Challenging Central to a team shokugeki at the advancement exams in order to overturn their classmates' expulsions from Totsuki, they undergo teamwork training with Gin and Joichiro to improve their cooking skills.

All six chefs in the second bout of the team shokugeki finish their dishes simultaneously, making judgment imminent. In a battle between dishes that defy the imagination, which team's inventiveness will reign supreme and bring home victory--the resistance or Central? With the third bout looming, Soma and the other first-years make their move!

Soma challenges Eishi Tsukasa for his first seat on the Council of Ten! Up against Tsukasa s delicately refined technique, Soma highlights his own creativity with a brand-new take on traditional French cuisine. Will he win that coveted seat or lose big and join Central? Even if he does win, Soma won t be out of the woods not when the surviving first-years have just received notice of their biggest challenge yet!

"Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs...

"The fourth bout of the team shokugeki begins with Erina finally taking the stage. Her opponent? The queen of cute confection, Momo Akanegakubo! But what kind of dish will the former ice queen present to combat such cuteness? Meanwhile, Isshiki and Takumi take on the council's top two members--Tsukasa and Rindo!"--Page 4 of cover.

"After a long, hard-fought battle, Soma and the rest of the resisters claim victory in the Régiment de Cuisine, formally disbanding the Azami administration. A new Council of Ten is born, and the first-years advance to their second year at the Totsuki Institute. But the peace doesn't last long. A few months into the new school year, the aroma of trouble once again wafts through the air!"--Page [4] of cover.

"The Blue--a tournament for only the best and brightest young chefs from around the world--has begun! For the first time ever, traditional chefs will clash with underworld noir, and the tension in the arena could be cut with a knife. Soma, eager for his rematch with Asahi Saiba, heads to the first-gate challenge!"--Page [4] of cover.

"Let the shokugeki begin! Soma has challenged Totsuki graduate Chef Shinomiya in order to prevent Megumi's pending expulsion. However, thanks to a condition levied by Gin Dojima, the match turns in an unexpected direction! With such a foolhardy challenge, can Soma and Megumi win to survive another day?"--