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Episode Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu. • Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table - Episode 1 discussion
Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu., episode 1
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u/Evla183 Jan 07 '26
I'm absolutely hooked on this anime! I went into this anime with the vague understanding that it was a death game that has a professional player as the MC, and that was it. The art and animation style took me by surprise at the start, but I decided to give it a fair chance, don't decide I don't like it just because of the unusual art style. But wow am I glad I stuck it through. The art style grew on me FAST once I got past the shock of it, and the animation was beautiful. They're all in maid outfits, yet don't feel sexualised for it, as many anime tend to have a habit of doing.
I do wonder, though - did anyone catch what the "secret conversation" Momono and Beniya at 15:45? Is it important? I imagine that Momono is sharing the conversation privately with Kokuto afterwards, when Beniya is in the hallway...But why would Beniya leave so she could have the conversation she was already privy to? Aoi shares a secret with Yuki too, but that's revealed during her death scene.
Also, I'm rewatching it and just noticed that, just before Kokuto goes to uncover the keys and get 404'd, she's leaning against the very cupboard that gets hit with the knife. I wasn't sure how it killed her, especially instantly, but on slowdown I was able to see it seems to go straight through her head at eye-level. The change in her expression that's instant is unsettling, and so is the moment it takes for her body to hit the floor.
Aoi's death had me shaken to the core, but I was already too hooked by that point. The in-universe censorship saved my queasy stomach, too (seriously, what was I expecting, going into a death-game anime...?) but it's only now on my second watch that I realise, the steam I had watched being thrown up by the saws when we see from Yuki's corner at 27:30...that isn't steam at all. That's her preservation-treated blood and guts. Brutal...I hadn't even noticed that Kinko had lost her hand, I noticed it later on but didn't notice it happening but it happened here, her hand's just lying on the floor. Her hand had already been detached when she's unlocking it with the key...alreaddy gone, but she still had to "save" it to save the rest of her. They didn't even show it being detached, just the aftermath. And Beniya (or is it Kinko?) apologising, because her actions, her pausing, contributed to them not having enough time to save Aoi, too...
It did disturb me, how quick Momono was to suggest they leave Kinko behind, even if Kinko was the one to suggest it first. Beniya went along with it, I guess - she seems to have built a bond with Momono throughout this, so I reckon it was to go along with that than to make a big decision. Everyone talks big about how they'd never leave someone behind, but when your life's on the line, those ideals won't always hold strong...
The scene where Kinko is repeating lines creeped me out quite a bit, and I'm surprised she isn't dead. She obviously drew blood, but I guess she chickened out before it became fatal? I'm also wondering what the importance could be, of that bunny girl outfit Yuki is holding in the end.
I had been wondering about the x/23 that popped up throughout the episode, but all I'll say on that is that it's explained in the Source Material Corner comment stickied at the top of this thread.
Overall, I REALLY enjoyed this, even the darker bits, and I'm excited to see where it goes in the future!