List of Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma characters

*Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma* is a manga series written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki, serialized in *Weekly Shōnen Jump*. Template:As of 27 tankōbon volumes have been released. An anime adaptation has aired 49 episodes over 3 seasons.

The story follows protagonist and title character Sōma Yukihira as he transfers to the elite Tōtsuki Culinary Academy, an extremely competitive atmosphere, where only the top 1% of students graduate in. Under the motto "Cooking is Everything", students are judged on their cooking for admission to the academy and in many classes, tournaments and events. Competition may lead to a Shokugeki, a cooking match held in an indoor stadium, where students stake their pride and futures as chefs.

Sōma often meets other characters as rivals or antagonists, but in most cases wins their respect with his cooking skill and determination. His friendly rivals become allies when the story shifts in the 16th tankōbon with the arrival of the main antagonist, Azami Nakiri, who brings sweeping changes to the academy.

Characters on this list are arranged with the four main characters first, followed by supporting characters organized in sections as they are introduced to the story, and minor recurring characters at the end. A small number of minor non-recurring characters are mentioned in some sections for the sake of completeness.
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## Main characters

### Sōma Yukihira

Sōma Yukihira (幸平 創真, *Yukihira Sōma*)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English)
Soma Yukihira is the Main Protagonist of the Series and Born and raised at his father's diner, Restaurant Yukihira, his main goal in cooking is to satisfy all customers equally and serve them as best and as fast as possible. When his father decides to close the diner and work overseas instead, Sōma enrolls in the prestigious Totsuki Culinary Academy at the behest of Jōichiro. Due to his lack of knowledge about the school's prestige, as well as his overconfidence despite being the heir of a common family restaurant Template:Ref His main goal in cooking is to satisfy all customers equally and serve them as best and as fast as possible.Template:Ref When his father closes the diner to work overseas, Template:Ref Where his future classmate and entrance exam judge Erina Nakiri refuses to acknowledge his dish, Erina's grandfather, the Director of the Academy, accepts him, after which he declares in front of the entering class ceremony that he will win the top spot in the school which he receives a cold reception at school until after gradually proving his worth in cooking matches and classes, which earned him the respect and friendship of many students, teachers and alumni alike. Sōma's most distinguishing characteristic in cooking is his positive attitude and fun creativity.

Like his father, Soma enjoys experimenting (although they often have horrible results), sees failure as a learning opportunity, and is normally laid-back until during cooking matches, where he can get quite serious. Due to undergoing regular cooking matches with the far superior Joichiro, Sōma has grown not to be afraid of any cooking challenge no matter how insurmountable it seems. He does not have a particular specialty, but rather utilizes his rare creativity to create free-style and innovative dishes to clash with other chefs in order to continuously improve himself.Template:Ref Later, When Sōma learns of his father's history in Totsuki, and that he is actually the son of a former 2nd Seat of the Elite Ten in the academy and was encourage by Joichiro to tried harder and participated the Autumn Selection passing the preliminary round tying with Ryo Kurokiba and made it as one of top 8 during the Selection He beat Alice Nakiri and Subaru Mimasaka before losing to Akira Hayama during the Finals of Selection along with Ryo Kurokiba.

With his similar style to Jōichiro's cooking, he helps Erina recover from the trauma of her father Azami's sudden reappearance. With the other first-years and former Elite Ten members resistant against the newly established Central and Elite Ten's members, alumni, Jōichiro, Gin and Senzaemon, they work towards overthrowing Central and reclaiming Totsuki in the Regimental de Shokugeki that will ultimately decide the fate of the academy and Yukihira Diner.

During the Regiment De Cuisine, Soma managed to defeat 6th seat, Nene Kinokuni, and 4th seat, Somei Saito. After the Fourth Bout with two chefs remaining in each side, Senzaemon declared the Fifth Bout as the Final Bout, setting it as course format where two of the remaining chefs from each side must make a two course meal, one chef being responsible for making the appetizer and the other responsible for the main dish. Soma is responsible for the appetizer. During the match Soma decides to submit his specialty and use Erina's God Tongue to adjust his dish. When he submits his appetizer the judges consider it more worthy as a main dish which impresses even Azami. However Azami deems this as terrible move and would derail the entire course menu. Soma then convinces Erina to submit a dish that is worthy of being a specialty dish and one that would clash against his own. Erina changes her menu so that her dish would be boosted by Soma's appetizer and made a dish with the bizarre cooking methods used by Soma, and she uses Furikake, which Soma had used in his first dish he ever serve to Erina. Eventually, alongside Erina, Soma manages to defeat both the 2nd seat, Rindō Kobayashi, and the 1st seat, Eishi Tsukasa, thus finally put an end of Azami's reign. Sōma tells Azami that it was his mother who helped his father recover his cooking spirit after his troubled past, and Sōma himself carries his mother's will with him always. At a same time of the Rebels' victory, Erina appointed Sōma as the newest first seat of Elite Ten, then Sōma himself appointed her back as a new headmaster of Tōtsuki, following Senzaemon's official announcement of his retirement.

### Erina Nakiri

Erina Nakiri (薙切 えりな, *Nakiri Erina*)
Voiced by: Risa Taneda (season 1-2), Hisako Kanemoto (OVA, season 3) (Japanese); Stephanie Wittels (English)
Erina is a first-year student at Totsuki. She was the valedictorian of Totsuki's middle school and is the youngest student to have a seat at the Elite Ten Council at Totsuki. She is the daughter of Totsuki's director Senzaemon. She is renowned for her refined palate, called the God Toungue, where she taste tests for the top restaurants in Japan; those whose dishes are judged incompetent have their reputations forever tarnished.Template:Ref At the start of the series, she presides over the school's entrance exam for the new transfer students where she has them make a dish involving eggs, but if the dish does not please her, they are denied admission.Template:Ref Although she internally recognizes that Soma's dish was impressive, she rejects him because of his "commoner" background, but is later annoyed that Soma was admitted to the school anyway.Template:Ref She then tries to make his life in Totsuki miserable but to no avail.

The only daughter of Azami and an unnamed mother who is Senzaemon's biological daughter, she is abused by Azami which leaves her traumatised by his presence, the latter's whose ultimate goal was to develop Erina as the embodiment of his "true gourmet food" by perfecting "God's Tongue". Following that, Erina is taken in by Senzaemon and Azami is exiled. People like Hisako, Alice and Jōichiro then help her recover in the aftermath. Years later, Erina has a regal pedigree and high status within the gourmet food world, detesting "commoners" as she believes that they can only be low-class "common" chefs, deeming Sōma as one of them.Template:Ref In addition to her high status, Erina is famous for being the youngest student to have ever entered the Elite Ten, having been promoted as the 10th Seat as a middle-schooler, as well as the only known possessor of an extremely delicate and refined palate, nicknamed "God's Tongue" due to her ability to accurately judge and taste food down to the finest detail. As such, she is often requested for taste-testing jobs, where she gives harsh critiques aside from rare occasions where she gives credit to chefs with skill. While people believe she is a genius born with the "God's Tongue".

When Azami returns and seizes control of the academy with Elite Ten Backing him, Alice, Ryo and Hisako help Erina escape from the Nakiri mansion to take refuge at Polar Star Dormitory, where the residents welcome her . Surprised by their defiance of her "God's Tongue" and their creative ideas, her world of haute cuisine opens up and lets her be more accepting of Sōma's cooking after learning that Sōma was Joichiro's son, which also helps her recover from her father's influence. Making new friends with her fellow first-years, Erina finds the courage to openly rebel against her father. She left the Elite Ten to lead the rebel team, and won her match against newly promoted 3rd seat Momo Akanegakubo in a confection themed match,

After the Fourth Bout with two chefs remaining in each side, Senzaemon declared the Fifth Bout as the Final Bout, setting it as course format where two of the remaining chefs from each side must make a two course meal, one chef being responsible for making the appetizer and the other responsible for the main dish. Soma is responsible for the appetizer. During the match Soma decides to submit his specialty and use Erina's God Tongue to adjust his dish. When he submits his appetizer the judges consider it more worthy as a main dish which impresses even Azami. However Azami deems this as terrible move and would derail the entire course menu. Soma then convinces Erina to submit a dish that is worthy of being a specialty dish and one that would clash against his own. Erina changes her menu so that her dish would be boosted by Soma's appetizer and made a dish with the bizarre cooking methods used by Soma, and she uses Furikake, which Soma had used in his first dish he ever serve to Erina. Eventually, alongside Erina, Soma manages to defeat both the 2nd seat, Rindō Kobayashi, and the 1st seat, Eishi Tsukasa, thus finally put an end of Azami's reign. Despite disdain from her father, Erina still thank him from what's good left in him. At a same time of the Rebels' victory, just as Erina appointed Sōma as the newest first seat of Elite Ten, Sōma himself appointed her back as a new headmaster of Tōtsuki, following her grandfather's official announcement of his retirement.

### Megumi Tadokoro

Megumi Tadokoro (田所 恵, *Tadokoro Megumi*)
Voiced by: Minami Takahashi (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English)
One of the two main heroines and Sōma's most prominent cooking partner and friend, Megumi came to Totsuki seeking to become a chef to help run her family's *ryokan* (traditional Japanese inn), giving up a table-tennis scholarship and leaving her snowy hometown in Japan to attend Totsuki Culinary Academy. Her poor social skills, meekness and extreme stage-fright caused her to underperform in her early days at the academy until she met Sōma, who boosted her courage and confidence. The secret in her cooking is her hospitality, which imparts a feeling of familial love and nostalgia in those who taste her dishes. Megumi also likes dealing with dried/pickled vegetables due to her long experience with handling vegetables back in her hometown. She is a resident of Polar Star Dormitory.

During the School Training Camp She was fired by Shinomiya for altering his Dish where Soma defend her and challenge him to a Shokugeki to had Shinomiya take back Megumi's expulsion which Shinomiya was force to accept by Chef Dojima but made Megumi the lead chef so that Megumi can show her worth this cause Megumi to panic until Soma calm her down and convince her to submit a dish that suit her Megumi submit and manage to impress the Alumnus however couldn't beat Shinomiya however Dojima make Shinomiya taste her dish which manage to impressed Shinomiya accepting her flexible cooking style and take back her Expulsion since then Megumi manages to advance far in her cooking, including making it to the main tournament of the Autumn Elections.

