Characters & Beast/Ingredients Data (+ Gourmet Hunting Book)

[Unok]

In each volume of Toriko (starting from 4), there is info on beast/ingredients and characters. It’s like a databook, and they will be probably collected as one at some point.
Translation is from viz for v04-05.

Zip archive to all pictures from v04-15 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6VP9198K

Translations:

White Cinderella Beef
(Mammal)

Capture Level: less than 1
Habitat: Meadow
Length: 3.5m
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 2.5t
Price: 100g / 20,000 yen

Scale

You'll only find this meat at five-star or higher restaurants, although a beef cow, it is covered head-to-toe in thick white fur.
It's not a fatty beef. but the cuts are selected to maximize the inclusion of collagen-rich fats. They say that when you eat it, "your skin will be so soft and smooth, you'll be as beautiful as cinderella", so this food is more popular with the ladies than with men.

Cigar Tree
(Plant)

Capture Level: less than 1
Habitat: Forests (Dry areas)
Length: ---
Height: 2-3m
Weight: ---
Price: 1 box (set of 12) / 10,000 yen

Scale

For those who savor the aroma of tobacco, great news. Just by holding the smoke of the cigar tree in your mouth, you can enjoy the taste. No inhalation required! It's acidic smoke can also be used to repel insects. But ever since the recent smoking ban, many restaurants now prohibit the smoking of Cigar Trees. Sorry, Toriko!

Crayfish Cod
(Fish)

Capture Level: 1
Habitat: Rivers, Lakes, Bogs, etc.
Length: 7.5m
Height: 2m
Weight: 4t
Price: 100g / 5,000 yen

Scale

A freshwater animal with the body of a fish and the claws of a lobster. It's fishy torso makes for a light delight, but the lobster claws are so delectable they put even top-quality crab meat to shame.

Five-Tailed Eagle
(Bird)

Capture Level: 2
Habitat: Mountains, Cliffs
Length: 13m
Height: 4.7m
Weight: 1.5t
Price: 100g / 8,000-10,000 yen

Scale

A giant eagle with five tails. It uses its sharp beak and claws to snag prey. So fierce, this eagle would be a fair match against a bear or lion! At birth, it has one tail, but that number increases as it ages. Poor caloric intake retards tail growth, so these ravenous birds are aggressive eaters!

Striped Salmon
(Fish)

Capture Level: less than 1
Habitat: Rivers, Oceans (Prefers fresh water)
Length: 80-100cm
Height: ---
Weight: 30-40kg
Price: 100g / 2,000 yen

Scale

These salmons travel in schools. Only one in several hundred of these fish produces Golden Sparkling Roe. As such, Striped Salmon is rare and expensive. If your boss takes you out to sushi, better butter them up before you order any!

Almond Cabbage
(Vegetable)

Capture Level: less than 1
Habitat: Nutrient-rich soil (can be artificially produced)
Length: 40cm
Height: ---
Weight: 41kg
Price: 1 head / 8,000 yen

Scale

Although technically a vegetable, this cabbage tastes and has a texture more like almonds. It makres a great snack or salad accent. But since it's as calorie-rich as almonds, trying to go on diet by eating Almond Cabbage salads won't work! (You'll end up like the author when he started drawing Toriko!)

Friday Monkey
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 2
Habitat: Caves
Length: 1m
Height: ---
Weight: 25kg
Price: 60,000 yen each (as a pet - it has no value as food)

Scale

Cowardly monkey's who spend their lives in caves. When this monkey was first discovered long ago, it was Friday, hence the name. You can't eat them, but some animal enthusiasts love them as pets.

Baron Tiger
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 3
Habitat: Tropical Forests
Length: 6m
Height: 3.5m
Weight: 2.5t
Price: Several hundreds of thousands of yen each (not sold for food)

Scale

You'll find this cat on the Baron Archipelago. On home turf, it's menacing predator. However, it's a pretty smart cat, meaning that if it comes across a creature stronger than itself, it will flee immediately. The Baron Tiger's meat is tough and pretty much inedible, but it's fangs and fur fetch high prices as luxury items.

Snake Frog
(Amphibian)

Capture Level: 1
Habitat: Bogs, Marshes
Length: 1.7m
Height: ---
Weight: 90kg
Price: 100g / 3,600 yen

Scale

This amphibian's liver is considered delicacy. When pickled in liquor, it makes a popular alcoholic drink. Whether you prefer to eat it or drink it, Snake Frog is a great pick me up!

Swamp Snake
(Reptile)

Capture Level: 5
Habitat: Bogs
Length: 20m
Height: ---
Weight: 9t
Price: 100g / 7,000 yen

Scale

A species of snake that prefers to live in the cloudy waters of bogs. It's a cautious creature, and rarely surfaces. Despite it's subpar fighting skills, it's capture level is still set pretty high. Although a type of snake, some parts of it are fatty (like an eel), making it a popular meat for grilling.

Garara Gator
(Reptile)

Capture Level: 5 (at 300 years old, it's 8)
Habitat: Bogs. Marshes
Length: 18m
Height: 4.2m
Weight: 13t
Price: Different parts go for different prices, but the rump is priced at 100g / 50,000 yen

Scale

A giant alligator at the top of the Baron Archipelago's ecosystem. Though its species propagation capacity is limited, it makes up for it with a fierce attitude for survival. Some even live well beyond 300 years of age. A typical gator's flesh tastes like chicken, but the very old gators are said to taste more like a really good sirloin steak. Until recent years, there was no way to capture one besides hunting it down, but the IGO has been successful in producing clones. They could go into mass production!

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Toriko

Age: 25                      Birthday: May 25
Blood Type: 0              Sign: Gemini
Height: 220cm             Weight: 230kg
Eyesight 2.0                Shoe size: 45cm
Special Abilities:
* Knife, Fork, Spiked Punch.
A sense of smell that outstrips a hound dog's.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Komatsu

Age: 25                Birthday: March 31
Blood Type: A        Sign: Aries
Height: 155cm       Weight: 51kg
Eyesight: 0.7         Shoe size: 24.5cm
Special Abilities:
* Cooking.
Excels in the handling of Puffer Whales and other foods in need of special preparation. Also, he seems pretty darn lucky.

Translations:

Choco Cicada
(Insect)

Capture Level: less than 1
Habitat: Forests (especially trees with sweet sap)
Length: 10cm
Height: ---
Weight: 150g
Price: 600 yen each

Scale

When the weather warms up, these sweet toothed insects emerge from their underground abodes to hang out on sweet-sapped trees. Other kinds of cicadas remain in the larval stage for five to ten years, but the Choco Cicada spends a far longer time, twenty years, underground. It then lives above ground for about a month, which is also longer than normal cicada's life of seven to ten days. Every year, when people hear the first Choco Cicada buzzling, it makes them anticipate the warm summer days ahead. Unfortunately, just like with everything else, the Choco Cicadas cries are two to three times more obnoxious than those of the normal cicada. This has gotten some inventors thinking of ways to utilize them in alarm clocks.

Underbite Dragon
(Wyvern)

Capture Level: 4
Habitat: Mountains and Cliffs
Length: 5m
Height: 3m
Weight: 1.5t
Price: 100g / 9,000 yen

Scale

A winged dragon that inhabits mountain ranges and caves in cliff faces. Despite the funny name it takes from just its jutting lower jaw, the Underbite Dragon is no joke on the market, selling upwards of 60,000 yen a kilogram. It's valued not only for it's meat, but also for it's bones, which produce an incredible rich broth. For this reason, Underbite Ramen (ramen made from the bone-wrought soup stock) has gained considerable popularity among ramen snobs.

