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Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma S1E3 — That Chef Doesn't Smile
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Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma•Season 1•Episode 3

That Chef Doesn't Smile

8.4/10 · 342 votesApr 18, 201524 min

Ranked #7 of 24 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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Just barely squeaking past the academy's transfer exam, Soma causes and uproar at the opening ceremony by making a brash speech in front of the entire class. In his very first class, he's paired with Tadokoro Megumi, a girl who is at risk of expulsion

Directed byRiki Fukushima
Written byShogo Yasukawa
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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

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Shinya Kouno

Animation Director

H

Hiroshi Tatezaki

Key Animation

K

Kumiko Kawahara

Key Animation

K

Kaoru Nagakawa

Key Animation

K

Keiko Takano

Key Animation

O

Oh Yang-hyun

Key Animation

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Akihiro Ino

Key Animation

M

Masakazu Yamazaki

Supervising Animation Director

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Toshiaki Satou

Key Animation

R

Riki Fukushima

Storyboard Artist

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Riki Fukushima

Director

M

Megumi Nagayama

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"That Chef Doesn't Smile" is episode 3 of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 342 votes, ranking #7 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Riki Fukushima and written by Shogo Yasukawa, it aired on April 18, 2015.

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