Toriko

Hazard levels

Creatures, zones, and ingredients have a capture level, which indicates the danger required to obtain them.

• Level 1–5: Low danger. Creatures and areas are relatively safe.
• Level 6–10: Medium danger. Strong predators and hostile terrain.
• Level 11–20: High danger. Creatures capable of endangering experienced hunters.
• Level 21–30: Extreme danger. Only specialists can face them.
• Level 31–50: Extraordinary threats capable of dominating entire ecosystems.
• Level 51+: Exceptional threats, capable of altering entire regions.

Ingredients and examples

• Common: Gourmet Wild Boar Meat, Sweet Fruits, Aromatic Rice, Giant Chicken Eggs.
• Uncommon: Gourmet Crocodile Tail, Melodious Mushrooms, Queen Bee Honey, Swordfish.
• Rare: Regal Mammoth Meat, Gourmet Whale Tail, Rainbow Fish Roe, Rainbow Fruit.
• Ultra rare: Otohime, Meteor Garlic, BB Corn, Century Soup.
• Legendary: GOD, Acacia's Full Course, Another, AIR and EARTH.
• Mythical: Ingredients whose existence or location is known only from ancient records, rumors, or exceptional specialists.

The catch rate of a creature does not automatically determine the quality of its ingredient. A relatively easy-to-catch animal can produce an extraordinarily valuable ingredient, while a highly dangerous creature may have meat that is not highly prized.

Furthermore, some ingredients require specific conditions to preserve their flavor, maturation, or properties, making their actual difficulty of obtaining much greater than their level of capture.

The creatures, zones, and ingredients of the gourmet world have a capture level, which indicates the danger required to obtain them.

• Level 1–5: Low danger. Wild animals and relatively safe areas. Suitable for beginner hunters.
• Level 6–10: Medium danger. Strong creatures, hostile terrain, and difficult ecosystems.
• Level 11–20: High danger. Extremely dangerous predators and areas where survival requires experience.
• Level 21–30: Extreme danger. Only highly experienced hunters can face them.
• Level 31–50: Extraordinary threats. A single creature can dominate an entire ecosystem.
• Level 51+: Exceptional threats. These are considered monstrosities capable of altering entire regions and require elite specialists.

The level may vary depending on the specimen, its habitat, and the capture conditions.

Ingredients

Ingredients are also classified according to their rarity, difficulty of obtaining, and gastronomic value:

• Common: They are easily found and are part of the everyday diet.
• Uncommon: More difficult to find and usually have better flavor or properties.
• Rare: They come from dangerous creatures or places and have great commercial value.
• Ultra rare: Appear in limited quantities and can become legendary ingredients.
• Legendary: Virtually unrepeatable ingredients, known for their extraordinary flavor or unique properties.
• Mythical: Their existence may be known only through rumors, ancient records, or a few specialists.

An ingredient doesn't necessarily have to be dangerous to be rare: its value can also depend on its flavor, availability, properties, and difficulty in finding it.

Gastronomy is therefore a fundamental part of society: it shapes the economy, drives exploration, and fuels enormous industries. In this world, extraordinary food can be found behind a mountain, in the depths of the ocean, or even in territories where survival is a challenge.

The world is dominated by gastronomy. Food is not simply a consumer product: there are extraordinarily rare ingredients, gigantic creatures, and ecosystems where even obtaining food can become a dangerous expedition.

Most of the planet is made up of wild regions known as gourmet areas. Each territory has unique environmental conditions and is home to species found nowhere else. Some creatures are so powerful they can easily destroy human-made structures, so exploring these places requires preparation and experience.

Ingredients vary in rarity and difficulty to obtain. The more exceptional a food is, the greater its potential economic and gastronomic value. Some restaurants and chefs dedicate years to acquiring specific ingredients to create dishes considered true masterpieces.

There are professionals known as Bishokuya, or gourmet hunters. Their job is to explore dangerous territories, find ingredients, and capture creatures for food. Not all of them are equally skilled: some specialize in certain species or regions, while the most experienced can face extremely powerful creatures.

The IGO (International Gourmet Organization) is an international organization responsible for managing and protecting numerous gastronomic resources. It also researches creatures, ingredients, and ecosystems, establishes regulations, and maintains special facilities, such as biotopes designed to conserve species.

However, the gourmet world also includes organizations that seek to exploit these resources without necessarily considering the consequences. This leads to conflicts over the control of extremely valuable ingredients.

Name: Setsuno
Occupation: Legendary Chef.

