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Jan 22, 2009 12:50 PM
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im glad im not the only one confused by the storage room and the end of the ep, i was saying wtf for about 5 mins. this show has really caught my interest and im glad. the one thing i really enjoy is how every so often we can see touya;s thoughts on screen, albeit sometimes they need not appear. other times they are a good way to create foreshadowing and move the story along
Jan 22, 2009 1:11 PM

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ehm... yeah, I didn't get it with storage room, the 4th episode is to explain it somehow... May be, he was looking for Yuki hidden there? xD

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The drop in animation quality was evident in this episode.


Unfortunately, I don't know if you saw that too, but every show released this season has problems of animation since the financial crisis is hurting heavily the budgets of the series. There are at least 5 or 6 less shows broadcasted in january compared to other years (not counting that there are mostly sequels and few new series, too risky in a time of crisis), and the remaining shows have lost a lot of their initial budget. If you add to that the fact that Japanese staff is costly and all, most of the work is subcontracted in Korea/China/Phillipines, which is not new, but with even less money than before. In the case of Minami-Ke Okaeri for example, it really hurts the eyes, and even the two Sunrise series, which are supposed to be of extreme graphic quality, are really limited, especially Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo.


Well well, apart from that, I still like White Album, it's an interesting and intriguing series,even if the direction was quite off sometimes and confusing. I really like the character of Rina though !

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Jan 22, 2009 1:27 PM

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I didn't see any problem with the animation. It looks the same as before and there haven't been any tacky or distorted lines or coloring. Looking for better is a waste of time.

But I loved this episode! The first two were kind of strange and I didn't know if I would enjoy it. I especially didn't like the end of episode 2 - in the first episode I thought Rina would be a great friend and then at the end of the second, it seemed she turned into a boyfriend-stealer. But now, we see she just wanted to call as a friend and to help him. I love all the girls in this show and I can't wait to see more.

I'm also left really intrigued, which is most important. What was the point of that last scene where he opens the broom closet? And who was the person who asked for the tutor and then told Touya to go away? ARGH! I want more now! hehe
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Jan 22, 2009 4:28 PM

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This episode did not answer any question instead it built up a lot of questions.

'waiting for DeathfireD to post up his chart :D'


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Jan 22, 2009 6:42 PM
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Yeah. I seriously don't get the end where he opened the door with the mops and stuff. And what's the "mysteries" of her does he mean there.... o.O
Jan 22, 2009 8:20 PM

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Questions that popped in my head after watching this.
1) Who or what was Yuki thinking about when Touya said "remember when we first met"? Did she just forget when they first met or did she mix it up with another guy she met?

2) Who was the person that caught Touya on the roof with Yuki? Was it Yuki's assistant? That would explain why she set an appointment for Yuki on the only day she had off.

3) Whats up with Eiji the owner? Was he waiting in a closet that whole time at the end? Was that one big act put on between Rina and Eiji to confuse Touya or is there a secret room in the back?

4) Is it just me or was Rina actually jealous when she saw Touya and Yuki smiling and waving at each other? I actually have a feeling she's acting nice only to get close to Touya and then snatch him up when/if something happens between him and Yuki.

5) Is Yuki really that bad at acting/singing? From what Eiji and Yuki's manager where saying it sounds like she's gonna get fired soon.

Relationship chart time! Not much changed.
Jan 22, 2009 8:38 PM

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r0derix said:
Easily the best show of the season.

Not quite... I can eaily think of 2 others right now...

Anyway, Touya got fired cuz he's viewed as a burden to Yuki right?
Nice hug by the way :o

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i'm confused, i don't understand some parts of it...especially the last part of the episode

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You're likely to get confused 50% of the time. (Not that I do ;P)


Jan 22, 2009 8:43 PM

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And what was up with the tutor thing who is the student? and what was up with the paper air plane?
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Jan 22, 2009 10:18 PM

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And here is my conclusion after a few times of thinking and rewatch some scene again and again. Now let say that person in Yuki's flashback was Eiji, Eiji was the reason behind Touya got fired and making Yuki working on saturday, Eiji hides in the closet for escaping from Rina. Now consider about Eiji's feeling for Yuki in ep2. Now go back to the beginning of ep2 about the strange talking, why did Yayoi try to get Yuki to meet Eiji in personal at all cost? I think something should make sense here.

