Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 18 - The Karaage of Youth - full transcript
With Sumire Avenue Shopping District under threat of extinction thanks to the karaage specialty store, Soma enlists Kurase and Nikumi to help save the restaurant with a totally new concept: the Walk-n-Eat Karaage.
FRIED CHICKEN
Fried chicken...
The rising plumes of steam...
Spices that tickle the nose...
The plump texture of the chicken meat...
The hot juices that run down one's chin...
MOZUYA
This comfort food continues
to grace Japanese tables.
And now, the decisive battle over it,
one fought with arrows and spears,
is about to begin.
SUMIRE-DORI
Sumire-dori Shopping District,
the Summer Battle for Fried Chicken!
SUMMER BATTLE
FRIED CHICKEN
Let's go check out the enemy!
It's not like you could ever make this.
So then, if our shopping area can make a
fried chicken more delicious than yours...
Mozuya would be totally disgraced, huh?
You talk a big game, boy.
But you're just some fool puttin' on airs.
What can a snot-nosed brat like you do?
JAPANESE EATERY YUKIHIRA
SUMIRE-DORI
What's the most delicious way
to eat fried chicken?
Well, it's gotta be to have it
fresh out of the fryer, of course--
Right?
But Mozuya's dishes
ain't necessarily like that.
Huh? Meaning what?
Their takeout dishes,
for customers going home by train,
are shut tight in packages that
don't even let the smell out, right?
Those are made assuming
they'll be eaten at home,
not right when they're bought.
Customers wouldn't go chomping on them
in the middle of that nice, clean station.
Oh, there's no food court area,
so those are just for takeout.
But a shopping area
doesn't have that restriction!
After all, one of its selling points is
you can snack while walking around.
Sinking your teeth
into hot, just-fried meat...
Sure enough,
that's what makes fried chicken!
Plus, we've got lots of schools around
here, from elementary schools to colleges.
Oh! We don't have to fight
on Mozuya's terms,
with ready-made food for takeout.
READY-MADE FOOD
LOCATIONAL ADVANTAGE
We can use our location to our advantage!
Exactly right!
The keyword is...
"Fried chicken for eating while walking"!
Kinda looks like we could
win this thing, huh?
Yeah!
I'm fired up!
Soma-chan, I'll try making a new dish,
in my own way!
YUYA TOMITA 2ND-GENERATION OWNER,
TOMITA-YA & SHOPPING DISTRICT PRESIDENT
I am, after all,
something of a boxed lunch chef.
With everyone's help,
we will take down Mozuya!
All right! Let's do this!
Oh, well, good luck.
RAAAR
BOWL-SOC
The All-Japan Fried Chicken Championship!
We've won the gold medal
three years in a row, folks.
We're Mozuya!
C'mon, come get yourself
the best fried chicken!
Miss President, we've received a bill
for this term's consulting fee.
Maybe I should be done
with that brat for good.
I can't keep payin'
those high fees of his.
Huh?
Nothing at all!
So long as Mozuya
has its secret marinade, we're set.
True, we got this impregnable fortress
here in the station
thanks to that consultant...
But this fortress is now mine!
All right! Let's get ready for another day
of sucking the cash out of this city!
A package so you can eat it on the spot.
Then add some toothpicks...
Something like this, maybe?
You're reusing milk cartons?
Wow...
Elementary and middle-schoolers
seem to like fried chicken, so...
I've got one flavored with curry powder
and another with grated cheese
that will melt.
How are they?
Delicious! Both the curry
and the cheese are great!
But...
I feel like Mozuya's chicken
was more satisfying.
Um...
I don't think this quite measures up.
Oh...
Putting it in a package
and having you eat it with toothpicks
makes the serving size small.
It loses to the in-your-face
meatiness of Mozuya's.
And the flavorings are all on the surface.
We've gotta bring out
the quality of the ingredients.
Ah! How about putting
the fried chicken on a stick?
Then you could eat it with one hand!
Well, chicken-on-a-stick is pretty common.
It doesn't have much impact
when you see it.
COMMON
Oh...
We need a package that's new and unique,
and we have to draw out more flavor.
Is there some idea that can solve both
problems and take down Mozuya?
That's it!
I've got notebooks where I wrote all
the recipes that I tried when I was a kid.
