Toriko
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = TorikoVol1Cover.jpg
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring the titular character, Toriko
| ja_kanji = トリコ
| ja_romaji =
| genre = {{ubl|Adventure|Fantasy comedy{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/toriko|title=Official Website for Toriko|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 27, 2017|archive-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420000523/https://www.viz.com/toriko}}|Gourmet}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
| publisher = Shueisha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| AUS = Madman Entertainment
| NA = Viz Media
}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| imprint = Jump Comics
| magazine = Weekly Shōnen Jump
| magazine_en = {{English manga magazine
| NA = Weekly Shonen Jump
}}
| first = May 19, 2008
| last = November 21, 2016
| volumes = 43
| volume_list = List of Toriko chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| director = Mitsuru Obunai
| producer =
| writer = Masaki Hiramatsu
| music = Tomoki Hasegawa
| studio = Ufotable
| released = October 12, 2009
| runtime = 28 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Toriko: Capture the Barbarian Ivy!
| director =
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio =
| released = October 23, 2010
| runtime = 40 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Toriko 3D: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!!
| director = Junji Shimizu
| producer =
| writer = Isao Murayama
| music = Hiromi Mizutani
| studio = Toei Animation
| released = March 19, 2011
| runtime = 40 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = {{ubl|Akifumi Zako|Hidehito Ueda (100–147)}}
| producer = {{ubl|Makoto Seino|Naoko Sato|Takashi Washio}}
| writer = Isao Murayama
| music = Hiromi Mizutani
| studio = Toei Animation
| licensee = Crunchyroll
|network = Fuji TV
|first = April 3, 2011
|last = March 30, 2014
|episodes = 147
|episode_list = List of Toriko episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Toriko the Movie: Secret Recipe of Gourmet God
| director = Akifumi Zako
| producer =
| writer = Isao Murayama
| music =
| studio = Toei Animation
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=Discotek Media}}
| released = July 27, 2013
| runtime = 81 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|Toriko|トリコ}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from May 2008 to November 2016, with its chapters collected into 43 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The series 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 an anime television series produced by Toei Animation, which was broadcast in Japan from April 2011 to March 2014. Additionally, Toei developed a 2011 animated 3D short film and a 2013 feature film.
The manga series has been licensed for English release by Viz Media in North America and Madman Entertainment in Australasia. Madman also licensed the anime series in Australasia, while Funimation licensed it in North America. Discotek Media licensed the 2013 film in North America.
By August 2023, the Toriko manga had over 30 million copies in circulation.
Synopsis
=Setting=
The planet of Toriko is separated into two parts; the {{nihongo|Human World|人間界|Ningen-kai}} and the {{nihongo|Gourmet World|グルメ界|Gurume-kai}}.{{cite book|last=Shimabukuro|first=Mitsutoshi|title=Toriko, Volume 7|year=2009|publisher=Shueisha|chapter=Chapter 55|isbn=978-4-08-874768-2}} The Human World is where modern civilization exists and occupies just 30% of the planet, the rest is the Gourmet World, which is inhospitable to most humans due to the strength of the wildlife and extreme climate changes. In the {{nihongo|Gourmet Age|グルメ時代|Gurume Jidai}}, which began five centuries ago at the end of the hundred-year war, the taste and texture of food is extremely important. The {{nihongo|International Gourmet Organization|国際グルメ機構|Kokusai Gurume Kikō}} (IGO), maintains order and defends civilians from dangerous animals and gourmet criminals. Originally set-up by the United Nations, the IGO is now independent from them and holds more influence as it is composed of 360 nations.{{cite book|last=Shimabukuro|first=Mitsutoshi|title=Toriko, Volume 3|year=2009|publisher=Shueisha|chapter=Chapter 21|isbn=978-4-08-874632-6}} They apply a numerical rating from 1 to 100, referred to as {{nihongo|Capture Levels|捕獲レベル|Hokaku Reberu}}, to most ingredients based on the difficulty of acquiring it.{{cite book|last=Shimabukuro|first=Mitsutoshi|title=Toriko, Volume 1|year=2009|publisher=Shueisha|chapter=Chapter 1|isbn=978-4-08-874608-1}} The IGO has a group of seven individuals with highly sensitive taste, called the {{nihongo|Gourmet 7|グルメセブン|Gurume Sebun}} or G7, that are in charge of assigning the star ranking of restaurants and the ranking of chefs.{{cite book|last=Shimabukuro|first=Mitsutoshi|title=Toriko, Volume 12|year=2010|publisher=Shueisha|chapter=Chapter 98|isbn=978-4-08-870150-9}}
