The bigger the imagination, the crazier the lunchbox.
Japanese father Takafumi Ozeki, who’s also a member of comedy duo The Geese, first came to our attention last year when he shared a photo of an unusual-looking bento he’d made especially for his kindergarten-going daughter.
While Ozeki’s Twitter feed is usually bursting with images of the beautifully arranged kayaraben, or character bentos, which he makes for his little girl, this particular photo showed a lunchbox that looked like it had been made by a small child.
幼稚園の娘が「こういうお弁当にして！」と自ら図面を描いてきたので、注文通りのお弁当にした。めちゃくちゃ喜んだからよかったけど、先生に見られたら心に闇を抱えてる親だと思われる可能性もあるので心配。 https://t.co/C1bIl9n14n
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ザ・ギース尾関 (@geeseojeck) May 24, 2017
And in a way, the asymmetrical frog-face and the strange human beside it had been made by a child, as Ozeki had arranged it to be a perfect replica of one of his daughter’s drawings. According to Ozeki, this particular lunchbox came about after his girl came to him one day with one of her pictures and asked him to turn it into a bento for her.
After receiving hundreds of thousands of likes online, many thought this might be a one-off act of affection for Ozeki, who’d expressed his concern over what the teacher would think of the strange-looking bento at school. However, it turns out it was just the first of many, as more daughter-daddy bentos have been making their appearance online in recent months.
▼ Owl and Cat, to mark the coming of spring.
春めいてきた。フクロウとネコ弁当の季節。 https://t.co/1eGz4Z1ojp
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ザ・ギース尾関 (@geeseojeck) March 14, 2018
As the school year got underway in April, his daughter drew a picture of Mickey Mouse for her bento of the day.
幼稚園の娘が描いたミッキーをお弁当に。いまだかつてこんなに人を小馬鹿にするミッキーを見たことがない。年中さんもいよいよスタート。がんばれ。 https://t.co/vVRDj7RRVT
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ザ・ギース尾関 (@geeseojeck) April 17, 2018
For this ladybug and penguin scene, Ozeki felt the pang of his daughter growing up, saying that the bento he made was actually less skilful than her original drawing. While he’s happy about the progress of her artistic ability, he’s also a little worried about keeping up with her as she gets better at illustrating her designs.
幼稚園娘が描いたペンギンとてんとう虫をお弁当に。お弁当の方が下手になる事態が発生してしまった。娘の画力が上がるとお弁当がついていけなくなるジレンマ！嬉しいけども！ https://t.co/8ARSOunZx1
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ザ・ギース尾関 (@geeseojeck) April 19, 2018
Ozeki’s next challenge was recreating his daughter’s interpretation of cute raccoon-dog character Tanukichi-kun.
幼稚園の娘が描いた「たぬきちくん」をお弁当に。イラストのとおりに作ったら、たぬきちくんがソフトにトリップしてる感じが出すぎた。「森で山椒を食べすぎたたぬきちくん」という裏設定にしよう。 https://t.co/v8UCmeJ16S
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ザ・ギース尾関 (@geeseojeck) April 24, 2018
And then it was time for Miguel and Héctor from the animated movie Coco (known as “Remember Me” in Japan). While Hector was meant to be giving the v-shaped “peace sign” in the picture, Ozeki hoped the teacher wouldn’t mistake it for an image of him hitchhiking, with his thumb out for a ride.
先日観た「リメンバーミー」の思い出を娘が描き、お弁当に。主人公のミゲルとヘクターがよく描かれている。これを見た人は一ミリもリメンバーミーが描かれているとは思わないだろう。幼稚園の先生に「タモさんがヒッチハイクをしてるお弁当を作って… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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ザ・ギース尾関 (@geeseojeck) April 27, 2018
More recent bentos from this month show a trio of hippos splashing about, with one of them popping up from under the water to give the other a surprise.
幼稚園の娘が描いたカバをお弁当に。「急に仲間が水から現れてビックリしているカバ」とのこで、たしかにカバにもそんな時があるだろうなと気付かされる。カバ好きには伝わる作品。 https://t.co/n17nqmm5g4
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ザ・ギース尾関 (@geeseojeck) May 08, 2018
And perhaps one of the most delightful in the collection is this one, which perfectly replicates his daughter’s drawing of a camel pooping. Ozeki is guessing that this is perhaps the first time Japan has ever seen such a bento, and reckons he should win an award from some sort of camel association for his efforts.
娘が描いたラクダがうんちをする姿をお弁当に。ラクダがフンをするシーンをお弁当にしたのは低く見積もっても日本で初めてだと思うので、ラクダ協会的な所からなんらかの賞を与えられたい。 https://t.co/habvHQt6TX
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ザ・ギース尾関 (@geeseojeck) May 18, 2018
With such a vivid imagination, Ozeki’s daughter is bound to have even more surprising images in store for her doting dad in future. He might want to take some inspiration from some of these other bento-making cooks so he can keep up with her skills!
Featured image: Twitter/@geeseojeck
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