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Feb 5, 2015 9:12 AM
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Another cute episode <3

I really liked the way the show makes usage of some of the food symbolism. But what's with the brief swimsuits? Lol. I mean, okay the weather is hotter than usual. Found a few of the "thrillerish" scenes in the bamboo forest to amusing.

Looks like the girls had a lot of fun eating outdoors lol
Feb 5, 2015 12:41 PM
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Watching this make me miss summer and now I wanna eat somen.
Feb 5, 2015 5:29 PM
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I don't think I will ever understand nagashi-sōmen. (and every time it reminds me of the song "Rubber Biscuit")

But anyway, those two sure do have an amazing appetite :D

A really fun episode. Kirin mistook the maid(?) for Shiina's mother, who at first declined to correct her :)
Feb 6, 2015 5:39 AM
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Chew, for the sake of your digestion system chew damn it, maybe they all get temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

Kirin, I know you are very happy right now but, can you not close your eyes when you are waving the wood chopper with one hand?
Sometimes anime is weird.
Feb 6, 2015 7:22 PM
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Coincidences are funny things. Second time in two days an animation had nagashi-sōmen. Shirobako had it yesterday as well. I can't remember the last time I saw this, but now twice in two days.

Food-porn never looked so good. The post-ending made my mouth salivate when I thought about them animating ootoro: I can just imagine the glistening of the fat, and the butter like sensation of it sliding down the MC's throat. Shudder.....

Where was I? Oh, Shaft as usual being Shaft, but the secret is to pick animations where the Shaft effect accents, not detracts, from the story and boy does it ever accent this series. They have a Kyo-Ani nose for what they should and should not do. I will not speak the name least I summon him to this board, but I disagree with him, far from this being a demerit on the studios, I think they are very wise to stick to their niche (just as long as they don't become too stale). As Shirobako shows, animation companies are often not the master's of their own fate, so unlike Pixar they don't have the luxury of taking risks. This is a risk-free show, but it still manages to be enjoyable.
Feb 7, 2015 8:59 PM
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I'm really glad I always have the chance to eat before watching this every week. I can't even imagine watching on an empty stomach; I might die.

AaaaaaKun said:


Kirin, I know you are very happy right now but, can you not close your eyes when you are waving the wood chopper with one hand?
Sometimes anime is weird.

I was thinking the exact same thing. Not only was she wildly swinging it with her eyes closed, but Ryou was standing right in front of her.

Shiina's mom and maid are too funny. I hope they have recurring roles.
Feb 7, 2015 9:03 PM
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The girls go over Shiina's during the summer to partake in some summer related activities. They meet her family and of course eat, with Kirin being quite the glutton. Well big shock I know but this was yet another absolutely fantastic episode. As I said early on I was a bit concerned entering this series that Shiina might butt in to Kirin and Ryou's relationship, but after this week I think I can safely say I now view them as a threesome, their interactions together are both fitting given what kinda show this is and wonderful. Shiina's mother and maid/helper lady(who I expected to be her ancestor before the show called that trope out) were both very enjoyable characters as well. It sounds cliche by now but my god...why is this series so wonderful? WHY????:D

Oh, and I think the only other series I've seen with the somen eating like this week was Nichijou. I might be forgetting something though.
Feb 7, 2015 9:32 PM
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The girls went over Shiina's house during summer and did summer activities.
Feb 7, 2015 9:38 PM
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Shiina best girl.

Feb 7, 2015 9:51 PM
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I seriously thought Tsuyuko was voiced by Chiwa Saito (most famous for voicing Homura Akemi and Hitagi Senjougahara).

Turned out I was wrong.
Feb 7, 2015 10:01 PM
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Shiina's place sure is grand! They practically managed to cover all of the summer activities in her house!

Shiina's mom was a pretty fun and cute character! If she wasn't formally introduced, I would've totally thought of her as Shiina's hyper sister.

Ryou and Kirin getting scared of Tsuyuko-san's deadly silhouette was hilarious! The way she tried to amaze them with her cutting skill was pretty cool, though she kinda failed. Loved her impassive manners though.

I like how Ryou was appreciating the elegance of somen noodles and suddenly realized none is coming her way because of the impenetrable wall, that is Kirin. XD
Shiina's mom being relieved that her daughter isn't the only one to acts that way when eating was pretty funny too! Don't worry, we love seeing them eating sexy. :3

Good episode! The PVs in this show are too friggin' cute for me! Just look at Shiina's chibi mom doing her cute little dance! >.<

Feb 7, 2015 10:04 PM

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i'm hungry
Feb 7, 2015 10:06 PM
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C'mon! I wanna have some somen too. :x

Shiina has such a kind and caring mom. :) And Tsuyuko was mistaken for a ghost, lol. But Shiina's mom looks so young... o.o Haha, omoshiroi! xD
Feb 7, 2015 10:26 PM

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Hilarious episode! xD

Flowing somen...looks so fun.
Feb 7, 2015 10:50 PM

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So Shiina's mother recognized that they had a eating problem.