Golden Caviar
(Striped Salmon Eggs)

Capture Level: 2
Habitat: Womb of the Striped Salmon (one in several hundreds)
Length: ---
Height: ---
Weight: 5kg per Striped Salmon
Price: 100g / 15,000 yen

Scale

This rare caviar develops in one out of every several hundred Striped Salmon. It's more resilient than typical caviar, and get it's name from the thick, gleaming golden liquid inside the egg's membrane.

Zombie Taipan
(Reptile)

Capture Level: 1
Habitat: Arid Mountain Ranges
Length: 2m
Height: ---
Weight: 8kg
Price: 80,000 yen each

Scale

This snake's venom is so potent that if a bite is not treated immediately, you will die in a matter of hours. Unless, of course, you possess the antibody for it. Zombie Taipans can't handle acidic smells or smoke, so when capturing one, a Cigar Tree branch is a useful thing to have on hands. If the snake's poison is extracted, it's meat is suitable for consumption. Additionally, its fresh blood commands a high price as a vitality potion.

Bacon Leaves
(Plant)

Capture Level: 2
Habitat: Rich soils
Length: 40-50cm
Height: ---
Weight: 800g to 1kg per leaf
Price: 9,000 yen each

Scale

A greenish-yellow vegetable packed with all the rich tenderness of bacon. It's also very salty, so it's delicious when eaten as is, though it can also be wrapped around other complimentary foods. Komatsu personally recommends a slice of Rainbow Fruit wrapped in a Bacon Leaf.

Banana Cucumber
(Plant)

Capture Level: less than 1
Habitat: Rich soils
Length: 40cm
Height: ---
Weight: 600g
Price: 450 yen each

Scale

This variety of gourd grows in bunches, like bananas. It's more nutritious than a banana, and gives you a stronger energy boost, so it's hard to do better than the Banana Cucumber when you need a quick dose of nourishment. As far as texture goes, it's crunchy like a cucumber. Most people know them from festivals, where whole bunches are sold dipped in chocolate.

Troll Kong
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 9
Habitat: Predominantly IGO Biotopes
Length: ---
Height: 4.5m
Weight: 2t
Price: Inedible (though its brains go for 100g / 5,500 yen)

Scale

They live in packs in the IGO Biotope Garden. Their meat is sinewy and inedible, but their brains are considered a delicacy by a select few aficionados. With their heavy forearms and chimpanzee-like intelligence, they're capable of both powerful physical attacks and sneaky tricks involving trap holes and tools. Their packs are ruled by a strict hierarchy, in which the Silverback has total authority. However, individual decisions (such as hair styles) are respected, making them not that much different from people.

Troll Kong Silverback
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 10
Habitat: Mainly IGO Biotopes
Length: ---
Height: 6m
Weight: 3.5t
Price: Inedible (though its brains go for 100g / 7,000 yen)

Scale

An older Troll Kong whose fur has gone white. He acts as the leader of the Troll Kong pack, ruling it with an iron fist and seasoned intelligence. A Silverback is wise enough to back down from fights that he cannot win.

Rainbow Fruit
(Fruit)

Capture Level: 12 (in the wild, but they are now artificially produced)
Habitat: Rich soils (within the IGO Biotope #8)
Length: 1m
Height: ---
Weight: 1.5-2t
Price: App. 500,000,000 yen each

Scale

Rumored to be extinct, this elusive fruit still grows in the IGO's Biotope Garden. When you put it in your mouth, it's flavor shifts seven times. It got its name from the way its juice, when evaporating into the air, gives off a rainbow. The nectar of the fruit is so concentrated that just a single drop could turn a whole 25-meter pool into a huge bowl of fruit juice. Because of it's intensity, people are cautioned against eating too much of it. You might faint! Combined with alcohol, Rainbow Fruit juice is called Rainbow Cocktail, and it's widely revered by and sought after by bartenders far and wide.

Emperor Crow
(Bird)

Capture Level: Unknown for adult specimens
Habitat: Forests (though classified as extinct, a few may still live)
Length: 8.5m (Kiss)
Height: 3m (Kiss)
Weight: 570kg (Kiss)
Price: 100g / 900,000 yen

Scale

Before going extinct, the Emperor Crow was known as the Bully of the Skies. They exhibit the necessary intelligence to follow orders, should they be domesticated. Kiss is said to be the last remaining Emperor Crow. Coco considers him family, having raised him from an egg. Though the species is classified as extinct, rumors still circulate that somewhere in this vast Gourmet World they live on, perhaps we'll never know the fate of the Emperor Crow.

Giant Millipede
(Insect)

Capture Level: 1
Habitat: Dark, Wet Places
Length: 6-8m
Height: 1m
Weight: 450-500kg
Price: 100g / 400 yen

Scale

An insect belonging to the Diplopod genus. It doesn't have sharp fangs or claws and isn't poisonous, but when attacked it will roll up and unleash a horrendous odor. It tastes like shrimp, but since it's so unsightly, most people don't bother eating it. A few fans of more exotic cuisine have been known to enjoy it.

Snap Mushrooms
(Plant)

Capture Level: less than 1
Habitat: Humid, Dark Places (such as desert caves)
Length: ---
Height: 15-20cm
Weight: 150g
Price: 350 yen each

Scale

A Fungi belonging to the same bisidiomycota phyla as Matsutake Mushrooms. As its name indicates, it's hard and makes a snapping sound when eaten raw. Although boiling softens the mushroom's texture considerably, almost everyone prefers the crunch it has when it's raw. Served raw and sprinkled with salt and pepper, "Snap Mushrooms on a stick" is a regular item on the snack menu at bars.

Scorpion Roach
(Insect)

Capture Level: 7
Habitat: Dark, Wet Caves
Length: 2.5-3m
Height: 1.5m
Weight: 250-280kg
Price: Worthless as a food, but sells at a high price to those who like exotic and dangerous pets.

Scale

A giant venomous cockroach. Along with its grotesque appearance, it is a very procreative species that travels in swarms, so the sheer mass of them is a double yuck. This beast is so reviled that every year on the "Top Creatures You Don't Want to Capture" ranking that the IGO publishes it takes first place - not because it's too dangerous to capture, but because it's just too gross.

Sea Firefly
(Insect)

Capture Level: 1
Habitat: Mainly Oceans, Occasionally Inland
Length: 8-10cm
Height: ---
Weight: 80g
Price: 20,000 yen each (to display, not eat)

Scale

These insects live in areas with clear, pristine water. Usually, they spend their time over the ocean, but sometimes they appear on land, sharing their light with all. The unique protein that radiates light in its abdomen is roughly ten times brighter than a regular firefly's light. When there's a great enough number of them, even the darkest ocean waters can look as clear as day. They are not suitable for consumption, but they are popular for ornamental purposes.

Swallowtail Bats
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 2
Habitat: Dark, Quiet Places
Length: 70cm
Height: ---
Weight: 1kg
Price: 15,000 yen each

Scale

A bat with wings patterned like a Monarch Butterfly's. They live in colonies and are cowardly by nature, so other than catching prey to eat, they rarely leave the safety of their caves. Their bodies are not used for food, but the scales on their wings are used as a spice, called "Swallowtail Bat Spice", a tasty necessity in the spice cabinets of chefs worldwide.

Devil Python
(Reptile)

Capture Level: 21
Habitat: Deep, Dark Caves
Length: 35-40m
Height: ---
Weight: 17t
Price: 100g / 150,000 yen

Scale

A hellish giant serpent. It's a formidable opponent in the pitch black of caves, where its pit organs detect unwitting prey though thermal radiation, and its poisonous spray can stop them in their tracks. Also, a wounded Devil Python can regenerate its lost cells almost instantly. Because of that regenerative capability, the only way to beat a Devil Python is to deal a lethal blow or knock it out. The Devil Python in Cavern Lagoon was a Capture Level 21, but it's rumored that there're higher-level Devil Pythons out there.

