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[Gaara's hair]

I can't help but feel that just maybe due to knowing Megumi may have a darker side that she might side with Azami but that's a bit farfetched xD

Come to the dark side.

Dark side

Edited by Gaara's hair, 17 September 2015 - 04:56 PM.

[Mixer]

I wanna try this so badly!!!!!!!!!!!!

   

 

!!?   .

Probably that's what everyone's expecting . Poor Erina I mean look at this face she's completely brainwashed and totally lost  . That's some major change in personality/mentalstate . Only thing I'm afraid of this is the consequences it might have on her and her character  .

 

She's like a dead fish

 

 

 

Good Good !!!  . Come join the dark side we have cookies  .

 

Yeah that's why I like him  . Do you guys think he might challenge Erina to an Shokugeki in order to bring her to her normal self !? 

 

No !!! Its Mine all Mine !!!  Shoo go away little Babu Chan  .

Noooo!!! She mustn't lose T-T

I hope she'll recover, her state now is really bad    Poooor Erina

 

Give me the cookie first, and we'll see.

 

A shokugeki? Erina? Hmm, I don't think so... Maybe Soma will challenge her father....

 

Nooooooo The food is all mine

[Mixer]

Maybe Azami will be on the next cover volume, who knows?

Why haven't I seen the volume covers until now?! Lol.

But they are freaking beautiful, might be my favorite covers drawn next to Magi  

[TouKen4Life3g]

I guess this will be this series' way of rescuing the princess. The question is how long will it be to have Soma going against her father.

[FireFox]

Noooo!!! She mustn't lose T-T

I hope she'll recover, her state now is really bad    Poooor Erina

 

Give me the cookie first, and we'll see.

 

A shokugeki? Erina? Hmm, I don't think so... Maybe Soma will challenge her father....

 

Nooooooo The food is all mine

She will she will . The knight in shiny white armor will save her .

 

First you join us then you'll get the cookie .

 

It might come to that bc Erina is to lost now and the shokugeki might serve as a way for Soma to bring her to her normal self . Azami might be to much for him , the way to defeat him is through defeating the Elite 10 .

 

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[TouKen4Life3g]

You made it sound like everyone will work together like some usual Shounen stuff. In Shokugeki, it's one-on-one. Soma has to face Azami alone. He's going to teamwork before the event but that's it. When the real deal comes, he has to do it.

[FireFox]

You made it sound like everyone will work together like some usual Shounen stuff. In Shokugeki, it's one-on-one. Soma has to face Azami alone. He's going to teamwork before the event but that's it. When the real deal comes, he has to do it.

LOL Sorry for that I meant defeating them one by one . I think defeating Azami is to much even for Soma after all he's just a 1st year high-school  he still have much to go and I can bet that Azami as a Nakiri is on a level with the other Alumni . If it comes to defeating Azami then perhaps Jouichirou will take him on who knows . But the key element in here are the Elite 10 they have the biggest authority and the final say , that's why they're made into such a big deal .

 

Look at it like this , soon the top of the Elite 10 who are 3rd year will soon be graduating  others have to take their spot so Azami has to do something or control who gets in and who not in order to stay as the Director of Tootsuki . Now if he does the only way to strip him from power is through challenging the Elite 10 - Shokugeki  so they can diminish  the power he holds with the one who support him in the Elite 10 . Otherwise I don't see any legitimate reason for how they can defeat him and strip him from power .

 

Oh as for your other question I don't think this plot/arch with Azami as the Director will carry on till their 2nd year I think they'll deal with it soon , possibly by the end of their 1st year as Tootsuki students .

Edited by NarutoFireFoxUzumaki, 17 September 2015 - 09:22 PM.

[TouKen4Life3g]

LOL Sorry for that I meant defeating them one by one . I think defeating Azami is to much even for Soma after all he's just a 1st year high-school  he still have much to go and I can bet that Azami as a Nakiri is on a level with the other Alumni . If it comes to defeating Azami then perhaps Jouichirou will take him on who knows . But the key element in here are the Elite 10 they have the biggest authority and the final say , that's why they're made into such a big deal .
 
Look at it like this , soon the top of the Elite 10 who are 3rd year will soon be graduating  others have to take their spot so Azami has to do something or control who gets in and who not in order to stay as the Director of Tootsuki . Now if he does the only way to strip him from power is trough challenging the Elite 10 - Shokugeki  so they can diminish the the power he holds with the one who support him in the Elite 10 . Otherwise I don't see any legitimate reason for how they can defeat him and strip him from power .
 
