Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school!
Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress to the school that he belongs there at all?!
Note: The 3 chapter Le dessert epilogue is counted as chapters 316-318
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma is finished and has 36 Volumes and 318 Chapters. It is also Known as: 食戟のソーマ, Shokugeki no Souma
Genres: Comedy, School Life, Ecchi, Cooking, Present, Japan, Shounen
Top 10 Manga Like Shokugeki no Souma [2022 List]
- 10. Soul Catcher(S)
- 9. Yakitate!! Japan
- 8. Hime-dol!!
- 7. Nobunaga no Chef
- 6. Hell's Kitchen
- 5. Toriko
- 4. Kitchen no Ohimesama
- 3. Curry naru Shokutaku
- 2. Ichiba Kurogane wa Kasegitai
- 1. Dungeon Meshi
10. Soul Catcher(S)

Shota Kamine is a boy who could "see? other people's hearts. With this power, he tries to use it for the good of people, but nothing ever goes right. Not being able to sought out the meaning behind the power of his eyes, he becomes discouraged and loses all hope.
While then, on the school rooftop he meets a boy, Hibiki Tokisaka, and gets his own heart grasped by the sound of his saxophone!! Kamine who became interested with Hibiki, goes and visits the brass band's concert. There, Kamine witnesses Hibiki's performance shaking up and gripping the people's hearts.
Hibiki, who had overcome what Kamine thought could never happen and not possible for him to even do, Kamine approaches him to talk about it, but to find out Hibiki too carry a dark past he cannot tell others. Kamine finds out his secret and he...
Soul Catcher(S) is finished and has 0 Volumes and 90 Chapters. It is also Known as: SOUL CATCHER(S), Soul Catchers
9. Yakitate!! Japan

Azuma Kazuma isn't terribly clever, but he's got a good heart and great skill - at baking. Since childhood, he's been on a quest to create the perfect bread to represent Japan internationally. Now, he seeks to enter the famous bakery Pantasia, in hopes of reaching his goal. But plots abound...
Yakitate!! Japan is finished and has 26 Volumes and 242 Chapters. It is also Known as: 焼きたて!! ジャぱん, Fresh-Baked Japan, Freshly-Baked Japan
8. Hime-dol!!

A normal boy who comes from a family of beauticians is one day asked by the female gang leader of his school to make her and idol.
Hime-dol!! is finished and has 2 Volumes and 16 Chapters. It is also Known as: ひめドル!!, Hime Doll!!, Hime Idol, Himedol!!
7. Nobunaga no Chef

Ken, a modern age chef, finds himself in back in the 16th century during the warring states period. Lacking any recollection of who he once was or how he arrived to such a time, he only has his knowledge and skills in cooking to rely on. But as he gains reputation for his incredible food, who else would come to demand his services than Oda Nobunaga himself.
Nobunaga no Chef is currently publishing . It is also Known as: 信長のシェフ, A Chef of Nobunaga
6. Hell's Kitchen

Dogma, the Earl of Poor eating comes to train high school student Satoru into the perfect chef. But what awaits Satoru at the end of his training is only death. His teacher is not an ordinary noble but a demon from hell who promises to eat his soul, spiced with a lifetime of cooking expertise. Will Satoru abandon his normal life to become the puppet of this demonic earl? How will he cope with his life's expiry tag?
Let's have a taste of this Heresy Gourmet!
Hell's Kitchen is finished and has 13 Volumes and 53 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヘルズキッチン, Hell's Kitchen
5. Toriko

In a world where the taste and texture of food are an extremely important part of life, a man with superhuman skills is regularly hired by restaurants and the rich as a hunter of precious foods. With the "help" of his timid accomplice, inspired by Toriko's greatness to accompany him, he travels to capture the evasive and ferocious animals he needs to create the ultimate dinner course.
Toriko is finished and has 43 Volumes and 396 Chapters. It is also Known as: トリコ, Toriko
4. Kitchen no Ohimesama

Najika is a great cook and likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart—and now Najika is determined to find him. The only clue she has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy. At Seika she meets two brothers Daichi and Sora, could one of them be the boy from her childhood?
Note:
Volume 2, 6 and 9 each contains a side story.
Volume 4 and 5 each contains a special story.
Volume 10 contains the special story "Akane to Kurogoma Pudding."
Kitchen Princess is finished and has 10 Volumes and 53 Chapters. It is also Known as: キッチンのお姫さま, Kitchen no Ohimesama
3. Curry naru Shokutaku

Addicted to Curry begins with a young schoolgirl named Sonezaki Yui. One day she encounters what looks like a half dead man in the middle of the road. Not knowing what to do she throws some food at him and runs away. She then returns to her home, which is also her father's Ganesha Curry restaurant. The man who Yui encountered was Koenji Makito, who knew Yui's father Souichiro and was actually looking for him. Following Yui's scent Koenji finds her and the restaurant. Yui initially thinks Koenji is going to kill her for throwing food at him, but after they talk she finds out that he knew her father. Koenji then finds out that the restaurant is going out of business and that Yui's father go on journey to improve his curry cooking techniques. To repay Yui's father for helping him out Koenji decides to team up with Yui to save the curry restaurant.
Curry naru Shokutaku is finished and has 49 Volumes and 534 Chapters. It is also Known as: 華麗なる食卓, Addicted to Curry
2. Ichiba Kurogane wa Kasegitai

Ichiba Kurogane is the son of a rich business family, but he wants to earn money by his own power. For this, he goes to Gakuenzono Academy, where students are scored only by how much money they can earn! Within the school, all transactions are made with school-yen, and anything else is forbidden.
Kurogane can tell by sight which people are going to be big earners, and he ends up latching onto a young cook, Naruko Hana. Hana has her own Japanese cuisine cooking club, with a rundown, unpopular, soon-to-be-closed restaurant. With his help to gain customers, she may be able to realize the true earning potential of her cooking skill!
Unfortunately, Kurogane brought his wallet with him to school, and its contents involved a rule infraction that ended up saddling him with a 1 billion school-yen fine! The merciless student council president, Asamatsuri Hagane, demands that he pay a hefty installment on the fine each month or face expulsion. Will Kurogane be able to overcome this setback and reach his own earning potential?
Included one-shot:
Volume 10: Francesco
Ichiba Kurogane wa Kasegitai is finished and has 13 Volumes and 95 Chapters. It is also Known as: 市場クロガネは稼ぎたい, Ichiba Kurogane Wants to Earn Income, Francesco
1. Dungeon Meshi

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!
Delicious in Dungeon is finished and has 14 Volumes and 97 Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンジョン飯, Dungeon Food, 迷宫饭