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Aug 11, 2008 4:58 AM
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Not sure what to think about this episode. The beginning was really funny though XD
Aug 16, 2008 7:33 PM
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Yeah the DBZ reference was almost done perfect. I liked the ending. "Are you... A kappa?" (he swims off) "Thank you mister Kappa!!" God I laughed at that pretty hard. His bald spot looked funny.
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Aug 20, 2008 9:12 PM
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Kam-me-ha-me-ha!!!!!!!!!!
That's all for me to say^^
Aug 29, 2008 6:29 AM
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That was very funny... Loved the intro and the fact that Karasuma is a celebrated mangaka :P And just as I thought it was getting too serious it got funny again :P

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Dec 23, 2008 9:04 PM
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Well that was a downer, but still hilarious at the beginning and end. I almost died at the part where Karasuma was the mangaka.
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Dec 30, 2008 9:22 AM
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the little boy :) lol

mom: what do you want for dinner?
boy: PANCAKES!!!

lmao
Apr 14, 2009 1:56 PM
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Alipio said:
the little boy :) lol

mom: what do you want for dinner?
boy: PANCAKES!!!

lmao


i lawled so hard when i heard that xD
May 11, 2009 12:00 PM
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The parts where Karasuma was the the Mangaka and when that girl is also his fan were hilarious.
Jul 26, 2009 2:04 AM
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Depressing and funny at the same time.
Oct 12, 2009 4:31 PM

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I kind of enjoy the series parts of this series.

He cries a little too much for my liking.
Dec 13, 2009 10:40 PM

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I was so surprised to see Harima was such a talented manga artist... and then even more surprised when Karasuma was his manga inspiration! XP
Harima's story was epic though. LOL.

This girl helping Harima out seems suspicious. >_>
And Tenma mistakes Harima for a water imp?! Tenma is such a genius. =P

Her cat reminds me of Scar from FMA though.
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Jan 4, 2010 5:49 AM

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Harima i feel you man T_T sigh.

I love the melodramatic-ness of this anime..reminds me of myself at times =]
May 5, 2010 11:58 PM

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dbz parody made me laugh xD


Aug 30, 2010 3:29 PM

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I liked the seriousness~... and the fact that Karasuma is a famous mangaka under a pen-name. Awesome. :D

And what a strange lady... Letting a total stranger into her house? And giving him 1000 yen... But ah, poor Hario. In the end, she likes Nijou's/Karasuma's manga more. XD
Feb 18, 2011 5:38 PM

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Wow Karasuma is Nijou-sensei too?!! That guy really is both amazing and mysterious, I wonder what else he do. Anyway that lady is weird but Harima is one lucky bastard when she was seducing him. T_T
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Feb 21, 2011 3:38 AM

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Harima, you lucky bastard.
Mar 21, 2011 1:17 AM

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OMG... Kappa-san... that was EPIC
Aug 13, 2011 2:37 AM

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They just HAD to make a DBZ reference.

"Are you...a water imp?" And I thought Nanako Yamamoto from Hanamaru Youchien was dense.
Mar 17, 2012 10:22 PM

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greg50100 said:
They just HAD to make a DBZ reference.


I liked the DBZ reference too :P

And the water imp part made me lol.

I'm starting to feel really bad for Harima though. He's so much better than Karasuma >.>
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Jan 22, 2013 6:56 PM
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I LOVE HARIMA! so funny when he ended up taking the money.

And also. PANCAKES!!
Oct 27, 2013 10:08 AM

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Harima was lucky to be found by a chick.

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Mar 19, 2014 2:27 AM

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Well actually Harima has sort of a bad boy vibe going there but he's not bad looking, just a little more mature than the other students. I'm wondering if the manga actually played this arc quite so innocently, I might have to start reading it. But thus far, Harima is definitely the most developed character--even if he is a bit of an idiot.
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Feb 22, 2015 9:09 PM

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Harima Hario: Water Imp.

A new challenger has appeared. A hot older lady letting Harima stay at her house free of charge.

...Lucky Bastard.


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Mar 15, 2015 8:27 PM

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Fucking hell, I almost chocked on that ending. ''Are you... a kappa?''
Goddamnit Tenma, can you be more stupid? xD

Harima really hit the bottom. The nice lady didn't really helped with that commentary on Nijo-sensei :P
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May 15, 2015 2:20 AM

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That first part. I couldn't tell what to make of it. That part where they were in those energy balls reminded me of the first pokemon moie with Mewtwo. Also Harima turned super saiyan!

That was hilarious. Harima said he was already in her debt and can't take the money but then the paper she wrote said its not as good at Nijou's Genroku Seld defense Force so then Harima ends up taking the money and runs. LMAFO!

So that part in thebeginning was Harima's manga. lol

"Are you a kappa?"

