Koufuku Graffiti – 02
Sluuuuuuuurp
Let’s unwind to another relaxing episode of Koufuku Graffiti.
Food and Family
D’aww~
The entirety of this episode is spent on Ryou and Kirin really getting to know each other. The premiere saw the two meeting each other for the first time, so their interactions here show so much more. Their growing intimacy may be somewhat curbed by the recognition that they still have much to learn about each other. But seeing the two together, there is no doubt that they will quickly become the closest of friends. Heck, it might even be more appropriate at this point to say that the show is more about family than it is about food. The food aspect does remain present and relevant, but it is rather overshadowed by the developing friendship.
A jealous Kirin.
The way I see it, food is used more as a device in the show as its primary purpose is to advance the relationship between Ryou and Kirin. In this episode particularly, we see Kirin getting a bit jealous of Shiina for knowing a side of Ryou that she does not. While this is presented under the guise of having the privilege to eat Ryou’s rolled omelette, the underlying point of contention is that Shiina sees Ryou at school while Kirin does not. This can at first appear a bit childish, which is actually in line with Kirin’s character. But in the context of the two being family (which they technically already are in the strictest definition of the concept), Kirin’s desire to see every side of Ryou is extremely endearing and reminds us of the true core of the story.
Head Tilts
The episode also reintroduces the typical Shaft-isms that we have come to expect from the animation studio. There was a notable absence of such stylistic flourishes in the premiere, or at least they were applied less liberally then. But apparently the head tilts, crisp imagery, sudden cuts, and unusual camera work are back with a vengeance. This return to form isn’t too surprising as animation studios tend to settle into a certain style of their own. So I am not particularly concerned with how things are looking.
Extra Food
As expected, Koufuku Graffiti isn’t a show in which there is all too much to say. Which is great since I am trying to cut back on the length of my posts. So far, the show has struck a great balance by presenting enough material that there is something to talk about without needing to squeeze too much into a post. And this is made even more impressive when you consider that it’s often quite hard to find things to talk about in a slice of life show. So whatever choices Shaft is making in adapting the source material, they will be set if they keep them up for the rest of the run.
Hug it out.
About Sumairii
POWUH: iLurker with 1 comments
love those omelettes and head tilts!
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Welcome to Metanorn, Raku! You know this is SHAFT, we could have gotten rolled tilts and head ommlettes, but they remembered the correct order…LOL that was a bad joke.
POWUH: 800-899 and Mad Scientist with 814 comments
Just be glad there are no loli vampires hiding in the shadow of the omelette.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Why on Earth would I ever be glad of a thing like that?
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
skylion would love to be *eaten* by those. Eaten by a Flan. How amusing.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
SHAFT! Why you get your stuff in muh anime all the time! Well, I guess you can’t keep the style at bay all the time, huh? I hope they go more towards Hidamari and less toward the other stuff though.
…ah Kirin, such a charmer without even trying…
And does anyone else just melt at the little Doo-Wop ditty they do in the preview? That beats a dancing Groot in my book…
POWUH: 800-899 and Mad Scientist with 814 comments
It’s not just you sir.
POWUH: 900-999 with 915 comments
While watching this episode, I ended up noticing something. Kirin fails so hard when trying the sex eating technique, and Ryou, even when forced to eat stuff ends up being more sexy hahaha
Yeah, not much to say here. Cute girls, cute Kirin, not so sexy Kirin, though. Head tilts back, yay \o/ And some weird BG work. I can’t help but love it.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
The Fault in the Cheese…
POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
I’m in the camp that was hoping the head tilts would stay away. I’m also in a (probably small) camp that doesn’t find closeups of people’s mouths while eating sexy or attractive at all. Just kinda gross.
POWUH: Meta Resident with 1692 comments
Ditto on the mouth closeups when eating.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
We have left handed people, we have right handed people. Some like the toilet roll sheet forward, some like it sheet backward….
But we have people that think the close-ups work….and then we have the rest of you…
POWUH: 400-499 with 462 comments
I’m with Highway on the eating. In fact he described it almost exactly the same way I’ve described it elsewhere: I find all of the eating scenes to be rather… unpleasant.
POWUH: 800-899 and Mad Scientist with 814 comments
I think we already know that nothing can top the Kanokon soumen scene.
POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
Kanokon’s soumen scene is definitely the best cold food eating scene. For a little variety, I like the Amagami SS ramen scene as well.
POWUH: 800-899 and Mad Scientist with 814 comments
Lol. That one is great in a different way.
POWUH: Meta Resident with 1692 comments
Don’t remember if I said this before or not, but this show has a long way to go to make eating as sexy as that scene from Tom Jones.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Something I found trolling around.
POWUH: 800-899 and Mad Scientist with 814 comments
Immersion break when her ahoge goes out of frame.
POWUH: iLurker with 1 comments
i love this show!
POWUH: 800-899 and Mad Scientist with 814 comments
Glad you’re enjoying the show. It’s perfect for unwinding after a long day. =)