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Azathoth256
Mar 30, 2010
That white sauce is actually cocaine.

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Elfgames
Sep 11, 2011

Fun Shoe

Azathoth256 posted:

That white sauce is actually cocaine.

actually it's donkey sauce, megumi is on a trip to flavortown.

Wark Say
Feb 22, 2013

by Fluffdaddy

Elfgames posted:

i mean what? ninja ranks were firmly established at the start of naruto and like the only jonin that did any loving thing were like kakashi and might gai.
A friend still refuses to believe that who she calls "the Dan Hibiki of Naruto" has one of the most :black101: moments in the series as a whole. It still brings a smile to my face remembering (putting behind spoilers because you never know) the fact that Gai almost kills Madara with a weaponized dynamic entry. :allears:

Elfgames
Sep 11, 2011

Fun Shoe

Wark Say posted:

A friend still refuses to believe that who she calls "the Dan Hibiki of Naruto" has one of the most :black101: moments in the series as a whole. It still brings a smile to my face remembering (putting behind spoilers because you never know) the fact that Gai almost kills Madara with a weaponized dynamic entry. :allears:

that's weird cause the true dan hibiki of naruto is iruka.

Fabricated
Apr 9, 2007

Living the Dream
I'm still trying to figure out where Souma has ever expressed any sort of romantic attraction to Erina for this stupid set up to make any sense

I guess this is the arc where he ends up just falling for her or something?

Wark Say
Feb 22, 2013

by Fluffdaddy

Fabricated posted:

I'm still trying to figure out where Souma has ever expressed any sort of romantic attraction to Erina for this stupid set up to make any sense

I guess this is the arc where he ends up just falling for her or something?
He never did. He just wants Erina to say the *four loving magic words "Your food is **legit, that I gotta admit, Yukihira-kun!" :blush:. That's all he wants.

The ***manga is probably going to end with that. And maybe Joe and Azami will bond wrt their crappy child-rearing skills and decide that they deserve each other and get married or something.

*It can be more, but y'know what I mean.
**Add your adjective of choice here
***This is a cooking manga

TheKingofSprings
Oct 9, 2012

Fabricated posted:

I'm still trying to figure out where Souma has ever expressed any sort of romantic attraction to Erina for this stupid set up to make any sense

At this point?

He's shown more romantic attraction to Hisako of all people.

Futaba Anzu
May 6, 2011

GROSS BOY

Cold frying potato fries is legit technique so what the hell do I know maybe it works for breaded items too

SatansBestBuddy
Sep 26, 2010

by FactsAreUseless

Fabricated posted:

I'm still trying to figure out where Souma has ever expressed any sort of romantic attraction to Erina for this stupid set up to make any sense

Conversely, Erina has shown barely anything towards Souma as well.

TheKingofSprings posted:

He's shown more romantic attraction to Hisako of all people.

And Erina has also shown more affection to Hisako as well.

Watch this series will end up with Hisako having the harem in the end.

Eej
Jun 17, 2007

HEAVYARMS

Fabricated posted:

I'm still trying to figure out where Souma has ever expressed any sort of romantic attraction to Erina for this stupid set up to make any sense

I guess this is the arc where he ends up just falling for her or something?

Maybe this manga is actually going to be really progressive and he's just going to cook for her as a platonic friend

TheKingofSprings
Oct 9, 2012

Eej posted:

Maybe this manga is actually going to be really progressive and he's just going to cook for her as a platonic friend

I'm pretty sure that would actually kill the manga where literally everything else in the last 2 years somehow hasn't

Wark Say
Feb 22, 2013

by Fluffdaddy
You just know that TOSH Saeki has drawn Soma + Hisako + Erina sexy times. He probably keeps them in that one drawer where nobody from Shueisha checks, hoping one day he gets discovered... by Tsukuda himself.

And when he finally discovers them, Tsukuda will think to himself "Hello, #1 spot in the WSJ rankings!".

Ibblebibble
Nov 12, 2013

SatansBestBuddy posted:

Watch this series will end up with Hisako having the harem in the end.

I would be ok with this development really.

TheKingofSprings
Oct 9, 2012
I would settle for her getting her hair back honestly.

Was Tsukuda just that upset that she took second place in the popularity poll?

Jerkface
May 21, 2001

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE DEAD, MOTHERFUCKER?

