Fist of the Seeker

Wulong is a tall, muscular man that sports a shock of light long hair pulled back into a ponytail and stubble on his chin. When his ponytail is untied, he resembles both Ohma and Ryuki.
In most of his appearances, Shen Wulong wears a black tracksuit.
His most curious feature is his eyes, which appear to have dual pupils.

At first glance, Shen Wulong possesses an aloof, nonchalant attitude toward almost everything. He is very whimsical at times, such as demanding to meet Narushima Koga simply because of his victory over Xia Ji while ignoring the fact he is in a hostile position to the Kengan Association , only to give up immediately upon being pointed out how unreasonable his request was. Wulong's nonchalance forces Xia Yan to play babysitter, giving him reminders that he can't do things on a whim. He nearly revealed his real name to Yamashita Kazuo , before settling on "Jackie Lee."
However, Wulong is also capable of great violence. He considers himself to be the World's "immune system", that the Earth "calls" upon - an aspect of his personality that drives some to say that he is "sick in the head". [1] While not cruel, he does not hesitate to kill those who threaten his life.
Despite this, Wulong is rather humble, claiming anyone can accomplish some of his feats if they know the right "principles" (such as stopping a spear charge by holding down the point of the force - the tip, with his fingers). He also appears to be very keen to compliment those he deems strong (even if they seem quite weak in comparison to his own might), as first demonstrated in his second confrontation with Gaoh Mukaku . In addition, he is very perceptive and analytical, not only remembering the specifics of Mukaku's fighting style 80 years after they last met, but also outright voicing his opinion on the techniques of his opponent, sometimes even explaining how he avoided or stopped a certain attack. He also appears to have a habit of comparing the martial prowess of different people he knows, much to the annoyance of some of them. [1]
Despite being the 'true' leader of the Worm, he does not consider the Worm and the Westward Faction as actual subordinates, seeing Yan as an actual friend. He mostly leaves leading to Yan - to the extent that so far, the Connector himself has only initiated direct action when his clones' survival is compromised. Wulong doesn't even regard his supposed enemies with animosity the animosity, going so far as to share a drink with Kazuo and eventually Narushima Joji . The bond he formed with Joji is also genuine, enough that he even humors him when asked how to defeat him as well as his motivations for retrieving Ryuki and Ohma.
One thing Ohma has in common with Wulong is his massive appetite, with Wulong wanting ramen after just finishing a meal.


Fist of the Seeker

Tatsuyoshi is an incredibly imposing dark-skinned individual, with a dense heavyset frame, cropped hair, broad facial features and his most distinguishing feature: his black sclera'd eyes. He almost always has an intimidatingly indifferent facial expression.

Katsuya appears to be a very taciturn individual rarely speaking much.


Fist of the Seeker

Totsugawa is an indifferent looking man with slicked back hair, pronounced tear troughs, a stubbled beard and an overall languorous expression on his face. Befitting of his status as a 4th Dan black belt karateka, Totsugawa has a muscular body.

He is a very relaxed and passive individual. Totsugawa is respected by a lot of the younger Rokushin members as he is disciplined and has taught them a lot, Oshio Gaku being one of them. He has an underlying laziness about him, disliking intense exercises. [1]


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Idemitsu is an imposing individual with a thick well-defined musculature, a large frame and his back, shoulders, upper arms and outer pecs covered in Japanese tattoos. He has ruffled light-colored hair with the sides shaved, dark-colored eyebrows, broad handsome facial features and his most distinguishing feature being his goat-like eyes. Toyoda seems to prefer wearing casual summery clothing and footwear, such as a summer shirt, shorts and sandals.

Idemitsu is an extremely ambitious man, with a notably juvenile nature; Kimishima Mana noted that he was a slave to his desires (like a child is), the difference being he has the power to quench them. [3] Despite this, as he is a dealer of "information", he is deceptively shrewd and sharp. He is also openly avaricious, casually noting his own greed. [4] He has incredible trust towards his gladiators, as much as considering their win against the Kengan Association assured and leaving them the responsibility to decide who will fight their opponents.
Idemitsu is also rather humble, admitting how his physical prowess is small compared to the fighters affiliated with Purgatory.


Fist of the Seeker

Zong is a powerful looking individual with a confident expression and light hair swept over to the right.

He appears to be a confident person, reassured of his own abilities.


Flip Flappers

Cocona is a young girl with a short blue bob and a fringe. She is often seen with a yellow clip on the left side of her head. She has pale skin and hazel brown eyes, contrasting with Papika's orange hair and blue eyes. In many episodes, she wears her school uniform which consists of a white and blue sailor shirt with a red ribbon. She also wears the basic blue school skirt along with her own choice of black stockings and yellow converse. On her left wrist she also wears a watch.

In her transformed form, known as Pure Blade, her hair is turned pink and grows longer, reaching her waist, her eyes turning a velvet blue. Her transformation appearance is reminiscent of that of her mother. Her Pure Blade attire consists of a white dress with black accents on her waist, and pink lining on the skirt which is half cut to show her left leg. She wears a frilly, black choker with white lining, and a pink butterfly wing ribbon with white lining on her upper chest, as well as a dark brown butterfly wing ribbon on her left hip. In addition, she wears long, white gloves with a pink lining which only covers her middle fingers. She has two yellow, fairy-like wings on her back that resemble a sash. She wears a single white stocking on her right leg along with black boots, the left being longer than the right and fading into a gradient, and her typical hairpin is replaced with a gold and back accented tiara.

After learning her past behind and confessing her true feeling to Papika, she gains a new transformation form. This form consists of a white frilly dress and white finger-less crystallized gloves, as well as crystallized armor. Her legs are adorned by frilly white thigh high boots sporting small wings on the ankles. She now has a smaller white choker, a crystal tiara, and large, pink wings.

Cocona is a shy and cautious young girl. She doesn't have any interests and simply does what she is told; she could not even independently choose a high school to attend. She rarely interacts with anyone but her "grandmother" and Yayaka . She is shown to be fairly set in her routine, as her peers remark that it's strange for her to miss school. She states in the finale that she was content to go through life "like a boat in the current," simply living life without taking risks or making hard decisions. She does not want to regret any potential decisions she makes.
After meeting Papika and traveling to Pure Illusion together, Cocona begins to open up and show new sides to herself. At first, Cocona does not want to go on "adventures" with Papika; she does not like the danger and excitement. She is shown to be very distressed when Papika almost dies in the first world they visit; although this sparks determination in her, activating her first transformation. As the two spend more time in Pure Illusion, Cocona begins to have fun in spite of herself and gains more confidence in herself. By the end of the series, Cocona is confident in herself and her powers, enough so to defy Mimi and fight alongside Papika.
Cocona is shown to be a very caring individual, despite her reserved personality. She was upset by the thought of Papika potentially dying despite barely knowing her. She also cares strongly for Yayaka, often seeking her counsel in school and trusting in their friendship, despite their status as enemies. Cocona was distraught at the thought of her loved ones deceiving her. In the end, she is able to understand and accept others.


Flip Flappers

Mimi has long, dark blue hair, red eyes, and wears a white gown with a red choker. She wears this outfit both as a child and an adult.

Her evil self changes face appearance in battle. Her eyes generally glow red in this state. At one point, red cracks appear all over her face. At another, her face is completely changed into a black reptilian.

In her transformed state, Mimi's hair becomes much linger and fuller, extending well past her feet. She wears a black dress with a gray corset with red trim. She wears a black flower on her chest and has black gloves with torn ends and turquoise trim. The bottom of her skirt is jagged and appears similar to a cage. She wears a small black crown and has red spikes protruding from her shoulders. On her back are a pair of purple butterfly wings. Her feet seem to disappear in the area within her hair.

Cocona sees Mimi in two different ways The woman in the boat is based on the Old-Young Woman Illusion [1]

Initially, as a child who only knew her room, Mimi was shown to be cold and emotionless. She slowly became friends with Papika and Salt and opened up, becoming a gentle and kind person. She greatly cherished her friends.
As an adult, Mimi became a stronger individual, determined not to spend her life as a research subject. She valued her friends' opinions greatly, consulting them before running away. She loved Salt romantically, and he would eventually become Cocona's father. Mimi's love for Cocona was perhaps the greatest of all.
Mimi's evil side, who switched places with her from the Pure Illusion, had a very controlling and selfish nature. She retained her love for Cocona. but desired to keep her to herself in a world she had built and make all of her decisions for her. Mimi came to despise those who would, as she perceived it, separate her and Cocona; she even hated her two precious friends. In the end, she realized she had been in the wrong, and the kind Mimi was able to return.


Flip Flappers

Papika has long, salmon hair and royal blue eyes. She wears her school uniform which consists of a white and blue sailor shirt with a red ribbon. She also wears the basic blue school skirt. She usually does not wear shoes, although she wears a pair of oversized pink flip-flops when out in public. On her left ankle is a gold band containing her amorphous. The scarf on her uniform is sometimes tied incorrectly due to her naivety.

In her transformed form, Pure Barrier, Papika has sky blue hair and salmon eyes. She wears a white dress with a halter top with pink lining. She has a black, frilly choker and an orange and yellow butterfly bowtie. Under her dress seems to be a blue gem held on by crossed black threads. She wears long white gloves with pink lining. In her hair is a black butterfly. A similar one also appears on her back, attaching two yellow, wing-like ribbons. She wears a single white stocking on her left leg along with black boots, the right being longer than the left and fading into a gradient.
In episode 12, after Cocona confesses her love for Papika, she gains a new form. This consists of a white frilly dress and white finger-less crystallized gloves, as well as crystallized armor. Her legs are adorned by frilly white thigh high boots sporting small wings on the ankles. She now has a large, frilly white choker and wears a white flower in her hair. She sports a pair of green butterfly wings on her back.

