<p>Typically, the following are onomatopoeias (words expressing sounds which the Japanese language is abundant with) for eating watermelons / crispy thing.</p>
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<li>watermelon : <em>shaku shaku</em> (シャクシャク) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGc5GLW1deI" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a sound effect sample</a></li>
<li>crispy thing : <em>kari kari</em> or <em>pari pari</em> (カリカリ or パリパリ) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq-l5NGjVO4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a sound effect sample</a></li>
</ul>
<p>I haven't watched the scene, but it is unlikely to be a fault. And I can assure you that Japanese watermelons are not crispy.</p>
<p>The answer to your question is that they might simply sound similar. The difference is the so-called plosive sounds such as  <em>p</em> or <em>k</em> for crisps.</p>

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<p>In the anime Haikyuu (second season to be specific) when Karasuno High goes to tokyo for a week for practice matches, there is a scene where some high school girls brings watermelons for the players.</p>
<p>In the next scene, Hinata is shown eating one of those, and the sound effect is like eating chips or something crispy. Is it sound effect fault or japanese watermelons are crispy?</p>

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Are Japanese watermelons crispy?
# Are Japanese watermelons crispy?
Posted by: username_0 on 2021-08-12
In the anime Haikyuu (second season to be specific) when Karasuno High goes to tokyo for a week for practice matches, there is a scene where some high school girls brings watermelons for the players.

In the next scene, Hinata is shown eating one of those, and the sound effect is like eating chips or something crispy. Is it sound effect fault or japanese watermelons are crispy?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-08-12. Score: 2
Typically, the following are onomatopoeias (words expressing sounds which the Japanese language is abundant with) for eating watermelons / crispy thing.

* watermelon : *shaku shaku* (シャクシャク) [a sound effect sample](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGc5GLW1deI)
* crispy thing : *kari kari* or *pari pari* (カリカリ or パリパリ) [a sound effect sample](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq-l5NGjVO4)

I haven't watched the scene, but it is unlikely to be a fault. And I can assure you that Japanese watermelons are not crispy.

The answer to your question is that they might simply sound similar. The difference is the so-called plosive sounds such as *p* or *k* for crisps.
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