An era of culinary darkness descends upon Tootsuki Culinary Academy. After the Elite Ten's crushing coup, Azami Nakiri has seized control as head of this famed institution. Pupils are now compelled to adopt Azami's creed of "pure gourmet cuisine" and any display of originality results in expulsion.
Yet Souma Yukihira and the Polar Star Dorm residents reject this tyranny. Supported by defiant freshmen, including Erina Nakiri in the final seat, Souma and his cohort unite to repel Azami"s loyalists. Yet corrupt faculty and the ominous Central Authority block their path, forcing them to collaborate more fiercely than ever to outwit every clandestine scheme aimed at ousting them from the academy in the grand halls of which dreams are forged and hope endures.
