#chef komatsu

[kb11rd]

Some images redraws w the kings + komatsu

[incorrect-toriko-quotes]

Ichiryuu: Coco isn’t answering his phone

Komatsu: I’ll call

Ichiryuu: Toriko, Sunny, and I have all tried six times each, what makes you thi-

Coco, on the phone: Hello?

[narashikari]

https://x.com/junya_komatsu/status/1830160710975828194?s=46&t=r5cQ-fyChNi-Dn-w3MjHHg

I shall brave twitter for your Junya 😂

I love you Mana thank you for Junya contents

(Also bonus bicon lol)

[rakubalka]

I'm gonna be honest I'm just giggling because i just remember that Komatsu

Sweet humble and lovable Komatsu

That Komatsu

Literally cooked God

That's hilarious

Especially out of context

Other fandoms have a God slayer (not that we also don't have our fair number of them ) we have The God Chef

And God Chef not as in the person who cooked or is still cooking for God but the person who cooked the literal God

Ignore the shit quality of the meme please

[bonesdontmelt]

The world building in Toriko is legitimately so good, and the power crawl is I kid you not probably the best I have ever seen in a shonen and these are SO related guys

Like Toriko shows up and you know he and the others are the Four Heavenly Kings and you THINK this means they're the Most Powerful Dudes Ever right but turns out that, no, they're literally just the IGO darlings because they're a bunch of orphans raised in the public eye and they ARE powerful, regular people understand that, but people don't get that they're STILL the IGO darlings -- at the beginning of the show none of them would stand a chance against Ichiryu or any of the other higher ups.

They're still very much seen as Babies and this is driven in when they reveal OHOHO there's a whole gourmet world out there that most people can't survive five seconds in--and guess what the 4 heavenly kings are NOT among the number who can. Gives them a goal, something to work towards.

ALSO usually the worst thing to do in a fantasy world is start throwing arbitrary power levels on things (7 deadly sins, DBZ I am looking at YOU) but Toriko does it and it works because they give a basic, easy meaning for each unit (capture level 1 means it would take 10 normal people to get it or something) and then it sticks to that (I think the highest we ever see is the Final Boss of the manga with a capture level of 30,000 which is a ton but sure is evocative)

And this isn't just done with the fighter people either! Komatsu gets this just as much, and it's probably one of my favorite world building things because they use our knowledge of the real world against us as readers to achieve it. Komatsu is introduced as a cook in a five star restaurant and obviously we're like "aha so he's a very good chef" only to reveal several arcs in that, in this food-focused world, the cap is actually ten stars and Komatsu is actually a solidly mid ranked chef at the start.

There are so many more things because the worldbuilding of Toriko is in turns mind-blowingly brilliant and absolutely unhinged and I love that but basically they do an amazing job managing the audience's expectations by leveraging our knowledge of the real world and tropes commonly used in similar media to set up and then pulling the rug out from under us and I love it.

[dawnthefox24]

*Sojiro wants his sons bring their new partners over since he wants to meet them.* Hanzo: Ok father please behave for the love of everything Sojiro: I'll be on my best behaviour Hanzo, why do you think so little of me Hanzo: GENJI BRING OUT THE PROJECTOR!!! Genji:*wheels out the projector and has the slide clicker* Slide #1 The farmer's market son that I dated...Komatsu Masanori Genji:*Show an imagine of Sojiro hanging the kid upside down from a tree* Sojiro:....He was cheating on you.... Genji:*clicks to the next slide showing Sojiro dragons chasing Hanzo boyfriend trying to climb up a tree* Hanzo: The gardener for hire....Kazehaya Hoshi....HE ALMOST LOST A LIMB!!! Sojiro: I mean...the dragons only took a bite out of his pants.... Genji:*clicks the next slide of the head chef*.....Ushioda Kazuyuki....I still don't even know where they went.... Sojiro:*looks away*.... Hanzo and Genji:*rolls their eyes, finally knowing what happen to the head chef * of course..... Sojiro:*crosses his arms*...I WILL NOT BE INTEGRATED BY MY OWN FLESH AND BLOOD!!! Hanzo: YOU'RE TOO OVER PROTECTIVE!! Sojiro: I AM NOT!! Genji:*keeps showing every new slide of whatever happened to their partners * Sojiro: H-How many pictures do you have!? Genji and Hanzo:*both look at each other* a lot.... Sojiro:...I DON'T MY TWO KIDS GETTING HEART BROKEN!!! Hanzo and Genji: AND WE WANT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP!!! *Hanzo and Genji's partners standing outside swearing since they heard of all the horrors that Sojiro shimada commited realisng they made a mistake for going out with the son's of a Yakuza boss*

