Food Wars! watch order

Updated October 2026 · 6 seasons and 3 OVAs and specials · in release order

Short answer

Watch Food Wars! in release order: Food Wars! → Food Wars! The Second Plate → Food Wars! The Second Plate OVA → Food Wars! The Third Plate → Food Wars! The Third Plate: Totsuki Train Arc → Food Wars! The Fourth Plate → Food Wars! The Fifth Plate.

in the main story: 6 seasons and 1 OVA or special

episodes

~36 h

to watch the main story

Optional: 2 OVAs and specials (recaps, side stories and specials), marked below.

Release order

1
Food Wars!Main story
TV · Spring 2015 · 24 ep · ~10 hours · score 3.9/5
Watch onCrunchyroll HIDIVE Hulu Netflix Prime Video
2
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma OVASide story · optional, after Food Wars!
OVA · Spring 2016 · 2 ep · ~50 minutes · score 3.5/5
Watch onCrunchyroll
3
Food Wars! The Second PlateMain story
TV · Summer 2016 · 13 ep · ~5 hours · score 3.9/5
Watch onCrunchyroll Hulu Netflix Prime Video YouTube
4
Food Wars! The Second Plate OVAMain story
OVA · Spring 2017 · 2 ep · ~50 minutes · score 3.6/5
Watch onCrunchyroll
5
Food Wars! The Third PlateMain story
TV · Fall 2017 · 12 ep · ~5 hours · score 3.9/5
Watch onAdult Swim Crunchyroll Netflix YouTube
6
Food Wars! The Third Plate: Totsuki Train ArcMain story
TV · Spring 2018 · 12 ep · ~5 hours · score 3.9/5
Watch onCrunchyroll YouTube
7
Food Wars! The Third Plate: Erina at Polar Star DormitorySide story · optional, after Food Wars! The Third Plate
OVA · Spring 2018 · 1 ep · ~25 minutes · score 3.6/5
Watch onCrunchyroll
8
Food Wars! The Fourth PlateMain story
TV · Fall 2019 · 12 ep · ~5 hours · score 3.8/5
Watch onCrunchyroll iQIYI Netflix YouTube
9
Food Wars! The Fifth PlateMain story
TV · Spring 2020 · 13 ep · ~5 hours · score 3.5/5
Watch onCrunchyroll iQIYI YouTube

How long is Food Wars!?

Part	Seasons and movies	Episodes	Watch time
Main story	6 seasons and 1 OVA or special	88	about 36 hours
Everything released	6 seasons and 3 OVAs and specials	91	about 37 hours

Watch time uses each season's and movie's episode length, or a typical length where we don't have one.

Where to watch Food Wars!

Food Wars! is officially on Crunchyroll (all 9), YouTube (6 of 9), Netflix (4 of 9), Hulu, iQIYI and Prime Video (2 of 9) and Adult Swim and HIDIVE (1 of 9), counting its 9 seasons, movies and specials.

Services and regions change; the release order above links each season to its official pages. Where to watch Food Wars! has the full list, free options included.

Is Food Wars! finished?

As far as anything announced goes, yes: the last entry, Food Wars! The Fifth Plate, came out in 2020. Nothing new is announced yet.

Do I need to watch the Food Wars! movies and OVAs?

Optional: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma OVA, Food Wars! The Third Plate: Erina at Polar Star Dormitory.

How many episodes does Food Wars! have?

The main story is 88 episodes over 6 seasons and 1 OVA or special, about 36 hours of viewing. With every optional extra it is 91 episodes (about 37 hours).

Where can I watch Food Wars!?

Officially on Crunchyroll, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, iQIYI and more. Availability depends on your region; each season and movie below lists its own services.

Order and labels come from the relations in the AnimeHunt catalog (sequel, side story, summary, alternative version). Spot a mistake? Tell us.