kulaivadiraj Review of Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma

Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015–2020)

Amazing first two and half seasons, but Central arc ruined the show

[6/10 · 14 December 2020]

I just finished binge watching the whole show on Netflix. I have to say, the first two seasons of the show were gems. And the third season starts off well with the festival arc, but once Central arc began this show started to fall down and when eizan rigged the food wars, this show hit Rock bottom. I wanted Soma to become first seat on elite ten, but not like this. I wanted him to grow and best the first seat to become one and that would've been the most logical reasoning. Instead they chose to go with rebels vs Central team food wars. The fifth and final season was a last nail on the coffin and the ending (finale) had zero impact on me. So many loose ends at the end. The reason I'm giving it a six is because the first 2 and half seasons are amazing. The first arc where soma mingles with everyone, then the training camp, internship arc, Autumn food wars and the summer festival arc (sorry if I'm naming them wrong) were so good that I finished them in 2 days. But I had to take 3 weeks to finish the remaining show. Biggest reason: Central arc which is very long and meaningless.