[bagelisfriend]

Bagel Manga Review: Toriko

If I had a nickel for every manga I've read focused on food and the hunt for it where your desire to eat can be physically removed from you and be the equivalent of a death sentence, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

Toriko is a shounen battle manga about big beefy men in the vein of Fist of the North Star and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. But what sets this manga apart is the central focus on food. Instead of having some new bad guy every few chapters (though there are a fair share of antagonists) most of the battles are focused around battling newer and bigger monsters in hopes of acquiring an especially rare ingredient.

The story is headed by Toriko, a gourmet hunter who tracks down and discovers new and dangerous gourmet foods, and Komatsu, a 5-star chef who follows around Toriko to learn more about the ingredients he prepares. There are plenty of other characters that make up a fairly large cast that have a simple but fun dynamic with each other.

The highlight of this manga is the ridiculous over-the-top foods that the characters eat and experiencing the gourmet-centric society that Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro imagines. There is a good amount of thought put into the world-building with the amount of build-up and payoff reminding me of Hunter x Hunter, but don't expect something as advanced as Dungeon Meshi. The foods and environments are primarily dictated by Rule of Cool.

One thing that I appreciate is that even though the power levels of the characters continually rise to ridiculous levels (a la Dragon Ball), there is a well-established upper limit of where that power can be. Characters introduced early on in the manga such as Knocking Master Jiro provide good targets to make sure that the power scaling doesn't get too far ahead of itself.

Overall I really enjoyed it. The story gets pretty out there, but it always stays rooted in the simple pleasure of enjoying a good meal with friends. If you enjoy shounen battle manga like I do and want a meal with a lot of substance it's definitely worth giving a shot.

[zstargalaxy]

I like the Toriko x Pokemon AU, how about Toriko's interactions and reactions to us and our pokemon? Does he meet us during the Gararagator event?

TORIKO X POKEMON

Meeting Toriko

You will meet Toriko after the Garagator events that he and Komatsu had been through, like the Rainbow Fruit Arc or the Puffer Fish Arc.

I will make a separate fic/headcanon that is similar question to this but with all the Heavenly Kings and with specific pokemon for them to meet, like/are similar to but for now, lets focus on Toriko.

I always like to imagine your meeting with him during the two arcs that I had mentioned, specifically one about the adventures they have in getting the Rainbow Fruit.

The hot sun shine warmly upon your outing with your in all but blood brother, Komatsu at the Central Gourmet Wholesale Market where you had decided to give him a suprise visit two days ago and have a fun time together just like old times with your Pokémon. It was the battle for the fittest when you had announce to your hundreds of companions that you are going to visit Komatsu and are bringing some of them along for the trip.

Many are eagered to jump to the chance to meet their short chef friend again!

Which lead with you trying to evade a stampede of pokémon running all over the place to get a spot on the trip.

In the end, you had decided to bring one of your little Milceries along that had gotten very close to Komatsu, Appletun, Meganium, and Mimikyu, since it was left in the dust and you wanted to give it a little more attention.

Komatsu was bewildered two days ago at the news he got from one of the waiters about a someone waiting for them at the dining hall during minutes before closing, with two beasts that they cant recognized. One being a floating cream and the other a turtle-like beast with a crust as a shell.

Those descriptions were familiar to him as he went out to see who was waiting for him, in which it turned out to be you!

You two had chatted from evening until morning, yesterday 'till today, where you had catch up of what you two were doing so far in life as your pokémon enjoyed the food that you had both made for them all. If you two were outing in a outdoor eating establishment with your partners eating away the food in joy, people will stare and be shock at such strange Gourmet beasts. They have never seen something like them before.

One of them even teases about you two buying food for a doll until they realize it is actually alive!

The last day of your staying kinda took a turn when Komatsu was called for work to go to the Gourmet Market with an IGO Chief named Johannes, who came for something involving an ingredient.