Individuals known as {{nihongo|Gourmet Hunters|美食屋|Bishokuya|{{lit}} "Gourmet Food Providers"}}, who have usually trained their abilities to that of superhuman, are regularly hired by restaurants and the rich to seek high-level ingredients and rare animals. One can also increase their strength by implanting {{nihongo|Gourmet Cells|グルメ細胞|Gurume Saibō}} into their bodies.{{cite book|last=Shimabukuro|first=Mitsutoshi|title=Toriko, Volume 6|year=2009|publisher=Shueisha|chapter=Chapter 50|isbn=978-4-08-874739-2}}{{cite book|last=Shimabukuro|first=Mitsutoshi|title=Toriko, Volume 8|year=2010|publisher=Shueisha|chapter=Chapter 63|isbn=978-4-08-870014-4}} {{nihongo|Gourmet Revivers|再生屋|Saiseiya|{{lit}} "Regeneration Providers"}} are those who dedicate themselves to protecting ingredients from extinction or exhaustion, and who can also arrest people that partake in the transaction of illegal goods, violate poaching laws,{{cite book|last=Shimabukuro|first=Mitsutoshi|title=Toriko, Volume 10|year=2010|publisher=Shueisha|chapter=Chapter 84|isbn=978-4-08-870075-5}}{{cite book|last=Shimabukuro|first=Mitsutoshi|title=Toriko, Volume 11|year=2010|publisher=Shueisha|chapter=Chapter 89|isbn=978-4-08-870113-4}} or causes extinction of an entire species.
=Plot=
{{See also|List of Toriko characters{{!}}List of Toriko characters}}
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 {{nihongo|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 {{nihongo|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.
Media
=Manga=
{{main|List of Toriko chapters{{!}}List of Toriko chapters}}
Written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro, Toriko was serialized in the manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump from May 19, 2008,{{cite web|title=2008年Vol.25|url=http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2008/25.html|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=March 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303085147/http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2008/25.html|archive-date=March 3, 2009|language=ja}} to November 21, 2016.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Toriko Gourmet Battle Manga Ends on November 21|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-10/toriko-gourmet-battle-manga-ends-on-november-21/.108667|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 15, 2016|archive-date=June 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611181743/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-10/toriko-gourmet-battle-manga-ends-on-november-21/.108667|url-status=live}} The 396 individual chapters were collected and published into 43 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes by Shueisha between November 4, 2008,{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874608-1&mode=1|script-title=ja:トリコ／1|trans-title=Toriko, Vol. 1|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=2011-05-12|language=ja|archive-date=September 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920104318/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874608-1&mode=1|url-status=live}} and December 31, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880885-7|script-title=ja:トリコ／43|trans-title=Toriko, Vol. 43|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=November 21, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120349/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880885-7|url-status=live}} Readers and fans of the series were able to submit ideas and designs for monsters and ingredients that appear in the manga.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-21/toriko-manga-accused-of-including-dragon-quest-monster|title=Toriko Manga Accused of Including Dragon Quest Monster|website=Anime News Network|date=2009-10-21|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=December 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209065837/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-21/toriko-manga-accused-of-including-dragon-quest-monster|url-status=live}}
At San Diego Comic-Con in 2009, Viz Media announced they had licensed Toriko for English release.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-24/viz-shonen-jump-adds-bakuman-toriko-manga|title=Viz's Shonen Jump Adds Bakuman, Toriko Manga|website=Anime News Network|date=2009-07-24|access-date=2010-12-16|archive-date=July 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726052247/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-24/viz-shonen-jump-adds-bakuman-toriko-manga|url-status=live}} They released the 43 volumes from June 1, 2010,{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/toriko-volume-1/9306|title=Toriko, Volume 1|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=2011-05-12|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075421/http://www.viz.com/manga/print/toriko-volume-1/9306|url-status=live}} to August 7, 2018.