me.
[11:09] Kuro
    He's not just talking out his ass, either.
[11:11] Kuro
    No matter how delicious
    the fish itself might be,
[11:14] Kuro
    depending on how you use the base ingredients,
     the whole dish could be ruined.
[11:18] Hayama
    Where the hell does his
    obsession with fish come from?
[11:22] Isshiki
    Saito-senpai's family ran
    a small shop, but it thrived,
SIGN    Saito Sushi
[11:27] Isshiki
    loved by its regulars.
[11:29] (Flashback) Saito
    Mom! I made the deliveries!
[11:31] (Flashback) Mom
    Thanks. I'm sorry to make you
    do this all the time, Somei.
[11:35] Samurai
    I shall take your life!
[11:35] (Flashback) Guy
    Can I get a kohada?
[11:36] (Flashback) mom
    Sure thing!
[11:37] (Flashback) Isshiki
    His mother was his pride.
[11:41] (Flashback) Isshiki
    She ran the restaurant and
    raised her son on her own,
[11:44] (Flashback) Isshiki
    and even managed to get him into Totsuki.
[11:47] Saito
    I'm gonna be an amazing sushi
    chef like my mom one day.
[11:51] Saito
    Then we're gonna run this shop together.
[11:54] (Flashback) Mom
    Listen to this, Somei!
SIGN    Saito Sushi
[11:56] (Flashback) Mom
    Your mom's going to train at Shigarami Sushi!
[12:00] (Flashback) Saito
    Huh? That's a famous restaurant!
[12:02] (Flashback) Saito
    That's awesome, Mom!
[12:03] (Flashback) Mom
    I'm going to have to close
    up this shop for a while,
[12:06] (Flashback) Mom
    but I'll be able to make even
    better sushi when I come back!
[12:11] Isshiki
    But what awaited his mother at her
    training were harsh traditions and customs.
SIGN    Shigarami Sushi
[12:18] Isshiki
    The old-fashioned way of thinking where women
[12:20] Isshiki
    were not allowed to set foot in the kitchen...
[12:22] Isshiki
    She wasn't even allowed to touch the rice,
[12:24] Isshiki
    let alone the fish, and was
    forced to do chores.
[12:26] Isshiki
    She continued to work from morning to night,
[12:29] Isshiki
    but eventually, she reached her limit.
[12:33] (Flashback) Mom
    I'm so sorry, Somei.
[12:35] Tv
    Mother, it won't be much longer.
[12:38] Tv
    I will make a name for myself with
    my blade to support our household.
[12:44] Somei
    Mom, I'll take over our shop.
[12:50] (Flashback) Guy
    Look at that. There really is
    a kid standing in the kitchen.
[12:54] (Flashback) Somei
    Well, hello there, gentlemen
    from Shigarami Sushi.
[12:57] (Flashback) Guy
    At least he looks the part.
[12:59] (Flashback) Guy
    As if a kid like you could
    actually make decent sushi.
[13:02] (Flashback) Saito
    Would you like to try some, then?
SIGN    Slash
[13:10] (Flashback) Guy
    You'll never survive in this
    business if you defy us!
[13:14] (Flashback) Saito
    A samurai lives to rise
    to glory in turbulent times.
[13:17] (Flashback) Saito
    To surpass his master is
    the retainer's true ambition!
SIGN    52nd
    Eastern Kanto Region Sushi Chef's Union
    Regular Meeting
[13:20] Isshiki
    And that's how Saito-senpai
SIGN    Slash
[13:23] Isshiki
    made his way up
SIGN    Sushi Chef Competition
    Sponsored by the Japanese Sushi Foundation
SIGN    Slash
[13:27] Isshiki
    all on his own,
SIGN    Slash
[13:31] Isshiki
    with fish as his blade.
[13:34] Anne
    It's true that this butter seafood rice
    bowl has his style dwelling within it.
[13:39] Shades
    If the fish is his blade,
    the butter is its sheath.
[13:43] Blonde
    This is essentially swordplay on a dish.
[13:45] Blonde
    Any who taste it and stand before
    its lightning strike slash...
[13:49] All
    ...will fall!
[13:52] Ura
    Amazing, Saito-senpai!
[13:54] Ura
    He managed to split all the
    judges in two with one blow!
[13:58] Shun
    The enemy managed to bring out
    the full potential of the butter.
[14:01] Glasses
    Will Yukihira be able to win?
[14:05] Soma
    Well, I might actually be in trouble.
[14:07] Buns
    Wait, what did you say?
[14:09] Alice
    Wait, wait. What's wrong, Yukihira-kun?
[14:12] Niku
    That doesn't sound like you at all!
[14:14] Saito
    There are some things that only opponents
    facing each other can understand.
[14:19] Saito
    You already see it, don't you, Yukihira Soma?
[14:25] Saito
    You see your blade being shattered by me.
[14:31] Soma
    Man, your cooking really is amazing.
[14:34] Soma
    So why the heck did someone like you
    side with the Azami Administration?
[14:41] Azami
    A samurai's most important
    duty is to protect the weak.
[14:47] (Flashback) Azami
    We can never have another fall
    victim like your mother did.
[14:52] Saito
    The reason I joined this revolution
[14:55] Saito
    is to follow bushido and
    to protect the weak.
[14:59] Soma
    I see. But in that case,
    we're in the same boat.
[15:04] Soma
    And for the sake of my ideal cooking world,
[15:07] Soma
    I'm gonna use this dish to face off with you.
[15:11] Soma
    All right, order's up!
[15:16] Soma
    Dig in!
[15:18] Soma
    I call it Yukihira-Style
    Toasted-Butter Pilaf Inari Sushi!
SIGN    Yukihira-Style
SIGN    Toasted-Butter Pilaf Inari Sushi
[15:24] Ryoko
    He must've had abura-age pockets
    simmering in that pot.
[15:27] Buns
    Those inari sushi have pilaf in
    them rather than sushi rice?
[15:32] Blonde
    The impact is intense!
[15:34] Shades
    I'm instantly hungry again!
[15:35] Anne
    The aroma makes me want to melt!
[15:37] Niku
    Usually, with inari sushi, it's important
[15:39] Niku
    to have the sweet abura-age balanced
    with the mild flavor of the sushi rice.
[15:43] Niku
    No matter how you look at it,
    the butter pilaf is going to make it heavy.
[15:46] Saito
    Just bringing out the butter is not
    enough for our theme in this match.
[15:51] Saito
    So let us see the answer
    you came up with.
[15:58] Anne
    The butter that seeped into the abura-age
[16:00] Anne
    keeps spreading through
    my mouth every time I chew!
[16:04] Anne
    Even my mind is being drenched in butter!
[16:08] Shades
    The abura-age is so juicy, and yet
    the pilaf inside is so delicate.
[16:14] Blonde
    The flavors don't overwhelm each other.
[16:15] Blonde
    The umami of the ingredients
    keeps flowing like a geyser.
[16:19] All
    They work together so well!
[16:21] Soma
    Well, first, I sautéed the
    rice without washing it.
[16:25] Soma
    That's the key when you're making pilaf.
[16:27] Soma
    Then I thoroughly rinsed the abura-age
    with hot water to remove the extra oil.
[16:31] Soma
    But the most important part
    of my dish is my special
[16:34] Soma
    mochi white sauce made
    from soy milk and kirimochi.
[16:37] Shades
    I see.
[16:39] Shades
    Conventional white sauce made with
    flour and butter would overwhelm this dish.
[16:43] Blonde
    There is a rich texture,
    but it doesn't linger.
[16:46] Blonde
    The light flavor of this mochi
    white sauce was absolutely essential.
[16:51] Soma
    Then I sprinkled a blend of several
    cheeses on top of everything
[16:54] Soma
    and toasted them in the oven.
[16:56] Anne
    Because of that, the saltiness
    and mellowness are preserved.
[17:02] Soma
    Basically, I shoved all the tasty things
    I could think of into this dish,
[17:06] Soma
    and pushed the rich, savory
    flavors as hard as I could.
[17:10] Anne
    Some ingredients meld with the butter's
    richness into mellow deliciousness,
[17:13] Anne
    and other ingredients have become
    richer because of the butter.
[17:16] Anne
    There is an immense amount of work put into
[17:18] Anne
    every one of these small inari sushi pockets.
[17:22] Blonde
    The mochi white sauce subdues the greasiness,
[17:25] Blonde
    so each of the flavors reach
    their peak in harmony.
[17:29] Shades
    This is a huge contrast with
    Saito Somei's single heavy strike.
[17:34] Shades
    This blade is a continuous barrage of flavor!
[17:37] Anne
    It's just too delicious for me to keep quiet.
[17:41] Anne
    Ah... Anne...
[17:43] Anne
    Anne, Anne, Anne, Anne, Anne, Anne!
[17:47] Both
    Anne!
[17:49] Both
    Anne...
[17:52] Saito
    Such skill...
[17:53] Saito
    But this swing was not a single blade.
[17:56] Saito
    How did you...
[17:59] Saito
    How did you become this strong?!
[18:01] Soma
    Because I knew I was gonna be in trouble.
[18:06] (Flashback) Soma
    Well, I might actually be in trouble.
[18:08] Soma
    I knew I couldn't defeat you
    with just a single blade.
[18:14] Soma
    Mock Shokugeki?
[18:15] (Flashback) Megu
    What do you mean, Mimasaka-kun?
[18:18] (Flashback) Mima
    As you know, I've completed a trace
    of all of the enemy Elite Ten members.
[18:24] (Flashback) Mima
    So I can stand in as the
    opponents you'll be facing,
[18:28] (Flashback) Mima
    and we can do a mock Shokugeki.
[18:30] (Flashback) Taku
    But are you going to be okay, Mimasaka?
[18:32] (Flashback) Taku
    I'm sure being three of them
    will be hard on your body.
[18:35] (Flashback) Mima
    This is really all I can do
    for you guys, since I lost.
[18:40] (Flashback) Mima
    Let me be your sandbag.
[18:42] (Flashback) Soma
    All right, well, if you're gonna
    insist that much, let's do it.
[18:46] (Flashback) Soma
    Let's begin our training!
[18:47] (Flashback) Taku
    Yeah.
[18:48] (Flashback) Megu
    Right!
[18:49] (Flashback) Mima
    All I need is money and
    everything will go my way.
SIGN    Anger Anger Anger Anger Anger Anger
[18:49] (Flashback) Taku
    Anger, anger, anger, anger, anger...
[18:53] (Flashback) Mima
    Morals? What are those?
    Do they taste good, Elder Aldini?
[18:57] (Flashback) Mima
    Megu-myan, Megu-myan, Megu-myan, myan!
[19:04] Soma
    It's no use.
[19:08] Soma
    No matter how many times I try,
    I can't win against his strike.
[19:14] Soma
    If I'm going to win,
[19:16] Soma
    I'm gonna need...
[19:17] Blonde
    This cheese blend balances out
    the dish with its saltiness.
[19:21] Shades
    I see.
[19:22] Shades
    Aldini must have put this together so
    it'd go along with these inari sushi.
[19:26] Anne
    Oh, I finally understand! The reason
    this dish is so rich, but not overwhelming!
[19:32] Anne
    It's Miss Tadokoro Megumi's apple butter!
[19:34] Anne
    Its refreshing taste cuts
    back on the greasiness.
[19:37] Taku
    Yes.
[19:38] Megu
    Soma-kun...
[19:39] Saito
    I see... So this is a true Team Shokugeki.
[19:46] Saito
    But...
[19:48] Saito
    This cannot be the work of just three!
[19:59] Soma
    Takumi's ultimate cheese blend,
[20:02] Soma
    a Hayama-style aroma bomb,
[20:05] Soma
    Kurokiba's shrimp's umami...
[20:10] Soma
    Tadokoro's apple butter!
[20:14] Saito
    He's not even bothering with swords anymore!
[20:16] Soma
    Yoshino's super-secret ultra-savory
    masterpiece chicken broth!
[20:20] Saito
    There must be some limit to
    not caring about tactics!
[20:24] Saito
    I spent all this time polishing
    my blade so that I would not lose,
[20:28] Saito
    yet you don't care how many blades
    you break in order to win.
[20:33] Saito
    So you are also truly a warrior of bushido.
[20:36] Soma
    Nah, I'm just a plain ol' first-year kid.
[20:38] Soma
    But I've faced off with a lot of people.
[20:42] Soma
    That might be how I get all these ideas.
[20:46] Soma
    I'm pretty sure everything
    I've learned from everyone
[20:48] Soma
    at Totsuki is right here backing me up.
[20:51] (Flashback) Soma
    To be honest,
[20:54] (Flashback) Soma
    this academy's just a stepping stone for me!
[20:56] Soma
    I'm a Totsuki Academy High School first-year,
[20:59] Soma
    and a member of the 92nd graduating class.
[21:01] Soma
    I'm Yukihira Soma!
[21:11] Isshi
    That dish isn't just a result of his training.
[21:14] Isshi
    It's a culmination of all the days
    he's spent here ever since
[21:17] Isshi
    the first moment he stepped
    into Totsuki Academy.
[21:19] Saito
    Because of the helplessness
    I felt with my mother,
[21:22] Saito
    I thought that the weak should be protected.
[21:26] Saito
    I thought that was why I became stronger.
[21:29] Saito
    But Yukihira doesn't label other
    chefs as weak or strong.
[21:33] Saito
    He learned from every blade he has ever faced.
[21:37] Saito
    You are the one who has truly
    walked the path of bushido.
[21:40] Saito
    I have lost.
[21:42] Shades
    It is unanimous.
[21:43] Blonde
    The winner is...
SIGN    1st Match
    Saito Somei vs. Yukihira Soma
    
    2nd Match
    Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
[21:45] Anne
    Yukihira Soma of the resistance!
[21:49] Guy
    He did it!
[21:49] Guy
    Yeah!
[22:00] Soma
    Glad you liked it.
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Two Queens
[23:35] Megu
    Special puff-puff lessons...
[23:37] Megu
    Special puff-puff lessons...

Season 2

7 - The Two Queens

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SIGN    T
    h
    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Seven
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
     Saito Somei
     Kinokuni Nene
     Eizan Etsuya
     Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    1st Match
    Saito Somei vs. Yukihira Soma
    
    2nd Match
     Eizan Etsuya vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Tadokoro Megumi
SIGN    Rebels
    Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
     Isshiki Satoshi
    Kuga Terunori
    NYukihira Soma
     Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[00:03] Girl
    U-U-Unbelievable! Yukihira Soma has
    defeated the Fourth Seat, Saito Somei!
[00:10] Guy
    Yeah!
[00:11] Guy
    He beat a third-year in the Elite Ten!
[00:13] Buns
    You're amazing, Yukihira!
[00:18] Soma
    Uh, you guys...
[00:19] Niku
    Er, uh...
[00:21] Kuro
    Damn, Yukihira...
[00:23] Haya
    Yeah. He actually won.
[00:26] Megu
    Way to go, Soma-kun!
[00:27] Taku
    Tadokoro-san...
[00:30] Taku
    We won as a team.
[00:32] Taku
    Your help was a big part
[00:33] Taku
    of why Yukihira won, and he's
    very aware of that, as well.
[00:39] Buns
    What are you trying to act
    all cool for, Takumi-cchi?
[00:41] Ryoko
    You were amazing too, Megumi!
[00:44] Isami
    Congrats, Big Bro!
[00:46] Ura
    Everyone, please return to your greenrooms
     and conduct your fourth round meetings.
[00:51] Saito
    Yukihira Soma...
[00:53] Saito
    Tsukasa Eishi is strong.
[00:55] Soma
    Yeah, he is.
[00:58] Saito
    I wish you luck.
[00:59] Soma
    Thanks!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Two Queens
[02:33] Sec
    Now, choose, Yukihira.
[02:35] Sec
    A medicinal tea to calm your nerves,
[02:37] Sec
    or a medicinal tea to elevate your
    enthusiasm and concentration.
[02:40] Soma
    I'm fine... They seem bitter as hell, anyway.
[02:42] Sec
    No! You might be exhausted!
[02:45] Niku
    Are your shoulders stiff?!
    Want something to eat?!
[02:48] Soma
    No, no... I'm fine. Thanks.
[02:50] Sec
    Um, Erina-sama, would you like
    some warm medicinal tea?
[02:54] Alice
    Why are you being so shy? Go talk to her!
[02:58] Suba
    I heard you won, Aldini...
[03:02] Isa
    He's all pale.
[03:03] Taku
    Mimasaka, I hate to admit it,
    but this is all thanks to you.
[03:08] Suba
    Nah, if you concentrate
    on your enemy even harder,
[03:11] Suba
    you'll be a better stalker in no time.
[03:13] Suba
    You haven't maximized your clinginess.
[03:16] Taku
    Who are you calling clingy?
[03:17] Senpai
    All right, time's running out.
[03:20] Senpai
    I was thinking about appearing
    in the fourth round.
[03:24] Senpai
    Nakiri-kun, Aldini-kun,
    Soma-kun, what do you think?
[03:26] Taku
    You don't even need to ask. We're ready.
[03:30] Soma
    I'm ready to take on anyone.
[03:32] Haya
    The next bout is definitely
    going to be on another level.
[03:36] Haya
    There are only three enemies left,
    and they'll all be coming out.
[03:40] Kuro
    So if we get three victories,
    that stomps out all the competition.
[03:45] Sec
    But our opponents aren't
    going to make it that easy.
SIGN    Third Seat
[03:49] Alice
    Akanegakubo Momo,
[03:50] Alice
    Kobayashi Rindo,
SIGN    Second Seat
SIGN    First Seat
[03:52] Alice
    and Tsukasa Eishi.
[03:54] Kuro
    Who's going up?
[03:56] Sec
    How should we challenge them?
[03:57] Haya
    How will we crush them?
[04:01] Eri
    May I have a moment?
[04:05] Saito
    That Yukihira Soma is very brave.
[04:09] Saito
    I now see why you lost to him in a Shokugeki.
[04:13] Eizan
    Why are you smiling?!
[04:15] Saito
    We just have to leave the rest
    to Akanegakubo and the others.
[04:18] Eizan
    Meanwhile, Momo-senpai's been
    doing that this whole time.
[04:21] Momo
    Oh, shut up. This is for my love of cute things.
SIGN    Like
[04:26] Momo
    Yup. Lots of likes again today. So cute.
[04:29] Saito
    You're working hard.
[04:31] Momo
    But...
SIGN    Momo-sama, you're wonderful!
SIGN    Momo-sama is definitely the queen of cute!
[04:32] Momo
    Something seems off...
SIGN    So cute! I love it! I respect
    you so much, Momo-sama!
[04:34] Momo
    I can't get myself motivated.
[04:36] Momo
    Kinoku-nyan, could you sew
    Bucchi's hand back up?
[04:39] Kino
    S-Sure...
[04:41] Momo
    I'm busy taking photos.
[04:44] Kino
    Yukihira Soma... To think he'd
    actually defeat Saito-senpai, too.
[04:49] Momo
    By the way, where are Tsukasa and Rindo?
[04:55] Rindo
    I'm back, baby!
[04:57] Taku
    She could barely stand yesterday.
[05:00] Soma
    She's totally full of energy again.
[05:02] Rindo
    Come on! Rindo-senpai's back!
[05:05] Rindo
    I got plenty of sleep, so I have even
    more energy than I did the first day!
[05:09] Rindo
    What do you think of
    Rindo-senpai? Well, Yukihira?
[05:12] Rindo
    Well, well, well, well?
[05:12] Soma
    You're definitely excited.
[05:14] Tsuka
    Rindo's as energetic as a wild animal.
[05:17] Guy
    Hey... He seems to be back on his feet, too.
[05:20] Guy
    Yeah, and here comes Momo-senpai, too.
[05:23] Momo
    I feel all prickly. I need to make
    another cute dish to relieve some stress.
[05:29] Momo
    I have plenty of energy since
    So-myan made me some sushi.
[05:33] Momo
    Let's have whoever we're going up
    against get gobbled up by my dish, Bucchi.
[05:38] Eri
    May I be that opponent?
[05:42] Momo
    Sure. I might be a little
    more violent than usual.
[05:47] Momo
    I look forward to our match, Eri-nyan.
[05:49] Eri
    You seem to be in a foul mood.
[05:52] Eri
    Allow me to explain why you're
    feeling such irritation.
[05:56] Momo
    Oh? You've changed a little, Eri-nyan.
[06:00] Girl
    Erina-sama!
[06:02] Guy
    Erina-sama's finally making an appearance!
[06:04] Girl
    Momo-senpai's the queen of cute, but...
[06:06] Guy
    Erina-sama's not so bad herself!
[06:09] Guy
    She can be cold at times, but above all,
    she's absolutely stunning.
[06:12] Girl
    Otherwise known as the Ice Queen!
[06:14] Blonde
    Nakiri Erina... Director Azami's daughter
    and Senzaemon-dono's granddaughter.
[06:19] Shades
    She possesses the God Tongue and
    is the epitome of a gourmand.
[06:23] Anne
    She shares the bloodline of the Devil
     of Food. I look forward to her dish.
[06:29] Soma
    I finally get to see Nakiri's
    Shokugeki with my own eyes.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
     Saito Somei
     Kinokuni Nene
     Eizan Etsuya
     Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Rebels
    Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
     Isshiki Satoshi
    Kuga Terunori
    NYukihira Soma
     Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[06:32] Ura
    Now, in the fourth bout
    of the Team Shokugeki,
[06:35] Ura
    the matches and food
    themes have been decided!
SIGN    Elite Ten, First Seat
    Tsukasa Eishi
SIGN    Rebel
    Isshiki Satoshi
[06:39] Ura
    The first match will be Tsukasa
    Eishi versus Isshiki Satoshi.
[06:43] Ura
    Their theme is wild rabbit!
SIGN    Wild Rabbit
[06:45] Tsukasa
    Isshiki, eh? You might actually
    give me some trouble.
[06:50] Isshiki
    I look forward to competing
    with you, Tsukasa-senpai.
[06:54] Ura
    The second match will be Kobayashi
    Rindo versus Takumi Aldini.
SIGN    Elite Ten, Second Seat
    Kobayashi Rindo
SIGN    Rebel
    Takumi Aldini
[06:58] Ura
    Their theme is spear squid!
SIGN    Spear Squid
[07:01] Rindo
    Oh, Aldini!
[07:02] Rindo
    Don't be shaking in your boots, now!
[07:04] Taku
    Please. I'm fired up and raring to go, Senpai.
[07:08] Ura
    And for the third match,
    Akanegakubo Momo versus Nakiri Erina.
SIGN    Elite Ten, Third Seat
     Akanegakubo Momo
SIGN    Rebel
    Nakiri Erina
[07:13] Ura
    Their theme is brown sugar!
SIGN    Brown Sugar
[07:16] Niku
    Brown sugar? That's another ingredient
    that's perfect for desserts.
[07:19] Buns
    You've got this, Erina-cchi!
[07:23] Momo
    Okay, Bucchi. Let's make a lovely dish
    to make this irritation go away.
[07:28] Momo
    And let's beat Eri-nyan while we're at it.
[07:35] Guy
    Whoa! What the heck is that?!
[07:38] Guy
    So many bowls of various colored batters!
[07:41] Alice
    Looks like she made colors from strawberries,
[07:44] Alice
    matcha, cocoa, blueberries,
    black sesame, and other things.
[07:47] Alice
    It's like a colorful palette.
[07:50] Momo
    Now that I have my yummy paint,
[07:53] Momo
    let's start our super-fun drawing time!
[07:56] Isa
    She's completing fancy illustrations
    one after another!
[08:00] Sec
    How can she be so fast?!
[08:04] Niku
    She finished them all in one go!
    How experienced is she at drawing those?!
[08:08] Momo
    Then I'll bake the finished drawings
[08:11] Momo
    in the oven for three minutes and...
[08:13] Momo
    Then I'll pour in batter with
    brown sugar in it on top.
[08:19] Anne
    It appears she's making roll cakes.
[08:23] shadeS
    Like the popular ones made
    with illustrations in Japan.
[08:25] Blonde
    Maybe this is going to be a
    surprisingly simple dish, then...
[08:29] Blonde
    Especially compared to her last dish.
[08:31] Momo
    I'll make the decorations super cute, too!
[08:36] Blonde
    That method is known as sucre tiré.
[08:38] Blonde
    They stretch the candy to a uniform thickness
[08:40] Blonde
    by keeping it at just the right
    temperature so that it remains malleable.
[08:43] Anne
    Out of all candy-sculpting techniques,
[08:45] Anne
    it gives the candy the most
    glossy and glass-like luster.
[08:47] Anne
    It's extremely difficult to pull off,
     but she makes it look so easy.
[08:51] Shades
    Even her cooking process is
    overflowing with cuteness!
[08:56] Momo
    Cutely, cutely...
[08:59] Guy
    Hang on a second!
[09:00] Shades
    How many does she plan to make?
[09:03] Momo
    We still don't have nearly
    enough, do we, Bucchi?
[09:06] Momo
    Chef Momo's sweets shop is super-busy today.
[09:10] Megu
    Is Nakiri-san going to be okay?
[09:11] Soma
    Well, let's just sit back and watch her work.
[09:15] Soma
    I can't really explain it, but
    Nakiri sure seems fired up.
[09:23] Niku
    She's being careful with the heat, too.
[09:24] Buns
    Wow! They look perfect!
[09:27] Alice
    She's made some super-crunchy
    brown sugar and black sesame tuiles.
[09:31] Megu
    She also has two batters, one made with only
    egg whites and the other with only yolks.
[09:34] Ryoko
    Judging from the ingredients,
[09:37] Ryoko
    Nakiri-san is trying to make
    something sweet, isn't she?
[09:40] Ryoko
    Even though she's up against
    the academy's top pâtissier.
[09:42] Niku
    She'd totally do it!
[09:43] Buns
    That might be going a bit too far!
[09:46] Sec
    No, I'm sure Erina-sama has a chance.
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
[09:57] Ura
    Well, it appears the first tasting
    of the fourth bout will be
[10:02] Ura
    Akanegakubo-senpai's dish!
[10:05] Momo
    It's all done now.
[10:08] All
    Wha—
[10:09] Soma
    The hell is that?
[10:10] Girl
    Oh my gosh! It's so cute!
[10:12] Girl
    It's so amazing!
[10:13] Girl
    It's like a castle from a kingdom of dreams!
[10:21] Blonde
    I can't believe I had the
    nerve to call it simple!
[10:25] Blonde
    There isn't a hint of modesty
    anywhere in that thing!
[10:27] Shades
    But no matter how impactful the visual
    might be, the taste is what counts.
[10:32] Anne
    Yes. This all comes down to the
    deliberation of the tongue.
[10:38] Momo
    Love!
[10:43] Shades
    What in the world is this exquisite
    texture and sweetness?
[10:46] Shades
    When I push down on it with my fork,
    it bounces back with maximum fluffitude.
[10:49] Shades
    This springy volume is something else.
[10:52] Anne
    But once you bite into it,
[10:53] Anne
    the texture is so gentle and soft,
    like mist dancing on your tongue.
[10:58] Blonde
    But above all, what is this rich
    sweetness filling my mouth?
[11:03] Momo
    Here's your answer.
[11:05] Both
    Soy sauce?!
[11:06] Momo
    I used heavy cream,
    light brown sugar, vanilla extract,
[11:10] Momo
    and a dash of soy sauce
    to make whipped cream.
[11:12] Momo
    I then spread that on the
    cakes after they were baked,
[11:15] Momo
    rolled them up, and chilled them.
[11:16] Momo
    All in order to make the taste of
    the brown sugar cuter and sweeter.
[11:21] Anne
    So this is like adding a
    bit of saltiness to sweets
[11:25] Anne
    to enhance the sweetness,
    similar to salted caramels.
[11:29] Anne
    But in her case, she happened to create
    her own soy sauce whipped cream.
[11:33] Blonde
    Brown sugar contains minerals
    like iron and sodium
[11:37] Blonde
    that you don't usually find in white sugar,
     and it has its own unique aroma.
[11:42] Shades
    The aroma of the brown sugar
    and the depth of the soy sauce
[11:46] Shades
    go perfectly together.
[11:48] Momo
    If you take a piece of fruit with each bite,
[11:51] Momo
    you can enjoy the different flavors.
[11:53] Momo
    Of course, you can eat this candy, too.
[11:56] Momo
    If you melt a piece on your
    tongue before eating the cake,
[12:00] Momo
    it's especially yummy.
[12:01] Anne
    What a lovely surprise!
[12:02] Anne
    No matter how many bites I take,
    I'm being led to a world of dreams again!
[12:06] Shades
    She has a perfect sense of smell when
    it comes to the universe of sweets.
[12:11] Shades
    She has created a perfect castle,
    both in visuals and in taste.
[12:14] Blonde
    Anyone who dares enter her kingdom
[12:17] Blonde
    is attacked with blasts of
    cuteness and prettiness!
[12:23] Both
    We can't dodge them!
[12:26] Anne
    Histoire! Charme!
[12:30] Anne
    I can't dodge them!
[12:33] Both
    Anne!
[12:35] Ura
    How in the world is Nakiri Erina going
    to face off against this fortress?
[12:41] Niku
    Not only does it look perfect,
    it tastes perfect, too.
[12:43] Ryoko
    How can anyone make something like that?
[12:46] Mima
    I know because I traced her.
[12:48] Mima
    Her obsession with cute things
    makes her strive for perfection.
[12:54] Momo
    I've got lots of roll cakes, so does
    anyone else want to eat one?
[12:59] Momo
    Don't push. Make sure you line up.
[13:02] Kuro
    This turned into an autograph signing.
[13:04] Haya
    She's pretty popular on social media, too.
[13:07] Buns
    Is... Is Erina-cchi going to be okay?
[13:09] Sec
    Don't worry. She has some meringue
    in the works as we speak.
[13:13] Alice
    Looks like Erina's almost
    done with her dish, too.
[13:16] Momo
    You can do it, you can do it, Eri-nyan.
[13:19] Momo
    Give it all you've got, Eri-nyan.
[13:22] Mom
    What? Is that really what
    you want, Momo-chan?
[13:25] (Flashback) Mom
    But that one's not cute at all. Are you sure?
SIGN    Momo, Age 3
SIGN    Another Day
[13:30] (Flashback) Mom
    That's the one you want today?
SIGN    Yet Another Day
[13:32] (Flashback) Mom
    That one? Really?
SIGN    A Girl's
     Favorite
SIGN    Cute
    Yet Ugly
    Characters
[13:34] (Flashback) Dad
    Momo's somehow predicting popular
    products one after another!
[13:37] (Flashback) Mom
    She's a prodigy! A prodigy of cuteness!
SIGN    Cute Yet Ugly Creatures Becoming
     Popular by Word of Mouth!
[13:40] (Flashback) Guy
    Momo-sama! These are our new products!
[13:43] (Flashback) Guy
    Which is the cutest?
[13:45] (Flashback) Girl
    These designs for children's clothes!
[13:47] (Flashback) Guy
    This new confection!
[13:48] (Flashback) Momo
    This one, that one, that one, this one.
SIGN    The Prodigy of Cuteness
[13:52] (Flashback) Lady
    What?
[13:53] (Flashback) Guy
    You're really going to Totsuki Academy?
[13:56] (Flashback) Guy
    Please come to our toy company!
SIGN    Momo, Age 12
[13:58] (Flashback) Lady
    No, to our apparel company!
[13:59] (Flashback) Guy
    No, help us with graphic design!
[14:01] (Flashback) Lady
    Please tell us! Why did you
    choose to become a pâtissier?
[14:04] (Flashback) Momo
    Well, it's because I look the
    cutest when I'm making sweets.
[14:11] Momo
    I've spent all this time
    striving to be the cutest,
[14:15] Momo
    and expressing cuteness and
    deliciousness through my dishes.
[14:21] Momo
    And yet you had the nerve to...
[14:23] (Flashback) Eri
    Allow me to explain why you're
    feeling such irritation.
[14:27] Momo
    Just what are you going to
    try to teach me, Eri-nyan?
[14:31] Eri
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[14:34] Eri
    Please enjoy.
[14:36] Eri
    Soufflé Léger de Grâce.
[14:39] Soma
    Hey, a soufflé. I made one of those before.
[14:43] Ryoko
    It looks so fluffy!
[14:45] Sec
    She's competing against her opponent's
    roll cake with pancakes!
[14:48] Sec
    Splendid, Erina-sama! You're so brave
    and courageous to face the enemy head-on!
[14:53] Buns
    I mean, it's definitely fancy and pretty, but...
[14:56] Buns
    Visually, the impact from the roll
    cake castle is way too much!
[15:01] Soma
    What's up? Is something funny?
[15:04] Alice
    Oh, nothing.
[15:05] Anne
    Now, let us have a taste...
[15:07] Anne
    of the dish made by the
    girl with the God Tongue.
[15:10] Anne
    The cake is so gleefully fluffy.
[15:15] Anne
    But as soon as the fork breaks through,
[15:17] Anne
    my entire body shivers in anticipation of the
[15:19] Anne
    heavenly texture I'm sure will come.
[15:21] Anne
    She is very much aware...
[15:23] Anne
    that a dish that can give the
    tongue the power of imagination
[15:25] Anne
    is a dish that will conquer one's heart.
[15:29] Erina
    Love.
[15:30] Blonde
    This...
[15:31] Anne
    ...is no ordinary pancake!
[15:33] Shades
    In between the two pancakes...
[15:35] All
    ...is red bean paste!
[15:37] Megu
    What? Red bean paste?
[15:39] Erina
    Yes. That is the star of this dish.
[15:42] Erina
    I created a paste from azuki beans
    and sweetened it with brown sugar.
[15:45] Erina
    I call it my Divine Brown Sugar Bean Paste.
[15:48] Alice
    She used a pressure cooker
[15:50] Alice
    to reduce the cooking time
    without losing the flavor.
[15:53] Buns
    Brown sugar bean paste?
[15:54] Ryoko
    So that means this dish...
[15:56] Soma
    It's two pancakes with red bean
    paste filling in the middle.
[16:00] Soma
    Which basically means it's dorayaki.
[16:03] Shades
    The azuki beans from Tokachi have
    improved the already impressive flavor!
[16:08] Blonde
    The sweetness of the bean paste
    envelops the brown sugar.
[16:11] Blonde
    It's perfectly clear,
    not the least bit overbearing!
[16:13] Ryoko
    No wonder Erina-sensei led
    the Hokkaido lectures!
[16:16] Buns
    She knows everything about Hokkaido's foods!
[16:17] Both
    Hey, look! Even Urara-chan is...
[16:20] Urara
    No, no... I have to do my job and
    continue emceeing this event fair and square!
[16:25] Erina
    Oh, there's no need to hold back.
[16:28] Erina
    You want to see how delicious
    this dish is yourself, don't you?
[16:31] Ura
    Y-Yesh, Erina-sensei!
[16:36] Ura
    Please... Please teach me more!
[16:39] Ura
    I want more of your smooth, fluffy, silky
[16:41] Ura
    special lessons to squeeze me tighter!
[16:44] Blonde
    Anne somehow ended up in there, too.
[16:46] Blonde
    Well, I guess she is "Anne"ko.
SIGN    Anneko
[16:48] Shades
    I'm so jeal— I mean, how indecent.
[16:50] Ura
    Now, if you would deliberate...
[16:52] Erina
    A moment, please.
[16:54] Erina
    There's one other person I'd
    like to have try this dish.
[16:58] Erina
    And you will try it,
    won't you, Queen of Cute?
[17:05] Momo
    I'll admit that the cuteness level
    of that dish is pretty good.
[17:09] Momo
    But I'd have to give it a 95.
[17:12] Momo
    Why did you bother putting red bean
    paste in it and making it a dorayaki?
[17:15] Momo
    That'll disrupt the soufflé's
    delicate fluffy texture and aroma.
[17:20] Momo
    You should've just mixed the brown sugar
[17:22] Momo
    into the meringue and made soufflé pancakes.
[17:24] Momo
    Then I would've given you a 100.
[17:27] Momo
    I can tell just by looking
    that points will be docked.
[17:30] Momo
    You made the same dish as Tadokoro Megumi.
[17:32] Erina
    Are you certain about that?
[17:34] Erina
    Once you have a taste, you'll know
[17:37] Erina
    what has put in you such a
    foul mood since the last match.
[17:41] Momo
    Did you hear that, Bucchi?
    What should we do?
[17:44] Momo
    What? It wouldn't hurt to give it a try?
[17:47] Momo
    You're so nice, Bucchi.
[18:00] Momo
    This cuteness...
[18:02] Momo
    I can't... dodge it!
[18:05] Eizan
    What?!
[18:06] Kino
    Momo-senpai is actually head over
    heels for someone else's dessert?
[18:10] Momo
    This deep, complex flavor...
[18:12] Momo
    The secret ingredient is yogurt?
[18:14] Erina
    Yes, you are correct.
[18:16] Erina
    And it's Greek yogurt, a unique
    type of yogurt that's thickened
[18:18] Erina
    and concentrated through
    a straining process.
[18:20] Erina
    Straining the excess moisture
    from the yogurt condenses it,
[18:24] Erina
    giving its flavor a gentle body
    that's reminiscent of cheese.
[18:27] Erina
    I mixed that in with the
    meringue for the pancakes.
[18:31] Anne
    And as a result, it brings out the
    flavor of the red bean paste,
[18:35] Anne
    which is the star of the dish.
[18:38] Ryoko
    It didn't even look like she
    was using any special tools.
[18:41] Sec
    I get it! She used those coffee filters!
[18:44] Erina
    Yes. Not only are they easy to use,
    they're obviously excellent for filtering.
[18:48] Erina
    They were the perfect choice
    for straining the yogurt.
[18:50] Erina
    Because of this strained yogurt
    acting as my secret ingredient,
[18:54] Erina
    I am able to finally reach the level
    of deliciousness that I was seeking.
[18:58] Blonde
    If she had used ricotta or cream cheese,
    which have stronger flavors,
[19:01] Blonde
    then just like Akanegakubo Momo said,
     she would've lost points.
[19:04] Shades
    What a terrifying girl.
[19:06] Shades
    Now that I've seen this, I can't
    imagine a better twist for this dish.
[19:10] Shades
    It's as if she was given divine
    inspiration to share with us mortals.
[19:14] Erina
    The answer I sought for my dish
[19:17] Erina
    could only be found by going
    beyond what is correct.
[19:19] Erina
    If I hadn't seen Tadokoro-san's dish that
    challenged everyone's expectations,
[19:22] Erina
    I could not have made this dish.
[19:24] Eri
    Huh?
[19:25] Alice
    She called her dish "Soufflé
    Léger de Grâce," didn't she?
[19:29] Alice
    "Soufflé Léger" just means "light soufflé."
[19:31] Alice
    And "Grâce" translates to
    "blessings," or... "megumi."
SIGN    Megumi
[19:36] Erina
    Akanegakubo-san...
[19:37] Erina
    I'm sure you've continued to create
    nothing but perfect dishes
[19:41] Erina
    with your overwhelming talent up until now.
[19:44] Erina
    And that's exactly why you
    couldn't acknowledge
[19:47] Erina
    the dish with unknown brilliance
    that was completely
[19:50] Erina
    outside the world you had ruled over.
[19:53] Erina
    Tadokoro-san's dish that aimed
    for 120%, even if that meant
[19:56] Erina
    abandoning 100% under conventional norms.
[19:58] Erina
    That irritated you greatly.
[20:00] Momo
    What's the big idea?!
[20:01] Momo
    Who do you think you are, going off
     on me all of a sudden like that?!
[20:05] Momo
    You know that everyone calls you
    the Ice Queen, Eri-nyan!
[20:08] Erina
    Indeed, they do.
[20:09] Erina
    But I am no longer a queen who
    just sits back on her throne.
[20:15] Erina
    Yes... The irritation you're feeling is
    something that I have also experienced.
[20:23] Erina
    In my castle where my rule was absolute...
[20:27] Erina
    You happened to appear that day.
[20:30] Momo
    A dish like this can't exist.
[20:33] Momo
    Whatever I consider the
    cutest is always the cutest!
[20:36] Momo
    That's absolute.
[20:38] Momo
    I don't want to admit it...
    I don't want to admit it...
[20:42] Momo
    Oh, no... I have to say it...
[20:44] Momo
    This dorayaki is super cute!
[20:51] Erina
    I'm so glad you liked it.
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
[20:52] Ura
    And Nakiri Erina of the rebel forces wins!
[20:56] Sec
    Erina-sama won against the
    third seat of the Elite Ten!
[21:02] Buns
    Yay! Yay!
[21:04] Buns
    Yay! Yay! Yay!
[21:05] Soma
    What's the big idea, Nakiri?
[21:07] Soma
    "Glad you liked it" is my line, you copycat.
[21:10] Soma
    And you even altered it a bit.
[21:12] Erina
    It's not like you inspired me or anything!
[21:16] Soma
    I saw you glancing at me earlier! I see.
[21:18] Soma
    You were signaling that you
    were going to copy me.
[21:20] Soma
    I guess I'll let you off the hook,
     though, since you won.
[21:23] Erina
    I told you, that's not it!
[21:24] Megu
    Nakiri-san!
[21:25] Megu
    I'm so happy for you!
[21:27] Megu
    A-Also... Um...
[21:30] Megu
    Thank you so much.
[21:32] Megu
    Thank you for using my name.
[21:35] Megu
    Thank you...
[21:37] Erina
    H-Hey. You don't need to cry!
[21:40] Erina
    You're such a silly girl.
[21:41] ---
    Sniffle...
[21:42] Erina
    Anyway, we don't have
    much time to celebrate.
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
[21:46] Erina
    We still have two cards to go.
[21:49] Azami
    Attention, everyone.
[21:51] Azami
    I have an announcement.
[21:52] Azami
    Regarding this Team Shokugeki...
    There's going to be a change of judges.
[21:57] Azami
    As of this moment, I will be the judge.
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Watching from Beside You
[23:35] Megu
    I... admire you so much.
[23:37] Nene
    No fair, no fair, no fair,
    no fair, no fair, no fair...

Season 2

8 - Watching from Beside You

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SIGN    Eight
[00:03] Azami
    Attention, everyone.
[00:05] Azami
    I have an announcement.
[00:07] Azami
    Regarding this Team Shokugeki...
    There's going to be a change of judges.
[00:12] Azami
    As of this moment, I will be the judge.
[00:16] Azami
    I'm sure you've had enough of
    the Elite Ten's dishes by now.
[00:21] Guy
    What?!
[00:22] Guy
    What are you talking about?!
[00:24] Niku
    You're in charge of this whole thing!
    There's no way you should be the judge!
[00:27] Buns
    Get lost, you dumbass! You really
    think that's gonna work?!
[00:31] Alice
    I'm pretty sure Uncle Azami thinks just that.
[00:34] Haya
    He does blurt out crazy things
    with a completely straight face.
[00:38] Azami
    I still haven't tasted my
[00:40] Azami
    beloved daughter's cooking
    since I came back to Japan.
[00:44] Azami
    Not even at the Moon Festival,
    because someone got in the way.
[00:48] (Flashback) Soma
    Hey, Nakiri.
[00:49] (Flashback) Soma
    Is there a table available?
[00:51] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, excuse me.
[00:53] (Flashback) Soma
    You seem to be just about to eat, too.
[00:56] (Flashback) Azami
    I have lost interest.
[01:01] Soma
    Wow, someone disrupted his meal
    back then? Talk about rude.
[01:07] Rindo
    What the hell, Director?!
[01:09] Rindo
    Don't just come barging in here
    during our match! Stay out of this!
[01:14] Azami
    Please don't get the wrong idea.
[01:17] Azami
    Senzaemon-dono has also agreed to this.
[01:20] Azami
    Isn't that right, Senzaemon-dono?
[01:24] Alice
    Grandfather!
[01:25] Azami
    Both of the commissioners
    have come to this decision.
[01:29] Azami
    There's no one who can overturn it.
[01:32] Azami
    Now...
[01:33] Azami
    If you would kindly get out of my seat.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Watching from Beside You
[03:08] Anne
    This is an official Shokugeki.
[03:11] Anne
    We have our responsibilities
    as the appointed judges,
[03:14] Anne
    and individual deliberations go
    against the rules of the WGO.
[03:18] Azami
    You are correct. Now, allow me
    to invite my trustworthy guests.
[03:26] Anne
    Décora! Courage!
[03:27] Soma
    You know them?
SIGN    Décora
     1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[03:29] Anne
    Yes.
[03:30] Anne
    They are both renowned WGO adjudicators.
SIGN    Courage
    1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[03:34] All
    What?!
[03:35] Glasses
    There were people who bought into
    Nakiri Azami's ideals in the WGO, too?!
[03:41] Decora
    Yes, and we are the ones who trained
    Anne's palate to what it is today.
[03:46] Courage
    We helped her so much, she was finally
    able to become a full-fledged Bookman.
[03:51] Decora
    She was so useless back then.
[03:54] Courage
    Not to mention innocent and lame.
[03:57] Courage
    Want to see a photo?
[03:59] Decora
    See those two with the pigtails over there?
[04:02] Decora
    Imagine those two combined into one.
    That's how cloddish she was.
[04:05] Anne
    Stop, stop! Please stop!
[04:08] Nene
    I have nothing to do with this,
    yet I just got insulted.
[04:11] Megu
    Cloddish...
SIGN    1st Rank WGO Adjudicators
[04:13] Courage
    Anyway, we'll be taking over, so we
    won't be breaking any WGO rules.
SIGN    2nd Rank WGO Adjudicators
SIGN    1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[04:20] Anne
    Very well.
[04:22] Anne
    But I am also a 1st rank WGO adjudicator,
[04:24] Anne
    so I will also participate
    in the deliberations.
[04:26] Anne
    We require that concession, at least.
[04:29] Azami
    Very well.
[04:30] Azami
    Miss Anne, you may stay.
[04:33] Azami
    I'm sorry I wasn't able to prepare
    a seat for you, Courage.
[04:36] Courage
    Oh, I wouldn't mind just sitting
    on your lap, Azami-sama.
[04:40] Both
    Grr!
[04:41] Azami
    Please continue with your preparations.
[04:43] Azami
    The three of us will be
    deliberating from now on.
[04:46] Buns
    Ugh, they're so annoying!
[04:48] Niku
    They seriously took over the judges' table!
[04:51] Soma
    Man, Team Shokugekis sure do keep
    you on your feet. Talk about lucky.
[04:54] Both
    How?!
[04:56] Soma
    Well, think about it.
[04:57] Soma
    The guy just got off his high
    horse to join us in this match.
[05:02] Soma
    Now we can sock him with
    flavor personally.
[05:07] Sec
    Yukihira!
[05:10] Ura
    This was definitely unexpected, but let
    us continue with the fourth bout!
[05:14] Ura
    All that remains is the first match,
    Tsukasa Eishi versus Isshiki Satoshi,
SIGN    Theme: "Wild Rabbit"
[05:18] Ura
    and the second match,
    Kobayashi Rindo versus Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Theme: "Spear Squid"
[05:23] Rindo
    Damn you, Director! How dare you
    try to meddle with our battle?!
[05:27] Rindo
    You're really starting to piss me off!
[05:30] Ryoko
    So much animosity...
[05:32] Niku
    It's like she's putting all
    her rage into her cooking.
[05:35] Buns
    Don't you dare lose, Takumicchi!
[05:37] Isa
    You've got this, Big Bro!
[05:38] Taku
    Nakiri Azami's actions definitely surprised me,
[05:42] Taku
    but why is she so agitated?
[05:46] Taku
    What was that brief uneasiness I just felt?
[05:50] Taku
    It's almost like...
[05:51] Taku
    a wild animal doing everything
    it can to intimidate an enemy.
[05:55] Rindo
    Come on! Move your ass, Aldini!
[05:59] Rindo
    I'm gonna present my dish first!
[06:01] Azami
    I guess we're tasting Kobayashi's dish first.
[06:03] Azami
    Fetch me the wine list, will you, Courage?
[06:06] Courage
    Of course, Azami-sama.
[06:09] Rindo
    Rindo-senpai's comin' through!
[06:14] Isa
    Big Bro's dish is done, too.
[06:16] Ura
    It appears both contestants in the
    second match will be serving at once.
[06:20] Ura
    The new faces at the judges'
    table will begin their tasting!
[06:25] Ryoko
    Their theme was spear squid, wasn't it?
[06:28] Isa
    Big Bro made calamari ripieni.
[06:31] Isa
    It's a dish you make by stuffing the squid
[06:33] Isa
    and baking it in the oven
    until it's nice and juicy.
[06:36] Glasses
    It's a dish commonly
    served in Southern Italy,
[06:39] Glasses
    off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
[06:41] Buns
    Way to go, Takumicchi!
[06:42] Ryoko
    What's Rindo-senpai's dish?
[06:44] Guy
    It's actually super elegant...
[06:46] Guy
    It almost looks like a cute cake.
[06:48] Azami
    How splendid.
[06:51] Azami
    Why don't we partake in Takumi
    Aldini's dish before it gets cold?
[06:56] Decora
    Piping hot calamari...
[06:57] Decora
    There's so much umami gushing out,
    I feel like I might get burnt.
[07:00] Courage
    Azami-sama, let me know if you
    need us to blow on your food.
[07:05] Anne
    Just shut up and eat already!
[07:07] Soma
    It looks super tasty, like Japanese ikameshi.
[07:10] Isa
    They may look similar, but what
    you put inside is way different.
[07:14] Isa
    Usually, you would mix panko,
    cheese, eggs, and tomatoes.
[07:20] Sec
    But because it's such a simple dish,
[07:22] Sec
    the filling relies on the chef's
     experience and creativity.
[07:29] Dec
    The rich, juicy savoriness of the
    seafood explodes all over my tongue!
[07:34] Dec
    The keystones of this dish are
    the squid liver and anchovies.
[07:37] Taku
    Correct. I chopped them finely
    and sautéed them in olive oil,
[07:40] Taku
    red peppers, and garlic until
    they were nice and fragrant.
[07:44] Taku
    I then added some white
    wine and simmered it.
[07:48] Anne
    But the component that's giving this
    dish most of its depth in flavor
[07:51] Anne
    is actually on the outside.
[07:53] Taku
    Right. After I sautéed the filling,
[07:55] Taku
    I added heavy cream to the liquid
    left in the pan and heated it,
[07:59] Taku
    creating squid liver
    and anchovy cream sauce.
[08:01] Taku
    I've drizzled that sauce over the squid.
[08:04] Courage
    The creaminess contrasts
[08:06] Courage
    with the tanginess and saltiness inside,
[08:08] Courage
    giving the tongue endless
    shifting flavors to enjoy.
[08:12] Taku
    Having the squid and its
    filling harmonize perfectly
[08:16] Taku
    brings out the ultimate
    flavor of the spear squid.
[08:19] Taku
    That is my calamari ripieni!
[08:21] Decora
    We shall express how delicious
    this dish is with our bodies.
[08:26] Boys
    Their bodies?!
[08:28] Decora
    A shell of calamari packed so full of
    seafood umami that it's about to burst.
[08:32] Decora
    It's almost like...
[08:34] Courage
    The new winter collection that's going
    to glamorously wrap around our bodies...
[08:39] Both
    Calamari lingerie!
[08:41] Decora
    We've recreated the soft and smooth
    skin of the squid with silk.
[08:46] Decora
    Because of the lighting,
[08:47] Decora
    the lamé, which sparkles like the
    anchovies' scales, adds to the luxury.
[08:52] Courage
    In this sexy see-through cami that's
    been inspired by the red peppers,
[08:56] Courage
    we up the volume with the girly
    garlic patterns sewn in.
[09:01] Courage
    A must-buy of the season!
[09:03] Decora
    He won't be able to keep his hands off you.
[09:06] Courage
    Let's make sure none of the boys will
    be able to take their eyes off of you.
[09:09] Both
    Oof.
SIGN    Oof
SIGN    Oof
[09:11] Glasses
    What an amazing lingerie...
    Er, no... dish.
[09:13] Buns
    The hell are you talking about?!
[09:15] Azami
    My, my. Just as I had expected,
    it tasted quite lovely.
[09:19] Ryoko
    Even Director Azami gave him a compliment!
[09:21] Megu
    Takumi-kun!
[09:22] Azami
    Now, then...
[09:23] Azami
    I believe that's enough of the opening act.
[09:25] Azami
    Let's move on to the main attraction.
[09:28] Anne
    Miss Kobayashi's dish...
[09:33] Anne
    This is...
[09:34] Azami
    Causa.
[09:36] Azami
    One of the most classic
    dishes of Peruvian cuisine.
[09:39] Azami
    Various seafoods are
    sandwiched in between layers
[09:42] Azami
    of mashed potatoes and pressed together.
[09:45] Azami
    You could even call it a
    unique potato salad.
[09:48] Courage
    She mixed minced spear squid
    with egg whites and onions,
[09:52] Courage
    then shallow-fried it with lemon,
    mayonnaise, and soy sauce.
[09:56] Courage
    That makes the fluffy squid
    burger the star of the show.
[10:00] Anne
    The famous Peruvian seasoning made from
    mashed yellow peppers, Aji Amarillo,
[10:06] Anne
    gives the mashed potatoes
    a nice yellow color.
[10:09] Anne
    The sweetness of Hokkaido's beloved
[10:10] Anne
    Danshaku potatoes emphasizes
    the body of the squid's flavor.
[10:15] Decora
    The most surprising part is the
    layer beneath the hamburger.
[10:18] Decora
    It's usually a layer made with tuna,
[10:22] Decora
    but she seems to have used a
    somewhat unusual ingredient.
[10:25] Rindo
    Yup! Pirarucu!
[10:28] Rindo
    The world's largest freshwater fish,
    which inhabits the Amazon River!
[10:32] Glasses
    There it is! That's the
    master of rare ingredients!
[10:35] Buns
    Pirarucu?
[10:36] Guy
    Those are edible?
[10:37] Guy
    Are you even allowed to eat them?
[10:39] Azami
    Whitefish flesh is decadent,
    giving it a refined nature,
[10:43] Azami
    and depending on how it's cooked,
    you can enjoy a nice, springy texture,
[10:47] Azami
    similar to chicken.
[10:49] Rindo
    I'm friends with a guy
    who breeds them in Japan,
[10:52] Rindo
    and I even caught one in the Amazon before!
[10:54] Soma
    Damn, that's cool.
[10:57] Azami
    This is truly a unique dish I'd
    expect from you, Kobayashi.
[11:00] Azami
    She manages to tame all of the savage,
     vast flavors Mother Nature has to offer,
[11:04] Azami
    and transforms them into
    a top-class gourmet dish.
[11:07] Anne
    Mr. Aldini's dish also had
[11:09] Anne
    complete harmony with its outer
    shell and filling, making it superb.
[11:12] Anne
    But...
[11:12] Decora
    To think she was able to bring out the aroma
[11:15] Decora
    of the spear squid this much with
    the tender flesh of the pirarucu...
[11:17] Courage
    It feels as though it will transform
    the person eating it. This is...
[11:22] Anne
    ...the ultimate training routine!
[11:25] Decora
    You don't feel confident enough
    to wear calamari lingerie?
[11:28] Decora
    Then, just for you...
[11:31] Courage
    Just fifteen minutes a day for fourteen
    days with our secret weapon, pirarucu...
SIGN    Just 15 Minutes a Day for 14 Days!
[11:36] Courage
    This is the miracle pirarucu
    training regimen.
[11:39] Courage
    Just look at how her twiggy figure
     turned into the ideal body.
[11:42] Anne
    Who are you calling twiggy?!
[11:43] Azami
    That completes our deliberations.
[11:45] Azami
    If you have any objections, speak now.
[11:48] Anne
    I have no objections.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
    Saito Somei
     Kinokuni Nene
     Eizan Etsuya
     Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Rebels
    Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
     Isshiki Satoshi
    Kuga Terunori
    NYukihira Soma
     Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[11:50] Ura
    The results for the second match are
    unanimous: Kobayashi Rindo wins!
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
[11:57] Buns
    I mean, she's the Second Seat of the
    Elite Ten. She's just too strong.
[12:01] Ryoko
    But they complimented
    Takumi-kun's dish so much...
[12:03] Guy
    Seriously? Damn it...
[12:06] Isa
    Big Bro...
[12:13] Rindo
    Yo, Aldini.
[12:15] Rindo
    Your dish was pretty great, too,
[12:18] Rindo
    but it looks like I was even better this time.
[12:22] Taku
    Yes. I gave everything
    I currently have to that dish.
[12:27] Taku
    At this point, you're better than me, Senpai.
[12:29] Taku
    I hate to admit it, but it's true.
[12:31] Rindo
    Well, aren't you honest?
[12:37] Ura
    We're finally down to our last match today:
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
[12:41] Ura
    Tsukasa Eishi versus Isshiki Satoshi.
[12:44] Ryoko
    I'm sure Isshiki-senpai will
    be able to pull through!
[12:46] Niku
    But he's up against the First Seat
    of the Elite Ten... Tsukasa Eishi!
[12:49] Buns
    And their theme is wild rabbit!
[12:52] Soma
    Rabbit meat, huh?
[12:53] Soma
    I think I handled some during
    our French cooking class.
[12:56] Glasses
    Yes. Rabbit meat is used
    quite often in French cuisine,
[13:00] Glasses
    and there are many ways to prepare it.
[13:02] Niku
    Tsukasa Eishi is an expert in French cuisine,
[13:05] Niku
    so he must have lots of experience with it.
[13:07] Ryoko
    What about Isshiki-senpai?
     He's an expert in Japanese cuisine.
[13:10] Buns
    With traditional Japanese cooking, there
    aren't many ways to prepare animal meats.
[13:15] Buns
    Depending on the region, it's common
    to eat venison or boar meat,
[13:20] Buns
    but animal meats were pretty much
    shunned until the Meiji era.
[13:26] Soma
    So bitter!
[13:27] Haya
    Despite what's going on, you sipping that tea is lessening the impact.
[13:31] Issh
    Very nice.
[13:33] Sec
    That must be the dashi stock.
[13:35] Guy
    Despite the fact he's going up against
    the First Seat of the Elite Ten,
[13:38] Guy
    he still seems like he's
    having fun as usual.
[13:40] Guy
    It looks like he's just making
    food for us back at the dorm.
[13:50] Nene
    How can you look so happy
    whenever you're cooking?
[13:53] Nene
    You have no chance of winning.
[13:55] Nene
    You know how powerful Tsukasa-senpai is.
[13:57] Issh
    You think so?
[13:59] Issh
    You don't know how a
    contest will go until you try.
[14:02] Issh
    Besides, someone who's
    having fun is invincible.
[14:05] Issh
    That's my life motto.
[14:10] Nene
    It's not fair. Why?
[14:13] Nene
    Why is Satoshi-kun good
    at everything he does?
[14:17] Nene
    He masters everything instantly.
[14:20] Nene
    It's not fair. You're not fair, Satoshi-kun.
[14:25] Nene
    Being a genius must be nice.
[14:30] Buns
    I know! Maybe Isshiki-senpai is trying
    a different cuisine than Japanese.
[14:34] Guy
    Oh, yeah! Senpai's a pro at
    basically any type of cuisine!
[14:39] Guy
    I'm sure he's got plenty of ideas
    for how to use that rabbit meat!
SIGN    Owan Bowl
[14:49] Issh
    I'll make traditional Japanese soup.
[14:51] Issh
    A special Isshiki soup packed full of
    the natural goodness in the ingredients.
[14:55] Nene
    Ja...
[14:55] All
    Japanese soup?!
[14:57] Guy
    Reconsider this!
[14:58] Guy
    Also, never say "Isshiki soup" again!
     It's creepy!
[15:00] Soma
    Huh? Why are you all so worked up?
[15:03] Soma
    Japanese soup with wild rabbit
     sounds super tasty.
[15:05] Sec
    Don't make it sound so simple!
[15:06] Sec
    Wild rabbit is game meat that's
    renowned for its pungent smell!
[15:11] Ryoko
    And out of all the options
    he had, he picked wanmono,
[15:13] Ryoko
    one of the mildest and most
    delicate Japanese dishes.
[15:15] Eri
    True. Even if the ingredient could be
[15:18] Eri
    considered extra depth
    or umami on other dishes,
[15:20] Eri
    in wanmono, it could be considered
    an unnecessary distraction.
[15:24] Bun
    You're using gamey meat in wanmono?!
     How thoughtless can you be?!
[15:29] Haya
    You've used bear meat, Yukihira.
[15:31] Haya
    You know how hard it is to handle game.
[15:33] Soma
    Oh, yeah. That was super hard. It sucked.
[15:39] Issh
    Now... This is where
    the real challenge starts.
[15:42] Issh
    I'll add these rabbit giblets
    I sautéed just long enough
[15:44] Issh
    to cook off excess moisture to the kombu dashi.
[15:46] Issh
    I want to get all the umami
    I can from it for my broth.
[15:48] Issh
    I'm gonna be pushing it until the last second.
[15:51] Issh
    I need to avoid any excess
    bitterness or harshness.
[15:54] Issh
    The exact moment when just enough
    umami will be drawn out...
[15:57] Issh
    The exact moment...
[15:58] Issh
    And here it is.
[16:02] Issh
    It's complete.
[16:03] Issh
    Please enjoy.
[16:10] Decora
    It's not an exaggeration to say that
    you know how complete a wanmono is
[16:13] Decora
    as soon as you open the lid.
[16:14] Anne
    The first explosive rush of aroma...
[16:17] Anne
    How much can that draw someone in?
[16:25] Anne
    It's so warm, pyon!
[16:28] Guy
    Seriously?
[16:29] Guy
    The wild rabbit dashi isn't too pungent?
[16:31] Anne
    This is the real deal!
    The aroma is so pure and clear!
[16:34] Anne
    I feel like I'm in my mother's warm embrace!
[16:38] Courage
    The rich, mellow aroma of the kombu is
[16:41] Courage
    combining with the powerful
    and pungent wild rabbit...
[16:45] Decora
    The rough edges have been worked away,
[16:47] Decora
    leaving a pure, delicious soup
    that could be easily served
[16:49] Decora
    at a traditional Japanese restaurant.
[16:52] Both
    We're head over heels, pyon!
[16:55] Nene
    He managed to bewitch the Bookmen
    with a single whiff of that broth.
[17:00] Nene
    Dashi is one of the most profoundly
    complex ingredients in Japanese cuisine,
[17:03] Nene
    yet he managed to make it work with wild game?
[17:07] Anne
    The beautiful colors of each ingredient
    and how they're arranged...
[17:09] Anne
    It's truly a piece of art!
[17:11] courage
    Just looking at it is drawing me in.
[17:14] Decora
    It's traditional and unconventional
    at the same time.
[17:16] Decora
    Truly genius.
[17:18] Nene
    Why...
[17:19] Nene
    He was born to the Isshiki family,
[17:22] Nene
    a proud and prestigious lineage
    that values tradition above all.
[17:25] Nene
    How can he think of doing
    things so unconventionally?
[17:28] issh
    You don't have to glare at me like that.
[17:31] Issh
    I guess you really do hate me.
[17:34] Nene
    I-I don't...
[17:35] Issh
    I mean, that's how you've always been,
     ever since we were kids.
[17:38] Issh
    You would always start crying if
    you couldn't do something I could.
[17:42] Issh
    Talk about memories.
[17:45] Nene
    You always have to make fun of me
    because I can only make dishes by the book.
[17:50] Nene
    You don't know how it feels to be
    shown how inept you are all the time!
[17:54] Issh
    Kinokuni... All the time and effort you
    put in is worth so much more praise.
[17:59] Issh
    I mean, if you weren't around,
    I'm honestly not sure I'd still be cooking.
[18:06] Anne
    Now, let us judge the flavor.
[18:11] Decora
    This flavor—
[18:13] Anne
    It was already a feat to
    masterfully use wild rabbit
[18:15] Anne
    and kombu together in a delicate wanmono,
[18:17] Anne
    but he even used dashi from clams!
[18:20] Guy
    C-Clams?!
[18:21] Guy
    Wait, can you even make soup broth from
    wild rabbit and clams work together?!
[18:25] Erina
    By combining the perfect ratio
    of wild game and clam broths with
[18:29] Erina
    suiji broth, which has the mellow,
     salty body of the clams,
[18:32] Erina
    he brings the deliciousness up another level.
[18:35] Anne
    He's basically reinvented a
    traditional Japanese soup stock
[18:38] Anne
    unlike anything I've seen before!
[18:41] Niku
    He created a new stock in a battle like this?
[18:43] Alice
    Well done, Isshiki Satoshi-senpai.
[18:46] Buns
    Yeah!
[18:47] Azami
    From the aroma to the flavor,
    we are taken by surprise.
[18:50] Azami
    It's as if he's performing a
    traditional Japanese dance
[18:53] Azami
    to invite us to the world
    of Japanese tradition.
[18:55] Azami
    And then the wandane and the wanzuma...
[18:58] Nene
    What do you mean, Isshiki?
[19:00] Nene
    You don't know if you'd still be
    cooking if it weren't for me?
[19:04] Issh
    You basically saved me.
[19:06] Issh
    You just never realized it.
[19:09] Issh
    I guess I should explain.
[19:13] Issh
    A traditional high-class restaurant
    has stood for centuries
[19:15] Issh
    in the Gion Ward of Tokyo,
[19:17] Issh
    and I was born the eldest son
    of the family who ran it.
[19:19] Issh
    I started training to be a
    chef at a very young age.
[19:23] (Flashback) Guy
    If you're born to the Isshiki family,
     you have to be capable of everything.
[19:29] (Flashback) Lady
    Of course you have to do it. You must
    become a professional immediately.
[19:32] Issh
    I was never praised and
    never felt accomplished.
[19:36] Issh
    Day after day,
[19:37] Issh
    I would just continue my training,
    feeling completely empty inside.
[19:42] Issh
    Back then, I truly had no idea
    why anyone cooked at all.
[19:47] Issh
    But then, I met a girl.
[19:52] Issh
    This girl I had met in the
    household I was training at...
[19:56] Issh
    Her profile as she happily and
    earnestly tried to master her technique
[19:59] Issh
    looked beautiful to me.
[20:01] Issh
    When I saw your profile,
[20:04] Issh
    I was able to think that maybe
    cooking could be fun.
[20:08] Issh
    The joy of honing your skills
    in order to make others happy...
[20:12] Issh
    The name of the chef who
    first taught me that
[20:16] Issh
    is Kinokuni Nene.
[20:18] Issh
    I have nothing but respect for you.
[20:22] Issh
    So, Kinokuni, I want you to remember
[20:26] Issh
    how you felt when I saw that
    beautiful profile of yours.
[20:33] Courage
    I wonder if there's something
    inside this wandane.
[20:38] ---
    Indeed...
[20:42] Decora
    The clear broth is becoming cloudy!
[20:45] Anne
    This mellow aroma... It's miso!
[20:48] Anne
    The clear broth has instantly
    become miso soup!
[20:52] All
    What?!
[20:53] Issh
    Let me answer your questions.
[20:55] Issh
    What's inside that mochi is minced
    wild rabbit and green onions.
[20:58] Issh
    Both were steamed thoroughly
    in white miso paste.
[21:01] Issh
    For your first sip, I wanted
    you to enjoy the clear soup,
[21:04] Issh
    then to enjoy the aroma of the wild
    rabbit and miso as it slowly spread.
[21:09] Issh
    Now, after taking a bite of the dumpling,
     please take another sip of the soup.
[21:17] Both
    Oh, no!
[21:19] Anne
    The white miso is combining the
    savory goodness of the wild rabbit
[21:22] Anne
    with the clear soup...
[21:24] Decora
    ...and perfectly blending them together!
[21:28] Anne
    In Japanese, there's a specific
    phrase for describing
[21:28] [SONG] Sign
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     Edition
SIGN    Trivia
[21:31] Anne
    the structure of artistic
    things like performances...
[21:33] Anne
    It was... Yes!
SIGN    Jo
[21:34] Anne
    Jo-ha-kyu!
SIGN    Ha
SIGN    Kyu
SIGN    Jo • Ha • Kyu
[21:36] Anne
    This dish has carefully composed
    different levels of beauty in a single bowl!
[21:44] Anne
    This is truly...
[21:46] Anne
    the ultimate in aggressive
    Japanese cooking!
[21:49] Anne
    Even the Der Weiß Ritter will have
    trouble fending off this barrage of attacks!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    The First and Second Seats
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:35] Rindo
    One, two, punch for the win!
[23:37] Megu
    One, two...

Season 2

8 - Behind the Scenes of Food Wars

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SIGN    Eight
[00:03] Azami
    Attention, everyone.
[00:05] Azami
    I have an announcement.
[00:07] Azami
    Regarding this Team Shokugeki...
    There's going to be a change of judges.
[00:12] Azami
    As of this moment, I will be the judge.
[00:16] Azami
    I'm sure you've had enough of
    the Elite Ten's dishes by now.
[00:21] Guy
    What?!
[00:22] Guy
    What are you talking about?!
[00:24] Niku
    You're in charge of this whole thing!
    There's no way you should be the judge!
[00:27] Buns
    Get lost, you dumbass! You really
    think that's gonna work?!
[00:31] Alice
    I'm pretty sure Uncle Azami thinks just that.
[00:34] Haya
    He does blurt out crazy things
    with a completely straight face.
[00:38] Azami
    I still haven't tasted my
[00:40] Azami
    beloved daughter's cooking
    since I came back to Japan.
[00:44] Azami
    Not even at the Moon Festival,
    because someone got in the way.
[00:48] (Flashback) Soma
    Hey, Nakiri.
[00:49] (Flashback) Soma
    Is there a table available?
[00:51] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, excuse me.
[00:53] (Flashback) Soma
    You seem to be just about to eat, too.
[00:56] (Flashback) Azami
    I have lost interest.
[01:01] Soma
    Wow, someone disrupted his meal
    back then? Talk about rude.
[01:07] Rindo
    What the hell, Director?!
[01:09] Rindo
    Don't just come barging in here
    during our match! Stay out of this!
[01:14] Azami
    Please don't get the wrong idea.
[01:17] Azami
    Senzaemon-dono has also agreed to this.
[01:20] Azami
    Isn't that right, Senzaemon-dono?
[01:24] Alice
    Grandfather!
[01:25] Azami
    Both of the commissioners
    have come to this decision.
[01:29] Azami
    There's no one who can overturn it.
[01:32] Azami
    Now...
[01:33] Azami
    If you would kindly get out of my seat.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    Watching from Beside You
[03:08] Anne
    This is an official Shokugeki.
[03:11] Anne
    We have our responsibilities
    as the appointed judges,
[03:14] Anne
    and individual deliberations go
    against the rules of the WGO.
[03:18] Azami
    You are correct. Now, allow me
    to invite my trustworthy guests.
[03:26] Anne
    Décora! Courage!
[03:27] Soma
    You know them?
SIGN    Décora
     1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[03:29] Anne
    Yes.
[03:30] Anne
    They are both renowned WGO adjudicators.
SIGN    Courage
    1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[03:34] All
    What?!
[03:35] Glasses
    There were people who bought into
    Nakiri Azami's ideals in the WGO, too?!
[03:41] Decora
    Yes, and we are the ones who trained
    Anne's palate to what it is today.
[03:46] Courage
    We helped her so much, she was finally
    able to become a full-fledged Bookman.
[03:51] Decora
    She was so useless back then.
[03:54] Courage
    Not to mention innocent and lame.
[03:57] Courage
    Want to see a photo?
[03:59] Decora
    See those two with the pigtails over there?
[04:02] Decora
    Imagine those two combined into one.
    That's how cloddish she was.
[04:05] Anne
    Stop, stop! Please stop!
[04:08] Nene
    I have nothing to do with this,
    yet I just got insulted.
[04:11] Megu
    Cloddish...
SIGN    1st Rank WGO Adjudicators
[04:13] Courage
    Anyway, we'll be taking over, so we
    won't be breaking any WGO rules.
SIGN    2nd Rank WGO Adjudicators
SIGN    1st Rank WGO Adjudicator
[04:20] Anne
    Very well.
[04:22] Anne
    But I am also a 1st rank WGO adjudicator,
[04:24] Anne
    so I will also participate
    in the deliberations.
[04:26] Anne
    We require that concession, at least.
[04:29] Azami
    Very well.
[04:30] Azami
    Miss Anne, you may stay.
[04:33] Azami
    I'm sorry I wasn't able to prepare
    a seat for you, Courage.
[04:36] Courage
    Oh, I wouldn't mind just sitting
    on your lap, Azami-sama.
[04:40] Both
    Grr!
[04:41] Azami
    Please continue with your preparations.
[04:43] Azami
    The three of us will be
    deliberating from now on.
[04:46] Buns
    Ugh, they're so annoying!
[04:48] Niku
    They seriously took over the judges' table!
[04:51] Soma
    Man, Team Shokugekis sure do keep
    you on your feet. Talk about lucky.
[04:54] Both
    How?!
[04:56] Soma
    Well, think about it.
[04:57] Soma
    The guy just got off his high
    horse to join us in this match.
[05:02] Soma
    Now we can sock him with
    flavor personally.
[05:07] Sec
    Yukihira!
[05:10] Ura
    This was definitely unexpected, but let
    us continue with the fourth bout!
[05:14] Ura
    All that remains is the first match,
    Tsukasa Eishi versus Isshiki Satoshi,
SIGN    Theme: "Wild Rabbit"
[05:18] Ura
    and the second match,
    Kobayashi Rindo versus Takumi Aldini!
SIGN    Theme: "Spear Squid"
[05:23] Rindo
    Damn you, Director! How dare you
    try to meddle with our battle?!
[05:27] Rindo
    You're really starting to piss me off!
[05:30] Ryoko
    So much animosity...
[05:32] Niku
    It's like she's putting all
    her rage into her cooking.
[05:35] Buns
    Don't you dare lose, Takumicchi!
[05:37] Isa
    You've got this, Big Bro!
[05:38] Taku
    Nakiri Azami's actions definitely surprised me,
[05:42] Taku
    but why is she so agitated?
[05:46] Taku
    What was that brief uneasiness I just felt?
[05:50] Taku
    It's almost like...
[05:51] Taku
    a wild animal doing everything
    it can to intimidate an enemy.
[05:55] Rindo
    Come on! Move your ass, Aldini!
[05:59] Rindo
    I'm gonna present my dish first!
[06:01] Azami
    I guess we're tasting Kobayashi's dish first.
[06:03] Azami
    Fetch me the wine list, will you, Courage?
[06:06] Courage
    Of course, Azami-sama.
[06:09] Rindo
    Rindo-senpai's comin' through!
[06:14] Isa
    Big Bro's dish is done, too.
[06:16] Ura
    It appears both contestants in the
    second match will be serving at once.
[06:20] Ura
    The new faces at the judges'
    table will begin their tasting!
[06:25] Ryoko
    Their theme was spear squid, wasn't it?
[06:28] Isa
    Big Bro made calamari ripieni.
[06:31] Isa
    It's a dish you make by stuffing the squid
[06:33] Isa
    and baking it in the oven
    until it's nice and juicy.
[06:36] Glasses
    It's a dish commonly
    served in Southern Italy,
[06:39] Glasses
    off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
[06:41] Buns
    Way to go, Takumicchi!
[06:42] Ryoko
    What's Rindo-senpai's dish?
[06:44] Guy
    It's actually super elegant...
[06:46] Guy
    It almost looks like a cute cake.
[06:48] Azami
    How splendid.
[06:51] Azami
    Why don't we partake in Takumi
    Aldini's dish before it gets cold?
[06:56] Decora
    Piping hot calamari...
[06:57] Decora
    There's so much umami gushing out,
    I feel like I might get burnt.
[07:00] Courage
    Azami-sama, let me know if you
    need us to blow on your food.
[07:05] Anne
    Just shut up and eat already!
[07:07] Soma
    It looks super tasty, like Japanese ikameshi.
[07:10] Isa
    They may look similar, but what
    you put inside is way different.
[07:14] Isa
    Usually, you would mix panko,
    cheese, eggs, and tomatoes.
[07:20] Sec
    But because it's such a simple dish,
[07:22] Sec
    the filling relies on the chef's
     experience and creativity.
[07:29] Dec
    The rich, juicy savoriness of the
    seafood explodes all over my tongue!
[07:34] Dec
    The keystones of this dish are
    the squid liver and anchovies.
[07:37] Taku
    Correct. I chopped them finely
    and sautéed them in olive oil,
[07:40] Taku
    red peppers, and garlic until
    they were nice and fragrant.
[07:44] Taku
    I then added some white
    wine and simmered it.
[07:48] Anne
    But the component that's giving this
    dish most of its depth in flavor
[07:51] Anne
    is actually on the outside.
[07:53] Taku
    Right. After I sautéed the filling,
[07:55] Taku
    I added heavy cream to the liquid
    left in the pan and heated it,
[07:59] Taku
    creating squid liver
    and anchovy cream sauce.
[08:01] Taku
    I've drizzled that sauce over the squid.
[08:04] Courage
    The creaminess contrasts
[08:06] Courage
    with the tanginess and saltiness inside,
[08:08] Courage
    giving the tongue endless
    shifting flavors to enjoy.
[08:12] Taku
    Having the squid and its
    filling harmonize perfectly
[08:16] Taku
    brings out the ultimate
    flavor of the spear squid.
[08:19] Taku
    That is my calamari ripieni!
[08:21] Decora
    We shall express how delicious
    this dish is with our bodies.
[08:26] Boys
    Their bodies?!
[08:28] Decora
    A shell of calamari packed so full of
    seafood umami that it's about to burst.
[08:32] Decora
    It's almost like...
[08:34] Courage
    The new winter collection that's going
    to glamorously wrap around our bodies...
[08:39] Both
    Calamari lingerie!
[08:41] Decora
    We've recreated the soft and smooth
    skin of the squid with silk.
[08:46] Decora
    Because of the lighting,
[08:47] Decora
    the lamé, which sparkles like the
    anchovies' scales, adds to the luxury.
[08:52] Courage
    In this sexy see-through cami that's
    been inspired by the red peppers,
[08:56] Courage
    we up the volume with the girly
    garlic patterns sewn in.
[09:01] Courage
    A must-buy of the season!
[09:03] Decora
    He won't be able to keep his hands off you.
[09:06] Courage
    Let's make sure none of the boys will
    be able to take their eyes off of you.
[09:09] Both
    Oof.
SIGN    Oof
SIGN    Oof
[09:11] Glasses
    What an amazing lingerie...
    Er, no... dish.
[09:13] Buns
    The hell are you talking about?!
[09:15] Azami
    My, my. Just as I had expected,
    it tasted quite lovely.
[09:19] Ryoko
    Even Director Azami gave him a compliment!
[09:21] Megu
    Takumi-kun!
[09:22] Azami
    Now, then...
[09:23] Azami
    I believe that's enough of the opening act.
[09:25] Azami
    Let's move on to the main attraction.
[09:28] Anne
    Miss Kobayashi's dish...
[09:33] Anne
    This is...
[09:34] Azami
    Causa.
[09:36] Azami
    One of the most classic
    dishes of Peruvian cuisine.
[09:39] Azami
    Various seafoods are
    sandwiched in between layers
[09:42] Azami
    of mashed potatoes and pressed together.
[09:45] Azami
    You could even call it a
    unique potato salad.
[09:48] Courage
    She mixed minced spear squid
    with egg whites and onions,
[09:52] Courage
    then shallow-fried it with lemon,
    mayonnaise, and soy sauce.
[09:56] Courage
    That makes the fluffy squid
    burger the star of the show.
[10:00] Anne
    The famous Peruvian seasoning made from
    mashed yellow peppers, Aji Amarillo,
[10:06] Anne
    gives the mashed potatoes
    a nice yellow color.
[10:09] Anne
    The sweetness of Hokkaido's beloved
[10:10] Anne
    Danshaku potatoes emphasizes
    the body of the squid's flavor.
[10:15] Decora
    The most surprising part is the
    layer beneath the hamburger.
[10:18] Decora
    It's usually a layer made with tuna,
[10:22] Decora
    but she seems to have used a
    somewhat unusual ingredient.
[10:25] Rindo
    Yup! Pirarucu!
[10:28] Rindo
    The world's largest freshwater fish,
    which inhabits the Amazon River!
[10:32] Glasses
    There it is! That's the
    master of rare ingredients!
[10:35] Buns
    Pirarucu?
[10:36] Guy
    Those are edible?
[10:37] Guy
    Are you even allowed to eat them?
[10:39] Azami
    Whitefish flesh is decadent,
    giving it a refined nature,
[10:43] Azami
    and depending on how it's cooked,
    you can enjoy a nice, springy texture,
[10:47] Azami
    similar to chicken.
[10:49] Rindo
    I'm friends with a guy
    who breeds them in Japan,
[10:52] Rindo
    and I even caught one in the Amazon before!
[10:54] Soma
    Damn, that's cool.
[10:57] Azami
    This is truly a unique dish I'd
    expect from you, Kobayashi.
[11:00] Azami
    She manages to tame all of the savage,
     vast flavors Mother Nature has to offer,
[11:04] Azami
    and transforms them into
    a top-class gourmet dish.
[11:07] Anne
    Mr. Aldini's dish also had
[11:09] Anne
    complete harmony with its outer
    shell and filling, making it superb.
[11:12] Anne
    But...
[11:12] Decora
    To think she was able to bring out the aroma
[11:15] Decora
    of the spear squid this much with
    the tender flesh of the pirarucu...
[11:17] Courage
    It feels as though it will transform
    the person eating it. This is...
[11:22] Anne
    ...the ultimate training routine!
[11:25] Decora
    You don't feel confident enough
    to wear calamari lingerie?
[11:28] Decora
    Then, just for you...
[11:31] Courage
    Just fifteen minutes a day for fourteen
    days with our secret weapon, pirarucu...
SIGN    Just 15 Minutes a Day for 14 Days!
[11:36] Courage
    This is the miracle pirarucu
    training regimen.
[11:39] Courage
    Just look at how her twiggy figure
     turned into the ideal body.
[11:42] Anne
    Who are you calling twiggy?!
[11:43] Azami
    That completes our deliberations.
[11:45] Azami
    If you have any objections, speak now.
[11:48] Anne
    I have no objections.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
    Saito Somei
     Kinokuni Nene
     Eizan Etsuya
     Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Rebels
    Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
     Isshiki Satoshi
    Kuga Terunori
    NYukihira Soma
     Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[11:50] Ura
    The results for the second match are
    unanimous: Kobayashi Rindo wins!
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
    
    3rd Match
    Akanegakubo Momo vs. Nakiri Erina
[11:57] Buns
    I mean, she's the Second Seat of the
    Elite Ten. She's just too strong.
[12:01] Ryoko
    But they complimented
    Takumi-kun's dish so much...
[12:03] Guy
    Seriously? Damn it...
[12:06] Isa
    Big Bro...
[12:13] Rindo
    Yo, Aldini.
[12:15] Rindo
    Your dish was pretty great, too,
[12:18] Rindo
    but it looks like I was even better this time.
[12:22] Taku
    Yes. I gave everything
    I currently have to that dish.
[12:27] Taku
    At this point, you're better than me, Senpai.
[12:29] Taku
    I hate to admit it, but it's true.
[12:31] Rindo
    Well, aren't you honest?
[12:37] Ura
    We're finally down to our last match today:
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
    
    2nd Match
    Kobayashi Rindo vs. Takumi Aldini
[12:41] Ura
    Tsukasa Eishi versus Isshiki Satoshi.
[12:44] Ryoko
    I'm sure Isshiki-senpai will
    be able to pull through!
[12:46] Niku
    But he's up against the First Seat
    of the Elite Ten... Tsukasa Eishi!
[12:49] Buns
    And their theme is wild rabbit!
[12:52] Soma
    Rabbit meat, huh?
[12:53] Soma
    I think I handled some during
    our French cooking class.
[12:56] Glasses
    Yes. Rabbit meat is used
    quite often in French cuisine,
[13:00] Glasses
    and there are many ways to prepare it.
[13:02] Niku
    Tsukasa Eishi is an expert in French cuisine,
[13:05] Niku
    so he must have lots of experience with it.
[13:07] Ryoko
    What about Isshiki-senpai?
     He's an expert in Japanese cuisine.
[13:10] Buns
    With traditional Japanese cooking, there
    aren't many ways to prepare animal meats.
[13:15] Buns
    Depending on the region, it's common
    to eat venison or boar meat,
[13:20] Buns
    but animal meats were pretty much
    shunned until the Meiji era.
[13:26] Soma
    So bitter!
[13:27] Haya
    Despite what's going on, you sipping that tea is lessening the impact.
[13:31] Issh
    Very nice.
[13:33] Sec
    That must be the dashi stock.
[13:35] Guy
    Despite the fact he's going up against
    the First Seat of the Elite Ten,
[13:38] Guy
    he still seems like he's
    having fun as usual.
[13:40] Guy
    It looks like he's just making
    food for us back at the dorm.
[13:50] Nene
    How can you look so happy
    whenever you're cooking?
[13:53] Nene
    You have no chance of winning.
[13:55] Nene
    You know how powerful Tsukasa-senpai is.
[13:57] Issh
    You think so?
[13:59] Issh
    You don't know how a
    contest will go until you try.
[14:02] Issh
    Besides, someone who's
    having fun is invincible.
[14:05] Issh
    That's my life motto.
[14:10] Nene
    It's not fair. Why?
[14:13] Nene
    Why is Satoshi-kun good
    at everything he does?
[14:17] Nene
    He masters everything instantly.
[14:20] Nene
    It's not fair. You're not fair, Satoshi-kun.
[14:25] Nene
    Being a genius must be nice.
[14:30] Buns
    I know! Maybe Isshiki-senpai is trying
    a different cuisine than Japanese.
[14:34] Guy
    Oh, yeah! Senpai's a pro at
    basically any type of cuisine!
[14:39] Guy
    I'm sure he's got plenty of ideas
    for how to use that rabbit meat!
SIGN    Owan Bowl
[14:49] Issh
    I'll make traditional Japanese soup.
[14:51] Issh
    A special Isshiki soup packed full of
    the natural goodness in the ingredients.
[14:55] Nene
    Ja...
[14:55] All
    Japanese soup?!
[14:57] Guy
    Reconsider this!
[14:58] Guy
    Also, never say "Isshiki soup" again!
     It's creepy!
[15:00] Soma
    Huh? Why are you all so worked up?
[15:03] Soma
    Japanese soup with wild rabbit
     sounds super tasty.
[15:05] Sec
    Don't make it sound so simple!
[15:06] Sec
    Wild rabbit is game meat that's
    renowned for its pungent smell!
[15:11] Ryoko
    And out of all the options
    he had, he picked wanmono,
[15:13] Ryoko
    one of the mildest and most
    delicate Japanese dishes.
[15:15] Eri
    True. Even if the ingredient could be
[15:18] Eri
    considered extra depth
    or umami on other dishes,
[15:20] Eri
    in wanmono, it could be considered
    an unnecessary distraction.
[15:24] Bun
    You're using gamey meat in wanmono?!
     How thoughtless can you be?!
[15:29] Haya
    You've used bear meat, Yukihira.
[15:31] Haya
    You know how hard it is to handle game.
[15:33] Soma
    Oh, yeah. That was super hard. It sucked.
[15:39] Issh
    Now... This is where
    the real challenge starts.
[15:42] Issh
    I'll add these rabbit giblets
    I sautéed just long enough
[15:44] Issh
    to cook off excess moisture to the kombu dashi.
[15:46] Issh
    I want to get all the umami
    I can from it for my broth.
[15:48] Issh
    I'm gonna be pushing it until the last second.
[15:51] Issh
    I need to avoid any excess
    bitterness or harshness.
[15:54] Issh
    The exact moment when just enough
    umami will be drawn out...
[15:57] Issh
    The exact moment...
[15:58] Issh
    And here it is.
[16:02] Issh
    It's complete.
[16:03] Issh
    Please enjoy.
[16:10] Decora
    It's not an exaggeration to say that
    you know how complete a wanmono is
[16:13] Decora
    as soon as you open the lid.
[16:14] Anne
    The first explosive rush of aroma...
[16:17] Anne
    How much can that draw someone in?
[16:25] Anne
    It's so warm, pyon!
[16:28] Guy
    Seriously?
[16:29] Guy
    The wild rabbit dashi isn't too pungent?
[16:31] Anne
    This is the real deal!
    The aroma is so pure and clear!
[16:34] Anne
    I feel like I'm in my mother's warm embrace!
[16:38] Courage
    The rich, mellow aroma of the kombu is
[16:41] Courage
    combining with the powerful
    and pungent wild rabbit...
[16:45] Decora
    The rough edges have been worked away,
[16:47] Decora
    leaving a pure, delicious soup
    that could be easily served
[16:49] Decora
    at a traditional Japanese restaurant.
[16:52] Both
    We're head over heels, pyon!
[16:55] Nene
    He managed to bewitch the Bookmen
    with a single whiff of that broth.
[17:00] Nene
    Dashi is one of the most profoundly
    complex ingredients in Japanese cuisine,
[17:03] Nene
    yet he managed to make it work with wild game?
[17:07] Anne
    The beautiful colors of each ingredient
    and how they're arranged...
[17:09] Anne
    It's truly a piece of art!
[17:11] courage
    Just looking at it is drawing me in.
[17:14] Decora
    It's traditional and unconventional
    at the same time.
[17:16] Decora
    Truly genius.
[17:18] Nene
    Why...
[17:19] Nene
    He was born to the Isshiki family,
[17:22] Nene
    a proud and prestigious lineage
    that values tradition above all.
[17:25] Nene
    How can he think of doing
    things so unconventionally?
[17:28] issh
    You don't have to glare at me like that.
[17:31] Issh
    I guess you really do hate me.
[17:34] Nene
    I-I don't...
[17:35] Issh
    I mean, that's how you've always been,
     ever since we were kids.
[17:38] Issh
    You would always start crying if
    you couldn't do something I could.
[17:42] Issh
    Talk about memories.
[17:45] Nene
    You always have to make fun of me
    because I can only make dishes by the book.
[17:50] Nene
    You don't know how it feels to be
    shown how inept you are all the time!
[17:54] Issh
    Kinokuni... All the time and effort you
    put in is worth so much more praise.
[17:59] Issh
    I mean, if you weren't around,
    I'm honestly not sure I'd still be cooking.
[18:06] Anne
    Now, let us judge the flavor.
[18:11] Decora
    This flavor—
[18:13] Anne
    It was already a feat to
    masterfully use wild rabbit
[18:15] Anne
    and kombu together in a delicate wanmono,
[18:17] Anne
    but he even used dashi from clams!
[18:20] Guy
    C-Clams?!
[18:21] Guy
    Wait, can you even make soup broth from
    wild rabbit and clams work together?!
[18:25] Erina
    By combining the perfect ratio
    of wild game and clam broths with
[18:29] Erina
    suiji broth, which has the mellow,
     salty body of the clams,
[18:32] Erina
    he brings the deliciousness up another level.
[18:35] Anne
    He's basically reinvented a
    traditional Japanese soup stock
[18:38] Anne
    unlike anything I've seen before!
[18:41] Niku
    He created a new stock in a battle like this?
[18:43] Alice
    Well done, Isshiki Satoshi-senpai.
[18:46] Buns
    Yeah!
[18:47] Azami
    From the aroma to the flavor,
    we are taken by surprise.
[18:50] Azami
    It's as if he's performing a
    traditional Japanese dance
[18:53] Azami
    to invite us to the world
    of Japanese tradition.
[18:55] Azami
    And then the wandane and the wanzuma...
[18:58] Nene
    What do you mean, Isshiki?
[19:00] Nene
    You don't know if you'd still be
    cooking if it weren't for me?
[19:04] Issh
    You basically saved me.
[19:06] Issh
    You just never realized it.
[19:09] Issh
    I guess I should explain.
[19:13] Issh
    A traditional high-class restaurant
    has stood for centuries
[19:15] Issh
    in the Gion Ward of Tokyo,
[19:17] Issh
    and I was born the eldest son
    of the family who ran it.
[19:19] Issh
    I started training to be a
    chef at a very young age.
[19:23] (Flashback) Guy
    If you're born to the Isshiki family,
     you have to be capable of everything.
[19:29] (Flashback) Lady
    Of course you have to do it. You must
    become a professional immediately.
[19:32] Issh
    I was never praised and
    never felt accomplished.
[19:36] Issh
    Day after day,
[19:37] Issh
    I would just continue my training,
    feeling completely empty inside.
[19:42] Issh
    Back then, I truly had no idea
    why anyone cooked at all.
[19:47] Issh
    But then, I met a girl.
[19:52] Issh
    This girl I had met in the
    household I was training at...
[19:56] Issh
    Her profile as she happily and
    earnestly tried to master her technique
[19:59] Issh
    looked beautiful to me.
[20:01] Issh
    When I saw your profile,
[20:04] Issh
    I was able to think that maybe
    cooking could be fun.
[20:08] Issh
    The joy of honing your skills
    in order to make others happy...
[20:12] Issh
    The name of the chef who
    first taught me that
[20:16] Issh
    is Kinokuni Nene.
[20:18] Issh
    I have nothing but respect for you.
[20:22] Issh
    So, Kinokuni, I want you to remember
[20:26] Issh
    how you felt when I saw that
    beautiful profile of yours.
[20:33] Courage
    I wonder if there's something
    inside this wandane.
[20:38] ---
    Indeed...
[20:42] Decora
    The clear broth is becoming cloudy!
[20:45] Anne
    This mellow aroma... It's miso!
[20:48] Anne
    The clear broth has instantly
    become miso soup!
[20:52] All
    What?!
[20:53] Issh
    Let me answer your questions.
[20:55] Issh
    What's inside that mochi is minced
    wild rabbit and green onions.
[20:58] Issh
    Both were steamed thoroughly
    in white miso paste.
[21:01] Issh
    For your first sip, I wanted
    you to enjoy the clear soup,
[21:04] Issh
    then to enjoy the aroma of the wild
    rabbit and miso as it slowly spread.
[21:09] Issh
    Now, after taking a bite of the dumpling,
     please take another sip of the soup.
[21:17] Both
    Oh, no!
[21:19] Anne
    The white miso is combining the
    savory goodness of the wild rabbit
[21:22] Anne
    with the clear soup...
[21:24] Decora
    ...and perfectly blending them together!
[21:28] Anne
    In Japanese, there's a specific
    phrase for describing
[21:28] [SONG] Sign
    Complete
     Edition
SIGN    Trivia
[21:31] Anne
    the structure of artistic
    things like performances...
[21:33] Anne
    It was... Yes!
SIGN    Jo
[21:34] Anne
    Jo-ha-kyu!
SIGN    Ha
SIGN    Kyu
SIGN    Jo • Ha • Kyu
[21:36] Anne
    This dish has carefully composed
    different levels of beauty in a single bowl!
[21:44] Anne
    This is truly...
[21:46] Anne
    the ultimate in aggressive
    Japanese cooking!
[21:49] Anne
    Even the Der Weiß Ritter will have
    trouble fending off this barrage of attacks!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    The First and Second Seats
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:35] Rindo
    One, two, punch for the win!
[23:37] Megu
    One, two...