I'll get 'em from my room.
Yukihira-kun's room?
Yukihira's room...
SILENCE...
Ah! It's just the two of us!
I-- I have to say something!
Uh, uh...
U-- Um, Mito-san!
What?
Um, um...
Are you enjoying high school?
DREW A BLANK
Huh?
Ah! N-- No! I wanted to ask what
Yukihira-kun is like at high school,
and ended up saying something
that sounds like it's from a letter
from a middle school teacher!
FLUSTERED
This girl's known Yukihira
since middle school.
-Uh, well... Um...
-They're childhood friends?
Why am I getting mad?
Recover, recover!
Y-- You're incredible too, Mito-san.
To think, you're in the strictest
cooking school in all Japan.
There's nothing special about me at all...
It's no big deal.
A lot of worthless punks go there.
I'm talkin' good-for-nothing bastards
whose level is nowhere close to mine!
Ah, jeez! Just thinking about it
makes my blood boil!
I swear, they're absolutely worthless!
Get bowled over by Bowl-Soc!
O-- Oh...
Still...
Yukihira at least is...
a little better than most.
Could Mito-san...
like Yukihira-kun?
U... Um--
Ah, sorry. You okay, Nikumi?
-What the hell are you doing, Yukihira?
-Sorry, sorry, my bad.
Dammit!
SOMA'S NOTES
Maybe I'm imagining things...
This is the juiciest of any so far!
Right?
Mozuya uses breast meat,
which is low-calorie and has little fat.
True, that will make it
more popular with the ladies,
but if you want the knockout punch
of fresh-fried taste...
you've gotta use thigh meat.
Yes! It's a good size, and it's delicious!
Even at Western fried chicken places,
thigh meat is by far more
popular with the kids.
This will get the students
hungry for sure!
Nice! You're the Meat Master, all right!
Cut it out.
"Meat Master"?
MEAT = MITO
Ah! Because she's Mito-san?
Next, we'll need a marinade, huh?
Let's use a base of soy sauce
and ichimi pepper seasoning.
And let's try using some cornstarch.
Ah! I don't have any of that.
I'll go buy some.
Thanks!
We didn't have anything at all at first,
but now they're coming up
with idea after idea.
Those two really are great!
JAPANESE EATERY YUKIHIRA
All right, our flavors
are taking shape, huh?
Yeah, now, how
do we want people to eat it?
Soma-chan!
Mr. Chairman?
I decided to sneak in
through the back entrance.
Sneak in?
I've done it!
The perfect dish for the concept
of walking and eating!
BOXED LUNCHES TOMITA-YA
This revolutionary menu item encapsulates
all the knowledge
of Tomita-ya Boxed Lunches!
Look! This is it!
A fried chicken onigiri!
They already sell this.
It's, like, normal.
I've seen it at the convenience store.
I'm so embarrassed!
Worthless.
I thought it'd be a hit for sure...
I mean, fried chicken and rice
is the ultimate combination.
Something with newness and impact...
Something easy to carry...
and that elevates the flavor.
That's it, Mr. Chairman!
-This?
-No, not that.
That!
It will work! We can pull this off!
We roll it out...
tomorrow night!
Hey!
Open up!
There's something
I want you to print, fast!
INOUE PRINTING
Yes, chicken thigh meat.
Get things ready right away.
Have it arrive at the Todo Meat Shop
in the Sumire-dori Shopping District
by 5:00 AM tomorrow.
Sis? What are you doing?
Ah! Hiro-kun, please help me!
This will be a surprise attack.
Before dinnertime,
when the daily meal war is at its peak,
we're gonna invade
the enemy's stronghold...
and there will be no chance
for them to fight back!
In kindergarten, Yukihira started making
his own disgusting boxed lunches
and feeding them to his friends,
making them burst into tears.
Now then...
It will be night soon,
when things really get busy.
Our club activities were tough today, huh?
I started getting hungry
in the middle of practice.
What is that?
What are those boys holding?
Is that fried chicken?
No, it couldn't be.
No fried chicken makes you want
to buy it like Mozuya's!
No problem, no problem.
THE NEXT DAY
Welcome, welcome!
How about some fried chicken from Mozuya?
SUMIRE-DORI SHOPPING
Huh?
