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Why do anime and manga characters love onigiri so much?

April 26, 2017anime characters love manga onigiri

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Why do anime and manga characters love onigiri so much?

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Debra Jenkins Posted

I don’t think it’s just an anime thing. Onigiri is such a versatile and tastey food with a lot of possible fillings, such as salmon, pickeled plum, tuna, and more. They are a fast and easy treat, so most people love them because it’s a simple but delicious picnic food. Why do Americans like Pizza so much–they’re always eating it in movies and TV, right? It’s because it’s fast, easy, and delicious food. There are other foods that Japanese anime characters enjoy as well, including curry (School Rumble) ;-D

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Onigiri is Japanese comfort food, because Japanese people love rice! (In the movie Kamome Diner (kamome shokudo), discussed at length here, onigiri are called “Japanese soul food”, and I think that is very true.