Megumi also managing to save her Regional Cuisine RS from being shut down with the introduction of Azami's new plans. A fellow supporter of Sōma and her friends, she helped him set up and man his booth during the Moon Festival and connects with Erina on a deep level. Along with Sōma and Takumi, she is one of the three first-year rebels (apart from Erina) who passed the Promotional Exams. Megumi managed to overcome her trauma from Shinomiya, as the latter trained her to face the newly promoted 3rd Seat Akanegakubo Momo in the Regimental de Cuisine Shokugeki that will ultimately decide the fate of the academy. Megumi showcased her new strengths and determination in a Dorayaki dish with hidden confiture filing. The judges acknowledged her talent, however it wasn't enough to defeat Momo, as Megumi lost 2 against 1 votes however her dish gave Erina a inspiration to defeat Momo in the next bout.

### Takumi Aldini

Takumi Aldini (タクミ・アルディーニ, *Takumi Arudīni*)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (Japanese); Bryson Baugus (English)
Takumi is the oldest nephew of the owner of the Trattoria Aldini, a *trattoria* (family-style restaurant) located in Florence, Italy. He is half-Japanese but, unlike his twin brother Isami, appears more European – with blond hair and blue eyes – and is noted as being extremely handsome, having fan clubs in Tōtsuki Academy and his hometown. He enrolled in Tōtsuki at the behest of his uncle along with Isami. Forsooth, his specialty is Italian cuisine, although he retains a broad vision that lets him incorporate ingredients and methods from other culinary styles to create inventive dishes, much like Sōma.

Takumi has a fierce (and somewhat one-sided) rivalry with Sōma, viewing him as someone similar to himself – both having grown-up working at small family restaurants – and a worthy rival, jumping at any chance to compete with him. During the Autumn Elections, Takumi inadvertently got caught in between Eizan Etsuya's grudge against Sōma, causing him to be defeated by Eizan's puppet, the master stalker Mimasaka Subaru, for a spot in the Semi-finals against Sōma. On top of which, his Mezzaluna was lost to Subaru, only to be won back by Sōma afterwards, crushing his pride even further. Despite their rivalry, both he and Sōma greatly respect each other, and likely view each other as friends outside of the arena.

Takumi survived the botched 3rd phase of the Promotional Exams under Azami's Central, along with Megumi and Sōma. He eventually learnt that Eizan was the mastermind for his humiliating defeat back in Autumn Elections, and Takumi picked Eizan as his opponent for a revenge match in the Regimen de Cuisine. He demonstrated his resolve and growth in the match; and ironically, by using stalking tips from Mimasaka. He overcame Eizan's attempted sabotage of his dish by incorporating his opponent's dish as part of his meal plan in the match, unanimously winning. Although Takumi lost to Rindo Kobayashi in the 4th fourth bout of the Regiment De Cuisine, he manage to get a tip from his fellow senior teammate and former Elite Ten third seat Tosuke about Rindo's weaknesses for his remaining teammates' final battle, should Takumi also lost to her.

Takumi and his brother Isami are the main characters of the *Shokugeki no Soma – Fratelli Aldini* spinoff manga which focuses on their time in Italy before going to Tōtsuki Academy.

## Major recurring characters

### Other first-year students

These characters are all introduced by the preliminaries of the Autumn Election and, along with the main characters and Polar Star Dorm residents, represent the most-talented first-year students.

#### Hisako Arato

Hisako Arato (新戸 緋沙子, *Arato Hisako*)
Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)

Erina's secretary and close friend, Hisako specializes in medicinal-based dishes. She thinks of Erina as the best, that only she could be Erina's number two and nobody could ever get past her to Erina's level. She advanced to the main tournament of the Autumn Election where she was defeated by Hayama, who told her that someone who only aims to be second could never beat him. This hurt Hisako's pride and caused her to feel unworthy of being near Erina. While partnered with Sōma for their *stagiaire*, Hisako reveals her insecurities but Sōma convinces her otherwise and she cheers-up. They then worked together to improve their assigned restaurant with Hisako acting as the restaurant's auditor and business manager while Sōma handled the kitchen. Hisako has since returned to Erina's side and become friendlier towards Sōma.

Hisako once read an old cooking-magazine that featured Erina's father, Azami, but Hisako's own father warned her against ever asking about Azami. When Azami returns and replaces Senzaemon as the academy's director, Hisako is fired as Erina's secretary and becomes extremely depressed. Hisako, Alice and Ryō convince Erina to leave the Nakiri mansion, taking shelter inside the Polar Star Dormitory where Hisako reveals Erina's history. Hisako leaves Erina in their care, though she would visit every day to bring Erina a change of clothes. Hisako was defeated by Saito during the promotional exams and is expelled. She and her fellow expelled students are left to watch by the sidelines as Soma and the others take on Central in the Regiment de Cuisine.

#### Alice Nakiri

Alice Nakiri (薙切 アリス, *Nakiri Arisu*)
Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki (Japanese); Christina Kelly (English)

Alice is Erina Nakiri's cousin and a fellow first-year student of Tōtsuki Academy. She is half-Danish and half-Japanese. Like her cousin, she has a dignified appearance with fair skin and a curved body, though she possesses short, silver hair and a pair of stylized eyes that often deform into cartoonish shapes. Like Erina, Alice has a haughty attitude, thinking highly of herself due to her pedigree and her cooking skills, and would often look down on her opponents – though never dismissing them like her cousin. Unlike Erina, Alice is much more friendly and sociable with those she considers rivals. Although she is very interested in experiencing new things and often teases Erina for her lack of knowledge on common matters (such as dating or romance), she herself lacks knowledge of many common things as well. She also enjoys teasing Erina in order to manipulate her into embarrassing situations. For most of her childhood, she lived in Erina's shadow. She lived in Denmark since the age of 5 to improve her culinary skills, hoping to eventually surpass her cousin. Despite their rivalry, she and Erina get along well.

Alice is an extremely talented chef. Her specialty is molecular gastronomy, expressing her belief that cooking should be an art as well as a science. As such, all of her dishes are carefully arranged and appear like pieces of art. Her expertise in molecular gastronomy is broad, extending to thermal control, flavor extraction, texture manipulation, and other techniques to manipulate the appearance and taste of her dishes. She earned the highest score in the Autumn Election preliminaries, with the judges unable to describe the flavor of her dish. Nonetheless, she lost to Sōma in the *bento*-themed quarter-finals because her dish merely showcased her skills in a box but did not fully utilize the novelty and features of a *bento*. Despite crying over the loss, she continued to be amicable toward Sōma.

Alice knew from her parents of Azami's cruel treatment toward Erina as well as the fact that he destroyed her letters to Erina. Alice, Ryō, and Hisako convince Erina to escape from the Nakiri mansion and shelter at the Polar Star Dorm. She despises Azami and was not afraid to publicly berate him after Kurokiba managed to win his Shokugeki and save their Cutting Edge RS. Unfortunately, during the Promotional Exams targeting the rebels, Alice and Ryō are defeated by the Elite Ten and expelled from the academy. She and her fellow expelled rebels only managed to watch from the sidelines as the others take on Central in the Regimental Shokugeki.

#### Ryo Kurokiba

Ryō Kurokiba (黒木場 リョウ, *Kurokiba Ryō*)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese); Leraldo Anzaldua (English)

Ryō is Alice Nakiri's aide, and the two are very close. He once owned a local pub in a rowdy port-district in Denmark, where he served as the executive chef. He was very dictatorial, having absolute authority in the kitchen and with his customers. He met Alice while she lived in Denmark and became her aide at some point in the following ten years, although the exact details of when he left his restaurant is unknown. Ryō ordinarily appears to be inattentive, lazy, and subservient to Alice, though he often quips back at her and comments on her reactions in a deadpan manner. His demeanor changes when he puts on his headband to cook: he takes on an aggressive appearance, with sharp eyes and a savage grin. In the manga, he had been described as a "mad dog" and a "dictator in the kitchen". He considers the kitchen to be a battlefield between a cook and his customers, and believes that a chef should make a customer submit to his tastes. As such, he despises camaraderie among chefs, and is fiercely independent in his cooking. Ryō is an exceptional cook, possibly even more so than Alice.

Ryō's specialty is seafood dishes, and his cooking has frequently been described as "violent" and "forceful", characterized by rich and sharp flavors. At the Autumn Election, Ryō placed 2nd in his block (tied with Sōma). He proceeded to defeat Megumi in the quarter-finals of the tournament and tied with Akira at the semi-finals, in a match represented by a *Yu-Gi-Oh!*-style fantasy battle, then went on to a three-way final against Akira and Sōma. After losing to Akira, Ryō sought to improve his skills with spices at an Indian restaurant during the *stagiaire* period. Ryō later accompanies Alice in aiding Erina's escape from Azami at the Nakiri mansion. Ryō challenges a Central sophomore Rentarō Kusunoki to a Shokugeki for insults underestimating the freshmen chefs, defeating him and defended the Cutting Edge RS. However, Ryō and Alice are defeated by the Elite Ten during the Promotional Exams, and are expelled. He and his fellow expelled students are left to watch by the sidelines as Soma and the others take on Central in the Regiment de Cuisine.

#### Akira Hayama

Akira Hayama (葉山 アキラ, *Hayama Akira*)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese); Kregg Dailey (English)

The assistant of Professor Jun Shiomi. Akira comes from overseas (Presumably, India, East Africa, South-East Asia, or the Americas). He first met Jun when he was an orphaned child and warned her about adultered spices in a market. Jun recognized the dormant talent in him and brought him back to Japan, where he was adopted by her teacher, Hayama. Jun became a mother-figure for him, and his motivation to succeed at cooking stems from wanting to give something back to Jun. Akira specializes in curry dishes, with a wide knowledge of spices and aroma. He is a tall and handsome man with tanned skin and silver hair. Like Sōma, he aims to be at the top of the Elite Ten. His nose is very sharp when it comes to spices, capable of identifying ingredients and grade of cooking by the first smell, considered a worthy match of Erina's God's Tongue and being identified as an "Aroma Master". Although Jun and Akira are both experts in spices, she uses theoretical knowledge while he depends on his sense of smell. At the Autumn Elections, Akira had the highest score in his block, defeats Hisako in the quarter-finals, and tied with Ryō in the semi-finals. This led to a three-way final with Sōma, which Akira won, and showed his happiness by hugging Jun.