Now, you have heard of the IGO, and their work, but you dont exactly put them in the lime light or any sort of light whatsoever. The organization kinda reminded you of some that are similar, but the name alone being spoken through your mouth made you feel like a pit is in your stomach, making you uncomfortable and uneasy. Yet, nonetheless, you just view them neutrally.

The same feeling came back when you look around the market. The place made you quasi whenever you see so many Gourmet beasts being sold and displayed out in the open. Back in your home world of pokemon, it never was like this Gourmet market place since majority of everyone in the planet is vegetarian with very little meat eaten. Even when meat is eaten, it never was sold like...this. Even after years of being here in this strange and unique of the Gourmet age, you will never understand some of it's customs.

"She's spunky" as you and Komatsu watch Tina, a news reporter for the "Gourmet News", switch personalities between on and off camera and being dragged away to prevent any toruble from intervening IGO business, you finally meet the man your brother has been talking about, Toriko.

Toriko didnt exactly felt any different to any of the Gourmet hunters you meet prior today, but his aura...it didnt take a genius to knew that this man is strong, and its not because of how he carried that Underbite Dragon . The Milcery, who was floating beside Komatsu had let out a cry and hid behind his head from the aura she had felt. Appletun, on the other hand, took a few steps back away from Toriko, feeling wary from what he felt in the man. Meganium and Mimikyu, who are in their pokeballs, shook abit.

It seems your Pokémon, too, had felt the aura...

There wasnt much interaction between you and Toriko. Komatsu had introduced the Heavenly King to once he had realize you are there.

Toriko was very curious about the creatures you have. He had never seem them before or recognise them from any data or encounter he had. The smell of Appletun quickly invaded his nose. It smells so good! The Heavenly King already had taken a swipe of pie skin from Appletun and ate it with a delighted moan from the taste, much to you and Komatsu's shock! He later on apologises but...

HE EVEN HAVE THE ODESCITY TO ASK TO HAVE A TASTE OF THEM!!!

It took all you could to stop yourself from growling and running away from the man as possible and preventing Appletun from using Dragon Rage on the man upon hearing the comment!

He may be an Apple Pie, and he may let it slide of Toriko taking a bite, but this dragon is one where you should earn it's respect!

This action kinda increase your thoughts subconsciously about Gourmet hunters being nothing but killers and eaters. Yes, we have to kill to eat food and to survive but the amount of animals at the market and how many times Gourmet hunters had come and try to hunt your pokemon back home....

It wasnt pretty.

Gourmet Tamers (atleast, he thinks you are one) are rare. And they dont just come off as genuine or great as they come but Toriko was definetly impressed and interested in hearing and meeting you and these so called "Pokémon" in person.

There were rumours from other Gourmet Hunters that he had heard from have told the same thing over and over again : how bloodthirsty and ruthless you are with your unimaginable beasts that could rivaled the 8 kings of the Gourmet World.

They werent entirely wrong. The way you have strategically ordered your pokemon through the Troll Kongs with Meganium's sun bean and vines, Milcery's attract, and Appletun's bullet seeds. Toriko raised a brow when he saw you releasing Mimikyu, a small rugged clotheds...thing, in front of the Kongs that were shaking and even slightly backing away...

You soon later on, after Toriko decided to use Knocking instead of killing one of the Troll Kongs, had learned that he may not be exactly like those Gourmet hunters you meet. He may eat alot like when he had eaten a thousand dishes at the Gourmet Hotel, is a glutton, loves big juicy beasts but he has his morals in hunting, and that is to kill what he wents to eat, not for the thrill.

You may have gotten a new shine in the Gourmet Hunters....for now.

OMG...this is so long! I might gonna redo this but man, this was long so I hope I have answered tou questions! And sorry for the long wait...i have gotten lazy and busy at the same time due to me being tired from school. But I am back! 😀

[hcneydewx]

( nana komatsu, twenty-nine, ciswoman, she/her ) ☼ i know it’s a small town, but i run into HONEY KUMAMOTO every time i go to the TIDAL POOLS. it’s like they practically live there and not the CINDERSAP FOREST for A FEW DAYS. it must be because they’re MELANCHOLY and RELIABLE. come to think of it, that’s probably why they’re a EX-PROFESSIONAL CHEF INFLUENCER too. but i did hear they want to RECOVER FROM HEARTBREAK, and sometimes they like to BAKE. rumor has it they also like PUZZLES, but dislike ROMANCE MOVIES. what do you think?