Season 2

9 - The First and Second Seats

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SIGN    Nine
[00:06] Issh
    Kinokuni, are you truly able to continue
[00:09] Issh
    having fun cooking by staying in Central?
[00:12] Kino
    Isshiki...
[00:15] Tsuk
    So, hey...
[00:17] Issh
    Yes? Can I help you, Tsukasa-senpai?
[00:20] Tsuk
    Oh, I was just thinking what a
    nice soup you made, Isshiki.
[00:24] Tsuk
    Impressive as always.
[00:26] Tsuk
    So when I win this,
[00:29] Tsuk
    would you agree to following
    Central and being my minion?
[00:33] Tsuk
    I'll have them rethink the expulsion.
[00:35] Tsuk
    You're absolutely amazing when
    it comes to Japanese cuisine,
[00:39] Tsuka
    so I think you'd make a great assistant.
[00:43] Niku
    Who tries to recruit
    someone in this situation?
[00:45] Buns
    What's he thinking?
[00:48] Isshi
    I see nothing can change the way
    you operate, Tsukasa-san.
[00:52] tsuka
    Well, just think about it until
    they finish my deliberations.
[00:59] Tsuka
    And there we go. My dish is complete.
[01:10] Tsuka
    Please enjoy.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The First and Second Seats
[02:45] Ura
    Isshiki Satoshi from the rebels
    made a very powerful wanmono soup.
[02:50] Ura
    What did Tsukasa Eishi from
    the Elite Ten make?
[02:54] Anne
    Lièvre à la Royale, or "a royal
    way to serve wild rabbit."
[02:59] Anne
    An iconic dish said to be
    loved even by Louis XIV.
[03:04] Anne
    One of the most traditional wild
    game dishes for French royalty.
[03:09] Courage
    A thick, aromatic fragrance...
[03:12] Courage
    There's no doubt that this
    is of the highest quality.
[03:15] Decora
    How did he add his own flavor
    to such a classic dish?
[03:23] decora
    He sliced the meat from the front legs,
    back legs, and around the neck,
[03:27] decora
    then wrapped it into a ballotine tube.
[03:31] Decora
    Then he sautéed it in a frying pan,
[03:33] Decora
    subduing the distinct odor,
     but keeping the meat juicy.
[03:36] Anne
    The sauce is a red wine reduction
    using wild rabbit bone fond and meat,
[03:40] Anne
    then adding foie gras, chocolate, and
    the rabbit's own blood. It is perfection.
[03:44] Anne
    This is, without a doubt,
    a first-class dish...
[03:46] Anne
    But Mr. Isshiki's dish that was
    filled with playfulness and surprise
[03:51] Anne
    still surpasses this.
[03:55] Decora
    No... Not yet!
[03:59] Niku
    Wait, what's going on?
[04:01] Ryoko
    She's writhing around.
[04:02] Decora
    Underneath the sauce...
[04:04] Anne
    Huh?
[04:05] Anne
    Another mysterious layer is
    hidden beneath the sauce?
[04:09] Anne
    This is... royale?
[04:17] Anne
    The aroma of porcini mushrooms
    is filling my mouth!
[04:21] Anne
    Its silky texture is melting on my tongue.
[04:25] Buns
    Doesn't royale mean
    "prepared in a royal way"?
[04:28] Erina
    Yes, but they also call
[04:30] Erina
    a custard of eggs with various
    other fillings "royale."
[04:34] Erina
    You could call it the French
    version of chawanmushi.
[04:37] Alice
    So this is basically both
    kinds of royale, since it's
[04:40] Alice
    a royal way to serve the dish and
    a Western-style chawanmushi.
[04:43] Azami
    That wasn't the only thing
    hidden under there.
[04:45] Azami
    Fig and apple puree, chestnut confit...
SIGN    Wild Rabbit Meat Ballotine
SIGN    Chawanmushi
SIGN    Chestnut Confit
SIGN    Fig and Apple Puree
SIGN    Chocolate and
    Wild Rabbit Blood Sauce
[04:49] Azami
    The mellow flavors of the royale
[04:51] Azami
    resonate with the tartness
    and sweetness of the fruits,
[04:54] Azami
    making the wild rabbit meat taste so
    light that it can be consumed immediately.
[05:00] Decora
    All while making sure the
    initial impact is not lost.
[05:03] Anne
    How is he able to think of all this?
[05:05] Anne
    Even if an ordinary chef could
    come up with this idea,
[05:08] Anne
    I'm sure it would be far too
    difficult to even attempt.
[05:11] Anne
    You can truly call him a genius,
[05:13] Anne
    dancing along a fine line to insanity.
[05:16] (Flashback) Teach
    Today, you can paint whatever you'd like.
[05:20] (Flashback) Teach
    Watercolors can be mixed to
    create your very own colors.
[05:25] (Flashback) Girl
    I did it! What a pretty color.
[05:34] (Flashback) Girl
    Eishi-kun took my paint!
[05:38] (Flashback) Teach
    Eishi-kun! You shouldn't do that!
[05:40] (Flashback) Eishi
    What? But I thought my painting would
    be even better with this color.
[05:45] Eishi
    I went through something
    similar countless times.
[05:48] Eishi
    But what choice did I have?
[05:50] Eishi
    It was to ensure that my dish could shine.
[06:08] Ura
    Tsukasa Eishi wins!
SIGN    1st Match
    Tsukasa Eishi vs. Isshiki Satoshi
[06:15] Megu
    He's so strong.
[06:16] Niku
    He's too invincible.
[06:18] Ryoko
    I can't believe even Isshiki-senpai lost.
[06:22] Eishi
    Well, Isshiki, did you think it over?
[06:24] Eishi
    If you continue to stay with
    the rebels, you'll be expelled.
[06:28] Eishi
    That'd be a huge waste, don't you think?
[06:30] Isshi
    No, I humbly decline.
[06:34] Isshi
    Even if I'm stripped down
    to just a loincloth,
[06:36] Isshi
    I refuse to give up on having
    fun with my cooking.
[06:40] Eishi
    Yeah, I figured.
[06:42] Eishi
    Yukihira declined before, too.
[06:45] Eishi
    I guess I'm really not cut
    out to stand above people.
[06:49] Eizan
    I'm pretty sure anyone would've
    declined under those circumstances.
[06:55] Kino
    Isshiki...
[06:56] Isshi
    Oh? Are you going to cheer me up?
[06:58] Kino
    Wha—
[06:59] Kino
    No! I was just going to tell you that
    there's no way you could've won.
[07:04] Kino
    You know it better than anyone.
[07:05] Kino
    That's just how Tsukasa-senpai is.
[07:09] Kino
    The only thing that goes through
    his head is bettering his cooking.
[07:11] Kino
    That's why he's the best. He's invincible.
[07:14] Isshi
    You think so?
[07:15] Kino
    Huh?
[07:17] Isshi
    Welp... I guess we'll just have
    to leave the rest to those two.
[07:20] Ura
    This concludes today's matches.
[07:23] Ura
    As for tomorrow's Team Shokugeki...
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
     Akanegakubo Momo
    Saito Somei
     Kinokuni Nene
     Eizan Etsuya
     Kaburagi Shoko
     Shiratsu Jurio
SIGN    1st Match 2nd Match
SIGN    Rebels
    Nakiri Erina
     Megishima Tosuke
    Isshiki Satoshi
    Kuga Terunori
    NYukihira Soma
    Takumi Aldini
     Mimasaka Subaru
     Tadokoro Megumi
[07:26] Ura
    Only two chefs remain on each team.
[07:30] Ura
    If one chef remains from each team tomorrow,
     we will conduct a sixth bout...
[07:35] Gramps
    Nay!
[07:37] Gramps
    The next battle, the fifth bout, will be
     the final match of the Team Shokugeki.
[07:42] Gramps
    It will be the final bout!
[07:45] Erina
    Grandfather?
[07:46] Ryoko
    What does he mean?
[07:47] Niku
    The next match is going to be the last?
[07:49] Gramps
    We're going to change the format.
[07:52] Gramps
    Both chefs from each team
    will present a dish.
[07:55] Gramps
    They will serve their dishes
    in order as a two-course meal.
[08:00] Gramps
    One chef will prepare the hors d'oeuvre,
[08:03] Gramps
    and the other will prepare the main dish.
[08:06] Soma
    A meal...
[08:07] Erina
    ...with two dishes?
[08:09] Azami
    Oh? So we'll be judging the dishes as a pair.
[08:12] Rindo
    Huh. That sounds fun.
[08:15] Eishi
    Yes.
[08:16] Gramps
    You may use whatever ingredients
    you'd like, but the overall theme will be
[08:22] Gramps
    "a truly gourmet multi-course meal."
[08:25] Gramps
    Any objections, Director?
[08:28] Azami
    No, I believe that's a splendid idea.
[08:31] Azami
    A musical suite of gourmet prepared
    by Tsukasa and Kobayashi...
[08:35] Azami
    It'll be a treat to taste
    that at a competition.
[08:38] Azami
    After all, the current Elite Ten
    consists of chefs that I believe
[08:41] Azami
    embody the ideal of gourmet.
[08:43] Azami
    But in her current state, Erina will not
    be able to create true gourmet food.
[08:49] Azami
    I know that better than anyone.
[08:51] Erina
    I wonder if that's actually true.
[08:53] Erina
    I believe I've changed quite a bit.
[08:56] Erina
    I'm sure my dish will not be
     something I could've made before.
[09:00] Erina
    Your little Erina has become a delinquent
    girl who's run away from home.
[09:04] Erina
    I am no longer your obedient
    little girl, Father.
[09:08] Megu
    Nakiri-san!
[09:10] Alice
    That's what I'm talking about.
[09:12] Azami
    Rebelling when going through
    puberty is quite natural.
[09:17] Azami
    I accept this fact as your father.
[09:18] Azami
    And I will welcome you into Central...
[09:21] Azami
    after we've purified you.
[09:24] Azami
    That is absolutely necessary, Erina.
[09:28] Azami
    You are the key to leading
    chefs down the proper path.
[09:34] Gramps
    Let us gather again here tomorrow.
[09:38] Gramps
    The victors will decide the
    future of Totsuki Academy.
[09:41] Gramps
    Give it your all, young chefs!
[09:45] Niku
    Yeah... Those two might
    actually stand a chance.
[09:49] Ryoko
    Yukihira-kun and Nakiri-san
    have grown so much as chefs.
[09:53] Megu
    I'm sure they can create dishes that
    can beat the First and Second Seats...
[09:57] All
    ...as strong they are right now!
[10:03] Taku
    Kobayashi-senpai.
[10:06] Taku
    May I ask you a question?
[10:08] Rindo
    Huh?
[10:09] Rindo
    What's up, Aldini?
[10:11] Taku
    I apologize if I'm completely
    wrong about this.
[10:14] Taku
    But I wanted to ask about the uneasiness
[10:17] Taku
    I felt during our last match.
[10:19] Taku
    Why are you so afraid, Kobayashi-senpai?
[10:27] Rindo
    You dumbass! You're calling me afraid?!
[10:29] Rindo
    I have no idea what you're talking about!
[10:31] Rindo
    Ugh, who do you think
    you are?! You stupid brats!
[10:35] Soma
    Whoa, what was that all about?
[10:37] Soma
    Did you piss off Rindo-senpai?
[10:39] Taku
    Er...
[10:45] Alice
    The Team Shokugeki is finally going to
    end tomorrow. Everything will be decided.
[10:49] Ryoko
    I feel so restless.
[10:51] Buns
    There's no way I'll be able to sleep tonight.
[10:54] Niku
    Isn't there something we can do?
[10:56] Guy
    I mean, Yukihira and the others are
    fighting to reverse our expulsions.
[11:00] Guy
    Maybe we can help with
    trial stuff or something.
[11:02] Kuga
    Non, non.
[11:04] Kuga
    The more everyone gets involved,
    the more time they're going to waste.
[11:08] Buns
    But not doing anything is just...
[11:10] Kuga
    I think it's part of our job
    to just believe in those two.
[11:16] Kuga
    Besides, staying up late
    is murder on your skin!
[11:19] Kuga
    Go to bed right now, you hear me?!
SIGN    Ohohohohohoho
[11:22] Both
    Sure...
[11:24] Soma
    Let's go over this one more time.
[11:25] Soma
    I'm gonna go "bam" and present this as
    the main dish, and "boom," win this thing.
[11:29] Soma
    So you just make an appetizer
    to go with that, chop chop.
[11:32] Erina
    Why do you never think things through?!
[11:35] Erina
    I will give you a proper lecture
    on truly elegant course meals!
[11:41] Soma
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[11:41] Erina
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[11:42] Issh
    It's rare to see two people disagree this much.
SIGN    Rawr Rawr Rawr Rawr Rawr
[11:45] Megu
    We don't have any more time.
    What are we going to do?
[11:49] Rindo
    It's so cold...
[11:51] Rindo
    This basically completes the meal
     we're gonna make tomorrow.
[11:56] Rindo
    Uh, hey, Tsukasa?
[11:59] Eishi
    Oh, sorry. Yeah, this should be fine.
[12:02] Soma
    Quail Stuffed with Risotto and Egg,
    Cheeky Youngster Style, new and improved!
[12:06] Soma
    My Countdown Mapo Curry Noodles!
     New and improved!
[12:09] Soma
    Both are my specialties!
SIGN    Don't get a
     big head
[12:13] Erina
    They aren't profound enough
    to be main dishes.
[12:16] Erina
    They didn't get used as main
    dishes as SHINO's, did they?
[12:19] Erina
    There you have it.
[12:21] Erina
    It's too difficult to work
    mapo noodles into a course.
[12:25] Erina
    You clearly haven't given any
    thought to any other dish
[12:27] Erina
    in this course with these
    ridiculous dishes. Rejected.
[12:30] Rindo
    Well, see ya. Make sure you
    get plenty of rest, Tsukasa.
[12:33] Eishi
    You, too, Rindo.
[12:34] Eishi
    Goodnight.
[12:39] Megi
    Kobayashi.
[12:40] Rindo
    Megishima?
[12:41] Megi
    I'm sorry I couldn't beat you.
[12:46] Rindo
    Megishima, what the hell are you—
[12:48] Megi
    I can tell. The one who's the most
    troubled in this Team Shokugeki is you.
[12:56] Erina
    I'm not saying this as anything
    personal. This is strategy.
[13:00] Erina
    As the one with more experience,
    I should be the one who decides
[13:03] Erina
    this meal's main dish.
[13:04] Soma
    What? No one ever decided
    you're better than me.
[13:07] Erina
    I was the Tenth Seat in the Elite Ten.
[13:10] Erina
    You were just a normal student.
    It should be obvious.
[13:12] Soma
    You gave up your seat on the
    Elite Ten the other day!
SIGN    Rawr Rawr Rawr Rawr
[13:15] Soma
    That means you're just a normal student, too!
[13:17] Erina
    You're just nitpicking!
[13:18] Soma
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[13:18] Erina
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[13:20] Taku
    How long are they going to continue this?
[13:23] Rindo
    Things used to be so much fun.
[13:25] Rindo
    We were innocently idolizing
    things just out of our reach.
[13:29] Rindo
    I never thought about what it'd
    be like after we obtained them.
SIGN    5 Years Ago
[13:44] (Flashback) Rindo
    Swallows are amazing, huh?
[13:47] (Flashback) Rindo
    Look how high they can fly!
[13:49] (Flashback) Eishi
    We've been watching this for
    30 minutes. You're so weird, Rindo.
[13:54] (Flashback) Rindo
    I'm not as weird as you, though!
[13:57] (Flashback) Rindo
    You keep saying you want
    to be more perfect,
[13:59] (Flashback) Rindo
    so you keep going after
    the teachers all the time.
[14:03] Rindo
    He seems super fun!
[14:06] (Flashback) Eishi
    Well, I mean, if we want to survive Totsuki,
    we have to work harder than most.
[14:12] (Flashback) Rindo
    And because of that,
    you're the top of our class.
[14:16] (Flashback) Eishi
    I want to polish my skills
    more than anyone else
[14:19] (Flashback) Eishi
    and take the first seat of the Elite Ten.
[14:22] (Flashback) Rindo
    Huh... Well, if you're gonna take the
    first seat, I'll take the second seat.
[14:26] (Flashback) Eishi
    What?
[14:27] (Flashback) Rindo
    Aiming for the top seems like a lot
    more fun if it's the both of us.
[14:30] (Flashback) Eishi
    S-Sure...
[14:31] (Flashback) Rindo
    Heck yeah! The two of us are
    gonna take over Totsuki!
[14:35] (Flashback) Eishi
    Yeah.
[14:38] Rindo
    And then Tsukasa and I...
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi Kobayashi Rindo Megishima Tosuke
[14:40] Rindo
    really became the first and second
    seats of Totsuki's Elite Ten.
SIGN    A Few Years Later
SIGN    Second Seat
SIGN    First Seat
[14:47] (Flashback) Nene
    Tsukasa-senpai,
[14:49] (Flashback) Nene
    didn't you have a gourmet banquet to
    go to with Rindo-senpai after this?
[14:53] (Flashback) Eishi
    Yeah... But I just can't
    seem to finish this work.
[14:55] (Flashback) Momo
    Oh, fine. Bucchi and I will help you out.
[14:59] (Flashback) Megi
    I'll take care of the
    budget management papers.
[15:02] (Flashback) Megi
    I'm an expert when it comes to counting money.
[15:05] (Flashback) Rindo
    Tsukasa is pretty useless when it
    comes to anything but cooking,
[15:08] (Flashback) Rindo
    but he kept working hard so
    he could polish his craft.
[15:12] (Flashback) Jowls
    This dish is a definite 100.
    You're superb, Tsukasa Eishi.
[15:16] (Flashback) Guy
    No wonder he's the first seat!
[15:18] (Flashback) Lady
    Totsuki is simply magnificent.
[15:20] (Flashback) Lady
    Yes, and he's the top student!
[15:29] (Flashback) Eishi
    Huh? Why did I feel annoyed just now?
[15:33] (Flashback) Guy
    Welcome to the Kaiser Grand Hotel's
    platinum members banquet.
SIGN    Las Vegas, Nevada
    United States of America
[15:38] (Flashback) Guy
    Today, we welcome Tsukasa Eishi-kun,
[15:42] (Flashback) Guy
    who is the First Seat of the Elite Ten
    of the renowned Totsuki Academy.
[15:47] (Flashback) Guy
    Please look forward to what
    we have in store for you.
[15:49] (Flashback) Rindo
    Congrats, Tsukasa.
[15:51] (Flashback) Rindo
    You got invited to the US to cook
    at an amazing place like this.
[15:54] (Flashback) Guy
    This is delicious!
[15:55] (Flashback) Lady
    How wonderful.
[15:57] (Flashback) Guy
    I can see why he's the first seat.
[15:59] (Flashback) Guy
    Yes.
[16:01] (Flashback) Lady
    Oh, my...
[16:06] (Flashback) Rindo
    Good job!
[16:07] (Flashback) Rindo
    You did great, Tsukasa!
[16:09] (Flashback) Rindo
    Especially the main dish! Picking that
    sauce must've been super challenging.
[16:13] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Uh... Thanks, Rindo.
[16:16] (Flashback) Azami
    Well, that was an awful banquet.
[16:19] (Flashback) Azami
    It was so awful that it
    was actually entertaining.
[16:21] (Flashback) Rindo
    What the hell? You are you?
[16:24] (Flashback) Azami
    Tsukasa Eishi-kun, the passion
    you poured into that meal
[16:28] (Flashback) Azami
    didn't reach any of the pigs in that room.
[16:33] (Flashback) Azami
    And your main dish today...
    Even you didn't think it was a 100.
[16:38] (Flashback) Azami
    Am I right?
[16:41] (Flashback) rindo
    Is what that weirdo said
    still getting to you?
[16:47] (Flashback) Rindo
    The crowd really loved that dish,
    and I thought it was great, too.
[16:51] (Flashback) Eishi
    I'm not sure why, but lately, whenever
    someone I don't know praises my dish,
[16:57] (Flashback) Eishi
    it really pisses me off.
[16:59] (Flashback) Tsuka
    Tsukasa?
[17:00] (Flashback) Eishi
    But he was the only person who
    actually called my banquet awful.
SIGN    Los Angeles, California
    United States of America
[17:08] Rindo
    Ever since then,
[17:09] Rindo
    without me knowing, Tsukasa was...
[17:16] (Flashback) Azami
    Oh, hello there. We met in Vegas.
[17:19] (Flashback) Azami
    What a coincidence.
[17:20] (Flashback) Eishi
    Coincidence? It seems to me
    like you knew I'd be here.
[17:24] (Flashback) Azami
    Let us rejoice over this reunion.
[17:26] (Flashback) Azami
    I'm pretty sure you're interested in me, too.
[17:30] (Flashback) Azami
    Let's say Pablo Picasso was still alive.
[17:33] (Flashback) Eishi
    I'm sorry?
[17:34] (Flashback) Azami
    If his new piece was about to be announced,
[17:37] (Flashback) Azami
    would you be able to judge if it
    was truly a masterpiece or not?
[17:41] (Flashback) Eishi
    I don't think so. I don't
    know much about paintings.
[17:45] (Flashback) Eishi
    But with music, I can at least
    appreciate what each instrument
[17:49] (Flashback) Eishi
    is bringing to a piece of music.
[17:52] (Flashback) Azami
    Let's change the subject to cooking
    so it's easier to understand.
[17:55] (Flashback) Azami
    You'd be able to discern the intent
    and design of a dish, correct?
[18:00] (Flashback) Azami
    But those who lack that
    sense or understanding
[18:04] (Flashback) Azami
    will always react the same way, no matter
    how much work you may put into a dish
[18:09] (Flashback) Azami
    or how much you challenge yourself.
[18:12] (Flashback) Azami
    All those people praised your dish
[18:14] (Flashback) Azami
    solely because of your title of first seat.
[18:18] (Flashback) Azami
    And you're tired of that, are you not?
[18:21] (Flashback) Azami
    You should use your energy for
    those who truly understand you.
[18:28] (Flashback) Azami
    For example, someone like me.
[18:32] Rindo
    And ever since then,
[18:33] Rindo
    Tsukasa would do everything he
    could to get work in America.
[18:37] Rindo
    I didn't find out until later that
[18:39] Rindo
    he'd met with Nakiri Azami
     over there countless times.
[18:43] (Flashback) Azami
    What do you think it means
    to hone your cooking skills?
[18:46] (Flashback) Eishi
    Huh?
[18:47] (Flashback) Azami
    At times, cooking feels like a vast wasteland.
[18:51] (Flashback) Azami
    But in actuality, that's not the case.
[18:53] (Flashback) Azami
    Cooking always has a very specific goal.
[18:57] (Flashback) Azami
    As long as it's done properly,
[18:59] (Flashback) Azami
    anyone can get there peacefully,
    using the quickest route.
[19:03] (Flashback) Eishi
    But how do you...
[19:05] (Flashback) Azami
    Never listen to what those pigs have to say.
[19:09] (Flashback) Azami
    All you need is a proper
    compass that will lead you down
[19:13] (Flashback) Azami
    the proper path with absolute accuracy.
[19:16] (Flashback) Azami
    Something to save all
    chefs from their suffering.
[19:20] (Flashback) Azami
    And that is the God Tongue,
    which my daughter possesses.
[19:23] (Flashback) Eishi
    God Tongue? But that's...
[19:25] (Flashback) Azami
    You know her very well. She's the
    Tenth Seat of the Elite Ten, Nakiri Erina.
[19:31] (Flashback) Azami
    I am her father.
[19:34] Megi
    I'm sure Nakiri Azami was
    already planning to take over
[19:38] Megi
    Totsuki when he was getting
    closer to Tsukasa.
[19:41] Rindo
    Who knows? I don't care
    about any of that stuff.
[19:45] Megi
    Why did you support him?
[19:48] Rindo
    Well...
[19:50] (Flashback) Rindo
    There's a new wave.
[19:53] (Flashback) Rindo
    Riding that wave feels like
     the most exciting possibility.
[19:57] Rindo
    I think it's because I thought I could
[19:58] Rindo
    keep making a lot of yummy
    things with Tsukasa.
[20:02] Rindo
    Well, I should get to bed early
    so I'll be ready for tomorrow.
[20:05] Rindo
    Night, Megishima!
SIGN    The Next Day
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Kobayashi Rindo
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Rebels
[20:21] Ura
    It's the Team Shokugeki final bout.
[20:24] Ura
    The crowd and the judges are all ready.
[20:27] Ura
    I wonder what kind of fiery
    battle is going to take place!
[20:30] Ura
    I can't wait to find out!
[20:32] Eizan
    Just how long does the effect
    of your rose syrup last?
[20:37] Momo
    Who knows? But I think it's fine.
     She's cuter this way.
[20:41] Ura
    Now, take a look at the Elite Ten's side!
[20:44] Ura
    Tsukasa Eishi and Kobayashi
    Rindo have arrived!
[20:49] Rindo
    You okay, Tsukasa? You weren't able to
    get rid of all your fatigue, were you?
[20:54] Eishi
    Surprisingly, I'm not doing too bad.
[20:57] Eishi
    I actually feel more alert. I might
    be in my best condition ever.
[21:01] Ura
    How are you two splitting up the course?
[21:04] Rindo
    Well, I'm gonna do the appetizer,
    and Tsukasa's gonna do the main dish.
[21:08] Niku
    So the first seat is doing
    the main dish after all.
[21:11] Buns
    I wonder how our two split up the tasks.
[21:13] Ryoko
    Megumi, how did things go last night?
[21:17] Guy
    Uh, they seem super worn out.
[21:19] Guy
    Why, though?!
[21:20] Buns
    How'd the strategy meeting go?
[21:21] Buns
    Who's making what?
[21:23] Issh
    Well, you see...
[21:28] Soma
    All right, here we go, Nakiri.
[21:30] Erina
    Indeed! Bring it on!
[21:31] both
    First comes rock...
[21:32] both
    Rock, paper, scissors!
[21:34] Both
    One more time!
[21:34] Buns
    They still hadn't decided
    who's doing what?
[21:35] Both
    Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!
[21:39] Guy
    Our teamwork's screwed!
[21:41] Guy
    Crap!
[21:43] Both
    Shoot!
[21:44] Soma
    Damn it, I got the appetizer.
[21:47] Soma
    And I wanted to finish in
    style with the main dish.
[21:50] Erina
    Hmph. There was never any doubt.
[21:51] Ura
    The rebels seem to be causing
    a fuss over there.
[21:55] Ura
    But like it or not, this is it!
[21:59] Ura
    The final bout begins!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    How to Build a Specialty
[23:35] Megu
    The Gifting pulse, pulse, pulse, pulse...

Season 2

10 - How to Build a Specialty

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SIGN    T
    h
    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Ten
[00:04] Ura
    The final bout begins!
[00:07] Ura
    The rules call for a two-course meal!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Kobayashi Rindo
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Rebels
[00:10] Ura
    Each team will present an
    appetizer and a main dish.
[00:14] Ura
    Whoever wins this match will take
    over the seats of the Elite Ten!
[00:19] Ura
    If the rebels happen to win,
[00:21] Ura
    they'll also be able to save all of
    the students who have been expelled!
[00:26] Buns
    You've got this!
[00:27] Guy
    But they're up against the
    top two Totsuki third-years!
[00:31] Guy
    I know Nakiri-chan and Yukihira are
    both amazing, but they're only first-years.
[00:35] Niku
    The top two of the Elite Ten...
    How can they beat them?
[00:38] Rindo
    All right, let's do this!
[00:41] Tsuka
    Once we win this, I'm going to be
    swamped with Elite Ten work again...
[00:45] Tsuka
    Isshiki and Megishima were so reliable.
[00:48] Rindo
    Hey, damn it! Shape up, Tsukasa!
[00:51] Tsuka
    I mean, I'll do my best.
[00:54] Tsuka
    After this match, there'll be no one
    left to stand up against Central.
[00:58] Tsuka
    I feel bad for Yukihira and the
    others who will be expelled,
[01:00] Tsuka
    but there's no helping it.
[01:02] Tsuka
    This is all to better the art of cooking.
[01:06] Ura
    The Elite Ten team has begun cooking!
[01:14] Tsuka
    I'll leave the rest to you, Rindo.
[01:17] Rindo
    Sure thing!
[01:17] Sec
    I see. You're allowed to help
    your partner in this match.
[01:21] Alice
    They're the perfect combination.
[01:23] Yuki
    And yet, we get...
[01:25] Soma
    I may have gotten stuck making the appetizer,
[01:27] Soma
    but I'm gonna make a dish that'll
    beat yours, so be ready!
[01:30] Erina
    Uh, that's not the point here!
    You need to take this more seriously!
[01:33] Kuro
    They're still arguing.
[01:35] Hayama
    Are they going to be okay?
[01:38] Azami
    This match ended as soon as it began.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    How to Build a Specialty
[03:19] Ura
    Well, let's see how each
    team is progressing.
[03:22] Both
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[03:22] Ura
    It appears the rebel team still has
    no intention of working together.
[03:25] Ura
    What kind of meal could they possibly create?
[03:29] Ura
    On the other hand, the Elite Ten team
[03:31] Ura
    are working together and are already in
    the final stages of their preparations.
[03:34] Sec
    Are we going to see more
    powerful and extravagant dishes
[03:37] Sec
    with beasts and rare ingredients?
[03:40] Rindo
    I'm almost done here.
    How are you doing, Tsukasa?
[03:44] Tsuka
    Perfect timing.
[03:46] Tsuka
    I'll be done right around the time
    they finish eating your appetizer.
[03:49] Rindo
    All right! I'm just gonna
    go serve up my dish, then.
[03:53] Buns
    The enemy's already ready
    to serve their dishes!
[03:55] Ryoko
    The appetizer that Rindo-senpai created...
[03:58] Glasses
    At least, that's what that's
    supposed to be. But is it really?
[04:00] Shun
    Not a typical dish from the
    rare ingredients master.
[04:03] Niku
    Look at the beautiful layers
    on that mille-feuille!
[04:07] Rindo
    I call it Mushroom Mille-Feuille
    with Duxelles Filling!
SIGN    Mushroom Mille-Feuille
SIGN    with Duxelles Filling
[04:12] Azami
    The presentation is already spectacular.
[04:15] Azami
    Let us go ahead and try the dish.
[04:17] ---
    Yes.
[04:20] Decora
    Amazing!
[04:22] Decora
    The exciting flavors of multiple
    types of mushrooms
[04:24] Decora
    meld together with the ultra-thin
    pie crust in a moist harmony.
[04:28] Anne
    The star ingredient Miss Kobayashi chose
    for this dish is shiitake mushrooms.
[04:31] Anne
    She used olive oil to cook them into a confit,
[04:33] Anne
    trapping the umami flavor
    while enhancing it, as well.
[04:37] Azami
    Champignon mushrooms and shallots sautéed
    to a golden brown in garlic and butter,
[04:42] Azami
    then simmered to a paste in broth.
[04:43] Azami
    Cracked nuts and heavy cream were
    blended in to make a duxelles
[04:45] Azami
    that she sandwiched between
    the mille-feuille layers.
[04:48] Azami
    And the deciding factor
    to this dish is the tang.
[04:51] Anne
    Huh? This tang...
[04:53] Azami
    What did you use to bring out this tang?
[04:57] Rindo
    Ants.
[04:58] All
    What?!
[05:00] Shun
    So she is the master of
    rare ingredients, after all.
[05:02] Buns
    Wait, ants? You can't be serious.
[05:05] Rindo
    Oh, I'm totally serious.
[05:07] Rindo
    I extracted formic acid from ants
    and mixed it into my duxelles.
[05:12] Anne
    I see. Too much formic acid is poisonous,
[05:16] Anne
    but in small amounts, it can
    be a wonderful accent.
[05:19] Anne
    It's not unnecessarily sweet.
[05:20] Anne
    It just provides a sharp tang
    that's truly invigorating.
[05:24] Azami
    Plus, with something sweet,
[05:25] Azami
    it can create deeper, more nuanced
    flavors than most citrus fruits.
[05:30] Azami
    She has undoubtedly reached
    a professional level.
[05:33] Rindo
    Older ants would give you
SIGN    Old
SIGN    Young
[05:35] Rindo
    more formic acid than you want,
    and it'd ruin the flavor.
[05:37] Rindo
    The young ones give me the mellow
    sweetness that I'm looking for.
[05:41] Soma
    Damn it, she's good...
[05:43] Kuro
    Not bad, Second Seat.
[05:45] Hiya
    She managed to use that
    freakish ingredient perfectly.
[05:48] Alice
    She's created a delicate
    and elegant appetizer.
[05:51] Decora
    The appetizer...
[05:54] Decora
    Its duty is to stimulate the diner's
    appetite and pique interest.
[05:58] Decora
    Yes, when faced with the power of this dish,
[06:02] Decora
    even the butterflies of the gourmet world
[06:04] Decora
    have no means of defending themselves.
[06:07] Decora
    They can only be helplessly carried away
[06:09] Decora
    with incredible strength and
    dragged to the main dish.
[06:15] Azami
    This dish is 100 percent. I couldn't
    have asked for a more perfect appetizer.
[06:19] Rindo
    Hey, come on, now.
    It's too soon to be satisfied.
[06:23] Rindo
    After all, the main dish is still coming up.
[06:27] Rindo
    Go, Tsukasa!
[06:29] Tsuka
    Right. Yes, this is the best
    dish I can produce right now.
[06:34] Tsuka
    True gourmet, my specialty...
[06:38] Kuro
    Salt crust.
[06:39] Alice
    A baking method where salt
    is mixed with egg whites
[06:41] Alice
    and then spread over the top of
    a dish to form a thick crust.
[06:44] Haya
    It ensures that no moisture escapes,
[06:48] Haya
    keeping the deliciousness
    concentrated inside.
[06:50] Glasses
    Long ago, when Toyotomi
    Hideyoshi was deployed
[06:52] Glasses
    on expeditions, he'd cover
    sea bream with a salt crust
[06:55] Glasses
    to prevent it from rotting.
[06:57] All
    Huh...
[07:03] Both
    Whoa.
[07:03] Niku
    He just revealed some glistening red meat!
[07:07] Haya
    It's our enemy's dish, but...
[07:09] Guy
    Just once in my life...
    I want to eat meat like that.
[07:13] Guy
    You can't help but think that!
[07:17] Tsuka
    There we go.
SIGN    The White Armor Plate
[07:19] Tsuka
    The White Armor Plate, Sauce Chevreuil.
SIGN    Sauce Chevreuil
[07:25] Tsuka
    Chevreuil... Meaning the main
    ingredient of my dish is venison.
[07:30] Both
    Venison?
[07:33] Megu
    Tsukasa-senpai also used venison
    when we stepped in as judges for
[07:37] Megu
    that informal Shokugeki.
[07:38] Sec
    Yukihira didn't stand a chance back then.
[07:43] Sec
    And now, he's managed to create
    an even better dish than that?
[07:46] Anne
    I can't... I can't ruin this masterpiece.
[07:50] Anne
    I just cannot!
[07:52] Courage
    Ugh, Anne, you coward. Here, give it to me.
[08:00] Tsuka
    Would you like a bite, Yukihira?
[08:03] Tsuka
    You should compare it to the
    last dish of mine that you ate.
[08:11] Soma
    What the hell is this deliciousness?!
[08:13] Soma
    It's not just my tongue...
[08:15] Soma
    The flavor's so powerful that it
    reverberates into the back of my nose.
[08:17] Soma
    It's a punch that vibrates
    all the way to my brain!
[08:20] Soma
    This is far superior to the
    venison dish I had before!
[08:24] Azami
    That appetizer didn't simply lead
    us to the finale of the course.
[08:29] Azami
    It is a truly a paradise where every
    chef has been freed from their suffering.
[08:33] Azami
    The peaceful and beautiful
    world that we long for...
[08:37] Azami
    The Gourmet Eden!
[08:39] Niku
    He's acting like he already won.
[08:41] Niku
    Like Yukihira and Erina-sama
    are gonna let that happen!
[08:43] Guy
    Yeah, you tell 'em, Nikumi!
[08:47] Niku
    What are you guys staring at?
SIGN    Best in Japan
[08:52] Niku
    What the hell?!
[08:54] Azami
    Oh, dear. It appears as though my
    version of the Gifting has slipped out.
[08:58] Both
    The Gifting?!
[08:59] Azami
    Because the dish was so delicious,
    the Gifting pulse within me leaked out,
[09:04] Azami
    which ended up disrobing those around me.
[09:07] Megu
    The Gifting pulse...
[09:09] Ryoko
    What is he even talking about?
[09:10] Buns
    Meaning that some people around
    him were forcibly disrobed?
[09:14] Haya
    I guess that has happened before.
[09:16] Alice
    When someone marries into the
    Nakiri family and takes their name,
[09:19] Alice
    they also inherit the Gifting ability.
SIGN    The Gifting
[09:21] Alice
    And because he married into
    the family, of course,
SIGN    Nakiri Azami
[09:24] [SONG] Sign
    Inherited the Gifting
[09:24] Alice
    Uncle Azami was given the Gifting ability.
[09:27] Haya
    What the hell is up with the Nakiri family?
[09:29] Kuro
    I guess stuff like that just happens.
[09:31] Haya
    No, it doesn't.
[09:31] Isshi
    My goodness. I can't say that
    I approve of forcing young ladies
[09:35] Isshi
    to undress in a public venue.
[09:37] Azami
    I assure you that it's not on purpose.
[09:39] Azami
    That's just how delicious this course was.
[09:42] Anne
    The Nakiri family is famous for disrobing.
[09:45] Anne
    The fact that the greater variant
    of the Gifting has occurred
[09:48] Anne
    is proof that this dish, as well as
    the whole course, is the real deal.
SIGN    First Seat
SIGN    Second Seat
[09:53] Decora
    Kobayashi Rindo put everything
    into her dish to ensure that
[09:56] Decora
    the main dish dazzled.
[09:58] Decora
    And yet, Tsukasa Eishi was still
    able to dazzle even more.
[10:01] Decora
    I cannot think of anything greater than this.
[10:04] Anne
    The two-course meal created by
    the top two chefs at Totsuki
[10:09] Anne
    is true gourmet.
[10:11] Azami
    Now, then...
[10:12] Azami
    The Elite Ten has produced the best
    main dish anyone could ever ask for.
[10:16] Azami
    Meanwhile, Erina, who will be cooking
    the main dish for the other team,
[10:19] Azami
    has forgotten my teachings and
    is currently contaminated.
[10:23] Azami
    She could not possibly create
    true gourmet in that state.
[10:26] Azami
    Meaning that your victory is inconceivable.
[10:29] Soma
    Tsukasa-senpai...
[10:31] Soma
    You didn't make this dish when
    we faced off that one time.
[10:34] Soma
    Does that mean you were taking it easy on me?
[10:37] Soma
    That's a pretty harsh diss, Senpai.
[10:40] Tsukasa
    Oh, I wouldn't say that I
    was taking it easy on you.
[10:43] Tsukasa
    I just figured I didn't need to
    bother making this dish back then.
[10:47] Tsukasa
    But the theme this time was true gourmet,
[10:50] Tsukasa
    so of course I'd go with the best
    recipe that I have... My specialty.
[10:55] Soma
    All right, then...
[10:58] Soma
    I guess I'm gonna have to give it all I've got.
[11:00] Soma
    I couldn't make this back then,
    a specialty that surpasses Tsukasa Eishi...
[11:05] Soma
    But I guess I'm gonna have to
    do that right here, right now.
[11:15] Sec
    Did Yukihira just say he was
    going to make his specialty?
[11:19] Ryoko
    But Yukihira-kun's making
    the appetizer, right?
[11:22] Buns
    So, wait, a appetizer specialty?
[11:24] Guy
    Uh, considering we're
    talking about Yukihira...
[11:26] Guy
    Don't tell me he'd even think about...
[11:28] Soma
    This is my appetizer specialty.
    Squid tentacles and peanut butter.
[11:34] Both
    Squid tentacles and peanut butter?!
[11:35] Shun
    Yeah, that's probably not it.
[11:37] Niku
    Wait, Aldini! What the hell happened
    during the strategy meeting last night?
[11:41] Glasses
    Yeah! Don't those two have a plan?
SIGN    Last Night
[11:45] (Flashback) Erina
    Ugh! There's no end to this!
[11:47] (Flashback) Erina
    Let's hold off on who's going
    to do the main for a moment.
[11:50] (Flashback) Erina
    We need to figure out what course
    we're going to make tonight!
[11:53] (Flashback) Erina
    Agreed?
[11:54] (Flashback) Soma
    We just need an appetizer.
[11:56] (Flashback) Erina
    Ugh! I'm going out for some fresh air!
[11:59] (Flashback) Megu
    Nakiri-san!
[12:02] (Flashback) Isshi
    You two really got into it.
[12:04] (Flashback) Soma
    If we just can't decide,
[12:07] (Flashback) Soma
    we'll have to settle it
    with rock-paper-scissors.
[12:09] (Flashback) Taku
    Please, no.
[12:10] (Flashback) Isshi
    Then if you lose in rock-paper-scissors,
[12:12] (Flashback) Isshi
    do you promise to concentrate
    on the appetizer?
[12:15] (Flashback) Soma
    Well, I guess that's an option...
[12:17] (Flashback) Taku
    That's the only option.
    Don't say that like you actually mean it.
[12:21] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, by the way, Isshiki-senpai,
[12:24] (Flashback) Soma
    what does he mean, that Nakiri's the key?
[12:26] (Flashback) Azami
    You are the key to leading
    chefs down the proper path.
[12:31] (Flashback) Isshi
    Oh...
[12:33] (Flashback) Isshi
    Director Azami wants to take
    advantage of her God Tongue.
[12:37] (Flashback) Issh
    The God Tongue is able to determine the
    best and worst qualities of a dish.
[12:41] (Flashback) Issh
    And by having her determine that,
[12:42] (Flashback) Issh
    she can free chefs from suffering
    to figure that out for themselves.
[12:46] (Flashback) Issh
    That's the idea behind Central.
[12:48] (Flashback) Issh
    She basically holds the key
    to the great revolution.
[12:52] (Flashback) Soma
    Huh... Taking advantage of the God Tongue, eh?
[12:56] (Flashback) soma
    That actually sounds sorta fun.
[13:00] Taku
    Yukihira didn't say much back then,
[13:03] Taku
    but does he actually have some kind of plan?
[13:05] Soma
    Nakiri!
[13:08] Soma
    Here's some chicken liver I just sautéed.
     Could you give it a taste?
[13:11] Ryoko
    Yukihira-kun?
[13:12] Glasses
    What are you doing in the middle of cooking?
[13:14] Soma
    In a Team Shokugeki, we're allowed to
    get help from our teammates as we cook.
[13:18] Soma
    Which means that we can ask
    them to taste stuff, too.
[13:21] Soma
    If they want to take advantage
    of Nakiri as their key,
[13:24] Soma
    I figured I'd take advantage of her, too.
[13:28] Buns
    Look at that evil face!
[13:29] Guy
    What are you thinking, Yukihira?
[13:31] Guy
    Don't say you're gonna take
    advantage of your own teammate!
[13:33] Sec
    But that does actually make sense!
[13:36] Erina
    No good. I like that you rubbed
    it with homemade mayonnaise,
[13:41] Erina
    but the flavor when it hits
    the tongue is insufficient.
[13:43] Soma
    Got it!
[13:45] Soma
    How's this ratio?
[13:49] Erina
    It works.
[13:50] Sec
    He's basically tuning the flavor of
    each step of the dish as he goes!
[13:55] Alice
    At this rate,
[13:56] Alice
    Yukihira-kun will be able to
    reach heights no one else can.
[13:59] Alice
    He'll be able to heighten
[14:01] Alice
    the perfection of his flavor to
    the highest theoretical value.
[14:04] Rindo
    Not bad!
[14:06] Tsuka
    Yeah. Then Yukihira might be able to
    make an amazing appetizer after all.
[14:10] Taku
    But preparing something just as he's told?
[14:13] Megu
    Yeah, Soma-kun usually wouldn't
    cooperate with that.
[14:16] Sec
    No, Yukihira understands
    Erina-sama's powers, too.
[14:20] Sec
    This must mean he trusts her!
[14:22] Soma
    Could you taste this spice mix for me?
[14:24] Soma
    Could you check the balance of this sauce?
[14:26] Erina
    He truly wants to accept my teachings?
[14:29] Erina
    I'd love to praise him,
    if that were actually the case.
[14:32] Erina
    But...
[14:33] (Flashback) Erina
    If you end up making the appetizer,
[14:35] (Flashback) Erina
    why don't you make Pâté de Campagne?
[14:37] (Flashback) Soma
    Oh, Pâté de Campagne... What's that again?
[14:42] (Flashback) Taku
    In Japanese, it translates
    to "country-style pâté."
[14:45] (Flashback) Megu
    We made some in class before.
[14:47] (Flashback) Megu
    The dish where we added
    liver paste and vegetables
[14:50] (Flashback) Megu
    to minced meat and grilled it up.
[14:51] (Flashback) Erina
    The viscous texture and
    depth whet the appetite.
[14:55] (Flashback) Erina
    It's a very popular appetizer.
[14:57] (Flashback) Soma
    So it's basically like corned beef.
[14:59] (Flashback) Erina
    Not in the least!
[15:01] (Flashback) Erina
    Anyway, the purpose of an appetizer is
[15:03] (Flashback) Erina
    how well it can connect
    to the main dish.
[15:05] (Flashback) Erina
    Remember that at all costs.
[15:07] (Flashback) Erina
    Now, I'll go over the recipe.
[15:10] Erina
    The recipe I went over with him last night...
[15:13] Erina
    Why is he adding changes here and there?
SIGN    Heh heh heh
[15:19] Erina
    Yukihira-kun! What in the
    world are you doing?!
[15:26] Soma
    All right, here you go.
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[15:29] Niku
    Huh?!
[15:30] Guys
    Ho—
[15:33] All
    Hold on a second!
[15:35] Soma
    Dig in.
[15:37] Soma
    Your delicious appetizer is here.
[15:42] Anne
    Th...
[15:43] Decora
    This is...
[15:44] Azami
    This is what you call an appetizer?
[15:48] Buns
    A caveman!
[15:49] Buns
    That's like a hunk of meat
    a cartoon caveman would eat!
[15:52] Glasses
    Its shape aside, it definitely looks
    like a main dish rather than an appetizer!
[15:56] Guy
    Yukihira!
[15:57] Guy
    What the hell are you doing?!
[15:58] Soma
    What? I just did what Nakiri asked me to do
    and made the appetizer, Pâté de Campagne.
[16:06] Megu
    Soma-kun...
[16:07] Taku
    Don't tell me he actually
[16:09] Taku
    felt competitive after seeing the
    specialty Tsukasa-senpai made,
SIGN    Heh heh heh
[16:12] Taku
    and completely lost control!
[16:15] Tsuka
    Yukihira?
[16:16] Rindo
    Yukihira Soma!
[16:18] Rindo
    Listen here! Appetizers are...
[16:20] Eizan
    Why are you butting in?
[16:22] Rindo
    Excuse me?
[16:23] Eizan
    I mean... Rindo-senpai...
[16:26] Decora
    Anyway, let's give it a taste.
[16:29] Decora
    It's true that having the pâté inside
[16:31] Decora
    and wrapping it with thin slices
    of beef makes it look like
[16:35] Decora
    a hunk of meat still on the bone.
[16:41] Decora
    The meat wrapped around the exterior
    is marinated strips of beef.
[16:45] Decora
    The richly fragrant yet slightly
    fruity scent of the meat
[16:48] Decora
    makes me feel like I'm going to lose my mind!
[16:51] Decora
    And right underneath is a
    layer of bacon slices.
[16:54] Decora
    They're also holding the pâté in place.
[16:57] Decora
    Just the first bite
[16:59] Decora
    makes the impact from all the
    protein reverberate through my body!
SIGN    Yakiniku Sauce
    Bold Soy Sauce Flavor
[17:02] Yukihira
    And I used this yakiniku sauce
    as the base of the marinade.
[17:06] Soma
    Even store-bought yakiniku sauce
SIGN    Takara
    Yakiniku Sauce
    Bold Soy Sauce Flavor
[17:08] Soma
    has a great balance of garlic,
    ginger, soy sauce, and mirin.
[17:14] ---
    It's a solid base for a marinade.
[17:16] Soma
    Then I added honey, grated onions,
     and freshly squeezed orange juice,
[17:21] Soma
    and had Nakiri taste it for me
[17:23] Soma
    to adjust it to a flavor that'd
    fit Pâté de Campagne.
[17:26] Anne
    It's not just the outside! The pâté
    is the most exquisite part of all!
[17:32] Anne
    It's full-bodied, yet delicate.
[17:33] Anne
    It matches perfectly with
    the aromatic layer of meat,
[17:35] Anne
    making each bite spark an explosion of flavor!
[17:39] Anne
    He used a base of chicken liver and
    added chicken breast and cream,
[17:42] Anne
    as well as finely chopped green beans,
    carrots, and shimeji mushrooms.
[17:46] Anne
    But the work he did on those
    individual vegetables is superb.
[17:49] Anne
    Confit, grill, brasier, and suer.
[17:53] Anne
    He brought out the best of each ingredient,
[17:55] Anne
    emphasizing the natural sweetness and
    heightening the level of the dish as a whole.
[18:02] Decora
    What was that? The whole flavor
    just changed suddenly.
[18:06] Decora
    The outer wall of meat was already delicious,
[18:09] Decora
    but now, it's like there's an
    aromatic geyser bursting through!
[18:11] Courage
    What is this rich aroma?
[18:13] Courage
    My body is reacting even
    though I haven't had a bite.
[18:16] Decora
    Something is seeping out from
    between the layers of meat.
[18:19] Soma
    It's an extra-thick jellied
    consommé that I boiled down!
[18:23] Soma
    Right before serving the dish,
[18:25] Soma
    I used a super-thick cooking injector
    to inject plenty of it into the meat.
[18:29] Soma
    It starts gushing out while you're
    eating to change up the flavor!
[18:34] Haya
    A bomb of flavor.
[18:35] Alice
    What a molecular gastronomy thing to do.
[18:37] Kuro
    Yukihira actually pulled it off.
[18:39] Anne
    Amazing... I'm even more drawn to
    this dish than I was a moment ago.
[18:46] Anne
    The first bite was decadent enough,
[18:48] Anne
    but each subsequent bite becomes more
    exciting as you discover all the twists
[18:50] Anne
    and treasures hidden within.
[18:52] Anne
    I can't believe all this flavor
    is packed into a single dish.
[18:55] Anne
    I feel so satisfied.
[19:00] Decora
    My clothes!
[19:01] Courage
    Wait, why are my clothes gone?
[19:05] Guy
    And there it is! The Gifting!
[19:07] Glasses
    That means Nakiri Azami
    also admits that it tastes good!
[19:11] Azami
    The approach he took with the vegetables...
[19:13] Azami
    It reminds me of the
    Magician of Legumes, Shinomiya Kojiro.
[19:16] Azami
    By bringing out the full
    potential of each vegetable,
[19:20] Azami
    the overall flavor of the dish is
    deepened without losing any elegance.
[19:23] Megu
    And the method of using different flavors at
[19:26] Megu
    different times to draw people in...
[19:28] Taku
    Yeah. It's like the dish Yukihira
    presented at the Moon Festival.
[19:31] Soma
    Exactly. This dish is the two new
    Yukihira recipes I invented,
[19:37] Soma
    fused into one.
[19:39] Soma
    That's why I took advantage
    of Nakiri's abilities.
[19:42] Soma
    Just mashing the two recipes together
    would've created a jumbled mess,
[19:45] Soma
    so I had her help me combine
    the best parts of both dishes.
[19:48] Soma
    I call it...
[19:49] Soma
    Countdown Caveman Meat, Cheeky Youngster Style!
SIGN    Countdown Caveman Meat,
    Cheeky Youngster Style
[19:52] Soma
    It's beyond "new and improved."
[19:54] Soma
    This is true Yukihira cooking.
SIGN    True Yukihira Cooking
[19:56] Azami
    Ordinarily, it'd be impossible to properly
    balance all these complex components.
[20:03] Azami
    But because of the guidance
    from the God Tongue,
[20:06] Azami
    the dish is elevated to a level
    worthy of being called a specialty.
[20:10] Azami
    It's almost on par with
    Tsukasa's White Armor Plate.
[20:17] Azami
    But that's only when I look
    at this as an individual dish.
[20:21] Azami
    Tsukasa Eishi's main dish
    was boosted a few levels...
[20:25] Azami
    All thanks to Kobayashi Rindo's appetizer.
[20:28] Azami
    Meanwhile, you had the nerve to
    present a main dish as an appetizer,
[20:33] Azami
    which ruins the entire course.
SIGN    Worst Move
[20:36] Azami
    It's the worst move you could've made.
[20:39] Azami
    No matter how close to a perfect
    score your dish gets on its own,
[20:42] Azami
    it gets a zero for this course meal.
[20:46] Eizan
    Everyone knows that Yukihira can be rash,
     but has he ever been so thoughtless?
[20:52] Eizan
    Doesn't he have something
    else up his sleeve?
[20:57] Erina
    What do you think you're doing?
[20:59] Erina
    Does teamwork simply not exist between us?
[21:02] Soma
    Listen up, Nakiri.
[21:04] Soma
    I want to win this Team Shokugeki,
     no matter what!
[21:08] Erina
    Then why would you...
[21:10] Soma
    Your dish wouldn't have won.
[21:12] Soma
    Tsukasa-senpai's dish that I tasted
    earlier really packed a punch.
[21:17] Soma
    I tried out a number of your
    main dish options last night,
[21:21] Soma
    and they all would've lost.
[21:22] Erina
    H-How can you be so certain?
[21:24] Soma
    Well, none of them were your specialty.
[21:28] Soma
    In order to beat Senpai,
[21:30] Soma
    we need to hit him with two specialties
    filled with everything we've got.
[21:34] Soma
    Our course has to be on that level.
[21:38] Soma
    You can make something better
    than my dish, right?
[21:40] Soma
    Then prove it.
[21:43] Soma
    If you don't beat my dish,
    we're going to lose this match.
[21:46] Soma
    So basically, this is a
    Shokugeki between you and me.
SIGN    Shoku
SIGN    geki
[21:53] Soma
    Come at me,
[21:55] Soma
    and put everything you have
[21:58] Soma
    into your specialty!
SIGN    Fourth
[23:34] [SONG] Sign
    Song of Hope
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:35] Erina
    You dummy.
[23:36] Megu
    Dummy...
[23:37] Erina
    You dummy.
[23:38] Megu
    Dummy...

Season 2

11 - Song of Hope

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SIGN    Eleven
[00:02] Soma
    Your dish wouldn't have won.
[00:04] Soma
    In order to beat Senpai,
[00:06] Soma
    we need to hit him with two specialties
    filled with everything we've got.
[00:10] Soma
    Our course has to be on that level.
[00:14] Soma
    If you don't beat my dish,
    we're going to lose this match.
[00:16] Soma
    So basically, this is a
    Shokugeki between you and me.
SIGN    Shoku
SIGN    geki
[00:24] Niku
    Wait, what did Yukihira just say?
[00:26] Guy
    This meal...
[00:28] Guy
    ...is actually...
[00:29] Both
    ...a Shokugeki between him and Nakiri-chan?!
[00:31] Taku
    What an unbelievable idea.
[00:33] Megu
    To think he's planning to complete
    their course meal with a Shokugeki...
[00:37] Buns
    Come to think of it, does Erinacchi have
    an ultimate dish to call her specialty?
[00:42] Ryoko
    Well, she has the talent to make any
    genre of cuisine into a pro's dish.
[00:47] Sec
    I'd heard that she challenged
    Senzaemon-dono countless times.
[00:50] Alice
    But apparently, he hasn't
    acknowledged her yet.
[00:53] Niku
    I can't believe it. Erina-sama...
[00:56] Erina
    Honestly... I was wondering what
    would come out of your mouth.
[01:00] Erina
    I never expected a Shokugeki.
[01:01] Erina
    I guess the word "teamwork"
    doesn't exist in your dictionary.
[01:05] Soma
    Of course not! Do you see
    teamwork between us?
[01:08] Soma
    Did you forget how much we fought
    during the mock battles on the Tsukikage?
[01:12] Soma
    On the other hand, this suits us
     even more than working together.
[01:20] Erina
    You dummy.
[01:26] Erina
    The main ingredient
    currently heating? C'est bon.
[01:28] Erina
    The sauce? Non.
[01:30] Erina
    The fond? C'est bon.
[01:31] Erina
    The seasonings? C'est bon.
[01:33] Erina
    The croûte? C'est bon.
[01:34] Erina
    The butter? Non.
[01:35] Erina
    Yukihira-kun, about the
    ingredients I just said "non" to...
[01:39] Erina
    I'll be putting them all in
    storage containers later.
[01:42] Erina
    Make midnight snacks of them, if you wish.
[01:44] Soma
    Uh, sure... So, uh, what was all that about?
[01:46] Erina
    I'm going to be changing
    my recipe because of you,
[01:49] Erina
    so I need to be stricter about my ingredients...
[01:51] Erina
    so that I'll be able to create
    a completely new dish!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[03:28] [SONG] Sign
    Song of Hope
[03:29] Ura
    It appears the rebels are going to start
[03:32] Ura
    making a completely new main dish!
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi Kobayashi Rindo
[03:34] Ura
    But there isn't much time left!
[03:37] Kuro
    Starting now?
[03:39] Haya
    She's making a different dish?
[03:41] Erina
    Yukihira-kun, I taste-tested
    for you in your last dish,
[03:44] Erina
    so you should be an extra pair
    of hands for me in return.
[03:47] Soma
    Oh, fine.
[03:48] Erina
    One haché lemon rind, then mélanger
    the seasonings I ask you to.
[03:52] Erina
    You have thirty seconds.
[03:54] Soma
    Got it!
[03:55] Erina
    As soon as the meat is finished heating, wrap
    it in the croûte and put it under the broiler.
[03:59] Erina
    We only have one chance!
[04:01] Soma
    Roger!
[04:03] Gramps
    Erina is able to use her God Tongue
[04:06] Gramps
    to elevate any dish to perfect deliciousness.
[04:10] Gramps
    Every dish she makes...
[04:13] (Flashback) Erina
    Well, Grandfather? I'm really
     proud of this dish!
[04:17] (Flashback) Erina
    You'll acknowledge that this
    is my specialty, right?
[04:21] (Flashback) Gramps
    Sadly, it appears that you
    still have a ways to go.
[04:24] (Flashback) Erina
    What?
[04:28] Gramps
    In a way, every dish she
    creates is a specialty,
[04:34] Gramps
    yet at the same time, none of them are.
[04:38] Gramps
    A specialty that surpasses
    perfectly delicious...
[04:41] Gramps
    That is the only dish that will
    let us see Erina's true face.
[04:46] Gramps
    Once Erina is able to finally
    create her specialty, then...
[04:54] Erina
    The sauce reduction is complete.
[04:56] Erina
    The croûte is complete.
[04:57] Erina
    The garnishes are complete.
[04:59] Erina
    The browning under the broiler is complete.
[05:02] Erina
    On to the next step! Hurry!
[05:04] Taku
    This is quite different from her usual
    graceful and reserved approach.
[05:07] Taku
    It's much more forceful,
    like a rushing flood of passion.
[05:10] Isshi
    She's currently knocking
    everything out of her way
[05:14] Isshi
    in order to create her new dish.
[05:16] Aza
    It doesn't matter what she does. It's too late.
[05:19] Aza
    After that horrid appetizer, whether she
    tries to present a specialty or not,
[05:25] Aza
    the match has already been decided.
[05:28] Erina
    What I have now that I didn't have before...
[05:32] Erina
    If I can't figure that out, I won't
    be able to complete my specialty.
[05:36] Erina
    The path I'd taken up until now...
[05:40] (Flashback) Azami
    Anything other than what
    Father acknowledges...
[05:42] (Flashback) Azami
    Trash.
[05:43] (Flashback) Azami
    Filth.
[05:44] (Flashback) Azami
    Garbage.
[05:45] (Flashback) Alice
    If only Uncle Azami
    had not interfered,
[05:48] (Flashback) Alice
    we would've been such, such,
     such better friends, Erina.
[05:53] (Flashback) Megu
    I'm glad I like something you like, too.
[05:57] (Flashback) Senzaemon
    You're his daughter.
[05:59] (Flashback) Senzaemon
    You should learn to be
    selfish sometimes, Erina.
[06:01] (Flashback) All
    Nakiri-san!
[06:03] (Flashback) Erina
    What?!
[06:05] (Flashback) Soma
    All right!
[06:08] (Flashback) Soma
    Huh?
[06:09] (Flashback) Soma
    Something wrong, Nakiri?
[06:10] (Flashback) Erina
    It's nothing.
[06:12] (Flashback) Erina
    Also, I'm not going
    to eat your cooking.
[06:16] (Flashback) Soma
    It's a Yukihira-Style Chicken's Egg Tempura Bowl!
[06:21] Soma
    Wanna try one of my gross
    dishes for a change of pace?
[06:25] (Flashback) Soma
    It's so disgusting, it's fun!
[06:27] (Flashback) Erina
    Why do you go so far?
[06:29] (Flashback) Jo
    That's obvious.
[06:31] (Flashback) Jo
    If you know exactly where
    you're headed, it's no fun at all.
[06:31] (Flashback) Soma
    If you know exactly where
    you're headed, it's no fun at all.
[06:36] Erina
    This is the only dish...
[06:38] Erina
    This is the ultimate dish,
    one capable of beating Yukihira-kun!
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi Kobayashi Rindo
[06:49] Erina
    Please enjoy.
[06:59] Kuro
    So that's Miss Erina's specialty...
[07:01] Alice
    What a beautiful and juicy slice of meat!
[07:05] Erina
    This is the main dish of our two-course meal...
[07:07] Erina
    A chicken-and-egg rice bowl.
[07:12] All
    What?!
[07:15] Guy
    A chicken-and-egg rice bowl?!
[07:17] Sec
    That's supposed to be a rice bowl?
[07:19] Guy
    Wait, a rice bowl?
[07:20] Niku
    The same Erina-sama who'd
    treated rice bowls as
[07:24] Niku
    lowly B-grade cuisine until now?
[07:26] Niku
    She made a rice bowl?!
[07:27] Buns
    You were the same way at first, Nikumicchi.
[07:29] Ryoko
    But it is rather unbelievable.
[07:32] Haya
    There's no rice course in French cuisine.
[07:36] Haya
    Even with traditional Japanese courses,
    it's served after the main course.
[07:40] Haya
    Yet she's presenting it as her main dish...
[07:43] Haya
    This is definitely a choice that's not
    written in any cooking textbook anywhere.
[07:47] Azami
    Honestly...
[07:49] Azami
    I can't believe my own
    daughter created a dish
[07:51] Azami
    that's this far from the correct answer.
[07:53] Azami
    It's absolutely deplorable.
[07:56] Azami
    I can tell it deserves zero
    points just by looking at it.
[07:58] Azami
    I can't even bring myself to eat such a dish.
[08:01] Erina
    Oh, my! But you're supposed
    to judge cooking on its taste.
[08:04] Erina
    How truly amazing that you can judge
    a dish by merely looking at it, Father.
[08:08] Erina
    But if those two chefs who embody
    your personal ideal of what's correct
[08:14] Erina
    say that my dish is delicious,
    I'm sure you'll change your mind.
[08:19] Rindo
    What's this? I think she's provoking us.
[08:22] Rindo
    What do you think, Tsukasa?
    Should we accept?
[08:26] Tsuka
    There's no harm in tasting it. I was
    curious about Yukihira's dish, too.
[08:32] Azami
    Very well. Tsukasa, Kobayashi,
    go ahead and try it.
[08:36] Erina
    Oh, but this is a two-course meal,
    so you'll have to start with the appetizer.
[08:42] Soma
    Here you go!
[08:44] Soma
    This is my specialty: Countdown
    Caveman Meat, Cheeky Youngster Style!
[08:48] Soma
    True Yukihira Cooking!
[08:49] Rind
    This looks interesting.
[08:52] Rind
    Don't mind if I do.
[09:01] Rind
    I see... Well done, Yukihira.
[09:04] Rind
    This is definitely good enough
    to be called a specialty.
[09:07] Tsukasa
    He's definitely evolved from before.
[09:11] Tsuka
    That's amazing, Yukihira.
[09:13] Rindo
    But does this dish really work as a course?
[09:18] Tsuka
    Yeah, I can't help but feel that whatever
    the next dish may be, it can't follow this.
[09:26] Rindo
    All right, let's taste this
    specialty of yours, Nakiri-chan!
[09:45] Tsuka
    Eggs mix with the soft
    chicken meat and juices,
[09:48] Tsuka
    and it all melts in my mouth!
[09:51] Tsuka
    The center of the meat is rare,
    while the edges are broiled to a crisp.
[09:56] Tsuka
    It was cooked in a perfect
    way to take advantage
[09:58] Tsuka
    of the luxurious jidori chicken's qualities.
[10:00] Rindo
    The sauce is made from eggs,
    cream, salt, and pepper,
[10:04] Rindo
    heated to a thick creaminess
    in a hot water bath.
[10:06] Rindo
    The turmeric gives it its
    vibrant yellow color,
[10:09] Rindo
    helping create this rich and
    creamy scrambled egg sauce.
[10:12] Tsuka
    Floating on top are special,
    fragrant rice crackers!
[10:16] Tsuka
    Freshly steamed rice and
    minced squid spread finely
[10:19] Tsuka
    with some sesame oil,
    then deep-fried to a crisp.
[10:21] Rindo
    The thick sauce,
[10:23] Rindo
    along with the crunchiness, plays amazingly
    off of the juiciness of the chicken.
[10:27] Rindo
    The chicken and egg sauce...
    and then the crackers made from rice.
[10:30] Rindo
    These three elements make it
    a chicken-and-egg rice bowl!
[10:33] Rindo
    And the piece of this dish
    that's playing the biggest role
[10:36] Rindo
    is the croûte wrapped
    around the chicken breast.
[10:39] Megu
    Croûte... That's a base of bread or pie dough
[10:44] Megu
    seasoned with savory spices, right?
[10:46] Taku
    It's a helpful addition that
    can boost the aroma, texture,
[10:49] Taku
    and presentation of a dish without
    overpowering its distinctive flavors.
[10:55] Erina
    Correct. That's where the biggest
    secret of this dish lies.
[10:59] Erina
    Since I abandoned my original plan,
[11:01] Erina
    in order for this completely
    new dish to work,
[11:04] Erina
    I needed to add certain
    ingredients to the croûte
[11:07] Erina
    that I'd planned to wrap around the chicken.
[11:10] Erina
    Those ingredients were
[11:13] Erina
    minced squid legs and peanut butter.
[11:17] Girls
    S-S-S-S-S-S...
[11:19] All
    Squid legs and peanut butter?!
[11:21] Shun
    Is she serious?
[11:23] Erina
    Yes. It's the squid legs and peanut butter that
[11:26] Erina
    connect the appetizer and the main dish.
     It's a crucial piece of the puzzle.
[11:30] Erina
    The peanut butter's mild richness
[11:32] Erina
    adds subtle depth to the chicken,
    making it an excellent secret seasoning.
[11:36] Erina
    And the moderately salty
    bitterness of the squid legs
[11:38] Erina
    is extremely effective in tying
[11:40] Erina
    the croûte's flavor together with the
    meaty juiciness of the chicken.
[11:43] Erina
    It's a horrid combination that Yukihira-kun
    keeps trying to get us to eat,
[11:46] Erina
    but when it's in my hands, I can turn
    it into an elegant gourmet dish.
[11:48] Soma
    
[11:50] Erina
    The jidori chicken breasts and
    the squid and peanut butter croûte
[11:54] Erina
    are the main part of the dish.
[11:56] Erina
    I revised all of the sauces and garnishes
    so that they would support them.
[11:59] Erina
    So that after you ate Yukihira-kun's dish,
[12:02] Erina
    the deliciousness of my own dish
    would be elevated to the maximum.
[12:05] Taku
    Just as Yukihira took
    advantage of the God Tongue,
[12:08] Taku
    Nakiri-san took advantage of
    Yukihira's gross cooking.
[12:12] Megu
    They basically took each other's strengths
[12:14] Megu
    to bring out the best in both of the dishes.
[12:17] Buns
    You're amazing, Erinacchi!
[12:19] Sec
    This is what Erina-sama and
    Yukihira created together?
[12:22] Niku
    Two specialties working together!
[12:24] Alice
    Creating the ultimate two-course meal!
[12:27] Soma
    You jerk...
[12:29] Soma
    First you steal my line, and now this?
[12:33] Erina
    You're the one who started this fight.
[12:35] Erina
    I won't hear any of your complaints.
[12:36] Soma
    Oh, is that so?
[12:39] Issh
    Nakiri-kun, you truly have changed.
[12:42] Issh
    But I'm pretty sure Director
    Azami isn't enjoying this.
[12:46] Issh
    His precious daughter,
    who he had locked up in a cage,
[12:52] Issh
    is now cooking with a smile that
    he's never witnessed before.
[13:00] Rindo
    Yukihira's appetizer doesn't help the
    main dish. It exists to help this surpass it.
[13:04] Rindo
    And without a doubt, this dish
    definitely surpasses the appetizer.
[13:08] Rindo
    Despite how crazy their methods were,
[13:11] Rindo
    they managed to pull off this
    one-two punch amazingly!
[13:14] Tsuka
    I feel like I'm at a concert!
[13:16] Tsuka
    Different instruments
[13:17] Tsuka
    and different voices are working
    together at an extremely high level,
[13:20] Tsuka
    and in one miraculous moment,
    they come together perfectly
[13:23] Tsuka
    and come blasting through the speakers!
[13:26] Tsuka
    With one taste, the pressure from the sound...
[13:32] Both
    ...blasts you and drags you in without mercy!
[13:39] Sec
    The dish managed to move
    the first and second seats!
[13:42] Alice
    Now Uncle Azami has no choice
    but to acknowledge the dish.
[13:45] Azami
    I see. It appears as though
    you put some work into it.
[13:49] Azami
    I'm sure that if Tsukasa and
    Kobayashi have acknowledged the dish,
[13:52] Azami
    it's somewhat delicious.
[13:55] Azami
    But let me be up-front.
[13:58] Azami
    No matter how you made this dish,
    I have no intention of ever acknowledging it.
[14:04] Azami
    Honestly... I never wanted to see my
    daughter dragged down to this level.
[14:09] Azami
    Preparing this dish so frantically
    that she was out of breath.
[14:11] Azami
    Not even a hint of elegance left...
[14:14] Azami
    Erina, because of that thoughtless boy,
[14:18] Azami
    you were forced to create this
    impromptu dish against your will.
[14:21] Azami
    If that continues, you're going
    to suffer until it suffocates you.
[14:26] Azami
    It's "passion" that's unnecessary to you.
[14:28] Azami
    I can absolutely say that this dish
     is leagues away from true gourmet.
[14:33] Azami
    It is a pile of impure, contaminated slop!
[14:44] Erina
    Unnecessary passion?
[14:47] Erina
    I appreciate your concern.
[14:49] Erina
    However, there's one more addition
    to this dish that allows it to transform.
[14:57] Erina
    Now, behold the true form of my specialty!
[15:06] Kuro
    What the heck is that?
[15:08] Alice
    Those glistening gold things are wrapping
    themselves around the chicken breasts!
[15:13] Sec
    That's the transforming rice seasoning!
[15:25] Haya
    The rich aroma of the jidori chicken is rising!
[15:28] Decora
    From the looks of it,
    these are cubes of aspic...
[15:32] Decora
    Amazing!
[15:34] Anne
    The rich scent of the roasted jidori
    chicken is tickling my nose.
[15:38] Azami
    Very well.
[15:40] Azami
    I will take a bite so that I can at
    least scold my misguided daughter.
[15:47] Decora
    The aspic cubes have perfectly melted,
[15:49] Decora
    adding luxuriant layers to both the
    flavor and the texture of the dish.
[15:54] Anne
    The crispy rice crackers have soaked
    up all of the jidori's umami,
[15:57] Anne
    and the scrambled egg sauce
    is even creamier than before!
[16:02] Anne
    The perfect balance of this dish makes it godly!
[16:06] Decora
    Tsukasa Eishi and Kobayashi Rindo
    brought us to this Eden of gourmet...
[16:11] Anne
    And just as we thought we had
    comfortably settled down in that Eden,
[16:14] Anne
    the one who appeared was...
[16:15] Decora
    A divine messenger...
[16:17] Anne
    ...who has learned some playful trickery...
[16:18] Both
    A rebellious angel has come to
    take us away to a new paradise!
[16:27] Erina
    I've made up my mind.
[16:30] Erina
    Cooking needs freedom.
[16:33] Erina
    And to make sure it remains free, I will
     take on any pain that may come my way.
[16:36] Erina
    Thus, I have completed my specialty,
    Le Plat Véritable...
[16:41] Erina
    The True Gourmet That Escaped Paradise,
     Delinquent Daughter Style.
SIGN    The True Gourmet That Escaped Paradise Delinquent-Daughter Style
[16:45] azami
    Freedom? Determination?
[16:48] Azami
    The pain those things cause will
    suffocate a chef's heart and ruin them!
[16:55] Azami
    Just like it did to him.
[16:58] (Flashback) Azami
    Saiba-senpai!
[17:00] (Flashback) Saiba
    Oh, hey, Nakamura.
[17:02] (Flashback) azami
    Please don't tell me you were
    up all night testing a recipe.
[17:06] (Flashback) azami
    That's the dish that won a gold medal
    at our last competition, isn't it?
[17:09] (Flashback) Saiba
    Well, I got a great idea yesterday
    that'll make this plate even better!
[17:15] (Flashback) Azami
    But that dish is already perfectly correct.
[17:18] (Flashback) Azami
    So why...
[17:19] (Flashback) Saiba
    Because I get so excited at the
    idea that there are still flavors
[17:22] (Flashback) Saiba
    I don't know about that
    I just can't hold myself back!
[17:26] Azami
    After Senpai said that,
    he continued to move forward,
[17:30] Azami
    then he disappeared into the wasteland.
[17:32] Azami
    I will never let that tragedy happen again!
[17:35] Azami
    True gourmet...
[17:36] Azami
    A world where chefs can
    stay healthy and vibrant...
[17:40] Azami
    No one will suffer there. Everyone will be saved.
[17:44] Azami
    That is my grand revolution!
[17:47] Azami
    Get rid of the pigs and trash chefs!
[17:50] Azami
    If we waste time dealing with them,
    it'll ruin true chefs someday!
[17:55] Azami
    That's why I refuse to accept this!
[17:56] Azami
    These dishes are impure!
[17:59] Azami
    These dishes are full of pain and suffering...
    and that makes them impure garbage!
[18:03] Buns
    Huh? What?
[18:04] Ryoko
    What's that sound?
[18:06] Alice
    This sound...
[18:10] Guy
    What the?!
[18:11] Girl
    What's that sound?
[18:12] Guy
    An explosion?
[18:17] Erina
    It's disgusting!
[18:19] Erina
    Well, Father? How does it taste?
[18:25] Ura
    Oh, no! Why?!
[18:29] Nene
    No!
[18:33] Buns
    Wait, is this...
[18:34] Shun
    Yup, there's no doubt about it.
[18:37] Niku
    The Gifting?!
[18:39] Alice
    It's the Gifting!
[18:40] Megu
    No!
[18:46] Azami
    It just keeps spreading through the entire crowd!
[18:48] Azami
    It's much bigger than it was
    for Tsukasa and Rindo's course!
[18:50] Kuga
    It sounds like a beautiful song.
[18:53] Megi
    Yes. The sound that Yukihira
    and Nakiri created together...
[18:56] mima
    ...has turned into a melody that's
    reverberating through the entire crowd.
[18:59] Azami
    Impossible!
[19:00] Azami
    Even though my mind rejects it, does my
    body acknowledge that it's delicious?
[19:06] Azami
    This shouldn't be happening!
    This is some kind of mistake.
[19:09] Azami
    If you destroy my grand revolution,
[19:11] Azami
    the garden that protects chefs
[19:12] Azami
    and the compass that
    guides them will disappear.
[19:14] Azami
    Then you will have to wander
    the wastelands alone, Erina!
[19:20] Sec
    No!
[19:21] Sec
    I believe that we've gotten this far
[19:23] Sec
    because we're all heading
    toward our own distinct goals.
[19:27] Sec
    There are others who continue
    to move forward...
[19:31] Sec
    That truth allows us to
    take another step further.
[19:35] Erina
    Hisako...
[19:36] Sec
    Even if we're in the wastelands.
[19:38] Azami
    You dare question the Director of Totsuki?
[19:41] Azami
    You're nothing more than a lowly
    servant to the Nakiri family!
[19:44] Sec
    No... I'm...
[19:47] Sec
    Right now, I'm...
[19:49] Sec
    Erina-sama's friend!
[19:52] Erina
    Hisako...
[19:56] Buns
    Hisakocchi!
[19:59] Erina
    Father, Hisako speaks the truth.
[20:02] Erina
    All of the chefs with different
    values and thoughts than my own...
[20:05] Erina
    The chefs that face their cuisine head-on...
[20:07] Erina
    It's because I interacted with them
    that I was able to create this dish.
[20:11] Erina
    My encounters with people
    you call "contaminated"
[20:14] Erina
    are the ultimate spice for my cooking.
[20:19] Azami
    That's beyond foolish! It's this passion
     that causes chefs to stray!
[20:24] Azami
    To suffer!
[20:25] Azami
    Eventually, it'll break you!
[20:27] Azami
    Just like it did to him!
[20:28] Azami
    True happiness for all chefs lies
[20:31] Azami
    in living peacefully in the garden
    that I've created for them!
[20:35] Soma
    Could you not go deciding other
    people's happiness for them?
[20:40] Soma
    I didn't know about all the things that
    happened to my dad until recently,
[20:44] Soma
    but my dad was happy after meeting my mom.
[20:49] Soma
    I know that for a fact.
[20:53] Azami
    That doesn't—
[20:58] Azami
    I can't stop the Gifting pulse!
[21:02] Courage
    Not again!
[21:04] Azami
    The Pulse energy will have nowhere else to go!
[21:16] Erina
    Father...
[21:18] Erina
    Everything that you rejected at this
    academy allowed me to be reborn.
[21:23] Erina
    I've become a completely different person...
    A completely different chef.
[21:30] Ura
    In the final bout of the Team Shokugeki,
[21:33] Ura
    the winners are...
[21:34] Soma
    All right, don't screw this up.
[21:37] Soma
    As long as you're stealing everything
    from me, go ahead and say my line, too.
[21:40] Erina
    Wh-Why me?
[21:46] Soma
    Well, you're the boss.
    Who else is gonna wrap things up?
[21:49] Soma
    Go on, go!
[21:50] Erina
    Oh... fine.
SIGN    The Rebel Forces
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
     Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
[21:55] Ura
    The rebel forces!
[21:58] Erina
    Glad you liked it!
SIGN    Fourth
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The New "Totsuki Elite Ten"
[23:35] Megu
    Dig in.
[23:36] Soma
    Someone stole my line again! Wait,
     next week's the last episode? For real?!

