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"To capture the elusive Bubble Fruit, Toriko and Komatsu undergo intensive training at Chowlin Temple. Toriko struggles to quiet his rumbling stomach and show gratitude for food, but soon a bigger challenge arises--Gourmet Corp. sends sinister new agents to crush the temple. Can Toriko master Honoring the Food in time to save it?"--Back cover.

Toriko and his friends face off against Livebearer, the head chef of the Underground Cooking World, who wants to eat their memories of food.

While Toriko and Komatsu are away on a fishing expedition, Gourmet Corp. is forcibly recruiting the world's best chefs to join their organization.

"Gourmet Corp. attacks the unsuspecting public at the Cooking Stadium while they are assembled to celebrate food and watch the world's top chefs compete at the Cooking Festival. Toriko's chef partner, Komatsu, is captured, and the long-held rivalry between the IGO and Gourmet Corp. explodes into all-out war. This looks like a fight for Toriko and all his friends but can they win against old foes and new alike?"--Back cover.

"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.