PERSONALITY

Positive traits: reliable, kind, observant, forgiving Negative traits: melancholy, weak-willed, self-sacrificing, standoffish Goals / ambitions: eventually heal from heartbreak but she feels no hope in that regard, find a job, find her purpose Fears: losing a family member General likes: long naps, puzzles, a complicated recipe, lofi music, deep water, baking General dislikes: couples, romantic shows or movies or books, things that remind her of her ex, herself

FAMILY

Father: Satoshi Kumamoto Mother: Ren Kumamoto Siblings, cousins, extended family: tbd Children: none Pets: looking to adopt

BIO

ⅰ. Honey grew up in relative comfort, the love of her parents for her evident in their doting and presence even after their divorce when she is six. ⅰ. She meanders through her life, unsure of who she is, or the point of struggling. ⅰ. Her interest in cooking stems from her bachelorette college life and her paternal grandfather who looked after her most often in her childhood and taught her how to cook traditional Japanese fare. ⅰ. She began to record what she could make in her dorm and post it online, gaining her a few followers at first and then eventually being the reason she could afford classical training. ⅰ. Honey met who she thought was the love of her life at her classmate's graduation afterparty and everything in her life started to fall into place. She was in a career field that she liked, had a few friends from her course, and to complete this happiness was a partner whom she could build a life with. ⅰ. After a long-distance relationship, she moved in with her partner when they asked her to. Her life began to circumference them as the few friends she had were back in her hometown and she spent most of her free time creating content for her ever-growing platform. ⅰ. After a year of living together, however, they broke up with her unexpectedly sending her reeling into darkness and grief. ⅰ. She stops making videos, stops posting and eventually quits her job, unable to show up without breaking down mid-boil. ⅰ. She moves out of town altogether, moving in to Cindersnap Forest to join her (sibling, cousin, friend) and to start her healing journey.

HEADCANONS

tbd

WANTED CONNECTIONS

tbd

[asknarashikari]

Kari, Sato-san posted something on threads about how his past as a kitchen part time worker was spreading. Like I said I got threads for this man.

hopefully I won't go down simping on the man lol

anyway here' the tweet about him being a kitchen worker

One of the rare instances where an actor's skillset is used for the character. (Maeda was also a good cook and prefers cooking italian cuisines iirc but that was never used in Revice so there's that.)

Speaking of skills not used in the show. Freaking Aoshima-san, Tsumuri herself, is apparently a black belt in Karate! She apparently started training when she was in fourth grade

Congratulations for starting down the long and winding road of Simping XD

Honestly I wasn't too suprised when Ryuga said that he had some skills in the kitchen. It seems like a common thread for toku actors to either work in food industry or do cooking as a hobby before they became actors. Like I read about Akihisa Shiono (Souji from Kyouryuger) working in his parents' restaurant, Renn Kiriyama cooking for Masaki Suda, Fumiya Takahashi being a trained French chef...

Heck, back in Gaim they did this whole thing called Yuta Cafe where Yutaka Kobayashi (who plays Kumon Kaito) would make sweets and pastries for his co-stars and they have a nice chat while eating them. I imagine it must've been so surreal back when Gaim was airing- you just saw this guy brooding about on the show and then you see the Yuta Cafe stuff and he's a literal ball of sunshine feeding everyone sugary treats lmao

Ffs, I got the Cookpad app on my phone so I can simp on Ryo Aoki in an apron cooking and looking like the househusband of my dreams XD And then suddenly there were so many toku actors joining one after the other- Atsuki Mashiko, Takaya Yamaguchi, Shu Watanabe, Ryo Sekoguchi, Atom Mizuishi... (I'm still praying for the day they get Junya Komatsu to come on...)

[kb11rd]

Some warmups between projects and school

[incorrect-toriko-quotes]

Coco: это все твоя вина

Toriko, rolling his eyes: Yeah, yeah, I get it.

Komatsu: You speak Russian?

Toriko: No, but since we were kids I've since learned the phrase "it's all your fault" in every language he speaks

[detectivereads]

Toriko vol 1

by Mitsutoshi Simabukuro

1,000/5 (this Manga was so good!!!!!!!!!!)