Puffer Whale
(Fish-Mammal)

Capture Level: 29 (without poisoning it)
Habitat: Typically, the deep sea, but once every decade, they come to the shallows to spawn.
Length: 50-60cm
Height: ---
Weight: 5-7kg
Price: 100g / 920,000 yen

Scale

An elusive whale nicknamed the "Delicacy of the Deep". They spend the first years of their lives in the shallows and then live the remainder in the deep sea. Their young six-meter long bodies get compressed by water pressure down to fifty to sixty centimeters. Their amazing taste is said to result from this compression. On the other hand, the compression of their waste results in the formation of a poison sack. If the poison sack is ruptured, poison instantly courses though the Puffer Whale's body, making it toxic. The location of the poison sack differs from one Puffer Whale to the next, making it so difficult to successfully extract that only ten cooks in the world are said to be able to do it. According to Gourmet Law as set forth by the IGO, it's illegal to sell a poisoned Puffer Whale. Unfortunately, since the poison is undetectable to human taste buds, a large number of poisoned Puffer Whales circulate on the black market, with approximately 100,000 people dying annually from poisoning. This "Delicacy of the Deep" is also a "taste to die for". Lastly, a Puffer Whale that has had it's poison sack removed successfully sells for 500,000,000 on the low end of the market, and for 80,000,000 on the black market even when poisoned.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Coco

Age: 27                 Birthday: September 29
Blood Type: A         Sign: Scorpio
Height: 200cm        Weight: 100kg
Eyesight: 10.0        Shoe size: 32cm
Special Abilities:
* Poison Dressing, Poison Cannon, Poison Rifle, Poison Skin, Poison Sword, etc.
His eyes can pick up on most electromagnetic wavelengths, enabling him to read "fortunes". His body possesses roughly 500 antibodies against poison. He also possesses the fine art of handling special preparation foods like the Puffer Whale and such.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Sunny

Age: 24                 Birthday: September 7
Blood Type: AB       Sign: Virgo
Height: 187cm        Weight: 200kg (including the weight of his hair)
Eyesight: 1.5           Shoe size: 29cm
Special Abilities:
* Spatula, Hair Net, Hair Lock, Hair Knock Out, etc.
He's named the area in which he can use his 0.1 micron-thick sensors his "Dining Kitchen". Within it, he is virtually unbeatable. The way he is in pursuit of both foods and beauty makes him a bit of an oddball.

Translations:

Toriko Burger
(A Toriko Signature Item)

Capture Level: If you add up Capture Levels of the ingredients... over 40?
Habitat: Wherever Toriko makes it
Length: ---
Height: About 70cm
Weight: 3kg
Price: Depends on the ingredients, but a restaurant would probably charge 8500 yen.

Scale

What's better than eating your favorite things? Eating them all together! That's the philosophy behind the Toriko Burger. Because Toriko likes fo many foods, the composition of the sandwich varies each time he makes it,but one thing is constant: all the ingredients are high-priced and super rare! Apparently, the burger chains out there have asked Toriko to endorse similar burgers on their menu, but he hasn't shown any interest in doing so.

Battalion Yeti
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 2
Habitat: Battalion region
Length: 2m
Height: ---
Weight: 120kg
Price: 20,000 yen per eyeball

Scale

This herbivorous monkey once inhabited the Battalion region. The species went extinct due to infrequent breeding, but thanks to cloning technology at the IGO Gourmet Lab, the Battalion Yeti has a new lease on life! Yeti eyes are imbued with high amounts of DHA and EPA (elements that activate brain cells). Experiments are underway to mate them with animals that have higher reproductive rates, in hopes of stabilizing the population.

Muscle Crab
(Mammal-Crustacean hybrid)

Capture Level: 3
Habitat: IGO Gourmet Lab
Length: 5m
Height: 2.5m
Weight: 2t
Price: 1kg / 300,000 yen

Scale

The cross between a Muscle Bison and Razor Crab was bioengineered by the IGO. The power of it's muscles is only matched by the sharpness of it's pinchers. Always a fan favorite in the Gourmet Coliseum!

Elephantsaurus
(Reptile)

Capture Level: 17
Habitat: Northern Continent
Length: 15m
Height: 6.5m
Weight: 10t
Price: 1kg / 250,000 yen (Meat), 300,000,000 yen per tusk

Scale

This elephantine reptile has a head where it's trunk should be! It's a slow mover, but considering its greatest advantage is masquerading as a plant-eater, it doesn't need to move fast to catch prey. Elephantsaurus tusks are said to bring luck.

Growlrus
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 13
Habitat: Tundra
Length: 7.8m
Height: 4.1m
Weight: 6.5t
Price: 83.000 yen each

Scale

This isn't your mother's walrus! The Growlrus, aka the Amphibious Devil, boasts exceptional blubber that allows it to survive both sub-zero climates and substantially weakens the impact of enemy attacks. It's a favorite of newbies to the Gourmet Coliseum scene, and people often advise that "If you don't know who to go with, bet on the Growlrus".

Gerolud
(Avian)

Capture Level: 15
Habitat: Mountains
Length: 13m
Height: 8.7m
Weight: 5.6t
Price: 1kg / 120,000 yen

Scale

An avian terror sporting five heads from an ostrich body certainly deserves its nickname of Grim Reaper of the Skies. Each of the five heads is completely autonomous, so it is capable of pecking out an enemy's eyes with one sharp beak while using it's long neck to wrap around another enemy at the same time. When attacked, it can use its wings to escape into the skies, jabbing and dodging all the while. It's no wonder the formidable warrior is famous in Gourmet Coliseum circles.

Battle Wolf
(Mammal)

Capture Level: Undetermined
Habitat: Details unknown
Length: 18m
Height: 8m
Weight: 11t
Price: Unknown

Scale

An immensely large and powerful ancient wolf. The IGO Gourmet Lab cloned a new wolf, but little is known regarding their habits, Capture Level, etc. The Battle Wolf named Terry Cloth was born from that cloned wolf, and could very well be the last Battle Wolf in existence. Terry has an acute sense of danger and how to get out of it, which leads him to be wary around anyone but Toriko. He trusts Toriko, and will eat from his hand, roll over and show him his belly, and other suck endearing behaviors that usually only exist between parent and child. However, he's far from playful in a fight, and despite his tender age, he's king of the tundra.

Death Gore
(Mammal)

Capture Level: Undetermined
Habitat: Forests
Length: 50m
Height: ---
Weight: 1,000~20,000t
Price: Unknown

Scale

A massive herbivore said to have lived many eons ago. The Death Gore picked it's teeth with the remains of the forests it consumed. So voracious was the species that reduced all the world's woodlands into deserts. The entire race was murdered at the hands of a young Battle Wolf, whose territory they passed into. Or so it is told, at the very least, it is the oldest of all the IGO historical society's documented food crises.

