Updated May 12, 2024 by testing

 How many of you are crazy about food and how many of you eat food only to stay alive? All around the world, there are people who love munching on their cravings or favorite food, however, there are those too who eat only to survive. Today, you’ll get hungry so I suggest you grab a snack and start reading this blog! 

But first, let me tell you a bit about this anime. It has the cooking, comedic, and slice of life genre in it. So, if you’re interested in such genres, you can surely start watching this anime right away. The story of Food Wars revolves around Soma Yukihara who is gifted with amazing cooking skills despite being a teenager. He has this dream of becoming a full-time chef at his family’s famous restaurant which is called “Restaurant Yukihira”. He also wants to excel in this field and surpass his father. Unfortunately, his father has to leave the country and close his restaurant, now what will happen next? 

We all have heard about this very interesting anime about food. But have you guys watched it? Do you guys know the proper order of watching Food Wars? If you don’t, we’re always here to help you with it. So, worry not and leave it to us, my friend! We’re going to tell you just the right order to watch Food Wars. 

 

HOW TO WATCH FOOD WARS IN ORDER

 

Quick Watch Order 

• Food Wars! Shokugeki no Souma (2015)
• Food Wars! Shokugeki no Souma OVA (2016)
• Food Wars! The Second Plate (2016)
• Food Wars! The Second Plate (2017)
• Food Wars! The Third Plate (2017)
• Food Wars! The Third Plate: Tetsuki Train Arc (2018) 
• Food Wars! The Third Plate OVA – Erina’s New Life (2018) 
• Food Wars! The Fourth Plate (2018) 
• Food Wars! The Fifth Plate (2019) 

 

Food Wars Recommended Watch Order 

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Souma (2015) 

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Souma was released in April 2015. With just 24 episodes, it won the hearts of many weebs. It’s just one of the most interesting anime of all time. I don’t know if it’s just me who feels like everyone should watch this anime because it refreshes your brain. Anyways, let’s dig a bit deep into the story of Food Wars! 

Food Wars revolves around a teenager named Souma with excellent culinary skills. With only a single goal in his mind, he tends to give his all into his cooking. Everyone loves his food a lot. Ever since he was six years old, he has been cooking against his father. He really wants to surpass his father’s cooking skills, therefore, he has been working beside him and helping him around at the restaurant. If you don’t know the name of the restaurant, it’s “Restaurant Yukihira”. 

While he was training to become a chef, he had faced many losses but he didn’t lose hope. He came up with much determination and tasteful dishes. Seeing this passion, his father sent him to a culinary school. Souma being the arrogant kid, thought that it was going to be some generic culinary school but little did he know that he was going to face such hardships and challenges. Yes! That’s right, the test of entering that school was very tough and it wasn’t surely something teenagers could get. However, seeing those challenges ahead of him, our boy was fired up! He decided to tackle these challenges and give it his all. 

 

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Souma OVA (2016)

This OVA was released after a year of the anime itself being released. It has 2 episodes and they just show the vacation life of the students after the tough cooking challenges they have gone through. These two episodes will refresh your soul since they go on a vacation and supporting characters steal the show. You know how there are some cute characters in the anime that don’t really get the spotlight. This anime will fulfill your wish of seeing supporting characters getting screen time. 

At the end of the first season, Totsuki closed for summer vacations. Many students went back home to rest and work a bit more on their cooking skills.The Aldini Brothers and Nakiri Erina did the same. Now, you must be wondering who those are? Well, those brothers consider themselves to be the rival of our MC, Souma. Nakiri Erina on the other hand, is one of the main characters and also one of the rivals of Souma. The first episode of this OVA tells us about the Aldini Brothers’ stay in Italy while the second episode tells us about the summer vacation. 

 

Food Wars! The Second Plate (2016) 

The second season of Food Wars is filled with intensity and foodgasms which is quite unique. After the Autumn Elections ended in the first season, Totsuki School expects some intense cook-offs from its students. 

Total 8 students were elected and now all they have to do is to compete against one another. They are high schoolers but their cooking is way better than yours, I’m sure! They have to study cooking logically. Honestly, this anime will make you want to study culinary. 

This story takes place right after the end of the first season. This season is pretty good because of character development and intensity when it comes to cooking. The sound effects are so good they seem almost real! It will leave you guys in awe when you’ll see all the unique dishes. In fact, you will get many ideas about cooking different things in different ways. So, if you’re into that, you better watch it!

 

Food Wars! The Second Plate OVA (2017) 

This is the episode that always gets the attention of your mom. It’s the “Hot Springs” episode! Yes, after the intensity of the second season, the Polar Star  Residents decided to relax, and what better way there than to relax in a hot spring? However, these episodes aren’t surely all about cultural service, it does show us some cooking too. This OVA also has two episodes. In the first episode, Souma and his friends go to the hot springs to relax. But guess what? They couldn’t since the kitchen staff had an incident which led these students to cook for the guests. 

