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mechdra · 2011-09-01, 02:16

I believe Zebra's pet would be a insect beast or an aquatic beast. Look at this way, Terry is a mammal, Quin is a reptile and Kiss is a bird. I quess a cute dolphin will suit him well.

Hisoka?? · 2011-09-01, 05:28

bird is still mammal though if I'm not wrong. Or maybe it's the way it travels in which case aquatic is fine. Though being aquatic would be sort of limiting unless it is amphibious. Maybe a crocodile to match his face.

ellifeedn · 2011-09-01, 06:41

The newest chapter is out.

Spoiler:

marvelB · 2011-09-01, 10:12

Yeah, it's awesome to see the scenes where the characters sample their newly acquired ingredients (I especially like how Shima often goes into detail describing the taste of said ingredients, as well. It really starts to make my mouth water.....). And I do wonder who was the person that was apparently spying on the heroes.....

BTW, it looks like Komatsu's luck wasn't perfect after all, since he said he messed up in preparing 3 of the fish while in the cave. So even if he was more successful in catching the fish than a legend like Setsuno, that doesn't necessarily mean that he was successful on his first try.

And going back to the Zebra discussion, I still kinda feel that a Nitro would make sense as a partner for him since even if he basically sees it as a "cocky" creature at first, it's a lot more likely to "adapt" to him than just about any other random monster. I mean, it's been explained that Nitros are super-intelligent lifeforms, so I imagine that even a juvenile one will figure out what exactly it is that makes him tick. Plus, they're gourmet experts themselves, so wouldn't you think that Zebra would be able to locate much more unique ingredients for his full course if he teamed up one of them?

Shiroth · 2011-09-04, 05:24

Sani's reaction was easily my favourite part of that chapter. Fabulous.

Hisoka?? · 2011-09-04, 11:07

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Originally Posted by marvelB

And going back to the Zebra discussion, I still kinda feel that a Nitro would make sense as a partner for him since even if he basically sees it as a "cocky" creature at first, it's a lot more likely to "adapt" to him than just about any other random monster. I mean, it's been explained that Nitros are super-intelligent lifeforms, so I imagine that even a juvenile one will figure out what exactly it is that makes him tick. Plus, they're gourmet experts themselves, so wouldn't you think that Zebra would be able to locate much more unique ingredients for his full course if he teamed up one of them?

I kind of think that it won't be a nitro. Thus far, the nitros seem to be sort of another race of humans or even more advanced than humans, so a nitro won't be a pet but a partner if it joins.

marvelB · 2011-09-04, 16:20

^Notice that in my previous posts I always referred to the animals as "partners", not pets. And I think a nitro would fit as a companion since they technically aren't human, either. Furthermore, since the one held at the prison is still a child, that gives Zebra an excuse to ally himself with it without making it look too DEM (since a younger nitro is less likely to be an expert on GW ingredients than the adults)....

Hisoka?? · 2011-09-05, 11:05

^ true. I guess I differ in thinking as them as more of pets than partners.

marvelB · 2011-09-07, 15:08

Whoa.... some spoiler pics for 156 are out, and things are most definitely starting to pick up:

Spoiler:

Man, this chapter looks so awesome, already! Definitely can't wait for the full version!

Nightengale · 2011-09-08, 08:20

I haven't been as this excited for a new arc since Zebra's introduction.

World-building has always been one of Toriko's stronger points ( in more ways than one ), and it's really nice to see a different kind of world-building in this arc, focusing on the chef society rather than the flora and fauna.

And true indeed, those cooks look so badass... and almost further reinforces how few the underworld Bishokuya's powerhouses are compared to the more legal establishments of '0th' + 'Top 30 Chefs Not in the 0th.' Even if Bishokuya has much larger cannon fodder army...

... Ume for Bishokuya?

Aesthetic Shampoo · 2011-09-08, 09:15

Lol the base is so stereotypical for the bad guys.

