Bad news for "Toriko" fans as the "Toriko" anime is ending after a three year run.
The official Twitter account for the "Toriko" anime announced on Friday that the anime will end on March 30 after a three year run. Shueisha's V Jump magazine also announced that the "Dragon Ball Kai" anime series featuring the "Buu Saga" will take over "Toriko's" timeslot.
【お知らせ】 今日正式にフジテレビ日曜9時『ドラゴンボール改』4月放送開始が発表されました。 アニメ『トリコ』は3月30日の放送で3年間の放送に区切りを迎えます。 皆さんへの感謝の思いなどお伝えしたいことは沢山あるのですが、また改めて…。 最後まで応援よろしくお願いします！(S)
— 『トリコ』公式 (@toriko_info) February 21, 2014
In the manga and anime, the title character "Toriko" is a Gourmet Hunter who travels the world to hunt down the animals and plants needed for dishes in the finest cuisine. Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro launched the original gourmet manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2008, and the first 27 volumes had more than 18 million copies in circulation as of last November. The 28th volume shipped on January 4, and the 29th volume is slated for release on March 4.
"Toriko" debuted in Japan television on April 2011. The manga became very successful and thus it inspired the "Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!!" 3D animated film short, "Gekijō-ban Toriko Bishokushin no Special Menu" film, and "Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Chō Collaboration Special!!" television anime special.
Viz Media serializes the manga in its English-language Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine, and it shipped the manga's 20th volume in North America this month. Funimation is releasing the television anime on DVD in North America. Funimation and Hulu are streaming new episodes for audiences in the United States, and Crunchyroll also began streaming the series last year.
