Get to know the Cooking Series, Shokugeki no Soma

This story takes its main setting at Tōtsuki Culinary Academy (Tōtsuki Saryō Ryōri Gakuen), an elite culinary institution located in downtown Tokyo, Japan.

Only a handful of students who successfully pass the rigorous exams graduate each year, adding an element of exclusivity to the school.

Although most of the students come from Totsuki junior high school, transfer acceptance is still allowed for those who successfully pass the entrance exam.

The campus is not only a school, but also a sprawling resort with various research societies (clubs), modern cooking classrooms, and a large arena used for various fierce cooking competitions.

Student housing varies, but the most affordable is the Polaris Dormitory, where students must impress the matron with a special meal in order to earn a place to stay.

In addition, Tōtsuki operates a series of resort hotels, with the largest resort run by Gin Dojima being a prominent place visited by Soma during his first year at Tōtsuki.

Soma Yukihira, a passionate teenager with the dream of becoming a full-time chef at his father's family restaurant, “Restaurant Yukihira”, and even surpassing his father Joichiro's cooking skills.

However, Soma's dreams come to a halt when Joichiro gets a new job that requires him to travel around the world and closes his restaurant.

These circumstances force Joichiro to enroll Soma into the Tōtsuki Culinary Academy, an elite culinary school famous for its high-level cooking competitions called shokugeki. Even though Erina Nakiri, the dean's talented granddaughter, opposes Soma's presence, he manages to win a place at the school.

Placed in the Polaris Dormitory, Soma meets various other young chefs, including Megumi Tadokoro. His adventures in Tōtsuki involve interactions with his classmates, challenges against elite Tōtsuki students, and participation in exciting shokugeki competitions.

His resolve to become the best at the academy is further fueled when he learns that his father is not only a student at Tōtsuki, but also holds the second seat on the Council of Ten, creating his determination to etch his name in the history of the prestigious Tōtsuki Culinary Academy.

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