Chapter 198: Eating Watermelon, Watching Anime
About ten minutes later, Kaede returned home.
Eriri, seeing Kaede come in with a bag in his hand, put down the kitchen knife and ran over, asking curiously, "Kaede-kun, what did you buy...?"
She pushed open the bag and saw several boxes inside, and her little face instantly turned red.
Kaede said with a smile, "We ran out last night, so I had to restock. I remembered it this morning, but after buying manga and groceries on the way back, I forgot all about it. Alright, I'll put these away, and then I'll make dinner."
It wasn't until Kaede had put things away and come out that Eriri asked, "Kaede-kun, when you went to buy them, did the convenience store clerk say anything?"
"What could they say? It's just normal shopping, isn't it?"
Kaede said with a smile.
Of course, he was a little nervous at first, but after seeing the clerk's expressionless face, he completely relaxed.
Eriri couldn't retort for a moment and could only say, "I would never dare to buy something like that at a store... Oh, right, couldn't you have bought it online?"
"Online shopping is an option," Kaede nodded, then said with a smile, "but if we shop online, we'll have to wait, and then we won't be able to use it tonight, right?"
"Ugh!!!!"
Eriri's small face flushed crimson, and she quickly rushed over to the stove.
But what was the use of hiding? She still had to face it tonight... After dinner, they efficiently finished their homework. They didn't start drawing immediately today, and even the Monster Hunter session they planned to start grinding was temporarily put aside.
Holding a manga, Eriri sat on the studio sofa and said, "Kaede-kun, I'll read the manga first. Please help me find some anime with great fighting scenes!"
"Alright, I already have some ideas. I'll find them quickly."
Eriri started reading the manga, skipping directly to the battle parts, while Kaede began searching through websites.
It had to be a fight, preferably one involving swords and blades, the real deal.
Hmm~~~~
Found it!
Before long, Kaede called over Eriri, who had just watched a few fights and was sketching drafts in her notebook. He pointed at the computer and said, "Let's watch this one first. Eriri, you must have seen it before. We'll just focus on the combat. There are quite a few fighting styles here, and learning from them to apply to monster battles shouldn't be a problem."
Eriri looked, and immediately said happily, "KILL La KILL! I watched that a long time ago. Let's rewatch it!"
KILL La KILL, also known as *Zanfuku Shōjo* (Severing Clothes Girl), is a TV anime produced by the animation studio Trigger. It aired in 2013, which was several years ago, but even now, it remains an extremely excellent, passionate battle anime.
When Kaede first watched it, he actually found it a bit hard to accept. His first reaction at the time was, "Why is the female protagonist's battle outfit so suggestive? How are kids supposed to watch this properly?"
Then, after watching a few episodes.
Stop with all these close-ups! Are they going to fight or not?
In short, it's a show that, once you get into it, makes you ignore the suggestive clothing and focus purely on the plot and the action.
Putting down the manga, Eriri immediately started watching with Kaede. Looking at the beginning of the first episode, she said, "When I first watched this show, the impact on me was huge. This was even more shocking than the 'naked floating' scenes in Gundam back in the day, but it really is good."
"It truly is a great show."
After taking the bag of chips Eriri was about to open, Kaede said with a smile, "Don't eat snacks. The watermelon we bought has been chilling for a while. Want some?"
"Yes!!!"
Since moving here, they had only bought watermelon twice. One of those times, it wasn't very sweet, so Kaede had consulted his mother afterward. The one he picked this time should be fine.
Leaving Eriri to watch, Kaede walked out of the studio and retrieved the watermelon from the fridge.
He had originally planned to cut it into cubes, but seeing that the watermelon wasn't very big, an idea suddenly sprang up in Kaede's mind that he couldn't suppress.
He immediately took out two large bowls, cut the watermelon directly in half with a knife, stuck two spoons into the halves, and carried them straight into the room.
Hearing the door open, Eriri was wondering why he was so fast. She turned around and saw half a watermelon presented before her.
"Here, dig in yourself."
Holding the bowl, Eriri stared blankly as Kaede scooped out the sweet center of his half and ate it in one bite. She immediately followed suit and started eating.
"Mmm, this is so much better. Kaede-kun, I think they often eat it like this in China, right?"
"Mainly because watermelon is cheap in China, but it's really expensive in Japan," Kaede said while eating and watching the anime. "But this melon isn't too big, so eating it like this is perfect. Eriri, is it too cold?"
(T/N: hahahaha to be honest everytime I saw Chinese reference in this fic I can't help but laugh, I fell like the Author just getting forced to write it)
"Nope!"
Saying that, she scooped another spoonful into her mouth, her eyes glued to the computer screen.
After swallowing the watermelon, Eriri looked at the visuals, which still didn't seem outdated even now, and sighed, "Trigger is amazing, both in style and production quality. I wonder when our manga will get an anime adaptation, and which studio will produce it. Kaede-kun, which animation studios do you prefer?"
"For me... Ufotable is one, and definitely Trigger, plus Kyoto Animation and Deen."
"What about Sunrise?"
Kaede nodded, "Oh right, Sunrise counts too. I think that's it. Don't even mention studios like JC Staff to me. I really don't want our work to be sacrificed."
"Pfft, pfft, pfft, surely not for the manga?"
"You can never be sure," Kaede said, his eyes fixed on Ryuko Matoi's transformation sequence. "Think about One-Punch Man. I remember the first season was done by Madhouse, and it was incredible. But what about the second season? The most important fight scenes were so poor compared to the first, there's no comparison. If comparing the two anime seasons isn't enough, you can compare it to Murata-sensei's manga redraws. Seriously, sigh..."
When Kaede mentioned that, Eriri suddenly remembered that she had watched the second season of One-Punch Man, but she had absolutely no memory of it now. Her mind basically only recalled the classic scenes from the first season.
Well, it seemed JC Staff really couldn't be relied upon now, even though they used to be great.
Sighing, Kaede said, "Sigh, although the animation industry is struggling right now, there are still many excellent studios persevering. We shouldn't rush our manga; we still have a long wait. Let's just get past this current hurdle first."
Eriri agreed, saying, "Indeed, let's focus on the present. Hmm... but I don't think I can borrow anything from Ryuko Matoi's fighting style or technique."
"Then let's skip ahead and watch Satsuki Kiryuin."
Saying that, Kaede started skipping episodes.