While the ending did change considerably from the manga, there are some hints around that TOEI still plans to continue sometime someday. Here's a collection of stuff:
- Voice actors/composer tweets:
- 「トリコ~人間界編」3年間ご視聴有り難うございます。“また、いつかグルメ界編を”. (Thanks for watching the Human World arc those 3 years. See you someday with the Gourmet World arc).
- And in another tweet: また再開できるように今は祈る! (Let's pray now to continue).
- After thanking everyone for the 3 years of toriko, she goes on to mention: 皆さん…グルメ回編でまた!! 暫しのお別れです…! (See you again in the Gourmet World Arc... It'll be a short farewell.)
Sakamaki Manabu (Zonge's Follower A):
- 今朝は『トリコ』-人間界編-の最終回でした. (This morning was the final episode of Toriko's Human World Arc)
Shirakawa Shusaku (Zonge's Follower B):
- He posted an image and mentioned: 画像は人間界編最終回の収録時に撮影。(This image was taken when recording the final episode of the Human World arc).
Hiromi Mizutani (Music composer):
- アニメ【トリコ-人間界編】三年間の放送がひとまず終了しました (Anime has ended for the time being after running for 3 years)
- グルメ界編があることを期待してまた曲作りに励みます(≧∇≦)(In hope for there being a Gourmet World, I'm encouraged to make more songs.)
- Fuji TV's program message: トリコが終わっちゃうなんてさびしいです。でも、二期も絶対にあると思います。(It'll be lonely now that Toriko has ended, but I feel there'll definitely be a part 2).
I really loved TOEI's toriko... It did drop in animation and stuff after around episode 60, and it did look bad in most of the episodes past 100, but it was good previously, and the movie was very well done. Despite what some people think about the anime, I would love if TOEI can continue BUT do things right. Still, I think if TOEI were to ever continue, they'd NEED to fix that festival to get things straight... one or another (be it a movie, some OVAs, or a complete remake of the festival arc). Whatdya guys think about this?