{{cite book|title=Toriko, Vol. 43|date=7 August 2018|publisher=Viz Media|isbn=978-1421597034}} The manga premiered in the February 2010 edition of a digital supplement available only to subscribers of Viz's printed Shonen Jump magazine.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-01/viz-announces-online-shonen-jump-supplement|title=Viz Announces Online Shonen Jump Supplement|website=Anime News Network|date=2010-11-01|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=March 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322182023/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-01/viz-announces-online-shonen-jump-supplement|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-14/viz-shonen-jump-print-magazine-to-end-next-march|title=Viz's Shonen Jump Print Magazine to End Next March|website=Anime News Network|date=2010-11-01|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=October 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015142726/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-14/viz-shonen-jump-print-magazine-to-end-next-march|url-status=live}} When the printed magazine ended, Toriko was one of the launch titles of its digital successor Weekly Shonen Jump (originally named Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha), starting with chapter 171 in its debut issue on January 30, 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-14/viz-to-launch-weekly-shonen-jump-alpha-digital-anthology|title=Viz to Launch Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha Digital Anthology|website=Anime News Network|date=2011-10-14|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=April 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404114434/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-14/viz-to-launch-weekly-shonen-jump-alpha-digital-anthology|url-status=live}} The Toriko and One Piece crossover was sent out free to annual subscribers of the magazine who signed up before April 30, 2012. Madman Entertainment released the first volume in Australasia on July 10, 2010,{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/13640/toriko-manga-vol-01|title=Toriko (Manga) Vol. 01|publisher=Madman Entertainment|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=June 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624065259/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/13640/toriko-manga-vol-01|url-status=dead}} and have released twenty-six volumes as of April 10, 2015.{{cite book|url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=browse&sortKey=1&periodicalId=466&pager.offset=20|title=Toriko (Manga)|publisher=Madman Entertainment|access-date=2015-04-18|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402193802/https://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=browse&sortKey=1&periodicalId=466&pager.offset=20|url-status=live}}
Shimabukuro collaborated with Eiichiro Oda, author of One Piece, for a crossover one-shot of their series titled {{nihongo|Taste of the Devil Fruit!!|実食! 悪魔の実!!|Jisshoku! Akuma no Mi!!|{{lit}} "The True Food! Devil Fruit!!"}},{{cite web|url=https://shonenjump.viz.com/blog/posts/one-piece-x-toriko-crossover-356|title=ONE PIECE x TORIKO Crossover!|publisher=Viz Media|date=2012-03-12|access-date=2015-12-05|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208122835/https://shonenjump.viz.com/blog/posts/one-piece-x-toriko-crossover-356|url-status=live}} which ran in the April 4, 2011 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump. There is also a spin-off manga series titled {{nihongo|Gourmet Academy Toriko|グルメ学園トリコ}}, written by Toshinori Takayama and illustrated by Akitsugu Mizumoto. It was serialized in Saikyō Jump from December 3, 2010 to December 2, 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-24/akitsugu-mizumoto-ends-gourmet-gakuen-toriko-spinoff-manga/.109152|title=Akitsugu Mizumoto Ends Gourmet Gakuen Toriko Spinoff Manga|website=Anime News Network|date=2016-11-24|access-date=2016-11-24|archive-date=July 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727034436/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-24/akitsugu-mizumoto-ends-gourmet-gakuen-toriko-spinoff-manga/.109152|url-status=live}} with the chapters collected into 9 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} between April 4, 2012 and December 31, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/zen_list.cgi?siries_isbn=X78-4-08-870443-2&siries_kanren_isbn=&mode=2|script-title=ja:グルメ学園トリコ|trans-title=Gourmet Academy Toriko|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=2016-07-03|language=ja|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215224510/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/zen_list.cgi?siries_isbn=X78-4-08-870443-2&siries_kanren_isbn=&mode=2|url-status=live}}
=Films=