The Azami Administration disbanded the Shiomi seminar, compromised the seminar's business partnerships, and held their research data hostage to extort Akira's allegiance. Compelled by his love for Jun, Akira joined the ranks of Central as a temporary 9th seat on the Elite Ten, vowing to protect the Shiomi seminar, despite Jun's objection because Azami is not trustworthy. In the Promotional Exams, Akira is ordered to defeat Sōma again. Though he seemed to have the upper hand, Dojima Gin noted that Akira had lost the desire to cook to make someone (i.e.: Jun) happy, harkening back to a similar warning by Gin to him back in the Autumn Elections. Tasting Sōma's dish, Akira realizes what he'd lost; and Akira thanks Sōma for redeeming him, but knowing his lost meant he is expelled for his failure from beginning as a result due to his previous status as a blackmailed Central member. He and his fellow expelled students are left to watch by the sidelines as Soma and the others take on Central in the Regiment de Cuisine.

#### Ikumi Mito

Ikumi "Nikumi" Mito (水戸 郁魅, *Mito Ikumi*)
Voiced by: Shizuka Ishigami (Japanese); Rachel Landon (English)

Ikumi is a first-year student who specializes in meat-based dishes and, later, in meat-based *donburi* (rice-bowl dishes, abbreviated 'don'). She is often called "Nikumi", a portmanteau of the Japanese word for "meat" and her given name, although she strongly dislikes when most people use this nickname. (Her family name, "Mito" is also a reference to the English word "meat".) She is the heir to a large meat distributor and conglomerate, which has a near-monopoly on the national beef market, allowing her access to exceptionally high-quality ingredients. Although initially an antagonist, she becomes a close friend of Sōma and the residents of Polar Star Dormitory. She is considered very beautiful and is known for her provocative and revealing attire, often cooking in little more than a bikini. Nikumi's talent with meat lies in her incredibly sensitive lips, allowing her to accurately judge the temperature of meat with a single taste. She also specializes in using A5 grade beef, which is so tender that it doesn't have to be chewed.

Nikumi admires Erina's grace and dignity, having often seen Erina during their families' business meetings and conferences. On Erina's order, she attempts to take over the Don RS's clubroom, but her callous behavior led Sōma to challenge her to a beef-bowl-themed Shokugeki. Nikumi lost this match because the high-grade beef on top of her dish filled the judges' stomachs so well that they couldn't finish the rice underneath, and as a result she was forced to join the Don RS. Nikumi developed an obvious crush on Sōma after this match, and often goes out of her way to help him (despite her *tsundere* tendency to claim otherwise).

Nikumi grew to respect bowls to the point of making a beef bowl during the Autumn Elections preliminary stage, finishing 7th in her block (tied with Ryōko). During the Moon Banquet Festival, Nikumi and the now-successful Don RS opened a booth which placed third in sales for their area. Nikumi opposed the new curriculum of the Azami Administration, and was able to win a Shokugeki to save the Don RS. However, targeted as a rebel during Central's Promotional Exams, she was defeated by Momo on the third exam and expelled. she and her fellow expelled students are left to watch by the sidelines as Soma and the others take on Central in the Regiment de Cuisine.

#### Isami Aldini

Isami Aldini (イサミ・アルディーニ, *Isami Arudīni*)
Voiced by: Yūki Ono (Japanese); Clint Bickham (English)

Isami is Takumi's twin brother, and the younger nephew of the owner of Trattoria Aldini. Unlike his brother, he has more of a Japanese appearance, with black hair and sharp eyes. Isami is originally shown to be overweight, with his eyes and mouth drawn in a simple fashion, although he briefly became much thinner during the Autumn Election preliminaries. Like Isami, he enrolled in Tōtsuki to hone his skills at the behest of their uncle.

Although an equally talented chef, Isami is shown to be less sophisticated than his brother. He was scolded for trying to (and failing to) revise a dish that Takumi had made during their time in the trattoria, and constantly sought to be praised for his cooking like Takumi. Though Isami is supportive of his brother, he does aim to eventually surpass him as a cook. Nonetheless, the brothers are very close.

At the Autumn Election, he presented a tomato-curry calzone that was praised by the judges. He aimed to surpass his brother's score with the dish, but ultimately finished 5th in his block. He tried to support Takumi in his quarter-finals match against Subaru Mimasaka, and was devastated when Takumi lost to his own dish. He and Takumi opened a booth during the Moon Banquet Festival, naming it a branch of Trattoria Aldini, and gained first place in sales in their area. He is targeted as a rebel by the Azami Administration's Promotional Exams, defeated by Eishi on the third exam and expelled. Isami and his fellow expelled students are left to watch by the sidelines as Soma and the others take on Central in the Regiment de Cuisine.

Isami and Takumi are featured in the *Shokugeki no Soma – Fratelli Aldini* spinoff manga which focuses on their time in Italy before enrolling at Tōtsuki Academy.

#### Subaru Mimasaka

Subaru Mimasaka (美作 昴, *Mimasaka Subaru*)
Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese); Rob Mungle (English)

A heavily built student who is introduced during the Autumn Election. Despite his look, he's smarter than he appears and has a strong sense for details. He has no specialty, but painstakingly researches and copies the chefs he faces, predicting the exact dish they will make and marginally improving upon it. He loves intense cooking-duels and totally defeating his opponent, so he always bets his opponent's precious tool at Shokugekis. He is a gracious host and not averse to having a casual chat with future opponents. However, before and during a match he will mock, belittle and set out to destroy his opponent.

Subaru first appears during the Autumn Election preliminaries, taking the fourth spot from Zenji Marui and Shun Ibusaki. He insults Takumi and his brother, provoking Takumi to bet his *mezzaluna*, and having previously stalked Takumi and investigated his preparations, Subaru copies Takumi's dish with a slight improvement. Although the judges dislike his actions and methods, Subaru's dish is judged superior. This leads Sōma to challenge Subaru to give back all 100 cooking tools he'd won, against the total defeat of Sōma quitting being a cook. Sōma circumvents Subaru's research method by waiting until the competition starts before thinking of ways to improve his dish, something Subaru didn't believe was possible. After his defeat, Subaru tries to leave Tōtsuki and quit as a cook but Sōma convinces him to continue his studies. Subaru later appears when Sōma asks for assistance at his stall during the Moon Banquet Festival. In preparation for this, Subaru went to the Yukihira diner in order to do his "image training", and was able to accurately copy Sōma, allowing the booth to increase production and sales.

During Azami's regime on "Promotional Exams", Subaru started out as neutral, until the third half where most of Soma's rebel friends except Takumi and Megumi are expelled, Subaru joins the rebel team led by Erina, as its 8th member during Regimental de Cuisine match as a mean to settle his debt he repaid to Sōma. He upgraded his copying skills to another level: like a flash from a strobe camera, he is now able to copy his opponents just by a brief glance. Despite his lost in the second bout, his opponent, Saito conceded that his upgraded trace skills has made Mimasaka so formidable, that it's like facing his own shadow. Before the third bout of the Regiment match begin on day 2, Mimasaka trains both Soma, Takumi and Megumi few tips and weaknesses he traced from one of the remaining Central's Elite Ten members during his time training for the regiment match , especially from his previous second bout match against Saito.

### Polaris Dormitory

Polaris Dormitory is a student residence within Tōtsuki Academy, intended to house less-affluent students. In order to become a resident, students must first cook a dish to the satisfaction of the dormitory manager. The dormitory gained prominence during its golden era, a generation before the main story, when residents Gin Dōjima and Jōichirō Saiba held the first two seats of the Elite Ten; they won considerable funding and territory for the building's expansion, including vegetable gardens, workshops, and hardened security against actions by students envious of their success. Jun Shiomi and Azami Nakamura also resided at the dorm.

The current generation of students at Polar Star Dormitory are led by sophomore Satoshi Isshiki, and include a number of talented students with diverse specialties. Six of the eight freshman-members of the dormitory competed during the Autumn Election, receiving high scores in the elimination phase, with Megumi and Sōma advancing to the quarter-finals and finals (respectively).

Polar Star became a symbol of defiance against the Azami Administration and was ordered to be demolished. This was avoided when Sōma won a Shokugeki despite his opponent, Eizan, having bribed the judges. During this match, the other residents defended the dorm from Eizen's subordinates who were sent ahead of schedule to evict them and wreck the dorm. The rebel students were then targeted individually, with ruthless tactics that resulted with most of them being expelled at the Promotional Exams. However, if the remaining rebel students manage to win the Regimental de Cuisine against Central, they will be able to get their friends and restore Tōtsuki back, thus disbanding Central, and dismantling Azami and his followers out from Tōtsuki for good.

#### Satoshi Isshiki

Satoshi Isshiki (一色 慧, *Isshiki Satoshi*)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese); Scott Gibbs (English)
Satoshi is the former 7th Seat of the Elite Ten and a handsome and carefree sophomore student Tōtsuki Academy. As the oldest student at Polar Star Dormitory, he leads the current generation of residents and has a penchant for wearing nothing but an apron and a *fundoshi* (thong loincloth). He was born to a prestigious culinary family who owns a washoku restaurant in Gion, Kyoto. His family is one of the two strongholds of traditional Japanese cuisine since the Muromachi period, the other being the Kinokuni family in Tokyo.

As a child, Satoshi masters his family's culinary arts quickly but never receives any encouragement or praise from his imperious family; floundering him. When he was 4, his family send Satoshi to train at the Kinokuni household. Satoshi initially got along with Nene, heir to the Kinokuni family, but when he began to excel quicker in skills that Nene took longer to master, she got jealous of him and became very cold, making their relationship strained. Nonetheless, Nene's constant determination and passion gave Satoshi a new light to cooking, allowing him to recover from his floundering.

Satoshi is very supportive of his underclassmen at the dormitory and strongly believes in enjoying youth, often waking them up to help with managing the back garden of the dormitory, often at the crack of dawn. While his tendencies and habits indicate a carefree, happy-go-lucky youth, he demonstrates immense cooking skills and often makes very clever deductions when he gets serious. Satoshi is also a savvy businessman and talented in table tennis, whose skills are on par with Megumi.

After the sudden arrival of Azami, Satoshi is dismissed from the Elite Ten as he was not supportive of the decision to anoint him director of the academy. He covertly schemes behind Azami's Central to level the playing field for the future of Shokugekis, and stands to participate in the Regimental de Shokugeki with his underclassmen and former Elite Ten members to decide the fate of the academy. Just in case the rebels lose and are expelled, Satoshi invites his underclassmen to start a farm and business together.