THE DAY AFTER THAT
What is going on?
Look at all these people
walkin' around the station,
holding that thing with the mark!
How're our sales?
I e-mailed you my report, as always.
They're always solid, right?
Well, for the past two days,
they've been down about 20%.
What?
You all are givin' the customers
proper service, right?
If you're slackin' off,
I'll slap you silly!
Excuse me.
Yes, yes, welcome!
Is this the place
with the "Sumire Mark" fried chicken?
I-- I believe you mean the shopping area
in front of the station.
Oh, really?
The shopping area, huh?
Thanks very much.
Should we get some Mozuya for dinner?
Huh? I wanna eat Sumire Mark!
Well, okay, let's do that.
Yaay!
Customers are passing Mozuya by?
What an insult!
Um, I think
you should report in to that man.
How could I rely
on a kid like that, you idiot?
I wanna see what's goin' on
at Sumire-dori with my own eyes!
SUMIRE-DORI SHOPPING DISTRICT
This place was a ghost town
three days ago.
How is this possible?
One, please.
-For me too.
-And me!
One for me too.
I'll take three.
Got it! One minute, please.
I'll need some more!
Understood!
I'm doing it now.
This original marinade is mainly soy sauce
and ichimi pepper seasoning,
and we've had big chunks of thigh meat
soaking in it during the day.
I'm done with the batter, too!
All right!
BOXED LUNCHES TOMITA-YA
Man, this smells so great
I can't stand it!
I wanna hurry and eat some!
Next...
we take it from the oil, and let the heat
slowly work its way through.
Then fry it again
to make a crispy exterior.
Finally, we add lettuce leaves and herbs,
then tuck it in a special,
lightly pan-fried wrap.
We top it with a special chili sauce
that has Thai fish sauce
as a secret ingredient,
and add coarse black pepper.
Order up!
"Sumire Mark fried chicken roll"!
SUMIRE-DORI SHOPPING DISTRICT
Whoa! This looks like
it's stuffed with ingredients!
It's still sizzling!
This looks delicious!
Awesome!
The meat is so plump!
Some parts are nice and crispy, and
others are moist from absorbing the sauce.
The juices from the meat,
the black pepper, the vegetables...
So many flavors, all coming together!
It's delish!
So delicious!
-Another for me, please!
-I'll take two!
Three for me!
Mom, I wanna eat one!
Gotcha!
Tomita-san, I'll leave the frying station
to you for a second.
Huh?
Hey, Soma-chan!
Just what is that wrap?
A crepe?
Something like the tortillas
used for tacos?
I've never seen that!
Well, well, if it isn't
the lady from Mozuya.
Why not stop hiding
and stand proudly in line?
Wh-- When did you start
planning this strategy?
Huh? Three days ago.
What was that?
The hardware store provided
the cooking equipment.
The sheet metal place made
the Sumire Mark branding iron.
The ingredients are from the butcher's
and the produce shop.
NIKUMI OVERSAW THE MEAT
The printing shop made the flyers
and paper sleeves for us.
DESIGN COURTESY OF THE KURASE SIBLINGS
We got everything ready here
in this shopping area...
in one night.
PUB
How about some ice-cold draft beer
to go with your fried chicken rolls?
We're having a sale on taiyaki!
We've got cold ramune too!
Try out our new menu item!
We're currently offering a free dessert!
-It's like a festival!
-Having a beer with this fried chicken...
...is so good, it's a crime!
-I'll take one of those!
-Draft beer for me, please.
Unbelievable...
Fried chicken...
No, this brat was the driving force in
breathing life
back into all of Sumire-dori!
I underestimated him.
This brat is a master schemer.
SUMIRE-DORI
MOZUYA
In the blink of an eye,
he set up a battle formation that
completely surrounded Mozuya.
Just like the "one-night castle"
constructed by Hideyoshi!
What was it you said?
We have no sense of identity
or competitiveness
and it's only natural we fall to ruin?
Was that it?
But we do.
Our shopping area...
has its own power!
Shut up!
What's so great about your fried chicken?
Sooner or later, Mozuya will crush--
If you're gonna say that...
you should try some first, Grandma.
It's, like, crazy delish.
Who the heck are you?
And who are you calling "Grandma"?
