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Food Wars Watch Order
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Also known as Shokugeki no Souma
The Food Wars! watch order is the full TV run, 86 episodes in total, plus five optional OVAs. Start with Season 1 (24 episodes, 2015), where Soma Yukihira enters the elite Totsuki cooking academy. The Takumi's Downtown Battle and Erina's Summer Vacation OVAs fit after it, before The Second Plate (13 episodes, 2016). The Autumn Moon's Chance Encounter and Totsuki Elite Ten OVAs come next, then The Third Plate (12 episodes, 2017) and its second cour, the Totsuki Train Arc (12 episodes, 2018). The Erina at Polar Star Dormitory OVA falls before The Fourth Plate (12 episodes, 2019), and The Fifth Plate (13 episodes, 2020) ends the anime. The OVAs are bonus episodes you can skip.
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Watch the five TV seasons (86 episodes, 2015-2020) in order: Season 1, The Second Plate, The Third Plate, the Totsuki Train Arc, The Fourth Plate and The Fifth Plate.
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Food Wars!
#1 · 1 entry
- 1Episodes 1-24
Season 1, 24 episodes (April 2015). Start here: Soma Yukihira enters an elite cooking academy where students settle disputes with cook-offs.
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Takumi's Downtown Battle OVA
#2 · 1 entry
- 2Takumi's Downtown Battle OVAOptional
Takumi's Downtown Battle OVA (May 2016). Optional: a bonus episode set between Seasons 1 and 2.
Episode 1
Erina's Summer Vacation OVA
#3 · 1 entry
- 3Erina's Summer Vacation OVAOptional
Erina's Summer Vacation OVA (July 2016). Optional: a bonus episode set before the Second Plate.
Episode 2
Food Wars! The Second Plate
#4 · 1 entry
- 4Episodes 1-13
The Second Plate, 13 episodes (July 2016). Continues Season 1.
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Autumn Moon's Chance Encounter OVA
#5 · 1 entry
- 5Autumn Moon's Chance Encounter OVAOptional
Autumn Moon's Chance Encounter OVA (May 2017). Optional: a hot-springs bonus episode set after the Second Plate.
Episode 1
Totsuki Elite En OVA
#6 · 1 entry
- 6Totsuki Elite Ten OVAOptional
Totsuki Elite Ten OVA (July 2017). Optional: a bonus episode set just before the Third Plate.
Episode 2
Food Wars! The Third Plate
#7 · 1 entry
- 7Episodes 1-12
The Third Plate, 12 episodes (October 2017). Continues after the Second Plate.
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Food Wars! The Third Plate: Totsuki Train Arc
#8 · 1 entry
- 8Episodes 1-12
Totsuki Train Arc, 12 episodes (April 2018). The second half of the Third Plate.
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Erina at Polar Star Dormitory OVA
#9 · 1 entry
- 9Erina at Polar Star Dormitory OVAOptional
Erina at Polar Star Dormitory OVA (May 2018). Optional: a bonus episode about Erina after she leaves her father.
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Food Wars! The Fourth Plate
#10 · 1 entry
- 10Episodes 1-12
The Fourth Plate, 12 episodes (October 2019). Continues after the Totsuki Train Arc.
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Food Wars! The Fifth Plate
#11 · 1 entry
- 11Episodes 1-13
The Fifth Plate, 13 episodes (April 2020). The final season so far.
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More on where to start
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The five OVAs are optional bonus episodes placed where they happen in the story: two after Season 1, two after the Second Plate and one before the Fourth Plate.
What to skip
- Watch first
- Start with Episodes 1-24 (Food Wars!).
- What to skip
- 5 entries are optional: Takumi's Downtown Battle OVA, Erina's Summer Vacation OVA, Autumn Moon's Chance Encounter OVA, Totsuki Elite Ten OVA (Totsuki Elite En OVA), and Erina at Polar Star Dormitory OVA. The story still tracks without them.
