Ep. 1: Asirpa is introduced while Sugimoto eats her raw diced squirrel catch in the Ainu titatupa style.

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This segment introduces the character Asirpa to the audience. Following her introduction, the narrative focuses on a meal where Sugimoto consumes the squirrels that Asirpa has successfully caught. He prepares and eats the meat using the traditional Ainu method known as titatupa, which involves finely dicing the raw squirrel flesh. The scene highlights this specific cultural culinary practice through the interaction between the two characters and their handling of the food source.