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* TastesLikeFriendship: Happens a lot, and probably the main point of the tale. Episode 10 plays this trope the straightest.
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*** %%Will fill up In episode 11b Kirin had a fight with Ep 11 later.Shiina. So when Shiina offered to share her lunch with Kirin, Kirin refused, saying she has her pride. After Shiina announced the lunch was cooked by [[SupremeChef Tsuyuko]], however... Kirin comes back.
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* DisappearedDad: We have seen Kirin's dad on-screen. Ryou's is [[ParentalAbandonment offscreen]], but at least he has been referred to. Shiina's dad, however, was ''never'' mentioned.
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* FoodAsBribe: Used in the next episode preview skit at the end of episode 6. Kirin and Ryou are still in their bath towels while doing the singing, but Ryou is hiding just off screen. Kirin then pulls out a popsicle and throws it at her to get Ryou to come. Unfortunately her towel falls off as she jumps at the popsicle, and Kirin leaps towards her in an attempt to cover her.
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* FoodAsBribe: FoodAsBribe:
** Generally speaking, Kirin, being ObsessedWithFood, can easily be bribed with food.
*** In episode 4, Ryou, wanting Kirin to stay with her at the following weekend despite having no CramSchool, proposed cooking a full-course Chinese meal. Kirin's parents won by the counter-offer of a dinner at a three-star Chinese restaurant.
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** Used in the next episode preview skit at the end of episode 6. Kirin and Ryou are still in their bath towels while doing the singing, but Ryou is hiding just off screen. Kirin then pulls out a popsicle and throws it at her to get Ryou to come. Unfortunately her towel falls off as she jumps at the popsicle, and Kirin leaps towards her in an attempt to cover her.
** Generally speaking, Kirin, being ObsessedWithFood, can easily be bribed with food.
*** In episode 4, Ryou, wanting Kirin to stay with her at the following weekend despite having no CramSchool, proposed cooking a full-course Chinese meal. Kirin's parents won by the counter-offer of a dinner at a three-star Chinese restaurant.
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** Used in the next episode preview skit at the end of episode 6. Kirin and Ryou are still in their bath towels while doing the singing, but Ryou is hiding just off screen. Kirin then pulls out a popsicle and throws it at her to get Ryou to come. Unfortunately her towel falls off as she jumps at the popsicle, and Kirin leaps towards her in an attempt to cover her.
* HeroicBSOD: Ryou pretty had a nervous breakdown in the beginning of episode 4 when Kirin isn't going to come over for that weekend due to there being no classes, and her parents going to eat at a three star Chinese restaurant. She starts wondering how she used to spend her weekends before Kirin came over regularly.
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* OrgasmicallyDelicious: OnceAnEpisode. Technically, usually a lot more than once an episode. One major draw of this series.
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* OrgasmicallyDelicious: OnceAnEpisode. Technically, usually a lot more than once an episode. One major draw of this series. It has been noted by people around the main cast (Ryou, Kirin, Shiina, and later Yuki) that this is ''not'' the usual response to food.
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* WhamEpisode: Ryou treats episode 4 like this when Kirin isn't going to come over for that weekend due to there being no classes, and her parents going to eat at a three star Chinese restaurant. She starts wondering how she used to spend her weekends before Kirin came over regularly.
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* CentralTheme: The experience of food is better when shared.
* {{Fanservice}}: Obviously, there's the BathtubScene in episode 6. A more subtle example, however, appears in episode 10; Creator/StudioShaft have Ryou wear something of a [[OfCorsetSexy corset]] which does wonders to accentuate her breast.
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* PunBasedTitle: "Koufuku" is usually written with two kanji that means "happiness" in general, but in this case the second kanji was switched with a homophone which when put together means "happy stomach."
