This is a long one, so buckle up!
I really love this anime/manga a lot! And I think itās so freaking cool. The world and the characters the different foods that are animals or just foods that obviously arenāt real and are two foods put together.
Like I have so many questions. Where does this take place? Like is it Earth? I know itās not going to be in our universe, but what is their planet called? Why is there just walking food animals or these different foods that are so weird?
Where did humans in this world come from and how did they just find these foods? Or like what made these people just eat these foods?
Speaking of eating š¤ if some islands are edible, like the trees, flowers, sometimes the rivers and animals. That includes the ground right? So would it be sanitary to eat? Like would it make you sick if you eat it? And then speaking of sanitary stuff, the animals.Animals have to poop right? And they have to mate. So likeā¦.what happens to their poop? I know there was a episode where they had to go to the drunken island and there were tumeric turds, but they didnāt seem like disgusted about eating poop cause itās like I guess their life and how they do things.
But it was always a thought in the back of my mind.So, going onto the characters. I know itās called Toriko so Toriko is going to be the main focus. But good lord, I want to see more of the characters. Like Zebra??? Omg first of all, thatās dada š I love that man. Heās so freaking interesting! His powers and his personality, I want to see more of him! Like I want to see more of the characters and their background, I want to see how Zebra grew up or how the other kings grew up and how they became so famous! Also the other kings, Sunny, Coco and Toriko.
Theyāre really cool. Toriko can actually be terrifying like, he looks like a wolf or more animalistic if that makes sense. Heās fine too. Like all four of the kings are extremely attractive, I wonder if they have one night stands tbh. Zebra and Sunny I can maybe see them having one night stands. But Coco and Toriko? Not really. Toriko seems to not have any interest in anything other than Komatsu and food. And then Coco is afraid of hurting people because of his poison.
Speaking of Komatsu (sorry this is going to be a long post!) itās a love hate relationship with Komatsu because I really do like Komatsu, I think heās a cool character. And he has a lot of potential as a character and he can grow. And heās a normal person so of course heās going to be scared out of his mind. But he cries a little too much, freaks out a little too much. Also, heās the same age as Toriko. 25 years old. They couldnāt make him look older? Like obviously the mangika (donāt know if thatās spelled right) can draw adult characters so why in the hell couldnāt he make Komatsu look like a grown man? Like I know there are young looking 25 year olds, but they couldnāt make him a little muscular and a little taller? I know standing next to the Kings will make anyone look tiny (especially standing next to Zebra) but come ON š© itās ridiculous!
But he also inspires people and I like that he doesnāt give up no matter what! Itās a cool trait. Kind of reminds me of Usopp!
I really like that heās not a Mary sue. Like he messes up and heās not perfect and we can see him grow. Of course he has high Gourmet Luck so not a lot of people have it. I just want him to likeā¦be better. If that makes sense.ALSO also, the sexual tension between Komatsu and the Kings is crazy. Like am I crazy for thinking that? Also, I totally ship Komatsu and the kings together cause I love it hehe. But like, thereās so much tension between the five of them itās like, why not just have a harem? Another thing that I do like about this anime/manga that itās not overly sexualized or fan service. You know?
The only thing that made me raise my eyebrows was the Bee woman from the honey prison. Dr. Love or like Love something. But it makes sense cause she uses pheromones to control the inmates and the monsters. Also her pheromones not working on Zebra is hilarious.
Another thing that irritates the hell out of me is Rin. Like why is she even there? She serves no purpose other than obsessing over Toriko when Toriko literally has no interest in her whatsoever. Like she loves him but he doesnāt. Thereās no chemistry between them at all. Komatsu and Toriko have more chemistry than Rin and Toriko. Like sheās so annoying and then they get married! I think itās just so forced. Also, I know she had a part to play when fighting the four beasts with her smoke/fog. But OUTSIDE of that what purpose does she have?
this is a long post. š¤ I donāt think I have anything else to talk about. Oh, going back to talking about the kings. Zebra needs more screen time cause he doesnāt appear in the anime often and I think he rarely appears in the manga. And heās the third popular character from what Iāve seen. Coco is hilarious btw, heās so sassy in the manga but not as much in the anime.
Anyway, thanks for coming to my TED talk. Iām glad I found this community because I really love Toriko and it needs more love. I wish it didnāt get cancelled but you know, reasons š