“Hell's Earl possesses lazy boy to cook his soul, but boy fights back at elite culinary school.”
Hell's Kitchen
ヘルズキッチン
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Synopsis
Hell's Earl possesses lazy boy to cook his soul, but boy fights back at elite culinary school.
Bored of consuming the same greedy, arrogant souls of bad cooks, the Earl of Poor Eating known as Dogma sets off to find the "soul of a true chef" and make it the grandest meal in all of Hell. His search brings him to Satoru Moriya, an average middle school student who does not put much effort into anything he does. Determined to turn Satoru's soul into the finest delicacy, Dogma temporarily possesses his body and forces him to become a gourmet that has never been seen before. Absolutely against the idea of being consumed, Satoru tries his hardest to shake off Dogma's influence and attempts to find someone else for the Earl to consume. His plan ends up backfiring when Satoru enrolls at Shokusen, the elite high school dedicated to farming and cooking. After Dogma helps Satoru win in an impromptu cooking match with one of Shokusen's best students, the boy secures a mid-year transfer but is left to fend for himself. Despite his predicament, Satoru is more determined than ever to become a world-class chef. Even with Dogma refusing to help him at times, this newfound passion is sending Satoru down a gourmet journey that will shape his soul in more ways than one.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 1.09 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 1.25
Running avg · Nov 2012 → Aug 2018
- 9 “A good-for-nothing child is chosen by a demon whose sole purpose is to consume the most delicious souls. The demon decides to "tutor" the said child and make him into the "soul of a true chef". The...”
- 8 “I jumped into this manga even though I was somewhat aware that this series was dropped. However, in order to quench my thirst for manga and from being tired of searching for a good manga that...”
- 8 “When looking at the cover art, you might think something like, "A manga about a some bishounen underworld guy who cooks or whatever ('cause that's what I originally thought)," but what you get is...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 53 × 13 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 04m approx
- Published Feb 2010 – Aug 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M17293 catalog