Audience reviews
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3willbefree
So boring I almost cried. I knew from the start that the art style was going to be dodgy at best, but nothing truly prepared me for the sheer level of flatness the color scheme was. I kept this on purely as background noise when I went about my business. I'll give it one thing: the plot (as generic and a rip off of Kamisama Kiss as it is) was at least easy enough to follow that I didn't need to pay virtually any attention to it and I still understood perfectly what was going on. The English dub performances were so confusingly bad I actually contemplated switching to sub halfway through the first episode. Just so painfully mid.
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Into food porn? We've got the show for you!
The artwork all the way around is nondescript. It's not horrible but a touch below average overall. Backgrounds are meh at best. Animation is like the artwork. There's a lot worse out there, but nothing really is praiseworthy.
There's lot's of supernatural characters, but frankly, no one gets much development. They might as well just have been human. Our MC does little throughout the season, but cook, and get into trouble where she has to be rescued. The rest of the cast is just as 2 dimensional. No one is annoying, but then no one is intriguing either. They're all pretty much flat. Except the little chibi kappa. That one was defnitely annoying as time went on. Maybe the most interesting character is the MCs grandpa. But he's dead, so it's not…
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This was such a refreshing watch! It's rare to see anime related to mythical creatures and beliefs, most especially ones seen in Japan or other asian countries. I don't know why this anime isn't more known!
At first, I was a bit skeptical with the plot and the animation. A girl suddenly gets brought to the world of ayakashi and is told she is to marry the ogre lord. So much happened at first and it felt so random, but I like how as the episodes came by, things started to make more sense. You can tell that the animators did not do any shortcuts and made sure to add the needed detail of the plot. It was lengthy for a good reason! Although I do think the animation could be better, I will cut it some slack as this was created back then. I do wish they kept a similar style for season 2.
The…
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A show involving cooking, but not really about cooking. Some shows, like Isekai Shokudou, can take the premise of cooking and masterfully use it as a central point where you have the feeling that everything else happens in addition to the food... and that has it's own charm. But Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi is not such a show. While many story lines revolve around food and food is mentioned a lot, it's not really the main focus. With it's well written story and characters, it brings home a message about perseverance and hope.
Story - 8/10 - A great story from start to finish. While not the "the world is at stake" kind of story, it knows very well what it is and how to deliver.
Characters 8/10 - Intriguing characters... lots of them... maybe even too many, so much so, that some are forgotten once…
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I gave Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi a solid 7/10 because while it wasn’t a thrill a minute type of show, it definitely warmed my heart and kept me interested throughout. If you’re into anime with a gentle pace, charming yokai, and a strong female lead who finds her place through food and kindness, this one’s for you.
The story centers around Aoi, who ends up in the spirit world to pay off her grandfather’s debt. Instead of accepting a forced marriage, she takes control of her fate by opening a restaurant and winning people over with delicious cooking. The atmosphere is cozy, the yokai world is beautifully designed, and there’s a quiet strength in how Aoi chooses compassion over conflict.
It’s not action packed or overly romantic, but the emotional growth, subtle relationships, and calming tone…
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I feel like i was tricked by this anime. it starts out heavy on the romance theme and then basically stops the romance plot halfway through. They give you enough almost-romance scenes to keep you watching ('oh maybe the next episode will go a little further!'). But no, it never developed into anything. the show is also incredibly repetitive. i watched the whole thing because the entire time, it seemed like this could be a cool anime, but its just not.
The characters are dull and a little annoying. i do like the art style.
if youre a pre-teen maybe this if for you!
