Saturday, February 23, 2013

Toriko: Part 1


Set in the Gourmet Age, a time when warriors search the globe looking for the best things to eat so they can create the ultimate menu, this enormously entertaining anime tells the story of a muscle-bound Gourmet Hunter named Toriko and his adventures working for the food-centric government. He teams with a chef named Komatsu to hunt things like the Gararagator and the Poisonous Puffer Whale, creatures so creatively drawn that trying to describe them in words would spoil the fun of watching the battle the good guys. There is a cute news reporter who tags along hoping for a scoop she never seems to get, and a host of other Gourmet Hunters with powers ranging from a guy with the ability to secrete poison from their skin to the ability to a guy who can use his hair as a weapon. The series has a nice blend of action and humor, and the artwork, especially the finely detailed pictures of the dishes the chef’s create, is spectacular.

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