Toriko
Toriko (トリコ?) is a Japanese manga series
written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It has been serialized in
Weekly Shōnen Jump since May 19, 2008, with the chapters collected into 32
tankōbon volumes by Shueisha as of November 4, 2014. It follows the adventures
of Toriko, a Gourmet Hunter, as he searches for rare, diverse foods to complete
a full-course meal. On his journey, he is accompanied by a timid chef who wants
to improve his skills.
A short film was created by Ufotable for the Jump Super
Anime Tour 2009, with another created for the 2010 tour. The manga has also
been adapted into a television anime series produced by Toei Animation, which
was broadcast in Japan from 2011 to 2014. Additionally, Toei developed a 2011
animated 3D short film and a 2013 feature film. The manga series is licensed
for an English-language release by Viz Media in North America and Madman
Entertainment in Australasia. Madman also licensed the anime series in
Australasia, while Funimation Entertainment licensed it in North America. As of
June 2014, Shueisha announced in Volume 29 of Toriko that the series had more
than 20 million volumes in print.
History: Toriko is a Gourmet Hunter searching for the most
precious foods in the world so he can create his full-course meal. A man with
inhuman ability, he utilizes his incredible strength and knowledge of the
animal kingdom to capture ferocious, evasive, and rare beasts to further his
menu. He is accompanied by the weak and timid chef Komatsu, who, inspired by
Toriko's ambition, travels with him to improve his culinary skills and to find
rare ingredients. Toriko and his friends often fight against the Gourmet Corps
(美食會
Bishoku-kai?), who seek to take control of the world's entire food supply and
are looking for the highly-sought after ingredient GOD (GOD(ゴッド)
Goddo?), which the legendary Gourmet Hunter Acacia used to end the war that
took place five-hundred years before the series began.
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