Shows Like Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

If you liked Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (2015), a animation and comedy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Cooking Master Boy (1997)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and comedy
After the death of his mother, a young boy travels to China and become a master chef, in his attempt to become head chef of his late mother's restaurant
2
Ben-To (2011)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy and animation
Every day an epic struggle rages in grocery stores across Japan - the battle for half-priced bento boxes! Once the discount stickers go on, ravenous brawlers start throwing punches in a knockdown, drag-out war over who…
3
Masamune-kun's Revenge (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
"I've returned to this town for revenge!" Eight years ago, Makabe Masamune, a weak and chubby boy, was harshly rejected by the beautiful Adagaki Aki. Now, he's lost a ton of weight, changed his name, and returned as a…
4
Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Sport climbing is a sport that makes use of both the body and the brain to climb walls. Kasahara Konomi, a master at puzzles, just happens to discover her school’s climbing wall, and it looks almost like a colorful…
5
More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers (2022)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and comedy
The story centers on third-year high school student Jiro Yakuin, who gets saddled with his gyaru classmate Akari Watanabe for the class's "marriage training" project about practicing to be a married couple. Jiro is the…
6
After the Rain (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
Akira Tachibana was once the ace of a track club, but an injury forced her to quell her passion for sports. Masami Kondou, a divorced father, had ambitions of being a writer and now manages a restaurant, where Akira…
7
The Quintessential Quintuplets (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and drama
Fuutarou Uesugi is a poor, antisocial ace student who one day meets the rich transfer student Itsuki Nakano. They argue but when Uesugi realizes he is to be her tutor, he tries to get on better terms. While trying to…
8
BAKI (2018)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and drama
While martial arts champion Baki Hanma trains hard to surpass his legendary father, five violent death row inmates descend upon Tokyo to take him on.
9
Yuri!!! on Ice (2016)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and comedy
While on the verge of retirement, skater Yuri Katsuki meets Yuri Plisetsky and Victor Nikiforov, two skaters who rekindle his competitive fire.
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Midori Days (2004)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and drama
There isn't a single person in Sakuradamon High who hasn't heard the legends about Seiji "The Mad Dog" Sawamura's demonically powerful right hand. His reputation makes it fairly difficult for him to approach girls, and…
11
Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- (2018)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and comedy
After losing her grandfather, Aoi—a girl who can see spirits known as ayakashi—is suddenly approached by an ogre. Demanding she pay her grandfather’s debt, he makes a huge request: her hand in marriage! Refusing this…
12
Ai Yori Aoshi (2002)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Kaoru is a college boy with everything going for him. He lives in a mansion with his beautiful fiancé, Aoi, all his roommates are babes, and they all have the hots for him. There’s just one hitch: due to family…
13
Princess Lover! (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy
Teppei Arima, who lost both of his parents in a car accident is attending the second year of high school. After being adopted by his grandfather Isshin Arima, the mightiest man in japanese economy, he is forced into…
14
Rent-a-Girlfriend (2020)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and comedy
Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old failure of a college student. He managed to kiss his girlfriend once, but was dumped after a month. Completely spiteful, Kazuya uses a certain method to date a girl. He goes to their…
15
Delicious in Dungeon (2024)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and comedy
Dungeons, dragons... and delicious monster stew!? Adventurers foray into a cursed buried kingdom to save their friend, cooking up a storm along the way.
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Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
When superstar adventurer Dennis gets booted from the world’s strongest party, he teams up with runaway Atelier to serve up his true passion—delicious cuisine. But this not-so-average eatery has not-so-average patrons…
17
Run with the Wind (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and drama
Kakeru, a former elite runner at high school, is chased for stealing food. He is saved by Kansei University student Haiji, who is also a runner. Haiji persuades Kakeru to live in the old apartment "Chikuseisou" where…
18
Mahoromatic (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy
Mahoromatic is a sci-fi romantic comedy manga and anime series which contains elements of the literary genre of tragic dramas. It is about a female android former soldier, Mahoro. Driven by guilt from her actions…
19
Maken-Ki! Battling Venus (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
This romantic comedy is about Takeru Ohyama, a typical perverted teenage boy. His new school doesn't require entrance exams, and it just turned co-ed! Unfortunately, his dreams of a happy high school life are dashed…
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DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO (2021)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
"A girl in a lower grade just made me cry!" One day, Senpai visits the library after school and becomes the target of a super sadistic junior! The name of the girl who teases, torments, and tantalizes Senpai is…