Erina Nakiri

**Erina Nakiri** is one of the heroines and was sometimes a rival to Soma Yukihira in *Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Sōma*. Wielding the best palate in the world, "God's Tongue" and a member of the illustrious Nakiri family, Erina stands above everyone in her class as the top prospect of the 92nd Totsuki Generation and is a former 10th seat of the Elite Council of Ten. Following the rebel alliance's victory during the Regimental Food War, she has been formally appointed the Headmaster of Totsuki Academy by Soma and her grandfather and former Headmaster Senzaemon Nakiri.

## Statistics

* **Name**: Erina Nakiri, God Tongue
* **Origin**: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
* **Gender**: Female
* **Age**: 15
* **Birthday**: March 23
* **Classification**: Human, Chef, Totsuki Academy Headmistress and 92nd Generation First-Year Student, Former 10th Seat of the Council of 10
* **Blood Type**: AB
* **Height**: 162 cm (5'3.8")
* **Weight**:
* **Skin Color**: Light
* **Eye Color**: Amethyst
* **Hair Color**: Honey-Blonde
* **Relatives**: Senzaemon Nakiri (Maternal Grandfather), Azami Nakiri (Father), Mana Nakiri (Mother), Sōe Nakiri (Maternal Uncle), Leonora Nakiri (Maternal Aunt), Alice Nakiri (Maternal Cousin)
* **Alignment**: Good
* **Status**: Active
* **Class**: **S-Class**
* **Notable Attacks/Techniques**:
* **Voice Actor**: Hisako Kanemoto

## Appearance

Erina has purple-pinkish eyes and long, honey-blonde hair that flows just above her lower back. Her side bangs partially cross her cheeks and go down all the way to her neck. She also has a curvaceous, slender figure. She is considered by most of the students in Tōtsuki to be extremely beautiful. According to her fans and followers, this trait coincides with her status.

She wears whatever Tōtsuki uniform corresponds with the current season. Whenever she cooks, she wears a standard white chef's uniform and occasionally wears a chef's hat. She has never been shown in casual clothing, except for a cotton jacket and a bikini during her pool outing and a simple nightgown when sleeping.

## Personality

Hailing from a patrician background, Erina is a highly-privileged and pampered girl, used to only the best things in life. She is admired and feared throughout Tōtsuki for her talent, looks, and her influential status. Erina is an egotist, holding dogmatic ideals on absolute culinary perfection. She enjoys a great reputation across the culinary world for her "God Tongue", which was said to either make or break a chef's career. The mere mention of her name was enough to terrify the applicants of Tōtsuki, except for one applicant who was unaware of her reputation.

Much of Erina's personality is a result of the abusive training that her father, Azami, subjected her to in her early childhood. She also developed a deep-rooted fear of her father, becoming petrified in his presence and unable to think or do the right thing. She is also affected by her mother's abandonment and yearns for her approval.

Due to Erina's haughty personality, she cannot make friends easily, as she is disdainful of vritually everyone. She lacks knowledge on some social conventions. While she detests the idea of romance and showing no interest, she began to like reading Shōjo manga to learn more on romance when Alice teases her about her lack of knowledge about romance. Due to her sheltered background, Erina was not used to living on her own, unable to operate a washing machine. However, during her time in the dormitory, she gained many general living skills and even showed pride in knowing what all the laundry symbols on clothing meant.

After defecting to the Polar Star Dormitory, Erina's perspective on cooking changed after she met the residents over there. She also made new friends who empathised with her after finding out what Azami did to her. Erina comes to care a lot for her friends and shared her knowledge with them, which allowed the rebels to pass the rigged promotion exams. Erina later overcame her fear of her father and vehemently opposed him, denouncing his beliefs.

Like her father, Erina adulates Joichiro Saiba as the ultimate chef, when the latter had once cooked for her in her early childhood. As such, she judges everyone according to his standards. When she discovered Jōichirō's paternal connection with Sōma, she was shocked to the core.

## Relationships

*Main Article: Erina Nakiri/Relationships*