The violence in this comic is
immediate and unsuspected as chef warlords fight over the restaurant
market of the future. The universal importance of food is so extreme
that a random gang beating ceases when the victim gets a reservation
at an exclusive restaurant and when war breaks out the cops simply
discuss their desire for a good steak.
Both Bob (representing corporate
greed) and Rose (representing moral greed) want Jiro to work for
them. Jiro accepts both offers with the intention of starting a war.
The result of the war Jiro manages to start is that the restaurant
scene returns to one of liberty, with individuals being free to open
their own restaurants. It's not utopia though, as customers at Jiro's
sushi restaurant still ask for California rolls.
I enjoyed this comic. It was the right
balance of interesting food jokes/references, food violence, and
actual statements on the nature of the food industry. It would be
usual for the protagonist to be the vegan moral crusader but by
making Rose greedy, exploitative, and economically motivated the
comic manages to discuss real issues within the food industry.
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