(L) Shokugeki no Soma [Manga]

[Fwarlord]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Besides, I'm not a super big fan of too many girls having crushes on one guy in a series like this, since we all know Erina will win the privilege to Souma's daily meals for the rest of their lives. I actually like how Megumi's unaware of her romantic feelings for Souma, and it's not something that's anchoring her character.

I can only think of one scenario when something like that happens: Erina gets a mysterious illness caused by being too picky about foods and Souma decides to cook for her in her little remaining lifetime.

[Dysprosium]

Originally Posted by Fwarlord

I can only think of one scenario when something like that happens: Erina gets a mysterious illness caused by being too picky about foods and Souma decides to cook for her in her little remaining lifetime.

That's utterly preposterous.

By the time the manga ends, Souma would've probably surpassed his Pops, & no prizes for guessing who's one of the biggest fans of the latter's cooking.

[Lucho]

Erina develooing a dere side for Soma must be followed by a change in the mind of Soma itself towards starting to develop a certain interest in Erina too, maybe not romantically yet. Because if not we will only see a Nikumi 2.0 and nothing more.

[Randrak42]

I already know I'll eventually start loathing this manga with a passion because Erina's gonna "win". I just hope it'll be more toward the end...like last chapter only...you know, quick and almost painless.

And yes, my hate for Erina is that big. To me, ANY of the females we've seen so far are better than that girl.

[BladeEntity]

Originally Posted by PSY.Gangnam

You forgot to mention the all important Shoujo manga.

And if Erina does find out Souma's responsible for her secretary's return (whether she wants to tell Erina about it remains to be seen), she could see him in a different light & perhaps 'appreciate' him a little more.

Moreover, I do think Erina has somewhat shaved off a little of her ice-queen demeanor, as demonstrated in her time with Megumi (her willing to listen to Megumi's opinion & giving her a lift).

Of course, with Souma engaging in multiple Shokugeki with the 2nd years, he will make a bigger name for himself in the school, heading into the 2nd year.

Don't read shoujo so No idea what you are talking about. I wouldn't say her Ice queen demeanor is shedding I think with her palette she is the type to respect talented chefs, her treatment of Megumi seems similar to that of Hisako albeit in a more formal way.

Originally Posted by Randrak42

I already know I'll eventually start loathing this manga with a passion because Erina's gonna "win". I just hope it'll be more toward the end...like last chapter only...you know, quick and almost painless.

And yes, my hate for Erina is that big. To me, ANY of the females we've seen so far are better than that girl.

While I know where you are coming from, I'm reading this with that end in mind already so it's easy to not actively ship anyone. I'm still willing to give this the benefit of the doubt and Erina might just be the rival to beat although Megumi could end up being a rival in the more recent future. Expect the worst hope for the best.

The setup is way too cliche for my liking, and it's totally going towards that end game. If it's actually not it might be the greatest red herring ever.

[ellifeedn]

Rereading the newest chapter again and I started to wonder something: what happens to all those students who get expelled? Do they enter regular school, possibly held back a year? Do they just live out their lives in failure? I know we're not suppose to think or care about those people, but considering that thousands of kids have been and will be expelled it's scary. Such a school in real life would be horrible.

[Sixth]

Every time i read the comments about how prominence Erina was in the anime thread i cannot contains my laughter. I guess the anime opening really did a good job to misled the anime watchers.

[ReinZwei]

Originally Posted by ellifeedn

Rereading the newest chapter again and I started to wonder something: what happens to all those students who get expelled? Do they enter regular school, possibly held back a year? Do they just live out their lives in failure? I know we're not suppose to think or care about those people, but considering that thousands of kids have been and will be expelled it's scary. Such a school in real life would be horrible.

Just maybe, they only returned to their previous life, but of course it will depend on their family wherein for those who have strict family/lineage or prideful family, the result will be scolding them to utmost embarrassment and for others maybe supporting those who have been expelled so that they can stand again from their failure.

[Dysprosium]

Originally Posted by BladeEntity

Don't read shoujo so No idea what you are talking about. I wouldn't say her Ice queen demeanor is shedding I think with her palette she is the type to respect talented chefs, her treatment of Megumi seems similar to that of Hisako albeit in a more formal way.

Wait.

Seriously? You've totally forgotten about that?

[tshamo]

about the shoujo manga, PSY.Gangnam was talking about the deal between Erina and Soma. in which Soma give it to Hisako to deliver it to Erina as a way to try to help Hisako.

[BladeEntity]

Originally Posted by tshamo

about the shoujo manga, PSY.Gangnam was talking about the deal between Erina and Soma. in which Soma give it to Hisako to deliver it to Erina as a way to try to help Hisako.

Yeah I just realised, about the manga, I've been wondering which of Souma's friends had that manga haha

[Nvis]

A shame we didn't get an actual chapter.

[GreyZone]

Originally Posted by Randrak42

I already know I'll eventually start loathing this manga with a passion because Erina's gonna "win". I just hope it'll be more toward the end...like last chapter only...you know, quick and almost painless.

And yes, my hate for Erina is that big. To me, ANY of the females we've seen so far are better than that girl.

I wouldn't be so sure yet about it being set in stone... Many people said the same about Naruto and Sakura, talking about how "his father shipped them", "Naruto didn't deny that Sakura is his girlfriend" and "Sakura is like his mother", and now see how that turned out...


I am still thinking that even Souma's childhood friend got a chance, due to her even liking Souma's squid failures (secretly), as well as her not being a cook herself, which is something that applies to NONE of the other girls.



But we shouldn't forget "someone you want to give all your food to" does not necessarily mean it has to be romance. Shinomya's person he is cooking for is his mother, to give an example.