Hayan Panther
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 35 (Ricky)
Habitat: IGO Gourmet Lab (No details in the wild)
Length: 33m
Height: 10m
Weight: 8t
Price: Unknown

Scale

The poster child for this animal, Ricky, serves as Mansom's partner, and was bred in the IGO Gourmet Lab. Hayan Panthers boast superior alertness and agility particular to big cats, and their speed is said to exceed that of any other mammal's (Putting it up there with the Battle Wolf). The Wings on it's back enable it to fly short distances, and also aid in cutting down wind resistance when the panther is running. On a different note, Ricky's favorite food is Globby Parfait, and he always looks forward to Mansom Rewarding him with one.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Jiro

Age: Unknown
Blood Type: B
Height: Unknown
Eyesight: Unknown
Birthday: February 2
Sign: Aquarius
Weight: Unknown
Shoe size: Unknown
Special Abilities:
* Unknown
A Gourmet Hunter who has earned the nickname "The Knocking Master". He's supposedly retired, but will sometimes go on a hunt for the fun of it. This character is a riddle wrapped in an enigma, and that goes for just what he's capable if too.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Zongeh

Age: 27
Blood Type: B
Height: 182cm
Eyesight: 10/20
Birthday: July 8
Sign: Cancer
Weight: 100kg
Shoe size: 28cm
Special Abilities:
* Zongeh Rush (just swinging his ax around), Zongeh Mash (hitting an enemy with his ax)
Self-proclaimed Gourmet Hunter. He tries to come off as a big drinker and will guzzle vodka and such for show, but deep down he's a sucker for sweet drinks like Kahlua Milk. Despite his limitations, he's pretty passionate and commands trust and respect from his men.

Translations:

Bacchus Dragon
(Wyvern)

Capture Level: 37
Habitat: Bacchus Isle
Length: 48m
Height: ---
Weight: 22t
Price: 100g / 180,000 yen

Scale

The Bacchus Dragon reigns over Bacchus Isle, a paradise where every living being is infused with alcohol. In the Bacchus Dragon's case, it's flesh oozes the taste of rich brandy. Because there's not so much as a scale of Bacchus Dragon that doesn't contain alcohol, minors are prohibited from consuming it. It's bedtime, kids; Mommy and daddy are going to have adult time with the dragon.

Beer Lobster
(Crustacean)

Capture Level: Less than 1
Habitat: Warm oceans
Length: 55cm
Height: ---
Weight: 2kg
Price: 90,000 yen each

Scale

A decapod that lives in warm ocean waters and is closely related to both the spiny lobster and japanese lobster. Its salty flavor is what gives this food its name, seeing as how a salty snack always prepares the palate for a cold beer.

Marbled Tofu
(Plant)

Capture Level: Less than 1 (Artificially produced)
Habitat: IGO Gourmet Lab
Length: ---
Height: ---
Weight: ---
Price: 100g / 5,000 yen

Scale

A food developed at the IGO Gourmet Laboratory, Marbled Tofu is a hybrid super-fatty soybean. It's laced with grade-A fat akin to that of a marbled hunk of steak, but with an aftertaste that's fresh like tofu. Although it mig look and taste like meat, all the fat is plant fat, so marbled tofu is quite popular among vegetarian Gourmet Hunters.

Drunken Cow
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 30
Habitat: Bacchus Isle
Length: 9m
Height: 3.5m
Weight: 8t
Price: 100g / 25,000 yen

Scale

Like all animals on Bacchus Isle, this bovine's main water supply is alcohol-steeped lake water. True to their name, Drunken Cows can always be found teetering around in drunken stupors. The drunker one gets, the more violent it gets. A Deeply inebriated Drunken Cow gives a whole new meaning to "Raging Bull".

Ganghood
(Reptile)

Capture Level: 15
Habitat: Regal Isle (Biotope #1)
Length: 4m
Height: 3.5m
Weight: 1.5t
Price: (Inedible)

Scale

A violent and insatiable reptilian beast that travels in packs known as Regal Isle's Gangs. Ganghoods are scavengers, feasting on prey that other animals have taken down. Individually, they're not much of a threat, but in packs they work as a team, making them formidable enemies.

Butt Bug
(Insect)

Capture Level: Less than 1
Habitat: Dark, Damp places
Length: 60cm
Height: ---
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 20,000 yen each (as a pet)

Scale

A type of bagworm, this insect's posterior resembles a butt, hence the name. Because of that, there are few who will eat it, and those who do tend to be pretty bizarre in their culinary tastes. Speaking of bizarre, there's also a subculture of butt-fetishists who apparently like to own those things as pets.

Black Grass
(Plant)

Capture Level: Less than 1
Habitat: Mild, nutrient-rich soil
Length: appr. 30cm
Height: ---
Weight: ---
Price: 1 bundle of 50 blades / 1200 yen

Scale

Black Grass sounds pretty gross, huh? But that's just the image this perennial nettle is trying to project. With texture akin to leeks or green onions but crunchier, this grass is actually pretty tasty. When it spreads, it looks just like a black carpet and can sustain an entire ecosystem.

Cocoa Mayonnaise
(Naturally Growing Food)

Capture Level: Less than 1
Habitat: Warm, rich soils
Length: ---
Height: 5m (tree)
Weight: ---
Price: 1 pod of 500g / 2,500 yen

Scale

The Cocoa Mayo is a variety of deciduous tree in the lacquer family. Its matured fruits are rich in fat and filled with bitter cocoa and acidic mayonnaise flavors. It's a popular dressing for crisp lettuce greens, and some people put it on everything!

Rock Drum
(Crustacean)

Capture Level: 27
Habitat: Rocky shores and mountains
Length: ---
Height: 35m
Weight: 50t
Price: 1kg / 20,000 yen (meat), 100kg / appr. 6,000,000 yen (shell)

Scale

There giant crustaceans originally inhabited rocky shorelines and cliffs, but their massive appetite led them to trek further inland in search of food. Though Rock Drums can be eaten, they are more highly valued for the carbonic acid shell, toted as the world's firmest, finest and most flawless marble. The shell is ten times more valuable than the high-protein skin and meat that it adheres to. Unfortunately, Gourmet Hunters who are commissioned to hunt them down are often killed by the sheer might and formidability of the Rock Drum.

Cream Mushroom
(Fungus)

Capture Level: 3
Habitat: Humid climates (Regal Isle, Biotope #1, Mushroom Woods, etc)
Length: 25cm
Height: ---
Weight: 700g per stalk
Price: 85,000 yen per stalk

Scale

Nowhere else can you find a mushroom that combines the aroma of the Matsutake Mushroom with the sweet creamy scent of milk. Even raw, Cream Mushrooms are sweet and flavorful, but lightly roasted and topped with soy sauce, they're a snack to die for. The recommended soy sauce is that of the Soy Sauce Hopper.

Soy Sauce Hopper
(Insect)

Capture Level: 5 (Adult)
Habitat: Forest and Fields
Length: 5m
Height: 1.5m
Weight: 400kg
Price: 500ml / 20,000 yen (soy sauce)

Scale

This insect harbors a sack of grade-A quality soy sauce on it's back. Adults carry a more distilled variety than juveniles, but seeing as how adults exceed five feet in length, it's very difficult for an amateur to capture one. Their big dewy grasshopper eyes must make people drop their guard, because it's fairly common for casual hunters to get kicked by the hopper's robust back legs. Instead of going after one yourself, we recommend you hire a professional Gourmet Hunter.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Mansom

Age: 55
Blood Type: B
Height: 205cm
Eyesight: 20/13
Birthday: August 8
Sign: Leo
Weight: 180kg
Shoe size: 35cm
Special Abilities:
* Frying Pan Punch, Frying Pan Sandwich
Number three in the IGO's chain of command, he's the IGO's Developent Chief and the Gourmet Research Facility Director. He has both superhuman strength and superhuman tolerance for holding his liquor. He's paranoid that people are always calling him handsome, but he's never actually been called that.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Rin

Age: 20
Blood Type: 0
Height: 168cm
Eyesight: 20/13
Birthday: December 20
Sign: Sagittarius
Weight: Top Secret
Shoe size: 26cm
Special Abilities:
* Fragrance Attack, Fragrance Bazooka, etc.
An animal trainer who works for the IGO. She uses a cornucopia of pheromones to bend animals to her will. But she's still having trouble making the beast of her dreams (Toriko) bend.