And WOOOO TOMMMYYY!!!! It's been awhile since a fight like his, good seeing him again.

marvelB · 2011-09-08, 14:20

This was truly a great chapter. We get more updates on the Bishokukai (more Tommy is always a good thing in my book

), we learn more about the world's top cooks (I'm particularly interested in that ramen master guy), and we even get some insight to Komatsu's past. I do wonder when we'll see that "Ume-chan" that he mentioned this chapter.....?

BTW, this chapter also reinforces my belief that Zebra will make that baby nitro at the prison his partner. Notice how the bad guys mention that the evolved versions of the creatures can produce hypnotic pheromones..... which we should all know by now will have no effect on Zebra. That, and I still feel that a baby nitro would be easier to handle than the adults.

Oh, and the reveal of all these top-level chefs once again reminds me how the quantity of powerful "good" guys seem to outnumber the amount of villains. So unless it turns out the Bishokukai has allied themselves with an entire army of nitro or something, the power balance in this series still seems waaaay out of whack, IMO......

ellifeedn · 2011-09-08, 15:53

Maybe some of those top chefs are "independent" or on their own side.

LeaD36 · 2011-09-09, 04:46

marvel, don't do that to me. RamenMaster, jeebus, i wants ramen, and ramen ain't the cheapest stuff round here

marvelB · 2011-09-09, 12:14

^Really? Where I live the local supermarkets tend to have sales where you can buy like 4-5 cups of the stuff for a dollar. But enough off-topic stuff for now.....

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Originally Posted by ellifeedn

Maybe some of those top chefs are "independent" or on their own side.

True, not all of them may be good guys. That "Livebearer" dude certainly doesn't sound so friendly, what with being known as the top underground chef. Heck, we may even see some of them join the Bishokukai willingly (which would certainly work towards improving the balance in the number of bad guys towards good guys).....

LeaD36 · 2011-09-10, 08:14

^ ye, a kinda big bowl (our supermarkets don't sell em, hungary sux) costs about 6-7 USD

We got a whole lot of foreshadowing for future characters this time around though, i guess the mangaka plans for a looooong story

Hisoka?? · 2011-09-10, 09:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by marvelB

This was truly a great chapter. We get more updates on the Bishokukai (more Tommy is always a good thing in my book

), we learn more about the world's top cooks (I'm particularly interested in that ramen master guy), and we even get some insight to Komatsu's past. I do wonder when we'll see that "Ume-chan" that he mentioned this chapter.....?

BTW, this chapter also reinforces my belief that Zebra will make that baby nitro at the prison his partner. Notice how the bad guys mention that the evolved versions of the creatures can produce hypnotic pheromones..... which we should all know by now will have no effect on Zebra. That, and I still feel that a baby nitro would be easier to handle than the adults.

Oh, and the reveal of all these top-level chefs once again reminds me how the quantity of powerful "good" guys seem to outnumber the amount of villains. So unless it turns out the Bishokukai has allied themselves with an entire army of nitro or something, the power balance in this series still seems waaaay out of whack, IMO......

The numbers don't seem to be on the side of the "good" guys. Mainly because the "good" guys are not an army or organisation. If anything, the "good" guys are outnumbered by the "bad" guys because they can always coordinate and send 2 or 3 strong ones to kill/ capture a "good" one while it would be hard for the "good" ones to do so other than the biotopes. And even then, they would have to attack the main bases and I seriously doubt they have enough strong "good" guys to commit to such an attack without losing other things.

Based on just this chapter alone, we see 3 super-powered "bad" guys at the base just lounging around. The weakest of the 3 is probably tommyrod who is as strong as Toriko. Taking into account the GT robots that are probably now just slightly weaker or as strong as the current Toriko, they have a much better force.

marvelB · 2011-09-13, 13:14

Time to feast on an early spoiler!

Spoiler:

xellos2099 · 2011-09-13, 20:07

To be more precise

Spoiler for spoiler:

marvelB · 2011-09-13, 22:15

^Yeah, I just saw the Chinese scans for myself:

Spoiler:

2011-09-01, 06:41	Link #263
ellifeedn Thinker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York	The newest chapter is out. Spoiler: We get resolution for the Melk Stardust. Sani's reaction was the best.