I have a feeling that girl downstairs never having a meal with the trio or even just meeting them will be a running joke in this show.
Feb 7, 2015 10:59 PM

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Miyu Matsuki as Shiina's mom. Who can not love her. Characterization is so similar to Yoshinoya and that's not a bad thing since Hidamari Sketch similarities are fine with me.

One of the better episodes imo.

Shiina best girl comments +1s
Feb 7, 2015 11:15 PM

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"It's good to know my daughter isn't the only one who who acts like that when she eats."
Feb 8, 2015 12:00 AM

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StevenHu said:
So Shiina's mother recognized that they had a eating problem.

I have a feeling that girl downstairs never having a meal with the trio or even just meeting them will be a running joke in this show.


I feel that way too, but i noticed in the ED, when one of them moves the Shrimp, the "girl in the window" was behind it.

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"It's good to know my daughter isn't the only one who who acts like that when she eats."


I DIED when the mother said that.
The mother is like my favorite character.
And they brought back Kirin's walking noise this episode!
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Feb 8, 2015 12:06 AM

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AaaaaaKun said:
Chew, for the sake of your digestion system chew damn it, maybe they all get temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

Kirin, I know you are very happy right now but, can you not close your eyes when you are waving the wood chopper with one hand?
Sometimes anime is weird.


Agreed, that one scene gave my stomach flip-flops. I was looking at her with the chopper and imagining how close Ryou's stomach was to Kirin's swinging.... it wouldn't surprise me if someone did a meme where the next scene was a bloody screen...

That said, Shiina's home is like a museum in itself. Zoo, aquarium, everything all wrapped up into one. Her mom is so cool with everything, except when Shiina "overuses" her hands, then she goes nuts.

I really loved the ending PV where her Chibi mom was dancing and she was drawing her. In fact, the ending PV for each episode are all really enjoyable.
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Feb 8, 2015 12:49 AM

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Best episode so far!
5/5
Beautiful animation.
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Feb 8, 2015 1:24 AM

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That house sure has a lot of weird stuff going on there.
And once again, I can't even listen to what they are saying, too busy listening to them singing and the chibi versions doing something.
Feb 8, 2015 2:37 AM

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L-Ryoshi said:
AaaaaaKun said:


Agreed, that one scene gave my stomach flip-flops. I was looking at her with the chopper and imagining how close Ryou's stomach was to Kirin's swinging.... it wouldn't surprise me if someone did a meme where the next scene was a bloody screen...


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Feb 8, 2015 4:22 AM

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TIL bamboos are hollow inside.
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Feb 8, 2015 4:27 AM

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Slice of life genre is so unfair. I always end up loving the shows more than I am supposed to. With this, this has become one of my fav anime this season.

Shiina's house is really something.

Shiina's mom is so cheerful, reminds me of Kanbara's mom tho yeah she is a lot crazie while ShiMama isn't even crazy.

I like how this show is playing the tropes in a refreshing kind of way.

Man that noodle scene was really original, loved it.

Hands-down, one of the most original episodes ever. MAL users, open your eyes for once, damn it!
Feb 8, 2015 4:33 AM

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The opening was awesome! I liked the style and kinda reminded me of Naruto ^^
Lovely episode. I really enjoyed watching them having a wonderful summer experience. And now I want to eat somen XD
And I love the ending scenes with the chibis, they are so cute.

Feb 8, 2015 5:50 AM

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"It's good to know my daughter isn't the only one who acts like that when she eats." hahahahaha

Shiina has a really beautiful home, and once again Kirin demonstrates her endless stomach :D

I love the angle of the cooking scenes where Ryou explains things

Shiina = Maekawa. No last name, and exact same personality. It's so great

Another absolutely perfect episode
Feb 8, 2015 7:02 AM

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I never thought that you can pickle watermelon rind..
Feb 8, 2015 7:09 AM

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I never thought that you can pickle watermelon rind..



Me neither o_0. I'm really curious as to how it tastes now. Also learned what "flowing-somen" is and how NOT to chop bamboo lol.

Shina's mom is so sweet, asking Ryou & Kirin to be good friends with her daughter, such a cliche motherly thing to do <3

I'm so tempted to bump the rating up to 8 right now but it's still early days for this show yet.
Feb 8, 2015 7:31 AM

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The background art around Shiina's estate was pretty. I would like to live in a place that big one day...

