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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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 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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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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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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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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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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The only word to describe this series is 'BORING'.
This series was a complete meh, but what makes me frustrated is that it had SO MUCH potential - with the interesting spirit world backdrop, the restaurant and food trope, the romance between a human girl and a seemingly powerful demon. Everything that makes me drool about an anime, and they managed to get every bit wrong.
This will be more of a rant that a review so here we go:
Let's start with the setting of the spirit world. The world could've easily had a rich lore and history & I can think of a billion legends/myths of which to base this off of. It could've had a rich tapestry of places and wacky spirits/creatures filling the place with colour and mystique (think Spirited Away). NOPE - The inn felt empty and cold. We didn't see a si…
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I honestly love this show, I don't really like a cliche romance or cliches in general. I think this did fall into some cliches considering there were tengu and a nine-tailed fox, but I did learn more about the folktale compared to an anime like Kamisama Kiss. This show isn't focused on romance too much, it is the main premise and I feel like Odanna doesn't get enough show time and the chemistry between them feels rushed. He's still a great and kind character and I think the manga goes into their romance more.
I was also a bit hesitant at first to watch this because of the food, and I still don't really care too much about it, but I love the dialogue and plot.
The main character is not weak and docile, she will speak up when she feels so and she can be kind, but teasing and playful as we…
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At first I was a little bit disappointed with the artwork like too much mistakes, but this anime definitely has a good story line. I though that this will be a basic.love story between Oodanna-sama and Aoi setting up at the Kakuriyo, but it's turn into something more like friendship between Aoi and all the ayakashi there.
Oodanna-sama's character development is a lil bit too fast and quite unconsistent tho. He changes too fast from a cold hearted oni into a lovable one and I hate how Aoi never really shows her true feelins towards him. Also the love story between Oodanna and Aoi is kinda lost which is actually could be the selling point on this anime.
There're also too much things need to be explained more so I'm hoping for the 2nd season with a lot more interactions between Oodanna and…
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In recent years, the romance stories within the shoujo genre have become less unique and more generic. The characters are cliché with hardly any likeability, and the stories tend to throw all logic out the door to ensure the two main love interests become a couple by the end. Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi (Bed and Breakfast for Spirits), sadly, falls into this category. But the end result for this one is much worse than you'd expect.
There's a lot to this review, so please bear with me.
Story | 2/10
Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi sets itself up as a story about an orphan girl named Aoi Tsubaki who is unexpectedly swiped into the "Hidden Realm" - a realm where ayakashi live - by an ogre god named Oodanna. When she arrives, she is told that she will become Oodanna's bride as collateral from a debt her g…
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As soon as I read the summary of this, it got me really interested (since I'm into fantasy genre).
The story is good, I love the characters, mostly everything but NOT ENTIRELY everything (gets?) ^^ In a story, there should be a climax, but for me, I can't find which parts or episode/s is/are the climax.
I even asked myself, "am I watching a cooking anime?" xD Don't get me wrong, I also like watching cooking anime but in this anime, I wasn't prepared for it to be like that. I also think that the lesson you'll get in this anime is, cooking for someone or to others (especially if the food is delicious) gives you and them happiness, and will also bring you energy and move forward in your day to day life (ayakashi or not :D)
Overall, I like the anime but it just didn't give me too much exci…
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I'm a huge fan of Kamisama Hajimemashita and yōkai related anime in general (especially shōjo). I've read 4 chapters of the Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi manga and I was intrigued of the Oni. He has kinda twisted and smug looking eyes and face, there was really promising character and plot development and I got curious. I decided finally watch the anime, so I could see this Oni in the action.
Without spoiling I can tell you that I instantly felt the anime is a mix of KH and Natsume, but not in the good way.
Like I told you, I've only read 4 chapters. I watched the 1st episode and I was stunned; they've squeezed 4 chapters of character and plot development and in one episode... You can feel the same trend continuing through the anime. Everything feels rushed, meaningless or plain. It feels like…
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This review contain several spoilers of Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi, but honestly, if I were you, I'd just delete this show from the plan to watch, it doesn't worth your time.
You still want to know what I think of this crappy show? Ok. So, you don't care 'bout spoilers. I'm assuming that.
If you watched like, four romances and one supernatural show, you know exactly what is going to happen in Kakuriyo. It is predictable as that. They took the laziness in a whole new level while writing the script for this show. Basically, Kakuriyo is about Tsubaki Aoi, a girl that can see spirits named Ayakashi, and one beautiful day, a handsome ogre (it would be better if it was good ol' Shrek) stepped onto her and asked "do you wanna come with me to my world?" and Aoi, as a woman full of obligations,…
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Please note this review is intended to be read by those that have finished watching Kakuriyo and while care has been taken to minimize story related spoilers there may still be spoilers within character analysis. You have been warned.
A world where determination, great food, kindness and understanding of others can help promote friendship and understanding that transcends race and worlds.
Based off the popular Light Novel of the same name Kakuriyo No Yadomeshi which is often shortened to just Kakuriyo is a supernatural and romance-themed anime that gives us the opportunity to see what will happen if a teenage girl from the realm of man was to be whisked away and into a parallel world where both spirits and various types of mythical creatures such as Ogre’s, nine-tailed foxes and Yuki-O…
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I had got the impression that Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi (Hidden realm: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits) was more or less a copy of Kamisama Hajimemashita (which I highly enjoyed). Both seemed to have the same premise; a Japanese folk lore setting, a mundane girl in her late teens who are involved with spirits (ayakashi) from the hidden realm, with the potential for a reverse harem and lots of shoujo romance stuff. Which sure can be a very good thing if done as in Kamisama Hajimemashita.
I was both right and wrong. The premise was indeed similar, with our girl Aoi Tsubaki having her life changed drastically and are forced to a new life in the Hidden realm, the Japanese folk lore setting, and lots of cute ayakashi guys for a potential reverse harem. Aoi like Nanami looks like your average lead for…
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Going through the intensive 6 months of this series, I have only but one word to describe this series: Decent. It's fine, it's meh, nothing good nor bad, both traits cancelled and equaled each other. And it's been a while since Gonzo has done a 2-cour series (since 2009), but the studio's quality of making anime has deteriorated overtime, and Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi is no different.
Story:
It's very easy to summarize the entirety of the show, not just because of the source material, but of how shallow the series the staff working on this show decided to place the various scenes around with coherent but inconsistent flow:
1st Cour:
- Girl gets summoned into the supernatural world (tempted to call it an Isekai, similarity sake) because of her predecssor's problems, then gets coerced into a "…
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Cast in a spirit world of mythology and supernatural entities, Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi (Bed & Breakfast for Spirits) came together as a 2-cour show of enchanting brilliance. It’s actually based on a light novel but the ideas behind it reminds me of reading fantasy literature where the author knows what the readers wants. As a show that people probably overlooked this year, this anime definitely sets the bar.
Written by Midori Yuuma, some of the authors’ work all contain several genres mixed together. When I began watching this show, it gave me the impression of a mythical slice of life while blending in cooking elements. Then, you add some demonic entities in this show and volia, we have Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi. Make no mistake, Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi is relatively simple to understand but may…
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