Season 2

12 - The New "Totsuki Elite Ten"

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    h
    e
    
    F
    o
    u
    r
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
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SIGN    Twelve
[00:02] Ura
    The winners are...
SIGN    The Rebel Forces
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi
     Kobayashi Rindo
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
     Yukihira Soma
[00:04] Ura
    The rebel forces!
[00:07] Erina
    Glad you liked it!
SIGN    Best in Japan
[00:10] Guy
    We won!
[00:11] Guy
    We took down the Azami Administration!
[00:15] Haya
    They actually did it.
[00:17] Kuro
    Not bad.
[00:18] Taku
    Hrf.
[00:19] Isa
    Big Bro! Yay!
[00:21] Buns
    Yukihira! Erinacchi!
[00:23] Buns
    You're so amazing! Oh my gosh!
[00:26] Erina
    How dare you make me completely change
    directions while we were cooking?!
[00:30] Soma
    Ow, ow, ow, ow...
[00:32] Erina
    It's fine because we won,
[00:34] Erina
    but how dare you not discuss any
    of that with me beforehand?!
[00:38] Soma
    Well, I mean, as long as
    we had about ten minutes,
[00:40] Soma
    I was sure you could pull it off.
[00:43] Erina
    H-Hmph! Of course I could!
[00:46] Tsuka
    I wonder why those two were
    able to make dishes like that.
SIGN    Heh heh heh
[00:51] Tsuka
    Yukihira and Nakiri...
[00:53] Tsuka
    Their completely different talents
    clashed and repelled each other.
SIGN    Countdown Caveman Meat,
    Cheeky Youngster Style
SIGN    True Yukihira Cooking
SIGN    The True Gourmet That Escaped Paradise Delinquent-Daughter Style
[00:56] Tsuka
    So why are they able to make
    something so delicious?
SIGN    The Divine Gourmet That Escaped Paradise Delinquent-Daughter Style
[00:58] Ishi
    To be honest, I'm not sure.
    But more than anything, in my eyes,
[01:03] Ishi
    those two had more fun cooking
    than anyone else in this venue.
[01:03] Erina
    Nag, nag, nag, nag, nag...
[01:03] Soma
    Nag, nag, nag, nag, nag...
[01:09] Tsuka
    I see.
[01:13] Nene
    We lost, didn't we?
[01:16] Somei
    Indeed. Not only us, but Central
    also suffered a crushing defeat.
[01:27] Erina
    Father...
[01:29] Erina
    Thank you for everything.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The New "Totsuki Elite Ten"
[03:11] Dad
    Hey, Nakamura.
[03:15] Azami
    Did you come here to make
    sure I'd follow through?
[03:18] Azami
    Don't worry. I will keep my promise.
[03:21] Azami
    I will let go of Totsuki Academy.
[03:24] Dad
    Thanks, Nakamura.
[03:26] Dad
    I guess you'd been worrying
    about me ever since that day.
[03:32] (Flashback) Dad
    Let's go as far as we can go.
[03:34] (Flashback) Dojima
    Yeah!
[03:35] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll keep up with you,
    no matter how far we go.
[03:39] Dad
    Yet I somehow just looked like
    I was suffering by myself.
SIGN    Demon
[03:44] (Flashback) Dad
    Later, Gin, Nakamura!
[03:47] (Flashback) Dad
    Sorry!
[03:49] Dad
    I'm really sorry that I never contacted you.
[03:54] Dad
    But what Soma said is true.
[03:57] Dad
    I was happy, and I'm still happy now.
[04:02] Dad
    As a chef and as a person.
SIGN    Scruff Scruff Scruff
[04:09] Dad
    I want you to be that way, too.
[04:13] Dojima
    Don't throw yourself into despair, Nakamura.
[04:16] Dojima
    I heard you had a few rough
     years after leaving Totsuki.
[04:20] Dojima
    Don't fall back into that.
[04:22] Dojima
    Contact us at any time.
[04:25] Azami
    I don't have the right to be saved anymore.
[04:27] Dojima
    I wouldn't make it sound that heavy.
[04:30] Dojima
    Let's just go have a drink sometime.
[04:33] Dad
    Yeah. I'll even treat you to my
    cooking, since it's been a while.
[04:37] Azami
    I do have to admit... that's
    a rather tempting invitation.
[04:42] Azami
    Please tell Senzaemon-dono
    that I look forward to
[04:45] Azami
    the further development of the
    Generation of Prodigies that he has gathered.
[04:51] Azami
    Everything that I've done, at its core,
     just like Senzaemon-dono,
[04:56] Azami
    is all for her.
[05:04] Ura
    The rebels have won and Central has...
    lost! God damn it!
[05:11] Momo
    Whoops, looks like the effects
    of the damask rose wore off.
[05:13] Eizan
    Really? Now?
[05:14] Ura
    But there's no arguing with the results!
    Go ahead and take your win, damn it!
[05:18] Ura
    All ten seats of the Elite Ten
    belong to the rebels now!
[05:21] Somei
    Hang on a second. Before that...
[05:24] Momo
    What are you doing?! Give Bucchi back, So-myan!
[05:27] Somei
    We have to give back the student IDs
     we were holding on to.
[05:30] Ryoko
    Oh, right. We get our student IDs back!
[05:33] Niku
    Which means...
[05:35] Glasses
    ...we're no longer expelled!
[05:36] Buns
    Hooray!
[05:38] Momo
    You meanie... How could you
    open up Bucchi's back like that?
[05:43] Somei
    Like you can talk when you're constantly
[05:45] Somei
    stretching this thing
    and ripping off its limbs.
[05:47] Nene
    Saito-senpai...
SIGN    Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy Student ID
     Yoshino Yuki
[05:49] Buns
    Uh... They're all crinkly.
[05:51] Ryoko
    Mine's bent all over.
[05:53] Shun
    Mine's expanded...
[05:55] Eizan
    Well, Momo-senpai's always hitting that
    thing and sticking it in bathwater, too.
[05:59] Momo
    Not "that thing." It's Bucchi.
[06:02] Eizan
    Right, Bucchi-san.
[06:05] Momo
    It's not my fault. It's So-myan's
    fault for putting them in Bucchi.
[06:09] Momo
    You can just have them reissued, anyway.
[06:13] Tsuka
    Well, I guess we're not needed anymore.
[06:16] Tsuka
    Let's leave the rest to Yukihira's crew.
[06:18] Rindo
    Yeah.
[06:19] Rindo
    We're counting on you, Yukihira!
    As well as Nakiri-chan and the rest of you.
[06:23] Soma
    Ah, Tsukasa-senpai. We still
    haven't had a real Shokugeki yet.
[06:28] Soma
    Let's have one soon!
[06:30] Tsuka
    Sure. We can do it anytime.
[06:32] Tsuka
    Though I'm pretty sure I won't lose next time.
[06:35] Soma
    I'll look forward to it.
[06:37] Kuga
    Don't forget about me, either!
[06:39] Megi
    Well, Kobayashi? How do you feel right now?
[06:43] Rindo
    Huh? Well...
[06:48] Rindo
    I think this might be
[06:51] Rindo
    the most excited I've ever been!
[06:55] Rindo
    Let's go, Tsukasa!
[06:56] Tsuka
    Huh? Where?
[06:58] Rindo
    To Africa, the South Pole,
    to outer space... Wherever!
[07:01] Rindo
    I'll go anywhere we can encounter
    even more delicious foods!
[07:06] Tsuka
    Sure. Now that I don't have to do
    Elite Ten paperwork, I can go anywhere.
[07:11] Rindo
    Well, see ya, Yukihira Soma!
[07:14] Soma
    Yeah.
[07:16] Isshi
    Kinokuni...
[07:17] Isshi
    Let's see each other again at school,
[07:19] Isshi
    so we can both enjoy cooking.
[07:21] Nene
    It's not like you have to say that.
    We'll see each other anyway.
[07:25] Nene
    More importantly, why are you still
    the only one wearing just a loincloth?
[07:29] Nene
    You idiot.
[07:31] Gramps
    Now, we will abide by the
    rules that were set forth.
[07:34] Gramps
    The eight rebels that participated
    in this Team Shokugeki
[07:37] Gramps
    now have priority for the Elite Ten seats.
[07:40] Erina
    That's right. We're going to be...
[07:43] Soma
    ...the new Elite Ten.
[07:44] Buns
    That means you're in the Elite Ten, too, Megumi!
[07:47] Megu
    Huh?! Oh, right.
[07:48] Megu
    I can hardly believe it! Me? In the Elite Ten?
[07:52] Ryoko
    You did it!
[07:53] Niku
    Hell yeah, Aldini! You're in the Elite Ten!
[07:56] Isa
    Big Bro! Yay!
[07:58] Glasses
    I wonder who's going to place where.
[08:00] Glasses
    Especially the first seat...
[08:02] Sec
    I'm positive Erina will take that spot!
[08:05] Shun
    Considering the amazing main dish
    she made in the final battle...
[08:09] Erina
    Since you had me running around,
    I at least deserve to say this.
[08:14] Soma
    Huh?
[08:15] Erina
    Yukihira-kun, you're going
    to take the first seat.
[08:18] Soma
    Huh?!
[08:19] Alice
    Huh?
[08:20] Sec
    Erina-sama?!
[08:21] Erina
    You're at least somewhat responsible for the
    fact that I was able to create that dish.
[08:25] Erina
    You're also the one who accomplished
    the most in this Team Shokugeki.
[08:29] Erina
    So you're the best suited for
    the first seat, Yukihira-kun.
[08:33] Kuga
    Sounds good to me.
[08:35] Kuga
    It's true that if Yukihira-chin wasn't here,
     we wouldn't have gotten this far.
[08:39] Isshi
    You have my vote, of course.
[08:41] Megi
    Yeah, same here.
[08:43] Megu
    Huh? Soma-kun?
[08:45] Soma
    Grr...
[08:46] Senza
    I know this is sudden,
[08:48] Senza
    but there's something important that
    the Elite Ten must decide immediately.
SIGN    Totsuki
[08:52] Gramps
    Who is going to be the next director?
[08:54] Soma
    Huh?
[08:55] Erina
    But that title should be yours, Grandfather.
[08:58] Gramps
    That title was stolen from me once.
[09:02] Gramps
    I have no right to reclaim it.
[09:04] Gramps
    I'm going to retire.
[09:07] Gramps
    To be honest, I'm rather enjoying the fact
    that I've been relieved of my position.
[09:12] Erina
    Grandfather...
[09:13] Gramps
    Now, then... Who is the most
    suited for the position?
[09:16] Gramps
    That is my question to you,
    First Seat of the Elite Ten.
[09:19] Soma
    Well, who else is there?
[09:21] Soma
    It's gotta be her.
[09:24] Erina
    What?!
SIGN    Director
[09:25] Soma
    Well, the director's been someone from
    the Nakiri family for generations, right?
[09:28] Soma
    So it's perfect!
SIGN    Director
[09:30] Soma
    You're all responsible and stuff,
    so you'll probably do great.
[09:33] Soma
    But above all,
[09:34] Soma
    you were able to surpass the best
    specialty that I could come up with.
[09:38] Soma
    I hate to admit it, but you're
    still better than me.
[09:41] Soma
    Which means that if you
    don't become the director,
[09:43] Soma
    I can't accept the first seat.
[09:45] Erina
    Hang on a second! That doesn't mean
    I should be the academy's director!
[09:49] Erina
    Perhaps we can have
    Uncle Soue take the position.
[09:52] Brows
    No, I agree with the First Seat.
[09:54] Erina
    Huh?
[09:55] Erina
    Uncle Soue?!
SIGN    The Eldest Son of Nakiri Senzaemon
    Founder, Nakiri International
    Nakiri Soue
[09:57] Soue
    Hello there, Erina-chan. It's been a while.
[10:00] Alice
    Father! You were here, too?
[10:02] Soue
    I was!
[10:03] Both
    It's been a while, sir.
[10:05] Soue
    My cute little Alice! I was late
    because of work, but I finally made it!
[10:11] Soue
    Hello there, Yukihira Soma.
[10:13] Soma
    Heya!
[10:14] Erina
    Huh? What?
[10:15] Soue
    As both you and Father have already said,
[10:17] Soue
    I believe Erina-chan would be a perfect new
    director, since she has a brand-new vision.
[10:23] Gramps
    Erina, I'd like to put Totsuki's
    future in your hands.
[10:30] Soma
    Well, in that case, I guess
    I'll accept the first seat, too.
[10:36] Soma
    But I won't feel like I've taken
    the top until I've defeated you.
[10:41] Soma
    I'll make you say that my cooking is delicious.
[10:43] Soma
    You better wait until then, damn it!
[10:47] Sec
    Yukihira! Erina-sama!
[10:50] Alice
    Well, you two did your absolute best.
[10:53] Megu
    This is so amazing! Congratulations,
    Soma-kun and Nakiri-san!
[10:57] Niku
    Congrats to you, too, Megumi!
[11:01] Taku
    That just makes you more worthy
    of defeating, Yukihira.
[11:04] Kuro
    Don't be surprised if I challenge
    you to a Shokugeki tomorrow!
[11:08] Haya
    Yeah.
[11:09] Guy
    Yukihira Soma... You mean that transfer
    student's now the first seat?
SIGN    Takumi LOVE
[11:13] Guy
    But what's going to happen to us?
    We're not expelled, are we?!
[11:16] Guy
    We betrayed the school by joining
    the Azami Administration
[11:18] Guy
    and kept antagonizing the rebels.
[11:20] Guy
    There's no way we'll be allowed
    to stay at the academy.
[11:23] Soma
    Huh? The hell are you talking about?
[11:25] Soma
    I'm not letting any of you be expelled.
[11:27] Soma
    Just so you know,
[11:28] Soma
    anyone can challenge me to a Shokugeki
    for my position as first seat.
[11:35] Soma
    It's not like I defeated either Tsukasa-senpai
[11:37] Soma
    or Rindo-senpai in a Shokugeki one-on-one.
[11:40] Soma
    Which just means I'm a provisional first seat.
[11:43] Soma
    That's why you don't need
    anything to challenge me.
[11:46] Soma
    Anyone's allowed to challenge
    me for the first seat.
[11:49] Soma
    You're all gonna continue helping me improve!
SIGN    Takumi LOVE
[11:55] Soue
    Father...
[11:58] Gramps
    As the former director, I appoint you!
[12:02] Gramp
    The director of the Totsuki
    Teahouse Culinary Academy,
SIGN    Totsuki Teahouse
    Culinary Academy
    "Director"
[12:04] Gramps
    Nakiri Erina!
SIGN    N
    a
    k
    i
    r
    i
    
    E
    r
    i
    n
    a
[12:06] Gramps
    And the First Seat of the Elite Ten,
SIGN    Elite Ten,
    "First Seat"
SIGN    Y
    u
    k
    i
    h
    i
    r
    a
    
    S
    o
    m
    a
[12:09] Gramps
    Yukihira Soma!
[12:11] Dad
    To think he'd end up the first seat so quickly.
[12:15] Dad
    He sure is impatient.
[12:18] Soma
    Let's butt heads as much as
    we want in this super fun,
[12:23] Soma
    endless wasteland!
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Totsuki
[12:29] Megu
    Dear Mom...
[12:31] Megu
    How are you?
[12:33] Megu
    A few months have passed
    since the Team Shokugeki.
[12:37] Megu
    Our third-year seniors have all graduated
[12:40] Megu
    and are now walking down their own paths.
SIGN    Pastry
[12:43] Lady
    We wanted you to come up with another
    lovely mascot character for us, Momo-sama.
[12:47] Momo
    Nope.
[12:49] Momo
    I'm only going to be dealing
    with sweets from now on.
[12:53] Momo
    Because I want to make the world
    even sweeter, more delicious,
[12:56] Momo
    and even more super-duper cute.
[12:58] Girl
    Manager Momo!
[12:59] Girl
    Can we see your new product for the season?
[13:02] Momo
    Manager Momo's Imperial Majestic
    Pistachio Daifuku Dumplings!
[13:07] Girls
    So cute!
SIGN    Saito Sushi
[13:10] Mom
    I'm terribly sorry. We're completely
    booked until next spring.
[13:14] Guy
    Could I get a kohada next, Boss?
[13:17] Somei
    As you wish! I'll put my heart and soul into it!
[13:21] Guy
    So this is the ultimate ramen
    of a Totsuki graduate!
[13:25] Guy
    C'est si bon! This will definitely
    take Paris by storm!
[13:29] Megi
    Thanks for waiting!
[13:32] Rindo
    All right!
[13:34] Rindo
    It went your way, Tsukasa!
[13:36] Tsuka
    Leave it to me, Rindo!
[13:39] Tsuka
    I'm wiped.
[13:41] Rindo
    You're one hell of a chef, but you've
    got a ways to go with everything else.
[13:46] Rindo
    I'll make sure to whip you
    into shape on our journey!
[13:50] Tsuka
    Don't get too rough with me.
[13:52] Rindo
    Hey, a swallow!
[13:54] Tsuka
    Wait, that's a swallow?
[13:56] Rindo
    Say, Tsukasa...
[13:57] Rindo
    You think our juniors are doing well?
[14:02] Tsuka
    Yeah.
[14:03] Tsuka
    I'm pretty sure they're doing fine.
[14:07] Rindo
    Yeah.
[14:08] Both
    I'm sure they are.
[14:10] Megu
    Yep! Everyone else around here managed
    to move on to the next grade!
[14:16] Yuki
    Hurry, hurry!
[14:18] Yuki
    Our next class is about to start, Ryoko!
SIGN    Sakaki Ryoko
SIGN    Yoshino Yuki
[14:21] Ryoko
    Jeez! Wait up, Yuki!
[14:24] Yuki
    Oh, hey, Nikumicchi!
[14:26] Niku
    Hey.
SIGN    Business Administration Theory
[14:26] Ryoko
    Oh, so you decided to take
    business administration theory?
[14:29] Yuki
    Wow, seems complicated.
[14:31] Niku
    I figured I should learn the
    business as well as cooking.
SIGN    Mito Ikumi
[14:35] Both
    Hey.
[14:37] Guy
    Where are you going, Ibusaki?
[14:39] Guy
    You've got the same class as us, don't you?
SIGN    Ibusaki Shun
[14:41] Shun
    I'm skipping. I got challenged to a Shokugeki.
SIGN    Saito Shoji
SIGN    Aoki Daigo
[14:45] Guy
    Aren't you on a five-win streak right now?
[14:46] Guy
    That's awesome!
[14:48] Guy
    Um, Ibusaki-senpai...
    Please do a Shokugeki with me!
[14:52] Shun
    Sure.
[14:53] Guys
    Again?!
[14:54] Glasses
    The Polar Star Dormitory sure is peaceful.
[14:57] Guy
    Who the heck are you? A new character?
[14:58] Guy
    Talk about a lame new character.
[15:00] Glasses
    Guess I'll give up on the contacts.
SIGN    Marui Zenji
[15:03] Guys
    You're Marui?!
[15:04] Buns
    Hey, guys!
[15:06] Buns
    Let's give it our all again today!
SIGN    Polar Star
[15:09] All
    Polar Star...
[15:10] All
    Yeah!
[15:13] Niku
    Yeah... Wait, I'm not in the
    Polar Star Dormitory.
[15:16] Buns
    Oh, it's fine. You're basically
    an honorary member.
SIGN    Shokugeki
SIGN    Kuga Terunori
SIGN    Hayama Akira
[15:20] Kuga
    Looks like you've still got
    a ways to go, Hayama-kun!
[15:23] Kuga
    I mean, I am a third-year now, after all!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Third Seat
    Kuga Terunori
[15:26] Kuga
    Holy crap, that was close!
    He's super strong!
[15:29] Kuga
    Seriously, what's up with
    Yukihira-chin's generation?
[15:32] Kuro
    Hayama!
[15:33] Kuro
    Do a Shokugeki with me, too, you bastard!
[15:37] Haya
    Sure, but we just did one yesterday...
[15:39] Kuro
    Don't act like you're totally better than me!
[15:42] Kuro
    I've got 16 wins to 17 losses! We still
    don't know how it's gonna turn out!
[15:46] Haya
    I know.
[15:47] Kuro
    I just said we don't know yet!
[15:49] Haya
    Listen to me, damn it.
[15:51] Alice
    There you are, Ryo-kun!
[15:53] Alice
    Now, come do a Shokugeki with me!
[15:56] Alice
    I've got 19 wins, 20 losses,
    and 1 tie with you!
[15:59] Alice
    We're basically even!
[16:01] Kuro
    I just battled you two days ago, miss.
[16:04] Kuro
    I'm battling Hayama toda—
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Sixth Seat
    Nakiri Alice
[16:05] Alice
    Nope! I'm going to steal your seat first!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Fifth Seat
    Kurokiba Ryo
[16:09] Kuro
    They why don't all three of us Shokugeki?
[16:12] Haya
    Good grief...
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Fourth Seat
    Hayama Akira
[16:13] Haya
    I'll take you guys on whenever.
[16:16] Girl
    Hayama-senpai! Can I come to
    the Shiomi Research Group?
[16:19] Haya
    Sure. I'll do a lecture as soon
    as I'm done with this Shokugeki.
[16:22] Girl
    You've got this, Kurokiba-senpai!
[16:25] Kuro
    Shut up, damn it!
[16:26] Girl
    You're so wonderful, Alice-senpai!
[16:28] Alice
    Heh.
[16:30] Megu
    Soma-kun's declaration about
    accepting Shokugekis from anyone
[16:33] Megu
    has completely changed Totsuki Academy.
[16:36] Megu
    A world where anyone can
    challenge anyone else...
[16:40] Megu
    That's how Totsuki ended
    up with our generation.
SIGN    Kinokuni Nene vs Isshiki Satoshi
[16:45] Isshiki
    Wow, that was really close.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Second Seat
    Isshiki Satoshi
[16:47] Isshiki
    You almost had me, Kinokuni.
[16:49] Nene
    Whatever. You weren't fazed at all.
[16:52] Guy
    Kinokuni-senpai!
[16:54] Guy
    You're super cute when you're depressed, too!
[16:56] Guy
    You're so cute!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Ninth Seat
    Kinokuni Nene
[16:58] Nene
    Die.
[16:59] Guy
    She gave us our gift!
[17:02] Nene
    We're doing this one more time, Isshiki!
[17:07] Eizan
    I was wondering who was
    training so hard in here.
[17:11] Eizan
    Guess it was you after all, Mimasaka.
[17:13] Eizan
    You could've easily gotten into the
    Elite Ten, but you stubbornly declined.
[17:19] Suba
    I'm not there just yet.
[17:22] Suba
    But eventually, I'll come for your position...
[17:26] Suba
    When I can finally make my own
    dish without relying on my tracing.
SIGN    Mimasaka Subaru
[17:33] Eizan
    I'll never understand you.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Eighth Seat
    Eizan Etsuya
[17:35] Eizan
    I can't tell if you're actually talented or not.
SIGN    Venue D
[17:39] Ura
    Amazing!
SIGN    Totsuki Academy 86th Class Graduates
     a.k.a. The "Toro Sushi" Brothers
[17:39] Ura
    The Japanese cuisine duo who
    got two stars from the WGO
[17:46] Ura
    have been defeated by the Aldini Brothers!
[17:49] Ura
    Their perfect combo plays as brothers
[17:51] Ura
    are leaving them undefeated
    against other duos!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Seventh Seat
    Takumi Aldini
[17:54] Taku
    Are you going to be okay getting that
    skinny when it's not even summer?
SIGN    Isami Aldini
[17:58] Isa
    Well, every day has been pretty grueling,
     but I'm in top form, Big Bro.
[18:03] Both
    Grazie!
[18:05] Both
    Now, bring out the next challengers!
[18:08] Erina
    The Aldini Brothers have grown so much.
[18:12] Erina
    I'll continue to allow
    Shokugekis against alumni.
[18:16] Erina
    I assume there are no objections?
[18:17] Guys
    Indeed.
[18:18] Erina
    All right, dismissed.
[18:21] Guy
    Erina-sama has gained the
    elegance of a true leader.
[18:25] Guy
    Yes. I have no complaints
    about her being the heir.
[18:29] Megu
    After Nakiri-san became the new director,
[18:31] Megu
    she started using her charisma
    to keep the academy in line.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Director
    Nakiri Erina
[18:35] Sec
    Here's the document for today's tasting.
SIGN    Arato Hisako
[18:39] Sec
    Please have a look.
[18:40] Erina
    Thank you, Hisako.
[18:42] Megu
    And as usual, Arato-san
[18:44] Megu
    is doing everything she can to support
    the ever-so-busy Nakiri-san.
[18:47] Megu
    But apparently, they've also changed a little.
[18:52] Erina
    Um... Hisako.
[18:54] Hisa
    Yes, Erina-sama?
[18:57] Erina
    About what you said at the Team Shokugeki...
[19:01] (Flashback) Sec
    Right now, I'm...
[19:03] (Flashback) Sec
    Erina-sama's friend!
[19:06] Hisa
    P-P-P-P-P-P-P-Please forget I said that!
[19:09] Sec
    I can't believe I was audacious
    enough to say that we're friends!
[19:12] Erina
    You weren't audacious at all!
[19:15] Erina
    How about it? Perhaps you can call me
[19:17] Erina
    "Erinacchi," like everyone else does?
SIGN    Erinacchi
[19:20] Hisa
    What?! I could never! I—
[19:23] Erina
    Then how about "Erina-chan"?
[19:25] Erina
    I mean, we're friends, after all.
[19:27] Hisa
    Eh? E... E... E...
SIGN    E
[19:31] Hisa
    E...
[19:33] Hisa
    Erina-chan...
[19:37] Hisa
    I should probably just keep
    calling you "Erina-sama"...
[19:40] Erina
    Y-Yes. This was a bit embarrassing...
[19:43] Megu
    They seem as close as ever.
[19:47] Megu
    And as for me, Tadokoro Megumi...
[20:02] Megu
    Merci!
[20:05] Megu
    I left on a journey
    after the Team Shokugeki
[20:07] Megu
    and trained in many countries.
[20:14] Megu
    I studied the various tastes
    found in various homelands
[20:18] Megu
    in order to incorporate
    them into my own dishes.
SIGN    Sweets
    Chadokoro
[20:21] Megu
    There was one time
[20:22] Megu
    when that experience helped
    us after I'd gotten home.
SIGN    Otonari Inn
[20:27] Soma
    Chef, I'm gonna go set the table!
[20:30] Chef
    I appreciate it, Yukihira-kun!
[20:32] Megu
    Soma-kun?
[20:40] Megu
    We ended up battling a
    mysterious chef at an inn
SIGN    Mysterious Chef
[20:43] Megu
    because he was dissatisfied
    with the hospitality there.
[20:47] Megu
    I made this with all my heart.
[20:50] Megu
    Please enjoy.
[20:53] Guy
    But that's...
[20:54] Both
    ...a kid's lunch!
[21:01] Megu
    This is gumbo, a dish from the
    southern region of North America.
[21:05] Megu
    The accent you have and the
    way you end your sentences
[21:07] Megu
    were very specific to that region,
[21:10] Megu
    so I figured you'd eaten gumbo as a child.
[21:15] Megu
    So this is...
[21:17] Megu
    a mom's cooking!
[21:21] Megu
    You can't be picky forever. Bad boy!
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tenth Seat
    Tadokoro Megumi
SIGN    Bad
[21:25] Soma
    Ugh, there's so much paperwork...
[21:29] Soma
    But man, Tadokoro, you were really the
    image of "HoSpiTaliTy" back there.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    First Seat
    Yukihira Soma
[21:35] Megu
    That's all because I got to
[21:36] Megu
    visit a lot of countries as
    a member of the Elite Ten.
[21:39] Soma
    I know! Wanna Shokugeki with me sometime?
[21:41] Soma
    For the first seat!
[21:44] Megu
    A Sh-Sh-Sh-Shokugeki with you, Soma-kun?!
[21:46] Erina
    Honestly... You're always trying
    to force someone into a Shokugeki.
[21:51] Soma
    Huh?
[21:52] Soma
    Well, I mean, I did say I'd do one with anyone.
[21:55] Erina
    That's perfectly fine,
    but I wish you had a bit more
[21:58] Erina
    consideration for me, the one who has
    to coordinate the venue for these.
[22:01] Soma
    Oh, like that even matters.
[22:03] Erina
    Of course it matters!
[22:05] Erina
    You know, that's actually supposed to
    be your job as part of the Elite Ten!
[22:08] Erina
    It's not my job as the director!
[22:10] Soma
    Then how about this?
[22:12] Soma
    If you want me to work,
    challenge me to a Shoku—
[22:15] Erina
    I will not!
[22:16] Bg
    Rawr, rawr, rawr, rawr...
[22:16] Megu
    There's quite a bit going on,
[22:18] Megu
    but we're all
[22:20] Megu
    enjoying our school life to the fullest.
[22:23] Erina
    Ugh!
[22:23] Erina
    I have other work to do as director,
    so figure out the rest yourself!
[22:28] Soma
    Fine.
[22:29] Megu
    Nakiri-san sure seems to have it rough.
[22:31] Megu
    She seems even busier as a second-year.
[22:35] Soma
    Yeah. But unlike when we were first-year brats,
[22:39] Soma
    she looks much happier now.
[22:44] Megu
    Yeah!
[22:45] Soma
    All right! Let's battle it out
    with some more Shokugekis today!
[22:53] Erina
    Honestly...
[23:15] Hisa
    Please come in.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
[23:34] [SONG] Sign
    Glad You Liked It!
[23:35] Soma
    Let's battle it out again!
[23:37] Megu
    Bad boy!
[23:39] Erina
    Honestly...

Season 3

Season 3

1 - Final Exams

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[00:03] Nar
    Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy.
[00:06] Nar
    The one who became the new
    director of the school was
[00:09] Nar
    Nakiri Erina, who possesses the God Tongue.
SIGN    Totsuki Teahouse
SIGN    Culinary Academy
SIGN    "Director"
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten "First Seat"
[00:12] Nar
    Supporting her is the
    Generation of Prodigies led by
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    Tenth Seat
    Tadokoro Megumi
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Ninth Seat
    Kinokuni Nene
[00:17] Nar
    the new Elite Ten's First Seat, Yukihira Soma.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Eighth Seat
     Eizan Etsuya
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Seventh Seat
    Takumi Aldini
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Sixth Seat
    Nakiri Alice
[00:20] Nar
    Under them, the students
    of the academy were allowed
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Fifth Seat
     Kurokiba Ryo
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Fourth Seat
    Hayama Akira
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Third Seat
    Kuga Terunori
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
     Second Seat
     Isshiki Satoshi
[00:24] Nar
    to both compete more freely and study.
[00:28] Soma
    Let's battle it out!
SIGN    Totsuki
[00:30] Nar
    And now, Soma and the other
    members of the 92nd class
[00:33] Nar
    were beginning their summer.
[00:36] Niku
    It's summer!
[00:38] Buns
    It's the beach!
[00:39] All
    We're enjoying our youth!
[00:44] Erina
    All right, gather round.
[00:46] Erina
    We will now begin our first term finals.
[00:49] Buns
    What?!
[00:51] Erina
    For the finals, the second-years
    have been divided up
[00:54] Erina
    between the ocean, mountain,
    and river courses.
[00:58] Erina
    All of you will be taking your
    exams on the ocean course.
[01:01] Erina
    I will be overseeing all three courses,
[01:06] Erina
    so I've asked the instructors
    to audit each course.
[01:09] Erina
    Instructor Suzuki, if you would.
[01:12] Soma
    Suzuki?
[01:14] Niku
    Oh, he's the new teacher who started
    at our school this spring.
[01:18] Asahi
    Hey, everyone.
[01:19] Asahi
    I'm Instructor Suzuki.
[01:21] Asahi
    I usually teach the first-years,
    so this is my first time meeting all of you.
[01:26] Asahi
    Nice to meet you.
[01:27] Girl
    Wait, he's totally hot!
[01:29] Girl
    Not to mention young!
[01:30] Soma
    Huh...
[01:32] Buns
    I hear he's super popular
    with the first-years.
[01:35] Buns
    They say he's a great cook and his
     lessons are easy to understand.
[01:38] Soma
    Huh...
[01:48] Asahi
    Now, the thing we're going to have
    you kids on the ocean course do
[01:51] Asahi
    is run the restaurants at
    these beach clubhouses.
[01:54] Asahi
    We've rented out the restaurants
    along this beach.
[01:57] Asahi
    Starting today, for three days,
    you'll split up into groups of ten
[02:01] Asahi
    and run some restaurants.
[02:03] Ryoko
    Restaurants? Excuse me, but what about
    getting ingredients and prep time?
[02:08] Asahi
    That's also included in those three days.
[02:11] Asahi
    If you spend too much time on that,
[02:13] Asahi
    you'll have less time to interact
    with your customers, so be careful.
[02:17] Glasses
    That includes prep time?
[02:19] Shun
    That's pretty rough.
[02:20] Asahi
    If you're unable to
    accomplish this, you will fail.
[02:22] Asahi
    In order to pass this exam,
    by 7:00 PM the day after tomorrow...
[02:26] Asahi
    you must earn a profit of three million yen.
[02:29] Guy
    What?
[02:30] Guy
    That's impossible!
[02:30] Girl
    No way!
[02:31] Girl
    What're we going to do?
[02:32] Guy
    This isn't good!
[02:33] Erina
    Silence.
[02:36] Erina
    We've been allowed to rent these spaces.
[02:38] Erina
    Of course we can't let their profits slide!
[02:40] Erina
    We will bring shame upon Totsuki
    if we don't return a profit to them.
[02:44] Buns
    Yeah, but... Erinacchi!
[02:49] Soma
    Come on, now. We're just gonna have to do this.
[02:52] Soma
    Let's go ahead and get them that three million.
[02:55] Taku
    Indeed.
SIGN    New Totsuki Elite Ten
SIGN    Tenth Seat
SIGN    Fourth Seat
[02:58] Jun
    It doesn't matter if we're on the beach.
    We can figure out the prep.
[03:01] Megu
    Dealing with all the customers might be rough.
[03:04] Ryo
    That won't be an issue.
SIGN    Sixth Seat
SIGN    Fifth Seat
[03:05] Ryo
    No matter how many customers
    we get, I'll cut them down.
[03:08] Alice
    If we hit our quota, can we play on the beach?
SIGN    Seventh Seat
SIGN    First Seat
[03:12] Ryoko
    I'm sure glad we have the Elite Ten with us.
[03:14] Buns
    Well, yeah, this might be easy
    for the Elite Ten, but...
[03:18] Erina
    We've taken that into consideration, too.
[03:21] Erina
    The Elite Ten will be their own team of six.
[03:24] Megu
    We get four less people than the other teams?
[03:26] Erina
    And the beach house you'll be using...
[03:29] Erina
    is that one.
[03:32] Soma
    It's freakin' deserted.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
[05:06] Guy
    I need grilled squid!
SIGN    Final Exams
[05:07] Guy
    I need two franks!
[05:09] Niku
    C-Comin' right up!
SIGN    Polar Star
[05:12] Buns
    Ryoko!
[05:13] Buns
    I need five curries! Stat!
[05:15] Ryoko
    What? But I just put those up.
[05:17] Buns
    That was for table #3!
[05:19] Buns
    This is for table #7!
[05:22] Glasses
    Good. Our plan to start operations early
    to draw in more of a crowd is working.
[05:27] Shun
    Yeah. We're only serving the classics,
    but we can be confident in our flavor.
[05:34] Niku
    I wonder how Yukihira and the other
    members of the Elite Ten are doing.
[05:38] Megu
    We'll need to fix up this shop if
    we're going to get any customers.
[05:42] Akira
    Forget today and tomorrow.
[05:44] Akira
    We'll have to make our
    profit on the last day.
[05:46] Taku
    We should split up
[05:47] Taku
    into an ingredient-gathering
    team and a clean-up team.
[05:51] Ryo
    Comin' through with this crappy wood!
[05:54] Alice
    You can do it!
[05:55] Alice
    I'm rooting for you from
    the bottom of my heart!
[06:02] Asahi
    Ah, working hard?
[06:05] Soma
    Oh, Suzuki-sensei...
[06:08] Asahi
    One ramune, please.
[06:09] Soma
    We're not open yet.
[06:10] Asahi
    Well, don't you look all gloomy?
[06:12] Asahi
    You're Yukihira Soma, right?
    The First Seat of the Elite Ten.
[06:17] Soma
    Yeah...
[06:18] Asahi
    It's nice to officially meet you.
     I'm Instructor Suzuki.
[06:21] Soma
    Hey...
[06:22] Asahi
    Well, aren't you handsome?
[06:24] Asahi
    I like your eyes.
[06:25] Soma
    Huh?
[06:26] Megu
    Huh?!
[06:33] Asahi
    Anyway, do your best out there.
[06:35] Asahi
    We can't have the Elite Ten
    failing at this stage.
[06:42] Megu
    Soma-kun, what was all that about?
[06:45] Soma
    Yeah, I'm not really sure myself.
[06:48] Soma
    I'm not sure why, but I don't think
    it's the first time I've met him.
[06:52] Megu
    Huh?
[06:53] Ryo
    Yukihira!
[06:55] Ryo
    Get back to hauling this shit out!
[06:57] Soma
    Yeah, my bad.
SIGN    Mountain Course
[07:01] Hisa
    Erina-sama!
SIGN    Totsuki
[07:03] Hisa
    Excellent work overseeing all of the courses.
[07:06] Erina
    Hisako. How are things going?
[07:08] Hisa
    Well, this is a venue for a rock festival,
[07:11] Hisa
    so people are here for a concert.
SIGN    Kebabs
[07:13] Hisa
    Everyone's engaging in cutthroat competition
    to see how they can appeal to customers
SIGN    Heheheheheheheheheheheheheheh
SIGN    Kusaya
[07:17] Hisa
    and earn their profits
    under those circumstances.
[07:19] Hisa
    But I'm going to pass this exam.
[07:22] Erina
    Yes. I'm expecting great
    things from you, Hisako.
SIGN    Second Day, River Course
SIGN    56th Fireworks Festival
SIGN    Baby Castella
[07:29] Erina
    The river course involves running food
    stalls at a resort along the river.
[07:34] Erina
    Here, the key will be how many
    families they can draw in.
SIGN    Ryoe Keiryu Line Ends Here
[07:37] Erina
    It looks like they're all doing rather well.
[07:40] Erina
    The one I'm most worried about is...
SIGN    Ocean Course
[07:45] Ryoko
    We're still pretty busy,
[07:47] Ryoko
    but not as busy as yesterday.
[07:49] Glasses
    Looks like we lost some customers
    to some of the other shops
[07:52] Glasses
    that kicked into high gear today.
[07:54] Glasses
    And some of the shops
    have pretty unique menus.
[07:56] Shun
    I guess just making the classics
    came back to haunt us.
[08:00] Shun
    We need to think of something.
[08:02] Buns
    I wonder what the other shops are doing.
SIGN    Polar Star
[08:05] Meat
    Guess we can check out the
    other places during our break.
[08:08] Girl
    Isn't 4,000 yen expensive?
[08:10] Guy
    No, it's cheap.
[08:10] Girl
    We came all the way to the ocean!
[08:11] Girl
    I want some.
[08:14] Niku
    That place seems to be getting
    a lot of customers...
SIGN    3 Days Only
     Limited Edition Menu
    
     4,000 yen
[08:17] Niku
    A limited edition menu for 4,000 yen?!
[08:19] Niku
    Wait. What the hell are they selling?
[08:24] Soma
    Oh, hey, Nikumi!
[08:25] Niku
    Yukihira!
[08:26] Soma
    The sun's gonna be brutal today, so make
    sure you get some rest in the shade.
[08:30] Soma
    I know you might wanna play on
    the beach, but don't give in.
[08:32] Niku
    Like you need to worry about that!
[08:34] Niku
    More importantly, how's the Elite Ten doing?
[08:37] Soma
    Oh, you wanna come take a look?
[08:40] Haya
    Hey! Damn it, Nakiri!
[08:42] Haya
    I was charging the battery for the
    electric drill and you unplugged it!
[08:45] Alice
    Oh, pipe down! I needed the electricity, too!
[08:48] Alice
    There are only so many generators here!
[08:51] Haya
    Well, don't touch it until
    I say you can. Got it?
[08:54] Alice
    What's your problem?! I'm in a hurry, too!
[08:57] Ryo
    You're in the way, damn it!
[08:59] Ryo
    Quit lazing around, Aldini!
[09:01] Taku
    Quit making such a fuss in such a
    small space! You're making it hotter!
[09:03] Taku
    Can't you work more quietly?!
[09:05] Ryo
    What?
[09:06] Taku
    What?
[09:07] Haya
    You assholes need to quit
    holding each other back!
[09:09] Haya
    We're not gonna be able to open at this rate!
[09:10] Niku
    Talk about a bloodbath.
    Like, it couldn't get any worse.
[09:14] Soma
    Yeah, they're definitely at their wit's end.
[09:16] Niku
    This isn't a laughing matter!
[09:18] Niku
    You're already off in some
    dark corner of the beach!
[09:21] Niku
    And the shop next to you is
    stealing all your customers!
[09:23] Soma
    Wow! Yeah, business is
    definitely booming there!
[09:29] Guy
    Too bad for you, First Seat!
[09:32] Guy
    Sorry for stealing all the
    customers around here.
[09:35] Soma
    Is he from next door?
[09:37] Niku
    Huh? The hell?!
[09:39] Niku
    You wanna fight? Who the hell
    do you think you are?!
[09:41] Alice
    Oh, I know him!
[09:42] Alice
    These past few months, you've been
    after Yukihira-kun's First Seat.
[09:45] Alice
    You keep doing Shokugekis over and over,
    but haven't won a single one yet.
[09:49] Alice
    I don't know your name, though.
[09:51] Guy
    Dakekanba! I'm Dakekanba Ken!
SIGN    Dakekanba Ken
[09:54] Ken
    Tomorrow, you won't be able to
    look down on me any longer!
[09:57] Ken
    If the Elite Ten members fail,
[09:59] Ken
    the chances of other students
    entering the Elite Ten will go up!
[10:03] Ken
    Obviously, that includes me!
[10:04] Ken
    Anyway, keep on struggling. Thanks.
[10:08] Ken
    Don't let me down, Elite Ten members!
[10:12] Niku
    Damn it! What a piece of shit!
[10:14] Niku
    Who the hell wishes for other people to fail?
[10:18] Soma
    Well, I don't expect Totsuki
    to be any other way.
[10:21] Soma
    What a great kid.
[10:22] Niku
    Huh?
[10:23] Niku
    What are you talking about, Yukihira?!
[10:25] Soma
    Well, wanting to join the Elite Ten
    is a given for anyone at Totsuki.
[10:30] Niku
    But, I mean... the rules for
    this exam aren't fair at all!
[10:34] Soma
    This must be how it was last year, too.
[10:38] Soma
    I'm sure our senpais had to
    overcome a harsh task, too.
[10:43] Soma
    Same with our senpais that
    graduated this year.
[10:46] Soma
    Even the classes before them...
[10:48] Soma
    They always had to prove themselves
    to the other students.
[10:51] Soma
    Trials that other students
    would find impossible...
[10:55] Soma
    Once you can show the others
    that you can overcome that,
[10:58] Soma
    that's when you can show everyone
    that you're Elite Ten material!
SIGN    Elite Ten
[11:02] Niku
    Yukihira...
[11:04] Soma
    Besides, we've been through like
    crap like this a bunch of times before.
[11:09] Haya
    Of course. We already have a plan laid out.
[11:12] Haya
    All that's left is to carry it out.
[11:14] Haya
    Get back to work.
[11:15] Ryo
    Like I need you to tell me what to do.
[11:18] Taku
    Yes, let's continue.
[11:20] Alice
    Yeah!
[11:21] Megu
    U-U-Um...
[11:23] Megu
    We forgot to order disposable
    chopsticks and cups and such.
[11:26] Haya
    Forgot to order them?
[11:27] Taku
    Who was in charge of that?
[11:28] Ryo
    It was the miss's job.
[11:29] Alice
    Wasn't me.
[11:30] Soma
    Which means...
[11:32] Soma
    Are we missing anything else?!
[11:33] Alice
    Oh, look at all of you panicking!
[11:33] Taku
    Hurry up and order them! We don't have time!
[11:33] Ryo
    Quit wastin' time, Aldini!
[11:33] Haya
    At this rate, we won't be able to do
    anything on the last day, either!
[11:37] niku
    Are they going to be all right?
[11:47] Niku
    So tired...
[11:50] Ryoko
    By the way, Mito-san, you went
    to the Elite Ten's shop, right?
[11:53] Buns
    How were Yukihira and Megumi doing?
     Are they gonna make it?
[11:56] Niku
    Well, I'm a bit worried, to be honest.
[12:04] Soma
    Hey, it's Nakiri.
[12:16] Erina
    Yukihira-kun?
[12:17] Soma
    H-Hey. What're you doing out here, Nakiri?
[12:20] Erina
    Oh, nothing.
[12:22] Erina
    I was just enjoying the evening breeze.
     What about you, Yukihira-kun?
[12:24] Soma
    Oh, well, I was just, uh...
[12:29] Soma
    I forgot.
[12:31] Erina
    What's that supposed to mean?
[12:36] Soma
    You know, you're way prettier
    when you're laughing.
[12:39] Erina
    Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What are you—
[12:40] Soma
    Well, I just always imagine you pissed off.
[12:45] Erina
    And that's usually your fault!
[12:47] Erina
    So, how are things going
    at your beach clubhouse?
[12:50] Erina
    It doesn't look like you've
    made a single yen yet.
[12:53] Soma
    Yeah, we're in some trouble.
[12:56] Soma
    But you know, working with a bunch
    of other people gets me all excited.
[13:01] Soma
    It reminds me of when my whole family
    would be in the kitchen back home.
[13:05] Soma
    We'd be busy, but Mom and
    Dad would start arguing.
[13:09] Erina
    I see. So your mother was also in the kitchen.
[13:12] Erina
    She must have been an excellent
    chef if she was able
[13:15] Erina
    to stand side by side with Saiba-sama.
[13:17] Soma
    Actually, just the opposite.
    She was a lousy cook.
[13:22] Soma
    Not to mention she was crude
    and had a filthy mouth.
[13:25] Erina
    Really?
[13:26] Soma
    Yeah, she was a great mom, though.
SIGN    Yukihira
[13:31] Erina
    It must be nice to be able to
    talk about your mother that way.
[13:36] Erina
    More importantly, I'm counting
    on you to pass this final!
[13:40] Soma
    Right...
[13:42] Erina
    You'd better pass.
[13:44] Soma
    Yeah! And then I'm gonna challenge
    you to a Shokugeki right after!
[13:49] Erina
    Bring it on. I'll take you on any time,
[13:52] Erina
    and send you home crying.
[13:54] Soma
    I guess you haven't changed,
    even though you're the director now.
[13:57] Erina
    What? Of course I haven't changed.
[13:59] Soma
    Anyway, I'm heading to bed.
[14:01] Erina
    Yes, you do that!
SIGN    The Third Day
[14:09] Niku
    It's finally the last day.
[14:10] Buns
    All right! Let's do this!
[14:13] Buns
    Actually, where are Marui and Ibusaki?
[14:15] Ryoko
    Apparently, they thought of something
    and went to get the tools for it.
[14:20] Ryoko
    They should be back any minute now.
[14:22] Niku
    Do your best, Yukihira.
[14:26] Ken
    The Elite Ten's shop still looks
    like that after their repairs?
[14:30] Ken
    After two days, it still
    looks barely presentable.
[14:33] Ken
    Looks like I'm going to win again today.
[14:35] Alice
    Well, that takes care of the renovations.
[14:38] Haya
    Yeah. All the prep is done for the food, too.
[14:42] Haya
    Let's open up shop.
[14:43] Megu
    Right.
[14:51] Haya
    Your initial stations are
    just as we discussed.
[14:53] Haya
    First, we're gonna have you veterans
    raise hell in the kitchen.
[15:00] Soma
    Well, this looks like a fun kitchen.
[15:03] Soma
    Let's do this!
[15:05] All
    Yeah!
[15:06] Erina
    The last day of the final exams.
[15:08] Erina
    Make sure you...
[15:09] Erina
    achieve your three-million-yen goal!
[15:12] Ken
    Here's your Teppanyaki Lobster!
[15:15] Ken
    You get to feel like you're
    at a high-class restaurant!
[15:18] Girl
    It's gorgeous!
[15:20] Girl
    So glamorous!
[15:21] Guy
    It's 4,000 yen? That's expensive!
[15:22] Girl
    I want one, darling!
[15:24] Guy
    We're standing out again! The menu
    Dakekanba-kun came up with is a hit!
[15:29] Guy
    I'm surprised you were able to get
    your hands on lobster like that!
[15:32] Guy
    Guess it pays to have a super-rich dad!
[15:34] Ken
    Actually, I used my dad's name
    to make them lower the price
[15:36] Ken
    to less than half the market value.
[15:38] Ken
    We're guaranteed success!
[15:40] Ken
    Please don't let Papa find out, though!
[15:44] Ken
    But because of this, we're
    beating every other place here!
[15:47] Ken
    The only one that stands a
    chance against us is...
[15:49] Guy
    I can barely stand it!
SIGN    Polar Star Beach House
[15:51] Guy
    Just the smell is enough to make me hungry!
[15:55] Ryoko
    Smoked franks! Smoked squid! Come and get it!
[16:00] Buns
    We even have smoked curry!
[16:02] Ken
    The Polar Star Dormitory managed to
    make a comeback with Ibusaki Shun's
[16:04] Ken
    smoking techniques.
[16:06] Glasses
    Here are the two smoked squids!
[16:08] Girl
    Well done, Mr. Marui.
[16:10] Ken
    But they still shouldn't be
    able to affect our bottom line.
SIGN    4,000 yen
[16:16] Ken
    It doesn't matter what the
    slacking Elite Ten comes up with.
[16:20] Ken
    They can't beat us!
[16:21] Ken
    It's almost lunchtime.
[16:23] Ken
    We just have to gather another
    crowd and we'll reach our goal!
[16:25] Ken
    Goodbye, Yukihira Soma.
[16:28] Ken
    Make sure you leave your Elite
    Ten seat with some grace.
[16:31] Guy
    Hey, all the people that were
    lined up in front disappeared.
[16:35] Ken
    What?!
[16:39] Ken
    It's not just our line.
[16:43] Ken
    All the people disappeared
    from the beach?
[16:47] Ryoko
    What's going on?
[16:48] Buns
    What the heck's going on?
[16:50] Niku
    This must mean...
[16:57] Ken
    What in the world is this aroma?
[17:00] Ken
    It's coming from Yukihira's beach house?!
[17:02] Guy
    Oh, crap! That smells so good!
[17:05] Girl
    Wow! You can actually see them cooking!
[17:08] Niku
    Yukihira and the others are cooking live?
[17:11] Niku
    And their menu is... yakisoba?!
[17:14] Alice
    We have takeout, too!
[17:16] Alice
    The Elite Ten's Family Restaurant
    Special Yakisoba! You can't resist!
[17:21] Guy
    I need two packs!
[17:23] Girl
    I need five packs!
[17:24] Guy
    Do you have seats for a party of four?!
[17:26] Megu
    Yes! Right this way!
[17:28] Ken
    Yakisoba?! How could they attract
    so many with such a boring dish?!
[17:33] Ken
    What a fragrant aroma!
[17:36] Niku
    It has a hint of tangy spice,
    but it's still super rich.
[17:39] Niku
    I'm being drawn in!
[17:41] Ken
    That's no ordinary yakisoba!
[17:44] Ken
    What the hell's going on with it?!
[17:47] Girl
    So good!
[17:49] Girl
    The aroma! The spicy squid ink is to die for!
[17:53] Ryo
    We cut the squid into bite-sized pieces
[17:56] Ryo
    and sautéed them in olive oil and squid ink.
[17:58] Ryo
    Once the flavors have fully melded together,
[18:01] Ryo
    we flambé them with some white wine!
[18:03] Taku
    Then we add some cabbage
    and onion for sweetness,
[18:07] Taku
    and tomatoes for a little tang.
[18:09] Alice
    We boiled down a bunch
    of shrimp heads and shells.
[18:13] Alice
    It wasn't easy to convince those local
    restaurants to share them with us!
[18:17] Soma
    And our final secret ingredient...
[18:19] Niku
    A syringe?
[18:20] soma
    We infused the shrimp's richness
    and umami into the olive oil.
[18:24] soma
    That's Hayama's special red olive oil!
[18:26] Soma
    And then...
[18:28] Soma
    We take that sucker and inject it
    right into the soft-boiled egg yolk!
[18:34] Girl
    It looks so good!
[18:36] Girl
    Let's dig in!
[18:42] Ken
    I see... Because that soft-boiled
    egg is bursting everywhere,
[18:46] Ken
    the aroma's being unleashed all over
    the beach, winning the crowd over!
[18:50] Ken
    The chain reaction lured them all in!
[18:53] Niku
    Whoa...
[18:54] Alice
    Oh, Mito-san. You came!
[18:57] Niku
    Y-Yeah...
[18:58] Alice
    Then here's a serving on the house!
[19:00] Alice
    Dig in.
[19:02] Haya
    Sorry, neighbor.
[19:05] Haya
    Looks like we stole your line, too.
[19:08] Ken
    This is your doing, isn't it, Hayama Akira?!
[19:11] Ken
    To think you were able to lure in
    this many people with just the aroma!
[19:15] Ken
    So you got some customers. So what?!
[19:18] Ken
    You need three million yen!
[19:19] Ken
    There's no way you can handle all the
    orders you'd need to reach that amount!
[19:23] Ken
    No human beings could possibly manage tha—
[19:34] Haya
    Do they really look like they can't handle it?
[19:40] Haya
    Here. It's on the house,
    since we took your customers.
[19:45] Ken
    Damn it... I don't want to
    admit it, but I can't resist!
[19:49] Niku
    I can't wait a second longer!
[19:54] Ken
    This flavor isn't just
    millionaire-class deliciousness!
[19:58] Ken
    It's billionaire class!
[20:00] Niku
    No! It's trillionaire class!
[20:04] Guy
    Dakekanba-kun!
[20:06] Guy
    Hang in there!
[20:09] Haya
    "Glad you liked it," or something, right?
[20:11] Soma
    Hayama! The hell are you slacking off for?!
[20:13] Soma
    All right, let's pick up the pace!
[20:16] All
    Yeah!
SIGN    Elite Ten's Family Restaurant
SIGN    It'll blow your mind ♥
SIGN    Special Yakisoba
SIGN    yen
[20:23] Erina
    The final exams are now over!
[20:26] Erina
    The Elite Ten team..
SIGN    Profit
[20:28] Erina
    has passed.
[20:30] Soma
    All right!
[20:32] Alice
    This is child's play when
    you have all of us together!
[20:35] Soma
    Though we were all fighting
    through most of it.
[20:39] Buns
    We passed, too!
[20:41] Niku
    But the Elite Ten of our
    generation is seriously amazing!
[20:44] Haya
    Though the most impressive
    one was Tadokoro Megumi.
[20:48] Taku
    She basically handled all
    the customers on her own.
[20:51] Alice
    It's even a little creepy!
[20:53] Ryo
    Yeah.
[20:54] Megu
    H-Huh?!
[20:56] Glasses
    But man, we sure panicked when
    you took our customers.
[21:00] Asahi
    I see... So that's the First
    Seat of the Elite Ten.
[21:04] Asahi
    Guess you aren't that big of a deal.
[21:06] Soma
    So what're you guys doing
    over summer vacation?
[21:09] Haya
    I'm going to be at the Shiomi Lab, as usual.
[21:12] Taku
    I'll probably take a trip
    somewhere in Japan with Isami.
[21:15] Alice
    Why don't we wander around Japan
    and enjoy local dishes?
[21:19] Ryo
    Yeah... sure.
[21:21] Megu
    I'm probably going to head home for a bit.
[21:23] Soma
    I see. Maybe I'll head back to Yukihira
    for the first time in ages, too.
[21:27] Dojima
    I hate to rain on your parade, but you
     might not have a chance for that.
[21:32] Soma
    Huh?
[21:33] Erina
    Dojima-san?
[21:34] Erina
    What brings you here?
[21:35] Dojima
    I happened to be nearby for some work,
[21:38] Dojima
    but there was something that I
    wanted to tell you immediately.
[21:42] Soma
    Huh? What's that?
[21:43] Dojima
    The BLUE.
[21:46] Dojima
    A contest where young chefs
    compete for world-class fame.
[21:51] Dojima
    It hadn't been held for a while,
[21:54] Dojima
    but the spots and details for this year's
    tournament have been released.
[21:58] Soma
    The BLUE that my dad was
    supposed to compete in?
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The BLUE Preliminaries
[23:35] Megu
    The BLUE Preliminaries
    are about to begin!
[23:38] Megu
    Wait, what are they?

Season 3

2 - The BLUE Preliminaries

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SIGN    Two
[00:03] Erina
    The WGO has officially gotten
    word about the BLUE.
[00:09] Erina
    According to the announcement, three
    representatives from Totsuki Academy may enter.
[00:14] Erina
    What we need to figure out is who
    those three are going to be.
[00:17] Soma
    All right! I'm gonna do it!
[00:19] Soma
    It's the competition that my dad was
    supposed to be in, and I'm the first seat!
[00:22] Erina
    Hush your mouth!
[00:24] Erina
    Since the three who'll fill the spots
    were not appointed by the WGO,
[00:27] Erina
    we will let the whole school
    compete for them, as we should.
[00:30] Alice
    Oh? Are you planning on
    competing in the BLUE?
[00:33] Erina
    I've been invited outside of those three spots.
[00:36] [SONG] Sign
    Decided
[00:37] Erina
    I'm already competing.
[00:39] Both
    What? No fair!
[00:41] Erina
    I can't blame you for finding that unfair.
[00:44] Erina
    But I must compete in the BLUE no matter what.
[00:50] Soma
    So if I compete in the BLUE, I'll be able
    to compete against you too, Nakiri.
SIGN    Elite Ten Meeting Room
[00:54] Kuro
    I'm the one who's gonna compete in the BLUE!
[00:56] Akira
    It doesn't look like they'll be picking
    from the top-ranking Elite Ten.
[01:00] Kuga
    Well, if it was determined by dirty money,
    Eizan'd have no competition.
[01:05] Eizan
    And if we were going by the shrimpiest,
    you'd reign supreme, Kuga.
[01:13] Isshiki
    I guess we'll have to figure out
    a way we're all satisfied with.
[01:17] Nene
    We have to prepare for the Autumn Elections,
     too, so we don't have much time.
[01:21] Taku
    So who are we going to pick, and how?
[01:23] Soma
    Yeah.
[01:25] Hisa
    Of course, Erina-sama has
    already figured this out.
[01:28] Hisa
    I will be participating, as well.
[01:30] Erina
    All will be settled the day
    after tomorrow in what I call...
[01:33] Erina
    the BLUE Preliminaries.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The BLUE Preliminaries
[03:11] Jo
    Talk about weird.
[03:13] Jo
    I never thought I'd be
    competing with you this way.
[03:18] Jo
    All right, let's get started.
SIGN    Totsuki Academy • Preliminaries Arena
[03:24] Ura
    Now, now, now, now!
SIGN    The BLUE Preliminaries
SIGN    The BLUE Preliminaries
[03:25] Ura
    The BLUE Preliminaries have begun!
[03:29] Ura
    This is a cooking competition for the
    three spots to compete in the BLUE,
[03:32] Ura
    the world-renowned competition
    that every chef wants to be in!
[03:36] Ura
    It doesn't matter if you get into the top
    three by sheer luck! You still get to go!
[03:41] Girl
    The judges will be people of all ages.
[03:44] Girl
    Each one will be scoring
    each dish up to ten points.
[03:48] Girl
    The three chefs with the highest
    scores will get to compete in the BLUE.
[03:53] Ura
    The head judge is the
    Head Chef of Totsuki Resort,
[03:56] Ura
    Dojima Gin!
[03:58] Gin
    As usual, I won't be pulling
    any punches in my judging.
[04:01] Erina
    I'm glad to hear it, Chef Dojima.
[04:04] Erina
    You may use whatever ingredients
    you'd like. The theme is soup.
[04:07] Erina
    All participants must finish their
    dish within the allotted time.
SIGN    Soup
[04:12] Erina
    I wish you all the best of luck.
[04:13] Erina
    And now... begin cooking!
[04:21] Girl
    All of the participating students are coming up
[04:23] Girl
    with elaborate plans as
    they prepare their dishes.
[04:27] Ura
    Will some of the notable chefs from each grade
[04:29] Ura
    be able to create a soup that
    qualifies for the top three?!
[04:36] Aldinis
    On the name of Aldini...
[04:38] Akira
    I can't lose, no matter what. For the future!
[04:41] Kuro
    I'm the one who's gonna win!
SIGN    Congrats on the Huge Haul
[04:45] Megu
    For everyone back at home and Mom...
SIGN    Charm for Academic Success
[04:48] Megu
    For everyone's sake...
[04:51] Soma
    I'm definitely gonna go!
[04:55] Buns
    And I'm done!
[04:57] Buns
    Ta-da! Red Riding Hood-Style Gibier Soup!
[04:58] [SONG] Sign
    Little Red Riding Hood-Style Gibier Soup
[05:02] Lady
    How exhilarating!
[05:04] Girl
    It's good, but spicy.
[05:06] Buns
    I used the umami of several game meats
    and added some cayenne peppers.
[05:11] Buns
    I got inspiration from Rindo-senpai
    and Megishima-senpai's dishes
[05:15] Buns
    at the Team Shokugeki.
[05:16] Isshiki
    Strength that comes from her innocence
    and her years of diligence...
[05:19] Isshiki
    Right now, you're an invincible
    Little Red Riding Hood!
[05:19] [SONG] Sign
    Little Red Riding Hood of Critter Forest
[05:19] [SONG] Sign
    Little Red Riding Hood of Critter Forest
[05:19] [SONG] Sign
    Little Red Riding Hood of Critter Forest
[05:19] [SONG] Sign
    Little Red Riding Hood of Critter Forest
[05:19] [SONG] Sign
    Little Red Riding Hood of Critter Forest
[05:19] [SONG] Sign
    Little Red Riding Hood of Critter Forest
[05:19] [SONG] Sign
    Little Red Riding Hood of Critter Forest
[05:25] Ryoko
    My dish is Koji Tofu Soup.
SIGN    Koji Tofu Soup
[05:28] Ryoko
    I went for a yosenabe that allows
    you to enjoy a wide variety of tofu.
[05:33] Both
    I'm going to melt!
[05:36] Isshiki
    How pleasant, glorious, and splendid!
[05:38] Isshiki
    As expected of the Sakaki family,
    masters of fermented foods.
[05:38] Bt
    Soy! Soy! Soy! Soy! Soy! Soy!
SIGN    Leading in the Art of Fermentation
SIGN    The Sakaki Family
[05:45] Lady
    What is this?
[05:46] Lady
    It's supposed to be tom yum kung...
[05:47] Other lady
    ...but it tastes like borscht!
[05:49] Guy
    And I smell shark fin.
[05:52] Glasses
    Yes. I've combined the world's
    top three soups into one.
SIGN    The Three Greatest Soups Marui Special
SIGN    The Three Greatest Soups Marui Special
SIGN    The Three Greatest Soups Marui Special
SIGN    The Three Greatest Soups Marui Special
SIGN    The Three Greatest Soups Marui Special
SIGN    The Three Greatest Soups Marui Special
SIGN    The Three Greatest Soups Marui Special
[05:55] Glasses
    I call it the Marui Special.
[05:58] Isshiki
    A technique that requires a
    hefty amount of knowledge.
[06:01] Isshiki
    Well done, Professor Know-It-All of Taste.
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
SIGN    Professor Know-It-All of Taste
[06:05] Bg
    Mr. Marui... Mr. Marui... Mr. Marui...
[06:08] Girl
    Mr. Marui!
[06:10] Girl
    This is also three colors!
SIGN    Three Kinds of Smoked Soy Milk
SIGN    Three Kinds of Smoked Soy Milk
[06:12] Shun
    Three Kinds of Smoked Soy Milk.
[06:15] Shun
    I used three main ingredients
[06:16] Shun
    and three different kinds
    of wood chips for this soup.
[06:19] Isshiki
    You've always been so quiet and secretive,
    but now you're diving into society.
[06:22] Isshiki
    You've grown so much, Prince of Smoke!
SIGN    Prince of Smoke
[06:28] Niku
    You'll find rice at the bottom of the soup.
[06:32] Niku
    Which would make this...
SIGN    Don
[06:33] Niku
    a don!
[06:34] Erina
    A dish that uses A5-rank beef to go along
    with flavors commoners are used to.
[06:39] Erina
    Excellent work, Mito-san.
SIGN    A5 Rank Beef Tail Soup Don
SIGN    A5 Rank Beef Tail Soup Don
SIGN    A5 Rank Beef Tail Soup Don
SIGN    A5 Rank Beef Tail Soup Don
SIGN    A5 Rank Beef Tail Soup Don
SIGN    A5 Rank Beef Tail Soup Don
SIGN    A5 Rank Beef Tail Soup Don
SIGN    A5 Rank Beef Tail Soup Don
SIGN    Meat General
SIGN    Meat General
SIGN    Meat General
SIGN    Meat General
SIGN    Meat General
SIGN    Meat General
SIGN    Meat General
[06:42] Niku
    A don is a dish completed with a single bowl.
SIGN    Don RS
SIGN    Spirulina and Šaltibarščiai
[06:47] Hisa
    A medicinal soup with spirulina
    and šaltibarščiai.
[06:49] [SONG] Sign
    Medicinal Soup
[06:51] Girl
    Spirulina is a kind of algae
    commonly known as a health food.
[06:55] Lady
    Šaltibarščiai is a very colorful
    Lithuanian soup made from beets.
[07:01] Hisa
    Yes. Please enjoy.
[07:05] Lady
    Spirulina Blue!
[07:09] Girl
    Šaltibaršči Red!
[07:14] Hisa
    Magic Magic!
[07:15] Erina
    You've broken through, Hisako!
[07:21] Girl
    This is a rather playful dish.
SIGN    {\clip(176,162,471,167)\pos(320,200)\c&HABFEFF&
    \fad(253,476)}Global Innovator
SIGN    {\clip(176,167,471,172)\pos(320,200)\c&H7BF3FB&
    \fad(253,476)}Global Innovator
SIGN    {\clip(176,172,471,177)\pos(320,200)\c&H4CE7F7&
    \fad(253,476)}Global Innovator
SIGN    {\clip(176,177,471,182)\pos(320,200)\c&H1CDCF3&
    \fad(253,476)}Global Innovator
SIGN    {\clip(176,182,471,187)\pos(320,200)\c&H1CDCF3&
    \fad(253,476)}Global Innovator
SIGN    {\clip(176,187,471,192)\pos(320,200)\c&H16C6F3&
    \fad(253,476)}Global Innovator
SIGN    {\clip(176,192,471,197)\pos(320,200)\c&H11B0F2&
    \fad(253,476)}Global Innovator
SIGN    {\clip(176,197,471,202)\pos(320,200)\c&H0B9AF2&
    \fad(253,476)}Global Innovator
[07:28] Alice
    Black tapioca and natural pigments.
[07:31] Alice
    I present to you cold soups
    enriched with umami.
SIGN    Tapioca Cold Soup
SIGN    Tapioca Cold Soup
SIGN    Tapioca Cold Soup
SIGN    Tapioca Cold Soup
SIGN    Tapioca Cold Soup
SIGN    Tapioca Cold Soup
SIGN    Tapioca Cold Soup
SIGN    Tapioca Cold Soup
[07:35] Alice
    Enjoy!
[07:36] Girl
    A playful appearance and a variety of flavors.
[07:39] Girl
    These are...
[07:41] Girl
    Super Instagrammable soups!
[07:44] All
    BFFs 4 lyfe!
[07:50] [SONG] Sign
    Red King Crab Innards and Sea Urchin Soup with Salmon Roe
[07:50] [SONG] Sign
    Red King Crab Innards and Sea Urchin Soup with Salmon Roe
[07:50] [SONG] Sign
    Red King Crab Innards and Sea Urchin Soup with Salmon Roe
[07:50] [SONG] Sign
    Red King Crab Innards and Sea Urchin Soup with Salmon Roe
[07:50] [SONG] Sign
    Red King Crab Innards and Sea Urchin Soup with Salmon Roe
[07:50] [SONG] Sign
    Red King Crab Innards and Sea Urchin Soup with Salmon Roe
[07:50] Kuro
    Red King Crab Innards and Sea
    Urchin Soup with Salmon Roe!
[07:54] Girl
    Red king crab! Salmon roe!
    Horse-dung sea urchin!
[07:57] Girl
    Three of the best things in the sea
    have been made into a soup, Berta!
[08:00] Girl
    Yes, Cilla.
[08:01] Girl
    The island in the middle gradually
    melts into the sea of flavor,
[08:04] Girl
    making it even more fragrant.
[08:06] Kuro
    Shut your damn mouths!
[08:08] Kuro
    Hurry up and eat!
[08:12] Both
    Urchin! Umami! Creamy!
[08:17] Guy
    Is this sobagaki?
[08:20] Guy
    This looks rather standard.
SIGN    Luxurious Sobagaki Soup
SIGN    Luxurious Sobagaki Soup
SIGN    Luxurious Sobagaki Soup
SIGN    Luxurious Sobagaki Soup
SIGN    Luxurious Sobagaki Soup
SIGN    Luxurious Sobagaki Soup
SIGN    Luxurious Sobagaki Soup
SIGN    Luxurious Sobagaki Soup
SIGN    Luxurious Sobagaki Soup
[08:23] Nene
    I carefully selected the finest ingredients
    and came up with the best combination.
[08:29] Guy
    She's right...
[08:30] Guy
    This flavor cannot be
    attained in a single day!
[08:32] Guy
    Yes! This is an elegant dance that can
    only be done after years of training!
[08:41] Isshiki
    Looks like you've found yourself.
    Well done, Kinokuni.
[08:47] Girl
    Hayama Akira's dish...
[08:49] Girl
    I smell curry...
[08:51] Girl
    We get to relive the Autumn
    Elections Preliminaries.
[08:53] Haya
    Relive?
[08:55] Haya
    I hope that's not all you're expecting from me.
[08:57] Haya
    Because I made something completely new.
[09:01] Haya
    I've made Five Kinds of Curry Soup.
SIGN    {\pos(124,245)\clip(93,197,154,244)
    \t(1,468,\clip(90,201,541,250)}Five Kinds of Curry Soup
[09:04] Girl
    Such fragrant curry! And there are five kinds!
[09:08] Girl
    And the bowl is made like a pie!
[09:14] Girl
    It's almost like...
[09:15] Girl
    ...five types of...
[09:16] Girls
    ...curry hot springs!
[09:22] Girl
    The aroma's getting stronger.
[09:24] Girl
    The spices baked into the bowl are
    slowly melting into the curries!
[09:28] Akira
    The more you eat, the more pleasure
    you'll feel from the aroma.
[09:32] Girl
    This isn't just like an outdoor bath...
[09:35] Girl
    The experience goes beyond
    the aroma of the curry.
[09:38] All
    It's a five-colored heavenly paradise!
[09:46] Isami
    This is Aldini-style Cold Taglierini.
[09:50] Girl
    Can you really call this a soup?
[09:51] Hina
    It just looks like Italian ribbon
    pasta that's been frozen.
SIGN    Aldini-Style Cold Taglierini
[09:56] Isami
    I'm very proud of this dish.
[09:58] Isami
    Buon appetito!
[10:00] Soma
    Looks like Isami stole your
    signature line, Takumi!
[10:03] Taku
    It's not like it's an actual signature line!
[10:07] Hina
    It all turned to liquid in my mouth!
[10:10] Girl
    This is an exhilarating jalapeño soup.
[10:13] Gin
    It's as though we've warped to
    the equator from the North Pole!
[10:19] Hina
    I'm on the equator!
[10:21] Gin
    Bear!
[10:24] Gin
    Jalapeño!
[10:27] Gin
    Magical giant!
[10:34] Taku
    This is the Aldini-Style
    Cheese Fondue Minestrone.
SIGN    Aldini-Style Cheese Fondue Minestrone
SIGN    Aldini-Style Cheese Fondue Minestrone
SIGN    Aldini-Style Cheese Fondue Minestrone
SIGN    Aldini-Style Cheese Fondue Minestrone
SIGN    Aldini-Style Cheese Fondue Minestrone
SIGN    Aldini-Style Cheese Fondue Minestrone
SIGN    Aldini-Style Cheese Fondue Minestrone
SIGN    Aldini-Style Cheese Fondue Minestrone
[10:39] Taku
    Buon appetito.
[10:40] Soma
    And there's the signature line!
[10:42] Taku
    It is not!
[10:45] Guy
    The magnificent red of tomatoes,
    Italy's pride and joy,
[10:48] Guy
    and several types of cheese
    scattered in an orthodox minestrone.
[10:53] Girl
    What's in the little tomato
    bowl in the middle?
[10:55] Taku
    That's a cheese fondue-style soup.
[10:57] Girl
    Cheese fondue? So you're telling us
    to dip the cheese into the cheese?
[11:02] Guy
    What a fresh take.
[11:05] Girl
    Cheese on cheese...
[11:07] Girl
    And what's holding it all
    together is olive oil.
[11:10] Girl
    It's bringing together
    the aroma of the cheese
[11:14] Girl
    and the umami of the
    tomatoes in perfect harmony.
[11:17] Tomato
    I'm Tomato.
[11:19] Cheese
    I'm Cheese.
[11:21] Cheese B
    I'm Cheese B.
[11:23] Olive oil
    I'm Olive Oil.
[11:24] C
    It's almost like a bunch of hot guys...
[11:27] B
    ...proposed to us all at once!
[11:30] Guy
    It's my time to shine!
[11:34] Isami
    Bro!
[11:35] Taku
    Isami!
[11:36] Both
    Grazie!
[11:38] Soma
    Guess it's finally time for my dish!
[11:41] Soma
    Yukihira-Style Golden Eggs Lunch Set!
SIGN    Yukihira-Style
SIGN    {\pos(116,152)\fscx110\fscy110\clip(80,93,114,156)
    \t(1,1273,\clip(79,93,546,161))}Golden Eggs Lunch Set
[11:45] Hina
    Golden eggs?
[11:47] Girl
    At first glance, that is what they look like.
[11:49] Girl
    But the theme is soup.
[11:50] Megu
    U-Um...
[11:52] Megu
    I'm also done with my dish.
[11:56] Some
    This is another dish that
    doesn't look like soup.
[11:59] Girl
    And how utterly plain and lame could you get?
[12:02] Megu
    Lame...
[12:03] Soma
    Hey, Tadokoro. Since we're both here,
     why don't we do the thing?
[12:07] Megu
    Huh? The thing? You mean... the thing?
[12:10] Both
    Dig in!
[12:12] Soma
    That was perfect, Tadokoro!
[12:14] Megu
    Was that pert near perfect?
[12:16] [SONG] Sign
    Glad you liked it
[12:16] Soma
    Yeah! Next time, learn "Glad you liked it!"
[12:19] Megu
    What?!
[12:20] Girl
    Yukihira Soma's dish looks golden.
[12:23] Girl
    It must be wrapped up in meat
    broth gelatin so it won't fall apart.
[12:27] Guy
    It looks like there's boiled egg in here.
[12:32] Guy
    A bomb just...
[12:35] Guy
    went off in my mouth!
[12:37] Girl
    This is the flavor of a rich Hamburg steak!
[12:40] Girl
    I got melty yakiniku in mine!
[12:43] Girl
    Mine is dense omelet rice
    that's been liquefied!
[12:47] Girl
    I got warm fried salmon soup in mine, Cilla.
[12:51] Guy
    Hamburg steak, yakiniku,
    omelet rice, and fried salmon...
SIGN    Yukihira
[12:55] Guy
    This is basically a bite-sized
    tour of a diner.
[12:58] Guy
    It's the Golden Diner Yukihira!
[13:05] Soma
    Glad you liked it!
[13:09] Eizan
    Strategy is everything when it comes to cooking.
[13:14] Kuga
    Guess none of you were a
    match for Kuga Terunori.
[13:20] Both
    So amazing!
[13:24] Isshiki
    Whoops! Sorry to drag you into that.
[13:26] Isshiki
    Isn't cooking fun?
SIGN    The BLUE Preliminaries
    Tasting and Judging Have Ended
[13:28] Erina
    And now, this concludes all
    of the tastings and judging.
[13:32] Gin
    We will now announce the results!
[13:41] Ura
    The only ones who'll get tickets to
    compete in the BLUE are the top three!
SIGN    The BLUE Preliminaries
SIGN    The BLUE Preliminaries
[13:44] Girl
    And now, Chef Dojima, if you
    would announce the results...
[13:48] Gin
    First up, in third place...
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[13:53] Gin
    Yukihira Soma!
[13:54] Gin
    957 points!
[13:57] Soma
    Damn, I'm third? I just barely made it!
[14:00] Ryoko
    Yukihira-kun's the first seat and he got third?
[14:03] Niku
    Then who got second and first?
SIGN    Takumi Aldini Yukihira Soma
[14:05] Gin
    In second place, Takumi Aldini!
[14:08] Gin
    958 points!
[14:10] Takumi
    Erf!
[14:11] Isami
    Yay! You did it, Bro!
[14:13] Soma
    Damn it! I lost to Takumi!
[14:16] Soma
    Let's face off again at the BLUE!
[14:17] Takumi
    I'll just crush you again, Yukihira.
[14:20] Gin
    And in the remaining spot, first place...
[14:26] Gin
    with 959 points...
[14:30] Gin
    Tadokoro Megumi!
SIGN    Tadokoro Megumi
SIGN    Takumi Aldini
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[14:33] Megu
    Huh?
[14:34] Megu
    What?!
[14:37] Both
    These three are the chefs
    who will be going to the BLUE!
[14:42] Soma
    Damn, I lost to Tadokoro, too.
[14:43] Megu
    Huh? What? Huh? Huh?
[14:44] Taku
    Congratulations, Tadokoro-san.
[14:46] Megu
    U-Um, but... all of the judges'
    reactions to my dish were...
[14:50] Megu
    less than favorable...
[14:52] Hina
    That was before we got to
    taste it, Tadokoro Megumi-san.
[14:56] Girl
    Seafood meatballs.
[14:58] Girl
    To think that in each and every one of those
[14:59] Girl
    was miso soup created with
    multiple kinds of miso.
[15:03] Hina
    Each one was like opening a jack-in-the-box!
[15:06] Hina
    It felt like we were traveling across Japan
[15:08] Hina
    as kusudama were popping open with flavor!
[15:11] Some
    Hokkaido!
[15:12] Some
    Aizu!
[15:12] Some
    Nagasaki!
[15:13] Some
    Echigo!
[15:13] Some
    Satsuma!
[15:14] Some
    Tokai!
[15:14] Some
    Sendai!
[15:15] Some
    Setouchi!
[15:16] Some
    Kaga!
[15:16] Some
    Tsugaru!
[15:17] Some
    Kyoto!
[15:17] Some
    Edo!
[15:18] Girl
    And each miso soup had other
    local ingredients mixed in.
[15:23] Girl
    Everyone would feel some nostalgia
    from at least one of these flavors.
[15:27] Girl
    You definitely didn't play fair.
[15:28] Gin
    It was indeed a trip around Japan,
[15:30] Gin
    enjoying the local varieties of miso soup!
[15:31] Guy
    What a fun travelogue.
[15:34] Erina
    It was an unrivaled dish,
    fit to represent Totsuki.
[15:38] Megu
    Thank you very much...
[15:40] Megu
    I got some inspiration from the dish
    Isshiki-senpai made at the Team Shokugeki.
[15:46] Megu
    So it's a physical representation of
    all of the fun memories I've shared
[15:49] Megu
    with everyone here.
[15:56] Isshiki
    You came from such a little garden,
[15:58] Isshiki
    but now, you're flying off to new heights.
[16:01] Isshiki
    You did a great job, Tadokoro-kun.
[16:03] Nene
    Why do you always have to strip
    down to a loincloth? You idiot.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
    Isshiki Satoshi
    Hayama Akira
    Isami Aldini
    Kurokiba Ryo
    Nakiri Alice
    Kuga Terunori
[16:09] Gin
    Now, let me just say that those
[16:11] Gin
    who placed fourth and below
    also came very close.
[16:14] Gin
    Well done, everyone!
[16:16] Alice
    Too bad, Miss Secretary.
[16:18] Hisa
    Why are you trying to cheer me up, Miss Alice?
[16:22] Eizan
    All according to plan.
[16:23] B
    The curry was so good, though.
[16:24] Kuro
    Damn it!
[16:25] C
    Maybe it was just too exhilarating.
[16:28] Akira
    I guess I've still got a ways to go.
SIGN    Smack Smack Smack Smack
[16:31] Girl
    I guess this BLUE is going to
    be unlike any before it.
[16:34] Hina
    I hope you'll do your best
    to represent Totsuki.
[16:44] Guy
    It can't be!
[16:45] Guy
    What a magnificent chef...
[16:47] Guy
    It cannot be...
[16:49] Guy
    Joe actually...
[16:50] Girl
    ...lost in a cooking competition?
[16:52] Guy
    Joichiro lost?
[16:54] Guy
    Who in the world is that man?
[16:57] Asahi
    Looks like I win, Joichiro.
[17:00] Asahi
    You're gonna keep your promise.
SIGN    A Few Days Later
[17:11] Soma
    Hey, you okay, Tadokoro?
[17:13] Soma
    You've been like that ever since you
    found out you're going to the BLUE.
[17:17] Megu
    It just doesn't seem real yet.
[17:19] Soma
    We've only got a week left,
    but let's give it all we've got!
[17:25] Asahi
    Man, they're definitely waiting for your answer.
[17:28] Asahi
    Go on, have some more cheese cod strips.
[17:30] Soma
    Oh, it's Suzuki-sensei.
[17:32] Megu
    This is a first-year class?
[17:33] Asahi
    Well, look at that. It's the
    Elite Ten's first and tenth seats.
[17:38] Soma
    Uh, what're you doing?
    It's spring break, Suzuki-sensei.
[17:38] Guy
    What? The Elite Ten?
[17:39] Girl
    I've never seen them so close before.
[17:42] Asahi
    Well, I end up going overseas all the time,
[17:45] Asahi
    so I'm holding supplementary
    classes to make up for lost time.
[17:50] Soma
    It looks like you guys are just eating snacks.
SIGN    Cheese Cod Strips
[17:53] Asahi
    Hey, why don't you guys join us?
[17:56] Soma
    Huh?
[17:56] Asahi
    You should give your juniors some advice.
[17:59] Soma
    Uh...
[18:00] Asahi
    Maybe some behind-the-scenes
    stuff from the Team Shokugeki!
[18:02] Girl
    I'd love to hear that!
[18:04] Guy
    Please!
[18:05] Soma
    Well, if you insist...
[18:08] Soma
    Yeah!
[18:09] (Flashback) Soma
    Huh... Taking advantage of the God Tongue, eh?
[18:12] (Flashback) Soma
    That actually sounds sorta fun.
SIGN    Hehehehe
SIGN    hehehehe
[18:17] Buns
    So hot...
[18:20] Niku
    We're sorta like meat in shabu shabu right now.
[18:22] Taku
    You keeping up, Isami?
[18:25] Isami
    I'm still perfectly fine, Bro.
[18:27] Taku
    Good.
[18:28] Taku
    You'll help me prepare for the BLUE
    right up until it starts, then.
[18:31] Asahi
    Hey, thanks for that.
[18:33] Asahi
    You really livened things up.
[18:35] Soma
    You think so?
[18:36] Asahi
    Especially when you went,
[18:37] Asahi
    "So basically, this is a
    Shokugeki between you and me."
[18:40] Asahi
    Not many people are dense enough
    to actually say something like that.
[18:44] Soma
    Aw, quit flattering me. You're making me blush.
[18:47] Megu
    I don't think that was a compliment...
[18:49] Asahi
    So, since we're all here...
[18:51] Asahi
    You mind doing a Shokugeki with me,
[18:56] Asahi
    Yukihira-kun?
[18:59] Megu
    Huh? A Shokugeki?
[19:01] Megu
    But for that, we need permission from
    the administration and an observer.
[19:06] Megu
    We can't do it right away.
[19:07] Asahi
    Oh, I see. Well, then, let's just
    have a friendly little competition.
[19:12] Asahi
    We'll call it a continuation
    of the BLUE Preliminaries.
[19:15] Asahi
    I need a victory against the
    first seat of the Elite Ten...
[19:18] Asahi
    for the woman I need to
    devote all of my cooking to.
[19:24] Asahi
    The one who possesses the God Tongue...
[19:26] Asahi
    The heir to the Nakiri family
    that rules over Totsuki Academy.
[19:30] Girl
    How wonderful.
[19:31] Girl
    She's always so beautiful.
[19:33] Erina
    Good day. Make sure to
    keep up with your studies.
[19:37] Asahi
    Director Nakiri Erina.
[19:40] Asahi
    I want to make her mine.
[19:43] Asahi
    The best woman needs
[19:44] Asahi
    the best man at her side,
    or it won't work out, will it?
[19:48] Megu
    Uh... make Nakiri-san yours?
[19:51] Megu
    What do you...
[19:53] Asahi
    I'm going to make Nakiri Erina
[19:55] Asahi
    my bride.
[19:56] Megu
    What?!
[19:58] Asahi
    Though I haven't made my move just yet.
[20:02] Asahi
    But I knew from the moment I met her...
[20:05] Asahi
    that she and I had something special.
[20:10] Megu
    Omigosh!
[20:12] Megu
    Gettin' engaged? But she ain't outta school yet!
[20:14] Megu
    It's like a dang shojo manga!
[20:16] Asahi
    Director Erina is the perfect woman for me.
[20:20] Asahi
    And the ultimate chef who
    can satisfy her tongue...
[20:24] Asahi
    is me, and none other than me!
[20:27] Soma
    Now, hang on a damn second.
[20:29] Soma
    Who died and made you king?
[20:31] Soma
    I have some business with
    Erina's tongue, too.
[20:35] Soma
    Her tongue's pretty damn useful.
[20:38] Erina
    Yukihira-kun?
[20:40] Asahi
    Well, you're free to think whatever you want,
[20:43] Asahi
    but this is crystal clear...
[20:45] Asahi
    I'm the one who's going to marry Nakiri Erina.
[20:47] Soma
    Nakiri Erina's mine.
[20:50] Both
    I won't let anyone else have her!
[20:58] Soma
    Fine. Let's do this, Suzuki-sensei.
[21:01] Soma
    If you're so sure you can make
    a dish that'll defeat me,
[21:06] Soma
    let's see it. Right here, right now.
[21:08] Asahi
    Well, now that that's settled...
[21:10] Asahi
    Let's say the theme will be anything
    using the ingredients available here.
[21:14] Asahi
    That means you're gonna be
    the judge, Tadokoro-san. Thanks.
[21:16] Megu
    H-Huh? Me?
[21:18] Asahi
    You placed first in the BLUE Preliminaries.
     Who would be better?
[21:22] Asahi
    Right? Am I right?
[21:25] Soma
    Hey, Sensei.
[21:26] Soma
    Can I just say one thing before we start?
[21:28] Soma
    You're no ordinary teacher, are you?
[21:32] Asahi
    Well, I don't know about that.
[21:34] Asahi
    But you know... everyone has a secret.
[21:39] Soma
    Huh... So you are hiding something.
[21:43] Soma
    In that case...
[21:44] Soma
    If I win this competition, would you
    mind telling me what your secret is?
[21:48] Asahi
    Sure.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    Noir
[23:35] Megu
    Marry? Bride? Groom?
    Marriage? Oh, my stars!

