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Nov 6, 2009 9:54 PM
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Well, that was one screwed up ending.
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Nov 10, 2009 5:53 AM
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Well, yeah. :P

I liked how he wasn't able to really articulate his feelings until he was directly confronted with the idea of Mitaka's proposal.

Apr 27, 2010 1:55 PM
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not gonna lie I REALLY dont like shows when the male protagonist is such a wimp. i dont know why i put myself through this. last show i watched was kimagure orange road and for the majority of that show it was like that.

i think the only reason i even watch this anymore is for the time when godai grows some balls. i would definitely like this show if it wasnt so long because then i wouldnt have to rage as much
Aug 11, 2010 6:47 AM
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Kids were so crafty back then.
The episode made me smile sadly.
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Dec 24, 2010 2:10 PM
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This whole episode was a series of utterly retarded misunderstandings... the only bright spot was Mitaka and his dog-fiancee... poor poor Mitaka...
Jun 15, 2011 1:28 AM
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A memorable line, spoken by Mitaka's uncle: "Don't chase those who leave; don't reject those who come."

Godai has the worst luck. The ending made me cringe.
Jul 14, 2011 8:33 AM
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Lol I love how the little girl at the end was happy about the casette
Jul 14, 2011 8:35 AM
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meneope said:
Lol I love how the little girl at the end was happy about the casette


On the other hand if parents heard this in contemporary western societies surely he'd get into troubles
Dec 21, 2011 4:37 AM
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meneope said:
meneope said:
Lol I love how the little girl at the end was happy about the casette


On the other hand if parents heard this in contemporary western societies surely he'd get into troubles


Absolutely. I'm wondering if whether I will see consequences for Godai next episode... Probably not?

Unfortunately, I found this episode super predictable... Godai was bound to mix up the tapes. It ended up just frustrating me, although I was a bit hopeful and happy when Kyoko seemed to "give up" on Mitaka. Only she's so indecisive that it doesn't really seem like she's decided anything after all...
Mar 13, 2012 7:53 AM
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At the point he put second tape in recorder it was way too obvious that he was going to mix tapes.
There's no way normal person could do that because he recorder tape for little girl Kyoko as 1st one and next day he recorded serious confession for Kyoko-san but left the tape inside of his recorder ..
.. bam.. magic trick with tapes exchanging places took place, only Godai can do this magic lol
but it was priceless anyway XD
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Jun 29, 2012 7:05 AM

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merle_noir said:
meneope said:
meneope said:
Lol I love how the little girl at the end was happy about the casette


On the other hand if parents heard this in contemporary western societies surely he'd get into troubles


Absolutely. I'm wondering if whether I will see consequences for Godai next episode... Probably not?

If he was in the UK he would be in big trouble today. BIG TROUBLE!; watching this again I have come to the conclusion that men simply can no longer work in this kind of places. Women are always innocent until proven guilty, with men it's the other way round.
Jul 16, 2012 7:27 PM

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*face palm* BAKA!! xD
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まだまだだね!!!
Jan 26, 2013 4:19 PM

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The tape switch was predictable, but come on! Look how happy he made Kyon-Kyon! =P
Her parents made the matter much lighter in the manga, so I doubt there will be any trouble for Godai in the anime.
Feb 18, 2013 6:28 PM

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Well I knew the tape switch was coming but, still, it was painful to watch - that might be the most awkward misunderstanding so far.

Anyway, with all of Godai's underage admirers, I wonder if the series will take a darker turn from "Maison Ikkoku" to "Prison Ikkoku".
Apr 2, 2013 11:29 PM

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The tape switch I saw coming a mile away.

That didn't stop it from making me die of laughter though.
Oct 13, 2015 11:00 AM
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Funny ending! I wish mitaka marry both kyoko and kujo. I've no sympathy for godai after the previous episode. Dude, you love her but you doesn't come at home in the night and roam on those filthy places! What kind of message you are giving to kyoko?? At least call her, use common sense. Mitaka's character development is so good, and without shining teeth he is not irritating at all.
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meneope said:
merle_noir said:


Absolutely. I'm wondering if whether I will see consequences for Godai next episode... Probably not?

If he was in the UK he would be in big trouble today. BIG TROUBLE!; watching this again I have come to the conclusion that men simply can no longer work in this kind of places. Women are always innocent until proven guilty, with men it's the other way round.
Western countries!? Welcome to India, where 80% rape cases are false. We men are born to be
meneope said:
merle_noir said:


Absolutely. I'm wondering if whether I will see consequences for Godai next episode... Probably not?

