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The Worst Episodes of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

Every episode of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma!

Yukihira Souma's dream is to become a full-time chef in his father's restaurant and surpass his father's culinary skill. But just as Yukihira graduates from...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Missing Half of the Moon" is the worst rated episode of "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma". It scored 7.1/10 based on 97 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/22/2020. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Midsummer Christmas".

  • The Missing Half of the Moon
    7.1/1097 votes
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    #1 - The Missing Half of the Moon

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 8/22/2020

    Takumi versus Don Calma, member the underground chefs begin! The theme of the battle is to create amuse-bouche in team. However, Isami who supposed to help Takumi doesn’t show up at the venue. It turns out that he has been kidnapped by Don Calma’s cronies. With Takumi’s back on the wall, Soma unexpectedly appears!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Midsummer Christmas
    7.4/1093 votes
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    #2 - A Midsummer Christmas

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 8/8/2020

    When Soma arrives at the gate of the third challenge, the organizer of BLUE who is also the top of WGO, tells them that she has no expectations for the normal chefs like him. The underground chefs are to show their culinary skills in order to prove how powerful they really are. One of the chosen chefs takes out a cookery tool which turns out to be a chaisaw!? Soma and others witness unusual yet undeniable skills of the underground chefs. Are there any ways to counter them!?

    Director: Kim Seung-deok

    Writer: N/A

  • Crossed Knives
    7.4/1094 votes
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    #3 - Crossed Knives

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/15/2020

    Soma is to face off one of the underground chefs, Sarge and the theme of the challenge is Christmas cake. Will Soma’s cake and its hidden gimmick good enough to counter Sarge’s mouthwatering “Cluster Bomb Cake”? Who will be the winner!? Meanwhile, Tsukasa’s first battle begins. He is up against Asahi Saiba! The battle of the ex-1st of the Totsuki Academy and leader of the underground chefs begin!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Final Exams
    7.5/10112 votes
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    #4 - Final Exams

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2020

    The season is summer! Soma and his friends have been through first semester of the second year and are now facing the final exams. The test is to run a "Beach House" on a beach packed with tourists and achieve sales of 3 million yen in 3 days! Soma and others of the Elite Ten felt confident, only until they found out about the downside of this exam… The restaurant prepared for them was almost nothing but an abandoned house! Will Soma and the others be able to pass the final exam?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Revenge Match
    7.6/10130 votes
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    #5 - Revenge Match

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/30/2018

    The advancement exam continues. In the 3rd exam, students are to battle Totsuki Elite Ten members! Soma is up against none other than Hayama, who joined the council recently. Their exam will begin in 3 days’ time, with “bear meat” as its theme. Soma goes straight into trials but because of its distinct smell, bear meat is proven more difficult to handle. As Soma tackles bear meat fruitlessly, an unexpected person comes to his aid…!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The BLUE Preliminaries
    7.6/10106 votes
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    #6 - The BLUE Preliminaries

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2020

    A world cooking competition "THE BLUE" was announced to be held. Three slots were available for Totsuki Culinary Institute. With that seat on the line, a "Blue Prequel" will be held that is open to all students in the academy! All were welcome to participate, so many students were positive to apply. Who will be the top 3 winners chosen by the 99 judges? A battle royale between chefs on the theme “Soup Dishes” is about to begin…!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The God Tongue's Despair
    7.6/1095 votes
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    #7 - The God Tongue's Despair

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 8/29/2020

    Soma realizes that Erina is facing much harsher tasks than the others. They head to see the organizer of the event to protest. Instead, however, they discover astonishing truth! In the second round of the final selection, Megumi is to face Asahi and Takumi is up against Erina! Must-win battles begin!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • An Endless Wasteland
    7.7/10336 votes
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    #8 - An Endless Wasteland

