Tsukuda, Yuto

"This year's Blue cooking competition has deviated sharply from days of old, and its new harsher trials have many traditional chefs falling by the wayside. Soma, Takumi and Megumi, however, manage to win their way forward. Now they face a brand of chef whose true abilities have remained cloaked in mystery--the noir. Just what sort of strange talents do these underworld chefs wield to make them worthy of the Blue?"--Back cover.

"The world-renowned gourmet tournament the Blue reaches its climax. Soma clashes with noir chef Asahi in a battle to create the one thing Book Master Mana wants most--a dish the world has never seen! But will this battle do anything to mend Mana and Erina's strained mother-daughter relationship? The revolutionary food battle manga comes to a thundering conclusion!"--Provided by publisher.

"The Blue cooking competition rages on! Intent on getting his rematch with Asahi Saiba, Soma keeps racking up win after win, even against his formidable noir opponents. Meanwhile, in the other tournament bracket, Erina faces a suspiciously heinous schedule"--Back cover.

"While investigating the illicit shokugeki happening across the country, Soma and Erina dig into the identity of the mysterious 'Saiba,' who is responsible for sending the cuisiniers noir to Japan"--Back cover.

"After a long, hard-fought battle, Soma and the rest of the resisters claim victory in the Regiment de Cuisine, formallydisbanding the Azami administration. A new Council of Ten is born, and the first-years advance to their second year at the Totsuki Institute. But the peace doesn't last long. A few months into the new school year, the aroma of trouble once again wafts through the air"--Back cover.

"The R?giment de Cuisine has reached its final bout! The council sends in its two best chefs, Tsukasa and Rindo, while the resisters' hopes ride on Soma and Erina. In this battle of true gourmet between father and daughter, who will walk away the victor--Azami or Erina?!"--Back cover.

"The fourth bout of the team shokugeki begins with Erina finally taking the stage. Her opponent? The queen of cute confections, Momo Akanegakubo! But what kind of dish will the former ice queen present to combat such cuteness? Meanwhile, Isshiki and Takumi take on the council's top two members--Tsukasa and Rindo!"--Back cover.

"In the third bout of the team shokugeki, Eizan designs his recipe specifically to negate the best qualities of Takumi's, but Takumi's expression remains confident as he pulls his creation from the oven. Just what secret weapon could Takumi's Italian dish hold? Meanwhile, both Soma and Megumi continue working their hardest in order to bring victory to the resisters as this bout reaches its thunderous conclusion!"--Back cover.

"All six chefs in the second bout of the team shokugeki finish their dishes simultaneously, making judgment imminent. In a battle between dishes that defy the imagination, which team's inventiveness will reign supreme and bring home victory-the resistance or Central? With the third bout looming, Soma and the other first-years make their move!"--Back cover.

"The Blue--a tournament for only the best and brightest young chefs from around the world--has begun! For the first time ever, traditional chefs will clash with underworld noir, and the tension in the arena could be cut with a knife. Soma, eager for his rematch with Asahi Saiba, heads to the first-gate challenge!"--Back cover.