[One-minute overview]
This episode is adapted from the comic of the same name serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (it doesn't matter if you don't know, it's a weekly magazine that specializes in serializing juvenile hot-blooded comics, basically the industry leader), with 24 episodes in the first season and 24 episodes in the second season. Season 13 episodes, the production company is JCSTAFF. Yes, since it's from Juvenile Jump, you read that right, this is a gourmet show! So why does everyone call it "Spirit of Aphrodisiac"?
If you open the first two episodes, you'll understand. One of the authors of this comic used to be a sketchbook, and in my friend's words, this is his -- the landed work. So when the diners feel "Oh my God, this is delicious", they will make strange noises like they are in spring (hard work, seiyuu). So here's a friendly reminder to friends who want to try this show: please don't amplify this film loudly, please don't project this film to a big screen, please avoid parents (hey.
But soon, after entering the third episode (so Be sure to persevere), such scenes are becoming less and less, or everyone is used to it and can automatically ignore it. So the plot officially entered the protagonist Soma-kun came to a high school specialized in top chefs and took classes with his friends, Dorms and competitions. Every day I spend my time studying cooking. I have gone through many difficulties to avoid being dropped out of school. I am looking for my own cooking concept, as well as the stories of encountering various meals and seniors.
Eating halberd is actually a food showdown. So this show From the inside to the outside, there is a taste of competition (a bit similar to the well-known "China Little Master" in our youth, but this is on campus). Or ordinary people in the society. Of course, there are also many descriptions of friendship, love and killing, predecessors, and sympathy, which add a variety of colors to the fierce competition.
In fact, as an audience, you can witness the protagonist We grew up. Soma-kun was a bit protagonist at the beginning, but in the later stage, you can clearly feel that there are people outside the world, so it is logical to propose that delicious cuisine needs to have the chef's own style, and cultivate such a style. You need to keep growing and encountering, and even face your own heart and feelings.
Soma-kun said at the end of the second season that he wanted to have cooking collisions with more different talented students, learn from them, and absorb the strengths of others, so as to make his own cooking. Contrast that with the brash boy who just entered the school and talked big at the opening ceremony. He seems to have the aura of the protagonist and will never lose in any duel. Now he has transformed and grown a lot!
The seiyuu table of this work is very "delicious", and the big names are gathered! The character setting is also considered qualified (the early stage may appear to be a little bit second, but the later stage is slightly stronger). The male protagonist's three views are very positive. One of the two female protagonists is a well-behaved and virtuous type, and the other is a proud lady, but there is no emotional line to rest assured. The dorm friends are all cute~The seniors are even more adorable~The characteristics of all the characters at the end of the second season can be impressive.
The style of painting is not particularly delicate, but it is also medium-to-high, with less collapse. But in terms of rhythm, the second season is really a big problem! Obviously, the whole 13 episodes were just right for the autumn selection, but the result had to be reduced and an internship was added (although I personally like this part very much), the rhythm was a bit too fast, and it seemed that Shiji was not as exciting as the first season. I don't understand why your production company is forced to, gimmick? tantalize? But no matter how good the storytelling really hinders you from making money?
So to sum up, I personally feel that this is a good gourmet work. Friends who love cooking and baking may be able to imitate the dishes, or get a little inspiration from it? It's even better to ignore the author's horribly bad tastes.
(Okay, more than a minute _(:3"∠)_)
[Music]
I personally like the melody of Season 1 OP1 "Song of Hope", but overall it still feels ordinary...? Not too impressed with OP2. The lyrics of ED1's "Spice" are very interesting and fit this show very well. However, ED2 "Xiao Xing's SEXY Curry" is really special. Yasushi Omori, the lead singer and songwriter, really has his own style, so it may cause some people to like it and some people don't know what the hell this song is. ...Well, if you are interested, you can pay attention~
Okay, the main event (hello). The second season OP "ROUGH DIAMONDS" is a very flaming rock, and the lyrics are quite inspirational. Personally, I like SCREEN mode very much, so I really like this song. ED is also rock, nano.RIPE's "スノードロップ (Snow Lotus)", the female lead singer きみコ's voice is very loli but very firm and powerful. The band I first met from the OP of "Blossom Story", I personally think that the voice of the lead singer きみコ is really suitable for rock, but fortunately, they did not change their route due to the sound line. I recommend this ED.
There are several BGM songs that are very nice and passionate. But it's still too monolithic (too few tracks).
[Belief]
"Everyone may have a tendency to think that losing to a talented person is impossible. People always use this excuse to cover their hearts because everyone wants to protect their dignity and self-esteem. "
The strength of being able to face one's own inadequacies calmly and composurely"—that is an incomparably powerful advantage that very few people can possess. Soma is just relying on "simple thinking" and "unrelenting groping attempts" to face the gap between herself and a genius. After her self-esteem has been crushed, she can still raise her head again. She never feels that efforts and failures are in vain. . Isshiki-senpai's evaluation of this is almost straight to the heart: not relying on natural talent, only relying on hard work - although this is originally something everyone can do. "But why do they still look down on Soma? That's because once you recognize him, it's tantamount to admitting that you don't work hard at all. ”
But Soma-kun, who is as strong in heart as in craftsmanship, obviously has a perfect score for creativity, but after losing the game, he still calmly and objectively admits that he lost in the “unique specialist——the cooking that only that person can make”, and This is his own weakness. In fact, here is a response to what my father wanted to say on the phone at the beginning but didn't finish it. Above the pinnacle of taste, the only thing that elevates cooking is the "human heart".
Although I don't know the world of cooks, the core idea of this work, the so-called "spirit" of eating halberd, is probably the obsession when cooking - for a certain person or a certain thing, and Hence the style and character. In other words, a great dish should reflect the chef's face and heart.
No matter how many failures you experience, you can start again——if you have the "belief that you want to carry out no matter what" in your heart.
[Blood]
From the first two episodes of the first season, it's hard to see that this show actually has some exciting plots. It's really worth it to keep watching. The parts that make people feel the blood boil, one is the "campus training", and the other is the "on-site training" at the end of the second season.
By the way, it's a pity that the personal feeling of "Autumn Selection" didn't ignite. Instead, it felt a little flashy because of the fast pace. But among them, the cooking confrontation between Takmi and Misaku is very interesting. Solid efforts and sincere feelings were being played with, losing the game also lost the most beloved knife, the screen was full of "Good gas", at this time, Soma-kun stood up for his friends, but also to explain to everyone " The essence of the game" and the true dignity of the chef's heart, directly betting on "I will never be a chef again if I lose to you" or something, so handsome! ! ! (Looking back *N)
If the passion of the dorm is "youth", then the passion of the on-site internship is "reality". Internships in real restaurant kitchens, they are no longer a chef who needs to create all kinds of magical dishes, but an ordinary employee in the collective. Every different type of restaurant, with different levels (or customer groups), has completely different topics and knowledge reserves. In particular, episodes 11-13 of the second season very realistically describe the busy scene in the kitchen of a western restaurant, and the harsh reality of being fired if you drag your feet. Because I am unfamiliar with the field, I do not understand proper nouns, I always make mistakes, and I am scolded as "useless" every day, but I keep learning new knowledge perseveringly. Under the enormous pressure of speed, as Soma-kun said: "I don't even have a second of frustration, because I am now immersed in the joy of mastering new technologies! 』
Although the second season of the internship ended quickly, it can even be said that it was taken hastily. But seeing so many students who have been on the stage all the time, contributing to various kitchens in their positions, learning, and giving full play to their strengths, I think that these students who will be active in the culinary world in the future are so enthusiastic. , I can't help but want to hold my face and sigh: Youth~
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