Toriko

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Toriko
Cover of the first tankbon volume, released in Japan
on November 4, 200!

Genre
"ction, "dventure, Comedy,
Fantasy
#an$a
Written by #itsutoshi %himabukuro
Published by %hueisha
English publisher
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#adman 'ntertainment
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(i) #edia
Demographic Shnen
Magazine Weekly Shnen Jump
English magazine
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Weekly Shonen Jump
Original run #ay *+, 200 , on$oin$
Volumes -* ./ist of volumes0
"nime film
Directed by #itsuru 1bunai
Written by #asaki 2iramatsu
Studio &fotable
Released 1ctober *2, 200+
Runtime 2 minutes
"nime film
Toriko: Capture the Barbarian Ivy!
Released 1ctober 2-, 20*0
"nime film
Toriko 3D: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!!
Directed by Jun3i %himi)u
Written by 4sao #urayama
Music by 2iromi #i)utani
Studio Toei "nimation
Released #arch *+, 20**
Runtime 40 minutes
"nime television series
Directed by "kifumi 5ako
Produced by
#akoto %eino
Naoko %ato
Takashi Washio
Written by 4sao #urayama
Music by 2iromi #i)utani
Studio Toei "nimation
Licensed by
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#adman 'ntertainment
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Funimation 'ntertainment
et!or" Fu3i T( .and other FN% stations0
Original run "pril -, 20** , #arch -0, 20*4
Episodes *46 ./ist of episodes0
"nime film
Toriko the Movie: Bishokushin's pe!ia" Menu
Directed by "kifumi 5ako
Written by 4sao #urayama
Studio Toei "nimation
Released July 26, 20*-
#nime and Manga portal
Toriko .
?
0 is a Japanese man$a series 7ritten and illustrated by #itsutoshi %himabukuro! 4t has been
seriali)ed in Weekly Shnen Jump since #ay *+, 200, and has been collected into -* tankbon volumes by
%hueisha as of %eptember 4, 20*4! 4t follo7s the adventure of Toriko, a 8ourmet 2unter, as he searches for rare,
diverse foods to complete a full9course meal! 1n his 3ourney, he is accompanied by a timid chef 7ho 7ants to
improve his skills!
" short film 7as created by &fotable for the Jump %uper "nime Tour 200+, 7ith another created for the 20*0 tour!
The man$a has also been adapted into a television anime series produced by Toei "nimation, 7hich 7as broadcast
in Japan from 20** to 20*4! "dditionally, Toei developed a 20** animated -: short film and a 20*- feature film!
The man$a series is licensed for an 'n$lish9lan$ua$e release by (i) #edia in North "merica and #adman
'ntertainment in "ustralasia! #adman also licensed the anime series in "ustralasia, 7hile Funimation
'ntertainment licensed it in North "merica! "s of November 20*-, Toriko had * million volumes in print!
$ontents
* ;lot
2 %ettin$
- #edia
o -!* #an$a
o -!2 Films
o -!- "nime
o -!4 1ther media
4 <eception
= %ee also
> <eferences
6 '?ternal links
Plot
%ee also@ /ist of Toriko characters
Toriko is a 8ourmet 2unter searchin$ for the most precious foods in the 7orld so he can create his full9course
meal! " man 7ith inhuman ability, he utili)es his incredible stren$th and kno7led$e of the animal kin$dom to
capture ferocious, evasive, and rare beasts to further his menu! 2e is accompanied by the 7eak and timid chef
Aomatsu, 7ho, inspired by TorikoBs ambition, travels 7ith him to improve his culinary skills and to find rare
in$redients! Toriko and his friends often fi$ht a$ainst the 8ourmet Corps . Bishoku-kai
?
0, 7ho seek to take
control of the 7orldBs entire food supply and are lookin$ for the hi$hly9sou$ht after in$redient 81: .81:
Goddo
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0, 7hich the le$endary 8ourmet 2unter "cacia used to end the 7ar that took place five9hundred years
before the series be$an!
