What do you think about food anime?

[firion]

Recently saw Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma anime. It's a very over-the-top anime about cooking. Despite all the sillies and weird Japanese sense of humor, it gives away some interesting info about food culture, some history and recipes ideas. What do you think about such medium? Ever enjoyed any food-themed anime or live-action dramas?

[MattyC]

I loved Food Wars - although I actually enjoyed it *more* for the silliness and over the top nature, than history/culture stuff, and anything else. I tend to dislike most reality shows and whatnot because it's they're too dramatic/fight inducing, especially these days. 

 

Food Wars did have some good facts and whatnot though - they had a professional collaborate and provide recipes, so everything is doable and real, although with other food centered anime, they tend to be fairly on point, so I'm not surprised.

 

I've never felt so excited/kept in suspense for potatoes cooking, than I have with Food Wars, if that's a selling point to anyone?

 

Fair warning though, there is a bit of fan service* if people aren't cool with that kind of thing - I think it actually worked pretty well with the whole 'over the top reaction' to food, and putting 'food porn' out there in a literal sense - a friend told me the guy who directed used to do ecchi, so it's not surprising, but I haven't confirmed. 

 

But if you like anime, and like food (which I assume people do here?), I'd say it's a good watch.

 

*For those who don't know what I'm talking about, fan service isn't nudity or sex, but it's pretty much as close as you can get - Lot's of cleavage and whatnot. Sometimes it works, sometimes it's out of place, but it does work here where it's used IMO. They REALLY enjoy the food.

[firion]

Exactly my point, MattyC!

 

There's also Yakitate!! Japan which is a lot different in terms of pacing and overall tone. It's mostly circles around bakery. I was actually surprised to learn that bakery and bread is less common in Japan, but that makes sense as they never had the ingredients we consider common in USA and Europe. Anyway, an interesting anime also.