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The last episode was so good, I wish that the whole series had been that good. There were a lot of underwhelming moments throughout the series but the events culminated nicely at the end, the backstory of the main character definitely served to advance the plot and not to enrich the character herself. Pretty much all she does is cook; she can cook and it solves all the problem in the story. For me the characters are all pretty one dimensional
The lack of any sort of animation really made the production of the anime feel sloppy. I am sure that the additional level of detail in the manga is what is lacking in the anime and has caused this show to lose some of its depth. Nothing was fleshed out enough and there are several other similar anime that handled this type of supernatural josei much…
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Kakuriyo is pure comfort food to me, a warm and cozy anime about preparing food to form bonds and soothe the pains of life. The first half feels like something I could watch while laid up sick on the couch, while the second half ups the stakes just a little while still being very relaxing to watch. The basic plot is the main character Aoi, a human girl transported to a world of ayakashi, makes food for ayakashi and usually produces some other good as a result. I would say it fits the slice-of-life genre above any other. It has hints of romance, but this definitely isn't the primary purpose, even if it is full of attractive male characters. (Some other review said it failed as a romantic comedy -- but I don't think it's even trying to be one.) You can feel its light novel origins in the rom…
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The anime does not have a real romance, understand, it has a point there where the protagonist can have a romantic couple, she finds out who he is but has no declarations or anything. It lacks salt, it lacks spice, it lacks everything because the anime sells itself as a romantic comedy but does not have a serious romance. I don't know if there was an episode for that but it could have been much better than it was, after all it had potential.
This anime is good for you to watch to relax, spend time and watch something cute without commitment because when you analyze the story you can see that it is clearly incomplete. Incomplete romance, protagonist with generic personality and incomplete story ... is 7 too high for this work?!
Overall I didn't hate it but it could have been infinitely be…
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Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi.
You might think at first that this anime will be pretty generic. Some basic isekai, an anime with a female protagonist like any other anime with a female protagonist. Well... You got it all wrong (at least to me you do).
Why should you give this anime a chance ? Here are few reasons without spoiler :
1) Great values and simplicity : This anime is very simple and straightforward. One of its best qualities to me is that every values portrayed are so complicated irl and yet so easily depicted in the anime. It's not always about the good, not everybody is kind and stuff. There's a lot of comparisons between the good and the bad, which feels more real, more enjoyable. To go back on the simplicity of this anime, the art is simple as well. It's familiar, and comforting,…
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Wow! This was unexpected! I went into this knowing nothing, and expecting nothing, and was so pleasantly surprised!
Firstly, all the characters were enjoyable, likable characters and I feel like we got a lot of great development through the 26 episodes! Even more so, the dynamic and relationship between them all and the protagonist was well played out!
THE SEXUAL TENSION! So much! So many scenes where I felt myself getting flustered along with Aoi! That was done so well! I loved the romantic interests!
The story itself was also really well laid out! I was so eager to see what was going to unfold and be revealed next! Even when scenes might have been predictable in their outcome, I didn't mind, because the story was so endearing I wanted to watch it nonetheless!
If you like a good super…
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Please note: I base my review on my overall enjoyment.
I really enjoyed Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi. It's a wonderful story/anime with interesting plots, and above all, great characters, especially the female lead Aoi.
Aoi is strong and independent, showing strength when needed during times of peril, and at the same, she has her flaw and weakness, too, which is only human. The two male leads are great as well, and I find the demon somewhat charming.
Overall, I totally recommended this anime if you're looking for a shoujo story with a dash of supernatural, romance, and of course, food. I mean an anime is always interesting and fun to watch when there's food and cooking involved. I only wish there's a second season, but alas, for now, there's only this one season to feast our eyes on.
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Yikes. Embarrassing that this show has such a high rating when better anime like Kamisama Kiss exist with a similar feel. The animation for this show is straight up lazy. At first the premise sounded cool and I enjoyed the first episode, but the whole anime feels like filler--pointless episodes going absolutely nowhere. The characters weren't even good enough to make it worth while; MC is a mary-sue, and everyone else is so flaccid. Where's the flavour? Theyre all just caricatures of certain personality types. At least their character designs were cute
I wanted to see more of a relationship form between the ogre and MC but they get random odd scenes together (mainly when he's rescuing her because she's constantly a "damsel"). In fact, it seemed sometimes that Ginji and the MC had a possib…
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The show was pretty decent, but the story didn't had much to offer.
The characters design were way to simple, maybe that was the charm of this show.
No killings neither show off.
The show showed Tsubaki character is a women who wasn't aspiring.