Oh as for your other question I don't think this plot/arch with Azami as the Director will carry on till their 2nd year I think they'll deal with it soon , possibly by the end of their 1st year as Tootsuki students .

You know, the series does need "the villain." Azami is the right choice as of now. I mean what can you do in year 2? As him being the director, I can see it end but only for that title. Him, no, I don't think so at this time. The challenges are high but not the highest. Yes, I do at point believe the last battle will be with his own father, but in terms of defeating Azami, as a whole, it may be a while for that. He could be like that person from another series who is ruthless until the end of the series yet that person is related to the family.

I guess you can try using Elite 1 to be the boss for this arc and have Azami leave because maybe he will entrust him to win in Shokugeki. I don't know, just what I can come up with. Either way, I can see him recurring. Right now, he has taken over.

[FireFox]

You know, the series does need "the villain." Azami is the right choice as of now. I mean what can you do in year 2? As him being the director, I can see it end but only for that title. Him, no, I don't think so at this time. The challenges are high but not the highest. Yes, I do at point believe the last battle will be with his own father, but in terms of defeating Azami, as a whole, it may be a while for that. He could be like that person from another series who is ruthless until the end of the series yet that person is related to the family.

I guess you can try using Elite 1 to be the boss for this arc and have Azami leave because maybe he will entrust him to win in Shokugeki. I don't know, just what I can come up with. Either way, I can see him recurring. Right now, he has taken over.

Well not necessarily its a cooking manga so there's tons of way to progress things and yet add tension/suspense and excitement with lots of other contests and what not . But for now yes I would say Azami being the villain is needed and good bc it will clear Erina's story and develop her character in the end (hopefully) as well as some other relationships like Soma x Erina with Jouichirou , Senzaemon and the Nakiri's .

 

As for year 2  well it can have different and more difficult contests  might even add the twist with Senzaemon really retiring as the Director and chose a new Director , perhaps even showing the struggle of the Tootsuki Academy recovering after the  mess Azami will create , really there's tons of ways the author can make this interesting without dragging/continuing the "Villain" plot . But we'll see how it goes .

 

Bolded : Yes that could also be a way for how things will go on , the only thing that worries me that it might go to long/dragging it and  things become boring , bc after all I don't consider this manga to be like some with the Hero defeats Villain and saves the world and such . Not to mention the more Azami is in play the more Erina's character will remain to be in this state that it might destroy or overshadow her character and development so far as the fierce girl that we know giving it a totally different vibe which will be a major downside . This is also one of the reasons I just can't see this running for that long . Also remember that Soma's goal is to take the 1st seat that's the main goal so the Villain comes as a secondary thing . 

 

That could also be a way but there's a slight problem with that , like I said and it has been said in the manga the Elite 10 has the absolute authority with the Tootsuki Academy and its management ,  so if the 1st  seat goes who supports Azami then the power he holds in the Elite 10 will be gone and there's nothing stopping them to overrule Azami and throw him out by a legitimate way with voting . So if we consider this (the rules ) and with the top of the Elite 10 soon graduating I don't think it leaves much space with this plot continuing to their 2nd year .    

Edited by NarutoFireFoxUzumaki, 17 September 2015 - 10:29 PM.

[TouKen4Life3g]

I'm not saying he has to be there all the time. Because like you said, that would drag a lot, especially with Erina. However, you can solve a problem and go to the next one. As you said, Azami is top tier, as in you got to be at least Joichiro tier to win. So don't you think it will be odd if he changes or leaves without really showing what he got. It will be Gintama level of twist, he gets too hype, only to get jobbed out easy, though for the record, that was a comedy, so you can't get mad at it unless it done to Takasugi for instance. Anyway, the point is I don't think he will stay long, but I don't think he will be dealt with easily here. Just his title, not him. That said I strongly don't think the writer will forever have Erina to be that state all the time. Like I can see her changing her confidence in front of him. I mean that's like Sakura tier if she don't learn.

Soma wants to take the number 1 spot, yes, but a goal always has an obstacle. Yes, you can just do more cooking, but we're not asking for God of cooking or any reincarnations. So in short, the series would be limited if there's no dilemma. Put it this way, Azami just got Orochimaru (before he got badly damaged), Takasugi, Aizen, and others introduction. Now of course, I can be wrong, but you never know. Again, you got to shake up the series. He is reaching for perfection and while the Elite 10 are graduating, they are your top. It can't go that higher than that. Again, unless you want God of cook to show up.

