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New chapter up at WSJ-I. Feels very much like the end of an anime (which I'm sure they're going for) given that there's no real link given to whatever arc starts next week. I'm glad they didn't let Soma just beat everyone and its good they stopped the whole "going last equals victory" thing.
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Ooh, does Erina get to be a character now?
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Feb 3, 2015 03:51
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I'm a bit amused Souma mentions one of the complaints this thread had about this resolution.
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Feb 3, 2015 05:11
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Last chapter gave me a bad taste in my mouth even if the reasons leading up to it were there, but at least in this chapter Soma and Ryou were so cute eating Hayama's dish after demanding it from him :
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Feb 3, 2015 05:24
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Compendium posted:Last chapter gave me a bad taste in my mouth even if the reasons leading up to it were there, but at least in this chapter Soma and Ryou were so cute eating Hayama's dish after demanding it from him : They really got that goofy power trio vibe going now. Too bad Takumi got shafted. 
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Feb 3, 2015 06:35
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vibratingsheep posted:Ooh, does Erina get to be a character now? I'm pretty sure that's why Hishoko got put on a bus to nowhere. Erina isn't supposed to be the villain, she's a tsundere love interest.
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Feb 3, 2015 08:24
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Angry Grimace posted:I'm pretty sure that's why Hishoko got put on a bus to nowhere. Erina isn't supposed to be the villain, she's a tsundere love interest. Her cooking has probably hit a wall based off what the dad is implying too. Clearly she'll get into her own power rivalry with Megumi.
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Allarion posted:Her cooking has probably hit a wall based off what the dad is implying too. Clearly she'll get into her own power rivalry with Megumi. Please give me a Megumi, Alice, and Erina triple fight. Erina is optional.
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Feb 3, 2015 20:33
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Megumi vs. Alice would actually be very interesting because their cooking styles are radically different. Erina's would just be good because she is good- she lacks any real defining characteristics.
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Feb 3, 2015 21:30
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Serious Frolicking posted:Megumi vs. Alice would actually be very interesting because their cooking styles are radically different. Erina's would just be good because she is good- she lacks any real defining characteristics. That's why I'm excited about her showing up at the end of the chapter looking envious - once she's allowed to be a character and not just an object of worship, we could find some defining characteristics that make her interesting. She hasn't been allowed to do anything herself yet, though, so she's just sitting around while everyone else gets defined personalities and developed rivalries.
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Feb 3, 2015 21:39
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Serious Frolicking posted:Erina's would just be good because she is good- she lacks any real defining characteristics.
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Feb 3, 2015 21:45
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jrdbnta posted:She's basically a female Souma, except a better chef and tits. No, Soma is humble and a decent human being.
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Feb 3, 2015 22:10
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Mraagvpeine posted:No, Soma is humble and a decent human being. Hence the word "basically". ; ^ )
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Feb 3, 2015 22:19
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After 104 chapters, Erina might actually become a character!
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vibratingsheep posted:That's why I'm excited about her showing up at the end of the chapter looking envious - once she's allowed to be a character and not just an object of worship, we could find some defining characteristics that make her interesting. She hasn't been allowed to do anything herself yet, though, so she's just sitting around while everyone else gets defined personalities and developed rivalries. She'll probably end up stagnating or something and get all huffy and emotional when confronting Souma and then fall for him when she finds out who his father is. The whole "she's still the absolute greatest cook" is really starting to get annoying. Her cousin is a million times more interesting, if only because Alice will probably end up badgering Megumi for home-style cooking techniques so she's not completely dependent on all her fancy machines.
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Feb 4, 2015 02:55
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Eh, we'll have to see, that's all sort of reaching even for this manga which has proven that it can throw people for a loop. Not a big one per say, but enough of one.
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pentyne posted:She'll probably end up stagnating or something and get all huffy and emotional when confronting Souma and then fall for him when she finds out who his father is. The whole "she's still the absolute greatest cook" is really starting to get annoying. Her cousin is a million times more interesting, if only because Alice will probably end up badgering Megumi for home-style cooking techniques so she's not completely dependent on all her fancy machines. I think we've already hit her in a stagnating position, it just it hasn't been demonstrated in a match yet. Her rank has insulated her from actually confronting any of the other rising stars in her year which is why we haven't seen it. The next arc will probably be another examination style are where all of the students are tested and eliminated and ranked against each other with Erina unexempt and finding herself not in first.
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Feb 4, 2015 04:27
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I thought Erina's gimmick was her having some amazing sense of taste? I mean, still not that interesting, but it's not just "she's randomly the best cook."
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Feb 4, 2015 07:09
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My favourite bit from this chapter was Alice crying in her mother's lap because Ryou said something mean to her. Also Hayama calling himself number one in the first years, with a chart behind him showing Erina getting pissed at being forgotten.
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Feb 4, 2015 18:02
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Begemot posted:I mean, that's what the manga is. It's not going to turn into a romance manga all of a sudden. It's about cooking, the whole tournament was almost nonstop cooking. If you're not enjoying the cooking, I'd stop reading if I was you. Actually, the implication is that Hayama won because he was hot for Shiomi and strove to making his cooking better for her, which is the same thing Jouchirou said at the beginning of the series. Now, that wasn't built up all that well within the context of this specific battle, but its' clearly leading to there.
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Feb 4, 2015 19:25
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I'm not really seeing Soma displaying any romantic interest in anyone, nevermind Erina. Unless she dressed up like a turkey or something.