[DOmus]

Naruto didnt talk to hinata a lot most part of the serie- the same between Soma and Erina
Naruto spent a lot of time with sakura, even being in the same team- the same between Soma and Megumi, even the in the same dorms

Its funny that u brought Naruto cause now I can somehow relate those parts with the characters of SnS.

Incoming hate for this little joke.

[GreyZone]

Originally Posted by DOmus

Naruto didnt talk to hinata a lot most part of the serie- the same between Soma and Erina
Naruto spent a lot of time with sakura, even being in the same time- the same between Soma and Megumi, even the in the same dorms

Its funny that u brought Naruto cause now I can somehow relate those parts with the characters of SnS.

Incoming hate for this little joke.

You can twist it around however you want (could say Sakura dislikes Naruto in the beginning, similarily to Erina, while Megumi and Hinata are both shy, etc.) but that is beside the point.

What I wanted to say is just that relying on cliché and tropes (like "first (major) girl always wins" or "tsundere always wins") to predict the end pairing, may turn out wrong in the end. They have actually been used as red herrings in many series lately, like in Akame ga Kill, where (false) death flags for almost all characters are set to prevent the deaths from becoming "predictable".

[Log]

Originally Posted by DOmus

Naruto didnt talk to hinata a lot most part of the serie- the same between Soma and Erina
Naruto spent a lot of time with sakura, even being in the same team- the same between Soma and Megumi, even the in the same dorms

Its funny that u brought Naruto cause now I can somehow relate those parts with the characters of SnS.

Incoming hate for this little joke.

Bad example of romance in fiction

Naruto ending up with Hinata is one of the worst pairing travesties of in Jump given how little interaction they have. Like most Shonen romances are badly written but that one was literally the worst ever. It says a lot when Kishi has to make a movie just for the purpose of making the pairing make a little more sense. I don't like Naruto and Sakura (in fact I don't like the series, Naruto at all) but given their interactions far outweighed Naruto and Hinata's interactions it would've made a lot more sense.

Regarding romance in SnS, like people already pointed out if Souma is going to pair up with Erina then they better have a lot of interactions in the future. Otherwise just stick him with Megumi or even Hisoko. Or alternatively don't even bother with romance between characters.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Log

Bad example of romance in fiction

Naruto ending up with Hinata is one of the worst pairing travesties of in Jump given how little interaction they have.

Hinata was there, available and willing, and had big boobs. How many more reasons does a boy need?

[Fairy Water]

Originally Posted by Log

Bad example of romance in fiction

Naruto ending up with Hinata is one of the worst pairing travesties of in Jump given how little interaction they have. Like most Shonen romances are badly written but that one was literally the worst ever. It says a lot when Kishi has to make a movie just for the purpose of making the pairing make a little more sense. I don't like Naruto and Sakura (in fact I don't like the series, Naruto at all) but given their interactions far outweighed Naruto and Hinata's interactions it would've made a lot more sense.

Regarding romance in SnS, like people already pointed out if Souma is going to pair up with Erina then they better have a lot of interactions in the future. Otherwise just stick him with Megumi or even Hisoko. Or alternatively don't even bother with romance between characters.

lol I agree with the first part but Hisako? seriously? They only interact with each other for one in life time

Besides, Erina's role is definitely dif to Hinata, she is the heroine, she is one of Souma's goal (suddenly sounds like Sakura's role)
Moreover, Erina and Souma definitely have more moments than Naruto and Hinata even with only +100 chapters. So no worry in the future

[Sixth]

Originally Posted by Fairy Water

lol I agree with the first part but Hisako? seriously? They only interact with each other for one in life time

Besides, Erina's role is definitely dif to Hinata, she is the heroine, she is one of Souma's goal (suddenly sounds like Sakura's role)
Moreover, Erina and Souma definitely have more moments than Naruto and Hinata even with only +100 chapters. So no worry in the future

For your information, Sakura was "heroine" and she was Naruto's first crush and target of affection for the whole series.

Come on guys, i am pretty sure the writer of this series is just another spineless guy like other romance writers. Instead of resolve the whole romance thing, the writer most likely will go for open end.

Best example: gamble fish manga.

[Log]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

Hinata was there, available and willing, and had big boobs. How many more reasons does a boy need?

Funnily enough Naruto completely ignored her confession in favor of Sasuke until much, much latter when Kishi pretty much forced the two together. Even then Naruto didn't acknowledge her feelings until presumably the new movie (which I haven't seen).

Not even tits and willing pussy can deter Naruto from his one true love. Only the power of Kishi's bad writing can.

(As a side tangent I would've enjoyed Naruto more if Sasuke and Naruto did end up together. I'm not into that kind of stuff but the sheer progressive force of a gay pairing in a popular shonen manga would've caused massive waves around the world especially in the manga industry. It also would've made a shitton more sense and would've been hilarious to boot. For shame Kishi you had the chance to change the world, make your shitty manga better and satisfy the desires of millions of fangirls and you pussyed out.)

Originally Posted by Fairy Water

lol I agree with the first part but Hisako? seriously? They only interact with each other for one in life time

Still more meaningful then any of Erina and Souma's interactions by far.

Besides, Erina's role is definitely dif to Hinata, she is the heroine, she is one of Souma's goal (suddenly sounds like Sakura's role)

As of now, Erina is just another one of Souma's rivals that he wants to beat. Souma basically views her no different than he views Hayama. Really romantic no?

Moreover, Erina and Souma definitely have more moments than Naruto and Hinata even with only +100 chapters. So no worry in the future

Their interactions have basically boils down to Souma trolling Erina and Erina getting pissed. It's more than Hinata and Naruto's moments but when you set your benchmark at the lowest point you can only go up.