What order should I watch Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma in?

Watch in release order: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Food Wars! The Second Plate, Food Wars! The Third Plate, Food Wars! The Third Plate – Totsuki Railway Arc, Food Wars! The Fourth Plate, Food Wars: The Fifth Plate.

Where do I start Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma?

Start with Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (TV series · 2015 · 24 ep.).

How many episodes is Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma?

The main story has 86 episodes across 6 series, not counting specials and recaps.

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How to watch Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma in order

Start with Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma. The main story is 6 series: 86 episodes in total. Below is the release order, then the optional extras.

Main story (release order)

1
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (Shokugeki no Souma)TV series · 2015 · 24 ep.
2
Food Wars! The Second Plate (Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara)TV series · 2016 · 13 ep.
3
Food Wars! The Third Plate (Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara)TV series · 2017 · 12 ep.
4
Food Wars! The Third Plate – Totsuki Railway Arc (Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara - Toutsuki Ressha-hen)TV series · 2018 · 12 ep.
5
Food Wars! The Fourth Plate (Shokugeki no Souma: Shin no Sara)TV series · 2019 · 12 ep.
6
Food Wars: The Fifth Plate (Shokugeki no Souma: Gou no Sara)TV series · 2020 · 13 ep.

Specials, films & side stories (optional)

These aren't needed to follow the main plot. Watch them after the series they come from (by date).

Food Wars! OVA (Shokugeki no Souma OVA)OVA · 2016 · 2 ep. · Side story
Food Wars! The Second Plate OVA (Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara OVA)OVA · 2017 · 2 ep. · Side story
Food Wars! The Third Plate OVA (Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara - Kyokuseiryou no Erina)OVA · 2018 · 1 ep. · Side story

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Order and relationships from Kitsu's media-relationship data (sequel / prequel / side story), dates and episode counts as listed there; checked 2026-11-15. Release order is the safest first-watch order.

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