Sara Talks Anime

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Whaddya mean I need to rewrite ANOTHER intro due to the interactions between the two characters I voiced in it? *sigh*. Do you like food? Do you like girls? Do you like girls doing NORMAL stuff with food? Consider continuing to read this post.

Food for the Soul is a show that simulcasts on Crunchyroll. This show is rated PG, which means it’s a nice show you and the family can watch! And it follows socially anxious Mako, her old childhood friend Shinon who she reconnects with in college, and Shinon’s friends as they form the Food Culture Research Club and have adventures in there!

…that is, if the club wasn’t just a front for Shinon and her friends to do nothing, with poor Mako getting roped in under the false assumption that they’d actually be following through. The most work they put in at first is to make the clubroom perfect. But since plenty of students start clubs just to evade doing schoolwork, the clerk requires them to show evidence of their club activities, otherwise the club would get shut down. This would lead to the club to begin cooking!

And while the clerk knew the entire time that the “Food Culture Research Club” was a front, she let them keep the club on the stipulation that they do club activities from time to time, like the activity they did in Episode 2.

While people may think that this series is average so far because it’s just the typical “cute girls doing cute things” show but in a university instead of a high school, I personally relate to Mako. I’ve also enjoyed how much attention is given to the details of the food (both how it’s made and the drawings for them), and the fact that it’s not resorting to appealing to the male gaze to get fans is (pardon the food related thing I’m about to say) the cherry on top.

While everything else about the show may not stand out too much, I don’t believe that this is a bad thing. After all, this show is clearly intended to be more of a laid back show, so even if it doesn’t stand out a lot compared to other “cute girls doing cute things” shows, this show is still a show that I think is perfect to turn on if you need something to watch while you’re winding down.

While it may not appeal to the modern anime fan who enjoys shows like Solo Leveling or Demon Slayer, it’s perfect for fans who have watched shows like Stardust Telepath or Bocchi the Rock!, as they both appear to fall under the “cute girls doing cute things” label, as well as having main characters that aren’t all that social at first.

I also have the prediction that the fifth character in the key visual would be introduced in Episode 6. It seems like we’re going to be getting episodes that strengthen the bond that Mako has with the other girls. It seems like the reasonable assumption to make, although there’s still the potential that I could be wrong. And if so, then you have permission to point and laugh at me.

Food for the Soul is streamed on Crunchyroll worldwide excluding Japan, China, Korea and Mongolia.