<P> Food Wars!, known in Japan as Shokugeki no Soma (Japanese: 食 戟 の ソーマ), is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title by Yūto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki . Produced by J.C. Staff and directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani, the series was first announced in October 2014 by Shueisha . The series was broadcast in Japan on MBS' Animeism programming block from April 3 to September 25, 2015 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll . Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for digital and home video distribution in North America . A second season named Food Wars! The Second Plate aired from July 2 to September 24, 2016 . The first cour of the third season was broadcast from October 4 to December 20, 2017 . The second half premiered on April 9, 2018 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> April 4, 2015 (2015 - 04 - 04) </Td> <Td> September 26, 2015 (2015 - 09 - 26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> July 2, 2016 (2016 - 07 - 02) </Td> <Td> September 24, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 24) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> October 4, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 04) </Td> <Td> () </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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