That's right.
Last time, you let me try a sample.
Care to have some of our fried chicken?
Please, have one...
Order up!
This wrap...
It uses rice flour!
I see, it's like a bánh xèo!
Bánh xèo: a Vietnamese batter-based food.
The batter uses rice flour, water,
and coconut milk,
then is lightly fried
and stuffed with ingredients such as
pork, shrimp, and bean sprouts.
I get it!
The concept of this dish is piping-hot
white rice and juicy fried chicken!
He reinterpreted that ultimate dish
of the dining table,
adding details like a package that
makes it easy to eat while walking
and that showcases its deliciousness!
Students coming home
from afterschool activities...
Mothers in a hurry to get dinner ready...
A place for commuters to relax...
The relaxing murmur of city streets...
This fried chicken...
The atmosphere of this place
awakens the senses.
Profit... Earnings...
This is so much more glorious
than things like that!
In this final battle,
it's the bottom of the ninth,
two outs, full count.
The pitcher winds up and throws!
This is...
the taste of youth!
You're welcome!
BOXED LUNCHES TOMITA-YA
Nikumi, you sure are awesome.
That marinade really helped us out.
Keep teaching me stuff like that, okay?
Um, okay, if I'm not busy.
Mito-san must be nice.
This is the last night
I get to spend with Yukihira-kun.
Kurase...
Say, if you want to...
Y-- Yes?
...would you work part-time at Tomita-ya?
Huh?
It will take hard work to get
the fried chicken roll famous, right?
But I'm worried about
Tomita-san being on his own,
and I won't be able to help much.
B-- But I've never worked a part-time job!
There must be someone more suited to--
Oh, yeah?
You've got a strong sense
of responsibility,
so I thought I could trust you with this.
Huh?
In middle school, you'd work late
doing things for the student council.
Even in elementary school, you never
skipped your turn to water the flowerbeds.
I'd feel better
knowing I could count on you.
I thought Yukihira-kun was someone
so very far away.
But he noticed me?
Still, I don't wanna force--
I-- I want to try!
Really? All right!
I'll be back to air "Yukihira"
out once in a while,
so we should hang out then.
I'll cook for ya!
Y-- Yeah!
Huh? What's wrong, Nikumi?
Nothing really.
Ah, youth.
BOXED LUNCHES TOMITA-YA
I've never felt so satisfied!
TOMITA-YA BOXED LUNCHES
SUMIRE MARK FRIED CHICKEN ROLL
Sumire Mark fried chicken roll.
I'm sure you want to know the score.
One, two...
I give it 20 out of 10!
SALES
Sales have plummeted the past three days.
Well then, would you explain...
what's happening at Mozuya?
Man, so much for our vacation.
It was over in a flash!
The hell do you all want?
You're Soma Yukihira, right?
Come with me.
So you're here.
Who are you?
A Sumire Mark fried chicken roll...
That's a rather interesting dish.
I'm the one who oversaw
Mozuya's expansion into the Kanto area.
And not just Mozuya.
Since my middle school year,
I've consulted for over 500 restaurants,
bringing them success.
I've heard it was you who got
the shopping arcade back on its feet.
As a result, my strategy is ruined.
And? You're gonna beat me up?
No.
Be my subordinate.
Do so, and I'll make sure
you never lack for a job.
I've got my eyes on being the successor
to our restaurant back home.
I'm not interested
in being someone's underling, at all.
Well, I didn't think you'd go for it.
You're one of those.
Huh?
A chef shut within his own small box,
who feels satisfied
simply by pride in his work.
It's a pissant little shop,
isn't that right?
Has being born into that household
lessened your ambitions?
Well?
You talk big,
but you ain't even a chef, are--
Not true.
I am the one whom all chefs follow.
I am looking
at a far different stage than you.
Soma Yukihira, I will let you know.
You've been chosen for the Fall Selection.
But it's too soon to be happy.
Being selected means
these upstart antics of yours...
are over.
I will allow no one to blemish my career.
This is what people call me:
THE ALCHEMIST
The Alchemist!
Tohtsuki Council of Ten...
Seat No. 9, Etsuya Eizan!
ETSUYA EIZAN 2ND-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
SEAT NO. 9 TOHTSUKI COUNCIL OF TEN
There is no greater stage than this,
and it's where I will crush you.
