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Paracelsus posted:New chapter I doubt that would be the deciding factor. Bento can still be processed by a company to sell in markets so the idea of regular kitchens being the closing deal is a bit restrictive. Plus we wouldn't have gotten this page if Souma wasn't about to do something that will directly win the battle for him. Also I literally started laughing at that page, it's actually loving happening
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Mar 22, 2014 20:14
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Kind of a weird thing to praise, but I love how 'clean' the art I. This is. There's no shortcuts or half colored pages, people have basically okay shape to them.. I M honestly.not sure what it is, but reading this manga it feels a lot 'neater' in the art.
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Mar 22, 2014 20:46
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KittyEmpress posted:Kind of a weird thing to praise, but I love how 'clean' the art I. This is. There's no shortcuts or half colored pages, people have basically okay shape to them.. I M honestly.not sure what it is, but reading this manga it feels a lot 'neater' in the art. That's the caliber of work you can get from someone who moved up from hentai doujinshi.
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Mar 22, 2014 21:09
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Xelkelvos posted:That's the caliber of work you can get from someone who moved up from hentai doujinshi. Uh, not really? Or at least I fail to see how drawing hentai specifically makes you a better artist compared to, say, drawing food. He does have a real good eye for characters, though. A lot of other manga artists fall into the trap of having everyone look the same except for their hair, but even after passing three dozen characters they're still all very easy to tell apart simply by looking at their faces, they all have unique shapes and features to keep everyone distinct, even when exaggerated like they so often are.
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Mar 22, 2014 23:28
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I guess the reasoning is that the artist was good enough to rise out of the doujinshi scene and into actual work?
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Mar 22, 2014 23:35
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Paracelsus posted:New chapter You meant Alice, not Erina. I was wary about the pacing for this part, but it looks like they're moving it along pretty quickly. One chapter for Alice's dish, another for Souma, and then the verdict, I'm guessing.
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Mar 23, 2014 01:29
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Compendium posted:You meant Alice, not Erina. I forget if this is a series that telegraphs the winner in presentation order or not. Yakitate Japan did is and Hell's Kitchen does it, but I don't remember if this one did it.
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Mar 23, 2014 05:21
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Most of the time it does, but Tadokoro went second and still got her rear end kicked against that graduate.
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Mar 23, 2014 05:23
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BlitzBlast posted:Most of the time it does, but Tadokoro went second and still got her rear end kicked against that graduate. I think it mixes it up, most recently Souma went after Hayama and still lost by a point (or at least eked out a "draw" with the judges.)
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Mar 23, 2014 14:06
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I kind of hope that Souma loses here and the rest of the tournament arc is all about Tadokoro's journey to the top.
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Serious Frolicking posted:I kind of hope that Souma loses here and the rest of the tournament arc is all about Tadokoro's journey to the top. What, are you mad? He needs to beat her, or she won't join his harem!!
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Mar 23, 2014 21:50
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Serious Frolicking posted:I kind of hope that Souma loses here and the rest of the tournament arc is all about Tadokoro's journey to the top. Shokugeki no Megumi... There's less alliteration, but I could totally get behind that sort of development.
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darkgray posted:What, are you mad? He needs to beat her, or she won't join his harem!! Screw Souma. Let him join Megumi's harem.
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SatansBestBuddy posted:Uh, not really? Or at least I fail to see how drawing hentai specifically makes you a better artist compared to, say, drawing food. He was joking, you idiot. Hentai doujins are trashy, the mangaka used to draw them before drawing this. Imagine if he said "that's the caliber of work you can get from someone who moved up from writing shipper fanfic" about an author Law Cheetah fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Mar 24, 2014 |
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Law Cheetah posted:He was joking, you idiot. I wasn't joking actually  For what it's worth, I don' actually know if working on doujinshi was the extent of his work before getting into Jump. He may have been doing it on the side while also being an assistant. The writing for most ero-doujins is pretty trashy though, but the art can meet the levels of published mangaka depending on the artist. He was publishing ero-manga at a monthly pace for a decent stretch of time too which meant that he was good enough at art to get at that level and was able to meet schedules solo.
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Man they chose the wrong chapter to use as the preview in Jump Alpha (Chapter 2). Then again, given their want to arse the UK off with the Digital GNs anyway (Oh they love to spam your inbox with "BUY ONE PUNCH MAN!" but fun if you can actually do that) I suppose it doesn't really matter. 
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Xelkelvos posted:He was publishing ero-manga at a monthly pace for a decent stretch of time too which meant that he was good enough at art to get at that level and was able to meet schedules solo. Huh. I didn't know they scheduled ero-manga at all, I figured it was all done on the convention circuit with occasional selling to some magazines. Your argument is valid.
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SatansBestBuddy posted:Huh. I didn't know they scheduled ero-manga at all, I figured it was all done on the convention circuit with occasional selling to some magazines. Your argument is valid. Doujinshi implies/is defined by self publishing, while ero manga is pretty much just the porn version of the manga business. Ero manga is collected in phone books/magazines by publishers, just as Jump and Sunday are, and released on a monthly schedule. Due to the nature of the business, there isn't exactly a lot of serialized story in these phone books, so a lot of these artists aren't on a strict month-by-month schedule - they'll usually run 3 or 4 times every 6 months if they're popular, and maybe once or twice a year for the up-and-coming names. vibratingsheep fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Mar 25, 2014 |
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http://www.manga2u.me/Shokugeki_no_Soma/64/01/ Chapter 64 up. Alice's bento is quite a treat. And if that's the director's "strip" god only knows what amazingly delicious food makes him do...
