Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

M
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
E1
7.6
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.6
E2
8.0
8.5
7.7
7.9
7.4
E3
8.4
8.3
8.0
7.7
7.3
E4
7.8
8.2
8.8
8.1
8.1
E5
7.7
8.5
8.6
8.2
7.9
E6
8.0
8.3
8.3
8.0
7.5
E7
8.5
8.8
8.0
7.9
7.7
E8
8.1
8.5
8.5
7.7
6.9
E9
8.3
8.1
7.9
7.7
7.2
E10
8.6
8.8
8.0
8.5
7.9
E11
8.3
9.0
8.0
9.1
8.6
E12
8.7
8.4
8.5
8.3
8.3
E13
8.1
8.7
8.0
8.5
E14
8.6
8.7
7.9
E15
8.3
7.4
7.9
E16
8.2
7.8
7.7
E17
7.8
7.9
E18
8.0
8.2
E19
7.8
8.2
E20
8.0
8.1
E21
8.4
8.5
E22
8.7
8.4
E23
8.4
8.4
E24
8.7
8.6
E25
7.7
E26
7.7
Avg
8.2
8.4
8.2
8.1
7.8
Excellent
Great
Good
Mid
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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.1

S4E11 Song of Hope

During the FINAL BOUT, Soma challenges Erina to a Shokugeki. There is a hidden motive behind it: Soma wants Erina to put everything she’s got into her “Killer Dish”... As the time-limit draws nearer, Erina takes on Soma’s challenge and starts to prepare a new dish! What will Erina present as her “Killer Dish”?

#2
S2E10 9.0

A New Jewel

Though presumed inferior to Kurokiba's cartoccio and Hayama's carpaccio, Soma's pacific saury dish had been hiding a secret. Will Soma's strategy work to sway the judges

#3
S2E6 8.8

Dawn Will Come Again

Soma and Mimasaka's beef stew shokugeki has finally begun! Not only has Mimasaka copied Soma's use of oxtail as an ingredient, but his added twists also begin to sway the audience and the judges. But Soma still has a few tricks up his sleeve…

  1. 4. S2E9 "The Sword That Announces Fall" 8.8
  2. 5. S3E4 "Pride of Young Lions" 8.8
  3. 6. S1E12 "Memories of a Dish" 8.7
  4. 7. S1E22 "The One Who Surpasses the Ordinary" 8.7
  5. 8. S1E24 "The Banquet of Warriors" 8.7
  6. 9. S2E12 "The Magician Returns" 8.7
  7. 10. S2E13 "Pomp & Circumstance" 8.7

📉 Bottom Episodes

#91
S5E8 6.9

The Missing Half of the Moon

Takumi versus Don Calma, member the underground chefs begin! The theme of the battle is to create amuse-bouche in team. However, Isami who supposed to help Takumi doesn’t show up at the venue. It turns out that he has been kidnapped by Don Calma’s cronies. With Takumi’s back on the wall, Soma unexpectedly appears!

  1. 90. S5E9 "The God Tongue's Despair" 7.2
  2. 89. S5E3 "Noir" 7.3
  3. 88. S5E2 "The BLUE Preliminaries" 7.4
  4. 87. S2E14 "OVA: Totsuki Elite Ten" 7.4
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The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 66.87.68.49.210 Rating 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Episode 10 9 8 7 6 5
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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

Rating threshold:
46 Standouts
0 Infamous
40 Hidden Gems
5 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 6.97.37.88.28.79.1 Rating 30 56 105 197 368 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S2E10 A New Jewel
Best Hidden Gem: S5E11 The Taste of Failure

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

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Series Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

77.47.88.28.69 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 Season 10 9 8 7 6 5
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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

5678910 Rating S1 7.9 8.4 +0.5 S2 8.3 8.3 0.0 S3 8.0 8.4 +0.4 S4 7.8 8.5 +0.7 S5 7.4 8.5 +1.1
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Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

678910 Rating S1 Typical avg 8.2 S2 Typical avg 8.4 S3 Typical avg 8.2 S4 Typical avg 8.1 S5 Uneven avg 7.8 Episode Premiere/Finale

Each dot is an episode. Clustered dots = consistent quality. Scattered dots = variable season. Hover for episode details.

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