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The BLUE Preliminaries (青の前哨戦, Ao no Zenshōsen?) is the second episode of the fifth season of the Shokugeki no Soma anime and the seventy-fifth episode overall.

Plot Summary[]

Erina explains to the new Elite Ten Council about the BLUE. Totsuki is holding the BLUE preliminaries to decide the 3 top participants (minus Erina who already registered). Meanwhile, Jōichirō duels against a familiar acquaintance which results in the unthinkable outcome, which also follows back at Totsuki where Sōma learns about the new instructor's ambitions.

Characters in Order of Appearance[]

Featured Dishes[]

Featured Cooking Duels[]

  • Jōichirō Yukihira Vs. Saiba Asahi

Manga and Anime Differences[]

  • The following are rearrangements from the manga.
    • By the title itself, the BLUE preliminaries is an original tournament.
    • The Shokugeki between Joichiro vs. Saiba is commenced during the event.

Trivia[]

  • Most of the scenes were recycled from the previous plates (seasons).
  • This episode features the most anime-exclusive dishes since the first OVA.
  • It was announced on the official website that the remaining episodes after this had been postponed due to the ongoing effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.[1] Regularly scheduled airings resumed on July 17, following re-airings of this and the previous episode on July 3 and 10.

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