Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Maria of the Polar Star - full transcript

After his classes, Yukihira has to take a test to get into his dorm. There he meets his dorm mates, and is tested upon by one.

Dammit... What's up with this school?

It's big as friggin' heck!

KYOKUSEI DORMITORY
NEW RESIDENT GUIDE

"Kyokusei Dorm," huh?

I'm still not there?

The sun's gonna go down!

I'm tired...

And I'm cold!

Plus, I'm so hungry that this
dried squid ain't gonna cut it.

Still...

There sure are a lot of
pompous-looking buildings.

I have no idea what
they're supposed to be...

But this school looks like it's got cash,
and all the facilities are awesome.

Oh? So, maybe my dorm
will be something lavish, too.

I can't wait!

KYOKUSEI DORMITORY

For real?

SACRED MOTHER OF KYOKUSEI

Um...

Smoke?

Is there a fire?

A- an earthquake?

Usako! Kamosuke! Shikanoshin!

Everyone, stop running!

Hey, Room No. 116!

You can't bring wild game into your room!

Next time you do that,
I'll skin you whole!

I'm sorry!

Also, Room No. 208.

You turned an empty room into
a smoker again, didn't you?

How about I take some
smoke chips and flavorize you?

Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry.

And you, Room. No. 205!

If you've cluttered up your floor again,
I'm gonna rip your guts out!

I'll be more careful.

But it's their fault
for fighting in my room!

You're Soma Yukihira, the transfer
student looking to move in, yes?

I am the dorm mother, Fumio Daimido...

aka Fumio-san,
the "Holy Mother of Kyokusei"!

You will call me that.

I've come to some strange place again!

As for you...

What ingredients have you prepared?

Huh? Ingredients for what?

What else?

For the famous Kyokusei Entrance Test!

"Point 1: Those who wish to board
here must make a single dish.

Residence will only be granted
if the dish's flavor is acceptable.

REGARDING THE DORM ENTRANCE TEST

Point 2: Judging will be
carried out by the dorm supervisor.

Point 3: Applicants are free
to bring any ingredients."

No one told me this!

I didn't get any ingredients!

Then you've lost by default.

Unless you show what you've got,
you're not welcome at Kyokusei.

So tonight, I...

You're sleeping outside, I'd say.

Cut the crap!

Do you know how cold
the nights are in April?

If that's not enough, I'm about to
keel over from hunger and exhaustion!

The test is non-negotiable.

Just give up.

We only have random,
leftover ingredients in the kitchen.

Today just isn't your day.

Wait, so I can use those leftovers?

What?

I'll do it, this "test" of yours.

Where's the kitchen?

What the heck?

I never would've guessed from the outside
that you had such an awesome kitchen!

Now look here.

If there's one thing I hate,
it's kids with inflated egos.

Do you have any idea how many
students' dishes I've tasted so far?

You really think you'll get a pass with
something you just slap together?

There are some vegetables,
onions and whatnot.

Eggs...

Panko...

RICE
TOHTSUKI HANDPICKED VARIETY

And lots of spices.

Also...

This will be plenty.

What was that?

Ms. Fumio Daimido, Kyokusei Dorm Mother...

Just give me a few minutes!

We should have only had a gram
of ground pork and beef.

What trickery is this?

How'd he make such a thick Hamburg steak?

I used canned mackerel to make...

"Mackerel burger"!

Canned mackerel?

I added onions and breadcrumbs to the egg,

then mixed it with the mackerel,

added pepper, and lightly salted it.

Fry that up, and you get a flaky
mackerel-burg steak.

Then, I added ponzu sauce
to the leftover mackerel liquid

and thickened it up
with some potato starch

to make a simple, refreshing sauce.

To give it a name:

Yukihira Brand "Use What You've Got"
Mackerel Burger Special!

Order up!

What's this?

Impossible.

A "Hamburg steak" made
from canned mackerel

should be stinky and inedible.

DE...

DELIC...

DELICIOUS!

It's so thick that if he'd said
he used just meat, I'd believe it.

And it's fried up so flaky and soft!

Well, what about this egg soup?

What on Earth is this?

It's the quality of the fish stock
that makes a soup's flavor.

This rich taste...

It's proof that he used
a high-quality stock!

Boy, how did you make this?

There shouldn't have been
any seaweed or fish flakes,

nothing to make fish stock!

Well, about that...

I happened to have something on hand.

Squid?

You used that to make stock?

Dried squid is pure umami.

Soak it for a while in boiling water,
add some salt,

and you'll end up with
a rich-tasting soup stock.

This kid is something else.

