Toriko 1

I wish there were transcripts...there are so much errors, probably, but take a look if you want to

Toriko 1
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Someone have once said
全身の肉がすべて下の上でとろける霜降り状態の獣がいると
That there are beasts covered all over their body with juicy meat that melts as soon as it reaches your tongue... [T/N Somebody help me translate this sentence]

That there are Omar Lobsters full of meat
And King Crab packed with flesh growing out of a tree....

That there are amber-colored, high-quality, and mellow [T/N = richly flavored] brandy
Flowing eternally out of a spring

Men are fascinated
By the yet unknown appetizing taste
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The time is Era of Gourmet [T/N is there a better translation for グルメ other than gourmet? Era of Luxury? ]
The era of the discovery of the unknown taste

Your Heart is Racing
Your stomach is roaring

The desire to devour
Is coming regularly!

Gourmet 1: Toriko from Bishoku-Ya
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[left top] The day’s work is over… The night, the time of “food luxury,” begins!

SFX: crack crack

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Part of International Gourmet Organization
Hotel Gourmet
Hmm, I think you know it already
Mr. Chef,

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The Gourmet Assembly this time are composed of not only the leaders of others countries, [T/N what’s パーリー?]
But our company’s president as well

The main dish is
The Steak of White-haired Cinderella Cattle… You…

This is not the common folk’s party at some Gourmet Garden, you know
I want something with more Impact! Impact, got it?

Chef: Hmmm….
That’s the highest quality of meat we can acquire here

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Director: Can’t you give me
Some Galala Alligator meat? [T/N ガララis just a name?]

G…Galala Alligator…?
The top ranked Alligator meat!?

Suitdude: Let me says this, Director
But it’s an impossible request

Not that it’s not possible to cook it
But impossible to obtain the meat

Di:…Hmm…you are right

Galala Alligator is Lvl 5 Capture Difficulty // Even if we called a tank in we may not be able to finish it off
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Looks like there’s no other way…Even though it will cost quite a lot,
We will make a request to Bishoku-Ya [T/N = Luxury Food Provider]

SD: You…You mean the…
If it comes down to the Bishoku-Ya that can slay a Galala Wani level beast

It…
It’s Toriko…!

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The reward is
For every Kilogram 200 grand yen, and if it weighs 500 kilograms,
The deal is 100 millions for all

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What a….
50 percent alcohol bourbon in one…
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A stem of a cigarette tree…
He put it in his mouth…?
Whoa!
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Oh?
What…? Who the heck are you?

-Toriko-
-Bishoku-Ya-
Ah!
Oh, hmm
He just snapped his fingers and lit a fire…
(He didn’t even notice me…)
He didn’t listen what I said at all

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Woah,
Galala Crocodile, huh? Depends on the parts, you can sell 1 kilogram at 500 grand at a store
Your customers are the general population, are they?

Hmm, yes, well, there’s this party thing…
Whatever,
It’s probably the idiots at IGO

I’m concluding that capturing it alive is not possible
It will be quite a hard job.

Gyu gyu

Eh? You mean you are okay with proposal?

Oh, here it is!?
What…?

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There!
Hoahh
A Pincer Fish! [T/N Literally Crayfish fish]
It’s enormous!
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Huh?
Woaaaaaa

Bastard!
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Ha!
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Da ha ha
I got The 5-tailed Great Hawk in addition

Two birds with one stone, isn’t it?
Un…Unbelievable
This // is such a good fishing rod, isn’t it

It’s made of 76 millimeter steel rod with wires used for elevators wrapped around it. [T/N 76 millimeter…? That’s not really…]
The maximum weight supportable is 40 ton
With this I can easily catch a small whale!

Anyhow, I’m more astonished that
You have the power to swing that thing around

(But I’m kinda moved by seeing his hunt directly with my eyes)
By the way,

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Galala Crocodile will break this in half like a pair of disposable wooden chopsticks
Do you get the reality that to capture it is not a easier thing?

Ye….Yes, sir….
If you got it, then tell your boss
That I will have the rewards doubled!
D…Doubled!?
And I will capture it alive!

A…Alive?
I’m sure you said it’s impossible to capture it alive…

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I meant that 200 grand for kilogram is not worth it!
If I don’t feel like doing so then there’s no reason I would go

Ah…I understand…
I will talk about it with my superior
(So it was all about whether he felt like it or not…)

Alright! Now I’m gonna fish for another one!

Heh? What about those two? The Pincer Fish and the Five-tailed Great Hawk…?

