Episode 3 – Sakuna: Of Rice And Break

Sakuna simply retains going, whereas our titular goddess and associates are nonetheless making an attempt to determine tips on how to alter to their new lives. Sadly for her, that’s loads simpler stated than achieved, as farm life proves to be more difficult than she anticipated – and her new companions show to be lower than useful. Fortunately for the present, this was the push it wanted after the gradual begin of the primary two episodes – and whereas it nonetheless didn’t persuade me, it did make me much more excited by the place it was going subsequent.

Sakuna realized that the one actual probability she and the others on the island would have of survival was to learn to harvest and work the land themselves. This led to Tauemon giving Sakuna (and the viewers) a lesson within the ins and outs of rice farming – from studying tips on how to germinate rice seeds earlier than they’re even planted within the floor to studying the onerous manner precisely what goes into making fertilizer. Whereas the extent of clarification right here is nearly on par with a sport tutorial, it is achieved naturally sufficient that you just may overlook that, and since I do not know a lot about farming myself, it was fairly fascinating to be taught simply how a lot prep work goes into managing rice fields.

However whereas Sakuna is turning into increasingly captivated with farming, she’s a lot much less captivated with all the additional work it means for her – in spite of everything, between farming and looking, she’s bought to care for the group herself. Whereas Sakuna might be nonetheless a little bit too conceited for her personal good, it’s onerous to not really feel sorry for her when Tauemon remains to be too inept to assist her have a tendency the fields and none of them can get an honest meal as a result of Myrthe retains burning all the pieces Sakuna hunts. After all, I felt rather less sorry for her once I realized that rice paddies take a couple of years to really be sustainable, and Sakuna instantly tries to row herself off the island as rapidly as potential, solely to show round when she realizes how tough the seas are. As terrible as that transfer is, it’s nonetheless fairly hilarious. And now that Sakuna is aware of she has no manner out, she has no alternative however to have extra religion in her new companions – who finally show to be extra gifted than she gave them credit score for

Because it seems, Tauemon isn’t actually a farmer, however he is an efficient negotiator, and convinces the Ashigumo residing on the island to allow them to use certainly one of his fields. In the meantime, Myrthe reveals that she’s not a lot of a cook dinner, however she does know tips on how to protect meals, which means that they’ll have one thing to help themselves with in the long term. Even the youngsters who would in any other case spend their time avoiding any actual accountability showcase their craft expertise, repairing Sakuna’s instruments and making her a brand new hat. This doesn’t instantly clear up their issues with working as a bunch, as they nonetheless bicker right here and there, however they get there – and the episode ends with all of them bonding over Tauemon instructing them a track about planting rice. It’s not probably the most thrilling battle, however watching Sakuna and the others slowly germinate the seeds of each their rice fields and their potential makeshift household was a greater time than I anticipated. It is nonetheless onerous to say how a lot the present will get out of this, however there’s extra potential for story than the primary two episodes gave me. So optimistically, it will all add as much as harvest.

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Sakuna: Of Rice And Break is at the moment streaming on Crunchyroll.