Season 3

3 - Noir

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    h
    e
    
    F
SIGN    i
    f
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Three
[00:03] Soma
    Hey, Sensei.
[00:04] Soma
    Can I just say one thing before we start?
[00:06] Soma
    You're no ordinary teacher, are you?
[00:10] Asahi
    Well, I don't know about that.
[00:12] Asahi
    But you know... everyone has a secret.
[00:17] Soma
    Huh... So you are hiding something.
[00:21] Soma
    In that case...
[00:22] Soma
    If I win this competition, would you
    mind telling me what your secret is?
[00:27] Asahi
    Sure.
[00:28] Asahi
    But if I win...
[00:29] Asahi
    Why don't you give me that knife of yours?
[00:34] Soma
    What?
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    Noir
[02:18] Megu
    Soma-kun... I wonder what
    Suzuki-sensei is up to.
[02:22] Megu
    Why would he want your knife
    if he wins this competition?
[02:25] Soma
    Right? I guess there are
    other guys like Mimasaka.
[02:29] Soma
    But whatever. I'm just gonna put
    my all into this, like I always do.
[02:33] Soma
    All right, now for the finishing touches!
[02:39] Soma
    Dig in!
[02:40] Soma
    This is my Deep-Fried Pork
    Cutlet with Fondue lunch set!
[02:43] Megu
    A lunch set!
SIGN    Lunch Set
[02:44] Megu
    That's so Soma-kun!
[02:47] Megu
    Cheese fondue?
[02:49] Megu
    I'm pretty sure that's what Takumi-kun
    made in the BLUE Preliminaries, too.
SIGN    Cheese Fondue
[02:53] Soma
    Yeah! That's exactly where I got my idea.
SIGN    Cheese Fondue
[02:56] Soma
    There's cheese in here, so go ahead
    and dip that sucker in there.
[02:59] Megu
    Okay, I guess I'll go ahead
    and s-start the judging.
[03:04] Megu
    Huh?
[03:04] Megu
    It's black? It's not cheese?
[03:08] Soma
    Just go ahead and give it a taste.
[03:14] Megu
    The texture is so light!
[03:15] Megu
    It's like the batter melts in my
    mouth as soon as I bite into it.
[03:20] Megu
    And the flavor of the black sauce wrapped
    around the cutlet is irresistible.
[03:23] Soma
    It may look like normal tonkatsu sauce,
[03:26] Soma
    but that black paste is actually...
[03:28] Soma
    black cheese sauce!
[03:31] Soma
    I grilled chunks of eggplant
    over a brazier and charred them,
[03:33] Soma
    then turned it into a puree so they'd
    still have the aroma from the charcoal.
[03:35] Soma
    Then I mixed that with some cheese
    to make this special sauce.
[03:38] Soma
    I'm sure glad I had this brazier grill!
[03:41] Megu
    I see. The faint flavors of the cheese
    and charcoal remain in your mouth,
[03:46] Megu
    giving it a refreshing aftertaste.
[03:48] Megu
    That's how you managed such an elegant flavor.
[03:50] Soma
    I also blended in black garlic
    puree as a secret ingredient.
[03:54] Soma
    Every bite you take is going to
    make you want to eat even more.
[03:58] Megu
    But pork cutlet is notorious
    for its greasy savoriness.
[04:03] Megu
    So how was I still able to taste the
    delicate aftertaste of the sauce?
[04:06] Asahi
    It's how he deep-fried the meat.
[04:10] Asahi
    Yukihira put the cutlet into the fryer
    when the frying oil was still cold.
[04:14] Asahi
    Sudden drastic changes in temperature
[04:16] Asahi
    will inevitably make the meat tough.
[04:19] Asahi
    So he put the cutlet in cold oil and
    let the temperature gradually rise
[04:22] Asahi
    to prevent that.
[04:23] Asahi
    And then, to finish it off, he quickly
[04:25] Asahi
    raised the temperature so the high
    temperature would instantly crisp the batter.
[04:28] Asahi
    That results in a light pork cutlet that'll
    let you forget about the greasiness,
[04:33] Asahi
    but still experience the delicate
    flavors and aftertaste.
[04:37] Soma
    I actually used that frying
    technique back home, too.
[04:41] Soma
    I used the technique I learned
     at Yukihira Diner,
[04:43] Soma
    and incorporated everything I
    learned at Totsuki into this dish.
[04:46] Soma
    That's what I put into this
    pork cutlet lunch set!
[04:51] Megu
    I just can't stop eating.
[04:53] Megu
    The flavor of this black cheese sauce
    is enveloping every part of my body.
[04:58] Megu
    This flavor...
[05:00] Megu
    ...is, like, hella lit! I'm super hype.
[05:03] Megu
    Ya feel me?
[05:06] Soma
    Anyway, Suzuki-sensei,
    what about your dish?
[05:09] Asahi
    Oh, I'm almost done.
[05:12] Asahi
    I'm just waiting for it to finish frying.
[05:17] Asahi
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[05:21] Asahi
    "Dig in."
[05:23] Megu
    This is another deep-fried pork cutlet
    lunch set, the same as Soma-kun's dish!
[05:27] Megu
    The only difference is...
[05:29] Soma
    A white sauce?
[05:30] Megu
    Soma-kun...
[05:31] Soma
    Yeah, you can't pull a fast one on me.
[05:33] Soma
    Uh, hello? "Dig in" is my damn line.
[05:36] Soma
    Get your own!
[05:38] Megu
    Ah... So that's where you're gonna start.
[05:40] Soma
    Jeez... You really are like Mimasaka.
[05:43] Soma
    You an expert in tracing, too?
[05:45] Asahi
    Tracing?
[05:47] Asahi
    Oh, right. Yeah, I'm on a
    completely different level.
[05:50] Asahi
    My knife decided upon the same
    dish you did. That's all this is.
[05:56] Soma
    Wait...
[05:58] Asahi
    And of course, my dish is a
    level or two above yours.
[06:02] Asahi
    This pork cutlet is out of this world.
[06:05] Megu
    Out of this world?
[06:06] Asahi
    Yukihira's dish is still very
    much a standard pork cutlet.
[06:10] Asahi
    Don't believe me? Give mine a taste.
[06:21] Megu
    The texture, flavor... Everything is so light!
[06:24] Megu
    And yet...
[06:25] Soma
    As soon as this sauce starts
    to spread in your mouth...
[06:30] Soma
    The pressure of the rich
    deliciousness attacks!
[06:32] Soma
    This is Chantilly sauce. I remember
    hearing about it from Master Shinomiya.
[06:37] Asahi
    But you never thought about serving
    it with a pork cutlet, did you?
[06:43] Asahi
    I prepared some light, airy whipped cream,
[06:47] Asahi
    then added finely minced shallots,
    tarragon, and some capers,
[06:52] Asahi
    plus a tiny bit of Tabasco sauce.
[06:56] Asashi
    So even though the sauce was light,
    you'd definitely know it was there.
[07:01] Asahi
    Yukihira,
[07:02] Asahi
    I applaud you for being able to get your
    pork cutlet as light as it could be.
[07:06] Asahi
    But the thought that you have to
    make fried foods lighter was naïve.
[07:11] Asahi
    My sauce surpasses that!
[07:13] Asahi
    While I did give the pork
    cutlet a light texture,
[07:15] Asahi
    I made sure you could enjoy
    the richness of the sauce.
[07:18] Asahi
    That's obviously way more interesting.
[07:21] Megu
    It's so light and airy, like a cloud.
[07:24] Megu
    But because of its powerful pressure...
[07:28] Megu
    That's hot, yo!
[07:30] Megu
    Even my façade is getting blown away!
[07:34] Soma
    It's light, yet heavy!
[07:36] Megu
    It's so rich, yet fluffy!
[07:39] Soma
    Yeah... the taste is definitely
    out of this world.
[07:43] Asahi
    Looks like we know who won this match.
[07:46] Soma
    Seriously, who is this guy?
[07:49] Soma
    He'd never be able to make a dish like
    this if he wasn't stacked with XP.
[07:53] Asahi
    Now, as promised, I'll be taking your knife.
[07:58] Asahi
    I see.
[08:01] Asahi
    But never mind. I don't need it.
[08:04] Asahi
    Because now I see it's just an inferior
    model of the blade I already have.
[08:10] Soma
    That knife...
[08:11] Megu
    Soma-kun?
[08:12] Soma
    I knew it!
[08:14] Soma
    That's my dad's!
[08:15] Asahi
    Ah... So you finally noticed.
[08:18] Asahi
    Correct. This is Joichiro's knife.
[08:22] Soma
    Why the hell do you have that?!
[08:24] Asahi
    Why do you think?
[08:26] Asahi
    Because I defeated Joichiro
    in a cooking competition.
[08:30] Asahi
    I guess I don't mind letting
    you in on one of my secrets.
[08:34] Asahi
    You see, my name isn't actually Suzuki.
[08:37] Asahi
    It's Asahi.
[08:40] Asahi
    Saiba Asahi.
SIGN    Saiba
[08:42] Soma
    Saiba?
[08:43] Megu
    Saiba? But that's Joichiro-san's old name.
[08:48] Asahi
    I guess I'll be seeing you, First Seat.
[08:53] Soma
    Fight me one more time.
[08:57] Asahi
    Oh?
[09:00] Megu
    S-S-Soma-ku—
[09:05] Megu
    The intersection of flavors really
    did take us to another world.
[09:23] Asahi
    Are you awake, Princess Erina?
[09:26] Erina
    Wh-What in the world?
[09:29] Asahi
    You heard what I was saying
    to Yukihira about you, right?
[09:34] Asahi
    I meant every word of it.
[09:35] Erina
    Huh?
[09:37] Asahi
    I'm going to make you my bride.
[09:43] Hisako
    B-B-B-Bride?!
[09:45] Hisako
    So he's going to marry you, Erina-sama?
[09:48] Erina
    That would be the extent of it, yes.
[09:50] Hisako
    W-W-W-Wait!
[09:52] Hisa
    You didn't actually agree—
[09:53] Erina
    Of course I didn't!
[09:55] Erina
    I politely, yet assertively declined.
[09:57] Erina
    But...
[09:58] Hisa
    But?
[09:59] Erina
    I always felt as though
    I sensed something from him
[10:03] Erina
    that I never had from anyone else.
[10:04] Erina
    I wonder what it is...
SIGN    Dojima Gin
[10:10] Erina
    Oh?
SIGN    Totsuki Resorts Office
[10:13] Erina
    Hello?
[10:14] Gin
    It's Dojima.
[10:16] Erina
    Chef Dojima, thank you for
    everything you did at the
[10:19] Erina
    BLUE Preliminaries the other day.
[10:21] Gin
    It was definitely an impressive battle.
[10:23] Gin
    I'm looking forward to the BLUE
    as well... Or so I'd like to say,
[10:27] Gin
    but there's something else
    I'd like to tell you.
[10:30] Erina
    Yes? What is it?
[10:32] Gin
    Have you ever heard the name "Saiba Asahi"?
[10:35] Erina
    Saiba?
[10:37] Taku
    Saiba Asahi?
[10:39] Isa
    That's Suzuki-sensei's real name?
[10:42] Megu
    I don't really get it, either,
    but that's what he said.
[10:45] Taku
    So what's going on here?
[10:47] Taku
    Is he saying that he's somehow affiliated
    with Yukihira's father, Chef Saiba?
[10:51] Taku
    Could he be a secret love child?
[10:53] Megu
    What?!
[10:54] Isami
    You shouldn't say things like that
    without solid proof, Big Bro.
[10:59] Taku
    I-I guess you're right. My apologies.
[11:01] Isami
    So where's Yukihira-kun?
[11:03] Megu
    He went back home for the day.
[11:04] [SONG] Sign
    Sumire Street Shopping District
[11:04] Megu
    He said he wanted to check up on
    the diner every once in a while.
[11:10] Soma
    Right. Guess I'll open things up here, too.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[11:32] Soma
    I'm home.
[11:33] Soma
    What the hell is Dad up to, anyway?
SIGN    Dad
    Cell
[11:37] Soma
    Not like he's ever going to answer, but...
SIGN    Dad
    Calling...
[11:43] Soma
    Oh?
[11:44] Both
    Huh?
[11:45] Soma
    Dad!
[11:47] Jo
    Oh, hey. I guess you're home, Soma.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[11:49] Soma
    Why are you here?
[11:50] Jo
    I just had some work nearby.
[11:53] Jo
    So I heard from Gin, but you're
    gonna participate in the BLUE?
[11:57] Jo
    Don't wuss out and bail like I did.
[11:59] Jo
    Got it?
[12:00] Soma
    The hell I will!
[12:03] Jo
    I see. So Asahi managed to
    make his way into Totsuki.
[12:07] Jo
    And then you lost.
[12:10] Soma
    Yeah. And he mentioned that he beat you, too.
[12:13] Jo
    Yeah, he wasn't lying.
[12:16] Jo
    And it looks like something I did
    ended up causing you trouble again.
[12:21] Soma
    Wait, something you did? What do you mean?
[12:24] Jo
    That guy... Saiba Asahi...
[12:27] Gin
    Saiba Asahi is the one and only chef
    Joichiro ever took in as a student.
SIGN    Dojima Gin
[12:32] Erina
    His... student?
[12:34] Gin
    Yes. They first met over ten years ago.
[12:39] Gin
    Back then, Joichiro was frequently
    traveling between Japan and the US.
[12:44] Jo
    One day, I was asked to help out
    at an American friend's charity.
[12:50] Jo
    I went to an orphanage to make
    some food for the kids there.
[12:55] Jo
    That's where I met him.
[12:57] Jo
    He kept saying how good my food was,
[13:01] Jo
    and whenever I visited the place later,
    he would help me out in the kitchen.
[13:05] Jo
    For some reason, I couldn't
     let myself abandon the kid.
[13:07] Jo
    He also reminded me of my juniors at the
    Polar Star Dormitory that I'd left behind.
[13:11] Jo
    So I ended up looking after him.
[13:14] Jo
    I took him around everywhere,
    and taught him good judgment
[13:17] Jo
    as well as how to cook.
[13:19] Jo
    He had a knack for it.
[13:22] Jo
    Eventually, he got serious
    about becoming a chef,
[13:24] Jo
    and started working at one
    of the eateries in town.
[13:27] Jo
    That's also around the time that he
    said he wanted to take the Saiba name.
[13:30] Jo
    I thought, "Sure, why not?"
[13:32] Jo
    He was a great student.
[13:35] Jo
    But then I told the kid goodbye.
[13:37] Soma
    Huh? But why?
SIGN    Scruff
[13:39] Soma
    The hell?! Stop messing up my hair when
    I'm trying to ask you a question!
[13:44] Jo
    I made up my mind.
[13:45] Jo
    I had a place to go home to,
    so I couldn't keep wandering around.
[13:48] Jo
    I was going to run Yukihira
    like I was supposed to.
[13:51] Soma
    This must have been when I was still little.
[13:54] Soma
    So it must've been that one time...
[13:58] Jo
    So because of that,
    I hadn't seen him in a while.
[14:01] Jo
    But then he showed up before
    me out of the blue.
[14:05] Jo
    In New York.
[14:06] Jo
    And he challenged me to a cooking contest
[14:09] Jo
    for my knife.
[14:17] Jo
    You know, it's probably a good
    thing that you lost to him.
[14:20] Jo
    I mean, if you won, it'd make me look weaker.
[14:24] Soma
    Stop being so happy about your
    son's loss, you shitty dad!
[14:28] Jo
    I'm sure he wanted to get revenge
    on me for abandoning him.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[14:33] Jo
    That's probably why he challenged you, too.
[14:36] Jo
    Sorry about that, Soma.
[14:38] Jo
    You ended up in this mess
    because of me again—
[14:41] Soma
    Huh? The hell are you talking about, Dad?
[14:43] Jo
    Huh?
[14:44] Soma
    I get that he was your student,
[14:47] Soma
    but he challenged me,
    and I was the one who lost.
[14:51] Soma
    So this has nothing to do with you anymore.
[14:55] Soma
    This has to do with me.
[14:56] Soma
    I'm definitely going to win next time!
[15:00] Soma
    Hey, I know. Let's have a cooking contest,
     right here, right now.
[15:03] Soma
    You can spare that much time, don't you?
[15:05] Jo
    S-Sure.
[15:06] Soma
    Right. I'll go get the kitchen ready.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[15:14] Jo
    Yeah, our kid is something else.
[15:18] Jo
    He's just like you...
SIGN    To All Parents and Guardians
SIGN    Upcoming Parents' Day
[15:22] Jo
    Tamako.
[15:31] Erina
    I certainly am surprised that Saiba-sama
    lost to a former student of his...
[15:36] Gin
    Right around when Joichiro told me all this,
[15:40] Gin
    I heard Saiba Asahi's name elsewhere.
[15:44] Gin
    He was invited to the BLUE as part of Noir.
[15:48] Erina
    Noir?
[15:49] Hisa
    I've heard about them before.
[15:51] Hisa
    I believe they're also called
    the Chefs of the Night.
[15:54] Gin
    Correct.
[15:55] Gin
    They're a group of chefs that only show
    up to places no reputable chef would go,
[16:01] Gin
    like secret dinners for VIPs or parties
    thrown by underworld figures,
[16:04] Gin
    and make a fortune.
[16:06] Gin
    They're made up of a bunch of social outcasts
SIGN    Noir
    Chefs of the Night
[16:10] Gin
    and depraved chefs who
    don't mind breaking the law.
[16:14] Erina
    And people like that were
    actually invited to the BLUE?
[16:18] Gin
    Correct.
[16:19] Gin
    This was apparently an order from the top
    of the WGO, who put the BLUE together.
[16:25] Gin
    It's been a while since the last BLUE was held,
[16:28] Gin
    but the motive behind it
    is very different this time.
[16:31] Gin
    They're gathering young talent
    from all over the world,
[16:33] Gin
    those who'll represent the
    next generation of gourmet.
[16:35] Gin
    And they felt that just bringing chefs from
    the respectable side of society wasn't enough.
[16:40] Hisa
    But even if there are participants
    from the underworld,
[16:44] Hisa
    this is still a cooking competition.
[16:46] Hisa
    I don't see a reason to worry...
[16:48] Gin
    I'm hoping that's the case, too.
[16:51] Gin
    But this competition will include
    chefs from both worlds.
[16:55] Gin
    It's impossible to predict what will happen.
[16:57] Gin
    And the most concerning detail
    about this whole thing
[17:00] Gin
    is the fact that the current leader of Noir
[17:03] Gin
    is Saiba Asahi.
[17:15] Hisa
    The fact that Noir is participating
    in the BLUE is unprecedented enough,
[17:19] Hisa
    but to think that their leader
    is a student of Chef Saiba...
[17:23] Hisa
    I'll inform Yukihira of this at once,
[17:25] Hisa
    as well as Tadokoro Megumi
    and Takumi Aldini.
[17:28] Erina
    Yes, please do.
[17:30] Erina
    Will you also do some research
    concerning Noir?
[17:34] Erina
    Any minor detail will do.
[17:36] Hisa
    As you wish. I'll get started right away.
[17:43] Erina
    The Bookmaster...
[17:49] Asahi
    So what exactly did you want to know about us?
[17:54] Asahi
    I mean, I could just tell you in person.
[17:57] Erina
    You—No, you can't be...
[17:59] Asahi
    Yeah, we're Noir.
[18:02] Erina
    Stop this instant! If you get any closer—
[18:06] Asahi
    Don't worry. I didn't come here
    to hurt you, Princess Erina.
[18:11] Erina
    Instructor Suzuki!
[18:12] Asahi
    Yeah, see, I'm not actually Suzuki.
[18:15] Erina
    Huh?
[18:16] Asahi
    I'm Saiba Asahi.
[18:18] Asahi
    You were just talking about me, weren't you?
[18:20] Erina
    Saiba? You're—
[18:22] Asahi
    Pretty much. I'm here to
    ask you a favor, Princess.
[18:27] Asahi
    Princess Erina, if we compete in
    a cooking competition and I win,
[18:31] Asahi
    swear that you'll be my bride.
[18:34] Erina
    A cooking competition?
    Are you talking about the BLUE?
[18:38] Asahi
    Well, at first, I was going to get you
    to fall for me in a more orthodox way,
[18:41] Asahi
    but considering what happened the other day,
     I figured that wouldn't work.
[18:45] Asahi
    I thought settling things with
    cooking would be quicker.
[18:49] Asahi
    After viewing Totsuki Academy from the
    inside these past few months, I thought...
[18:54] Asahi
    It's a waste for a woman like you
    to be stuck in a place like this.
[18:59] Asahi
    I was curious to see how good
    he was, so I challenged him,
[19:03] Asahi
    but the First Seat of the
    Elite Ten was no big deal,
[19:06] Asahi
    and the girl who took first place at the
    BLUE Preliminaries isn't impressive, either.
[19:11] Asahi
    Even if they were to face us in the BLUE,
     they wouldn't stand a chance.
[19:15] Asahi
    Honestly, Princess, you'd be happier with me,
     instead of being stuck with those people.
[19:21] Asahi
    So...
[19:23] Erina
    That's quite enough!
[19:24] Erina
    I will not allow you to
    insult Totsuki like that!
[19:27] Erina
    And you have the nerve to challenge me?!
[19:31] Erina
    Very well, I accept!
[19:32] Erina
    I'll make you regret ever insulting
    Totsuki with my cooking!
[19:38] Asahi
    Oh?
[19:48] Erina
    Such an unbelievably delicious aroma!
[19:51] Asahi
    I guess I'm not surprised, Princess Erina.
[19:53] Asahi
    You could tell how amazing my dish
    was without even tasting it.
[19:58] Erina
    It's so perfectly executed,
    I can hardly move...
[20:01] Erina
    This is how powerful Noir is?
[20:05] Asahi
    I will defeat you at the BLUE and win.
[20:08] Asahi
    And that's where we're going
    to exchange our vows.
[20:13] Asahi
    Surrounded by plenty of witnesses!
[20:16] Asahi
    Both sides of the culinary world
    will soon fall under my rule.
[20:21] Asahi
    That also goes for Totsuki Academy.
[20:24] Asahi
    Sounds great, doesn't it?
[20:26] Asahi
    Well, Princess...
[20:29] Asahi
    I'll see you at the BLUE.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[20:36] Soma
    Seriously?
[20:37] Soma
    I don't know what the hell this Noir is,
[20:39] Soma
    but Suzuki-sensei's going
    to participate in the BLUE?
[20:43] Jo
    By Suzuki-sensei, you probably mean Asahi.
[20:45] Jo
    Gin's the one who told me,
    so it's probably true.
[20:49] Soma
    Then I just need to win at the BLUE!
[20:51] Soma
    I don't care if he's Saiba Asahi
     or Suzuki-sensei!
[20:54] Soma
    I'll get my revenge at the BLUE, beat Nakiri,
[20:57] Soma
    then win the whole damn thing and take the top!
[20:59] Soma
    That's like killing three birds with one stone!
[21:02] Jo
    Soma...
[21:04] Jo
    I never really told you this,
[21:07] Jo
    but I'll tell you now: the secret
    to becoming a great chef.
[21:11] Jo
    It's to meet someone that you want
    to dedicate all of your cooking to.
[21:19] Soma
    Dedicate... all of my cooking to?
[21:25] Megu
    Mom...
[21:26] Megu
    I'm going to do my best.
[21:33] Taku
    On the name of Aldini...
    I'm going to win, no matter what!
[21:38] Erina
    If I lose to Noir,
    the future of Totsuki will be...
[21:43] Erina
    I cannot lose, no matter what.
[21:50] Soma
    I'm gonna get to the top!
[21:55] Asahi
    It is Noir that will take everything.
[21:59] Asahi
    Let's go! To the BLUE!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The Last Supper
[23:35] Megu
    Mom, the BLUE is so gosh dang scary!

Season 3

4 - The Last Supper

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    h
    e
    
    F
SIGN    i
    f
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Four
[00:04] Soma
    This day sure got here pretty fast.
[00:07] Megumi
    Y-Yeah...
[00:08] Takumi
    The BLUE... I guess this is
    where we're going to battle.
[00:11] Soma
    But man, to think it'd be held
    at a castle. That's awesome.
[00:15] Takumi
    Apparently they used to hold
    this event at huge arenas,
[00:18] Takumi
    but it seems the contest is
    completely different this time.
[00:22] Megu
    Hey, look over there!
[00:24] Megu
    He runs a two-star restaurant in Milan!
[00:27] Soma
    Huh...
[00:27] Takumi
    And over there is
[00:29] Takumi
    a chef who scored sweeping victories at
    various gourmet competitions in Shanghai.
[00:32] Takumi
    And people from New York,
    Lyon, and San Sebastián...
[00:35] Megumi
    It's amazing that we're going to be
    participating alongside these people.
[00:41] Taku
    Despite that, you seem
    quite calm, Tadokoro-san.
[00:45] Soma
    You're on another level today, Tadokoro.
[00:48] Megumi
    I'm real dang nervous.
[00:51] Megumi
    I drunk up the kanji for "person" from
    m'hand so many times since last week,
[00:54] Megumi
    I can't drink no more!
[00:55] Taku
    I'm not sure you should say that
    so gleefully, but all right.
[00:59] Anne
    I thank you all for gathering here today.
[01:02] Soma
    Hey, it's Anne-san.
[01:04] Anne
    From the bottom of my heart,
    I congratulate you on making it to the BLUE.
[01:07] Megumi
    Oh, yeah. Where's Nakiri-san?
[01:09] Taku
    Yeah, I haven't seen her.
[01:11] Anne
    The ones who began the BLUE
    and ran it until today are
[01:15] Anne
    the World Gourmet Organization, or WGO.
[01:20] Anne
    This BLUE, however, will be
    run a little differently.
SIGN    3rd Class Adjudicator
SIGN    2nd Class Adjudicator
SIGN    1st Class Adjudicator
[01:24] Anne
    And today, our boss,
    who supervises all of us bookmen,
SIGN    Prime Adjudicator
[01:28] Anne
    will explain the contest herself.
[01:32] Mana
    What a delightful evening.
    I am the WGO Bookmaster.
[01:37] Soma
    Whoa...
SIGN    First Gate
SIGN    Second Gate
[01:39] Mana
    This castle consists of three
    gates, then the castle keep,
SIGN    Third Gate
[01:42] Mana
    and finally, the castle tower
    where I currently preside.
SIGN    Castle Keep
SIGN    Castle Tower
[01:48] Mana
    The victor of this BLUE shall
    be decided in the castle tower.
[01:54] Mana
    In order to get to the castle tower,
[01:57] Mana
    you must overcome the culinary
    trial that awaits at each gate.
[02:02] Mana
    Struggle and make your way here, young chefs.
[02:06] Mana
    It appears that all of the
    actors are in their places.
[02:28] Taku
    So they're Noir...
[02:29] Megu
    Suzuki-sensei...
[02:31] Soma
    Saiba Asahi.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The Last Supper
[04:14] Soma
    Well, hello there. If it isn't Saiba-san!
[04:18] Soma
    Glad to see ya again.
[04:20] Soma
    Looks like a great day for revenge.
[04:23] Asahi
    Is it? Well, I wish you luck.
[04:26] Soma
    Hey! Where the hell are you going?
[04:29] Soma
    The trials are just beginning!
[04:32] Asahi
    Sorry, but I get to start
    a bit ahead of you guys.
[04:38] Asahi
    Didn't they tell you?
[04:40] Asahi
    The WGO have seeded some of us
    depending on our accomplishments.
[04:45] Megu
    Seeded?
[04:46] Asahi
    I get a free ride all the
    way to the third gate.
[04:49] Asahi
    Those guys get to go to the second gate.
[04:51] Asahi
    Meaning the ones who get to stay
    here are the weakest of the bunch.
[04:56] Asahi
    If you want revenge against me,
[04:58] Asahi
    you're gonna have to make
    it to the castle tower.
[05:00] Asahi
    You have to at least make it
    through the first gate with ease,
[05:04] Asahi
    or you might make me so sad, I'll actually cry.
[05:07] Asahi
    Well, see ya... Yukihira Soma.
[05:10] Soma
    Just you wait! I'll kick your ass!
[05:14] Erina
    No, I'm going to be the one who defeats him.
[05:18] Soma
    Oh, hey, Nakiri. Where have you been?
[05:21] Megu
    Thank goodness. I hadn't seen you,
    so I was getting a little worried.
[05:25] Taku
    Yes. I'm glad we got to see you
    before the competition began.
[05:29] Anne
    And now, the BLUE shall commence.
[05:31] Anne
    I will now tell you the details
    of the trial at the first gate.
SIGN    Dana Ramsay
SIGN    Sophia Arlt
SIGN    Camus G
SIGN    Pony Twist
SIGN    Isabella Dorani
SIGN    Tadokoro Megumi
SIGN    Takumi Aldini
[05:35] Anne
    Please take a look at this.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[05:37] Anne
    We will be randomly splitting the
    participants into three groups.
SIGN    Lou Rubes
SIGN    H. Hayworth
[05:41] Taku
    Looks like we're all in different groups.
[05:43] Megu
    Wait. Where's Nakiri-san?
[05:45] Anne
    The current director of Totsuki
    Academy, Miss Nakiri,
[05:48] Anne
    will be facing a trial on her own,
    separate from these three groups.
[05:53] Megu
    Huh?
[05:53] Erina
    Yes. It's just as I figured.
[05:55] Soma
    What? You get special treatment, too?
     No fair, man.
[05:59] Taku
    No. If that were the case,
    they would've seeded her.
[06:03] Taku
    But why would you have to face
    a trial separately from us?
[06:08] Erina
    You three don't need to worry about me.
[06:11] Erina
    Just concentrate on getting
    through to the end.
[06:14] Erina
    Understand?
[06:17] Megu
    Do your best, Nakiri-san!
[06:22] Megu
    I wonder if Nakiri-san will be okay.
[06:24] Taku
    Yes, something about her seemed off.
[06:27] Soma
    Well, whatever.
[06:29] Soma
    Whatever's going on,
    Nakiri won't go down that easily.
[06:33] Megu
    You're right.
[06:34] Taku
    Yes.
[06:34] Anne
    Now, please head to the locations
    designated to your groups.
[06:38] Megu
    Soma-kun, Takumi-kun, do your best out there.
[06:41] Soma
    Yeah. Let's all get through
    this trial and meet again.
[06:44] Taku
    Yukihira, make sure you reach
    the finals. I'll crush you yet again.
[06:49] Soma
    Yeah, I know. I ain't gonna lose.
[07:01] Soma
    So, who're we gonna face for the first trial?
[07:05] Rantabi
    Come on, out of my way.
[07:07] Rantabi
    Ugh, it finally got a little cooler
    when the sun went down.
[07:11] Rantabi
    Tokyo's so unnecessarily hot.
[07:14] Soma
    Looks like some loud lady showed up.
[07:16] Rantabi
    I'm a second-class adjudicator
    with the WGO, Rantabi.
SIGN    WGO Second-Class Adjudicator
     Rantabi
[07:20] Rantabi
    I guess I'll go ahead and explain
    the first trial to you people.
[07:23] Rantabi
    You'd better listen carefully,
    because I'm only saying it once.
[07:26] Rantabi
    The judging here will be extremely simple.
[07:29] Rantabi
    Serve the judge a dish that
    satisfies him, and you pass.
[07:33] Rantabi
    And this group's judge is going to be...
[07:36] Rantabi
    him.
[07:37] Rantabi
    That gentleman is Tokiyama Heigoro.
[07:40] Rantabi
    We had him come all the way from
    the hospital he's staying at.
[07:43] Rantabi
    He's a former Noir member
    who mainly worked in Japan.
[07:47] Soma
    A former Noir member?
[07:49] Soma
    So that guy was an underworld chef.
[07:52] Rantabi
    He started his career with Noir in the
     black markets that sprang up after the war.
SIGN    Udon
[07:57] Rantabi
    He prepared many meals for underworld figures.
[08:01] Rantabi
    He was a thug who took care of
    enemies both in the kitchen and out.
[08:08] Rantabi
    This group's theme is to create
    a last supper that will satisfy him.
[08:15] Heigoro
    I thought all that awaited me was death.
SIGN    Ex-Noir
    Tokiyama Heigoro
[08:19] Hei
    To think I'd have the honor
    of being a judge in the BLUE.
[08:24] Hei
    I'm eternally grateful.
[08:26] Hei
    Many thanks, great Bookmaster.
[08:29] Rantabi
    Hey! That's a stone lantern!
[08:30] Soma
    Uh...
[08:31] Rantabi
    So, wait... Where did I leave off?
[08:34] Rantabi
    Oh, right. You'll only have one
    chance to present your dish.
[08:37] Rantabi
    One you're done cooking,
    enter his camp and serve him.
[08:41] Rantabi
    You can get your ingredients and seasonings
    from that refrigerated truck over there.
[08:45] Rantabi
    You're not allowed to use any
    ingredients you brought with you.
[08:48] Rantabi
    You have two hours.
[08:50] Cook A
    Hang on a second.
[08:51] Cook C
    A last supper? What kind of theme is that?
[08:54] Cook B
    So it's not just a matter of
    who presents the best dish.
[08:57] Rantabi
    I told you that I'd only explain this once.
[08:59] Rantabi
    If he's satisfied, you pass. That's it.
[09:02] Cook A
    The theme is too broad.
[09:04] Cook C
    Everyone would want different
    things for their final meal.
[09:07] Cook B
    And we only get one chance.
[09:09] Rantabi
    By the way, you get five minutes
    to interview him, starting now.
[09:14] Rantabi
    Ask him whatever you'd like.
[09:19] Cook B
    May I ask you a question?
    What's your favorite dish?
[09:22] Cook C
    I'm sure you prefer Japanese cuisine.
[09:24] Cook D
    Please tell me your favorite food.
[09:25] Cook A
    Where are you from?
[09:27] Toki
    Right... That was the time we
    ambushed those greedy bastards
[09:32] Toki
    trying to do business in our black market.
[09:34] Cook B
    No, we're asking you where you were born.
     Do you understand, old man?
[09:38] Toki
    I sure was a healthy babe.
    I would never stop crying.
[09:41] Bunny
    Looks like they're trying hard.
[09:44] Guy
    They're totally desperate! I mean,
    this is the BLUE, after all.
[09:47] Tommy
    Oh?
[09:48] Tommy
    You're not going to ask any questions?
[09:50] Tommy
    You might be able to find
    out his favorite food.
[09:53] Tommy
    Of course, nothing beats the taste of
    home right before you're about to die.
[09:59] Tommy
    I'm missing my mom's homemade scones, myself.
[10:03] Soma
    Yeah, I get that, but there's
    something I don't like about this.
[10:07] Soma
    Like how this whole trial is set up.
[10:10] Cook A
    Again, where were you born?
[10:14] Toki
    Ah, I was born in a farming
    village up in the Tokai region.
[10:19] Toki
    I'm starting to remember the
    miso udon stew and the gohei mochi
[10:24] Toki
    I used to eat with my family and friends.
[10:26] Cook A
    So this trial is all about making
    what the customer asks for.
[10:30] Cook c
    This trial is testing our ability to make
    whatever they want perfectly, on the spot.
[10:35] Cook B
    Nothing is more suitable for his last supper
    than a taste of where he was born.
[10:41] Cook A
    Very well. Please wait a little while.
[10:47] Rantabi
    Okay, Grandpa. Let's get you to your camp.
[10:54] Cook A
    I'm finished! Please, have a taste!
[10:57] Cook A
    My special miso udon stew!
[11:00] Cook A
    I brought out all the flavors
    of everything that's in season!
[11:06] Cook A
    I made sure to cook the noodles a bit longer.
[11:08] Cook A
    I even cut the other ingredients
    smaller than I usually would.
[11:11] Cook A
    That should make it easy for the old man to eat.
SIGN    Fail
[11:17] Toki
    You fail!
SIGN    Fail
[11:19] Toki
    You fail!
SIGN    Fail
[11:21] Toki
    You fail!
[11:23] Cook B
    Impossible! He failed me before
    even having a bite of mine!
[11:26] Cook A
    What's the deal with this trial?
[11:28] Toki
    You pass! You also pass!
SIGN    Pass
[11:33] Guy
    Easy peasy!
SIGN    Pass
[11:36] Bunny
    See you.
[11:38] Cook B
    Noir!
[11:39] Cook A
    They keep passing left and right!
[11:40] Tommy
    Bask in the flames of hell, my six grills...
[11:48] Asahi
    You worried about Yukihira Soma?
[11:51] Erina
    I'm merely waiting for my trial to begin.
[11:54] Erina
    What are you doing here?
[11:55] Asahi
    I was and wandering around
    bored out of my mind,
[11:58] Asahi
    and I happened to run into you, princess.
[12:00] Asahi
    I guess we are fated to be together.
[12:04] Asahi
    This trial is basically a
    free pass for Noir members.
[12:08] Erina
    What?
[12:09] Asahi
    Oh, look. Another one's done.
[12:12] Tommy
    Well, enjoy to your heart's content.
[12:14] Tommy
    My Six-Shot Roast Beef Revolver.
[12:17] Tommy
    Six types of beef, all thick and fatty.
[12:21] Tommy
    I stewed them with salt-pickled cabbage,
     like sauerkraut.
[12:27] Tommy
    Meaty juices and fat, topped
    with some tantalizing tang!
[12:31] Tommy
    Your tongue's gonna go outta control.
[12:34] Erina
    What an outrageous and overdone dish.
[12:37] Erina
    That's no meal to present to an
    old man who's been hospitalized.
[12:40] Asahi
    Ordinarily... yeah.
[12:58] Toki
    You pass!
SIGN    Pass
[13:00] Tommy
    Man, that freaked me out for a sec.
[13:02] Tommy
    Talk about a harsh setup.
[13:04] Tommy
    I almost pissed my pants.
[13:08] Bunny
    Dishes like this are an
    everyday thing in the underworld.
[13:13] Bunny
    Getting asked to make the last supper
    for some guy in an organization
[13:16] Bunny
    who messed up and ended
    up on the chopping block...
[13:18] Guy
    Or making them meals during
    visits to their jail.
[13:22] Asahi
    Presenting something from their
    homeland is perfectly fine.
[13:25] Asahi
    But it's wrong to try to create a half-assed
    dish they think their customer might like.
[13:30] Asahi
    That man's a former Noir member
    who risked his life cooking,
[13:34] Asahi
    so there's only one correct answer:
[13:36] Asahi
    a dish made with everything
    at stake that'll make him feel
[13:38] Asahi
    like he can die after that meal.
[13:40] Asahi
    Those on the outside lack the resolve that
    everyone in the underworld has.
[13:45] Asahi
    That's why those of us in Noir are powerful.
[13:47] Asahi
    Stronger than anyone on the outside, anyway.
[13:52] Tommy
    Too bad for that kid.
[13:54] Tommy
    No one on the outside could
    possibly figure out this request.
[13:58] Soma
    Yeah, I don't like this.
[14:01] Soma
    The last supper? I don't like this one bit!
[14:05] Tommy
    Oh?
[14:08] Soma
    Just you wait, old man.
    The dish I'm about to make
[14:11] Soma
    is gonna slap you across the face!
[14:16] Toki
    You fail, and you fail!
[14:18] Toki
    All of you fail!
[14:19] Toki
    Looks like chefs on the outside
    just don't have what it takes.
[14:24] Toki
    But I've only ever wanted
    food from the underworld.
[14:28] Toki
    It's not like these spoiled brats
    are ever going to satisfy me.
[14:34] Toki
    It doesn't matter how many
    more of them are left.
[14:38] Rantabi
    The next challenger may come in.
[14:41] Toki
    Bet it's just another chef from the outside.
[14:44] Soma
    Wanna say that a little louder, old man?
[14:47] Soma
    I'll show you that it's too early to
    underestimate chefs from the outside!
[14:52] Tommy
    What the...
[14:57] Rantabi
    What?
[14:57] Rantabi
    Monaka?
[14:59] Rantabi
    He seemed like he was about to present
    a dish that was grand and impactful.
[15:03] Rantabi
    I can't figure out if I'm surprised
    or if he's just an idiot.
[15:05] Toki
    Boy, I hope you're not saying
    that all an old man like me needs
[15:09] Toki
    are some Japanese confections
    that'd pair well with some tea.
[15:14] Toki
    I may be old, but I still have enough
    strength to strangle the life outta you.
[15:19] Toki
    I hope you're prepared for the consequences
    if you're just trying to mock me.
[15:24] Soma
    Yeah... If you're that lively,
    you'll have no problem eating my dish.
[15:31] Soma
    Dig in.
[15:39] Toki
    Wh-What in the world?
[15:41] Toki
    All of my cells... my blood and muscles
    are pulsating with a rush of energy!
[15:48] Tommy
    That frail old man is suddenly
    brimming with vitality.
[15:51] Rantabi
    What in the world is this dish?
[15:53] Toki
    It's incredibly rich, and the tartness
    and spiciness pack a punch.
[15:57] Toki
    This is not a confection.
[16:00] Toki
    It's ankimo! Monkfish liver!
[16:03] Soma
    Yup. This is my special dish...
[16:06] Soma
    And I call it the Ankimonaka Guts Sandwich!
SIGN    Ankimo
SIGN    monaka
[16:09] Rantabi
    But there shouldn't have been any monaka
    shells in the refrigerated truck!
[16:13] Soma
    All I needed was a little corn starch
    and some shiratama rice flour.
[16:16] Soma
    Then I used some molds
    to sandwich the batter,
[16:18] Soma
    and I could bake up some
    crunchy wafers in no time.
[16:21] Soma
    Though it wasn't that easy.
[16:23] Soma
    First, I trimmed and
[16:24] Soma
    deveined the monkfish liver,
    then I salted it to remove the fishiness.
[16:29] Soma
    Next, I simmered the liver
[16:31] Soma
    in some broth made from bonito stock,
     sake, soy sauce, and sugar.
[16:35] Soma
    After I strained it to make it nice and soft,
[16:36] Soma
    I mixed in some homemade
    shichimi red pepper blend,
[16:39] Soma
    and then sandwiched that
    between the monaka wafers.
[16:42] Toki
    It's delicious... the light monaka with
    the sticky, thick, monkfish liver.
[16:47] Toki
    Those, along with the mountain yam he
    mixed in, bring out an excellent texture.
[16:52] Toki
    I keep feeling shock waves as the
    flavors spread inside my mouth.
[16:57] Toki
    The umami of the dashi and the saltiness
[16:59] Toki
    of the soy sauce are in perfect harmony,
SIGN    Soy Sauce
[17:01] Toki
    which then brings out the
    tartness and spiciness of
[17:03] Toki
    the homemade shichimi even more.
[17:05] Toki
    But that's not all!
[17:06] Toki
    My appetite just keeps growing!
[17:10] Toki
    What in the world is this dish?!
[17:13] Soma
    This dish is secret menu
    item #44 at Yukihira Diner.
[17:18] Soma
    It's an otoshi appetizer
    made just for our regulars.
[17:21] Tommy
    An otoshi is the first dish
    served at Japanese izakayas.
[17:26] Rantabi
    Just like an appetizer in a course meal,
    it's meant to boost the diner's appetite.
[17:32] Soma
    So what's with this last supper?
[17:34] Soma
    What the hell do you mean, "last"?
[17:36] Soma
    It doesn't matter if you're from
    the outside or the underworld.
[17:38] Soma
    Cooking should be an endless
    horizon for any chef.
[17:44] Soma
    You can keep exploring forever.
[17:47] Soma
    Even if you don't have enough energy
    to cook for yourself anymore...
[17:51] Soma
    Look at those pearly whites!
[17:54] Soma
    You still have plenty of opportunities to
    keep enjoying all the food you want!
[17:58] Soma
    Yet here you are, acting like
    you're gonna die tomorrow.
[18:03] Soma
    I mean, I know everybody dies someday.
[18:06] Soma
    So when you think you've finally
    reached your final moments,
[18:10] Soma
    come on over to my diner.
[18:12] Soma
    And the dish I'll serve you there
[18:16] Soma
    will be your one true last supper.
[18:19] Soma
    This is the first dish that'll
    eventually lead to that.
[18:24] (Flashback) Boss
    I see... So you won't be able to
    be in the kitchen any longer.
[18:28] (Flashback) Boss
    You've been working hard for our
    organization since the last boss's era.
[18:32] (Flashback) Boss
    I'll make sure you're well taken care of.
[18:35] (Flashback) Boss
    Forget about work and live a long life.
[18:38] Toki
    But you see... All I had in life was cooking.
[18:43] Toki
    If I can't stand in the kitchen
    any longer, I've got nothing left.
[18:48] Toki
    So this wasn't my last supper,
    but my first appetizer.
[18:53] Toki
    Very well. When I feel my time is about to come,
[18:57] Toki
    I'll go to your diner and
    ask for my last supper.
[19:01] Toki
    You may pass through
[19:02] Toki
    the first gate!
[19:05] Rantabi
    Yeah, good work.
SIGN    Pass
SIGN    Pass
[19:09] Soma
    Glad you liked it...
[19:13] Asahi
    I guess he managed to pass that, at least.
[19:15] Asahi
    But he probably didn't notice the
    other pistol the old man had.
[19:22] Toki
    I thought I had no reason to live
    anymore if I couldn't cook.
[19:27] Toki
    That's why I thought after I had the
    opportunity to appear in the BLUE,
[19:32] Toki
    I'd take my own life.
[19:35] Toki
    But I guess I won't have to use this pistol
    loaded with a live round for a while now.
[19:41] Toki
    Yeah...
[19:42] Toki
    I guess I'll wander through the
    endless horizon a bit longer.
[19:54] Soma
    Whew... He just whipped a pistol outta nowhere.
    I actually panicked for a sec.
[20:00] Guy
    Nakiri Erina-dono, we need you to stand by.
[20:03] Erina
    All right.
[20:05] Erina
    It's true that Noir might be something
    greater than we can even fathom,
[20:10] Erina
    but still, it'd be in your best
    interest not to underestimate
[20:14] Erina
    chefs on the outside, like Yukihira-kun.
[20:20] Soma
    All right! I got through the first gate.
[20:23] Soma
    But man, that sure was a weird theme.
[20:26] Soma
    Was it just my group that got a weird one?
[20:28] Taku
    Yukihira!
[20:29] Soma
    Oh, hey, Takumi.
[20:32] Soma
    Uh... The hell?
[20:34] Taku
    I had to make a baby's first solid food.
[20:37] Taku
    I couldn't use any ingredients
    that could trigger any allergies,
[20:40] Taku
    and I still managed to pass,
[20:42] Taku
    but it was difficult to
    make it somehow delicious.
[20:46] Megu
    Soma-kun, Takumi-kun, great job.
[20:49] Soma
    You passed, too, Tadokoro?
[20:50] Megu
    Y-Yeah... My theme was a meal that
    pets and pet owners could both enjoy.
[20:55] Soma
    For real? Yeah, yours was plenty weird, too.
[20:58] Taku
    Even the themes for this BLUE are eccentric.
[21:02] Taku
    Previously, it was just a standard
    gourmet cooking competition.
[21:05] Soma
    Right? It's so weird, it's actually hilarious.
[21:08] Taku
    There's nothing hilarious about this!
[21:10] Megu
    Nakiri-san's not here yet?
[21:12] Soma
    Now that you mention it, I haven't seen her.
[21:22] Erina
    I see... So this is my trial?
[21:26] Erina
    Very well! I'll take on anyone who faces me!
[21:33] Anne
    To all those who have passed,
    the first gate has been opened.
[21:37] Anne
    Please proceed.
[21:40] Anne
    Next up is the second trial.
[21:42] Anne
    Those who were exempted from the
    first trial will join the competition here.
[21:52] Soma
    Huh...
[21:56] Takumi
    That's—
[21:58] Soma
    Ts-Tsukasa-senpai!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    Convenience Store Brawl
[23:35] Rantabi
    I want to offer myself up!
[23:38] Megu
    Priceless!

Season 3

5 - Convenience Store Brawl

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[00:05] Anne
    To all those who have passed,
    the first gate has been opened.
[00:10] Anne
    Next up is the second trial.
[00:12] Anne
    Those who were exempted from the
    first trial will join the competition here.
[00:22] Soma
    Ts-Tsukasa-senpai!
[00:27] Tsuka
    Yukihira!
[00:29] Tsuka
    Tadokoro and Aldini, too!
[00:32] Tsuka
    Thank goodness there are people I know here!
[00:35] Taku
    It's been a while.
[00:36] Megu
    I guess you're participating
    in the BLUE, too.
[00:39] Tsuka
    Yeah, I received an invitation.
[00:41] Tsuka
    But I've been surrounded by so many
    famous chefs. I felt like withering away.
[00:46] Tsuka
    And there are guys in creepy masks, too.
    What the heck is Noir, anyway?
[00:51] Soma
    Yeah, no kidding.
[00:54] Tsuka
    Surprisingly, though,
    I don't feel like I can lose.
[00:58] Tsuka
    I might've gotten stronger
    these past few months.
[01:01] Soma
    I see.
[01:03] Soma
    But we've gotten stronger, too.
[01:05] Tsuka
    Yeah, I look forward to seeing that.
[01:08] Anne
    Let us now start the next trial.
[01:10] Anne
    The stage for this next culinary battle
[01:13] Anne
    was created specifically for this trial.
[01:15] Anne
    As you can see, it's a convenience store.
[01:18] Soma
    A convenience store?!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    Convenience Store Brawl
[02:55] Rantabi
    All right, people. Out of my way.
[02:57] Soma
    Hey, it's that one chick again.
[03:01] Rantabi
    Hey, could you get me some water?
    I'm dying of thirst here.
[03:05] Rantabi
    I know I've met some of you already,
    but I'll go ahead and introduce myself again.
[03:09] Rantabi
    I'm a second-class adjudicator
    with the WGO, Rantabi.
SIGN    WGO Second-Class Adjudicator
    Rantabi
[03:12] Rantabi
    I'll explain the second trial now.
[03:15] Rantabi
    As you're all aware,
[03:16] Rantabi
    Japanese convenience stores have
    a wide variety of things for sale.
[03:20] Rantabi
    This trial involves those items.
[03:22] Rantabi
    Why, thank you.
[03:27] Rantabi
    You can use whatever you'd like from there.
[03:29] Rantabi
    You'll use your items to prepare
    a dish to serve to me.
[03:35] Rantabi
    In order to pass...
[03:37] Rantabi
    You'll have to create a dish
    worth more than a hundred dollars.
[03:41] Soma
    Huh?
[03:42] Taku
    A hundred dollars?
[03:43] Megu
    So around 10,000 yen?
[03:45] Chef b
    Most convenience store items
    cost a mere fraction of that.
[03:49] Chef f
    And we have to make that 10,000 yen?
[03:51] Chef g
    That's over a hundred dollars...
[03:52] Rantabi
    Each person will get up to two chances.
[03:54] Rantabi
    You have 60 minutes.
[03:56] Rantabi
    Items that are used will be restocked,
    but popular items may still sell out.
[04:01] Rantabi
    Keep that in mind when you
    come up with your recipes.
[04:04] Rantabi
    All right, get to it!
[04:12] Chef F
    It's true that you can find basic
    ingredients at a convenience store, but...
[04:15] Chef G
    No foie gras or truffles...
    or aged meats or gibier.
[04:19] Chef e
    No premium ingredients.
[04:22] All
    What should we do?
[04:23] Megu
    To think we'd have to use
    convenience store items...
[04:26] Taku
    A hundred dollars is basically on par
    with a high-class French dish.
[04:30] Taku
    There's no way any simple prep will
    produce a dish of that level.
[04:34] Tsuka
    Yukihira, why don't we have
    our own little match?
[04:37] Soma
    Huh?
[04:38] Tsuka
    Let's see which one of our dishes
    will bring in a bigger profit.
[04:41] Tsuka
    It'll be good practice before we see
    who's the best young chef in the world.
[04:45] Soma
    Sounds good. I'm getting fired up.
[04:48] Soma
    That's how the first seat should be!
SIGN    Former
     First Seat
SIGN    Current
    First Seat
[04:54] Megu
    They're both getting so fired up!
SIGN    Former
     First Seat
SIGN    Current
    First Seat
[04:58] Megu
    Though they're a bit out of place,
    what with the convenience store behind them.
[05:01] Taku
    How dare you get fired up without me, Yukihira?
[05:04] Megu
    And now Takumi-kun is on fire, too!
[05:07] Soma
    Right, then. Guess I should—
[05:09] Reporter
    Hey, out of the way.
[05:10] Soma
    Whoa...
[05:11] Reporter b
    Tsukasa Eishi-kun! Congratulations
    on getting into the BLUE!
[05:14] Reporter A
    I hear everyone hopes you will be the
    champion of the chefs on the outside.
[05:18] Reporter A
    How are you feeling about that?
[05:19] Tsuka
    Huh?
[05:19] Sao
    We're counting on you! You're the
    star of the chefs on the outside!
[05:22] Taku
    Looks like the press is here.
[05:24] Soma
    Oizumi-san?
[05:25] Oizumi
    Oh? Ah, Yukihira, my boy.
[05:28] Oizumi
    I highly enjoyed your performance
    at the BLUE Preliminaries.
[05:32] Soma
    What are you doing here?
    Are you one of the judges?
[05:34] Oizumi
    No, we were invited by the
    press to act as commentators.
SIGN    Director of Japanese Cuisine Industries Committee
    Oizumi Kakinoshin
[05:39] Soma
    Huh... It sure is lively, though.
SIGN    Director of the
    Japanese Gourmet Association
    Seishu Saotome
[05:42] Sao
    Of course it is.
[05:43] Sao
    As chefs from the outside world, we don't
    want someone from Noir to win the BLUE.
[05:49] Oizumi
    And our biggest chance to stop them
    from winning is Tsukasa Eishi himself.
[05:56] Asahi
    The former first seat of
    the Totsuki Elite Ten, eh?
[05:59] Oizumi
    Though we're expecting great
    things from you three, too.
[06:02] Oizumi
    You are the current Elite Ten, after all.
[06:05] Taku
    There's clearly a difference
    in expectations.
[06:08] Soma
    Now I really can't lose.
[06:11] Soma
    We'll show you that we've also...
[06:14] Taku
    ...got a chance to win this thing!
[06:15] Megu
    Y-Yeah!
[06:17] Soma
    All right, first...
[06:19] Soma
    Let's see what ingredients they have.
[06:21] Megu
    Looks like there are plenty of vegetables.
[06:23] Taku
    The meat... isn't bad,
    but it's not great, either.
[06:27] Megu
    We have to make something worth
    more than 10,000 yen with this?
[06:31] Soma
    That's probably the most crucial point.
[06:33] Soma
    And that's my specialty!
[06:35] Soma
    I'm gonna be the first in line!
[06:38] Soma
    I'll need some of this...
[06:39] Soma
    Now, then...
[06:41] Soma
    The star of the show's gonna be this can:
[06:44] Soma
    Yamatoni Beef!
[06:46] Soma
    After sautéeing some green onions and
    shimeji mushrooms with sesame oil,
[06:50] Soma
    I'll add in the Yamatoni Beef
    along with its sauce.
[06:53] Soma
    Then I'll add some tofu and let it stew,
[06:55] Soma
    while adding some black pepper and
    squeeze-tube ginger to enhance the flavors.
[06:58] Megu
    Soma-kun's so fast!
[07:01] Taku
    Looks like he got ahead of us.
[07:04] Soma
    Sorry to keep you waitin'.
[07:05] Soma
    Here's your Instant Canned Beef Sukiyaki Set!
[07:09] Oizumi
    That looks fantastic!
[07:11] Sao
    But what about the taste?
[07:17] Rantabi
    It's delicious.
[07:19] Rantabi
    The beef is definitely the star of this dish.
[07:22] Rantabi
    You made the flavors rich, yet not too heavy.
[07:26] Rantabi
    How'd you bring out this depth?
[07:29] Soma
    With this jam bread I found in the bread aisle!
SIGN    Strawberry
SIGN    Jam
[07:32] Soma
    Well, the strawberry jam inside, to be exact.
[07:34] Soma
    If you add a bit of this when stewing the meat,
[07:38] Soma
    it adds a rich sweetness and
    improves the flavor instantly!
[07:43] Soma
    Now, let's see what price
    she's gonna put on this dish.
[07:46] Soma
    Maybe about fifty dollars?
[07:48] Soma
    Nah, maybe I'll get lucky and
    get to a hundred instantly.
[07:52] Rantabi
    All right. I'll give you your results.
[07:54] Rantabi
    Hand over your wallet.
[07:56] Rantabi
    Minus fourteen dollars.
[07:58] Soma
    Wha?
[07:59] Rantabi
    Ugh! You only have yen!
[08:01] Rantabi
    Oh, fine. Yen will have to do.
[08:03] Soma
    Wait, stop! How the hell did I end up negative?!
[08:06] Rantabi
    Why? Because you didn't read the
    rules and wasted ingredients.
[08:10] Rantabi
    Of course you have to compensate for that.
[08:13] Soma
    Wait, fourteen dollars?
SIGN    Receipt
    
    Strawberry Jam Bread 178 Yen
    Yamato-ni Beef Can 198 Yen
    Green Onions 218 Yen
    Tofu 108 Yen
    Squeeze Ginger 128 Yen
    Black Pepper 198 Yen
    Sesame Oil 218 Yen
    Shimeji Mushrooms 128 Yen
    (8% Tax Included on 1,374 Yen)
    
    Total 1,374 Yen
[08:16] Soma
    You mean the total I just spent?
[08:19] Soma
    Meaning I couldn't get any value out of
    this dish and just wasted the ingredients?
[08:25] Rantabi
    Ugh! I mean, you only get two chances,
    so you're free to experiment,
[08:29] Rantabi
    but WGO funds aren't infinite, you know!
[08:32] Soma
    You say that after building
    a convenience store?
[08:34] Rantabi
    Anyway, what I'm saying is that your
    dish was nothing more than addition.
[08:40] Tsuka
    Well, you heard her.
[08:42] Tsuka
    I hope this suits your tastes.
[08:44] Rantabi
    This is...
[08:46] Tsuka
    Beef and Chicken Recital With
    Demi-Glace Accompaniment.
[08:52] Oizumi
    It looks so exquisite!
[08:54] Sao
    It's so beautiful, it could be served
    as a main dish in a French restaurant!
[08:58] Sao
    Did he really make that from
    convenience store ingredients?
SIGN    Beef and Chicken Recital With Demi-Glace Accompaniment
SIGN    Beef and Chicken Recital With Demi-Glace Accompaniment
[09:01] Rantabi
    I see. You're Tsukasa Eishi-kun, one of
    the graduates from Totsuki Academy.
[09:06] Rantabi
    It looks like you understand the assignment.
[09:12] Rantabi
    The tart aroma of the demi-glace
    sauce is exacerbating my hunger...
[09:20] Rantabi
    How dignified!
[09:22] Rantabi
    The two layers of filling wrapped in pie crust
    are enhancing the flavors in harmony!
[09:27] Rantabi
    The top layer is chicken mousse.
[09:29] Rantabi
    He added heavy cream to juicy cooked
    chicken and whisked them together.
[09:34] Rantabi
    And the lower layer is minced
    meat made mostly of beef.
[09:37] Rantabi
    It goes perfectly with the demi-glace sauce.
[09:40] Rantabi
    It's basically perfection!
[09:42] Rantabi
    For this dish,
[09:44] Rantabi
    I might even want to offer
    something money can't buy!
[09:50] Soma
    That's Tsukasa-senpai for you!
[09:52] Chef F
    But he just used convenience
    store items, didn't he?
[09:54] Chef E
    There's no way it can be that good.
[09:56] Rantabi
    You're wrong. The way he prepared the
    dish enhanced it to another level.
[10:00] Tsuka
    I didn't really do anything that amazing.
[10:03] Tsuka
    Well, let's see...
[10:06] Tsuka
    For the chicken mousse,
    I added egg whites whisked to
[10:10] Tsuka
    a stiff meringue to enhance the texture.
[10:13] Tsuka
    Then I added mushroom paste
    and duxelles to add to the richness.
SIGN    Mushrooms
    (Whole)
[10:18] Tsuka
    Canned mushrooms have a slightly pungent odor,
[10:21] Tsuka
    so I chopped them up and sautéed them
    to get rid of most of the moisture,
[10:25] Tsuka
    which eliminated the odor completely.
[10:27] Tsuka
    I also reduced some cheap
    red wine as far as I could,
[10:30] Tsuka
    leaving only its umami components,
[10:31] Tsuka
    and added that to the demi-glace sauce.
[10:34] Rantabi
    Ingredients that get used at
    high-end restaurants tend to
SIGN    Bitterness
SIGN    Umami
SIGN    Saltiness
SIGN    Tartness
SIGN    Sweetness
[10:37] Rantabi
    lean toward one attribute over others.
SIGN    Bitterness
SIGN    Umami
SIGN    Saltiness
SIGN    Tartness
SIGN    Sweetness
[10:41] Rantabi
    But items at the convenience store
[10:43] Rantabi
    are balanced so that they'll be
    enjoyable to a wider audience.
[10:46] Rantabi
    Meaning the flavor is universally balanced.
[10:50] Rantabi
    That applies to the precooked hamburger,
    prepackaged chicken breast,
[10:53] Rantabi
    and frozen pie crust that
    Tsukasa Eishi used for this dish.
[10:56] Rantabi
    None of those items would
    suffice alone for this trial.
[10:58] Rantabi
    So he used the parts of those ingredients
    that he could put in a high-end dish,
[11:02] Rantabi
    and made sure they all worked
    together in harmony.
[11:06] Rantabi
    He was only able to get to this
    level because of his skills.
[11:10] Megu
    Amazing... Tsukasa-senpai was
    only able to pull this off
[11:12] Megu
    to perfection because of his understanding
    of all the ingredients.
[11:16] Taku
    Yeah.
[11:17] Taku
    He definitely leveled up after he left Totsuki.
[11:20] Asahi
    I see... So that's what they mean by
    "communicating with the ingredients."
[11:24] Rantabi
    All right, here's your result.
[11:26] Rantabi
    Plus...
[11:28] Rantabi
    587 dollars.
[11:30] All
    No way!
[11:38] Rantabi
    You there.
[11:39] Soma
    Huh? Me?
[11:40] Rantabi
    You said you worked at a diner, right?
[11:43] Rantabi
    If you served that dish you just served me,
[11:45] Rantabi
    would you be able to ask your customers
    to pay 10,000 yen for that?
[11:48] Soma
    Huh? Well... nope.
[11:51] Rantabi
    Spoken with no shame at all...
[11:52] Rantabi
    Which means you just added
    ingredients together.
[11:57] Rantabi
    You're not going to pass this trial
    using methods anyone could pull off.
[12:02] Rantabi
    You have to find the best ingredients
[12:04] Rantabi
    and exponentially multiply their
    goodness as much as possible.
[12:06] Rantabi
    That's what it takes to be a pro!
[12:10] Rantabi
    Though, of course... nothing at
    a diner would cost 10,000 yen.
[12:15] Rantabi
    I guess this trial might
    be too difficult for you.
[12:18] Soma
    Nah, I wouldn't say so.
[12:21] Soma
    I have just the dish that's going
    to be perfect for this trial.
[12:25] Soma
    Just watch.
[12:27] Soma
    I'll make a dish worth a couple hundred dollars
[12:30] Soma
    that's worthy of the Yukihira name.
[12:43] Rantabi
    Hey, you. You've already
    been judged, so get going.
[12:47] Rantabi
    Oh, and take this with you.
[12:49] Tsuka
    Huh?
[12:49] Tsuka
    Jeez... They're all ones...
[12:53] ---
    Hmm...
SIGN    Cooking Empire
[12:55] Rantabi
    Tsukasa Eishi...
[12:56] Rantabi
    He's got plenty of starred restaurants
    fighting over him right now.
SIGN    The Chef Everyone Has
    Their Eyes on Right Now,
    Tsukasa Eishi
[13:01] Rantabi
    Well done, former First Seat
    of the Totsuki Elite Ten.
[13:05] Rantabi
    Meanwhile, the current first seat,
    Yukihira Soma, is...
[13:11] Rantabi
    Hey!
[13:13] Rantabi
    Why do you have all that stuff?!
    Don't go wasting the limited stock!
[13:16] Soma
    What? I'm gonna use it all, though. Don't worry.
[13:19] Soma
    Just look forward to it.
[13:25] Rantabi
    What's with that guy?
[13:27] Chef F
    Unbelievable.
[13:28] Chef E
    He doesn't have a single ingredient that
    looks like it could be made into a main dish.
SIGN    The Perfect Side
    Stewed Sweet Potatoes
SIGN    Cooked
    Rice
SIGN    Imitation Crab Meat
SIGN    Flavorful Smoked
    Prosciutto
[13:32] Chef G
    He just keeps opening up random ingredients
    and indiscriminately throwing them together.
SIGN    100%
    Orange
SIGN    The Perfect Side
    Stewed Kombu,
    Konjac, and Bamboo Shoots
[13:37] Chef G
    It's clear that he just doesn't care anymore.
[13:40] Oizumi
    What in the world is Yukihira trying to make?
[13:44] Rantabi
    Yeah, your second dish didn't
    reach a hundred, either.
SIGN    Fail
[13:47] Rantabi
    You fail! You fail! And you fail!
[13:52] Rantabi
    Looks like Tsukasa Eishi might be
    the only one to pass this trial.
[13:58] Rantabi
    Ugh, you're back again?
[14:01] Soma
    Come on, now.
[14:03] Soma
    Here ya go.
[14:04] Soma
    My Out-Of-Season Super Osechi Set.
[14:06] Oizumi
    Osechi?! Unbelievable!
[14:08] Sao
    Look at the number of side dishes he made!
[14:11] Sao
    That must've been an immense amount of work.
[14:13] Sao
    He pulled that off in this
    short amount of time?
[14:15] Soma
    Even back home, we'd take osechi orders.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[14:19] Soma
    This time, I decided to add
    a few personal touches.
[14:22] Rantabi
    Hmph. This is all just superficial nonsense.
[14:25] Rantabi
    Authentic osechi sets from established
    Japanese cuisine restaurants
[14:29] Rantabi
    use only the best ingredients
    and take weeks to prepare.
[14:32] Rantabi
    I can hardly imagine this being
    a dish fit for this trial.
[14:35] Soma
    Well, you'll have to taste
    it to find out, won't you?
[14:37] Soma
    Dig in.
[14:44] Rantabi
    See? I knew it.
[14:45] Rantabi
    This is on par with your
    negative-fourteen-dollar from earlier.
[14:49] Rantabi
    You didn't multiply anything.
[14:51] Rantabi
    You can keep adding negatives all
    you want, but you'll still have a negative.
[14:54] Rantabi
    Do you want to go bankrupt or something?
[15:12] Oizumi
    What's going on? Despite everything
    she just said, she won't stop eating!
[15:17] Sao
    What kinds of secrets lie in those side dishes?
[15:20] Soma
    Nah, I didn't do anything special.
[15:24] Soma
    The kurikinton chestnuts are just
    prepackaged stewed sweet potatoes.
SIGN    100%
    Orange
[15:28] Soma
    I simmered them in orange
    juice and mashed them up.
[15:30] Soma
    Usually, you use gardenia fruit
[15:32] Soma
    to color the dish orange,
    but I used orange juice instead,
SIGN    100%
    Orange
[15:36] Soma
    making it more of a joke kurikinton
    made out of potatoes.
[15:39] Soma
    The rolled omelet is made out of eggs
    and hanpen I found in the oden corner.
[15:42] Soma
    I blended them in a mixer with sugar and salt,
[15:45] Soma
    then fried them up in an omelet pan.
[15:47] Soma
    For the red and white salad,
[15:48] Soma
    I seasoned a regular salad with salt,
    sugar, and vinegar, and presto!
[15:51] Soma
    A red and white salad.
[15:53] Soma
    Salting the vegetables draws
    out most of the moisture
[15:55] Soma
    and allows the sweet vinegar
    to soak in even better.
[15:58] Soma
    Checkered prosciutto rolls.
[15:59] [SONG] Sign
    Flavorful Smoked
    Prosciutto
[16:00] Soma
    I took some daikon radish
    and carrots cut into sticks,
[16:02] Soma
    and wrapped them in prosciutto.
[16:04] Soma
    Then I used honey and
    mustard as glue on the inside
[16:07] Soma
    of the prosciutto to hold them all together.
[16:09] Sao
    He's made excellent use
    of all the ingredients...
[16:12] Oizumi
    But I can't see that being
    enough to satisfy that judge.
[16:15] Rantabi
    How terrifying... This osechi
    set is a full-course meal.
[16:19] Rantabi
    No matter where you start eating and
    no matter what order you eat them in,
[16:24] Rantabi
    it's all made harmoniously, to make
    you want to eat the next item.
[16:27] Rantabi
    In other words, there's no set
    path in this course meal!
[16:29] Rantabi
    This is the most freeform course
    meal that I've ever had!
[16:33] Oizumi
    Wh-What?!
[16:35] Sao
    He managed to pull off such a complicated
    menu in a matter of minutes?
[16:38] Soma
    Yeah, well...
[16:40] Soma
    It probably wouldn't have worked
    without convenience store ingredients.
[16:43] Soma
    Because I had ingredients that had already
    been prepped, cooked, and seasoned,
[16:47] Soma
    it didn't take me too long to prepare.
[16:49] Soma
    I was only able to make this osechi set
    because I used convenience store items.
[16:54] Rantabi
    He completely ignored multiplying
    the goodness of the ingredients,
[16:57] Rantabi
    and yet managed to pull off a high-end
    cuisine level of harmony in his dish.
[16:59] Rantabi
    Is this even possible?!
[17:01] Rantabi
    He seriously approached this
    trial with addition alone again!
[17:06] Soma
    So... how about you give me my total now?
[17:10] Soma
    I wonder who's gonna go bankrupt here.
[17:13] Rantabi
    H-Hang on a sec! I'm sorry,
    okay?! Please forgive me!
[17:17] Soma
    Ain't happenin'.
[17:19] Soma
    I'll need you to pay your dues even if it
    means takin' the very shirt off your back!
[17:19] [SONG] Sign
    Foreclosed
[17:21] [SONG] Sign
    Foreclosed
[17:24] [SONG] Sign
    Foreclosed
[17:24] Rantabi
    No!
[17:30] Rantabi
    Y-You pass!
[17:32] Soma
    Glad you liked it!
[17:36] Soma
    So? How much was I worth? Well?
[17:41] Rantabi
    Hang on a second.
[17:43] Rantabi
    Crap... I don't have any more dollars on me.
[17:46] Rantabi
    Um... Well, I...
[17:50] Rantabi
    Here! I think there's about a hundred there!
[17:53] Soma
    Huh? Wait, uh...
[17:54] Rantabi
    We're taking a short break!
[17:55] Rantabi
    I gotta go get some more ones right now!
[17:57] Soma
    U-Uh, hey!
[17:59] Soma
    So how much was I worth?!
[18:01] Rantabi
    Shut up! Who cares?! You passed, okay?!
[18:03] Soma
    But I'm supposed to be duking
    it out with Tsukasa-senpai—
[18:05] Tsuka
    Now, now... It's okay, Yukihira.
[18:08] Asahi
    I never get bored watching you, Yukihira Soma.
[18:12] Asahi
    Though I don't know how far
    you're gonna make it.
[18:14] Asahi
    I wonder how Princess Erina's doing.
[18:22] Guy
    All the challengers have lost.
[18:24] Guy
    There will be no rematches.
[18:26] Guy
    Thus, Nakiri Erina has passed her first trial.
[18:33] Guy
    We will now commence the revenge match
    for the losers at the second gate.
[18:40] Erina
    Very well. I accept your challenge.
[18:44] Anne
    Reporting, Bookmaster.
[18:46] Anne
    Miss Nakiri Erina has
    completed her first trial.
[18:49] Anne
    She is now about to begin—
[18:50] Mom
    Let me know about the other participants.
[18:53] Anne
    Right. The trial at the second
    gate has just concluded.
[18:58] Anne
    Half of the outside chefs have fallen,
[19:00] Anne
    and all of the underworld chefs have passed.
[19:05] Mom
    That means the opening act is over.
[19:08] Mom
    Let us inform them at the next gate
[19:11] Mom
    just what this BLUE has in store for them.
[19:17] Rantabi
    You pass!
[19:18] Taku
    Grazie!
[19:19] Rantabi
    You pass, too.
[19:21] Megu
    Thank you very much!
[19:22] Soma
    Man... Thanks for spotting me this.
[19:26] Tsuka
    Well... I don't know what I'd
    do with all those ones, anyway.
[19:30] Soma
    But I'm not gonna let you have the victory.
[19:33] Tsuka
    Yeah, and I don't intend to lose, either.
[19:36] Tsuka
    For Rindo's sake, too.
[19:38] Soma
    Oh, yeah. Rindo-senpai's not
    participating in the BLUE?
[19:42] tsuka
    She got an invite,
[19:44] tsuka
    but she's running around the world going
    after poachers who deal in rare animals.
[19:49] Soma
    Wow, I guess that's the rare
    ingredients master for you.
[19:52] Tsuka
    But it appears that those poachers
    have connections to Noir.
[19:57] Soma
    Huh?
[19:59] Tsuka
    In order to lessen Rindo's burden,
    I don't want to let Noir run free.
[20:05] Soma
    You seem to have changed a bit, Tsukasa-senpai.
[20:08] Tsuka
    You think so?
[20:09] Rantabi
    Hey!
[20:11] Rantabi
    No loitering in front of the convenience store!
[20:13] Soma
    Whoa, you scared me!
[20:14] Rantabi
    All right. Everyone who passed, gather round.
[20:17] Rantabi
    We're opening up the second gate!
[20:33] Tsuka
    It's all the Noir members who
    were exempt up until now.
[20:36] Soma
    So you're saying those three rank higher than
    Tsukasa-senpai, according to the admins here?
[20:42] Soma
    Tsukasa-senpai! Don't let
    them treat you like that!
[20:44] Tsuka
    Why are you getting mad, Yukihira?
[20:47] Tran
    We will now begin the third trial...
SIGN    WGO Adjudicators
SIGN    Tranchant
SIGN    Maturite
SIGN    Essor
[20:49] Mom
    Halt.
[20:51] Tran
    Footage from the castle tower?
[20:53] Tran
    Rantabi-kun, do you know anything about this?
[20:56] Rantabi
    Huh? No! Not at all...
[20:58] Tran
    May I help you, Bookmaster?
[21:01] Mom
    I thought I would add a supplementary
    prize for the winner to this year's BLUE.
[21:07] Megu
    Supplementary prize?
[21:08] Soma
    I don't think it's gonna be a trophy.
[21:11] Mom
    I will allow whoever wins this BLUE
[21:14] Mom
    to be my own personal chef.
[21:18] Rantabi
    The Bookmaster's own personal chef?!
[21:21] Soma
    Is that amazing or something?
[21:22] Rantabi
    Of course it is!
[21:24] Rantabi
    The Bookmaster is one of the most
    important figures in the gourmet world!
[21:28] Tran
    They will serve meals at
    the regular WGO meetings
[21:31] Tran
    and receive an impressive annual salary.
[21:34] Tran
    It's a very enticing deal, young man.
[21:36] Soma
    For real?
[21:37] Mom
    But in exchange,
[21:41] Mom
    I'm going to change the rules
    of engagement at this gate.
[21:46] Mom
    You three Noir members,
[21:48] Mom
    show me your true potential
    right here and now.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    A Midsummer Christmas
[23:35] Megu
    A sledgehammer?!
[23:37] Megu
    Wait, on top of a chainsaw?!

