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Balloon Belly: In episode nine, Ouka enters a hot dog eating contest at the school festival and her stomach becomes engorged by her efforts, requiring that she be carried away on a stretcher. Breather Episode: Episode seven is about Sonico's adventures, during which she encounters and interact with a handful of people. It's relaxed even by the series' standard, and contrasts sharply with the previous episode. Slice of Life: The anime emphasises Sonico's day-by-day interactions with the people around her, and the fanservice elements only appear whenever Sonico is doing her modelling shoots. What the Hell, Hero?: This occurs in a comedic manner during episode eleven, where Suzu tells Fuuri, Ouka, and Sonico to wear some skimpy Santa outfits at the shopping district outside in December. She later sees the three of them huddled by a heater in the evening the next day, complete with draining health bars, and tells them they're not devoted enough if they're complaining about the cold. She gets called out on it, since she isn't wearing the same kind of outfit and working out in the cold like they are. Japanese Politeness: In the first episode's moments, Sonico apologises to someone who ran in front of her bike and forced her to stop suddenly.
The base almost looks like a coaster, which is appropriate enough given the bar/beer theme of the figure. Thus, there are no complaints about Pochaco's base. Spotlight-Stealing Squad: In episode three, Kitamura "saves" Sonico from a squid monster instead of letting the heroes of the show do it.I Call It "Vera": Sonico's guitar was a gift from Toma-senpai that the latter named "Daydream"; Toma herself received it as a gift. The first of many paint flaws with this figure is evident in the shot below, as you can see significant chipping of the paint where the two pieces of Pochaco's hair meet. Essentially, the front and side panels of the box are identical with a window and the same picture of the figure. The paint on the front of Pochaco's garterbelt is not *quite as* sloppy, but it's still pretty messy...
In episode six, Sonico and her friends were planning to go to the beach the day after trying out their swimsuits, rainy weather precludes this from happening.
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Color Failure: The CEO of the skin cream company suffers from a colour loss after learning that her product is pulled from the shelves; it turns out that its side effects include making people extremely hungry and turning them into skinny zombies. One interesting accessory that comes with the figure is a cloth apron. The parts of the apron that go around Pochaco's arms are fairly stretchy, so it's easy to get her dressed in the apron if you want to go that route. Characterization Marches On: There's a fair few subtle but distinct differences between Sonico's characterisation in SoniComi and the later SoniAni. In the former, for example, Sonico views gravure modelling as her main career goal, while in the latter, her heart is more in music.
Triple Shifter: Sonico is a college student, band member, part-time model, part-time waitress and takes care of at least five cats.Break the Cutie: Happens to Ayaka, the little girl in episode eleven. She at first is told by another kid that Santa doesn't exist despite her father telling her he does exist. Later she tells Sonico that her dad promised to be home for Christmas but won't be due to work. So she feels everything he tells her was a lie. Fortunately for her, both of her father's statements come true, and she sees both her father, who was also playing Santa.
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