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4) Is it just me or was Rina actually jealous when she saw Touya and Yuki smiling and waving at each other? I actually have a feeling she's acting nice only to get close to Touya and then snatch him up when/if something happens between him and Yuki.

Rina action toward TouyaXYuki is always questionable. And your opinion has a lot of high possibility.


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Jan 22, 2009 10:21 PM

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wow i completely did not expect rina to be so good natured. and her brother is an ass.


edit: umm first poster. is it really necessary to screenshot 20 min of anime. seriously. at least put that crap in a spoiler.
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Jan 23, 2009 5:39 AM

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DeathfireD said:
Questions that popped in my head after watching this.
1) Who or what was Yuki thinking about when Touya said "remember when we first met"? Did she just forget when they first met or did she mix it up with another guy she met?


Obviously, Yuki had a recollection of them meeting _long before_ the incident at school which Touya remembered. My interpretation: Yuki had a crush on him for a longer time than Touya realizes - and Yuki seemed slightly sad to realize that Touya couldn't remember their "earlier" meeting as kids.

2) Who was the person that caught Touya on the roof with Yuki? Was it Yuki's assistant? That would explain why she set an appointment for Yuki on the only day she had off.


That was clearly Yayoi, Yuki's manager. And yes, I'd say it's very obvious that she was the one organizing the extra work on saturday, to split them up.

3) Whats up with Eiji the owner? Was he waiting in a closet that whole time at the end? Was that one big act put on between Rina and Eiji to confuse Touya or is there a secret room in the back?


Big mystery. I hope we'll find out in the next ep.

4) Is it just me or was Rina actually jealous when she saw Touya and Yuki smiling and waving at each other? I actually have a feeling she's acting nice only to get close to Touya and then snatch him up when/if something happens between him and Yuki.


I honestly don't think that Rina was jealous or anything, or that she tries to snatch him away from Yuki, at least, not yet. Keep in mind, she was _acting_ when she threw the tantrum and slapped Touya. Her fairly elaborate scheme allowed for some Yuki/Touya quality time. Why would she do that if she had her own designs?

5) Is Yuki really that bad at acting/singing? From what Eiji and Yuki's manager where saying it sounds like she's gonna get fired soon.


Naaah, we know that Eiji just composed a tailormade song for her (which most likely is the "secret" Yuki was mentioning towards Touya). It's rather that Eiji and Yayoi are worried that Yuki is _distracted_ from her work due to Touya, and this is why Eiji and Yayoi are trying to wreck these two (a fairly common occurrence in the show business, as far as I've heard). Eiji and Yayoi will try to throw alot of work towards Yuki, so that she concentrates on her CAREER with singing/dancing lessons instead of his boyfriend.

Relationship chart time! Not much changed.
Jan 23, 2009 9:03 AM

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White Album is slowly growing on me.

OP and ED are just simply beautiful. Still confused as ever since the first episode but i'm slowly getting used to this state of confusion.

How wrong i was to think i was gonna drop it at the second episode..

EDIT : My grammar sucks.
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Nayah said:
White Album is slowly growing on me.

OP and ED are just simply beautiful. Still confused as ever since the first episode but i'm slowly getting used to this state of confusion.

How wrong i was to think i was gonna dropped at the second episode..

Congrats :P
Can't wait till nxt episode.
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Nayah said:
White Album is slowly growing on me.

OP and ED are just simply beautiful. Still confused as ever since the first episode but i'm slowly getting used to this state of confusion.

How wrong i was to think i was gonna dropped at the second episode..



Hehe. That's great. I was also having doubts after episode 2 as well, but I gave it another go and I'm glad i stayed as well. =)
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Jan 23, 2009 4:13 PM

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I'm like "Ohhhh I get it now" and then the next moment "What? I'm totally lost." >____<
Ahh. This anime is really confusing. So many hidden mysteries.
And what's with the closet at the end? Does it mean anything?
Jan 23, 2009 5:03 PM

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Kallen_R2 said:
I'm like "Ohhhh I get it now" and then the next moment "What? I'm totally lost." >____<
Ahh. This anime is really confusing. So many hidden mysteries.
And what's with the closet at the end? Does it mean anything?


I'm pretty sure, unless you've played the game .. we won't know XD...
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DeathfireD said:
Questions that popped in my head after watching this.
1) Who or what was Yuki thinking about when Touya said "remember when we first met"? Did she just forget when they first met or did she mix it up with another guy she met?


