Sonoka Kikuchi

Sonoka Kikuchi

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Sonoka Kikuchi
Kanji	木久知 園果
Rōmaji	Kikuchi Sonoka
Personal Information
Status	Alive
Birthday	29 June
Gender	Female
Cuisine Style	Western
Professional Status
Generation	89th
Occupation	Tōtsuki Academy Alumni High school student (Formerly) Judge at the Autumnal Selections (Formerly) Elite Ten Council: 2nd Seat (Formerly) Head Chef & Owner of Shunkatei
Workplace	Shunkatei
Media
Manga Debut	Chapter 85
Anime Debut	Episode 29
Voice Actor	Asuka Nishi Molly Searcy (English)

Sonoka Kikuchi (木 (き) 久 (く) 知 (ち) 園 (その) 果 (か) , Kikuchi Sonoka^?) is an 89th Generation Tōtsuki Academy Alumnus and a previous 2nd seat of the Elite Ten Council. She is the owner and head chef of the Western-style restaurant, Shunkatei.

Appearance

Sonoka is a serene-looking young woman who is similar to Hinako Inui, with waist-length hair accompanied by a chest-length hair strand tied at the bottom by a black bow (which is generally over her right shoulder) with bangs covering her forehead, light-blue eyes and a curvy figure.

During the Autumn Election Semifinals, her outfit consisted of a white dress shirt and a dark-colored vested skirt.

Personality

Sonoka is extremely similar to Megumi Tadokoro and Jun Shiomi, where she has an extremely polite and reserved personality.

Because of this soft manner, Sonoka usually finds herself intimidated by her more-outspoken associate and former senior, Taki Tsunozaki.

History

Sonoka previously attended Tōtsuki as a part of the 89th generation where she was among the few to graduate. During her time at Tōtsuki, Sonoka held the 2nd seat of the Elite Ten Council. After graduating, Sonoka wasted no time and quickly established her own restaurant, Shunkatei.

Plot

Main Article: Yukihira Vs. Mimasaka Semifinal Shokugeki

Sonoka was invited to be one of the five judges at the Autumn Election's Main Tournament Semifinals, being reunited with her fellow alumni. Like Taki Tsunozaki, Sonoka viewed the Shokugeki from above and was initially skeptical about Sōma Yukihira, whom she found to be in a disadvantage in creating a Western dish like beef stew.

When Subaru Mimasaka came and served his beef stew to the judges, Sonoka was first to taste the dish and found it delicious.

Cooking Style

While Sonoka has not been shown cooking in the series, according to her profile, she is a Western-cuisine expert and runs her own restaurant, Shunkatei.

Etymology

• The name Sonoka means "garden, park, plantation" (園) (sono) and "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed" (果) (ka). 
• Sonoka's surname Kikuchi means "tree, wood" (木) (ki), "long time" (久) (ku) and "knowledge" (知) (chi).

Trivia

• Sonoka and Taki Tsunozaki are the only two members of the Elite Ten Council of the 88th Generation to be revealed, making their generation the one with the least amount of members introduced out of all the existing generations of Elite Ten members.