This review is for fan entertainment, I'm not being paid.

My friend (they recommended a lot of good manga and anime to me, we kind of trade recommendations back and forth) is the same one that recommended Land of Ledale also showed me the anime of this one and I freaking love it so much. They even told me that there was a manga to the anime, and I got my hands on the first volume and after reading I have made it one of my pet projects of trying collect the physical books. (I still only have the first volume; I get distracted by other books hehe).

Ok, Toriko is a food fight anime, where the world loves to eat delicious food and the pictures of the food and animals are amazing it’s a foodie fantasy.

We have one of the main characters Komatsu, who is the head chef at Hotel Gourmet, his superiors want him to cook for a fancy banquet, but they weren’t satisfied with the menu he came up with, so the suggested that Komatsu gets an animal called a Gararagator (there is going to be a lot of weird animals and names in the manga/anime). This greatly worries Komatsu because Gararagator is hard to get.

The manga later explains that they have a rating system for the animals, and Gararagator are rated a level 5 meaning you can send in the tanks and the success rate is not guaranteed that you can take one down. So, the guy that is hosting the party suggested they hire a gourmet hunter (people who specialize in going out and hunting down the ingredients) and the guy suggests Toriko.

So Komastu meets up with Toriko and explains the terms of the job to him and Toriko invites him along to get the gator. Throughout this first chapter we see that Toriko one loves to eat (who doesn’t) and two he loves to fight but his creed (I guess that what you call it) that he won’t kill anything unless he is hungry. So, all the big animals that are in the habitat of the gator are scared off by Toriko. They find a gator but this one with how old it (around 300 give or take) is an estimated capture level 8.

Volume one has one more story arc before it ends, where a very special fruit is ready to be harvest and it’s in the government facility (the government name is IGO), the fruit he is after is called the Rainbow Fruit you would think it would be easy to go and pick the fruit, there is a problem a group of violent animals have made the area around the fruit tree their territory. The animal in question is Troll Kongs like Donkey Kong but not friendly and if he had two extra arms.

Now at the end of the of the arch when Komatsu prepares the Rainbow Fruit for Toriko, we learn about full course meal. That gourmet hunter tries to find their prefect meal, Hors D’oeuvre, soup, fish course, meat course, entrée, salad, dessert and drink. The Rainbow Fruit made Toriko’s dessert.

The volume ends with meeting a mysterious character who is also a gourmet hunter named Coco.

This series is greatly underappreciated in my opinion, I am incredibly heartbroken that there is not a lot of merchandise for this series. I said it one of my other reviews that if it has to do with food or cooking, I love it. (I do have my preference when it comes to this however, I prefer cozy family slice of life) this is one of the few exceptions that I will break away from cozy to action pack fighting.  I highly recommend this manga/anime for any foodie lover or fighting manga/anime lover too.

[rakubalka]

Local Demon Perfect Remembers Previous Life , Fight Right Hand Man , Breaks Into Local Loser Home With Groceries Demanding Be Fed

Kyoya needed to up Komatsu's protection by a lot . And yes his name is now Kyoya . Zebra was a title picked because of his numerous scars by the cocky bastards who made him fight day and night to even have chances of surviving .

By the time he got rescued Zebra felt more like himself than any name he would have gotten .

But he has a name now and that name is Hibari Kyoya , and it's HIS .

And he wants Komatsu to call him by his NAME , not the familial but his own one . It will sound oh so sweet if it's his Komatsu who says it .

But he does need to get Komatsu to stop using those "honorific" . He isn't Hibari-san he is Kyoya . Hes Komatsu's Kyoya the same way Komatsu is Kyoya's . EXACTLY THE WAY ITS SUPPOSED TO BE .

On the earlier note the house needs a lot of reinforcement to even stand afther a punch . Also the kitchen isn't right and neither is Komatsu place in it .

It's like Komatsu hasn't been in the kitchen as the chef , and that doesn't add up . Komatsu is a true chef in heart and soul . He can even now hear how happy both he and the ingredients are to be in the kitchen and to cook . Despite his clumsiness he can still clearly hear that SOUND .

A SOUND of pure joy . A SOUND that only someone doing something they adore with their whole soul can do . A SOUND that has long since become synonymous with Komatsu .

Komatsu isn't being taken care of here .

