Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 4: Resemblances

The book itself is good it’s just a fact that there is a sticker that was placed on the back of my volume and when I tried to remove it it just kept ripping and now there’s just pieces of the sticker on the back of the book

This was another excellent volume and it's full of useful recipe the culinary curious can try in their home kitchens. I came for the story, and I was not disappointed. Megumi acomes into her own in this volume, putting her arc on the path where she can stand alongside the other main characters on her cooking and character development.

Continue from vol. 3 The cooking show being once again. Nice drawing, fills with comedy, and those food (yummy), lastly a great story with plot! Waiting for vol. 5 to come out so I can buy it :D

the art work continues to excell and the food looks and sounds delicious. i never thought id want to follow a cooking manga but this has made it worth it. hate it was a cliffhanger.

I know the outcome from the anime but it builds suspense and once again the recipes are awesome for anyone wanting to cook these dishes

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Volume 4 tells us the resolution to the danger nice country girl Megumi faced in the third volume. Bad boy protagonist Soma has challenged the judge/instructor who threatened to expel her to a cook-off. For some reason, the former graduate judge is stubbornly refusing to reward creativity or initiative until overruled by his boss and forced to participate in the contest. That raises the stakes, since if Soma can’t rescue Megumi, he’ll also be out of the prestigious school. Making everything about head-to-head competition certainly ratchets up the drama. The boss has one good observation, though. He won’t let Soma be the one determining Megumi’s fate — since that would just mean she’d wash out later if she wasn’t able to succeed on her own skills. Although she would never have spoken up in the face of authority, now that she’s in this situation, she has to demonstrate her own value. The competitions are the most attractive scenes to me. They’re where the drama comes down to the basic question of “who wins”, plus, they are the sections most focused on actual food. I learn things about various cuisines and how to prepare and combine ingredients, and the taste descriptions are ridiculously over the top. There are even recipes included! I was pleasantly surprised by how the volume later provides an explanation for the judge’s arrogance. He’s a cautionary tale of placing the drive for success over everything else (even when stubbornness is necessary in the face of prejudice). In contrast, Soma and Megumi’s relationship (as well as their other friends) will, we’re led to assume, prevent Soma from making the same mistake. This volume also sets up the next challenge, one where everyone individually competes to make a new egg dish for a fancy hotel breakfast… after staying up all night! Typically, we’ll find out the results in the next book. Thankfully, the only significant fan service this time is on the cover. I’m not sure why the need to advertise something that isn’t even reflective of the contents, but I suppose some people will buy the book for that reason. Regardless, I keep coming back for the food and the face-offs. (The publisher provided a review copy.)

"Food Wars!" continues to be entertaining and addictive to read with vol. 4. You'll also get an appreciation for chefs who work hard to make meals delicious for their patrons. Highly recommended.

good manga

Great manga

Me encanta.

I bought this volume because I just love Shinomiya and the arc itself. And of course, I want to keep supporting the author.

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Very good. Enjoyed it.