In Episode 1 and the beginning of Episode 2, she wore a black sheer catsuit, with green lining on the collar and a white button on the torso. It had cutouts in the armpits, waist, and inner thighs. This outfit was destroyed during her first fight in Pure Illusion. Early on in Episode 1, she wore a pink nude jacket, though later removed it whilst searching for Cocona's glasses. She wore a frilly, pink lolita dress with a gold brooch, white gloves, white thigh-high socks with pink lining, and red mary-janes when she first transferred to Cocona's school. She had her hair in large pigtails with this outfit, wearing a headband with a daisy.
Past adult Papikana appears fairly tall and had a curvaceous figure with fair skin, and her hair was relatively shorter. She wore a white long-sleeved turtleneck, a pair of pants, and white shoes. She did not, however, wear this outfit during her escape, and instead wore a black ring on her left ankle which glowed red upon activation. After she prevented Mimi from becoming one with Pure Illusion, she reverted her age and became younger.

Papika is highly energetic and excitable with a thirst for adventure. She has little fear, speeding on her hoverboard and diving into danger with little thought. She is insistent on going to Pure Illusion with Cocona, finding great fun in the search for amorphous shards. She can be too reckless, however; in her first adventure with Cocona, she nearly dies after insisting on retrieving Cocona's glasses even after Cocona begged her to escape. She can be pushy and stubborn, refusing to relent when chasing Cocona around the school and trying to convince her to go on adventures. She has little understanding of personal boundaries, oblivious to Cocona's discomfort at her forwardness.
As the series progresses, Papika becomes more reliable and understands Cocona better. Although she was immediately attracted to Cocona, by the end, she holds deep love for her. She becomes less pushy but retains enough stubbornness to get things done. She also gets better at teamwork with both Cocona and Yayaka.
In the past, Papika cared for Mimi greatly. She made great efforts to bring the girl happiness and was willing to sacrifice her own well-being for Mimi's sake. In the end, she chose to protect Cocona and was able to let Mimi go for a better future.


Flip Flappers

Yayaka is a young girl with a short yellow bob and a fringe. She has pale skin and hazel brown eyes, contrasting with yellow hair and purple eyes. In many episodes, she wears her school uniform which consists of a white and blue sailor shirt with a red ribbon and the basic blue school skirt. She also wears a purple cardigan sweater.

Unlike the straight-laced Cocona , Yayaka comes off as being a bit of a trouble maker who doesn't take her studies to seriously. Though she may come off as being rather brash and rude at times, she does show that she genuinely does care for Cocona, being originally tasked to keep an eye on her, but eventually truly became Cocona's friend. Because of this, she does not seem pleased to see how close Papika has become with Cocona, as she makes it clear to her that she will save Cocona with or without her help. This shows that she is mostly driven by her envy, with her motivation to fight alongside her is prone in Episode 9, to the point where she had hurt her eye in the process of protecting Cocona. Though Cocona had found out that Yayaka was apart of the opposing organization, she had still considered her to be her friend. It is also subverted that, by that time, Yayaka had already chosen her real friendship with her over her mission.
It also shows as an indicator in Episode 13, as despite how much Yayaka cares for her, she still does wish both Cocona and Papika the best for the most part in the end.


Flowering Heart

Ari has short, curly pink hair and dark pink eyes with an azalea-shaped hair accessory. She wears a buttoned white shirt and a heart-shaped necklace. Over this is a pair of pink puffy short-style overalls with a white scalloped design at the bottom.  There is also four buttons, two of them being blue and two of them being yellow. On her left hand is a gold beaded bracelet and on her right is a blue and pink rings. She wears turquoise and white striped socks with pink boots that have a white bow on each of them.

Ari is an positive, affectionate and bubbly girl who has a passion for art, fashion, beauty, and helping people. Despite her liveliness, Ari acts somewhat childish (As evident with her occasional bickering with Chess). Nonetheless, Ari has a warm heart and likes to help people in need and make them happy.
Ari usually has a carefree and friendly and energetic personality but can be very depressed if one of her friends get involved in something serious, like how she was very broken when Happy aka Rina was run over by a truck and had to be hospitalized, and also when she found out about Shuel's true side. But overall, she is a happy, hopeful, and positive person.
Ari would do anything for her kind and helpful friends. Although she can be quite naive, she truly cares about people.
Ari is the only child of Victorio Jin and Jiho Im . She also lives with her pet dog, Happy .


Flowering Heart

He has light brown hair and soft hazel eyes. His hair is messily swept to the side and he is usually seen wearing an aqua green sweater with white sleeves. His sweater has a white star on it, and under his sweater he wears a black shirt. He also has an aqua-green bracelet of sorts.

He is a naughty schoolboy with a crush on Ari. He likes to play mischievous pranks, expressing his mind through playfulness or harassment, but it angers Ari every single time. However he is shown to have a soft side, as he asks Ari to go to the fireworks festival with him next year when she is worried about Happy, her dog. He also likes Tayo The Little Bus and Pororo The Little Penguin. He is shown to be relatively skilled at drawing, and apparently sometimes does it in class. He likes to draw
He becomes a little more mature as time goes by and wants Ari to see him as a friend. However, he still has an energetic, playful personality. In Season 1, he sometimes takes his jokes too far, being rude to Juyeon about her weight and deeply upsetting the teacher with his fooling off. He improves on this Season 2.


Flowering Heart

Happy is brown, with messy fur and a white (mostly) tail. She has white paws, and her inner-ears are white. He has small brown eyes and a black nose. It is not known what breed she is.

Not much is known about his personality, but she is shown to be fairly aggressive when she feels like his space is being intruded. She is also very strong, because he survived being hit by a car and was somehow able to stay alive during Ari's extreme emission of Hopeless Energy after the incident with Shuel in episode 25 of Season 1.


Flowering Heart

Joon has brownish orange hair with grey blue eyes and he also has freckles. He is often seen wearing a white T-shirt with olive green sleeves and  with the letter "L" on it. He also wears a striped shirt underneath . His pants are green with yellow pockets he also wears blue sneakers and green socks.

He is one of Gichan's  friends and he has a crush on Juyeon. He doesn’t talk much but he is part of Gichan's crew.


Flowering Heart

Juyeon has black, shoulder length hair, which is in two neat sections, both falling over her shoulder at each shoulder. Her signature outfit is red overalls with a light pink button-up shirt underneath with frilly sleeves.

Juyeon is shy, due to bullying. She is sweet and friendly, but can snap if she is put under a lot of pressure. She has low self-esteem because she is teased a lot, and gives up on her goals if she loses a reason to do them.


Flowering Heart

Min has shoulder-length orange hair with olive eyes. Her usual attire consists of an orange cap flipped sideways with a green and orange circle on the right side with only orange on the left side. She also wears a long, white sleeved orange jacket with a t-shirt with the letter D printed in blue on it, as well as blue shorts, orange stockings and orange sneakers. She gets a dandelion pin on her right sleeve in season 2 .

Min is an active, robust, outgoing, and athletic girl. She's a beating dime of a child strong-willed, persistent, and the most courageous of her friends. Min is also tomboyish, with a cool and very witty attitude.


Flowering Heart

Queen Canaby usually only shows her shadow and does not show her face a lot and is usually not seen outside of the balcony of Flowering Kingdom 's castle. But she is seen with purple eyes, purple hair, purple nails with purple lipstick and her usual attire is a big velvet dress similar to the ones seen on marriages in Japan.

Queen Canaby is shown to be a very cold woman who is very sinister and evil and was the one who kicked Trump out of the castle and sent Shuel and Trump to the human world to collect Hopeless Energy along with Mao to assist them. Queen Canaby showed to care for Chess to raise him to be her successor but then switched it to Trump when Chess refused to plunge Flowering Kingdom into despair.


Flowering Heart

Queen Epione's hair is jet black, she has purple eyes.

In episode 18 of season 2 , it is revealed that Epione passed away when Chess was younger. Then, Canaby took her place, ascending the throne.


Flowering Heart

Shuel has long wavy hip-length platinum blonde hair and pretty purple eyes. Her dress consists of a big light purple bow in the middle and her dress is almost all dark purple.

Before, Princess Shuel was just a normal girl, and didn't really care for Ari and her friends as she was mainly on her mission to collect Hopeless Energy , so she could conquer the Flowering Kingdom along with Trump. Shuel did whatever it took to collect hopeless energy, even if it meant sabotaging Ari and her friend's activities, and even endangering the lives of others.
However, by the end of season 1, her character grows. She becomes soft, sacrificing her magic in order to save Happy after the Flowering Girls learn about her true intentions, even going as far to betray her mission and abandon Queen Canaby. Shuel genuinely learns to care for the Flowering Girls and forms a great friendship with them, and are now working together, along with Chess , to solve problems and collect Hopeful Energy.


Flowering Heart

She has long dark blue hair and blue eyes. She has blue flower accessory on the right side of her head. She wears a white shirt and a yellow bow, her skirt is light blue and blue in plaid and socks are white. She also wears dark blue shoes.

Suha is a young middle schooled girl who is very smart and keeps a clean image of herself. She is obviously the Brains of this little group. Suha is shy and very feminine, but she does very well in her studies. She lives with her mother but often feels ignored by her due to her mother working almost every day, leaving Suha home alone. Suha is independent and can do things around the house on her own without asking for help.


Flowering Heart

Trump has blonde hair, blue eyes, and what looks like a white suit with a yellow tie. His sleeves are white with a black end of the sleeves. He also has a grey backpack.

In the past, it was shown that Trump was rather dependent on his older brother, Prince Chess. It was also suggested that Trump was relatively timid and clingy before he outgrew that when he grew older, coming to be unhappy with his brother.
Trump is a kind and somewhat reserved individual who, unlike his brother, has trouble expressing and understanding his feelings. He acts very calm and can sometimes come off especially when he's seeking to plunge others into despair.
Trump has been shown as nice.
He is in the respect that he values duty over anything else, doing whatever he must to gather Hopeless Energy. This includes putting his crush's mother into despair and fighting with his beloved brother in order to fulfil Queen Carnaby's wishes.
He is nice, however, in how he treats most of the cast. Despite being at odds with Ari's group, he treats Ari and her friends with respect despite knowing he has the ability to manipulate them. This is most noticeable in his interactions with Ari, but he has been shown to be polite to Shuel and Suha as well.
Trump values his mission above all else and becomes frustrated when he's unable to achieve it. This is most noticeable in season 2 with each consequential failure pushing him closer and closer to the edge.
Trump has a crush on Ari and considers her his first love. He thinks warmly of her and wants her to be happy. However, he is insecure around her. This is shown in episode 20 when, after learning that Ari thought he was the one who saved her, he is unsure of whether or not he wants to tell her the truth. This is due to his fear of whether or not it will make Ari think "less of him" if he tells her the truth - something he seems to want to avoid.
He can also come off as slightly childish, not only in respect to his crush on Ari but also in the way he handled seeing his brother together with Ari. Unlike Chess, he seems to lack maturity at times and is quick to show his temper when he's hurt or upset.
Trump cares deeply for his mother, valuing her mission over his feelings for Ari and his brother.


