

The anime adaption of the popular manga of the same name has received the same kind of reception as its manga version did in terms of popularity as well as critique. Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars) is an anime about battles of cooking as the title suggests. But is skill alone enough to let him rise to the top? The academy's brutal curriculum and fiercely competitive student body await the young chef, who must learn to navigate the treacherous environment if he wants to stand a chance at realizing his dreams. Jouichirou tells Souma that to surpass him and survive the next three years at Tootsuki and graduate there. The school is famous for its "Shokugeki"-intense cooking competitions between students often used to settle debates and arguments. Rather than tagging along with his father, Souma finds himself enrolling at the prestigious Tootsuki Culinary Academy, where only 10 percent of its students end up graduating. He aspires to exceed his father's skill and take over the restaurant one day, but he is shocked to learn that Jouichirou is closing up the shop to take a job in New York. As a sous chef at his father's restaurant, he has spent years developing his culinary expertise and inventing new dishes to amaze their customers. Likewise, Jun is prepared to pass out from heat stroke until Hayama generously makes her some cold porridge with soup.Souma Yukihira has been cooking alongside his father Jouichirou for as long as he can remember. Meanwhile, the girls at Polar Star Dormitory are practically dying from the summer heat and stress for the Autumn Elections Preliminaries, and make a few failed attempts to cool down until the boys, including the Aldini brothers and Ikumi, arrive and take them to a cool stream where they eat shaved ice, and then barbeque. In the end, Erina decides to focus on perfecting her cooking instead of understanding love. Alice also attempts to educate Erina on the concept of love despite not knowing about it herself. There, Alice enjoys watching Erina embarrass herself with wearing an old coat, a bathing suit in public, and admitting that she admires someone. Erina is at a loss for what to do during summer vacation after finishing her schedule early for the day, so Alice takes her to a public pool.

This episode takes place sometime before the second season, before the Autumn Elections Preliminaries.