Those were the deserts! Now I will fish for the main, Swamp Shark

Wao…What an appetite…// So this is Toriko…
You wanna try?
But, what’s ya name, anyways?
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Oh, Everyone calls me Komatsu

Here you go
Eh---What!!?
(How the heck.---

We will depart
Tomorrow

Menu 1:
Galala Crocodile

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Bishoku-Ya
They are hunters who prey upon unknown ingredients in search of undiscovered taste
Now, there are about 300 thousand kind of food ingredient existing, but people say 2% of these are discovered by Toriko
He is the Charisma in the Era of Gourmet

What?
You are coming too, Komatsu?
Y…Yes, sorry
I was ordered by my boss…To investigate the biological behavior of Galala Crocodile

Don’t tell me you don’t know where we are going
Yes…well…
B…Baron Marsh…
It’s one of these Specified Dangerous Zones

Ho…Impressive
Looks like you’ve written your last will, huh?

No, I haven’t written any!
Wassup Tom,
Sorry for troubling ya as always
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You are exactly right
I’m not that free as to pull up my ship any minute

Well, don’t say that
How’s your wife?
OH, quit it
She is a fume since the Gourmet Tax was raised once again…
That’s kinda scary

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210…
…no…
215 KG?...

You’ve gotte thinner, Toriko!

Hmm? No?
I just pooped earlier
Ah?

Haha, You shit and lose 15 kg of weight? What kind of shit is that?
15 kg Shit?
How many time do you have flush the toilet for that? You’ve got an interesting body as ever

I can go as far as the south shore of the Baron Islets
Cool?

That’s good enough
Oh, yeah, also,
We’ve got a customer up there
Hey, Komatsu! If are gonna come then getting your butt in here
Ah…yes… is it better if I wrote my will here…?
Write it in the boat! Hurry up!
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(onomatopoeia)
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Mmmm
Hey Hey Drinking Champagne before work?
Gimme Some

…Hah it’s just some aperitif
From now on it’s breakfast // I will eat as much as I pooped

Anyhow Toriko! Who’s that over there?
An Apprentice for Bishoku-Ya?

He is my client, Komatsu //Looks like he’d like to die at least once

I…I never said such thing!

A Client?
Haha, there are some strangely curious guys huh?
Even if you are injured or whatever I won’t let you off, boy!
The Dangerous Zones are not covered by insurance
If you die it will the same as suicide, ya know!

This is bad…I’m really writing a will…
Why did I have to prepare to die from the first serialized release…?

You were very brave // Tell them that
I haven’t died yet!
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Mmm it’s so good
Tasty
So much fat on it!

(Just as I thought he was bringing huge a baggage, it turned out to be all food…)
(He’s been eating the whole time since yesterday)

By the Komatsu! Which restaurant are you working at?
In a deluxe hotel? An Exclusive Restaurant?

Hmm…
Eh, yes…hmm
Wait a minute

How did you know that
I am a cook? // I didn’t tell you, did I?

The scent of various ingredients is coming from your hands
It’s an odor that doesn’t stay unless you touch raw materials everyday// besides I can smell oil and spices too// you have to be a cook.

So…Smell, huh…?
But…
How do you know it was a deluxe hotel?

As I said, it’s the odor!

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Toro Eel [Fatty Eel], The fruit of Shellfish, Red-haired pig

The oil is also the high-standard Mellow Oil
The odors on your hands smells of food not found at normal restaurants

Wow,…Superb

Hahaha
Toriko’s sense of smell is better than a police dog!

Scent is a important sense to determining the taste
But … someone this great…

Mmm, this tastes good
An omusubi with 20 cups of rice // with umeboshi in it

This is…
The Pro Bishoku-Ya

So
Where?
K: I’m still not experienced but…[T/N he talks about how he is young, but this sounds better]
I’m the Chief Cook at Hotel Gourmet
T: Ohh. That’s a five-star hotel man!

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今度フルコースごちそうしてくれよ！な！
Hey, Treat me a full course meal sometimes! Alright?

Come on, say something!
Ye…Yes…

If I can come back safely…

A…Actually to go with you…was not an order from my boss
But is my own idea…

Oh…?

As the Chief cook at the hotel, to be one of the best cooks in the world is my dream
Without being a shame in this Era, I want to make best dishes made of best ingredients
To do that I have to look at the raw material when they are still alive
If the level Capture Difficulty of the food is high, they are already divided in to clumps of meat when they reach the market…
After seeing your hunt yesterday, I was…quite moved, so…
So I decided to come with you even if it is dangerous…

Oh!
This is good too! Almond Cabbage!
Hey, are you still listening to me?
Hmm…isn’t it good enough? The day you thought of it you were the luckiest… for the rest you have the worst luck… [T/N don’t really gets this part]
If you got a dream then you should act upon it now
We are putting away whether you met me was unlucky or not

T…Toriko-san…
Your dream…
May I ask what it is?
I’m making a menu

A menu?