A short film simply titled Toriko, directed by Mitsuru Obunai and produced by Ufotable, was shown on October 12, 2009 at the Jump Super Anime Tour 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-05/toriko-yu-gi-oh-10th-special-anime-shorts-announced|title=Toriko, Yu-Gi-Oh! 10th Special Anime Shorts Announced|website=Anime News Network|date=2009-07-05|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=March 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304221221/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-05/toriko-yu-gi-oh-10th-special-anime-shorts-announced|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-30/naruto-toriko-one-piece-event-anime-shorts-streamed|title=Naruto, Toriko, One Piece Event Anime Shorts Streamed|website=Anime News Network|date=2009-11-30|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=January 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129223815/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-30/naruto-toriko-one-piece-event-anime-shorts-streamed|url-status=live}} It was streamed on Weekly Shōnen Jump's English website one month later. A second short, titled {{nihongo|Toriko: Capture the Barbarian Ivy!|トリコ バーバリアンアイビーを捕獲せよ!}}, was shown at the following year's Jump Super Anime Tour on October 23, 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-30/beelzebub-toriko-manga-on-jump-super-anime-tour|title=Beelzebub, Toriko Manga on Jump Super Anime Tour|website=Anime News Network|date=2010-06-30|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=December 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214225510/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-30/beelzebub-toriko-manga-on-jump-super-anime-tour|url-status=live}}
An animated 3D film short, {{nihongo|Toriko 3D: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!!|トリコ3D 開幕!グルメアドベンチャー!!|Toriko Surīdī: Kaimaku! Gurume Adobenchā!!}}, produced by Toei Animation, was released in Japanese theaters on March 19, 2011 as a double feature with the One Piece film One Piece 3D: Mugiwara Chase.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-29/toriko-one-piece-get-3d-film-double-billing|title=Toriko, One Piece Get 3D Film Double-Billing|website=Anime News Network|date=2010-09-29|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605203544/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-29/toriko-one-piece-get-3d-film-double-billing|url-status=live}}
A feature-length film, {{nihongo|Toriko the Movie: Secret Recipe of Gourmet God|劇場版トリコ 美食神の超食宝|Gekijō-ban Toriko Bishoku-shin no Chō Shoku Takara}}, was released in theaters on July 27, 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-04/new-toriko-film-title-opening-date-visual-revealed|title=New Toriko Film's Title, Opening Date, Visual Revealed|website=Anime News Network|date=2013-03-04|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=March 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322034840/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-04/new-toriko-film-title-opening-date-visual-revealed|url-status=live}} It was licensed in North America by Discotek Media, which released the film on DVD and Blu-ray in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-01/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-29-may-5/.131070|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 29-May 5|website=Anime News Network|date=2018-05-01|access-date=2021-11-14|archive-date=May 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502054350/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-01/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-29-may-5/.131070|url-status=live}}
=Anime=
{{see also|List of Toriko episodes{{!}}List of Toriko episodes}}
In December 2010, it was announced that Toei Animation would be adapting Toriko into an anime television series in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-14/toriko-manga-gets-tv-anime|title=Toriko Manga Gets TV Anime Series Next April|website=Anime News Network|date=2010-12-14|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214054703/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-14/toriko-manga-gets-tv-anime|url-status=live}} It is directed by Akifumi Zako and began broadcasting in Japan on Fuji Television on April 3, 2011.{{cite press release|url=http://www.toei.co.jp/release/anime/1194976_983.html|script-title=ja:TVアニメ『トリコ』2011年4月3日（日）朝9時よりフジテレビ系列にて放送開始！|language=ja|publisher=Toei Company|date=2011-03-04|access-date=2011-03-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308034036/http://www.toei.co.jp/release/anime/1194976_983.html|archive-date=2011-03-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-14/toriko-manga-gets-tv-anime|title=Toriko Manga Gets TV Anime Series Next April|website=Anime News Network|date=2010-12-14|access-date=2011-03-09|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214054703/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-14/toriko-manga-gets-tv-anime|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fujitv/news/pub_2010/101218-i023.html|script-title=ja:「週刊少年ジャンプ」イチ押しの超大型作品『トリコ』が、2011年4月いよいよアニメ化！！