{"product_id":"food-wars-shokugeki-no-soma-vol-8-paperback","title":"Food Wars!: Shokugeki No Soma, Vol. 8 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYuto Tsukuda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShun Saeki\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eYuki Morisaki\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn action-packed, saucy food comedy featuring one boy's determination to be top chef!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs there at all?! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe battle of the Fall Classic preliminaries comes to a thundering close! Can Soma conjure up a curry masterpiece brilliant enough to surpass a dish from the master of fragrance, Akira Hayama? This volume also includes a bonus story about the adventures of a certain someone during her lazy summer vacation!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYuto Tsukuda won the 34th Jump Juniketsu Newcomers' Manga Award for his one-shot story \u003ci\u003eKiba ni Naru\u003c\/i\u003e. He made his \u003ci\u003eWeekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eShonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e debut in 2010 with the series \u003ci\u003eShonen Shikku\u003c\/i\u003e. His follow-up series, \u003ci\u003eFood Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma\u003c\/i\u003e, is his first English-language release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151201898631,"sku":"9781421579665","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/da33ead675e264fd08157c37bd65c2bd.webp?v=1733205304","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/food-wars-shokugeki-no-soma-vol-8-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}