Shokugeki No Souma: - Gou No Sara Episode 9

Critics from The Cinemaholic and community forums noted that the episode felt like a "speedrun" or a summary of several episodes. The reliance on panning and zooming instead of fluid cooking animation became increasingly noticeable.

The episode reveals that Erina has been forced to face a relentless gauntlet of "revenge matches" against Noir chefs. This is later revealed to be a scheme by her mother, Mana Nakiri , the WGO Bookmaster, who is searching for a "new taste" to cure the curse of the God Tongue. Shokugeki no Souma: Gou no Sara Episode 9

“Mana's deal is an interesting view on the whole god tongue thing - so far it has been treated as a blessing, but super tasting has its drawbacks. Shame it came along Asahi and his dumb plot.” Reddit · r/anime · 5 years ago Shokugeki no Souma: Gou no Sara - Episode 9 discussion Critics from The Cinemaholic and community forums noted