All the PVs have been adorable and the PV for EP6 continues the cuteness factor, mostly thanks to Chibi Mother's dancing skills. =3
Feb 8, 2015 8:09 AM

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Waving around with a big nice chopping knife with eyes closed, seems like a great way to teach kids :P

All these noodles ^^ I was not that envious this time but it did look good nevertheless.
Feb 8, 2015 8:12 AM

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yup. lets chop some bamboo with big knife and closed eyes with your friend in front of you :)
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Feb 8, 2015 8:22 AM
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Amazing visuals during the last minutes.

Nice episode.
Feb 8, 2015 9:04 AM

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Goodness this is seriously the cutest show ever :)
Feb 8, 2015 10:26 AM

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I would love to go to Shiina's house for a few days! There's so much you can do there!

Her mom is pretty cute, not going to lie.

Also, I love the sound Kirin makes when she moves, it reminds me a bit of Squidward xD
Feb 8, 2015 11:29 AM
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man those ending PV's are always so freaking cute
Feb 8, 2015 11:47 AM

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Wonderful episode.

Shiina´s house is so awesome! I wanna spend some days there.

Shiina´s mom and Tsuyuko are too funny. Hopefully they´ll get some screentime again in another episode.

I enjoy the Previews every time, and this one was the best so far imo.
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Feb 8, 2015 12:19 PM

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I totally agree with Shiina's mother's comment on how the girls eat, i have never seen anyone eating like that.
They way they enjoy it is as exaggerated as in food commercials but you won't find anyone eating like that in real life.
Feb 8, 2015 12:49 PM

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Shiina's estate was an amazing place. Straight out of a Kurosawa epic.

The new characters introduced in this episode are nice additions. I hope we see more of Shiina's mom and her maid.

I have to say this show has some creative use of plot. The food is worked in as almost an afterthought in this and the last episodes. It makes the cooking and eating scene more interesting that way.
Feb 8, 2015 1:30 PM

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I HAVE A MIGHTY NEED for a gif of Shiimom dancing in the preview
Don't forget.
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Feb 8, 2015 3:10 PM
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I HAVE A MIGHTY NEED for a gif of Shiimom dancing in the preview


Feb 8, 2015 4:06 PM
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I totally agree with Shiina's mother's comment on how the girls eat, i have never seen anyone eating like that.
They way they enjoy it is as exaggerated as in food commercials but you won't find anyone eating like that in real life.

It's to express the way a person that REALLY loves food feels (Foodies, Food Fetishes, ect)

Being such, this show is something I was waiting for for a long time and its just even better with shaft doing it. I wonder how many episodes this series will receive.

Gotta love the head tilting.
Feb 8, 2015 4:16 PM

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I'll never have the ability to look like that when I eat something delicious. Reality has taught me this.
Feb 8, 2015 5:52 PM

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Jesuc christ SHAFT you are killing me. This is so good in everything. Lovely music, lovely girls, superb animation and really funny for me ~ Love this series so far. THAT PREVIEW SONG IS KILLING ME PEOPLE.

Can't wait for next episode !!
Feb 8, 2015 9:47 PM

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Suddenly.. Koufukumonogatari

"Thank God my daughter isn't the only who acts like that when she eats"

LOL

Shiina's orgasm face though... I'd like to see the maid's face <3

Somehow they got to do everything on Kirin's list XD

Shiina's mom on the preview was so damn kawaii!!
Feb 9, 2015 12:56 AM

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Hah! Shiina's mom calleed them out on their euphoric way of eating. Just like Kirin called out once on how Machiko shows the "audience" how to prepare her dishes :p

AaaaaaKun said:


Kirin, I know you are very happy right now but, can you not close your eyes when you are waving the wood chopper with one hand?
Sometimes anime is weird.


Yeah, I was thinking the same on that scene. Then again this is Shaft, stuff like that is super common :p
Feb 9, 2015 1:26 AM

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I love the scene where Ryou appears to address the audience:



It's especially amusing to someone like me who seeks out the ingredients mentioned on the show. (Interestingly enough, authentic Japanese somen noodles, kombu dried seaweed, and bonito flakes can all be purchased on Amazon.)

That scene feels like a somewhat subtle, special shout-out to crazily engaged viewers like me. I love it.
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WTF cutest MILF i've ever seen, this show never cease to amaze me, great episode as usual

Beach episode plz, i need to see more Ryou & Shiina's beauty :)



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Feb 9, 2015 12:54 PM

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This was a really fun episode! Haha they thought that Tsuyuko was a ghost and she followed them with a bamboo cutter :p She turned out to be a very handy and skilled maid!

Flowing Somen fun!!!

The ending was really sweet, wit the mom telling Kirin and Ryou were Shiina's good friends! ^-^
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Feb 9, 2015 3:48 PM

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I wanted to say this was an ultimate summer episode with every embodiment of summer but on the second thought it was pretty dull as a whole.

Still liked the change of p(l)ace.
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That chibi Shiina in the preview, hhhhnnnngggg
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