Although the first arc, Moon Festival, is really well done with it's pacing and plot development the second arc, Central, is just one unrealistic & ridiculous plot line where nothing makes sense but it's enjoyable to watch since it's a chain of shokugeki after shokugeki tossed in with delicious fanservice to quench viewers' thirst. It's wise to watch the OVA before watching this so you have a back story on who the Elite 10s are. The story is alright, not too complicated but just slightly predictable. If you enjoyed S1 a lot and felt S2 could've been better then you will surely have a table flip moment while watching S3 thinking for a manga that's widely popular and well funded, why the hell can't they pour money into it to do justice this show deserves. It's also important to note that the anime adaptation does not deviate too far from the source manga. I guess over the top fanservice can save any show after all, provided if executed right.

Fortunately, Shokugeki no Soma - Sana no Sara somehow pulls it together to make it work for the fans albeit it's crappy plot arcs and dismal animation laziness. to get it consistently right day after day is difficult. The recipe is very simple yet the execution If there is one genre that can always hype people up time after time, it's the classic shounen genre in anime. 'I mean a new wave is coming, you know? Riding it is way more exciting' - Rindo Kobayashi TL DR: This show has hype, humour, fan service, stakes getting crazy high and unexpected twists and turns all in 20 minutes. If you did not watch S1 or S2 then go watch them ASAP before reading this!

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