

In the anime Haikyuu (second season to be specific) when Karasuno High goes to
tokyo for a week for practice matches, there is a scene where some high school
girls brings watermelons for the players.

In the next scene, Hinata is shown eating one of those, and the sound effect
is like eating chips or something crispy. Is it sound effect fault or japanese
watermelons are crispy?


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Are Japanese watermelons crispy?


Typically, the following are onomatopoeias (words expressing sounds which the
Japanese language is abundant with) for eating watermelons / crispy thing.

  * watermelon : _shaku shaku_ (シャクシャク) [a sound effect sample](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGc5GLW1deI)
  * crispy thing : _kari kari_ or _pari pari_ (カリカリ or パリパリ) [a sound effect sample](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq-l5NGjVO4)

I haven't watched the scene, but it is unlikely to be a fault. And I can
assure you that Japanese watermelons are not crispy.

The answer to your question is that they might simply sound similar. The
difference is the so-called plosive sounds such as _p_ or _k_ for crisps.


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