History Heartwarming / Toriko

* [[spoiler: Chapter 268: As Toriko and the others taste the Billion Bird Eggs, Toriko decides to add them to his Full Course in honor of Ichiryuu. In this moment the Four Kings truly do seem like brothers; smiling as they give a toast to their father.]]

* Chapter 266: [[spoiler: Toriko accepts Rin's marriage proposal without a moment's hesitation. To him, it wasn't even a question it seems!]]

*** It also serves as a refreshing contrast to [[UngratefulBastard Midora's experiences]] during the previous age of famine, and may explain why Midora and Toriko became very different people despite their similar beginnings.

** [[spoiler: Note, this city had been hit by Meteor Spice and the people were suffering. What do they do when they spot a stranger? Instantly try to cheer him up! Even though they're hungry, the offer food to him willingly.]] Toriko ''loves'' siding on the Idealistic side of Cynicism v. Idealism and the HumansAreTheRealMonsters trope is shot to death within a few panels.

* In Chapter 263, Toriko is wandering a ruined city still too depressed to do anything, even eat. Then a bunch of refugees appear who show Toriko ingredients that he discovered which brought joy to all of their lives. This cheers up Toriko so much that he regains his resolve and his appetite.

* In Chapter 262, Komatsu singlehandedly and quickly prepares a meal, using leftover ingredients and damaged equipment, that is so good that Midora immediately offers to let him go free. An offer that Komatsu ''[[KeepTheReward refuses]]'', because he has faith that Toriko will come for him. Komatsu didn't cook for Midora because he wanted to escape. He just wanted to feed a hungry customer.

* Chapter 261 shows us the real reason Ootake became so absorbed in fame and profit that he would join the Bishokukai. He was an originally an orphan, and when he started becoming successful as a chef, other orphans started looking up to him. When the orphans died, he saw how proud they were of him and decided he would rise in fame and wealth until all orphans could look up to him and he could use his wealth to give them luxury ingredients.

** Also in chapter 257, Chief Mansam's compatible ingredient(alcohol) is used to revive him(by pouring everything they had into a barrel and dumping it on his body, much like how he healed himself when pierced by a GT Robo's laser so long ago. He immediately declares the usage of the entirety of the IGO's foodstuffs in storage to be distributed to the remaining 20% of the human population, and says "We, the IGO, must protect the people's food at any cost!" - this makes Bureau Chief Ray go "Chief Mansam...", resulting in that iconic catchphrase from the drunkard... to which Ray can only smile and interrupt him. [[spoiler:"Yes... I called you... handsome..."]]

* In chapter 257, Midora [[spoiler:stops the Blue Nitro from eating Ichiryu's body. He then resolves to lay Ichiryu to rest in a place he loved.]] Despite everything, Midora still loved his big brother.

* The scenes in the past with Acacia, Frohze, Ichiryu, Jirou, and Midora together as a happy family. Particularly since this was the first time Midora ever felt full, in the gastronomical and emotional sense since he grew up starved in every way. It's also a Tearjerker since this happy flashback is occurring during a bloody fight to the death between Ichiryu and Midora, so it's already a ForegoneConclusion that something awful tore this family apart.

* In chapter 230, Tengu comforts a dying Elg (his opponent who he had just been fighting), telling him he looks perfectly fine with a melted face. Elg says it's the first time anyone hasn't been repulsed by his appearance.

-->'''Coco:''' The cooking [you chefs] put so much earnest diligence into making fills the stomachs of people all over the world... you wipe away the tears of crying children... you console... you brighten the future. Because you give people hope and a warmth like that of the sun... [[spoiler: That is why we fight. We will never hand that "hope" over to the Bishokukai!]]