Season 3

6 - A Midsummer Christmas

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    h
    e
    
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SIGN    i
    f
    t
    h
    
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    l
    a
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SIGN    Six
SIGN    First Gate
SIGN    Second Gate
[00:03] Mom
    This castle consists of three
    gates, then the castle keep,
SIGN    Third Gate
[00:06] Mom
    and finally, the castle tower
    where I currently preside.
SIGN    Castle Keep
SIGN    Castle Tower
[00:11] Mom
    The victor of this BLUE shall
    be decided in the castle tower.
[00:17] Rantabi
    We're opening up the second gate!
[00:26] Mom
    I'm going to change the rules
    of engagement at this gate.
[00:32] Mom
    You three Noir members,
[00:33] Mom
    show me your true potential
    right here and now.
[00:50] Chef K
    Uh, what?
[00:52] Chef H
    Why Noir?
[00:53] Chef J
    I thought the BLUE was for normal chefs.
[00:55] Mom
    The goal of the BLUE is to
    have top young chefs compete,
[01:00] Mom
    but I have my own personal reasons
    for holding this particular tournament.
[01:07] Megumi
    Personal reasons?
[01:09] Mom
    To find someone who can create a dish
    this world has yet to even fathom.
[01:15] Mom
    I've tasted everything there is
    to taste throughout the world.
[01:18] Mom
    There's nothing left but a dead end.
[01:20] Mom
    There's no one left on the
    outside who can grant my wish.
[01:24] Takumi
    That's why Noir is here?
[01:26] Mom
    My expectations are only high for
    the underworld chefs in this event.
[01:31] Chef K
    I fight on the front lines of cuisine.
[01:34] Chef K
    What's the underworld got on me?
[01:36] Sarge
    And I cringe at the sight of
    you chefs on the outside.
[01:41] Niku
    Here's the beef tenderloin you ordered.
[01:43] Tran
    Good.
[01:44] Sarge
    So you want me to make a
    gourmet dish with that meat?
[01:47] Sarge
    Very well!
[01:52] Chef
    What's her deal? She's just
    preparing it normally.
[01:55] Chef K
    And she's saying she's better than us?
[01:57] Soma
    Huh...
[01:58] Niku
    But she's being extremely
    precise with the heat.
[02:01] Niku
    She's using the umami of
    the juices to its fullest.
[02:05] Soma
    Nikumi?!
[02:06] Niku
    Shh!
[02:08] Megu
    Mito-san?
[02:09] Taku
    What are you doing here?
[02:10] Niku
    The Mito Group got an order for some meat.
[02:13] Niku
    They don't allow an audience at
    the BLUE until the main event,
[02:16] Niku
    but I figured I'd be able to check
    it out as someone from the industry.
[02:19] Megu
    I see.
[02:21] Niku
    And I have some information on Noir...
[02:25] Niku
    From Eizan-senpai.
[02:26] Taku
    From Eizan-senpai?
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten Eighth Seat
    Eizan Etsuya
[02:28] Niku
    Yeah. Apparently he got this
    info from his own network.
[02:32] Soma
    For real?! Holy shit!
[02:34] Soma
    It's like one of those spy movies!
[02:35] All
    Shh!
[02:36] Tsuka
    She's making her move.
[02:37] Sarge
    Now, let's get this party started.
[02:42] K
    She's using that to cook?
[02:44] J
    She's bluffing.
[02:45] H
    There's no way she could use a chainsaw.
[02:48] Sarge
    Don't you dare call this a chainsaw.
[02:50] Sarge
    This is my own personal carving knife.
[02:53] Tsuka
    I'd call that a weapon rather than a knife.
[02:57] Taku
    What does she plan to do with that thing?
[03:02] H
    Why is she damaging the meat
    she cooked to perfection?
[03:06] K
    She's ruining the quality.
[03:09] Meg
    No... She's not harming it. She's...
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    A Midsummer Christmas
[04:48] Sarge
    Go on, give it a taste.
[04:50] Sarge
    A dish created by someone
    from the underworld.
[04:53] K
    Very well.
[05:01] K
    What?!
[05:02] K
    It's so unbelievably juicy!
[05:04] K
    It just melts on my tongue, and the
    deliciousness bursts throughout my body!
[05:10] J
    The more I chew, the more I can taste
    the sweet saltiness and flavor!
[05:15] H
    This isn't even meat anymore!
[05:17] H
    To think she was able to make
    it taste this delicious!
[05:19] Megu
    I knew it. There must be some kind
    of secret to that chainsaw knife.
[05:24] Tsuka
    Correct. It actually seasons the meat.
[05:27] Tsuka
    She applied seasoning spices
    to each of the claws on her blade.
[05:32] Tsuka
    As the blades ripped apart the meat,
[05:35] Tsuka
    those spices entered
    the very fibers of the meat.
[05:38] Tsuka
    She managed to create something
    delicious on multiple levels
[05:41] Tsuka
    that couldn't be made with normal methods.
[05:45] Old
    There's no way she can make something so
    delicious by doing something that absurd!
[05:52] Old
    Impossible!
[05:53] Old
    This deliciousness is on a specialty's level!
[05:59] Tran
    This is the real deal.
SIGN    Tranchant
SIGN    Maturite
SIGN    Essor
[06:01] Tran
    Had she missed by even a few millimeters,
[06:03] Tran
    the meat's fibers would have been torn apart,
[06:05] Tran
    destroying the meat's juices and texture.
[06:08] Matur
    The technique she used on this dish
    was violent, yet extremely light scoring.
[06:14] Matur
    I can't fathom how she could've
    delicately applied the cuts like this.
[06:18] Essor
    This is indeed an amazing
    dish that only she could make.
[06:23] Sarge
    Answer me!
[06:24] Sarge
    Could filth like you season something better?
[06:29] K
    This cooking method goes beyond
    the history of gourmet...
[06:33] H
    We don't stand a chance!
[06:36] J
    It's no use... It's too delicious!
[06:38] All
    She's shredding everything
    away as she clobbers us!
[06:41] All
    Our pride, our techniques, and our minds!
[06:48] Niku
    Her name is Sarge.
[06:50] Niku
    She's a master at using her chain carving knife.
[06:53] Niku
    She blows the minds of anyone who
    eats her dishes, and destroys them.
[06:57] Niku
    She's the master of the Armed Dish!
SIGN    Sarge
SIGN    Sarge
SIGN    Sarge
SIGN    Master of the "Armed Dish"
SIGN    Master of the "Armed Dish"
SIGN    Master of the "Armed Dish"
[07:03] Mom
    Well? What say you? Can you
    make a dish equal to hers?
[07:09] Mom
    If you are confident enough, speak now.
[07:11] Mom
    Otherwise, you have no right to
    set foot within the castle keep.
[07:20] Sarge
    Asahi-sama...
[07:21] Clown
    You all look so down!
[07:25] Clown
    We'll need to turn those frowns
    upside down with my dish!
[07:29] Clown
    First, we trim the meat! Chop, chop, chop!
[07:32] Clown
    Speckle, speckle, salt the
    meat, speckle-di-doo!
[07:41] Niku
    Special pots that become a ball
    when you put them together.
[07:44] Niku
    All the spinning creates centrifugal force,
[07:46] Niku
    and there's a heating element
    inside that grills the meat.
[07:49] Niku
    Together, those forces keep the
    meat under a set pressure,
[07:53] Niku
    heating it equally throughout.
[07:55] Niku
    And because of that,
[07:57] Niku
    the meat ends up far more tender than any
    standard pressure cooker could make it.
[08:03] Clown
    Make sure you good boys and
    girls play nice when eating.
[08:07] Megu
    Wow...
[08:08] Soma
    I'm sure it's delicious.
[08:11] Niku
    The Kitchen Clown, Marcanta.
[08:13] Niku
    He's the master of the Circus Dish!
SIGN    "The Kitchen Clown"
    Marcanta
SIGN    "The Kitchen Clown"
    Marcanta
SIGN    "The Kitchen Clown"
    Marcanta
SIGN    "The Kitchen Clown"
    Marcanta
SIGN    "The Kitchen Clown"
    Marcanta
SIGN    "The Kitchen Clown"
    Marcanta
SIGN    "The Kitchen Clown"
    Marcanta
SIGN    "The Kitchen Clown"
    Marcanta
SIGN    "The Kitchen Clown"
    Marcanta
SIGN    "The Kitchen Clown"
    Marcanta
SIGN    Circus Dish
SIGN    Circus Dish
SIGN    Circus Dish
SIGN    Circus Dish
SIGN    Circus Dish
SIGN    Circus Dish
[08:23] Megu
    What in tarnation is that machine?
[08:26] Niku
    Leave it to that Noir member,
[08:28] Niku
    and any meat's blood becomes the best
    broth and the greatest seasoning.
[08:33] Soma
    Huh...
[08:33] Tsuka
    He's sucking out the blood so fast.
[08:37] Niku
    The Crimson Executioner, Claude Ville.
SIGN    "The Crimson Executioner"
    Claude Ville
SIGN    "The Crimson Executioner"
    Claude Ville
SIGN    "The Crimson Executioner"
    Claude Ville
SIGN    "The Crimson Executioner"
    Claude Ville
SIGN    "The Crimson Executioner"
    Claude Ville
SIGN    "The Crimson Executioner"
    Claude Ville
SIGN    "The Crimson Executioner"
    Claude Ville
SIGN    "The Crimson Executioner"
    Claude Ville
SIGN    "The Crimson Executioner"
    Claude Ville
SIGN    "The Crimson Executioner"
    Claude Ville
SIGN    "The Crimson Executioner"
    Claude Ville
[08:40] Niku
    Master of the Blood Dish.
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
[08:42] taku
    Even in French cuisine,
[08:44] taku
    there are countless dishes that
    emphasize the deliciousness of blood.
[08:48] Taku
    But to think he made something
    that high-quality so fast.
[08:51] Old
    That other Noir guy brought
    out something strange, too.
[08:55] Guy
    A guillotine?
[08:58] Bunn
    I'll have you know,
[09:00] Bunn
    the more I torment the ingredients,
    the more delicious they become.
[09:08] Bunn
    Now, become even more delicious!
    I'll torment you even more and more and more!
[09:15] Guy
    She's slicing the meat so thin,
     it's almost transparent!
[09:18] Old
    And with a guillotine!
[09:19] Soma
    Damn, look at those muscles. I'd like
    to see her take Dojima-senpai on.
SIGN    Ooooooo
SIGN    Dojima Gin
    Totsuki Resorts
    President and CEO
[09:23] Taku
    Uh, you're looking at the wrong thing.
[09:26] Niku
    That guillotine woman is the
    Bouncing Maniac, Bunny Hare.
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
SIGN    "Bouncing Maniac"
    Bunny Hare
[09:28] Bunn
    More, more! More, more!
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
SIGN    Sadistic Dish
[09:31] Niku
    She's the master of the Sadistic Dish.
[09:37] Mat
    Splendid.
[09:39] Esso
    No complaints here.
[09:40] Tran
    The deliberations are complete.
[09:43] Tran
    Marcanta, Claude Ville, Bunny Hare...
[09:48] Tran
    The three of you pass!
SIGN    T
    o
    m
    m
    y
    
    R
    e
    v
    o
    l
    v
    e
    r
SIGN    S
    i
    x
    
    G
    r
    i
    l
    l
    s
[09:53] Guy
    So hot!
[09:55] Guy
    So thin!
[10:01] Asahi
    This is how powerful the
    chefs of the underworld...
[10:03] Asahi
    how powerful Noir is.
[10:05] Asahi
    No matter the place, no matter the situation,
[10:09] Asahi
    no matter the ingredients,
[10:11] Asahi
    they can turn their dish into
    something with a specialty's quality.
[10:14] Asahi
    Think you guys on the outside
    can reach that level?
[10:18] Tsuka
    In other words, we just need
    to make a specialty, right?
[10:24] Tsuka
    In that case...
[10:25] Tsuka
    I'll face my dish with everything I have.
[10:29] Megu
    The quality of that meat...
    Judging from the amount of fat,
[10:33] Megu
    the best way to prepare it is...
SIGN    Charm for Academic Success
[10:35] Taku
    All right.
[10:38] Miku
    The mezzaluna!
[10:40] Megu
    Okay.
[10:41] Tsuka
    Come here. Don't be frightened.
[10:44] Tsuka
    Now, let's slice you up.
[10:54] Tran
    Well, this is a surprise.
[10:56] Tran
    To be able to grate springy
     raw meat so precisely...
[11:00] Tran
    It would be impossible without great skill.
SIGN    The White Knight
     of the Table
[11:03] Niku
    Der Weiß Ritter Der Tafel!
[11:05] Niku
    That's the former first seat for you!
[11:07] Niku
    He knows exactly how to handle his meat!
[11:10] Sarge
    Guess there are some worthy
    opponents on the outside, too.
[11:13] Sarge
    But what about the rest of you?
[11:16] Sarge
    You weaklings!
[11:17] Sarge
    If you lack the resolve to
    stand in the kitchen...
[11:19] Sarge
    Get out of my sight!
[11:22] Niku
    You've got this, right, Yukihira?
[11:24] Soma
    Yeah, I dunno.
[11:27] Soma
    But I guess...
[11:29] Soma
    I'll just have to make something
    I think tastes good.
[11:32] Niku
    Megumi, Aldini, Yukihira...
[11:36] Niku
    You need to win this as
    representatives of Totsuki!
[11:49] Tran
    We allow you to pass through the third gate,
[11:53] Tran
    Tsukasa Eishi!
[11:54] Mat
    Takumi Aldini, you may pass.
[11:58] Taku
    Grazie!
[11:59] Lady
    Tadokoro Megumi, you may pass.
[12:02] Tran
    And Yukihira Soma, you may pass.
[12:06] Soma
    Glad you liked it!
[12:14] Megu
    We somehow made it to the main event,
     but I wonder what this is.
[12:20] Taku
    I know the competition is
    tournament-style from here on out,
[12:23] Taku
    but this is rather unclear.
[12:25] Taku
    We won't know who we're up against
    until the admins announce it.
SIGN    Person
[12:29] Megu
    I'm gettin' mighty nervous!
[12:31] Eishi
    You two were both a handful
    at the Team Shokugeki.
[12:37] Eishi
    It's okay to be more confident.
[12:39] Megu
    Y-Yes, sir!
[12:41] Taku
    Thank you.
[12:42] Eishi
    And Yukihira, too—
[12:44] Megu
    Oh, Soma-kun's in the bathroom!
[12:49] Soma
    Where the hell did Nakiri go?
[12:52] Guy
    Yes. The third revenge match is about to begin.
[12:55] Niku
    Yukihira, why are you dawdling here?!
[12:59] Soma
    What did he mean by "revenge match"?
[13:01] Niku
    Oh. I heard they're giving all the people
    who lost so far a second chance.
[13:05] Soma
    Huh...
[13:07] Niku
    But one super-strong chef is taking
    on all of the losers on their own.
[13:11] Soma
    On their own?!
[13:13] Soma
    Who the heck is that? They're that strong?
[13:15] Niku
    Uh, I don't know that much...
SIGN    BLUE Administration
    
    Yukihira Soma-sama,
    This is a notification of your
    1st match at the main event
[13:21] Soma
    Notification of my first match
     at the main event?
[13:25] Guy
    We will now begin the third revenge match.
[13:30] Erina
    I must win, no matter what.
[13:35] Erina
    Even if that's not what she desires!
[13:45] Ran
    Welcome to the venue for the BLUE main event.
[13:48] Ran
    The chefs gathered here are all contenders
    who passed the first three trials...
[13:54] Ran
    In other words, only those seeded
    into this tournament are here.
[13:57] Ran
    Everything up until this point
    was a preliminary round.
[14:00] Ran
    We will now begin the main event.
[14:02] Ran
    Now, allow me to introduce the chefs
    who will be competing in the first round.
[14:06] Megu
    Huh?
[14:08] Ran
    In the red corner, the lady
    sergeant of Noir, Sarge!
[14:13] Ran
    And in the blue corner, the current
    First Seat of the Totsuki Elite Ten...
[14:19] Ran
    Yukihira Soma!
[14:20] Sarge
    Hmph. I guess I'm supposed
    to deal with a student.
[14:23] Soma
    Yeah, I'm a student, but I'm
    also a chef at Yukihira Diner.
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    First Seat
    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Noir
    Armed Dish
    Sarge
[14:29] Sarge
    I have no reason to fear someone
    who has lost to Asahi-sama.
[14:33] Soma
    Hey, how do you know Saiba Asahi?
[14:37] Sarge
    That's none of your business.
[14:41] (Flashback) Asahi
    Now, then... Time to keep your promise.
[14:45] (Flashback) Asahi
    You said I could do
[14:46] (Flashback) Asahi
    whatever I wanted with you if I beat
    you in a cooking battle, right?
[14:50] (Flashback) Sarge
    I will not go back on my word.
[14:51] (Flashback) Asahi
    In that case, I guess I won't hold back.
[14:56] (Flashback) Asahi
    You have nowhere to call home, right?
[15:00] (Flashback) Asahi
    I'll let you join me.
[15:02] (Flashback) Asahi
    So would you help me realize my ambition?
[15:07] Sarge
    To me, he is a supreme
    commander I must obey.
[15:10] Sarge
    In order to make sure you don't
    cause Asahi-sama any more trouble,
[15:14] Sarge
    I'm going to make you disappear here and now,
[15:16] Sarge
    Yukihira Soma.
[15:19] Rantabi
    Your emcee will be me, Rantabi,
    one of the adjudicators of the WGO.
SIGN    Rantabi
[15:23] Ran
    The judges will be Adjudicator Tranchant,
SIGN    Tranchant
SIGN    Maturite
[15:26] Ran
    Adjudicator Maturite, and Adjudicator Essor.
SIGN    Essor
[15:31] Rantabi
    And your theme will be...
[15:33] Tran
    We will have you make the
[15:35] Tran
    ultimate Christmas cake,
    which will be the life of the party!
[15:39] Lady
    Christmas cake?
[15:40] Guy
    But it's August right now.
[15:42] Guy
    What's going on?
[15:44] Soma
    Cake, huh? I learned the basics
    in class, but that's about it.
[15:49] Ran
    You have three hours.
[15:51] Ran
    Now... Begin cooking!
[15:57] Old
    They're waiting...
[15:58] Guy
    What's going on over there?
[16:00] Sarge
    Behold, Yukihira Soma.
[16:03] Sarge
    I will now show you the true
    meaning of the Armed Dish!
[16:07] Meg
    She couldn't possibly...
[16:08] Niku
    She put egg whites and granulated
    sugar in a bowl and...
[16:10] Both
    ...shoved that into it!
[16:12] Taku
    Amazing... She's somehow able to make
    such a delicate meringue with that thing.
[16:17] Mat
    That blade is slightly different from the
    one she used to prepare the meat dish.
[16:22] Mat
    It appears to have intricate attachments
    that she changes depending on the dish.
[16:27] Ess
    And that's how she was able to create
[16:30] Ess
    such fine foam and beautiful meringue.
[16:32] Tran
    One wrong move, and the bowl could go flying,
[16:37] Tran
    but she has complete control
    as she prepares her dish.
[16:39] Tsuka
    To think she can use her chain carving
    knife when baking a cake, too...
[16:46] Niku
    A sledgehammer?!
[16:52] Megu
    She completely shattered that
    bar of chocolate in an instant!
[16:55] Lady
    What a dangerous dish!
[16:57] Guy
    How exciting!
[16:59] Guy
    Show us more, Sergeant Sarge!
[17:02] Sarge
    Just shut up and watch, audience.
[17:04] Sarge
    Here come the final touches.
[17:07] Old
    That's clearly a bomb detonator.
    Is she going to set something off?
[17:10] Guy
    Look!
[17:12] Guy
    There are some thin sheets resembling
    pastry sheets in the oven.
[17:15] Old
    Is it some kind of oven that's been
    specially modified to bake that cake?
[17:20] Sarge
    If you want to keep your
    eardrums, cover your ears!
[17:31] Niku
    What the hell?!
[17:32] Megu
    But something smells really nice.
[17:34] Taku
    Yes. The sweet aroma of baked
    pastry sheets has filled the arena.
[17:39] Megu
    Wait, Soma-kun's gone.
[17:41] Niku
    Don't tell me he got blown away by the blast!
[17:43] Tsuka
    Yukihira stepped out a moment ago.
[17:46] All
    What?!
[17:47] Tsuka
    Oh, he's back.
[17:48] Megu
    Wait.
[17:50] Niku
    Did he go shopping at the convenience store?
[17:52] Taku
    While he was wasting time doing that,
    his opponent has already...
[17:56] Sarge
    It's done.
[17:59] Guy
    It's impossible to think something so
    beautiful came from something so chaotic.
[18:02] Old
    Such an exquisite cake.
[18:05] Old
    The young maiden within me is so excited.
[18:09] Sarge
    Now, eat!
[18:12] Tran
    It's so colorful. I'm sure
    this will liven any party.
[18:19] Ran
    The judges will now taste the dish.
[18:22] Tran
    The mouthfeel is soft as snow.
[18:25] Tran
    The crunchy pastry sheets baked
    in the special explosion oven
[18:29] Tran
    have been stacked like a mille feuille.
[18:32] Mat
    As soon as you take a bite, the sheets
    melt in your mouth along with the sweet,
[18:37] Mat
    delicate meringue created with the chainsaw.
[18:41] Esso
    What's going on? Suddenly, there's a
    rich sweetness exploding in my mouth.
[18:45] Sarge
    I call them cluster chocolate chips.
[18:48] Sarge
    I mixed chocolate, almond powder,
[18:50] Sarge
    and mint together, then froze
    it to give it extra crunch.
[18:54] Sarge
    Then, after shattering it
    with my sledgehammer,
[18:56] Sarge
    I mixed it with the pastry sheets and exploded
    them at the perfect temperature.
[19:01] Sarge
    Because of that, the pastry sheets
    shielded the chocolate from the blast,
[19:05] Sarge
    turning the consistency and texture into
    baked chocolate rather than melting it.
[19:08] Sarge
    Once you eat it, it causes
    continuous blasts in your mouth,
[19:12] Sarge
    just like a cluster bomb.
[19:15] Sarge
    That is my Cluster Bomb Cake
[19:17] Sarge
    in its entirety!
[19:19] Mat
    The exquisite meringue
    made with the chainsaw...
[19:22] Ess
    The explosively delicious pastry sheets...
[19:25] Tran
    And the cluster chocolate chips
    created with the sledgehammer...
[19:29] All
    This is truly an Armed Dish.
[19:32] Esso
    Give me a present, Santa-san!
[19:36] Sarge
    New Merry Happy.
[19:40] Three
    This party's so perfect,
    it's like New Year's, Christmas,
[19:44] Three
    and our birthdays all rolled into one!
[19:47] Sarge
    Now it's your turn, Yukihira Soma.
[19:51] Sarge
    Just try to make something
    as delicious as this.
[19:55] Soma
    That chainsaw of yours is super cool.
[19:58] Soma
    But you see, I have a chainsaw, too.
[20:03] Niku
    Chainsaw?
[20:04] Megu
    Soma-kun has one, too?
[20:06] Taku
    No way...
[20:07] Soma
    It's right here.
[20:08] Sarge
    What... the hell?
[20:11] Niku
    That's a chainsaw?
[20:13] Tsuka
    I'm pretty sure that's a wooden ice cream spoon.
[20:17] Sarge
    You dare mock me?!
[20:20] Sarge
    You dare face my Armed Dish with that?!
[20:24] Soma
    Nah, I'm not mocking you or anything.
[20:27] Soma
    It's not just this wooden spoon. All this
    stuff I bought at the convenience store
[20:31] Soma
    should act as the deciding
    factor in my dish.
[20:34] Soma
    I hope the party guests don't
    mind waiting just a little longer.
[20:37] Soma
    I'll make you a kick-ass cake
    that's perfect for summer.
[20:41] Sarge
    He's clearly fooling around.
    What is he thinking?
[20:45] Soma
    First, I need some cream that can
    go up against that meringue.
SIGN    Soy Milk
SIGN    Silken Tofu
[20:49] Soma
    And I'm gonna make it with this!
[20:51] Niku
    Tofu and soy milk...
[20:52] Niku
    He's mixing them together with
    bananas and cocoa powder.
[20:57] Taku
    He'll definitely be able to make
    a unique cream with that.
[20:59] Soma
    And as for the batter, I'll be using this!
[21:02] Niku
    Japanese yam?!
[21:05] Sarge
    He's mixing grated yam into the cake batter?
[21:12] Old
    I smell a sizzling, robust scent.
[21:15] Guy
    It's charcoal! He's baking the
    cake batter with charcoal!
[21:19] Mat
    It's true that the far infrared
    rays from the charcoal
[21:22] Mat
    should bake a nice and fluffy cake.
[21:25] Ess
    I'm not sure how Japanese cooking
    methods will work with cake-making...
[21:29] Tsuka
    Not bad, Yukihira.
[21:31] Tsuka
    He's perfecting his dish one step at a time.
[21:34] Niku
    I've seen him work so many times...
[21:36] Megu
    It's such a difficult task,
    but he looks so happy and lively.
[21:39] Taku
    That's our Yukihira!
[21:44] Soma
    It's done.
[21:49] Asahi
    Oh?
[21:51] Tsuka
    Wow...
[21:54] All
    Firework shells?!
[21:57] Soma
    This is the Yukihira-Style
    Midsummer Christmas Cake!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    Crossed Knives
[23:35] Asahi
    Cross! Cross! Cross!
[23:37] Tsuka
    Black vinegar (kurosu)?
[23:38] Ran
    No!

Season 3

7 - Crossed Knives

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    h
    e
    
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SIGN    i
    f
    t
    h
    
    P
    l
    a
    t
    e
SIGN    Seven
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
    First Seat
    Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Noir
    Armed Dish
    Sarge
[00:05] Sarge
    That is my Cluster Bomb Cake.
[00:08] Soma
    This is the Yukihira-Style
    Midsummer Christmas Cake!
[00:12] All
    Firework shells?!
[00:16] Megu
    That's a bûche de Noël, right?
[00:18] Taku
    Yeah. It's a cake that you eat during
    Christmas, made to look like a tree trunk.
[00:24] Taku
    But why add those firework shells
    that don't go with the look at all?
[00:28] Essor
    This is brilliantly made.
[00:30] Essor
    The design of the bark almost looks real.
[00:33] Soma
    Oh, you noticed, huh?
    I put a lot of work into that...
[00:37] Soma
    With this chainsaw-lookin' spoon.
[00:40] Soma
    This thing's perfect for
    making that bark pattern.
[00:43] Old
    Oho... To think something so simple
    could make such a beautiful pattern.
[00:50] Soma
    The appearance isn't the
    only thing that's impressive.
[00:53] Soma
    All right, everyone...
[00:55] Soma
    Go on and have a taste!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    Crossed Knives
[02:28] Gramps
    So you've come, Joichiro.
[02:31] Jo
    Yup.
[02:32] Jo
    This is my son's big chance, sorta.
[02:35] Gramps
    Yukihira Soma's fighting in the
    first round of this tournament,
[02:40] Gramps
    but he's up against one of Noir's elites.
[02:45] Gramps
    Do you think he stands a chance?
[02:47] Jo
    Of course not.
[02:50] Jo
    Soma's just the son of a
    guy who runs a puny diner.
[02:54] Jo
    Like he stands a chance against Noir.
[02:59] Jo
    At least...
[03:01] Jo
    Under normal circumstances.
[03:03] Ran
    Now, let the tasting begin!
[03:06] Mat
    Yes, indeed. Let us eat.
[03:10] Mat
    I have been served!
[03:15] Mat
    Absolutely delicious. So exquisite and soft.
[03:18] Mat
    A harmonious sweetness is
    blossoming within my mouth.
[03:22] Mat
    It reminds me of sparks
    flashing, then disappearing.
[03:26] Mat
    Such a smooth yet fleeting sweetness.
[03:30] Soma
    The key here is the Japanese yam.
[03:32] Soma
    Adding that to the batter gives you
[03:34] Soma
    a cake that's slightly thicker and sweeter.
[03:37] Soma
    And there are two kinds of creams.
[03:39] Soma
    I made both with banana,
    avocado, tofu, and soy milk,
SIGN    Soy Milk
SIGN    Soy Milk
[03:42] Soma
    then I added puffed rice to the white cream
[03:45] Soma
    and cocoa powder to the brown cream.
[03:48] Soma
    For the sweetener, I added rice syrup.
[03:50] Niku
    Rice syrup? Is that when they take the
    starch from rice and convert it into sugar?
[03:55] Megu
    Yup! It's a healthy sweetener
    that's been used for ages.
[03:55] Bg megus
    Spinny, spinny...
[03:59] Guy
    That means this cake didn't use
    any sugar or dairy products.
[04:04] Guy
    He managed to bring out the natural
    sweetness in all these ingredients
[04:07] Guy
    and combined them to make this cake.
[04:09] Old
    Without using any sugar?
[04:11] Glasses
    Why did he go to all that trouble?
[04:12] Soma
    Well, the ones looking forward to my dish
    right now are you guys at this table.
[04:19] Soma
    I figured you might enjoy a cake in the
    summertime more if it wasn't so heavy.
[04:25] Soma
    I would personally prefer
    something like that in summer.
[04:30] Esso
    This is going to be a difficult decision.
[04:34] Esso
    Both of them are equally matched.
[04:36] Sarge
    Don't give me that shit!
[04:37] Sarge
    You're saying his dish is comparable to mine?
[04:40] Sage
    The theme was the ultimate Christmas cake
    that would be the life of the party.
[04:43] Sarge
    His cake is just a one-trick pony!
[04:47] Sarge
    Meanwhile, my Cluster Bomb Cake adds
    new excitement with every bite!
[04:51] Sarge
    My cake has enough firepower
    to blow his out of the water!
[04:54] Soma
    'Scuse me for a sec.
[04:56] Soma
    It might be a bit early to say that.
[04:59] Soma
    We haven't even gotten to the fireworks yet.
[05:02] Soma
    The perfect fireworks to liven
    up this midsummer party.
[05:07] Sarge
    Fireworks? I'm sure they're just for show.
[05:10] Soma
    Oh, I wouldn't say that.
[05:13] Soma
    These go perfectly with a summery day.
[05:15] Soma
    They're sparklers!
[05:21] Glasses
    What's that?
[05:24] Guy
    They truly do look like sparklers.
[05:26] Guy
    Countless sparkles are spreading
    around the Midsummer Christmas Cake.
[05:31] Esso
    That's not all. The cream is oozing
    down and soaking into the bark pattern.
[05:38] Mat
    And this refreshing aroma...
[05:41] Mat
    It appears that the outer
    shell of the fireworks
[05:43] Mat
    has grated mandarin peel mixed into it.
[05:47] Soma
    Dig in!
[05:54] Esso
    Coffee crumble!
[05:56] Esso
    Fruits, almonds, and coffee beans are crushed,
[05:59] Esso
    mixed, then baked together to
    create this crumbly confection.
[06:03] Mat
    It goes perfectly with the
    lightly sweetened cake.
[06:07] Mat
    The main supporting actor in it is
    this cream that's soaked into the bark.
[06:13] Soma
    That's the brown cream I used
    in the bûche de Noël itself.
[06:18] Soma
    Except I made this one to melt easier,
    depending on the temperature.
[06:21] Guy
    I see. He used the melted cream to make
    sure the coffee crumble didn't get too dry,
[06:26] Guy
    while melding it to the cake itself
[06:29] Guy
    and maintaining its
    original crunchy texture.
[06:34] Tsuka
    There's another reason why he didn't use
    sugar or dairy products in the cake itself.
[06:39] Tsuka
    It was to make sure they could savor
[06:41] Tsuka
    the faint tartness and
    bitterness of the coffee.
[06:45] Esso
    The refreshing aroma...
[06:47] Mat
    The richness enveloping us...
[06:48] Guy
    And finally, the bitterness...
[06:51] All
    ...dissipating in an instant!
[06:52] All
    A dish that's truly a delightful
    gem for anyone of any age!
[06:56] Sarge
    Bûche de Noël? Brown cream?
[06:59] Sarge
    Crumble?
[07:01] Sarge
    That's all utterly mediocre.
[07:03] Sarge
    Yet they're calling it delightful for all ages?
[07:06] Sarge
    What the hell is going on?! Where do
     you get that strength of yours?!
[07:10] Soma
    Huh? Uh, let's see...
[07:13] Soma
    I guess, if I had to say,
[07:15] Soma
    it's probably stuff I learned
    working at a diner.
[07:17] (Flashback) Dad
    Soma!
[07:19] (Flashback) Dad
    I'll let you come up with one
[07:21] (Flashback) Dad
    of the new menu items we release in a month.
[07:23] (Flashback) Soma
    What?!
[07:24] (Flashback) Soma
    But I'm only in sixth grade!
[07:25] (Flashback) Dad
    What? Are you saying you can't do it?
[07:30] (Flashback) Soma
    Of course I can.
[07:31] Sign
    The Basics of the Basics
    << Japanese Cuisine >>
[07:32] (Flashback) Soma
    Damn it! There's no point in making
    something like the stuff we already have.
[07:36] (Flashback) Soma
    But prep time shouldn't be too long!
    But we need to cook it properly—
[07:39] (Flashback) Dad
    Soma!
[07:40] (Flashback) Dad
    You need to make 20 to-go orders.
     Within five minutes.
[07:43] (Flashback) Soma
    What?!
[07:45] (Flashback) Dad
    Soma, this regular's been told to
    lay off the sugar for a while,
[07:50] (Flashback) Dad
    so make him something sweet
    without using sugar or dairy.
[07:53] (Flashback) Soma
    Wha—
[07:54] (Flashback) Dad
    Soma!
[07:55] (Flashback) Dad
    Soma!
[07:56] Dad
    For basically 365 days a year, up until
    the time Soma transferred to Totsuki,
[08:01] Dad
    I kept asking him to pull off the impossible.
[08:04] (Flashback) Dad
    Soma!
[08:05] (Flashback) Dad
    I'm leaving the rest to you.
    Can you handle it?
[08:08] (Flashback) Soma
    Of course I can.
[08:10] Dad
    Because diners can't afford to let
    their regulars get sick of them.
[08:16] Dad
    Unlike the extraordinary destinations,
    your high-class restaurants or resorts,
[08:20] Dad
    diners exist within the realm of the ordinary.
[08:23] Dad
    You need to make sure people don't get tired
    of you, even if they come by every day.
[08:27] Dad
    For that, you need to be able
    to make something universal,
[08:30] Dad
    along with dishes that surprise and delight.
[08:34] Dad
    I crammed all that knowledge into Soma.
[08:38] Both
    Unfortunately, we just happen
    to be the best diner around.
[08:43] Soma
    If you don't believe it,
    why not have a taste yourself?
[08:49] Sarge
    I'm trying not to admit it,
    but my body is reacting on its own.
[08:53] Sage
    My tongue! My body!
[08:55] Sage
    My heart!
[09:00] Asahi
    Say, Sarge.
[09:02] Sarge
    Asahi-san?
[09:04] Asahi
    You always look so pissed off.
[09:08] Asahi
    Why not show me a smile every once in a while?
[09:11] Asahi
    You're ruining that beautiful face of yours.
[09:14] Sarge
    Please don't tease me like that.
[09:16] Asahi
    I'm not teasing, though.
[09:18] Asahi
    You're always hiding how you really feel.
[09:21] Asahi
    It's okay to be more honest with yourself.
[09:23] Asahi
    Take your true feelings...
[09:24] Asahi
    ...and let them burst!
[09:27] Sarge
    Who—
SIGN    The Coffee Crumble Fairy
[09:33] Sarge
    Oh, no!
[09:34] Sarge
    I want sparklers! Not the big
    ones you shoot up into the sky!
[09:39] Sarge
    Damn... it!
[09:41] Sarge
    I can't believe I...
[09:43] Asahi
    Sarge should've had no
    problem winning that round.
[09:47] Asahi
    But...
[09:48] Tsuka
    Yukihira was able to make
    his dish outshine hers
[09:52] Tsuka
    because he took a moment to consider
    the customers and the situation.
[09:57] Guy
    The winner is...
SIGN    Winner
[09:58] Guy
    Yukihira Soma!
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[10:01] Soma
    Glad you liked it!
[10:05] Megu
    Soma-kun did it!
[10:07] Niku
    Great job, Yukihira!
[10:08] Taku
    He was being himself, as usual.
[10:15] Tsuka
    Looks like I'm next.
[10:17] Tsuka
    Tell Yukihira congratulations
    on his victory for me.
[10:20] Megu
    We will!
[10:22] Niku
    We'll catch up with you as soon
    as we meet up with Yukihira!
[10:25] Taku
    Let's all do our best, Tsukasa-senpai.
[10:29] Asahi
    Oh?
SIGN    BLUE Administration
    
    Saiba Asahi-sama,
    This is a notification of your
    1st match at the main event
[10:31] Soma
    Hey, sorry about that, but I
    can't afford to lose, either.
[10:36] Soma
    Not until I personally get
    revenge against Saiba Asahi.
[10:40] Sarge
    You are indeed strong.
[10:42] Sarge
    But the reason you can't defeat Asahi-sama
[10:46] Sarge
    lies within your knife!
[10:49] Soma
    What?
[10:51] Clown
    Hey, hey.
[10:53] Clown
    So what'd you call us here for?
[10:56] Bunny
    We have things to do, you know.
[10:59] Asahi
    Well, you see... it looks like I was hit with a
    troublesome opponent right from the get-go.
[11:05] Asahi
    I was hoping you'd help me out.
[11:07] Green
    The hell are you talking about?
[11:10] Green
    Unlike Sarge, we have no loyalty to you.
[11:17] Bunny
    We just played along because
    you were worth using.
[11:20] Bunny
    We're not helping you out.
[11:22] Clown
    We want to get ahead, too!
[11:26] Asahi
    I see. In that case...
[11:29] Asahi
    I guess I don't have a choice.
[11:32] Girl
    We're about to start our
    next round in this venue.
[11:36] Sign
    Main Event
[11:37] Girl
    Allow me to introduce our contestants.
[11:38] Girl
    The former First Seat of
    the Totsuki Elite Ten...
SIGN    T
    s
    u
    k
    a
    s
    a
    
    E
    i
    s
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[11:42] Girl
    Tsukasa Eishi-sama.
[11:44] Girl
    His opponent will be the man said
    to be the most talented in Noir,
[11:48] Girl
    Saiba Asahi-sama.
SIGN    S
    a
    i
    b
    a
    
    A
    s
    a
    h
    i
[11:51] Asahi
    I'm honored to meet you, Tsukasa-kun.
[11:54] Asahi
    You're the man who reached
    the pinnacle of Totsuki.
[11:57] Asahi
    You're the polar opposite of me.
     The dictionary definition of elite.
[12:00] Asahi
    I'm surprised you didn't run away in fear.
[12:04] Tsuka
    Clearly, you're a terrible judge of character.
[12:09] Tsuka
    I'll do anything for the sake of cooking.
[12:12] Tsuka
    I'm only here today to enjoy this,
[12:16] Tsuka
    so you'll just have to play along.
[12:19] Asahi
    You know, we might actually
    get along quite well.
[12:22] Asahi
    How about we do this to make
    things a bit more interesting?
[12:26] Asahi
    If I win, give me that grater of yours.
[12:31] Asahi
    You're not going to decline, are you?
[12:34] Asahi
    Of course, if I lose,
[12:36] Asahi
    you can have whatever you want from me.
[12:39] Tsuka
    I can't say I'm that interested,
    but sure, I guess.
SIGN    Theme
[12:46] Girl
    The theme... is poussin chicken.
SIGN    Poussin Chicken
[12:48] Girl
    Now, please begin cooking!
[12:52] Tsuka
    What's he plotting?
    Why would he want my grater?
[12:55] Tsuka
    Well, whatever. I'm just going
    to give my all to my dish.
[12:59] Old
    We're counting on you, Tsukasa Eishi!
[13:03] Soma
    I want Tsukasa-senpai to win, but then
    I won't be able to fight that guy!
[13:08] Soma
    This is hard, man...
[13:09] Taku
    I'm pretty sure Tsukasa-senpai
    will be all right, but...
[13:13] Taku
    There are too many unknowns
    surrounding that guy.
[13:15] Taku
    He can't let his guard down.
[13:18] Soma
    But look at Tsukasa-senpai go.
[13:20] Taku
    Yeah.
[13:21] Taku
    He's even more precise than before.
[13:23] Ishi
    Yup. He sure has progressed.
[13:26] Kuga
    For real. He's so insane
    it's almost infuriating.
[13:30] Soma
    Isshiki-senpai! Kuga-senpai!
[13:32] Kuga
    Heyo, heyo, heyo! We're here!
[13:35] Soma
    Huh...
[13:36] Ishi
    I guess we missed your victory, though, Soma-kun.
[13:39] Kuga
    Well, I wasn't worried about Yukihira-chin.
[13:43] Soma
    Yeah!
SIGN    The White Knight
     of the Table
[13:50] Ishi
    Der Weiß Ritter Der Tafel...
[13:52] Kuga
    But Tsukassan now...
[13:54] Ishi
    Yeah. He's not just attending to all
    of the ingredients without leaving
[13:58] Ishi
    his own presence on his dish.
[14:01] Tsuka
    Now...
[14:05] Tsuka
    Let us duel, you and I.
[14:10] Kuga
    He's standing as an equal and
    clashing with his ingredients.
[14:13] Kuga
    By doing that, he gets a deeper
    understanding of the ingredients
[14:16] Kuga
    and leaves a part of himself within the dish.
[14:19] Ishi
    That's what his conversation
    skills have grown into.
[14:23] Megu
    That's amazing! I can't believe he was able to
[14:25] Megu
    evolve his style that much in
    such a short period of time.
[14:28] Soma
    Looks like he's gonna give his
    opponent a run for his money.
[14:31] Niku
    Noir's no match for him!
[14:34] Old
    What the?!
[14:35] Guy
    What does Saiba Asahi have over there?
[14:41] Tsuka
    He's got multiple knives on a holster?
[14:43] Old
    And he also seems to have some knives
    meant for use at the circus and in stunts.
[14:46] Guy
    And something that looks like a torture device!
[14:49] Niku
    Wait, why does he have that thing?!
[14:51] Niku
    That's Claude Ville's syringe.
[14:54] Niku
    Saiba Asahi's the only guy
    I don't have intel on.
[14:58] Guy
    This way, Adjudicator Tranchant.
[15:03] Tran
    There must've been an illicit brawl...
[15:10] Asahi
    Man, talk about a surprise.
SIGN    Several Minutes Ago
[15:13] (Flashback) Asahi
    I never thought you'd let Yukihira
    Soma defeat you like that.
[15:17] (Flashback) Sarge
    I'm terribly sorry.
[15:18] (Flashback) Asahi
    But things are going pretty well for me.
[15:22] (Flashback) Asahi
    Underworld or outside, it doesn't matter.
    Chefs are so competitive,
[15:26] (Flashback) Asahi
    they never hesitate to accept my challenge.
[15:28] (Flashback) Asahi
    Now that you've lost, you're not
     gonna be using that, are you?
[15:31] (Flashback) Asahi
    This is an order.
[15:33] (Flashback) Asahi
    Give me that chain carving knife of yours.
[15:36] (Flashback) Sarge
    It would be an honor.
[15:37] (Flashback) Sarge
    May your Crossed Knives shine
    even brighter, Asahi-sama.
[15:43] Sarge
    No chef has senses as sharp as Asahi-sama.
[15:48] Sarge
    After getting the other chefs'
    tools and holding them,
[15:52] Sarge
    his sense of touch allows him
[15:54] Sarge
    to instantly acquire their cooking
    styles and perfectly recreate them.
[15:59] Asahi
    All right, here we go!
[16:01] Asahi
    Blood Dish... Cross!
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
SIGN    Blood Dish
[16:04] Megu
    He's mastered it!
[16:06] Sarge
    And he can use different skills in each hand!
[16:10] Asahi
    Armed Dish... Cross!
[16:12] [SONG] Sign
    Armed Dish
[16:12] [SONG] Sign
    Armed Dish
[16:12] [SONG] Sign
    Armed Dish
[16:13] Niku
    Now he's using the chain carving knife?!
[16:16] Sarge
    On top of that, he can combine skills
    and take them to another level.
[16:21] Sarge
    That is the truth of...
[16:23] Asahi
    ...Crossed Knives!
[16:25] Soma
    Did he combine my dad's knife with
    something else when he fought me?
[16:30] Megu
    It's true. The flavor he produced back
    then really was on another level.
[16:35] Taku
    Crossed Knives...
[16:37] Niku
    It's like there are two Mimasakas!
[16:39] Kuga
    No, we're not talking even
     two or three of him here.
[16:42] Isshi
    Every time he crosses,
    his abilities go up exponentially.
[16:45] Issh
    And the combinations are endless.
[16:48] Issh
    He can basically reach the heavens!
[16:50] Tsuka
    That might be a bit of a reach.
[16:52] Tsuka
    Poussin Chicken Rôtir is served.
[16:56] Tsuka
    Please enjoy.
[16:57] Asahi
    I'm done, too.
[17:01] Asahi
    Grilled Poussin Chicken is served.
[17:02] Asahi
    Please enjoy.
[17:06] Girl
    Both contestants have completed
    their dishes almost simultaneously.
SIGN    WGO Adjudicator
    Dynamis
[17:09] Girl
    The judging will now commence.
SIGN    Essor
SIGN    Maturite
SIGN    Rantabi
[17:11] Mat
    Let us begin with Saiba Asahi's dish.
[17:15] Ran
    The leader of Noir, Saiba Asahi.
[17:18] Ran
    Just how good is he?
[17:23] Mat
    The poussin chicken had been
    seasoned with mustard,
[17:26] Mat
    and then he grilled it to
    perfection with clarified butter.
[17:30] Ess
    The panko sprinkled on top has
    been roasted to a golden brown,
[17:33] Ess
    enhancing the poussin chicken's
    texture with every bite!
[17:37] Ran
    Why is this dish so unified?
[17:39] Ran
    Nothing's wasted with the meat or the sauce.
[17:42] Asahi
    The secret lies in the light
    scoring I did on the top.
[17:46] Ran
    The light scoring? But this is far more...
[17:49] Asahi
    Correct. It's on another level.
[17:52] Asahi
    I used the chain carving
    knife to do the light scoring,
[17:56] Asahi
    so that the poussin chicken's
    natural texture wouldn't be lost!
[18:00] Megu
    Th-That's amazing!
[18:02] Kuga
    Don't worry. Tsukassan will
    be able to surpass that.
[18:07] Mat
    Now, let us try the other dish.
[18:10] Both
    Right.
[18:12] Ran
    Tsukasa Eishi was able to make
[18:14] Ran
    high-quality gourmet from simple
    convenience store ingredients.
[18:17] Ran
    What kind of deliciousness awaits this time?
[18:22] Mat
    It's melting right in my mouth!
[18:25] Ess
    This isn't meat! It's cotton candy!
[18:28] Mat
    I've been served!
[18:36] Tsuka
    After giving the meat an herbal rub,
[18:38] Tsuka
    I thoroughly roasted it at a low temperature.
[18:40] Tsuka
    Please try it with the feijoa mousse.
[18:44] Megu
    The feijoa is a fruit from
    Central and South America!
[18:47] Taku
    Oh, right. I think they mentioned
[18:49] Taku
    Tsukasa-senpai was with Rindo-senpai
    in the Amazon for a while.
[18:53] Ran
    Amazing! The refreshing sweetness
    and tartness of the feijoa
[18:57] Ran
    takes the flavor to new heights!
[19:00] Ess
    We're able to see this unknown side of the
    ingredients because of this conversation.
[19:05] Guy
    Well done, Tsukasa Eishi!
[19:07] Old
    That might just be enough
    to surpass Saiba Asahi!
[19:10] Ranta
    B-But why?
[19:14] Ranta
    I can't forget Saiba Asahi's dish
    after it tried to seize my heart!
[19:18] Esso
    Me neither...
[19:20] Mat
    Agreed...
[19:22] Asahi
    Well, there you go.
[19:23] asahi
    What's giving my dish an edge
[19:26] asahi
    are the tiny bits of blood sausage
     carved into the chicken...
SIGN    Boudin Noir
SIGN    Boudin Noir
SIGN    Boudin Noir
SIGN    Boudin Noir
SIGN    Boudin Noir
SIGN    Boudin Noir
SIGN    Boudin Noir
SIGN    Boudin Noir
[19:29] Asahi
    Boudin noir.
[19:33] (Flashback) Asahi
    Cross!
[19:34] Asahi
    It's a combination of blood
[19:36] Asahi
    that I just drew from the poussin
    chicken and pig's blood.
[19:39] Asahi
    That's what's adding that extra punch.
[19:42] Ran
    If you used only pungent pig's blood,
[19:44] Ran
    it should overshadow the
    scent of the poussin chicken.
[19:47] Asashi
    It's all about fat.
[19:48] Asahi
    I didn't just inject the blood from
    the poussin chicken, but the fat, too.
[19:53] Asahi
    Animal fat is just a hunk
    of premium, rich flesh.
[19:56] Asahi
    It adds depth to the flavor of the
    meat without getting in the way.
[20:01] (Flashback) Asahi
    Cross!
[20:02] Asahi
    A delicate yet dynamic way of cooking
    the meat to bring out its best.
[20:06] (Flashback) Asahi
    Cross!
[20:07] Esso
    The pure poussin chicken meat...
[20:10] Ranta
    The pleasure of the sausage
    made of blood and fat...
[20:13] Mat
    Added together...
[20:14] All
    This dish is basically taboo!
[20:18] Ess
    Like fallen angels serving demons...
[20:21] Ran
    We'll blindly follow...
[20:23] Mat
    Ecstasy!
[20:26] Mat
    Tsukasa Eishi's dish was also
[20:28] Mat
    a perfect dish that brought out
    120% from all of the ingredients.
[20:32] Esso
    But Saiba Asahi's dish has
    surpassed perfection itself!
[20:36] Sarge
    That's right. Crossed Knives can
    surpass even the God Tongue!
[20:39] Rant
    Is there any chef that could
    possibly beat Crossed Knives?!
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi
    vs
    Saiba Asahi
[20:44] Girl
    The winner is Saiba Asahi-sama!
SIGN    Saiba Asahi
[20:50] Old
    Tsukasa Eishi...
[20:51] Guy
    ...lost?
[20:52] Asahi
    The former First Seat of
    the Totsuki Elite Ten...
[20:55] Asahi
    Having a conversation with ingredients, eh?
[20:57] Asahi
    I guess that skill's mine now.
[21:00] Soma
    That bastard...
[21:08] Soma
    Great work out there.
[21:25] Tsuka
    Yukihira... You can't lose.
[21:31] Soma
    I won't.
[22:54] Tran
    And now, our contestants are
[22:57] Sign
    Main Event
[22:57] Trans
    Takumi Aldini, the Seventh Seat
     of the Totsuki Elite Ten,
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    a
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    i
    
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    l
    d
    i
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    i
[23:02] Trans
    and from Noir, Don Kama!
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    o
    n
    
    K
    a
    m
    a
[23:06] Don
    Good evening, handsome boy.
[23:09] Tran
    This will be a team battle.
SIGN    T
    e
    a
    m
    
    B
    a
    t
    t
    l
    e
[23:11] Trans
    The chefs will personally register
    their support members,
[23:14] Trans
    and they must coordinate to win.
    These are the terms
SIGN    Coordinate
[23:18] Trans
    that the Bookmaster has sent us.
[23:21] Taku
    I only have one supporter.
    My younger brother, Isami Aldini.
SIGN    Takumi Aldini
    VS
    Don Kama
    
    Venue
     This Way
SIGN    Danger!!
    
    No Trespassing
SIGN    Danger!!
    No Trespassing
SIGN    The Missing Half of the Moon
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
[23:35] taku
    Friends?
[23:36] Soma
    Comrades?
[23:37] Don
    No fair!

Season 3

8 - The Missing Half of the Moon

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[00:05] Trans
    This will be a team battle.
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    B
    a
    t
    t
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[00:08] Trans
    The chefs will personally register
    their support members,
[00:11] Trans
    and they must coordinate to win.
    These are the terms
SIGN    Coordinate
[00:14] Trans
    that the Bookmaster has sent us.
[00:17] Don
    I've gathered plenty of supporters.
[00:22] Don
    What about you?
[00:24] Taku
    I only have one supporter.
    My younger brother, Isami Aldini.
[00:31] Old
    The Aldini Brothers have been making a name
[00:33] Old
    for themselves as the ultimate tag team lately.
[00:36] Glasses
    Yes. They even beat the Toro Tuna
     Brothers in a Shokugeki.
SIGN    Totsuki Academy 86th Class
    Nickname "Toro Tuna" Brothers
[00:41] (Flashback) Both
    Grazie!
[00:43] Don
    Ah, such wonderful brotherly love.
[00:46] Don
    But I wonder if that cute
    wittle brother of yours
[00:48] Don
    is going to make it.
[00:50] Taku
    What?
[00:51] Don
    I have a lot of very generous friends, you see...
SIGN    No Trespassing
[00:57] Don
    Why, they'll do almost anything for me.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The Missing Half of the Moon
[02:36] Megu
    We can't seem to find Nakiri-san anywhere.
[02:39] Niku
    Yeah.
[02:40] Niku
    I'll keep looking. Let's meet
    back at Aldini's match venue.
[02:44] Megu
    Okay.
[02:45] Kuga
    Hey, come on now, Yukihira-chin.
[02:48] Kuga
    This is totally a dead end.
[02:49] Soma
    Huh? Well, that's weird.
SIGN    Danger!!
     No Trespassing
[02:52] Soma
    I followed all the arrows.
SIGN    Takumi Aldini
    VS
    Don Kama
    
    Venue
     This Way
[02:55] Isshi
    Well, this is rather suspicious.
[02:57] Soma
    I wonder if it's supposed
    to be some kind of maze.
[03:00] Kuga
    You're way too lax about this, Yukihira-chin.
SIGN    Isami Aldini
SIGN    I'll go~~
SIGN    Today's your
    favorite chicken
    nanban bento
SIGN    Yay~~
SIGN    Are you ready?
SIGN    How's the venue setup~?
SIGN    Don't worry,
    I checked everything
SIGN    Isami, it's about to start.
    Where are you?
SIGN    Mm~~
[03:04] Taku
    Something's wrong. He hasn't responded.
[03:07] Taku
    It's not even marked as read.
[03:13] Taku
    Don't tell me...
[03:14] Asahi
    That Don Kama... Always pulling
    that funny business.
[03:18] Sarge
    This match is a team match.
[03:21] Sarge
    I'm sure his friends just did it on their own.
[03:24] Don
    Well, I guess I should call my supporters.
[03:29] Don
    Girls, come on out!
[03:36] Girls
    Hi! Sorry to keep you waiting!
[03:40] Guy
    Whoa, a whole herd of 'em showed up.
[03:42] Girl
    Say, Mama! Can I go shopping
    in Ginza tomorrow?
[03:46] Girl
    I want some cosmetics.
[03:47] Girl
    Oh, my. You'll be even prettier.
[03:51] Don
    Oh, I'm sorry they're so rowdy.
[03:53] Don
    But they're all really good girls.
SIGN    Takumi Aldini VS Don Kama
    Amuse-Bouche Created Through Teamwork
[03:56] Guy
    The theme of this match will be an
    amuse-bouche created through teamwork.
SIGN    Dynamis
[04:02] Guy
    The judges will be the WGO adjudicators
    Dynamis, Rantabi, and Historie.
SIGN    Rantabi
SIGN    Historie
[04:07] Guy
    It appears your support isn't here yet,
    but it's now time to begin cooking!
SIGN    Tranchant
[04:14] Don
    Okay, ladies! Shape up!
    It's time to get to work.
[04:18] Girls
    Okay, Mama!
[04:20] Don
    Now shake that shaker with your body and soul!
[04:25] Girls
    Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...
[04:29] Girls
    Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...
[04:33] Sarge
    Don Kama... He's as coordinated as ever.
[04:36] Sarge
    He's more suited to the theme
    of teamwork than anyone.
[04:40] Old
    What are they trying to do?
[04:41] Old
    This isn't a bar. This is a kitchen.
[04:44] Glasses
    Those shakers...
[04:46] Don
    The first stage of prep is complete.
[04:49] Don
    I'm counting on you girls
    to do the next step.
[04:52] Girl
    Of course, Mama. Leave it to us.
[04:54] Old
    Don't tell me they're trying to
    make a sauce with those shakers!
[04:59] Don
    What's this? Your wittle brother's not here yet.
[05:03] Don
    Do you think he hung you out to dry?
    Does that mean I win by default, then?
[05:10] Don
    Oh, my. That means my amuse-bouche
    is just going to go to waste.
[05:14] Megu
    Wha?! How the heck did this happen?!
[05:18] Sarge
    This is a rather difficult theme.
[05:21] Sarge
    An amuse-bouche is a small dish
    served before an appetizer.
[05:25] Sarge
    It's normally prepared as a simple little dish.
[05:28] Sarge
    But they want it to be something far
    more complicated, created as a team.
[05:33] Asahi
    True. Usually, it'd be hard
    to call that an amuse-bouche.
[05:38] Asahi
    I wonder what we're going to see from them.
[05:41] Girls
    Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...
[05:48] Megu
    What should we do?
[05:49] Don
    Please, enjoy.
[05:52] His
    Is this a verrine?
[05:54] Glasses
    A verrine is a kind of small glass.
[05:58] Old
    Thus, any savory or sweet dish served
    in one is also called a verrine.
[06:03] Sarge
    It's particularly well-suited to
    layered mousses and sauces,
[06:06] Sarge
    to show off their beautiful visuals.
[06:08] Sarge
    But their verrine is...
[06:11] Ran
    How are there so many layers?!
[06:13] Dyna
    There are almost a hundred colors
    stacked up in these three glasses!
[06:18] Don
    Remember, this is just an amuse-bouche.
[06:21] Don
    I'd like you to enjoy these quickly.
[06:23] Don
    This glass within ten seconds!
[06:25] Don
    This next glass within twenty seconds!
[06:28] Don
    And I recommend you finish the
    third one within thirty seconds.
[06:32] His
    What? How did they even make these?
[06:36] Dyn
    It's so beautiful...
[06:38] Dyn
    It retains its shape even when
    you scoop it with a spoon.
[06:40] Dyn
    The layers are all still intact!
[06:47] His
    It's raining fruits!
[06:49] Ran
    A concerto of fish and herbs!
[06:52] Dyna
    And finally, fragrant lamb mousse
    and root vegetables in harmony!
[06:57] His
    This vibrant and colorful display...
[07:00] Ran
    Each glass is making its presence known!
[07:04] Dyna
    Raw sea urchin and smoked scallop mousse...
[07:06] Dyna
    The perfect accenting layer is always
    slipped into the perfect spot.
[07:09] His
    It's like this richly colored show of mousses...
[07:12] Girls
    ...is dancing in our mouths!
[07:16] Don
    Yes. I call this dish Onee's Greedy
    Little Girl Three-Verrine Set.
[07:21] Don
    It manages to charm anyone who eats it.
[07:24] His
    It's like I'm experiencing
    a glimpse of a show!
[07:26] His
    The flavors dance and twirl with both charm
    and muscle in a richly seductive show!
[07:31] Ran
    And how is this even possible?!
[07:33] Ran
    It was so impactful, but as soon as
    I swallowed, it was so light!
[07:38] Don
    The secret lies within this shaker!
[07:42] His
    The inside walls are covered
    with deep grooves!
[07:45] Don
    Yes. With every shake,
    this shaker produces delicate foam.
[07:51] Dyn
    That thick, smooth foam coats the tongue
    and then melts away in your mouth.
[07:55] Ran
    There's impact and satisfaction...
[07:57] Ran
    But the aftertaste...
[07:59] Ran
    is oh-so-fluffy!
[08:02] Don
    Yes! We can't have you getting
    full from just the amuse-bouche!
[08:08] Don
    That's why I wanted you to taste it
    immediately, before the foam melted away,
[08:12] Don
    while these verrines were
    at their most delicious.
[08:16] Dyn
    They've managed to flawlessly
    complete the Bookmaster's task!
[08:20] Ran
    An amuse-bouche that surpasses the
    very concept of an amuse-bouche!
[08:23] His
    They managed to make verrines
    that could never be created in such
[08:27] His
    a short amount of time a reality!
[08:30] His
    With absolutely perfect teamwork!
[08:33] Don
    So... how could you possibly beat my teamwork?
[08:37] Don
    Aldini-kyun!
[08:40] Don
    Aw, I'm so sowwy.
[08:42] Don
    I forgot you didn't even have any
    supporters to teamwork with!
[08:46] Don
    Though I don't think you would've stood a chance
[08:48] Don
    even if your wittle brother was here.
[08:50] Don
    Nothing can defeat the
    sauce we create together.
[08:53] Don
    There's no way you could
    possibly beat our teamwork.
[08:57] Girls
    No way! No way!
[08:59] Girls
    No way! No way!
[09:01] Girls
    No way! No way!
[09:03] Girls
    No way! No way!
[09:05] Girls
    No way!
SIGN    No Trespassing
[09:07] Isami
    There were always people who tried
    underhanded things at Shokugekis,
[09:12] Isami
    but this is the lowest of the low.
[09:15] Isami
    Still...
[09:17] Isami
    I'm pretty sure this is pointless.
[09:21] Isami
    I'm the one who brings out
    the best in my big bro,
[09:25] Isami
    but the one who comes in second
    happens to be at that venue already.
[09:33] Soma
    Heya, Takumi.
[09:35] Soma
    You seem a bit troubled.
[09:38] Taku
    I had no intention of calling you.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[09:44] Taku
    But let's get going.
[09:47] Guy
    It's the Yukihira boy!
[09:49] Guy
    Who's he?
[09:50] Guy
    I think he's the one who
    defeated Sarge from Noir.
[09:53] Sarge
    Yukihira Soma...
[09:56] Megu
    Thank goodness you made it in time.
[09:58] Don
    Hang on a second!
[10:00] Don
    Did you call him here, ponytail girl?!
[10:05] Don
    How dare you interfere like that?!
[10:08] Don
    Also, why is your skin so smooth?
    With no makeup? And your hair is silky!
[10:12] Don
    Who do you think you are, little girl?!
[10:15] Don
    Listen up! The Bookmaster sent us here!
[10:20] Don
    We were to report our support members before
[10:22] Don
    the match began and create
    the dish as a team!
[10:24] Don
    If you're using a different support
    member than the one you reported,
[10:27] Don
    I'm pretty sure that's immediate
    grounds for disqualification!
[10:31] Girls
    Disqualification! Disqualification!
    Disqualification! Disqualification!
[10:35] Girls
    Disqualification! Disqualification!
    Disqualification! Disqualification!
[10:40] Anne
    Then let us deliberate.
[10:43] Soma
    Oh, hey, Anne-san.
[10:45] Anne
    The Bookmaster is observing
    everything going on.
[10:50] Mom
    Well...
[10:52] Mom
    The reason I ordered a teamwork match
[10:55] Mom
    was so each contestant could
    bring out their full potential.
[10:59] Mom
    If that's still possible, the change
    in support is a trivial matter.
[11:06] Mom
    Therefore, I will allow Takumi Aldini
    to change his support member.
[11:14] Anne
    That is all.
[11:16] Anne
    Adjudicator Tranchant, the floor is yours.
SIGN    Takumi Aldini VS Don Kama
    Amuse-Bouche Created Through Teamwork
[11:19] Don
    Th-This is so not fair!
[11:22] Don
    You're totally playing favorites!
[11:24] Don
    No fair! No fair! No fair!
[11:27] Girls
    So not fair! So not fair! So not fair!
[11:32] Girls
    So not fair! So not fair! So not fair!
[11:33] Tran
    I see... If you're calling this unfair,
[11:36] Tran
    we'll have to look into why Isami Aldini
    failed to make it to the venue.
[11:41] Girls
    So...
[11:43] Don
    Blush!
[11:44] Tran
    Blush?
[11:45] Don
    Hmph! It's not like I'm backing down
    because you're so gorgeous or anything.
[11:50] Girls
    Oh, I knew it.
[11:52] Girls
    He's totally Mama's type.
[11:54] Don
    Oh, fine, then!
[11:55] Don
    It's not like this little boy acting as
    support is going to change anything.
[11:59] Don
    Because I know your wittle secret!
[12:02] Don
    Any Aldini tag team dish
    needs that mezzaluna, and...
[12:07] Don
    The only way to bring out the
    mezzaluna's full potential is to
[12:11] Don
    have both the Aldini Brothers.
[12:15] Meg
    That's right, Mimasaka-kun
    mentioned before...
[12:18] (Flashback) Mia
    Big Bro, Big Bro, Big Bro!
[12:21] (Flashback) Mima
    Forno! Accendere! Tritare! Grazie!
[12:25] (Flashback) Mim
    Buon appetito!
[12:27] (Flashback) Mima
    It's no use... Even my Perfect Trace is
    no match for their teamwork right now.
[12:34] (Flashback) Mima
    They're at a level that I can't
    copy within a day anymore.
[12:37] Megu
    That's how strong Takumi-kun
    and Isami-kun's bond is.
[12:43] Megu
    But I'm sure Soma-kun can...
[12:46] Soma
    Hey, you're in my space!
[12:48] Taku
    Shut up! We've got limited space!
    Quit freaking out over everything!
[12:52] Soma
    This line marks my space!
[12:54] Taku
    Get real! This is my space!
[12:57] Megu
    Maybe I did something I shouldn't have!
[13:01] Taku
    No, it's okay. Thanks for
    your help, Tadokoro-san.
[13:12] (Flashback) Taku
    I'll crush you.
[13:14] (Flashback) Taku
    Tritare!
[13:16] (Flashback) Soma
    He had hands that looked like
    they knew an actual kitchen.
[13:19] (Flashback) Megu
    Like Soma-kun...
[13:29] Don
    Nope! Not happening!
[13:31] Don
    You'll never make it in time!
SIGN    Takumi Aldini VS Don Kama
    Amuse-Bouche Created Through Teamwork
[13:33] Don and girls
    You're out of time! You're out of time!
    You're out of time! You're out of time!
[13:36] Taku
    I don't like the fact that
    you'll be using this knife,
[13:39] Taku
    but at least try not to hold me back.
[13:41] Soma
    Ya jerk! Who else would agree to
    use this huge knife of yours?
[13:46] Taku
    What did you say?
[13:47] Soma
    You got a problem?!
[13:49] Soma
    Well, whatever. You know what to do, right?
[13:52] Taku
    Of course. We're also...
[13:54] Both
    ...going to make verrines!
[13:57] Taku
    We'll amaze and excite the crowd even
     more than your amuse-bouche did!
[14:02] Megu
    Right, of course. Those two have...
[14:05] Megu
    all those days they spent training!
[14:12] Guy
    Look at them go!
[14:14] Woman
    My eyes can't keep up!
[14:16] Guy
    They're just stuck in top gear!
[14:19] Hist
    It's almost like they're dancing!
[14:20] Hist
    Their flow shows off their beautiful teamwork!
[14:24] Megu
    That's... the Danza Sparda!
SIGN    Danza Sparda
[14:28] Megu
    That's what Takumi-kun learned
    back at his training at Totsuki!
[14:32] Old
    It's almost like baton twirling!
[14:34] Old
    He's spinning the mezzaluna
    at incredible speeds,
[14:36] Old
    but precisely chopping the ingredients!
[14:39] Asahi
    I see. That's allowing him to cook at
    speeds most people could never achieve.
[14:46] Megu
    As Takumi-kun is right now,
[14:48] Megu
    he can sharply, deeply turbo-charge
     his dish's deliciousness!
[14:53] Soma
    Tritare!
[14:55] Don
    How can he work so well with Yukihira Soma?!
[15:01] Taku
    Of course I can.
[15:05] (Flashback) Megu
    The moment's finally arrived!
[15:07] (Flashback) Isami
    Yeah!
[15:08] (Flashback) Isami
    The Shokugeki with the mezzaluna
    on the line is finally...
SIGN    Takumi Aldini Yukihira Soma
[15:12] (Flashback) Girl
    The winner is Takumi Aldini!
[15:15] (Flashback) Taku
    Yes!
[15:17] (Flashback) Soma
    One more time.
[15:18] (Flashback) Taku
    Huh?
[15:19] (Flashback) Soma
    I don't care about the mezzaluna.
    Just fight me again tomorrow!
[15:23] (Flashback) Soma
    Don't think you've beat me just yet!
SIGN    The Next Day
SIGN    Takumi Aldini Yukihira Soma
[15:27] (Flashback) Soma
    Hell yeah! I won!
[15:28] (Flashback) Soma
    How'd you like that, Takumi?! I got reven—
[15:32] (Flashback) Taku
    I can't just accept the mezzaluna like this!
[15:35] (Flashback) Taku
    I'll compete against you again tomorrow
[15:37] (Flashback) Taku
    and feel refreshed when I get it back from you.
SIGN    Takumi Aldini Yukihira Soma
SIGN    And the Day After That
[15:40] (Flashback) Soma
    One more time!
SIGN    Takumi Aldini Yukihira Soma
SIGN    And Yet Again, the Day After That
[15:43] (Flashback) Taku
    Once more!
[15:44] (Flashback) Isshi
    Oh? You brought that back home again?
[15:46] (Flashback) Megu
    I think he has another Shokugeki
    with Takumi-kun tomorrow.
[15:49] (Flashback) Isami
    If you're taking that again, why not
    just let Yukihira-kun hold on to it?
[15:52] (Flashback) Taku
    What are you saying, Isami?!
    I'm going to win for good this time!
[15:57] (Flashback) Girl
    The winner is Takumi Aldini!
[16:00] (Flashback) Soma
    One more time!
[16:01] (Flashback) Girl
    The winner is Yukihira Soma.
[16:04] (Flashback) Taku
    Once more!
[16:05] (Flashback) Soma
    One more time!
[16:06] (Flashback) Taku
    Once more!
[16:07] (Flashback) Soma
    One more time!
[16:08] (Flashback) Both
    I'm not done yet!
[16:11] Megu
    Yes, they had Shokugekis over and over.
[16:14] Megu
    Takumi-kun and Soma-kun have got this!
[16:16] Taku
    Buon appetito!
[16:18] Old
    What? Only a single color?
[16:20] Guy
    Can that actually be called a verrine?
[16:22] Hist
    No, this is...
[16:24] Hist
    It's black and white. It's yin and yang.
[16:27] Girl
    A verrine split vertically?
[16:30] Girl
    It's a complete contrast to his
    opponent's dish, but just as beautiful!
[16:33] Ran
    I guess I'll try the white side first.
[16:38] Ran
    This is an Italian dish that
    resembles chawanmushi...
[16:41] Ran
    It uses sformato as its base!
[16:43] Taku
    Indeed. I sliced up some
    onions, then sautéed them,
[16:47] Taku
    then blended in fresh
    cream and Parmesan cheese,
[16:49] Taku
    then added eggs and melted butter,
    and then steamed it up into a souffle.
[16:53] Taku
    It's a cheese-flavored white sformato.
[16:55] Hist
    And the black sformato...
[16:59] Hist
    This is... softshell turtle?!
[17:02] Taku
    Yes... It's cheese...
[17:03] Soma
    ...and softshell turtle verrine.
[17:07] Old
    Softshell turtle?!
[17:14] Don
    How stupid can you two be?
[17:15] Don
    Dairy and freshwater turtle meat?
[17:18] Don
    You actually combined two completely
    different foods with such distinct smells?
[17:21] Don
    The most important thing with a verrine
    is to savor the various layers together!
[17:28] Don
    You're not going to suggest they
    eat each layer separately, are you?
[17:32] Taku
    Why not taste it for yourself,
[17:35] Taku
    Don Kama?
[17:37] Taku
    Mix it up all you'd like...
[17:38] Soma
    ...and have a taste!
[17:48] Don
    What?! It tastes so refined!
[17:54] Don
    The turtle broth seeps
    through and melds together
[17:57] Don
    perfectly with the melted butter and cheese!
[18:01] Don
    Then they deliciously lap at your tongue!
[18:04] Hist
    How could this be?! How do softshell
    turtle and cheese go so well together?!
[18:08] Girl
    There's something sprinkled on the surface.
[18:10] Taku
    Those would be walnuts, sesame,
    peanuts and other nuts...
SIGN    Kaki-no-Tane
[18:14] Taku
    And then...
[18:16] Don
    Kaki-no-tane?
[18:18] Meg
    That's...
[18:19] Megu
    from when Soma-kun battled
    Takumi-kun for the first time.
SIGN    Kaki-no-Tane
SIGN    Kaki-no-Tane
[18:23] Taku
    After lightly roasting them to enhance
    their aroma, I mixed them into the sformato
[18:28] Taku
    and then used the mezzaluna to
[18:30] Taku
    chop up all the ingredients to
    the perfect length of 0.1mm each.
[18:34] Soma
    Way to go, human food processor!
[18:37] Ran
    I see. The slight bitterness and
    spiciness of the roasted kaki-no-tane
[18:41] Ran
    got rid of the pungent smell,
[18:43] Ran
    and also brought the two flavors together.
[18:47] Hist
    The crunchy texture is so fun that you can
    slurp it all down, yet it feels so light.
[18:52] Girl
    I've never had such an amuse-bouche before...
[18:54] Rantabi
    ...in my life!
[18:59] Old
    I'm so curious to know how it tastes!
[19:04] Girls
    I want to try some!
[19:07] Don
    Inconceivable! To bring together flavors
    that were never meant to be combined!
[19:13] Don
    How could those two pull off
    something like that?!
SIGN    Takumi Aldini Yukihira Soma
[19:28] (Flashback) Soma
    Guess I win, Takumi.
[19:30] (Flashback) Soma
    At least for today.
[19:33] (Flashback) Taku
    Yeah... I guess you did, Yukihira.
[19:38] Taku
    Well, I guess it wasn't a total waste...
[19:41] Taku
    All the time we've spent together
    since we met, that is.
[19:43] Soma
    Huh? Did you say something?
[19:46] Taku
    No, don't mind me.
[19:49] Tran
    And now, for the deliberation.
[19:51] Tran
    The winner is...
SIGN    Takumi Aldini Yukihira Soma
SIGN    Don Kama And the Sisters
[19:54] Tran
    The Aldini and Yukihira Tag Team!
[19:57] Taku
    Grazie!
[19:57] Soma
    Glad you liked it!
[19:59] Isami
    Big Bro!
[20:00] Taku
    Isami! Are you all right?!
[20:02] Isami
    Yeah, I'm fine.
[20:05] Kuga
    Welp, it's all thanks to me.
[20:07] Kuga
    I'm glad I brought the martial artists
    from the Chinese Cuisine RS with me.
[20:14] Meg
    Thank goodness.
[20:16] Soma
    Hey, Isami. It was tiring as hell
    being on a team with your bro.
[20:20] Isami
    Thanks for helping, Yukihira-kun.
[20:22] Soma
    But the best partner for
    Takumi Aldini is Isami Aldini.
[20:28] Both
    Yeah.
[20:31] Hist
    You can never break the bond between siblings.
[20:34] Hist
    Am I right, Little Sister?
[20:36] Dyna
    Indeed, Big Brother.
[20:39] Soma
    Wait, you guys are siblings?
[20:41] Don
    Asahi-sama, please take this.
[20:44] Don
    My work is done.
[20:46] Don
    Please think of me when you use this.
[20:50] Asahi
    How admirable.
[20:56] Niku
    There's trouble, guys!
[20:59] Niku
    It's Erina-sama!
[21:00] Mgu
    Huh?
[21:12] Girl
    Oh, no!
[21:24] Soma
    So the lone chef fighting against all
    the losers in the revenge match...
[21:27] Soma
    was Nakiri?
[21:29] Taku
    She defeated all of them herself?
[21:31] Megu
    But why is Nakiri-san the
    only one who has to do this?
[21:36] Anne
    We just received a report.
[21:38] Anne
    Miss Nakiri Erina has defeated all of
    the challengers in the revenge match.
[21:43] Anne
    I assume you are willing to let her
    proceed to the main event now,
[21:46] Anne
    Bookmaster.
[21:49] Mom
    You're all so disappointing.
[21:52] Mom
    You all let a little girl defeat you.
[21:57] Mom
    There's no need for the
    God Tongue in this tournament.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The God Tongue's Despair
[23:35] Megu
    You bad wittle boy!
[23:38] Soma
    Uh, Tadokoro?

