You're watching someone hunt food like it's the most dangerous thing in the world, and the animation treats every capture with the intensity of a final boss fight. The art direction has this vivid, almost tactile quality to it, making ingredients look more appetizing and threatening than any monster design. It's a one-off special, so it doesn't overstay its welcome, just long enough to make you wish there was more.

In a world that prizes the taste and texture of food above almost everything, Bishoku-ya make their living by securing rare ingredients and animals. Toriko is among the most skilled of them. His dream is to gather the world's most precious foods into the ultimate dinner course. Restaurants and wealthy clients regularly hire him to find new ingredients and rare creatures. He relies on inhuman strength and a deep knowledge of the animal kingdom to catch fierce, elusive beasts. A weak, timid chef travels with him, inspired by his ambition and hoping to sharpen his own cooking and find rare ingredients. This one-episode action adventure comedy special was made for the Jump Super Anime Tour 2009.