Regarded by many as a bonafide genius in the culinary world, Satoshi's cooking style and specialty has been described as "Super Aggresive Japanese Cuisine" which is basically an amalgamation of traditional Japanese cooking with unorthodox techniques. His skill is so far advanced that upon preparing an eel during the First Bout of the Regiment de Cuisine against Julio, his knife skills is so fast that it took a few seconds for the eel's tissues to bleed after Satoshi has gutted and prepared it, a feat the even the seafood specialist Ryō Kurokiba found unbelievable. Even among the Elite 10, everyone knows that the only reason why Satoshi remains as the 7th seat is because he does not even try to take any of the higher seats and most of the time just go about his merry and carefree way, much to the chargin of 6th seat Nene Kinokuni. During the Third Bout, with Satoshi facing against Eishi, Saito the 4th seat and Momo the 3rd seat, believed that Satoshi may actually stand a chance against the 1st seat himself with Momo claiming that it's at the very least "fairly" safe to assume that Eishi would win. With "hare" or "wild rabbit" as the main theme in their battle, Satoshi managed to create an entirely new dish by using the rabbit's very "gamey" meat to make one of the most delicate and difficult traditional Japanese haute cuisine, earning universal praise among the judges. Despite his displayed skill, creativity and ingenuity, Satoshi still ultimately lost against Eishi's Lièvre à la Royale (famously served among the nobility of the French court and said to be King Louis XIV of France's favorite dish). Even after losing, Satoshi remained unfazed against his opponent and even turned down Eishi's offer to revoke his expulsion should he agree to be as his underling, claiming that losing someone as talented as he would be such a waste. Although defeated, Isshiki with his skill managed to find Eishi's weakspot by figuratively "making a crack in the White Knight's armor", and thus finally giving his remaining teammates an opportunity to defeat the Central's supposed all-powerful 1st seat.

#### Yuki Yoshino

Yūki Yoshino (吉野 悠姫, *Yoshino Yūki*)
Voiced by: Maaya Uchida (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)
Yoshino is a petite, energetic girl and a first-year resident at Polar Star Dormitory. Characterised by her *odango* (double-bun hairstyle) and hyperactive attitude, she often acts childishly, teases the other students, and reacts to situations with exaggerated mannerisms. A running gag shows her to be envious of well-endowed girls like her best friend Ryōko due to her flat chest.

Yoshino's specialty is cooking wild game, and to do so she raises and breeds a large number of game animals and poultry in the dormitory, including deer and boar. Entering the Autumn Elections Preliminary, she prepared a wild-game curry that won high praise from the judges, finishing 7th in her block. However, she was expelled as a member of the rebel team during Azami's reign. She and her fellow expelled students are left to watch by the sidelines as Soma and the others take on Central in the Regiment de Cuisine.

#### Ryoko Sakaki

Ryōko Sakaki (榊 涼子, *Sakaki Ryōko*)
Voiced by: Ai Kayano (Japanese); Kelley Peters (English)
Ryōko is a tall, mature-looking girl with long purple hair, orange eyes, and a large bust. She is gentle and kind, responding to the eccentrics of the other Polar Star residents in a level-headed manner and comforting the other students when they are troubled. Ryōko's specialty is fermented foods due to her parents owning a well-known fermented-goods shop, and she maintains a workshop near the dorms to produce her own ingredients. She also keeps a bottle of "fermented rice drink" that she would sometimes bring out during parties and celebrations, which Sōma suspects is illegally brewed sake.

During the Autumn Elections, she presented a "curry soy-*natto* rice" using charcoal-fermented *natto* and homemade rice-sauce fermented with *koji*. The dish garnered praise from the judges, who suddenly felt as if they were in a festival due to the quintessentially Japanese and festive taste of the dish. She ultimately took 7th place in her block.

#### Shun Ibusaki

Shun Ibusaki (伊武崎 峻, *Ibusaki Shun*)
Voiced by: Taishi Murata (Japanese); Houston Hayes (English)

Shun, usually going by his last name Ibusaki, is a first-year resident of Polar Star. He has messy hair that usually covers his eyes, and a quiet nature. Ibusaki is shown to be very calm and perceptive; he quickly noticed that Satoshi was holding back during his informal competition with Sōma, and was one of the few students that remained calm during the gruelling breakfast challenge despite mounting pressure.

Ibusaki's specialty is smoked food. Like many of the other Polar Star students, he would often use the dormitory lounge for smoking food, and would hand-chop the wood he uses. He presented a curry using an array of applewood-smoked items during the Autumn Election, including smoked eggs and smoked salt. He was given the nickname "Prince of Smoke" for this dish, placing 5th in his block.

During a *stagiare* at a French restaurant, Shun took inspiration from his friends Sōma and Megumi, and pushed himself to try and surpass their cooking level.

Shun was defeated during the promotional exams and is expelled. He and his fellow expelled students are left to watch by the sidelines as Soma and the others take on Central in the Regiment de Cuisine.

#### Zenji Marui

Zenji Marui (丸井 善二, *Marui Zenji*)
Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi (Japanese); Greg Ayres (English)

Zenji, usually going by his last name Marui, is a first-year student and resident of Polar Star. He has a stereotypical-bookworm appearance, with bobbed hair and oversized glasses, and is shown to have poor stamina. As a running gag, and despite his protests, Marui's room in Polar Star is often commandeered by his dorm-mates for hosting parties and other social activities, which extended to his hotel room during the Summer Training Camp. He is often comically shown to be near-death on several occasions.

Marui is the star of Miyazato Seminar food culture club, despite being a freshman and has no specialization. Instead, he researches cooking styles from all over the world and employs them as needed to make unique, free-style dishes. Because of this, his club gave him the nickname "The Professor of Taste". During the Autumn Elections, he presented a white-porage curry-udon using cooking methods dating to 1920. This dish was praised by judges, and he tied with Ibusaki for 5th in his block. In the anime Central arc, Marui won the Shokugeki against Central, and saved his home club.

#### Daigo Aoki and Shoji Sato

Daigo Aoki (青木 大吾, *Aoki Daigo*) and Shōji Satō (佐藤 昭二, *Satō Shōji*)
Voiced by: Junichi Yanagita (Japanese); Andrew Love (English) (Daigo)

Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi (Japanese); Corey Hartzog (English) (Shōji)

These two are constantly fighting, but they are united when it comes to defending the honor of the dormitory and its members. These two fought since they were in middle school when Aoki stole Sato's favorite toy. During one of their cook-offs, Aoki thought it would be funny to get revenge by ruining one of Sato's dishes by adding salt to it. Since then they continue to fight over everything.

Despite their lack of screen time compared to the other members of the Polar Star dorm, they are apparently skilled cooks as they were accepted into the Polar Star dorm, survived the Summer Training Camp and passed their *stagiaires* – though they came home completely worn-out despite their usually high stamina.

#### Fumio Daimido

Fumio Daimidō (大御堂 ふみ緒, *Daimidō Fumio*)
Voiced by: Mari Yokoo, Hitomi Nabatame (young) (Japanese); Joanne Bonasso (English)
Fumio is the warden of Polar Star Dormitory, and is an elderly lady with greying, backwards-combed, spiked hair. Declaring herself the "Madonna of Polar Star", she administers a cooking test that students must pass to become residents. At first glance she is intimidating and stern, but Fumio is actually a caring mother-figure to all the residents.
Fumio has pride in the past achievements of the residents of the dormitory, which for a time held the top three seats on the Elite Ten. She still maintains contact with Gin, and will receive Jōichirō on his sporadic visits. Due to her long years of being the warden of Polar Star Dormitory, she knows Azami, a former resident, well.
### Tōtsuki Academy staff

#### Senzaemon Nakiri

Senzaemon Nakiri (薙切 仙左衛門, *Nakiri Senzaemon*)
Voiced by: Banjō Ginga (Japanese); John Swasey (English)

Senzaemon is Erina's grandfather and has been Headmaster of Tōtsuki Academy for many years, before his ousting by Azami. The current patriarch of the Nakiri family and well known as the "Gastric Godfather" in the culinary world. He has the tendency of stripping his upper body when he eats a good dish. Despite his appearance and reputation, he is reasonable and gives accurate commentary and assessment for the food he tastes without being overly critical to the losers.

Many years previously, Senzaemon and Gin noticed Jōichirō Saiba's critical condition at the start of a tournament, and took upon themselves some of the blame for pressuring Jōichirō into becoming mentally trapped in the creation of his dishes. Feeling Jōichirō's talent was beyond the tasks of the academy, Senzaemon freed his former student to travel abroad and learn independently, a proposal Jōichirō happily accepted, as well as Gin, whom Senzaemon offered him as the head of resort planner as a mean to atone their sins to ensure no one will face the same fate that befell Joichiro before. For a period thereafter, Senzaemon hired Jōichirō as his private chef.

Six years ago, Senzaemon exiled his son-in-law, Azami, for abusing Erina with brainwashing. Senzaemon became Erina's legal guardian and had Azami's name struck from the Tōtsuki records. However, Azami returns with the majority of the Elite Ten vote to support Azami as headmaster, replacing Senzaemon. In the aftermath, Senzaemon revealed to Sōma that he advised Jōichirō to have him apply to the academy. Senzaemon remains active behind-the-scenes with Jōichirō, working through tips from informants to take control from Azami. During a third bout of Regiment match day 2, it is revealed that most of the 92nd generation students were handpicked by Senzaemon, and the former headmaster always puts his faith on those students he trust. When Sōma, Erina, Eishi and Rindō are the only chefs left on their respective teams, Senzaemon declares the 5th bout as a Tag Team Final Bout, under agreement with Azami on letting the latter be one of three new judges for the final match, safe for Anne. After the Rebels' victory, Senzaemon officially announce his retirement, with Soma, now the newly appointed current Elite Ten first seat appoints Erina as her grandfather's replacement as a new headmaster.

#### Roland Chapelle

Voiced by: Yū Mizushima (Japanese); John Gremillion (English)

Roland Chapelle is a French chef and lecturer at Tōtsuki, head of its French Cuisine Division. He is nicknamed "The Chef Who Doesn't Smile" due to his high standards and stern demeanor. Even alumni fear his wrath after they've graduated, and a few briefly panicked when he almost found out about the unofficial Shokugeki of Kojirō Shinomiya versus Megumi and Sōma. He was shown to smile when he tasted Sōma's dish for his class, apologizing that he could not give a higher grade than an A. This extraordinarily rare act further fueled the awe or hatred of other students for Sōma, including Erina when news reached her.