For him to make food of this caliber
using only those ingredients...

Such a soothing taste...

It warms both the body and the soul.

Mackerel and squid...

These fruits of the sea combine to
create a delicious, salty flavor.

It reminds me of my youth!

A- aren't you cold?

Fumio?

Say, Kou-chan...

Do you know what I want to do now?

U- um, well...

Jeez...

Making a girl say it is just cruel.

Come...

come closer.

I want you to warm me up.

Please...

Hold me!

Let go, you old bat!

My reactions to the taste of so many of
his "new dishes" have left me exhausted.

Soma, you idiot!

He treats me like some kind of toy.

Right, Mr. Ducky?

It sure is a pain, huh?

Very well!

You may enter our dorm!

You're welcome!

Your room is No. 303.

Here.

Yes!

Doing so much with
such limited ingredients...

Looks like we have
an interesting new resident.

Soma Yukihira, huh?

Ever since I entered
the middle school division,

this is the only place
I've been able to relax.

Fumio-san is a little scary,

but at least there are
no strict teachers, or Soma-kun.

Guess I'll start things off with a bath!

Oh yeah, I guess I slipped up.

It's the girls' bath time right now.

Man, that was a great bath.

Oh, yeah.

This is my first time away from
the house I lived in for fifteen years.

Liver and onions dinner special!

Can I get a meat-and-tofu special, please?

I'll have the daily special.

Got it!

One meat-and-tofu!

One daily!

It's so quiet...

Hey there, transfer student.

Come on, there's a welcome party for you.

Like I said...

I'm busy studying for my written exam!

If you want to have a party,
you can do it in any other room!

ZENJI MARUI
ROOM NO. 205

Why do you always use mine?

YUKI YOSHINO
ROOM NO. 116

What choice do we have?
Yours is the biggest one.

Don't go sitting on my bed!

RYOKO SAKAKI
ROOM NO. 112

And it's always so clean
when we come here.

I just barely straightened up!

SHOJI SATO
ROOM NO. 107

There were books all over
the place a little while ago, huh?

Because you two were fighting!

DAIGO AOKI
ROOM NO. 211

Dude, you need some more chairs.

Like hell!

SHUN IBUSAKI
ROOM NO. 208

Whoops.

MEGUMI TADOKORO ROOM NO. 302
SOMA YUKIHIRA ROOM NO. 303

Ah! My books again!

Listen up, Megumi.

A lady mustn't expose her skin lightly.

I'm sorry, Mom.

Ain't no one gonna make me his bride now!

Still, to think I'd be in
the same dorm as you...

Yeah.

Wait, Soma-kun.

You mean you passed
the entrance test on the first try?

Yeah, sorta.

I'm just glad it worked out somehow.

That's incredible!

Almost no one has cleared
the test in just one shot.

How'd it go with you?

Um... So-so, I guess.

I can't say it.

I can't say it took me
three months to get in!

Here, Yukihira-kun.

Ah, thanks.

It's so cloudy...

And that bottle has a handwritten label.

It's just juice made from rice.

Huh...

So, is it okay to make all
this racket so late at night?

It's fine.

The dorm is surrounded by forest.

Yeah, but still...

I mean, our dorm mother is--

Hey! You all!

There's some stewed amberjack and daikon.
Somebody come get it.

All right!

I love you, Gramma!

They're okay with that?

They'll be back before Fumio-san
starts bragging about the Ten.

"The Ten"?

Get off her!

Just who do you think she is?

Who is she?

She's the top student in
the middle school division

and the youngest member in history
on Tohtsuki Academy's Council of Ten,

the highest decision-making
body on campus:

Erina Nakiri!

The Ten...

Say, what are "the Ten"?

Huh? Are you asking for real?

You came to Tohtsuki
knowing nothing at all, huh?

Marui, fill him in.

Why's it gotta be me?

No more complaints.

It's for the new guy.

All right, fine.

The Tohtsuki Council of Ten...

It's a committee made up of
the ten highest-ranked students on campus.

At Tohtsuki, students settle most issues
through self-governance,

and all items are decided by
mutual consensus of the Ten.

DIRECTOR
TOHTSUKI COUNCIL OF TEN

It really is the highest
decision-making body on campus.

In terms of school organization,
they're right below the director.

Even the teachers have to follow
the decisions of the Ten.

They say that decades ago the rooms
at Kyokusei were always full,

and members of the Ten
often came from here.

There was even a time when Kyokusei
residents held all the council seats.

When Fumio-san starts talking
about that, she really goes on.

So Erina Nakiri is one of the Ten, huh?