Translations:

Dom
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 19
Habitat: Regal Isle (White Forest)
Length: 10m
Height: 3.5m
Weight: 16t
Price: 100g / 5,200 yen

Scale

Three to five times larger and heavier than a rhinoceros, not to mention festooned with sharp horns, this beast charges its prey and impales them on its horns. The force of a Dom's charge could easily topple a five-story building.

Bear Pig
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 14
Habitat: Regal Isle (White Forest)
Length: 5m
Height: 2.4m
Weight: 6t
Price: 100g / 8,000 yen

Scale

This pig is a real boor! The Bear Pig eats close to 10 times its weight in food every day. It will sometimes resort to cannibalism to satisfy its voracious appetite. Its meat is not overly fatty and is packed full of protein, making Bear Pig a popular pork substitute in any meal.

Balogg
(Bird)

Capture Level: 16
Habitat: Forests and plains
Length: ---
Height: 15m
Weight: 9t
Price: 100g / 10,000 yen ; 1 egg / 600,000 yen

Scale

The long legs of this avian monster enable it to run more than 180 kilometers per hour. It also lays eggs approximately 1,000 times larger than that of a typical chicken, so gluttons worldwide feast on Balogg egg omelets.

Zebra Kong
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 9
Habitat: Regal Isle (White Forest), etc.
Length: ---
Height: 6.2m
Weight: 3.5t
Price: 1kg / 900 yen (meat is edible, but not a gourmet item)

Scale

This gorilla has an identity crisis. It's striped like a zebra while its hands and feet are sticky like a chameleon's. Still, it's those clingy phalanges, combined with the Zebra Kong's incredible grip and strength, which make it a perfect arboreal hunter, capable of swinging its way through the canopy at a dizzying pace. They live and hunt in groups, so travelers should take caution not to become targeted by a band of Zebra Kongs.

Devil Crocodile
(Reptile)

Capture Level: 21
Habitat: Swamps, forests, and plains. Occasionally seas.
Length: 21m
Height: 4m
Weight: 16t
Price: 1kg / 120,000 yen ; 1 square meter of hide / 4,000,000 yen

Scale

With a length of 21 meters and weight of 16 tons, this giant croc has been the most ferocious of its kind since ancient times. It exceeds the Garara Gator in size and rivals the Devil Python in strength. The Devil Crocodile is vicious by nature and will make even the largest beast its prey, and with jaws that can unleash eight tons of force, it often succeeds in the hunt. It's been known to cross the seas and prey on the Garara Gator of Baron Isle.

Purple Horn
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 7
Habitat: Forests and plains
Length: 8.5m
Height: 8m
Weight: 4t
Price: Meat is not fit for consumption, but each horn goes for 800,000 yen

Scale

Belligerent and savage, a Purple Horn will rampage if it loses its prized horns, destroying everything in its path until its rage subsides. While on a rampage, this centaur is intimidating enough to send even creatures with Capture Levels higher than its own running for the hills.

Obasaurus
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 28
Habitat: Adapts to any environment, even cities
Length: 13m
Height: 2.7m
Weight: 6t
Price: Meat not fir for human consumption. (Sale as a beast of burden is prohibited by Gourmet Law, but a baby Obasaurus fetches a high price on the black market.)

Scale

The Obasaurus will bow before the will of any creature stronger than itself. It will guard the life of its chosen master and even let said master ride on its back... until a stronger master shows up. An Obasaurus usually begins its intense relationship with a master by being beaten up, which leads to speculation that Obasauruses are masochists, but little is known about the behavior of this creature in the wild.

Sirloin Mushroom
(Fungus)

Capture Level: 7
Habitat: Humid areas (such as the Mushroom Woods on Regal Isle)
Length: 35cm
Height: ---
Weight: 900g
Price: 50,000 yen each

Scale

A mushroom that tastes like steak! Since they're so juicy, salt and pepper or even soy sauce make great toppings. Sirloin Shrooms are at their best when cooked, so sear them over an open grill.

Swamp Eel
(Fish)

Capture Level: 18
Habitat: Rich swamps
Length: 29m
Height: ---
Weight: 7.5t
Price: 100g / 4,900 yen

Scale

This eel-like creature lives in swamps and utilizes its long neck and sharp fangs to snatch prey from the land and sky. It's the biggest baddie in your typical swamp, but in the prehistoric marsh, it's actually one of the lowest animals on the food chain.

Eight-Headed Snail
(Mollusk)

Capture Level: 23
Habitat: Regal Isle
Length: 15m
Height: 9m
Weight: 14t
Price: 1kg / 90,000 yen

Scale

With its eight heads, this is one ferocious snail. It excretes a slime that can melt most near anything. It has a huge shell that it hides in if ever in danger. The shell is very tough and most human weapons are completely powerless against it. Catching this mega snail is pretty tough, but it's a bayou delicacy!

Gator Shark
(Fish-Beast)

Capture Level: 27
Habitat: Any large body of water
Length: 43m
Height: ---
Weight: 27t
Price: 100g / 47,000 yen

Scale

This giant fish can pop open its jaws a full 180 degrees. Its bite has the same force as an alligator's, meaning most prey is doomed once it's been nabbed. The Gator Shark's Capture Level makes it the top of the food chain in the prehistoric marsh. Its meat is superb, and can be eaten raw.

Monster Bird Rubanda
(Bird)

Capture Level: 30
Habitat: Devil Athletic on Regal Isle
Length: ---
Height: 4m
Weight: 1t
Price: meat not fit for human consumption

Scale

This quixotic bird is capable of a number of unusual feats ranging from causing hallucinations with its bewitching breath to creating visual isolation effects. It only lives in the Devil Athletic, but it does quite well there with its cunning and cold-blooded nature. Just looking at it is repulsive enough that most Gourmet Hunters despise it.

Heavy Cliff
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 30
Habitat: Regal Wall on Regal Isle
Length: ---
Height: 12m
Weight: 10t
Price: meat not fit for human consumption

Scale

This massive rodent species resides within the Regal Wall at the entrance to the Regal Highlands. They Won't attack unless threatened, but the moment they sense danger, they'll swarm en masse. A Heavy Cliff's body is highly malleable, allowing it to harden its flesh, and it will implement such tricks while fighting. Even on an island like Regal Isle, full of formidable beasts, they say a Heavy Cliff can hold its own.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Starjun

Age: Unknown
Blood Type: Unknown
Height: 232cm
Eyesight: 20/2.6
Birthday: Unknown
Sign: Unknown
Weight: 307kg
Shoe size: 48cm
Special Abilities:
* Unknown
All that is known about him is that he's one of three Vice-Chefs at Gourmet Corp. From the battle on Regal Isle, it's clear he can see Toriko's massive potential and is watching his growth intently.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Cedre

Age: 24
Blood Type: B
Height: 178cm
Eyesight: 20/100
Birthday: June 3
Sign: Gemini
Weight: 80kg
Shoe size: 28cm
Special Abilities:
* Unknown
Culinary Head of Gourmet Corp.'s Branch #6. He's in charge of supplying the provisions for all Gourmet Corp. operations. He lost to Sunny on Regal Isle, and now hankers for a rematch outside of his GT Robot. He's a strange guy with a creepy hobby of collecting critters' eyeballs.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Grinpatch

Age: Unknown
Blood Type: Unknown
Height: 240cm
Eyesight: 20/4
Birthday: Unknown
Sign: Unknown
Weight: 290kg
Shoe size: 50cm
Special Abilities:
* Breath Gun, Breath Bazooka, Breath Missle
One of the Gourmet Corp.'s Vice-Chefs. His lung capacity far exceeds a normal human's and he has three pupils and four arms. Not only is he an oddity in body, his mind's pretty out there too. His attacks involve propelling his own breath, and he's quite proud of his unrivaled long-range attacks.

