Toriko, Vol. 31: Bewitching Food World!!

The gang finally entered the crazy first continent of the Gourmet World. And it seems like they have to proceed through each of the continents one by one. It's nice to see them travel as a group. And their “transport” kinda reminds me of the kraken in One Piece. We get more lore dump on the history of this part of the Gourmet World, and the gang reaches Buranchi's home. The series goes back to its roots for a while as we get to see more weird foods in this Bewitching Food World. Some survivors of the 0th Biotope make an appearance, and the gang is sadly split up again. A reason is given, but I think it's just an excuse to draw extra scenes of weirdness and to reduce their offensive power so that each has more time to shine a bit. On another plus side, we get to meet the first of the Eight Kings and find out more about the first of Acacia's legendary full course menu.