Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
TV anime2015–20205 seasons86 episodesOriginal: mangaYuto Tsukuda, Shun Saeki
Soma Yukihira enters the elite Totsuki Culinary Academy, where cooking duels put his skills and place at the school to the test.
After Season 4, continue with Vol. 31

Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 24Original: Vol. 8
- Read next
- Vol. 8manga · English · VIZ MediaOpens with story the anime already covered
The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 8 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 8
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2 side entriesOVARecapreading notes
- Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma OVAOVAThis companion OVA has no independent post-anime reading point. Use the matching TV season’s original manga route.
- Food Wars! Episode 14.5 RecapRecapThis companion recap has no independent post-anime reading point. Use the matching TV season’s original manga route.

Season 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 13Original: Vol. 14
- Read next
- Vol. 14manga · English · VIZ MediaOpens with story the anime already covered
The Elite Ten OVA adapts manga Chapter 119.
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 14
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1 side entryOVAreading notes
- Food Wars! The Second Plate OVAOVAThis companion OVA has no independent post-anime reading point. Use the matching TV season’s original manga route.

Season 3 · Part 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12
- Read next
- Vol. 20?manga · English · VIZ Media
Part 1’s finale combines Chapters 164–166 with material from Chapters 149–151.
Provisional start: Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 20
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1 side entryOVAreading notes
- Food Wars! The Third Plate: Erina at Polar Star DormitoryOVAThis companion OVA has no independent post-anime reading point. Use the matching TV season’s original manga route.

Season 3 · Part 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 25
- Read next
- Vol. 26manga · English · VIZ Media
The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 26 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 26
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Season 4
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 31
- Read next
- Vol. 31manga · English · VIZ MediaOpens with story the anime already covered
The Hot Springs Investigation arc, Chapters 264–276, is heavily condensed into Season 4’s end credits.
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 31
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All 6 books from Vol. 31 to Vol. 36
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Season 5
- Anime ends at
- Ep 13
Season 5 reaches the ending of the completed original manga; there is no later main-series volume. Volume 36 includes the three Le Dessert epilogue chapters. For fuller versions of the condensed late story, reread Volumes 31–36.
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Original · Manga
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
食戟のソーマ
Yuto Tsukuda, Shun SaekiShueishaCompleted36 volumes
- JapaneseShueisha36 volumesApr 2013 – Oct 2019
- EnglishVIZ Media36 volumesAug 2014 – Jun 2020
- FrenchDelcourt/Tonkam36 volumesSep 2014 – Sep 2020
- SpanishPanini Manga España36 volumesSep 2016 – Jun 2022
All volumes
Before you read
Suggested reading (English · VIZ Media): Season 1 ends at Ep 24. Continue with Vol. 8.
Suggested reading (English · VIZ Media): Season 2 ends at Ep 13. Continue with Vol. 14. Reading notes: The Elite Ten OVA adapts manga Chapter 119.
Suggested reading (English · VIZ Media): Where Season 3 · Part 1 leaves off in the original hasn’t been confirmed. Reports point to Vol. 20. Reading notes: Part 1’s finale combines Chapters 164–166 with material from Chapters 149–151.
Suggested reading (English · VIZ Media): Season 3 · Part 2 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 26.
Suggested reading (English · VIZ Media): Season 4 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 31. Reading notes: The Hot Springs Investigation arc, Chapters 264–276, is heavily condensed into Season 4’s end credits.
The original manga is complete in 36 volumes.
Shueisha: The Japanese edition is at Vol. 36.
Delcourt/Tonkam: The French edition is at Vol. 36.
Panini Manga España: The Spanish edition is at Vol. 36.
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