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We got another socially anxious girl to the roster. Watching her and Makocchi interact for the first time in the club room was rough. Thankfully, Tsutsuji is here to help!

Or maybe not. Her attempt at a pun was a disaster, and her next idea, to do a little dance to help break the ice, was even more awkward.

After being broke last week, Kurea was kind enough to help Shinon-chan get a part-time job at her place. She was pretty bad in the kitchen, but at least she was good at customer service.

At the end, Makocchi was able to get on Nana's side with the help of her cooking!

Nana is quick to open up once you know her. Quite a contrast to her socially anxious persona in the start.

I'm happy we got a lot of funny faces this week. I have compiled more reaction faces here. Because if I put it here, the comment will just be filled with screenshots 😅.

@rikka@ani.social

This week's food didn't look as appetizing as the last two weeks, so I won't post it here. Instead, we had Shinon-chan being stupid and the group hiking Mt. Takao.

Thanks to our hopeless, dumb girl Shinon-chan, the group started by helping her find her money. She "cleverly" hid her money behind a treasure hunt to make sure she wouldn't be able to spend it. Though, of course, because this is Shinon-chan, she forgot to hide her 5000 yen in the first place, which was in her wallet all along. Never change Shinon-chan.

The second half was spent on hiking Mt. Takao. There, they tried out the chairlift, eating dango, and eating out at the restaurant Mokotaro. Makocchi has also started to open out to the group and be more assertive about her foodie side.

Unfortunately, Shinon-chan, was swept by the enthusiasm, bought the walking stick, and had to be broke for the next two days.

@rikka@ani.social

Yachiyo was really cute in this episode, from her little dance to her outbursts. As others have pointed out, there was some emotional gut punch brewing in the background, though it was a given for a left-out by humans kind of story. I hope Yachiyo (and me) could brace it

Now, if you allow me to request yachiyo burst as the post thumbnail

@rikka@ani.social

Our weekly food for the week is Camembert Curry Pilaf. Never had one, but the look seems tasty.

Shinon-chan's plan to make the club a fake club failed as the clerk had the responsibility to check on a newly formed club. Fortunately for Makocchi, this was the push for her to suggest cooking as the club activity. She now has a place to try out new things.

Shinon-chan is a goof, no thought, head empty, but sincere in solving the problem. Thankfully, Shinon-chan's power of socialising secured the cooking appliances, leaving the cooking job to Kurea and Makocchi, while Tsutsuji got the job as the OST.

I can't wait to see what the next food will be, now that the club has settled.

@rikka@ani.social

Just found out the OP and ED were directed by Naoko Yamada, maybe I should give this one a watch

I'm glad, I hope it can pull more people to give hibimeshi a try

~shinon-chan best girl~

Watching this at night was a mistake, that Sauced Katsudon looked really tasty, now I'm craving it
I'm really tempted to use this as the post screenshot (and maybe also for future episodes if the format is a weekly food focus)

The art style is really nice, loving the water painting look for the background art. The characters also really expressive, especially ~~oshinko-~~Shinon-chan attempts at "bribing" the clerk. Shinon-chan repeating her welcome with a louder voice and raising two hands because the first one got no response is really funny.

This is definitely a low tension CGDCT, although they hint at some development for Makocchi. She tried to be more open to new things, and hoping the club will help on that if not for Shinon-chan quickly shooting down the idea since it was all just a farce.

@rikka@ani.social

This was a great premiere. The animation was great, and the joke was stupid as the manga. Can't wait to see all the shenanigans Nico will bring with her magic. The visual on the OP is amazing, it was filled with many references for future events with a really smooth and fast-paced animation. I don't really vibe with the song, might need to listen to it a couple of times to vibe with it. The soundtrack during the anime was pretty rough, felt a little too generic. Overall, a great start for the anime.

Any anime with Kensuke Ushio as the composer, most notably Silent Voice and Liz and the Blue Bird with prepared piano. He also composed the soundtrack for Dandadan and Devil May Cry

Fourth wall breaking and no mention of 100 gf? Not only they are self aware, they diss the author (nakamura-sensei) a lot and praised the artist (nozawa-sensei). In the adaptation the animator also didn't get spared

Finally finished my Winter 2025 list

• Bang Dream! Ave Mujica: My biggest surprise this season. It was a bold move to incorporate psychological horror into a girl band anime, and they have done a great job. They do a great job with the composition, timing, and soundtrack to keep us on the edge each time the band clashes. You wouldn't know where they will take you each episode. They were brave enough to write a broken band descent into madness and believe they could still garner fans for the real-life counterpart. There were some issues with the pacing, otherwise, it would easily have been a 9/10 for me. I won't stop glazing it. 8/10
• The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 2: They did a great job translating the joke to anime form, same with season 1. The overall animation is rather inconsistent, though, for some scenes they did an amazing job animating it (karaoke eps), others have awkward layouts and inconsistent form. They did a great job making sure the impactful moment still got a great animation. 7/10
• Blue Box: I don't have much to say. Mostly only follow it because I read the manga. Same with 100 gf, it has the same issues with its animation. The last 3 episodes were amazing 7/10