Gourmet
Girl: Graffiti - Complete Collection (2015/Sentai Blu-ray Set)
Picture:
A Sound: B+ Extras: C Episodes: B+
Ryo,
Kirin and Shiina attend an Art School in Tokyo, but Ryo in truth
loves cooking more than anything and ever since Kirin tasted her
cooking, she can't help herself to Ryo's cooking. Fortunately, Ryo
he parents work overseas, now everyday Kirin and Shiina share their
ways and meal with each other in Gourmet Girl: Graffiti - Complete
Collection (2015).
Ryo
has been living alone since her grandmother passed away a year ago
and her parents work overseas (Japanese teens are so independent
living by themselves), but since her little piglet of a second cousin
Kirin came, she has been cooking up a storm. Along with her
classmate Shiina they enjoy various foods throughout the year
...because food taste better when it is shared.
This
was an anime about cooking and food, though while it was not an iron
chef cookout competition, it was more about the characters making
cooking and eating look sexy. Watching the series felt like it was
an advertisement for food infomercials and watching them eating was
an 'orgasmic' experience as they eat, as they describe the food as
they eat (with glisening sparkles) and more.
The
1080p 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image on all episodes are
great throughout joining Sentai's top releases, while the lossless
Japanese DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 2.0 Stereo tracks with Pro
Logic-like surrounds are warm and well recorded, so good that you
wonder why it is not 5.1. Extras include clean opening &
closing animations and trailers.
Episodes
include...
First
Dish: Piping Hot and Savory - Kirin comes to Tokyo and falls in
love with Ryo's cooking.
Second
Dish: Fluffy and Moist - Ryo and Kirin enjoy the Cherry Blossom
festival foods.
Third
Dish: Crunch and Melt - Ryo makes rice omelets for Kirin and
Shiina.
Fourth
Dish: Mellow and Crispy - Class is canceled for a week, Ryo
enjoys modern convenience store foods.
Fifth
Dish: Slurp and Gulp - It's summer, Ryo and Kirin goes to
Shiina's house and make some noodles.
Sixth
Dish: Hot and Stretchy - With the hot weather, Ryo and Kirin
enjoy ice cream while taking a bath (fan service time) and spicy red
been soup to beat the heat.
Seventh
Dish: Sizzle and Pop - Ryo, Kirin and Shiina learn how to cook
savory fish.
Eighth
Dish: Warmth and Chomp - Kirin makes a bento for Ryo's sports
festival.
Ninth
Dish: Bubble and Blow - It's new years eve and Ryo and Kirin
spends it together with New Year's oden.
Tenth
Dish: Chewy and Gooey - Ryo and Kirin have pizza with their
neighbor Yuki.
Eleventh
Dish: Swish-Swish and Slurp/Crisp and Glistening - It's exam time
and Ryo and Kirin have ramen of course.
Twelfth
Dish: Soak Up and Squeeze - Ryo and Krin pass their exams and
Krin moves in with Ryo.
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Ricky Chiang
