Toriko, Vol. 2

While searching for the tastiest foods imaginable, Gourmet Hunter Toriko and his bottomless stomach travel around the world facing every beast in his way. When Toriko is hired to capture the rare and delicious Puffer Whale, he's going to require some help. In order to remove the Puffer Whale's poison Toriko will need to track down his old friend and fellow gourmet hunter, Coco, but will this team be enough to beat the other dangerous hunters to the prized ingredient?

Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro made his debut in 1996 in Weekly Shonen Jump and received the Akatsuka Award for best new comic manga writer. He is best known for Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! (1997–2002, 24 volumes), for which he won the 2001 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.