The COVID-19 Coronavirus is on a continuous rise in japan and as you might already know, a lot of anime series have been delayed due to the pandemic.
Today, the official website of Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma Fifth Plate announced that for the time being the series will be postponed after Episode 3.
The broadcasting of Shokugeki No Soma Fifth Plate started on April 11, 2020, and was expected to air for 6-8 months.
On the official website, it was also announced that Season 4 will air for the next 3 weeks instead. The schedule is given below you can check it out.
- April 24: Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma: The Fifth Plate Episode 1
- May 1: Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma: The Fifth Plate Episode 2
- May 8: Food Wars! Shokugeki No Soma: The Fifth Plate Episode 3
New Release Date
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe has announced that they will be expanding the state of emergency to the whole nation till May 6 due to the rise of Coronavirus cases in japan. So, nothing can be said with certainty about the return of the anime. The New Release Date will be announced on the official website and twitter handle when decided.
Plot Of The Series
Ever since he was little, Soma Yukihira’s main goals have been to beat his father in a cooking contest and take over the family diner. That’s why, when his dad suddenly announces that he’s shutting the restaurant down and sending Souma to cooking school, Souma is shocked.
However, Totsuki Academy is no ordinary cooking school. This elite institution is filled with culinary giants like Erina “God Tongue” Nakiri, who does her best to keep a lowly short-order like Souma from even making it inside the door.
However, if the snobs can dish it out, Souma can serve it up, and when he learns that only a handful of the students manage to graduate every year, he swears that the only way he’ll leave is as number one!
[Source: Sentai Filmworks]
