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Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma S2E5 — The Secret of the First Bite

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Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma•Season 2•Episode 5

The Secret of the First Bite

8.2/10 · 233 votesJul 30, 201624 min

Ranked #12 of 13 in Season 2•−0.3 vs season avg

Not only will Yukihira face Mimasaka in the semi-finals, but the match will also be a shokugeki! Yukihira even tells Mimasaka what he'll prepare for the match--how does he plan to defeat Mimasaka's perfect profiling?

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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

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Hayama Akira

Taishi Murata

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Ibusaki Shun

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Nobuharu Ishido

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Episode Summary

"The Secret of the First Bite" is episode 5 of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma season 2. It scored 8.2/10 from 233 votes, ranking #12 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.5). It aired on July 30, 2016.

Next: E6 · Morning Shall Come Again Best of Season 2