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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Komatsu is a wonderful sidekick. The introduction of more gourmt hunters and it reminds me of the hunters who pass their exams from HunterXHunter. Meeting Coco, who's on the same level as Toriko and seeing his unique abilities makes me excited to mee the rest of the "legendery four gourmet hunters".
Originally posted here at Anime Radius.
Imagine, if you will, a world in which the pursuit of world-class cuisine has pretty much taken over civilization as a whole and making a quality dish of the highest order is something every chef of all stripes strives to achieve. A world in which the contestants of Top Chef would more likely have to not only cook the more expensive ingredients but catch them in their natural habitats as well instead of just driving to Whole Foods; let's see the more treacherous contestants try to hijack their fellow chefs' dishes when they've got their hands full chasing their protein of choice with a shotgun and a butcher's knife. In this world, the man in the kitchen is king - the man who hunts down and brings in his ingredients even more so. This, in short, is the world of Toriko, and in the second volume of this hyper-shonen series for the foodie in all of us, the focus is on the thrill of the hunt - in this case, hunting the puffer whale, which naturally live in a habitat filled with nasty dangerous creatures who have no qualms about making a roaming gourmet hunter its next meal.
In its sophomore entry, Toriko starts making its overall story much more clearer with the introduction of Coco, one of the four kings of gourmet along with Toriko (which means we have two more character reveals to look forward to!) as well as an introduction into the working world of the gourmet hunter, who act mostly like mercenaries as they hunt for the most wanted ingredients. The difference between them and Toriko is that they do it for the money while Toriko does it for the experience of eating his quarry with respect. Now that the main cast includes two top-notch gourmet hunters, this means twice the amount of awesome fight scenes and twice the amount of amazing superhuman techniques. As usual, the fight scenes are so over-the-top and brimming with energy, it's hard not to enjoy reading them, especially when Coco breaks out his secret technique that makes the scorpions literally fall back in fear. I do wish that my favorite character, Komatsu, had a bigger role in this volume - he really didn't do much except for run away from beasties, almost fall into a pit, and get kidnapped then almost killed. Um, yay? Having said that, I happen to know Komatsu will get a bigger piece of the plotty pie come volume three, so there's that to look forward to.
The world of Toriko is a wonderfully illustrated world full of fantastic creatures and colorful characters. I wouldn't exactly live in it - it seems kinda dangerous but really fun nonetheless. Watching Toriko and his friends traipse around happily chasing their dream ingredients for Toriko's full-course meal (or just for the fun of eating interesting things) is always enjoyable - and luckily for Shimabukuro, adding in semblances of actual plot doesn't kill the overall enjoyment of the story. In the end, this is about the love of food in shonen manga form, which means big battles and big flavors stacked side-by-side on the same page. Any shonen fan who isn't reading this series yet should get to it ASAP cause it's becoming more than obvious that Toriko is going places.
Imagine, if you will, a world in which the pursuit of world-class cuisine has pretty much taken over civilization as a whole and making a quality dish of the highest order is something every chef of all stripes strives to achieve. A world in which the contestants of Top Chef would more likely have to not only cook the more expensive ingredients but catch them in their natural habitats as well instead of just driving to Whole Foods; let's see the more treacherous contestants try to hijack their fellow chefs' dishes when they've got their hands full chasing their protein of choice with a shotgun and a butcher's knife. In this world, the man in the kitchen is king - the man who hunts down and brings in his ingredients even more so. This, in short, is the world of Toriko, and in the second volume of this hyper-shonen series for the foodie in all of us, the focus is on the thrill of the hunt - in this case, hunting the puffer whale, which naturally live in a habitat filled with nasty dangerous creatures who have no qualms about making a roaming gourmet hunter its next meal.
In its sophomore entry, Toriko starts making its overall story much more clearer with the introduction of Coco, one of the four kings of gourmet along with Toriko (which means we have two more character reveals to look forward to!) as well as an introduction into the working world of the gourmet hunter, who act mostly like mercenaries as they hunt for the most wanted ingredients. The difference between them and Toriko is that they do it for the money while Toriko does it for the experience of eating his quarry with respect. Now that the main cast includes two top-notch gourmet hunters, this means twice the amount of awesome fight scenes and twice the amount of amazing superhuman techniques. As usual, the fight scenes are so over-the-top and brimming with energy, it's hard not to enjoy reading them, especially when Coco breaks out his secret technique that makes the scorpions literally fall back in fear. I do wish that my favorite character, Komatsu, had a bigger role in this volume - he really didn't do much except for run away from beasties, almost fall into a pit, and get kidnapped then almost killed. Um, yay? Having said that, I happen to know Komatsu will get a bigger piece of the plotty pie come volume three, so there's that to look forward to.
