I agree . But the fact that there is an issue points to a larger problem related to how core communicates . <| sep |> Well there ' s going to be a new elite ten , which includes a few of the first years and some unknown second years , which could make the story more interesting , especially with the rankings within it but it ' s just rehashing the old shit over again . My problem with this is that characters like the Aldini bros , members of the polar star dorm and Mito aren ' t being developed as they should , which leaves us in a position where we don ' t take them as seriously as the manga wants us to . Takumi claims that he ' s Soma ' s rival , yet it seems like Hayama and Kurokiba are his rivals . If Takumi was really average and claimed he was his rival , that would be funny and that ' s it . You could develop him to be just as good as Soma in the future . But instead , he ' s a talented cook who doesn ' t shine like Soma does . He either loses for a plot twist or just doesn ' t win emphatically like Soma does every single time .