Manga will have "big announcement" on same day series ends
This year's 27th issue of
Shueisha
's
Weekly Shonen Jump
magazine revealed on Monday that
Y?to Tsukuda
and
Shun Saeki
's
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
manga will end in three chapters.
Shueisha
did not make it clear, but if there are no delays, the manga should end on June 17. The magazine also promises a "big announcement" for the manga on the same day the manga ends.
Viz Media
releases the manga in English, and it describes the story:
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?!
Tsukuda and Saeki launched the manga in
Weekly Shonen Jump
in 2012. Chef
Yuki Morisaki
is credited for cooperation for the manga.
Shueisha
will publish the manga's 35th volume on Tuesday.
Viz Media
releases chapters of the manga weekly in English on its app and website, and also releases the manga's compiled book volumes in English.
Shueisha
also publishes the manga digitally in English on its
MANGA Plus
service.
Viz Media
released the manga's 29th volume on April 2.
The manga previously inspired three television anime series. The first anime season aired for 24 episodes from April to September 2015.
Crunchyroll
streamed
the first anime adaptation as it aired in Japan, and
Sentai Filmworks
licensed
the series for North America.
Sentai Filmworks
also
licensed
Food Wars! The Second Plate
, the second anime season. The 13-episode series aired in July-September 2016, and
Crunchyroll
streamed
the series as it aired. The third season,
Food Wars! The Third Plate
, premiered in October 2017, and the second half of the third season
premiered
in April 2018.
Crunchyroll
is exclusively
streaming
the third season.
Update:
The 36th and final volume will ship on October 4.
Source:
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
volume 35
Source:
Weekly Shonen Jump
issue 27