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* PunBasedTitle: "Koufuku" is usually written with two kanji that means The Japanese word for "happiness" in general, but in this case and "appetite" happened to be pronounced the second same way, as "Koufuku"[[note]]These two words are Chinese loans; and in different forms of Chinese they still sound relatively similar[[/note]]. The Japanese written title actually have one kanji was switched with a homophone which when put together means "happy stomach."taken from the two words to make the point across.
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** PlayedForLaughs in episode 11. Kirin asks Shiina to pray for their success in passing the entrance exams for high school. She says that's a bad idea, and that you should rely on yourself rather than gods or other people praying for your sake. The sun shining behind her makes it look like she's imparting cosmic wisdom, and both Kirin and Ryou are "blinded" by her words. Or the sunlight.
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** PlayedForLaughs in episode 11.11b. Kirin asks Shiina to pray for their success in passing the entrance exams for high school. She says that's a bad idea, and that you should rely on yourself rather than gods or other people praying for your sake. The sun shining behind her makes it look like she's imparting cosmic wisdom, and both Kirin and Ryou are "blinded" by her words. Or the sunlight.sunlight.
* HolyBacklight: When Shiina lectures Kirin and Ryou about HelpingWouldBeKillStealing in episode 11b, the sun is shining behind her makes it look like she's imparting cosmic wisdom, and both Kirin and Ryou are "blinded".
* HolyBacklight: When Shiina lectures Kirin and Ryou about HelpingWouldBeKillStealing in episode 11b, the sun is shining behind her makes it look like she's imparting cosmic wisdom, and both Kirin and Ryou are "blinded".
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** Kirin attempts to find out what Ryou's parents do. However, both her mother, and Ryou herself, give her the runaround, and says something along the lines that they're very important workers in whatever field they do. Kirin wisely decides not to pry any further.
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** Kirin attempts to find out what Ryou's parents do.do to justify their protracted ParentalAbandonment. However, both her mother, and Ryou herself, give her the runaround, and says something along the lines that they're very important workers in whatever field they do. Kirin wisely decides not to pry any further.
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* CouchGag: The preview for the next episode always does things that took place within that episode.
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* CouchGag: The preview for the next episode always usually does things that took place or feature characters within that episode.
** In episode 10, it starts with Kirin and Ryou as back in the first episode, but then the camera starts panning lower, as if to go into Yuki's apartment which is below Ryou's. Yuki watches them, and attempts to dance, but is too shy to do much. Kirin then pops her head down, and both she and Ryou jump down and spin her briefly towards the ending of the preview.
** In episode 11, Kirin, Ryou, Shiina, and Yuki all sing and dance together. Shiina starts dancing a brief moment after Ryou and Kirin, while Yuki starts shortly after Shiina does. Despite that they spin in unison during the appropriate sections of the song.
** In episode 11, Kirin, Ryou, Shiina, and Yuki all sing and dance together. Shiina starts dancing a brief moment after Ryou and Kirin, while Yuki starts shortly after Shiina does. Despite that they spin in unison during the appropriate sections of the song.
* FreudianExcuse: In episode 11, Kirin wakes up a napping Ryou for some ramen. A drowsy Ryou mistakes her cousin for her mother, and starts clinging on like a little girl, saying how much she missed her and how she's grown up now. She notices a moment later that her "mother" is a lot smaller than she remembers, then fully wakes up and realizes it's Kirin. Out of embarrassment, Ryou ends up hugging Kirin very tightly, to the point that she can't breathe.
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* HelpingWouldBeKillstealing: Tsuyuko, Shiina's maid, prevents Ryou from helping Kirin and Shiina after they drop some ingredients onto the ground in episode 7. The girls also insist she don't help them, as they want to cook for her this time around. Ryou can't help but feel useless since she normally does everything herself. So naturally the two have a lot of trouble, such as accidentally burning some of the fish, and later breaking dishes while trying to clean them.
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* HelpingWouldBeKillstealing: TheGlomp: Ryou does this to Shiina in episode 11 after finding out the latter got accepted into high school. Which wasn't the reaction a jealous Kirin was hoping for.