[Samui]

Wow, thanks alot. Most of them I've see thought.

So Yosaku is 55 years old, huh.

[Unok]

Volume 16 added

There is also announced databook Toriko Gurmet Hunting Book, which will probably collect most of this info + some new one.

---------- Post added October 07, 2011 at 12:09 PM ---------- Previous post was October 05, 2011 at 02:01 PM ----------

Translation for volume 6 pages:

Toriko Burger
(A Toriko Signature Item)

Capture Level: If you add up Capture Levels of the ingredients... over 40?
Habitat: Whever Toriko makes it
Length: ---
Height: About 70cm
Weight: 3kg
Price: Depends on the ingredients, but a restaurant would probably charge 8500 yen.

Scale

What's better than eating your favorite things? Eating them all together! That's the philosophy behind the Toriko Burger. Because Toriko likes so many foods, the composition of the sandwich varies each time he makes it,but one thing is constant: all the ingredients are high-priced and super rare! Apparently, the burger chains out there have asked Toriko to endorse similar burgers on their menu, but he hasn't shown any interest in doing so.

Battalion Yeti
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 2
Habitat: Battalion region
Length: 2m
Height: ---
Weight: 120kg
Price: 20,000 yen per eyeball

Scale

This herbivorous monkey once inhabited the Battalion region. The species went extinct due to infrequent breeding, but thanks to cloning technology at the IGO Gourmet Lab, the Battalion Yeti has a new lease on life! Yeti eyes are imbued with high amounts of DHA and EPA (elements that activate brain cells). Experiments are underway to mate them with animals that have higher reproductive rates, in hopes of stabilizing the population.

Muscle Crab
(Mammal-Crustacean hybrid)

Capture Level: 3
Habitat: IGO Gourmet Lab
Length: 5m
Height: 2.5m
Weight: 2t
Price: 1kg / 300,000 yen

Scale

The cross between a Muscle Bison and Razor Crab was bioengineered by the IGO. The power of it's muscles is only matched by the sharpness of it's pinchers. Always a fan favorite in the Gourmet Coliseum!

Elephantsaurus
(Reptile)

Capture Level: 17
Habitat: Northern Continent
Length: 15m
Height: 6.5m
Weight: 10t
Price: 1kg / 250,000 yen (Meat), 300,000,000 yen per tusk

Scale

This elephantine reptile has a head where it's trunk should be! It's a slow mover, but considering its greatest advantage is masquerading as a plant-eater, it doesn't need to move fast to catch prey. Elephantsaurus tusks are said to bring luck.

Growlrus
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 13
Habitat: Tundra
Length: 7.8m
Height: 4.1m
Weight: 6.5t
Price: 83.000 yen each

Scale

This isn't your mother's walrus! The Growlrus, aka the Amphibious Devil, boasts exceptional blubber that allows it to survive both sub-zero climates and substantially weakens the impact of enemy attacks. It's a favorite of newbies to the Gourmet Coliseum scene, and people often advise that "If you don't know who to go with, bet on the Growlrus".

Gerolud
(Avian)

Capture Level: 15
Habitat: Mountains
Length: 13m
Height: 8.7m
Weight: 5.6t
Price: 1kg / 120,000 yen

Scale

An avian terror sporting five heads from an ostrich body certainly deserves its nickname of Grim Reaper of the Skies. Each of the five heads is completely autonomous, so it is capable of pecking out an enemy's eyes with one sharp beak while using it's long neck to wrap around another enemy at the same time. When attacked, it can use its wings to escape into the skies, jabbing and dodging all the while. It's no wonder the formidable warrior is famous in Gourmet Coliseum circles.

Battle Wolf
(Mammal)

Capture Level: Undetermined
Habitat: Details unknown
Length: 18m
Height: 8m
Weight: 11t
Price: Unknown

Scale

An immensely large and powerful ancient wolf. The IGO Gourmet Lab cloned a new wolf, but little is known regarding their habits, Capture Level, etc. The Battle Wolf named Terry Cloth was born from that cloned wolf, and could very well be the last Battle Wolf in existence. Terry has an acute sense of danger and how to get out of it, which leads him to be wary around anyone but Toriko. He trusts Toriko, and will eat from his hand, roll over and show him his belly, and other suck endearing behaviors that usually only exist between parent and child. However, he's far from playful in a fight, and despite his tender age, he's king of the tundra.

Death Gore
(Mammal)

Capture Level: Undertermined
Habitat: Forests
Length: 50m
Height: ---
Weight: 1,000~20,000t
Price: Unknown

Scale

A massive herbivore said to have lived many eons ago. The Death Gore picked it's teeth with the remains of the forests it consumed. So voracious was the species that reduced all the world's woodlands into deserts. The entire race was murdered at the hands of a young Battle Wolf, whose territory they passed into. Or so it is told, at the very least, it is the oldest of all the IGO historical society's documented food crises.

Hayan Panther
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 35 (Ricky)
Habitat: IGO Gourmet Lab (No details in the wild)
Length: 33m
Height: 10m
Weight: 8t
Price: Unknown

Scale

The poster child for this animal, Ricky, serves as Mansom's partner, and was bred in the IGO Gourmet Lab. Hayan Panthers boast superior alertness and agility particular to big cats, and their speed is said to exceed that of any other mammal's (Putting it up there with the Battle Wolf). The Wings on it's back enable it to fly short distances, and also aid in cutting down wind resistance when the panther is running. On a different note, Ricky's favorite food is Globby Parfait, and he always looks forward to Mansom Rewarding him with one.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Jiro

Age: Unknown
Blood Type: B
Height: Unknown
Eyesight: Unknown
Birthday: February 2
Sign: Aquarius
Weight: Unknown
Shoe size: Unknown
Special Abilities:
* Unknown
A Gourmet Hunter who has earned the nickname "The Knocking Master". He's supposedly retired, but will sometimes go on a hunt for the fun of it. This character is a riddle wrapped in an enigma, and that goes for just what he's capable if too.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Zongeh

Age: 27
Blood Type: B
Height: 182cm
Eyesight: 10/20
Birthday: July 8
Sign: Cancer
Weight: 100kg
Shoe size: 28cm
Special Abilities:
* Zongeh Rush (just swinging his ax around), Zongeh Mash (hitting an enemy with his ax)
Self-proclaimed Gourmet Hunter. He tries to come off as a big drinker and will guzzle vodka and such for show, but deep down he's a sucker for sweet drinks like Kahlua Milk. Despite his limitations, he's pretty passionate and commands trust and respect from his men.

---------- Post added November 03, 2011 at 10:14 PM ---------- Previous post was October 07, 2011 at 12:09 PM ----------

Gourmet Hunting Book Samples



I have ordered the book, if there are no scans until I get it, I will do some pics.