Yeah, a menu for a full course meal

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The spring of melting cheese
Flour made of chocolate
A plain of sand made of rice
A waterfall of wine
There are much more delicious stuffs out there in the world
The full course menu of my life is still mostly blanks
I will complete it someday
The Full Course meal of my life…
I’ve already decided on one, though
(Toriko-san’s full course meal, huh…? // I wanna to try it… // it’s gonna be so expensive though…)
Hey Guys!
The island
Is right before your eyes.
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The Southernmost island of the Baron Islets, Babaria Island [T/N Barbarian?]

Uwa…It looks disgusting
Oh but…

That’s a lot of rocks there
How are we supposed to get close at all

This rock bed is called the Baron Fence
As if to prevent any intruders, they surround all the Baron Islets

No matter whether it’s high or low tide
There’s only one way to pass through these rocks

The person who happens to know that is our captain
Hold on tight!
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Owaa!
Aggh
As it is a narrow route
Only ships less than 20 ton are able to pass through
Huh?
When it’s shaking so much
How can he be standing like that…?
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Friday Monkey…?
Why…? At such place?
Wooa!
Here we are!
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This the only entry into the Baron Islets
So called “The gate of the demons,” it’s a mangrove channel
Alright, we will storm thru here!
Tom!
I’m good here. Can you give us a raft?
What’s up? All of sudden…?
The air of the island is a bit strange
I smell scents
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The scents
of trouble
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Gyuuii
Even though it’s hot and muggy,
I can’t stop trembling…what is this ominous coldness…
Maybe after all// I shouldn’t have come…?

Hey, Komatsu-chan!

Though I think you know, but the Capture Difficulty level is decided by the IGO for wild beasts
In other words, it shows the difficulty to slaying the beasts

At Capture Difficulty level 1
It is said that ten pro hunter with shotguns can barely take the beast down

The Crocodile is ….
Right…Capture Difficulty Level 5…Toriko is able to slay beasts of that level
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However,
Just now,
I obtained some statistics that got me quite concerned…

Is it about Galala Croc?

It is generally said that a Galala Croc can live up 150 years old
As it ages, it tend to have more appetite and aggressiveness than usual
Since it has weak reproductive ability
I don’t know if it’s to preserve the species, but according to the stats the individual life-expectancy is growing each year

Right now it is said that
A 300 year old Galala Croc exist!

If the data about that Crocodile’s behavior was correct then
That Galala Croc is far stronger than Capture level 5 [T/N it’s a pain to say Capture Difficulty every time so abbreviated Capture]
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I don’t really care about doubling the reward for Toriko,
Or that you, the chief cook, is going to accompany him, but make sure this information about Galala Croc
Stick in you head!
-Mastu!

Komatsu!
Hoaa
Are you regretting coming here now?
No…No, I am not….
We are here // get off
Oh,
Y…Yes

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Hiii
Un…Unbelievable…What is this noise…
Hmm?

The beasts are making these noises
Even though this island has a short dry season, it technically a tropical place with many species of living things
There’s 200 thousands species existing here on Baron Islets
The one that holds superiority over all is no other than
The Galala Croc!
Hmm…Toriko-san…
Actually…
Wait!
Stop right there, Komatsu!
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[ Baron Tiger
(Mammal)
Capture Level 3 ]
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You wanna see whose bite is stronger?
Little Cat?

Alright…Aim… !
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What happened…?

Something is wrong after all
Baron Tigers are beasts that live deep in the marshland

Friday Monkeys that were at the rock bed were the same…
why would they, Known for their cowardice of hiding in caves all their life, go that sort of place…?

It’s plausible only if they were driven out of their habitat
By an overwhelmingly strong predator!
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If the data was correct about the Galala Croc then…
That Galala Croc is probably far stronger than Capture Level 5

Hmm, Toroko-san,
Yeah
That predator is…
The Galala Crocdile
Probably
…
Tell me more…
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Woa, that’s pretty interesting piece of info

It’s not interesting! Not at all!
How does it taste like?

A Galala Croc that have lived for 300 years…
The taste of the ripe meats should be excellent

I wanna devour it…
Maybe…One dish maybe settled…
In the menu of my Full Course Meal

Should I use them
For the first time since then
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The Fork
And the Knife!

Someone has once said
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Somewhere out in the world
There exist foods go delicious you can even blink your eyes

The smell of it
Will make you unable to breath

You’ll noticed
That you can’t stop yourself from salivating
And when you eat it –
Your whole body will cry as if you were born again

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And so // The luxurious journey of Toriko and Komatsu
In search of the best food ingredients has began

[First of all to slay the Galala Croc
What will happen beyond? ]

By the way Komatsu,
From this here on there won’t be anything you can kill with a shot gun
Are you serious!!?

With the unstoppable craving for food, the great adventure rolls on!


[T/N] this took me so long...