Toriko: The Gourmet Adventure

Toriko

"In the world where the taste and texture of food is everything... there is Toriko; a hunter of precious ingredients known as a Bishoku-ya (luxury food provider) regularly hired by restaurants and the rich. He is a man with inhuman skills and he is determined to capture the ferocious, evasive and rare animals and ingredients around the world to complete his ultimate dinner course. Alongside him is Komatsu, a timid chef who was inspired by Toriko's courage and strength. Together they embark on many journeys in this time of unusual and wonderful food. It is truly the Gourmet Era."

Well, I've started reading it (on chapter 95) and watched the OVA and some of the anime. The anime is not as good as the manga or the OVA but it's worth a look if you're a fan. I really like the manga so far, and I've got to say that it's one of the best shounens out there right now. Alongside Kongou Banchou of course.

This is our hero and protagonist, Toriko. He is a simple man with a big heart and an even bigger appetite. He is a homage to classic manga heroes like Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star. He is gifted with a superhuman physique thanks to the Gourmet Cells in his body.

Toriko draws power from the calories in his body, and he is constantly evolving with every new enemy he encounters. The food he eats also effects the growth of his abilities, and rare foods can greatly boost his power--allowing him to develop new abilities and techniques.

I actually started on this one as well a while back. I'm going to get back into it and give it my full-attention sometime whenever, but what I read was immensely entertaining in the testosterone-overload sort of way.

And boy does this make me hungry reading it.

The translations of the early chapters make my eyes bleed (those ones are downright ugly) but when I muscled through 'em it was pretty worth it.

Yeah, I suggest keeping a bag of chips in hand when you read it.

Caught up to Toriko a while back. Things have gotten so crazy. Tengu Buranchi is awesome.



Really fucking fast too and Elg's regeneration was just Lobo kinds of crazy.

Power-read through this all the way to the latest update. Figured now is as good a time as any to revive the thread.

This shit is reedonk'. Take one part Fist of the North Star, two-parts of a Hunter x Hunter base, sundried Monster Hunter, and a sprinkling of One Piece, Dragonball Z, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Bizarre Foods, Iron Chef, and simmer that all in a food motif and garnish with lots of bromance and you'll get something that closely resembles this. Everything is so overblown and manly that it flips from stupid to awesome and back to stupid and awesome.

KAIJU? CHECK.
MARTIAL ARTS OUT THE WAZOO? CHECK.
A POPULATION OF BILLIONS AND BILLIONS LIVE ON A MASSIVE PLANET.
A GIANT SNAKE THAT'S NOT A VILLAINOUS ENTITY FOR ONCE. I KNOW, RIGHT? WHEN HAS THAT EVER HAPPENED.
ON THAT NOTE, EVERYTHING IS SO HUMONGOUS IT MAKES PAUL BUNYAN SEEM A LITTLE ON THE STOCKY SIDE IN COMPARISON. AND CAN KILL YOU WITH THE SAME EFFORT IT WOULD TAKE TO BLINK.
WHO CARES IF EACH FIGHT BECOMES A PISSING CONTEST OF PULLING NEW ABILITIES FROM OUT OUR ASSES? WE HAVE BALLS-TO-THE-WALL KICKASS TO COMPENSATE.

If I had one complain, it's that the series needz moar Terry. The Battlewolf is the coolest thing ever in this series. Well, that and I feel that the author has been pulling story developments and the like a lot more out of thin air lately, even in spite of the foreshadowing other elements devoted to the story. Ho hum.

I also caught those Type-MOON references when the Four Kings were fighting the Four Beasts. Toriko had a Gate of Forkylon and poison-boy temporarily become Coco Chulain.

Re: current events in the manga, I'm not sure if I like the Gourmet Island Chef Tournament arc yet. It's got a whole mess of twists and world-shaking escalation, but at the same time since the scale is so grand it feels kind of difficult to get more into and connected with the more sidelined minor characters. In retrospect I'll probably think its great, but for the time being I'll just hang back and keep on reading and enjoying it.







Jirou. Giver of No Fucks and reaffirming BAMF status once more in the most overblown way possible.

So. Favorite characters/techniques/animals/foods?

Favorite Character: Zebra/Sani (SATAN HAIR, SOUND MISSILE/BAZOOKA are awesome)

Favorite Chief: Tengu Buranchi/Setsuna

Favorite Animal: Terry, you have good taste IRUN.

Favorite Technique: Knocking, anything with Knocking

Sound does not work that way. Cannot ever work that way, ever.

But try telling that to Zebra.

Go ahead. I dare you. He'll kill your ass for getting cocky, trying to tell him that his powers shouldn't exist because they break the laws of physics.

Also, yes. Sani is best Heavenly King.

And on a scale of 1-10,be honest, how hard did any of you geek out when this scene happened:

Being terrifying, ominous auras of intimidation? Oh yeah, that's cool stuff.
Have a classy get together to eat a Capture Level 320 monster that can literally eat all of humanity? ALL OF MY YES PLEASE.

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Honestly, it's moments like that make me scream like a schoolgirl.

Also, with this progression I'm assuming we're going to see Toriko and friends go to space for some sun soup with a side of moon cheese. There was already a space chief introduced. It's going to happen.

This manga has so much awesome and hilarity packed into it.
Terry is rather entirely awesome, yes.

Originally Posted by Detective Blackstone

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Honestly, it's moments like that make me scream like a schoolgirl.

Also, with this progression I'm assuming we're going to see Toriko and friends go to space for some sun soup with a side of moon cheese. There was already a space chief introduced. It's going to happen.

Dairy recipes using the Milky Way. I can see it now.

Originally Posted by Detective Blackstone

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That was about the same reaction level I had when they introduced the Battlewolf way back in chapter 21 when the Jewel Meat arc was still at the Colosseum and we were introduced to Mansam.

A dinosaur with massive horns jutting from its chest, a walrus on steroids, a wizened tough old bastard of a megagorrilla and a multiheaded, one of the nastiest birds-of-prey this side of the Gourmet World are all cool and all. But the moment this happens

you know that shit ain't got nothing on something so feral and majestic that fear and respect for it is hardwired into human DNA. You hear the Battlewolf's heartbeat? Needless to say that it is beating to the tune of Queen's We Will Rock You. Devil Snake is the archrival of this fantastic beast? I do believe you confused that with "chewtoy."

...Did I mention that I like the Battlewolf? Not in direct writing? Well now I have.

You know your setting is off the wall cray-cray when mincing a tsumani into nothing is one of the comparably lesser feats a character can pull off.

Aww shiiit son, Toriko. A personal fav among the Battle Shonen genre for being creative as fuck and being pure fun to read.

Unfortunately for Starjyun he has the lamest looking intimidation aura. Ah well, at least he's got other things going for him.

why is everybody after Komatsu's cock

like srsly

i don't think anybody DOESN'T want him for something

It's funny that some manga reader sites label Toriko as shounen-ai because of that.

Seriously .

Bah bromance is seen like that these days. But it's true that the little guy gathers attention.

Originally Posted by Daiki

Bah bromance is seen like that these days. But it's true that the little guy gathers attention.

"Come on brah, let's get naked together and jump in these here hot springs."

100% straight.

Bromance Sekai is a way to find new adventures. (Take it like you want)

Originally Posted by Daiki

Bromance Sekai is a way to find new adventures. (Take it like you want)

Adventure .

Hetero manga for hetero men.

Seriously though - this is the gayest series that WSJ has had for some time.

I'm not saying that's a bad thing.