|publisher=Fuji Television|date=2010-12-18|access-date=2011-04-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103030506/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fujitv/news/pub_2010/101218-i023.html|archive-date=2011-01-03}} It took over Dragon Ball Kai's 9:00 am slot on Sunday in the "Dream 9" time-slot, airing before One Piece. A cross-over special between Toriko and One Piece, considered episode 1 of Toriko and episode 492 of One Piece, aired as the series' premiere,{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-02/toriko-one-piece-get-crossover-tv-anime-special|title=Toriko, One Piece Get Crossover TV Anime Special|website=Anime News Network|date=2011-03-02|access-date=2011-03-09|archive-date=December 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211160915/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-02/toriko-one-piece-get-crossover-tv-anime-special|url-status=live}} with another between the two series airing on April 10, 2012, episode 51 of Toriko and episode 542 of One Piece. A two-part hour-long crossover special between Toriko, One Piece and Dragon Ball Z aired on Fuji TV on April 7, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-05/toriko-one-piece-dragon-ball-z-get-crossover-anime-special|title=Toriko, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z Get Crossover Anime Special|website=Anime News Network|date=2013-03-20|access-date=2013-02-06|archive-date=December 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211161025/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-05/toriko-one-piece-dragon-ball-z-get-crossover-anime-special|url-status=live}} Referred to as Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!, the parts are considered episode 590 of One Piece and episode 99 of Toriko respectively. The Toriko anime ended with episode 147 on March 30, 2014, being replaced by the return of Dragon Ball Kai.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-21/toriko-anime-to-end-on-march-30-after-3-years|title=Toriko Anime to End on March 30 After 3 Years|website=Anime News Network|date=2014-02-21|access-date=2014-03-09|archive-date=December 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215041904/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-21/toriko-anime-to-end-on-march-30-after-3-years|url-status=live}}
In 2011, Funimation announced that it licensed Toriko for streaming in North America within four days after the Japanese broadcast. It premiered on Hulu and Funimation's official website on April 14.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2011-04-13/toei-animation-announces-online-streaming-of-toriko|title=Toei Animation Announces Online Streaming of Toriko|website=Anime News Network|date=2011-04-13|access-date=2011-04-13|archive-date=July 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729205306/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2011-04-13/toei-animation-announces-online-streaming-of-toriko|url-status=live}} Eventually, the series was rescheduled to stream within three days after the Japanese broadcast.{{cite web|url=http://blog.funimation.com/2011/04/watch-toriko-and-one-piece-wednesdays-on-hulu/|title=Watch Toriko and One Piece Wednesdays on Hulu|last=Rojas|first=Justin|publisher=Funimation|date=2011-04-19|access-date=2011-05-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426142927/http://blog.funimation.com/2011/04/watch-toriko-and-one-piece-wednesdays-on-hulu/|archive-date=2011-04-26}} Funimation began releasing the series on DVD with an English dub from January 8, 2013, which abruptly stopped on May 7, 2013, for unknown reasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-14/funimation-to-release-wolf-children-toriko-on-home-video|title=Funimation to Release Wolf Children, Toriko on Home Video|website=Anime News Network|date=2012-10-14|access-date=2012-10-15|archive-date=June 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602082045/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-14/funimation-to-release-wolf-children-toriko-on-home-video|url-status=live}} Madman Entertainment announced they licensed the anime for Australasia on February 3, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-12/madman-entertainment-panel-from-wai-con-2013|title=Madman Entertainment Panel from Wai-Con 2013|website=Anime News Network|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=February 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216063443/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-12/madman-entertainment-panel-from-wai-con-2013|url-status=live}}