Setting
The planet of Toriko is separated into t7o partsC the 2uman World . Ningen-kai
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0 and the 8ourmet World
. Gurume-kai
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The 2uman World is 7here modern civili)ation e?ists and occupies 3ust -0F of the
planet, the rest is the 8ourmet World, 7hich is inhospitable to most humans due to the stren$th of the 7ild life and
e?treme climate chan$es! 4n the 8ourmet "$e . Gurume Jidai
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0, 7hich be$an five centuries a$o at the
end of the hundred9year 7ar, the taste and te?ture of food is e?tremely important! The 4nternational 8ourmet
1r$ani)ation . Kokusai Gurume Kik
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0, or 481, maintains order and defends civilians from
dan$erous animals and $ourmet criminals! 1ri$inally set9up by the &nited Nations, the 481 is no7 independent
from them and holds more influence as it is composed of ->0 nations!
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They apply a numerical ratin$ from * to
*00, referred to as Capture /evels . Hokaku Reberu
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0, to most in$redients based on the difficulty of
acGuirin$ it!
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The 481 has a $roup of seven individuals 7ith hi$hly sensitive taste, called the 8ourmet 6 .
Gurume Sebun
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0 or 86, that are in char$e of assi$nin$ the star rankin$ of restaurants and the rankin$ of
chefs!
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4ndividuals kno7n as 8ourmet 2unters . Bishokuya
?
, lit! H8ourmet Food ;rovidersH0, 7ho have usually
trained their abilities to that of superhuman, are re$ularly hired by restaurants and the rich to seek hi$h9level
in$redients and rare animals! 1ne can also increase their stren$th by implantin$ 8ourmet Cells .!
Gurume Saib
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0 into their bodies!
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8ourmet <evivers ."# Saiseiya
?
, lit! H<e$eneration ;rovidersH0 are those
7ho dedicate themselves to protectin$ in$redients from e?tinction or e?haustion, and 7ho can also arrest people
that partake in the transaction of ille$al $oods or violate poachin$ la7s!
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Media
Manga
#ain article@ /ist of Toriko chapters
Written and illustrated by #itsutoshi %himabukuro, Toriko be$an seriali)ation in the man$a antholo$y Weekly
Shnen Jump on #ay *+, 200! The individual chapters have been published into tankbon volumes since
November 4, 200!
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"s of %eptember 4, 20*4, the series spans over 2=- chapters and -* tankobon volumes!
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<eaders and fans of the series can submit ideas and desi$ns for monsters and in$redients that appear in the man$a!
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%himabukuro collaborated 7ith 'iichiro 1da, author of ne !ie"e, for a crossover one9shot of their series titled
ne !ie"e # Toriko$ The True %ood& 'e(il %ruit, 7hich ran in the "pril 4, 20** issue of Weekly Shnen Jump!
There is also a spin9off man$a series titled Gourmet )"ademy Toriko .$%
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0, 7ritten by Toshinori
Takayama and illustrated by "kitsu$u #i)umoto! 4t has been seriali)ed in the monthly Saiky Jump since 20**,
7ith five collected tankbon as of #arch 4, 20*4!
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"t %an :ie$o Comic9Con 4nternational 200+, (i) #edia announced they had licensed Toriko for an 'n$lish9
lan$ua$e release!
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The first collected volume of Toriko 7as released on June *, 20*0, and (i) has released
nineteen volumes as of :ecember -, 20*-!
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The man$a premiered in the February 20*0 edition of a di$ital
supplement available only to subscribers of (i)Bs printed Shonen Jump ma$a)ine!
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When the printed ma$a)ine
ended, Toriko 7as one of the launch titles of its di$ital successor Weekly Shonen Jump .ori$inally named Weekly
Shonen Jump )lpha0, startin$ 7ith chapter *6* in its debut issue on January -0, 20*2!
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The Toriko and ne !ie"e
crossover 7as sent out free to annual subscribers of the ma$a)ine 7ho si$ned up before "pril -0, 20*2! #adman
'ntertainment released the first volume in "ustralasia on July *0, 20*0, and have released fourteen volumes as of
#arch *0, 20*-!