Fabricated posted:

I'm still trying to figure out where Souma has ever expressed any sort of romantic attraction to Erina for this stupid set up to make any sense

I guess this is the arc where he ends up just falling for her or something?

I might be wrong but I think that's the central gag conceit of this arc. Souma is not a romantic character. He isn't interested in Erina romantically. He is focusing 100% on the win over her sense of taste aspect of this challenge where as the other guy wants to actually marry Erina. Its that kind of 2 characters doing the same thing for different reasons gag that will probably only work because all the supporting female characters understand romance manga tropes and won't realize/keep misunderstanding Souma's pov.

Like prepare for 100 misunderstanding gags. I think it would be more likely that Souma & erina would open a restaurant together than get married by the end of this arc, for example.

Neito
Feb 18, 2009

😌Finally, an avatar the describes my love of tech❤️‍💻, my love of anime💖🎎, and why I'll never see a real girl 🙆‍♀️naked😭.

Wark Say posted:

You just know that TOSH Saeki has drawn Soma + Hisako + Erina sexy times. He probably keeps them in that one drawer where nobody from Shueisha checks, hoping one day he gets discovered... by Tsukuda himself.

And when he finally discovers them, Tsukuda will think to himself "Hello, #1 spot in the WSJ rankings!".

you mean like that giant drawer of furry porn Tezuka had in his desk?

Wark Say
Feb 22, 2013

by Fluffdaddy

Neito posted:

you mean like that giant drawer of furry porn Tezuka had in his desk?
Tezuka was the proto-ins anely sexy goon? :aaa:

Arianya
Nov 3, 2009

I know I shouldn't expect any better from a WSJ series aimed at young people but I'm extremely bored at this ~nail-biting cliffhanger~ which is going to have Soma (as the person who went first) lose, have to give up his knife and go on a lesson of self discovery.

If I had to guess, they're probably to shoehorn the "having someone to cook for" message that Saiba was bringing up by making Souma and Erina work together to try and beat Teacherboy and have that be the reasoning which Soma wins the rematch, because he's not cooking for himself, he's cooking for Erina!! :c00lbert:

Optional fields to put on your bingo card:

Erina somehow ending up in a shokugeki-enforced engagement
References to Hisako's shoujo books and them having a "two boys fighting over the heroine" plot(s)
Soma only meaning "cooking for Erina" as a platonic thing that befuddles everyone else to keep the harem alive
The appearance of Soma's mother (or someone that knew her who can be a vehicle for flashbacks) to hammer home the message

where the red fern gropes
Aug 24, 2011


soma probably has like 30 of those knives and giving away that one isn't really a big deal for him or anything since it's just a standard kitchen knife that he happens to favour

hiddenriverninja
May 10, 2013

life is locomotion
keep moving
trust that you'll find your way

it's anime every guy has a special weapon they put their GUTS and burning spirit into

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

Wrong about everything XIV related
~fartz~
Soma's knife isn't even anything that special. It's not like his mother forged it out of a meteor or something, his dad probably bought it at a Japanese Bed, Bath & Beyond

gimme the GOD DAMN candy
Jul 1, 2007
for daily use swapping knives probably wouldn't matter much, but this is the world of competitive cooking. every tiny bit makes a difference.

SatansBestBuddy
Sep 26, 2010

by FactsAreUseless

Conot posted:

Soma only meaning "cooking for Erina" as a platonic thing that befuddles everyone else to keep the harem alive

There's no harem yet, unless you want to start making every blush in the series count.

Erina herself hasn't even shown any romantic interest in Souma, it's all been directed to his dad.

Angry Grimace
Jul 29, 2010

ACTUALLY IT IS VERY GOOD THAT THE SHOW IS BAD AND ANYONE WHO DOESN'T REALIZE WHY THAT'S GOOD IS AN IDIOT. JUST ENJOY THE BAD SHOW INSTEAD OF THINKING.

Fabricated posted:

I'm still trying to figure out where Souma has ever expressed any sort of romantic attraction to Erina for this stupid set up to make any sense

I guess this is the arc where he ends up just falling for her or something?

That's what this arc is for. They never bothered to do anything to set up Soma hooking up with Erina whatsoever, and now this dude has come back with the "give your woman all your food" thing that we haven't seen since Chapter 2, directed at Erina.

