Just watched episode 2. This is very similar to the Cafe Concrucio spinoff I've dreamt of. Very interesting to watch a food-themed anime that doesn't go into minutiae of the recipes; the grub is used more as a vehicle for characterization and worldbuilding. Like how both the treasure hunter and the knight were surprised that they get free refills on water.
edited 13th Jul '17 8:14:41 AM by fillerdude
Hah, I actually read up to volume 3 of the light novel.
I really rather liked the light novels, making it one of the only four light novel series I actually like (others being Full Metal Panic, Hataraku Maou Sama, and Kumo Desu Ga Nani Ka).
Here's hoping that the adaptation does the novels justice. See, I have this policy that if a light novel has the word "isekai/another world" in the title, I automatically skip the shit out of it. This is the only light novel that I made an exception to that policy.
Continuously reading, studying, and (hopefully) growing.There's a bookstore I go to in Kamata Station that has a whole bookshelf full of Isekai novels and books, and they all mostly look like crap - we're squarely into the period where the rate of people jumping on the bandwagon is making the yoke beat the dead horses. Kumo Desu Ga is fantastic, but it's right on the cusp between the 'we're taking this reincarnation trend seriously' period and 'time to make people reincarnate into whatever silly crap will sell light novels' period, time-wise.
...do we have a thread for Kumo Desu Ga yet? I'd love to talk more about it (obviously).
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I've mentioned it in a post above, but the stark difference between this show and other food porn series (aside from the obvious) is that the show hardly dwells on the recipes, and instead uses the food to give us insight into the other world and its inhabitants. A good example is a customer in the second episode who gets shocked that she can get free refills on water, and in a similar vein another customer is shocked the water has ice.
I was wondering when we were going to get a merchant type of character, and he does not disappoint. Really cool to see a fantasy-world guy actively stealing ideas from modern civilization. Adelheid's half of the story was a bit more boring, but we do get to see a glimpse of the owner's grandfather and predecessor.
Excited for next episode, though, because we're getting an elf and lizardman!
Episode:
The first part was done in a style of a documentary program. I like how the lizardmen developed almost a cargo cult of the door.
Also, vegan elves and tofu steak. Man, being an Elf must be hard. No meat.
Does one really need a bow to gather mushrooms? Then again it's a fantasy world so the mushrooms might actually put up a fight.
It seems the visit in the restaurant have given her an inspiration to improve her cooking. I wouldn't mind a Shokugeki no Fardania spin-off.
Her father makes it seem like it is really dangerous to go out and the attitude in the shop makes it seem like humans and elves probably do not like each other much.
Anyway the Lizard Man segment was just plain stupid but I liked how people are finally showing up again and being reoccurring characters for the elf segment.
edited 25th Jul '17 8:27:37 PM by Memers
You take that back, the Lizardmen segment was as amusing as it was dry.
Really cute how they built an altar for the magic door. And they cheer by hitting the ground with their tails!
So elves in this universe are full vegan, huh. The poor pointy-eared bastards. I kind of want to feed them Jouichiro's special ramen.
Oooh, a lion-man next ep!

This may be the most relaxing series in play this year, never mind this summer.
Its a show in which almost nothing actually happens, but I cant stop watching because of the repeated delight in people from a medieval fantasy discovering modern restaurant fare.
The whole thing has a bit of a feel of the Live-action 'Midnight Diner' show that's available on Netflix. Interesting people meet and greet and eat in a friendly, neutral-ground restaurant with a kind chef. Its just that we are meeting and greeting adventurers, knights, dragons, faeries and tieflings.
edited 12th Jul '17 3:31:13 PM by ScrewySqrl