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Oh, so the bubble wasn't actually part of the meal...
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Mar 29, 2014 18:38
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I think Alice might get disqualified on theme here. Something that requires Liquid Nitrogen to keep fresh isn't something I would think of as "easy storage", at least not for a lunchbox.
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I actually like Alice and Soma's dynamic. There's no tsundere nonsense like with Erina; it's just two people who kind of like and respect each other. Cool, but relaxed and not unfriendly.Jeabus Mahogany posted:I think Alice might get disqualified on theme here. Something that requires Liquid Nitrogen to keep fresh isn't something I would think of as "easy storage", at least not for a lunchbox. Penalised, maybe, but it would be such a lame way of losing that I reckon Soma would almost have to request a rematch.
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The Evil Thing posted:I actually like Alice and Soma's dynamic. There's no tsundere nonsense like with Erina; it's just two people who kind of like and respect each other. Cool, but relaxed and not unfriendly. Yeah, I find that the tsundere stuff with Erina is rather rubbish and a disservice to her as a character. It's kind of funny how she's sort of coined as one of the main characters, but Tadokoro has way more screen time and character development compared to Erina. Alice and Soma are cool, they respect each other as cooks and are eager to see what the other has up their sleeves.
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I kind of laughed when the translation (and presumably the original text) used the french word for juice. It's just juice! Anyways that looked pretty good, but I dunno it seems kind of overly fancy. Admittedly they pointed out that bento can be really fancy now, but I expect Souma to go for the full traditional spirit. And I'll probably like that more.
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At the start, I'm sure, Erina was planned to be more involved, but she's been written to be a loner and placed on such a high pedestal that Souma barely interacts with her at all. They've mostly been just randomly bumping into each other, compared to everybody in the Polar Star dorms hanging out all the time, it's no wonder Tadokoro gets more development. Erina will get more time when something happens that directly involves her, say, deciding to elect a new member of the Elite 10 or however they pick new members.
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Tadokoro doesn't stand a chance. Erina was destined to be Souma's waifu from her first establishing shot, following Souma's dad's words of wisdom!
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It pretty much doesn't get more "yo this is the intended pairing!" than a girl with a divine sense of taste and a guy who loves loving around making crazy flavors.
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BlitzBlast posted:I kind of laughed when the translation (and presumably the original text) used the french word for juice. It's just juice! 
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http://www.manga2u.me/Shokugeki_no_Soma/65/01/ 65 is up! Time for Soma to shine.
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The scare quotes are getting hilarious now that I'm actually looking for them. Oh no, not "dried tuna"! Like I thought, Souma's dish seems way more convenient. It cooks itself for you!
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I couldn't help but go AWWWWWWWW when grandma lifted the nori. That was really cute, even though Souma's rice face looked as if he had a circle beard.
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Souma's got this one in the bag. It's seems pretty typical for people in this manga to really stick to the one thing they're good at(fancy meat, molecular gastronomy/presentation, etc.) and then lose to Souma who tries really hard to stick to the theme and then go above and beyond with it. Though I guess it's not really a surprise that the protagonist wins in a shounen comic. I'm looking forward to the next time Alice shows up after this, if she does, because I wonder what she's advance into. Molecular gastronomy is kinda seen as a gimmicky fad so I wonder if she'll get past that or just get really good at making weird foams.
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Well it makes sense. Most of the students have their specialties, so of course they approach any problems with the stuff they're most familiar with. Souma on the other hand comes from a special-of-the-day diner, where it's all about making something new that both fits the theme and satisfies the customer. I think the closest competitor in terms of scope would probably be Erina, if only because "gourmet food" is really broad.
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Souma, Mikumi, and sorta Erina are all unique as far as the series is concerned, especially the former two. Souma's food style is literally a home town restaurant that attracted customers by having changing specials, meaning he has a very wide talent. Mikumi's food style is 'home cooking' - she cooks with ingredients and a style meant to soothe, and can cover a very broad range when she's confident. Erina, as far as we've seen, has a less broad specialty, but still a very broad one - she believes in gourmet food, and making all her food be wonderful and gourmet and beautiful. It's the opposite of souma and Mikumi - Souma never learned to cook a gourmet dish. He learned how to cook dozens (hundreds) of different dishes that tasted good despite being 'low class' food. Mikumi doesn't care about whether her food is beautiful or made to be high class - she cares about whether her food will make people happy. Honestly, I could totally see this manga as a slightly less shounen series with Mikumi as the main character, keeping Erina as the rival, which amuses me.
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Compendium posted:(You mean Megumi, not Mikumi I hope...) Yes. I am bad with names. I don't even know who Mikumi is, and I have no idea where I got the name from. I will leave it there so other people can see how I messed up Edit: Apparently I combined Megumi and Nikumi's (meat girl) names. Good job me. KittyEmpress fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Apr 6, 2014 |
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The Evil Thing posted:
I second this, Souma will take a narrow win because his dish is more fitting of the bentou theme. That, or the rice is really drat spectacular which might be the case, considering the implications on the last page. He stands to gain a lot of respect from 'certain' characters if he wins this one and Erina might stop being such a bitch once her genius cousin loses to him. We know he isn't made of plot armour after the Shokugeki against the teacher so it's not impossible for him to lose here.
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The candy he had with Sakaki is still a Chekov's gun waiting to be used. Obviously he put candy in the rice and it'll ruin the great meal they just had so the judges will vote in favor of Alice because Soma can't not try gross combinations even when an important competition is on the line.
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