History YMMV / Toriko

* HypeBacklash: ''Jump'' pushed the series ''hard'' after its early success, seeing it as a potential successor to the then-floundering ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', with heavy advertising campaigns, crossovers with ''Manga/DragonBall' and ''Manga/OnePiece'', people acclaiming it top-to-bottom that it represented the next generation of shounen, and even Creator/EiichiroOda talking about it as a WorthyOpponent in interviews. The resulting push created no small amount of this trope, and has even been blamed for the series's underperformance--no matter what the merits of the series were, claiming it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with ''One Piece'' set a standard it could never live up to.

* AmericansHateTingle: In Japan, Toriko was probably one of the most popular Shounens at its peak, almost comparable to the famous One Piece. When it began to make its way to Western shores, many fans were proudly forecasting that it would overtake Bleach and become the next member of the Big Three. However, while few people outright hated the series, it failed to gain any real traction in the West, as by the time it had arrived on the scene, shonen manga was at a low point in popularity, and existing fans mostly stuck to their old favorites. It has a fanbase, to be sure, but it's a cult following at best compared to a Big Three member on their worst day.

* ClicheStorm: The series borrows elements from ''Hunter x Hunter'', ''Fist of the North Star'', ''One Piece'' and especially ''Dragon Ball Z'', and mixes them all together to create a story that is one giant sendup to 80's and 90's shonen comics. TropesAreTools is in full effect however, as the series takes many of these clichés and works wonders with them, creating an engrossing world that's filled with memorable characters and fantastic fight scenes, punctuated by some stellar artwork.

* HypeBacklash: ''Jump'' pushed the series ''hard'' after its early success, seeing it as a potential successor to the then-floundering ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', with heavy advertising campaigns, crossovers with ''Manga/{{Dragonball}}'' and ''Manga/OnePiece'', people acclaiming it top-to-bottom that it represented the next generation of shounen, and even Creator/EiichiroOda talking about it as a WorthyOpponent in interviews. The resulting push created no small amount of this trope, and has even been blamed for the series's underperformance--no matter what the merits of the series were, claiming it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with ''One Piece'' set a standard it could never live up to.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Treasure food PAIR is a pair of monkey balls, from an animal literally called "Ball Monkey", who set up a martial art system to strengthen its fellow monkey so that it could find a "playmate". Later, it turned out by "playmate", it meant "female companion" and to capture PAIR, our heroes, four muscular, buff TestosteronePoisoning Badasses had to combine power and participate in a MatingDance with it. They failed at the last step and enraged the monkey who proceeded to beat the crap out of them. In the last second, when all seemed lost and the four were about to be eaten, our protagonist Toriko refused to go down without a fight and [[AccidentalKiss bit the monkey in the lip]]. This action caused the monkey to see its mate and Toriko to see [[HoYay Komatsu]]. They both went up in tears and the monkey's balls were dropped to the ground. [[FlatWhat What?]]
** Toriko's version of [[Franchise/DragonBall the Flying Nimbus]] is Bambina's crap. Really, its feces is a flying cloud.
** And drinking PAIR in a certain amount [[GenderBender causes your gender to reverse]] so your body can comprehend its full taste. Oh, [[ISeeDeadPeople and allows you to see the spirits in the Back Channel (spirit world)]], which is also what happened when Toriko bit Bambina's lip.
** Let's just say almost everything about the manga and just leave it at that.

* CreepyCute: In a sense, Terry Cloth. They're a large, vicious-looking wolf, but around Toriko and friends, they're as precious as any puppy.

** Wabutora was popular enough to get an extended role in the anime.

** Toriko asking Komatsu to be his personal chef may as well be a proposal. The day he does this, he takes Komatsu out to a very fancy and expensive restaurant along with and adventure in the clouds. Even (...) sitting with Toriko about choosing a personal chef is framed like a father asking his son about settling down.

* MemeticMolester: Livebearer seems to be approaching this status, thanks to his... [[UncannyValley off appearance]] and suggestive dialogue towards Komatsu (although to be fair, it was moreso to eat his brain).

** The Billion Bird.
* UncannyValley: Livebearer... does not look right, even for the series' cartoony art style.
** Tommyrod to a lesser extent.
** Joie [[spoiler: aka the spirit who took Froese's body after she refused to be revived, has her beautiful face, but the cracks along the face and HellishPupils make him look very off. Also, the fact that he is a '''guy''' with Froese's face...]]

