Ben-To
Oshimeter
Synopsis
The supermarket is an important building in any city, for they provide a convenient way to purchase a variety of food in a family-friendly, safe environment. However, these stores changes in the blink of an eye once the unsold bento boxes go on their nightly half-off sales! War breaks out and friends become foes as each person fights for honor, pride, and dinner. There are no longer any people in these supermarkets, only Wolves and Dogs—winners and losers. High schooler You Satou is painfully introduced to these battles after unknowingly stumbling into the war zone, but instead of choosing to avoid these nightly fights, he wants to join in. After seeing Satou's lack of fighting skills, upperclassman and Wolf Sen Yarizui invites him and Hana Oshiroi, a girl who enjoys spectating the brawls, to join her Half-Priced Food Lovers Club to show them the distinction between the Dogs and the Wolves. Together, they learn what it truly means to fight for your food.
Episode Guide
Characters
Sen Yarizui
Ice Witch Sen, a skilled bento brawler, is a calm yet clumsy second-year president with surprising board game prowess.
Nishimura Trina
Ayame Shaga
Ayame Shaga, Yō's cousin, is a cunning bento brawler known as the Beauty by the Lake, using chopsticks in battle.
Garrett Morgan
You Satou
A high school freshman, initially weak but surprisingly strong, known for his love of retro games and bento brawls.
Shimono Hiro
Hana Oshiroi
A shy, yaoi-loving girl who avoids fights to snag discounted bentos.
Angelle Felecia
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Interesting plot and story
Talk about a satisfying conclusion. This episode provides us with a clear sense of closure while wrapping everything up. Exaggerated in the show’s signature style, the final battles are fast paced, leaning into its entertaining and absurd premise. I love how it doesn’t try to over complicate things. This is a very fitting finale.
While still delivering it’s over the top supermarket battles that the series is known for, this episode does an amazing job biking up the tension for the finale. As the story moves towards its end, the alliances and rivalries become more serious and the fight scenes feel more intense then what we are used to.
The way the tone of the series shift in this episode without breaking the unique “battle for discount bentos” identity is what makes this episode memorable. There is still a balance between action and comedy but what stands out more than its usual humour is the darker atmosphere developed in this episode.
More of the relationships between group members was shown was shown in this episode. The action scenes were made way more entertaining through the teamwork and rivalries shown in this episode and the battles felt way more competitive.
How more attention is given to the relationships between the characters is what makes this episode. Rivalries feel more personal, showing us that there are actual emotions behind them instead of pure comedy, making the fights more exciting.
So far one of the most entertaining episodes perfectly capturing what makes Ben-To unique. Treating something completely stupid as though it was an epic sports anime showdown.
They mixed more character-focused storytelling and the usual trademark chaos. The supermarket battles are still as ridiculous and intense. The episode makes the characters feel more connected and memorable through it given viewers a better look at the personalities and motivations behind the fighters.
There a balance between ridiculous action and surprisingly fun character moments which keeps the momentum of the series going. Battles feel fresh instead of repetitive because there is more strategy involved in this episode.
This episode focuses more on the rivalries between fighters, keeping the energy high. It shows how serious the fighters are about earning their meals but the battles are still over the top and funny. More depth is added through the growing teamwork and respect between characters.
There is stronger humour in this episode than in the previous episodes. Ben-To starts to feel like more than just a goofy gimmick anime in this episode. There is a balance of hype action and absurd comedy.
This episode balances out the chaotic comedy with character development. This episode is definitely where Ben-To really begins to find it’s identity as a part action anime, part parody, story about brawling for discounted food.
This episode did a great job immersing you into the underground “battle” culture aswell as introducing the main character. There are intense and well animated action scenes, where simple things like grabbing food is turned into a combat sport. To keep things from getting too serious, there is a strong comedic tone.
Ngl this has to be one of the worst endings yet. Like I understand where they're cmg from with this standpoint but the ending just feels so abrupt. The first half was very good, where they're all there before the battle begins. But once that battle begins, it just ended so abruptly, where it's like a happily ever after story. Nah this ending wasn't it. However, I'll rate the whole series itself at a 7/10. Everything was good up until this ending. ;)
This episode is slightly slower than the rest but it's understandable because it's trying to set up for the big finale. Hopefully satou's feelings get solved in the next episode because it would be sad if it didn't. A great episode overall! :)
This episode is really good! The way they had orthrus be a part of this series is amazing!!! (I really love greek mythology) The end fight is really amazing too!! Has to be the best fight of the entire series thus far! :)
This episode really expresses the feelings of certain characters towards others and also romance itself. It's great to see a change but I kinda miss the fighting in the grocery stores like how it used to be. Still a great episode indeed tho! ;)
This episode is so funny lol. The way Satou ends up at a hospital and what happens in there is super hilarious. Definitely much lower on the action sequences but still a very good episode indeed! :)
This episode is really different from the rest! It took place by a poolside and it's very cool to see it being unique and entertaining than the other episodes! The romance, comedy and action are still all there and it's good to see! ;)
This episode is very action-packed. The battle against a specific character (I won't spoil) was very dope to watch and it was so amazing! Hopefully more of these fights in the upcoming episodes pls! ;)
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