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Jul 6, 2009 11:46 PM

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Beautiful and relaxing. Hope it will take some steps beyong an ordinary "girl friendship"
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Jul 6, 2009 11:51 PM

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Well, I definitely enjoyed the first episode. Everything was introduced so smoothly, and I'm liking the characters so far. I don't watch too many slow-paced romances like this, but I have high expectations for it :]

The episode just had an overall tranquil feeling to it, and I like that aspect of it so far.
The same can be said for the OP. It was beautifully put together, imo.
Jul 7, 2009 10:43 AM
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No wonder this anime's first episode turned out so well: it's directed by the guy who did Honey and Clover and Nodame Cantabile. Doi.
Jul 8, 2009 9:17 PM

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tehnominator said:
No wonder this anime's first episode turned out so well: it's directed by the guy who did Honey and Clover and Nodame Cantabile. Doi.
Ah, no wonder.
Nice start, definitely following this.
Jul 8, 2009 10:17 PM

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Yes!, Yuri action FTW. But seriously now, it was an all-right episode, it introduced the characters and the plot in a good manner. And the art, especially the watercolor painted background were gorgeous (I'm a watercolor whore after all), and that soft look that the animation has was very nice. This series doesn't seem to be bad but not very good either, though I'll give it a try.
Jul 9, 2009 12:03 AM

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first episode was interesting. enough to make me keep up with the whole thing.
Jul 11, 2009 5:33 PM

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I loved the atmosphere of the first episode. It's got just the right balance of friendship, romance, school. Definitely going to watch this to the end. My first shoujou-ai/yuri so I hope it goes well. =D
Jul 12, 2009 3:17 PM

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I really like the OP+ED songs.



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Jul 13, 2009 12:51 PM

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I'm going to love this.
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Jul 17, 2009 5:31 PM

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I liked it. The characters seem pretty interesting, and I enjoyed the art and music.
Jul 19, 2009 7:23 PM

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Not a bad start. A lot of things reminded me of the style of Nabari no Ou without the drama and action, but it's something I plan on watching.
Jul 19, 2009 7:28 PM

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I liked it, but... Is it just me, or did the voices sound somehow "off"? Like, when I first heard Fumi talk, I was really surprised. Her voice was so soft/girly compared to how I thought it would be from looking at her.
Jul 20, 2009 10:37 PM

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I like shoujo ai series, so that is a plus for me to watch this series. The process in this episode seems good, and I hope this series shows some yuri potential.
Jul 21, 2009 9:35 AM

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I love the animation style, but it seems too slow-paced for my taste.
Jul 24, 2009 4:42 AM

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chikan problem is different from the manga. chikan touched both those girls in manga, but not here.

I think I can try the anime, but not manga.
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Jul 30, 2009 5:19 AM

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That was an excellent first episode and (having seen the later ones), it only gets better from here.

The opening theme song is a lovely choice and it really stands out from all the annoying high-pitced pop you hear all the time. It's nice to hear the mature vocal stylings of a singer with a voice like wine, honestly. Ending theme song is a little lacklustre, but these are two songs that grow on you.

Lovely animation throughout the episode and the segment in the beginning with the nudity is pretty classy and very pretty. Normally seeing semi-naked girls is just tacky or for service when it's in anime, but here it's beautiful and wonderful and says a lot about the characters and the interactions to expect (er, not in the romantic aspect, more like, they are going to bare their inner selves to the audience and to one another). Well, such are the themes to be gathered from this anime; it's about two best friends who influence one another's lives.

As for the characters, I love that Akira. Spunky without being annoying or over the top. I think she maintains a fine balance and actually fits into the calm setting and environment. Fumi is pretty good to; I love her voice! It's so unusual.
I'm with stupid.
Aug 18, 2009 9:40 AM

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I wasn't bored through the episode but I'm not sure if I'll make it to watching the whole thing or not. I'm going to watch episode 2 now.

You guys keep saying shoujo ai and yuri, but everything I read about this anime says that it's about friendship and not love, so I'm confused. I'd be much more into it if it was shoujo ai or yuri.

Question: what's going in with the cousin? I didn't catch that.
Aug 18, 2009 12:21 PM
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ExquisiteDefect said:
I'd be much more into it if it was shoujo ai or yuri.


It is yuri (or shoujo-ai, if you want to use that term), so don't worry.

ExquisiteDefect said:
Question: what's going in with the cousin? I didn't catch that.