* HelpingWouldBeKillstealing:
** Tsuyuko, Shiina's maid, prevents Ryou from helping Kirin and Shiina after they drop some ingredients onto the ground in episode 7. The girls also insist she don't help them, as they want to cook for her this time around. Ryou can't help but feel useless since she normally does everything herself. So naturally the two have a lot of trouble, such as accidentally burning some of the fish, and later breaking dishes while trying to cleanthem.them.
** PlayedForLaughs in episode 11. Kirin asks Shiina to pray for their success in passing the entrance exams for high school. She says that's a bad idea, and that you should rely on yourself rather than gods or other people praying for your sake. The sun shining behind her makes it look like she's imparting cosmic wisdom, and both Kirin and Ryou are "blinded" by her words. Or the sunlight.
* HelpingWouldBeKillstealing:
** Tsuyuko, Shiina's maid, prevents Ryou from helping Kirin and Shiina after they drop some ingredients onto the ground in episode 7. The girls also insist she don't help them, as they want to cook for her this time around. Ryou can't help but feel useless since she normally does everything herself. So naturally the two have a lot of trouble, such as accidentally burning some of the fish, and later breaking dishes while trying to clean
** PlayedForLaughs in episode 11. Kirin asks Shiina to pray for their success in passing the entrance exams for high school. She says that's a bad idea, and that you should rely on yourself rather than gods or other people praying for your sake. The sun shining behind her makes it look like she's imparting cosmic wisdom, and both Kirin and Ryou are "blinded" by her words. Or the sunlight.
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* ImagineSpot: In chapter 13, it was revealed [[spoiler:Ryou's parents wanted to get Ryou a bodyguard when they went overseas, but was refused by Grandmother]]. Kirin briefly thought about how would Ryou different if she had a live-in bodyguard.
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* ImagineSpot: In chapter 13, 13 and episode 11 of the anime, it was revealed [[spoiler:Ryou's parents wanted to get Ryou a bodyguard when they went overseas, but was refused by Grandmother]]. Kirin briefly thought about how would Ryou different if she had a live-in bodyguard.bodyguard.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Kirin rubs her hands on Shiina in episode 11 while accusing her of somehow cheating and getting accepted into high school, despite her saying otherwise. Ryou however, can't stand watching it, and joins in on the rubbing as it looks fun. When questioned about it, Kirin says they want some of Shiina's "fortune" to rub off on them, hence the happily touching her.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Kirin rubs her hands on Shiina in episode 11 while accusing her of somehow cheating and getting accepted into high school, despite her saying otherwise. Ryou however, can't stand watching it, and joins in on the rubbing as it looks fun. When questioned about it, Kirin says they want some of Shiina's "fortune" to rub off on them, hence the happily touching her.
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* NoodleIncident: Shiina mentions that she spends time with her family and that crazy things go on at her house in episode 9 as to why she wouldn't be spending time with Ryou and Kirin. However, it's never seen nor mentioned what exactly goes on there.
* OneNoteCook: Kirin's mother only cooks fried produce.
* OneNoteCook: Kirin's mother only cooks fried produce.
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* NoodleIncident: NoodleIncident:
** Shiina mentions that she spends time with her family and that crazy things go on at her house in episode 9 as to why she wouldn't be spending time with Ryou and Kirin. However, it's never seen nor mentioned what exactly goes on there.
** Kirin attempts to find out what Ryou's parents do. However, both her mother, and Ryou herself, give her the runaround, and says something along the lines that they're very important workers in whatever field they do. Kirin wisely decides not to pry any further.
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** Kirin's mother only cooks friedproduce.produce.
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** Shiina mentions that she spends time with her family and that crazy things go on at her house in episode 9 as to why she wouldn't be spending time with Ryou and Kirin. However, it's never seen nor mentioned what exactly goes on there.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Mostly PlayedForLaughs in episode 11. Kirin gets quite jealous that Shiina already got accepted into high school after passing a recommendation exam instead, while she and Ryou have yet to take their entrance exams for it. Kirin later tries rubbing Shiina's body in the hopes of getting some of her "fortune" to rub off on them. Ryou joins in after seeing how fun it looks.
