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A thread titled “I suddenly felt like trying a big-eating challenge, so I did” popped up on the News VIP board (5ch). It was started by “Pomii,” a poster known for talking in emoji and kaomoji faces. After knocking back 400g of frozen soba, 400g of frozen udon, and 200g of white rice — 1kg in total — in one sitting, and then announcing he could still eat more, the thread spiraled into chatter. Replies ranged from big-eating theories (“an average person’s limit is 1.5kg,” “the ones who eat 3kg on TV are pros”) to talk about weight and muscle-training routines, and even plans to binge during 7-Eleven’s Black Friday half-price sale.
What people said
I have a thing for girls who eat a lot
When I was younger, I did big-eating challenges myself because I wanted to really feel how amazing big eaters are
An average person's limit is 1.5kg, right
I've never had a girl like that in real life who could go beyond it, but if I ever saw one, it'd be unreal
There's a girl who streams herself eating around 10kg every night
(っ´ω`c) Well yeah, I bet a lot's gonna come out.
(っ´ω`c) It smells. It smells so bad it's rough.
(っ´ω`c) I'm not doing crazy-intense muscle training though… not sure if I can even call it a cheat day…
At best you get the meal for free, or some cheap freebie
(っ´ω`c) Ah, getting it for free does seem likely. That's the image I have of it. Not really interested in some cheap freebie though…
(っ´ω`c) Huh! Huh! Huh?!
(っ´ω`c) Probably around 82kg…
'My stomach is a bottomless pit' is a lie
Your satiety center is just broken
(っ´ω`c) People who love spicy food seem kind of broken somewhere too — the ones who can't feel the spiciness.
(っ´ω`c) At first, dieting makes you lose weight easily, doesn't it.
(っ´ω`c) Thanks. You're cute too.
(っ´ω`c) Can I call myself a big eater now?
(っ´ω`c) That's too presumptuous of me……
(っ´ω`c) I want to. I really want to try that. Ice cream would be good too. Sweets.
Just eat as much as you want
(っ´ω`c) What if I end up hospitalized…!? I don't want to go through something painful…!
(っ´ω`c) …… Think I could reach Google Play Platinum rank?
(っ´ω`c) I really am working hard at muscle training… I want you all to try my workout routine too… I want to make you go 'it's THIS brutal!?'
(っ´ω`c) What kind of job is that, exactly? Now I'm curious. A job where you're not allowed to do muscle training?
(っ´ω`c) Is it 'Good Meat Day'!? (a pun on 11/29 — "1129" can be read as "ii-niku," meaning "good meat")
Background and Key Points of This Topic
So-called “big eating” (ōgui) is an established genre of spectacle and entertainment in Japan, with people polishing off several kilograms of food on TV shows or livestreams. Medically speaking, this is said to relate to individual differences in how the brain’s satiety center functions and how much the stomach can stretch. Within the thread itself, comments like “their satiety center is just broken” come up — not a professional diagnosis, but a commonly repeated folk theory. This particular thread wasn’t tied to any official contest or record attempt; it was an informal, spur-of-the-moment “challenge” one person started on a whim. Rather than playing up health risks, it stayed centered on casual chat about quantities and limits.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News VIP) thread “(っ´ω`c) I suddenly felt like trying a big-eating challenge, so I did.”
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