‘Shokugeki no Souma’ season 4 episode 1 air date, spoilers: Big tournaments awaits Soma in ‘What We Want to Protect’ as series finale approaches

“Shokugeki no Souma” season 4 episode 1 is finally coming back after more than a year of hiatus. It is also known as “Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma,” and the viewers are excited about this as the story is reaching its climax.

The third season also ended with a mind-boggling cliffhanger, so people are really looking forward to “Shokugeki no Souma” season 4, episode 1, because what happens next will be revealed at long last. The fourth season was confirmed in June and went into production.

End of the manga series

However, there is some sad news as the original manga version has already come to an end, and this may also mean that “Shokugeki no Souma” season 4 will be the series’ finale as well. The next chapter is on its way, but it would be the last, and fans know about this too, although there is no announcement about it yet.

As opined by Bakaneer on Crunchyroll’s forum, there is no news about the anime’s end yet, but its conclusion is inevitable as the manga has concluded already. “This is most definitely going to be the final season seeing that the manga is coming to an end, all while big things happen at the end of the tournament that is going on when the third season ended,” he wrote.

The background story of “Food Wars: Shokugeki no Souma”

Yukihira Souma wants to become a chef and surpass his father’s culinary expertise, and to do this; he enrolled at the prestigious Totsuki Culinary Academy while his father closed their restaurant and decided to cook in Europe instead.

In school, he needs to prove himself and win the cooking battles to be recognized. Winning in the tournaments will also prevent him from being expelled in school; thus, he always had to deal with intense and over-the-top competition. His aim is to become a chef better than his father, but at the moment, he must survive and graduate in the school first.

What to expect in season 4’s premiere

“Shokugeki no Souma” season 4 episode 1 is called “What We Want to Protect,” and it is expected to pick up from the time when Soma is in the middle of a cooking battle with Azami Nakiri. They’re in the finals, and more face-offs are expected to come since the ultimate end of the story is fast-approaching. Meanwhile, the anime is set to premiere on Oct. 12.