Favorite Restaurant Closed, So He Went to Hama-zushi Instead — 5ch Says ‘Just Lick the Soy Sauce’

Background and Talking Points

In recent years, it’s become standard practice for conveyor-belt sushi chains to temporarily switch their in-store ordering announcements to anime character voices, and Hama-zushi is one of them. In the thread, posters mentioned the voice had changed from Tanjiro to another character, showing that these voice campaigns remain a recurring talking point among customers. On 5ch, “live-report threads” have also settled into a recognizable format, where the original poster reports from the scene while taking order requests — called “anka” — from other readers; the comment telling the poster to “do the anka properly” reflects this established custom. What sets this kind of thread apart is that it’s not just a string of food photos but an interactive exchange with reader participation — at first glance it might look like a simple meal report, but it’s actually two-way content rooted in message-board culture. The divided reactions to a lone diner visiting a chain known for family customers also show how conveyor-belt sushi is perceived very differently depending on generation and individual — anywhere from a “casual little treat” to something “a bit sad.”