"I'm Sanpei."
*swims away* LOL

I really hope Harima gets out of this depression soon. It kinda hard to see him sad. I wonder who that nice lady really is.
Jun 10, 2015 2:44 PM

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Heh, nice Hokuto no Ken parody.
Jul 9, 2015 8:35 AM
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Alipio said:
the little boy :) lol

mom: what do you want for dinner?
boy: PANCAKES!!!

lmao


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Nov 26, 2015 6:27 PM

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Are dizzy romantic comedies supposed to make me feel sad for the characters?

5/5
Nov 4, 2016 3:32 PM

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Opening sequence was hilarious...loved it!

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Nov 29, 2016 10:39 AM

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What a great start!:D so many battle anime parodies!I wonder if anyone named all of them? I'll look around ;p EDIT: I cannot find anything damn ;/ but I see streetfighter reference, Dragoon Ball and this scene where Tenma is on that chair is reminding me of something also but I cannot remember what...

And I wouldn't expect flashing boobs in this anime :O Harima is damn lucky now :D
I alos loved that scene in rain where that girl came to ask him :D very romantic!
I hope it will develop, because Tenma is just baka and it is not because she is a kid, she is just baka :/


KingSophie said:
Alipio said:
the little boy :) lol

mom: what do you want for dinner?
boy: PANCAKES!!!

lmao


i lawled so hard when i heard that xD


what is so funny about it? ;/
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Kenji’s life just seems so hilariously sad, but can’t help but laugh at everything that happens in this show XD
Jan 20, 2019 6:23 AM

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ha ha ha, what a silly people, they have too much imagination
Apr 14, 2019 6:37 PM
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Kenji seems to be going through some crisis, haha...he should've taken that chance though, but oh well what to expect... Damn, first thing to ever be revealed about Karasuma. lol
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I liked the atmosphere a lot, he should've taken his chance with the lady.
Jun 16, 2019 7:00 AM

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Kind of a boring episode tbh, next one looks better.
Jul 16, 2019 10:27 AM
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Thank you Kappa-san.
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I like the DBZ reference even though I haven't watched DBZ lol I was surprised that generic-love-interest-boy was a famous mangaka. Kenji looked surprisingly hot in this episode. I like his hat and the part where he saves the kitty.
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Really enjoyed the opening, very interesting imagination Harima has. He wanted to have his manga published in hopes that Tenma would see it in stores and be interested in him, he's really reaching this time lol. Those hopes of his went out the window when he found out his favorite manga artist is Karasuma. A girl takes him back too her place and it seems like she may be interested in Harima. In the end, we see him looking like he hit rock bottom and he ended up saving Tenmas cat. I felt those emotions of his, was a funny yet depressing episode. 5/5. Best one yet
Jun 15, 2023 7:23 AM

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Who would have thought that Karasuma is a mangaka... and Harima is very good at drawing manga....

The comedy of this episode isn't as blatantly funny as the previous episodes but instead it's quite touching, really showing that Harima is genuinely in love with Tenma. I don't really like what that onee-san did but I can fully understand if she eventually has feelings for him.

Jul 15, 2023 3:06 AM

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that's not Karasuma, it's black M. Bison.

"Karasuma is not a problem any more" i wish it was true. Oh, yeah, it's already time to become a mangaka. Instead, that dull character is everywhere, even in his admiration under a pen name. Fate is unnecessarily cruel, seriously.

i remember that since day one i wasn't convinced by Tae Anegasaki despite her really good looks, and even if it was an unconsciously thing i totally didn't enjoy how she doubled down against Harima for the praise of his... rival.
Jul 30, 2023 5:17 AM

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Hahaha! Harima became a manga artist. I feel this anime/manga was the author's love story when he was in high school.

I don't understand why some guys have issues moving on. There are so many other girls out there. Tenma is pretty, but that other chick is hot! If I were Harima, it would be time to chase another girl that can appreciate me. I've been through several heartbreaks and could usually move on after a week or a month.
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KENJI YOU HAD ONE CHANCE AND YOU BLEW IT GRRR
actually like
was so expecting him to go for it adn finally choose someone that likes him too BUT NOOOOO

wonder where this is gonna go in the future
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Oh my god the beginning was just amazing! Loved the DBZ reference! Loved the DBZ reference! Apparently Harima wants to be an aspiring Manga artist to impress Tenma but unfortunately for him, Karasuma is the Mangaka that he idolises. Also Tenma mistaking Harima for a water imp is just XD.
Oh man this show just veers from melodramatic to just being hilarious at times and I love the show for it. And that girl that Harima stays over with is certainly a little bit strange methinks.
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A surprisingly serious and almost XXX episode compared to all the rest with that older predatory woman trying to seduce him with alcohol and money.
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damnnnnn the milf dream 😳


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