Toriko (manga)
Toriko (トリコ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It follows the adventures of Toriko, a Gourmet Hunter, as he searches for rare, diverse foods to complete a full-course meal. On his journey, he is accompanied by a timid chef who wants to improve his skills. Toriko was serialized in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shōnen Jump from May 2008 to November 2016, with its chapters collected into 43 tankōbon volumes.
A short film was created by Ufotable for the Jump Super Anime Tour 2009, with another created for the 2010 tour. The manga has also been adapted into an anime television series produced by Toei Animation, which was broadcast in Japan from April 2011 to March 2014. Additionally, Toei developed a 2011 animated 3D short film and a 2013 feature film.
The manga series has been licensed for English release by Viz Media in North America and Madman Entertainment in Australasia. Madman also licensed the anime series in Australasia, while Funimation licensed it in North America. Discotek Media licensed the 2013 film in North America.
As of November 2020, the Toriko manga had over 25 million copies in circulation.
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Cover of the first tankōbon volume featuring the titular character, Toriko
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| English magazine | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | May 19, 2008 – November 21, 2016 |
| Volumes | 43 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Mitsuru Obunai |
| Written by | Masaki Hiramatsu |
| Music by | Tomoki Hasegawa |
| Studio | Ufotable |
| Released | October 12, 2009 |
| Runtime | 28 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Toriko: Capture the Barbarian Ivy! | |
| Released | October 23, 2010 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Toriko 3D: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!! | |
| Directed by | Junji Shimizu |
| Written by | Isao Murayama |
| Music by | Hiromi Mizutani |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 19, 2011 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Isao Murayama |
| Music by | Hiromi Mizutani |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Original run | April 3, 2011 – March 30, 2014 |
| Episodes | 147 |
| Anime film | |
| Toriko the Movie: Secret Recipe of Gourmet God | |
| Directed by | Akifumi Zako |
| Written by | Isao Murayama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | July 27, 2013 |
| Runtime | 81 minutes |
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