And if Komatsu isn't being taken care of , then he can come with Kyoya . His house is big enough to have a somewhat decent kitchen for Komatsu .

And if anyone in his house DARE tell Komatsu what he can do and where he can go . They will be bitten to Death .

"U-um , H-Hibari-san the food is ready ." The call was enough to get him out of the ready for blood mood . Not to mention how cute Komatsu looks in an apron . Absolutely adorable .

"It's Kyoya for you little animal ." Starting with the correct name now will make things in the future easier .

"That isn't my name Hibari-san !" Oh he is squeaking that brings back some adorable memories .

"And mine isn't Hibari-san . So let's make a deal . You tell me what you want me to call you and i will call you that . In exchange you will refer to me as Kyoya , no Hibari-san, no Hibari or even Kyoya-san or Kyoya-sempai . Just Kyoya ." Bait .

"T-that isn't how that works ." And here goes the flushing as always adorable .

"And who says so ?" Sinker .

"Ahh a-ahh . Ugh I don't know . But people don't refer to each other so close all of the sudden . " And the mini breakdown caused by the sanity . Kinda forgot it was so common , but to be fair sanity was never their family's strong point .

"Little animal if someone is bothering you , you can tell me . I will take care of it . If they brother you they clearly need to be bitten to Death " Reassurance is important for Komatsu's shaky self-esteem and this is no different .

"No need ! No need to bite anyone ! The thing you said about the names ? Sounds great !" The fake smile is so obvious it's sad , but a win is a win . He will later do an investigation on anyone who might be taking advantage of his chef's kind and gentle nature .

"Yes little animal . What would you like me to call you ? Anything you feel comfortable with I will accept~ ." Huh , so he can still purr that's handy to know .

"Ah . Tsuna or Tsunayoshi , but I know it will end up as Dame-Tauna in the end so no need to be polite ." Insulting himself ? And that look of hurt means people use it . Guess he has several funerals to plan .

"Tsuna then ! Call me Kyoya !" And finally Hook !

"Y-yes . K-Kyoya ." YES . FUCK YES . HIS KOMATSU IS CALLING HIM BY HIS NAME !!!

"I DEAMND A REMACH YOU FUCKER !!! I ALSO DEMAND A COOKING DUEL !!! "

And of course the damn tengu wake up and decided this is the perfect moment to come here !

REMACH HE WANT ! REMACH HE WILL GET ! HE IS BITTING HIM TO DEATH FOR BEING A COCKY BASTARD! !!

[narashikari]

V-Cinema non-spoiler(-ish) thoughts

Putting it under a cut though just in case... also, beware Junya simping afoot

Junya Komatsu really was the MVP of Revice... his acting in the V-Cinema is *chef's kiss*

No, seriously, the man's so talented, I cannot. He nails Muramasa coldness and sadism, as well as both of Hiromi's serious and goofy sides. I love him so much asdfghjkl

GODDAMN THEY SHOULD'VE LEFT THE LACE TOP BY ITSELF BECAUSE JUNYA AS MURAMASA WAS HOTTER THAN CROSS-Z MAGMA. Petition to have Junya re-do all the Muramasa scenes in just the lace top without the shirt and jacket on top of it... pls Toei

Hiromi is quite handsome in his new Blue Bird duds too though

Wataru Hyuga's no slouch too. Kagerou's the second-best thing in this movie, ngl. Kid's gonna go places for sure.

#HyuJun's chemistry really just works. Build-tier heated drama between men.

Why. Did. They. Use. That Song. Why?? I didn't have to be reminded of the moment I fell for Junya??

Also the scene they used it for... OH HIROMI... MY HIROMI...

Goddamn they used that song for the moment that HiroDaiji walked to the final battle together?! What does this mean?!

Kagerou is a tsuntsun magnificent bastard, knew it

What is with Revice and amusement parks?

HiroDaiji canon basically.

Dad Material Hiromi confirmed.... as it should be

[scoups4lyfe]

Can I just say... ep 44 really showed off Junya Komatsu and Wataru Hyuga's acting chops. That whole scene of them... And their chemistry is *chefs kiss*

(Now if only they would kiss too lol)

🤝

Major double shout-out to Wataru Hyuga because the absolute pathetic-ness coming from Daiji in that scene was oscar-worthy.