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Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma S1E16 — The Cook Who Traveled Thousands of Miles
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Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma•Season 1•Episode 16

The Cook Who Traveled Thousands of Miles

8.1/10 · 280 votesJul 25, 201524 min

Ranked #14 of 24 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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When Soma's father, Joichiro, suddenly shows up on Polar Star Dormitory's doorstep, Soma finds out that his father was an alum of Totsuki Academy and Polar Star Dormitory. Joichiro challenges Soma to a cooking duel to find out how far his son has come. How

Directed byTakashi Yamazaki
Written byShun Kawanabe
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Cast15

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Soma Yukihira

Ai Kayano

Ai Kayano

Ryoko Sakaki

Maaya Uchida

Maaya Uchida

Yuki Yoshino

Chinatsu Akasaki

Chinatsu Akasaki

Alice Nakiri

Risa Taneda

Risa Taneda

Erina Nakiri (voice)

Minami Takahashi

Minami Takahashi

Tadokoro Megumi

Kengo Kawanishi

Kengo Kawanishi

Shoji Sato

Asami Seto

Asami Seto

Houjou Miyoko

Saori Onishi

Saori Onishi

Arato Hisako

Junichi Yanagita

Junichi Yanagita

Daigo Aoki (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Hayama Akira

Taishi Murata

Taishi Murata

Ibusaki Shun

Crew8

Y

Yukako Tsuzuki

Animation Director

Y

Yumi Nakayama

Key Animation

S

Sana Komatsu

Key Animation

T

Takashi Yamazaki

Director

T

Takashi Yamazaki

Storyboard Artist

M

Mika Takahashi

Key Animation

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Ai Kato

Key Animation

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Shun Kawanabe

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Episode Summary

"The Cook Who Traveled Thousands of Miles" is episode 16 of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 280 votes, ranking #14 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Takashi Yamazaki and written by Shun Kawanabe, it aired on July 25, 2015.

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