We're back!

Hey there, Soma Yukihira-kun.

Welcome to Kyokusei Dorm.

SATOSHI ISSHIKI
ROOM NO. 206

We're glad to have you.
I'm Isshiki, a second-year.

Please call me "Isshiki-senpai."

Will do.

I must say, I'm happy
we have another person

with which to share
the bloom of our youth!

Nothing could make me happier!

Listen up, everyone.

We youngsters living under the same roof
all share in our joys and sorrows!

Such is the bloom of youth!

Such is student life!

I entered this dorm enamored
with that concept.

Now then, let's rejoice together
in our resplendent dorm life!

That's fine and all,

but can you please stop comin'
to get us by crawling in the attic?

Oh? Is that no good?

Well, even a young gentleman
could just use this.

When I use it, even Tadokoro comes
each time she's called.

W- well...

Tadokoro-chan, you already asleep?

I'm having fun over here.

True, I'm all alone...

But I have so much wonderful food.

Come on over if you're still awake.

Okay?

If I don't say I'm coming over,
you'll keep calling me every few minutes.

He'll eventually give up
if you just ignore him.

You give in way too easily.

It sure does suck when
he keeps calling, huh?

I actually might prefer the attic...

Uh, this dorm is just a bunch of weirdos.

You'll blend in soon enough. I'm sure.

Everyone, you all have a drink, right?

Okay, then here's to Soma-kun's success,

and to the glory of Kyokusei...

Cheers!

Cheers!

What is this "rice juice"?

It's delish!

He's already blended in...

NOTE: THEY ARE DRINKING
JUICE AND ONLY JUICE.

Food! We need more food!

So, should I bring out what I made today?

Smoked cheese and three kinds of jerky.

Man, I can't get enough
of that salty, smoky flavor!

Ibusaki, you can do no wrong!

Of course not.

All right, eat this!

It's a selection of fried vegetables,
all taken from the fields out back.

There's no way that could taste bad!

It's awesome, huh? Right?

Still, the fried shrimp I served
last week was better than this.

Hey, dammit!

You've got the worst taste buds
of anyone at Kyokusei.

What was that?

Oh, not again!

If you're a chef,
then prove it with your cooking!

No problem! Gimme about eight minutes.

Come on!

This is how we always make too much food.

You guys need to rein yourselves in.

Shut up, you wild-game weirdo!

You stink of animals!

The whole area around your room does!

Anyone who says something like that
needs to learn the appeal of my wildlife.

Just give me about an hour...

You're gonna go strangle a duck
or something at this time of night?

Yuki-chan, calm down.

Hold on.

I've got a brand-new dish I made today.

Nice, Yukihira!

Okay, give it here.

Ah, my bad, that dish was a failure.

Disgusting!

Sorry, sorry.

At this rate, we're done for!

Hya! Hya!

Hya!

Hya!

There it is!

Isshiki-senpai's "Before You Know it,
He's Naked and Wearing an Apron Illusion"!

Nice!

Times may change,
but two things always stay the same:

One is the laughter of the students...

The other is

how stars always gather beneath the moon.

Tonight sure was fun, huh?

I'd like to welcome you again, Soma-kun.

Nah, the pleasure's all mine.

We're already out of food, huh?

But we have some mackerel fillets.

I'll make something!

WIGGLE

You're gonna cook dressed
like that, aren't you?

NAKIRI

TOHTSUKI COUNCIL OF...

TOHTSUKI COUNCIL OF TEN
ORDER OF CLASS RANKING

00:22:57,292 --> 00:23:00,670
ERINA NAKIRI

Well, it's ready.

Eat up.

It's mackerel pan-fried in
Chinese pepper on a bed of puree.

Don't mind if I do!

This is too delicious!

It makes perfect use of
seasonal spring ingredients.

He made a delicate dish like this
in such a short amount of time?

This is on a whole different level
than the other dorm residents.

Sure, he's a second-year, but...

that's enough for him to be able
to make something like this?

By the way, Soma-kun...

It seems you said something rather
interesting at the opening ceremony.

Aiming for the top spot here at Tohtsuki

may not be as easy as you think.

Allow me to re-introduce myself.

TOHTSUKI COUNCIL OF TEN

From the Tohtsuki Council of Ten...

00:24:07,487 --> 00:24:08,738
I'm Chair No. 7,

Satoshi Isshiki.

SATOSHI ISSHIKI

Now then...

Next, I'd like to try your food.

Go ahead, show me...

how you express yourself
through a plate of food.

TO BE CONTINUED

Subtitle translation by:
Javier Lopez