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I would disagree that the 2011 version's Menchi is more true to her character or even actually more likable. She in the original made brilliant test of observation that was ruined by the loud mouthed Hanzo telling everyone the recipe and then she is faced with the prospect of everyone passing. Here she panics and decides to start judging by taste although she originally was not planning to. Through her high standards and some spite was not able to let anyone pass. This fulfills the role inexperienced , impulsive but not necessarily bad natured genius that Satoz describes earlier. (which was also taken out)
However in this new version she loses almost everything that makes her situation relatable and sympathetic and makes her into more of a stuck up bitch than the original. Her criteria is not clear at all and she puts everyone through the cooking process out of pure spite rather than unintentionally in the original.
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