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* InternalMonologue: Since Yuki is [[ShrinkingViolet painfully shy]], a lot of the thoughts were presented this way.
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* UnmovingPlaid: Several patterns, especially those on some of the character outfits, in the anime.
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* UnmovingPlaid: Several patterns, especially those on some of the character characters' outfits, in the anime.
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** In episode 9, Akira, Ryou's aunt, and Kirin's mother take over the dancing portion. Kirin and Ryou just watch them until the very end, when they join in on the spin as well.
* FreezeFrameBonus: During episode 9, in a blink and you'll miss it moment, Shiina and her mother appear on the television very briefly when the announcers on tv mention the new year while Kirin is attempting to feed Ryou.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In episode 9, Kirin's mother tells her to get a seat reserved on the train. Kirin mentions she's already done it and continues watching television. Unfortunately when they get to the station, it's completely full, and Kirin is forced to wait another hour for the next train since she didn't bother getting a ticket.
* NoodleIncident: Shiina mentions that she spends time with her family and that crazy things go on at her house in episode 9 as to why she wouldn't be spending time with Ryou and Kirin. However, it's never seen nor mentioned what exactly goes on there.
* NoodleIncident: Shiina mentions that she spends time with her family and that crazy things go on at her house in episode 9 as to why she wouldn't be spending time with Ryou and Kirin. However, it's never seen nor mentioned what exactly goes on there.
* StealthHiBye: Shiina does this to Ryou in the supermarket in episode 9.
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* TemptingFate: In episode 4, Shiina is decked out in quite a bit of rain gear in addition to having an umbrella. She says getting even a little bit of water on her will make her very sick, hence why she's taking extreme precautions. She mentions she should be okay with all of this stuff on, only to then get splashed on by a car as it drives by.
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** In episode 4, Shiina is decked out in quite a bit of rain gear in addition to having an umbrella. She says getting even a little bit of water on her will make her very sick, hence why she's taking extreme precautions. She mentions she should be okay with all of this stuff on, only to then get splashed on by a car as it drivesby.by.
** Kirin mentions she already has a reserve ticket for the train in episode 9. Later on the way to the station she mentions she actually didn't get one yet, but figures they live in an isolated town, so there should be plenty of space on the train. Then as they get there, it's completely full, and she has to wait for the next train.
** In episode 4, Shiina is decked out in quite a bit of rain gear in addition to having an umbrella. She says getting even a little bit of water on her will make her very sick, hence why she's taking extreme precautions. She mentions she should be okay with all of this stuff on, only to then get splashed on by a car as it drives
** Kirin mentions she already has a reserve ticket for the train in episode 9. Later on the way to the station she mentions she actually didn't get one yet, but figures they live in an isolated town, so there should be plenty of space on the train. Then as they get there, it's completely full, and she has to wait for the next train.
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* CouchGag: The preview for the next episode always does things that took place within that episode.
** In episode 1, Kirin and Ryou simply sing the tune and spin in conjunction with it.
** In episode 2, Shiina joins the two girls.
** During episode 3, the character from the movie the girls watched in the episode spins around with food on his head and hands. Ryou watches in suspense to see if he drops the plates.
** In episode 4, the shopkeeper in that episode notices a young Ryou unable to choose between two items. He then does a little hand movement to distract her.
** In episode 5, Shiina's mother dances to the song. Shiina then draws her mother, who then goes over to look at her drawing.
** In episode 6, Kirin sings and dances like in episode 1, though in a towel, while a nervous Ryou hides just offscreen. Kirin pulls out a popsicle to draw her out, but Ryou's towel comes off just as she jumps for it. Kirin then jumps in front to block viewers from seeing Ryou naked.