Personality: Calm, eccentric, and very confident in her culinary skills. Her appearance might make her seem like an ordinary old woman, but she possesses vast experience.

Skills: She is one of the most extraordinary chefs in the gourmet world. She can prepare extremely difficult ingredients and possesses exceptional culinary knowledge.

Importance: She is considered one of the great figures of gourmet cuisine and has connections with some of the most powerful characters in the series.

Name: Jiro
Occupation: Legendary Bishokuya.

Personality: Cheerful, carefree, and eccentric. He can behave like a rather peculiar old man, but his true abilities are extraordinary.

Appearance: An elderly man with white hair and a still very strong physique. His relaxed demeanor does not reflect his true strength.

Abilities: He is one of the most powerful Bishokuya in history. He possesses techniques related to striking and the control of physical strength.

Relationship with the Four Heavenly Kings: He is a figure of enormous importance within the gourmet world and is related to its formation and development.

Name: Ichiryū
Occupation: President of the IGO.

Personality: Calm, cheerful, and seemingly carefree. However, behind his friendly demeanor lies vast experience and extraordinary power.

Appearance: Older man, tall and muscular, with a beard and white hair. Despite his age, he maintains exceptional physical condition.

Importance: He is one of the most important figures in the IGO and has a special relationship with the Four Heavenly Kings.

Abilities: He possesses extraordinary physical and technical combat capabilities. His true power level is far superior to that of an ordinary person.

Relationship with Toriko: He is an authority figure and someone who knows the world of the Bishokuya deeply.

Name: Zebra
Age: 25 years
Occupation: Bishokuya (Gourmet Hunter)
Title: One of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Personality: He is extremely direct, aggressive, loud, and temperamental. He has a much wilder personality than Toriko and enjoys facing powerful enemies. He may seem violent and unfriendly, but he also possesses a strong sense of camaraderie and is capable of protecting those he considers important.

Appearance: A huge, extremely muscular man with long, dark hair streaked with white, prominent eyebrows, and a distinctive scar on his face. His physique reflects his extraordinary strength.

Abilities: Her specialty is sound. She possesses extraordinary hearing and can use sound waves as weapons. Her techniques can produce devastating attacks, detect targets, and alter the environment. She also has exceptional physical strength and endurance.

Relationship with the Four Heavenly Kings: He is a companion of Toriko, Coco, and Sunny. Although they tend to have very different personalities, the four are considered some of the most powerful Bishokuya.

Objective: Search for extremely rare ingredients and face creatures and enemies capable of testing your limits.

Name: Sunny
Age: 24 years
Occupation: Bishokuya (Gourmet Hunter)
Membership: IGO
Title: One of the Four Heavenly Kings

Personality: Sunny is flamboyant, self-assured, proud, and rather vain. He is very concerned with his appearance and often behaves theatrically, but behind that attitude lies a sensitive nature and a deep affection for creatures. He has a calmer personality than Toriko and tends to remain confident even in dangerous situations.

Appearance: He is a tall, slender man with fair skin and long, pink hair. His hair can extend and move in unnatural ways thanks to his special ability. He has large eyes and a well-groomed appearance.

Main ability: Sunny possesses special Gourmet Cells that allow her to control her hair as if it were thousands of independent extensions. She can use them to attack, defend herself, grab objects, and sense her surroundings. Her hairs are extremely resilient and can reach great distances.

Relationship with Rin: He is Rin's older brother. Although he can get annoyed with her or act boastful, there is a strong bond between them.

Relationship with Toriko: He is one of the Four Heavenly Kings and Toriko's partner. Although their personalities are different, they both respect each other as Bishokuya.

Relationship with creatures: Sunny has a special sensitivity towards animals and gourmet creatures. She can understand them and care deeply for their well-being.

Objective: To become an even more powerful Bishokuya and find extraordinary ingredients while protecting what he considers important.

Name: Elephantsaurus
Species: Gourmet Beast.

Characteristics: Enormous creature resembling an elephant, but much more dangerous and powerful.

Behavior: She becomes aggressive under the effects of Battle Fragrance.

Importance: It is another of the great creatures used in the Gourmet Coliseum and is part of the situation that forces Toriko and the others to intervene.

Name: Growlrus
Species: Gourmet Beast.

Characteristics: Enormous and physically powerful creature.

Behavior: Normally under control within the Coliseum, but the Battle Fragrance causes the beasts to become much more aggressive.

Importance: It is one of the creatures that participate in the chaos caused by the system failure.

Name: Gerold
Species: Gourmet Beast.

Characteristics: Large and strong creature, kept among the animals of the Gourmet Coliseum.

