

One recurring element in _Love Kome: We Love Rice_ is the idea of a "Harvest
Show", which is something that Hinohikari (our protagonist) desperately wants
to be a part of. I had previously understood this to be some sort of rice-
based performance art, judging from what we'd seen of the [Hinohikari /
Akitakomachi / Nikomaru cross-dressing idol
unit](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x7mza.jpg). (Yes, if you thought you'd seen
everything, come watch _Love Kome_ for an idol unit composed of cross-dressing
personified rice varieties.)

However, in episode 5, Sasanishiki stops a bullet train from running over a
conveniently-placed dog by means of what onlookers (Hinohikari and friends)
describe as a "Harvest Show". (It is unclear how creating a few ears of rice
helped anything here, but this is anime, so whatever.)

[![episode 5,
01:46](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bUKwdl.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bUKwd.jpg)

An insert song (titled "Fine Dress") does play in the background as he leaps
from the roof of the school ([summoning, in the process, a ~~jelly donut~~
rice ball](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UMFyE.jpg)), but he's not actually
_singing_ it in-show.

So basically I no longer have any idea what a Harvest Show is in this anime.


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What even is a Harvest Show?


The [official site (Japanese)](http://love-kome.com/introduction/) describes
it as

> **Harvest Show**  
>  It is a live performance for the grains to appeal for their deliciousness
> to the surroundings.

which is basically the same as what
[MAL](https://myanimelist.net/anime/34402/Love_Kome__We_Love_Rice) and
[ANN](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18890)
describes

> [...] to perform at the "Harvest Show" to show the delicious appeal of rice
> grains.

How or what do they do, don't ask me... but in addition to its comedy genre,
**the show is full of parodies**.

* * *

Sasashiniki stopping a bullet train from hitting a dog in episode 5 is
actually a parody of _Kinnikuman_ about Terryman stopping a bullet train...
from hitting a puppy. [Wikia](http://kinnikuman.wikia.com/wiki/Terryman)
stated,

> In the 21st Olympics, he (Terryman) made it to the third preliminary round,
> shoving bullet trains, but was disqualified for _stopping his train from
> hitting a puppy_ (touching the train twice resulted in a disqualification)
>
> [![Terryman stopping a bullet train from hitting a
> puppy](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lExpKl.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lExpK.png)
>
> [Image source](http://blog.livedoor.jp/conbul/archives/52054019.html)

Reference: [ほかこ's Hatena Blog
(Japanese)](http://umekox.hatenablog.com/entry/2017/05/05/113000)

* * *

The cross-dressing idol unit in episode 3 is certainly a parody of many idol
units (as seen in the naming proposal): _iM@S_ (maiM@S), PriPara's
_SoLaMi♡SMILE_ (KoMeMi☆SMILE), _Aikatsu!_ (MaiKatsu), _Love Live!_ (Love
Rice), etc.

[![naming
proposal](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZOBsMm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZOBsM.png)


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