Roland is among the staff first told of the Azami Administration's new curriculum, which leaves him shocked and ultimately in opposition to the "gourmet utopia" plan which he calls a dystopia. Roland is happy when Sōma wins a critical Shokugeki against Eizan, who had bribed the judges, and believes that Sōma and the other rebels will restore Tōtsuki's lost honor. After the second survivor purge, Roland is horrified at Azami's actions in brainwashing the middle-school chef students into copies of Azami.

#### Jun Shiomi

Jun Shiomi (汐見 潤, *Shiomi Jun*)
Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)

Jun Shiomi is an alumnus of Tōtsuki's 74th generation who became a professor at the school, and head of the Shiomi seminar. Jun is a former-housemate of the Polar Star Dormitory with Jōichirō, Gin and Azami. Jōichirō used her to taste-test his cooking experiments when they were students, which left her traumatized enough to hate anything to do with him. Despite her age, she still looks like a middle-school student, and is a very timid, shy, and reserved person. While researching spices overseas, Jun met Akira and, recognizing his talent, brought him back to Japan and became his mentor and mother-figure.

Under the Azami Administration, Jun's research seminar was threatened. Azami used this to extort Akira into joining Central, leaving Jun broken-hearted after trying to warn Akira that Azami cannot be trusted many times. Jun left the academy in protest, reappearing at Dojima Gin's invitation during the third phase of the Promotional Exams to witness Akira and Sōma's match, where a repentant Hayama lost. Jun rebuked Akira for being reckless in joining Central and expressed that despite losing the research society, she only wanted him to continue to grow as a chef with his classmates and enjoy cooking from his heart.

#### Takao Miyazato

Takao Miyazato (宮里 隆夫, *Miyazato Takao*)
The president of the Shokugeki Administration Bureau.

### Alumni

#### Joichiro Yukihira

Jōichirō Yukihira (幸平 城一郎, *Yukihira Jōichirō*) Template:Nobold Jōichirō Saiba (才波 城一郎, *Saiba Jōichirō*)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (Japanese); Jay Hickman (English)

Joichiro is Soma's father and owner of Yukihira Family Restaurant.Template:Ref in the Sumire Shopping District. His passion for cooking knows no bounds and his skill is world-class. As the sole parental-figure and family member in Sōma's life, he is a mentor, teacher, and rival to his son. Like Sōma, Jōichirō is laid-back but professional and has a serious side that emerges when he is cooking. The two share the same habit of creating horrible experimental dishes. Jōichirō is supportive of his son but does occasionally like to see Sōma stressed and frustrated by challenging him to many cook-offs – always ending in Joichiro's victory – to show him how much he has to grow.Template:Ref He left home to work abroad and sent his son to Tōtsuki, telling Sōma that he needs to succeed in Tōtsuki if he ever wants to surpass him.Template:Ref

World-famous as Joichiro Saiba (才波 城一郎, *Saiba Jōichirō*), he attended Tōtsuki under this name, a 69th generation student, resident of the Polar Star Dorm, and 2nd seat of the Elite Ten council. Gin Dojima, the 1st seat and Jōichirō's best friend, knows that Jōichirō's cooking skills are far superior, having a record of 20 wins and 101 losses in their cooking matches. The only reason Jōichirō is not the 1st seat is because he was too laid back and care free.

A talented and creative chef, he earned the nickname *Asura* (literally 'demon') after he single-handedly defeated up to 100 opponents in a regimental shokugeki. During the middle of his third year, the pressure of continuously creating new dishes took its toll on Jōichiro, to the point that he skipped B.L.U.E, the world youth cooking championships, in which he was favourite to win. Gin and Senzaemon blamed themselves, and suggested Jōichiro withdrew from the academy and travel the world to learn about cooking on his own terms. Azami, who was two generations behind Jōichirō and wanted to push Jōichirō's skills to fulfill his ideal of "true gourmet", was resentful when Jōichirō left without graduating. Eventually, Jōichiro returned to Japan where he met his wife and opened a family restaurant. At time of his wife's passed away, his son Sōma carries her will.

Jōichirō is a close friend of the Nakiri family, often requested by Senzaemon to privately cook for him. On one such occasion, a young Erina curiously followed the aroma of his cooking, and was allowed to join them. Jōichirō's cooking and manner inspired Erina to follow a brighter path as a chef, and this became one bright memory she held onto through Azami's brainwashing. Years later, Jōichirō returns and coerces Azami to accept an irregular team Shokugeki, with the terms being his betting a lifelong servitude to Azami if the rebel team loses, in opposition to Azami and his cohorts' expulsion from the academy if the rebel team wins. Jōichirō, Senzaemon, and Gin then act as coaches, giving special lessons to the rebel students in preparation of the upcoming team match.

#### Gin Dojima

Gin Dōjima (堂島 銀, *Dōjima Gin*)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Ty Mahany (English)

Gin is the General Head Chef of the Tōtsuki Resort and a member of the board of directors, and supervises the training camp for the first-year students. He is known at the academy as the "Living Legend" as he holds the record for the highest graduating-exam score. Despite his skills as a chef, Gin sees himself as more of a mentor, educator and father-figure at Tōtsuki Academy, where he is highly respected by both undergraduates and alumni. He is a tall and extremely muscular man with a buzz cut, and had brown spikey hair in his youth.

Gin was a student of the 69th generation, and a resident of the Polar Star Dormitory with best-friend Jōichirō, Jun and Azami, and held the 1st seat on the Elite Ten. He regards Jōichirō highly, respecting his skill and his spirit as a chef. Gin believes that Jōichirō has better cooking skills, having a record of 20–101 in their matches. During Jōichirō's last day of their third year at Tōtsuki, Gin and Senzaemon noticed Jōichiro's critical condition, blaming themselves for pressuring Jōichiro into becoming mentally trapped in the creation of his dishes. Gin agreed with Senzaemon's suggestion to release Jōichirō from the academy so he could travel the world and let his talents grow naturally. Gin's current job in Tōtsuki as of the present was an offer from Senzaemon, in order to ensure none of the current and former students sharing the similar fates as Jōichirō had and most importantly not to end up like Azami.

After the completion of the first year's training camp, he is the first to notice Sōma is Jōichirō's son, having heard his last name "Yukihira" after Jōichirō return to Japan and have a wife, but deemed Sōma had much to learn to surpass his father. In addition to the annual first year's training camp, Gin often appears as a guest judge for events associated with Tōtsuki, including the Autumn Elections and the Promotional Exams in Hokkaido. Although officially neutral, Gin was appalled by the sudden removal of Senzaemon and the installment of Azami as headmaster. He helped the rebels behind-the-scenes, keeping in touch with them until an unexpected scheme caused Sōma's allies (except Takumi and Megumi) to be expelled. At this point, Gin, Senzaemon and Jōichirō came forward as coaches for the remaining rebels before the battle starts.

#### Riko Ebisawa

Riko Ebisawa (海老沢 理子, *Ebisawa Riko*)
A former resident of Polar Star dorm and 4th seat of Elite Ten. She was a student of the 70th generation, below Gin and Jōichiro.

#### Kojiro Shinomiya

Kojirō Shinomiya (四宮 小次郎, *Shinomiya Kojirō*)
Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese); Benjamin McLaughlin (English)

Owner of a French cuisine restaurant called Shino's, Kojirō was a student of the 79th generation and held the first seat of the Elite Ten. He is commonly seen sporting glasses and red hair. Known as the "Magicien de légumes" (Vegetable Magician), Kojirō was convinced he was going to be successful in France with his French–Japanese fusion restaurant, Shino's. However, his French staff refused to follow his recipes, even sabotaging his dishes. Facing financial ruin, he hardened himself emotionally and fired anyone who questioned his skills or undermining his authority in the kitchen. Although this allowed him to reach the top, his proud and stubborn refusal to make exceptions resulted in his skills stagnating over the years.

Kojirō returns to Tōtsuki as a guest teacher, and "fires" Megumi for altering his recipe despite there being an insufficient quantity of suitable ingredients. He threatens to do the same to Sōma for coming to her defense, leading Sōma to challenge him to an unofficial Shokugeki. During this match, Shinomiya makes a technically perfect dish that is the unanimous winner. However, Gin gives a bonus vote for Megumi's dish, prompting Shinomiya to try it and admit that her flexible cooking style suits the tastes of the customer. Shinomiya is reminded of his mother's kindness, and taking this to heart, lets Megumi pass this also him to recover from his stagnating.

Kojirō reappears in the story when Sōma is assigned as a *stagiaire* (intern) at his new restaurant, Shino's Tokyo. His personality has noticeably softened since their last encounter, and he helps Sōma by improving the latter's dish which earns a place on his menu. It is revealed during this time that Kojirō chose to specialize in French cuisine in order to make his mother happy.

In the aftermath of Azami's seizure of Tōtsuki, and Central's dubious actions (such as shutting down any Totsuki affiliate and replacing them with the businesses owned by his Central members), Shinomiya aids the remaining first year rebels for their preparation against the eight remaining Central Elite Ten members before the Regimental de Cuisine starts for one month; specifically, Shinomiya is tasked to coach Megumi for the said upcoming match events. It is revealed despite admitting to himself that he agrees with Azami's ideal of "true gourmet", Shinomiya feels conficted and realized something doesn't seem right behind the truth of Azami's ideal, and as such Shinomiya refused to let Azami control Shino's like a puppet, and does not want to involve himself in any feuds between opposing food businesses and Azami Administration, instead remaining independent and neutral. During a one month of coaching the first year rebels for their preparation against Central's Elite Ten in Regimental de Cuisine, Sōma introduced Shinomiya to his father Jōichirō. Shinomiya appears to have met Jōichirō somewhere in some past, but cannot remember when.

Shinomiya Kojirō is the main character of the *Shokugeki no Soma – Etoile* spinoff manga which focuses on his time in France after he graduates from Tōtsuki Academy.

#### Hinako Inui

Hinako Inui (乾 日向子, *Inui Hinako*)
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (Japanese); Allison Sumrall (English)

Proprietress of the Japanese-cuisine restaurant Kirinoya, Hinako was a student of the 80th generation and held the 2nd seat of the Elite Ten. During her time as a student, she was feared as the "Mist Empress". At the graduation of Kojirō, Fuyumi and Donato, she cried upon learning of Kojirō's departure to France, predicting that his abusive and unfriendly nature would cause quarrels with his staff, to which the others agree. Hinako later challenged Kojirō to a Shokugeki to not leave, but intentionally held back as she felt he should indeed go.