* In chapter 224, [[spoiler: Komatsu wonders why the Bishokukai would fight so hard to kidnap chefs, and why Coco and the others would risk their own lives to protect them.]] Coco responds with a speech that is made of this trope.
-->'''Coco:''' [[spoiler: The cooking [you chefs] put so much earnest diligence into making fills the stomachs of people all over the world... you wipe away the tears of crying children... you console... you brighten the future. Because you give people hope and a warmth like that of the sun... That is why we fight. We will never hand that "hope" over to the Bishokukai!]]

* Komatsu preparing a large feast for Melk II using her knives, to show her that she's better than she thinks she is.

* Komatsu takes all of the ten minute time limit he was given preparing the Medicinal Mochi, but managed to perfect it in only five. What did he use those last five minutes to do? [[spoiler: Making sure it tastes good so that people wouldn't have to eat something that tastes bad.]]

* Komatsu's hug with the Wall Penguin, after [[spoiler:he completes the century soup]]
** [[spoiler: Especially after Tommyrod had killed his parents for no reason]]

* Match and Toriko get one during the Ice Hell arc, when the former offers his own rider suit to Toriko, even though the lack of it would really hurt him- and then despite the threat to his life posed by Tommyrod, Toriko stops everything to sincerely thank Match and his fallen allies. The gentle, grateful expression on his face says it all. [[YouHaveFailedMe In comparison, Tommyrod flips out once he realizes his flunkies had lost, and was going to kill them with his bugs]]. [[BerserkButton Toriko did not like this]].

** [[spoiler: Especially after [[CompleteMonster Tommyrod]] had killed his parents for no reason]]

* Komatsu takes all of the ten minute time limit he was given preparing the Medicinal Mochi, but managed to perfect it in only five. What did he use those last five minutes to do? Making sure it tastes good so that people wouldn't have to eat something that tastes bad.

* Match and Toriko get one during the Ice Hell arc, when the former offers his own rider suit to Toriko, even though the lack of it would really hurt him- and then despite the threat to his life posed by Tommyrod, Toriko stops everything to sincerely thank Match and his fallen allies. The gentle, grateful expression on his face says it all. [[YouHaveFailedMe In comparison, Tommyrod flips out once he realizes his flunkies had lost, and was going to kill them with his bugs]]. [[BerserkButton Toriko did not like this]].

* Match and Toriko get one during the Ice Hell arc, when the former offers his own rider suit to Toriko, even though the lack of it would really hurt him- and then despite the threat to his life posed by Tommyrod, Toriko stops everything to sincerely thank Match and his fallen allies. The gentle, grateful expression on his face says it all. [[YouHaveFailed In comparison, Tommyrod flips out once he realizes his flunkies had lost, and was going to kill them with his bugs]]. [[BerserkButton Toriko did not like this]].

* Match and Toriko get one during the Ice Hell arc, when the former offers his own rider suit to Toriko, even though the lack of it would really hurt him- and then despite the threat to his life posed by Tommyrod, Toriko stops everything to sincerely thank Match and his fallen allies. The gentle, grateful expression on his face says it all.

* The mangaka himself earns one for using so many beasts thought up by his readers in his series. [[spoiler:Even the Four Beasts, which have been revealed to be more or less the final bosses of the human world, i.e. actually quite important characters, stem from reader suggestions.]] Here's a man who really cares about his fanbase and allows them to influence his own creative work.

** We also find out that Toriko and the Heavenly Kings came from poor and impoverished countries as well before Ichiryuu and Mansam found them, and essentially adopted them.

* A minor one perhaps, but personally I like Komatsu standing up for customers when his old friend calls them stupid.

* Toriko's entire relationship with [[CoolPet Terry Cloth]] counts. [[spoiler: Toriko's YouAreNotAlone speech to the orphaned Terry for one. And when they get the BB Corn, Toriko can be seen holding back a few tears at Terry's joy.]]

* Terry's mother, having [[spoiler: taken a mortal wound, could have used her last bit of strength to rip apart her killer like wet tissue paper in the blink of an eye. Instead she chooses to go over to her child and spend her last moments grooming Terry as long as possible.]]