The story follows the usual formula for cooking anime. Introduce a recipe, have people eat it, finish with a heart-warming epilogue. It is a really simple anime, and that is completely fine. By making this anime simple, it allows for the generation of cute and heart-warming scenes. The viewer gets to learn more about the characters, and see how cooking brings everybody together. Overall, although, the story of Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan follows the usual formula for cooking anime, it creates a warm feeling within the viewers, as they see the characters interact and see their bonds strengthening.
If you've watched anything produced by ufotable, you are probably aware of the amazing quality their anime have. Surprisingly, this quality remains with Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan. Although it is only a spin-off, ufotable brought great animation to this series. Being a slice of life anime, there is not a lot of action to animate. However, in the rare moments that there are some, the animation is incredibly beautiful and amazing to look at. As I rather would avoid spoiling these scenes, although there is little to spoil, I won't say what type of action it is, but trust me when I say that it is beautiful. This goes for the art as well. The art is really cute, helping into creating the warm atmosphere I previously mentioned. Put simply, this anime is really well animated, and the art helps create the atmosphere the show is aiming for.
There is nothing much to say about the sound, except that it fits the show. The opening is fun, preparing the viewers for the fun that is about to start, while the ending is really calm, keeping the atmosphere that the last scene has, which is usually a calm and heart-warming epilogue. For the soundtrack, simply put, it manages to portray and help convey the atmosphere of each scenes. I would not say that the soundtrack is exceptional per se, but it fulfills its job to create the mood of scene.
I really liked the characters of the Fate series. They all had interesting personalities, and it was interesting to see them interact with each other during the Holy Grail War. As such, it was really fun to see all of these characters having fun with each other, with all hatred gone. As Fate/Stay Night primarily focuses on Emiya, it was really fun to be able to see the whole cast having a good time together.
Overall, I really enjoyed Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan. It was a fun watch, giving me a new perspective to the Fate series. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the Fate series. It's a cute and heartwarming anime, letting the viewers enjoy the cast of the Fate series interacting with each other, creating a warm feeling in their heart.