Behavior: She becomes aggressive due to the Battle Fragrance and participates in the chaos that occurs within the enclosure.

Importance: It is one of the creatures that demonstrates that the Colosseum not only contains common animals, but beasts capable of representing a considerable danger to people.

Name: Silverback
Species: Gourmet Beast.

Characteristics: It is one of the dangerous animals kept at the Gourmet Coliseum.

Behavior: Aggressive and territorial, especially when the Battle Fragrance causes the creatures to enter a state of excitement.

Importance: It is one of the many creatures that make the Coliseum extremely dangerous when the Battle Fragrance system starts to fail.

Name: Demon Devil Snake
Species: Gourmet Beast.

Personality: Fierce, aggressive, and unpredictable. Reacts violently to the Battle Fragrance released inside the Colosseum.

Appearance: A gigantic, monstrous-looking snake, large enough to take on other enormous creatures.

Abilities: She possesses extraordinary strength and endurance. Her size and ferocity make her a threat even to other animals in the Colosseum.

In episode 8: It gets out of control due to the Battle Fragrance and ends up facing the Battle Wolf.

Result: The Battle Wolf manages to defeat her quickly, demonstrating the enormous difference in power between them.

Name: Bei
Affiliation: Gourmet Corp.
Role: Operative using a GT Robo.

Personality: Cold, calculating, and cruel. He is willing to attack even when it means endangering other people or creatures.

Appearance: In the episode, he infiltrates the Gourmet Coliseum disguised as a spectator. His true identity is revealed when he discovers he is a remote-controlled GT Robo.

Abilities: The GT Robo possesses enormous durability, physical strength, and a powerful energy attack. Its armor is capable of withstanding Mansam's attacks.

Objective: To fulfill the mission of Gourmet Corp. and obtain information/resources related to gourmet creatures.

Importance: He is the first representative of Gourmet Corp. who directly demonstrates to Toriko and Mansam the danger that the organization represents.

Affiliation: Gourmet Corp.

Role: Operational related to the use of a GT Robo.

Personality: Calculating and willing to use dangerous methods to achieve Gourmet Corp.'s goals.

Characteristics: Its identity is not yet fully developed at this point in the story. What is important is that it directly represents the interests of Gourmet Corp.

Objective: To obtain ingredients and resources of great value to the organization.

Importance: Their intervention in the Gourmet Coliseum allows us to understand that there is an organization that competes for the most valuable ingredients and is willing to use dangerous means to obtain them.

Name: GT Robo
Affiliation: Gourmet Corp.

Type: Remotely controlled combat robot.

Personality: It does not possess a personality of its own; it functions as a tool used by members of Gourmet Corp. to fight and carry out dangerous operations.

Appearance: Large humanoid machine, designed to withstand attacks and face gourmet creatures.

Abilities: He possesses enormous physical strength, great endurance, and the ability to face creatures that would be extremely dangerous to a normal person.

Importance: Their appearance at the Gourmet Coliseum demonstrates that Gourmet Corp. has advanced technology and resources capable of posing a serious threat to the IGO and the Bishokuya.

In episode 8: A GT Robo appears during the Gourmet Coliseum incident, causing chaos and confronting Toriko.

Name: Gaimon
Occupation: Bishokuya and former member of a gourmet hunter group.

Personality: Aggressive, arrogant, and competitive. He is used to facing dangerous creatures and does not hesitate to use force to get what he wants.

Appearance: Large, muscular man with an intimidating appearance and hunter's clothing.

Abilities: Possesses considerable physical strength and experience facing gourmet creatures.

Relationship with Toriko: He faces Toriko during one of his first adventures, becoming one of his adversaries.

Importance: Their confrontation serves to show the difference between ordinary Bishokuya and Toriko's extraordinary level.

Name: Terry Cloth
Species: Battle Wolf.
Age: Puppy.

Personality: At first, he is shy and distrustful, especially due to his past experiences. However, he proves to be loyal and begins to trust Toriko.

Appearance: Small wolf with grayish fur, with characteristics typical of a Battle Wolf.

Abilities: Although still young, he possesses extraordinary strength and physical capabilities for his age. His potential is far greater than he appears.

Relationship with Toriko: After the events of the Gourmet Coliseum, she develops a strong bond with Toriko and begins to accompany him.

Importance: He is one of the most special Battle Wolves and demonstrates that even as a pup he can become an extraordinarily powerful creature.

Name: Tina
Occupation: Reporter.
Personality: Curious, enthusiastic, persistent, and very determined to obtain exclusive information.

