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Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Season 3

Name: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Season 3 review: BollyAI verdict
Item: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Season 3
Rating: 7.5
Author: BollyAI

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Season 3 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.5/10. 25 episodes on Crunchyroll from 4 October 2017.

WORTH-IT

BollyMeter7.5/10The Third Plate covers the Moon Festival and Promotion Exams arcs across a split cour. Reception remained solid, though some fans flagged the beginning of narrative strain as the Central arc was introduced in its second half.

Updated 18 June 2026

What BollyAI Thinks

The Third Plate (split cour, October 2017 to June 2018, 25 episodes) covers two distinct arcs - the Moon Festival arc and the beginning of the Central arc. The first half of the season is among the series' best work; the second half introduced story beats that shifted the narrative away from the cooking-competition format that defined the earlier seasons. A mixed season overall that retains the show's cooking spectacle while moving toward more conventional shonen conflict.

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Season Over Season

The Third Plate is the most uneven season - its first half matches the series' best, while the Central arc pivot in its second half marked a tonal shift that the later seasons were unable to reverse.