Season 3

9 - The God Tongue's Despair

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    t
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SIGN    Nine
[00:03] Soma
    So the lone chef fighting against all
    the losers in the revenge match...
[00:06] Soma
    was Nakiri?
[00:11] Niku
    Erina-sama!
[00:14] Megu
    Nakiri-san, are you okay?
[00:16] Erina
    I'm fine.
[00:18] Anne
    Next, Miss Nakiri Erina, please head to
    the first match venue for the main event.
[00:24] Niku
    Erina-sama...
[00:27] Asahi
    Looks like most of the outside chefs are out.
[00:30] Asahi
    You guys will be participating
    in the main event.
[00:33] Asahi
    Be sure to make things exciting.
[00:38] Erina
    I will get to you...
[00:40] Erina
    No matter what.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The God Tongue's Despair
[02:17] Lady
    The two contestants have finished their dishes.
[02:20] Lady
    And now for the tasting.
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
[02:26] Lady
    The winner is Nakiri Erina-sama.
[02:29] Asahi
    He didn't even stand a chance.
[02:32] Asahi
    Well done, Princess Erina.
[02:34] Megu
    Nakiri-san!
[02:37] Erina
    You need to concentrate on winning yourselves!
[02:40] Erina
    Understood?
[02:45] Taku
    Something's wrong.
[02:47] Taku
    Though I guess I can't blame her
    after what she just went through.
SIGN    Administration
SIGN    Tadokoro Megumi-sama,
SIGN    This is a notification of your
     1st match at the main event
[02:53] Megu
    It's my turn.
[02:57] Ran
    And now, this will be the final
    match held in this venue today.
[03:03] Ran
    Allow me to introduce our chefs.
[03:05] Ran
    The tenth seat from the Totsuki Elite Ten,
[03:08] Ran
    Tadokoro Megumi!
[03:11] Ran
    And her opponent...
[03:13] Ran
    One of the elite from Noir... Huang Zuiwang.
SIGN    Huang Zuiwang
    vs
    Tadokoro Megumi
[03:18] Niku
    According to Eizan-senpai's intel,
[03:20] Niku
    he's one of the most
    menacing chefs from Noir.
SIGN    Huang Zuiwang
[03:24] Asahi
    Hey, Tadokoro-san.
[03:26] Asahi
    I'm almost surprised you
    made it to the main event.
[03:28] Asahi
    But I guess you did place first
    at the BLUE preliminaries.
[03:31] Asahi
    Hey, Huang Zuiwang.
    You're up against a girl here.
[03:33] Asahi
    Make sure you're not too rough with her.
[03:36] Mask
    As you wish.
[03:38] Soma
    The hell's up with those claws?
[03:40] Taku
    So those are the masked guy's cooking utensils?
[03:43] Ran
    The theme is "meals in a flash."
SIGN    Meals in a Flash
[03:46] Ran
    You'll have fifteen minutes
    to complete your dish.
[03:49] Ran
    And now... begin!
[03:52] Mask
    And now I will show you the
    Huang Clan technique...
[03:55] Mask
    The ultimate dish prepared
    by the Claws of Black Death!
[03:59] Issh
    The deciding factor will be how much
    they can enhance flavors in 15 minutes.
[04:04] Soma
    He's got some talent.
[04:06] Soma
    He's cutting the tendons in
    the meat with those claws?
[04:08] Niku
    That's not the half of it.
[04:10] Tran
    He is from a long line of assassins in China,
[04:14] Tran
    stretching back to the Nanboku-chou period.
[04:17] Ran
    What?! Assassins?
[04:18] Tran
    Using the toxic components of plants, fish,
[04:22] Tran
    and bugs in their assassination techniques,
[04:24] Tran
    his family influenced Chinese
    history from the shadows.
SIGN    Bitter
SIGN    Sweet
SIGN    Salty
SIGN    Sour
SIGN    Umami
[04:28] Tran
    They eventually started using their vast
    knowledge and techniques for cooking.
[04:34] Trans
    Venomous Dish!
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
[04:36] Trans
    That is the secret technique the
    Huang Clan has used in their cuisine!
[04:41] Niku
    Each one of those claws has been
    dipped in an exquisite blend
[04:46] Niku
    of seasonings, one for each
    of the five basic flavors.
SIGN    Salty
SIGN    Sour
SIGN    Umami
SIGN    Bitter
SIGN    Sweet
[04:50] Soma
    Poison claws? Holy crap,
    that's right out of a manga.
SIGN    Poison Claws
SIGN    Poison Claws
SIGN    Poison Claws
SIGN    Poison Claws
SIGN    Poison Claws
SIGN    Poison Claws
SIGN    Poison Claws
SIGN    Poison Claws
SIGN    Poison Claws
SIGN    Poison Claws
[04:53] Mask
    Tadokoro Megumi, was it?
[04:56] Mask
    My Claws of Black Death made the
    world tremble in fear for eternity.
[05:01] Mask
    A little girl like you stands no chance.
[05:05] Mask
    Now, come taste your defeat!
    Squeal like the pig you are!
[05:10] Megu
    You shouldn't talk like that.
[05:12] Megu
    Bad!
SIGN    Bad
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Chinese-Style Lunch Plate
SIGN    Bad
[05:16] Mask
    Oink!
SIGN    Tadokoro Megumi Huang Zuiwang
[05:19] Ran
    The winner is Tadokoro Megumi!
[05:24] Both
    Yes!
[05:26] Soma
    Well, damn, that was over in an instant.
[05:28] Taku
    Excellent work, Tadokoro-san.
[05:30] Asahi
    Well, well. I guess she's not half bad.
[05:36] Megu
    Nakiri-san...
SIGN    The Next Morning
[05:41] Isa
    So you weren't able to see
    Nakiri-san after that?
[05:46] Niku
    No.
[05:46] Megu
    I was hoping to talk to her
    at least a little bit.
[05:49] Taku
    I'm worried.
[05:50] Taku
    Arato-san, who's always been there to
    support her, doesn't seem to be here, either.
[05:54] Soma
    Why the heck does Nakiri get to fight so much?
[05:57] Soma
    I wanna compete more, too!
[06:00] Megu
    Ah, so that's what's bugging you.
[06:02] Soma
    The most important person in the WGO
    is that Bookmaster person, right?
[06:06] Soma
    They're up in the castle keep?
[06:08] Soma
    I'm gonna go have a word or two with them!
[06:10] Taku
    Yukihira, wait!
[06:24] Megu
    Soma-kun, let's head back!
[06:27] Soma
    Ooh, is that it?
[06:31] Erina
    It appears that you've failed
[06:33] Erina
    in your attempts to eliminate me.
[06:37] Erina
    Grandfather told me you disapproved
    of my entering this tournament.
[06:42] Mom
    Why are you complaining when you
    clearly won the revenge matches?
[06:49] Erina
    I cannot make your wish come true.
[06:52] Erina
    You have no use for the
    God Tongue... Is that it,
[06:56] Erina
    Mother?
[07:00] Mom
    Raise the bamboo blinds.
[07:01] Anne
    Yes, ma'am.
SIGN    WGO Bookmaster
    Nakiri Mana
[07:10] Mom
    It's been a while, Erina.
[07:14] Niku
    That's Erina-sama's...
[07:15] Megu
    ...mother?!
[07:18] Mom
    I see that you've hit your prime.
[07:21] Erina
    You just sit there and watch
[07:23] Erina
    as I win the BLUE.
[07:26] Mom
    Oho?
[07:28] Erina
    I, Erina, will show you the
    true power of my God Tongue!
[07:34] Erina
    Farewell, Mother.
[07:37] Erina
    No, Lady Bookmaster.
[07:47] Erina
    You were here?
[07:51] Anne
    All of you! You're not allowed to
    be in here without permission!
[07:55] Mom
    What's the harm? Invite them in.
[08:01] Mom
    Anne... I am out of nutrients.
[08:04] Mom
    Hurry... Hurry and bring me the usual...
[08:06] Anne
    Y-Yes, immediately!
[08:08] Mom
    Remember... Make sure it doesn't hurt!
[08:11] Mom
    Do this properly!
[08:12] Anne
    Yes, don't worry.
[08:16] Anne
    Glucose, vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes...
[08:20] Anne
    I can feel the nutrients flowing through me.
[08:23] Mom
    There's definitely something about
    domestic IVs that makes them better.
[08:27] Taku
    What... What exactly are we watching?
[08:29] Soma
    No clue. I did figure out
    that she's a weirdo, though.
[08:33] Megu
    Um... Are you not feeling well?
[08:36] Mom
    This is my meal. There's nothing to worry about.
[08:40] Soma
    Your meal?
[08:41] Mom
    But I will still get some rest.
[08:44] Mom
    I am pleased that I got to see
    Erina's school friends up close.
[08:49] Mom
    Have them take their leave, Anne.
[08:50] Anne
    As you wish.
[08:52] Mom
    Ah, and you, the young man with the blue eyes.
[08:56] Mom
    Takumi Aldini, was it?
[08:58] Mom
    Your next opponent shall be Erina.
[09:04] Mom
    If you and your younger
    brother would both like
[09:06] Mom
    to go up against her, I would not oppose it.
[09:08] Taku
    What?
[09:09] Mom
    Do whatever it takes to defeat the God Tongue.
[09:11] Mom
    She's unnecessary to me.
[09:18] Megu
    Why did Nakiri-san's mother
    say something like that?
[09:21] Anne
    The public doesn't know that
    they're mother and daughter.
[09:25] Anne
    The reason Mana-sama has
    kept her identity secret
[09:28] Anne
    is because she also possesses
    the God Tongue.
[09:34] Anne
    Her God Tongue made her
    desire gourmet to no end
[09:37] Anne
    until she came to completely despair at flavor.
[09:40] Anne
    And because of that,
    she became unable to eat food,
[09:43] Anne
    and has been taking her nutrients through an IV.
[09:48] Anne
    That is also why she left the Nakiri family.
[09:51] Anne
    I heard that she left Erina-sama
    when she was still quite young.
[09:56] Sarge
    Asahi-sama, the next match
    cards have been revealed.
[10:00] Asahi
    Yes, I've been notified.
[10:03] Asahi
    I'll be going up against the one who took
    first place at the BLUE preliminaries...
[10:08] Asahi
    Tadokoro Megumi.
[10:13] Lady
    Please wait as we finish our preparations.
[10:17] Lady
    The second round is about to begin.
[10:20] Ran
    We'll be holding two matches
    simultaneously in this venue.
SIGN    Hall A
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Takumi Aldini
SIGN    Hall B
SIGN    Saiba Asahi
SIGN    Tadokoro Megumi
[10:24] Isshi
    I know who to cheer on for
    Tadokoro-chan's match,
[10:27] Isshi
    but I'm sort of conflicted about
    Takumi-kun and Nakiri-kun.
[10:33] Niku
    That's not funny!
[10:35] Isshi
    Sorry, my bad.
[10:36] Isami
    Big Bro...
[10:39] Taku
    To uphold the Aldini name,
    I'm going to have to...
[10:46] Megu
    What I have to do...
[10:48] Megu
    Something only I can do...
[10:52] Asahi
    Well, well. You look like you're
    in a foul mood, Princess Erina.
[10:56] Asahi
    You're ruining your beautiful face.
[10:58] Asahi
    You're making your future husband sad.
[11:01] Erina
    Are you done with your nonsense?
[11:03] Asahi
    Hey, now. Are you sure you want
    to be that cold toward me?
[11:08] Asahi
    The only one who can make your wish
    come true is me, Saiba Asahi.
[11:13] Erina
    I have no idea what you're talking about.
[11:16] Asahi
    A hero with powers beyond the God Tongue.
[11:19] Asahi
    That's what you and your
    mother both want, isn't it?
[11:23] Erina
    How do you know about my mother?
[11:25] Asahi
    I did my research. That's exactly
    why I need to win the BLUE.
[11:30] Asahi
    What the Bookmaster desires
    isn't the God Tongue.
[11:33] Asahi
    She wants my cooking.
[11:34] Erina
    Don't be ridiculous! I'm going
    to come out on top at this BLUE!
[11:38] Erina
    And I'm going to be the one who creates
    a dish for my mother unlike any before!
[11:43] Erina
    This isn't your place!
[11:45] Erina
    Now if you'll excuse me!
[11:48] Asahi
    You should be more honest with yourself.
[11:51] Asahi
    What's this?
[11:52] Asahi
    Eavesdropping on our private conversation?
[11:56] Asahi
    You seemed so tame,
    but that's pretty bold of you!
[11:59] Megu
    Huh? Well, I, uh...
[12:02] Megu
    I do apologize for eavesdropping.
[12:04] Megu
    But please stop hurting Nakiri-san like that.
[12:07] Asahi
    That's between the princess and me.
[12:09] Asahi
    It's none of your concern.
[12:13] Asahi
    Come on. The match is about the start.
[12:21] (Flashback) Erina
    Soufflé Léger de Grâce.
SIGN    Megumi
[12:26] (Flashback) Erina
    You need to concentrate on winning yourselves!
[12:28] (Flashback) Erina
    Understood?
[12:30] Megu
    Compete in a Shokugeki with me!
[12:33] Megu
    If I win, please stop hurting Nakiri-san!
[12:37] Asahi
    Oh?
[12:39] Asahi
    I forgot. Are we allowed to
    just randomly hold Shokugekis?
[12:42] Asahi
    Wasn't there some management
    involved or something?
[12:44] Megu
    Huh? Well, I...
[12:46] Asahi
    But sure. That's fine.
[12:48] Asahi
    I'll accept your challenge.
[12:50] Asahi
    But if you lose, you stop being
    Princess Erina's friend.
[12:56] Asahi
    Got it?
[12:58] Taku
    I'm honored that I get to have an
    official match with you, Nakiri-san.
[13:01] Erina
    Are you sure you don't need your brother?
[13:04] Taku
    That's unnecessary.
SIGN    Hall A
    Director of Totsuki Academy
    Nakiri Erina
    VS
    Totsuki Academy Elite Ten Seventh Seat
    Takumi Aldini
[13:06] Taku
    It's true that, currently,
    you might be superior to me.
[13:10] Taku
    But...
[13:11] Taku
    That's exactly why I'm honored to take you on.
[13:15] Erina
    Pathetic.
[13:18] Erina
    If you truly wanted to defeat me,
    you wouldn't be able to say that!
SIGN    Hall B
    Noir
    Saiba Asahi
    VS
    Totsuki Academy Elite Ten Tenth Seat
    Tadokoro Megumi
[13:25] Ran
    And over here,
[13:27] Ran
    we have hunks of beef that
    cost 190 yen per 100 grams
SIGN    S
    u
    p
    e
    r
    
    S
    a
    v
    e
    r
[13:30] Ran
    as the main ingredient that
    you'll be competing with!
[13:33] Asahi
    Do you remember the chef you
    defeated back at the hot springs?
[13:38] Megu
    I'm pretty sure he was from
    the southern part of the US...
[13:41] Asahi
    I have the knife he was using right
    here... Let's see, where is it?
[13:46] Asahi
    Oh, here it is!
[13:48] Asahi
    He's actually a member of Noir, too.
SIGN    Noir
    Monarch
[13:51] Asahi
    His name is Monarch.
[13:52] Asahi
    He used super expensive ingredients.
SIGN    Southern-Style Lunch Plate
[13:55] Asahi
    Though I guess Monarch was no match for you.
[14:00] Soma
    He was a member of Noir, too?
[14:02] Asahi
    And this is Huang Zuiwang's
    Claw of Black Death.
[14:08] Asahi
    I'm going to use these two blades
    that were clearly no match for you
[14:12] Asahi
    and put on a little show...
[14:17] Lady
    And in Hall A, your ingredient will be lamb.
[14:21] Lady
    And now...
[14:22] Rantab
    ...both Halls...
[14:23] Both
    ...begin cooking!
[14:34] Soma
    Tadokoro's theme reminds me of the
    convenience store theme in the prelims.
[14:38] Niku
    Turning super saver meat into a gourmet
    dish... That's perfect for Megumi!
[14:43] Megumi
    I learned a lot about local cuisine and
    homestyle cuisine from around the world,
[14:47] Megu
    and I learned techniques to make even
    cheap ingredients into a gourmet dish.
[14:51] Megu
    I can make the most out of my
    experience with this theme.
[14:55] Megu
    I have to win, no matter what,
    so I can stay friends with Nakiri-san.
[15:00] Megu
    Mom, everyone back home, Coach Shinomiya...
[15:05] Megu
    I'm going to give everything
    I have to this fight!
SIGN    Charm for Academic Success
[15:10] Isshi
    Take flight, Tadokoro-kun!
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
SIGN    Venomous Dish
[15:13] Asahi
    Venomous Dish... Cross!
[15:18] Niku
    He's using that Claw of Black Death
     like it's his own!
SIGN    Luxurious Dish
SIGN    Luxurious Dish
SIGN    Luxurious Dish
[15:20] Asahi
    Luxurious Dish... Cross!
[15:25] Asahi
    This is the true power of Crossed Knives!
[15:28] Niku
    He's so intense!
[15:30] Isshi
    Things are pretty intense over there, too.
[15:35] Niku
    Erina-sama...
[15:36] Taku
    She looks so serious and stern.
[15:40] Taku
    It's like she's a completely different person.
[15:43] Taku
    We need to get her back to normal.
    And the perfect dish to do that is...
[15:55] Isami
    Amazing...
[15:57] Isami
    As soon as they ate Nakiri-san's dish...
[15:59] Niku
    All the judges were knocked out!
[16:02] Erina
    If you want to know how powerless you are,
[16:05] Erina
    have a taste.
[16:10] Taku
    We, the Elite Ten, clash
    and train hard every day.
[16:14] Taku
    But if I were to give her a title, it'd be...
SIGN    E
    l
    i
    t
    e
    
    T
    e
    n
    
    S
    e
    a
    t
    
    Z
    e
    r
    o
[16:18] Taku
    Elite Ten, Seat Zero!
[16:20] Taku
    She's not holding back on me at all.
[16:23] Taku
    Her competitive spirit is
    near lethal right now.
[16:27] Taku
    But I'm not going to lose, either!
[16:31] Taku
    Forno accendere!
SIGN    Fire, ignite.
[16:44] Taku
    Now, let's have you taste my dish, too.
[16:47] Erina
    That's...
SIGN    Hachis Parmentier
SIGN    Hachis Parmentier
[16:49] Erina
    Hachis Parmentier!
[16:51] Taku
    That's right... When we had our mock battle,
[16:54] Taku
    it was with this dish that
    we all admitted defeat.
[16:57] Erina
    This time, it's even better.
[17:03] Erina
    I...
[17:13] Taku
    It's no use.
[17:15] Taku
    I don't stand a chance against her
    right now. I'm forced to surrender.
SIGN    Nakiri Erina Takumi Aldini
[17:19] Lady
    The winner is Nakiri Erina-sama.
SIGN    Nakiri Erina Takumi Aldini
[17:22] Guy
    She's terrifying...
[17:24] Lady
    Absolutely amazing.
[17:25] Guy
    She's definitely the God Tongue...
[17:32] Erina
    My dish...
[17:34] Erina
    True, it's well-made gourmet...
[17:36] Erina
    But I cannot call it something
    that hasn't been tasted before.
[17:41] Erina
    I can't live up to my title
    of God Tongue like this.
[17:44] Isami
    She won, but she doesn't seem happy at all.
[17:48] Niku
    Yeah...
SIGN    Nakiri Erina Takumi Aldini
[17:53] Ran
    No way, this can't be...
[17:55] Ran
    You can actually make super saver
    meat this fragrant?
[17:58] Ran
    The meat looks so hearty!
[18:00] Lady
    This roast beef looks absolutely amazing.
[18:02] Asahi
    Go ahead. Dig in.
[18:10] Lady
    The sweet fragrance of herbs
    and scorched straw...
[18:14] Lady
    The flavors are so complex,
    I can't help but squirm!
[18:17] Guy
    The more I chew...
[18:19] Ran
    The rain of meat juices and umami...
[18:22] All
    ...comes pouring down on me!
[18:28] Ran
    But how can this be?
SIGN    S
    u
    p
    e
    r
    
    S
    a
    v
    e
    r
[18:30] Ran
    This umami... It's like he somehow
    raised the quality of the beef itself.
[18:34] Lady
    Yes. It's like a premium cut
    of the highest-quality beef
[18:38] Lady
    that's been delicately aged to perfection.
[18:40] Asahi
    The Claws of Black Death.
[18:43] Asahi
    When you age beef, the protein
    in the red meat breaks down
[18:47] Asahi
    into umami flavor components,
    such as amino acids.
[18:51] Asahi
    These claws are laced with all
    kinds of secret umami components.
[18:56] Asahi
    Of course, in order to
    raise the quality of the beef
SIGN    Salty
SIGN    Sour
SIGN    Umami
[18:59] Asahi
    as if it had been aged for two months,
SIGN    Bitter
[19:01] Asahi
    I need the perfect combination.
SIGN    Sweet
[19:05] Asahi
    And then, I perfectly prepared the meat
    that I had turned into a luxury ingredient,
[19:10] Asahi
    using my Crossed Knives!
[19:13] Niku
    I-Is that even possible?
[19:15] Isami
    Really?
[19:17] Asahi
    I think I sort of remember some duo
    panicking to make a verrine the other day.
[19:23] Asahi
    But if it were me, I could use the
    mezzaluna even closer to perfection.
[19:27] Asahi
    I can make a dish that can
    far surpass that one.
[19:30] Asahi
    I wouldn't even have to waste
     blood, sweat, and tears on it.
[19:35] Guy
    And now, we have Tadokoro Megumi's dish.
[19:39] Megu
    Please enjoy...
[19:44] Lady
    It's so amazingly delicious!
[19:46] Ran
    It's so gentle!
[19:48] Guy
    And it's filled with such hospitality!
[19:52] Guy
    She raised the flavor of this
    super saver beef as high as it can go!
[20:02] Asahi
    But due to the Crossed Knives, I was able
    to double the quality of the meat itself!
[20:08] Asahi
    Which means I basically shattered the
    highest level it could've gone to before!
[20:12] Guy
    Her dish cannot compete with
    such an explosion of flavor.
SIGN    Tadokoro Megumi Saiba Asahi
[20:18] Sign
    The winner is Saiba Asahi!
SIGN    Tadokoro Megumi Saiba Asahi
[20:22] Guy
    That was brutal...
[20:24] Guy
    He might actually surpass Nakiri Erina.
[20:26] Lady
    He's absolutely the best.
[20:28] Guy
    He may just win the whole thing.
[20:30] Asahi
    I'm sure you're watching
    somewhere, Bookmaster.
[20:33] Asahi
    So what'd you think of my powers?
[20:36] Asahi
    The knife combination
    possibilities are infinite.
[20:38] Asahi
    I have the full potential to make
    something you've never tasted before!
[20:42] Asahi
    I'm the perfect candidate to
    take the top at the BLUE!
[20:46] Ran
    Hey! Watch how you speak to her!
[20:48] Ran
    She's the top of WGO!
[20:50] Asahi
    By the way, there's something
    I want when I win.
[20:54] Asahi
    I figured I should get your permission.
[20:58] Asahi
    I think you know what I'm saying.
[21:01] Ranta
    Hey! Stop that!
[21:02] Mom
    It was this chef, wasn't it?
    The one who was pursuing Erina.
[21:08] Anne
    Yes.
[21:09] Mom
    Do as you please.
[21:11] Mom
    Whoever has the potential to
    produce the dish I desire
[21:14] Mom
    shall be rewarded graciously.
[21:22] Mom
    Saiba Asahi, I have high hopes for you.
[22:48] Asahi
    Well? That was a great demonstration, wasn't it?
[22:52] Asahi
    Looks like your mom took a liking to me.
[22:55] Erina
    I told you. That's all going to
    be pointless as soon as I win.
[23:00] Asahi
    And this is what broke Nakiri Mana.
[23:04] Asahi
    What she needs is a different power.
[23:07] Asahi
    Otherwise, you can't make
    the dish that she desires!
[23:11] Asahi
    Didn't you hear the crowd out there?
[23:13] Asahi
    Everyone's certain that I'll win!
[23:15] Asahi
    If you think someone objects,
    I'd love to meet them.
[23:19] Asahi
    You will not be the chef
    who becomes her savior.
[23:23] Asahi
    It's me.
[23:26] Soma
    Hey, yeah, so...
[23:28] Soma
    I'd like to object.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    Surpassing Dad
[23:35] Soma
    You won't be able to make Nakiri happy.
[23:38] Megu
    Surpassing Dad!

Season 3

10 - Surpassing Dad

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SIGN    i
    f
    t
    h
    
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SIGN    Ten
[00:03] Asahi
    And this is what broke Nakiri Mana.
[00:06] Asahi
    What she needs is a different power.
[00:10] Asahi
    Otherwise, you can't make
    the dish that she desires!
[00:14] Asahi
    Didn't you hear the crowd out there?
[00:15] Asahi
    Everyone's certain that I'll win!
[00:18] Asahi
    If you think someone objects,
    I'd love to meet them.
[00:22] Asahi
    You will not be the chef who becomes her savior.
[00:26] Asahi
    It's me.
[00:28] Soma
    Hey, yeah, so...
[00:30] Soma
    I'd like to object.
[00:32] Soma
    No one's gonna question you winning?
[00:35] Soma
    Uh, I have every intention of taking
    the top, so I sure the hell will.
[00:39] Asahi
    Is that so? Princess Erina
    seems to think differently.
[00:43] Soma
    Huh?
[00:44] Asahi
    Am I right, Princess Erina?
[00:47] Megu
    Nakiri-san, um...
[00:49] Megu
    Is it true?
[00:50] Megu
    Are you really going to marry Asahi-san?!
[00:53] Asahi
    Oh, hey, Tadokoro...
[00:56] Asahi
    I thought you'd be depressed because
    you lost, but apparently, you're fine.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    Surpassing Dad
[02:39] Megu
    After the match earlier, Asahi-san said...
[02:42] (Flashback) Asahi
    Yeah, so about you not being friends with
    Princess Erina anymore if you lose...
[02:47] (Flashback) Asahi
    I take that back.
[02:48] (Flashback) Megu
    Huh?
[02:49] (Flashback) Asahi
    Instead, would you tell Princess
    Erina something for me?
[02:52] (Flashback) Asahi
    That you'd give your blessing for my
    marriage to Princess Erina as her friend.
[02:56] (Flashback) Megu
    What?! M-M-M-M-Marriage?!
[02:59] Erina
    He only threatened me with becoming his
    wife if I lost to him in a cooking match.
[03:03] Soma
    Oh, is that why you seemed all pissed
    off during Takumi's match, too?
[03:08] Erina
    That was a bit different...
[03:11] Soma
    But you know, you're probably
    worrying over nothing.
[03:15] Soma
    You saw the tournament lineup, right?
[03:18] Soma
    If I keep winning like I am, I'm gonna
    butt heads with Saiba Asahi first.
[03:23] Soma
    And that's where I'm gonna kick Asahi's ass!
[03:26] Soma
    So you two won't even have to fight.
[03:29] Erina
    Do you really think it'll go that smoothly?
[03:32] Erina
    You saw how powerful his Crossed Knives were.
[03:38] Soma
    What? Why are you taking Asahi's side, anyway?
[03:42] Soma
    You've been acting strange.
[03:44] (Flashback) Asahi
    What she needs is a different power.
[03:47] Erina
    He's right. I know that.
[03:50] Erina
    I know that I'm the one having strange thoughts.
[03:54] Erina
    There might be a part of me that
    wants you to lose, Yukihira-kun.
[04:02] Sarge
    Asahi-sama, well done.
[04:04] Asahi
    Yup. Thanks to you guys,
    everything's going according to plan.
[04:08] Asahi
    You figured out backdoor
    ways to get me into Totsuki
[04:12] Asahi
    and even researched everything
    about the Nakiri family.
[04:15] Sarge
    There's still one matter we're looking into.
[04:18] Asahi
    Eh, I'm sure it's enough.
[04:20] Asahi
    My plan to marry the ultimate woman,
    the possessor of the God Tongue, is in place.
[04:27] Mus
    But the God Tongue truly is a marvel.
[04:30] Mus
    It's a special trait that appears
[04:32] Mus
    in members of the Nakiri family
    every now and then, right?
[04:35] Sarge
    The only time it's been inherited
    two generations in a row
[04:37] Sarge
    is with Nakiri Mana and her daughter,
    Nakiri Erina, apparently.
[04:41] Asahi
    The presence of the God Tongue is a
    blessed event for the culinary world.
[04:46] Asahi
    But the same can't be said for
    the Nakiri family itself.
[04:50] Asahi
    Every other God Tongue in history has
    despaired over food at one point or another
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
[04:54] Asahi
    and spent their lives suffering.
[04:57] Erina
    It's one of the first things I remember,
     but I remember it clearly.
[05:02] Erina
    My mother was completely pale,
     her cheeks sunken.
[05:07] Erina
    She couldn't keep down anything that she ate
[05:09] Erina
    or even bear to smell dashi.
[05:12] Erina
    Then one day, my mother
    left the Nakiri household.
[05:16] (Flashback) Gramps
    Erina, Mana possesses a true talent,
[05:20] (Flashback) Gramps
    and that is why she must leave
    food behind for a while.
[05:23] (Flashback) Gramps
    She needs some time to heal.
[05:26] (Flashback) Erina
    How long will that take?
[05:28] (Flashback) Erina
    When will Mother come home?
[05:34] Erina
    But my mother never returned home.
[05:40] Sarge
    It's truly ironic.
[05:42] Sarge
    The God Tongue is the pride of that family,
[05:45] Sarge
    but at the same time, an unwanted presence.
[05:47] Asahi
    Yes. But my Crossed Knives can
    free them from that fate.
[05:53] Asahi
    My plan will come to fruition,
[05:55] Asahi
    and Nakiri Mana, as well as Princess Erina,
    will be able to live happily ever after.
[06:01] Erina
    I'm sure my mother would be disappointed
[06:04] Erina
    if I, a fellow possessor of the
    God Tongue, won the tournament.
[06:08] Erina
    Because I don't have the hope that
    can save my mother from her despair.
[06:14] Erina
    If that's the case... If I let Saiba Asahi win,
     we might all finally be happy.
[06:22] Soma
    Sorry, but I'm gonna be the
    one who defeats Asahi.
[06:26] Soma
    It's obvious that you're
    going through some stuff,
[06:29] Soma
    but none of that matters to me.
[06:30] Soma
    That's not my place.
[06:32] Megu
    Don't say that, Soma-kun.
[06:34] Soma
    I'm gonna head to bed. Night!
[06:38] Asahi
    Well, I'm counting on you guys to take
    care of the rest of the outside chefs.
[06:43] Asahi
    Of course, if you guys run into
    Princess Erina before me,
[06:46] Asahi
    you can beat her if you'd like.
[06:49] Asahi
    That goes for that nuisance
    Yukihira Soma, too.
[06:53] Megu
    Soma-kun! Why'd you have to
    say something like that?
[06:57] Megu
    Hey, what should we do?
[07:01] Soma
    Who knows? All I've learned is that
    it sucks to have the God Tongue.
[07:05] Soma
    Honestly, she's always so annoyingly truthful
[07:08] Soma
    when she's judging other people's dishes,
[07:11] Soma
    and yet she can't say what she wants
    to the one person she wants to talk to.
SIGN    The Next Day
[07:31] Soma
    Dig in!
[07:35] Soma
    Glad you liked it!
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
[07:57] Soma
    Dig in!
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[08:00] Soma
    Glad you liked it!
[08:03] Asahi
    Cross!
SIGN    Saiba Asahi
[08:09] Soma
    Glad you liked it.
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[08:14] Niku
    Erina-sama and Yukihira both
    made it to the semifinals.
[08:17] Taku
    Yeah. And Yukihira's next opponent is...
SIGN    Saiba Asahi
[08:21] Taku
    Saiba Asahi.
[08:22] Isami
    So what's Yukihira-kun doing right now?
[08:25] Taku
    I think he's preparing for the next match.
[08:28] Soma
    Well, I'd love to get ready right now,
[08:31] Soma
    but we don't even know the
    theme until the match starts.
[08:34] Soma
    What am I even supposed to do?
[08:36] Megu
    Yeah, but...
[08:37] Soma
    Hey, Tadokoro!
[08:38] Soma
    You look bored! Let's have a cooking match!
[08:40] Megu
    Huh?! I ain't nothin' like Asahi-san!
     I'd be no help at all!
[08:45] Soma
    Right... Man, if only my dad was here right now.
[08:49] Soma
    I'd be able to battle with him all I wanted.
[08:52] Gin
    Sorry I'm late, Joichiro.
[08:54] Jo
    Hey, Gin. You finally made it.
[08:56] Gin
    I wanted to see the next match with
    my own eyes, whatever it took.
[09:01] Gin
    Fate sure is something, though. Your son
    going up against your former student.
[09:05] Gin
    And the one who controls the fate
    of this match is Nakiri's mother.
[09:09] Jo
    Yeah. Who knew the big shot at WGO
    was Senzaemon-dono's own daughter?
[09:14] Jo
    Sure shocked the hell outta me.
[09:16] Gin
    You've done plenty to shock people in the past!
[09:19] Gin
    Do you realize how much time I wasted trying
    to get information on Saiba Asahi?!
[09:23] Jo
    My bad.
[09:24] Gin
    Say it like you mean it!
[09:26] Gin
    So, how's Yukihira Soma doing?
[09:29] Jo
    Who knows?
[09:30] Jo
    To tell you the truth, I haven't
    seen him since I got here.
[09:33] Gin
    Why, though?
[09:35] Jo
    I've had over 500 cooking battles with Soma.
[09:38] Jo
    I figure that's enough.
[09:41] Megu
    Five hundred? That's amazing.
[09:44] Soma
    Though it was actually my mom who
    taught me how to cook first.
[09:49] Soma
    Sure takes me back... My mom and dad would
    be standing in the kitchen at Yukihira...
[09:54] Soma
    And I'd stand there for hours,
     just watching them.
[09:57] (Flashback) Guy
    Tamako-chan, make me somethin' special!
[10:00] (Flashback) Guy
    Hey, let's place bets.
[10:02] (Flashback) Guy
    Will it be tasty, or will it suck?
SIGN    Yukihira Tamako
[10:04] (Flashback) Tamako
    One chef's special, eh?
[10:07] (Flashback) Tamako
    Just you wait.
[10:12] (Flashback) Tamako
    All right! Dig in.
[10:14] (Flashback) Guy
    Sweet!
[10:20] (Flashback) Guy
    You owe us three beers.
[10:22] (Flashback) Tamako
    Well, that's weird. Maybe I screwed
    up the seasoning somewhere.
[10:26] (Flashback) Guy
    Your dad owns a diner,
    but you suck at cooking.
[10:30] (Flashback) Guy
    She does come up with winners
    every once in a while, though.
[10:32] (Flashback) Guy
    Her fried rice is usually spot-on.
[10:35] (Flashback) Tamako
    It sure is. That's because I messed up on
    my fried rice more times than I can count.
[10:38] (Flashback) Tamako
    Mistakes are the mother of success, after all.
[10:41] (Flashback) Guy
    Gah, I need to get this taste out of my mouth.
[10:43] (Flashback) Guy
    Joichiro-chan, make me some broiled fish.
[10:45] (Flashback) Jo
    You got it.
[10:46] (Flashback) Tama
    Broil me up some fish, too, hon.
    Oh, and I'll take a draft.
[10:50] (Flashback) Jo
    Get your butt back over here.
[10:53] Soma
    Didn't matter if she succeeded or messed up.
[10:55] Soma
    I loved watching my mom have so much fun.
[10:59] (Flashback) Tama
    Listen up, Soma. Your left hand is key here.
[11:02] (Flashback) Tama
    Give it a try.
[11:03] (Flashback) Soma
    'Kay!
[11:05] (Flashback) Soma
    Mom, it's gonna burn!
[11:06] (Flashback) Tama
    Oh, who cares? Keep it up, my boy!
SIGN    To All Parents and Guardians
SIGN    Notification of Parents' Day
[11:10] (Flashback) Tama
    Parents' day?
[11:19] (Flashback) Soma
    Whoa! This one sure is lively!
[11:25] (Flashback) Jo
    What happened, Soma?
    What's all the ruckus?
[11:28] (Flashback) Soma
    That was close. Don't worry. I didn't
    drop our precious ingredient, though.
[11:35] (Flashback) Tama
    You're lucky you weren't seriously injured,
[11:37] (Flashback) Tama
    but you might end up with a scar.
[11:40] (Flashback) Soma
    Whoa, a scar? That sounds awesome!
[11:44] (Flashback) Tama
    Why are boys so stupid?
[11:46] (Flashback) Jo
    What do you think, Tamako?
    I just thought of this yesterday.
[11:50] (Flashback) Tama
    Damn, it's good! Great job, hon!
[11:54] (Flashback) Soma
    Hey, Mom. I made something, too.
[11:57] (Flashback) Soma
    It's better than Dad's!
[12:00] (Flashback) Tama
    Looks like you've got a ways to
    go if you wanna beat your dad.
[12:02] (Flashback) Soma
    D'oh!
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[12:06] (Flashback) Jo
    If only the three of us could've
    stayed together forever...
[12:16] (Flashback) Soma
    Dad...
[12:17] (Flashback) Soma
    Let's have a cook-off.
[12:23] (Flashback) Jo
    Right. Let's do this.
[12:26] Jo
    Soma's been a strong kid ever since.
[12:30] Jo
    He is Tamako's son, after all.
[12:34] Sarge
    Asahi-sama,
[12:35] Sarge
    we've received an update regarding
     the illegal ingredient.
[12:38] Mus
    Oh, yes. It appears that
    the time to make the deal
[12:41] Mus
    is the same time as your match, Asahi-sama.
[12:45] Asahi
    Well, the other Noir members
    are taking care of it.
[12:48] Asahi
    Just let them be.
[12:50] Jo
    Hey.
[12:51] Jo
    Guess it's our first time running
    into each other in Japan, Asahi.
[12:55] Asahi
    Joichiro...
[12:58] (Flashback) jo
    My wife just passed away.
[13:01] (Flashback) jo
    I've gotta stay by Soma's... my son's side.
[13:06] (Flashback) jo
    So how about it?
[13:08] (Flashback) jo
    If you want, you could come with me.
[13:13] (Flashback) Asahi
    I'm not gonna go.
[13:15] (Flashback) Jo
    I see.
[13:19] (Flashback) Asahi
    You stole him from me...
[13:21] (Flashback) Asahi
    Soma!
[13:23] Asahi
    Joichiro,
[13:25] Asahi
    I'm gonna kick your failure of a son's ass.
[13:29] Asahi
    This time, for good.
[13:42] Kuga
    Heck yeah!
[13:43] Senpai
    Way to go, Totsuki Academy Director!
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
[13:47] Megu
    Nakiri-san's amazing...
[13:50] Taku
    But that sure is a look.
[13:55] Sarge
    It's finally time, Asahi-sama.
[13:57] Asahi
    No need to rush. I've got one more job
    to do before I conquer my ambitions.
[14:01] Asahi
    And it looks like the nuisance is here.
[14:05] Asahi
    Yukihira, you want revenge on me, don't you?
[14:09] Asahi
    Too bad you're not gonna get your wish.
[14:12] Asahi
    I'm the one who's gonna see my dream
    come true and possess everything.
[14:15] Soma
    Look, you can do whatever
    you want if you beat me.
[14:19] Soma
    But just so you know...
[14:22] Soma
    You wouldn't be able to make Nakiri happy.
[14:25] Asahi
    That's a rather bold statement
[14:27] Asahi
    from a little boy like you, Yukihira.
SIGN    Saiba Asahi
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[14:36] Guy
    There he is. It's Saiba Asahi.
[14:38] Lady
    If he wins this match, he's going to the finals!
[14:41] guy
    Show 'em hell, Crossed Knives!
[14:43] Guy
    You're going to the top of the BLUE!
[14:44] Megu
    Everyone's cheering for Asahi-san.
[14:47] Isami
    Well, he's definitely the favorite.
[14:49] Taku
    That must mean the Crossed Knives
    made one hell of an impression.
[15:00] Asahi
    My bad. Looks like I sorta
    won over the crowd.
[15:03] Asahi
    You mad?
[15:04] Soma
    Nah, not really.
[15:06] Guy
    Hell yeah!
SIGN    Polar Star
[15:08] Buns
    Yukihira! We're here!
SIGN    Polar Star
[15:11] Guy
    We're turnin' this around!
[15:13] Niku
    Kick ass, Yukihira!
[15:15] Ryoko
    You've got this!
[15:16] Glasses/shun
    Don't you dare lose!
[15:17] Buns
    We wanted to cheer for Megumi,
[15:19] Buns
    Takumicchi, and Erinacchi, too,
    but we couldn't get tickets!
[15:23] Megu
    Everyone!
[15:25] Taku
    That's reassuring.
[15:26] Kuga
    Perfect timing.
[15:28] Kuga
    You must be pretty proud
    of your juniors, Isshiki.
[15:31] Kuga
    And you were helping Yukihira-chin
    yesterday, weren't you, Tsukassan?
[15:35] Tsuka
    I was. I wanted to help him any way I could.
[15:39] Megu
    I never would've imagined they'd
    be doing cooking battles all night.
[15:44] Taku
    How dare you not invite me?!
[15:46] Soma
    Hey, thanks, guys!
[15:50] Gramps
    Mana...
[15:53] Asahi
    Now, then...
[15:54] Asahi
    I hate to do this when his gang's all here,
[15:58] Asahi
    but I'm gonna have to
    make Yukihira look bad.
[16:02] Asahi
    You're worried about
    Princess Erina, too, aren't you?
[16:05] Asahi
    Do you really have time for distractions?
[16:06] Soma
    Distractions?
[16:08] Soma
    You can't be serious.
[16:09] Soma
    I'm looking right at you.
[16:13] Asahi
    You know what this is, don't you?
[16:15] Soma
    My dad's knife.
[16:17] Asahi
    I'm gonna end you with the superior version
    of your knife... Your dad's knife!
[16:23] Soma
    I couldn't ask for anything better
    than you using my dad's knife.
[16:27] Soma
    This fight's a way to finally surpass my dad...
[16:31] Soma
    Using my own... my very own knife!
[16:36] Mana
    Well, well. Aren't our young'uns quite lively?
[16:40] Mana
    Excellent, excellent.
[16:42] Mana
    That just means that we'll need
    a theme worthy of your passion.
[16:48] Mana
    There are cuisines known as the
    "Five Grand Cuisines of the World."
[16:53] Mana
    There are many theories
    about them, but French, Chinese,
[16:57] Mana
    Turkish, Indian, and Italian cooking...
[17:02] Mana
    These five cuisines are
    probably the most impactful.
[17:05] Mana
    Now, your theme for this match...
[17:08] Mana
    will be all of them!
[17:11] Mana
    You may use any ingredients you like.
[17:13] Mana
    You have 180 minutes.
[17:15] Mana
    You're going to combine the Five
    Grand Cuisines into one dish,
[17:19] Mana
    and create the ultimate cuisine!
[17:22] Mana
    Begin cooking!
[17:24] Guy
    What?! They have to combine
    all five of those into one?
[17:27] Guy
    How's that even possible?!
[17:29] Bun
    That's way too hard!
[17:31] Glasses
    I managed to combine the three best soups
    in the world at the BLUE Preliminaries,
[17:34] Glasses
    but it's impossible to combine
    all five of the grand cuisines!
[17:37] Soma
    What the heck?
[17:39] Soma
    Each of those use completely different
    ingredients and cooking methods.
[17:43] Soma
    And they want it all in one dish?
[17:45] Soma
    Talk about hard.
[17:47] Soma
    But if I can't deal with something like this,
[17:50] Soma
    I'm never gonna be able to make something
    that'll satisfy Nakiri's mom.
[17:55] Asahi
    Come on, now. You don't have
    that much time to think.
[17:58] Soma
    Well, don't you seem confident?
[18:01] Asahi
    I've got my Crossed Knives, after all.
[18:06] Gin
    This goes beyond the Five Grand Cuisines!
    He has knives for every form of cooking!
[18:12] Asahi
    Cross!
[18:12] Gin
    That's just like a kukri!
[18:17] Glasses
    He chopped up ginger, green onions,
     and those herbs in an instant!
[18:20] Buns
    Now he's adding them into chicken
    broth at such a high speed!
[18:24] Asahi
    Cross!
[18:25] Shun
    That's a spice grinder used in Indian cuisine.
[18:28] Ryoko
    He even has something like that?
[18:30] Ryoko
    By precisely heating those spices with oil,
[18:33] Ryoko
    he's bringing out the active
    ingredients and a wonderful aroma.
[18:36] Niku
    He's Crossing different things for
    every step he takes during prep?
[18:39] Tsuka
    It appears he's using even more
    Crosses than in his battle with me.
[18:45] Isami
    That's shark fin inside that steamer.
[18:47] Taku
    And now it looks like he's
    making a Chinese dish.
[18:50] Asahi
    Joichiro... Cross!
[18:52] Niku
    The Claws of Black Death!
[18:53] Glasses
    He's running them along
    the shark fin's fibers...
[18:55] Shun
    At tremendous speed.
[18:58] Kuga
    Even with authentic Chinese cuisine,
[19:00] Kuga
    you stew the shark fin in paitan soup
    or oyster sauce to enhance its flavor.
[19:05] Taku
    By using those claws,
[19:07] Taku
    he's able to let the flavors soak
    even more into the shark fin.
[19:11] Megu
    That's—
[19:12] Asahi
    Joichiro Cross... Tsukasa Eishi!
[19:16] Megu
    He's using Tsukasa-senpai's grater!
[19:22] Niku
    He's grating the butter at super speed?!
[19:25] Megu
    He's enriched his cooking methods even
    more than any match we've seen before.
[19:30] Isami
    He's an incredible chef who can master any
    preparation tool or method in an instant.
[19:36] Taku
    By Crossing things with Joichiro-san's talents,
     he's become even more precise!
[19:40] Asahi
    But this takes more out of me than you'd think.
[19:43] Asahi
    If I let my guard down even for a second,
    the balance between the flavors will be ruined!
[19:48] Kumar
    Calm down, Asahi.
[19:50] Asahi
    That voice!
SIGN    Reyansh Kumar
[19:52] Asahi
    Head Chef Reyansh Kumar!
[19:54] Kumar
    I know you'll be able to
    make an excellent dish.
[19:57] Kumar
    You defeated me, after all.
[20:00] Shahi
    To understand spices is to
    understand all of nature.
[20:06] Asahi
    Elder Shahi!
SIGN    Elder Shahi
[20:07] Shahi
    Never forget that.
[20:10] Nadir
    The most important thing when making
    dondurma is a pliable heart.
[20:14] Asahi
    Nadir Doğubayazıt!
SIGN    Nadir Doğubayazıt
[20:16] Nadir
    Is your heart still stretchy?
[20:19] Asahi
    That's right. I'm not alone.
[20:23] Asahi
    The reason I'm able to take on this dish
[20:25] Asahi
    is thanks to all of them.
[20:28] Buns
    Who the hell are they?!
[20:29] Niku
    I can't even feel for him because I have
    no idea who any of those assholes are!
[20:31] Guy
    Stop acting like a damn protagonist!
[20:34] Guy
    You're pissing me off!
[20:35] Sarge
    The truth is, he just forced them all
    into battles and stole their tools.
[20:41] Mus
    I'm sure none of them actually
    feel that generous toward him.
[20:45] Gin
    It's similar to the training at Totsuki.
[20:47] Gramps
    Yet that boy is able to master their
    skills just by using their tools?
[20:53] Asahi
    Hypothetically, let's say there's a chef
    who wandered the culinary world,
[20:57] Asahi
    lost his way, and got
    swallowed up in the storm.
[21:01] Asahi
    I'd be able to get much further than that man.
[21:06] Asahi
    I'd leave the storm behind in no time.
[21:09] Asahi
    I can come up with a new dish
    or anything else I want!
[21:14] Asahi
    Am I wrong?!
[21:16] Tsuka
    If Yukihira loses, Nakiri will
    be swallowed up by darkness,
[21:20] Tsuka
    and all the outside chefs
    will lose credibility.
[21:24] Erina
    So it is true...
[21:25] Erina
    The only hope of ever making my mother's
    wish come true is for Saiba Asahi to win.
[21:30] Soma
    Well, that's good. I feel better now.
[21:34] Soma
    I mean, at first glance,
    you've got a decent chance.
[21:37] Soma
    But it's basically a cheat codes version
    of all the training we've done, right?
[21:42] Soma
    That means we're still
    somewhat on the same level.
[21:46] Soma
    So I guess I'd better hurry and catch up.
[21:55] Asahi
    This is exactly what makes you so naïve.
[21:58] Asahi
    Go ahead and try it if you think you can.
[22:07] Soma
    Just you wait,
[22:09] Soma
    Saiba Asahi!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The Taste of Failure
[23:35] Asahi
    The Hero Asahi and a Bunch of Randos!
[23:37] Mom
    I just gained eleven experience points?!

Season 3

11 - The Taste of Failure

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SIGN    Eleven
[00:06] Alice
    Ugh, I'm so tired.
[00:09] Alice
    Give me a piggyback ride, Miss Secretary.
[00:11] Hisa
    What are you talking about?
    Don't be ridiculous.
[00:13] Alice
    Then let's take a ten-minute break.
[00:15] Hisa
    There's absolutely no time
    for that. We must hurry!
[00:18] Alice
    I wonder if there's a café over here.
[00:20] Hisa
    Stop scurrying around!
[00:21] Alice
    Maybe it's over here!
[00:23] Hisa
    Stop wandering about!
[00:25] Hisa
    I should've brought Kurokiba Ryo with me.
[00:25] Alice
    Ooh, I found a hot dog shop
    and a bubble tea shop!
[00:27] Hisa
    Save me, Kurokiba!
[00:32] Kuro
    Are you sure this is the place, Hayama?
[00:35] Haya
    According to Eizan-senpai's intel, yeah.
[00:37] Kuro
    The BLUE should just about
    be getting to that point...
[00:40] Haya
    Yeah. Yukihira and the leader of
    Noir are about to go head-to-head.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The Taste of Failure
[02:17] Soma
    The theme is to combine the Five
    Grand Cuisines into one dish.
[02:24] Soma
    I guess this is the least
    I'm gonna have to do.
[02:28] Asahi
    Looks like you finally narrowed down your menu.
[02:30] Soma
    Actually, I'd say it's sorta all over the
    place now, rather than narrowed down.
[02:34] Asahi
    Huh?
[02:35] Soma
    I'm gonna make a dish for
    each of the Five Grand Cuisines,
[02:40] Soma
    meaning I'm gonna make five in total.
[02:42] Soma
    And after that,
[02:44] Soma
    I'm gonna cram them all together.
[02:46] Soma
    That'll be my completed dish.
[02:50] All
    What?!
[02:51] Guy
    What the heck is he talking about?!
[02:53] Asahi
    This probably isn't the time to
    try anything risky, Yukihira.
[02:56] Asahi
    I'd rather not win by default here.
[02:59] Asahi
    It's obvious that you're gonna fail.
[03:02] Soma
    And it's when there's a chance of failure
    that you'll find a true opportunity.
[03:07] Soma
    If I don't do something
    no one else would've tried,
[03:10] Soma
    I'm not gonna be able to make this dish.
SIGN    French Chinese Turkish Indian Italian
[03:13] Sarge
    The ingredients and preparation methods
[03:15] Sarge
    used in the Five Grand Cuisines
    are vast and diverse.
[03:17] Sarge
    There's no way to combine
    completed dishes afterward.
[03:20] Don
    It's enough work just to make one of
    those dishes within the allotted time.
[03:26] Niku
    Yukihira... Are you sure you can pull this off?
[03:29] Taku
    It's truly like trying to grasp at clouds.
[03:33] Taku
    But if he succeeds,
[03:34] Taku
    he might really be able to make a dish
    no one on this planet has ever seen before.
[03:39] Gramps
    There you are, Erina.
[03:43] Erina
    Grandfather...
[03:44] Gramps
    It's true that the Crossed Knives are powerful.
[03:47] Gramps
    But I have faith in the power
    of everyone's training.
[04:04] Glsses
    That's not just French...
[04:06] Ryoko
    He's preparing an Italian stock, too.
[04:08] Ibu
    And he's got various Chinese seasonings.
[04:11] Megu
    He's marinating the lamb
     used in Turkish cuisine.
[04:15] Isshi
    The foundation of Indian cuisine...
     starter spices.
[04:18] Taku
    The world's Five Grand Cuisines...
[04:20] Taku
    He's really preparing a dish for each one.
[04:23] Taku
    He's brazenly charging forward.
[04:25] Soma
    Now I've got my work cut out for me.
[04:27] Soma
    If I make even a single mistake
    while prepping these dishes,
[04:31] Soma
    everything will be ruined.
[04:33] Soma
    This is just like that one time.
[04:36] (Flashback) Shino
    Come on! What are you doing, Yukihira?!
[04:38] (Flashback) Shino
    Keep moving! Don't stop!
[04:41] (Flashback) Shino
    Anyone who slows down our prep
    is going to be kicked out!
[04:44] Soma
    Yeah, yeah... I hear you loud
    and clear, Master Shinomiya.
[04:48] Soma
    All right, let's do this.
[04:50] Soma
    Yukihira Soma, this is for the you
    a few seconds in the future...
[04:55] Soma
    At this moment, do the absolute
    best you've ever done!
[05:01] Alice
    Grandfather!
[05:03] Alice
    Sorry to keep you waiting!
[05:06] Erina
    Alice! Hisako!
[05:07] Alice
    Oh, you're here, too, Erina?
    What a coincidence.
[05:11] Hisa
    I'm so terribly sorry for
    leaving your side, Erina-sama!
[05:14] Erina
    Uh, that's fine, but... What brings you here?
[05:17] Alice
    We've been asked a favor.
[05:20] Alice
    Right, Grandfather?
[05:22] Gramps
    So, how did it go?
[05:23] Alice
    Of course I brought him.
[05:26] Alice
    Come on! What are you waiting for, Uncle?
[05:30] Erina
    Father...
[05:32] Jo
    Ah, so you came, Nakamura.
[05:35] Dad
    Why did you summon me here?
[05:37] Gramps
    It's your responsibility to
    see how this BLUE plays out.
[05:42] Gramps
    Because you were trying to save them.
[05:46] Gramps
    Not just Joichiro, who was almost
    swallowed up by the storm,
[05:50] Gramps
    but also your wife, Mana,
[05:53] Gramps
    and Erina.
[05:56] Dad
    You are right.
[05:58] Dad
    But in the end, I could not save anyone...
[06:02] Dad
    No one that I actually wanted to save.
[06:10] Guy
    Saiba Asahi completed his dish first!
[06:14] Guy
    What the heck did he make?
[06:16] Megu
    To think he looks so exhausted after
    using his Crossed Knives so much.
[06:20] Isshi
    I imagine it was quite mentally and
    physically taxing to include the essences
[06:24] Isshi
    of all Five Grand Cuisines in a single dish.
[06:27] Hisa
    It's almost time!
[06:28] Buns
    What about Yukihira? What's he doing?
[06:31] Shun
    Hurry, Yukihira!
[06:33] Glasses
    Please... Make it in time!
[06:37] Girl
    Time's up!
[06:40] Soma
    All right!
[06:44] All
    Yay!
[06:49] Asahi
    Not bad. You actually managed to slide in.
[06:52] Asahi
    But it all comes down to taste.
[06:54] Asahi
    Right?
[06:55] Ran
    We will now begin the tasting!
[06:57] Ran
    The three Bookmen who will be judging
    this round are entering the arena.
[07:01] Guys
    They're...
SIGN    Courage
[07:03] Guys
    from the Team Shokugeki!
SIGN    Décora
SIGN    Charme
[07:08] Courage
    Ooh, he's hot.
[07:11] Decora
    The way he looks and presents
    himself is totally our type.
[07:16] Asahi
    Well, thanks!
[07:17] Asahi
    Hearing that from beautiful ladies
    like you boosts my confidence.
[07:20] Buns
    Hey! No taking sides!
[07:22] Guy
    No playing favorites!
[07:23] Guy
    You need to be unbiased!
[07:24] Charme
    They seem to be talking to you two.
[07:26] Decora
    We know, we know.
    We'll be judging this properly.
[07:31] Courage
    We've already seen Yukihira
    Soma-kun's imagination
[07:33] Courage
    and techniques at the Team Shokugeki.
[07:36] Courage
    But I'm really curious about
    Asahi-kun's Crossed Knives, too.
[07:41] Courage
    Huh?
[07:42] Dec
    What?
[07:42] Charm
    What's going on?
[07:44] Charme
    Saiba Asahi's dish is covered with a cloche,
    but the aroma's still leaking out!
[07:49] Courage
    I've never smelled an aroma like this
    before! It's so full-bodied and elegant.
[07:55] Dec
    I can't... I couldn't possibly wait any longer.
[07:58] Dec
    We'll try this dish first!
[08:00] Glasses
    What?!
[08:02] Shun
    The aroma makes the first
    impression with the judges,
[08:04] Shun
    and they've chosen his dish first.
[08:12] Guys
    What the hell is that?!
[08:14] Ryoko
    It's a pie crust!
[08:15] Ryoko
    He's made a delicate lattice
    and baked it to perfection!
[08:19] Asahi
    Please use a spoon to break open the pie,
[08:21] Asahi
    then mix the sauce and filling
    with the crust as you eat.
[08:24] Asahi
    Oh, right...
[08:26] Asahi
    Would you like some as well, Bookmaster-dono?
[08:28] Asahi
    I'm sure you're watching!
[08:30] Asahi
    This is my best dish yet!
[08:33] Mana
    Procure his dish for me.
[08:37] Anne
    Are you sure, Mana-sama?
[08:39] Mana
    I'm sure it'll be exquisite enough
    that I will not feel ill after.
[08:49] Charme
    The filling contains carrots, gingko nuts,
    shiitake mushrooms, and similar things. And...
[08:55] Courage
    Shark fin stewed to the point
    that it melts in my mouth.
[08:58] Couage
    I can't hold back!
[09:03] Courage
    It's all melting so hot on my tongue.
[09:06] Dec
    The pie crust is French, and inside,
    we have Chinese shark fin.
[09:10] Dec
    The chicken broth is seasoned with
    Indian spices, giving it an elegant aroma.
[09:15] Glasses
    That's a basty.
SIGN    B
    a
    s
    t
    y
[09:17] Glasses
    It's a local dish from Nagasaki Prefecture,
     considered part of Shippoku cuisine.
[09:22] Ryoko
    Shippoku?
[09:23] Glasses
    Japan used to close off its shores,
[09:25] Glasses
    and the only part that dealt with
    foreigners was Dejima in Nagasaki.
[09:29] Glasses
    That's where food combining the essences
[09:31] Glasses
    of Japanese, European, and
    Chinese cuisines was born.
[09:34] Glasses
    That's what Shippoku cuisine is.
SIGN    Shippoku Cuisine
[09:36] Glasses
    And its most notable dish is a soup
    with a lattice pie crust on top, the basty.
[09:42] Shun
    So it's the perfect choice for this theme.
[09:47] Courage
    This pie made use of the techniques
     he stole from Tsukasa Eishi.
[09:53] Courage
    Coarsely grating the butter
    before mixing it with the flour
[09:56] Courage
    creates a perfect harmony in the pie crust.
[09:59] Charme
    Because the butter melted so evenly
    throughout, the mouthfeel is light and crispy,
[10:03] Charme
    making it soak up the soup even more.
[10:05] Tsuka
    Looks like Saiba Asahi ended up even
    stronger after he stole my grater.
[10:12] Issh
    No, I don't think that's all there is to this.
[10:15] Courage
    Oh? What's this filling?
[10:17] Courage
    It looks like Italian ravioli.
[10:20] Courage
    What's inside?
[10:25] ---
    Delicious!
[10:26] Guy
    It stretched?!
[10:27] Guy
    What the heck is that?
[10:29] Ryoko
    A mochi pouch?
[10:30] Niku
    Is it yam?
[10:31] Asahi
    That's dondurma. The Japanese
    call it "Turkish ice cream."
[10:37] Asahi
    The main ingredient in dondurma is salep,
    a flour made from the roots of certain orchids,
[10:41] Asahi
    which has a thick, stretchy texture.
[10:44] Asahi
    The chewiness of the ravioli pairs
[10:46] Asahi
    with the gumminess and becomes
    something irresistible!
SIGN    French Turkish Italian Indian Chinese
[10:50] Courage
    Pie crust, shark fin, Indian spices,
     ravioli, and dondurma.
[10:55] Courage
    He used the techniques of many
    chefs and created a brand new flavor!
[11:01] Dec
    All of these things would usually clash,
[11:04] Dec
    but they're in perfect harmony here.
[11:06] Dec
    This is a dish whose components
    should never work so well together!
[11:17] Anne
    Here you are, Bookmaster.
[11:21] Courage
    I just can't stop!
[11:22] Courage
    Saiba Asahi is truly the protagonist
    of this tale called "Cuisine"!
[11:28] Dec
    He's the brave hero who leads his
    comrades with different abilities.
[11:35] Charme
    I want to see more of this story!
[11:38] Charme
    I want him to take me with him!
SIGN    ASAHI
SIGN    m 92 223 l 93 323 528 325 529 222
SIGN    IT LOOKS LIKE DéCORA AND THE OTHER
[11:42] All
    We're not evil Bookmen.
SIGN    MONSTERS WANT TO JOIN YOUR PARTY!
SIGN    m 92 223 l 93 323 528 325 529 222
SIGN    WE'RE NOT EVIL BOOKMEN
[11:49] Ryoko
    What's this sound?
[11:57] Dad
    Mana's Gifting.
[11:58] Ran
    Wh-What's going on?!
[12:00] All
    Gifting?!
[12:02] Glasses
    I thought only the Nakiris could
    do the Gifting! So why...
[12:05] Guy
    It's been so long since I've seen this marvel.
[12:09] Guy
    This might be the greatest I've ever seen.
[12:11] Lady
    The waves of the Gifting
    must be leaking out...
[12:14] Lady
    Which would mean that Mana-sama
    has considered this dish delicious.
[12:18] Ran
    Waves of Gifting?
[12:20] Asahi
    How do you like that, Yukihira?
[12:21] Asahi
    This is what the top of the BLUE looks like.
[12:24] Asahi
    And I'm the one who's going to take
[12:26] Asahi
    the first seat in the next
    generation of the culinary world!
[12:35] Asahi
    Hey, Princess Erina!
[12:37] Asahi
    Did you see how powerful my dish was?
[12:41] Asahi
    Looks like your mother approves, too!
[12:45] Ran
    I'm not sure what's going on, but we
    should continue with the tasting.
[12:50] Dec
    I'm so satisfied, I can't even move.
[12:53] Courage
    I just wanna go home now.
[12:55] Ran
    Hey!
[12:56] Asahi
    Okay, Yukihira, it's your turn.
[13:00] Asahi
    Let's see your dish that
    combines the Five Grand Cuisines!
[13:04] Asahi
    I wonder what it could be.
[13:06] Soma
    Glad you asked.
[13:09] Soma
    And here's your answer.
[13:11] Soma
    Fried rice!
[13:15] All
    What?!
[13:17] Sarge
    Fried rice combining all five cuisines?
[13:19] Don
    Wait, did he seriously just
    mix them all together?!
[13:23] Asahi
    Good grief. Where do I even start?
[13:27] Asahi
    Remember how the judges
    didn't even look at your dish
[13:30] Asahi
    because of the aroma from mine?
[13:34] Asahi
    My dish is clearly superior in every way.
[13:37] Asahi
    You really went with fried rice?
     Don't make me la—
[13:41] Asahi
    What's with this fried rice? Something's wrong.
[13:43] Ran
    You're supposed to be judging,
    so at least have a bite!
[13:47] Courage
    I don't wanna!
[13:48] Ran
    Here!
[13:51] Ran
    Huh?
[13:55] Sarge
    What?!
[13:56] Don
    After just one bite?!
[14:02] Dec
    The rich pork flavor that lands
    on your tongue with a thump...
[14:06] Dec
    This must be Chinese dongpo
    pork chopped into fine pieces!
SIGN    Sparkling Water
[14:11] Soma
    To make sure I could stew it in time,
[14:13] Soma
    I tenderized the meat with sparkling water.
[14:17] Charme
    He also included seafood from
SIGN    Acqua Pazza
SIGN    Acqua Pazza
SIGN    Acqua Pazza
SIGN    Acqua Pazza
SIGN    Acqua Pazza
SIGN    Acqua Pazza
SIGN    Acqua Pazza
SIGN    Acqua Pazza
SIGN    Acqua Pazza
[14:18] Charme
    an Italian acqua pazza, and it's
    making my taste buds dance!
[14:22] Courage
    He even included the Indian dish poriyal!
SIGN    Poriyal
[14:25] Courage
    Diced green beans and shredded coconut
[14:27] Courage
    are fried in oil with chilis and mustard seeds.
[14:30] Dec
    Then he added the French mirepoix.
SIGN    Mirepoix
[14:32] Dec
    The sweetness of those vegetables is
    clashing and sparking in my mouth.
[14:37] Dec
    And the biggest factor that
    makes this dish so delicious...
[14:41] Dec
    is in the rice!
[14:42] Don
    Well, it is fried rice...
[14:45] Guy
    It looks like fried rice, but it's not.
[14:48] Guy
    After lightly frying the rice in butter,
    it's steamed with soup stock.
[14:52] Guy
    It's far closer to the
    Turkish dish called pilaf.
[14:56] Charme
    Because it's not fried with oil at the end,
[14:59] Charme
    all these ingredients come together nicely,
    and we can keep eating with ease.
[15:04] Courage
    Every grain of rice is so distinct!
[15:08] Courage
    You'd think that it'd be mushier
    if it was steamed in stock.
[15:12] Soma
    Well, that's because I cooked
    the rice in a donabe stone pot.
[15:15] Anne
    A donabe warms slowly, but can maintain
    high temperatures for a long time.
[15:20] Anne
    That's why it heats the rice evenly,
[15:23] Anne
    holding a steady temperature while steaming,
[15:25] Anne
    and steams away the excess water.
[15:27] Decora
    Using a Turkish pilaf as the cornerstone,
[15:30] Decora
    he added the soft Chinese dongpo pork,
[15:33] Decora
    seafood from the Italian acqua pazza...
[15:36] Courage
    Then the spicy Indian poriyal,
[15:38] Courage
    and the French mirepoix.
[15:41] Charme
    It's a special fried rice with
    all of those powers combined!
[15:45] Decora
    He must've steamed the pilaf
    in the acqua pazza stock!
[15:49] Decora
    That's what brought all these flavors together!
[15:53] Courage
    The kick from the spices in the poriyal
    is lessened by the butter and soy sauce,
[15:57] Courage
    while enhancing the flavors of
    the dongpo pork and mirepoix.
[16:00] Charme
    This tightrope is far too
    dangerous to walk on!
[16:03] Charme
    Everything is clashing so much,
    yet it creates an exquisite taste!
[16:09] Old
    Saiba Asahi's dish is a protagonist
    that uses the powers of many chefs.
[16:15] Old
    He's truly a hero.
[16:18] Guy
    And then we have Yukihira Soma.
[16:20] Guy
    In order to create a powerful flavor,
[16:22] Guy
    he threw a variety of different
    flavors into the battle,
[16:25] Guy
    disturbing peace itself. He is a demon king!
[16:34] Buns
    Yeah, we're used to this.
[16:37] Ryoko
    It seems like a mess...
[16:39] Niku
    But he turns it into a dish
    no one's ever seen before!
[16:41] Isa
    Yukihira-kun will be able to get there.
[16:44] Taku
    He always challenges the impossible...
[16:46] Megu
    ...and overcomes any hurdle!
[16:49] Haya
    Remember, Kurokiba?
[16:51] Haya
    Tsukasa-senpai said
[16:53] Haya
    that last year, Yukihira challenged the
    third-years to Shokugekis over and over.
[16:58] Haya
    Right up until they graduated.
[16:59] Kuro
    Yeah, and he lost over and over, too.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma Tsukasa Eishi
[17:04] Haya
    When facing someone above them,
[17:06] Haya
    people tend to get either really
    worked up or distraught.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma Kobayashi Rindo
[17:10] Haya
    But he never even worried
    about losing his pride.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma Saito Somei
SIGN    Yukihira Soma Akanegakubo Momo
[17:15] Kuro
    It's almost like he didn't
    have anything to lose.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma Megishima Tosuke
[17:18] Kuro
    He just went at them, ready to lose it all.
[17:21] Haya
    Yup. With a smile on his face the whole time.
[17:25] Haya
    Looks like they're here.
[17:26] Kuro
    We're just gonna do what we have to do!
[17:30] ---
    Right!
[17:32] Haya
    We're leaving the BLUE to you.
[17:34] Kuro
    To our generation's...
[17:37] Both
    ...head honcho!
[17:40] Soma
    Hey, Bookmaster-san. Wanna try my dish, too?
[17:44] Soma
    This dish might be connected to that dish
    you want that's never been seen before.
[17:51] Mana
    Very well.
[17:53] Anne
    Are you certain?
[17:55] Mana
    Well, I did consume his opponent's dish.
[17:58] Ran
    Ladies and gentlemen,
    please wait a few moments.
[18:01] Mana
    Bring me a bucket!
SIGN    Buc
SIGN    ket
[18:03] Soma
    A bucket?
[18:04] Mana
    I must be prepared just in case my
    body does not tolerate this dish well.
[18:10] Anne
    I'm certain that Mr. Yukihira's
    dish is delicious,
[18:13] Anne
    but Mana-sama's expectations
    are extremely high.
[18:17] Anne
    Will she be all right?
[18:20] Mana
    This awkwardness... This is...
[18:27] Mana
    Wh-Wh-Wh-What?!
[18:30] Mana
    I never could've imagined
    this exquisite flavor!
[18:34] Mana
    It's filling my mouth! My nose! My brain!
[18:38] Mana
    It keeps rising!
[18:40] Don
    No way!
[18:41] Sarge
    But it was clear that Asahi-sama's dish
    was superior from the smell alone!
[18:45] Asahi
    I knew it. That's why
    I had that awkward feeling.
[18:49] Asahi
    Despite the fact that this fried rice uses
    so much spice, butter, and soy sauce,
[18:54] Asahi
    you could barely smell it.
[18:57] Sarge
    What?
[18:58] Soma
    The secret lies in the slightly bizarre
    oeuf mayonnaise I whipped up.
[19:03] Megu
    Oeuf mayonnaise... A popular
    dish at French bistros.
[19:07] Taku
    Hard-boiled eggs with a runny center
[19:09] Taku
    are coated with a homemade mayonnaise
    and garnished with vegetables.
[19:12] Mana
    The eggs Yukihira Soma used in this dish
[19:16] Mana
    are soft-boiled and gooey.
[19:18] Mana
    He then took special mayonnaise, as well as
    the eggs, and blended them into the sauce,
[19:22] Mana
    coating every single grain
    of rice to trap in the flavor.
[19:27] Mana
    By flipping the rice over and
    over in a wok at extremely
[19:30] Mana
    high temperatures and speeds...
[19:32] Courage
    Huh?
[19:33] Décor
    Huh?
[19:33] Charme
    Huh?!
[19:35] Mana
    It's such a thin veil of egg that it's
    almost impossible to notice at first glance.
[19:39] Mana
    It basically makes every single grain
    an exquisite, miniature omurice.
[19:43] Mana
    As a result, the moment
    you bite into the fried rice,
[19:46] Mana
    the coating is broken, and all of that
    flavor and aroma bursts onto your tongue.
[19:53] Soma
    Yup.
[19:55] Soma
    This dish hides its fangs
    when it's first served,
[19:58] Soma
    and then attacks the customer at
    full power once it's consumed.
[20:02] Soma
    I call it Odorless Fried Rice.
[20:04] Don
    But that's just impossible!
[20:06] Don
    The rice was already cooked to perfection
    when he steamed it in the donabe!
[20:09] Sarge
    One moment of hesitation, and it
    would've been overcooked and ruined.
[20:14] Sarge
    How could you possibly come up with this idea?!
[20:16] Soma
    I learned it from a chef I know.
[20:20] Soma
    My mom... From one of her failed dishes.
[20:27] (Flashback) Mom
    Dig in!
[20:28] (Flashback) Mom
    Here's your fried rice!
[20:30] (Flashback) Guy
    Let's see if today's a winner or a loser...
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
[20:34] (Flashback) Guy
    It's definitely not a winner!
[20:37] (Flashback) Mom
    Whoopsie.
[20:39] (Flashback) Guy
    The outside is burnt so nicely that
    it almost looks like a bowling ball.
[20:43] (Flashback) Guy
    You cooked it way too much.
[20:44] (Flashback) Guy
    But the rice inside is pretty good.
[20:47] (Flashback) Jo
    Talk about some interesting fried rice.
[20:49] Soma
    The first dish my mom ever taught
    me to cook was also fried rice.
[20:57] Soma
    Saiba Asahi, without a doubt,
    you've got plenty of amazing tools
[21:02] Soma
    and can probably make
    whatever flavors you want.
[21:04] Soma
    But there's just one flavor
    I know about that you don't.
[21:10] Soma
    The taste of failure.
[21:12] Soma
    That's the cornerstone of this dish.
[21:17] Asahi
    Talentless losers like you
    sure say some amazing things.
[21:21] Asahi
    The taste of failure?!
[21:22] Asahi
    I sure the hell don't know it!
[21:24] Asahi
    What's that supposed to mean?! How stupid!
[21:27] Asahi
    I'm the best! And the best doesn't
    need something like that!
[21:38] Megu
    That sound... Is it the Gifting?
[21:46] Girls
    No!
SIGN    Best in Japan
[21:50] Sarge
    That means the Bookmaster...
[21:53] Don
    ...has deemed this dish on
    par with Asahi-sama's?!
[21:56] Megu
    She had the same reaction... Then...
[21:59] Taku
    Who's the victor?
[22:00] Erina
    Is it Saiba Asahi or...
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The Perfect Rocks
[23:35] Dad
    This is no ordinary Gifting!

Season 3

12 - The Perfect Rocks

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[00:03] Mana
    It appears that Saiba Asahi's dish
[00:06] Mana
    is basty.
[00:21] Dad
    Mana's Gifting.
[00:22] Asahi
    And I'm the one who's going to take
[00:24] Asahi
    the first seat in the next
    generation of the culinary world!
[00:33] Mana
    What's this dish?
[00:35] Soma
    I call it Odorless Fried Rice.
[00:37] Mana
    I keep getting dragged further
    in with every bite I take...
[00:42] Mana
    Into the storm this boy
    is trying to get through.
[00:46] Soma
    Dig... in...
[00:46] Mana
    Actually, what created the storm...
[00:51] Mana
    is this boy's magic!
[00:55] Girls
    Eek!
[00:57] Guys
    It reached all the way over here!
[01:00] Megu
    She had the same reaction. Then...
[01:02] Taku
    Who's the victor?
[01:04] Erina
    Is it Saiba Asahi or...
[01:10] Rantabi
    No way!
[01:16] Hisa
    The Gifting wave...
[01:17] Alice
    It's rippling!
[01:19] Dad
    No.
[01:20] Dad
    This phenomenon is no ordinary Gifting.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Second Plate
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    The Fourth Plate
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    The Perfect Rocks
[03:02] Alice
    What do you mean it's no
    ordinary Gifting, Uncle Azami?
[03:07] Dad
    The Gifting wave sends a wave of deliciousness
    to others, causing them to disrobe.
[03:13] Dad
    But what's happening now isn't disrobing.
[03:15] Dad
    It's the Bursting, which rips
    their clothes to shreds.
SIGN    Bursting
[03:18] Gin
    This somehow surpasses the Gifting
    that transmits the Disrobing.
SIGN    Disrobing
SIGN    Bursting
[03:22] Gin
    Is this actually an evolved form of the
    Gifting that transmits the Bursting?!
[03:26] Dad
    This is truly something that only the
    God Tongue could have achieved...
SIGN    God
[03:30] Dad
    The Divine Gifting!
SIGN    Bursting
    Gifting
[03:38] Sarge
    What?!
[03:44] Hisa
    So it's the Gifting and the
    Bursting at the same time?
[03:46] Hisa
    That must mean it was better than Saiba Asahi's!
[03:48] Alice
    Yes! Aunt Mana must've found the dish delicious!
[03:53] Erina
    Yukihira-kun's dish...
[03:55] Asahi
    How? That's impossible!
[03:59] Asahi
    There's no chef who's a match
    for my Crossed Knives!
[04:03] Asahi
    There can't be!
[04:05] Asahi
    There's no way you could've made a
    dish more delicious than my basty!
[04:08] Mana
    I'm sure that if Yukihira Soma's
    dish wasn't as delicious as it was,
[04:12] Mana
    you would've had no problem winning.
[04:16] Mana
    It's true that Saiba Asahi's
    basty was also quite exquisite.
[04:20] Mana
    I could taste the techniques of countless
    chefs woven together in that dish.
[04:25] Mana
    But once you remove that shell...
[04:28] Mana
    It's empty.
[04:30] Mana
    Your personal flavor is nowhere to be found.
[04:33] Mana
    I'm sure you must've realized that
    somewhere within your heart.
[04:37] Mana
    To avoid the fact that you have no
    part of yourself to offer to your dishes,
[04:42] Mana
    you continued to steal the knives of others.
[04:46] Mana
    On the other hand, Yukihira Soma
    made it known that his flavor
[04:51] Mana
    was a result of what he learned
    from everyone he's encountered.
[04:56] Mana
    Now, it is time for the deliberations.
[04:59] Mana
    Bookmen, announce your results.
[05:02] Soma
    You kept bragging about how
    you'd surpassed Joichiro,
[05:07] Soma
    but the image of my dad that I've
    been chasing ever since I was a kid
[05:11] Soma
    was way stronger than you could ever be.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma Saiba Asahi
[05:23] Ran
    The winner is Yukihira Soma!
[05:26] Soma
    Glad you liked it!
[05:27] Polar
    He did it!
[05:29] Megu
    Soma-kun!
[05:31] Taku
    You truly are a remarkable guy.
[05:33] Hisa
    Yukihira!
[05:35] Alice
    Not bad.
[05:46] Asahi
    Well, I guess that's been decided.
[05:48] Asahi
    You win, Yukihira.
[05:51] Asahi
    Give this back to Joichiro for me.
[05:54] Asahi
    Since I couldn't make it to the top of
    the BLUE, I'm unworthy of this knife.
[06:00] Soma
    I don't want it.
[06:02] Soma
    You won it from my dad
    fair and square, didn't you?
[06:05] Soma
    Then you have every right to hold on to it.
[06:09] Soma
    More importantly, why the heck did you
    want to make Nakiri your bride so badly?
[06:16] (Flashback) Asahi
    Hey, Joichiro. How do I become a good chef?
[06:20] (Flashback) Jo
    Huh? Well...
[06:23] (Flashback) Jo
    I've been wandering around the world
    since I left this school called Totsuki.
[06:29] (Flashback) Jo
    And my passion for cooking
    had dwindled a bit.
[06:33] (Flashback) Jo
    That's when I met my wife.
[06:36] (Flashback) Jo
    She's such an oddball.
[06:38] (Flashback) Jo
    She sucks at cooking, but she just
    insists on standing in the kitchen.
[06:41] (Flashback) Asahi
    Huh...
[06:43] (Flashback) Jo
    Watching her made me
[06:44] (Flashback) Jo
    feel like an idiot for brooding
    over something like this.
[06:47] (Flashback) Asahi
    So you were able to like
    cooking again because of her?
[06:51] (Flashback) Jo
    That's right. So, Asahi...
[06:54] (Flashback) Jo
    The key to becoming a good chef is to
[06:56] (Flashback) Jo
    find someone you feel like you can
    offer all of your cooking to.
[07:04] Asahi
    Why Princess Erina? Why else?
[07:07] Asahi
    I want to become stronger,
    and she has the God Tongue—
[07:10] Soma
    Really?
[07:11] Soma
    To me, it looked like you were
    looking for something else.
[07:19] Asahi
    What are you talking about?
[07:23] Dad
    It's strange... Saiba Asahi...
[07:26] Dad
    I sense something in him that
    I don't sense in anyone else.
[07:31] Asahi
    The reason I wanted to become stronger is...
[07:47] Jo
    I'm sure you'll find what
    you're looking for someday.
[07:52] Jo
    And Asahi...
[07:54] Jo
    No matter what anyone says,
    I'm your dad when it comes to cooking.
[08:01] Asahi
    What are you talking about?
[08:04] Asahi
    My own flavor...
[08:06] Asahi
    My own... cooking, huh?
[08:08] Sarge
    Asahi-sama!
[08:11] Asahi
    So I'm quitting Noir.
[08:14] Asahi
    I was trying to act like the big,
     bad boss, and look where it got me.
[08:17] Asahi
    You guys can do whatever you want.
[08:19] Sarge
    Then we'll go with you! We'll follow
    you to the ends of the earth!
[08:23] Asahi
    You're so weird. Nothing good is gonna
    come out of following me around.
[08:27] Sarge
    Asahi-sama!
[08:30] Kuga
    It's too bad those jokers put a black mark
    on your perfect record, Tsukassan.
[08:36] Tsuka
    Actually, I'm grateful.
[08:39] Tsuka
    They taught me what I was lacking.
[08:42] Tsuka
    If they're true chefs,
[08:44] Tsuka
    they'll use this defeat as motivation
    and strive for new heights.
[08:50] Tsuka
    I need to work harder myself.
[08:55] Kuga
    I'm seriously no match for you, Tsukassan.
[08:58] Buns
    Yukihira!
[09:00] Ryoko
    Good job out there.
[09:02] Soma
    Thanks.
[09:03] Taku
    I'm sure Yukihira might've been in
    trouble if my mezzaluna had been stolen.
[09:08] Niku
    You were awesome! You really
    showed those Crossed Knives!
[09:11] Megu
    And the Bookmaster
    acknowledged your dish, too.
[09:16] Soma
    Yup!
[09:17] Mana
    Don't get the wrong idea, Yukihira Soma.
[09:20] Mana
    It's true that your dish was in
    the realm of deliciousness.
[09:26] Mana
    But it still doesn't reach the
    dimension I'm yearning for.
[09:30] Soma
    Huh... Even though it earned a combo
    of the Gifting and the Bursting?
[09:35] Soma
    You sure are greedy.
[09:36] Mana
    Don't get ahead of yourself.
[09:38] Mana
    There's no way this one dish could have
    surpassed what I've endured all these years.
[09:45] Mana
    Show me an even more
    delicious dish in the finals.
[09:51] Ryoko
    That's right! The finals!
[09:53] Buns
    Yeah! Erinacchi and Yukihira
    are fighting next!
[09:56] Guy
    That's insane! It's gonna be a battle
    between two Totsuki students!
[09:59] Guy
    I don't even know who to cheer for!
[10:01] Alice
    Congratulations, Yukihira-kun!
[10:04] Hisa
    Well done, Yukihira.
[10:07] Soma
    Thanks, thanks.
[10:08] Soma
    Hey, Nakiri, good luck tomorrow.
[10:11] Soma
    Let's have a good ma—
[10:17] Hisa
    Erina-sama?
[10:18] Megumi
    Nakiri-san?
[10:32] Dad
    Pardon me.
[10:34] Mana
    It's been a while, Azami.
[10:37] Dad
    Mana...
[10:38] Mana
    Why the long face?
[10:41] Mana
    About six months ago, you were bragging
    about being the director of Totsuki.
[10:48] Mana
    I'm sure you were just tormenting
    everyone who was in your way.
[10:53] Mana
    I can see it now.
[10:55] Dad
    Well, you left without saying a word and
    suddenly became the Bookmaster of the WGO.
[11:00] Dad
    That's quite high and mighty of you.
    And you still don't know when to shut up, I see.
[11:05] Mana
    Shut up, Doom and Gloom!
[11:07] Dad
    Can it! Your eyebrows are weird!
[11:11] Mana
    This reminds me of when we first met.
[11:15] Dad
    It does.
[11:16] Mana
    You were basically nothing more
    than an empty shell back then.
[11:21] Dad
    I was completely empty after Saiba-senpai left.
[11:26] Dad
    I did jobs in and out of the country
    as part of the Elite Ten,
[11:30] Dad
    but there was no life left in my cooking.
[11:33] Dad
    But then...
[11:34] (Flashback) Mana
    Who made this dish?
[11:37] (Flashback) Dad
    It was me.
[11:38] (Flashback) Mana
    This tastes like a pack of
    mountain gorillas that forgot
[11:42] (Flashback) Mana
    how to drum from the despair of
    their hot springs being lukewarm.
[11:46] (Flashback) Dad
    Pardon?
[11:47] (Flashback) Mana
    What an absolutely awful dish.
[11:49] (Flashback) Mana
    There's no passion in it at all.
SIGN    Awful
SIGN    Awful
SIGN    Awful
SIGN    Awful
SIGN    Awful
SIGN    Awful
[11:52] (Flashback) Dad
    Are you calling my dish awful?
[11:55] (Flashback) Mana
    You must be feeling some anger or resentment.
[11:59] (Flashback) Mana
    Then figure out how to turn those
    feelings into something delicious.
[12:03] (Flashback) Mana
    That is how a Totsuki chef should be.
[12:06] (Flashback) Dad
    I'll make you take back those words.
[12:10] (Flashback) Mana
    Honestly, how gloomy can someone be?
[12:13] (Flashback) Dad
    That woman never knows when to shut up.
[12:15] (Flashback) Dad
    And her eyebrows are weird.
[12:18] Dad
    I wanted to defeat her with my flavor.
[12:20] Dad
    That's all that was on my mind back then.
SIGN    Horrible
SIGN    Horrible
SIGN    Horrible
SIGN    Horrible
SIGN    Horrible
SIGN    Horrible
[12:35] (Flashback) Mana
    Not bad.
[12:37] (Flashback) Mana
    You've definitely gotten better.
[12:39] Dad
    You helped me regain my passion for cooking.
[12:45] Dad
    With you, I could go anywhere
    on the gourmet horizon.
[12:50] Dad
    At least, that's what I thought.
[12:56] Dad
    But...
[12:57] (Flashback) Erina
    Not enough depth of flavor.
[12:59] (Flashback) Lady
    Oh, dear... Maybe I'm not good enough.
[13:02] (Flashback) Dad
    It looks like Erina also has the God Tongue!
[13:05] (Flashback) Mana
    Two generations in a row?
[13:08] (Flashback) Mana
    Erina must endure this suffering, too?
[13:12] Dad
    The God Tongue is destined to
    suffer and waste away to nothing.
[13:16] Dad
    But your progression was too fast
    for me to keep supporting you.
[13:22] Jo
    I guess you had your hands full, too.
[13:25] Dad
    Saiba-senpai...
[13:27] Dad
    And Senzaemon-dono...
    You were here the whole time?
[13:29] Jo
    Well, you started reminiscing,
    so interrupting would've been awkward.
[13:35] Mana
    There was something I wanted to find out.
[13:38] Mana
    That's why I asked for my father's
    assistance to discuss things a bit prior.
[13:42] Mana
    This does involve you somewhat, too.
[13:45] Dad
    What?
[13:46] Jo
    I always had a feeling that he was like you.
[13:51] Jo
    That might also be why I felt
    like I had to take care of him.
[13:55] Dad
    What are you talking about?
[13:57] Mana
    The possessor of the God
    Tongue is able to learn about
[14:00] Mana
    what the chef who created
    the dish is feeling inside.
[14:02] Mana
    There are even times when I can
    visualize their mental state.
[14:07] Mana
    The first dish I ever tasted from you
    was empty, lacking any passion.
[14:13] Mana
    And the dish I tasted earlier
    had the exact same taste.
[14:18] Mana
    I wouldn't have even
    thought a stranger made it.
[14:22] Mana
    I'm talking about Saiba Asahi's dish.
SIGN    m 223 79 l 191 280 461 329 478 135
SIGN    Finals
    Nakiri Erina
    vs
    Yukihira Soma
[14:26] Niku
    I guess...
SIGN    Finals
    Nakiri Erina
    vs
    Yukihira Soma
[14:27] Niku
    Erina-sama and Yukihira really
    are fighting tomorrow.
[14:31] Megu
    Yeah.
[14:32] Megu
    Usually, they'd be much more enthusiastic
    about facing off with each other, but...
[14:39] Megu
    I wonder if Nakiri-san is okay.
[14:44] Erina
    A dish that can't be found
    anywhere else in the world.
[14:47] Erina
    Even with my mother's God Tongue,
    this world of flavor is still unknown.
[14:54] Erina
    In order to leap over this
    impossible hurdle...
[14:57] Erina
    If I could just leave everything
    to Saiba Asahi's Crossed Knives...
[15:01] Erina
    I did consider that.
[15:02] Erina
    But...
[15:03] Erina
    Yukihira-kun managed to surpass
    the Crossed Knives.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma Saiba Asahi
[15:07] Erina
    Then am I going to leave everything to him next?
[15:11] Erina
    No! I have to be the one who wins this!
[15:15] Erina
    I need to create a dish that will
    satisfy my mother with my own hands.
[15:20] (Flashback) Erina
    Um, Mother...
[15:22] (Flashback) Erina
    Grandfather has deemed this dish delicious.
[15:26] (Flashback) Erina
    Would you like a taste, too?
[15:33] (Flashback) Mana
    It's a lovely dish, Erina.
[15:35] (Flashback) Mana
    Well done.
[15:37] Erina
    My mother complimented me often,
[15:40] Erina
    but she never said any of
    my dishes were delicious.
[15:45] Erina
    I cannot make my mother happy.
[15:50] Erina
    All I can do is make her sad.
[16:04] (Flashback) Erina
    It's disgusting!
[16:08] (Flashback) Soma
    Just you wait!
[16:09] (Flashback) Soma
    I'll make you say "delicious!"
[16:17] (Flashback) Soma
    Hey, Nakiri.
[16:19] (Flashback) Soma
    I managed to get this far.
[16:21] (Flashback) Soma
    Just one more step until I get
    to where I can face off with you
[16:25] (Flashback) Soma
    as the top first-year.
[16:28] (Flashback) Soma
    Today's the day I'll make
    you say "delicious!"
[16:32] (Flashback) Soma
    Here you go!
[16:34] (Flashback) Soma
    In order to beat Senpai,
[16:36] (Flashback) Soma
    we need to hit him with two specialties
    filled with everything we've got.
[16:40] (Flashback) Soma
    Our course has to be on that level.
[16:43] (Flashback) Soma
    Come at me,
[16:45] (Flashback) Soma
    and put everything you have
[16:48] (Flashback) Soma
    into your specialty!
[16:51] (Flashback) Erina
    I, Erina, will show you the
    true power of my God Tongue!
[16:58] (Flashback) Erina
    I'm sure my mother would be disappointed
[17:00] (Flashback) Erina
    if I, a fellow possessor of the
    God Tongue, won the tournament.
[17:05] (Flashback) Erina
    Because I don't have the hope that
    can save my mother from her despair.
SIGN    The Time for the BLUE Finals to Begin
[17:49] Gin
    The time has finally come.
[17:52] Gramps
    Yes. It will finally become
    clear after this match...
[17:55] Gramps
    The result of the plan I had
    envisioned for so long.
[17:58] Gin
    The Generation of Prodigies plan?
[18:01] Gramps
    Indeed.
[18:04] Mana
    I will be the judge for the finals.
[18:07] Mana
    The theme is... a dish the world has never seen.
[18:12] Mana
    Give it all you have.
[18:14] Mana
    Begin cooking!
[18:17] Soma
    Good grief. First, a dish
    using the Five Grand Cuisines,
[18:20] Soma
    and now, a dish the world has never seen.
[18:22] Soma
    Let's see... What should I mash together?
[18:25] Buns
    Yukihira's face...
[18:27] Ryoko
    He isn't going to try to make
    something gross, is he?
[18:29] Niku
    I wouldn't put it past him.
[18:32] Kuga
    Wow, she's fast.
[18:34] Guy
    She already knows what she's going to make?
[18:36] Guy
    Way to go, Director!
[18:38] Hisa
    Erina-sama?
[18:41] Taku
    Doesn't something seem wrong with her?
[18:43] Megu
    Yes.
[18:45] Megu
    It's like she has no idea where she's headed,
     but something's pushing her to cook.
[18:50] Gramps
    After Mana left the mansion,
    I came to this realization.
[18:54] Gramps
    That the tragedy that befell
    the prior God Tongues and Mana
[18:59] Grampss
    would eventually befall Erina, too.
[19:02] (Flashback) Gramps
    There must be some way.
[19:05] (Flashback) Gramps
    I cannot leave this world without saving
[19:07] (Flashback) Gramps
    either my daughter or my granddaughter.
[19:10] (Flashback) Gramps
    I cannot!
[19:12] (Flashback) Gramps
    I will not let Erina outside of Totsuki.
[19:16] (Flashback) Gramps
    I will enroll her in Totsuki from middle school.
[19:20] (Flashback) Guy
    What?
[19:22] (Flashback) Gramps
    If we can train Erina's skills
    to the fullest as a chef,
[19:25] (Flashback) Gramps
    we might be able to save her from
    being swallowed up in the storm.
[19:28] (Flashback) Soei
    But Father, it's always been custom to
    raise the Nakiri children outside of...
SIGN    Mana's Older Brother
    Nakiri Soei
[19:35] (Flashback) Gramps
    I don't give a shit about customs!
[19:37] (Flashback) Gramps
    I need you to gather the rocks that
    will help refine Erina's skills!
[19:43] (Flashback) Gramps
    The Generation of Prodigies!
[19:47] (Flashback) Gramps
    Professor Hayama...
[19:49] (Flashback) Gramps
    I heard that Shiomi-kun found a
    rather interesting boy overseas.
[19:54] (Flashback) Gramps
    Why don't we nurture this
    boy in Japan, at our school?
SIGN    Nakiri International
[19:59] (Flashback) Alice
    Father, please!
[20:01] (Flashback) Alice
    When we go back to Japan,
    I want to take Ryo-kun, too!
[20:04] (Flashback) Soei
    You mean the boy who works
    at the pub by the fishing pier?
[20:08] (Flashback) Soei
    To help my younger sister Mana,
    I will also assist my father with his plan.
[20:13] (Flashback) Alice
    Huh?
[20:14] Sign
    Tuscany, Italy
[20:15] (Flashback) Guy
    What?
[20:17] (Flashback) Guy
    You want Takumi and Isami to enroll
    in Totsuki Academy in Japan?
[20:20] (Flashback) Guy
    I mean, as their uncle, I do
    believe they're brilliant chefs.
[20:25] (Flashback) Mom
    Send Megumi to Totsuki Academy?
[20:29] (Flashback) Soei
    The daughter of the head of the Mito Group...
[20:31] (Flashback) Soei
    Excellent.
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[20:39] (Flashback) Jo
    You just don't give up, do you?
[20:41] (Flashback) Jo
    All right, fine. I give.
[20:43] (Flashback) Jo
    But don't blame me if Soma ends up
[20:45] (Flashback) Jo
    flipping the table on your
    precious granddaughter.
[20:48] Gramps
    I was well aware that this was an arrogant
    plan that favored my own flesh and blood.
[20:53] Gramps
    But I didn't care what I had to sacrifice.
SIGN    Fail
[20:55] Gramps
    I would turn Erina into hope.
[20:58] Gramps
    How do you like that, my daughter?
    There is hope in cooking!
[21:02] Gramps
    I did all this to make you see that!
[21:06] Gramps
    I can truly sense your love for your
    daughter and granddaughter.
[21:09] Gramps
    I'm nothing more than a doting
    parent and grandfather.
[21:11] Gramps
    And in the end, all I did was set the stage.
[21:16] Erina
    I have to do this...
[21:18] Erina
    It has to be me... Me!
[21:20] Erina
    A dish the world has never seen before...
[21:23] Erina
    I am the director of Totsuki Academy.
    I am the God Tongue.
[21:28] Erina
    I have to be the one who makes it!
[21:31] Erina
    But what can I even do?
[21:33] Erina
    Mother told me herself
[21:36] Erina
    that she doesn't expect anything from me.
[21:38] Erina
    Even my future is set in stone.
[21:40] Erina
    I'm going to despair over
    cooking, just like my mother.
[21:45] Erina
    I can never truly be happy.
[21:47] Erina
    What am I supposed to do?
[21:59] Soma
    Well, this is pretty boring.
[22:03] Soma
    How the hell am I supposed
    to be happy when I win
[22:06] Soma
    if you look like that when you're cooking?
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[22:09] Soma
    All right. I know what I'm making.
[22:12] Soma
    Just you wait, Nakiri Erina!
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    Food Wars
[23:35] Soma
    Next time... Food Wars.
[23:37] Erina
    The series finale!
[23:38] Soma
    Hey, don't say that before me!

