Japanese with Manga

Menu items like secret attacks from a comic with 〜みたい

Grammar Explanation: Likening things with 〜みたい

Manga panel from ご注文はうさぎですか？ showing example of Menu items like secret attacks from a comic with 〜みたい.
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Looking over the menu at Chiya’s shop, Chino and Rize are mystified by the strange dessert names.

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「なんだこの漫画(まんが)の必殺技(ひっさつわざ)みたいなメニューは…」
“What's with this menu like special techniques from a comic?”
Literal: “What is this menu like a manga special attack...”

Key Points

1漫画(まんが)の必殺技(ひっさつわざ)みたいな modifies メニュー
  • みたいな places the comparison before a noun, making this “a menu like special attacks from a manga”.
2なんだこの〜は expresses bafflement
  • The frame means “what is with this…?” and gives the observation an incredulous tone.

Vocabulary

(Manga)

漫画(まんが) refers to a visual art form that combines illustrations, panel layouts, and dialogue to convey stories, jokes, and other content.

(Sure kill)

必殺(ひっさつ) means certain kill or sure-hit finishing move. It is common in action fiction, games, and dramatic description.

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