Fabricated
Apr 9, 2007

Living the Dream
starting to think tsukuda isn't a very good writer

TheKingofSprings
Oct 9, 2012

Angry Grimace posted:

That's what this arc is for. They never bothered to do anything to set up Soma hooking up with Erina whatsoever, and now this dude has come back with the "give your woman all your food" thing that we haven't seen since Chapter 2, directed at Erina.

I mean there were movements towards it, they were just loving glacial.

Souma himself hasn’t actually made meaningful character progress in the last 160 chapters, I hope losing his knife loving breaks him because it at least might make him go somewhere again.

It’s no surprise he placed 4th in the last popularity poll.


Fabricated posted:

starting to think tsukuda isn't a very good writer

It might be a mix of that and also him being lazy, he has said he and Tosh were working in overdrive when Shinomiya expelled Megumi to make sure it was great and it was.

But I do kinda think he sucks at this point

Angry Grimace
Jul 29, 2010

ACTUALLY IT IS VERY GOOD THAT THE SHOW IS BAD AND ANYONE WHO DOESN'T REALIZE WHY THAT'S GOOD IS AN IDIOT. JUST ENJOY THE BAD SHOW INSTEAD OF THINKING.
Eh I don’t have a problem with the frame story as long as Evil Soma doesn’t end up being a plot rumor

where the red fern gropes
Aug 24, 2011


evil soma is actually a hallucination brought on by a gas leak

think about it. have you ever seen any other characters aside from soma interacting with him??

Angry Grimace
Jul 29, 2010

ACTUALLY IT IS VERY GOOD THAT THE SHOW IS BAD AND ANYONE WHO DOESN'T REALIZE WHY THAT'S GOOD IS AN IDIOT. JUST ENJOY THE BAD SHOW INSTEAD OF THINKING.

where the red fern gropes posted:

evil soma is actually a hallucination brought on by a gas leak

think about it. have you ever seen any other characters aside from soma interacting with him??

I guess I had that one coming.

TheKingofSprings
Oct 9, 2012
Apparently this chapter ends with Asahi saying Souma’s knife isn’t good enough for him and princess carrying an unconscious Erina to the infirmary so we are through the looking glass apparently

TheKingofSprings
Oct 9, 2012
https://readms.net/r/shokugeki_no_souma/275/5287/1

Chapter is up

Crazyeyes
Nov 5, 2009

If I were human, I believe my response would be: 'go to hell'.
This romantic subplot being set up is as unnecessary as it is ridiculous.

TheKingofSprings
Oct 9, 2012
I have two thoughts on the whole chapter:

1. If Erina kicks Asahi in the face immediately in the next chapter I’ll forgive all of this

2. This is atrocious and I apologize but if the thread title could get renamed Kiss the Cuck it would be :discourse:

E: not that anyone ever barbecues in this manga

Wark Say
Feb 22, 2013

by Fluffdaddy
:rip: Gyarudokoro. You were too powerful for this manga. :negative:

Xelkelvos
Dec 19, 2012
Panic flailing Erina seems appropriate for next chapter.

Arist
Feb 13, 2012

who, me?


i'm just in for the ride, man, i don't give a gently caress where this goes as long as it's funny

Monaghan
Dec 29, 2006

If Erina doesn't go "What the gently caress are you doing you crazy idiot, I'm not a reward for winning a cook off" than I've lost all hope for this manga.

Mulderman
Mar 20, 2009

Did someone say axe magnet?

TheKingofSprings posted:

I have two thoughts on the whole chapter:

1. If Erina kicks Asahi in the face immediately in the next chapter I’ll forgive all of this

2. This is atrocious and I apologize but if the thread title could get renamed Kiss the Cuck it would be :discourse:

E: not that anyone ever barbecues in this manga

If they do go all in on this. That thread title is going to be perfect.

ConanThe3rd
Mar 27, 2009
Remember when the worst thing we had to worry about was Azami's plan was really, really stupid and was going to only succeed in flooding the market with a bunch of half rate chefs whose degrees wouldn't be worth enough to use as coasters for the starbucks they'd be serving as baristas?

OH BOY DO I FUCKIN' MISS THOSE DAYS RIGHT ABOUT NOW.

ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Aug 17, 2018

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MonsterEnvy
Feb 4, 2012

Shocked I tell you
Honestly this new stuff is entertainingly stupid.

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