Flowering Heart

Mao has crimson red eyes and a white-tipped tail. She has short black fur and wears a necklace. She is an humanoid cat who usually smirks.

Mao also a very mischievous animal and with other trusted or, (safe to talk to others) and acts like a completely different cat  in front of the queen of Flowering Heart.
She is a very mission-oriented cat who wants to help Trump succeed in gaining Hopeless Energy. She serves as Queen Canaby's messenger. Despite this though, she seems to fear Queen Canaby and always strives to please her.
She also seems to be aware of when residents from the world of magic visiting and is suspicious of "Tubby" ( Chess )


Flowering Heart

As Chess, he is an attractive teenager, with dark, wavy jet black hair, and wine-red eyes framed by his black lashes. He wears a fur-collared jacket with a grey undershirt and a necklace with a grey choker. Chess also wears a belt that ties his grey jeans.
As Tubby, he resembles a chubby hamster with baby blue skin and black bat wings on his back. He has a tuft of jet black hair and wine-red eyes that are from his human form. His whiskers are black and his inner-ear and cheeks are pink .

Chess is somewhat playful, yet sarcastic and he can sometimes be referred to as a "show-off". Chess enjoys teasing Ari Jin, (his love interest), and occasionally makes fun of how much she cares about her appearance. On the bright side, he is a very honest person, and cares about people. He is shown to have a mature side when helping Suha through her emotional times and isn't afraid to cede himself to protect the girls when they are in danger. He's also very cautious about the use of magic, thinking that it should be taken seriously.


Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma

Abel is a young man with blonde medium-length hair covering his forehead. He has a normal stature and grows a small beard, covering his chin. He usually wears a white apron while cooking, paired with a red scarf. Outside of the kitchen, he sports a jacket with a striped shirt underneath.

Abel is a talented and stubborn person. He was made jealous when Sōma Yukihira easily became friendly with Kojirō Shinomiya in light of how long it took for him to become close to Kojirō. After Sōma's first mistake in the restaurant, he told Sōma that he did not think of him as part of the team while revealing that he disliked Sōma's ambition of reaching Kojirō's level. However, seeing Sōma's amazing work ethic, he had a change of heart, thoroughly answering the trainee's questions on French cuisine. After the Stagiaire, he kindly bid Sōma farewell along with all the restaurant staff. Sometime later, he highly recommended a dish developed by Sōma to one of their customers.


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Akari is a young, ten-year-old girl with black hair that is styled in two high pigtails where it is held up by dark-red beaded hair ties with bangs hanging on either side and brown eyes.
During her brief appearance, she wore a striped shirt covered with a hooded jacket. She also wore a skirt and high stockings and brought along a strap-bag.

Akari has a very shy and timid personality.


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Aki has shoulder-length, light brown hair that has fringes that part on both sides where it partially exposes her forehead, cyan-blue eyes that notably have very small pupils to illustrate her exasperation around Mayumi Kurase [1] , and she has a slim body figure with a small bust.
She is also often seen wearing a standard sailor fuku uniform.

Aki is an energetic person who is often at Mayumi Kurase 's side, where she encourages Mayumi to pursue her affections toward Sōma Yukihira , as she knew that Sōma is her crush. However, when Mayumi's indecisiveness causes her to be exasperated, Aki often scolds her for not being confident. [1] But if Aki pushes Mayumi to tears, she will back off and apologize. [2]


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Akira has dark skin and long, white hair that is mostly tied in a ponytail when he is cooking. His bangs are neatly swept to the right. He also has green eyes and is considerably tall and handsome. He often wears his school uniform unbuttoned with a shirt inside and a loosened tie around his uniform collar. When Akira cooks, he wears a dark chef's uniform. In his youth, Akira's hair was shorter, but still retained his side-swept bangs. His clothes were much dirtier, considering the living conditions of the neighborhood he grew up in.

Akira is a confident and calm student in Tōtsuki. Due to his sharp sense of smell, which rivals Erina's God's Tongue , Akira proudly displays his ability and is not afraid to say that he is the best chef in the school. Like many of his classmates, Akira firmly believes that he will stand on top of Tōtsuki thanks to his abilities and is one of the few people who will stand up to Erina, declaring that he will claim her spot. Akira tends to stay in a neutral mood, rarely showing any sort of shock when confronted by any opposing force, even the likes of Subaru Mimasaka and Ryō Kurokiba . It is stated by Fuyumi Mizuhara that he only thinks about winning, never considering the possibility of losing. He is extremely diligent, always covering up for any sort of mistakes that Jun Shiomi forgets to do around the seminar room.
Much of Akira's drive comes from Jun, who found him in the streets of an unknown country. She brought him to Tōtsuki to expand his horizons. Since then, Akira has been thankful and has served as her assistant. He has stated that Jun is the reason why he continues to cook. As such, he even denies a lucrative job at the Haubi Food Company solely because his only purpose is to help Jun, and refuses to stand at the top of Tōtsuki without her help. However, he is not above scolding her for being neglectful and even lectures her when she is irresponsible, despite the fact that she is an adult while he is still only a student. His feeling of debt to all she has done led him to join Central, despite his initial rejection of its ideals.
Since being blackmailed into becoming a member of Central, it seems Akira has become far more arrogant, egotistical, and seemingly callous, but still regrets betraying his friends and even Jun. However, his bond with Jun still remains his strongest connection.


Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma

Alice is a fair-skinned girl who almost entirely inherited all her beautiful physical traits from her mother with short, silver hair that has a longer left hair strand where it initially reaches the bottom of her chin before it has lengthened where it now reaches the top of her collar (by the time of the Autumn Election Main Tournament), red eyes that are drawn a little differently from the other girl characters' where it has much more pronounced irises (her eyes take on a more cartoonish shape whenever she is making fun of someone), and large breasts with buttocks like Erina Nakiri . Although, she exceeds her cousin by a couple of inches.
Unlike most of her fellow classmates who wear a standard Tōtsuki uniform jacket, Alice wears a cream-colored Tōtsuki uniform vest instead. Her cooking uniform is a short-sleeved chef's uniform with blackish gray cuffs and a collar.

As a member of the prestigious Nakiri family, Alice holds herself in high regard due to her pedigree. Although not as conceited as Erina Nakiri , Alice does like to illustrate the difference in abilities between herself and her rivals. As an expert in the field of molecular gastronomy, Alice highly values not only the culinary aspect of cooking, but the artisan aspects as well. To Alice, to be a successful chef in the modern world, a chef must exercise both of these traits to the highest potential. As such, her cooking reflects this, showing the true artistry and beauty behind the ingredients that make up her dishes. Alice is intelligent as this has been shown through her inventions in her lab. She understands food like none other. Coming up with new technology and devices for cooking is something worth noting.
Unlike her cousin, though, Alice is much more friendly and cheery and talks to her rivals casually, sometimes merely to poke fun at them, something she inherited from her mother. She also tends to pout when she does not get her way. She is also a modern girl, eager to talk about love and gossip, even with the incredibly socially-dense Erina. She is also very cunning, able to manipulate Erina using reverse psychology to keep her at a local public pool, despite the latter's initial disgust at the location. She's a bossy person, usually ordering Ryō Kurokiba to do nearly everything for her, and taking complete charge of Jun Shiomi 's seminar at the Moon Banquet Festival , much to Akira Hayama 's displeasure.
In spite of her smug and jovial demeanor, Alice is quite irascible when people disagree with her. She tends to overreact when she is unhappy, and is prone to throwing childish tantrums when things don't go her way. However, most of these are temporary and she will quickly return to normal in a few minutes.


Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma

Anne has long, dark, flowing hair that extends to her knees. Her outfit consists of a white, frilly, long-sleeved top, a dark layered skirt with white frill accents, and black slippers.

Anne has a slight mischievous and condescending personality, openly teasing Sōma after looking up that his family restaurant was not in the WGO's records. However, as a judge, she values making an impartial decision only after tasting the dish. To that end, she openly told the Central students to cease their ridicule and encouraged Sōma to present his dish forward. Anne also has near-eidetic memory, being able to recall any information written in the WGO's past volumes with an encyclopedic degree of precision. Still, she could not properly say the "proof is in the pudding" idiom without having to consult one of her books.
Anne also has an extremely low alcohol tolerance; getting drunk after only having a small cup of sake made by Ryōko Sakaki , though it's implied by Ryōko that the sake wasn't diluted enough and thus wasn't fit for consumption. According to her fellow WGO judges, her tasting abilities actually become stronger while she is drunk.


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Asahi is a handsome young man in his early twenties with messy black hair, grey eyes, a slim build, and a pale skin.
In his casual attire, Asahi is usually seen wearing a dark striped dress shirt (but in the anime, his shirt has no stripes) under a darker sweater vest, and a black trousers.
When cooking, Asahi wears a dark chief uniform, a red bandanna around his neck, which he also uses sometimes to cover his face, and a newsboy cap. He is also carrying a small bag with him, which likely consists of various cooking utensils. During matches, Asahi wears a holster that holds multiple knives.

Young Asahi Asahi at age 20 Asahi at age 28 Asahi's casual attire Asahi's Beach Attire Asahi's Chef Uniform Asahi's Chef Uniform (with holster) Asahi's Chef Uniform (with mask)

Asahi has a carefree demeanor at casual instances, treating his first class lecture as more of a get-together party rather than as a traditional lesson. He is considered very charming and charismatic by most people, making him quite popular with women. He even managed to earn the loyalty of a few highly capable Noir chefs as well.
However, Asahi is also presumptuous, especially about his immense cooking abilities. Due to never facing defeat in his life, Asahi is extremely arrogant, prone to insulting his opponent, be it their skill or pride. Before he faces someone, he would usually taunt them into wagering their prized cooking implement so he can add them to his collection of cooking tools.