Irrespective of being a 21st century girl, not having aspirations was hard to imagine even though the entire story was fiction.
Food, food all the day makes even a chef mad and this girl was smiling till the end was really a good thing.
I enjoyed this show, but it would have been great if some adventure would have been there.
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Wow! What a wonderful and an amazing trip this show has taken me into! From the start of the anime I realized that it was my type slow paced,sweet,gentle,warm and romantic of course.I have always enjoyed animes about Ayakashi and spirit souls which showcase traditional Japanese tails and legends. The animation is amazing too so is the music and the songs. I also liked how the events became more intense when Aoi went to OriaYa like it just made the show even better.I really loved the story and I hope to see another season of this wonderful show where we can see how Aoi and her Oodana become closer.
In conclusion, this anime is criminally underrated like come on MAL users! Its rating should be at least 8 like what the heck?! Okay anyway You gotta give it a watch and you will surely like it.
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summarized version,
the story was consistent, the world was interesting but what carried the story had to be the characters and the situation that Aoi was just thrust in.
the art wasn't the moooost detailed but the good-looking characters more than make up for it,
the music was great, it gave me mystical traditional Japanese clothes wearing person with an umbrella on a bride near the lakeside on the night of a lantern festival sorta feel.
then, like I said, the characters made up this story, Aoi's personality was actually quite likeable and refreshing, though it also feels as if the story is getting pulled by the characters like when the characters of both Tenjin-ya and Orio-ya were being introduced, it felt like the story would just stop right there if no new characters with ready-to-…
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I started watching this after I had finished Kamisama Hajimemashita and was looking for an equally good anime. This is way different than what I expected it to be.
For one, I don't know if im alone in feeling this, but I don't see how the title fits the story haha. It was a purely CHILL and LAIDBACK anime in simple terms. It was at times unrealistic due to the "laidback-ness" of it, such as how easily Aoi adapts to wherever her kidnappers take her! Also the fact that she was 100% okay with leaving behind her world. I know she didn't have family and she was used to ayakashi, but it's still unrealistic.
I found it very pleasant to watch and see her build relationships with ALL of the characters, although I would have liked to see a bit more romance between her and the Master:(
The "sec…
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Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi is boring, confused, poorly made, and all around one of the worst anime I have ever seen.
This is my first review so sorry if it's not really good.
When I read the summary for Kakuriyo Bed and Breakfast for spirits, I thought it was the average, lighthearted shoujo with a slight supernatural twist. What I got was radically different and extremely disappointing.
This anime, in short, can't decide what is wants to be. There are basically four main story lines, each more unnecessary than the last. On one hand, the protagonist is learning to love a man that she was forced into an arranged marriage with while also managing a restaurant since the food she cooks apparently has strange rejuvenating powers in this other world. On the other hand, she is trying to find the a…
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Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi
I think this anime not bad, but not good either. It's more like a fair likable thing, but it's not going to suck me in like few others. Even though there is some potential in it.
Story: I really liked the story despite being predictable and not the most original. However, it was entertaining and fairly written. This is a light, enjoyable watch, but if you after excitement or real emotions then this is not for you. The romance part of the story very low and not very deep. The series is not episodic, but because it's repetitive sometimes feels like it is. Anyway, I gave a 7/10 because I liked it and I love animes that includes spirits. That's just my personal preference, otherwise, I would give a strong 6.
Art: I was very unhappy with the art. More precisely with t…
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This anime was very chill, relaxing and entertaining. However, there's a reason of why I put this anime on-hold for such a long time. For months in fact.
Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi is an anime about a girl who had the isekai effect ( aka transported to another world ) and then instead of fighting monsters. She instead open a "human" food shop where she makes and sells "human" food. The story's quite simple and it's mostly about her helping other yokais as they come and go. And that's about it.
The reason why I held this anime for so long is because of the fact that I see no progress at all in the romance factor. Okay, I actually already expected this because the anime isn't categorize as romance. However, I solely started this anime for three things. Food, Kamisama ( God ) and Romance. I go…
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