Mitsuru Soutsuda is a supporting character in the anime Food Wars! The Third Plate, where he appears as a student at Totsuki Culinary Academy belonging to the 93rd generation. He is a member of the school’s Newspaper Club, which operates under the name Totsuki Sports. Soutsuda works as an aspiring reporter, and his primary motivation is to cover noteworthy culinary events and personalities within the academy. He is particularly interested in the activities of Sōma Yukihira, viewing Yukihira’s matches as newsworthy stories. Soutsuda is conscientious about his work but expresses concern that his articles may not be given prominent placement in the daily paper because he is still a middle school student at the time of his appearances. His role in the story is that of an observer and informant; he occasionally provides Yukihira with updates about developing situations, such as the rapid spread of news regarding an upcoming Shokugeki. His key relationships are limited to brief interactions with Yukihira and other students involved in the school’s competitive cooking scene. Soutsuda does not undergo significant character development or display any notable culinary abilities, as his function is primarily to serve as a minor source of exposition and background commentary on the events unfolding at Totsuki.