** During episode 7, Kirin and Shiina do the singing/dancing, while Tsuyuko stands in the middle. She pulls a fan out and spins with the girls right before it ends, with Shiina's mother popping out at the last second to record it.
** In episode 8, Kirin and Ryou are running, and attempt to spin during that section of the song. Ryou however, is unable to keep up, and gradually falls behind, but still attempts to do the spin during the appropriate time. However, due to her exhaustion, she's off by a second.
** In episode 1, Kirin and Ryou simply sing the tune and spin in conjunction with it.
** In episode 2, Shiina joins the two girls.
** During episode 3, the character from the movie the girls watched in the episode spins around with food on his head and hands. Ryou watches in suspense to see if he drops the plates.
** In episode 4, the shopkeeper in that episode notices a young Ryou unable to choose between two items. He then does a little hand movement to distract her.
** In episode 5, Shiina's mother dances to the song. Shiina then draws her mother, who then goes over to look at her drawing.
** In episode 6, Kirin sings and dances like in episode 1, though in a towel, while a nervous Ryou hides just offscreen. Kirin pulls out a popsicle to draw her out, but Ryou's towel comes off just as she jumps for it. Kirin then jumps in front to block viewers from seeing Ryou naked.
** During episode 7, Kirin and Shiina do the singing/dancing, while Tsuyuko stands in the middle. She pulls a fan out and spins with the girls right before it ends, with Shiina's mother popping out at the last second to record it.
** In episode 8, Kirin and Ryou are running, and attempt to spin during that section of the song. Ryou however, is unable to keep up, and gradually falls behind, but still attempts to do the spin during the appropriate time. However, due to her exhaustion, she's off by a second.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: Kirin eating somen noodles in episode 5 right before the opening credits plays.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: MundaneMadeAwesome:
** Kirin eating somen noodles in episode 5 right before the opening creditsplays.plays.
** Ryou seems to be running rather quickly in slow motion during episode 8 due to her training and inspiration from Kirin. However, her classmates notice she is actually moving quite slow when the camera angle switches.
** Kirin eating somen noodles in episode 5 right before the opening credits
** Ryou seems to be running rather quickly in slow motion during episode 8 due to her training and inspiration from Kirin. However, her classmates notice she is actually moving quite slow when the camera angle switches.
* SchoolFestival: Episode 8 has a sports festival, though it's subverted as they don't show much from it other than Ryou running in one of the events.
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* TrainingFromHell: PlayedForLaughs in episode 7 while Kirin and Shiina try to wash dishes under Tsuyuko's instructions. They break a lot of them, and Shiina accidentally gets dishwater splashed on her.
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** PlayedForLaughs in episode 7 while Kirin and Shiina try to wash dishes under Tsuyuko's instructions. They break a lot of them, and Shiina accidentally gets dishwater splashed onher.her.
** PlayedForLaughs again in episode 8, this time with Kirin trying to help Ryou exercise in preparation for the sports festival. At one point, Kirin spikes a volleyball rather hard into a concrete wall, causing it to crater slightly when the ball hits the wall.
** PlayedForLaughs in episode 7 while Kirin and Shiina try to wash dishes under Tsuyuko's instructions. They break a lot of them, and Shiina accidentally gets dishwater splashed on
** PlayedForLaughs again in episode 8, this time with Kirin trying to help Ryou exercise in preparation for the sports festival. At one point, Kirin spikes a volleyball rather hard into a concrete wall, causing it to crater slightly when the ball hits the wall.
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* ChromosomeCasting: All recurring characters are female.
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* PlaceholderTitle: The early ending credits shows scenes seen earlier in that episode, such as Kirin's neighbors and parents preparing for a festival in episode 2. By episode 3 a regular ending appears, and is used for the rest of the series.
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* BlueWithShock: Kirin has this several times in episode 7.