To be honest, cooking manga is hard to prologue long enough to keep interest since it is limited. Not small, but not huge. That's why this series needs to go depth now. I don't know what the future holds, but I guess time will tell.

[harry4e]

I'm not sure how I feel about the introduction of Azami, on one side yeah I'm really excited and love the drama it's creating. On the flip side however, this is turning out like a typical Shounen Jump manga.

 

We have Azami, reigning supreme, with a elite Nakira bloodline that makes him superior, and then we have Souma who also has the bloodline, but some history that meant he didn't grow up in that elite society, and while he is talented, his talent comes from hard work, adapting and constantly evolving his cooking to reach that level, he didn't inherit his father natural talent. he's turning out to be the child of prophesy, the one desined to change everyone he fights against, befriending them all along the way, and shaking the foundation of the society that he has now become part of.

 

That sounds like almost every single Battle manga released in Jump for decades, and I'm not sure if I like how Shokugeki has started folling the same rulebook as well, while i'm not saying I'm not enjoying it, I am, but I am afraid that this could lead to bitter dissapointment in the end, Naruto went downhill after it went down this route, and the original premise took a backseat, I'm kinda afraid the same will happen here now. I hopeI am wrong and that this was always planned out and the mangaka will do a good job of writing this, and it doesn't end up being another manga that I'll continue reading just because I continue to read it.

[TouKen4Life3g]

I'm not sure how I feel about the introduction of Azami, on one side yeah I'm really excited and love the drama it's creating. On the flip side however, this is turning out like a typical Shounen Jump manga.

 

We have Azami, reigning supreme, with a elite Nakira bloodline that makes him superior, and then we have Souma who also has the bloodline, but some history that meant he didn't grow up in that elite society, and while he is talented, his talent comes from hard work, adapting and constantly evolving his cooking to reach that level, he didn't inherit his father natural talent. he's turning out to be the child of prophesy, the one desined to change everyone he fights against, befriending them all along the way, and shaking the foundation of the society that he has now become part of.

 

That sounds like almost every single Battle manga released in Jump for decades, and I'm not sure if I like how Shokugeki has started folling the same rulebook as well, while i'm not saying I'm not enjoying it, I am, but I am afraid that this could lead to bitter dissapointment in the end, Naruto went downhill after it went down this route, and the original premise took a backseat, I'm kinda afraid the same will happen here now. I hopeI am wrong and that this was always planned out and the mangaka will do a good job of writing this, and it doesn't end up being another manga that I'll continue reading just because I continue to read it.

It is Shounen and cooking is a bit hard to keep up when you really limited with what the style it has. So in other words, you either end short or go long enough to see a downhill. Though when you think about it, we will be here for a while since if they make E10 their enemies, well that's a lot to go over. That's like 50 chapters right there if they truly go through like 6 of them. So in a way, you might as well save that thought for a long time. As for Naruto, it went downhill because of huge overtone, way too fast drastic turn of the story, and downright continue doing the usual, "You're bad but we are connected, so don't be anymore." Naruto got way more problems than what you point out to make it bad.

[RyohkiFan]

I'm not sure how I feel about the introduction of Azami, on one side yeah I'm really excited and love the drama it's creating. On the flip side however, this is turning out like a typical Shounen Jump manga.
 
We have Azami, reigning supreme, with a elite Nakira bloodline that makes him superior, and then we have Souma who also has the bloodline, but some history that meant he didn't grow up in that elite society, and while he is talented, his talent comes from hard work, adapting and constantly evolving his cooking to reach that level, he didn't inherit his father natural talent. he's turning out to be the child of prophesy, the one desined to change everyone he fights against, befriending them all along the way, and shaking the foundation of the society that he has now become part of.
 
That sounds like almost every single Battle manga released in Jump for decades, and I'm not sure if I like how Shokugeki has started folling the same rulebook as well, while i'm not saying I'm not enjoying it, I am, but I am afraid that this could lead to bitter dissapointment in the end, Naruto went downhill after it went down this route, and the original premise took a backseat, I'm kinda afraid the same will happen here now. I hopeI am wrong and that this was always planned out and the mangaka will do a good job of writing this, and it doesn't end up being another manga that I'll continue reading just because I continue to read it.

