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[]
- Erina Nakiri
- Hisako Arato
- Sōma Yukihira
- Megumi Tadokoro
- Alice Nakiri
- Instructor Suzuki
- Ryō Kurokiba
- Akira Hayama
- Terunori Kuga
- Etsuya Eizan
- Satoshi Isshiki
- Nene Kinokuni
- Takumi Aldini
- Jōichirō Yukihira
- Urara Kawashima
- Yua Sasaki
- Miyoko Hōjō
- Nao Sadatsuka
- Rentarō Kusunoki
- Shigemichi Kumai
- Mea Yanai
- Zenji Marui
- Julio Shiratsu
- Shun Ibusaki
- Ken Dakekanba
- Taki Tsunozaki
- Shingo Andō
- Sonoka Kikuchi
- Osaji Kita
- Fuyumi Mizuhara
- Hinako Inui
- Berta
- Cilla
- Natsume Sendawara
- Orie Sendawara
- Kakinoshin Ōizumi
- Seishū Saotome
- Gin Dōjima
- Subaru Mimasaka
- Isami Aldini
- Ikumi Mito
- Yūki Yoshino
- Madoka Enomoto
- Kanichi Konishi
- Daigo Aoki
- Shōji Satō
- Fumio Daimidō
- Roland Chapelle
- Jun Shiomi
Featured Dishes[]
- Yūki Yoshino's Red Riding Hood-style Gibier Soup
- Ryōko Sakaki's Koji Tofu Soup
- Zenji Marui's Three Greatest Soups Marui Special
- Shun Ibusaki's Three Kinds of Smoked Soy Milk
- Ikumi Mito's A5 Rank Beef Tail Soup Don
- Hisako Arato's Spirulina and Šaltibarščiai Medicinal Soup
- Alice Nakiri's Tapioca Cold Soup
- Ryō Kurokiba's Red King Crab Innards and Seas Urchin Soup with Salmon Roe
- Nene Kinokuni's Luxurious Sobagaki Soup
- Akira Hayama's Five Kinds of Curry Soup
- Isami Aldini's Aldini Style Cold Taglierini
- Takumi Aldini's Aldini Style Cheese Fondue Minestrone
- Sōma Yukihira's Yukihira Style Golden Eggs Lunch Set
- Megumi Tadokoro's Miso Kusudama Soup
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.
References[]
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v - e - t | Episodes |
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Introduction Arc | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 |
Training Camp Arc | 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 |
Tōtsuki Autumn Election Arc | 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 |
Stagiaire Arc | 35 • 36 • 37 |
Moon Banquet Festival Arc | 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 |
Central Arc | 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 |
Promotion Exams Arc | 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 |
Beach Exam Arc | 74 |
BLUE Arc | 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 |
OVA | OVA 1 • OVA 2 • OVA 3 • OVA 4 • OVA 5 |