Asahi's arrogance in battle

That said, Asahi appears to have some form of respect towards certain chefs, such as his crew where he genuinely values them. But for other chefs, Asahi shows a twisted form of respect, viewing them different than the truth. He views himself as a man who meet those chefs in his journey and provided him the tools he need to continue, and thus, he has fond memories of them, while in reality, he conned them into fighting him, and steal their tools.
Asahi also appears to have a form of Hero Complex, such as he sees himself as the only one that can save Mana Nakiri from her predicament, as well as the Nakiri Family as a whole.

Asahi's jealousy towards Soma and his family

All this arrogance is likely derived from his own insecurity and jealousy, especially towards Joichiro's actual son, and his goal of being the best chef in the world is just a facade, as what he wanted the most is to have a family.
After his defeat, and when he was finally accepted into the Nakiri Family, Asahi's personality mellowed down quite a lot.


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She was a slender white woman who was once attractive with waist-length black hair and light-colored eyes.
Being an alcoholic, this woman rarely looked after her appearance and often appeared in dirty rags.

This woman was on the promiscuous side and she could be awfully stubborn that one of her former drinking buddies described her as "a shameless gold digger who would get in the pants of every good-lookin' guy with money she came across". She was not a good mother to Asahi Nakiri , as she did not care for his well-being, subjected him to domestic violence and said terrible things to him (possibly due to her progressive alcoholism). She also seems to have held a lifelong grudge against Azami Nakamura for abandoning her in the past, but it seems that she initially liked him very much, as she gave their common son a Japanese name in honor of the nationality of Asahi's paternal side.


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Azami is a handsome man with a pale complexion and slick black hair that has a single streak of white hair swept into the back on the right side, empty black eyes with pale grey sclera (from up close), a notably grim looking face and a quite muscular physique. In his high school days, his white streak was a long bang that went down on the right side of his face.
Upon his introduction, Azami’s outfit is predominantly black consisting of a trench coat, suit, vest, undershirt, leather gloves, slacks, shoes and his tie is silver in color.
After his return, his hair is now loose with the white streak hanging over on the right side of his face while he has bangs hanging on the left side. He no longer wears his black trench coat and currently wears a black button up shirt, black pants and shoes.

Ever since his school days, Azami admired his senior, Joichiro Saiba, viewing him as the paragon of culinary excellence. However, he was deeply affected after watching Joichiro drop out of Totsuki. Believing that Jōichirō had been broken by his pursuit of culinary innovation, Azami came to deem all forms of culinary creativity as impurities. After seeing his wife, Mana, suffer a similar fate, along with his high standards for cooking, it led him to view the culinary world as rotten.
Azami began to develop his rigid belief of "True Gourmet", his ideal for absolute culinary perfection. He began to indoctrinate Erina with his beliefs, which caused her to fear her own father. However, Azami earnestly believed he was doing his best to protect Erina from her mother's fate.
Many years later, when Azami returned, he took over Totsuki and discarded anything and everything that did not align with his ideals. He was effectively a vain and intolerant tyrant morbidly obsessed with "True Gourmet", disdaining anyone who couldn't appreciate his belief. Azami wasn't afraid to express his contempt for virtually everyone, including eminent figures in the culinary world, because they couldn't appreciate his ideals. He presented himself as a calm and reasonable headmaster, but he was presumptuous and intolerant of culinary innovation.
Nevertheless, Azami wasn't completely unreasonable as he viewed Totsuki's excessive competition to be a hindrance. Rather than favouring the gifted students at the expense of the regular students, Azami sought to provide opportunities to all students to develop outstanding culinary skills. In practice, however, the students were taught to imitate teachers without any questions and were ignorant of the underlying theory. Culinary innovation was banned.
After he is sacked as the director of Totsuki, Azami becomes more subdued in disposition and worries about Mana and Erina. After the shocking revelation that Asahi is his son, Azami regretted not being there for him. Azami was prepared to renounce his status and ties with the Nakiri family to be with Asahi, but with Erina's encouragement, he claimed Asahi as son. In the epilogue, he seems to be content, living with his family.


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Berta has fair skin, long blonde hair, and blue eyes.


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Bunnyhair wears a rabbit costume. She is moderately tall and has a thin face.

Bunnyhair has a similar personality to the other noir, i.e. she treats the light chefs as inferior to herself and openly mocks them if given the opportunity. She is very sadistic when she cooks and says that her secret to making her meat taste so good is due to the fact that she abuses it.


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Charme has blonde hair and purple eyes. He wears a suit.


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Cilla has fair skin, short blonde hair, and blue eyes.


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Claude Ville has dark-colored hair (depicted as dark purple in the anime) and wears a butcher-style outfit with a dark mask. Despite his appearance, which makes him look to be at least in his late 20s-early 30s, he can't be older than 25, as he participated in BLUE . His most notable trait is the machine he wears on his back, which he uses to suck the blood out of any meat he cooks with.

Not much is known about Claude's personality, but he may be highly meticulous, focusing entirely on making his dish and using machinery carefully. He also seems focused and professional, as he did not insult the students or show off his skill with flamboyant actions.


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Courage is a curvy woman with shoulder-length white hair and green eyes. She wears a white, sleeveless dress.


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Daigo has a spiky, black hair with long sideburns. He also has a tan skin tone and well-built body. He wears a standard Tōtsuki uniform that is often unbuttoned and does not wear a tie. He is also noted to dress in a simple white undershirt, even when cooking. It is noted that he looks tough.

Daigo is often seen fighting with Shōji Satō . He may look rough around the edges, but he is fiercely loyal to his fellow residents, defending them at the insults of other students and supporting them from the sidelines at major competitions. He is often seen bothering Zenji at times alongside with other Polar Star residents and frequently using his room for parties along with the other residents of the dormitory. Though often arguing with Shōji, he is almost never seen without him.


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Decora is a curvy, dark-skinned woman with shoulder-length black hair and bright blue eyes. She wears a black, sleeveless dress that stops just above the knee as well as earrings that resemble a cross.


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Don Calma appears to be a middle-aged man, with light-colored hair, a pair of glasses, and a mustache. Given his participation in BLUE, though, he is, at the most, age 25. He dresses like a bartender, and is often seen carrying a Bocksbeutel wine bottle.

Don Calma is quite effeminate, both in his behavior and manner of speaking. [2] Compared to his squad members, he is much more polite and affectionate, [3] . However, he is arrogant and not above dirty tactics, as he kidnapped Isami Aldini to prevent Takumi Aldini from collaborating with him. [4] He is a skilled leader, as he can lead and command a number of drag queens to help him in his cooking. [5]


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Donato has a blonde, medium-length layered hairstyle which exposed his forehead. He has a tall stature and a cleft chin. Donato is often seen wearing a typical chef uniform and a neckerchief.
During his enrollment at Tōtsuki Academy, his hair was shorter and he wore a standard Tōtsuki uniform.

Donato is charming and flirtatious to the opposed sex, like Megumi Tadokoro , when he asked her to spend the night with him. However, he is also more knowledgeable of their feelings than his fellow alumnus Kojirō Shinomiya . When they visited Fuyumi Mizuhara at her house for breakfast. Kojirō blamed Fuyumi's hostile behavior towards him because she lost to him in her specialty. However, Donato mentioned it was his manner of speech instead.


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Eishi is a handsome student with medium-length white hair, which covers his forehead and runs down to his nape. He also has icy blue eyes.
During his time in Totsuki, he wore the standard Totsuki uniform shirt, though his shirt is slightly unbuttoned and his tie is loose and slung over his left shoulder. He is generally not seen wearing his Totsuki jacket, instead slinging it over his shoulder and holding it in place with two fingers.
Eishi's chef uniform is a standard white chef's uniform, with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. During the Régiment de Cuisine and BLUE , he wears a red tie, loosely tied around his neck and slung over his shoulder.

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Despite being the former First Seat of the Elite Ten Council and an eminent chef, Eishi is rather diffident and prone to self-deprecation. He feels exasperated by the work forced upon him as the First Seat and the workload caused by the two Shokugekis during the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election . He is nervous standing in front of people and prefers to work unseen by others. [6] When cooking for others, he constantly frets over small things that may cause them to feel uncomfortable such as the condition of their seating or even the temperature of the venue.

Eishi's annoyance towards those who taste his dish

Regardless of his self-doubts, Eishi has a profound, philosophical outlook on exploring the vast world of cooking, and is committed to his position in the Elite Ten, as it affords him the most opportunity to take his explorations as far as possible. [7] Unlike most other chefs in Tōtsuki who constantly express themselves through their dishes, Eishi uses a self-effacing approach, choosing only to focus on the food itself. Although his main trait is his constant worrying, he is never doubtful of his own skill in cooking as the sole question he never asks a customer is if they think his food tastes good. He will do anything for the sake of his cooking, even risking his seat in the council to gain Sōma's support.
Another trait that Eishi showed is that he does not appreciate it when people just eat his food without acknowledging the effort he put into his dishes, and he also has no liking for surface-level compliments. While at first, he had no idea about those, it still annoyed him unconsciously.
This shows that deep inside, Eishi has a very elitist mindset, and this is the reason why he joined Azami Nakiri's revolution, as he is one of the few people who can actually understand his feelings about cooking.
In battle, Eishi can be so focused that he barely pays attention to his opponent, and even forgets them completely, such as the case with Terunori Kuga . [8] That said, Eishi is capable of disparaging his adversaries, whether intentionally or not, such as looking down on Sōma's cooking and restaurants that don't fall under Central's standards during their unofficial match [9] , and for the latter example, is his remarks against Terunori during Régiment de Cuisine. [10]

Eishi's competitive nature

Eishi, however, still has his kind and friendlier side, even during his time in Central, being genuinely looking for his underclassmen [11] , and even having zero social skills, Eishi aimed to do his best as the First Seat. [12] Most of his warm personality is more prevalent in his return during BLUE, no longer looking down on Sōma's skills, and even challenging him in friendly matches, a test of the former First Seat to the current title holder. [13]


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Endo is a middle aged man with brown hair and eyes.

