Let us know your favorite character in our poll!

From April 3 to May 6, Weekly Shōnen Jump conducted a readers' poll to determine the top 10 characters in Food Wars: Shokugeki no Sōma competitive cooking manga and anime series. The results will be announced in their latest issue on Monday. The confident and skilled protagonist, Yukihira Sōma, has triumphed, with a decisive lead over the runners-up, "God-Tongue" Erina and Italian chef Takumi.

YUKIHIRA SŌMA (6,451 votes) Erina Nakiri (5,046 votes) Takumi Aldini (4,918 votes) Megumi Tadokoro (2,817 votes) Hisako Arato (1,901 votes) Alice Nakiri (1,900 votes) Kojirō Shinomiya (1,882 votes) Akira Hayama (1,720 votes) Ikumi Mito (1,462 votes) Satoshi Isshiki (1,422 votes)

A total of 35,568 votes were cast, meaning Yukihira won about 18% of the vote share. Voting was restricted to 24 characters who were or had been students at Tōtsuki Academy.

Now it's your turn, let us know your favorite Food Wars! character in ANN's poll.

Yūto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki 's original Food Wars: Shokugeki no Sōma comedy manga centers on Sōma, who works with his dad at his family's restaurant. His dad is a culinary master, and he often hosts cooking battles with his father. His father then enrolls him in an elite culinary school that is very difficult to enter, and the graduation rate is only about 10 percent.

Viz Media is releasing the manga in North America and Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan.

[Via Tōtsuki Gakuen Jukketsu Senbatsu Sōsenkyo official site]