Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
2015 5 seasons · 86 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

食戟のソーマ

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma sits in the top 3% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #127 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

食戟のソーマ

Yukihira Souma's dream is to become a full-time chef in his father's restaurant and surpass his father's culinary skill. But just as Yukihira graduates from middle schools his father, Yukihira Jouichirou, closes down the restaurant to travel and cook around the world. Although downtrodden, Souma's fighting spirit is rekindled by a challenge from Jouichirou which is to survive in an elite culinary school where only 10% of the students graduate. Can Souma survive?

Reception Benchmarks

8.5
TMDB Rating
666
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #127 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (97th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #101 of 2,532 (top 4%).

Audience Engagement

666
Reviews
95th
Review-volume percentile
86th
Popularity percentile

666 audience reviews — more than 95% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among Japan seriess.

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The 2014–2016 Japan Window

Among 581 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma places #16 — near the top of its class.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma premiered alongside 180 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 180 other Japan seriess in 2015.

The 3113th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 4, 2015
Last Air Date
September 26, 2020
Broadcast Span
5.5 years
Total Episodes
86 across 5 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 34.4 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesJ.C.STAFF
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes5 / 86
Release DateApril 4, 2015
Official Siteshokugekinosoma.com

Questions Answered

When did Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma end?

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma finished its run with its final episode airing on September 26, 2020.

How highly rated is Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma?

Among Japan Asian seriess in this catalog, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma ranks #127 of 4579 — in the top 3%.

Where did Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma air?

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma aired on TBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.