As a follower of Azami Nakiri 's doctrine, Endo is ruthless against any student who rebels against Azami, purposefully instilling handicaps on them to ensure that they fail the exams. However, when the students managed to produce an excellent final dish, he was forced to admit that it was good and promptly passed them.


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Erina has purple-pinkish eyes and long, honey-blonde hair that flows just above her lower back. Her side bangs partially cross her cheeks and go down all the way to her neck. She is considered by most of the students in Tōtsuki to be extremely beautiful. According to her fans and followers, this trait coincides with her status. During her second year, her hair became longer and wilder. As a third year, she changed her hairstyle while also having cut it, reaching only up to her chin. Erina bears a striking resemblance to her mother Mana Nakiri except there are a few differences between them:

Erina has honey-blonde hair and thin eyebrows. Mana has salmon-pink hair and small, round eyebrows.

She wears whatever Tōtsuki uniform corresponds with the current season. Whenever she cooks, she wears a standard white chef's uniform and occasionally wears a chef's hat. She has never been shown in casual clothing, except for a cotton jacket and a bikini during her pool outing and a simple nightgown when sleeping.
Her measurements are: bust 88cm, waist 56cm and hip 87cm (35-22-34). [1]

Hailing from a patrician background, Erina is a highly-privileged and pampered girl, used to only the best things in life. She is admired and feared throughout Tōtsuki for her talent, looks, and her influential status. Erina is an egotist, holding dogmatic ideals on absolute culinary perfection. She enjoys a great reputation across the culinary world for her "God Tongue", which was said to either make or break a chef's career. The mere mention of her name was enough to terrify the applicants of Tōtsuki, except for one applicant who was unaware of her reputation.
Much of Erina's personality is a result of the abusive training that her father, Azami, subjected her to in her early childhood. She also developed a deep-rooted fear of her father, becoming petrified in his presence and unable to think or do the right thing. She is also affected by her mother's abandonment and yearns for her approval.
Due to Erina's haughty personality, she cannot make friends easily, as she is disdainful of vritually everyone. She lacks knowledge on some social conventions. While she detests the idea of romance and showing no interest, she began to like reading Shōjo manga to learn more on romance when Alice teases her about her lack of knowledge about romance. Due to her sheltered background, Erina was not used to living on her own, unable to operate a washing machine. However, during her time in the dormitory, she gained many general living skills and even showed pride in knowing what all the laundry symbols on clothing meant.
After defecting to the Polar Star Dormitory, Erina's perspective on cooking changed after she met the residents over there. She also made new friends who empathised with her after finding out what Azami did to her. Erina comes to care a lot for her friends and shared her knowledge with them, which allowed the rebels to pass the rigged promotion exams. Erina later overcame her fear of her father and vehemently opposed him, denouncing his beliefs.
Like her father, Erina adulates Saiba Jōichirō as the ultimate chef, when the latter had once cooked for her in her early childhood. As such, she judges everyone according to his standards. When she discovered Jōichirō's paternal connection with Sōma, she was shocked to the core.


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Erina is exactly like her canon counterpart; she has long, blonde hair and pink eyes. Her bangs partially cross her cheeks and go down all the way to her neck. She also has a large bust and is considered extremely beautiful by the many students at Tōtsuki.

Overall, this Erina's personality is the same as her canon counterpart. She is extremely prideful and a perfectionist, believing that only the best ingredients create the perfect dish. She has a superiority complex and is generally used to being showered with universal praise. Due to her "God's Palette", Erina has the ability to analyze the flavor of foods to the highest degree. However, she often expresses it through odd similes, such as "standing under a waterfall then having a jukebox fall on your head."
However, Erina's expressions are much softer than her canon counterpart as she smiles considerably more. Aside from that, she is also willing to admit that Sōma's dish was clearly better than Julio's dish. Her "tsundere" traits are more pronounced than her canon version as well.


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Eizan has long, swept-back, dirty blonde hair typical of a Yankee (Japanese delinquent), and gold eyes. He wears rectangular glasses and various jewelry, consisting of a rope chain necklace, various rings, and a Rolex-style watch. He usually removes his glasses when he's being fully serious. Eizan sometimes wears a leopard print shirt with a white collared jacket unbuttoned over it.
When cooking, Eizan wears a white chef jacket with teal buttons and cuffs. He generally keeps his sleeves rolled up to just below his elbows. When he is cooking seriously, he will take off his glasses.

Eizan is described by Satoshi Isshiki to be a Yankee and a dirty weasel, having a large force of delinquent boys behind him to do his dirty work. He is a well-known and slick businessman, but somewhat underground. He has been a business consultant since his middle school days, charging a large monthly fee for his services. He has had this mindset since middle school and applied it to Tōtsuki to make money. While his methods and tactics to gather clients can be questionable, it is undeniable that his charisma and presentation can instantly turn anyone, even a former business rival, into a prospective client.
His overall serious demeanor means that he is regularly annoyed by some of the more eccentric members of the Elite Ten Council, especially Satoshi, Rindō , and Terunori. However, Eizan can be extremely cruel, heartless, and frequently employs dirty tactics to prove a point, such as rigging the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election matchups to have one of his enforcers, Subaru Mimasaka , challenge both Takumi Aldini and Sōma Yukihira in the tournament. Most notably, he bribed the judges in two of his Shokugekis to unanimously declare him the winner of the match without tasting either dish.
Eizan is a dirty weasel, retains a serious demeanor, highly arrogant, cowardly, and quick to lose his temper when he's ignored, insulted, or when things don't go the way he wants them to. He has been referred to as evil and despicable. This caused him to hate Sōma Yukihira for doing all three during their Shokugeki and Takumi Aldini because of his second humiliation. Additionally, his pride means that he can be easily goaded, especially by Sōma. However, he is easily terrified by Momo Akanegakubo and quick to concede ground to her.
Despite being an official Elite Ten member, Eizan has shown almost no interest in any official Elite Ten business, calling meetings a "waste of time" and normally only attends them out of obligation as a member.

Eizan's typical businessman smile


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Fumio is an older woman featuring spiky gray hair combed backwards and held back by a red hairband and noticeable wrinkles around her mouth and forehead. Fumio is most often found wearing a yellow T-Shirt and a floor-length orange skirt with a brown apron while in Polar Star.
In her youth, Fumio was an attractive woman with an well-endowed body figure and large breasts. However, her hair color remained gray, which reached below her shoulder with a few strands crossing her eyes.

She cares greatly for the students that live in her dormitory. Though she is quite benevolent and patient, she is exasperated by the mayhem that the residents tend to cause, such as Yūki Yoshino 's wild game running lose inside the dorm and Shun Ibusaki 's smoke cooking.
She holds great pride over the Golden Era of the Polar Star, which made the dormitory into the self-sustaining dorm as it is today. Fumio values true tenacity and hidden potential as shown by her dormitory entrance exam. Needless to say, anyone that lives in Polar Star has great skill and boundless potential.


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Fuyumi has ear-length bluish-gray hair and her eyes are sharp, but slack compared to most other female characters. She wears a typical Italian chef's uniform and a neckerchief.
During her days in Tōtsuki, her hair was slightly longer, reaching just bellow her chin. She also wore the standard Tōtsuki uniform during her academy days.

Fuyumi is a woman of few words who gives off a rather lazy and uninterested aura where she rarely speaks, and she is generally taciturn whenever she does. She is close to her fellow 79th Generation Alumnus, Kojirō Shinomiya , even though she mocks him whenever she can. After the camp, she shows interest in Sōma, hoping to recruit him into her restaurant. It was also hinted that she had a crush on Kojirō, but it is unspecified if she still holds those feelings.


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Gao has dark-colored hair tied in a ponytail with longer side bangs reaching the top of her collar. She wears a Shino's waitress attire when on duty.

As Shino's Service Manager, Gao is polite towards her customers. [4] This is not only limited to the customers as shown in her interactions with colleagues. [5] She has also shown concern towards Sōma when Abel expressed his discontent with Sōma's work or when Kojirō never left Sōma any pointers. [6] [7]


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Gin has buzzed brown hair, noticeably sharp eyes, and his eyebrows resemble sideways "V"s. Additionally, he sports a round, silver stud earring in his left ear. As a staff of the Tōtsuki Group, Gin was seen in his business suit as he is one of the administration members and the behalf of the representative from his workplace. When Sōma enters the bathhouse during the Training Camp, it is revealed that Gin is extremely muscular.

Gin is a very serious, straightforward person who treats every single student at the Tōtsuki Friendship and Rapport Training Camp like an employee and does not tolerate failure. Because of his leadership style, the Tōtsuki Resort is considered one of the best hotel establishments in the world. He is also quite dutiful to Japanese traditions, as he never fails to send Fumio Daimidō a card for Obon and Shōgatsu. Gin also has a good eye for talent and is quite flexible when it comes to defending those whom he deems worthy enough to stay at Tōtsuki. However, in his eyes, Gin values action and effort over words. He is also quite perceptive and is able to determine things that people are trying to hide, such as Kojirō Shinomiya 's stagnation. It goes without saying that Gin is a very hard person to impress, but for the select few that do grab his attention, it is considered almost a high honor by most aspiring chefs.


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Hayama is an old man of short stature. He has a bald spot on his scalp and a thick mustache that protrudes from the corners of his lips. During his brief appearance, he sports a light-colored, long-sleeved dress shirt with a dark-colored vest over it and light-colored pants.

Not much is known about Hayama's personality except he acknowledges Akira's sense of smell, his godson.


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Herve is a middle-aged man with short, swept-back hair. He is most often seen wearing a coat.

Herve has a cheerful and friendly attitude accompanied with a generous approach towards his acquaintances, most notably when he meets and greets Kojirō Shinomiya at a library despite being falsely accused of stealing the latter's luggage previously. He also notably provides a place to stay in his bistro for Kojirō despite just having met him as well.
According to his wife, Rebecca , during his early years as a cook, Herve possessed a huge passion for cooking and had aims to reach the pinnacle of the cooking industry, though he placed his focus so much on cooking that he paid very little attention to his family. After his son's passing, he hides his deep regret and rarely shows any form of remorse to save a few notable occasions or when reminded of the aforementioned past events.


