Toriko asking Komatsu to be his partner to hunt down ingredients was seriously like Toriko asking Komatsu out.
Even Komatsu was like ‘Hey Toriko, the Ozone Herb looks like a heart, see?’

And even the description of the Ozone Herb.
This episode had so many phallic symbols and sexual undertones, you don’t even know.
So I guess I feel bad for Komatsu because he felt like he let everyone down,
but then he explains its failure,
and the description is inevitably hilarious.