1idd0kunAug 18, 2009 12:24 PM
Aug 28, 2009 8:35 AM

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Thanks for the spoiler! I was dying to find out what happened. Now I'm even more psyched to watch the next episode when it's up. I'm up to 7 or 8 now.
Sep 22, 2009 9:34 PM

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Very beautiful and easy to watch, I enjoyed every minute of this episode :D Can't wait to see more! (Even if I'm not that into yuri/shoujo-ai ^_^U)


Dec 20, 2009 8:16 AM

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That was nice to watch and it seemed to go really quickly.

May 6, 2010 3:55 PM

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cute anime, hm
going to hold this til the end.
May 12, 2010 9:53 PM

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It's been awhile since I was into the manga, and now that I got around to watching this I was really reminded why I liked the series so much. I have a really good feeling about the show, it seems to be excellent so far. And the OP was great...

Jul 18, 2010 1:48 PM

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Hmm it's better then I expected it to be. I though this anime was pretty lame but I'm happy now that I tried to watch it because it's really not..
Dec 24, 2010 12:19 PM

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I'm not crazy about the character design, but everything else is good, I like the backgrounds and the warm colors.

It was slow but kind of cute, I'll watch a couple more episodes so I can decide if I keep watching it or drop it.

Mar 5, 2012 8:56 PM

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OP was very cute and put a smile on my face. I find Fumi unbelievably adorable, and for Fumi... I shall watch on!

Kyouko is pretty cute too... looking forward to seeing more of her. But pretty sure she will cause more trouble than Aa thinks.

I love Shoujo Ai so I'm pretty biased on this, but so far it seems more innocent and cute so let's see if they will focus on the actually romance part!
May 19, 2012 6:09 PM

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Mixed feelings about this first episode...
Dec 19, 2012 11:58 AM

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May 2009
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that was adorable definitely sticking with this one :)
Sep 11, 2013 8:21 AM

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Pretty cool first episode. I can't imagine why I was hesitating to watch this series. I liked the characters a lot.
Oct 25, 2013 6:20 AM

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Stumbled upon this show after dropping the second season of Aria. Truly, slice of life without comedy or purpose are a negative for me. Though, I did found this episode OK, it just remains to be seen if a good story unfolds.

The animation was pretty decent (IMO), it kinda reminded me of Usagi Drop, which, inexplicably, I enjoyed. Even wihen such dramas are not my cuppa.
Jun 18, 2014 9:22 PM

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Apr 2012
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great first episode. The last line of the episode wrapped up everything up nicely. Love the soothing OP/ED.

Jul 27, 2014 6:56 PM

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Personally im a big fan of Yuri, combine that with what seems to be a good story and i can conclude that this has loads of potential :) im not that crazy about how the art looks though.
Dec 7, 2014 11:15 AM

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Just watched episode 1, I like this kind of anime xD
calm character and good animation, can't wait to watch next episode..
but I need to sleep lol




Jan 8, 2015 2:07 PM
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Aug 2012
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interesting, likes the cousin huh?
Feb 6, 2015 4:52 PM

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I like this so far. Really soft colours, mellow atmosphere, good pacing.
The OP is a bit unfitting but the ED is great.

BTW, this is my first time watching a yuri/shoujo-ai anime. I have read a few GL manga before though.
Feb 17, 2015 1:26 PM

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This is exactly what I was hoping for. A Girls Love anime that doesn't use it as a service device. Knowing that this is by the same mangaka as Hourou Musuko, I have full faith that it will handle both the slice of life elements as well as the shoujo-ai themes well. I also like how despite being different studios, it has the same light colors and calming art style as HM. A very strong first episode, I especially like how Fumi's forbidden love wasn't dramatized and still invoked an emotional reaction.
Apr 13, 2015 8:31 PM

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Chizu >_> Leading your younger cousin (who obviously loves you) on even though you're getting married....and not telling her you're getting married. Yeesh.
Aug 4, 2015 5:41 AM
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I started this just right after finishiing reading manga) Liked the first episode: respect for the colours and atmosphere of the manga, op was even more evident than any moment in manga) Wanna enjoy the whole show, because it's not ordinary shoujo-ai manga at all
Sep 10, 2015 1:42 PM

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I'm gonna love this.
Jan 2, 2016 12:00 AM

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The writing seems kind of forced.
May 3, 2016 6:49 PM

