Echochrome postcards are perfect for obscure humor mailings

Back when I picked up Echochrome for the PSP in Japan, I got a little bonus with it: a set of four Echochrome postcards, each with their own 4-koma on them. A 4-koma is Japan’s equivalent of the comic strip, telling a joke within 4 panels (koma). Series like Lucky Star, Azumanga Daioh, and Hidamari Sketch all follow the 4-koma pattern. Just your daily dose of manga education from Japanator.com. 
Japanator; if you’re looking for news about anime, manga, or anything Ja– Sorry, I got carried away there. Anyways, I’ve gone ahead and scanned and translated the four postcards that came with Echochrome. Down below are the four pictures, ripe for gallery-size viewing.
Now, to explain the running gag in these postcards. It all revolves around the kanji "kari." You can see a pixelated version of it in echochrome175.jpg in the gallery. What this kanji means is "hunt" — specifically, the "hunting" […]

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