* AlternateAesopInterpretation: In spite of the macho artstyle and action ''Toriko'' is known for, it's also one of the more spiritual Jump series. Characters observe ritual and prayer, several characters partake in ultra-specific diets as part of their belief system, and an entire [[TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential Training Arc]] is based around a parallel for enlightenment (Food Honor). Once you factor in [[RealitySubtext the mangaka's criminal history]] and [[MyGreatestFailure the likely reasons he looked into spirituality]], this turns into a story about [[RedemptionQuest seeking self-improvement in whatever way you can]].

* ClicheStorm: The series borrows elements from ''Hunter x Hunter'', ''Fist of the North Star'', ''One Piece'' and especially ''Dragon Ball Z'', and mixes them all together to create a story that is one giant sendup to 80's and 90's shonen comics. TropesAreTools is in full effect however, as the series takes many of these clichés and works wonders with them, creating an engrossing world that's filled memorable characters and fantastic fight scenes, punctuated by some stellar artwork.

* ClicheStorm: The series borrows elements from ''Hunter x Hunter'', ''Fist of the North Star'', ''One Piece'' and especially ''Dragon Ball Z'', and mixes them all together to create a story that is one giant sendup to 80's and 90's shonen comics. TropesAreTools is in full effect however, as the series takes many of these clichés and works wonders with them, creating an engrossing world filled memorable characters and fantastic fight scenes, punctuated by some stellar artwork.

* CompleteMonster: [[TheDreaded Joie]], leader of the organization NEO and TheDragon to the [[spoiler:seeming]] BigBad is known as [[NamesToRunAwayFrom The Dark Chef]] for good reason. A Food Spirit summoned into the body of the deceased Goddess of Chefs Froese, Joie brainwashes multiple high-ranking figures in the world to force them to join NEO, and has multiple individuals who can stand in his way killed, while also having a monster known as the [[FourIsDeath Four Beast]] released from its [[SealedEvilInACan sealing]] and sending it to the Human World where it could potentially devour millions, if not billions, of innocent people. Joie participates in the "cooking" of Earth and helps deliver countless people to the monstrous Appetite Demon NEO, and when facing off against Froese's adopted son Midots, Joie takes advantage of having Froese's body to [[MindRape mentally torture]] Midora while trying to kill him and the rest of the good guys.

* FanPreferredCouple: Although Toriko/Rin became canon, it's hard to find people who actually ship Toriko and Rin. Everybody actually thought that Toriko/Komatsu would be a thing considering the massive amount of HoYay or even HomoeroticSubtext they have. In fact, [[spoiler: at the end of the series, Toriko leaves Rin at home and goes with Komatsu to space in order to find more ingredients there. ''Just the two of them, '''alone'''''. It makes you wonder whether the author is serious about the OfficialCouple, or is just using this as a TakeThat to cliche Shounen endings that have TheHero marry his LoveInterest.]] [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment And let's leave it at that]].

* HypeBacklash: ''Jump'' pushed the series ''hard'' after its early success, seeing it as a potential successor to the now-foundering ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', with heavy advertising campaigns, crossovers with ''Manga/{{Dragonball}}'' and ''Manga/OnePiece'', people acclaiming it top-to-bottom that it represented the next generation of shounen, and even Creator/EiichiroOda talking about it as a WorthyOpponent in interviews. The resulting push created no small amount of this trope, and has even been blamed for the series's underperformance--no matter what the merits of the series were, claiming it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with ''One Piece'' set a standard it could never live up to.

* CatharsisFactor: After spending the entire arc as an insufferably arrogant prick, killing Yun's parents for no reason other than annoyance, and being a colossal [[BadBoss terrible boss to his subordinates whom he tries to kill out of anger for failure]] as well as the bugs he gleefully sacrificed, Toriko giving Tommyrod a Nail Gun, complete with an [[[EyePop eye-popping]] [[OhCrap expression of disbelief]] is especially satisfying.

* ClicheStorm: The series borrows elements from ''Hunter x Hunter'', ''Fist of the North Star'', ''One Piece'' and especially ''Dragon Ball Z'', and mixes them all together to create a story that is one giant sendup to 80's and 90's shonen comics. TropesAreToolsis in full effect however, as the series takes many of these clichés and works wonders with them, creating an engrossing world filled memorable characters and fantastic fight scenes, punctuated by some stellar artwork.