- Filler notes
- Autumn Moon's Chance Encounter OVA. Autumn Moon's Chance Encounter OVA (May 2017).
- Erina at Polar Star Dormitory OVA. Erina at Polar Star Dormitory OVA (May 2018).
- Erina's Summer Vacation OVA. Erina's Summer Vacation OVA (July 2016).
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Watch Food Wars in this order. 11 entries, chronological.
- Food Wars!: Episodes 1-24
- Takumi's Downtown Battle OVA — optional
- Erina's Summer Vacation OVA — optional
- Food Wars! The Second Plate: Episodes 1-13
- Autumn Moon's Chance Encounter OVA — optional
- Totsuki Elite En OVA: Totsuki Elite Ten OVA — optional
- Food Wars! The Third Plate: Episodes 1-12
- Food Wars! The Third Plate: Totsuki Train Arc: Episodes 1-12
- Erina at Polar Star Dormitory OVA (OVA) — optional
- Food Wars! The Fourth Plate: Episodes 1-12
- Food Wars! The Fifth Plate: Episodes 1-13
How this order works
AnimeChrono watch orders put every season, movie, OVA, ONA and special for a franchise in chronological story order, the order the events happen. When an OVA or movie takes place partway through a season, the episode range is split so it sits where it belongs. Entries you can skip are marked optional, and each order says where to start. Release order, sorted by air date, is a secondary view once every entry has a date. The orders began as a hand-curated set, and episode counts and air dates come from AniList. Fans maintain the orders from there. Any signed-in user can edit one. Edits from trusted contributors go live right away and the rest are reviewed first. Every change is versioned and can be reverted, and each order shows when it was last updated and last checked.
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Food Wars watch order FAQ
What order should I watch Food Wars in?
Watch the five TV seasons (86 episodes, 2015-2020) in order: Season 1, The Second Plate, The Third Plate, the Totsuki Train Arc, The Fourth Plate and The Fifth Plate. The five OVAs are optional bonus episodes placed where they happen in the story: two after Season 1, two after the Second Plate and one before the Fourth Plate.
Where should I start Food Wars?
Start at Season 1, episode 1 (April 2015). Each later season continues directly; the Totsuki Train Arc (April 2018) is a second cour of the Third Plate.
Do I need the OVAs?
No. The five OVAs (2016-2018) were bundled with manga volumes and are optional bonus episodes, placed here where their stories fall.
What is the chronological order of Food Wars?
Start with Episodes 1-24 (Food Wars!), then continue with Takumi's Downtown Battle OVA, Erina's Summer Vacation OVA, Episodes 1-13 (Food Wars! The Second Plate), Autumn Moon's Chance Encounter OVA, and Totsuki Elite Ten OVA (Totsuki Elite En OVA), followed by 5 more entries. The full Food Wars watch order on this page has 11 entries across 11 series, listed in chronological viewing order.
What is the release order of Food Wars?
In the order they aired, start with Episodes 1-24 (Food Wars!), then Takumi's Downtown Battle OVA, Episodes 1-13 (Food Wars! The Second Plate), Erina's Summer Vacation OVA, Autumn Moon's Chance Encounter OVA, and Totsuki Elite Ten OVA (Totsuki Elite En OVA), followed by 5 more entries. Release order follows air dates and is not the recommended chronological order.
How many episodes is Food Wars?
Food Wars has 86 TV episodes in this order, plus 4 OVA episodes and 1 OVA.
Can I skip anything in Food Wars?
Yes. 5 entries are marked optional: Takumi's Downtown Battle OVA, Erina's Summer Vacation OVA, Autumn Moon's Chance Encounter OVA, Totsuki Elite Ten OVA (Totsuki Elite En OVA), and Erina at Polar Star Dormitory OVA. Everything else is part of the main story.
Is Food Wars finished?
Yes. Food Wars has finished airing, and this order covers everything released so far in chronological viewing order.
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