The heartwarming short is the latest animated commercial for Japanese miso maker Marukome’s Ekimiso line of miso paste, and stars silver-haired married couple Yoko and Michio.
Yoko has injured her legs, and so Michio, who’s retired, has taken on all the housework duties, including cooking dinner.
Growing old is something anime often ignores, but this moving short shows that with the right partner, it can be the best thing in the world.
“This is delicious,” she remarks, causing Michio to muse “It feels so nice having someone say your cooking is delicious.