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Hinako is a woman of average height who has a curvy body, dark brown hair, and dark purple eyes. Her bangs cover her forehead and has tresses framing her face. Her hair is secured by a ponytail which passes her right shoulder and is slung on the side. Her eyes are usually seen closed and has a smiling face. Her choice of attire is a kosode with a white hemline, which is topped with a sleeved apron; it has a large collar and two, rectangular hemlines, with the inner one having a dark color. The sleeves are puffed up [7] which reveals a fair amount of her arms. The apron itself is a French apron, which has a round shape and ruffles on the edges. For footwear, Hinako finishes it by wearing socks and okobo . [8]
During the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election , Hinako wore a dress that has thin hemlines, with the chest covered by a cloth that has ruffles on the edges, and is fastened by a ribbon on the left side. She adorned her left wrist with a bracelet.
During her days at Tōtsuki, her bangs and tresses were much shorter, with some sections of the former having straight edges, but nevertheless retained her ponytail. She also wore a standard Tōtsuki uniform, which consists of a white, long-sleeved shirt, a striped ribbon that is topped with a blazer that has white trimmings, with the sleeves rolled back, a pleated dress and light-colored socks that almost reaches down to her knees.

Hinako projects an image of a mature, serene, and calm individual. However, she actually has several child-like tendencies. At times, she is childish and carefree, shown by her comical distress when Sōma took her Kaki Seed snack or causing her class to be late to return to the resort. Upon meeting her for the first time, Hinako instantly resonated with Megumi Tadokoro , because of their similar personalities. [9] However, her brand of care towards her is borderline obsessive rather than caring. [10] Despite this, though, behind her serene personality, she can be just as ruthless as her fellow Tōtsuki Alumni, showing that she has high standards for the students and is not afraid to deem a dish unworthy. [11] Hinako also believes that most chefs who stumble and make the wrong choices when faced with an unknown situation are not needed in Tōtsuki Culinary Academy . [12] But she also believes if it’s for issue like stage fright and if it’s the mental game, they should get help for that and are worth salvaging like Megumi Tadokoro .

Hinako receives a hand-chop to her head from Kojirō

Hinako is close to her fellow 80th generation alumnus Donato Gotōda and 79th generation alumni Kojirō Shinomiya and Fuyumi Mizuhara . She tends to make fun of Kojirō in particular, to which Kojirō will respond with hitting her on the head, grabbing her face, or tying her up. [13]


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Hiro is a short boy with dark-colored, medium-length disheveled hair, and black eyes.

Not much is known about Hiro's personality except he's helpful to Mayumi with the fliers.


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Hiroi is an older woman with short hair that falls just above the nape of her neck. Her eyes are commonly closed. She wears two earrings, a standard chefs uniform with a chef cravat, and an apron.

As a follower of Azami Nakiri 's doctrine, Hiroi gives her full support and is kind to any student who follows his ideals, even encouraging them to persevere when they make a mistake during the exams. However, for those who rebelled against him, Hiroi has shown extreme ruthlessness, purposefully inflicting handicaps on them to ensure that they fail the exams. However, when the students managed to produce an excellent final dish, she was forced to admit that it was good and promptly passed them.


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Hiromi is a tall man with maroon hair that is in a female groove hairstyle and brown eyes.

Nothing much is known about Hiromi's personality aside from the fact that he is able to admire Sōma's tough persistence and the other prominent students' talents. [3]


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Hisako has short, pink hair with bangs that reach down to her chin. In junior high, her hair had a rounder appearance. In the early parts of the series, she has a normal fringe reaching the length of the eyebrows. [4] Later on, her fringe parts to the left. [5] In her second year, her hair is a slightly shorter bob.
She normally wears the standard Tōtsuki seasonal uniforms, even when not in school. She wears a plain white chef's uniform when she cooks. Hisako has been shown wearing glasses when working behind a computer. [6]
Her measurements are: bust 80cm, waist 56cm, and hip 79cm (31-22-31). [1]

Hisako is a loyal friend to Erina and is almost never seen away from her. As her secretary, she helps organize Erina's tasks and assignments to allow her to focus on her work, showing an impressive amount of time management and secretarial skills, even more so considering that she is only a high school student. Much of Hisako's ambitions are to help out Erina and make sure that she stays at the top of the class, with Erina standing above her as her "Empress". This means that she tends to care more for Erina than she does herself, which has been the case since they were kids. Hisako is always fine following behind Erina and was fine being that way since childhood. She also helps introduce some modern things to Erina such as Shōjo manga, which she buys for her upon request. [7] Much like Erina, Hisako is generally stubborn and prideful, often belittling others, usually in Erina's stead.
However, her pride as Erina's closest ally was severely damaged when she lost her Quarterfinal match in the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election main tournament against Akira Hayama . Since then, she sulked much more, believing that she was no longer worthy to be Erina's secretary, let alone her friend, despite Erina's personal protests. However, thanks to Sōma's advice, her resolve has changed. Now she wants to stand beside Erina rather than following behind. [8] She has become much more friendly and even befriended Sōma during their week together, despite her previous feelings towards him.


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Hisanao is a middle-aged man with black hair and glasses that normally prevent the reader from seeing his eyes. He typically wears a light colored business suit with playing card patterns on it.

Hisanao is a man of honor with a strong respect for the fair and traditional Shokugeki system. He shows great disgust for those who disrespect the Shokugeki by cheating or trying to make the result's meaningless before the match is even over.


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Histoire is a tall man, appearing to be of African American origin, with short curly hair and round glasses. He wears a beige pinstripe suit over a dark blue shirt and red tie.

Like Charme and Anne, Histoire is insistent on maintaining WGO's standards by keeping his judgement as impartial as possible. He maintains a polite, albeit perceptive attitude during his time as a judge.


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Hitoshi is seen with dark hair and his eyes remained shut.
Unlike the others who used modern chef uniforms, Hitoshi is often seen in the Japanese cuisine chef's uniform and wears wooden clogs.

Like most members of the Tōtsuki Academy Alumni , Hitoshi is very serious towards matters regarding food quality and artistry, as he has a philosophy that the culinary arts are a product of profit in the culinary economy. His discipline states that for those unwilling to take chances, there will be no glory. Hitoshi is also a calm and cool-headed professional who uses his logic and discipline.


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Ikumi has short blonde hair with an ahoge, or a strand of hair that stands out, brown skin and turquoise eyes. However, she has green eyes in the anime. She also has a noticeably curvy figure and large breasts, which she often shows off through the outfits she wears.
Unlike the rest of the students who wear standard uniforms depending on the season, she wears a slightly-modified summer Tōtsuki uniform that exposes her cleavage. She also always wears a choker in all settings. Her cooking attire consists of a bikini top, short fringed shorts, two leather wristbands and an arm sheath for her cooking knife. She also wears a Bōsōzoku jacket on some occasions, at the recommendation of Kanichi Konishi .
In more casual settings, Ikumi usually wears a crop top or sometimes a regular shirt. For a swimsuit, she generally wears a dark camo-style bikini.
Her measurements are: bust 90cm, waist 57cm and hip 88cm (35-22-35). [1]

Ikumi was raised under a notable house, the Mito family, famed for their influence in the meat industry. As such, she flaunted her abilities and status to those who were considered lower than her. She has a fiery, combative personality and shows great pride in her skills as a meat expert. She is also a bold individual and is not above intimidation to get her way. Much of this stems from her father, who told her to discard her weaknesses associated with being a girl since the Mito company needed a strong individual to be its successor.

Ikumi's friendlier side

Behind her tough exterior, however, is a softer side which emerged after eating Sōma's Chaliapin Steak Don . Deep down, she is a kindhearted individual and becomes much friendlier, especially towards Sōma. She initially disliked being called Nikumi , but quickly changed once Sōma said that it sounded cute. Only those particularly close to her are allowed to call her Nikumi including Sōma, Kanichi, and the Polar Star girls. Ikumi has a mild crush on Sōma, but is too shy to admit it. When flustered, she sometimes acts violent when someone calls her out on her concern for Sōma. She is more than willing to aid Sōma whenever he asks for her help. More often than not, however, Ikumi misinterprets his requests thinking that he asked her alone for help, only for her to find others involved. Nevertheless, she provides all the knowledge and assistance she can give to him when asked.
Ikumi is shown to be a very fashionable person. She owns a wide array of different bikini tops to wear while cooking and has a distinct sense of style especially when going out in public. Her clothing choices also reflect her overall lack of modesty in terms of showing off her body; her outfits almost always expose her midriff and cleavage.


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Isami is obese and stands taller than his older twin brother, Takumi Aldini . His brownish-black hair is combed backwards and is very spiky. Some of his notable facial features include his eyes which are cartoonishly small and his teeth have been shown to resemble great white teeth whenever he smiles or laughs. Whenever he cooks seriously, his eyes turn white while his face takes on a darker shade.

Isami when slimmed down

Over the course of the summer vacation before the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election , Isami lost a tremendous amount of weight, slimming himself down. Isami's appearance closely resembles Takumi's, showing their family ties. His hair is still just as wild as ever, but much bigger and taller than his usual chubby counterpart. His eyes are now open and much sharper in style and his shark teeth no longer appear. According to Takumi, Isami always gains weight during the winter and loses it during the summer. After the Stagiaire event, Isami returned to his previous appearance; however, during the Beach Exam and events of BLUE , he lost weight again and had a growth spurt and staying like this, as seen in Le Dessert .

Unlike his fiery brother, Isami is calm, peaceful, and even jovial around others. However, he does share the same fiery passion when it comes to cooking. Isami tends to laugh at Takumi's brashness since he often ends up embarrassed when other people misinterpret his message. Other times, he likes to tease Takumi whenever they have friendly fights when they cook or play games. Overall, the twins have a close bond, and Isami does whatever he can to support his brother.
Behind Isami's generally happy demeanor, he holds great inner pain stemming from his childhood. Despite the fact that he was superior to Takumi in nearly every way, the only place Takumi was better than him in was the kitchen. Isami desired to be as good as his brother, but, despite trying hard, he could not. This caused him to develop a deep inferiority complex. Still, Takumi assured Isami that he needed him to be as good of a chef as he was. After Takumi's defeat in the Quarterfinal Shokugeki , Isami resolved to improve himself, so his brother will never fail again.