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A book titled {{nihongo|Toriko Gaiden|トリコ外伝}} was published on October 2, 2009, consisting of an interview with Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro, the 2007 Toriko one-shot, and other unrelated one-shots by the author.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874763-7&mode=1|script-title=ja:トリコ外伝|trans-title=Toriko Gaiden|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=2013-08-01|language=ja|archive-date=July 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722045521/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874763-7&mode=1|url-status=live}} The guidebook {{nihongo|Toriko Gourmet Hunting Book|トリコ グルメハンティングブック}} was released on November 4, 2011 and includes the original one-shot for Toriko from 2002 and the One Piece crossover chapter.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870306-0&mode=1|script-title=ja:トリコ グルメハンティングブック|trans-title=Toriko Gourmet Hunting Book|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=2013-08-01|language=ja|archive-date=April 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407155435/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870306-0&mode=1|url-status=live}} A third companion book, listed as simply the 29.5 volume of Toriko, was released on June 4, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880132-2|script-title=ja:トリコ 29.5|trans-title=Toriko 29.5|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=2014-11-20|language=ja|archive-date=January 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185531/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880132-2|url-status=live}}
The television show Sakiyomi Jum-Bang! created a Vomic, a portmanteau of voice and comic, of the first couple chapters of Toriko in 2009. The segment has voice actors act over a manga series as the pages are shown on screen, Toriko was played by Takashi Kondō and Komatsu by Daisuke Kishio.
There have been five video games created by Namco Bandai based on Toriko. Two for the PlayStation Portable, Toriko: Gourmet Survival! (2011) and Toriko: Gourmet Survival! 2 (2012),{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-06-21/metal-gear-solid-catherine-toriko-game-promos-posted|title=Metal Gear Solid, Catherine, Toriko Game Promos Posted|website=Anime News Network|date=2011-06-21|access-date=2013-04-16|archive-date=June 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629161713/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-06-21/metal-gear-solid-catherine-toriko-game-promos-posted|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-12-09/toriko-gourmet-survival-2-game-heads-to-psp-next-summer|title=Toriko Gourmet Survival 2 Game Heads to PSP Next Summer|website=Anime News Network|date=2011-12-09|access-date=2013-04-16|archive-date=June 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629170543/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-12-09/toriko-gourmet-survival-2-game-heads-to-psp-next-summer|url-status=live}} and three for the Nintendo 3DS, Toriko: Gourmet Monsters! (2012), Toriko: Gourmet Battle! (2013) and Toriko: Ultimate Survival (2013).{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-09-21/toriko-gourmet-monsters-3ds-game-teaser-video-posted|title=Toriko Gourmet Monsters 3DS Game's Teaser Video Posted|website=Anime News Network|date=2012-09-21|access-date=2013-04-16|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812055533/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-09-21/toriko-gourmet-monsters-3ds-game-teaser-video-posted|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-03-19/toriko/gourmet-ga-battle-3ds-game-announced#gallery_top|title=Toriko: Gourmet ga Battle! 3DS Game Announced|website=Anime News Network|date=2013-03-19|access-date=2013-04-16|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626170501/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-03-19/toriko/gourmet-ga-battle-3ds-game-announced#gallery_top|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-14/toriko-ultimate-survival-game-ultimate-hunter-festa-event-tv-spot-streamed|title=Toriko Ultimate Survival Game's Ultimate Hunter Festa Event's TV Spot Streamed|website=Anime News Network|date=2014-01-14|access-date=2014-01-14|archive-date=December 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203055410/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-14/toriko-ultimate-survival-game-ultimate-hunter-festa-event-tv-spot-streamed|url-status=live}} Toriko and Zebra are also playable characters in the Weekly Shōnen Jump crossover PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita fighting game J-Stars Victory VS.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-07-28/shonen-jump-j-stars-victory-vs-crossover-game-previewed-in-1st-promo-video|title=Shonen Jump's J-Stars Victory Vs. Crossover Game Previewed in 1st Promo Video|website=Anime News Network|date=2013-07-28|access-date=2013-08-01|archive-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020192000/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-07-28/shonen-jump-j-stars-victory-vs-crossover-game-previewed-in-1st-promo-video|url-status=live}}