* BrutalHonesty:
** Shiina does this towards Kirin in episode 7, when she suggests to Ryou that they'll do the cooking. She then points out how she saw how Kirin freeloads off her cousin, and doesn't even lift a finger to help her at all, even washing the dishes afterwards. Though these statements hit her pretty hard, Kirin is swayed after Shiina tells her Ryou might enjoy their cooking too.
** Tsuyuko gives a harsh critique of Kirin's and Shiina's cooking in episode 6. However, she also says it tastes good. This in stark contrast to Ryou's review, where she liked it quite a bit.
** Shiina does this towards Kirin in episode 7, when she suggests to Ryou that they'll do the cooking. She then points out how she saw how Kirin freeloads off her cousin, and doesn't even lift a finger to help her at all, even washing the dishes afterwards. Though these statements hit her pretty hard, Kirin is swayed after Shiina tells her Ryou might enjoy their cooking too.
** Tsuyuko gives a harsh critique of Kirin's and Shiina's cooking in episode 6. However, she also says it tastes good. This in stark contrast to Ryou's review, where she liked it quite a bit.
* DeathGlare: Shiina does this towards a random couple leaving the train station at the end of episode 5 after having eaten too much of Ryou's food and feeling a little sick from it. As they talk about what to eat that night, she doesn't seem too comfortable listening to it and glances their way with this look.
* DirtyOldWoman: Kirin uses this briefly to Ryou in episode 6, wanting to see and fondle the latter's breasts while they're wearing nothing but a towel.
* DirtyOldWoman: Kirin uses this briefly to Ryou in episode 6, wanting to see and fondle the latter's breasts while they're wearing nothing but a towel.
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* EvolvingCredits: The ending shows scenes seen earlier in that episode, such as Kirin's neighbors and parents preparing for a festival in episode 2.
* FoodAsBribe: Used in the next episode preview skit at the end of episode 6. Kirin and Ryou are still in their bath towels while doing the singing, but Ryou is hiding just off screen. Kirin then pulls out a popsicle and throws it at her to get Ryou to come. Unfortunately her towel falls off as she jumps at the popsicle, and Kirin leaps towards her in an attempt to cover her.
* HelpingWouldBeKillstealing: Tsuyuko, Shiina's maid, prevents Ryou from helping Kirin and Shiina after they drop some ingredients onto the ground in episode 7. The girls also insist she don't help them, as they want to cook for her this time around. Ryou can't help but feel useless since she normally does everything herself. So naturally the two have a lot of trouble, such as accidentally burning some of the fish, and later breaking dishes while trying to clean them.
* PlaceholderTitle: The early ending credits shows scenes seen earlier in that episode, such as Kirin's neighbors and parents preparing for a festival in episode 2. By episode 3 a regular ending appears, and is used for the rest of the series.
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* SeriousBusiness: Shiina and Kirin get ingredients for rice omelets in episode 3 after watching a movie where one is eaten. They apparently got very little sleep before running off to the store to buy some. Later Ryou makes several of them in an attempt to make one they saw in the movie, but fails repeatedly. Shiina and Kirin suggest she give up, but she insists on doing it.
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* SeriousBusiness: SeriousBusiness:
** Shiina and Kirin get ingredients for rice omelets in episode 3 after watching a movie where one is eaten. They apparently got very little sleep before running off to the store to buy some. Later Ryou makes several of them in an attempt to make one they saw in the movie, but fails repeatedly. Shiina and Kirin suggest she give up, but she insists on doingit.it.
** At the end of episode 7, Kirin mentions that she thought of saury all day in class that she swore she could smell it. Ryou then does what appears to be TheGlomp, but it turns out she was just smelling her cousin's clothing, and realizes that the smell of the fish was still on her. She then tells Kirin to apologize to whoever was sitting next to her on the train due to the smell.