TO BE CONTINUED
Subtitle translation by:
Javier Lopez
Fried chicken...
The rising plumes of steam...
Spices that tickle the nose...
The plump texture of the chicken meat...
The hot juices that run down one's chin...
MOZUYA
This comfort food continues
to grace Japanese tables.
And now, the decisive battle over it,
one fought with arrows and spears,
is about to begin.
SUMIRE-DORI
Sumire-dori Shopping District,
the Summer Battle for Fried Chicken!
SUMMER BATTLE
FRIED CHICKEN
Let's go check out the enemy!
It's not like you could ever make this.
So then, if our shopping area can make a
fried chicken more delicious than yours...
Mozuya would be totally disgraced, huh?
You talk a big game, boy.
But you're just some fool puttin' on airs.
What can a snot-nosed brat like you do?
JAPANESE EATERY YUKIHIRA
SUMIRE-DORI
What's the most delicious way
to eat fried chicken?
Well, it's gotta be to have it
fresh out of the fryer, of course--
Right?
But Mozuya's dishes
ain't necessarily like that.
Huh? Meaning what?
Their takeout dishes,
for customers going home by train,
are shut tight in packages that
don't even let the smell out, right?
Those are made assuming
they'll be eaten at home,
not right when they're bought.
Customers wouldn't go chomping on them
in the middle of that nice, clean station.
Oh, there's no food court area,
so those are just for takeout.
But a shopping area
doesn't have that restriction!
After all, one of its selling points is
you can snack while walking around.
Sinking your teeth
into hot, just-fried meat...
Sure enough,
that's what makes fried chicken!
Plus, we've got lots of schools around
here, from elementary schools to colleges.
Oh! We don't have to fight
on Mozuya's terms,
with ready-made food for takeout.
READY-MADE FOOD
LOCATIONAL ADVANTAGE
We can use our location to our advantage!
Exactly right!
The keyword is...
"Fried chicken for eating while walking"!
Kinda looks like we could
win this thing, huh?
Yeah!
I'm fired up!
Soma-chan, I'll try making a new dish,
in my own way!
YUYA TOMITA 2ND-GENERATION OWNER,
TOMITA-YA & SHOPPING DISTRICT PRESIDENT
I am, after all,
something of a boxed lunch chef.
With everyone's help,
we will take down Mozuya!
All right! Let's do this!
Oh, well, good luck.
RAAAR
BOWL-SOC
The All-Japan Fried Chicken Championship!
We've won the gold medal
three years in a row, folks.
We're Mozuya!
C'mon, come get yourself
the best fried chicken!
Miss President, we've received a bill
for this term's consulting fee.
Maybe I should be done
with that brat for good.
I can't keep payin'
those high fees of his.
Huh?
Nothing at all!
So long as Mozuya
has its secret marinade, we're set.
True, we got this impregnable fortress
here in the station
thanks to that consultant...
But this fortress is now mine!
All right! Let's get ready for another day
of sucking the cash out of this city!
A package so you can eat it on the spot.
Then add some toothpicks...
Something like this, maybe?
You're reusing milk cartons?
Wow...
Elementary and middle-schoolers
seem to like fried chicken, so...
I've got one flavored with curry powder
and another with grated cheese
that will melt.
How are they?
Delicious! Both the curry
and the cheese are great!
But...
I feel like Mozuya's chicken
was more satisfying.
Um...
I don't think this quite measures up.
Oh...
Putting it in a package
and having you eat it with toothpicks
makes the serving size small.
It loses to the in-your-face
meatiness of Mozuya's.
And the flavorings are all on the surface.
We've gotta bring out
the quality of the ingredients.
Ah! How about putting
the fried chicken on a stick?
Then you could eat it with one hand!
Well, chicken-on-a-stick is pretty common.
It doesn't have much impact
when you see it.
COMMON
Oh...
We need a package that's new and unique,
and we have to draw out more flavor.
Is there some idea that can solve both
problems and take down Mozuya?
That's it!
I've got notebooks where I wrote all
the recipes that I tried when I was a kid.
I'll get 'em from my room.
Yukihira-kun's room?
Yukihira's room...
SILENCE...
Ah! It's just the two of us!
