{"product_id":"food-wars-shokugeki-no-soma-vol-9-9781421580289","title":"Food Wars!: Shokugeki No Soma, Vol. 9","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn action-packed, saucy food comedy featuring one boy's determination to be top chef!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs there at all?! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Fall Classic finals have begun, with the theme of the first round being bento boxes. It's a battle of the egos as Soma clashes with Alice Nakiri. Her bento gets rave reviews from the strict judges, but Soma invents a boxed lunch unlike one anyone's ever seen! Then, no sooner does the first round end than the second begins!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYuto Tsukuda won the 34th Jump Juniketsu Newcomers' Manga Award for his one-shot story \u003ci\u003eKiba ni Naru\u003c\/i\u003e. He made his \u003ci\u003eWeekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eShonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e debut in 2010 with the series \u003ci\u003eShonen Shikku\u003c\/i\u003e. His follow-up series, \u003ci\u003eFood Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma\u003c\/i\u003e, is his first English-language release.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718827774226,"sku":"9781421580289","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0fd8d500-db24-46ea-b0d0-9aa93f5a5148.jpg?v=1737262033","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/food-wars-shokugeki-no-soma-vol-9-9781421580289","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}