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%ilms
" short film simply titled Toriko, directed by #itsuru 1bunai and produced by &fotable, 7as sho7n on 1ctober
*2, 200+ at the Jump %uper "nime Tour 200+!
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4t 7as streamed on Weekly Shnen Jump*s 'n$lish 7ebsite one
month later!
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" second short, titled Toriko$ +apture the Barbarian ,(y& . &'&(()*'+
,-I
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0, 7as sho7n at the follo7in$ yearBs Jump %uper "nime Tour on 1ctober 2-, 20*0!
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"n animated -: film short, Toriko -'$ Kaimaku& Gourmet )d(enture&& .-: ./I(01
'II Toriko Sur.d.$ Kaimaku& Gurume )doben"h/&&
?
0, produced by Toei "nimation, 7as released in Japanese
theaters on #arch *+, 20** as a double feature 7ith the ne !ie"e film ne !ie"e -'$ 0ugi1ara +hase!
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feature len$th film, Toriko the 0o(ie$ Bishokushin*s Spe"ial 0enu .234 5678 Geki2-ban
Toriko Bishoku-shin no +h Shoku Takara
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0, 7as released in theaters on July 26, 20*-!
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#nime
%ee also@ /ist of Toriko episodes
4n :ecember 20*0, it 7as announced that Toei "nimation 7ould be adaptin$ Toriko into an anime television series
in 20**!
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4t is directed by "kifumi 5ako and be$an broadcastin$ in Japan on Fu3i Television on "pril -, 20**!
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4t took over 'ragon Ball Kai*s +@00 am slot on %unday in the H:ream +H time9slot, airin$ before ne !ie"e!
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" cross9over special bet7een Toriko and ne !ie"e, considered episode * of Toriko and episode 4+2 of ne !ie"e,
aired as the seriesB premiere,
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7ith another bet7een the t7o series airin$ on "pril *0, 20*2, episode =* of Toriko
and episode =42 of ne !ie"e! " t7o9part hour9lon$ crossover special bet7een Toriko, ne !ie"e and 'ragon Ball
3 aired on Fu3i T( on "pril 6, 20*-!
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<eferred to as 'ream 4 Toriko 5 ne !ie"e 5 'ragon Ball 3 Super
+ollaboration Spe"ial&&, the parts are considered episode =+0 of ne !ie"e and episode ++ of Toriko respectively!
The Toriko anime ended 7ith episode *46 on #arch -0, 20*4, bein$ replaced by the return of 'ragon Ball Kai!
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4n 20**, Funimation 'ntertainment announced that it licensed Toriko for streamin$ in North "merica 7ithin four
days after the Japanese broadcast! 4t premiered on 2ulu and FunimationBs official 7ebsite on "pril *4!
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'ventually, the series 7as rescheduled to stream 7ithin three days after the Japanese broadcast!
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Funimation
be$an releasin$ the series on :(: 7ith an 'n$lish dub from January , 20*-!
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#admen 'ntertainment
announced they licensed the anime for "ustralasia on February -, 20*-!
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Other media
" book titled Toriko Gaiden .9:
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0 7as published on 1ctober 2, 200+, it includes an intervie7 7ith
#itsutoshi %himabukuro, the 2006 one9shot of Toriko, and other unrelated one9shots by the author!
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The
$uidebook Toriko Gourmet Hunting Book . ;<=>
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0 7as released on November 4,
20** and includes the ori$inal one9shot for Toriko from 2002 and the ne !ie"e crossover chapter!
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The television sho7 Sakiyomi Jum-Bang& created a (omic, a portmanteau of voice and comic, of the first couple
chapters of Toriko in 200+! The se$ment has voice actors act over a man$a series as the pa$es are sho7n on screen,
Toriko 7as played by Takashi AondJ and Aomatsu by :aisuke Aishio!