---------- Post added November 16, 2011 at 01:46 PM ---------- Previous post was November 03, 2011 at 10:14 PM ----------

---------- Post added November 29, 2011 at 06:46 PM ---------- Previous post was November 16, 2011 at 01:46 PM ----------

The majority of the Gourmet Hunting Book is things we know already. Some of the more interesting pages:

And the oneshot from 2002 (cam pictures) - http://www.mediafire.com/?ix7u2zycza0y2d0

---------- Post added December 19, 2011 at 12:49 PM ---------- Previous post was November 29, 2011 at 06:46 PM ----------

Translation for volume 7 pages:

Bacchus Dragon
(Wyvern)

Capture Level: 37
Habitat: Bacchus Isle
Length: 48m
Height: ---
Weight: 22t
Price: 100g / 180,000 yen

Scale

The Bacchus Dragon reigns over Bacchus Isle, a paradise where every living being is infused with alcohol. In the Bacchus Dragon's case, it's flesh oozes the taste of rich brandy. Because there's not so much as a scale of Bacchus Dragon that doesn't contain alcohol, minors are prohibited from consuming it. It's bedtime, kids; Mommy and daddy are going to have adult time with the dragon.

Beer Lobster
(Crustacean)

Capture Level: Less than 1
Habitat: Warm oceans
Length: 55cm
Height: ---
Weight: 2kg
Price: 90,000 yen each

Scale

A decapod that lives in warm ocean waters and is closely related to both the spiny lobster and japanese lobster. Its salty flavor is what gives this food its name, seeing as how a salty snack always prepares the palate for a cold beer.

Marbled Tofu
(Plant)

Capture Level: Less than 1 (Artificially produced)
Habitat: IGO Gourmet Lab
Length: ---
Height: ---
Weight: ---
Price: 100g / 5,000 yen

Scale

A food developed at the IGO Gourmet Laboratory, Marbled Tofu is a hybrid super-fatty soybean. It's laced with grade-A fat akin to that of a marbled hunk of steak, but with an aftertaste that's fresh like tofu. Although it mig look and taste like meat, all the fat is plant fat, so marbled tofu is quite popular among vegetarian Gourmet Hunters.

Drunken Cow
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 30
Habitat: Bacchus Isle
Length: 9m
Height: 3.5m
Weight: 8t
Price: 100g / 25,000 yen

Scale

Like all animals on Bacchus Isle, this bovine's main water supply is alcohol-steeped lake water. True to their name, Drunken Cows can always be found teetering around in drunken stupors. The drunker one gets, the more violent it gets. A Deeply inebriated Drunken Cow gives a whole new meaning to "Raging Bull".

Ganghood
(Reptile)

Capture Level: 15
Habitat: Regal Isle (Biotope #1)
Length: 4m
Height: 3.5m
Weight: 1.5t
Price: (Inedible)

Scale

A violent and insatiable reptilian beast that travels in packs known as Regal Isle's Gangs. Ganghoods are scavengers, feasting on prey that other animals have taken down. Individually, they're not much of a threat, but in packs they work as a team, making them formidable enemies.

Butt Bug
(Insect)

Capture Level: Less than 1
Habitat: Dark, Damp places
Length: 60cm
Height: ---
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 20,000 yen each (as a pet)

Scale

A type of bagworm, this insect's posterior resembles a butt, hence the name. Because of that, there are few who will eat it, and those who do tend to be pretty bizarre in their culinary tastes. Speaking of bizarre, there's also a subculture of butt-fetishists who apparently like to own those things as pets.

Black Grass
(Plant)

Capture Level: Less than 1
Habitat: Mild, nutrient-rich soil
Length: appr. 30cm
Height: ---
Weight: ---
Price: 1 bundle of 50 blades / 1200 yen

Scale

Black Grass sounds pretty gross, huh? But that's just the image this perennial nettle is trying to project. With texture akin to leeks or green onions but crunchier, this grass is actually pretty tasty. When it spreads, it looks just like a black carpet and can sustain an entire ecosystem.

Cocoa Mayonnaise
(Naturally Growing Food)

Capture Level: Less than 1
Habitat: Warm, rich soils
Length: ---
Height: 5m (tree)
Weight: ---
Price: 1 pod of 500g / 2,500 yen

Scale

The Cocoa Mayo is a variety of deciduous tree in the lacquer family. Its matured fruits are rich in fat and filled with bitter cocoa and acidic mayonnaise flavors. It's a popular dressing for crisp lettuce greens, and some people put it on everything!

Rock Drum
(Crustacean)

Capture Level: 27
Habitat: Rocky shores and mountains
Length: ---
Height: 35m
Weight: 50t
Price: 1kg / 20,000 yen (meat), 100kg / appr. 6,000,000 yen (shell)

Scale

There giant crustaceans originally inhabited rocky shorelines and cliffs, but their massive appetite led them to trek further inland in search of food. Though Rock Drums can be eaten, they are more highly valued for the carbonic acid shell, toted as the world's firmest, finest and most flawless marble. The shell is ten times more valuable than the high-protein skin and meat that it adheres to. Unfortunately, Gourmet Hunters who are commissioned to hunt them down are often killed by the sheer might and formidability of the Rock Drum.

Cream Mushroom
(Fungus)

Capture Level: 3
Habitat: Humid climates (Regal Isle, Biotope #1, Mushroom Woods, etc)
Length: 25cm
Height: ---
Weight: 700g per stalk
Price: 85,000 yen per stalk

Scale

Nowhere else can you find a mushroom that combines the aroma of the Matsutake Mushroom with the sweet creamy scent of milk. Even raw, Cream Mushrooms are sweet and flavorful, but lightly roasted and topped with soy sauce, they're a snack to die for. The recommended soy sauce is that of the Soy Sauce Hopper.

Soy Sauce Hopper
(Insect)

Capture Level: 5 (Adult)
Habitat: Forest and Fields
Length: 5m
Height: 1.5m
Weight: 400kg
Price: 500ml / 20,000 yen (soy sauce)

Scale

This insect harbors a sack of grade-A quality soy sauce on it's back. Adults carry a more distilled variety than juveniles, but seeing as how adults exceed five feet in length, it's very difficult for an amateur to capture one. Their big dewy grasshopper eyes must make people drop their guard, because it's fairly common for casual hunters to get kicked by the hopper's robust back legs. Instead of going after one yourself, we recommend you hire a professional Gourmet Hunter.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Mansom

Age: 55
Blood Type: B
Height: 205cm
Eyesight: 20/13
Birthday: August 8
Sign: Leo
Weight: 180kg
Shoe size: 35cm
Special Abilities:
* Frying Pan Punch, Frying Pan Sandwich
Number three in the IGO's chain of command, he's the IGO's Developent Chief and the Gourmet Research Facility Director. He has both superhuman strength and superhuman tolerance for holding his liquor. He's paranoid that people are always calling him handsome, but he's never actually been called that.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Rin

Age: 20
Blood Type: 0
Height: 168cm
Eyesight: 20/13
Birthday: December 20
Sign: Sagittarius
Weight: Top Secret
Shoe size: 26cm
Special Abilities:
* Fragrance Attack, Fragrance Bazooka, etc.
An animal trainer who works for the IGO. She uses a cornucopia of pheromones to bend animals to her will. But she's still having trouble making the beast of her dreams (Toriko) bend.

[Unok]

Volume 18 added:

---------- Post added February 13, 2012 at 02:25 PM ---------- Previous post was February 04, 2012 at 10:28 PM ----------

Translation for Volume 8 pages:

Dom
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 19
Habitat: Regal Isle (White Forest)
Length: 10m
Height: 3.5m
Weight: 16t
Price: 100g / 5,200 yen

Scale

Three to five times larger and heavier than a rhinoceros, not to mention festooned with sharp horns, this beast charges its prey and impales them on its horns. The force of a Dom's charge could easily topple a five-story building.

