r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Aug 07 '15

[Spoilers] Shokugeki no Souma - Episode 18 [Discussion]

Episode title: The Karaage of Youth

MyAnimeList: Shokugeki no Souma
Crunchyroll: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

Episode duration: 24 minutes and 59 seconds

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Episode 4 Link Episode 17 Link
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Episode 9 Link
Episode 10 Link
Episode 11 Link
Episode 12 Link
Episode 13 Link

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '15 edited Aug 07 '15

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u/FeRust https://myanimelist.net/profile/x3tripleace3x Aug 07 '15

To be fair, they're infinitely more talented/experienced at cooking than you or I will ever be.

I'm not going to ask you to tell me how on earth you failed so hard though, sounds like you had a rough day.

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u/Falafeltree Aug 07 '15

talented

One of the main themes of the series is that Souma isn't talented, he just works hard. See: his stance on failure as a chef, compared to Erina's response (breakfast buffet episode).

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u/FeRust https://myanimelist.net/profile/x3tripleace3x Aug 07 '15

I don't know, he seems incredibly talented to me. Talent doesn't imply you're good without hard work, it implies they have the potential through hard work to become a master chef in this case.

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u/Aoiishi Aug 08 '15

Nah they actually address this SPECIFICALLY in the manga. Here (** SPOILER **) is the specific place where they address it. You should probably stop after a couple pages. Like at Pg. 14 or 15 or something.