See You Tomorrow at the Food Court is a short sliceoflife anime thats aimed to bring a smile to many. Unfortunately its a hitormiss. Overview Every afternoon two friends meet at the food court and have unfiltered conversations on any topic. Notes Lets look at the studio and the staff first. The studio Atelier Pontdarc is new and was established amidst the COVID pandemic in 2020. You can count on one hand its outputs. It produced two isekai Uncle from Another World and No Longer Allowed in Another World as well as the romcom Ganbare Doukichan. The director Koga Kazuomi is seasoned. He is directing the current Fall 2025 seasonals My Friends Little Sister Has It In for Me as well as Plussized Misadventures in Love He also directed all seasons of Rent a Girlfriend. His anime look nothing too spectacular but are fairly acceptable. We also have Sakai Kyuuta as animation director and character designer. The basic character design is still the same as in the manga. Its just that there seem to be fewer details in their hair and they look relatively flat. Lets talk a bit about their characters and the setting. 220https://i.ur.com/waA7rY7.png Wada seems to be a model student but she is actually struggling with her high school lessons. She loves gacha games and she has a quirky personality. She always drives the conversation as she often comes to Yamamoto to complain about stuff in her life. Yamamoto is a gyaru but unlike the stereotypical gyaru she is more reserved and responsible. Overall these two are different to their stereotypes. As to why they are always in the food court it has something to do with their friendship that started in middle school. I wont spoil the exact details. But basically the food court represents the connection and friendship they have. Friendship is created out of the quality of time spent between two people not the quantity. Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi Lets talk about the story. For those who love Monogatari this might be your cup of tea though the dialogues arent quite on point. They are just yapping on different subjects but its a hit or miss. Sometimes its boring and you dont really care about it at all. Sometimes theyre funny. Its a slice of life so theres really no plot to speak of. Theyre just there being chill and being young. The problem is that there are really no emotional high and emotional low points. For someone like me it makes me indifferent. I mentioned that Monogatari might like this. I said might because it is in the same vein but its inferior to it. If theres an anime thats related to food and friendship I can recommend its Food for the Soulhttps://anilist.co/review/28942. Lets talk about KFC. The most blatant difference is the KFC product placement. I tried looking at some panels in the manga and theres no KFC. KFC is obviously a sponsor. 220https://i.ur.com/JcyBLwJ.png Some would be annoyed by this. Others like me would be indifferent. I actually dont mind because KFC is my favourite fast food. Its just that if it were a different brand especially one I dislike I might feel differently. Conclusion See You Tomorrow at the Food Court is an okay show that sometimes is nice. But overall the dialogue is forgettable. I hate to mark it as not recommended because for some people its a nice watch. Its just that its not so compelling so I am marking it mixed feelings. NOTA BENE: A grade of 4 out of 10 40 out of 100 in anilist means I got some enjoyment out of this anime but the issues are glaring or simply I rank it higher than my 3s but below my 5s. My enjoyment spectrum lies from 4 to 10. If I have scored an anime below 4 I actively dislike it.
40 /100
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