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Isohachi is a bald, elderly man. He wears a casual business attire with a v-neck sweater vest over his long-sleeved, collared shirt and a bolo tie around his collar.


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Julio Rossi Saotome is a tall, buff student who has physical characteristics that match the stereotypical western appearance. He has a cleft chin, sharp cheeks, and a pointy nose. He has blonde hair with bangs that end at his collar and is seen wearing a necklace.

Julio highly respects Erina Nakiri , similar to that of Hisako Arato , Julio's counterpart in the current series. Being the top student in Italian cuisine in Tōtsuki , Julio is also an extremely confident-yet-narcissistic student whenever it comes to cooking; which he considered as his pride. This is proven when he challenges Sōma in Erina's place to a Shokugeki . As an Italian cuisine expert, he is well versed in Italian, using some Italian words from time to time.


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Julio has long, flowing hair, thick eyebrows, and a very distinctively large nose and pronounced cleft chin.

Flamboyant and known for his flair when cooking, Julio is a natural showman when cooking. Julio has a certain level of respect towards Satoshi Isshiki in particular and was particularly hurt when he learned that Satoshi opposed Central . He was also incredibly baffled when he learns that Satoshi does not even remember him.


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Jun is the youngest lecturer in Tōtsuki, but is actually older than she physically appears. Despite the fact that she is in her 30s, she is shorter than both Sōma and Megumi, and has a noticeably youthful face, causing both Sōma and Megumi to mistake her for a junior high student. Jun normally has her hair tied in a high ponytail and wears square-shaped glasses. When she was introduced, she wore a T-shirt with the word pattern spice written on it, and track shorts. When she entered her lecturer mentality, she wore a long, fitting lab coat over her casual clothes, even though the tail of the coat slightly dragged on the ground.
When she attended Tōtsuki, she wore a standard Tōtsuki uniform and her ponytail was noticeably shorter than its current length. She also wore circular glasses instead of her current square glasses.

A bookworm who has intensive knowledge of herbs and spices, Jun is an expert on the science of spices and their effects on cooking. Once she enters "lecture mode", she will solely focus on her lecture and will not notice anything else. While she has the educational knowledge, it is her assistant, Akira Hayama , who puts that knowledge into practice. Similarly to Megumi, Jun is extremely polite, has low self-esteem, and constantly apologizes for her actions. This once led to a very humorous, endless apology loop with Megumi.
Despite being a lecturer in the academy, she is often scolded by Akira for her many faults such as sleeping on the ground or forgetting to care for the various spice plants in their vicinity, since most of her chores and duties are being taken care of by Akira. Regardless, Jun has confidence in Akira's abilities and mastery of spices, even though she is sometimes livid about some of Akira's crude jokes.
Being one of Polar Star residents during the dorm's Golden Era, Jun knew both Gin Dōjima and Jōichirō Saiba during her time. Unfortunately, Jun is more hostile towards the latter as Jōichirō used her as a guinea pig for many of his failed dishes, many of which left her emotionally scarred, creating a grudge against him. This unfortunately had an effect on Sōma, whom she immediately punched when he told her that he was Jōichirō's son, and caused her to initially refuse to help him learn about spices. This instance showcased she is not very bright in some regards, as she failed to see that she technically assaulted someone; a student no less.


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Jōichirō has long, brown hair which is swept back, save for a single group of bangs that hangs over his face down to his chin. Even when cooking, all of his hair is tied back except for that one strand. His eyes are sharper and more serious than his son, and he has a slight beard on his chin. His body is well toned and generally, wears form fitting shirts and pants. His outfits when shown are usually his standard Yukihira cooking uniform or a professional white chef's uniform when cooking in New York. Upon his return to Polar Star Dormitory, he wore a tight black shirt and slacks.
In his youth, Jōichirō's overall appearance resembles Sōma's current appearance. His hair was just as unkempt, but missing his signature long bang and much shorter. His eyes were much more relaxed and carefree. Unlike Gin, Jōichirō's coat was unbuttoned, his tie was rarely tied up to his neck, his dress shirt was open and his undershirt was visible.

Like his son, Jōichirō is laid back but a professional and has a serious side that emerges whenever he is cooking. His skills in cooking are world famous. Back in his student days, Jōichirō was very charismatic, earning many admirers and the respect of his peers. Even in the present day, he became popular with Sōma's friends at the Polar Star Dormitory. He is noted to have a manly aura. He also developed some eccentricities like cooking strange dishes and neglecting his duties as an Elite Ten Member in favor of winning competitions. Jōichirō took immense pleasure in infuriating his best friend Gin Dōjima and using Jun Shiomi as a subject to his disgusting dishes. Fumio observed that he was very moody.
As the sole parental figure in Sōma's life, he is a mentor, teacher, and rival to his son, though he never pushed Sōma to become a chef, allowing Sōma to develop that interest on his own. Jōichirō is, if anything, very supportive of his son, and the two share many similarities, such as the shared habit of creating horrible dishes and feeding them to unsuspecting people, which proves their connection. He purposely left home to work in New York so Sōma would have to attend Tōtsuki and motivated him by telling him that he needs to succeed in Tōtsuki if he ever wants to surpass him. Despite this, Jōichirō does occasionally like to see Sōma stressed and frustrated by challenging him to many cook-offs, which have always ended in Jōichirō's victory. Again though, this is to show Sōma how much more he has to grow.
During his time at Tōtsuki, he was much more relaxed and carefree, but still retained his horrible experimental cooking habit even back then. It is due to this talent that Jōichirō had the habit of making horrible dishes. Gin noted that it was his only way to release steam from the pressure he received from his peers. Fumio noted that because of his nature in his youth, he lost many Shokugekis because of his lack of drive or simply underestimating his opponents due to his own laziness. Jōichirō was a main driving force and a pioneer of the Polar Star Golden Era, but unlike his fellow Polar Star friend Gin Dōjima who Fumio compared to a loyal dog, Jōichirō is likened to a stray cat for his wandering habits.
However, when insulted or tested, Jōichirō displayed utter ruthlessness against his opponents and sometimes even displayed some cockiness in his abilities, even challenging a group of fifty opponents simultaneously by himself. This made him both respected and feared by many students at Tōtsuki at the time. Even in his later years, he retained his serious aura in cooking duels and many individuals still hold profound respect for Jōichirō, including Gin, Senzaemon, Fumio, and Azami Nakiri . This led to him earning the nickname "Asura" by his fellow classmates, a name that has endured for several decades after his departure from the academy.


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Ōizumi is an old man of short stature. He has a bald head with light-colored side hair, which juts in every direction and noticeably thick eyebrows. In his youth, he had a full head of dark-colored hair.
During his appearance, he is always seen wearing a dark-colored yukata with a flower pattern haori over it.

Ōizumi is a righteous man as shown when he was the most opposed of Subaru Mimasaka 's cooking style compared to the other judges.


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Kanichi has a typical, anime-styled black pompadour and pencil mustache. After Ikumi sliced off the front of his pompadour, it was held together with tape. By the time of the Tōtsuki Autumn Election , it seems that his hair has regrown and returned to normal. He typically wears black leather jackets which gives him the overall look of a Bōsōzoku .

Kanichi is the incompetent-but-charismatic president of the Don RS. Unfortunately, he lacks the courage to challenge higher authorities such as Erina Nakiri , and is easily intimidated by more passionate and bold students like Ikumi Mito . Despite his generally-depressed attitude, his one true passion in donburi dishes is second to none and will instantly perk up whenever someone else shows interest in donburi.
His pompadour often mirrors how he is feeling; drooping whenever he is depressed and standing whenever he is excited.


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Kasayama is a tall man with a stocky build. He has short, dark-colored hair and a full mustache and beard, which cover the lower portion of his face.
During his appearance, he wears a white chef's uniform with a black and brown-striped collar at work.

Kasayama is an arrogant, hot-tempered person. He was easily angered when Erina Nakiri bluntly refused his order and when Megumi Tadokoro made a suggestion to add a saucier to the menu. [3] [4]


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During his brief appearance, he sported a flat cap and a business suit. He has fine eyebrows, small pupils, and a goatee.

As a producer of TV program revolving food, Okamoto is knowledgeable about culinary arts and, as a judge, would express great appreciation towards a well-cooked dish. [4]


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Kazune has brown hair and usually wears sunglasses, covering her eyes. Her eyes are revealed to be brown when taking her sunglasses off.


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Kinu has medium-length, dark hair which is pulled back and tied into a ponytail, save for a single group of bangs that hangs over the right side of her face. She has a slim figure with a small bust. Her facial expression resembles that of a cat and her eyes appear closed, narrowed down to thin, horizontal lines. When she is agitated, her eyes open a little.
She is seen wearing her business uniform during work, and often seen holding and waving a hand fan.

Kinu is generally professional and polite, especially when it comes to her customers and business. However, when she becomes agitated, her demeanor drastically reverses. [3] She tends to put up a farce with her associates. When Kinu talked to Etsuya Eizan on the phone, she expressed gratitude for his concerns and called him "young master", only to disregard his warnings and berate him when she hung up the phone. [4] She is also prideful about her products and condescending towards younger people, which led to her Karaage store's downfall when she underestimated Sōma Yukihira and his group, who managed to win over her customers by creating a more delicious Karaage roll while utilizing the businesses in the Sumiredōri Shopping District . [3] [5] She also speaks in a Kyoto dialect.


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Kiyo is an elderly woman whose gray hair is neatly tied in a bun. Kiyo wears a modest blouse whenever she goes outside.

Kiyo is a kindly old woman who frequented Restaurant Yukihira. She developed a close relationship with the restaurant owner's young son, Sōma Yukihira . To many who saw the two interact, they felt as if Kiyo was Sōma's actual grandmother, though the two have no blood ties at all. Whenever she saw Sōma, she would greet him with a smile as he served her during her time at the shop. Kiyo loved Sōma, and she cried in tears of happiness when he went out of his way to make a bento and deliver it to her home on the other side of the Shopping District.


