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Stories that explore cooking, eating, and hospitality, using food as a lens on craft, identity, and social connection.

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Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma

Release: 2015-04

A cooking battle series about a talented teen at an elite culinary academy, where rivalries and exams are settled through high-stakes, theatrical food duels.

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