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Feb 4, 2015 19:28
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Eej posted:I'm not really seeing Soma displaying any romantic interest in anyone, nevermind Erina. Unless she dressed up like a turkey or something. He hasn't, but the manga began with him being told to find someone to cook for and then her being the first female character introduced who also refused to acknowledge his cooking so
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Feb 4, 2015 19:39
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Eej posted:I'm not really seeing Soma displaying any romantic interest in anyone, nevermind Erina. Unless she dressed up like a turkey or something. That's the point - they're implying Hayama won because his dish had an additional intangible quality that Soma's did not due to his feelings for Shiomi. Its the exact same thing Jouchirou said in the first chapter and again in this chapter.
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Feb 4, 2015 19:57
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Angry Grimace posted:That's the point - they're implying Hayama won because his dish had an additional intangible quality that Soma's did not due to his feelings for Shiomi. Its the exact same thing Jouchirou said in the first chapter and again in this chapter.  So, I assume Souma's mother is dead, but there's no reason to make the face hidden unless the writer planned some big reveal down the line.
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Feb 4, 2015 22:38
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Speculation: the big reveal will be that Souma's mom is a Nakiri. Also, since Erina recognized Souma's dad, it's not too far-fetched to think that she saw him in old photos with her mom. Maybe Souma's dad and his wife split, and she kept Erina, so Erina's been searching for her dad. Who is Souma's dad. Hence Erina and Souma are siblings. (Or it will be a hilarious misunderstanding.) Mikl fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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Feb 4, 2015 23:10
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That would be boring as heck and kind of ruin the whole "Souma is just a dude from a lil restaurant" thing. Buuuuuut this is a shonen, so.
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Feb 4, 2015 23:14
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On the other hand, it would neatly sidestep any risk of yet another paint-by-numbers tsundere relationship. Hell, until Erina actually says or does something interesting, I'd rather Souma end up with Alice. At least she has a personality. Albeit weird.
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kidcoelacanth posted:That would be boring as heck and kind of ruin the whole "Souma is just a dude from a lil restaurant" thing.
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Paracelsus posted:Isn't that already invalidated by his dad being the black sheep superstar of the previous generation at the school? Soma's dad specifically refuted that in his most recent appearance, saying that he never taught Soma anything more than what was necessary to work at a little diner in a little town.
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Feb 4, 2015 23:49
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He didn't want Soma to be some crazy superstar either, the kid was just inspired by his dad and did his best anyways.
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Mikl posted:Speculation: the big reveal will be that Souma's mom is a Nakiri. I sincerely doubt that plot is going anywhere other than Erina makes blush faces at Soma for the next 300 chapters. And I think his mom being a Nakiri is super implausible given how insanely rich the family is - Soma lived in a random neighborhood working at the special-of-the-day greasy spoon. I tend to doubt his dad was just hiding insane riches somewhere - not to mention his dad is an incredibly well-regarded, high level chef even at Totsuki. It seems implausible that the Nakiri family would just leave him or whoever the mother is alone. Angry Grimace fucked around with this message at 00:20 on Feb 5, 2015 |
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Blhue posted:He hasn't, but the manga began with him being told to find someone to cook for and then her being the first female character introduced who also refused to acknowledge his cooking so Angry Grimace posted:That's the point - they're implying Hayama won because his dish had an additional intangible quality that Soma's did not due to his feelings for Shiomi. Its the exact same thing Jouchirou said in the first chapter and again in this chapter. I'm just saying if Soma decides he's going to make Erina his cooking waifu there's going to be a lot of chapters spent on developing this relationship considering there has been nothing there for 104 chapters. Also it's shounen so obviously he's going to try to figure out this "cooking for someone" thing by going through every girl he knows nearby first and they'll all give him the sex eyes or w/e and he'll be oblivious and be like THIS CAN BE BETTER
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Mikl posted:Speculation: the big reveal will be that Souma's mom is a Nakiri. Yeah but this would lead to them bonding via a high stakes Erina-Souma vs Italian Bros battle. THE FATED SIBLINGS BATTLE DYNASTY ON THE LINE BURNING BLOODLINES ON A KNIFE EDGE Then the next issue his dad calls and says they aren't related but their respect has grown, easy romance points.
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Mikl posted:Speculation: the big reveal will be that Souma's mom is a Nakiri. The big reveal will be that Erina travels back in time at some point in the future and is actually Souma's mom.
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Cynic Jester posted:The big reveal will be that Erina travels back in time at some point in the future and is actually Souma's mom. So Yakitate Japan all over again?
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Feb 5, 2015 03:04
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This soup was BOILED SO loving GOOD it sends you back in time when you eat it!
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Looking back the "cooking for a treasured person" is just the latest special skill of undefinable quality. From what I can remember - Erica's "God Tongue" (though given that she's never cooked in the manga just having the greatest palette in the world is kind of lame) - Megumi's "Hospitality" - Crazy guy's "Chef Tracing" and of all of them the only one I expect to "level-up" is Megumi.
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For actually working as a cook Megumi probably has the best talent. What is with all of the fabulously wealthy chef families, though?
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Feb 5, 2015 08:46
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Erina has cooked in the manga, she was in a Shokugeki early on.
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Serious Frolicking posted:For actually working as a cook Megumi probably has the best talent. it's a school for heirs to fabulously wealthy chef families.
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