☀ That’s what auntie said, part 1

negiyaki

Kansai udon

akashiyaki

takoyaki

This is still not a food blog, I assure you.

The above collection + okonomiyaki is what the author has as keywords of his syosetu entry. From top left to bottom: negiyaki (with a lot of negi/spring onions), udon (clear soup, Kansai-style), akashiyaki (apparently takoyaki batter + utensil, but eaten with clear nori soup), and of course the takoyaki.

I guess these would appear as Obachan’s menu, huh?

We’ve also seen a lot of puns, right from the start. Let me introduce you to Tsutenkaku, a ward in Osaka:

Shinsekai district, Tsutenkaku, Osaka

If the tags on Google is correct, this should be the angle as it seen in New World/shinsekai area. You could see the tower in the middle, the shopping street maybe full of delicious street stalls to appease your palate.

One of them should be the superb uncle’s Kushikatsu. It’s practically fried assorted stuffs from porks to vegetables to roots to anything you can find in a street stall, I suppose.

Looks yummy enough for you?

Now, see again above,  in the corner? The golden statue on the front-corner? The bald sitting statue, uh… watching over the… street? That’s Billiken, as mentioned in Auntie’s status window.

Uh, it’s positioned like a Buddha statue I suppose, but a quick Google search will actually direct you to St. Louis University, as it is their official maskot.

There’s another one enshrined in the Tsutenkaku Tower itself, actually. Upon a quick wiki read, even if it started as a merchandise (?) and part of “mind-cure” fad, it’s actually known in Japan as a foreign deity. Ruling over what, you ask? Apparently Billiken is known as “The God of Things as They Ought to Be.”

It’s not Engrish, it’s abbreviation.

Is this the point where I should do the tsukkomi? No?

Maybe no, I don’t want to offend someone else’s deity, especially one who could grant Poison and Paralyze Nullification.

Moving to auntie’s status, we see that she has Rokko Northern Wind. Well, Mt. Rokko is famous in Kansai, being located near Kobe and Osaka, as a holiday destination all year round. I suppose it’s the cooler place in Kansai, from how it’s listed as auntie’s Wind magic.

I bet it’s warm inside the snowmen.

And then, there’s also the Healing magic, Grand Hotel New Awaji, which offers you a lot of spa options, with a superb view looking to the sea.

Inviting enough for you?

I think Auntie’s healing magic will be another grand-scale cheat. I can’t wait to see how it’s going to play out in the future.

Pickled red ginger fried in a batter to a crunchiness.

But, you know what? That Benishouga Tempura magic also makes me confused.

Like, what is this magic supposed to do?

Auntie, why is Fire magic the only thing listed as normal? Or is it because you just need the magic to start cooking stuffs, so normal fire is enough?

Moving on, the dungeon-like feel from Umeda train station is probably the tiles. 

The tiles, the design, they just look so retro. And I imagine this isn’t even the most mindboggling dungeon like spot. The train rails below should be even crazier and the only one that can save you is a direction put in huge romaji words. Don’t ask. 

That’s all for now, I guess. I bet there’ll be even more absurd things in future chapters, so there should be another parts coming to you. Yeah, because I have nothing better to do. Oh, and also, a Kansai area map as a bonus, because auntie clearly feels that Kansai is way better than Kantou area where Tokyo (Ueno, Nippori) is.

Thanks for reading! (lol)