Food Wars! The Fourth Plate

Aired: 2019

The fourth season of the TV anime produced by J.C.STAFF. Based on the manga written by Yuto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki, serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump, with culinary supervision by Yuki Morisaki. Over 20 million copies in circulation (as of December 2019). At the elite cooking school Totsuki Culinary Academy, the Central organization led by new headmaster Azami Nakiri restricts culinary freedom, pushing Soma Yukihira and his allies into a corner as rebels. When their comrades face expulsion, Soma challenges the new Council of Ten in a "Régiment de Cuisine." Soma, Erina Nakiri, Megumi Tadokoro, and Takumi Aldini face off against Eishi Tsukasa, Rindo Kobayashi, and other Council members in intense cooking battles. 12 episodes. Main cast: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Hisako Kanemoto, Minami Takahashi, Akira Ishida, Sho Hayami. The original manga concluded with 36 volumes. ©Yuto Tsukuda, Shun Saeki/Shueisha, Totsuki Academy Animation Research Club 4