

Instead, though, we see the focus of Food Wars Volume 36 follow the course of the overall series, which is Erina and the Nakiri family.
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This breakdown of Mana’s reason for choosing Soma is my favorite part of the volume and unfortunately was wasted by having it be the climax of the semi-finals and not the finale of the series itself. While Asahi’s dish was delicious and complex, his knife crossing style did nothing but emulate flavors and lacked an identity. As this part of the volume explains, Soma wins because of his passion and, to a point, his respect to the chefs he’s beaten over the last 35 volumes. While Asahi combined the world’s dishes in a complicated aroma bomb, Soma opted to create a humble dish that housed every flavor he has come to learn, nurture, and respect. The conclusion to Asahi and Soma’s battle is a satisfying one. We have to see the finale to Asahi and Soma’s shokugeki and we have to see Erina face off against the winner all while unpacking Erina and her mother’s relationship. This undercurrent of family dynamics and how they push individual character growth is what has propelled this story beyond its ecchi-nature and made it a dynamic story.Īs a final volume, Food Wars Volume 36 has a lot to do. The latter of these focused on when Erina’s family attempted to take over the school. From found family, like Erina has with the Polaris dorm or the way Soma’s old man took in Asahi, to strained family bound by blood. The crux of the series since Asahi’s appearance has been family.

Now, in Food Wars Volume 36, t he Blue reaches its climax as Soma clashes with noir chef Asahi in a battle to create the one thing Book Master Mana wants most-a dish the world has never seen. In the previous volume, we saw the beginning of the Blue semi-finals and immense growth for Erina Nakiri. Published in English by VIZ Media, Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma was created by Yuto Tsukuda and volume 36 features art from Shun Saeki with contributions from Yuki Morisaki.

Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma Volume 36 marks the end of the 315 chapter Shonen Jump manga that has captivated anime lovers, manga readers, and turned us all into foodies. All good things come to an end, and in manga that end is usually after hundreds of chapters.