Hinako often returns to Tōtsuki as a judge, such as during the Autumn Election. She takes a liking towards Megumi's cuteness. She appears gentle but is a tease – purposely dawdling between Sōma's and Takumi's dishes until she is called away, and hastily announces a draw. She continues to enjoy making fun of Shinomiya, which always results with him comically punishing her.

#### Fuyumi Mizuhara

Fuyumi Mizuhara (水原 冬美, *Mizuhara Fuyumi*)
Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese); Chaney Moore (English)

Owner of the Italian restaurant Ristorante F, Fuyumi was a student of the 79th generation and held the 2nd seat of the Elite Ten, subordinate to Shinomiya. She often got irritated with Shinomiya because of his arrogant smirks, but at the same time respected him as a chef. She is often deadpan, sarcastic and serious; she has short hair and is the only female judge who wears a tie and pants. She tried but failed to recruit the Aldini brothers and Sōma for her restaurant after the Summer Training Camp. She reappears as a judge at the Autumn Election.

#### Taki Tsunozaki

Taki Tsunozaki (角崎 瀧, *Tsunozaki Taki*)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu (Japanese); Kira Vincent-Davis (English)

Former 88th generation student and Elite Ten member, owner of the Spanish restaurant Taki Amarillo. She is invited to be a guest judge for the Autumn Election Tournament. She is an aggressive and short-tempered person, who is constantly bullying Sonoka because of her 'assets', disrespecting her seniors (such as Hinako, but respects Fuyumi) and talking about beating-up people she doesn't like. She looked down on Sōma for his background as a diner cook, but after tasting his dish she and the other judges vote for him.

#### Sonoka Kikuchi

Sonoka Kikuchi (木久知 園果, *Kikuchi Sonoka*)
Voiced by: Asuka Nishi (Japanese); Molly Searcy (English)

Former 89th generation student and Elite Ten 2nd seat, owner of the Western restaurant Shunkatei. She is known for having the largest bust among the female characters. She's quite submissive and prone to panic. While judging Akira and Ryō's semi-final match in the Autumn Election, Sonoka crumbles under the pressure with the spectators and Ryō trying to sway her until Gin Dōjima intervenes.

### Elite Ten Council

The Elite Ten is a student council of Tōtsuki Academy, formed by the ten best students as selected by a special committee. Academic grades, performance in training camps, election tournaments, *Stagiaire*, and Shokugeki records have been major factors for members chosen for the council. Members are ranked with the 1st seat being the best student in the academy, expected to have the most prominent future after graduation. Members will occasionally challenge each other for higher seat on the council; it is possible for a non-seated student to win a place through Shokugeki, though a council member will rarely accept such a challenge. The majority of council members are second- and third-year students, though Azami obtained the 3rd seat during his first year and Erina was granted a seat while still in the academy's middle school.

The council's authority in the academy rivals that of the director/headmaster, and a majority of the Elite Ten can overrule the director's wishes or formally request a new director. The Elite Ten is responsible for handling the academy's internal evaluations and helping organize events. Its members are given large budgets by the academy to utilize in any cooking-related pursuit, and freedom to carry out personal projects such as Erina's kitchen expansion which resulted in the demolition and disbanding of many long-standing clubs.

Six of the Elite Ten – Eishi, Rindō, Momo, Saitō, Nene, and Eizan – supported Azami's takeover as the new director. Under the Azami Administration, the merit-based Elite Ten has been supplanted by the authoritarian organization, Central, until the organization has fallen after being defeated by the Rebel Team in Regiment Match.

#### Eishi Tsukasa

Eishi Tsukasa (司 瑛士, *Tsukasa Eishi*) Template:Nobold
Voiced by: Akira Ishida (anime)

The current first seat of the Elite Ten and a third-year student. An extremely talented chef, Eishi was nicknamed "the teacher killer" during middle school as teachers were knocked-down at the power of tasting his dishes. Despite his high position, he suffers from stage-fright and public anxiety, and wishes for somebody to beat him in an official Shokugeki to relieve him of his duties; rather than appearing in public, he prefers to do background administrative work. He easily falls into small depressions and needs reassurance from the rest of the council to avoid being crippled by doubts. However, he has absolute confidence in his cooking and never asks his customers how his food tastes. He specializes in gourmet-European cuisine, and due to his all-white color scheme is known in the culinary world as *Der Weiße Ritter der Tafel* (lit. 'The White Knight of Table'). As a fellow food elitist, he supported Azami's ideals, including the closing of all cooking establishments throughout Japan, then worldwide, that are deemed to be inferior. Originally, he wants to recruit both Soma and Satoshi as his pawns within Central's ranks, but both juniors reject his offering, due to their loyalties towards their fellow rebel friends and the endangered cooking establishments that are part of Central's closing list. At time before meeting Azami, Eishi was originally want to improve his cooking skills. However, at time after obtaining the current seats he and Rindo in during their third year, where they eventually met Azami in America, Eishi himself quickly ended up being manipulated by the exiled Nakiri's ideal on getting rid of the "fodders" who didn't acknowledge the gifted chefs as Eishi, causing Eishi loosing his orignal determination and becoming what he is now. As Satoshi manage to get Eishi's weakspot, despite losing to him, Eishi, alongside Rindō finally experience their first loss by the hands of Sōma and Erina's fully powered dishes during the final Regiment match, and thus, Eishi lost his seat. Eishi also learned his lesson from Isshiki about what true fun means to the culinary world, taking an example from the bonds which Sōma created.

#### Rindo Kobayashi

Rindō Kobayashi (小林 竜胆, *Kobayashi Rindō*) Template:Nobold
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō (anime)

The current second seat of the Elite Ten and a third-year student. A happy-go-lucky girl who has cat-like facial features and enjoys eating. She's been close friends with Tsukasa since meeting in their first year of middle school. She has a vast knowledge of all things pertaining to ingredients, from carving techniques, to butchering methods... and an unfathomable curiosity towards all tastes under the sun. She is known as the Rare Ingredients Master.

From the moment she entered the elite ten, Rindō made full use of her authority to travel across the globe to search for new rare ingredients. From the top of Chinese mountains, to deserts and the north pole, and the Amazon rainforest. Having already made herself quite versed in whatever rare ingredients that could be found in Japan itself, she managed to achieve further, almost explosive, growth by acquainting herself with the sort of unique ingredients that are inaccessible outside of their place of origin. There are even a few new species that she and on-site staff discovered as part of their projects. Once determined that removal of these new species does not affect the ecosystem, they would find their way to Rindō and her party's stomachs. Her exploratory nature was on full display every year at the Moon Banquet Festival where she eats from all 120 booths, including as a regular at the Entomophagy research society.

Despite her support for Azami's installment as the new Headmaster (having only supported his installment on the grounds that it'd 'shake things up'), she is not fully influenced by Azami's ideals: she disagrees with the expulsion of Isshiki, Megishima, and Kuga from the Elite Ten; is reluctant to wear Central's badge; and gives easy tests to Takumi and Megumi in the third phase of the Promotional Exam. Eventually, her loyalty starts to waver in earnest when she sees how Central treats other food businesses. It also revealed the reason why Rindō join Central is related to Eishi's fallen for Azami's manipulation ever since they met him in America after obtaining their current Elite Ten seats, which is why she needs to keep an eye on her friend from being corrupted completely. Thanks to her and Eishi's first defeat at the hands of Sōma and Erina's fully powered dishes during the final Regiment match, Rindō has no longer worry of Azami's presence on corrupting Eishi anymore, as Central has officially fallen.

#### Tosuke Megishima

Tōsuke Megishima (女木島 冬輔, *Megishima Tōsuke*) Template:Nobold
The former third seat of the Elite Ten and a third-year student. He did not support Azami, and was dismissed from the Elite Ten after Azami's installation as the new director. Megishima has a deep passion for ramen, and is known as the 'Shokugeki hating Chef' in Totsuki. He despises the Shokugeki as he believes the only competition any chef should have is how to make their customers happy. He is well known nationally in the ramen industry and has helped other ramen restaurants to grow and flourish, developing a young Yakuza boss persona. After the Azami Administration take-over, a lot of these restaurants are being coerced and bullied out of business and Megishima has been working to help them to stay afloat despite the pressure.

Originally, Megishima declined to join the rebel team as he wished to focus on the helping the ramen industry and did not wish for his ramen to become a weapon. Soma came to recruit him along with Megumi, and managed to irritate him by his reckless big talk. An angry Megishima bested Soma in various ramen-themed matches before being intrigued and touched by the young Yukihira's passion for unique, creative, free-style cooking. He then joins the rebel team in the Regiment de Cuisine against Central. Despite losing in the second bout to Rindō, his 'African Ramen' still managed to significantly weaken her. He is also the one who first noticed Rindō's doubt about how Azami treated other food businesses, since she's not really influenced by the second headmaster's ideal, and thus warned his remaining rebel allies through Takumi about her weaknesses for the next match, should the latter lose to Rindō as well.

#### Momo Akanegakubo

Momo Akanegakubo (茜ヶ久保 もも, *Akanegakubo Momo*) Template:Nobold
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (anime)

The previous fourth, later third seat of the Elite Ten and a third-year student, with a penchant for 'cute things'. As a child, Momo has a knack for picking toys which later become very popular, which leads to many manufacturers consulting her for toy designs. Eventually, Momo created social media accounts such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for sometimes often doing a selfie. She is diminutive and looks like a middle-schooler, carrying a stuffed toy cat known as Butchy (ブッチー, *Bucchi*) which aids her in cooking, e.g. by using its hands as oven mitts. Momo specializes in western-style desserts and sweets, and her *pâtisserie* was ranked first-in-sales during the Moon Banquet Festival. Initially, she can be anti-social and arrogant. However, once she becomes more familiar with someone, she can be quite chatty. She likes to give pet names to people she deems inferior to her, ending with '-yan'; e.g. 'Soum-yan'. Due to her nature towards those whom she deemed to be inferior, Momo is unable to find light that isn't acknowledge her supposed-unique talent onto her dishes, leading her a humiliating defeat at the hands of a redeemed Erina, with the karma of the said Nakiri had when she first tasted Soma's dish. Momo has a phobia of flying on airplanes.