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2015

    Yukihira is a popular neighborhood restaurant where Yukihira Soma helps out in the hopes of surpassing his father as a chef one day. But land sharks are after their restaurant, and one day Soma tells them that the restaurant will close if they couldn't serve satisfactory food to their customers. The land sharks are only too happy to sabotage the restaurant's fridge and gleefully orders Soma to serve them a meat dish...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Shogo Yasukawa

  • The Ice Queen and the Spring Storm
    7.7/10243 votes
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    #9 - The Ice Queen and the Spring Storm

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2015

    Isshiki Satoshi is the only second-year from the high school division in Polar Bear Dormitory. Full of ambition to join the Elite Ten, Soma challenges Isshiki right away, but he learns there are many rules that must be met in order for a formal challenge to occur...

    Director: Ryo Ando

    Writer: Shogo Yasukawa

  • Challenging the Elite Ten
    7.7/10181 votes
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    #10 - Challenging the Elite Ten

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2017

    Soma finds out that Totsuki has a school festival that happens at the end of autumn called the Moon Festival. Soma is told by the 8th seat of the Elite Ten, Kuga, that if he’s able to beat him in any dish there, he’ll accept a Shokugeki from him and Soma decides to enter the Moon Festival so he can challenge him. He then goes to Kuga’s Chinese Food RS and sees...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Shogo Yasukawa

  • "Má" and "Là"
    7.7/10143 votes
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    #11 - "Má" and "Là"

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2017

    After seeing the Chinese Food RS, Soma decides to put out a Chinese cuisine food stall at the Moon Festival to challenge Kuga. Meanwhile, Alice pairs up with Kurokiba and Hayama, and the others also start to prepare for the Moon Festival. Soma starts preparing a dish for his stand at the festival with the help of Megumi, but things aren’t going that well...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Camera Flash
    7.7/10119 votes
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    #12 - Camera Flash

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2019

    2nd BOUT of the Régiment du Cuisine is between Megishima & Rindo, Mimasaka & Saito and Kuga & Tsukasa! The theme of each team is "Chilli", "Tuna" and "Green Tea". Mimasaka shows off his new skill which he devised from working together in a team. The rebel team unite as one to defeat the new found Totsuki Elite Ten! Their dishes are both ready and judgement begins...!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Noir
    7.7/10102 votes
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    #13 - Noir

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2020

    The new lecturer Suzuki challenges Soma on a battle...! Though not a formal battle, Suzuki will be betting on his own “secret” and Soma his “kitchen knife” respectively. The theme was “Items made of ingredients found in the cooking lab’s refrigerator”. While Soma serves a pork cutlet based on his techniques from Yukihira's, Suzuki made an unexpected move... After the match, Soma learns a shocking fact from Suzuki.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Convenience Store Brawl
    7.7/1096 votes
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    #14 - Convenience Store Brawl

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 8/1/2020

    Having completed the first challenge, Soma heads off to the second venue. There, he encounters someone unexpected. The second challenge begins and its theme is to “cook something worth over $100, with items sold in the convenience store”! Soma is confident with the theme, however, every dish he presents are rejected by the judges! What could be the reason!?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Madonna of the Polar Star
    7.8/10247 votes
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    #15 - The Madonna of the Polar Star

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2015

    Soma arrives at Polar Star Dormitory with high expectations, only to find it a creepy, run-down place. He is then informed by the dorm warden, Daimido Fumio, that he can only live at the dorm after he impresses her with his cooking. Soma rises up to the challenge!