Obviously, Yuki had a recollection of them meeting _long before_ the incident at school which Touya remembered. My interpretation: Yuki had a crush on him for a longer time than Touya realizes - and Yuki seemed slightly sad to realize that Touya couldn't remember their "earlier" meeting as kids.

2) Who was the person that caught Touya on the roof with Yuki? Was it Yuki's assistant? That would explain why she set an appointment for Yuki on the only day she had off.


That was clearly Yayoi, Yuki's manager. And yes, I'd say it's very obvious that she was the one organizing the extra work on saturday, to split them up.

3) Whats up with Eiji the owner? Was he waiting in a closet that whole time at the end? Was that one big act put on between Rina and Eiji to confuse Touya or is there a secret room in the back?


Big mystery. I hope we'll find out in the next ep.

4) Is it just me or was Rina actually jealous when she saw Touya and Yuki smiling and waving at each other? I actually have a feeling she's acting nice only to get close to Touya and then snatch him up when/if something happens between him and Yuki.


I honestly don't think that Rina was jealous or anything, or that she tries to snatch him away from Yuki, at least, not yet. Keep in mind, she was _acting_ when she threw the tantrum and slapped Touya. Her fairly elaborate scheme allowed for some Yuki/Touya quality time. Why would she do that if she had her own designs?

5) Is Yuki really that bad at acting/singing? From what Eiji and Yuki's manager where saying it sounds like she's gonna get fired soon.


Naaah, we know that Eiji just composed a tailormade song for her (which most likely is the "secret" Yuki was mentioning towards Touya). It's rather that Eiji and Yayoi are worried that Yuki is _distracted_ from her work due to Touya, and this is why Eiji and Yayoi are trying to wreck these two (a fairly common occurrence in the show business, as far as I've heard). Eiji and Yayoi will try to throw alot of work towards Yuki, so that she concentrates on her CAREER with singing/dancing lessons instead of his boyfriend.

Relationship chart time! Not much changed.
Thanks for the answers. I'd go through and quote each one but for some reason MAL wont let me use enter (return) :(. As for the relationship chart. If you've seen my past charts I normally start out with facts and a few assumptions. As more episodes come out and more people pick out connections, I correct the chart. If nothing happens next episode I'll remove those two relationships that you pointed out as being to soon.
Jan 23, 2009 10:40 PM

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For some reason, I think I'd like this show more if it turned to yuri between Yuki and Rina. Maybe add the main guy in for a threesome (not love triangle.) I think I'll wait until this show has ended and they're living happily ever after. I don't feel like watching X episodes for just seeing the two break up.
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DaBigD said:
For some reason, I think I'd like this show more if it turned to yuri between Yuki and Rina. Maybe add the main guy in for a threesome (not love triangle.) I think I'll wait until this show has ended and they're living happily ever after. I don't feel like watching X episodes for just seeing the two break up.


I lol'd. I would actually like to see that happen.
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Like what other people said earlier, it is growing on me as well.
I think it will be much better (I hope) as the show progresses.

I'm more of a Rina fan than a Yuki fan.
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DaBigD said:
For some reason, I think I'd like this show more if it turned to yuri between Yuki and Rina. Maybe add the main guy in for a threesome (not love triangle.) I think I'll wait until this show has ended and they're living happily ever after. I don't feel like watching X episodes for just seeing the two break up.


So what's left is Fuuji x Eiji? lol
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Jan 24, 2009 4:20 PM

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yuki & touya are so cute together :3
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Jan 25, 2009 2:35 PM

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Very strange...

I either misunderstood half of it last episode or I didn't. This is odd.





Perhaps, this is the first anime with this kind of story. I can't seem to think of any animes that are similar to this one.
Jan 25, 2009 4:04 PM

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Kira01 said:
Very strange...

I either misunderstood half of it last episode or I didn't. This is odd.





Perhaps, this is the first anime with this kind of story. I can't seem to think of any animes that are similar to this one.

