Toriko

http://www.mangahere.co/manga/toriko/

Author: Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi sensei

My summarise as per whole story so far is that this story contains fantasy (imaginations, lots of imagination) is being used. Together with supernatural strength possessed by each and every talented hunters AND an observation coming from the real main character's point of views and also the hardships the have been through what makes this story is different from the rest of Cooking Theme Mangas. Some might say this story is a fusions of variety famous manga (outside Cooking Theme characters) but for me, I viewed this manga as it's very own style and it's very own personality. No fusions or whatsoever.

Of course every story MUST HAVE at least antagonist. In this manga, there are many hardships and trusts they have managed to discover and founded. The author managed to bring out not only fantasies, but also interesting adventures they faced and thus makes the readers eager to know what happened next.

I could only described two protagonists as an opening for this manga and they are:

1. The one and only Toriko (a.k.a Bishoku-Ya: a title given for specialist hunter, there are several titles you will discovered as the story progressing) : Toriko has an exceptionally amazing hunter as he has possessed several skills that normal hunters don't have such as observation, survival skills, poisons immunity and so on. He hunts rare animals to be sell in the Gourmet Market (I don't know if I mentioned the market correctly but it is a market that sells variety meats which has wide range of price, depending on the rarity and also the level of the animals that hunters managed to caught; the higher the level the pricey it will cost). That is his main job. Not only gifted with such skills, he is also a glutton. He sometimes tend to forgot the reason he caught an animal and ended up eating the whole of it. 

2. Komatsu: He is a chief in a deluxe hotel. Somehow, he sort of abandon his post for temporarily and joined Toriko on his journey in searching for Toriko and Co.'s full Course Menu prospectively.  He has excellent chief skills that even impressed Toriko. He is not only skillful, he is also an observant in different way than Toriko and also possessed various knowledge on cooking. Compare to the rest of the hunters, Komatsu may appeal as the weakest yet he is actually the Main Character in this manga as he tells us who is actually Toriko and how Toriko manages to give such a huge impression in Gourmet World. 

There are many excellent hunters in this story as well but since I told you guys before I would and could only tell the main protagonists. This is due to the reason that I would keep on 'talking and talking non- stop for a day' and that might bored you out.

Anyways, if you like the combo of adventure + cooking theme genres, I welcome you the most to check this manga out.

p/s: if the link or any other links from this blog does not appear to be worked out, please type the manga's name on the google or any other resource that you can get at the moment to find out which website willingly let you read manga for free. I am not promoting what so ever but if you like the manga I described so much, do buy the physical manga that available in your perspective country. Peace.