#### Somei Saito

Sōmei Saitō (斎藤 綜明, *Saitō Sōmei*) Template:Nobold
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi

The previous fifth, later fourth seat of the Elite Ten, and a third-year student. A skilled sushi chef who strictly follows the bushido code. Hailed from a small, but popular, sushi family diner owned by his mother, Saito vow to be a great chef as her. As Saito enters Totsuki at middle school, his mother got an apprenticeship at a famous sushi restaurant, Shigarami. However, things turn for the worst for them as the misogynistic Shiragami refuses the latter any access to the kitchen and assigned her doing menial tasks. Eventually, Saito's mother became ill from overwork. Vowing to protect his family diner, Saito honed his skills at Totsuki and crushed all opposing sushi restaurants who tries to ruin his diner's reputation, including Shiragami, in various competitions. With his sword, "Isanakiri" (whale cutter), used in his cooking, Saito developed his "Sushido" code, and earning a place in the Elite Ten council, where He is often considered a little eccentric with his samurai voracity and persona. Considering rebellion is a transgression against the bushido code, Saitou fights for Azami; despite not fully espousing to the latter's ideals, accepting the Shokugeki as part of his training. He is defeated by Soma during the third bout of the Regiment match's day 2, fully acknowledging Soma's strength.

#### Nene Kinokuni

Nene Kinokuni (紀ノ国 寧々, *Kinokuni Nene*) Template:Nobold
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (anime)

The current sixth seat of the Elite Ten and a second-year student. She hailed from the eastern Kanda, whose family runs a famous Soba restaurant, serving “Edo Soba,” and it’s a well-known restaurant and serves one of the best Soba in Japan, which mainly serving the 1st flour Soba. Ever since she was little, she was taught the principles of tea ceremonies, Kaiseki cooking and basically anything that involves traditional Japanese food and the arts.

Her family, along with the Isshiki family, are the two most revered and respected culinary families in traditional Japanese food. As heir to his family, Isshiki Satoshi was sent to the Kinokuni household at 4 years old to train. Although initially Nene tried to get along with Satoshi, she grew jealous of him who seems to be surpassing her quickly in skills. This resentment is compounded when they both entered Totsuki and the Elite Ten. Even though Nene was ranked higher than Isshiki in the Elite Ten, everyone knew the only reason that was the case is because Isshiki did not do his best, and often held back his true skills. However, it is revealed that Isshiki was actually floundering in his cooking, and secretly admires Nene's determination and passion, as he has none originally until now. She is defeated by Soma in the first bout of the Regiment de Cuisine, leading her to be concerned about Soma's true potential of his cooking skills that can pit against the high-ranked chefs, despite being a freshman.

#### Terunori Kuga

Terunori Kuga (久我 照紀, *Kuga Terunori*) Template:Nobold
Voiced by: Yuki Kaji (anime)

The former eighth seat of the Elite Ten and a second-year student. Terunori Kuga is a specialist in Sichuan cuisine. He traveled widely as a child and took an interest in Chinese cuisine, including Sichuan, Hunan, and Guizhou cuisines. Earning a place in the Elite Ten, he used the influence and resources this brought to further develop himself in the field. He leads the Chinese Cuisine Research Society and turned it into a society that narrowly focuses on Szechuan cooking only, where he trains dozens of students with army-like efficiency to follow his recipes. He is the most laid-back in the Council, the most talkative, and has a short fuse. Just like Soma, Terunori is someone who seeks a challenge in order to improve his skills.

During the Autumn Leaf Viewing of his first year, Kuga challenged the Elite Ten members, with Tsukasa accepting and defeating him in a Shokugeki. Irritated by Tsukasa's lack of recognition, Terunori challenged Tsukasa again during the Moon Banquet Festival: should he achieve first in sales every day in his area, he and Tsukasa would have a rematch. However, Sōma managed to beat Terunori's sales on the fourth day, thus voiding his resolve. Kuga did not accept Azami as the new director, and was dismissed from the Elite Ten under the Azami Administration. So far, the Chinese RS has not been shut down. He later appeared during the Promotional Exams to help Sōma prepare for a match against Akira Hayama, then fully joins the rebel team in Regimental de Cuisine for his rematch against Tsukasa. Kuga still lost, but managed to land a significant blow to Tsukasa in their match.

#### Etsuya Eizan

Etsuya Eizan (叡山 枝津也, *Eizan Etsuya*) Template:Nobold
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); Anthony Hunter (English)

The ninth seat of the Elite Ten, later seventh seat, and a second-year student. Eizan sees himself more as a food consultant and businessman rather than a chef, and has been a sought-after consultant since middle school. However, he still possesses exceptional cooking skills worthy of acknowledgement in the food industry. He is nicknamed Alquimista (lit. 'Alchemist'). He is manipulative, nefarious, often with a fiendish aura, and presents himself as a puppet-master, working behind the scenes to get his way.

Eizan forms a grudge against Sōma for foiling his business plan involving the Sumire Shopping District, where the Yukihira diner is located. He tasks the stalker, Mimasaka Subaru, to defeat Sōma during the Autumn Elections, by initially enraging Takumi Aldini, but fails. Overconfident, Eizan believes that the young Yukihira's unpopularity with the student body will be his downfall. However, as Yukihira continues to progress towards the finals of the elections, this was shown not to be the case. Isshiki confronted Eizan about his clandestine scheming and calmly reminds him: while some people may easily be intimidated by a stronger opponent, Soma is not one of them. His positive attitude, determination, and creativity that got him this far and earns the respect of his peers, a notion that Eizan scoffs at.

Eizan supported Azami as Tōtsuki Academy's new director, and arrogantly visited the academy's clubs to announce their disbandment. This provoked Tetsuji Kabutoyama, head of the Skewer RS, to challenge Eizan to a Shokugeki, not knowing that the judges were Eizan's business partners who voted against Tetsuji without tasting his dish. Although this was designed to crush the spirit of rebellion, Sōma challenged Eizan for the survival of the Polar Star Dorm, and unanimously won his Shokugeki through creativity and tenacity. The integrity of the Shokugeki was restored at the conclusion of the match, and a humiliated Eizan vowed revenge against Sōma. However, before he got the chance, he was defeated by a vengeful Takumi at the Promotional Exam's Regiment De Cuisine. At some point during the final bout of Regiment match, Eizan began to admit of Soma's clean tactics, despite his recklessness, realizing that Soma always have a clean trump card on his sleeves, and eventually leading the Rebels' victory.

#### Julio Shiratsu

Julio Shiratsu (白津 樹利夫, *Shiratsu Jurio*) Template:Nobold
A very flamboyant and loud second year student, and one of Central's new lower Elite Ten lower seats, who is very obsessed and at the same time held a grudge towards Isshiki. His family is well known as the chefs for the Italian embassy for generations. Julio later lost to Isshiki during a Regimental de Cuisine.

#### Shoko Kaburagi

Shōko Kaburagi (鏑木 祥子, *Kaburagi Shōko*) Template:Nobold
A second year student and Central's Elite Ten fifth seat who looks like a boy while wearing her chef uniform, and mostly her hat. She likes apple tea and watching tennis, but has a strong dislike of spiders and the smells of tobaccos. She lost to Megishima during the Regimental de Cuisine.

### Central Gourmet Institute

Central (officially, 'Central Gourmet Institute') is a ruling organization within Tōtsuki Academy which supplanted the Elite Ten during the Azami Administration. It is composed of students selected by Azami, including the six Elite Ten members who supported him as director. Central was created as a student-run organization to assist Azami's goal of educating all academy students with the skills and techniques to cook dishes at an Elite Ten-level. Central dictates what dishes the students are required to make, and the correct recipe and method for their preparation. Any attempt modify or defy these choices results in stiff reprimanding from proctors and professors. The rebel students consider Central to be nothing more than Azami's puppets, copying the techniques of others with no confidence of their own. With the Rebels' victory on Regiment match, Central is officially disbanded alongside with banning its completely loyal followers from returning to Totsuki ever again in term of the organization's bet with the Rebels.

#### Azami Nakiri

Azami Nakiri (薙切 薊, *Nakiri Azami*) Template:Nobold Azami Nakamura (中村 薊, *Nakamura Azami*)
Voiced by: Shō Hayami

Azami is Erina's mysterious father who returns from banishment, and becomes the main antagonist from the 16th tankōbon of the series. He replaces his ex-father-in-law Senzaemon as the director/headmaster of Tōtsuki Academy with six of the Elite Ten supporting him, and uses bribery, fear and intimidation to effect sweeping changes in a scheme to achieve his ideal of a gourmet utopia. Azami took the prestigious Nakiri name upon marrying Senzaemon's daughter; previous to that he was known as Azami Nakamura.

Azami was a Tōtsuki Academy student, resident of Polar Star dorm and member of the Elite Ten – 3rd seat as a freshman then promoted to 1st seat as a sophomore until his graduation. Jōichirō and Gin were his seniors, and he particularly admired Jōichirō who he believed could achieve his ideal of "true gourmet". Azami believed that it was Tōtsuki that had ruined Jōichirō 's reputation that resulted in Jōichirō leaving, and began upon a plan to radically alter the academy.

Azami claimed to have molded Erina's "God Tongue" and indoctrinated her as a food elitist in isolation. He taught her to neither forgive nor show mercy toward inferior food, no matter how minor the failure. This ultimately brainwashed her. Azami was eventually banished from Tōtsuki when Senzaemon discovered what he had done, and his name was struck from the academy records. Made unwelcome in Japan, Azami created a gourmet society for the wealthy of the United States, later expanding to the Middle East and South Asia.

Azami returned to Tōtsuki Academy having convinced a majority of the Elite Ten to make him the academy's new director, replacing Senzaemon. He immediately moved to purge any potential insubordination by eliminating inventive cooking classes, disbanding seminars, clubs, research societies and associations, and replace these independent organizations with a Central Gourmet Institution that would teach all students Elite Ten-level skills and techniques. This meant the merit-based system which graduated 1% of students would be replaced with an authority-based system which would graduate everyone that submits to its teachings. Azami began brainwashing Tōtsuki's students to be compliant to his ideology, intending to create an army of chefs who would dominate the restaurant industry in Japan, making identically perfect dishes, driving out inferior restaurants, and eventually spreading his gourmet utopia to the rest of the world.