Season 3

13 - Food Wars

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SIGN    Thirteen
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[00:09] Mana
    The theme is... a dish the world has never seen.
[00:15] Erina
    I am the director of Totsuki Academy.
    I am the God Tongue.
[00:20] Erina
    I have to be the one who makes it!
[00:22] Erina
    But what can I even do?
[00:25] Erina
    Mother told me herself
[00:27] Erina
    that she doesn't expect anything from me.
[00:30] Mana
    I don't even need to see her face to know
    that she's just like how I used to be.
[00:35] Mana
    Erina is about to be
    swallowed up by the storm.
[00:40] Mana
    You mustn't follow your mother.
[00:43] Mana
    Sooner or later, the God Tongue
    will inevitably fall into despair.
[00:47] Mana
    Even I'm still trying to struggle in vain.
[00:51] Mana
    The prospect of ever finding
[00:53] Mana
    the one dish this world has never
    seen to clear the storm is grim.
[00:57] Mana
    I put some hope in the Crossed Knives,
[00:59] Mana
    but it was all for naught.
[01:01] Erina
    The only option left for us...
[01:04] Mana and Erina
    ...is to curse the fact that we
    were born with the God Tongue.
[01:12] Soma
    Well, this is pretty boring.
[01:15] Soma
    How the hell am I supposed
    to be happy when I win
[01:18] Soma
    if you look like that when you're cooking?
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[01:21] Soma
    All right. I know what I'm making.
[01:24] Soma
    Just you wait, Nakiri Erina!
[01:27] (Flashback) Soma
    Hang onto your seat,
[01:28] (Flashback) Soma
    Examiner Nakiri!
[01:31] Buns
    Looks like Yukihira finally
    decided what he's gonna make.
[01:34] Ryoko
    Wait, did he just taste Nakiri-san's
    sauce without asking?
[01:42] Gramps
    The Generation of Prodigies plan that was
[01:45] Gramps
    set in motion to save Mana and Erina...
[01:47] Gramps
    Was this plan a success or a failure?
[01:51] Gramps
    That will all depend on the
    results of these young chefs
[01:54] Gramps
    clashing with one another up until this day.
[01:59] Soma
    Seriously, what's with that face of yours?
[02:02] Soma
    We all know you're not like that.
[02:04] Soma
    You're the chick who's always looking down
    on me from on high and provoking me.
[02:08] Soma
    That's who you are!
[02:10] Soma
    That's been our whole history together!
[02:15] Soma
    I'll wake your ass up, Nakiri.
[02:18] Soma
    I'm making this dish just for you!
SIGN    The Fifth Plate
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    Food Wars
[02:55] Soma
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[03:00] Mana
    Tell me. What is this dish?
[03:02] Soma
    I'm glad you asked.
[03:04] Soma
    It's a tempura bowl with
    egg as the main ingredient.
[03:08] Niku
    Tempura bowl?!
[03:09] Erina
    Is it the dish from before?
[03:12] (Flashback) Soma
    Here you go, Nakiri Erina-dono.
[03:15] (Flashback) Soma
    Today's the day I'll make
    you say "delicious!"
[03:20] (Flashback) Soma
    It's a Chicken's Egg Tempura Bowl!
[03:23] Soma
    I made two bowls of this dish,
    so I'd like the Bookmaster to eat it...
[03:29] Soma
    and you as well, Nakiri.
[03:33] Soma
    This isn't the same dish you had before.
[03:36] Soma
    I couldn't make you say it
    was delicious the last time.
[03:39] Soma
    I've actually been secretly
[03:41] Soma
    thinking about how I could change
    up the dish for a while now.
[03:46] Soma
    Eat up, Nakiri Erina.
[03:49] Soma
    I call this my Soma-Style Eggs
    Benedict Over Rice Fit for a Queen.
SIGN    Soma-Style
SIGN    Eggs Benedict Over Rice Fit for a Queen
[03:55] Erina
    Eggs Benedict?!
[04:01] Soma
    Dig in.
[04:06] Copycat
    We made it in time.
[04:16] Some
    Look, look!
[04:39] Erina
    How... How can this be so delicious?
[04:42] Erina
    The sauce that covers the whole dish...
[04:44] Erina
    This is a Japanese-style Hollandaise sauce
    accented with yuzu salt and soy sauce.
SIGN    Soy Sauce
[04:50] Mana
    Then there's pork grilled to a
    crisp that's balanced perfectly
[04:53] Mana
    with the light flavors of the shio kombu
    and shiso leaves mixed into the rice.
[04:59] Erina
    The star of the dish... the crispy tempura
    egg that melts on the top of your tongue...
[05:04] Erina
    He must have deep-fried it
    after making it a poached egg.
[05:07] Mana
    The egg white couldn't possibly be any softer...
[05:10] Mana
    The yolk is velvety smooth,
    to the point that it's almost raw...
[05:14] Erina
    But the fact that he was able to
    bread that soft-boiled egg...
[05:18] Mana
    ...and deep fry it while somehow
    retaining its shape...
[05:21] Both
    That's utterly impossible unless
    the chef has superhuman skill.
[05:26] Erina
    Just how much did he actually improve?
[05:29] Erina
    And just for this dish...
[05:31] Soma
    The Eggs Benedict takes you back, doesn't it?
[05:34] Soma
    Instead of a muffin, I used the mixed
    rice you'd find at a Japanese diner,
[05:37] Soma
    then I modified the poached egg, bacon,
    and Hollandaise sauce to fit my style.
[05:43] Erina
    Yes... I made Eggs Benedict
    during our training camp.
[05:47] Erina
    It was the first dish I ever presented
    in front of Yukihira-kun.
[05:52] Soma
    I somehow managed to pass back then,
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
    400 Servings
[05:55] Soma
    but numbers-wise,
     you totally annihilated me.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
    200 Servings
[05:58] Soma
    That's why I've been researching
    your dish ever since.
[06:02] Soma
    How was your dish better than mine?
[06:05] Soma
    What changes could I apply
    to make it truly my own?
[06:09] Soma
    All so I could make you say my
    dish was "delicious" someday.
[06:15] Mana
    All the chefs were always the same.
[06:19] Mana
    As they prepared dish after dish for the
    God Tongue, they would eventually atrophy,
[06:23] Mana
    and all of their dishes
    would become dispirited.
[06:26] Mana
    Even Azami tried his best not to hurt me
[06:30] Mana
    and created delicious dishes,
[06:32] Mana
    but he was unable to make
    a dish that could surpass 100%.
[06:36] Mana
    And yet, this boy...
[06:39] Mana
    This Yukihira Soma...
[06:41] Soma
    Nakiri...
[06:42] Soma
    Right now, you've completely
    forgotten who you're cooking for.
[06:49] Soma
    Honestly, all that whining and
    whimpering... It's not like you at all.
[06:52] Soma
    Quit worrying about pointless things
     and be true to yourself.
[06:55] Soma
    Who do you want to cook for more
    than anyone in the world right now?
[07:15] Erina
    Yes... He's right.
[07:18] Erina
    I just wanted to hear my mother say,
[07:21] Erina
    "I'd love to eat your cooking, Erina."
[07:24] Erina
    That's all.
[07:27] Erina
    Mother... I've missed you.
[07:31] Erina
    I've missed you so... so much!
[07:41] Taku
    That sound...
[07:42] Megu
    What could it be?
SIGN    Best in Japan
[07:51] Guy
    What the?
[07:51] Glasses
    Glasses, glasses...
[07:52] Buns
    Im sure I still have my clothes on...
[07:54] Ryoko
    But I feel so free!
[07:56] Isami
    This feels so good...
[07:58] Hisa
    Is it the Gifting?
[08:00] Niku
    No, it's slightly different.
[08:05] Tsuka
    I can feel the wavelengths of all the
    ingredients, so happy to be cooked...
[08:14] Gin
    My heart is dancing!
[08:16] Gramps
    A new form of Gifting from Mana and Erina!
[08:20] Azami
    It's surpassed the Divine Gifting.
[08:27] Anne
    This is a warmth that humanity's
    never encountered before!
[08:31] Megu
    It's so gentle, yet intense.
[08:34] Taku
    This is truly... the Exquisite Dish!
SIGN    Exquisite Dish
[08:49] Asahi
    Huh...
[08:52] Guy
    What the hell is this?!
[09:01] Alice
    The castle keep...
[09:02] Hisa
    It disrobed?!
[09:05] Azami
    The Gifting pulse reached the castle!
[09:07] Azami
    It actually affected a building?!
[09:09] Gramps
    A phenomenon like this has never been
    seen, even in the Nakiris' long history!
[09:14] Gin
    Her powers as a chef have improved and
[09:17] Gin
    actually magnified her Gifting pulse, as well?!
[09:26] Taku
    Yukihira!
[09:27] Megu
    Nakiri-san!
[09:29] Taku
    You've finally made the God Tongue quiver!
[09:31] Megu
    That's amazing, Soma-kun! You finally
    made Nakiri-san say something's delici—
[09:34] Erina
    It's disgusting.
[09:35] Megu
    Huh?
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
[09:37] Erina
    It's disgusting!
[09:40] Erina
    It's utterly disgusting in comparison
    to the dish I'm about to present!
[09:45] Both
    Erina-sama!
[09:47] Mana
    I see... I think I finally
    understand somewhat.
[09:51] Mana
    To be like that boy... and just completely
    devote yourself to one person...
[09:58] Mana
    That might be the path that leads to the
    dish this world has never seen before.
[10:05] Erina
    Just you wait. I'll let you taste the best
    dish the God Tongue has ever created.
[10:11] Erina
    Why are you smirking like that?!
[10:13] Soma
    Well, I mean... You're probably just
    going to be prickly like that forever.
[10:18] Erina
    I'm just letting you know your place!
[10:22] Erina
    Anyway, I still don't plan to let
    you beat me in the future, either!
[10:29] Soma
    And I'm not planning on giving up, either.
[10:31] Soma
    Not until I make you say "delicious."
[10:34] Erina
    Hmph!
[10:36] Soma
    That's the Nakiri Erina I know.
SIGN    F
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[10:40] Soma
    No one else could've brought me this far.
SIGN    Finals
SIGN    Totsuki Academy Director
    Nakiri Erina vs
     Totsuki Academy Elite Ten First Seat
     Yukihira Soma
[10:44] Soma
    It had to be someone as difficult as you.
[10:48] Soma
    Dad, I finally made one dish...
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[10:52] Soma
    A dish beyond Yukihira...
[10:54] Soma
    Finally, my very own...
SIGN    Soma Style
[10:58] Soma
    I feel like I finally made my very own dish.
[11:24] Soma
    All right, Nakiri. Let's see that dish of yours.
[11:29] Erina
    Just you wait.
[11:30] Erina
    Now, eat up!
[11:33] Soma
    All right! In that case...
[11:35] Soma
    Let's butt heads!
[11:44] Buns
    All right, let's celebrate
    Yukihira's hard work!
[11:47] All
    Cheers!
[11:55] Hisa
    Yukihira-kun seems to be in a bad mood.
[11:57] Shun
    I can understand how he feels.
[12:00] Glasses
    Well, Nakiri-san did steal
    the victory after that.
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
SIGN    Congrats on Getting 2nd Place at the BLUE
    Yukihira
[12:06] Soma
    Damn it!
[12:07] Megu
    Now, now, Soma-kun.
[12:09] Buns
    Let's go all-out tonight!
[12:12] Niku
    You got second place! You should be proud!
[12:15] Soma
    Dad!
[12:16] Soma
    I'm gonna re-train.
[12:19] Soma
    I didn't achieve my goal of
    taking the top at the BLUE,
[12:22] Soma
    so I'm not fit to take over Yukihira just yet!
[12:25] Jo
    I mean, you've already got my approval, but...
[12:27] Soma
    Once I get stronger, I'll come back
    and ask you to let me take over!
[12:33] Jo
    Actually, you can take over already...
    Not that he's listening.
[12:33] Soma
    Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
[12:36] Taku
    But I was really surprised.
[12:38] Isami
    To think that the reason you and
    Kuga-senpai came to the BLUE
[12:42] Isami
    wasn't just to observe...
[12:44] Isshi
    Yup.
[12:45] Isshi
    We were secretly following Noir.
[12:49] Kuga
    I'm super awesome, even as a spy!
[12:53] Kuga
    I made sure I did my job.
[12:56] Taku
    And I hear the one who came up
    with that plan was Eizan-senpai.
[13:01] Eizan
    Hmph. I was getting pretty sick
    of the underworld chefs myself.
[13:05] Eizan
    I just thought this would be a good
    opportunity to get rid of them.
[13:08] Mima
    I'm pretty sure I remember you saying...
[13:11] Mima
    "I wanna save the underworld chefs."
[13:16] Eizan
    This was all just according to my plan.
[13:19] Taku
    The Noir Rescue plan.
[13:21] Mima
    Yup. That's why I decided
    to help out, too...
[13:25] Mima
    by infiltrating Noir.
[13:29] (Flashback) Mima
    It's me. I've got the figures.
[13:32] (Flashback) Mima
    There are a lot of guys and goods here.
[13:34] (Flashback) Mima
    Could I get some backup?
[13:36] Kuro
    Your intel was actually useful, Mimasaka.
[13:39] Akira
    Yeah. Because of that, we were able to
    squash a deal on some illegal ingredients.
[13:43] Kuro
    Though that wasn't the only thing.
[13:46] Alice
    No fair!
[13:47] Alice
    I can't believe you two were having
    so much fun while I was away!
[13:51] Akira
    Uh, it wasn't actually fun...
[13:53] Kuro
    Hayama, there's no point
    in trying to convince her.
[13:56] Soma
    Huh...
[13:58] Soma
    That was right around the time I was in
    the semifinals for the BLUE, wasn't it?
[14:01] Megu
    I heard that you were with
    them, too, Kinokuni-senpai.
[14:05] Nene
    Yes.
[14:06] Nene
    Momo-senpai and Saito-senpai
    also helped out.
[14:11] (Flashback) Nene
    Can you hear me? There's at
    least a hundred of them.
[14:14] (Flashback) Nene
    I'll leave the east exit to you.
[14:16] (Flashback) Akira
    Looks like they're here.
[14:18] (Flashback) Kuro
    We're gonna do...
[14:19] (Flashback) Kuro
    our own thing!
[14:21] (Flashback) Akira
    Yeah.
[14:24] (Flashback) Guy
    Who are you guys?!
[14:26] (Flashback) Akira
    We're the Elite Ten from Totsuki Academy!
[14:30] (Flashback) Kuro
    Give this a taste!
[14:33] (Flashback) Guy
    The harmony of seafood and spices!
[14:35] (Flashback) Guy
    I can't resist!
[14:37] (Flashback) Guy
    What the?
[14:38] (Flashback) Guy
    What a strong aroma.
[14:38] (Flashback) Guy
    Don't panic! Let's get the goods outta here!
[14:39] (Flashback) Guy
    I feel weak.
[14:42] (Flashback) Saito
    Now... let's see if you can handle my blade.
[14:49] (Flashback) Noir
    Yum!
[14:51] (Flashback) Noir
    Yum!
[14:54] (Flashback) Noir
    Yum!
[14:56] (Flashback) Noir
    Damn it! Let's get outta here!
[14:58] (Flashback) Noir
    A little girl?
[15:00] (Flashback) Momo
    Welcome to Momo's world. Enjoy your fill.
[15:04] (Flashback) Momo
    Love.
[15:06] (Flashback) Noir
    What a lovely aroma!
[15:08] (Flashback) Noir
    The damask roses are so nurturing!
SIGN    White Noir
[15:14] (Flashback) Guys
    We won't do any more illegal
    trading ever again!
[15:18] (Flashback) Momo
    You're so cute. So cute.
[15:20] (Flashback) Saito
    So are you, Akanegakubo.
[15:24] (Flashback) Guy
    As long as Saiba Asahi wins the BLUE,
    Noir will control the world's ingredients!
[15:29] (Flashback) Nene
    Die.
[15:30] (Flashback) Guy
    Thank you so much!
[15:33] (Flashback) Eizan
    We're just finishing up.
    How are things over there?
[15:37] (Flashback) Isshi
    He's finished.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma Saiba Asahi
[15:41] (Flashback) Soma
    Glad you liked it!
[15:44] (Flashback) Nene
    Now Noir will officially disband.
[15:47] Isshi
    You worked so hard, Kinokuni, even though
    roughhousing didn't seem to be your thing.
[15:50] Nene
    More importantly, why are you the only one
    here naked other than that stupid apron?
[15:54] Nene
    You idiot!
SIGN    Jiggle
SIGN    Jiggle
[15:57] Isshi
    Yes!
SIGN    Jig
SIGN    gle
[15:58] Taku
    I see our senpais never change...
[15:58] Nene
    You idiot... Idiot... Y-Your butt... You idiot!
[16:00] Isami
    I heard that Rindo-senpai
    and Megishima-senpai
[16:04] Isami
    took out a huge smuggling ring overseas, too.
[16:05] Nene
    You idiot! You idiot!
[16:08] Both
    Really?!
SIGN    Paris
[16:13] Tsuka
    Hey.
[16:14] Rindo
    Good work.
[16:16] Rindo
    Thanks to all the attention you
    were getting at the BLUE,
[16:19] Rindo
    the Noir guys over here had their guard down.
[16:22] Rindo
    It was easy-peasy!
[16:24] Tsuka
    Wait. Then was my job to...
[16:28] (Flashback) Rindo
    Take that!
[16:33] (Flashback) Guy
    Ow!
[16:33] (Flashback) Guy
    The air is so spicy!
[16:34] (Flashback) Guy
    It burns!
[16:35] (Flashback) Guy
    My eyes!
[16:36] (Flashback) Rindo
    We'll be taking those unusual ingredients back.
[16:39] (Flashback) Guys
    C'est bon!
SIGN    Delicious
[16:42] Tsuka
    I see. Good work, you two.
[16:45] Rindo
    You're not only a great chef, but you
    make an excellent decoy, Tsukasa.
SIGN    Stiff
[16:50] Tsuka
    What?
[16:51] Megi
    Kobayashi, how are you feeling right now?
[16:56] Rindo
    Let's see...
[16:58] Rindo
    I don't think I've ever felt this
    refreshed before in my life!
[17:04] Tsuka
    Same here.
[17:05] Tsuka
    I'm glad if I was actually
    able to help you out, Rindo.
[17:11] Megu
    I guess everyone was working really hard
    while we were competing in the BLUE.
[17:16] Kuro
    And you guys did pretty well holding
    out against those Noir guys.
[17:21] Akira
    We're proud to be fellow
    Totsuki students with you.
[17:24] Mima
    Yeah. You should be proud.
[17:27] Megu
    Thank you.
[17:29] Taku
    By the way, is Nakiri-san not coming?
[17:32] ryoko
    She said she had something important
    to take care of back home today.
[17:36] Buns
    I guess Miss Secretary headed over there, too.
[17:40] Alice
    Today's the day Auntie Mana's
    returning to the mansion.
[17:44] Niku
    Wow. I guess we should tell Yukihira, too.
[17:47] Jo
    Yeah... About that.
SIGN    Yeah, I'm gonna be training overseas or something. Probably for several months.
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[17:53] All
    What?!
[18:13] Erina
    Welcome home, Mother.
[18:16] Mana
    Thank you, Erina.
[18:19] Mana
    I'll be looking forward to
    your dishes every day now.
[18:23] Mana
    You are the WGO Bookmaster's
    personal chef now, after all.
[18:27] Erina
    Yes, it is an honor.
[18:29] Mana
    Fear not.
[18:31] Mana
    I have prepared my bucket just in
    case your dishes are not up to par.
[18:35] Erina
    That is quite all right. I will gladly
    bring you down a notch or two.
[18:42] Erina
    Maybe one day we'll be able
    to have a meal as a family.
[18:46] Erina
    If only Father would come home, too.
[18:49] Mana
    But Azami's right there.
[18:51] Erina
    What?!
[18:52] Erina
    Huh?! Father?!
[18:55] Dad
    I'm sorry for startling you.
[18:57] Dad
    I had something I needed to
    tell you about Saiba Asahi.
[19:01] Dad
    And I also...
[19:05] Dad
    came to say goodbye.
[19:08] Dad
    Before I met Mana, there was a
    time I became extremely careless.
[19:15] Dad
    And it was then...
SIGN    New York
[19:18] Asahi
    I just happened to look into my roots
     so I could find my own flavor.
[19:23] Asahi
    But to think...
[19:25] Asahi
    Funny, isn't it?
[19:27] Sarge
    What are you going to do now?
[19:30] Asahi
    Now? It's not like I have anything...
[19:34] Erina
    Well, that's good to hear.
[19:37] Asahi
    Princess Erina.
[19:38] Sarge
    Why are you here?
[19:39] Erina
    If we're to satisfy the extremely
    picky Bookmaster's tastes,
[19:43] Erina
    we can never have enough skilled chefs.
[19:47] Erina
    Don't you agree, Father?
[19:50] Azami
    Yes. I've come for you.
[19:55] (Flashback) Azami
    I'll leave the Nakiri Family.
[19:57] (Flashback) Azami
    I irresponsibly left a child all alone.
[20:01] (Flashback) Azami
    I cannot continue to bear the Nakiri name.
[20:05] (Flashback) Erina
    You're absolutely awful, Father.
[20:10] (Flashback) Erina
    Honestly, how can you snivel like that?
[20:13] (Flashback) Erina
    Well, let's go.
[20:16] (Flashback) Azami
    Huh?
[20:18] Erina
    If we cannot all enjoy a meal together,
[20:21] Erina
    how could we possibly consider carrying
    on the prestigious Nakiri family name?
[20:26] Erina
    We're family, after all. Am I wrong,
[20:29] Erina
    Asahi-oniisama?
[20:32] Mana
    That will do just fine. The Nakiri family
    needs no more lonely chefs.
[20:48] Erina
    Yukihira-kun...
SIGN    Six Months Later
[20:54] [SONG] Sign
    Sumire Avenue Shopping District
SIGN    Tomitaya Bento
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[21:12] Soma
    Hey, you're already here? I'm home.
[21:16] Soma
    How've you been, Nakiri?
[21:17] Erina
    Welcome back, Yukihira-kun.
[21:20] Erina
    Do you have anything else to say to me,
     since you called me here
[21:22] Erina
    when I'm terribly busy?
[21:24] Soma
    Yeah, thanks for that.
[21:26] Erina
    Is that it?!
[21:27] Erina
    You even skipped out on the
    third-year advancement exams
[21:29] Erina
    and could be held back at any time,
[21:31] Erina
    yet I let you take some time off from school!
[21:34] Soma
    Yeah, I know, I know. And I'm grateful.
[21:37] Erina
    I thought I'd be able to cook
    by your side from now on.
[21:40] Soma
    I went all around the world and
    absorbed all kinds of techniques.
[21:45] Erina
    Yet you left without saying anything to me.
[21:49] Soma
    Today's the day I'm finally gonna
    make you say my dish is delicious.
[21:53] Erina
    Before I realized it,
    both your dishes and you...
[21:57] Erina
    became what my heart longed for.
[22:00] Soma
    So, what would you like to eat?
[22:02] Erina
    Let's see what you've got.
    I'll take the chef's special.
[22:08] Soma
    Comin' right up.
[22:11] Megu
    Welcome home, Soma-kun!
[22:13] Buns
    We're gonna butt in!
[22:14] Ryoko
    You seem well.
[22:15] Taku
    I'll need you to take me on again.
[22:17] Soma
    Hey, looks like everyone's here.
[22:19] Erina
    Do you have enough ingredients?
[22:21] Glasses
    So this is Yukihira's home,
    the one I've heard so much about.
[22:24] Shun
    It's a nice place, just as I imagined it'd be.
[22:27] Guy
    That shopping district out there is awesome!
[22:29] Guy
    There was a cutie at the bento shop, too!
[22:31] Akira
    You've got some nerve leaving
    behind your Elite Ten duties.
[22:35] Alice
    We had to do your work for you,
    Yukihira-kun! It was such a pain!
[22:39] Kuro
    Though you basically made us do it.
[22:43] Soma
    For now, why don't you guys have
    some appetizers while you wait?
[22:47] Megu
    Appetizers?
[22:48] Ryoko
    Like what?
[22:48] Buns
    Ooh, I want some!
[22:50] Soma
    Squid legs and peanuts soaked in coffee,
    habanero sweet-and-sour pork style,
[22:53] Soma
    stewed in mint sauce.
[22:55] Erina
    Uh?!
[22:55] Megu
    Th-Th-Th-This is a bit...
[22:57] Soma
    Come on, no need to hold back!
[23:02] All
    No!
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
SIGN    Disgusting
[23:07] Erina
    Disgusting!
[23:09] Erina
    Yukihira-kun!
[23:11] Soma
    Well? Isn't that disgusting
    on another level?
[23:13] Soma
    Glad you liked it!
[23:16] Erina
    Honestly, you're so stupid.
[23:19] Soma
    Now...
[23:20] Soma
    This next dish I'm making
[23:22] Soma
    is finally gonna make you say "delicious."
SIGN    Yukihira Diner
[23:27] Soma
    Dig in!
SIGN    Thank You!
[23:35] Soma
    Ready, and...
[23:36] All
    Glad you liked it!

Season 4

Season 4

1 - Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: Takumi's Downtown Competition

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SIGN    All rights for this production are reserved to the copyright holder, and distribution
    is permitted only to its intended audience. Unauthorized reproduction, screening,
    display, or modification of this program's content is strictly prohibited
    by law, and violation is grounds for criminal and civil prosecution.
SIGN    Seconds 1
SIGN    The Break After the Training Camp
[00:18] Lady
    Please watch your step.
[00:22] Lady
    Welcome to the observation deck, 350.
[00:28] Isami
    Look, Bro.
[00:30] Isami
    We're so high up! What a great view.
[00:35] Isami
    The people look like bits
    of garbage down there.
[00:37] Takumi
    Isami... That's all you
    wanted to say, isn't it?
[00:40] Isa
    Come on, Bro, you should be more excited.
[00:43] Isa
    You promised you'd have fun today.
[00:45] Taku
    Yeah, you're right.
[00:47] Isa
    Yup. That training camp from hell is over,
    and now we get this tiny bit of down time.
[00:53] (Flashback) Taku
    Eventually, I'll challenge
    you to a Shokugeki.
[00:57] (Flashback) Taku
    Until we meet again, Yukihira Soma.
[01:02] (Flashback) Soma
    Hey, I guess we met again.
[01:03] (Flashback) Taku
    Shut up!
[01:04] (Flashback) Taku
    Don't talk to me!
SIGN    Elevator
SIGN    Height:
SIGN    Tembo Galleria
[01:10] Sign
    Height:
SIGN    Observation Deck
[01:12] Ryo
    You're not going to look at
    the view from here, Miss?
[01:14] Lady
    You can go ahead to the
    elevator on the right.
[01:16] Alice
    I want to go to the very top!
SIGN    Height:
SIGN    Tembo Galleria
SIGN    Height:
[01:20] Alice
    There's a Japanese proverb that says
    smoke and geniuses always rise to the top!
[01:25] Ryo
    Uh-huh...
[01:26] Ryo
    Is that how that goes?
[01:29] Soma
    Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh!
[01:30] Taku
    I'll crush you soon.
[01:34] Taku
    Just you wait, Yukihira!
[01:36] Isa
    You're thinking about Yukihira-kun again.
[01:40] Isa
    Heh.
[01:45] Taku
    Isami, what are you doing?
[01:52] Taku
    Stop that right now, Isami!
[01:53] Isa
    Huh? What was that?
[01:55] Taku
    Stop that, Isami!
SIGN    Takumi's
    Downtown
    Competition
[03:33] Isa
    Oh, jeez. Are you still mad, Bro?
[03:36] Taku
    You bet I am.
SIGN    The Manager's Recommendation
SIGN    Melon Bread
[03:38] Taku
    Doing that is terrify—I mean,
    you disturbed everyone around us!
[03:42] Isa
    My bad. But you keep
    getting lost in thought.
[03:47] Taku
    Well, I guess I apologize for that.
[03:51] Ishi
    Okay, everyone.
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[03:52] Ishi
    The planetarium is this way.
SIGN    Planetarium
[03:54] Ishi
    Gazing at the stars with
    my fellow dorm mates...
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[03:57] Ishi
    This is youth!
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[03:58] Ishi
    This is what it means to be students!
[04:00] Ishi
    This is what we call the days of our youth!
[04:02] Aoki bg
    Huh? What was that?
[04:02] Shun
    Why are we doing this again?
[04:03] Sato bg
    Huh? You got a problem?
[04:05] Glasses
    Indeed.
[04:07] Glasses
    I would have much preferred
[04:08] Glasses
    to go to the Postal Museum to see
    Japan's biggest stamp collection.
[04:12] Shun
    That's not what I meant, but sure.
[04:13] Bg
    What?
[04:16] Isa
    Well, let's have fun
    wherever we go next, Bro.
SIGN    Ueno Station • Ueno Park
[04:20] Taku
    Yeah, I will.
[04:22] Taku
    Where are we going, exactly?
[04:25] Isa
    Well...
[04:39] Hisa
    This way, Erina-sama.
[04:40] Hisa
    We will be heading to the 31st floor,
    to a location that serves French cuisine,
[04:44] Hisa
    where you will be sampling their new menu.
[04:47] Erina
    This is the third location today.
SIGN    Sumida Aquarium
    We've Got Baby Penguins!
[04:53] Hisa
    Erina-sama? Is something the matter?
[04:56] Erina
    H-Hisako, do we have a little time?
[04:59] Hisa
    Huh? Did something come up?
[05:01] Erina
    W-Well... They appear to have penguins.
[05:04] Hisa
    Penguins?!
[05:05] Hisa
    What a brilliant plan, Erina-sama!
[05:08] Hisa
    You're already thinking about the
    flavors before you even start!
[05:11] Erina
    That's not what I'm talking about!
[05:13] Hisa
    Huh?
[05:14] Hisa
    Then what...
[05:16] Hisa
    D-Don't tell me you'd like their
    new dish to feature penguin!
[05:19] Erina
    Absolutely not!
[05:21] Erina
    Oh, never mind!
[05:22] Hisa
    Wait, Erina-sama! That's not the right way!
[05:27] Girls
    Welcome!
[05:28] Taku
    I-Isami, where are we?
[05:31] Isa
    I always wanted to come here.
[05:34] Isa
    It's a cosplay café.
[05:35] Taku
    Cosplay café?
[05:38] Girl
    Roger on that order. We'll carry
    out that mission immediately!
[05:42] Taku
    Isami... This is what you're into?
[05:46] Isa
    I love Japanese culture.
[05:50] Isami
    Underground stuff, pop culture,
    the traditional stuff...
[05:52] Isami
    It's all super cool.
[05:55] Taku
    Huh... I see.
[05:58] Taku
    Now that I think about it,
    this place is technically a restaurant.
[06:01] Taku
    I guess I might be able to learn something.
[06:04] Isa
    Apparently the customers can cosplay, too.
[06:08] Isa
    They even let you rent those costumes.
[06:11] Taku
    Cosplay ourselves?
[06:14] Both
    Cabbage Orange Twins!
[06:17] Taku
    No, no, no, no, no!
[06:18] Ura
    Hello!
[06:20] Ura
    Thank you for waiting!
[06:23] Ura
    Feel the magic!
[06:25] Ura
    Cabbage Purple!
[06:28] Ura
    Cute!
SIGN    Cute
[06:34] Ura
    Well, anyway...
[06:35] Ura
    Here are the omelet rices you ordered!
[06:38] Ura
    Made personally by me and filled with love!
[06:42] Taku
    R-Right. Thank you.
[06:44] Taku
    Wait, have we met before?
[06:49] Ura
    Oh, sir. Are you trying to
    tell me that I'm super cute?
SIGN    Cosplay Punch
[06:53] Taku
    No, uh...
[06:54] Ura
    Okay! Now I'll cast a spell on the omelet
    rices to make them even more delicious!
[07:00] Ura
    Say it with me now!
[07:03] Ura
    Squee, squee, badump, badump.
[07:05] Both
    Squee, squee, badump, badump.
[07:07] Ura
    How exciting, sparkle, sparkle.
[07:09] Taku
    How exciting, sparkle, sparkle.
[07:12] Ura
    Become delicious!
[07:16] Taku
    Become delicious!
[07:21] Ura
    Please enjoy your stay!
[07:23] Ura
    Cute!
SIGN    Kawashima Urara
     First-Year, High School Division
[07:27] Ura
    Tch. What the hell are Totsuki
    students doing here?
[07:31] Ura
    Someone's gonna find out I'm
    doing this super-secret job!
[07:34] Lady
    Urara-san! We got four orders
    of omelet rice coming up.
[07:38] Ura
    Okay! Cute!
SIGN    Cute
SIGN    Cosplay Café
[07:40] Girls
    Thank you very much!
[07:44] Isa
    Wasn't that place great, Bro?
[07:46] Isa
    Become delicious!
[07:48] Taku
    Sh-Shut up!
[07:50] Taku
    But you know...
[07:52] Taku
    I was surprised at how delicious
    that omelet rice actually was.
[07:56] Isa
    Right?
[07:58] Taku
    The fluffiness of the egg and the mixing
    of the chicken rice was perfect.
[08:03] Isa
    Maybe the spell actually worked.
[08:06] Taku
    I'm sure the waitress was
    just an excellent cook.
[08:08] Isa
    You're so serious.
[08:11] Jun
    Over here, Hayama-kun! We're here!
SIGN    Curry House
    Open
    "Under Totsuki Academy's"
    Professor Shiomi Jun's Supervision!
    ★ Summer Stamina Spicy Curry
    ★ Ultra Hot Kashmir Garlic Curry
    ★ Super Sweet Corn Curry for Kids
[08:14] Jun
    Since you helped me mix the spices,
    I asked them to include your name, too, but...
[08:21] Akira
    If I was able to help you out,
    that's all that matters, Jun.
[08:25] Jun
    Don't call me "Jun"!
[08:26] Jun
    You mean Professor Shiomi!
[08:28] Akira
    More importantly, you didn't
    supervise these dish names?
SIGN    Wow!
     All the
    Veggies You Could Ask For Healthy Curry
    Available with Pork, Too!!! 1080 yen
[08:33] Jun
    Huh? What do you mean?
[08:36] Akira
    Well, whatever.
[08:40] Isa
    It's been a while since we've been
    to the Kappabashi Shopping District.
[08:43] Taku
    Yeah. As proper chefs, we need to
    drop by every once in a while.
[08:50] Niku
    This would probably look great
    for a pork cutlet bowl,
[08:53] Niku
    but this would look better with
    a sauce pork cutlet bowl.
[08:56] Dude
    Hey, Nikumi! Why don't we buy this?
[08:59] Dude
    Summer's right around the corner!
[09:01] Niku
    Hell no! And don't call me "Nikumi!"
[09:07] Isa
    Look at this, Bro!
[09:09] Isa
    This looks like actual pizza!
SIGN    Samples
[09:13] Isa
    This looks great, too!
[09:15] Isa
    The fork's floating in midair!
[09:17] Taku
    Food samples, huh?
[09:20] Guy
    I'm begging you!
[09:21] Guy
    Please allow me to make a food sample
    of your exquisite margherita!
[09:26] Guy
    No, no! Your exquisite lasagna!
[09:28] Guy
    No, no! Your exquisite pasta pescatore!
[09:31] Taku
    I'm honored. If I can be of service
    to the lovely people of Japan...
[09:35] Taku
    Absolutely.
[09:36] Guy
    Oh, never mind.
[09:38] Guy
    Excuse me!
[09:40] Guy
    Allow me to make a food sample of your dish!
[09:43] Guy
    Me, too!
[09:44] Guy
    Yeah, I'm choosing this guy, too!
[09:46] Taku
    What?!
[09:46] Soma
    Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh...
SIGN    Heh Heh
SIGN    Heh Heh
[09:50] Taku
    Curse you, Yukihira!
[09:52] Taku
    Let's settle whose dishes
    look better as food samples
[09:55] Taku
    once and for all!
[09:57] Isa
    Yukihira-kun really grinds your gears, huh?
SIGN    Booming Business
    Kappa Kawataro
SIGN    Booming Business
    Kappa Kawataro
[10:03] Purple
    Jeez. You spent so much time looking,
SIGN    Open
[10:06] Purple
    and you didn't even buy anything.
[10:08] Buns
    Well, nothing really hit me, you know?
[10:13] Megu
    You're very diligent, Yuki-chan.
SIGN    Open
SIGN    Hanaichimonja
[10:24] Yuki
    Megumi mentioned how she's
    never had monjayaki before,
[10:28] Yuki
    so we were just talking about getting some.
[10:30] Yuki
    Never thought we'd randomly run into you two,
    Takumicchi and Isamicchi.
[10:35] Taku
    Takumicchi?
SIGN    Takumicchi?
[10:36] Isa
    Isamicchi?
SIGN    Isamicchi?
[10:38] Purple
    I promise she means well.
    She's always like this.
[10:42] Taku
    Oh, it's fine.
[10:44] Taku
    It's normal to call everyone
    by their first names in Italy.
[10:47] Isa
    Yeah, don't worry about it.
[10:49] Guy
    Are you ready to order?
[10:51] Ryoko
    Hmm... Should we start by ordering,
    like, three different kinds?
[10:54] Yuki
    Megumi, this is your first time,
    so pick whatever you want.
[10:57] Megu
    Huh?! Me?!
[10:58] Megu
    Um, uh...
SIGN    ■ Monja
    Monja 670 yen
    Pickled Ginger Monja 780 yen Pork Monja 830 yen
    Scallion Monja 830 yen Beef Monja 930
    Soba Monja 930 yen Curry Monja 780 yen
    Squid Monja 880 yen Garlic Chives Monja 830
    Manila Clams Monja 880 Natto Monja 830 yen
    Sakura Shrimp Monja 980 yen Mochi Monja 880 yen
    Octopus Monja 980 yen Tuna Monja 830 yen
    Shrimp Monja 1030 yen Corn Monja 830 yen
    Scallop Monja 1140 yen Cheese Monja 880 yen
    Mentaiko Monja 1140 yen Kimchi Monja 880 yen
    
    ■Special Monja
    Yakisoba Monja 980 yen Salami & Cheese Monja 1250 yen
    Shiso, Scallions, and Natto Monja 980 yen Curry, Corn, and Cheese Monja 1280 yen
    Japanese-Style Manila Clams and Butter Monja 1000 yen Cheese and Corned Beef Monja 1280 yen
    Mapo Tofu Monja 1100 Pork, Scallions, and Kimchi Monja 1280 yen
    Pork Curry and Garlic Monja 1100 yen Mentaiko and Cheese Monja 1380 yen
    Beef Tendons and Scallions Monja 1200 yen Mixed Seafood Monja 1400 yen
    Tonkotsu Pork and Scallions Monja 1200 yen Hanaichimonja Special Monja 1500 yen
    Shiso and Dried Whitefish Monja 1250 yen Deluxe Monja 1780 yen
    
    ■Toppings
    Pickled Ginger, Curry, Egg 110 yen
    Garlic Chives, Bean Sprouts, Natto, Scallions, Garlic 160 yen
    Onions, Sliced Squid, Rice, Potatoes, Mochi 210 yen
    Tuna, Pork, Corn, Soba 260 yen
    Sakura Shrimp, Octopus, Kimchi, Fresh Squid, Manila Clams, Corned Beef, Cheese 310 yen
    Peeled Shrimp, Beef 360 yen
    Fresh Scallops, Mentaiko 470 yen
[11:00] Megu
    Then why don't we get the
    mixed seafood monja,
[11:03] Megu
    the pork monja, and maybe this
    mentaiko and cheese monja?
[11:07] Isa
    Cheese sounds great. I'm in.
[11:10] Taku
    Yeah. I think those are good selections.
[11:12] Buns
    'Kay. Guess we're getting those three.
[11:14] Guy
    Keh. You've got no idea
    what you're talking about.
[11:18] Angy
    Adding cheese to monja is blasphemy.
[11:21] Angy
    Monja only needs sauce,
    flour, cabbage, and aonori.
SIGN    Bun-san
    Customer
[11:25] Angy
    If this is your first time,
    get the original monja, like you should.
[11:28] Megu
    Huh?! Y-Yes, sir!
[11:30] Megu
    I'm so sorry!
[11:33] Taku
    Tadokoro-san, there's no
    reason for you to apologize.
[11:37] Megu
    Huh?
[11:38] Taku
    My friend just ordered items from the menu.
     You have no right to belittle her.
[11:44] Angy
    Huh? What was that?!
[11:45] Guy
    C-Come on, Bun-san.
[11:47] Guy
    Sorry, he's usually much nicer...
[11:51] Guy
    But he's been in a bad mood lately.
[11:54] Guy
    Whatever. It's not like some foreigners
[11:57] Guy
    could ever truly understand
    why monja is so delicious.
[12:01] Taku
    I'm afraid I cannot let that pass.
[12:04] Angy
    Oh?
[12:07] Taku
    We are chefs. That means I can't let you
    insult our understanding of food.
[12:12] Angy
    Oho? Chefs, eh?
[12:15] Taku
    It's true that we are not actually Japanese.
[12:18] Taku
    But we love Japan and have
    nothing but respect for it.
[12:22] Taku
    I can't just let these
    baseless statements slide.
[12:25] Isa
    Yeah. I love Japanese culture.
[12:30] Angy
    So you're trying to tell me that you know
SIGN    Understanding
[12:32] Angy
    what it's like to be from these parts?
[12:34] Taku
    If anything, I can understand it as
    another thing to love about Japan.
[12:39] Angy
    Hmph. All right, then.
[12:42] Angy
    Then how about you and
    I have a little competition?
[12:44] Angy
    Let's see who can make the better monja.
[12:47] Taku
    What?
[12:48] Angy
    If you're truly a pro
    chef who can understand
[12:50] Angy
    what it's like to be from these parts,
[12:52] Angy
    I'm sure making some delicious
    monja will be a piece of cake.
[12:55] Angy
    Eh?
[12:57] Taku
    Very well.
[12:59] Taku
    I accept this challenge.
[13:01] Megu
    T-Takumi-kun!
[13:03] Taku
    We've proudly served our customers
    at Trattoria Aldini for years.
[13:08] Taku
    There's no way I can decline this challenge.
[13:12] Isa
    Oh, jeez. Now you've got Bro all fired up.
[13:16] Taku
    In the name of Aldini,
[13:18] Taku
    I'll make a monja that anyone
    in the world can enjoy!
[13:23] Both
    Tre... Due... Uno... Fino.
[13:33] Angy
    We'll be making monja with the ingredients
    available in this restaurant.
[13:36] Angy
    That's it for the rules.
[13:38] Angy
    The regulars and the owner of this
    restaurant will decide which is the best.
[13:44] Lady
    Bun-san and I are acquaintances,
[13:46] Lady
    but I promise a fair deliberation
    as a monja lover.
[13:51] Guy
    Leave it to me!
[13:53] Taku
    All right, that's fine.
[13:56] Taku
    But I do have one request.
[13:59] Angy
    And what's that?
[14:00] Taku
    We two brothers shall prepare
    our dish. Is that all right?
[14:04] Angy
    Pfft. This competition's not about speed,
[14:07] Angy
    and I don't care if there's
    one or two of you.
[14:11] Taku
    Thank you very much.
[14:12] Buns
    So both sides are good to go?
[14:15] Ryoko
    Why in the world are you
    trying to run this, Yuki?
[14:18] Buns
    All right!
[14:20] Buns
    Begin... cooking!
[14:25] Angy
    You whippersnappers! I'll break
    both of your snooty little noses!
[14:30] Taku
    He really is only using
    the standard ingredients.
[14:33] Taku
    So he's going to compete by
    making an old-fashioned monja.
[14:37] Guy
    Bun-san's not a pro chef by any means,
SIGN    Local Monja Contest
[14:40] Guy
    but he wins the local
    monja contest every year!
[14:45] Angy
    All right! Let's do this!
[14:49] Megu
    Wow...
[14:50] Ryoko
    His arm movements flow so well.
[14:52] Buns
    Guess he's not all talk.
[14:55] Angy
    And now to pour the liquid
    inside the embankment.
[14:59] Taku
    He's not showing any hesitation,
    and he's got perfect timing.
[15:02] Taku
    He's got skills based in sheer experience.
[15:06] Taku
    It'll be hard for us outsiders to
    surpass him just by copying him.
[15:11] Taku
    What should we do? What should we do?
[15:14] Taku
    What would he do?
[15:16] Soma
    I'd just put everything I have on the plate.
[15:21] Taku
    I-I was just about to say that, too!
[15:24] Taku
    Why you—
[15:25] Isa
    Yeah, don't worry about him.
    Just his usual delusions.
[15:29] Taku
    N-No! I'm just thinking out loud!
[15:32] Buns
    Wait, Megumi. Is Takumicchi actually
    supposed to be a funny guy?
[15:36] Megu
    U-Um...
[15:38] Taku
    That's right. Even if what
    we're making is monja,
[15:41] Taku
    we're just going to do what we always do.
[15:44] Taku
    We're going to stay tried and true
[15:46] Taku
    and create a dish that best represents us!
[15:48] Isa
    You betcha, Bro.
[15:50] Angy
    All right. It's about time.
[15:53] Angy
    It's do or die time!
[15:56] Owner
    Yeah, this is it.
[15:57] Lady
    The aroma of the burning
    sauce is indescribable.
[16:02] Guy
    It balances out great with the cabbage.
     I'm drooling already.
[16:05] Angy
    And you can't make monja...
SIGN    Special
    Selection
SIGN    Aonori
SIGN    Shimanto
    River
[16:08] Angy
    without this!
[16:09] Buns
    Your personal stash of aonori?
[16:12] Buns
    Is that even allowed?!
SIGN    Within
SIGN    The Rules
[16:13] Angy
    It's right here in the shop, so yup!
[16:16] Buns
    Oh, I see!
[16:17] Angy
    My monja's not complete without this stuff.
[16:22] Megu
    Wow, what a lovely aroma.
[16:24] Angy
    The absolute best aonori
    from the Shimanto River.
[16:28] Angy
    Nothin' else like it!
[16:30] Angy
    All right, it's done. Eat up, guys!
[16:35] Guy
    Man, this takes me back to childhood.
[16:39] Lady
    Such a simple and nostalgic flavor.
[16:44] Megu
    It's so good!
[16:45] Buns
    The sauce and the cabbage
    together are irresistible!
[16:49] Ryoko
    The char is so aromatic and wonderful.
[16:54] Isa
    Take that, Bro!
[16:56] Taku
    Now you've done it!
[16:59] Isa
    He didn't even do anything special.
[17:02] Taku
    It's because it's simple that
    it makes you feel nostalgia.
[17:07] Taku
    But we haven't lost yet.
[17:09] Taku
    Let's begin, Isami!
[17:11] Isa
    You got it, Bro!
[17:15] Owner
    Hey, that doesn't seem to be enough flour.
[17:19] Taku
    Oh?
[17:19] Owner
    Usually, you'd use twice as much.
[17:22] Angy
    Hmph. You don't even have the basics down.
[17:25] Taku
    No. This is perfectly fine.
[17:27] Owner
    Huh?
[17:28] Angy
    Hmph.
[17:29] Angy
    I can't wait to see what
    these outsiders make.
[17:33] Taku
    True, we might be outsiders.
[17:36] Taku
    But that's exactly why there's
    something only we can do.
[17:41] Angy
    Quit your yappin' and feed me already.
[17:47] Taku
    Forno accendere.
[17:50] Taku
    Isami, the cabbage.
[17:51] Isa
    Roger!
[17:55] Buns
    Whoa!
[17:57] Ryoko
    He's so fast!
[17:58] Taku
    Tritare!
[17:59] Girl
    Wild!
[18:02] Owner
    Huh? What about the embankment?
[18:04] Taku
    This is fine.
[18:06] Taku
    It won't overflow anywhere,
    even without an embankment.
[18:11] Taku
    That's because the liquid we prepared is...
[18:15] Guy
    What... The stuff in the liquid...
[18:18] Guy
    is rice?!
[18:19] Lady
    So it's risotto monja!
[18:21] Owner
    I see.
[18:22] Ryoko
    He's making it unique by using seafood.
[18:26] Megu
    The shrimp and the squid
    are from this shop, but...
[18:29] Megu
    Those are... clams?
[18:32] Isa
    This is next.
SIGN    Isonori
SIGN    Special
    Selection
[18:33] Taku
    And now, the final touches.
[18:35] Lady
    Wait, that's not aonori.
[18:37] Guy
    It's isonori!
[18:39] Taku
    There are Italian recipes
    that use isonori, too.
[18:44] Taku
    I figured we could achieve
    the monja dish we wanted
[18:47] Taku
    by using an ingredient used in
    both Japanese and Italian cuisine.
[18:51] Any
    I-Italian, my ass! It ain't
    monja without aonori!
SIGN    Isonori
     Special Selection
[18:57] Taku
    Tre.
SIGN    Isonori
     Special Selection
[18:58] Taku
    Due.
[19:00] Both
    Uno!
[19:01] Both
    Fine!
[19:03] Taku
    Buon appetito!
[19:06] Lady
    The aroma of the char is on another level!
[19:08] Guy
    The harmony between the rich cheese
    and the isonori is wonderful, too.
[19:13] Taku
    I added some ketchup as a secret ingredient.
[19:16] Isami
    Tomatoes are similar to
    dashi in Italian cuisine.
[19:20] Ryoko
    But that's not the only flavor here.
[19:23] Megumi
    Oh, mussels!
[19:25] Taku
    Excellent observation, Tadokoro-san.
SIGN    Mussels in White Wine
[19:28] Taku
    This is the only thing not from this shop.
[19:31] Taku
    I used a can of mussels we bought to send
    to our parents back in Italy as a gift.
[19:37] Lady
    Wait... Mussels are famous in Italy.
    Why would you gift them that?
[19:43] Taku
    Because...
SIGN    Monja
[19:44] Taku
    I wanted to show them some of Japan's
    techniques and enhancements.
[19:49] Taku
    Of course, Italy has canned foods.
[19:52] Taku
    But they're made with the expectation
    that you'll use them for cooking...
[19:56] Taku
    Meaning they're just an ingredient.
[19:58] Taku
    But the canned mussels made in
    Japan are stewed with white wine,
[20:03] Taku
    and can be eaten straight from the can.
[20:06] Isa
    Japanese people are great
    at things like that.
[20:09] Taku
    Their curiosity about food
[20:11] Taku
    and endlessly inquisitive minds...
[20:14] Taku
    The Japanese take in dishes from various
    countries and make them their own.
[20:19] Taku
    And because of that, even traditional
    dishes change their shape.
[20:24] Taku
    But the Japanese never forget
    their pride in their own culture.
[20:28] Taku
    Actually, it's the opposite.
[20:31] Taku
    Am I wrong?
[20:33] Taku
    The fact that they're so
    broad-minded is one of the things
[20:36] Taku
    I love about the Japanese.
[20:37] Taku
    And this dish represents that.
     Please give it a try.
[20:43] Angy
    Hmph. I'm never going to
    acknowledge this as monja.
[20:51] Angy
    It's so fragrant... and refreshing.
[20:55] Angy
    I never knew monja had such possibilities.
[20:59] Angy
    My own monja ruled over
    my heart for so long...
[21:05] (Flashback) Fumiko
    I love your monjayaki, Daddy!
SIGN    Monja
[21:12] Owner
    Bun-san? What's wrong?
[21:15] Angy
    You see... My daughter brought over the
    guy she's gonna marry the other day.
[21:22] Angy
    He happened to be a blond
    foreigner just like you.
[21:27] Angy
    I yelled, "I'm not gonna let you get married!"
    at her and chased them away.
[21:32] Lady
    You can't say things like that.
[21:35] Angy
    Yeah, I know that!
[21:36] Angy
    I know that, but I just
    couldn't stop myself.
[21:39] Angy
    But... I get it now.
[21:43] Taku
    Once you encounter another
    country's culture,
[21:46] Taku
    you realize how great your
    own culture is again.
[21:50] Angy
    Yeah... That's what your monja taught me.
[21:57] Angy
    I guess I need to tell my daughter to
    bring that fella back around again.
[22:01] Isa
    Then I'll show you another thing that
    shows how much we respect Japan.
[22:07] Isa
    Squee, squee, badump, badump.
[22:09] Isa
    How exciting, sparkle, sparkle.
[22:11] Isa
    Become delicious!
[22:14] Angy
    Wow! That sure is Japanese culture!
[22:19] Both
    Grazie!
[23:54] Buns
    Man, that was a blast!
[23:57] Ryoko
    Yeah. And we got to enjoy Takumi-kun
    and Isami-kun's dish, too.
[24:02] Megu
    I thought this at the training camp, too,
    but you're really creative, Takumi-kun.
[24:08] Taku
    You think so? But...
[24:10] Taku
    I don't think I would've
    thought of that dish
[24:14] Taku
    if I hadn't seen Yukihira's kaki-no-tane dish.
[24:17] Taku
    Today's recipe just might
    be thanks to him—
SIGN    Heh Heh
SIGN    Heh
    Heh
    Heh
[24:19] Megu
    Oh, Soma-kun!
[24:22] Soma
    Hey, what're all of you guys doing together?
[24:25] Buns
    You wouldn't believe it, Yukihira!
[24:27] Buns
    Takumicchi was super awesome!
[24:29] Buns
    He was all monja and mussels
    and risotto and, like, grazie!
SIGN    Monja
SIGN    Mussels
SIGN    Risotto
SIGN    Grazie
[24:31] Soma
    Huh? Monamusslesrisozie?
[24:35] Soma
    Huh. That sounds awesome!
[24:37] Soma
    Takumi! Make some for me sometime!
[24:41] Taku
    Huh?
[24:42] Taku
    Well, I guess. If you, my rival,
    absolutely insist, then I guess I should abide.
[24:48] Soma
    Nah, I mean, you don't have
    to if you don't want to.
[24:50] Taku
    Huh?!
[24:51] Taku
    I-I didn't say I didn't want to.
     I'll make it for you!
[24:54] Taku
    I'll make it for you, so eat it, Yukihira!
[24:56] Soma
    S-Sure...
[24:58] Isa
    You're so lame, Bro.
[25:00] Taku
    Stop laughing, Isami!
SIGN    Glad You Liked It
SIGN    Back Home in Italy
[25:05] Isa
    It sure is hot, Bro.
[25:07] Taku
    Again, Isami?

Season 4

2 - Erina's Summer Vacation

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SIGN    All rights for this production are reserved to the copyright holder, and distribution
    is permitted only to its intended audience. Unauthorized reproduction, screening,
    display, or modification of this program's content is strictly prohibited
    by law, and violation is grounds for criminal and civil prosecution.
SIGN    Seconds 2
[00:11] Sign
    Summer Vacation
[00:12] Nar
    Summer vacation.
[00:16] Nar
    Even at Totsuki Teahouse Culinary Academy,
[00:18] Nar
    the sound of the students'
    chatter is unusually sparse.
SIGN    Theme "Curry Dish"
[00:24] Nar
    The young chefs slated to
    compete in the Autumn Elections
SIGN    Book of Curry Dishes
[00:28] Nar
    are working passionately,
    experimenting with their dishes over and over.
SIGN    Nakiri Erina's Personal Prep Building
    Building 7
[00:38] Hisa
    Erina-sama.
[00:40] Erina
    How are things going, Hisako?
[00:42] Hisa
    Thank you very much for
    letting me use your kitchen.
[00:46] Erina
    It's not a problem.
[00:47] Erina
    Since I'm helping run this event, I would
    prefer to have the best dishes possible.
[00:52] Hisa
    Of course! I'll do my very best.
[00:56] Erina
    Seems like things are going well.
[00:58] Hisa
    Yes.
[00:59] Hisa
    I was thinking about adding
    kasoori methi to this.
[01:02] Erina
    Yes, that's a wonderful idea.
SIGN    Wander Wander
[01:07] Erina
    Wander, wander...
SIGN    Wander Wander
[01:08] Erina
    Wander, wander...
SIGN    Wander Wander
[01:09] Erina
    Wander, wander...
[01:11] Erina
    This might help you out!
[01:13] Hisa
    R-Right. Thank you very much.
[01:19] Erina
    Now, why don't I taste-test it for you?
[01:21] Hisa
    U-Um...
[01:24] Hisa
    If I were to receive your advice,
    I could get through the qualifiers easily.
[01:29] Hisa
    But I'd like to try to do this myself!
[01:34] Erina
    Well said.
[01:36] Erina
    This is exactly why you're
    qualified to be my secretary.
[01:39] Erina
    Do your very best!
[01:45] Alice
    Ryo-kun.
[01:46] Ryo
    Sure.
[01:52] Erina
    I'm so bored.
SIGN    The Forty-Third
    Autumn Elections
[01:53] Erina
    I've basically done everything I need
    to prepare for the competition.
[01:57] Erina
    Perhaps I'll head to the summer
    resort in Karuizawa...
[01:59] Erina
    No, I'd rather not go alone.
[02:02] Erina
    Maybe I'll also try something new.
[02:08] Erina
    I wonder, how do normal girls pass
    the time in situations like this?
[02:14] Maid
    Oh, Erina-sama, there's
    a phone call for you.
[02:18] Maid
    It's from Alice-sama.
SIGN    Erina's
    Summer Vacation
[04:03] Megu
    Let's see...
[04:05] Megu
    Stew until the butter softens...
    and mix together.
[04:10] Ryoko
    M-Megumi, the pot's not over there.
[04:13] Megu
    Huh?!
[04:15] Buns
    Yeah, I'm pretty much done. My tongue's
    gonna burn off from all these spices.
[04:21] Ryoko
    Yes, this heat's a bit much.
[04:25] Buns
    I really want a change of pace.
SIGN    Ding
[04:28] Buns
    Oh, yeah! We have that one thing!
[04:30] Both
    Huh?!
[04:35] Erina
    What is this place?
[04:37] Alice
    You don't know?
[04:39] Alice
    It's a public pool.
[04:40] Erina
    I can obviously see that!
SIGN    Public Pool
[04:42] Erina
    What I'm asking is why did you—
[04:44] Alice
    Why are you in your uniform?
[04:46] Erina
    Because you told me to hurry!
[04:49] Alice
    Good day. We're about to head
    to the pool. Want to come?
[04:53] Alice
    If so, hurry to the parking lot.
[04:56] Erina
    I figured it was a pool run by the Nakiri...
[04:58] Alice
    Listen, Erina.
[05:00] Alice
    We lack common sense sometimes.
[05:03] Alice
    We cannot become high-class chefs
    that way. Which means...
[05:05] Alice
    We have to experience everything.
[05:08] Erina
    Yes, but why did we have to come here?
[05:11] Alice
    Oh, you just keep complaining.
[05:13] Alice
    After I was nice enough to invite
    you out when you're so bored.
[05:16] Erina
    I just happened to be bored today!
[05:19] Erina
    Usually, my schedule is full
    with tastings and meals!
[05:23] Erina
    I'm going home.
[05:24] Alice
    You're such a coward.
[05:26] Alice
    I guess this might've been an
    impossible feat for Miss Erina,
[05:30] Alice
    who knows nothing of the world.
[05:31] Erina
    Grr!
SIGN    Grr
[05:32] Erina
    Fine, I'll go! Are you satisfied?!
[05:36] Ryo
    You and Miss Erina get along so well.
[05:40] Alice
    What are you talking about?
    We're like cats and dogs.
[05:42] Ryo
    Sure.
[05:44] Buns
    I got this out of the shed!
[05:47] Buns
    Now we can totally feel
    like we're on vacation!
[05:50] Ryoko
    We can?
[05:52] Megu
    But...
[05:54] Megu
    I can't let my guard down until
    the elections are over.
[05:57] Ryoko
    My dear Megumi, there's no pot there.
[06:00] Megu
    Huh?!
[06:02] Ryoko
    Go ahead and let go of that spoon.
[06:04] Buns
    Come on, clearly Megumi's at her limit.
[06:07] Buns
    We need to relax a bit,
    or you won't make it to the elections.
[06:09] Ryoko
    Yeah.
[06:10] Buns
    And with that settled,
    let's change into our swimsuits
[06:13] Buns
    and get refreshed for the Autumn Elections!
SIGN    Women's Changing Room
[06:17] Girl
    That swimsuit's so cute!
[06:19] Girl
    Where did you buy it?
[06:21] Alice
    Erina.
[06:23] Alice
    I'll let you borrow this.
[06:24] Erina
    What is this?
[06:28] Alice
    You don't know anything, do you?
[06:30] Alice
    If you wear that, you can cover
    yourself while changing.
[06:35] Erina
    I see...
[06:38] Erina
    Like this?
[06:39] Alice
    Pfft... You look so dumb.
SIGN    Pfft
[06:42] Erina
    What is your problem?!
[06:47] Ryoko
    I'm so done.
[06:50] Megu
    It's so hot.
[06:53] Buns
    Is the pool ready yet?!
[06:56] Megu
    That pool looks so refreshing!
[06:59] Ryoko
    Megumi! There are only bushes over there!
[07:01] Buns
    The time has come!
[07:03] Buns
    Behold! The pool is finally full of water!
[07:10] Guy
    Yeah, right.
[07:11] Guy 2
    And when I looked closer,
    it was actually a dude.
[07:13] Guy
    Uh, what the hell, man?
[07:24] Erina
    There are a lot of people here.
[07:27] Alice
    Now, set up our parasol.
    This will be our home base today.
[07:32] Ryo
    Yeah, sure.
[07:33] Alice
    Erina, how long are you
    going to wear your jacket?
[07:37] Alice
    You can't swim like that.
[07:38] Erina
    I-I know that.
[07:50] Erina
    I've only swum at private beaches,
    so swimming where there are so many strangers
[07:56] Erina
    feels so weird.
[07:58] Alice
    Okay, let's have a wonderful time, Erina!
[08:01] Erina
    Hey! Wait!
SIGN    Guarding
    Their
     Stuff
SIGN    Zoned Out
[08:26] Ryoko
    It's so cramped.
[08:27] Megu
    The water instantly got warm.
[08:30] Buns
    W-Well, that's strange.
[08:32] Buns
    This isn't what I imagined at all.
[08:34] Ryoko
    I was pretty certain this would happen.
[08:37] Buns
    What's the big i-de-a?!
[08:40] Buns
    It's because your boobies
    take up too much room!
[08:43] Ryoko
    Calm down!
[08:45] Buns
    That does it.
[08:46] Buns
    Hose time!
[08:51] Buns
    If we water things down with the hose,
    it'll make everything cooler and more bearable!
[08:59] Buns
    What? The water immediately evaporated,
    and now it's like a sauna.
[09:03] Ryoko
    You just made it even more unbearable!
[09:07] Buns
    We can't cool off at all.
[09:09] Ryoko
    Well, this was a short vacation...
[09:11] Buns
    Vacation, you sucked,
    sucked, sucked, sucked, sucked!
SIGN    Sucked Sucked Sucked Sucked Sucked
[09:15] Megu
    But this was still relaxing somehow.
[09:19] Megu
    Ryoko-chan, Yuki-chan...
[09:22] Megu
    Thank you.
[09:25] Megu
    I think now I'll be able to
[09:28] Megu
    do my best again tomorrow.
[09:30] Both
    An angel... An angel is in our midst.
[09:33] Megu
    Thank you!
[09:35] Ryoko
    Megumi?!
[09:36] Buns
    Come back!
[09:37] Soma
    Damn, it's so muggy here!
[09:40] Buns
    Huh? Yukihira...
[09:42] Ryoko
    Isshiki-senpai...
[09:43] Soma
    I was experimenting in my
    room, and it got too hot,
[09:47] Soma
    so I decided I'd cool off by
    helping him work in the fields...
[09:52] Soma
    But it just made me hotter!
SIGN    Hahahahahaha
[09:56] Both
    That's not even worth commenting on.
[09:58] Soma
    Oh, but yeah... Apparently Isshiki-senpai's
    gonna take us somewhere cool.
[10:05] Buns
    Somewhere cool?
[10:06] Ishi
    Yeah, it's surprisingly close by.
    I figured I'd invite everyone.
[10:11] Ishi
    You'll come, right?
[10:12] Both
    Yes!
SIGN    Blub
[10:14] Ryoko
    Huh? Megumi?
[10:15] Buns
    Come back!
[10:19] Akira
    Damn it, Jun.
[10:20] Akira
    She forgot it was her turn
    to water the plants again.
[10:25] Jun
    It's so hot!
SIGN    Under Repair
[10:27] Jun
    Why did our AC have to break
    right in the middle of summer?
[10:32] Jun
    Maybe I'll buy a new one with our funds...
[10:35] Jun
    On the other hand, I want to use
    the money for our research.
SIGN    Don Research Society
[10:44] Guy
    Uh, you got a second, Nikumi?
[10:47] Niku
    Don't call me Nikumi.
[10:49] Guy
    Er, right. Anyway, uh, you know...
[10:53] Guy
    I know it's hot, but I'm not sure
    you should be wearing that.
[10:57] Guy
    I'm not sure where I should look.
[11:01] Niku
    What do you expect?! Just looking at
    you wearing all that is suffocating!
[11:05] Guy
    Y-You dumbass! A real man
    always wears a biker jacket!
SIGN    Man
[11:09] Niku
    Like I care!
[11:11] Soma
    Heya!
[11:12] Guy
    Yukihira! Man, it's been so long!
[11:15] Soma
    Hey, Konishi-san!
    You're as stuffy-looking as ever.
[11:17] Guy
    Oh...
[11:19] Niku
    What brings you here?
[11:21] Soma
    Huh? Well, I said I'd stop by
    every once in a while, didn't I?
[11:24] Niku
    R-Right...
[11:25] Niku
    I-I'm making a new donburi dish.
[11:30] Niku
    Don't feel obligated...
    But do you want to try it?
[11:32] Soma
    Nah, it's way too hot.
SIGN    D'oh
[11:35] Soma
    More importantly, wanna go
    somewhere cool with me?
[11:39] Niku
    Together? Like... alone?
[11:43] Niku
    Well, I'm really busy coming
    up with my curry recipe,
[11:47] Niku
    but if you absolutely insist...
[11:49] Soma
    My whole dorm's going,
    but I figured the more the merrier.
SIGN    D'oh
[11:55] Niku
    His whole dorm?
[11:56] Guy
    Go ahead and go, Nikumi.
    Don't worry about Don RS.
[11:59] Niku
    I'm not going.
[12:01] Guy
    You don't need to worry about me, Nikumi.
[12:03] Niku
    Who the hell is worried about you, jackass?!
[12:07] Niku
    I don't have any time to mess around!
[12:09] Niku
    You heard me! I'm not going!
[12:11] Soma
    I see. Well, that's too bad.
[12:13] Soma
    I'll stop by later, then.
[12:14] Guy
    Uh... sure.
[12:17] Megu
    What? Mito-san can't come?
[12:20] Soma
    Yeah, I guess she's busy
    with her curry recipe.
[12:23] Megu
    I see.
[12:24] Ishi
    Well, I guess that's all of us, then.
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[12:26] Ishi
    Now, let us venture forth
    to find some coolness!
SIGN    Cool
SIGN    Cool
SIGN    Cool
SIGN    Cool
SIGN    Cool
SIGN    Cool
[12:29] All
    Yeah!
[12:31] Gramps
    It's summer! Make sure you're studying!
[12:42] Erina
    It feels so nice and cool.
[12:44] Alice
    Oh, I forgot to mention this,
    but at pools like this,
[12:48] Alice
    you'll often encounter a thing
    called "getting hit on."
SIGN    Getting
     Hit On
[12:50] Alice
    Don't wander off with
    someone if they talk to you.
[12:53] Erina
    Of course I'd never do that.
[12:56] Guy 2
    Hey, they're both super cute!
[12:59] Guy 2
    Go say hi to them.
[13:00] Guy
    No way. They'd never talk to me.
[13:04] Guy
    Not to mention...
SIGN    Bodyguard
SIGN    Bodyguard
[13:13] Erina
    What are you talking about?
    I'm not getting hit on at all.
[13:17] Alice
    I guess all the guys here just
    happen to be shy or reserved.
[13:20] Guy
    I have a feeling I may regret talking to her.
[13:23] Alice
    Oh, Ryo-kun. Could you
    buy us some soft serve?
[13:28] Ryo
    Sure.
[13:29] Ryoko
    Wow, it's so pretty!
[13:31] Buns
    And it's so cool!
[13:34] Soma
    More importantly...
[13:35] Soma
    It's huge!
[13:36] ---
    Huge!
[13:37] ---
    Huge!
[13:38] Guy
    It's so cold!
[13:40] Glasses
    I've never seen this place!
    Does it belong to the Nakiri family?
[13:44] Shun
    Isshiki-senpai said the
    school's just so huge that
[13:47] Shun
    no one's ever noticed it.
[13:49] Soma
    Man, the breeze feels great.
[13:52] Taku
    Isn't it refreshing, Isami?
[13:53] Isa
    I feel better already, Bro.
[13:55] Soma
    Whoa! Where'd you come from?!
[13:58] Taku
    We've been here for quite a while!
[13:59] Isa
    We were taking a walk when
    Tadokoro-san called us over.
SIGN    Polar Star Dormitory
[14:04] (Flashback) Ishi
    Now, let us venture forth
    to find some coolness!
SIGN    Cool
SIGN    Cool
SIGN    Cool
SIGN    Cool
SIGN    Cool
SIGN    Cool
[14:07] (Flashback) All
    Yeah!
[14:09] Isa
    Well? Do you remember now?
[14:10] Taku
    We're right there!
[14:12] Soma
    I didn't notice you guys at all.
[14:14] Taku
    Listen up, Yukihira. We are destined rivals!
[14:18] Taku
    Any time, any place, things should
    immediately get tense when we met!
[14:23] Taku
    Huh?
[14:25] Soma
    Really?
[14:27] Isa
    You're so lame, Bro.
[14:29] Soma
    By the way, where did Isshiki-senpai go?
[14:32] Shun
    Ah, well...
[14:33] Issh
    Hey!
SIGN    Natural Ice
SIGN    Natural Ice
[14:36] Isshi
    Sorry to keep you all waiting.
    Now, let's all cool off as much as possible.
[14:41] Buns
    Wait. He's not wearing a loincloth.
[14:43] Ryoko
    He actually has more on than usual.
[14:45] Guy
    Wow, look at that ice!
[14:48] Guy
    What are we gonna do with all this?
[14:50] Issh
    Oh, obviously...
[14:51] Issh
    Use this.
[14:53] Ryo
    Here you go.
[14:55] Alice
    Thanks, Ryo-kun.
[14:56] Alice
    This soft serve is all the rage
    for being so delicious.
[14:59] Alice
    I'm sure it can even excite
    your tongue, Erina.
[15:03] Erina
    Thank you, Kurokiba-kun.
[15:05] Ryo
    Sure. Now...
[15:06] Ryo
    I'm gonna go buy some drinks.
[15:08] Alice
    Oh, you're so thoughtful, Ryo-kun.
[15:12] Erina
    It has a refreshing feel that brings out
    the sweetness of freshly-squeezed milk.
[15:18] Erina
    I would say it's so-so.
[15:20] Alice
    Eating these may also get you hit on.
[15:23] Alice
    Make sure you don't go with them, Erina.
[15:24] Erina
    I won't! Could you not make it
    sound like I'm some overeater?
[15:28] Alice
    Oh, it's going to melt!
[15:33] Guy
    A shaved-ice eating contest!
[15:36] Guy
    Whoever eats five servings
    of shaved ice first wins!
[15:40] Guy
    The winner gets the title of the
    First-Ever Polar Star Shaved Ice King!
SIGN    First-Ever
    Polar Star Shaved Ice King
[15:44] Soma
    Ah...
[15:45] Taku
    Five... of these giant servings?
[15:47] Soma
    You don't have to force yourself
    to participate, Takumi.
[15:51] Taku
    Shut up, Yukihira! Everything with
     us must be a competition!
[15:54] Both
    Start!
[16:02] Guy
    Oh, no! The brain freeze...
[16:05] Guy
    isn't happening.
[16:07] Issh
    Because it's melting right in your mouth.
[16:10] Soma
    He's right. Is this special ice?
[16:13] Glasses
    Nay.
[16:14] Glasses
    When you shave down the ice finer than
[16:16] Glasses
    regular shaved ice using
    well-sharpened blades,
[16:18] Glasses
    the surface area grows, and the ice instantly
    melts in your mouth like cotton candy.
[16:22] Isshi
    Precisely!
[16:24] Megu
    So that's why we're not getting brain freeze.
[16:26] Soma
    I see...
[16:28] Isa
    This strawberry sauce with huge strawberry
    chunks goes perfect with it, too.
[16:32] Buns
    Fumio-san made this for us with strawberries
[16:34] Buns
    we picked in spring from the dorm's garden.
[16:37] Megu
    The peach sauce is delicious, too.
[16:39] Ryoko
    The mango one is fantastic.
[16:45] Erina
    Boys are always immature,
[16:48] Erina
    and I have no interest in low-brow,
    careless romances.
[16:52] Alice
    Oh? Erina, don't tell me you're in high
    school and don't have anyone you fancy.
[16:57] Alice
    Pfft. You're such a child.
[16:59] Erina
    Wha?! O-Of course I have someone I admire.
[17:04] Recorder
    Of course I have someone I admire.
[17:06] Erina
    Hey, why did you record that?
[17:09] Alice
    I figured it was the perfect
    way to have something on you.
[17:11] Erina
    Put that thing away!
[17:12] Alice
    Oh, sure. So who is this person?
[17:16] Alice
    Do you get butterflies
    just thinking about them?
[17:20] Erina
    Wh-Why, yes.
[17:22] Erina
    His knife work is so fluid, and his
    seasoning is always perfection.
[17:27] Erina
    He always presented me with dishes
    that were close to my expectations.
[17:32] Erina
    Just thinking about them
    makes my heart beat so fast.
[17:37] Erina
    He's the chef that I strive to be.
[17:40] Alice
    So do you want to go out
    on a date with this person?
[17:43] Erina
    A date? Why would I do that?
[17:47] Alice
    For crying out loud! You don't
    understand romance at all.
[17:51] Alice
    You're hopeless, Erina.
[17:53] Erina
    Well, what about you, Alice?!
    You keep acting like you're above me!
[17:56] Alice
    Of course. I've got it down to an art.
[17:59] Alice
    I've studied everything there
    is to know about romance!
[18:01] Erina
    R-Really?
[18:04] Ryo
    She just watched a handful of romance films.
[18:07] Ryo
    And she fell asleep during some of them.
[18:13] Guy
    Hey, keep your spit off me!
[18:15] Guy
    And you hurry up and eat the damn thing!
[18:17] Guy
    You wanna fight?!
[18:19] Guy
    Bring it on!
[18:21] Guy
    Hey, I got a text from Fumio-san.
[18:23] Guy
    Me, too. What's she want?
[18:25] Taku
    How do you like that, Yukihira?
    I bet you can't keep up with me!
[18:29] Soma
    Oh!
[18:31] Soma
    Hey, Nikumi.
[18:32] Niku
    H-Hey...
[18:34] Megu
    Mito-san! Thanks for coming.
[18:36] Niku
    Sure, I guess.
[18:37] Soma
    I texted Konishi-san the address.
[18:39] Guy
    Don't worry about me! Just have fun,
    Nikumi! Nikumi... Nikumi...
[18:44] Soma
    You'll have some shaved ice,
     won't you, Nikumi?
[18:47] Niku
    I-I don't want any.
[18:49] Soma
    You don't want any? Really?
[18:51] Soma
    Even if I have this cold,
    super-delicious shaved ice right here?
[18:59] Niku
    I...
[19:01] Niku
    I won't accept anything less than
    strawberries and condensed milk!
[19:10] Soma
    Dig in!
[19:14] Niku
    No!
[19:18] Erina
    Honestly, they don't even have hair dryers
    in this establishment? Unbelievable.
SIGN    Men's Lockers
SIGN    Women's Lockers
[19:23] Erina
    What a wasted day off.
[19:25] Alice
    Really? I enjoyed it.
[19:29] Alice
    Especially because I got to see how
    dumb you looked wrapped in that towel.
[19:32] Erina
    Did you invite me just
    so you could do that?!
[19:35] Alice
    Pfft!
[19:35] Erina
    As usual, I can't read Alice at all.
SIGN    Public Pool
[19:40] Alice
    It's me. Yes. Please bring the car around.
[19:44] Girl
    Hey, wait.
[19:46] Guy
    I'm not going to leave you behind.
[19:55] Erina
    How idiotic.
[19:56] Erina
    What could possibly be fun about that?
[20:03] Taku
    I win!
[20:06] Isa
    You okay, Bro?
[20:07] Isa
    Do you want some hot tea?
[20:09] Taku
    Curse you, Yukihira! I ate all that
    even though I was getting a tummyache!
[20:13] Soma
    Well? Pretty tasty, right?
[20:16] Buns
    One's plenty.
[20:17] Megu
    It was really good.
[20:19] Shun
    The ujikintoki is delicious, too.
[20:21] Issh
    Right?
SIGN    Winner
[20:22] Glasses
    Ahm'a winnuh...
[20:25] Fumio
    Hey! We're just getting started!
[20:28] Fumio
    Let's have ourselves a little barbecue.
[20:31] Buns
    You're the best, Fumio-san!
[20:33] Soma
    All right, I guess I'll take grilling duty.
[20:35] Taku
    Wait, Yukihira! Leave this t—
[20:36] Niku
    Cooking meats is my specialty!
[20:44] Jun
    It's still so hot, even in the evening.
[20:50] Akira
    Kheer. A common milk porridge made in India.
[20:55] Akira
    The hot version is great, but it's
    even better when chilled in the summer.
[20:59] Akira
    This should help cheer you up a bit.
[21:01] Jun
    Wow! Thank you, Hayama-kun!
[21:05] Jun
    Such a cool sensation behind
    this luxurious sweetness...
[21:09] Akira
    On top of the cardamom that's
    usually used, I added my own spices.
[21:15] Jun
    That's wonderful, Hayama-kun!
    It's delicious!
[21:17] Jun
    I don't feel hot anymore at all!
[21:21] Niku
    All right, this meat and this meat
    will be best if you take them now.
[21:25] Soma
    All right!
[21:28] Niku
    Lookin' good!
[21:34] Glasses
    I'm a winner...
[21:35] Hisa
    You went to the public
    pool with Miss Alice?!
[21:38] Hisa
    Were you all right?!
    Did anyone try anything?!
[21:40] Hisa
    Were you deceived at all?!
SIGN    Was a bit
    deceived
[21:42] Erina
    I'm fine... Don't worry.
[21:44] Erina
    I'm going to turn in for the night.
[21:46] Erina
    There haven't been any changes to
    tomorrow's schedule, right?
[21:49] Hisa
    C-Correct.
[21:50] Hisa
    You have a tasting scheduled
    at Shirogane Restaurant.
[21:52] Hisa
    In the afternoon, you will be going to the
    opening ceremony of a new restaurant.
[21:56] Erina
    All right.
[21:57] Hisa
    But Erina-sama... Are you not exhausted?
[22:01] Hisa
    Perhaps you should take a proper break.
[22:04] Erina
    No, I'm fine.
[22:06] Erina
    I will see that all my work gets done.
[22:14] Buns
    Yahoo!
[22:15] Soma
    Tamaya!
[22:18] Megu
    They're so pretty.
[22:20] Ryoko
    We've got front row seats.
[22:32] Erina
    I don't have time to spend on
    anything other than cooking.
[22:36] Erina
    I'm just going to climb to the top.
[22:40] Nar
    Nakiri Erina, age 16.
[22:44] Nar
    Born into the prestigious Nakiri family,
    known throughout the culinary world.
[22:49] Nar
    Her expert palate has been trained
    ever since she was a child,
[22:53] Nar
    and she was raised to
    take on the Nakiri name.
[22:57] Nar
    However, despite being
    bestowed with the God Tongue,
[23:00] Nar
    she still has yet to experience
    the taste of love.
[23:05] Erina
    Now, let us begin.
[24:40] Nar
    Nakiri Alice, age 16.
[24:43] Nar
    Born into the prestigious Nakiri family,
    known throughout the culinary world.
[24:49] Nar
    When it comes to the latest and
    most advanced molecular gastronomy,
[24:54] Nar
    she is unmatched.
[24:58] Nar
    And yet,
[25:00] Nar
    she also has yet to
    experience the taste of love.
SIGN    Glad You Liked It
[25:07] Girl
    Summer's the best!

