The third installment of Tales of Agriculture subjects us again to more interesting facts surrounding fermentation, which appears to be a large motif, given the subject matter of the show. This time its a skate fish (or ray), and Sawaki yet again appears to bear the brunt of the stench.

I’m really enjoying the show so far. It’s fairly laid back, the facts and subjects are interesting, and who could resist this:

A day in the life of sake brewing.

The art and animation quality of this show is also excellent. Even just looking at the characters is enjoyable.

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Kaiji and his G-unit are still in financial (in terms of stars) trouble, as they have been for the last four episodes. They are down to one star each, and a large pile of rocks mixed with a few other cards. They only have 45 or so minutes left before the game ends.

They’ve been approached by these guys, and through some amazing persuasiveness, Kaiji convinces them to play him, for the ripe sum of 3 stars. It’s do or die in this episode, so hold on to your Japanese boob balls.

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TENTACLES

At first I was going to attempt to psychoanalyze this episode, making some reference to outward appearance and mental state, but I realized that the most complex idea within this episode is that Miya-Miya likes hitting people, perhaps as a result of abuse as a child. Yet, she acts completely opposite to her personality because of her love for Dan-kun. Additionally, I realized that I can’t even spell psycology(sp). Enjoy Sayako’s hairdo.

Kirino as usual provides the most exhilarating screenshots. MOE MOE MOE MOE MOE.

Miya’s real personality leaks out for a short moment in this revealing facial expression.

Overall, the focus of this episode is on Miya and Sayako. If you remember from the last episode, Miya is somewhat blunt with Sayako. Sayako returns to the club while Miya is training, and Miya avoids her, due to embarrassment or guilt or otherwise…

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