The Day After a Fight With His Wife, a Man in His 40s Got His Lunch in a Magical Girl Lunchbox

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In Japan, it's still common for one spouse to pack a homemade lunch (a bento) for the other to take to work. Which means the lunchbox can quietly double as a message board. A man in his 40s posted a photo of the lunch he was handed the morning after a fight with his wife: a small pink box covered in characters from Witchy PreCure!, a magical girl anime aimed at young girls.

PreCure is a long-running franchise that launches a new series every year, and this particular one aired in 2016. So the box is about ten years old, sized for a little kid's appetite, and somehow still in near-mint shape. Nobody can say for sure whether it was a punishment, a joke, or just the box that happened to be clean. People had thoughts anyway.

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My lunchbox the day after a fight with my wife (man, 40s)

夫婦喧嘩した次の日のお弁当箱（40代男性）

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Wait what?! Isn’t that a reward?! If I got a Smile PreCure lunchbox I’d honestly be happy lol (Smile PreCure is the 2012 series, released in English as Glitter Force.)

えっ！？ご褒美じゃないですか！？俺がもしスマプリの弁道箱にされたらマジで喜んじゃいます（笑）

Cure-up Rapapa~ now go make up (“Cure-up Rapapa” is the magic spell the heroines chant in Witchy PreCure!)

キュアップ・ラパパ仲直りし〜や

“Smells sweet, mofu♪ and YAY!! It’s Mahou PreCure today!! Hey look look~😍” I’m pretty sure I’d say that out loud at the office (man, 40s) (“Mofu” is the verbal tic of Mofurun, the teddy bear on the lid. “Mahou PreCure” is the show’s Japanese nickname.)

「甘い香りがするモフ♪と思ったら、やったー！！今日はまほプリだー！！ねぇ見て見て〜😍」と会社で言う自信ある(40代男性)

So nostalgic lol Is that even enough food?? Props to her for making it though 👏

懐かしい笑これで足りるの？？作ってあげてて偉いです👏

Isn’t the real problem that a little girl’s lunchbox doesn’t hold enough? Wonder if there’s a HeartCatch one (HeartCatch PreCure!, the 2010 series.)

女児様用のお弁当箱だと量が足りない問題かな？ハートキャッチのお弁当箱ないかな

Looks a little light on food poor guy (lol)

ちょっと量が足りなそうですねかわいそう(笑)

A lunchbox from Heisei 28 (2016, in Japan’s era-based calendar.)

平成28年のお弁当箱

Also funny how clean the lunchbox is for a show from 10 years ago.

10年前の作品なのに弁当綺麗過ぎるのも面白い。

Mahou PreCure means that thing’s 10 years old!?

まほプリって事は10年前の物!?

Why the 10-year-old one lol

なんで10年前のやつなんだw

I had this exact lunchbox, so nostalgic lmao

この弁当箱持ってたわ懐かしいwww

Was digging through the whole house yesterday and found the exact same one

昨日家中漁ってたら全く一緒のみつけた

And then there are the truly unhinged ones who take this lunchbox to work while single…

独身なのにこの弁当箱を会社に持っていく限界異常者もいるんや…

Hm? She made you lunch the day after a fight… Is your wife a Buddha or something??

ん？喧嘩した次の日にお弁当… 奥さんは仏様かなにかですか？？

Still making you lunch after a fight, she’s a saint 🥰

喧嘩したのにお弁当作ってくれるなんて神様だ🥰

But be grateful she makes it for you

でも作ってくれる事に感謝してください

Making a lunch this cute even the day after a fight, your wife is really kind.

喧嘩した次の日でもこんな可愛いお弁当作ってくれるなんて、奥さんめっちゃ優しいですね。

Such a cute little prank, it warms my heart 😊🍀

可愛いイタズラでほっこりします😊🍀

Getting lunch made for you is the best, man When you get home, tell her PreCure ate lunch with you and say sorry (no matter who was in the wrong)

作っていただいているなんて最高だろ帰ったら、プリキュアがごはん一緒に食べてくれたって言ってごめんねって言おうよ(どっち悪いか別として)

My take

May they keep on fighting, fondly, for many years to come.

Source & translation note

Comments loosely translated for tone. Reactions collected from Togetter and X threads.

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