I-- I have to say something!
Uh, uh...
U-- Um, Mito-san!
What?
Um, um...
Are you enjoying high school?
DREW A BLANK
Huh?
Ah! N-- No! I wanted to ask what
Yukihira-kun is like at high school,
and ended up saying something
that sounds like it's from a letter
from a middle school teacher!
FLUSTERED
This girl's known Yukihira
since middle school.
-Uh, well... Um...
-They're childhood friends?
Why am I getting mad?
Recover, recover!
Y-- You're incredible too, Mito-san.
To think, you're in the strictest
cooking school in all Japan.
There's nothing special about me at all...
It's no big deal.
A lot of worthless punks go there.
I'm talkin' good-for-nothing bastards
whose level is nowhere close to mine!
Ah, jeez! Just thinking about it
makes my blood boil!
I swear, they're absolutely worthless!
Get bowled over by Bowl-Soc!
O-- Oh...
Still...
Yukihira at least is...
a little better than most.
Could Mito-san...
like Yukihira-kun?
U... Um--
Ah, sorry. You okay, Nikumi?
-What the hell are you doing, Yukihira?
-Sorry, sorry, my bad.
Dammit!
SOMA'S NOTES
Maybe I'm imagining things...
This is the juiciest of any so far!
Right?
Mozuya uses breast meat,
which is low-calorie and has little fat.
True, that will make it
more popular with the ladies,
but if you want the knockout punch
of fresh-fried taste...
you've gotta use thigh meat.
Yes! It's a good size, and it's delicious!
Even at Western fried chicken places,
thigh meat is by far more
popular with the kids.
This will get the students
hungry for sure!
Nice! You're the Meat Master, all right!
Cut it out.
"Meat Master"?
MEAT = MITO
Ah! Because she's Mito-san?
Next, we'll need a marinade, huh?
Let's use a base of soy sauce
and ichimi pepper seasoning.
And let's try using some cornstarch.
Ah! I don't have any of that.
I'll go buy some.
Thanks!
We didn't have anything at all at first,
but now they're coming up
with idea after idea.
Those two really are great!
JAPANESE EATERY YUKIHIRA
All right, our flavors
are taking shape, huh?
Yeah, now, how
do we want people to eat it?
Soma-chan!
Mr. Chairman?
I decided to sneak in
through the back entrance.
Sneak in?
I've done it!
The perfect dish for the concept
of walking and eating!
BOXED LUNCHES TOMITA-YA
This revolutionary menu item encapsulates
all the knowledge
of Tomita-ya Boxed Lunches!
Look! This is it!
A fried chicken onigiri!
They already sell this.
It's, like, normal.
I've seen it at the convenience store.
I'm so embarrassed!
Worthless.
I thought it'd be a hit for sure...
I mean, fried chicken and rice
is the ultimate combination.
Something with newness and impact...
Something easy to carry...
and that elevates the flavor.
That's it, Mr. Chairman!
-This?
-No, not that.
That!
It will work! We can pull this off!
We roll it out...
tomorrow night!
Hey!
Open up!
There's something
I want you to print, fast!
INOUE PRINTING
Yes, chicken thigh meat.
Get things ready right away.
Have it arrive at the Todo Meat Shop
in the Sumire-dori Shopping District
by 5:00 AM tomorrow.
Sis? What are you doing?
Ah! Hiro-kun, please help me!
This will be a surprise attack.
Before dinnertime,
when the daily meal war is at its peak,
we're gonna invade
the enemy's stronghold...
and there will be no chance
for them to fight back!
In kindergarten, Yukihira started making
his own disgusting boxed lunches
and feeding them to his friends,
making them burst into tears.
Now then...
It will be night soon,
when things really get busy.
Our club activities were tough today, huh?
I started getting hungry
in the middle of practice.
What is that?
What are those boys holding?
Is that fried chicken?
No, it couldn't be.
No fried chicken makes you want
to buy it like Mozuya's!
No problem, no problem.
THE NEXT DAY
Welcome, welcome!
How about some fried chicken from Mozuya?
SUMIRE-DORI SHOPPING
Huh?
THE DAY AFTER THAT
What is going on?
Look at all these people
walkin' around the station,
holding that thing with the mark!