If he was in the UK he would be in big trouble today. BIG TROUBLE!; watching this again I have come to the conclusion that men simply can no longer work in this kind of places. Women are always innocent until proven guilty, with men it's the other way round.
western countries?? Welcome to India, where 80% reported rape cases are false. We men are born to be guilty.
Jan 1, 2016 10:31 PM

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ok godai... why that's just wrong
Aug 11, 2016 11:57 AM

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Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, I saw this coming too the second he recorded two tapes. HOW COULD THAT EVEN HAPPEN.
Jun 2, 2017 4:41 PM

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This wouldn't have happened had Godai marked the tape. I mean that little girl had cute drawings on the cover, why didn't he do the same?!
Mitaka, those dogs will always be loyal to Asuna so you better get use to it lol
Kyoko better make a decision soon, these men can't take the wait!
Oct 15, 2017 8:08 AM

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WWWWWWWWWWWWROOOOOOOOOOOONGGGGGGGGGGG TAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPEEEEE! GOD DAMMIT!
"The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there."

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Feb 13, 2018 4:02 PM

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Even though I knew what was going to happen I literally cried from laughter during scenes with tapes. It hadn't happen to me since a long time ago.
Nov 5, 2018 7:13 PM

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this one was the most retarded episode so far. i don't hate the misunderstandings as much as the other people here, but this one was totally bs

godai recorded the last tape in the morning and gave the recorder to kyoko with the tape inside, so how the hell the first tape went there?

just stupid
Nov 25, 2018 7:47 AM

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What the lol this is probably the stupidest misunderstanding I've seen in a romcom. How did those tapes switched places. I shouldn't be surprised anymore, I admit I laughed at that one.



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Mar 9, 2019 8:06 PM

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So obvious, yet hilarious. Not gonna lie, had to laugh really hard.

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Sep 21, 2019 10:58 AM

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Oh shit from all the moments to mess up, this was the worst, heck I'm not even mad, I knew Godai would fuck up something along the way of expressing his feelings

Jun 2, 2020 8:42 PM

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Those dogs have marvelous nose.

Of course Godai being his stupid self making stupid mistakes during crucial moments.
Oct 14, 2020 2:48 PM

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dude, why.... how fucking stupid, honestly getting sick of this kinda shit, this show honestly coulda been so much better if they cut out all the fucking bullshit like this
Jan 31, 2021 7:48 PM

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I saw the switching of tapes a mile away and I didn't like it a bit. Predictable and cliched. Ugh, come on! After last episode almost broke my heart, they go and do this.
May 25, 2021 1:41 PM

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I know this show is more than 30 years old but damn, all this time I was hoping for the stupid tape switch to *not* happen. I'd defend Godai and his sorry ass all day but this mistake was something that was too dumb even for him.
Oh well, at least the show has potential to end on a higher note because of this, which is ultimately a good thing. But I kinda wish Rumiko Takahashi didn’t write this... (this tape switch BS I mean, it was way too forced and defies logic)
Jun 10, 2021 12:18 PM

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all I gotta say about the ending is bruh lmao
Jun 23, 2021 6:58 PM
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ekla said:
Funny ending! I wish mitaka marry both kyoko and kujo. I've no sympathy for godai after the previous episode. Dude, you love her but you doesn't come at home in the night and roam on those filthy places! What kind of message you are giving to kyoko?? At least call her, use common sense. Mitaka's character development is so good, and without shining teeth he is not irritating at all.


ok ,now you can fuck off bitch
Jun 24, 2021 3:43 PM
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disappointing ending
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he could just walk down the stairs and go speak to her
whether she wants to or not want to listen..........

wish the male protagonist had a bit more balls
Feb 28, 2023 10:23 PM

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lol the tapes got switched up. I should've seen that stupid plot twist but for some reason it caught me by surprise lol. Still had me laughing so much.

Those were some determined dogs, poor Mitaka can't get a break. 
Jun 10, 2023 12:21 AM

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This got me good for real, Kyon Kyon lol
Nov 27, 2023 9:06 PM
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LMFAO!! cant do anything else but laugh at that ending, godai just cant catch a break man he fcked up in the worse way possible. I wonder how he will come back from this and have kyoko reject mitaka now

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