But Souma wasn't even revealed to be a Nakiri...we don't know anything of the connection with Soma father and the Nakiri, it could be something different. Let us just wait it out til then

[FireFox]

I'm not saying he has to be there all the time. Because like you said, that would drag a lot, especially with Erina. However, you can solve a problem and go to the next one. As you said, Azami is top tier, as in you got to be at least Joichiro tier to win. So don't you think it will be odd if he changes or leaves without really showing what he got. It will be Gintama level of twist, he gets too hype, only to get jobbed out easy, though for the record, that was a comedy, so you can't get mad at it unless it done to Takasugi for instance. Anyway, the point is I don't think he will stay long, but I don't think he will be dealt with easily here. Just his title, not him. That said I strongly don't think the writer will forever have Erina to be that state all the time. Like I can see her changing her confidence in front of him. I mean that's like Sakura tier if she don't learn.

Soma wants to take the number 1 spot, yes, but a goal always has an obstacle. Yes, you can just do more cooking, but we're not asking for God of cooking or any reincarnations. So in short, the series would be limited if there's no dilemma. Put it this way, Azami just got Orochimaru (before he got badly damaged), Takasugi, Aizen, and others introduction. Now of course, I can be wrong, but you never know. Again, you got to shake up the series. He is reaching for perfection and while the Elite 10 are graduating, they are your top. It can't go that higher than that. Again, unless you want God of cook to show up.

To be honest, cooking manga is hard to prologue long enough to keep interest since it is limited. Not small, but not huge. That's why this series needs to go depth now. I don't know what the future holds, but I guess time will tell.

Well of course he won't be jabbed that easily , I'm not saying he won't fight  the way I see it he'll definitely fight with someone of his level in the end as his last resort putting all at stake but at the same time Soma we'll be dealing with the Elite 10 and push him to that end imo. As for Erina the way its presented as long as he has the power to subdue/manipulate her he's in game bc that's his main thing but once Erina starts to gain her confidence and starts be herself then its pretty much game over . From my pov I just can't see this going into year 2 highschool bc it would be too much for the reasons I've stated and there's like 5 or 6 months I think till they finish with the first year , I think that gives enough time for this plot/arc and to resolve things .

 

While that's true but obstacles can come in many ways , does it really have to continue with the Villain route (Azami) in order to keep that level of suspense/excitement or to match it up !? . I'm saying this bc like we've said its not your usual Shounen Manga with Super Heroes and such its a cooking one  and I'm not sure if keeping this Villain is a good thing overall in the long run and make it darker when its not supposed to be . Keeping a Villain or continue creating one after another and more powerful its what turns it into a God of Cook . So  far I think more would like to see obstacles like in the beginning but harder and with a twist like so far I think it could work for the best . I don't know you might be right with this but for now we have to see what the author is planing to . 

 

Yeah I know they're not your usual manga per say . And that's fair enough  I think we'll all know where this is going after the couple of next chapters , the next one with revealing the secret should be the crucial one .

[TouKen4Life3g]

But Souma wasn't even revealed to be a Nakiri...we don't know anything of the connection with Soma father and the Nakiri, it could be something different. Let us just wait it out til then

You actually believe that Soma is Nakiri stuff? Why?

[FireFox]

But Souma wasn't even revealed to be a Nakiri...we don't know anything of the connection with Soma father and the Nakiri, it could be something different. Let us just wait it out til then

That's some predictions that Soma x Megumi fans came up with bc of the so called secret  that will be revealed next chapter and bc the author via twitter said that she'll reveal the  history of Soma's mother and why he decided to become a cook . Either way its things taken out of context and twisting of massive proportions  *sigh* .

[TouKen4Life3g]

That's some predictions that Soma x Megumi fans came up with bc of the so called secret  that will be revealed next chapter and bc the author via twitter said that she'll reveal the  history of Soma's mother and why he decided to become a cook . Either way its things taken out of context and twisting of massive proportions  *sigh* .

Erina will fall in love with him. Hello, the Twitter said that. So am I supposed to feel awkward or what?

[trang95]

Erina will fall in love with him. Hello, the Twitter said that. So am I supposed to feel awkward or what?

She will love him as her "cousin", lol. No for real, no idea why people came up with that theory.

[TouKen4Life3g]

She will love him as her "cousin", lol. No for real, no idea why people came up with that theory.

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[Gaara's hair]

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