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- In this episode, the club goes on a two day trip to Shimoda. Given the Shinon explicitly calls the trip a “camp”, I want to say this is the show’s obligatory training camp episode. Admittedly, there’s no actual training apart from a cookout but then again, the Food Culture Research Club’s entire purpose is to dick around so not doing any training is training in a sense.
- Had a good chuckle when the girls play rock, paper, scissors to decide who’s the odd one out and has to sit solo in the train. Poor Shinon jinxes herself. I kind of wish her reaction was more over the top, though (it wouldn’t be that out of character for her).
- At the lodge, the girls want to use an outdoor pizza oven but unfortunately for them, it rains during the first night. Apparently, this is yet another instance of Shinon jinxing herself. The sleepover the girls do instead is fun enough. I really like how Nana looks pretty similar to her pre-makeover look during this scene.
- It wouldn’t be a CGDCT anime without a trip to the beach. I wouldn’t say this segment is heavy on fanservice but it kind of does come across that way, due to lack of it in the last episode.
- Tsutuji apologizing to Shinon for writing her name down as the club president and thanking her for all her hard work feels a bit out of the blue. I don’t know, I wasn’t expecting anything sentimental during the beach segment. I couldn’t help but expect a catch of some kind. That said, I like that Tsutuji and, by extension, the show itself notes the effort Shinon has been putting into the club. For a seemingly lazy character, she has actually proven to be club president material, putting a lot of time and effort in organizing all the club trips.
- Really wish I could eat the pizza Mako makes in the episode. The food in this show can look so appetizing.
- Throughout the episode, Mako notices that Kurea looks a little unhappy whenever she and the others reminisce on past experiences. Kurea later admits to Mako that she does feel like an outlier in the club. Whereas Mako and Shinon are childhood friends and Tsutuji and Nana have known each since high school, Kurea has only known everyone more recently so she feels a bit left out.
- I kind of question the decision to focus on Kurea again, when she already had the spotlight in Episode 5. That said, I really like seeing such an insecure side to her character. Given that Kurea is the one who got Mako into the club, it’s really neat to see their bond come full circle here when Mako assures Kurea that she’s a valuable part of the club. Having the two begin to address each other by their first name is a nice touch.
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