Now, they have to cook again for the guests and the second episode sets up the future arcs. After the Hot Springs incident, Souma and other quarter-finalists go to Totsuki Elite and have some tea there. These elites fire our main character up to get even better and defeat them through his logical skills in cooking. 

 

Food Wars! The Third Plate (2017) 

Festivals are always enjoyable, right? This season starts off with a festival known as Moon Festival. As experts of the shounen genre, we all know what festivals mean, right? The dark horse of the anime will get to make a name for himself. The festival in this anime isn’t about relaxing and appreciating the beauty of things, however, it’s about selling your food. Now, the transfer kid, Souma has to prove his worth and surpass the Elite Ten. 

We know that no one wants the transfer kid to shine. Since Souma was trying so hard and becoming a monster when it comes to cooking. He got the hell he didn’t ask for from the elites. Poor guy, what could’ve happened to him? Curious to find out? Watch Food Wars! 

 

Food Wars! The Third Plate: Totsuki Train Arc (2018) 

The real twist begins when the Elite Ten decide to ditch cooking and start the coup. This all happened after the Moon Festival. In fact, the Totsuki School enters a dark age, Senzaemon Nakiri gets dethroned and Azami Nakiri becomes the new director. Just what did the elites do? 

For the new director, creativity in cooking is useless. While our boy Souma thinks oppositely. He thinks that creativity and experimentation bring out the true essence in cooking. Not only Souma, but the entire elite team from Polar Star think the same way! 

For the sake of change and to bring out quality dishes, Souma and others team up against the new director, but we all know their journey isn’t going to be easy at all. It’s going to take time and a lot of hard work to prove their worth and their statement too! Azami doesn’t take this threat lightly. Souma has to plan to prove his creativity in cooking. Will he be able to prove himself this time? 

 

Food Wars! The Third Plate OVA – Erina’s New Life (2018)

Being angry about the opposition of students against the director, many students were expelled and sent home. But Erina suffered enough, she was locked and was only allowed to eat the foods Azami deemed worthy. 

To Erina, it was the biggest torture. Therefore, she decided to escape and started to live with Dorm members. That was the time she was the happiest. There, she was her real self, more like, the girly Erina. She always wanted to look girly. 

 

Food Wars! The Fourth Plate (2018)

This season has only 12 episodes which show the success of Souma after all his journey and especially after eight-on-eight Shokugeki which is also called Regiment de Cuisine. So, in short, they dethroned Azami too! So, that’s good! They got what they always wanted and won’t stop growing too. 

Souma also has to defeat the Elite Ten somehow. I mean, he has defeated them before so it shouldn’t be hard to defeat them one more time, right? They did defeat the first half members of the elite ten but the remaining half are much more difficult to defeat. They have to push themselves to their limit to defeat these members. They have to believe in “Friends Jutsu”. If you know, you know! 

 

Food Wars! The Fifth Plate (2019)

After getting everything back at its place it isn’t necessarily the time to relax. The students can’t take a chill pill, they have to work even harder now to maintain their image. “The Blue” is a competition in which these students have to participate and it’s just around the corner. 

This represents the International Gourmet of the World with young chefs. The people who will participate in this competition and win will be leading the future Gourmet Kingdom. This competition pressurizes the students and makes them nervous as well. But we all know that this isn’t the time to get nervous. They have to work hard and come up with an excellent dish. 

If Souma has to inherit the “Restaurant Yukihira ” from his father, he has to prove his worth and has to win this competition too. But only cooking isn’t enough to prove your worth. You have to push yourself to your limits. This isn’t difficult for our boy Souma. The real problem begins when Asahi Saiba comes and faces him. Will Souma be able to defeat him? 

 

Food Wars Release Order

• Season 1: Food Wars! The First Plate (2015)
• Season 2: Food Wars! The Second Plate 
• Season 3: Food Wars! The Third Plate (2017)
• Season 3 pt. 2: Food Wars! The Third Plate (Totsuki Train Arc) 
• Season 4: Food Wars! The Fourth Plate (2018)
• Season 5: Food Wars! The Fifth Plate (2019)

 

OVAs Release Order

• Food Wars! OVA 1: Takumi’s Downtown Battle (2016) 
• Food Wars! OVA 2: Erina’s Summer Vacation (2016)
• Food Wars! OVA 3: Autumn Moon’s Chance Encounter (2017) 
• Food Wars! OVA 4: Totsuki Elite Ten (2017) 
• Food Wars! OVA 5: Erina at Polar Star Dormitory (2018) 

 

Food Wars Characters 

Souma Yukihira 

Souma Yukihira is the main protagonist in the series. He’s always had one dream which is nothing more than to surpass his father’s culinary skills and to become one of the greatest chefs. He has always dreamt big despite failing several times. He’s the perfect definition of rigidity and determination. He strongly believes in himself which has brought him where he is now. Ever since he was six years old he started helping at his family’s restaurant which is also called “Restaurant Yukihira”. 