    Director: Kazuya Miura

    Writer: Shogo Yasukawa

  • The Seductive Karaage
    7.8/10211 votes
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    #16 - The Seductive Karaage

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/1/2015

    Soma goes back home for the first time in a long while over an extended break. Stormed by people who were waiting for Yukihira to reopen, Soma decides to serve his customers. But among them are the leaders of the shopping district, who tell Soma that the shopping district is on its last breath as a new shopping complex at the train station steals all of their customers...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Chosen One
    7.8/10206 votes
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    #17 - The Chosen One

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/15/2015

    As the first semester draws to a close, the names of students who'll participate in the Autumn Elections are posted in Totsuki Academy. The assigned topic is a curry dish, leading Soma to seek out a certain alumna Joichiro told him about.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Umami Tightrope
    7.8/10127 votes
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    #18 - The Umami Tightrope

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 5/7/2018

    Soma thinks upon the circumstance of Shiomi Seminar’s closure and the reason why Hayama joined the Central without a fight. Dojima, who knew why Hayama joined the Elite Ten, tells Soma it was because Azami has been pulling the wires from behind. With that knowledge, Soma heads to where Hayama is! Finally, the day of the 3rd exam is here! Soma’s revenge match begins!!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What We Want to Protect
    7.8/10130 votes
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    #19 - What We Want to Protect

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2019

    Régiment du Cuisine with the Central Gourmet organization lead by Azami Nakiri continues. The 1st BOUT was won by the Soma and the rebels! To keep the momentum going and secure more wins, the rebels place Kuga, Mimasaka and Megishima as their next cards. Central on the other hand, sends in First seat; Tsukasa, Second seat; Rindo and Fourth seat; Saito. With the best members of both team, 2nd BOUT is bound to throw off some sparks!

    Director: Youhei Suzuki

    Writer: N/A

  • Hunting the Survivors
    7.9/10138 votes
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    #20 - Hunting the Survivors

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2017

    Though Polar Star Dormitory has won a narrow victory, the Azami administration is continuing its revolution. Isshiki (7th Seat), Megishima (3rd Seat), Kuga (8th Seat) are removed from the Elite Ten. Furthermore, the administration begins its "survivor hunt" to crush remaining organizations who seek to overturn the administration's decision to shut them all down...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Onward on the Totsuki Train
    7.9/10131 votes
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    #21 - Onward on the Totsuki Train

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 4/16/2018

    The advancement exam traditionally takes place in Hokkaido every year. With theme of the exam being Hokkaido ingredients, Erina is to hold a special lesson on Hokkaido to the Polar Star members. With extra hard training, they are now ready for the exam. Soma and others arrive in Hakodate. The 1st exam shortly begins; however, they are already facing the interference from the Central Gourmet Organization…!

    Director: Shinpei Nagai

    Writer: N/A

  • Jeanne d'Arc Rises
    7.9/10132 votes
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    #22 - Jeanne d'Arc Rises

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 4/23/2018

    After passing the 1st exam, Soma and others are moving onto the 2nd exam! The next theme is “noodle dish”! However, they face another obstruction from the Central! When it's their time to cook, all the noodles were used up. Although the regulation is to “procure any missing ingredients yourself”, they are stranded in the rural mountain side venue and are also grounded with heavy snow! How will Soma and friends get through this!?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Supper
    7.9/1098 votes
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    #23 - The Last Supper

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/25/2020

    The first day of the BLUE has arrived. There are many young talented chefs at the venue, including the Les Cuisiniers Noirs led by Asahi. The culinary competition begins and Soma, Megumi, Takumi and Erina head to the designated venue. The first challenge given to soma is “the Last Supper”!? How will he tackle this task!?

    Director: Nana Fujiwara

    Writer: N/A

  • God Tongue
    8.0/10273 votes
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    #24 - God Tongue

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2015

    Under his father's orders, Soma attempts to transfer into one of Japan's top culinary schools, Togetsu Tea House Culinary Academy. His examiner, Nakiri Erina, is a student said to possess humanity's best palate: the God Tongue.

    Director: Mitsutoshi Sato

    Writer: Shogo Yasukawa

  • The Meat Invader
    8.0/10237 votes
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    #25 - The Meat Invader

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2015

    Soma is drawn to Donmono Research Society, one of the academy's many cooking clubs, and takes Megumi with him to check it out. But they only find the club leader, Konishi, who's distraught over his club's imminent demise at the hands of Erina.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Shin'ichi Inotsume