Azami attempted to isolate Erina and use her God Tongue to further his plans. When she ran away, he visited her at Polar Star Dorm and learned that Sōma is Jōichirō's son. Further purging any potential of rebellion, he dismissed Isshiki, Megishima and Kuga from the Elite Ten, and launching the "survivor's purge" against the holdout societies. Sōma, Megumi, Nikumi, and Ryō Kurokiba managed to save their respective societies. He held the Shiomi Seminar's research data hostage to extort Autumn Election-champion Akira Hayama's allegiance to Central.

With only Sōma, Megumi, and Takumi managing to hold out in the promotional exams against his total control of the student body, Azami accepted Jōichirō's proposal for an irregular team Shokugeki – *Regimental de Cuisine* – of the Elite Ten against the rebels, Jōichirō betting his lifelong service to Azami against Azami and his Elite Ten being ousted from Tōtsuki. Erina resigned from the Elite Ten to be with her friends, but Azami swore he will get her back. On day 2, Azami made an agreement with Senzaemon to let the former be one of the judges for the final, then hired two WGO female higher-ups to replace its two lower-ranked male members as judges, save for Anne, despite the two higher-ups remaining neutral like their fellow members. On the day of the last match, Azami secretly attempted to rig the match to get everything he wants quickly. Unfortunately for him, despite his selfishness and because Erina finally broken free from his dark influences thanks to her newfound friends and bonds, his plan backfired, as Erina and Soma's dishes manage to surpasses Eishi and Rindo's dishes, and Azami himself was unable to accept his defeat, but was too late from preventing his lost. Sōma later revealed to Azami that Joichiro had been cured since his departure from the academy thanks to the latter meeting Sōma's late-mother, something Azami had not known previously. Despite disdain from his daughter, Erina herself still believe there's a good left. As stated by the higher-rank member of WGO, Courage, the lost Azami' regime is just the beginning, as there is someone who is far beyond him will appear.

#### Shawn Aida

Shawn Aida (相田 ショーン, *Aida Shōn*)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Azami Nakiri's loyal secretary.

#### Rentaro Kusunoki

Rentarō Kusunoki (楠 連太郎, *Kusunoki Rentarō*)
Voiced by: Shintaro Asanuma
An arrogant second-year student who often underestimates his opponents, and can be recognized by his bandanna, a tattoo on his left cheek, and crosses on his cooking outfit. His speciality is low-temperature cooking techniques. He is sent by Azami to demolish the Cutting Edge RS, and calls the first-years lowlifes when *de facto* captain Alice Nakiri is indifferent about the RS. This insult leads Ryō Kurokiba to challenge and defeat Rentarō in a Shokugeki, causing Central to lose face.

#### Mea Yanai

Mea Yanai (梁井 メア, *Yanai Mea*)
Voiced by: Mao Ichimichi
A second-year student with a pink hair and a haughty attitude. She lost to Nikumi in the second survival match.

#### Shigemichi Kumai

Shigemichi Kumai (熊井 繁道, *Kumai Shigemichi*)
Nicknamed 'Shige', he is a second-year student with a brutish appearance. However, unlike his fellow Central members and despite his appearance, Shige is a very reasonable chef with a code of honor. He lost to Megumi in the second survival match against the Regional Cooking RS.

#### Rui Kofuru

Rui Kofuru (小古 類, *Kofuru Rui*)
A mysterious second-year student with long white hair and bangs over her eyes (like Shun Ibusaki). In anime, it is revealed that she is defeated by Marui during Survival's Purge.

## Minor recurring characters

### Academy students

#### Kanichi Konishi

Kanichi Konishi (小西 寛一, *Konishi Kan'ichi*)
Voiced by: Shinji Kawada (anime)

A second-year student, the president and (at the beginning of the story) only current member of the Don RS. He has a pompadour and constantly embarrasses Nikumi by acting like a parent towards her. After Nikumi joins and presents an impressive *donburi* during the Autumn Elections tournament, the Don RS becomes popular and gains more members, much to Kanichi's pride.

#### Urara Kawashima

Urara Kawashima (川島 麗, *Kawashima Urara*)
Voiced by: Rina Hidaka (Japanese); Jennifer Gilbert (English)

The Master of Ceremonies of the Shokugeki and other competitions at Tōtsuki, she greatly enjoys the attention she gets from her male fans and audience, and greatly dislikes it when other women take this attention from her. After the Azami takeover of Tōtsuki, Urara is one of the students to be brainwashed by Central but her malicious nature vanishes and after smelling Momo's Apple Tart, then eventually Rebels' victory.

#### Yua Sasaki

Yua Sasaki (佐々木 由愛, *Sasaki Yua*)
Voiced by: Rina Hidaka (Japanese); Margaret McDonald (English)

The other Master of Ceremonies at the Autumn Election. Unlike Urara, she has trouble keeping the attention of the audience.

#### Nao Sadatsuka

Nao Sadatsuka (貞塚 ナオ, *Sadatsuka Nao*)
Voiced by: Saori Gotō (anime)

Nao is freshman who is obsessed with Erina, and tries to defeat Hisako in order to become Erina's secretary. As a result of losing a Shokugeki against Hisako during middle school, she is required to stay 50 metres (160 ft) away from Erina at all times, but Nao still watches Erina with binoculars and writes her 30 letters per day. Her cooking has a hideous smell, but the taste is actually far superior than the average, making her earn the first high score in the Autumn Election preliminaries (though ultimately eighth in her block). Nao's obsession with Erina transfers to Hisako, after being defeated and charmed by her cooking. During the academy's Moon Banquet Festival, Nao becomes friends with Sōma due to their shared interest in making weird dishes.

#### Miyoko Hojo

Miyoko Hōjō (北条 美代子, *Hōjō Miyoko*)
Voiced by: Asami Seto (anime)

The heir of a Chinese cuisine restaurant in Yokohama, Miyoko's specialty are Chinese techniques and wok maneuvers. Her father's restaurant had many men who looked down on her cooking skills because of her sex and tried to drive her out of the kitchen, causing her to have a low opinion of men in general. After the Autumn Election preliminaries, she gives Megumi her support for the next round, indicating Megumi earned her respect as a chef. She was invited by Terunori Kūga to join his Chinese Cuisine RS, but she refuses. She finds him to annoying and too narrowly focused on Szechuan cooking. She also mentions that her relationship with the employees of her father's restaurant has started to improve since the Autumn Election.

#### Mitsuru Sotsuda

Mitsuru Sōtsuda (早津田 みつる, *Sōtsuda Mitsuru*)
Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita (Japanese); Patrick Poole (English)

Mitsuru is a third-year middle school student at Tōtsuki Culinary Academy and a member of the Newspaper Club. He is a cute middle school student who worships Sōma and follows him with all his reporter equipment.

#### Tetsuji Kabutoyama

Tetsuji Kabutoyama (甲山 鉄次, *Kabutoyama Tetsuji*)
Tetsuji is a second-year student at Tōtsuki Academy and a member of Skewer Research Society. He is known as the Iron Skewer for his skewer-cooking techniques and has a Shokugeki winning rate of 80%. He took an interest in Sōma after seeing his cooking during the Autumn Elections. He challenged Sōma to a Shokugeki after Sōma returned from the *stagiaire* period, but was defeated, and as a result promised to teach Sōma about skewering.

Tetsuji and the Skewer RS participated in the Moon Banquet Festival by opening a stall that won second place in sales for their area. Days later, Tetsuji opposed the disbandment of the Skewer RS under the Azami Administration, and challenged Eizan Etsuya to a Shokugeki while betting his expulsion from Tōtsuki should he lose. However, Eizan's victory was announced before the judges tasted the dishes, causing Tetsuji to accuse Eizan of bribery which he indirectly confirms. Nonetheless, Tetsuji is expelled.

### Others

#### Mayumi Kurase

Mayumi Kurase (倉瀬 真由美, *Kurase Mayumi*)
Voiced by: Ai Kakuma (Japanese); Juliet Simmons (English)

Mayumi is Sōma's childhood friend since kindergarten. She first appeared as a taste-tester in one of Sōma and Jōichirō's cooking contests at the start of the series. She has a crush on Sōma and is constantly pressured by her friends to confess to him. Mayumi assists Sōma and Nikumi in reviving the Sumire Shopping District which was losing business due to a popular fried chicken chain opening near the train station, stealing the district's customers. After Sōma returns to Tōtsuki Academy, Mayumi helps Yūya Tomita in running the district's own flourishing fried-chicken shop.

#### Yuya Tomita

Yūya Tomita (富田 友哉, *Tomita Yūya*)
Voiced by: Shinji Kawada (anime)

A frequent patron of the Yukihira diner, chairman of the Sumiredōri Shopping District, and the 2nd-generation owner of Tomitaya bento shop. He appears in the anime much earlier than his chapter-34 debut in the manga. He is often melodramatic and sometimes obsequious. Mainly a comic-relief character.

#### Leonora Nakiri

Leonora Nakiri (薙切 レオノーラ, *Nakiri Reonōra*)
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (Japanese); Emily Neves (English)

Leonora is Alice's mother, the Danish wife of Sōe and co-head of Nakiri International. She appeared as a judge for the final match of the Autumn Elections, along with Gin and Senzaemon. She is very kind and loving but has difficulty speaking Japanese. However, when she tastes an exceptional dish, she would illuminate (or "baring" as Alice would call it) and describe the dish in detail with perfect Japanese. Like her daughter, Leonora is very knowledgeable in molecular gastronomy, and her eyes comically deform into cartoonish shapes when she is flustered or emotional.

#### Soe Nakiri

Sōe Nakiri (薙切 宗衛, *Nakiri Sōe*)
Voiced by: Ryotaro Okiayu

Sōe is Alice's father, Leonora's husband, Senzaemon's son and co-head of Nakiri International. During the third phase of the Promotional Exams, he and Gin Dōjima attend the revenge match between Akira Hayama and Sōma Yukihira, acting as a neutral judges to ensure a fair result. He always love his family, unlike his former brother-in-law Azami.

#### Berta and Cilla

Voiced by: Aimi Tanaka (Berta)

Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi (Cilla)

They are the two staff members under the Research Division of Nakiri International and Leonora Nakiri's subordinate. During the third phase of the Promotional Exams, They attend the revenge match between Akira Hayama and Sōma Yukihira, acting as a neutral judges to ensure a fair result. At time after hearing Alice lost to Sōma, it is revealed that they become one of his big fans, and gladly meeting him in person when finally hearing his name during the match.

#### Anne

Anne is a First Class Bookmen from World Gourmet Organization who act as the Head Judge for Regiment De Cuisine Between The Rebel and Central

## External links

* Official website

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