Food Wars!: The Spark That Sets the Prairie Ablaze

[Original single heroine] [Original foreign academy] [Original competition] [Cutting the final season] “I want to become someone who can make food that brings people happiness.” At the age of five, Akamatsu Ryo made this vow. Thirteen years later, the boy from Hokkaido stands at the top of Totsuki Academy as the First Seat of the Elite Ten. In his third year, he leads Totsuki's team to victory in the Global Culinary Academy Championship. It all began when he went to France at the age of ten and met her at the Astruc estate. “Why is your Japanese dashi so clear?” Eloise Astruc asked curiously. “Because I want you to taste the real meaning of umami.” Ryo held out a bowl of wanmono to her. From strangers to friends, from friendly competition to understanding, five years spent side by side brought the hearts of two people who loved cooking ever closer. On the night before they parted, Eloise said with tears in her eyes, “I'll be waiting for you at Lancel.” “No,” Ryo said, shaking his head, his gaze unwavering. “We'll meet again at the greatest competition in the world. And when we do, I'll beat you fair and square.” Years later, when Totsuki and Lancel meet in the final, and Ryo and Eloise face each other across the competition floor, the promise they made as children finally gets its chance to shine.