Season 4

3 - A Fateful Encounter Under the Autumn Moon

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SIGN    All rights for this production are reserved to the copyright holder, and distribution
    is permitted only to its intended audience. Unauthorized reproduction, screening,
    display, or modification of this program's content is strictly prohibited
    by law, and violation is grounds for criminal and civil prosecution.
SIGN    Second Plate
SIGN    Seconds 1
[00:14] Soma
    Man...
[00:16] Soma
    I haven't been to a hot spring in forever.
[00:20] Soma
    Thanks for inviting us, Tadokoro.
[00:22] Megu
    Sure. It's the more the
    merrier in these situations.
[00:25] Soma
    But you know...
SIGN    Megumi
[00:27] Soma
    Are you sure this isn't too many people?
[00:30] Megu
    Well... The matron said it was fine,
     so I think we'll be okay.
[00:35] Guy
    We're happy to have all of
    your friends, Megumi-chan.
[00:39] Guy
    You did a fabulous job at our
    inn during the Stagiaire.
[00:43] Megu
    Y-Y-You're too kind! Thank you very much!
SIGN    Megumi Love
[00:46] Ryoko
    I guess they really like Megumi.
[00:49] Buns
    Well, yeah. Megumi's our pride and joy!
[00:52] Niku
    Are you sure it was okay
    for me to come, too?
[00:55] Taku
    Yeah. Are we imposing at all?
[00:58] Isa
    But you two sure were happy when
    Yukihira-kun invited you both.
[01:02] Both
    Th-Th-That's not... That's not—
[01:05] Kuro
    Yukihira told me to come,
    so I figured it'd be a Shokugeki.
[01:11] Akira
    Is competing the only thing you think about?
[01:14] Kuro
    Then why the hell did you come along?
[01:18] Akira
    I...
[01:19] (Flashback) Jun
    You got invited on a hot spring trip?!
[01:20] (Flashback) Jun
    That means you made friends, right?
[01:23] (Flashback) Jun
    That's great, Hayama-kun!
    I'm so happy for you!
[01:28] (Flashback) Jun
    Make sure you have a blast!
[01:31] Akira
    What else was I supposed to do?
[01:33] Senpai
    We've all gathered here to
    head to the hot spring.
[01:35] Senpai
    This is what it means to be students!
[01:37] Senpai
    This is friendship!
[01:38] Senpai
    This is youth!
[01:40] Guy
    We'll reach the inn in about five minutes.
SIGN    We rent equipment
     for river fishing!
SIGN    Rods • Bait • Rigs
    1 Day, 1000 Yen
    
    Exactly!
[01:44] Soma
    Wow, you can fish around here, too?
SIGN    We rent equipment
     for river fishing!
SIGN    Rods • Bait • Rigs
    1 Day, 1000 Yen
    
    Exactly!
[01:46] Guy
    Yes, there's a great spot.
[01:49] Guy
    All the anglers come here looking for
    the so-called "Master of the River."
[01:55] Soma
    The Master... of the River?
SIGN    A Fateful Encounter Under the Autumn Moon
[03:30] Megu
    Thank you so much for inviting
    us here today, ma'am.
[03:34] Matron
    Welcome. You have this place
    all to yourselves today.
[03:38] Matron
    You can enjoy yourselves to the fullest.
[03:40] Megu
    Thank you!
[03:42] Shun
    Special Move: Smoking Drive!
[03:44] Glasses
    Know-it-All Cut!
[03:47] Guy
    Hey, I actually saw a
    super-thick book right now.
[03:50] Guy
    Being a know-it-all or into smoke really
    have nothing to do with ping-pong.
[04:04] Niku
    Hell yeah!
[04:05] Ryoko
    Aw, I lost.
[04:07] Isshiki
    Hey, I see you're already having a blast.
[04:09] Soma
    Yeah, that's one of the Seven Wonders
    of the Polar Star Dormitory.
[04:13] Soma
    The "Before You Know It,
    Isshiki-senpai's in a Loincloth" illusion.
[04:17] Kuro
    So that's the special ability of the
    Seventh Seat of the Elite Ten.
[04:19] Akira
    No, it's not.
[04:21] Isshiki
    How about it, Tadokoro-chan?
[04:23] Megu
    Yes. I came prepared.
[04:26] Soma
    Huh?
[04:27] Soma
    Tadokoro, why are you dressed like that?
[04:30] Megu
    Huh? Well, I can't wear a yukata...
[04:34] Megu
    when I'm gonna play some ping-pong.
[04:45] ---
    This is not the Tadokoro I know.
[04:47] Ryoko
    Megumi started playing table tennis
    when she was in grade school.
[04:50] Ryoko
    She soon became undefeated in her age group,
[04:53] Ryoko
    and has won many tournaments.
[04:56] Ryoko
    I hear everyone in her hometown knows her
[04:59] Ryoko
    by her nickname, "The Tohoku Springhare."
SIGN    ° "Food Wars" is a cooking anime
[05:01] Megu
    Yeah!
[05:03] Buns
    If anyone at Polar Star can actually
    pose a threat to Megumi,
[05:06] Buns
    it's none other than Isshiki-senpai!
[05:14] Niku
    Whoa!
[05:15] Ryoko
    Isshiki-senpai is using a long pips
    rubber to keep Megumi on her toes.
[05:20] Buns
    But Megumi's totally gone
    back to her neutral position,
[05:23] Buns
    and her forehand is still on point.
[05:25] Buns
    Way to go.
[05:26] Soma
    What did you even say just now?
[05:31] ---
    Yeah!
[05:32] Ryoko
    Megumi's at match point!
[05:34] Buns
    Isshiki-senpai's through!
[05:40] Senpai
    Is there nothing left for me to do?
    Come on, think... Think!
[05:45] Senpai
    There must be a way I can turn the tables!
SIGN    ° "Food Wars" is a cooking anime
[05:49] Matron
    Huh? What was that?!
[05:52] Megu
    Matron?
[05:53] Senpai
    Go!
[05:53] Megu
    Sorry, I'm going to go see what's going on.
[05:57] Senpai
    Any of you want to take her place?
[06:02] Alice
    I'm so glad you could come with me, Erina.
[06:04] Hisa
    Yes.
[06:05] Erina
    You're as forceful as ever.
[06:06] Hisa
    Yes.
[06:07] Erina
    I told you that I have work.
[06:09] Hisa
    Thank you very much.
[06:09] Alice
    Well, Ryo-kun suddenly disappeared,
     and I was bored.
[06:13] Hisa
    Erina-sama, I was able to postpone
    everything on your schedule today.
[06:17] Erina
    Thank you, Hisako. As for
    the rest of my work...
[06:20] Alice
    Ugh! You work too much, Erina!
[06:23] Alice
    The Autumn Elections and Stagiaire
    are both done. It's time to relax!
[06:27] Erina
    But...
[06:28] Hisa
    For once, I agree with Miss Alice.
[06:31] Hisa
    It is important to rest sometimes.
[06:34] Hisa
    And... I'd like to enjoy the hot
    spring with you, Erina-sama.
[06:40] Erina
    Indeed. If you insist, Hisako.
[06:43] Hisa
    And of course, I brought playing cards.
[06:51] Buns
    Today, I have to suffer because
    of Ryoko and Nikumicchi...
[06:54] Buns
    This is just... It's just...
[06:56] Buns
    It's just not fair!
[06:59] Buns
    Is it because of meat?
    Is it the power of meat?!
[07:02] Buns
    But I have the power of gibier, too!
[07:06] Niku
    Uh...
[07:07] Ryoko
    Don't worry about it, Mito-san.
[07:09] Ryoko
    This is what it's always like
    in the bath with Yuki.
[07:11] Ryoko
    Anyway, I wonder what's keeping Megumi.
[07:16] Isa
    We have hot springs back in Italy,
    but aren't Japanese hot springs great, Bro?
[07:20] Isa
    They have an elegance about them.
[07:23] Taku
    You're right, Isami.
[07:27] Isa
    What's the matter?
[07:28] Taku
    I don't see Yukihira.
[07:31] Shun
    Oh, Yukihira took off somewhere
    with Hayama and Kurokiba.
[07:35] Glasses
    Yeah, he said something about a competition.
[07:39] Taku
    A competition?!
[07:40] Taku
    How dare they leave me behind?!
[07:42] Taku
    I'm going to be the first
     to compete with Yukihira!
[07:46] Isa
    Oh, this happens all the time.
    Don't even worry about it.
[07:52] Soma
    Apparently, you can catch
    char and cherry salmon.
[07:55] Soma
    So why don't we have a cooking
    competition with the fish we catch?
[07:59] Kuro
    I guess I'll be winning, then.
[08:01] Akira
    Who's going to judge the dishes?
[08:03] Soma
    Why don't we all just try
    each other's dishes?
[08:05] Akira
    Can you really call that a competition?
[08:08] Kuro
    I guess I'll be winning, then.
[08:10] Soma
    Apparently there's a fish called
    the Master of the River, too.
[08:13] Soma
    Let's say if you catch that,
    you get ten points.
[08:16] Akira
    Again, what do these rules even mean?
[08:19] Kuro
    I guess I'll be winning, then.
SIGN    Berserker Mode
[08:22] Kuro
    I'm on a whole different level than you two!
[08:25] Kuro
    For example, what do you call this?
[08:27] Soma
    Huh? A net?
[08:28] Kuro
    It's a tamo!
[08:29] ---
    And this?
[08:30] Soma
    A fishing rod?
[08:31] Kuro
    It's a cane rod!
[08:32] Akira
    This is just a silly quiz.
[08:34] Akira
    What does this prove about
    your fishing ability?
[08:39] Kuro
    Yeah, you've got a point.
[08:40] Akira
    You're not even going to fight that?
[08:42] Soma
    Man, you two are weird.
[08:45] Akira
    Don't lump me in with him.
[08:47] Kuro
    You're one to talk.
[08:48] Soma
    Huh?
[08:50] Niku
    Hey, that's great.
[08:51] Ryoko
    This is homemade toner I made from koji.
[08:54] Niku
    Huh...
[08:55] Buns
    It makes your skin silky smooth.
[08:57] Guy
    Ow, ow, ow...
[08:59] Megu
    Are you all right? You shouldn't push yourself.
[09:02] Niku
    What happened?
[09:04] Megu
    Everyone...
[09:05] Matron
    I'm sorry for the ruckus.
[09:07] Matron
    Our head chef strained his back.
[09:09] Chef
    I'll get through this with
    sheer will! Ow, ow, ow!
[09:12] Megu
    Please! Allow me to help you some way.
[09:16] Matron
    Well... The other chefs have
    been stricken by sprained ankles,
[09:20] Matron
    pulled muscles, and falls, one after another,
[09:23] Matron
    so our kitchen staff has
    basically been wiped out.
[09:26] Niku
    Wiped out?
[09:27] Buns
    Is it a curse?
[09:28] Ryoko
    I'm sure it's a coincidence.
[09:30] Matron
    And then our current proprietor,
    who's third-generation,
[09:32] Matron
    accidentally booked another
    reservation today.
[09:34] Isa
    Then this is probably the perfect
    time for us to help out.
[09:39] Glasses
    You have all these chefs present.
     Allow us to help.
[09:42] Blonde
    All of us managed to survive
    the Totsuki Stagiaire!
[09:46] Spikes
    Lo and behold, we're the
    Polar Star Dormitory!
[09:48] Yuki
    I'll help, too!
[09:49] Ryoko
    Please allow us to help.
[09:50] Niku
    Leave this to us!
[09:53] Megu
    Please, ma'am.
[09:55] Matron
    Absolutely. Thank you so much.
[09:59] 3rd
    Welcome! Allow me to show you to your rooms.
[10:02] Alice
    Excellent.
[10:04] Alice
    A pleasure.
[10:05] Hisa
    Thank you for taking care of us.
[10:07] Erina
    What a lovely place.
[10:09] Alice
    It was super hard to get a reservation
    at any of the hot spring inn around here.
[10:14] Taku
    Where are you? Where are you, Yukihira?!
[10:17] Taku
    Yukihira!
[10:23] Isshi bg
    Go, go, go, go, go, go...
[10:23] Isshi
    No one's... coming back.
[10:33] Alice
    This feels so good!
[10:39] Hisa
    A hot spring that flows directly from the
    source really is the best, isn't it, Erina-sama?
[10:43] Erina
    Indeed. I don't remember the
    last time I felt this relaxed.
[10:48] Alice
    Apparently, this inn has several
    other kinds of baths, too.
[10:51] Alice
    We'll definitely have to try them out.
[10:53] Erina
    I don't personally need to go in so many.
[10:56] Alice
    Oh, dear. As usual, you know
    nothing of the world, Erina.
SIGN    Barrel Baths
[11:00] Alice
    Experiencing different baths is a very
    traditional way of enjoying the hot springs.
SIGN    Lie-down Baths
SIGN    Waterfall
    Shower
    Baths
[11:03] Erina
    R-Really?
[11:05] Hisa
    Erina-sama, before that,
    our mealtime is approaching.
[11:09] Alice
    Oh, really? I wonder if their food will
    be delicious, Little Miss Secretary.
[11:14] Hisa
    "Little Miss Secretary"?!
[11:15] Alice
    I'm very curious to see if
    they can serve something
[11:18] Alice
    worthy of Erina's palate, since she has the
    God Tongue and is one of the Elite Ten.
[11:27] Soma
    Heh, you caught another puny one.
[11:31] Aki
    The one you caught earlier
    was about the same.
[11:34] Kuro
    Fishing is a battle with nature!
[11:36] Kuro
    The fish won't bother with anyone
    who doesn't plan on winning!
[11:40] Aki
    Says the guy who hasn't
    caught a single one yet.
[11:43] Soma
    Didn't you grow up in a port town?
[11:45] Kuro
    Well, this is my first time river fishing.
[11:48] Aki
    What am I even supposed to say to that?
[11:50] Soma
    Don't you get tired of putting that
    bandanna on and taking it off again?
[11:54] Soma
    That's a decent pull!
[11:59] Akira
    Be careful, Yukihira!
[12:00] Soma
    Hey, Hayama. Thanks.
[12:02] Soma
    Wait, is this thing...
[12:06] Soma
    the Master of the River?!
[12:08] Akira
    Kurokiba! Stop gawking and help us out!
[12:11] Soma
    Grab the net!
[12:12] Kuro
    Net? Oh. You mean the tamo.
[12:14] Both
    Put your damn bandanna back on!
[12:20] Glasses
    Hurry! It's almost time!
[12:23] Shun
    I'm almost done with this appetizer.
[12:25] Ryoko
    I'm almost done, too.
[12:27] Niku
    I'll show you what proper
    roasting looks like.
[12:29] 3rd
    I'm so sorry... This is all my fault.
[12:34] Megu
    Oh, no! It's all right!
    We'll make it in time.
[12:37] Guy
    Leave the seasonal tempura to me!
[12:39] Blonde
    The sashimi side dishes are ready!
[12:42] Buns
    Ah, so that's what you're doing for dessert.
[12:45] Isa
    Yup.
[12:46] Isa
    I decided to use persimmons
    since it's autumn.
[12:49] Buns
    Looks yummy!
[12:57] Kuro
    Don't let your guard down!
[13:00] Isshi
    They're not in the baths, either.
    I wonder where everyone went...
[13:11] Matron
    Here are your appetizers. Please enjoy.
[13:16] Alice
    Let's eat!
[13:18] Alice
    Nothing beats a meal after
    being in the hot springs.
[13:22] Hisa
    Let's eat.
[13:24] Erina
    Let's eat.
[13:26] Alice
    Oh, this is rather nice.
    Smoked cherry tomatoes.
[13:31] Shun
    Prince of Smoke.
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[13:34] Matron
    Next is your bowl dish.
[13:36] Hisa
    Whoever made this is very knowledgeable
    about every ingredient
[13:38] Hisa
    in this shrimp dumpling soup.
SIGN    The Know-It-All Professor of Tastes
[13:41] Glasses
    The Know-It-All Professor of Tastes.
[13:43] Hisa
    Erina-sama, how does it taste?
[13:51] Soma
    My arms...
[13:52] Akira
    Don't let your guard down, Yukihira!
[13:54] Kuro
    We're not done yet!
[13:57] Buns
    The Little Red Riding Hood
    of the Gibier Forest!
[13:57] [SONG] Sign
    The Little Red Riding Hood of the Gibier Forest
[14:00] erina
    Red wine venison stew with
    a side of grape sauce.
[14:04] Erina
    A dish right out of a fairy tale.
[14:07] Niku
    Meat General.
SIGN    M
    E
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[14:09] Niku
    This grilled dish...
    Everything's perfectly cooked.
[14:13] Ryoko
    The Fermentation Specialists:
    The Sakaki Clan.
SIGN    Fermentation
SIGN    Mikoshi
SIGN    Fermentation
    Specialists
SIGN    The
    Sakaki
     Clan
[14:17] Hisa
    Shio koji miso soup with mushrooms.
[14:20] Hisa
    Everything is nicely balanced.
[14:26] Megu
    I hope that whoever eats
    this dish will feel happy.
[14:38] Erina
    This almost feels like...
[14:40] Erina
    being in a relaxing outdoor bath
    with fairies from Japan.
[14:43] Fairies
    Yay!
[14:45] Erina
    Rice steamed with gingko nuts,
    chestnuts, and yam.
[14:53] Erina
    They were all a little unrefined.
[14:56] Erina
    But they were all fun dishes
    made with great care.
[15:01] Erina
    If I had to compare it to something,
[15:02] Erina
    it's like watching the falling
    maple leaves under the moonlight
[15:05] Erina
    while enjoying the outdoor bath here.
[15:10] Matron
    They said the dishes were very refreshing.
[15:15] All
    Yeah!
[15:19] Bg
    Polar Star! Polar Star! Polar Star!
     Polar Star! Polar Star!
[15:19] Isa
    I'm all hungry now that I'm relaxed.
[15:22] Shun
    We should eat, too.
[15:24] Glasses
    Yeah.
[15:25] Buns
    I'm starving!
[15:27] Niku
    Great job.
[15:28] Ryoko
    We all worked really hard.
[15:29] Isshi
    I see. So that's what was going on.
[15:32] Isshi
    This is truly youth!
[15:35] Glasses
    Come on! Drink up that rice juice!
[15:37] Shun
    You guys are suffocating.
[15:42] Megu
    I finally got to go into the hot spring.
[15:47] Megu
    It's so pretty.
[15:49] Megu
    I wonder if this is how the guests
    felt today after eating our dishes.
[15:54] Buns
    Woohoo! It sure is autumn!
[15:58] Ryoko
    How relaxing.
[15:59] Niku
    Just look at those autumn leaves!
[16:04] Niku
    Yukihira?!
[16:05] Ryoko
    And Kurokiba-kun and Hayama-kun?
[16:07] Buns
    Oh, yeah. They've been gone this whole time.
[16:10] Soma
    Oh, hey, Nikumi.
[16:12] Niku
    Where the hell have you been?!
[16:15] Soma
    Well, you see...
[16:18] Soma
    The fish they call the Master of
    the River was one hell of a fighter.
[16:27] Soma
    And yeah, it got away from us.
[16:30] Buns
    What?
[16:31] Ryoko
    That must've been rough.
[16:34] Niku
    Are you stupid?
[16:35] Soma
    Well...
[16:36] Megu
    Huh? Mr. Duckie? Mr. Duckie? Where'd you go?
[16:40] Megu
    Misfwer Dwuckie! Mr. Duckie!
[16:42] Megu
    Oh, no! What should I do? Mr. Duckie!
[16:46] Erina
    Are you talking about this?
[16:50] Megu
    Nakiri-san?!
[16:51] Erina
    Oh, Tadokoro-san. What a
    coincidence to see you here.
[16:55] Megu
    Yeah, what a surprise!
[16:58] Megu
    Then the guests today were...
[17:01] Erina
    Are you all right? Have you
    been in the bath too long?
[17:04] Megu
    Oh, I'm fine!
[17:08] Megu
    I see. So she's the one who
    complimented our dishes!
[17:15] Megu
    This feels nice.
[17:16] Erina
    Indeed. I feel like my
    mind and body are free.
SIGN    Milk
    Bath
[17:23] Soma
    We didn't get to do a cooking competition,
[17:26] Soma
    but I guess we have to fail sometimes, too.
[17:29] Akira
    We just ended up exhausted.
[17:30] Kuro
    Basically nothing happened today.
[17:33] Soma
    But hey, it was fun, right?
[17:36] Soma
    And this really sucks,
    but I lost to Hayama again.
[17:41] Soma
    In the fishing contest.
[17:43] Akira
    I can't say I feel like I won.
[17:45] Kuro
    I don't feel like I've lost, either.
[17:47] Soma
    I'm definitely winning next time!
[17:51] Soma
    What is it?
[17:52] Kuro
    I can hear Miss's voice.
[17:54] Soma
    Huh?
[17:54] Alice
    Let go, Little Miss Secretary!
    I want to go in all of the baths!
[17:58] Hisa
    You mustn't! That bath has
    switched and is now for men!
[18:02] Alice
    I'm going in!
[18:04] Hisa
    Miss Alice!
[18:05] Taku
    Where is he? Where is he?
    Where are you, Yukihira?!
[18:09] Taku
    Yukihira!
[19:49] Soma
    Takumi?
[19:51] Taku
    Yukihira!
[19:53] Soma
    Yeah?
[19:53] Taku
    I finally found you!
[19:55] Isa
    Welcome back, Bro.
[19:57] Taku
    Oh, hey, Isami. I'm back.
[20:00] Soma
    Where the hell did you go?
[20:01] Taku
    Where the hell were you, Yukihira?!
[20:04] Taku
    Don't make me worry so much!
[20:06] Taku
    First off, if you're having a cooking contest,
    you should obviously call me first!
[20:11] Taku
    Listen here, Yukihira!
    Someday soon, you will face me!
[20:16] Soma
    S-Sure?
[20:17] Taku
    Do you have any idea how long I've been
    walking around looking for you, Yukihira?
[20:21] Taku
    Listen carefully! I'm very, very angry!
[20:24] Soma
    Okay, fine, jeez...
SIGN    Glad You Liked It
[20:31] Taku
    Yukihira, did your hair get longer?
[20:35] Soma
    Did it?
[20:36] Isshi
    Ah, youth!
SIGN    Disgusting
[20:38] Soma
    Disgusting!
SIGN    Original Story: Tsukuda Yuto
SIGN    Key Animation: Saeki Shun
SIGN    Assistance: Morisaki Yuki
SIGN    Key Animation: Nakama Ryo
SIGN    Assistance: Nope
SIGN    Food Wars!
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SIGN    Ukiyo Is
    a Bad Idea
[20:48] Soma
    Man... squid tentacles and peanut
    butter are just the worst.
[20:53] Soma
    It's so gross, I can only laugh.
[20:58] Erina
    This isn't funny at all, Yukihira-kun!
[21:00] Erina
    My tongue is sullied just by looking at you!
[21:02] Erina
    Make me an egg dish to
    atone for your behavior.
[21:05] Erina
    I'll forgive you if you
    can excite my palate.
[21:07] Soma
    What's even going on here?
[21:09] Hisa
    Shut your mouth, Yukihira Soma!
[21:11] Hisa
    It's not like I can write a story as good
    as Tsukuda-sensei! Quit complaining!
[21:15] Erina
    Are you going to do it or not?
[21:16] Soma
    Okay, fine.
[21:18] Soma
    Anything's fine? Like nori bento?
[21:20] Erina
    I clearly told you to make
    me a dish with eggs.
[21:24] Soma
    Hang on to your seat, Examiner Nakiri!
SIGN    Squeeze
[21:29] Hisa
    Eggs are a fundamental ingredient
[21:31] Hisa
    in Japanese, Western, and Chinese
    cuisine, across all culinary genres.
[21:33] Hisa
    What will he serve to Erina-sama,
[21:35] Hisa
    who tastes haute egg
    cuisine on a daily basis?
[21:40] Soma
    Chop!
SIGN    Chop
SIGN    Crack
[21:42] Soma
    Crack!
[21:43] Soma
    Open!
SIGN    Open
[21:44] Erina
    This is so boring, I'd like to
    apologize to Saeki-sensei myself.
[21:47] Soma
    Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop...
SIGN    Chop Chop Chop
     Chop Chop Chop
[21:47] Hisa
    He's starting to look like
    someone who can't cook.
[21:50] Erina
    He must not understand how
    valuable my tongue is.
[21:53] Erina
    He doesn't understand my noble pedigree,
[21:54] Erina
    as a stray dog could not
     comprehend a gemstone's value.
[21:56] Erina
    So, what are you making?
[21:59] Soma
    Lolz, you still can't tell?
[22:02] Soma
    Here you go.
[22:03] Erina
    What in the world is that?!
[22:05] Erina
    Stop fooling around! You really are
    a bottom-feeding cook, Yukihira-kun!
[22:09] Soma
    But this dish hasn't shown
    its true form yet.
[22:12] Erina
    What do you mean by that?
[22:13] Soma
    Now for the finish!
[22:15] Erina
    And what's that supposed to be?!
[22:17] Erina
    But what is this?
[22:18] Erina
    The mellow aroma of this thing that's
    been simmered slowly over time...
[22:22] Erina
    What is it? Chicken? Seriously, what?
[22:24] Soma
    Dig in! Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh?
[22:28] ---
    Splork.
SIGN    Splork
[22:29] Erina
    La...
[22:32] Hisa
    Erina-sama?!
[22:34] Erina
    A world of flavor I've never known...
[22:37] Soma
    I took, like, chicken wings and stock and stuff,
[22:39] Soma
    and did this and that with them,
[22:41] Soma
    because I remembered my dad said
    that'd make the flavors awesome.
[22:44] Soma
    Then I stuck them all in a
    giant pot and did something.
[22:46] Soma
    There was something about saltiness that
    brought out the eggs' flavor or something.
[22:52] Hisa
    You couldn't even include
    Morisaki-sensei's endless knowledge?!
[22:56] Erina
    I can't... accept this.
[23:01] Sfx
    Tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle...
[23:02] Erina
    Go away!
SIGN    Bam
[23:07] Soma
    Glad you liked it... Actually, I'm sorry.
[23:09] Megu
    Great job, Soma-kun!
[23:09] Bg
    Crowd, crowd. Crowd, crowd, Crowd, crowd.
SIGN    Crowd Crowd
    Crowd Crowd
[23:11] Soma
    Tadokoro. Everyone.
[23:11] Bgg
    Crowd, crowd.
[23:12] Megu
    You sure did have a lot going on.
    Were you not at your best today?
[23:16] Soma
    Yeah, but that's okay.
SIGN    I guess we have to
    fail sometimes, too!
[23:19] Soma
    I guess we have to fail sometimes, too!
[23:21] Dad
    Soma! Hurry up and get to my level!
SIGN    Seriously Sorry

Season 4

4 - The Totsuki Elite Ten

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SIGN    Second Plate
SIGN    Seconds 2
SIGN    Stagiaire Schedule
    Fully Completed
[00:15] Megu
    We're back!
SIGN    Challenge
     Shokugeki
     Begin
     Yukihira Soma
[00:34] Soma
    Glad you liked it.
[00:38] Soma
    So, hey...
[00:39] Soma
    Are any of you guys out there the ones
    who sent me the challenge letters?
SIGN    Challenge
[00:43] Girl
    Me.
[00:45] Guy
    Me, too.
[00:46] Soma
    Whoa, there're two of ya.
[00:47] Soma
    Sweet.
[00:49] Soma
    Perfect timing. Why don't we do it now?
[00:52] Soma
    You guys don't mind, right?
[00:53] Niku
    Hey, don't tell me...
[00:55] Soma
    Well?
[00:56] Girl
    My, aren't you a lively one.
[00:59] Guy
    Bring me my knife.
[01:01] Guy
    Yes, sir.
SIGN    Shokugeki
SIGN    Begin
[01:03] Niku
    He's doing multiple Shokugekis in a row?!
[01:04] Megu
    What?!
[01:08] Guy
    He's so fast!
[01:11] Girl
    What is this rich aroma?
[01:13] Niku
    He made two dishes at once?
[01:15] Megu
    Wow...
[01:16] Soma
    Well, dig in.
[01:18] Both
    They look so good...
[01:23] Soma
    Glad you liked it!
SIGN    Yukihira Soma
[01:27] Ryoko
    Megumi!
[01:28] Buns
    Did Yukihira win?
[01:29] Megu
    Oh.
[01:30] Megu
    Yes. It was over before we knew it.
[01:33] Soma
    I guess I'll give the rest to
    Fumio-san to enjoy with her drinks.
[01:36] Soma
    Or, well, I'm sure someone will eat it.
[01:38] Rindo
    Hey, that smells great!
[01:40] Soma
    Huh?
[01:41] Rindo
    Hey, this is awesome.
[01:45] Soma
    Who is this? I don't think
    I've seen her before.
[01:47] Soma
    Is she a second-year? Maybe a third-year...
[01:50] Rindo
    Oh, my bad. It looked so good,
    I couldn't help myself.
[01:53] Soma
    No, it's fine...
[01:56] Rindo
    Thanks, Yukihira Soma!
[02:00] Buns
    He did three Shokugekis in a row?!
[02:01] NIku
    He even did two of them at once!
[02:03] Ryoko
    I guess that's not surprising...
[02:06] Megu
    Huh? I guess Isshiki-senpai was here, too.
[02:09] Megu
    Is he here with someone?
SIGN    The Totsuki Elite Ten
SIGN    The Totsuki Elite Ten
[03:55] Gramps
    I assume everyone is here.
[03:58] Gramps
    I'm getting straight to the point.
[04:00] Gramps
    Every year, the students conduct
    the Momiji Meet and Greet.
[04:04] Gramps
    And now, the flyer for that event...
[04:07] Gramps
    has been finished!
SIGN    Super fun!
SIGN    Momiji Meet and Greet
     is happening
     Hosted by:
    Totsuki Tea House Culinary Academy
     Executive Committee
SIGN    Let's have fun!
SIGN    Who are the
     Elite Ten, woof?
[04:10] Gramps
    I was in charge of the illustration
    of this maple leaf right here.
[04:13] Gramps
    I'm rather pleased with how it
    came out. What do you think?
[04:17] Guy
    Yes. The colors are easy on
    the eye, and it's quite nice.
[04:20] Guy
    Personally, I would've
    preferred a jazzier font.
[04:24] Guy
    We don't want to get too poppy,
    or it'll have no dignity.
[04:31] Gramps
    This will be a very important
    event where those who will
[04:34] Gramps
    lead Totsuki in the future will be present.
[04:37] Erina
    "This Momiji Meet and Greet
    is a long-standing tradition.
[04:41] Erina
    The highest-ranking first-years and
    the current members of the Elite Ten
[04:46] Erina
    will be meeting for the first time.
[04:48] Erina
    Please take this event seriously."
[04:51] Erina
    That's the message I received
    from the director.
[04:56] Niku
    Wow.
[04:57] Niku
    That's some decent-looking saury.
[05:00] Buns
    I'm already drooling.
[05:01] Megu
    Apparently an acquaintance of
    Fumio-san sent her a bunch.
[05:05] Soma
    All right. Order up!
[05:08] Buns
    Whoo! That smells tasty!
[05:10] Ryoko
    The char on them is so pretty.
[05:12] Megu
    Don't be shy, Mito-san.
[05:14] Niku
    S-Sure...
[05:15] Guy
    Don't mind if we do!
[05:16] Guy
    Woohoo!
[05:18] All
    Let's eat!
[05:24] Ryoko
    So rich...
[05:26] Buns
    So juicy...
[05:28] Megu
    The umami only fresh saury can have!
[05:32] Niku
    My boobs won't stop bouncing
    from the intensity!
[05:39] Soma
    Oh, yeah.
[05:40] Soma
    That's saury with maple syrup.
[05:42] Both
    Stop ruining things!
[05:46] Ryoko
    You even have momiji oroshi.
[05:48] Soma
    Yup.
[05:49] Soma
    Help yourselves to as much as
    you'd like. There's also...
[05:51] Soma
    Chocolate sauce, condensed milk,
    habanero sauce, and ramune powder.
[05:54] Buns
    Right. We can get rid of these immediately.
[05:57] Isshiki
    I thought I smelled something tasty.
    I guess it's saury.
[06:01] Soma
    Isshiki-senpai!
[06:03] Isshi
    I'd like to talk to you,
    Soma-kun and Tadokoro-chan.
[06:07] Isshi
    You got a sec?
[06:08] Megu
    Huh?
[06:09] Megu
    What?!
[06:10] Megu
    With the Elite Ten?!
[06:12] Soma
    The Momiji Meet and Greet?
[06:14] Isshi
    Yup.
[06:15] Isshi
    The current Elite Ten and the eight
    first-years chosen for the elections
[06:19] Isshi
    have been invited.
[06:20] Megu
    Um... Is this like the training
    camp or Stagiaire where if we fail,
[06:25] Megu
    we get kicked out?
[06:27] Isshi
    It's not, Tadokoro-chan.
[06:29] Isshi
    The point of this is for you to meet the
    upperclassmen and get to know them better.
[06:34] Megu
    So we're really just going to
    admire the autumn leaves?
[06:38] Megu
    But I'm not sure if I'll be
    able to talk very well with
[06:40] Megu
    upperclassmen I'm meeting
    for the first time.
[06:43] Isshi
    Don't worry. You can take it easy.
[06:45] Soma
    We get to personally meet the Elite Ten...
[06:47] Soma
    Smirk...
[06:49] Megu
    S-S-S-Soma-kun?!
[06:51] Megu
    You've got sumthin' bad
    on yer mind, don't ya?
[06:53] Soma
    Well, I figured one of them might be
    willing to do a Shokugeki with me.
SIGN    Shokugeki
[06:57] Megu
    I knew it! You can't do that!
[06:59] Soma
    I'm just gonna ask. What's the harm in that?
[07:04] Guy
    You're willing to be kicked out if you lose?
[07:06] Soma
    Yeah, sure.
[07:07] Megu
    All I see is harm and more harm!
[07:11] Soma
    There are, like, six others
    above Isshiki-senpai, too.
[07:15] Soma
    I can't wait to see what they're like!
[07:17] Megu
    Oh, jeez! Soma-kun!
SIGN    Super fun!
SIGN    Momiji Meet and Greet
     is happening
     Hosted by:
     Totsuki Tea House Culinary Academy
     Executive Committee
SIGN    Let's have fun!
SIGN    Who are the
     Elite Ten, woof?
[07:47] Soma
    Wow, we've got a great view of the
    autumn leaves, huh, Tadokoro?
[07:53] Soma
    What's wrong?
[07:54] Megu
    I'm starting to get nervous.
[07:56] Megu
    I'm not sure if I can talk to upperclassmen
    I'm meeting for the first time.
[08:01] Ryo
    Why are you sitting next to me?
[08:03] Akira
    That's my line.
[08:05] Akira
    I don't want to be next to those
    who placed second and third.
[08:09] Ryo
    What?!
[08:10] Mima
    You're not coming for revenge yet, Aldini?
[08:14] Taku
    You're so huge. You're making it
    hard to admire the autumn leaves.
[08:18] Megu
    Oh, right.
[08:20] Megu
    Before I even worry about the upperclassmen,
[08:20] Alice
    Oh, come on, Little Miss Secretary.
[08:22] Megu
    the other first-years here
    don't even get along.
[08:23] Hisa
    Stop calling me that!
[08:25] Taku
    Yukihira, what's with your hair?
    It's at an unruly length!
[08:30] Soma
    Oh, yeah. I guess I'll cut it soon.
[08:33] Soma
    I was so wrapped up with
    Master Shinomiya's Stagiaire...
[08:37] Taku
    Chef Shinomiya? You mean SHINO's Tokyo?
[08:40] Soma
    Yup.
[08:40] Taku
    You continue to surpass my expectations.
[08:44] Taku
    To think you'd end up at the
    restaurant of a former first seat.
[08:47] Taku
    Excellent! I'm getting fired up, Yukihira!
[08:50] Soma
    Your hair style's pretty simple, Takumi.
[08:53] Taku
    Of course it is! I'm a chef! And chefs
    should always keep their hair shor—
[08:57] Mima
    Jeez, you're so rigid.
[08:59] Mima
    We're just here to admire
    the autumn leaves today.
[09:01] Taku
    Not only does your hair violate a chef's
    dress code, but you're just sloppy!
[09:05] Mima
    Is that so?
[09:07] Mima
    Believe it or not, I spend
    a lot of time on my hair!
[09:10] Soma
    Man, your hair's silky smooth, Mimasaka!
[09:14] Mima
    Right?
[09:14] Taku
    Oh, knock it off!
[09:16] Soma
    Hey, Nakiri.
[09:18] Soma
    It's been a while.
[09:21] Erina
    I'd appreciate it if you didn't
    talk to me so casually.
[09:23] Soma
    By the way, Nakiri,
[09:25] Soma
    you're not sitting over there even
    though you're in the Elite Ten?
[09:28] Erina
    The purpose of this is for the first-years to
[09:30] Erina
    get to know their upperclassmen better,
[09:31] Erina
    which is why I'm also on this side.
[09:33] Soma
    Ah, I see.
[09:36] Hisa
    You're not going to thank him, Erina-sama?
    For letting you borrow his manga.
[09:41] Hisa
    It's better if you don't
    put off things like that.
[09:44] Erina
    W-Well, those books were payment
    for me since I tasted his dish,
SIGN    With Heart
[09:49] Erina
    so I don't need to thank him!
[09:51] Erina
    Right, Yukihira-kun?
[09:53] Soma
    Uh, I guess so.
[09:55] Soma
    Also, I haven't seen you
    in a while either, Arato.
[09:58] Soma
    You seem well.
[09:59] Hisa
    Yes, thank you.
[10:01] Erina
    H-Huh? Hisako is acting
    friendly with Yukihira-kun?
[10:06] Lady
    The Totsuki Elite Ten have arrived.
[10:14] Soma
    So they're the culinary
    virtuosos who stand out
[10:17] Soma
    above all others at the pinnacle of Totsuki...
SIGN    High School Division, 2nd Year
SIGN    T h e N i n t h S e a t
SIGN    E i z a n E t s u y a
SIGN    High School Division, 2nd Year
SIGN    T h e E i g h t h S e a t
SIGN    K u g a T e r u n o r i
SIGN    High School Division, 2nd Year
SIGN    T
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SIGN    I s s h i k i S a t o s h i
SIGN    High School Division, 2nd Year
SIGN    T h e S i x t h S e a t
SIGN    
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SIGN    High School Division, 3rd Year
SIGN    T
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SIGN    S
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SIGN    High School Division, 3rd Year
SIGN    T
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SIGN    A k a g a n e k u b o
SIGN    Momo
SIGN    High School Division, 3rd Year
SIGN    The Third Seat
SIGN    Megishima Tosuke
SIGN    High School Division, 3rd Year
SIGN    T h e S e c o n d S e a t
SIGN    K
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SIGN    High School Division, 3rd Year
SIGN    T h e F i r s t S e a t
SIGN    Tsukasa
SIGN    Eishi
[10:38] Soma
    The Totsuki Elite Ten...
[10:41] Buns
    Autumn means eating a bunch of yummy foods.
[10:43] Ryoko
    We're going to gain weight.
[10:44] Niku
    Really?
[10:45] Buns
    We're gonna get nice and jiggly.
[10:47] Ryoko
    I'll probably become even more popular.
[10:49] Niku
    Really?!
[11:01] Soma
    So she's one of the Elite Ten...
[11:05] (Flashback) Rindo
    Oh, my bad.
[11:06] (Flashback) Rindo
    Thanks, Yukihira Soma!
[11:10] Soma
    She's the second seat?
[11:13] Kuga
    So, hey, hey.
[11:15] Kuga
    Why don't we call it a day?
[11:17] Kuga
    And let's just not do this next year.
[11:19] Soma
    Huh?
[11:21] Kuga
    This is such a pain in the ass and
    totally pointless, don't you think?
[11:25] Kuga
    So, well, well, well?
    What do you think, Miss Pigtails?
[11:28] Megu
    Huh?! Um, I, uh, er...
[11:30] Nene
    This was a direct order from the director.
[11:32] Nene
    We won't be able to get out of doing it,
[11:34] Nene
    much less get rid of it.
[11:36] Kuga
    You're not the Pigtails I was talking to.
    Could you not butt in?
[11:41] Kuga
    I'm talking to one of our juniors here.
[11:44] Nene
    You're so annoying.
[11:46] Kuga
    Wow, you're even more irritable
    than usual. You on your period?
[11:50] Nene
    Die.
[11:51] Kuga
    Too bad for you! I will not die!
[11:54] Eizan
    I see the thoughtless guy with the
    permanently annoying voice is here.
[11:59] Eizan
    Our budget from Totsuki is limitless
    thanks to Senzaemon-dono.
[12:04] Eizan
    Meaning I don't mind humoring
    the old man sometimes.
[12:08] Kuga
    Well, the only thing you
    ever think about is money.
[12:11] Kuga
    Man, you're boring.
[12:13] Kuga
    Hurry up and leave Totsuki,
    like today, or maybe even now.
[12:17] Kuga
    Go! Three, two, o—
[12:19] Eizan
    Shut up, shrimp.
[12:20] Kuga
    You bastard!
[12:22] Isshi
    Ah, you're all so lively and chipper today.
[12:26] Isshi
    Why don't we make a toast?
[12:28] Both
    Who the hell died and put
    you in charge, Isshiki?!
[12:32] Megu
    Th-They get along... like, 800
    times worse than the first-years!
[12:38] Gramps
    It appears they're having
    fun again this year.
[12:41] Gramps
    They are the future candidates
    of the Elite Ten.
[12:44] Gramps
    They will one day lead Totsuki.
[12:49] Gramps
    Interacting with the upperclassmen should
    give them the push they need as chefs.
SIGN    Momiji Meet and Greet
SIGN    Totsuki Elite Ten
SIGN    First Seat
SIGN    Tsukasa Eishi
SIGN    Second Seat
SIGN    Kobayashi Rindo
[12:54] Soma
    Huh... I guess you read her name as "Rindo."
[12:58] Soma
    So that's Kobayashi-senpai, the Second Seat.
[13:01] Soma
    And the guy sitting next to her is the
    First Seat of the Totsuki Elite Ten...
[13:06] Soma
    Tsukasa Eishi-senpai.
[13:08] Tsuka
    Yukihira Soma,
[13:10] Tsuka
    and Takumi Aldini,
[13:12] Tsuka
    as well as Mimasaka Subaru.
[13:15] Tsuka
    At the Autumn Elections, you three...
[13:24] Tsuka
    I really wish you hadn't done Shokugekis.
[13:27] Tsuka
    Sigh...
SIGN    Sigh...
[13:28] Both
    Huh?
[13:29] Tsuka
    I was slaving away to make sure the
    Election would end without a hitch,
[13:33] Tsuka
    but then there were two
    Shokugekis in a row...
[13:35] Tsuka
    The audience was huge,
    I had so much paperwork,
[13:39] Tsuka
    and I just kept staring at the timetable.
[13:41] Tsuka
    I was scared to death.
[13:43] Isshiki
    Again, if you let us handle
    things behind the scenes,
[13:46] Isshiki
    you can just do work at the venue—
[13:49] Tsuka
    I'm not meant to speak in front of people!
[13:51] Tsuka
    I told you I'd leave all that to you guys.
[13:55] Soma
    So I'm getting the sense that he's...
[13:58] Taku
    ...nothing like the other First Seats we've seen.
[14:00] Tsuka
    Cower, cower, cower, cower, cower, cower...
[14:01] Soma
    Um, so, uh...
[14:03] Soma/taku
    Sorry about that.
[14:04] Taku
    We're sorry for all the
    trouble we caused you.
[14:08] Taku
    Hey, Mimasaka. You should apologize, too.
[14:10] Taku
    You're the one who set
    up the first Shokugeki.
[14:12] Mima
    I guess.
[14:14] Mima
    We're sorry for all the
    trouble we caused you.
[14:17] Taku
    Don't mimic me!
[14:19] Tsuka
    I mean, it's in the past, so it's fine.
[14:22] Tsuka
    But it's such a hassle being the First Seat.
[14:25] Tsuka
    There are so many responsibilities
    and pressures.
[14:28] Tsuka
    It's honestly weighing on me.
[14:30] Kuga
    Yikes, Tsukassan's in his doom-and-gloom
    mode. Talk about a pain.
[14:35] Kuga
    Well, whatever. I'm gonna ignore him anyway.
[14:37] Nene
    Senpai, please learn to be more reliable.
[14:41] Tsuka
    Even I've noticed that
    I've been sighing a lot more.
[14:46] Rindo
    Come on, Tsukasa. Buck up, will ya?
[14:49] Rindo
    You're scaring the first-years.
[14:52] Rindo
    So yeah. He may be like this,
    but he makes some awesome food.
[14:58] Rindo
    I hope you guys will look out for him.
     I'll be counting on you.
[15:01] Rindo
    Anyway, Tsukasa, let's move this along.
[15:04] Tsuka
    Y-You're right.
[15:06] Tsuka
    Then we should get the tea and snacks...
[15:08] Soma
    Hey, uh, can I ask something first?
[15:11] Tsuka
    Sure, what is it?
[15:13] Soma
    I want to join the Elite Ten right now.
[15:16] Soma
    Would anyone be willing to accept
    a Shokugeki challenge from me?
[15:19] Taku
    Hey, Yukihira!
[15:20] Megu
    Eek!
[15:23] Soma
    So... if going up against third-years
    is asking for too much,
[15:26] Soma
    maybe some second-years...
[15:28] Eizan
    No.
[15:29] Nene
    No.
[15:30] Kuga
    I mean, why would we?
[15:32] Kuga
    No one in the Elite Ten has time
    to deal with a measly first-year.
[15:38] Kuga
    So yeah, sorry, dude.
[15:41] Kuga
    Hey, don't get mad. I apologize!
    For real, for real, for real.
[15:46] Kuga
    I mean, we second-years are also...
[15:49] Kuga
    super busy trying to take
    out the guys above us.
[15:58] Kuga
    Actually, Yukihira-chin.
[16:01] Soma
    "Chin"?
[16:02] Kuga
    You've already been at Totsuki
    for six months, right?
[16:05] Kuga
    Could you get a clue already about
    how important the Elite Ten are?
[16:08] Kuga
    It's not like you can just
    challenge us outta—
[16:10] Soma
    Then, if anything, you guys
    don't have to wager your seats.
[16:13] Kuga
    Huh?
[16:14] Soma
    Basically, I just wanna go
[16:15] Soma
    head-to-head with as many
    skilled people as I can right now.
[16:18] Soma
    So we can totally wager on one of
    the Elite Ten seats another time!
[16:22] Kuga
    See? You don't understand
    at all, Yukihira-chin!
[16:26] Kuga
    I'm saying that there's no way any
    of us would compete with you at all!
[16:30] Kuga
    The Elite Ten are way more
    important than that!
[16:33] Kuga
    We're totally different
    from normal students!
[16:35] Soma
    Ah...
[16:36] Kuga
    Listen up, Yukihira-chin!
[16:38] Kuga
    The Elite Ten has any and every
    authority that Totsuki has to offer!
[16:43] Kuga
    The ingredients that all the chefs
    around Japan would die for,
[16:47] Kuga
    and the culinary equipment, and the facilities!
[16:48] Kuga
    It doesn't matter how new or expensive!
    We can get our hands on all we want!
[16:52] Kuga
    Ancient culinary texts that
    were carefully preserved,
[16:54] Kuga
    super-rare recipes that only
    had a hundred copies printed...
[16:58] Kuga
    We have access to all of that!
[16:59] Kuga
    That's what it means to be in
    the Totsuki Elite Ten! Got it?!
[17:02] Soma
    Oh, I see. So it's that convenient
    to be in the Elite Ten.
[17:07] Kuga
    It's clear from your use
    of the word "convenient"
[17:09] Kuga
    that you still have no idea
    what I'm talking about!
[17:12] Isshi
    Here, I'll sum it up for you, Soma-kun.
[17:15] Isshi
    Once you're a member of the Elite Ten,
[17:16] Isshi
    you can devote as much time to your studies
[17:18] Isshi
    as you'd like by using the
    authority given to you.
[17:21] Isshi
    You can learn much more, and much faster,
     than with normal studies.
[17:26] Isshi
    And that authority grows the
    higher you go up in rank.
[17:29] Isshi
    Because at this school,
    cooking is everything.
[17:33] Soma
    Yeah, this school is messed up.
[17:37] Tsuka
    Life is too short,
    and culinary knowledge is vast.
[17:42] Tsuka
    You can't learn all of it even if
    you devote your whole life to it.
[17:46] Tsuka
    But in the Elite Ten, you can
    progress through it much faster.
[17:51] Tsuka
    Giving those powerful enough all of the
    authority and fortune they deserve...
[17:54] Tsuka
    That's what Totsuki does.
SIGN    Totsuki
[17:56] Tsuka
    And it's the Elite Ten that
    are given everything.
[18:04] Rindo
    Hey, come on. Let's all have fun today.
[18:08] Rindo
    We've even got a surprise for you guys.
[18:11] Rindo
    Right, Momo?
[18:12] Momo
    Don't drag me into this.
[18:16] Rindo
    Akanegakubo Momo,
    the Fourth Seat of the Elite Ten,
[18:20] Rindo
    made us some tea snacks today.
[18:22] Momo
    It was honestly a huge pain in the butt,
[18:26] Momo
    but I made them because
    you wouldn't shut up.
[18:29] Momo
    Even though it was a huge pain in the butt.
[18:31] Rindo
    Aw, you didn't need to say that
    twice. You're making me blush!
[18:36] Rindo
    All right! If you'd set us up, please!
[18:41] Hisa
    Did you know about this, Erina-sama?
[18:43] Erina
    No, I wasn't informed.
[18:45] Megu
    Um, what kind of cuisine does
    the Fourth Seat specialize in?
[18:48] Erina
    Well, the cuisine Akanegakubo-senpai
    specializes in is Western sweets.
[18:55] Erina
    Her exquisite technique and her keen eye
    for elegance and beauty are unmatched.
[19:01] Erina
    She is the greatest pâtissier
    of this generation at Totsuki.
[19:04] Rindo
    Yeah, pretty much.
[19:07] Rindo
    Don't you wanna taste something that
    the Fourth Seat made for real?
[19:22] Soma
    A maple leaf cake!
[19:24] Taku
    It's absolutely necessary for sweets
    to be pleasing to the eye, too.
[19:27] Taku
    They're so exquisitely clear
    that they resemble glass.
[19:31] Taku
    Those are magnificently prepared candies.
[19:32] Ryo
    So the outside is cranberry.
[19:34] Akira
    This aroma...
[19:36] Akira
    The inside of the cake is cheese mousse.
[19:38] Alice
    Let's eat!
[19:40] Alice
    This is a low-calorie dessert in which
    she had the sugar react with enzymes.
[19:46] Alice
    Oh, it's so vividly delicious.
[19:51] Hisa
    Below the cranberry gelatin
    is cheese mousse,
[19:53] Hisa
    and under that is an apple layer.
[19:55] Erina
    And the hidden ingredients are...
[19:57] Megu
    Blue cheese and walnuts.
[20:00] All
    I've never had a cake like this before!
[20:04] Rindo
    I can never get enough of Momo's sweets.
[20:11] Akira
    The cranberry sauce is the link that brings
    out the best in every ingredient.
[20:15] Ryo
    The sponge cake is being held
    up securely by the walnut base.
[20:20] Mima
    The perfect balance given by the cheese...
[20:23] Mima
    I can't trace it!
[20:25] Soma
    This isn't just some tea confection!
[20:28] Taku
    Within that tiny little cake...
[20:31] Taku
    is a whole new world!
[20:35] Soma
    So this is a dish created by someone who
    fought their way up the ranks at Totsuki...
[20:40] Soma
    This is truly the Elite Ten.
[20:41] Tsuka
    I hope we've helped you understand.
[20:44] Tsuka
    There is a profound difference
    between the abilities of
[20:46] Tsuka
    those who are the Elite
    Ten and those who are not.
[20:48] Tsuka
    This is the undeniable truth.
[20:58] Kuga
    So yeah, that's how it is.
[21:01] Kuga
    I think you've figured out the nuances
    of things, at least a little,
[21:04] Kuga
    but we really, seriously, and absolutely
    don't have any time to waste on you guys.
[21:07] Kuga
    So all of you small fry can keep
    butting heads with each other.
[21:14] Kuga
    But, well, I guess...
[21:16] Kuga
    If, for example, you guys have anything—
    anything at all—
[21:19] Kuga
    cooking-wise that would
    let you guys win over me,
[21:22] Kuga
    I guess I could accept
    a Shokugeki challenge.
[21:24] Nene
    Their height.
[21:25] Kuga
    I said "cooking-wise," bitch!
[21:28] Soma
    Do you mean what you just said, Kuga-senpai?
[21:31] Kuga
    Yup, yup, yup, yup, trust me!
[21:34] Kuga
    I mean, it's never going to happen, but...
[21:37] Kuga
    Anyway, we had our tea,
    so let's get outta here!
[21:41] Eizan
    It's me. Did you get the materials?
[21:43] Eizan
    Good. I'm heading over now.
[21:45] Momo
    I feel like I'm the only one who had to
    work for free, and it really pisses me off.
[21:49] Tsuka
    Oh, thank goodness it's over early.
[21:59] Kuga
    Yeah, I still say we should
    scrap this next year!
[22:05] Gramps
    Continue improving.
[22:07] Gramps
    The more you improve,
[22:09] Gramps
    the more you will shine!
[23:22] Megu
    Soma-kun!
[23:24] Megu
    Were you thinking about the
    Momiji Meet and Greet?
[23:27] Soma
    Yeah.
[23:29] Megu
    Me, too. I was really floored by how
    amazing everyone in the Elite Ten is.
[23:34] Megu
    There's no way I'd ever stand a cha—
[23:36] Soma
    I'm pretty sure that's not true.
[23:39] Soma
    It's true that I'm nowhere near as good
    as the guys in the Elite Ten right now.
[23:44] Soma
    But that doesn't mean I'll never
    be able to win against them.
[23:49] Soma
    Let's keep climbing one step at a time
    up these stairs to get to the Elite Ten.
[23:55] Megu
    Yeah, you're right!
[23:57] Megu
    Though I might only be able to
    take a half-step at a time.
[24:00] Soma
    First, I'm gonna tackle the
    requirements Kuga-senpai gave us.
[24:04] Soma
    I'm gonna find something I can beat him at!
SIGN    Glad You Liked It
SIGN    Second Seat
SIGN    F
    i
    r
    s
    t
    
    S
    e
    a
    t
[24:15] Rindo
    Buck up, Tsukasa!
[24:17] Tsuka
    I am...
[24:18] Rindo
    Are not!

Season 4

5 - Food Wars! The Third Plate: Erina at Polar Star Dormitory

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Seconds
[00:05] E
    Alice?!
[00:07] E
    What's wrong, Alice?
[00:09] A
    Erina, what are you waiting for?
[00:12] A
    We're getting you out of here!
[00:13] E
    What?
[00:16] Narr
    Nakiri Erina ran away from home for
    the first time in her life last night.
[00:22] Alice
    Run away!
[00:24] Alice
    In situations like these, normal boys
    and girls run away from home!
[00:28] Narr
    She had nowhere to go, but she found a home.
[00:37] E
    That's right.
[00:38] E
    I came to the Polar Star Dormitory...
[00:42] All
    Nakiri-san!
[00:44] E
    Huh?
[00:47] S
    Wow, you ran away from home, huh?
[00:49] S
    Nice, nice.
[00:50] S
    You're not too shabby, Nakiri!
[00:52] E
    Don't make fun of me!
[00:53] Yuki
    Let's play a card game!
[00:54] Guys
    Yeah!
[00:55] E
    Cards?!
[00:57] E
    I haven't woken up feeling
    so light-hearted in a while.
[01:01] Fumio
    Hey!
[01:03] Fumio
    Who used up all the breakfast
[01:05] Fumio
    ingredients?!
[01:07] Aoki
    Oh, I used them... for last night's party.
[01:10] Sato
    I used some, too, to serve
    to the God Tongue.
[01:14] Yuki
    I took some, too—just a little bit.
[01:17] S
    I took the cured mackerel,
[01:20] S
    but I braised it in greens
    and strawberry jam,
[01:22] S
    so you can serve it for breakfast.
[01:24] Fumio
    The hell I would!
[01:26] Fumio
    You all take responsibility
    and make breakfast today!
[01:29] Fumio
    You've got thirty minutes!
[01:30] All
    Okay!
[01:31] M
    I'll go get some vegetables from the garden.
[01:34] Ryoko
    I'll make a rice bowl using rice juice.
[01:36] Yuki
    Maybe I'll cook Shikao's antlers.
[01:37] Aoki
    I'm gonna make tempura with just
    the batter made from flour.
[01:39] Sato
    It tastes better if you use potato starch.
[01:41] Aoki
    Don't mess with me!
[01:42] Sato
    What'd you say?!
[01:42] Narr
    Can the genteel Erina survive in
    the chaotic Polar Star Dormitory?
[01:43] Ibu
    Maybe I'll trot out my special smoked stuff.
[01:45] Marui
    Rocky said it's good for the
    health to swallow 24 eggs whole.
[01:50] S
    One calamari milkshake coming right up!
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    Erina at Polar Star Dormitory
[03:24] All
    Thanks for the food!
[03:27] Aoki
    Hey, that wasn't so bad
    for a slap-dash breakfast.
[03:31] Sato
    Of course.
[03:32] Sato
    We're Polar Star residents. We strike
    terror into the hearts of men.
[03:34] Ibu
    We managed to wing it with vegetables
    from the Polar Star garden, huh.
[03:39] Marui
    But was it appropriate as the first
    breakfast for the God Tongue?
[03:44] Yuki
    Erinacchi, how was breakfast?
[03:47] E
    Don't mind me.
[03:48] E
    I enjoyed it—
[03:50] E
    other than curiosities like
    the small dried sardines
[03:53] E
    sauteed in mint sauce and cilantro.
[03:54] S
    Oh, hey, Nakiri. That was good, wasn't it?
[03:57] E
    As if I'd even try an abomination like that!
[04:00] M
    But the mackerel tossed in jam you
    served yesterday was a little tasty.
[04:04] Ryoko
    I still would've preferred that
    he not spread it on toast, though.
[04:07] S
    Don't hold back.
[04:08] Yuki
    I'm not!
[04:09] Yuki
    Don't make anyone but Megumi into a victim!
[04:11] M
    What?
SIGN    Laundry Room
[04:14] E
    I narrowly escaped becoming
    Yukihira-kun's guinea pig.
SIGN    Laundry Room
[04:19] E
    The laundry room...
[04:23] E
    Hm?
[04:24] E
    It's very different from the*
    laundry room back home.
[04:28] E
    I guess this isn't my family's estate.
[04:30] E
    I should do my own laundry.
[04:32] E
    There are so many buttons!
[04:34] E
    How does this thing even work?
[04:36] E
    I'm sure the detergent goes somewhere...
[04:38] E
    I wonder if the water just
    comes out automatically...
[04:41] S
    Oh, Nakiri.
[04:42] E
    Yukihira-kun!
[04:43] S
    You're already doing laundry when
    you just got here yesterday?
[04:46] S
    Nothing gets by you, huh?
[04:47] E
    Er, I guess.
[04:48] S
    Well, I like doing laundry, too.
[04:53] E
    Which button is he going to push?
[04:57] S
    Huh? What?
[04:58] E
    Nothing.
[04:59] S
    Oh, right. This must be your
    first time in this room, Nakiri.
[05:03] E
    Y-Yes.
[05:05] S
    Do you want me to tell you how
    if you have any questions?
[05:10] S
    But I guess you'd be able to use
    something like a washing machine.
[05:13] E
    O-O-O-O-O-Of course!
[05:15] E
    D-D-Don't make fun of me!
[05:16] S
    Right, right. Sorry.
[05:18] E
    Oh.
[05:20] E
    How dare he?!
[05:21] E
    Of course I can figure out laundry on my own!
[05:23] E
    Just watch!
[05:24] E
    Um, er...
[05:26] M
    Oh, Nakiri-san?
[05:28] E
    Oh, hello.
[05:30] Yuki
    What are you doing here, Erinacchi?
[05:32] Yuki
    But I guess that's obvious.
     You're doing laundry.
[05:34] Ryoko
    I guess one machine's taken.
[05:36] Ryoko
    Nakiri-san, do you mind if we share?
[05:39] E
    Huh?
[05:40] M
    We always do our laundry in the same machine.
[05:43] Yuki
    It's more efficient that way.
[05:45] E
    I see.
[05:46] E
    I suppose... I could...
[05:50] M
    Make sure you separate out
    anything that might bleed.
[05:52] E
    "Bleed"?
[05:52] Ryoko
    Make sure you presoak
    stains in bleach solution.
[05:55] E
    "Presoak"?
[05:55] Yuki
    I'm going to put these into nets, okay?
[05:57] E
    The world of laundry is so complex.
[06:01] Narr
    Nakiri Erina was caught up in the
    maelstrom of culture shock.
[06:09] E
    I managed to do laundry with help
    from Tadokoro-san and the others.
[06:15] Aoki
    You know, I thought Erina-chan was
    a superhuman who could do everything,
[06:19] Aoki
    but I bet she's actually not really
    good at household chores and stuff.
[06:22] Sato
    She's way different from how she looks.
[06:26] Alice
    Okay, Ryo-kun, let's go!
[06:29] Ryo
    Huh? Go where?
[06:31] Alice
    Oh, c'mon! Of course we're going to
    Polar Star Dormitory to check on Erina!
[06:36] Ryo
    But isn't that supposed to be a secret?
[06:38] Alice
    Of course it is.
[06:40] Alice
    We have to make sure
     Uncle Azami never finds out.
[06:44] Ryo
    But, Miss...
[06:45] Ryo
    If we go there in a huge
    stretch limo like this,
[06:48] Ryo
    I think it'll be super obvious.
[06:50] Alice
    Oh, you're right.
[06:52] Alice
    Okay, let's go in a short limo.
[06:55] Ryo
    That wasn't my point.
[07:03] Hisako
    Tadokoro Megumi...
[07:09] Hisako
    Over here, Tadokoro Megumi.
[07:10] M
    Huh?
[07:12] Hisako
    It's me.
[07:13] Hisako
    Don't raise your voice.
[07:14] M
    Arato-san? What are you doing?
[07:16] Hisako
    There may be spies sent
    by Azami-dono hereabouts.
[07:20] Hisako
    Don't act suspicious.
[07:22] M
    I think you're the one acting suspicious.
[07:24] Hisako
    Don't talk!
[07:25] Hisako
    Don't tense up!
[07:26] M
    Huh, um, er?
[07:26] Hisako
    Don't shake!
[07:28] Hisako
    Don't panic!
[07:29] Hisako
    Don't go pale!
[07:31] E
    What's wrong, Hisako?
[07:33] Hisako
    Erina-sama,
[07:35] Hisako
    I felt you must be feeling discomfort due
    to the sudden departure from your home,
[07:39] Hisako
    so I brought a care package.
[07:41] Hisako
    In it are a toothbrush and
     changes of clothing, of course,
[07:43] Hisako
    as well as a body pillow to help you rest...
[07:45] E
    It smells nice.
[07:46] Hisako
    ...a blanket made from
    high-quality materials...
[07:49] E
    It's very soft.
SIGN    Baby Animals
[07:50] Hisako
    ...a photo book of baby
    animals to help you relax...
[07:53] E
    They're so plush.
[07:54] Hisako
    One medicinal dish, two medicinal dishes,
    three medicinal dishes...
[07:55] Hisako
    ...and a relaxation CD to help you de-stress.
[07:58] E
    It sounds very sleepy.
SIGN    When You Wish Upon a Star
[07:59] Hisako
    And even the newest work from the
    author of that manga you like!
[08:03] E
    Thank you, Hisako.
[08:05] E
    Is this what running away from
    home supposed to be like?
[08:09] Fumio
    Look sharp, everyone!
[08:11] Fumio
    Today's cleaning day!
[08:12] Marui
    Oh, right.
[08:14] S
    I'll do the hallways.
[08:15] Ibu
    I'll deal with the grime in the kitchen.
[08:17] Sato
    I'll do the bathroom.
[08:18] Aoki
    I'm the one on bathroom duty this month.
[08:19] Sato
    You do the toilet.
[08:21] Aoki
    You do the toilet, you shithead.
[08:22] Sato
    I do the bath.
[08:24] Aoki
    It's my bath.
[08:25] Fumio
    You two do both, together!
[08:27] AS
    Yes'm.
[08:28] Hisako
    Cleaning day?
[08:30] M
    Yeah, we have it once a month.
[08:32] Ryoko
    Sorry for the ruckus.
[08:34] Ryoko
    It'll be over soon, so just relax.
[08:37] (Flashback) Aoki
    Nakiri-chan can't do any
    household chores, huh.
[08:40] (Flashback) Sato
    It's not what you'd expect,
     since she acts like a know-it-all.
[08:44] E
    Um!
[08:46] E
    May I join in the cleaning?
[08:49] E
    After all, you're letting
    me stay at this dorm.
[08:52] Hisako
    Erina-sama! I'll help, too.
[08:55] Hisako
    I'll do anything you tell me to.
[08:56] M
    Okay.
[08:58] Ryoko
    Thanks for your help, then.
[09:00] Ryoko
    Arato-san, help me clean the back entrance.
[09:03] Hisako
    Got it.
[09:04] M
    Nakiri-san, the entrance hall
    should be a good choice.
[09:06] M
    I already moved the vacuum
    cleaner there, so it'll be easy.
[09:09] E
    Um, vacuum cleaner?
[09:14] E
    Very well!
[09:21] E
    It's a bit different from what
    I've seen at the estate.
[09:25] E
    Hm, what's this symbol?
[09:31] E
    What impressive cutting-edge technology.
[09:34] E
    There.
[09:35] E
    Perfect!
[09:36] E
    I'm going to clean now!
[09:41] E
    Hmm, is this how it's supposed to be?
[09:44] E
    I feel like something's missing.
[09:46] S
    What're you up to, Nakiri?
[09:47] E
    C-Can't you tell?
[09:49] E
    I'm vacuuming, okay?
[09:51] S
    Without turning it on?
[09:53] S
    I-I-I-I-I know!
[09:55] S
    Th-Th-This is just visualization training!
[09:57] S
    I'm t-t-t-training to vacuum
    efficiently, with precision!
[10:01] S
    Oh, that thing Mimasaka does a lot, huh.
[10:05] S
    Good day!
[10:07] [SONG] Sign 1009
    High
    Medium
    Low
    
    Off
[10:08] E
    Here's the power switch!
[10:14] E
    That's right!
[10:16] E
    This is how it's supposed to go!
[10:18] E
    Well? Do you have any other complaints?
[10:21] S
    Uh, I didn't have any
    complaints to start with.
[10:24] S
    I guess you're doing all right.
[10:26] S
    This may all seem pretty strange,
[10:28] S
    but good luck.
[10:33] E
    Thank you.
[10:36] Yuki
    Usayo, Kamomaru, Shikao,
    Inotaro, and everyone else—
[10:40] Yuki
    Stay!
[10:41] E
    A wild game parade?!
[10:44] Alice
    Erina, I came to check in on you!
[10:50] Alice
    What's this?
[10:53] Yuki
    I'm so sorry, Erinacchi!
[10:56] Alice
    Oh, my, Erina.
[10:57] Alice
    You're already having so
    much fun with your friends.
[10:59] Ryo
    I don't think that's what's going on.
[11:03] Narr
    The proud queen of the academy
    had become covered in dust.
[11:09] Narr
    Hang in there, Erina.
[11:10] Narr
    Don't let this get to you, Erina.
SIGN    Erina
    at Polar Star Dormitory
[11:17] Fumio
    Hey!
[11:18] Fumio
    I told you to clean the bathroom,
     not destroy it!
[11:22] AS
    Sorry!
[11:24] AS
    We'll fix it up straight away!
[11:26] S
    So...
[11:27] Ibu
    ...we can't use our dorm's baths right now.
[11:29] Marui
    Oh well.
[11:30] Yuki
    Yeah!
[11:32] E
    So this is a public bath?
[11:34] E
    It's not like a ryokan.
[11:36] Hisako
    Public baths have been used by common folk
    since the Edo period on a daily basis.
[11:40] Hisako
    In other words, for someone of
    noble birth like Erina-sama, it...
SIGN    Mt. Tenno
[11:44] Hisako
    ...would not be hyperbole to
    say it will be her Mt. Tenno!
[11:46] Ryo
    Nah, that's hyperbole.
[11:49] Alice
    Mt. Tenno? A mountain?
[11:51] Ryoko
    It's an old expression for a watershed
    moment that defines victory or defeat.
[11:55] M
    That might be exaggerating it a bit.
[11:57] Yuki
    Hey, I'm getting all itchy from
    the dust. Let's go already.
SIGN    Bath
[12:01] Hisako
    Let us proceed, Erina-sama!
[12:03] E
    All right.
[12:04] S
    Huh, it's pretty retro inside, too.
[12:08] Marui
    They don't even have lockers
    in this day and age.
[12:10] S
    Hey, they have coffee milk
    to drink after taking a dip, too!
[12:14] S
    Oh, hey, Takumi and Isami!
[12:16] T
    What?! Yukihira?
[12:17] Isami
    Oh, hello.
[12:20] S
    Hey, I didn't expect to
    run into you two here.
[12:22] T
    We like how they have a hotter bath here.
[12:25] Isami
    We come here sometimes when we
    want to take a bath in a big one.
[12:29] T
    You're instantly recharged.
[12:31] T
    It's a self-care spot known to a select few.
[12:36] S
    Huh, I had no idea.
[12:38] S
    So maybe we'll run into someone else here.
[12:42] Isami
    Well, we'll get going.
[12:45] T
    This place is retro,
    but there's even a sauna here.
[12:47] T
    Take your time.
[12:48] S
    Nice.
[12:49] E
    You can totally hear the
    conversations in the men's bath.
[12:52] Alice
    Erina, you're taking your sweet time.
[12:54] Alice
    Do you want to use this
    towel wrap as a cover-up?
[12:55] E
    I don't need it!
[12:57] E
    You're just going to make fun
    of me again, aren't you?!
[13:01] E
    Fine, I'll take everything off right now!
[13:05] Yuki
    This retro style's great.
[13:09] M
    It makes you really relax.
[13:11] Ryoko
    Top-notch public baths with
    all the trimmings can be nice,
[13:15] Ryoko
    but I wouldn't want retro places
    like this to go away, either.
[13:21] Hisako
    Erina-sama, ask me if you have any questions.
[13:25] E
    Thank you, Hisako.
[13:26] Alice
    Look, Erina.
[13:28] Alice
    There are two valves.
[13:29] Alice
    One for cold and one for hot water.
[13:33] Alice
    It's so inconvenient.
[13:34] E
    Yes, it is.
SIGN    Hot Water
SIGN    Cold Water
[13:36] Alice
    But once you become an expert,
[13:37] Alice
    you can adjust the water temperature to be
[13:39] Alice
    more precise than when
    you only have one valve.
[13:41] Alice
    I guess that's the advantage
    of living as the common people do.
[13:43] Alice
    Hot!
[13:44] Alice
    Cold!
[13:45] Alice
    Hot!
[13:45] Alice
    Cold!
[13:46] Alice
    Hot water, cold water, hot
    water, hot water, cold water...
[13:46] E
    This perk is pretty advanced.
[13:49] Alice
    Hot water, cold water,
    hot water, hot water...
[13:49] M
    Nakiri-san, I can rinse your back.
[13:50] Alice
    Up, down, up, down...
[13:51] Alice
    A, B, A, B...
[13:52] E
    What?
[13:52] Alice
    Up, down, up, down...
[13:52] M
    I'm not sure this makes up for how you
    helped me during the Stagiaire, but...
[13:53] Alice
    A, B, A, B...
[13:55] Alice
    Up, down, Up, down...
[13:56] Alice
    A, B, A, B...
[13:56] M
    Do you mind, Arato-san?
[13:58] Hisako
    Tadokoro Megumi, you're allowed.
[14:00] Hisako
    Miss Alice would not be.
[14:02] Alice
    Why not, Miss Secretary?!
[14:03] Hisako
    Don't call me that!
[14:06] M
    I thought the same thing back
    when we went to a hot springs,
[14:09] M
    but you have really beautiful
    skin, Nakiri-san.
[14:11] M
    I wonder if it's because
    your diet's so different.
[14:13] E
    You have nice glowing
    skin, too, Tadokoro-san.
[14:17] M
    Oh, I just have baby skin.
[14:24] Ryoko
    Arato-san, I'll rinse your back, too.
[14:26] Hisako
    Oh, thank you, Sakaki-dono.
[14:28] Yuki
    You, too, Alice.
[14:30] Alice
    Thanks. Oh, scrub harder please.
[14:33] Alice
    Scrub!
[14:34] Yuki
    Scrub-a-dub-dub.
[14:36] ---
    Not there!
[14:37] Ibu
    They seem to be having fun.
[14:39] Marui
    Where are my glasses?
[14:42] S
    We should've invited Hayama.
[14:45] Ryo
    I'll win, no matter who I'm up against!
[14:47] S
    Kurokiba, you're in the cold pool.
[14:49] Ryo
    So?
[14:50] S
    Aren't you getting cold?
[14:51] Ryo
    I grew up in Scandinavia.
[14:54] Alice
    That's Mt. Fuji.
[14:55] Hisako
    It is.
[14:56] E
    Alice, you're being improper.
[14:58] Alice
    You're always so prim and proper, Erina.
[15:01] Alice
    We're the only ones here.
[15:03] Alice
    Why don't you give it a try, too?
[15:04] E
    Of course not!
[15:06] Alice
    You're so timid!
[15:08] ---
    Snicker, snicker, snicker...
[15:11] Yuki
    This is so unfair! Is it the
     generations of Nakiri DNA?
[15:14] Ryoko
    Stop staring at other people's breasts, Yuki.
[15:17] Yuki
    What?! You can say that
    because you have these, see?
[15:21] Ryoko
    Stop poking them!
[15:24] M
    Oh.
[15:26] Yuki
    Huh?
[15:28] Rindo
    What?
[15:29] Rindo
    Wow, Tadokoro-chan and her
    merry band of friends!
[15:32] M
    Rindo-senpai!
[15:34] Rindo
    Oh, and the Nakiri-chans, too.
[15:36] E
    Why are you here?
[15:37] Rindo
    That's my line.
[15:40] Rindo
    Who knew the fine young
    ladies of the Nakiri family
[15:42] Rindo
    would come to a public bath together
    while I was holed up in a sauna?
[15:47] Rindo
    That reminds me, I've heard
    an interesting rumor...
[15:50] Rindo
    That Miss Erina has run away from home.
[15:53] Rindo
    That wouldn't be true, would it?
[15:56] Ryoko
    Megumi, you're being painfully obvious.
[15:59] Hisako
    Excuse me.
[16:00] Hisako
    Would it be possible to not inform Azami-dono
[16:03] Hisako
    that you saw Erina-sama with
    Polar Star Dormitory students?
[16:06] Rindo
    Let me think...
[16:08] Rindo
    What if I agreed on one condition?
[16:11] E
    What?
[16:12] Rindo
    Look.
[16:14] Rindo
    This place's known for that really hot bath.
SIGN    Famous Inferno Pool
[16:18] M
    The inferno pool!
[16:19] Yuki
    It looks super hot!
[16:21] Rindo
    I hate the cold, but I'm pretty
    good at heat tolerance.
[16:26] Rindo
    Let's have a tolerance contest, Nakiri-chan.
[16:30] Rindo
    If you can beat me, I'll keep my mouth shut.
[16:33] Hisako
    Erina-sama couldn't possibly
    compete in such a match!
[16:35] Alice
    That's right.
[16:36] Alice
    She doesn't have tolerance for anything.
[16:38] Alice
    She'd never win.
[16:41] E
    Very well!
[16:42] E
    I accept the challenge!
[16:46] Rindo
    That's the spirit.
SIGN    E
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    i
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    e
    
    T
    e
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    2
    n
    d
    
    S
    e
    a
    t
SIGN    K
    o
    b
    a
    y
    a
    s
    h
    i
    
    R
    i
    n
    d
    o
[16:52] Ryo
    Hot! It's hot!
[16:55] Marui
    That's the inferno pool.
[16:55] Ryo
    Hot! It's hot! Yeah!
[16:57] S
    I guess he can go into berserk mode even
    if he's just using a normal washcloth.
[17:00] Ibu
    Doesn't the cold pool suit him more?
[17:04] E
    Hot!
[17:05] Rindo
    Don't push yourself too hard, Nakiri-chan.
[17:07] Hisako
    Erina-sama, I'll fight for you in your stead!
[17:10] E
    No, this is my battle to win.
[17:18] Rindo
    You're pretty tough, Nakiri-chan.
[17:23] Alice
    Don't give in, Erina.
[17:24] M
    Hang in there, Nakiri-san.
[17:30] Hisako
    Erina-sama!
[17:38] Alice
    Oh, no!
[17:39] M
    It might not work.
[17:44] Rindo
    All right.
[17:45] Ryoko
    What?
[17:45] Yuki
    Huh?
[17:46] Rindo
    Man, that was really hot.
[17:48] Rindo
    It just wasn't the best idea after the sauna.
[17:53] Hisako
    The victor is Erina-sama!
[17:55] Alice
    Yay!
[17:56] Rindo
    Yeah, I acknowledge defeat.
[18:00] Rindo
    But Nakiri-chan, don't you feel a
    little less tired and worried now?
[18:07] Rindo
    Just kidding.
[18:08] Rindo
    Oh, don't worry.
[18:09] Rindo
    As promised, I won't say
    anything to Director Azami.
[18:13] Rindo
    Oh, and you should avoid the sauna.
[18:16] Rindo
    There are some blockheads in there.
[18:28] Rindo
    Sorry to keep you guys waiting.
[18:30] Rindo
    I have to say, you both
    really love the sauna.
[18:34] Momo
    Rindo, it took you a long time
    to just drink some water.
[18:37] Nene
    I thought I heard voices. Did you
     run into anyone you know?
[18:41] Rindo
    Huh? I was just humming to myself.
[18:45] Nene
    No matter.
[18:47] Nene
    I suppose I'll get going, then.
[18:49] Momo
    Me, too.
[18:51] Nene
    Wh-What are you doing?!
[18:53] Rindo
    Hey, don't be in such a rush.
[18:55] Momo
    Let go of my Bucchi.
[18:58] Nene
    Hey, my towel's coming off.
[18:58] Rindo
    Let's stay just a little longer, okay?
[18:58] Momo
    Bucchi's—Bucchi's...!
[18:59] Nene
    Oh, no...
[19:04] Yuki
    This drink stance is the best, right?
[19:07] Alice
    Yes, there must be a
    scientific basis for that.
[19:11] M
    Huh?
[19:12] Yuki
    Isn't it basically from
    chugging it in one go?
[19:12] Ryoko
    You're being serious, aren't you, Nakiri-san?
[19:13] Alice
    From a neurophysiological perspective,
[19:14] E
    Yes, I really want to try it.
[19:15] Alice
    they really need to prioritize
    researching the effects
[19:16] Hisako
    I think it is a good idea, Erina-sama.
[19:17] Alice
    of the neurochemical compound known as...
[19:19] Hisako
    I'll help, too.
[19:21] E
    Thank you.
[19:32] Sato
    What's this?!
[19:35] M
    Nakiri-san and Arato-san cooked today.
[19:39] Ryoko
    It's a modified version of what they
    served at their Moon Festival's restaurant.
[19:42] E
    Yes, please enjoy.
[19:45] E
    Especially those of you who believe I
    am not good at any household chores.
[19:51] Yuki
    Okay, I'm digging in!
[19:53] All
    Bon appetit!
[19:59] Fumio
    It's a taste that makes you
    feel a hundred years younger.
[20:03] Aoki
    That's right.
[20:04] Aoki
    You are perfect when it comes to cooking.
[20:07] Sato
    Utter perfection.
[20:11] S
    Wow, impressive.
[20:14] S
    Thanks for letting us eat such good food.
[20:17] E
    Of course.
[20:18] E
    Who do you think I am?
SIGN    God Tongue
[20:22] Narr
    The one who possesses the
    God Tongue, Nakiri Erina!
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
[20:28] Yuki
    Let's play a card game!
[20:30] E
    It's not so bad, playing card
    games with a large group of people.
[20:33] E
    It's pretty exciting.
[20:35] Marui
    By the way, why are we always in my room?
[20:37] Yuki
    I call "cheat" on you, Erinacchi!
[20:39] E
    What?!
[20:44] S
    There you go losing again, Nakiri.
[20:47] M
    Soma-kun, you're having way too much fun.
[20:53] E
    Okay, one more game!
SIGN    Special Issue
[22:29] Mitsuru
    Special issue!
SIGN    Don't hold back... I'd be happy no matter what you did to me.
[22:31] Mitsuru
    Totsuki Academy's hotties were
    photographed on a private beach!
SIGN    Your trembling eyes... Pursued lips... I fall in love with you time and time again.
SIGN    I want to melt in your arms. I'd only say something like that to you.
[22:38] Mitsuru
    Check out Totsuki Sports' special issue,
SIGN    Playchef
SIGN    Nakiri Erina
     Special Photo Shoot
    The God Tongue Has a Godly Body!
[22:40] Mitsuru
    Weekly Playchef!
[22:41] Mitsuru
    Coming soon!
SIGN    Your sassy glance and parting words... I also know the smile that hides beneath them.
[22:45] E
    Wait one second!
[22:47] E
    What is this?!
[22:48] E
    I was told this was important work for
    the continued operation of the academy!
[22:48] M
    I... I... I... I can't get married now.
[22:52] Mitsu
    Oh, these are very nice photos.
[22:54] Mitsu
    Thank you so much.
[22:55] Hisako
    Are you saying you will allow Erina-sama's
    beautiful, divine, and flawless body
[22:59] Hisako
    to be seen by the unwashed masses?!
[23:02] Mitsu
    F-F-F-F-Fine, we'll scrap this project.
[23:06] Ikumi
    Hey, hand over the image data.
[23:08] Ikumi
    I'm going to get rid of it.
[23:09] Mitsuru
    Okay.
[23:11] Mitsuru
    What?
[23:12] Mitsuru
    Where's the USB drive with the files?
[23:14] M
    What?
SIGN    Totsuki Newspaper Club
[23:17] Hinako
    I sent in a spy to get it.
SIGN    Kirinoya
SIGN    Totsuki Academy 80th Graduating Class
     Donato Gotoda
[23:21] Hinako
    I can't not have Megumi-chan's
    sexy photos all to myself.
SIGN    Totsuki Academy 80th Graduating Class
    Inui Hinako
SIGN    As a boy, I couldn't wait to grow up into a real man...
SIGN    Did I manage to become one?
[23:33] Sign 2332
    I guess Chef Dojima was part
    of the photo shoot, too.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
[23:41] E
    Good day.