** Shiina and Kirin get ingredients for rice omelets in episode 3 after watching a movie where one is eaten. They apparently got very little sleep before running off to the store to buy some. Later Ryou makes several of them in an attempt to make one they saw in the movie, but fails repeatedly. Shiina and Kirin suggest she give up, but she insists on doing
** At the end of episode 7, Kirin mentions that she thought of saury all day in class that she swore she could smell it. Ryou then does what appears to be TheGlomp, but it turns out she was just smelling her cousin's clothing, and realizes that the smell of the fish was still on her. She then tells Kirin to apologize to whoever was sitting next to her on the train due to the smell.
* SickEpisode:
** Shiina gets sick in episode 4 after getting some water splashed on her, and thus is unable to visit Ryou.
** Ryou feels a little under the weather in episode 6 due to a combination of taking a long bath, combined with eating various dishes that don't normally do too well with each other.
** Shiina gets sick in episode 4 after getting some water splashed on her, and thus is unable to visit Ryou.
** Ryou feels a little under the weather in episode 6 due to a combination of taking a long bath, combined with eating various dishes that don't normally do too well with each other.
* ThemeNaming: Mythological creature plus location in this case, as parts of the the cousins' names can be translated as "Dragon of the Town" and "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin Kirin]] of the Forest".
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* ThemeNaming: Mythological creature plus location TrainingFromHell: PlayedForLaughs in this case, as parts of the the cousins' names can be translated as "Dragon of the Town" episode 7 while Kirin and "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin Kirin]] Shiina try to wash dishes under Tsuyuko's instructions. They break a lot of the Forest".them, and Shiina accidentally gets dishwater splashed on her.
* TrueCompanions: Tsuyuko suggests Ryou stop trying to be so self-sufficient, and to ask her friends for help once in a while in episode 6, while she watches Kirin and Shiina barbecue some fish.
* TrueCompanions: Tsuyuko suggests Ryou stop trying to be so self-sufficient, and to ask her friends for help once in a while in episode 6, while she watches Kirin and Shiina barbecue some fish.
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* WhamLine: Shiina gives one in episode 7, when she tells Ryou that she and Kirin will be doing the cooking that week. After Kirin protests, Shiina gives her a BrutalHonesty speech which changes her mind on the subject.
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* TheMaidenNameDebate: {{Implied|trope}}. Ryou and her ''maternal'' aunt share a surname, which means Ryou's father adopted the latter's wife's surname after marriage.
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** A specific example is in episode 6, when Ryou and Kirin eats ice cream popsicles in a hot, steamy {{bathtub|scene}}. Website/FourChan's [[YuriGenre /u/]] board immediate took action to remove those screencaps, for [[HetIsEw obvious reasons]].
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* ThemeNaming: Mythological creature plus location in this case, as parts of the the cousins' names can be translated as "Dragon of the Town" and "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin Kirin]] of the Forest".
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* ThemeNaming: Mythological creature plus location in this case, as parts of the the cousins' names can be translated as "Dragon of the Town" and "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin Kirin]] of the Forest". Forest".
* UnmovingPlaid: Several patterns, especially those on some of the character outfits, in the anime.
* UnmovingPlaid: Several patterns, especially those on some of the character outfits, in the anime.
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* HypocriticalHumour: In episode 6, Shiina enters Ryou's apartment just to find Ryou having a stomachache from the indigestion because the latter ate eel rice, ice cream, and red bean and rice cake soup in the same meal. After complaining Ryou of having such weird food combinations, Shiina asked Kirin if there are extra helpings of the red bean and rice cake soup.
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* BathtubScene: Episode 6, when Ryou and Kirin attempted to wash away the sweat
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* {{Shiritori}}: Ryou and Kirin played this while waiting for the {{bathtub|scene}} to fill in episode 6.
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* EroticEating: Frequently borders on this, and occasionally crosses the border, if just barely.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Several scenes can make some people question what the animators were going for, even without the OrgasmicallyDelicious responses. Only made worse when food is filled with creamy cheese with just the right consistency.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: Kirin eating somen noodles in episode 5 right before the opening credits plays.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Though she never specifically address viewers, Ryou often holds ingredients or dishes she made towards the camera.