How're our sales?
I e-mailed you my report, as always.
They're always solid, right?
Well, for the past two days,
they've been down about 20%.
What?
You all are givin' the customers
proper service, right?
If you're slackin' off,
I'll slap you silly!
Excuse me.
Yes, yes, welcome!
Is this the place
with the "Sumire Mark" fried chicken?
I-- I believe you mean the shopping area
in front of the station.
Oh, really?
The shopping area, huh?
Thanks very much.
Should we get some Mozuya for dinner?
Huh? I wanna eat Sumire Mark!
Well, okay, let's do that.
Yaay!
Customers are passing Mozuya by?
What an insult!
Um, I think
you should report in to that man.
How could I rely
on a kid like that, you idiot?
I wanna see what's goin' on
at Sumire-dori with my own eyes!
SUMIRE-DORI SHOPPING DISTRICT
This place was a ghost town
three days ago.
How is this possible?
One, please.
-For me too.
-And me!
One for me too.
I'll take three.
Got it! One minute, please.
I'll need some more!
Understood!
I'm doing it now.
This original marinade is mainly soy sauce
and ichimi pepper seasoning,
and we've had big chunks of thigh meat
soaking in it during the day.
I'm done with the batter, too!
All right!
BOXED LUNCHES TOMITA-YA
Man, this smells so great
I can't stand it!
I wanna hurry and eat some!
Next...
we take it from the oil, and let the heat
slowly work its way through.
Then fry it again
to make a crispy exterior.
Finally, we add lettuce leaves and herbs,
then tuck it in a special,
lightly pan-fried wrap.
We top it with a special chili sauce
that has Thai fish sauce
as a secret ingredient,
and add coarse black pepper.
Order up!
"Sumire Mark fried chicken roll"!
SUMIRE-DORI SHOPPING DISTRICT
Whoa! This looks like
it's stuffed with ingredients!
It's still sizzling!
This looks delicious!
Awesome!
The meat is so plump!
Some parts are nice and crispy, and
others are moist from absorbing the sauce.
The juices from the meat,
the black pepper, the vegetables...
So many flavors, all coming together!
It's delish!
So delicious!
-Another for me, please!
-I'll take two!
Three for me!
Mom, I wanna eat one!
Gotcha!
Tomita-san, I'll leave the frying station
to you for a second.
Huh?
Hey, Soma-chan!
Just what is that wrap?
A crepe?
Something like the tortillas
used for tacos?
I've never seen that!
Well, well, if it isn't
the lady from Mozuya.
Why not stop hiding
and stand proudly in line?
Wh-- When did you start
planning this strategy?
Huh? Three days ago.
What was that?
The hardware store provided
the cooking equipment.
The sheet metal place made
the Sumire Mark branding iron.
The ingredients are from the butcher's
and the produce shop.
NIKUMI OVERSAW THE MEAT
The printing shop made the flyers
and paper sleeves for us.
DESIGN COURTESY OF THE KURASE SIBLINGS
We got everything ready here
in this shopping area...
in one night.
PUB
How about some ice-cold draft beer
to go with your fried chicken rolls?
We're having a sale on taiyaki!
We've got cold ramune too!
Try out our new menu item!
We're currently offering a free dessert!
-It's like a festival!
-Having a beer with this fried chicken...
...is so good, it's a crime!
-I'll take one of those!
-Draft beer for me, please.
Unbelievable...
Fried chicken...
No, this brat was the driving force in
breathing life
back into all of Sumire-dori!
I underestimated him.
This brat is a master schemer.
SUMIRE-DORI
MOZUYA
In the blink of an eye,
he set up a battle formation that
completely surrounded Mozuya.
Just like the "one-night castle"
constructed by Hideyoshi!
What was it you said?
We have no sense of identity
or competitiveness
and it's only natural we fall to ruin?
Was that it?
But we do.
Our shopping area...
has its own power!
Shut up!
What's so great about your fried chicken?
Sooner or later, Mozuya will crush--
If you're gonna say that...
you should try some first, Grandma.
It's, like, crazy delish.
Who the heck are you?
And who are you calling "Grandma"?
That's right.
Last time, you let me try a sample.
Care to have some of our fried chicken?
Please, have one...
Order up!
This wrap...
