Wakako-zake (ワカコ酒) is a 12 episode slice of life short anime series based on the manga of the same name by Shinkyu Chie. The series initially aired in Japan in 2015.
This 3-minute per episode series follows the main character, Wakako, as she visits different small bars for dinner. Always listening to her stomach for what food to fill her desires and what alcohol to perfectly match with it. Sometimes she is persuaded by the other patrons around her but she always ends up satisfied in her choices.
Given the brevity and the subject matter there is not much that can be said for this very slice of life food series. The artwork is simplistic and stay true to the designs of the original manga. The majority of the dialogue is through the main characters internal monologue, in which she convinces her self over the reasons for choosing the particular dish and beverage. She laments over the ways to eat the various dishes and her preferred ways to experience them. In this voyeuristic fashion the viewer is shown a world in which a woman, who may or may not lead a completely solitary life, fills her being with joy and satisfaction while relishing a variety of unique dishes. Or, you can look at it as the obsessed rumblings of a lonely OL who drinks too much and eats out to fend off crushing loneliness. Your call.
It was OK, nothing special, aside from reminding me that I won't enjoy a large variety of food at an izakaya. I sense a very small audience in foreign otaku circles for this show. It was simulcast on Crunchyroll but I doubt it will ever see any sort of disc release. The manga and the live action series are also unavailable, much to no ones surprise. The manga however has been highly lauded in Japan, were the marketplace is more diverse.
This 3-minute per episode series follows the main character, Wakako, as she visits different small bars for dinner. Always listening to her stomach for what food to fill her desires and what alcohol to perfectly match with it. Sometimes she is persuaded by the other patrons around her but she always ends up satisfied in her choices.
Given the brevity and the subject matter there is not much that can be said for this very slice of life food series. The artwork is simplistic and stay true to the designs of the original manga. The majority of the dialogue is through the main characters internal monologue, in which she convinces her self over the reasons for choosing the particular dish and beverage. She laments over the ways to eat the various dishes and her preferred ways to experience them. In this voyeuristic fashion the viewer is shown a world in which a woman, who may or may not lead a completely solitary life, fills her being with joy and satisfaction while relishing a variety of unique dishes. Or, you can look at it as the obsessed rumblings of a lonely OL who drinks too much and eats out to fend off crushing loneliness. Your call.
It was OK, nothing special, aside from reminding me that I won't enjoy a large variety of food at an izakaya. I sense a very small audience in foreign otaku circles for this show. It was simulcast on Crunchyroll but I doubt it will ever see any sort of disc release. The manga and the live action series are also unavailable, much to no ones surprise. The manga however has been highly lauded in Japan, were the marketplace is more diverse.
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