Reception
In 2009, Toriko was nominated for the second annual Manga Taishō award.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-18/10-titles-nominated-for-2nd-manga-taisho-awards|title=10 Titles Nominated for 2nd Manga Taisho Awards|website=Anime News Network|date=2002-01-18|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=May 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524213704/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-18/10-titles-nominated-for-2nd-manga-taisho-awards|url-status=live}} The first and second collected {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, both released on November 4, 2008, were ranked 10th and 11th respectively on Oricon's manga chart for their first week, with nearly 70,000 and 67,000 copies sold.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-12/japanese-comic-ranking-november-4-10|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, November 4–10|website=Anime News Network|date=2008-11-12|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=February 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202091153/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-12/japanese-comic-ranking-november-4-10|url-status=live}} It was the 10th best-selling manga series during the first half of 2011, with over 1.8 million copies sold.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-31/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2011-first-half|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (First Half)|website=Anime News Network|date=2011-05-31|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=February 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206024450/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-31/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2011-first-half|url-status=live}} Toriko was the eleventh best-selling manga series of 2012, with over 3 million copies sold,{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-02/30-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2012|title=30 Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2012|website=Anime News Network|date=2012-12-02|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-date=June 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618151720/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-02/30-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2012|url-status=live}} and the thirteenth best of 2013, selling 2.8 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2013|website=Anime News Network|date=2013-12-01|access-date=2013-12-01|archive-date=December 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202043338/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013|url-status=live}} In 2011, Namco Bandai Games estimated Toriko would bring US$25.6 million in toys for the 2012 fiscal year.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-05/bandai-namco-breaks-down-revenues-by-franchise|title=Bandai Namco Breaks Down Revenues by Franchise|website=Anime News Network|date=2011-11-05|access-date=2013-08-07|archive-date=February 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203152826/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-05/bandai-namco-breaks-down-revenues-by-franchise|url-status=live}} The series had 18 million volumes in circulation by November 2013;{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-22/toriko-manga-has-18-million-copies-in-print|title=Toriko Manga Has 18 Million Copies in Print|website=Anime News Network|date=2013-11-23|access-date=2013-11-23|archive-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020004759/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-22/toriko-manga-has-18-million-copies-in-print|url-status=live}} over 20 million volumes in circulation by June 2014;{{cite book|author=Shimabukuro, Mitsutoshi|publisher=Shueisha|script-title=ja:トリコ 30|trans-title=Toriko 30|no-pp=y|page=Obi|date=June 4, 2014|language=ja|isbn=978-4088800561}} over 25 million copies in circulation by November 2020;{{cite web|url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/19191947/|script-title=ja:『トリコ』作者の4年ぶり新連載、ジャンプ次号で開始 大工兄弟の建築バトルファンタジー|website=Livedoor News|date=November 9, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032545/https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/19191947/|archive-date=November 9, 2020 }} and over 30 million copies in circulation by August 2023.{{cite web|script-title=ja:夏だ！グルメだ！冒険だ！ピッコマで8/31（木）まで、“食”をテーマにした伝説のバトルマンガ「トリコ」が696話「¥0＋」で読める デイリーマンガランキングTOP独占・規格外の人気配信|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000504.000003707.html|website=PR Times|access-date=August 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801055139/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000504.000003707.html|archive-date=August 1, 2023|language=ja|date=August 1, 2023|url-status=live}}
