'The Dish That Summons Spring' ( 春を呼ぶ皿, 'Haru o yobu sara').

'Maria of Polaris' ( 極星の聖母, 'Kyokusei no Maria').

Start of the arc 'Training Camp' ( 「」, ''). The side story briefly covers the perspective of Soma's childhood friend Mayu Kurase, who has been admiring Soma from a distance. The bonus story was the one-shot that originally ran in Jump Next's 2012 issue where Erina, a top student and teacher at the academy, has the student Soma compete in a cook-off against one of her top student chefs. Although some of their classmates sabotage Soma and Megumi's beef bourguignon, Soma is able to save the dish and the teacher gives them a top grade.

In his first class, Soma is paired with Megumi Tadokoro, a shy girl who ranked at the bottom of her class and is on academic probation. At the school's entrance ceremony, Soma appears as the sole transfer student representative and declares he will aspire to be the top student in his class, angering his classmates, and shocking Erina. However, because Soma is a commoner, she fails him anyway. While other candidates flee because of Erina's reputation of being the nation's top food critic, Soma cooks a furikake dish that Erina discovers she really enjoys. Erina Nakiri, the valedictorian of Totsuki's junior high and a member of Totsuki's Council of Ten Masters, presides over the transfer student entrance exam and has candidates cook an egg dish that would satisfy her. Later, Joichiro closes the restaurant to go on a worldwide cooking tour, and has Soma enroll in Totsuki Saryo Culinary Institute, an elite cooking academy. Soma improvizes a near-meat dish that overwhelms her in taste. She challenges Soma to cook for her a meat dish, but she has the place vandalized and the meat spoiled. A woman tries to persuade Soma to sell their property so her clients can build a high rise.

Side Story: 'Kurase's Diary' ( 番外編『倉瀬さんの日記』, 'Bangaihen: Kurase-san no nikki')Īt Yukihira Family Restaurant, teenager Soma Yukihira aspires to someday beat his father Joichiro in a cook-off.

Special Short: 'Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma' ( 食戟のソーマ: 読み切り版, 'Shokugeki no SOMA: Yomikiri-ban').

'The Chef Who Never Smiles' ( この料理人は笑わない, 'Kono Ryōrijin wa Warawanai').

'The Godfather Speaks of Diamonds' ( 魔王、『玉』を語る, 'Maō, 'gyoku' o kataru').

'Divine Tongue' ( 神の舌, 'Kami no Shita').

'Endless Wilderness' ( 果て無き荒野, 'Hate naki kōya').

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