Yeah, I've covered Kagaya before. It's since become my favorite place to take unsuspecting friends.
Now, as you may or may not remember, when ordering from the menu in Kagaya, one also chooses from a number of different styles the food is brought to you in. Having frequented the place several times, I've seen all six styles. Without further ado, here they are.
AMERICAN
Master Kagaya puts up a "wall" illustrating a cartoonish frog, and from behind it, runs a puppet show. We are introduced to the puppet, a frog named "Jack", who tells a story that varies every time the puppet show is done. Suddenly, at the end of the show, Master Kagaya drops the wall and leaps out, dressed in a full-body frog suit. He jumps around the room and screams for a while, and then brings to you your food.
BRAZILIAN
A samba-like music is played as Master Kagaya bursts out from the storage room with what appears to be a flamboyantly colored octopus on his head. He then shoots party ribbons at all of the patrons, taking special care to aim for people's crotch, and then brings to you your food.
CHINESE
Master Kagaya, dressed in traditional Chinese attire, leaps over a low counter while screaming at the top of his lungs. He starts punching and kicking in the air, letting out high pitched yelps as he does so, and then brings to you your food.
ENGLISH
Master Kagaya pulls out a teddy bear dubbed "Paddington," who introduces himself after staring at you awkwardly for several moments. The bear then does a few stretches and attempts to bring you your food, but fails to lift the tray and seems to severely injure his lower back in the process. Master Kagaya, running this puppet show, voice-acts Paddington the Bear's painful ordeal by shrieking in agony.
FRENCH
Master Kagaya pokes his head out from the storage room wearing a beret. He then eyes up the patron who placed the order, makes a sensual face, and emerges from the storage room with an easel and a stick of charcoal. He then proceeds to draw the patron in loose detail; all this while Les Feuilles Mortes by Yves Montand plays as background music. And then he brings to you your food.
JAPANESE
The only serious option on the list. Master Kagaya pulls out a paper fan and performs a very traditional Japanese dance; the likes of which are performed by geishas, I believe. His expressions remains utterly serious and concentrated as he performs the dance from start to finish.
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