: Shokugeki no Soma anime television series, subtitled The Third Plate (餐ノ皿, San no Sara), was produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani.

The first covers the Moon Festival when Soma Yukihira challenges Council of Ten Masters member Terunori Kuga to a challenge to see who can raise the most money during the three day event.

He institutes a series of reforms, including the establishment of a new ruling body called the Central Gourmet Institute, and the elimination of all independent groups within Totsuki, including Polaris Dorm.

The second part continues with the promotional exams where everyone is guaranteed to pass if they stick to the curriculum and follow Central's orders.

In the United States, Adult Swim's Toonami programming block aired the English dub from February 28 to August 1, 2021.