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Came by this manga on accident and I found the plot interesting since I like food
Story --Click here to view--
In a world where the taste and texture of food is extremely important there exist individuals known as Gourmet Hunters (Bishoku-ya) who specialize in the acquisition of rare ingredients and animals. Toriko is one of these hunters and it is his dream to find the most precious foods in the world and create the ultimate dinner course. As one of the most skilled hunters in the world he is regularly hired by restaurants and the rich to seek out new ingredients and rare animals. A man with inhuman ability, he utilizes his incredible strength and knowledge of the animal kingdom to capture ferocious, evasive and rare beasts to further his final goal, the ultimate dinner course composed of the most delicious food in the world. He is currently accompanied by a weak and timid chef who, inspired by Toriko's ambition, travels with him to improve his culinary skills and find rare ingredients.
The Main Characters:
Toriko --Click here to view--
A Bishoku-ya with an abnormally large appetite (A food serving for 500 people could only get him 1/10 full). He is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" (四天王, kittenennou), and his nickname is "The Glutton". Despite having a huge appetite and massive power, he doesn't indiscriminately kill and eat any animal; he only kills those animals he decides to eat. He has immunity to seventy different poisons, created by injecting himself with a near fatal dose of each poison and causing his body to create antibodies. He also has an animal-like sense of smell.
Komatsu --Click here to view--
A five-star chef who works for Hotel Gourmet, part of the prestigious IGO (International Gourmet Organization). He is timid but greatly interested by what he finds in his travels with Toriko. As a result, he tries to overcome his fear and does his best to help. It is shown that he is a highly skilled and competent chief capable on carrying out delicate procedures such as the removal of a puffer-whale's poison sack. He is also able to create delicious plates from any food giving to him and he has such a large knowledge of foods that he knows which foods would work well together. He is also very observant, being easily able to discover edible organisms in the area. His skills didn't go unnoticed since he has impressed all three of the "Four Heavenly Kings".
Side Characters:
The "Gentleman" of the "Four Heavenly Kings" ((四天王, kittenennou), he is good friends with Toriko. While Toriko mostly relies on his brute strength, Coco prefers using stealthy techniques and cunning strategy to subdue aggressors. He is also strong defensively; he is immune to five hundred different kinds of poison. He earns most of his living by working as a fortuneteller, and his fortunes have a 97% accuracy rating, this has also made him extremely popular with women and results in him being mobbed by costumers when he is in public. He also has the ability to see non-visible spectrum's of light and can read electromagnetic auras in order to predict an animal's next action. He, and the other Four Heavenly Kings, were trained by Ichiryū, the President of the IGO. He is 27 years old.
One of the "Four Heavenly Kings" (四天王, kittenennou), he is first shown to have great strength, like Toriko, introduced carrying a Regal Mammoth with one arm, although this was merely a clever trick due to the fact that he was actually using his monstrously strong hair, each one of its strings being strong enough to lift nearly 50 pounds. He is Rin's older brother. He is a calm and collected pretty boy who judges the 'beauty' of people's actions and speaks in an elegant almost flirting manner. He has a way of 'knocking' without even touching the target, mostly related to his 'sensor' talent which allows him to know the physical state of those around him. His 'sensor' is actually thousand upon thousands of super thin hairs that can reach a maximum of 25 feet (7.6 m) in length. Sani's body has a very high body tempreture and powerful sense of touch, being touched by his hair or any part of his body can only be described as Sani tasting whatever his touching. He seeks "harmony" in his dishes which is the perfect use of ingredients, perfect handling of the food and most importantly producing a prefect taste. He seems to be slightly in love with Komatsu (or at least his skills since they seem to produce the "harmony Sani looks for in meals). When he saw Rin his calm personalty disappears and is replaced by that of an over-protective older brother that is shocked by how much her body changed (gained wight from too many sweets), this leads to a rather comical sibling spat between the two. Despite this, anyone who harms Rin runs the risk of provoking his ire, in which case there is a 999.999 percent chance of said person dying. He is also aware of his sisters infatuation with Toriko and approves of it. He shows this when saying "If you wish to take him as a husband, as long as he keeps you safe, I will be okay with it. I will make no objections nor voice any complaints". He also expresses a great sense of disgust towards the Bishoku-kai, displaying anger after seeing the slaughtered, one bite taken out of creatures that followed a GT Robo's path of destruction. He, and the other Four Heavenly Kings, were trained by Ichiryū, the President of the IGO.
Zebura --Click here to view--
One of the "Four Heavenly Kings", he is jailed for an as of yet unknown crime. He is said to be the best at disrupting IGO's food order. Although not officially seen, he is described as the most savage of the Four Heavenly Kings, having single handily caused all the scars on Match's body. It is later revealed the person who captured Zebura is Yosaku the Saiseiya, with Teppai's assistance. He and the other Four Heavenly Kings were trained by Ichiryū, the president of the IGO.
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Edited by Davidos, 16 January 2011 - 04:03 PM.
