One of many methods I do know a present is well-written is once I assume one thing in response to a growth, and an on-screen character instantly says or does it. Possibly that simply means we’re in sync (which there is definitely little doubt about right here), however I wish to assume in any other case. All credit score goes to mangaka ANGYAMAN, who really obtained a cameo look on this episode because the bespectacled man who appears on with envy as Tajima-san (Isobe Masako) gave Bunshou pats. However we’ll get to that later…
Who’s Tajima-san? She’s the menma girl and a reasonably intimidating determine (solely Hana dares to say so out loud). Tajima solely provides menma to ramen eating places she likes and he or she drops by for a shock inspection (though she’s really simply on her option to go to her grandchild overseas). Tajima is a tricky outdated fowl and he or she has a tricky outdated cat of her personal – one which the employees has taught how to not shed. Though they’ve sworn to maintain the method a secret. She may additionally be the one buyer who may get away with scribbling Bunshou.
Tamako-san then brings a watermelon that her household has despatched her for the servants. I’ve by no means seen a cat (actually not certainly one of mine) eat watermelon (which I believe is secure for them), however I’ve seen them eat some unusual issues, and a few of them have a candy tooth. Krishna appears to be very keen on it, and buries her face within the massive heel that Bunzou is carving for her. This has the moderately humorous but terrifying impact of adjusting her tiger face (why is not there a tiger equal of “leonine”?) fairly a bit.
Within the aftermath of that is a type of moments I used to be referring to, the place Tamako is brushing Hana and Hana is being her common tsundere self (like many cats). Twice she virtually offers in and calls her “Tamako” – you may inform Tamako actually needs to – however she stops herself. Hana additionally notes that she often solely eats the tip of the watermelon earlier than giving it to Krishna. I caught myself considering “Tamako’s completely turning right into a cat lover” and at that very second Tamako is like “Hey, am I turning right into a nekozuki? Is that okay?” The very fact is, until you’ve got a chilly, lifeless soul (or a severe allergy), it is actually onerous to not love cats in the event you spend plenty of time with them. They are surely fantastic little creatures.
After this we’ve what appears eerily like a severe plot, probably. A person named Shintani Mitsuhiko (Kase Yasuyuki) and his assistant Shirafuji (Kitahara Sayaka) present up in the course of the hustle and bustle of dinner. He tells Sasaki that he’d like to speak enterprise, and after the store closes, Sasaki and Bunzou be a part of them (ingesting sizzling water). Shintani reveals that he owns a profitable (and well-known) ramen chain, and that he needs to franchise Ramen Akaneko. Sasaki kindly informs him that it is tough and costly to get a lot of the cats to work (even discovering cats that speak is difficult). Shintani then proposes a partnership with a present roll-out of the Akaneko model. Sasaki tries to play it diplomatically, however Bunzou would not have a tactful moustache on his head.
I instantly thought this is able to trigger issues, and certainly Shintani has already determined to play soiled. Sasaki doesn’t appear too bothered by it, and it occurred to me that the rationale for that could be that there are at all times cat lovers keen to go the additional mile. And proper on cue, Shirafuji reveals that she’s nekozuki sufficient to give up her job instantly moderately than observe Shintani’s orders to power all Purple Cat Ramen distributors to close them down. She later admits that she would have completed it if there weren’t cats concerned (she has at the very least one), so this isn’t a principled stance on her half – she simply actually loves cats. And that’s how highly effective a love for cats will be.
