(CR) Isekai Shokudou (Restaurant to Another World)

[Kismet-chan]

While I understand it's done purely for the comedy, I continue to be amused by the fact that no one ever thought to try something different until this episode.

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by Kismet-chan

While I understand it's done purely for the comedy, I continue to be amused by the fact that no one ever thought to try something different until this episode.

This is normal when people visit an eatery only at certain fixed days. If you don't go there often then you have no reason to waste a day ordering food that you don't know if you would like.

I sometimes go through a new restaurant's menu and pick a few items that I might be interested in over weeks, but after that I tend to settle on a favourite.

[Liddo-kun]

Originally Posted by Kismet-chan

While I understand it's done purely for the comedy, I continue to be amused by the fact that no one ever thought to try something different until this episode.

The lion seems to be eating only Katsudon for at least 20 years now.

[Kismet-chan]

Originally Posted by Vallen Chaos Valiant

This is normal when people visit an eatery only at certain fixed days. If you don't go there often then you have no reason to waste a day ordering food that you don't know if you would like.

I sometimes go through a new restaurant's menu and pick a few items that I might be interested in over weeks, but after that I tend to settle on a favourite.

This depends on the person, though. If you're the adventurous sort, or just have an extremely wide palette of favorites, you might get something "familiar" or "safe" the very first time you go to a place. Maybe you even try a sever's recommendation if you're the sort to trust that opinion. Then on subsequent visits, you spread out across the menu. I'm actually this type of foodie myself. Not everyone necessarily sticks strictly to their safe zone.

It's absolutely fine if a handful of the characters always get the same thing, especially the long time patrons. But I do think the narrative would be more well-rounded if some of the newer (especially younger) customers started branching out a bit. Granted, as I said, I'm aware they're going for a certain type of comedy here. (That and the LN could probably only cram but so much information into each chapter/volume.) So it wasn't a complaint or even a certain expectation, just an amusing observation on my part.

[Stark700]

Ah finally. Took half the season but it's good to see this girl show up this week:



The curry dish also looked really well made.

[Flower]

W-whoa.

I ... uhh ... was not expecting dark haired elf girl to be THAT.

Unexpected.

But I like it.

This was another nice episode - and I esp liked the (brief) interaction between Alphonse and Kuro. ^^

[Anh_Minh]

She's pretty nice for a dragon of death. But I wonder if she couldn't have gotten money some other way. With her magic. Turn coal into diamond or something.

I also wonder what it means for Ebi Fry that Alphonse used "his" door. Did he have a horrible surprise when he tried to come?

[FlareKnight]

That was a good move. Kuro is pretty likable from what we've seen so far. Can certainly feel for her situation. Basically having to banish herself or continue killing off anything around her. Nice at least that no one actually pushed her to do that. The waitress solution probably works in a few ways. It is a good way for someone who has been isolated for an incredibly long time to socialize. If she was just hanging around as a customer she'd probably just eat the whole time . Could be a good chance for her to chat a bit with the chef and Aletta.

The obvious comparison to Alphonse was clear and makes sense that they shared this episode. Loved seeing the one guy who could tell what she was just freaking the hell out . I'm kind of interested in seeing if any other customers can figure it out and how they'll respond being served by a death dragon .

In the end a pretty likable addition to the cast.

[Random Wanderer]

Originally Posted by Flower

W-whoa.

I ... uhh ... was not expecting dark haired elf girl to be THAT.

Unexpected.

But I like it.

Definitely not what I was expecting. It does explain what she was doing out in space, though.

That was a good move. Kuro is pretty likable from what we've seen so far. Can certainly feel for her situation. Basically having to banish herself or continue killing off anything around her. Nice at least that no one actually pushed her to do that.

Yes, I felt that was a real defining point for her personality. She chose to exile herself in order to avoid killing people. Not something one would normally expect from a dragon of death. But it seems, when it comes down to it, she's a good person who just happens to have a power that makes her a threat to anyone around her.

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

She's pretty nice for a dragon of death. But I wonder if she couldn't have gotten money some other way. With her magic. Turn coal into diamond or something.