2011-09-04, 05:24	Link #265
Shiroth Beautiful fighter. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England, UK Age: 37	Sani's reaction was easily my favourite part of that chapter. Fabulous. __________________ MyAnimeList Twitter

2011-09-07, 15:08	Link #269
marvelB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Whoa.... some spoiler pics for 156 are out, and things are most definitely starting to pick up: Spoiler: We see another of the Bishokukai's bases (apparently it's their kitchen, so it's probably the "main" base). We're introduced to another of the group's bosses (from what I can make out, his name is spelled "Naisunee" or something like that), and we also see a recovered Tommyrod. It also looks like they're the ones involved with the kidnapping of famous chefs, because Staajyun mentions a bunch of legendary cooks like Setsuno, Zaus, Yuda, Ramen Master Kurakage, etc. (all of whom seem a lot more badass than Komatsu....). Speaking of Komatsu, we see him at some restaurant where he's talking to the head chef there, but then suddenly what appears to be either a GT Robo or Nitro makes its appearance in front of the establishment...... Man, this chapter looks so awesome, already! Definitely can't wait for the full version!

2011-09-08, 08:20	Link #270
Nightengale ~Night of Gales~ Author Join Date: Dec 2005	I haven't been as this excited for a new arc since Zebra's introduction. World-building has always been one of Toriko's stronger points ( in more ways than one ), and it's really nice to see a different kind of world-building in this arc, focusing on the chef society rather than the flora and fauna. And true indeed, those cooks look so badass... and almost further reinforces how few the underworld Bishokuya's powerhouses are compared to the more legal establishments of '0th' + 'Top 30 Chefs Not in the 0th.' Even if Bishokuya has much larger cannon fodder army... ... Ume for Bishokuya? __________________ *Night~and~Gale: ~ The Final Mythology of the Man who Defied Destiny.* The sleeping lion shall awaken beyond the depths of time, crossing ten billion lights, come to Terra.

2011-09-13, 13:14	Link #278
marvelB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Time to feast on an early spoiler! Spoiler: Looks like there's no Komatsu this chapter, sadly (oh Shima, you tease....!). Rather, it focuses on Toriko and Terry (the latter of whom having received a growth spurt, apparently). It looks like Coco's crow is present this chapter as well (though whether or not Coco himself appears is still uncertain). Toriko and his wolf partner then travel to a biotope cave where they encounter a monster with a capture level of 74 that's guarding a treasure chest. The bishokuya defeats the beast with his twin 36-hit punch from a few chapters back. The chapter then ends as soon as he opens the chest..... Hmmm, so a treasure hunt this time around, eh? Perhaps the chest contains some sort of new mystery ingredient? Well either way, I'm just glad that Terry's back.

2011-09-01, 02:16	Link #261
mechdra Senior Member Join Date: May 2006	I believe Zebra's pet would be a insect beast or an aquatic beast. Look at this way, Terry is a mammal, Quin is a reptile and Kiss is a bird. I quess a cute dolphin will suit him well.

2011-09-01, 05:28	Link #262
Hisoka?? Ultra noob Join Date: Dec 2004	bird is still mammal though if I'm not wrong. Or maybe it's the way it travels in which case aquatic is fine. Though being aquatic would be sort of limiting unless it is amphibious. Maybe a crocodile to match his face.

2011-09-01, 10:12	Link #264
marvelB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Yeah, it's awesome to see the scenes where the characters sample their newly acquired ingredients (I especially like how Shima often goes into detail describing the taste of said ingredients, as well. It really starts to make my mouth water.....). And I do wonder who was the person that was apparently spying on the heroes..... BTW, it looks like Komatsu's luck wasn't perfect after all, since he said he messed up in preparing 3 of the fish while in the cave. So even if he was more successful in catching the fish than a legend like Setsuno, that doesn't necessarily mean that he was successful on his first try. And going back to the Zebra discussion, I still kinda feel that a Nitro would make sense as a partner for him since even if he basically sees it as a "cocky" creature at first, it's a lot more likely to "adapt" to him than just about any other random monster. I mean, it's been explained that Nitros are super-intelligent lifeforms, so I imagine that even a juvenile one will figure out what exactly it is that makes him tick. Plus, they're gourmet experts themselves, so wouldn't you think that Zebra would be able to locate much more unique ingredients for his full course if he teamed up one of them?