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Jan 2014
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I love the animation style. This is very soft and sweet..
Jun 15, 2016 11:04 AM

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The animation is really pretty
The story seems interesting
"I lost all of what you could call feelings of love. They weren't sealed, so they can't be released. They weren't broken, so they can't be fixed. That which is lost, cannot be recovered." Shiba Tatsuya
"There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one's life, one should not wish for another chance." Saber
"No matter what happens, no matter how crazy things get, I'll always try to restore balance." Korra
"It's madness to let others take what's yours and accept it blindly." Baatar Jr
"Instinct is a lie, told by a fearful body, hoping to be wrong." Zaheer
"Partner in crime, partner in time" Chloe Price and Max Caulfield
Oct 1, 2016 6:00 PM

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PrincessLove said:
that was adorable definitely sticking with this one :)


i have a long story about why i didn't continue watching this at the time but rewatching it now i feel the same way lol
Jan 19, 2017 11:49 PM

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Ouch. "She's my cousin... And a girl".
The pain.
The handdddddddddddddd
THE "YOUR BOOBS ARE PERKY"
Ouch. OUCH.
Apr 6, 2017 3:51 AM
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I am enjoying the characters. Cute show so far.
Dec 1, 2019 12:40 AM
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The brother: "You're only cute when you're sleeping."

Bro wtf...
Mar 25, 2020 1:09 AM

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Oh, that dance in the Opening was very heartwarming..
Well, it seems that both girls have some kind of not warmest feelings in the family?.. Red haired girl is annoyed with her brother for some reason it seems.. But maybe it's not too much of a big deal.. Girl with glasses, though, seems to be having more.. Dear to her person leaving, and her being not on best terms with some woman, who's now a mom of household or something?..
I wonder.. Is it a tradition to build schools on the hills in Japan, so that pupils would climb up the hill?.. Like, for health, or something?.. Or it's just coincidence that many schools in anime are like that, I wonder..
So maybe two girls are around the same age after all?.. Maybe just Fumi is tall, and that's why she looks like more adult woman.. But her classmates are looking around Akira's age..
Fumi is gloomy at times?.. She says she's not good with saying "no", hm..
So Fumi and Akira knew each other since kindergarden, or was it elementary school.. Either way, for quite some time..
I wonder, if Fumi constantly had to deal with someone dear leaving her.. I mean, earlier in episode we see some woman leaving her.. Also in earlier school she knew Akira, but then they didn't learn together, right?.. If to add that she was nervous and sad about many things in the past, not stable relationships didn't help as well.. She might be feeling afraid of the world, unsure.. Anyone could really in her position, even if you're brave spirited, but losing relationships constantly..
Jumping scenes are a bit confusing.. When something is still said, but another things are already happening in the view.. Or starting some dialogs in the middle.. Good thing that they're not jumping too much, only here and there.. I hope there will be less jumps, though..
And it seems that Fumi and that Tidzu (or how her name is written) were having a good relationship?.. But also seems that Fumi was surprised or something, when she saw the cake and heard about Tidzu's husband?.. So maybe Tidzu was lying to Fumi for quite some time about her marriage?.. If she apologized..
Well, it seems that Fumi also might have felt something more for her cousin.. If she's telling in her head about such things as "she's woman, after all".. So Fumi already is more open to girls' love, maybe.. But also her cousin hurt her, on the other side.. So she might also be more closed about relationships in general..
Well, so far, I like a lot of info about characters.. Also Fumi is unsure type, I like characters like that sometimes.. More to see about Akira, I guess.. But would like to see about Fumi even more as well.. Also, one phrase from Opening, I think, is stuck in my memory.. About that maybe by looking at you, I will learn about myself more as well.. I quite liked this phrase.. Because I don't like, when people pathologize this thing, making it bad, when you learn about yourself from others.. Well, this aside, first episode was very enjoyable.. Waiting for more..
Oct 24, 2021 6:56 AM

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A sweet opening episode that showcased a long-awaited reunion between our main characters Fumi and Akira, both of whom are starting new schools.

Throughout the ep, I was unsure if this is my cup of tea, but like most things, I'll give it a chance. I am curious to see how far their relationship develops, considering there's a 'girls love' tag on this show.
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Apr 3, 2022 6:14 PM

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This looks promising. The two main protagonists are interesting.

Mar 14, 9:22 PM

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and so they were both cousins
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