hunting stories

"After playing a crucial role cooking up lifesaving mochi during the battle against the Four-Beasts, Komatsu rises to #88 in the World Chef Ranking. As a result, he gets to compete in the upcoming Cooking Festival against the world's top chefs"--Back cover.

Following a trip to the Gourmet Shrine, Toriko and Komatsu put together a fishing expedition to the deadly waterfall home of the glittering Shining Gourami fish.

As Zebra and TOriko eat through the monsters Gourmet Pyramid has set between them and Komatsu, Toriko finds an ancient cookbook that says where to find and how to prepare Mellow Cola. While they work out how they are going to get the coveted beverage from the fearsome Salamander Sphinx, however, a sinister shadow waits to steal their prize.

"It's fork vs. flame as Toriko and longtime rival Starjun duel for dominance. At first the two seem evenly matched--for every new combination of Fork, Knife and Spiked Punch Toriko conjures with the Ultimate Routine, Starjun has a fire burst or blade to counter. But while their battle rages on, NEO continues to viciously decimate both the IGO and Gourmet Corp. Who will survive to help their side win?"--Back cover.

Toriko and Komatsu break the ravenous monster Zebra out of jail to help them capture Mellow Cola.

Two years after having survived a plane crash into the Canadian wilderness, a sixteen-year-old returns to the wild to befriend a wounded dog and hunt a rogue bear.

Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat.

Gon returns to Whale Island to share his Hunter success with Aunt Mito but must set off once again when he finds a message from his missing father that leads him to the Yorknew auction in search of the rare video game Green Island.

"A red fox emerges from its burrow one wintry morning, a fiery streak against stark white surroundings, driven by hunger and curiosity to investigate its world. Encountering a mouse, a hare, and a wolverine, the little fox takes on the role of both hunter and hunted before returning to the safety of its den, where -- perhaps -- it dreams of something more"--Provided by publisher.

Ricardete and his friends end up scaring themselves when they set off on an imaginary hunting expedition, aided by a butterfly net Ricardete was given by his parents.