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Jan 26, 2009 4:49 AM

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Still pretty bad, but after this ep I don't feel the need as much to drop this.
Jan 26, 2009 6:48 AM

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wow the storytelling is so hectic @_@ but somehow i keep wanting to see more, something really draws me in.

and why the f does Touya lie to Yuki all the time without a need?? x_x
Jan 26, 2009 11:06 AM

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Mizuki Mana? This can't be a coincidence. :P

Very nice episode, this show is exactly what I expected it to be and I think Mizuki Nana and Hirano Aya are doing a great job as Seiyuu here.
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After slow start, this series is only better and better.
Ogata Rina is really intriguing me.
Jan 28, 2009 10:21 PM

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Good episode but it's little confusing. White Album is growing on me for sure. I liked the hugging scene.
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I liked this episode much more! Loved Rina's song too.
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Every other minute while watching this show I go from thinking "This show is so ordinary" to "This show is so bizarre!" I haven't decided yet if I like it or not, but the strange way the scenes are put together and the small mysteries make me want to watch more.


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Feb 16, 2009 10:52 PM

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Better episode this time. Though, I don't really get what happened at the end. What was Rin's bro doing in the coffee shop?
Mar 28, 2009 10:12 PM

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The most interesting thing about this episode and this series as a whole is the relationship between Yuki and Touya. I loved that hug scene on the roof top. Yuki's by far my favorite character. Ahh.. I really don't want to see the disaster thats to come in their relationship.

I didn't exactly understand that mop scene, but I don't think it holds any importance to the story. I really don't like Rina though and it's sad to see how blind Yuki is to her faults. I had a friend like that. It didn't end well when a boy got involved.
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yeah kinda confusing this all. an in additon with those strnage scenes forward and backward skips makes me not feel better. a really slow pace but i wanted only to catch this up because of nana mizuki <3


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A very "What the fuck" moment with the storage room.. I didn't quite get that. But so far I'm loving this.

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i stumbled onto this anime...its so goood!

betting the game is twice as good
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The storage room scene was so damn random. LOLOL

Anyways, a bit confused but I'm sure everything will be explained eventually. Other than that, pretty interesting anime.
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Pretty girl is pretty but her attitude..? Not so much.
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I don't get it, but the plot seems to be going somewhere.
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Good stuff, the only part I don't really understand was the part at the end with the storage closet. Surely that wasn't suggesting Eiji was hiding in there or something. Fuck if I know.
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Fujii get's fired and Rina gets mad at the boss, wonder why would the boss fire him on his first day. I think the white haired boss saw Fujji and Yuki being intimate while at work, and as a result he had to fire Fuji for not being professional at work. He probably added more stuff for Yuki to do as a consequence thus missing the date. Darn cliffhanger.

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Rather strange development I must say but well somewhere I like it!
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that end, wtf is going on?
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I'm a bit lost. Why did they fire Touya?

So the reason Rina slapped Youya was to give him and Yuki time together. That was sweet of her but why? I think she may have ulterior motives.

I don't like Yuki's manager anymore. You can tell she purposely added more work for Yuki so she would't be able to see Youya Saturaday. Bitch!

I wonder who the person was who wanted Touya to tutor him/her. Hope we se that person soon.

Sucks what Touya's dad did to him. Just threw all that food at him but it was kinda his fault. It was him that gave him the food back.

What was with the closet there at the end? Was someone hiding there?

Onto the next episode!

If anyone is wonder the insert song that starts around the 11:22 mark, it's Glass no Hana by Ogata Rina(Nana Mizuki).
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Wtf is going on with storage room scene?
This series has really strange direction. Sometimes it's really hard to keep up with the plot.
Dub = fake crap. Always.
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Wtf is going on with storage room scene?
This series has really strange direction. Sometimes it's really hard to keep up with the plot.

Apparently, sequel is much better, and since t doesn't have too much with this, people oftern recommend to just watch sequel
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rsc-pl said:
Wtf is going on with storage room scene?
This series has really strange direction. Sometimes it's really hard to keep up with the plot.

Apparently, sequel is much better, and since t doesn't have too much with this, people oftern recommend to just watch sequel

You mean WA2? Check my favlist ;)
Dub = fake crap. Always.
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Wait so did they say earlier that the manager had an office or something in the cafe that turned out to be a closet? That last shot confused me
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Rina's song is awesome.

I'm lost though. Lots of things going on.

I like the MC. He's good at carrying a harem too.
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Boring.

Confused like others, except I'm v much bored and I've watched slow animes before like Bartender. I'm not interested in any of this. What a shame.

Dropped.
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