Otaku USA's Joseph Luster called Toriko "an absolute feast for fans of beasts", not able to tell "whether Shimabukuro just comes up with everything on the spot or if it's all meticulously planned out", and said that the series' charm is "how it effortlessly applies classic shonen tropes to such an outlandish world."{{cite web|url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Manga/News1/Toriko_vol_2_3452.aspx|title=Toriko vol. 2|publisher=Otaku USA|date=2010-09-23|access-date=2013-08-03|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307081825/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Manga/News1/Toriko_vol_2_3452.aspx|url-status=live}} However, he commented that "The formula of Toriko is apparent right from the start in true shonen fashion[...] tougher and tougher creatures will quickly follow."{{cite web|url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Manga/News1/Toriko_vol_1_3209.aspx|title=Toriko vol. 1|publisher=Otaku USA|date=2010-06-22|access-date=2013-08-03|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062955/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Manga/News1/Toriko_vol_1_3209.aspx|url-status=live}} Deb Aoki writing for About.com also praised the imaginative beasts and monsters of the series, as well as the occasional informational bits on the true science of foods, but called the art "grotesquely goofy."{{cite web|last=Aoki|first=Deb|url=http://manga.about.com/od/vizmedia/gr/Toriko1.htm|title=Toriko Volume 1 Manga Review|website=About.com|access-date=2013-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106122859/http://manga.about.com/od/vizmedia/gr/Toriko1.htm|archive-date=January 6, 2011}}
Lissa Pattillo of Anime News Network (ANN) called Toriko an "in-your-face action story riding on the back of a gastronomic fetch-quest."{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/toriko/gn-1|title=Toriko GN 1 – Review|website=Anime News Network|date=2010-09-08|access-date=2013-08-01|archive-date=March 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330060249/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/toriko/gn-1|url-status=live}} She compared Toriko's design to that of characters from Dragon Ball and Fist of the North Star, and suggested this might deter some readers. ANN's Rebecca Silverman stated that "Shimabukuro has clearly devoted time and thought to crafting the story's world, as complex creatures, animal profiles, and distinctive landscapes attest.", and called his art an "odd mix of old school JoJo's Bizarre Adventure-style manly men and newer One Piece-style chibis."{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/toriko/gn-7|title=Toriko GN 7 – Review|website=Anime News Network|date=2011-11-28|access-date=2013-08-01|archive-date=April 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401045241/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/toriko/gn-7|url-status=live}} Carlo Santos, also for ANN, praised the action, saying "For over-the-top action, it's hard to beat the thrill of Toriko punching out a swarm of giant insects, or the creep factor of a villain who literally wears another human's skin.", and called the art one of the series' highlights.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/toriko/gn-9|title=Toriko GN 9 – Review|website=Anime News Network|date=2012-08-04|access-date=2013-08-01|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123040814/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/toriko/gn-9|url-status=live}} Reviewing the anime, Santos said "Fans will know what to expect in each adventure: ravenous strongmen flexing their superpowers, ferocious foes being slaughtered by said strongmen, and a rich, imaginative world full of impossibly delicious foods. But the simplicity of Toriko is also its downfall: there are no clever twists in store, the characters don't develop at all, either personally or interpersonally, and even the most calculating villains are just mindless targets waiting to be knocked down one by one. The on-again, off-again animation also does a disservice to the bright colors and creative designs of the series."{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/toriko/dvd-set-part-1|title=Toriko DVD Set 1 & 2 – Review|website=Anime News Network|date=2013-03-13|access-date=2013-08-01|archive-date=October 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008010611/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/toriko/dvd-set-part-1|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808182415/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/rensai/toriko/index.html|title=Official manga website}} at Weekly Shōnen Jump {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/toriko|Official anime website}} at Toei Animation {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|http://www.viz.com/toriko|Official manga website}} at Viz Media
- {{Anime News Network|manga|10748}}
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