The world of Toriko is a wonderfully illustrated world full of fantastic creatures and colorful characters. I wouldn't exactly live in it - it seems kinda dangerous but really fun nonetheless. Watching Toriko and his friends traipse around happily chasing their dream ingredients for Toriko's full-course meal (or just for the fun of eating interesting things) is always enjoyable - and luckily for Shimabukuro, adding in semblances of actual plot doesn't kill the overall enjoyment of the story. In the end, this is about the love of food in shonen manga form, which means big battles and big flavors stacked side-by-side on the same page. Any shonen fan who isn't reading this series yet should get to it ASAP cause it's becoming more than obvious that Toriko is going places.
Band 1 habe ich im August 2019 gelesen und er gefiel mir richtig gut. Nur eine Sache schreckte mich schon sehr ab und das war diese detaillierte Beschreiben des Tötens mit eine Akupunkturtechnik. Also das fand ich sehr ekelig und könnte gut darauf verzichten. Daher war ich froh, dass es in diesem Band bis ganz kurz vorm Ende keine Rolle spielte. Aber die Seiten, die es dann betraf, erinnerten mich leider auch wieder an mein schlechtes Gefühl dazu aus Band 1.
Trotzdem überwiegen für mich die positiven Dinge und das sogar noch viel mehr als in Band 1.
Vor allem die Freundschaft zwischen Toriko (dem Delikatessenjäger) und Komatsu, dem kleinen Koch. Sie sind so unterschiedlich und doch ist die Freundschaft echt toll. Außerdem kam in dem Band Coco dazu und auch der ist ein richtig interessanter Charakter und ich mochte seine locker und sehr freundschaftliche Art mit Toriko umzugehen. Und seine Fürsorge für Komatsu war einfach richtig toll. Für einen Actionmanga überzeugen mich die zwischenmenschlichen Szenen und Beziehungen hier wirklich sehr.
In diesem Band gehen die drei auf die Jagd nach dem Kugelwalfisch. Allerdings sind sie nicht die einzigen und müssen mit Konkurrenz kämpfen, was durchaus lebensgefährlich ist.
Es war alles sehr spannend und ich habe es in einem Rutsch durchgelesen.
Der Zeichenstil ist sehr eigen und wirkt unfassbar alt und skurril. Eigentlich überhaupt nicht mein Stil, aber zu dieser Story passt es einfach wie die Faust aufs Auge. Und die Monster und Tiere werden unfassbar gut gezeichnet. Eine Augenweide.
Ich werde die Reihe auf jeden Fall weiterlesen und hoffe Coco wird noch öfter vorkommen.
Story 4,4/5
Humor 4,0/5
Charaktere 5,0/5
Zeichenstil 4,05
Lesegefühl 4,0/5
Gesamt 4,4/5
Trotzdem überwiegen für mich die positiven Dinge und das sogar noch viel mehr als in Band 1.
Vor allem die Freundschaft zwischen Toriko (dem Delikatessenjäger) und Komatsu, dem kleinen Koch. Sie sind so unterschiedlich und doch ist die Freundschaft echt toll. Außerdem kam in dem Band Coco dazu und auch der ist ein richtig interessanter Charakter und ich mochte seine locker und sehr freundschaftliche Art mit Toriko umzugehen. Und seine Fürsorge für Komatsu war einfach richtig toll. Für einen Actionmanga überzeugen mich die zwischenmenschlichen Szenen und Beziehungen hier wirklich sehr.
In diesem Band gehen die drei auf die Jagd nach dem Kugelwalfisch. Allerdings sind sie nicht die einzigen und müssen mit Konkurrenz kämpfen, was durchaus lebensgefährlich ist.
Es war alles sehr spannend und ich habe es in einem Rutsch durchgelesen.
Der Zeichenstil ist sehr eigen und wirkt unfassbar alt und skurril. Eigentlich überhaupt nicht mein Stil, aber zu dieser Story passt es einfach wie die Faust aufs Auge. Und die Monster und Tiere werden unfassbar gut gezeichnet. Eine Augenweide.
Ich werde die Reihe auf jeden Fall weiterlesen und hoffe Coco wird noch öfter vorkommen.
Story 4,4/5
Humor 4,0/5
Charaktere 5,0/5
Zeichenstil 4,05
Lesegefühl 4,0/5
Gesamt 4,4/5
The story is shaping up to an arc that could be interesting.