2011-09-04, 16:20	Link #267
marvelB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	^Notice that in my previous posts I always referred to the animals as "partners", not pets. And I think a nitro would fit as a companion since they technically aren't human, either. Furthermore, since the one held at the prison is still a child, that gives Zebra an excuse to ally himself with it without making it look too DEM (since a younger nitro is less likely to be an expert on GW ingredients than the adults)....

2011-09-05, 11:05	Link #268
Hisoka?? Ultra noob Join Date: Dec 2004	^ true. I guess I differ in thinking as them as more of pets than partners.

2011-09-08, 09:15	Link #271
Aesthetic Shampoo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Age: 30	Lol the base is so stereotypical for the bad guys. And WOOOO TOMMMYYY!!!! It's been awhile since a fight like his, good seeing him again.

2011-09-08, 14:20	Link #272
marvelB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	This was truly a great chapter. We get more updates on the Bishokukai (more Tommy is always a good thing in my book ), we learn more about the world's top cooks (I'm particularly interested in that ramen master guy), and we even get some insight to Komatsu's past. I do wonder when we'll see that "Ume-chan" that he mentioned this chapter.....? BTW, this chapter also reinforces my belief that Zebra will make that baby nitro at the prison his partner. Notice how the bad guys mention that the evolved versions of the creatures can produce hypnotic pheromones..... which we should all know by now will have no effect on Zebra. That, and I still feel that a baby nitro would be easier to handle than the adults. Oh, and the reveal of all these top-level chefs once again reminds me how the quantity of powerful "good" guys seem to outnumber the amount of villains. So unless it turns out the Bishokukai has allied themselves with an entire army of nitro or something, the power balance in this series still seems waaaay out of whack, IMO......

2011-09-08, 15:53	Link #273
ellifeedn Thinker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York	Maybe some of those top chefs are "independent" or on their own side.

2011-09-09, 04:46	Link #274
LeaD36 LeaDfactor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hungary, Budapest Age: 33	marvel, don't do that to me. RamenMaster, jeebus, i wants ramen, and ramen ain't the cheapest stuff round here

2011-09-10, 08:14	Link #276
LeaD36 LeaDfactor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hungary, Budapest Age: 33	^ ye, a kinda big bowl (our supermarkets don't sell em, hungary sux) costs about 6-7 USD We got a whole lot of foreshadowing for future characters this time around though, i guess the mangaka plans for a looooong story

2011-09-13, 20:07	Link #279
xellos2099 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008	To be more precise Spoiler for spoiler: It is said the old man had hide all his menu ingredient in treasure chest in the 8 Garden that are across the world and in the 8th Garden hide the ingredient for his appetizer. The 4 king were told of this story when they were really young and Toriko and Coco decide to go for this now. Coco defeat the bird easily and after 3 x 36 nail punch Toriko destroy the chest.

2011-09-13, 22:15	Link #280
marvelB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	^Yeah, I just saw the Chinese scans for myself: Spoiler: So basically, Toriko and Coco are hunting for Ichiryuu's full course now (or just his appetizer), huh? Interesting. Heh, I like that little flashback scene with the four kings (I also see that Zebra's jaws aren't torn open yet). Speaking of Coco, I'm glad to see him in action again after a while, as well (that poison armor looked pretty badass). Still, it's pretty hilarious to think that a freakin' chicken monster would have such a high capture level. And damn.... Terry really has grown. Considering how over-the-top this series already is, I kinda wouldn't be surprised if she grew as big as a mountain by the time Toriko and co. are ready to tackle the gourmet world. But for the moment, I'm interested in that treasure chest. Maybe it contains that "meteor garlic" that was shown on that list that time.....?