Toriko
| Toriko | |
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, released in Japan on November 4, 2008.
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| トリコ | |
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| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| English magazine | |
| Original run | May 19, 2008 – November 21, 2016 |
| Volumes | 43 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Mitsuru Obunai |
| Written by | Masaki Hiramatsu |
| Studio | Ufotable |
| Released | October 12, 2009 |
| Runtime | 28 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Toriko: Capture the Barbarian Ivy! | |
| Released | October 23, 2010 |
| Anime film | |
| Toriko 3D: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!! | |
| Directed by | Junji Shimizu |
| Written by | Isao Murayama |
| Music by | Hiromi Mizutani |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 19, 2011 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Akifumi Zako (#1-98) Hidehito Ueda (#99-147) |
| Produced by | Makoto Seino Naoko Sato Takashi Washio |
| Written by | Isao Murayama |
| Music by | Hiromi Mizutani |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Fuji TV (and other FNS stations) |
| Original run | April 3, 2011 – March 30, 2014 |
| Episodes | 147 |
| Anime film | |
| Toriko the Movie: Bishokushin's Special Menu | |
| Directed by | Akifumi Zako |
| Written by | Isao Murayama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 27, 2013 |
Toriko (トリコ?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from May 19, 2008 to November 21, 2016, with the chapters collected into 43 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha as of December 31, 2016. It follows the adventures of Toriko, a Gourmet Hunter, as he searches for rare, diverse foods to complete a full-course meal. On his journey, he is accompanied by a timid chef who wants to improve his skills.
A short film was created by Ufotable for the Jump Super Anime Tour 2009, with another created for the 2010 tour. The manga has also been adapted into a television anime series produced by Toei Animation, which was broadcast in Japan from 2011 to 2014. Additionally, Toei developed a 2011 animated 3D short film and a 2013 feature film. The manga series has been licensed for an English-language release by Viz Media in North America and Madman Entertainment in Australasia. Madman also licensed the anime series in Australasia, while Funimation Entertainment licensed it in North America. In June 2014, Shueisha announced in volume 29 of Toriko that the series had more than 20 million volumes in print.
Toriko is a Gourmet Hunter searching for the most precious foods in the world so he can create his full-course meal. A man with inhuman ability, he utilizes his incredible strength and knowledge of the animal kingdom to capture ferocious, evasive, and rare beasts to further his menu. He is accompanied by the weak and timid chef Komatsu, who, inspired by Toriko's ambition, travels with him to improve his culinary skills and to find rare ingredients. Toriko and his friends often fight against the Gourmet Corps (美食會 Bishoku-kai?), who seek to take control of the world's entire food supply and are looking for the highly sought-after ingredient GOD (GOD（ゴッド） Goddo?), which the legendary Gourmet Hunter Acacia used to end the war that took place five-hundred years before the series began.
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