Cooking with Valkyries

It's just a nice small, cooking anime that is used to alleviate the pain of the actual main story. Story: There's really no plot going on, it's just Valkyries cooking different foods while staying true to their actual personalities. I used this as a way to alleviate the pain from the main story Art: Nothing too spectacular, but it does it's job. No eyesores and anything weird. I used this as a way to alleviate the pain from the main story Sound: Sound is pretty nice, the food simmering and what not or fun to hear to if that is a thing. I used this as a wayto alleviate the pain from the main story Character: They stay true to their original personalities like I said earlier. I used this as a way to alleviate the pain from the main story Enjoyment: Overall liked it, the opening is pretty catchy if you listen to it enough. Also it's a way to alleviate the pain from the main story

Cooking with Valkyries is an off shoot from Honkai Impact 3 game and animations, both of which I have not watched as a bunch of the entries are still being "vetted" and are not official on MAL yet, as of the time of this posting. Story 3/10. Character 5/10. Story? What story? It's simple slice of life snippets of various characters and good cooking. We barely get to know their names or personalities as most of the 3 minute (excluding OP and ED) run times are cooking. Art 9/10. Sound 9/10 The animation is beautiful. All the girly Characters look very traditional high end Japanese anime even though thisis a donghua (China animation). The food is gorgeous. There's even a 2 part beach episode at the end to satisfy the swimsuit cravings. If you watch the Japanese Dub on Youtube you would not be able to tell this is a donghua. The OP song will get stuck in your head and make you think of Pizza. And after episode 10 you'll be thinking of the Beach Watermelon Pizza (what a great idea). Enjoyment 9/10 As a gourmet fan I really, really enjoyed this anime for the food, which is the focus, to the detriment of everything else. Gourmet Rating 8.0/10 - excellent, one of the best for preparation and cooking with instructions and recipes. 08/10 Visual appeal of food - tasty looking food, very accurate 07/10 Reaction of characters to food - Characters enjoy the food and make satisfied faces especially the "piggy" of the group. No sparkles or clothes flying off, but a more realistic approach. 05/10 Difficulty or complexity of food featured - a few simple recipes, with the rest of medium difficulty. 10/10 Preparation or Cooking Instructions - they actually show the preparation and cooking as this takes up the majority of the anime time. There are recipes with the ingredients and instructions at the end. Some are simple enough you can make them at home. 10/10 Desire of viewer to cook or buy dishes featured after watching show - Will motivate you to cook if you have the ingredients available, especially for the simple, accessible dishes like Watermelon Pizza. Overall 7/10 It's a grand gourmet anime that has 100% focus on preparing, cooking and eating the food. There's not much of a story.

"Cooking with Valkyries" is a great watch for people who need to soothe their emotional wounds after playing Honkai, but also for people who just want some wholesome, cute cooking anime mixed with a bit of GL. The artstyle is very cute, it fits the vibe of the anime great. The recipies at the end are a cool idea. I would also recommend reading the manga- it covers some of the same events, but there's also additional material. You easily can find the manga online, and it's not too long. ] Conclusion: Definietly worth watching, even if you're not a Honkai fan, considering the series isn'tthat long.