Toriko, Vol. 7

With the Regal Mammoth arc wrapped up nicely, we go after plants for a while: enter the BB Corn arc. The first of the Bishoukukai shows up in the flesh in this volume. A strange four-armed man. The funny thing is that not a single character in the entire anime commented on his four arms. I found that really odd. Sure, this series is about evolution and mutation but still, four arms and not a single character even referenced it, not even in the typical mange/anime shocked style of reactions. I do find his power to be genuinely interesting though, it's a really atypical set of abilities.

Sidenote: The closing of the Regal Mammoth arc is one of the last times that I can even recall the Four Heavenly Kings talking about their own personal full course menu. Over the course of the anime series, this goal of Toriko goes more and more into the background and no longer relevant. It's kind of disappointing as that was one his whole motivation for going on adventures to find gourmet ingredients in the first place, and not just "training" (which is what the latter parts of the series just devolves into).