Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Beautiful, moving film.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

I was originally mislead by this anime, due to the fact it starts off in an oddball way that suggests it's going to be more akin to a comedy, fantasy adventure that focuses on cooking. They had some interesting early characters that seemed more like enemies from One Piece more than anything else. That quickly changed within the second or third episode and the anime basically devolved into a cooking drama with some bits of comedy here and there. At first I was disappointed with the direction the anime looked like it was moving in, but then that changed.While the anime wasn't what I expected it to be from the first episode, it still seemed pretty good, the writing seemed decent and more importantly, the plot moved quickly.Unfortunately, every season after that just continues to go down hill. It's more like a dramedie by season four, but it's not really written funny, the series just relies on a lot of overused anime tropes and funny faces more so than anything else. The fan services has continued to get worse and worse with every episode. At first it started off with once in awhile and it has now gotten to the point, someone's clothes aret eploding off their bodies from eating some noodles or something every single episode. This just feels lazy, like they can't even rely on their own writing to keep the viewer's attention and instead has to rely on sex.I had high hopes for this anime, but by season four it just falls flat on it's face.

An anime on food sure piqued my interest. It was good enough for binge watch, the highlight is the display of one scrumptious dish after another. The animation is real good in displaying the dishes, from presentation, to aroma, to inside filling, it's able to capture the essence of well-made dishes. The story itself is straightforward, a young boy's dream of becoming a top chef, it covers his growth and battles in a culinary school against others with similar dreams, although unoriginal it works. The characters come in different colors and unique personality but in the end are all likable, there is no evil person here. There is one problem with the anime, it may be the highlight for some or put others off, the extra dose of ecchi and fan service, it does go overboard in expressing characters' reactions after they eat the food, still, it's an anime, and is kind of expected. In the end, it was a very entertaining anime for me, I ended up watching both the dubbed season 1 & 2 and am looking forward to season 3.

I'm trying to figure out why Food Wars work so well. And truthfully, Food Wars works the same reason why all Shounen anime works. And no, it's not because of the transparent fan service.It's because shounen anime are about pursuing to be the best version of yourself, to be passionate in what you're doing, to expand your horizon, to believe in yourself and something that is bigger than you, to win. Food Wars ticks all the right elements, with a simple but thoroughly engaging story of Soma, a talented teenage chef, sent to a prestigious culinary school. What follows is the usual coming of age journey, but instead of superheroic, apocalyptic, world destroying battles, what Food Wars serve is a modest cook off a la Masterchef.The arcs of the show is laid out plain and well with season 1 being the Training Camp arc and season 2 the Autumn Election (tournament arc). The story is well paced and the characters are mostly interesting. Soma is a great protagonist, he's a positive character, strong willed, passionate, creative, bold, capable and smart. The show also does a good job in presenting various interesting and creative dishes, as well as exploring the different elements of what makes a good dish, the techniques and skills required to make a dish, and the stressful environment that chefs have to endure. I like it.

Protagonist Soma Yukihira works in his father's restaurant and hopes one day to surpass his father's culinary skills. He also believes that one day he will take over running the restaurant but when his father takes a job overseas and closes the restaurant he finds himself at the prestigious Totsuki Culinary Academy; a chefs' school where only the very best graduate and failing even one test will lead to instant expulsion! On his first day there he proclaims that not only does he expect to graduate he expects to be the top student! This doesn't make him too popular with many of the other students but as the series progresses he passes test after test as well as challenges with rivals; during this time he also helps others and even risks his place at the school to support those he believes are being treated badly. By the end of the final episode he is popular but still far from graduating.This series was rather fun; Soma was an enjoyable if somewhat arrogant protagonist and the supporting cast were entertaining too. The food is almost as much a star of the show as the characters and we are left in no doubt when the judges enjoy a particular dish… their reactions are almost literally 'food porn' as they are shown in a state that borders on sexual ecstasy! This doesn't do too far though; it is just an excuse for some moderate fan service. The various competitions are surprisingly exciting and it is always interesting to see what exotic dish each of the protagonists will come up with as they combine cooking styles from many sources. Strangely we never see the students actually being taught anything and they seem to do well in their challenges because of knowledge they brought with them rather than anything taught to them… this doesn't really matter though as it serves the drama to have each person have their own special ideas. Given that the series ends before his graduation it is quite possible that there will be further series; I certainly hope there are as it was rather fun.These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.