It uses rice flour!
I see, it's like a bánh xèo!
Bánh xèo: a Vietnamese batter-based food.
The batter uses rice flour, water,
and coconut milk,
then is lightly fried
and stuffed with ingredients such as
pork, shrimp, and bean sprouts.
I get it!
The concept of this dish is piping-hot
white rice and juicy fried chicken!
He reinterpreted that ultimate dish
of the dining table,
adding details like a package that
makes it easy to eat while walking
and that showcases its deliciousness!
Students coming home
from afterschool activities...
Mothers in a hurry to get dinner ready...
A place for commuters to relax...
The relaxing murmur of city streets...
This fried chicken...
The atmosphere of this place
awakens the senses.
Profit... Earnings...
This is so much more glorious
than things like that!
In this final battle,
it's the bottom of the ninth,
two outs, full count.
The pitcher winds up and throws!
This is...
the taste of youth!
You're welcome!
BOXED LUNCHES TOMITA-YA
Nikumi, you sure are awesome.
That marinade really helped us out.
Keep teaching me stuff like that, okay?
Um, okay, if I'm not busy.
Mito-san must be nice.
This is the last night
I get to spend with Yukihira-kun.
Kurase...
Say, if you want to...
Y-- Yes?
...would you work part-time at Tomita-ya?
Huh?
It will take hard work to get
the fried chicken roll famous, right?
But I'm worried about
Tomita-san being on his own,
and I won't be able to help much.
B-- But I've never worked a part-time job!
There must be someone more suited to--
Oh, yeah?
You've got a strong sense
of responsibility,
so I thought I could trust you with this.
Huh?
In middle school, you'd work late
doing things for the student council.
Even in elementary school, you never
skipped your turn to water the flowerbeds.
I'd feel better
knowing I could count on you.
I thought Yukihira-kun was someone
so very far away.
But he noticed me?
Still, I don't wanna force--
I-- I want to try!
Really? All right!
I'll be back to air "Yukihira"
out once in a while,
so we should hang out then.
I'll cook for ya!
Y-- Yeah!
Huh? What's wrong, Nikumi?
Nothing really.
Ah, youth.
BOXED LUNCHES TOMITA-YA
I've never felt so satisfied!
TOMITA-YA BOXED LUNCHES
SUMIRE MARK FRIED CHICKEN ROLL
Sumire Mark fried chicken roll.
I'm sure you want to know the score.
One, two...
I give it 20 out of 10!
SALES
Sales have plummeted the past three days.
Well then, would you explain...
what's happening at Mozuya?
Man, so much for our vacation.
It was over in a flash!
The hell do you all want?
You're Soma Yukihira, right?
Come with me.
So you're here.
Who are you?
A Sumire Mark fried chicken roll...
That's a rather interesting dish.
I'm the one who oversaw
Mozuya's expansion into the Kanto area.
And not just Mozuya.
Since my middle school year,
I've consulted for over 500 restaurants,
bringing them success.
I've heard it was you who got
the shopping arcade back on its feet.
As a result, my strategy is ruined.
And? You're gonna beat me up?
No.
Be my subordinate.
Do so, and I'll make sure
you never lack for a job.
I've got my eyes on being the successor
to our restaurant back home.
I'm not interested
in being someone's underling, at all.
Well, I didn't think you'd go for it.
You're one of those.
Huh?
A chef shut within his own small box,
who feels satisfied
simply by pride in his work.
It's a pissant little shop,
isn't that right?
Has being born into that household
lessened your ambitions?
Well?
You talk big,
but you ain't even a chef, are--
Not true.
I am the one whom all chefs follow.
I am looking
at a far different stage than you.
Soma Yukihira, I will let you know.
You've been chosen for the Fall Selection.
But it's too soon to be happy.
Being selected means
these upstart antics of yours...
are over.
I will allow no one to blemish my career.
This is what people call me:
THE ALCHEMIST
The Alchemist!
Tohtsuki Council of Ten...
Seat No. 9, Etsuya Eizan!
ETSUYA EIZAN 2ND-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
SEAT NO. 9 TOHTSUKI COUNCIL OF TEN
There is no greater stage than this,
and it's where I will crush you.
TO BE CONTINUED
Subtitle translation by:
Javier Lopez