Souma is definitely an optimistic boy with infinite energy in him. He just can’t get tired no matter what happens. He’s constantly driven, his strong friendship and rivalry with his father is very wholesome. He’s confident in his culinary skills and makes sure to take feedback on his dishes from everyone. Souma is the type of guy who doesn’t get anxious when he’s pressured, he’s a cool individual who’s chill even in the toughest times. I think he would really impress Gordon Ramsay. What do you guys think? 

He’s quite creative and innovative too which allows him to solve problems all by himself. He can create very good dishes that will make you lick your fingers. Also, this anime makes us all hungry to the extent of eating after every minute. So that’s something you should keep in mind. 

Anyways, Souma can get quite cocky at times since he’s confident in his skills. Therefore, his mentor or his father is there to fix that. He has a natural charm of attracting other people towards him. Not to lie, but just look at him, he looks good, can cook, and literally has everything a woman dreams of. Isn’t that right? Get yourself a man like Souma Yukihira. Indeed, Anime raises standards. What do you girls think about him? Cooking is surely considered a green flag in 2022. 

 

Erina Nakiri 

Erina Nakiri is also one of the main characters in the series. She’s introduced as a rival to our MC, Souma. But as the story proceeds, we get to see them get along with one another. Erina Nakiri has the best palate in the world. She has the tongue of a goddess. She stands out from the rest of the characters due to her skills and her looks. She’s from a privileged background which has its own benefits. She’s talented and has good cooking skills, so she’s definitely a hard rival. 

Her aggressive behavior is caused by her father’s abusive training. She also fears her father big time. She’s just simply encaged in his palm and has to do what she’s been told. In fact, she’s unable to do anything in a correct way in his presence. So, that’s how huge of an impact her father has on her. Due to her haughty training, she can’t make friends that easily. She has to consider a lot of things before befriending others. She doesn’t really like the idea of romance and highly hates it. 

Since she has always dreamt of looking and feeling like a girl, she showed her true self at the Polar Star Dormitory. It’s sad how she was always in the palm of her father and wasn’t able to become her real self. During her stay at the dormitory, she has been the happiest. She has been her real self. She has also gained many skills ever since she got there. 

She was born into a rich family and was given everything she wanted. However, sometimes all you need to do is be your own self and have the freedom to do so. That’s something she couldn’t get. It makes me sad to know how she suffered all this time all because of her father. She would have dreamt of a romantic life doing everything kids of her age do. But her father had to simply ruin her teenage years. It’s true that you can’t always have what you want. 

 

Joichiro Yukihira 

Joichhiro Yukihira is the father of Souma and the owner of “Restaurant Yukihira”. He’s definitely an amazing cook. He was part of the 69th batch of Totsuki students. He looks too young to be called a dad. He’s also quite laid-back but has a serious personality when it comes to cooking. His cooking is famous all around the world. No wonder, our MC wants to surpass his dad. 

He’s very charismatic, especially when he’s cooking. Being the only parent of Souma, he’s doing a good job at raising him. Everyone respects him highly and he also became quite popular among Souma’s friends. It’s always nice to see your dad getting along with your friends, right? He’s carefree and sometimes messes up while cooking too but that’s alright. We all mess up at times, isn’t that right? Anyways, he likes to live freely and is quite a carefree individual. 

The only thing Joichiro doesn’t really like is being disrespected or looked down upon. He gets really ruthless in competitions when someone stomps on him. Just like Souma, he likes to push himself to his limits and fight his opponents. It sounds like an action anime. HAHA, anyways he’s a really talented individual. You simply wouldn’t wanna mess with this guy. He’s the Japanese Gordon Ramsay. I’m not even kidding! 

He had to travel across the country for some work, therefore, he decided to close his restaurant. Our boy Souma always wanted to inherit the restaurant. Therefore, he decided to become an able chef so that he can protect the family restaurant. He’s proud of his son but he doesn’t really express it much. 

 

Conclusion 

That brings us to the conclusion of Food Wars! Watch Order. I hope you guys enjoyed reading this blog. Do let us know in the comments which Food Wars character is your favorite or which OVA did you enjoy the most! Also, make sure to watch Food War, it’s an amazing anime despite the cultural service. Share it with your friends who like Food Wars to make them happy! Stay tuned for more content!