Foodgasm! Top 5 Gourmet/Food Anime [Japan Poll]

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What You Need to Know:

  • Akiba-Souken conducted a poll asking anime fans their favorite gourmet anime that leave your stomach growling.
  • The poll ran for approximately 1 month from October 9 to November 3, receiving a total of 1551 votes.
  • The results are below, bon appetit!

Top 5 Gourmet Anime


5. Oishinbo

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61 votes

  • Episodes: 136
  • Aired: October 1988 - March 1992

Synopsis

Oishinbo is a drama about newspaper reporters. The main character is a cynical food critic named Yamaoka. Oishinbo is a popular mainstream comic for adults in Japan. It is even mentioned in an episode of "Iron Chef."

(Source: AniDB)

4. Toriko

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75 votes

  • Episodes: 147
  • Aired: April 2011 - March 2014

Synopsis

In the world where the taste and texture of food are very important there is Toriko, a hunter of precious foods regularly hired by restaurants and the rich. A man with inhuman skills to capture the ferocious, evasive and rare animals to complete his ultimate dinner course and then the chef Komatsu, his current accomplice: a weak timid person who was inspired by Toriko's greatness and accompanies him on all his journeys on his quest for the course of his life.

(Source: MAL)

3. Koufuku Graffiti

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140 votes

  • Episodes: 12
  • Aired: January 2015 - March 2015

Synopsis

The story follows Ryou, a middle school girl who lives by herself. She has a knack for cooking and makes friendships with everyone through her food. The cooking manga is "full of detailed cuisine art to whet the appetite and slightly erotic meal scenes." The "koufuku" in the title is a wordplay on two Japanese homonyms—one which means "happiness," and another that means "appetite."

(Source: ANN)

2. Food Wars

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161 votes

  • Episodes: 24
  • Aired: April 2015 - September 2015

Synopsis

Ever since he was a child, fifteen-year-old Souma Yukihira has helped his father by working as the sous chef in the restaurant his father runs and owns. Throughout the years, Souma developed a passion for entertaining his customers with his creative, skilled, and daring culinary creations. His dream is to someday own his family's restaurant as its head chef.

Yet when his father suddenly decides to close the restaurant to test his cooking abilities in restaurants around the world, he sends Souma to Tootsuki Culinary Academy, an elite cooking school where only 10 percent of the students graduate. The institution is famous for its "Shokugeki" or "food wars," where students face off in intense, high-stakes cooking showdowns.

As Souma and his new schoolmates struggle to survive the extreme lifestyle of Tootsuki, more and greater challenges await him, putting his years of learning under his father to the test.

(Source: MAL)

1. JK-Meshi!

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979 votes

  • Episodes: ongoing
  • Aired: October 2015 - ongoing

Synopsis

Three high school girls have mastered the art of cooking simple, B-class dishes called JK meshi. The three girls — Reina, Ryōka, and Ruriko — are all classmates in their second year of high school. They often get distracted when studying for tests, and when they do, they cook JK meshi.

(Source: ANN)

Source: Akiba Souken

Reactions Around the Web

Whuh? JK-Meshi was that popular?
Otaku must love high school girls cooking, huh
I expected Food Wars to be first by a mile

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Never seen JK-Meshi, but it must be good if it's received so many votes... at least I hope.
food-wars-sexy-2-560x315 Foodgasm! Top 5 Gourmet/Food Anime [Japan Poll]
As long as it makes me drool, I'm watching it! Food Wars made me hungry every time.

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