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Kodoku no Gurume ~Season 2~ (Tokyo TV, Fall Edition 2012) brings back Matsushige Yutaka as Inogashira Goro, the food-loving, teetotaler, solitary merchant. Once again, he travels in and around Tokyo, visiting clients while checking out local cuisine and eateries along the way. This season, Inogashira indulges his sweet tooth by trying out more desserts and confectionery shops. At the end of each episode, the manga's author, Qusumi Masayuki will also visit the featured shop, and this time, will interview a surprise guest in his usual segment, "Furatto Qusumi."
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Ep. 11: "

Thai Curry and Soupless Chicken Noodles

of Kita Senju, Adachi Ward

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Episode Synopsis. Inogashira heads for a certain destination in Adachi Ward. However, hunger strikes as soon as he arrives in Senju, so he goes in search of a place to eat. He stops in front of a Thai restaurant called "Laikanok." He is reminded of a recent conversation he had with a lady friend of his regarding a potential business deal involving Thai products. "This could be field research," he surmises. "It's like killing two birds with one stone." He decides to have Thai cuisine for lunch. He steps inside but feels hesitant. The restaurant is full of female customers only. No, wait... there is one male customer - another lone wolf like himself...
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Ep. 8: "

Eating At the Office After Visiting Sunamachi-Ginza Shopping District

, Koto Ward"


Episode Synopsis. On a particularly busy day, Inogashira is in Sunamachi, Koto Ward, meeting up with one client after another. Despite his heavy schedule, he still finds time to help out a lovely client with a sprained ankle in setting up things in her coffee shop. He also takes a break inside a Samurai-themed cafe called "Coffee Dojyo Samurai," where he encounters a fascinatingly somewhat bumbling kind of customer. After his meetings were done, he still has more work to do and decides to buy some take-out food to eat at his office. He goes back to a shopping district which he spotted earlier in the day, the Sunamachi-Ginza Shopping District. There, he drifts from one store to the next, basking in the sights and aroma of their hot and ready-to-eat street food delights...
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