Souma Yukihira’s inspiring journey finally reached its climax in the Fifth Plate of Food Wars. The most recent installment featured Souma taking part in the biggest Shokugeki competition known as “BLUE.” He entered this competition with the ultimate goal, which was to defeat Asahi Saiba. It has been over a year since the fifth season ended, and now its fans are missing to see mouth-watering delicacies on their screens. So, will Souma return to participate in more competitions in Food Wars Season 6? Here is everything to know.
Food Wars, also known as Shokugeki no Souma, is a Japanese slice-of-life gourmet anime TV series. It is the remake of Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki’s manga series of the same title. Studio JC Staff animated all five installments of the series. The anime first aired on April 4, 2015. It became an instant hit and hence got a renewal for its further seasons. The fifth and the most recent installment of the series premiered on April 11, 2020, and ended after running for 24 episodes on September 26, 2020.
Manga Compared To The Anime
There aren’t many gourmet series that managed to reach even half of the popularity of Food Wars. Its journey to become one of the most popular series started with its serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine back in 2012. By the time of its conclusion in 2019, the manga had 19 million copies in print. The duo of Yuto and Shun have published a total of 36 volumes in this manga series. All the five installments of this anime by JC Staff were of different pacing. The first two seasons used thirteen books, whereas the third installment alone exhausted twelve volumes.
Its pacing slowed down in the fourth season again as it only used five volumes. The fifth and the last season of Shokugeki no Souma used the last six volumes and left nothing for the further installments. Now, the production has no content to create Food Wars Season 6. The original manga got discontinued more than two years back. So, there is no hope that they will get new chapters anytime soon.
Food Wars Season 6: Renewal Status
Food Wars is one of the most popular anime TV series. It is even included in MAL’s top 100 most popular series of all time. Souma’s journey hooked the viewers from the very first episode as he learned to prepare the dishes he didn’t even know about. With every installment, the fandom of this installment got even more huge. Shukugeki no Souma has 1.3M members on its MAL group and is also ranked at #51 in popularity. Not only that, but the critical reception of the anime is also quite good. The first four seasons are rated above eight on MyAnimeList, whereas the fifth one is rated 7.33, which is also decent.
So, if the Fifth Plate didn’t exhaust the source material, Food Wars Season 6 should have gotten a renewal by now. The lack of content is the main reason why the makers haven’t announced the sixth season. Also, they provided a conclusive ending to the show’s fifth season. So, they will certainly do not like to ruin it by expanding its plot. So, the current renewal status of this show is “canceled.”
Will The Anime Ever Return?
After the conclusion of the Food Wars’s fourth season, the officials announced that the fifth season would wrap up the series by concluding its storyline. As a result, the makers used all the remaining source material in the fifth season. The final episode featured the finals of the BLUE tournament, in which Erina managed to defeat Souma. Since BLUE is the grandest Shokugeki competition, there is nothing left for Souma to achieve in this show.
So, there is no point in continuing the show after giving it a satisfactory ending. Therefore, it is likely that the fans will never get to see Food Wars Season 6. However, there is a possibility that the makers might release a spin-off of this show due to its popularity.
Also Read: Food Wars Season One Is Now Available On Netflix!
What’s The Show About?
The plot of Food Wars follows the tale of a teenager named Soma Yukihira. He desires to become a full-time chef in his father’s restaurant named “Restaurant Yukihira.” His father tried to enroll Soma in an elite culinary school named Totsuki Saryo Culinary Institute, where students compete in Food Wars. Soma made a lot of friends and enemies during his time in the academy. The series follows his journey from his first year.
In the fifth season, Soma competed in the biggest Shokegeki competition ever known as BLUE. He even defeated Asahi Saiba in the semi-finals of this competition. He is the same guy who once defeated Souma’s father. Souma successfully entered the finals of the BLUE, where he fell short against Erina Nakiri.
Food Wars Season 6: Release Date
As previously mentioned, the probability for the Sixth Plate of Shokugeki no Souma to release is almost zero. The makers have officially announced that the series will not move forward after its fifth season. They just can’t make the sixth installment even if they want to as there is no source material for it. Hence, it is quite clear that Food Wars Season 6 won’t hit the screens. But if the officials any spin-off in the upcoming months, then it might release sometime in 2024.