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Kiyoshi has an overall appearance similar to that of a sumo wrestler. He also has thick lips and eyebrows. His hair is tied up in a bun, similar to how a sumo would tie theirs.

Kiyoshi is proud of the legacy of his predecessors of the Chan RS and is willing to defend it to the bitter end. He also speaks in a Kagoshima dialect, a branch of the Kyūshū dialect, occasionally ending his sentences with the phrase de gowasu .


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Kojirō has coral-colored hair that comes to his neck, with bangs parted to the left. He also has a prominent undercut on his right side. His left ear is pierced with a silver hoop earring, and he wears glasses over his amber colored eyes. He also wears a silver cross necklace whenever he's not in his chef uniform. During his time in Tōtsuki, Kojirō looked relatively the same except that he did not wear glasses.
Kojirō is normally seen wearing a standard Chef's uniform with a red neckerchief.

Kojirō is an extremely uptight person due to the people of France ostracizing him because he was Japanese and belittling his dream to earn the Pluspol Award. This caused him to become a much more ruthless individual who does not tolerate anyone going against his orders. He flatly denied any sort of input into his dishes, feeling that, as the head chef, no one had any authority to change his recipes. He has always been a smug individual even since his Tōtsuki days as shown when he rubbed in his higher grade in Italian Cuisine to Fuyumi Mizuhara , whose forte was Italian Cuisine. He is also very cocky, constantly harassing Megumi during their unofficial Shokugeki , deeming her a "dunce". He hates it when people waste time and is quickly annoyed the minute he catches his employees not working.
In reality, Kojirō is a caring and friendly individual, but his more abrasive nature became more pronounced after he graduated. According to Gin Dōjima , because he achieved his dream of earning the Pluspol , he began to stagnate, afraid to show that he had lost his reason to cook. After the unofficial Shokugeki during the Training Camp, Kojirō returned to his former self, welcoming input from his workers, but still just as smug as before.


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Kou Shiō is a man of average size. He has a very high, light-colored, hi-top fade haircut, and a beard. He also wears a mask and a robe.

Kou without his mask.

Kou appears to be very silent and reserved. [2] In battle, however, proud of his abilities, Kou's just as arrogant as his colleagues are and looking down on his enemies. [3]


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Lanterby has short, light blond hair with bangs that reach below her chin, one of her bangs is adorned with an X-shaped braid. Her outfit consists of a white shirt with a tie positioned in a way that resembles an X, a skirt with dark accents, black shoes and an undone jacket due to Tokyo's hot weather.

Lanterby is very loud and has a very boisterous manner in both speech and actions. However, despite her manners, Lanterby has a sense to adhere to rules going so far as ridiculing Sōma and Tsukasa for loitering in front of the mock convenience store that was made for the blue.


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Leonora is a pale-skinned woman who is considered to be very beautiful and attractive (as noted by many people in the audience of the 43rd Autumn Election's Finals ) with lower back-length silver hair that has long bangs split on both sides with a medium-length braid on top of the rest of her hair in the back that she allows to flow freely, red eyes and small, pink lipgloss; many traits that were passed down to Alice Nakiri .
During the Finals, she wears a purple knee-length sleeveless dress with detached sleeves and pumps.

Leonora is an incredibly intelligent woman who is also a kind and loving mother that maintains a good relationship with Alice Nakiri where she is also patient and nurturing enough to sit through nine hours on the phone with Alice after she lost her quarterfinal match to Sōma Yukihira .
However, like the rest of the Nakiri family, Leonora is very serious about the culinary industry and has an intense aura when it comes to cooking. When stating that she hoped Sōma would not disappoint her, her serious aura could be felt by the entire audience in the arena. Like her father-in-law Senzaemon Nakiri , Leonora has a sort of "disrobing" that occurs when she eats a delicious dish. Her Japanese is a little poor as it is spoken in simple phrases and broken Japanese, but most consider this cute. Although she does not strip, she "strips" her poor Japanese and is able to speak perfect Japanese, although it only lasts for a brief amount of time.


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Lucie has teal-colored hair and eyes. [4] She also has freckles on the left and right side of her face just below her eyes. Whenever she cooks, she wears a typical white chef's uniform.

Lucie appears to be a cheerful and friendly person most of the time. [2] [5] She immediately befriended Sōma in the early stages of the restaurant's pre-opening. [2] Her serious side, however, appears only when she is working in the kitchen. [6]


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Madoka is a short girl with neck-length black hair that has bangs angled to the right side and embellished by three hair clips, two on the right and one of the left where it partially exposes her forehead, dark blue-gray eyes and she possesses a petite figure.
During her appearance, Madoka wears a standard Tōtsuki uniform without the jacket. Whenever she cooks, she sports a standard white chef's uniform. She also wears round glasses.

Nothing much is known about Madoka's personality. However, whenever she is involved with Zenji Marui , she displays a caring and cheerful demeanor for him. [4]


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Makito is an average man with facial hair around his chin.


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Malcanta's appearance is that of a clown. He wears white face paint with red lines going down the sides of his face. He's also bald and has rather pointy ears and fingernails. He also wears a red chef's outfit.

Malcanta's appearance is similar to those of the other chef noirs. He talks down to the light chefs and openly mocks them at any given opportunity.


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Mamoru has slick, short, dark-colored hair with two small bang strands hanging over his face. His eyes are generally very lazy looking or very creepy, but can also turn much more cartoonish when excited or nervous.
He wears his restaurant's uniform, consisting of a white long sleeved shirt, dark long pants, and an apron that says 洋食の三田村 (Western Cuisine Mitamura).

Mamoru is a kind individual and shows admiration towards the students of Tōtsuki Culinary Academy . [5] [6]


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Mana is a beautiful young woman who bears a strong resemblance to Erina Nakiri except that Mana has thigh-length salmon-pink hair (in contrast to Erina's lower-back length honey-blonde hair) that is tied back on top while the rest is tied at the bottom with two small hair strands hanging in the middle of her forehead and two medium hair strands resting on her shoulders, sharp purple-pinkish eyes (which Erina inherited) that has long eyelashes, pink lipstick, and small, round eyebrows (in contrast to Erina's thin eyebrows).
Her first appearance in the anime and manga is in a long, possibly traditional Japanese kimono, wearing a dark-colored cardigan and donning a traditional fan.
Back when Mana was a student and her first meeting with Azami Nakamura in high school, her hairstyle was still the same (tied in the back on top and the same two medium hair strands resting on her shoulders) as her adult self, but the only difference was that she had upper-back length hair, the bottom part of her hair wasn't tied at the time, and she didn't have the smaller hair strands hanging in front of her forehead.

Mana is a cold and callous woman, especially towards her estranged daughter Erina Nakiri . Moreover, she can be interpreted to have a very stand-out personality (possibly a negative one), to the point that Erina can pin-point the bracket re-setter (Mana herself) just from the placement. She also has been shown to have an obsession towards " Superhuman Abilities ", specifically those that Les Cuisiniers Noirs possess (i.e. Asahi Saiba 's Cross Knives), despite vehemently denying Erina's God Tongue , referring to that as an unneeded superhuman ability.
However, Mana can be best described as having a morbid culinary obsession, one that seeks to find new forms of food that can satisfy her. So much is her disgust at eating current food that she can no longer eat normally, so she gets her nutrients via IV injections. Her strong desire to find food that pleases her is the reason she is distant from her daughter.
She seems to feel little if nothing about this as proven with the fact that she deems Erina as somebody she doesn't need to fulfill her goals.
During the BLUE, after seeing Sōma Yukihira and Erina battle in the final round and seeing how far Sōma would go to make Erina say "delicious", regardless of her God Tongue and the enormous difficulty it presents, Mana has since come to realize how important it is to dedicate oneself to making the best food possible for one special person. With that, Mana's goals and personality were shaken to their core. She has since reconciled with her daughter and happily rejoined the Nakiri clan, no longer languishing in solitude with her culinary obsessions.


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Mayumi has short, brown-colored hair that has bangs curved inwards and covering part of her cheeks, her eyes are light brown in color, a small bust, and a slim body figure.
She has been seen mostly in a sailor fuku; dark blue when first introduced and white during the Karaage Wars arc. Her casual wear mostly consists of simple blouses.

Mayumi is a shy and meek girl who usually lacks the self-confidence to stand up for or believe in herself. [8] She was very easily intimidated by Kinu Nakamozu [9] and felt overwhelmed by Ikumi 's physical beauty. [10] During her elementary school years, Mayumi developed a crush on her fellow classmate, Sōma Yukihira, who she thought was cool. [11] Mayumi generally wants to do whatever she can to assist Sōma whenever he is around, but needs a friendly push from her friend Aki Koganei in order to initiate. [12] At the end of every duel between Sōma and his father, Mayumi always tried to cheer up Sōma whenever he lost, but unfortunately became a victim of a multitude of Sōma's failed dishes as a result. [13] Sōma puts a lot of trust in Mayumi, noting that Mayumi likes to take care of the little things like watering the school's flowers, and tasks her with making the Sumire Karaage Roll in his absence. [14]


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McFly is a very obese person. He has short, light brown hair which is combed over to the right on top of his head, starting from his left parietal ridge, while his sides are dark brown. In the manga, his goatee is more defined and shaped like a triangle. It is less defined in the anime.
During his appearance in the anime, he wears a solid black business suit with a white, long-sleeved dress shirt and a red tie around his collar. However, he sports a dark, thick, stripe-patterned business suit without a tie in the manga.

McFly is a jolly person, who expresses great appreciation towards dishes made by Jōichirō, even at the risk of his own health. McFly is also fond of him, whom he calls "Joe". [3]


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Mea is a slim girl with flowing, pink hair that is styled in a side ponytail with a pink-striped ribbon. She has gleeful black eyes (dark violet in the anime). She also wears a modified chef's uniform with pink accents and instead of regular pants, she wears a short skirt with a ribbon. She is also seen wearing a pink wristband.

Mea is mostly seen with a smirk on her face. She is also capable of showing her confidence in the skills of her colleagues. However, she isn't above making fun of them if they do something completely embarrassing. As shown when she mocked Etsuya Eizan for losing to a first year student , even though, ironically, she also preceded to lose to a first year .