Senzaemon Nakiri

Senzaemon Nakiri is a supporting character in the gourmet anime and manga Food War. He is a renowned cook and the former chairman of the famous Tōtsuki Culinary Academy in Japan, before his post was stolen by Azami Nakiri, his son-in-law. However, when Azami lost, Sōma Yukihira proposed to Nakiri to offer his position to Erina Nakiri, his granddaughter as the new chairman of the academy.
He is voiced by in Japanese and by in English.
==Appearance==
Nakiri is a towering old man with long grey hair, eyebrows, mustach, and beard, He has a noticeable long vertical scar across his right eye. He also is a man of muscular build regardless of extensive age and can easily menace many students just by being looked. However, he has a friendly side that makes removes his menacing expressions.
His attire of voice is usually a green-olive-toned yukata fastened with a white-colored obi, often paired with geta sandals. In the midst of the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election Quarterfinals, Senzaemon adorned a haori atop his attire. 
==Personality==
Nakiri is well-known and respected within the cooking community. He commands profound reverence within the culinary sphere. Once at the helm of Tōtsuki Culinary Academy, he champions a rigorous culinary ethos deeply intertwined with the institution's prestige. 
His relationship with his other granddaughter, Alice Nakiri, is steadfast, yet he maintains impartiality, prioritizing the academy's welfare over familial ties when necessary—such as supporting Sōma's admission to Tōtsuki and favoring his dish over Alice's in the Autumn Election. Demonstrating protective paternalism, he deposed his son-in-law, Azami Nakiri, from power for jeopardizing Erina with his warped culinary ideals. Senzaemon's exacting standards render earning his esteem a daunting task. Yet, when a student achieves this feat, he performs a distinctive ritual, shedding the outer layer of his traditional attire as a token of approval. Occasionally, rather than discarding layers, his undergarment may loosen—a subtle signal of unrecognized potential discerned solely by him. Beyond his professional persona, Senzaemon assumes the role of a devoted patriarch, particularly doting on his granddaughter, Erina Nakiri, nurturing her exceptional talent, famously dubbed God's Tongue. 
== Gallery ==
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