Bear Pig
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 14
Habitat: Regal Isle (White Forest)
Length: 5m
Height: 2.4m
Weight: 6t
Price: 100g / 8,000 yen

Scale

This pig is a real boor! The Bear Pig eats close to 10 times its weight in food every day. It will sometimes resort to cannibalism to satisfy its voracious appetite. Its meat is not overly fatty and is packed full of protein, making Bear Pig a popular pork substitute in any meal.

Balogg
(Bird)

Capture Level: 16
Habitat: Forests and plains
Length: ---
Height: 15m
Weight: 9t
Price: 100g / 10,000 yen ; 1 egg / 600,000 yen

Scale

The long legs of this avian monster enable it to run more than 180 kilometers per hour. It also lays eggs approximately 1,000 times larger than that of a typical chicken, so gluttons worldwide feast on Balogg egg omelets.

Zebra Kong
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 9
Habitat: Regal Isle (White Forest), etc.
Length: ---
Height: 6.2m
Weight: 3.5t
Price: 1kg / 900 yen (meat is edible, but not a gourmet item)

Scale

This gorilla has an identity crisis. It's striped like a zebra while its hands and feet are sticky like a chameleon's. Still, it's those clingy phalanges, combined with the Zebra Kong's incredible grip and strength, which make it a perfect arboreal hunter, capable of swinging its way through the canopy at a dizzying pace. They live and hunt in groups, so travelers should take caution not to become targeted by a band of Zebra Kongs.

Devil Crocodile
(Reptile)

Capture Level: 21
Habitat: Swamps, forests, and plains. Occasionally seas.
Length: 21m
Height: 4m
Weight: 16t
Price: 1kg / 120,000 yen ; 1 square meter of hide / 4,000,000 yen

Scale

With a length of 21 meters and weight of 16 tons, this giant croc has been the most ferocious of its kind since ancient times. It exceeds the Garara Gator in size and rivals the Devil Python in strength. The Devil Crocodile is vicious by nature and will make even the largest beast its prey, and with jaws that can unleash eight tons of force, it often succeeds in the hunt. It's been known to cross the seas and prey on the Garara Gator of Baron Isle.

Purple Horn
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 7
Habitat: Forests and plains
Length: 8.5m
Height: 8m
Weight: 4t
Price: Meat is not fit for consumption, but each horn goes for 800,000 yen

Scale

Belligerent and savage, a Purple Horn will rampage if it loses its prized horns, destroying everything in its path until its rage subsides. While on a rampage, this centaur is intimidating enough to send even creatures with Capture Levels higher than its own running for the hills.

Obasaurus
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 28
Habitat: Adapts to any environment, even cities
Length: 13m
Height: 2.7m
Weight: 6t
Price: Meat not fir for human consumption. (Sale as a beast of burden is prohibited by Gourmet Law, but a baby Obasaurus fetches a high price on the black market.)

Scale

The Obasaurus will bow before the will of any creature stronger than itself. It will guard the life of its chosen master and even let said master ride on its back... until a stronger master shows up. An Obasaurus usually begins its intense relationship with a master by being beaten up, which leads to speculation that Obasauruses are masochists, but little is known about the behavior of this creature in the wild.

Sirloin Mushroom
(Fungus)

Capture Level: 7
Habitat: Humid areas (such as the Mushroom Woods on Regal Isle)
Length: 35cm
Height: ---
Weight: 900g
Price: 50,000 yen each

Scale

A mushroom that tastes like steak! Since they're so juicy, salt and pepper or even soy sauce make great toppings. Sirloin Shrooms are at their best when cooked, so sear them over an open grill.

Swamp Eel
(Fish)

Capture Level: 18
Habitat: Rich swamps
Length: 29m
Height: ---
Weight: 7.5t
Price: 100g / 4,900 yen

Scale

This eel-like creature lives in swamps and utilizes its long neck and sharp fangs to snatch prey from the land and sky. It's the biggest baddie in your typical swamp, but in the prehistoric marsh, it's actually one of the lowest animals on the food chain.

Eight-Headed Snail
(Mollusk)

Capture Level: 23
Habitat: Regal Isle
Length: 15m
Height: 9m
Weight: 14t
Price: 1kg / 90,000 yen

Scale

With its eight heads, this is one ferocious snail. It excretes a slime that can melt most near anything. It has a huge shell that it hides in if ever in danger. The shell is very tough and most human weapons are completely powerless against it. Catching this mega snail is pretty tough, but it's a bayou delicacy!

Gator Shark
(Fish-Beast)

Capture Level: 27
Habitat: Any large body of water
Length: 43m
Height: ---
Weight: 27t
Price: 100g / 47,000 yen

Scale

This giant fish can pop open its jaws a full 180 degrees. Its bite has the same force as an alligator's, meaning most prey is doomed once it's been nabbed. The Gator Shark's Capture Level makes it the top of the food chain in the prehistoric marsh. Its meat is superb, and can be eaten raw.

Monster Bird Rubanda
(Bird)

Capture Level: 30
Habitat: Devil Athletic on Regal Isle
Length: ---
Height: 4m
Weight: 1t
Price: meat not fit for human consumption

Scale

This quixotic bird is capable of a number of unusual feats ranging from causing hallucinations with its bewitching breath to creating visual isolation effects. It only lives in the Devil Athletic, but it does quite well there with its cunning and cold-blooded nature. Just looking at it is repulsive enough that most Gourmet Hunters despise it.

Heavy Cliff
(Mammal)

Capture Level: 30
Habitat: Regal Wall on Regal Isle
Length: ---
Height: 12m
Weight: 10t
Price: meat not fit for human consumption

Scale

This massive rodent species resides within the Regal Wall at the entrance to the Regal Highlands. They Won't attack unless threatened, but the moment they sense danger, they'll swarm en masse. A Heavy Cliff's body is highly malleable, allowing it to harden its flesh, and it will implement such tricks while fighting. Even on an island like Regal Isle, full of formidable beasts, they say a Heavy Cliff can hold its own.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Starjun

Age: Unknown
Blood Type: Unknown
Height: 232cm
Eyesight: 20/2.6
Birthday: Unknown
Sign: Unknown
Weight: 307kg
Shoe size: 48cm
Special Abilities:
* Unknown
All that is known about him is that he's one of three Vice-Chefs at Gourmet Corp. From the battle on Regal Isle, it's clear he can see Toriko's massive potential and is watching his growth intently.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Cedre

Age: 24
Blood Type: B
Height: 178cm
Eyesight: 20/100
Birthday: June 3
Sign: Gemini
Weight: 80kg
Shoe size: 28cm
Special Abilities:
* Unknown
Culinary Head of Gourmet Corp.'s Branch #6. He's in charge of supplying the provisions for all Gourmet Corp. operations. He lost to Sunny on Regal Isle, and now hankers for a rematch outside of his GT Robot. He's a strange guy with a creepy hobby of collecting critters' eyeballs.

Character Profile

Up: Power
Left: Special Abilities
Right: Speed
Down left: Appetite
Down right: Intelligence/Brains
[Capture Ability Data]

Grinpatch

Age: Unknown
Blood Type: Unknown
Height: 240cm
Eyesight: 20/4
Birthday: Unknown
Sign: Unknown
Weight: 290kg
Shoe size: 50cm
Special Abilities:
* Breath Gun, Breath Bazooka, Breath Missle
One of the Gourmet Corp.'s Vice-Chefs. His lung capacity far exceeds a normal human's and he has three pupils and four arms. Not only is he an oddity in body, his mind's pretty out there too. His attacks involve propelling his own breath, and he's quite proud of his unrivaled long-range attacks.

[Samui]

Yuda's page from volume 24.