Possibly, but given that she's apparently been gone since before civilization rose on that world, the whole concept of economics and financial transactions may be rather vague for her. I doubt she has any clue about currency standards. She was only able to grasp the idea of clothes by looking around her at what other people were wearing, and even then she just made a palette-swapped version of Aletta's uniform.

Also, please relax Aletta. You're part of the family, and you're an excellent waitress. There's no way he would fire you.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Random Wanderer

Possibly, but given that she's apparently been gone since before civilization rose on that world, the whole concept of economics and financial transactions may be rather vague for her. I doubt she has any clue about currency standards. She was only able to grasp the idea of clothes by looking around her at what other people were wearing, and even then she just made a palette-swapped version of Aletta's uniform.

Well, yes, I wasn't suggesting she should have thought of it herself. But Red could have. Maybe she just wants to see Black in a proper waitress uniform...

[grecefar]

Kuro being a dragon and that background of them looks like a nice story, but well it was nice of aka explaining things to her and talk to the owner to hire her, I think the threat was unnecesary, she seems kind.

[John117xCortana]

I think Aletta overreacted. But....I can understand why she reacted that way.

It's hard getting a good job with decent people around, even in modern times.

Kuro's got a massive appetite. I think she must have ate an entire resturant's worth of chicken curry rice...

[Key Board]

If she can prevent herself from killing people in the restaurant, what's preventing her from doing it in her own world

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by Key Board

If she can prevent herself from killing people in the restaurant, what's preventing her from doing it in her own world

She made preparations. She suppressed her own aura before entering, and we don't know if she could hold it in indefinitely.

[Wandering Soul]

Kuro definitely doesn't have the personality one who expect a death dragon to have. It takes strength to isolate yourself from everyone else, but she was willing to do it.

The restaurant has a new member, but I'm wondering how the customers will react towards their new waitress. I imagine there might be some freaking out.

[HandofFate]

along with her 'making preparations' anyone else feel that if her death aura would leak out, it wouldn't affect the patrons or the chef since that's part of the package?

The chef steps in when there's too much arguing, but he doesn't bat an eye when any new comers draw their sword at him. And even if they calm down, there's no guarantee. I feel if there was anyone with malice intentions or danger, they would just get expel'd out of the resturant automatially before anything actually happens.

[Sute443]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

I also wonder what it means for Ebi Fry that Alphonse used "his" door. Did he have a horrible surprise when he tried to come?

I don't think Ebi Fry still uses that door. He only used that door the first time and was confused when it was gone ten days later. Mr. Samurai showed him another door close to where he got assigned.

Also, Kuro is adorable. Possibly the nicest death dragon I've ever seen.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Wandering Soul

Kuro definitely doesn't have the personality one who expect a death dragon to have. It takes strength to isolate yourself from everyone else, but she was willing to do it.

The restaurant has a new member, but I'm wondering how the customers will react towards their new waitress. I imagine there might be some freaking out.

Only the bigshot mage knew she wasn't an elf. I guess his apprentice might catch on too. The actual elf may also guess, especially if she catches Kuro eating chicken. The others won't.

[Flower]

Originally Posted by Sute443

...Also, Kuro is adorable. Possibly the nicest death dragon I've ever seen.

Part of me wants to ask how many you have seen, but ...

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

...The actual elf may also guess, especially if she catches Kuro eating chicken....

Oh ho? Good catch!

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To other matters mentioned, I am kind of of the same opinion as those who mentioned that Kuro was reigning in her death miasma/whatever it was, but I also guess that doing so while keeping the transformation into an elf (maybe she chose that form because she saw that those were the first beings she was unintentionally disintegrating and remembered them especially?) may be something she cannot do for a long period of time, or perhaps it could even be uncomfortable somehow?

All speculation of course. ^^

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by Flower

(maybe she chose that form because she saw that those were the first beings she was unintentionally disintegrating and remembered them especially?)

I come with news relating to that. The Novels explained that Kuro left for the Moon when Elves were the ONLY intelligent species on the planet. This meant she doesn't know that non-elves existed.

When she looked through the door using her magic, she assumed that the people on the other side were elves with unnaturally short ears.

So that's why she took the form of an elf when she entered the door; she only knew of elves and don't know of any other race to transform into.