# Where to Watch Food Wars! The Third Plate

**The third Food Wars season puts Soma's challenge to Totsuki's Elite Ten on a collision course with a hostile new administration. Crunchyroll and Netflix carry Food Wars! The Third Plate with subtitles and a dub. Its 12 episodes move from the crowded Moon Festival cooking contest into a struggle over who controls the academy. This installment suits viewers who enjoy shonen rivalries expressed through elaborate food battles, with comedy and ecchi material still baked into the presentation. It is best treated as a continuation rather than an entry point because the school hierarchy and Soma's ambitions are already established.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](http://www.crunchyroll.com/food-wars-shokugeki-no-soma)
- [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/80182054)

Crunchyroll and Netflix both list the season with subtitle and dub options, so either service supports both viewing preferences.

## Synopsis

Soma Yukihira enters another demanding stretch at Totsuki culinary academy, where his attention is fixed on the Elite Ten. The Moon Festival gives him a public arena for testing his cooking against formidable students, but the contest soon shares the stage with a larger problem. A new administration takes control of the school and imposes its own vision on Totsuki. Soma and the students who resist it must turn their competitive instincts toward protecting the kind of cooking they believe the academy should allow. The premise remains spoiler-light while giving this season a broader conflict than an ordinary school tournament.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 12
- **Premiered:** 2017
- **Studio:** J.C.Staff
- **Score:** 7.8

## Watch Order

Start with the first Food Wars season, continue through the second, and then watch The Third Plate. Its conflicts build directly on the earlier academy competition.

- [Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara](https://hozuna.com/anime/food-wars-the-second-plate) (prequel)
- Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara OVA (prequel)
- Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara - Tootsuki Ressha-hen (sequel)
- Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara - Kyokuseiryou no Erina (side\_story)

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- **[Kuroko's Basketball](https://hozuna.com/anime/kuroko-s-basketball)**: Kuroko's Basketball channels shonen intensity through team matches, making it a good match for the exaggerated tactics and escalating rivalries that drive Food Wars.
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## FAQ

### Where can I legally watch Food Wars! The Third Plate?

Crunchyroll and Netflix carry The Third Plate. Both services offer subtitles and a dub for this season.

### How many episodes does The Third Plate have?

The season has 12 episodes, each with a runtime of 24 minutes. That makes it a compact continuation despite the conflict expanding beyond Soma's individual cooking goals.

### Where does The Third Plate fall in the series?

This is the third season of Food Wars. Watch the first two seasons beforehand so the Elite Ten, Totsuki's competitive structure and Soma's ambitions already have context.

### Is Food Wars! The Third Plate dubbed?

Yes, a dub is available alongside the subtitled version. Crunchyroll and Netflix both carry those language options.

### Is The Third Plate finished?

Yes, this TV season finished airing after its 2017 release. All 12 episodes form the complete season.

### Is The Third Plate worth watching?

It is a good fit if the cooking battles, comedy and ecchi tone are already what you enjoy about Food Wars. The Moon Festival and the clash with Totsuki's new administration give the established formula a school-wide conflict.