There have been five video $ames created by Namco Kandai based on Toriko! T7o for the ;lay%tation ;ortable,
Toriko$ Gourmet Sur(i(al& .20**0 and Toriko$ Gourmet Sur(i(al& 6 .20*20,
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and three for the Nintendo -:%,
Toriko$ Gourmet 0onsters& .20*20, Toriko$ Gourmet Battle& .20*-0 and Toriko$ 7ltimate Sur(i(al .20*-0!
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Toriko and 5ebra are also playable characters in the Weekly Shnen Jump crossover ;lay%tation - and ;lay%tation
(ita fi$htin$ $ame J-Stars 8i"tory 8s!
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Reception
Toriko is currently en3oyin$ considerable success! <eaders have consistently ranked it amon$ the top five Weekly
Shnen Jump titles in the ma$a)ineBs popularity polls alon$side the best9sellers like ne !ie"e, Naruto, Blea"h and
Hunter # Hunter! 4n 200+, Toriko 7as nominated for the second annual #an$a TaishJ a7ard!
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The first and
second collected tankbon volumes, both released on November 4, 200, 7ere ranked *0th and **th respectively
on 1riconBs man$a chart for their first 7eek, 7ith nearly 60,000 and >6,000 copies sold!
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4t 7as the *0th best9
sellin$ man$a series durin$ the first half of 20**, 7ith over *! million copies sold!
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Toriko 7as the eleventh best9
sellin$ man$a series of 20*2, 7ith over - million copies sold,
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and the thirteenth best of 20*-, sellin$ 2! million!
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The series has * million volumes in circulation as of November 20*-!
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4n 20**, Kandai Namco estimated
Toriko 7ould brin$ &%L2=!> million in toys for the 20*2 fiscal year!
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taku 7S)*s Joseph /uster called Toriko Han absolute feast for fans of beastsH, not able to tell H7hether
%himabukuro 3ust comes up 7ith everythin$ on the spot or if itBs all meticulously planned outH, and said that the
seriesB charm is Hho7 it effortlessly applies classic shonen tropes to such an outlandish 7orld!H
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2o7ever, he
commented that HThe formula of Toriko is apparent ri$ht from the start in true shonen fashionD!!!E tou$her and
tou$her creatures 7ill Guickly follo7!H
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:eb "oki 7ritin$ for "bout!com also praised the ima$inative beasts and
monsters of the series, as 7ell as the occasional informational bits on the true science of foods, but called the art
H$rotesGuely $oofy!H
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/isa ;attillo of "nime Ne7s Net7ork ."NN0 called Toriko an Hin9your9face action story ridin$ on the back of a
$astronomic fetch9Guest!H
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%he compared TorikoBs desi$n to that of characters from 'ragon Ball and %ist o9 the
North Star, and su$$ested this mi$ht deter some readers!
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"NNBs <ebecca %ilverman stated that H%himabukuro
has clearly devoted time and thou$ht to craftin$ the storyBs 7orld, as comple? creatures, animal profiles, and
distinctive landscapes attest!H, and called his art an Hodd mi? of old school JoJo*s Bi:arre )d(enture9style manly
men and ne7er ne !ie"e9style chibis!H
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Carlo %antos, also for "NN, praised the action, sayin$ HFor over9the9top
action, itBs hard to beat the thrill of Toriko punchin$ out a s7arm of $iant insects, or the creep factor of a villain
7ho literally 7ears another humanBs skin!H, and called the art one of the seriesB hi$hli$hts!
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<evie7in$ the anime,
%antos said HFans 7ill kno7 7hat to e?pect in each adventure@ ravenous stron$men fle?in$ their superpo7ers,
ferocious foes bein$ slau$htered by said stron$men, and a rich, ima$inative 7orld full of impossibly delicious
foods! Kut the simplicity of Toriko is also its do7nfall@ there are no clever t7ists in store, the characters donBt
develop at all, either personally or interpersonally, and even the most calculatin$ villains are 3ust mindless tar$ets
7aitin$ to be knocked do7n one by one! The on9a$ain, off9a$ain animation also does a disservice to the bri$ht
colors and creative desi$ns of the series!H
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