Appearance: Young man with long blond hair. He usually wears clothing suitable for moving quickly during his reports.

Skills: She's good at investigating, tracking events, and gathering information. She's not a fighter comparable to the Bishokuya.

Relationship with Toriko: She is particularly interested in Toriko's adventures and often tries to obtain exclusive statements or images of his exploits.

Objective: To get interesting news and become a recognized reporter.

Name: Mansam
Occupation: Director of the First Biotope of the IGO.
Personality: Cheerful, eccentric, playful, and seemingly carefree. However, behind his relaxed demeanor lies an extremely experienced and powerful man.

Appearance: A large, muscular man with a beard and dark hair. He has an intimidating presence and usually carries a bottle with him.

Abilities: He is an exceptional fighter and possesses vast experience in the gourmet world. He also has in-depth knowledge of the creatures and ingredients that inhabit the First Biotope.

Relationship with Toriko: He is one of the adults who recognizes Toriko's abilities and maintains a relationship of trust with him.

Importance: He is an important figure within the IGO and has knowledge of the threats that are beginning to emerge in the gourmet world.

Name: Rin
Age: 20 years
Occupation: Member of the IGO and trainer of gourmet creatures.
Personality: Energetic, determined, direct, and quite temperamental. Although she may seem brusque, she cares deeply for the people and creatures under her care.

Appearance: A young man with long, pink hair, usually tied in a ponytail. He has an athletic build and typically wears clothing suitable for working with creatures.

Skills: Has experience handling and training gourmet animals and creatures. Also possesses knowledge of their behavior.

Relationship with Toriko: Meet Toriko and maintain a trusting relationship with him.

Family: She is Sunny's younger sister.

Name: Coco
Age: 27 years
Occupation: Bishokuya and one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Personality: Calm, elegant, reserved, and intelligent. He usually remains calm even in dangerous situations and carefully analyzes his enemies before acting.

Appearance: A tall, thin man with long, dark hair, fair skin, and distinctive eyes. He usually dresses elegantly.

Abilities: Possesses extraordinary resistance to poisons and has a deep understanding of toxins. Can detect dangerous substances and use them in combat.

Relationship with Toriko: He is Toriko's friend and partner. He is part of the exceptionally powerful group of Bishokuya known as the Four Heavenly Kings.

Name: Komatsu
Age: 25 years
Occupation: Chef at the Gourmet Hotel and Toriko's partner.
Personality: Kind, polite, sensitive, hardworking, and somewhat nervous in the face of danger. Despite being fearful, he doesn't easily abandon his companions and can show considerable courage when someone is in trouble. He is passionate about cooking and believes that every ingredient deserves to be treated with care.

Appearance: A short, thin man with short black hair and large eyes. His appearance contrasts sharply with Toriko's enormous physique.

Skills: Excellent cook. He has knowledge of gourmet ingredients and knows how to use them to prepare extraordinary meals. Although not a combatant, he possesses a great capacity for observation.

Relationship with Toriko: He is Toriko's companion and chef. Toriko trusts him a lot and often takes him along on his expeditions.

Objective: To become a chef capable of preparing the most extraordinary ingredients in the world.

Name: Toriko
Age: 25 years
Occupation: Bishokuya (Gourmet Hunter)
Affiliation: IGO (International Gourmet Organization)
Personality: Toriko is straightforward, self-assured, impulsive, and extremely determined. He has a huge appetite and enjoys battling powerful creatures and discovering extraordinary ingredients. Despite his intimidating appearance and immense strength, he possesses a strong sense of justice and cares deeply for his friends and the creatures he encounters on his travels.

Appearance: A tall, extremely muscular man with fair skin, short, spiky blue hair, and small, dark eyes. His body is covered in scars from his numerous adventures and battles. He usually wears sturdy clothing designed for his expeditions.

Abilities: He is one of the most powerful Bishokuya of his era. He possesses extraordinary physical strength, great speed, stamina, and highly developed senses. His fighting style is primarily based on his close-quarters combat techniques, especially his finger attacks, known as Fork and Knife. He can also utilize techniques such as Nail Fist, capable of repeatedly striking a target with tremendous force.

Likes: Eating, discovering new ingredients, facing strong opponents, traveling, and sharing great meals with his companions.

Relationships: He has a very close friendship with Komatsu, who often accompanies him on his expeditions. He also develops a strong bond with Terry Cloth, a Battle Wolf who ends up accompanying him.

Objective: To complete his own Complete Menu, finding the most extraordinary ingredients in the world and enjoying them with the people who are important to him.

Signature phrase: “Eating is living!”