* ClicheStorm: The series borrows elements from ''Hunter x Hunter'', ''Fist of the North Star'', ''One Piece'' and especially ''Dragon Ball Z'', and mixes them all together to create a story that is one giant sendup to 80's and 90's shonen comics. TropesAreNotBad is in full effect however, as the series takes many of these clichés and works wonders with them, creating an engrossing world filled memorable characters and fantastic fight scenes, punctuated by some stellar artwork.

** [[spoiler: Gets {{lampshaded}} by Sunny who asks Toriko, who after accepting Rin's proposal, if Komatsu really is his partner. Toriko asks 'what does this have to do with it', and Sunny is shocked the relationship isn't romantic between Toriko and Komatsu!]]

* CreepyCute: In a sense, Terry Cloth. S/He's a large, vicious-looking wolf, but around Toriko and friends, s/he's as precious as any puppy.

* AmericansHateTingle: While not exactly hated per se, Toriko has been largely ignored outside of its native Japan. By the time Toriko had reached international audiences in 2010, the "battle shounen" genre had declined significantly in popularity with any remaining fans largely sticking to their own favorites like ''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'', and ''Franchise/OnePiece'', and before the resurgence of the genre in later parts of the decade with new series like ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' and ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' and the explosion of foreign popularity of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. As such, Toriko has a western fanbase that is more of a CultClassic following, especially in the US. The fact that author Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro was previously arrested and convicted for child prostitution in 2002, which previously led to the cancellation of ''Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi!'', also put a huge damper in the manga's chance of making any major headway internationally.

* AmericansHateTingle: While not exactly hated per se, Toriko has been largely ignored outside of its native Japan. By the time Toriko had reached international audiences in 2010, the "battle shounen" genre had declined significantly in popularity with any remaining fans largely sticking to their own favorites like ''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'', and ''Franchise/OnePiece'', and before the resurgence of the genre in later parts of the decade with new series like ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' and ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' and the explosion of foreign popularity of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. As such, Toriko has a western fanbase that is more of a CultClassic following, especially in the US.

* AmericansHateTingle: While not exactly hated per se, Toriko has been largely ignored outside of its native Japan. By the time Toriko had reached international audiences in 2010, the Shounen genre had declined significantly in popularity with any remaining Shounen fans largely sticking to their own favorites like ''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'', and ''Franchise/OnePiece'', and before the resurgence of the genre in later parts of the decade with new series like ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' and ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' and the explosion of foreign popularity of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. As such, Toriko has a western fanbase that is more of a CultClassic following, especially in the US.

* AmericansHateTingle: While not exactly hated per se, Toriko has been largely ignored outside of its native Japan. By the time Toriko had reached international audiences in 2010, the Shounen genre had declined significantly in popularity with any remaining Shounen fans largely sticking to their own favorites like ''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'', and ''Franchise/OnePiece'', and before the resurgence of the genre in later parts of the decade with new series like ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' and ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' and the explosion of foreign popularity of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. As such, Toriko has a western fanbase that is more of a cult following, especially in the US.

* AmericansHateTingle: While not exactly hated per se, Toriko has been largely ignored outside of its native Japan. By the time Toriko had reached international audiences in 2010, the Shounen genre had declined significantly in popularity with any remaining Shounen fans largely sticking to their own favorites like ''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'', and ''Franchise/OnePiece''. As such, Toriko has a western fanbase that is more of a cult following, especially in the US.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: YMMV. Treasure food PAIR is a pair of monkey balls, from an animal literally called "Ball Monkey", who set up a martial art system to strengthen its fellow monkey so that it could find a "playmate". Later, it turned out by "playmate", it meant "female companion" and to capture PAIR, our heroes, four muscular, buff TestosteronePoisoning Badasses had to combine power and participate in a MatingDance with it. They failed at the last step and enraged the monkey who proceeded to beat the crap out of them. In the last second, when all seemed lost and the four were about to be eaten, our protagonist Toriko refused to go down without a fight and [[AccidentalKiss bit the monkey in the lip]]. This action caused the monkey to see its mate and Toriko to see [[HoYay Komatsu]]. They both went up in tears and the monkey's balls were dropped to the ground. [[FlatWhat What?]]