I mentioned this in passing a couple of weeks ago, and this episode really drove it home - I think the overall theme of this series could be said to be “earn your iyashikei.”
It is an iyashikei in the long run - it’s comfy and soothing and heart-warming. But none of it’s just handed out for free. You (and Yachiyo) have to work for it.
The hunt for a replacement part got genuinely scary for a bit there, and then the way she finally found it was sad and touching and beautiful. And that’s more or less the way an awful lot of the series has gone - things end up relatively comfy and soothing and heart-warming in the long run, but it’s rarely easy getting there. But in a way that just makes it that much more satisfying.
I really love this series, and I suspect it’s going to remain a sentimental favorite for years to come.
I mentioned this in passing a couple of weeks ago, and this episode really drove it home - I think the overall theme of this series could be said to be “earn your iyashikei.”
It is an iyashikei in the long run - it’s comfy and soothing and heart-warming. But none of it’s just handed out for free. You (and Yachiyo) have to work for it.
The hunt for a replacement part got genuinely scary for a bit there, and then the way she finally found it was sad and touching and beautiful. And that’s more or less the way an awful lot of the series has gone - things end up relatively comfy and soothing and heart-warming in the long run, but it’s rarely easy getting there. But in a way that just makes it that much more satisfying.
I really love this series, and I suspect it’s going to remain a sentimental favorite for years to come.