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“Eight elite chefs compete in themed one-on-one battles to crown the Autumn Elections champion.”
Food Wars! The Second Plate
食戟のソーマ 弍ノ皿
8.06
637 rank · 1,202,180 viewers · 3,108 favorites
Gourmet
Ecchi
School
Shounen
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Synopsis
Eight elite chefs compete in themed one-on-one battles to crown the Autumn Elections champion.
The qualifiers of the Autumn Elections are now over, and only eight talented chefs remain. Now, they face off in one-on-one food wars, each with their own unique themes. Met with both new judges and new opponents all with their own specialties, Souma must stay on his toes if he hopes to make it to the top of both the Autumn Elections and Tootsuki Culinary Academy.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 60 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 60 viewers settled on.
94%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.62
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.62 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.8 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.3
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No
Score over time
↑ 0.52
Running avg · Sep 2016 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Hi guys. So, I just end watche Shokugeki no Soma : Second Plate. Altought I'm busy with my university life. Fuhhh . Firstly, the story is super good. Unpredictable and have moments that you can't...”
- 10 “Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara, the anime that sets fire to plates and emotions! I find that this second season remains on the same basis compared to the first season. It's always a pleasure to...”
- 9 “Bad-ass action, vibrant character development, and a simple yet engaging story propel this second season past expectations. The only minor annoyance is the occasional ecchi scene, but the...”
Verbosity
Short · 27%
Medium · 43%
Long · 30%
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2016 – Sep 2016 Summer 2016
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-10941 catalog
Produced by
- Dentsu Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Warner Bros. Japan Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Showgate Producer
- Shueisha Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor