June 3rd, 2013
Hikigaya Hachiman's monologues
Anime Relations: Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.
Episode 1
FFF
Youth is a lie. It is evil.
Those who claim to enjoy it are deluding themselves and others. They fit the events and environment around them to the youth mold as self-confirmation. They will fit any commonly held interpretations of life events to this mold in the name of youth. To them, lies, secrets, sins and failures are but seeds of spice in their youth. Supposedly, such failures were an indication of youth, then one who has failed to make friends must also be at the height of his youth. But, they would disagree on this point. Everything must fit into their preconstructed mold.
To conclude: Fools who enjoy this thing called "youth," should go and freaking die.
Commie
Youth is both a lie, and a form of evil.
Those that glorify youth are only fooling themselves and those around them and believe that their surroundings always affirm their actions. By using the word "youth", they twist and distort common sense and anything logical. For them, lies, secrets, sins and failures do nothing but add spice to their youth. If failure is the hallmark of being young like they say, then someone who's failed to make friends must be at the peak of his youth, right? However, I'm sure they would disagree. All of this is just their double standards at play and nothing else. Here's the bottom line:
Fools that enjoy their youth should go kill themselves.
WhyNot
Youth is a lie. It is evil.
Those who sing praise for the springtime of youth are constantly deceiving themselves and those around them. They're completely engrossed, as if hypnotized, in the atmosphere. If it's for the sake of their "youth", they'll distort common sense and even reject social norms. For them, things like lies, secrets, sins, and failures are just spices of life. If things like failure are the signs of youth, then the people who fail to make any friends are in full bloom during this "springtime of youth"? Well, I'm sure that's something they would refuse to acknowledge. It's all a double standard set by them. My conclusion is:
Those fools who enjoy the "springtime of life" should just die.
Episode 2:
FFF
Animals naturally form packs.
Carnivores form social hierarchies within their packs. Those that fail to become alphas harbor the burden of failure until they die. I'm sure the herbivores feel guilt as they sacrifice their comrades to evade their predators and live on. In this world, forming packs yields no benefit for the individual. Thus, I choose the way of the solitary bear, which does not form packs. The bear finds no anxiety in living alone. He is proud. He is a lone wolf. Furthermore, they hibernate in the winter. How wonderful that must be. There is no doubt in my mind.
In my next life, I want to be a bear.
Commie
Animals generally form groups.
Carnivores have a hierarchy, and those that don't manage to get to the top of the food chain will live a life of constant stress. Herbivores have their own problems, like being forced to abandon their own to survive enemy attacks. As you can see, being in a group brings no advantages to the individual. Thus, I choose to be the bear, a beast that refuses to form groups with others. It's an animal of isolation that's not at all worried about its solitary lifestyle. Let's not forget that bears get to hibernate as well. Oh, what a wonderful existence.
If I'm ever reincarnated, I most certainly would like to be reborn as a bear.
WhyNot
Animals are fundamentally social creatures.
There's a hierarchy among carnivores. If you can't become the alpha, the stress will continue to pile up until you die. Herbivores face the dilemma of whether or not to sacrifice one of their own in order to survive when attacked by their natural enemy. Something like the "individual" has no benefit for those social creatures. Then I will choose the path of the bear: To never socialize. Bears are creatures that feel no insecurity in living alone. They're an animal that lives in isolation. Plus, they can hibernate. What a fabulous thing that is.
If I were to be reborn, I definitely want to be a bear.
Episode 3:
FFF
[Sensei,] I'm not feeling very well. Can I just hit it against the wall?
It's just perfect. The ultimate countermeasure against the old pairing up routine, which I've developed over the course of my loner life. The combination of "I don't feel so good" and "dead weight for my partner" doesn't just have synergistic effects. It also subtly hints that I do want to do something during gym.
[...]
Why the hell did I just bow? Did my instincts judge Hayama to be higher than me in the social hierarchy? Fuck me. I took my dark and dastardly emotions and slung them at the wall. Walls are a part of youth.
Commie
[Sensei,] I don't feel very good, so can I play off the wall? If I pair up with someone, I'm just gonna be a burden to him.
Flawless to a fault. I've had plenty of time in my long-lasting lonely life to perfect a solution to the "Pair Up With Whoever You Like" problem. "I don't feel good" plus "I don't want to be a burden" are two complaints that synergize perfectly. I also casually point out that I'm still willing and eager, which is vital.
[...]
Why on earth did I just bow? Looks like I instinctively came to the conclusion that Hayama was superior to me. How degrading. I took these feelings, rapidly descending into despair, and threw them against the wall.
Walls and obstacles are part and parcel of youth.
WhyNot
[Sensei,] I'm not feeling very well, so can I practice against a wall? I'd just be a hindrance otherwise.
That went perfectly. That's something I've mastered through my long years of solitude. It's my "Pair Up With Someone You Like" countermeasure. "I'm not feeling very well" plus "I'd just be a hindrance otherwise" are two excuses that have perfect synergy with each other, and at the same time don't fail to express how motivated I am.
[...]
Why did I nod there? It would appear as though I instinctively judged Hayama as my superior. That's pathetic, even for me. I'll knock these gloomy feelings of mine right into the wall.
Walls are an indispensable part of youth.
Episode 4
FFF
Little sisters are a strange being.
No matter how cute they are, you don't feel anything for them. Their underwear is naught but cloth.
That's what real little sisters are like.
[...]
A wise man once said, "When you work, you lose." To labor is to take on risk and obtain a return. Thus, my decision not to work and instead enter the household is not only valid, but also absolutely and positively legitimate. And so, for the upcoming workplace visit, I wish to visit my own home, where a full-time stay-at-home husband does his work.
Commie
Little sisters are strange indeed.
No matter how cute they are, you just can't feel anything for them. When I see her underwear, I just think, "Yep, that's 100% cotton."
That's what real little sisters are like.
[...]
As they say, 'To work is to lose.' Working is the act of risking something to get a reward. Hence, my choice to stay at home and not work is perfectly valid and entirely justifiable. As such, for the upcoming field trip, I'd like to select a stay-at-home dad's workplace, e.g., my own home.
WhyNot
Those beings we call little sisters are mysterious indeed.
No matter how cute they seem, you can't feel any affection towards them. I can't think of her underwear as being anything other than cloth.
Little sisters are strange like that.
[...]
According to the ancients, if you work, you lose. Labor is the act of incurring risk to get a return. Therefore, the appropriate choice for me is to enter a family without having to work. Furthermore, this is completely justifiable. Consequently, for this workplace field trip, as a future stay-at-home husband, I wish to visit my home.
Episode 5
FFF
I hate nice girls.
Just exchanging pleasantries with them makes me curious, and texting each other makes me feel restless. If I get a call, for the rest of the day, I keep checking my call history with a stupid grin on my face. But I know the truth. They're just being nice. Anyone nice to me is nice to others too. But I always find myself on the verge of forgetting that. If the truth is a cruel mistress, then a lie must be a nice girl. And so, niceness is a lie. I would always hold expectations. I would always misunderstand. At some point, I stopped hoping. An experienced loner never falls for the same trap twice. A lone warrior, surviving hundreds of battles. When it comes to losing, I'm the strongest. That's why, no matter what happens, I will always hate nice girls.
Commie
I hate nice girls.
Just exchanging greetings with them will get them on your mind. Start texting each other, and your heart will be set aflutter. If they call you, you're done for. Enjoy staring at your logs and grinning like a fool. However, I won't get fooled again. That's what your kind calls kindness. If you're nice to me, you're also nice to others. I always end up nearly forgetting that. Reality is cruel, so I'm sure lies are a form of kindness. Thus, I say kindness itself is also a lie. I always ended up with these expectations. And I always ended up with these misunderstandings. And before I knew it, I stopped hoping. A highly-trained loner is once bitten, twice shy. As a veteran on this battlefield of life, I've gotten used to losing. That's why I'll always...
hate nice girls.
WhyNot
I hate those types of kind girls.
You can't get them off your mind if they merely say hi to you. Just a single text from them can make your heart flutter. Then if you get a call from them, you'll just keep happily looking at the call history like an idiot. But I know better. About that thing called "kindness." If someone is kind to me, they're also kind to others. I almost forget that sometimes. If the truth is that cruel, then I'm sure lies are truly kind. That's why kindness is a farce. I always get my hopes up and end up misunderstanding every time... At some point I just gave up hope. I'm an experienced loner. I'll never again fall for it. I'm a veteran warrior. I'm absolute best at losing.
So I will forever hate kind girls.
Episode 6
FFF
Okay, cool. We're totally reset.
By resetting our relationship, I've regained my peace of mind, and Yuigahama has been freed from the chains of guilt and can now return to her original fulfilling life. I didn't make the wrong decision. My decision was as right as they come. And so, that's the end of that. We reset, and return to our separate lives. You can't reset your life, but you can reset your relationships. [Source: Me]. Like how I haven't talked to anyone from middle school- That wasn't a reset, that was a delete. [Tehee]
Commie
Aw yeah. That was totally cool of me. Our relationship's gone back to square one.
By resetting our relationship, I've finally regained my peace of mind, and having been freed from her guilt, Yuigahama can go back to her original fulfilling life. I'm pretty sure I didn't make the wrong choice. No, I did the right thing. Now that this is over, we're back to how we started and can now live our own lives again. There's no reset button on life, but you can at least reset your relationships. Trust me. I know. I haven't been in touch with any of my classmates from middle school - Wait... That wasn't a reset, but a deletion. Teehee.
WhyNot
Okay. Smooth. Things are completely reset.
My heart is at ease once again because our relationship has been reset. Yuigahama has been freed from her guilt. She has returned to her normal life. Considering my options, it wasn't the wrong decision. No, it was the correct choice. That's why it ended with this. It's fine if we just return to our normal daily routines again. While you can't reset your life, you can reset your relationships. The source is me. Not a single one of my middle school classmates has contacted- That wasn't a reset. It was a deletion. [Teehee]
Episode 7
FFF
"You've got mail!"
This is how it'll go down. At 2 am, I'll reply with "Sorry, battery was out!" or "Sorry, looks like I was in a dead zone!" You'll have them cornered every time with those lines. [Source: Me]. When I was in middle school, I gathered up my courage and texted some girls, and 40% came back with these replies. Another 30% never replied, and for the remaining 30%, I received a message from a foreigner named Mailer Daemon.
Commie
"You've got mail!"
All right. It'll be fine as long as I reply late at night with a "Sorry! It was out of batteries!" Or a "Looks like I was out of range for a bit!" or something. That'll guarantee that the sender can't criticize me for not replying earlier. Source: Me. back in middle school, I mustered up the courage and texted girls, only to get this kind of reply 40% of the time. By the way, 30% of the time, I got no reply, and the last 30% was comprised of replies from some foreigner named MAILER-DAEMON.
WhyNot
"You've got mail!"
I'll be fine. Later tonight I'll respond with "Sorry! My battery died." or maybe, "I didn't have service." That should be good enough. With a response like that, she can't really blame me. The source is me. In middle school, if I was bold enough to message a girl, 40% of the time she would respond like that. Incidentally, 30% of the time there was no response at all. The remaining 30% of the time, I would get a response from some foreigner called Mailer Daemon.
Episode 8
FFF
I see. This girl's already given up.
They say the world changes when you change, but that's not true. People judge others based on stereotypes and impressions. Loners will be judged as loners forever. If you try to do something and stand out, they'll just use it to bring you down. It's an iron rule of the rotten society of children.
Problem: The world will never change. You can change yourself. How will you change?
Answer: Become the god of a new world.
[...]
Only the strong think they can't run away. It's not always your own fault. Humanity, society, the world around you... Someone else is wrong in plenty of cases. "I can change," means adjusting to that shitty, cold-hearted and cruel world. It means admitting defeat and subordination. It's a euphemism you use to deceive even yourself.
Commie
I see. She's given up already.
They say that if you change yourself, you'll change the world, but that's a complete lie. When people judge somebody, it becomes a fixed idea and an impression that lasts. A loner is forced to stay a loner. If you do your best at something and stand out, that'll only get used as fodder for criticism. Those are the rotten rules of the Kingdom of Children.
Question: The world will not change, but you can change yourself. So then, how will you change?
Answer: You become the god of a new world.
[...]
"You can't run away" is just how the strong think. It's impossible for it to always be the individual's fault. Plenty of times, it's society, the world, your surroundings, or someone else that's mistaken. By saying that "you can change yourself", you're conforming to that trashy, indifferent, and cold world. You're admitting you've lost to it and becoming its slave. You're only dressing it up in pretty words and deceiving everyone, including yourself.
WhyNot
I get it. This girl has given up already.
People often say, "If I change myself, I'll change the world." That's a load of crap. People's judgment of others creates a stereotype, and that's the impression that lasts. Loners are forced to do things alone. If you try to stand out by working hard at something, you just become a target for attack. It's the rotten rule of the children's kingdom.
Question: The world won't change. But you can change yourself. So how should you change?
Answer: I'll become the god of the new world.
[...]
"It's wrong to run away" is something only the strong think. It's not always you that's in the wrong. In Society, the world, and your surroundings, there are plenty of times when someone else is mistaken. "I can change." That means conforming like the indifferent trash living in this harsh world. It's admitting defeat and giving in to subordination. It's no more than deceiving yourself with petty words.
Episode 9
FFF
I love myself.
I have never once hated myself. My high base specs, my kind of good looks, my pessimistic, but realistic perspective - I can't say I hate them whatsoever. But right now, I'm on the verge of hating myself. The Yukinoshita Yukino that I've known, always beautiful, unable to lie, honest, always standing on her own two feet, without anyone or anything to support her. I'm sure that I held Yukinoshita Yukino in admiration. I chose to expect things out of her. I chose to force my ideals on her. I chose to feel like I understood her. And so I chose to be disappointed. As much as I've told myself not to, I still do it. Even Yukinoshita Yukino lies. I can't accept this basic fact. And so,
I hate myself.
Commie
I love myself.
I've never once in my life hated myself. I don't hate my high specs, my half-assed good looks, and my pessimistic and pragmatic outlook. I don't hate them at all. But it looks like I'm gonna hate myself for the first time ever. In my eyes, Yukinoshita Yukino was always beautiful, never lied, was sincere, and stood on her own two feet regardless of whether she had any support. I'm sure I admired the Yukinoshita Yukino I saw. I selfishly held high hopes for her, selfishly burdened her with my ideals, thought I understood her, and selfishly got disappointed by her. I'd warned myself about this over and over again, but it looks I haven't been cured of it all. Everyone lies, and Yukinoshita Yukino is no exception. Here I am, finding myself unable to forgive something so obvious and ordinary. And I
hate myself for it.
WhyNot
I like myself.
I've never once for a single second hated myself. My base stats are quite good, and I'm not ugly either. I'm pessimistic and realistic. I definitely don't hate myself. But now, for the first time in my life, I feel like I might despise myself. The Yukinoshita Yukino I knew was always beautiful, and she'd never lie. She was just, and she'd keep standing even if there was no footing to stand on. I think I was captivated by Yukinoshita Yukino. I held my own expectations and forced them on her. Sometimes I'd assume I understood her, then I'd just get myself disappointed. I tried sobering myself so many times, yet I couldn't fix that part of me. Even Yukinoshita Yukino lies. The way I refuse to accept something so obvious is simply
despicable
Episode 10
FFF
Hayama and Meguri-senpai's opinion is completely and absolutely correct. They're the best. They're inspiring. What a beautiful sense of fellowship.
But does that make doing everything by yourself wrong? Why should someone who has trudged along alone for so long be criticized?
I won't stand for it.
Commie
What Hayama and Meguri said wasn't wrong in any way. Amazing. I'm moved to tears. Such wonderful camaraderie.
But really, is it bad to do things by yourself? Why does someone who worked her socks off, even by herself, have to be rejected here?
I will not let that happen.
WhyNot
Hayama and Meguri are quite right. This is wonderful. I'm touched. What wonderful camaraderie.
But then, is it wrong to do stuff by yourself? If someone worked hard on their own until now, why do they have to face rejection here?
I can't allow that.
Episode 11
FFF
They say the world changes when you change, but that's not true.
You simply give in to the lies they force on you and compromise.
Let me show you how to really change the world.
Commie
They say that if you change yourself, you'll change the world, but that's a complete lie.
They're just forcing you to compromise by feeding you a convenient little fib.
Let me show you how to really change the world.
WhyNot
People often say, "If I change myself, I'll change the world." That's a load of crap.
They jam that convenient farce down your throat so you're forced to compromise.
Let me show you how someone really changes the world.
Episode 12
FFF
The request Yukinoshita accepted was to make Sagami's stint as committee chair a success. Bringing only the results back is tantamount to making Yukinoshita Yukino's efforts for naught. My job right now is to make sure Sagami Minami gets up on the stage as the committee chair. And on top of that, to instill in her the honor, frustration, and regret associated with the position. To do that, I could simply tell her the words she wants to hear. But unfortunately, I don't have it in me to say them.
[...]
Yukinoshita did things her way to the bitter end. And so, I'll do things my way. Unequivocal, invective, vile, villainous, and vicious.
Commie
The request Yukinoshita undertook was to help Sagami carry out her duties as committee chairman. Just taking the results back would mean rejecting everything Yukinoshita's done so far. My job right now is to make Sagami take that stage as the chairman and to bestow her with all the glory, frustration and regret of being a chairman. To do that, I only need to say what Sagami wants to hear right now.
Unfortunately, I can't do that.
[...]
Yukinoshita stuck to her beliefs and got this far doing things her way. Then I need to do things my own way too. Fair and square, face-to-face, abjectly, despicably and maliciously.
WhyNot
The request Yukinoshita accepted is to help Sagami fulfill her duty as committee chairman. If I went back with just the results, it would be like rejecting everything Yukinoshita's done. What I should do now is have Sagami Minami take the stage as committee chairman. And then, bestow upon her the glory, frustration and regret of being a committee chairman. For that end, I just need to say the words Sagami wants to hear. However, unfortunately... that's not something I can do.
[...]
Yukinoshita stuck to doing things her way. Then I'll do it my way, fair and square, upfront, abject, despicable, and malicious.
Episode 13
FFF
"It's more important to participate than to win."
Since Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic Games, stated this passionately in speech, everyone has heard this phrase. However, it is often used out of context, to force the unwilling into participating "willingly." In this world, there are plenty of things where putting in effort is pointless. If participation is, in fact, important, then it must also be important to participate in not participating. If experience is of value, then the experience of not experiencing must also be of value.
In fact, you could say it is necessary for someone not to experience what others do.
[...]
The day after a festival is a festival like any other. There are things you can't do over in life. But whether you like it or not, life goes on, and one day high school will be over.
And so, their festival will never end.
Commie
"The important thing is to take part."
Famous words spoken by Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin during a speech. However, this quote tends to be frequently misused and serves as kind of a threat to force participation. There are tons of wild-goose chases in this world, y'know. If the most important thing is to take part, surely one could find meaning in not taking part as well. And if everything's worth experiencing, then there's little doubt that the feeling of not experiencing something is, in itself, worth experiencing.
In fact, you could even call it a valuable experience to not experience something everyone else does.
[...]
The festival after the festival has come to an end, and it's too late for anything now.
There are some things that can't be undone. But life goes on, regardless of whether you're laughing or crying, and your high school days will eventually draw to a close.
And thus, their festival doesn't end.
WhyNot
"It's the participating that counts."
So said the father of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, during a speech. It's a widely known phrase, but it's often misused. It has become a sort of threat to force participation. In this world, there are times when it's pointless to even go. If it's the participating that counts, then surely not participating has meaning as well. If everything is an experience, then experience of not experiencing something must hold value.
In fact, it could even be called a valuable experience for those who do not experience something.
[...]
And thus ends the festival after the festival. It's too late for anything else now.
There are things that cannot be taken back. But the world will keep on spinning whether you laugh or you cry. High school life will eventually end too.
And thus, their festival doesn't end.
OVA
GotWoot
Marriage.
The institution where one's existence goes to die. All married people prattle on about their so-called marital bliss. About how they love saying "I'm home!" to their spouses, or how seeing their sleeping kids motivates them for tomorrow. But think about it. You can say "I'm home!" if you live with your parents. You can even buy some mouthwash and say "I'm home!" to the hippos on the label. And if they're talking about seeing their sleeping kids, that just means they're working hellish overtime hours. How is that in any way blissful? They preach the joys of marriage, yet their eyes are as soulless as my own. Just like zombies who drag people into their swamp.
[...]
When it comes to marriages or the future, no one knows what's in store. No amount of preparation can protect you from all the unforeseen grief. However, everyone has the right to wish for bliss. In order to prepare for what's coming, one must work for the best possible outcome.
In conclusion, all you ladies must stake your claims on all the promising future house-husbands out there waiting for you.
Drama CD: A Birthday Song for you
Frog-kun
Birthdays.
Along with signifying the day of your birth, it is a day that gives birth to new trauma. For example, birthday parties where you're the only one not invited, or feeling touched when someone sings 'Happy Birthday', except it's for a classmate born on the same day, or birthday cakes that spell your name wrong. Hang on, what was my mother doing with that last one? Don't get your own son's name wrong! That being said, perhaps the reason a baby cries when it is born is not from deep emotion about entering the world, but from separating from its mother and experiencing loneliness for the first time. Thus one's birthday is the start of loneliness. According to the ancients, a leopard never changes its spots. As such, spending one's birthday alone is the correct path and hanging out with friends at birthday parties is the wrong path. Although, there's nothing wrong with celebrating for another person, I guess.
FFF
Youth is a lie. It is evil.
Those who claim to enjoy it are deluding themselves and others. They fit the events and environment around them to the youth mold as self-confirmation. They will fit any commonly held interpretations of life events to this mold in the name of youth. To them, lies, secrets, sins and failures are but seeds of spice in their youth. Supposedly, such failures were an indication of youth, then one who has failed to make friends must also be at the height of his youth. But, they would disagree on this point. Everything must fit into their preconstructed mold.
To conclude: Fools who enjoy this thing called "youth," should go and freaking die.
Commie
Youth is both a lie, and a form of evil.
Those that glorify youth are only fooling themselves and those around them and believe that their surroundings always affirm their actions. By using the word "youth", they twist and distort common sense and anything logical. For them, lies, secrets, sins and failures do nothing but add spice to their youth. If failure is the hallmark of being young like they say, then someone who's failed to make friends must be at the peak of his youth, right? However, I'm sure they would disagree. All of this is just their double standards at play and nothing else. Here's the bottom line:
Fools that enjoy their youth should go kill themselves.
WhyNot
Youth is a lie. It is evil.
Those who sing praise for the springtime of youth are constantly deceiving themselves and those around them. They're completely engrossed, as if hypnotized, in the atmosphere. If it's for the sake of their "youth", they'll distort common sense and even reject social norms. For them, things like lies, secrets, sins, and failures are just spices of life. If things like failure are the signs of youth, then the people who fail to make any friends are in full bloom during this "springtime of youth"? Well, I'm sure that's something they would refuse to acknowledge. It's all a double standard set by them. My conclusion is:
Those fools who enjoy the "springtime of life" should just die.
Episode 2:
FFF
Animals naturally form packs.
Carnivores form social hierarchies within their packs. Those that fail to become alphas harbor the burden of failure until they die. I'm sure the herbivores feel guilt as they sacrifice their comrades to evade their predators and live on. In this world, forming packs yields no benefit for the individual. Thus, I choose the way of the solitary bear, which does not form packs. The bear finds no anxiety in living alone. He is proud. He is a lone wolf. Furthermore, they hibernate in the winter. How wonderful that must be. There is no doubt in my mind.
In my next life, I want to be a bear.
Commie
Animals generally form groups.
Carnivores have a hierarchy, and those that don't manage to get to the top of the food chain will live a life of constant stress. Herbivores have their own problems, like being forced to abandon their own to survive enemy attacks. As you can see, being in a group brings no advantages to the individual. Thus, I choose to be the bear, a beast that refuses to form groups with others. It's an animal of isolation that's not at all worried about its solitary lifestyle. Let's not forget that bears get to hibernate as well. Oh, what a wonderful existence.
If I'm ever reincarnated, I most certainly would like to be reborn as a bear.
WhyNot
Animals are fundamentally social creatures.
There's a hierarchy among carnivores. If you can't become the alpha, the stress will continue to pile up until you die. Herbivores face the dilemma of whether or not to sacrifice one of their own in order to survive when attacked by their natural enemy. Something like the "individual" has no benefit for those social creatures. Then I will choose the path of the bear: To never socialize. Bears are creatures that feel no insecurity in living alone. They're an animal that lives in isolation. Plus, they can hibernate. What a fabulous thing that is.
If I were to be reborn, I definitely want to be a bear.
Episode 3:
FFF
[Sensei,] I'm not feeling very well. Can I just hit it against the wall?
It's just perfect. The ultimate countermeasure against the old pairing up routine, which I've developed over the course of my loner life. The combination of "I don't feel so good" and "dead weight for my partner" doesn't just have synergistic effects. It also subtly hints that I do want to do something during gym.
[...]
Why the hell did I just bow? Did my instincts judge Hayama to be higher than me in the social hierarchy? Fuck me. I took my dark and dastardly emotions and slung them at the wall. Walls are a part of youth.
Commie
[Sensei,] I don't feel very good, so can I play off the wall? If I pair up with someone, I'm just gonna be a burden to him.
Flawless to a fault. I've had plenty of time in my long-lasting lonely life to perfect a solution to the "Pair Up With Whoever You Like" problem. "I don't feel good" plus "I don't want to be a burden" are two complaints that synergize perfectly. I also casually point out that I'm still willing and eager, which is vital.
[...]
Why on earth did I just bow? Looks like I instinctively came to the conclusion that Hayama was superior to me. How degrading. I took these feelings, rapidly descending into despair, and threw them against the wall.
Walls and obstacles are part and parcel of youth.
WhyNot
[Sensei,] I'm not feeling very well, so can I practice against a wall? I'd just be a hindrance otherwise.
That went perfectly. That's something I've mastered through my long years of solitude. It's my "Pair Up With Someone You Like" countermeasure. "I'm not feeling very well" plus "I'd just be a hindrance otherwise" are two excuses that have perfect synergy with each other, and at the same time don't fail to express how motivated I am.
[...]
Why did I nod there? It would appear as though I instinctively judged Hayama as my superior. That's pathetic, even for me. I'll knock these gloomy feelings of mine right into the wall.
Walls are an indispensable part of youth.
Episode 4
FFF
Little sisters are a strange being.
No matter how cute they are, you don't feel anything for them. Their underwear is naught but cloth.
That's what real little sisters are like.
[...]
A wise man once said, "When you work, you lose." To labor is to take on risk and obtain a return. Thus, my decision not to work and instead enter the household is not only valid, but also absolutely and positively legitimate. And so, for the upcoming workplace visit, I wish to visit my own home, where a full-time stay-at-home husband does his work.
Commie
Little sisters are strange indeed.
No matter how cute they are, you just can't feel anything for them. When I see her underwear, I just think, "Yep, that's 100% cotton."
That's what real little sisters are like.
[...]
As they say, 'To work is to lose.' Working is the act of risking something to get a reward. Hence, my choice to stay at home and not work is perfectly valid and entirely justifiable. As such, for the upcoming field trip, I'd like to select a stay-at-home dad's workplace, e.g., my own home.
WhyNot
Those beings we call little sisters are mysterious indeed.
No matter how cute they seem, you can't feel any affection towards them. I can't think of her underwear as being anything other than cloth.
Little sisters are strange like that.
[...]
According to the ancients, if you work, you lose. Labor is the act of incurring risk to get a return. Therefore, the appropriate choice for me is to enter a family without having to work. Furthermore, this is completely justifiable. Consequently, for this workplace field trip, as a future stay-at-home husband, I wish to visit my home.
Episode 5
FFF
I hate nice girls.
Just exchanging pleasantries with them makes me curious, and texting each other makes me feel restless. If I get a call, for the rest of the day, I keep checking my call history with a stupid grin on my face. But I know the truth. They're just being nice. Anyone nice to me is nice to others too. But I always find myself on the verge of forgetting that. If the truth is a cruel mistress, then a lie must be a nice girl. And so, niceness is a lie. I would always hold expectations. I would always misunderstand. At some point, I stopped hoping. An experienced loner never falls for the same trap twice. A lone warrior, surviving hundreds of battles. When it comes to losing, I'm the strongest. That's why, no matter what happens, I will always hate nice girls.
Commie
I hate nice girls.
Just exchanging greetings with them will get them on your mind. Start texting each other, and your heart will be set aflutter. If they call you, you're done for. Enjoy staring at your logs and grinning like a fool. However, I won't get fooled again. That's what your kind calls kindness. If you're nice to me, you're also nice to others. I always end up nearly forgetting that. Reality is cruel, so I'm sure lies are a form of kindness. Thus, I say kindness itself is also a lie. I always ended up with these expectations. And I always ended up with these misunderstandings. And before I knew it, I stopped hoping. A highly-trained loner is once bitten, twice shy. As a veteran on this battlefield of life, I've gotten used to losing. That's why I'll always...
hate nice girls.
WhyNot
I hate those types of kind girls.
You can't get them off your mind if they merely say hi to you. Just a single text from them can make your heart flutter. Then if you get a call from them, you'll just keep happily looking at the call history like an idiot. But I know better. About that thing called "kindness." If someone is kind to me, they're also kind to others. I almost forget that sometimes. If the truth is that cruel, then I'm sure lies are truly kind. That's why kindness is a farce. I always get my hopes up and end up misunderstanding every time... At some point I just gave up hope. I'm an experienced loner. I'll never again fall for it. I'm a veteran warrior. I'm absolute best at losing.
So I will forever hate kind girls.
Episode 6
FFF
Okay, cool. We're totally reset.
By resetting our relationship, I've regained my peace of mind, and Yuigahama has been freed from the chains of guilt and can now return to her original fulfilling life. I didn't make the wrong decision. My decision was as right as they come. And so, that's the end of that. We reset, and return to our separate lives. You can't reset your life, but you can reset your relationships. [Source: Me]. Like how I haven't talked to anyone from middle school- That wasn't a reset, that was a delete. [Tehee]
Commie
Aw yeah. That was totally cool of me. Our relationship's gone back to square one.
By resetting our relationship, I've finally regained my peace of mind, and having been freed from her guilt, Yuigahama can go back to her original fulfilling life. I'm pretty sure I didn't make the wrong choice. No, I did the right thing. Now that this is over, we're back to how we started and can now live our own lives again. There's no reset button on life, but you can at least reset your relationships. Trust me. I know. I haven't been in touch with any of my classmates from middle school - Wait... That wasn't a reset, but a deletion. Teehee.
WhyNot
Okay. Smooth. Things are completely reset.
My heart is at ease once again because our relationship has been reset. Yuigahama has been freed from her guilt. She has returned to her normal life. Considering my options, it wasn't the wrong decision. No, it was the correct choice. That's why it ended with this. It's fine if we just return to our normal daily routines again. While you can't reset your life, you can reset your relationships. The source is me. Not a single one of my middle school classmates has contacted- That wasn't a reset. It was a deletion. [Teehee]
Episode 7
FFF
"You've got mail!"
This is how it'll go down. At 2 am, I'll reply with "Sorry, battery was out!" or "Sorry, looks like I was in a dead zone!" You'll have them cornered every time with those lines. [Source: Me]. When I was in middle school, I gathered up my courage and texted some girls, and 40% came back with these replies. Another 30% never replied, and for the remaining 30%, I received a message from a foreigner named Mailer Daemon.
Commie
"You've got mail!"
All right. It'll be fine as long as I reply late at night with a "Sorry! It was out of batteries!" Or a "Looks like I was out of range for a bit!" or something. That'll guarantee that the sender can't criticize me for not replying earlier. Source: Me. back in middle school, I mustered up the courage and texted girls, only to get this kind of reply 40% of the time. By the way, 30% of the time, I got no reply, and the last 30% was comprised of replies from some foreigner named MAILER-DAEMON.
WhyNot
"You've got mail!"
I'll be fine. Later tonight I'll respond with "Sorry! My battery died." or maybe, "I didn't have service." That should be good enough. With a response like that, she can't really blame me. The source is me. In middle school, if I was bold enough to message a girl, 40% of the time she would respond like that. Incidentally, 30% of the time there was no response at all. The remaining 30% of the time, I would get a response from some foreigner called Mailer Daemon.
Episode 8
FFF
I see. This girl's already given up.
They say the world changes when you change, but that's not true. People judge others based on stereotypes and impressions. Loners will be judged as loners forever. If you try to do something and stand out, they'll just use it to bring you down. It's an iron rule of the rotten society of children.
Problem: The world will never change. You can change yourself. How will you change?
Answer: Become the god of a new world.
[...]
Only the strong think they can't run away. It's not always your own fault. Humanity, society, the world around you... Someone else is wrong in plenty of cases. "I can change," means adjusting to that shitty, cold-hearted and cruel world. It means admitting defeat and subordination. It's a euphemism you use to deceive even yourself.
Commie
I see. She's given up already.
They say that if you change yourself, you'll change the world, but that's a complete lie. When people judge somebody, it becomes a fixed idea and an impression that lasts. A loner is forced to stay a loner. If you do your best at something and stand out, that'll only get used as fodder for criticism. Those are the rotten rules of the Kingdom of Children.
Question: The world will not change, but you can change yourself. So then, how will you change?
Answer: You become the god of a new world.
[...]
"You can't run away" is just how the strong think. It's impossible for it to always be the individual's fault. Plenty of times, it's society, the world, your surroundings, or someone else that's mistaken. By saying that "you can change yourself", you're conforming to that trashy, indifferent, and cold world. You're admitting you've lost to it and becoming its slave. You're only dressing it up in pretty words and deceiving everyone, including yourself.
WhyNot
I get it. This girl has given up already.
People often say, "If I change myself, I'll change the world." That's a load of crap. People's judgment of others creates a stereotype, and that's the impression that lasts. Loners are forced to do things alone. If you try to stand out by working hard at something, you just become a target for attack. It's the rotten rule of the children's kingdom.
Question: The world won't change. But you can change yourself. So how should you change?
Answer: I'll become the god of the new world.
[...]
"It's wrong to run away" is something only the strong think. It's not always you that's in the wrong. In Society, the world, and your surroundings, there are plenty of times when someone else is mistaken. "I can change." That means conforming like the indifferent trash living in this harsh world. It's admitting defeat and giving in to subordination. It's no more than deceiving yourself with petty words.
Episode 9
FFF
I love myself.
I have never once hated myself. My high base specs, my kind of good looks, my pessimistic, but realistic perspective - I can't say I hate them whatsoever. But right now, I'm on the verge of hating myself. The Yukinoshita Yukino that I've known, always beautiful, unable to lie, honest, always standing on her own two feet, without anyone or anything to support her. I'm sure that I held Yukinoshita Yukino in admiration. I chose to expect things out of her. I chose to force my ideals on her. I chose to feel like I understood her. And so I chose to be disappointed. As much as I've told myself not to, I still do it. Even Yukinoshita Yukino lies. I can't accept this basic fact. And so,
I hate myself.
Commie
I love myself.
I've never once in my life hated myself. I don't hate my high specs, my half-assed good looks, and my pessimistic and pragmatic outlook. I don't hate them at all. But it looks like I'm gonna hate myself for the first time ever. In my eyes, Yukinoshita Yukino was always beautiful, never lied, was sincere, and stood on her own two feet regardless of whether she had any support. I'm sure I admired the Yukinoshita Yukino I saw. I selfishly held high hopes for her, selfishly burdened her with my ideals, thought I understood her, and selfishly got disappointed by her. I'd warned myself about this over and over again, but it looks I haven't been cured of it all. Everyone lies, and Yukinoshita Yukino is no exception. Here I am, finding myself unable to forgive something so obvious and ordinary. And I
hate myself for it.
WhyNot
I like myself.
I've never once for a single second hated myself. My base stats are quite good, and I'm not ugly either. I'm pessimistic and realistic. I definitely don't hate myself. But now, for the first time in my life, I feel like I might despise myself. The Yukinoshita Yukino I knew was always beautiful, and she'd never lie. She was just, and she'd keep standing even if there was no footing to stand on. I think I was captivated by Yukinoshita Yukino. I held my own expectations and forced them on her. Sometimes I'd assume I understood her, then I'd just get myself disappointed. I tried sobering myself so many times, yet I couldn't fix that part of me. Even Yukinoshita Yukino lies. The way I refuse to accept something so obvious is simply
despicable
Episode 10
FFF
Hayama and Meguri-senpai's opinion is completely and absolutely correct. They're the best. They're inspiring. What a beautiful sense of fellowship.
But does that make doing everything by yourself wrong? Why should someone who has trudged along alone for so long be criticized?
I won't stand for it.
Commie
What Hayama and Meguri said wasn't wrong in any way. Amazing. I'm moved to tears. Such wonderful camaraderie.
But really, is it bad to do things by yourself? Why does someone who worked her socks off, even by herself, have to be rejected here?
I will not let that happen.
WhyNot
Hayama and Meguri are quite right. This is wonderful. I'm touched. What wonderful camaraderie.
But then, is it wrong to do stuff by yourself? If someone worked hard on their own until now, why do they have to face rejection here?
I can't allow that.
Episode 11
FFF
They say the world changes when you change, but that's not true.
You simply give in to the lies they force on you and compromise.
Let me show you how to really change the world.
Commie
They say that if you change yourself, you'll change the world, but that's a complete lie.
They're just forcing you to compromise by feeding you a convenient little fib.
Let me show you how to really change the world.
WhyNot
People often say, "If I change myself, I'll change the world." That's a load of crap.
They jam that convenient farce down your throat so you're forced to compromise.
Let me show you how someone really changes the world.
Episode 12
FFF
The request Yukinoshita accepted was to make Sagami's stint as committee chair a success. Bringing only the results back is tantamount to making Yukinoshita Yukino's efforts for naught. My job right now is to make sure Sagami Minami gets up on the stage as the committee chair. And on top of that, to instill in her the honor, frustration, and regret associated with the position. To do that, I could simply tell her the words she wants to hear. But unfortunately, I don't have it in me to say them.
[...]
Yukinoshita did things her way to the bitter end. And so, I'll do things my way. Unequivocal, invective, vile, villainous, and vicious.
Commie
The request Yukinoshita undertook was to help Sagami carry out her duties as committee chairman. Just taking the results back would mean rejecting everything Yukinoshita's done so far. My job right now is to make Sagami take that stage as the chairman and to bestow her with all the glory, frustration and regret of being a chairman. To do that, I only need to say what Sagami wants to hear right now.
Unfortunately, I can't do that.
[...]
Yukinoshita stuck to her beliefs and got this far doing things her way. Then I need to do things my own way too. Fair and square, face-to-face, abjectly, despicably and maliciously.
WhyNot
The request Yukinoshita accepted is to help Sagami fulfill her duty as committee chairman. If I went back with just the results, it would be like rejecting everything Yukinoshita's done. What I should do now is have Sagami Minami take the stage as committee chairman. And then, bestow upon her the glory, frustration and regret of being a committee chairman. For that end, I just need to say the words Sagami wants to hear. However, unfortunately... that's not something I can do.
[...]
Yukinoshita stuck to doing things her way. Then I'll do it my way, fair and square, upfront, abject, despicable, and malicious.
Episode 13
FFF
"It's more important to participate than to win."
Since Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic Games, stated this passionately in speech, everyone has heard this phrase. However, it is often used out of context, to force the unwilling into participating "willingly." In this world, there are plenty of things where putting in effort is pointless. If participation is, in fact, important, then it must also be important to participate in not participating. If experience is of value, then the experience of not experiencing must also be of value.
In fact, you could say it is necessary for someone not to experience what others do.
[...]
The day after a festival is a festival like any other. There are things you can't do over in life. But whether you like it or not, life goes on, and one day high school will be over.
And so, their festival will never end.
Commie
"The important thing is to take part."
Famous words spoken by Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin during a speech. However, this quote tends to be frequently misused and serves as kind of a threat to force participation. There are tons of wild-goose chases in this world, y'know. If the most important thing is to take part, surely one could find meaning in not taking part as well. And if everything's worth experiencing, then there's little doubt that the feeling of not experiencing something is, in itself, worth experiencing.
In fact, you could even call it a valuable experience to not experience something everyone else does.
[...]
The festival after the festival has come to an end, and it's too late for anything now.
There are some things that can't be undone. But life goes on, regardless of whether you're laughing or crying, and your high school days will eventually draw to a close.
And thus, their festival doesn't end.
WhyNot
"It's the participating that counts."
So said the father of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, during a speech. It's a widely known phrase, but it's often misused. It has become a sort of threat to force participation. In this world, there are times when it's pointless to even go. If it's the participating that counts, then surely not participating has meaning as well. If everything is an experience, then experience of not experiencing something must hold value.
In fact, it could even be called a valuable experience for those who do not experience something.
[...]
And thus ends the festival after the festival. It's too late for anything else now.
There are things that cannot be taken back. But the world will keep on spinning whether you laugh or you cry. High school life will eventually end too.
And thus, their festival doesn't end.
OVA
GotWoot
Marriage.
The institution where one's existence goes to die. All married people prattle on about their so-called marital bliss. About how they love saying "I'm home!" to their spouses, or how seeing their sleeping kids motivates them for tomorrow. But think about it. You can say "I'm home!" if you live with your parents. You can even buy some mouthwash and say "I'm home!" to the hippos on the label. And if they're talking about seeing their sleeping kids, that just means they're working hellish overtime hours. How is that in any way blissful? They preach the joys of marriage, yet their eyes are as soulless as my own. Just like zombies who drag people into their swamp.
[...]
When it comes to marriages or the future, no one knows what's in store. No amount of preparation can protect you from all the unforeseen grief. However, everyone has the right to wish for bliss. In order to prepare for what's coming, one must work for the best possible outcome.
In conclusion, all you ladies must stake your claims on all the promising future house-husbands out there waiting for you.
Drama CD: A Birthday Song for you
Frog-kun
Birthdays.
Along with signifying the day of your birth, it is a day that gives birth to new trauma. For example, birthday parties where you're the only one not invited, or feeling touched when someone sings 'Happy Birthday', except it's for a classmate born on the same day, or birthday cakes that spell your name wrong. Hang on, what was my mother doing with that last one? Don't get your own son's name wrong! That being said, perhaps the reason a baby cries when it is born is not from deep emotion about entering the world, but from separating from its mother and experiencing loneliness for the first time. Thus one's birthday is the start of loneliness. According to the ancients, a leopard never changes its spots. As such, spending one's birthday alone is the correct path and hanging out with friends at birthday parties is the wrong path. Although, there's nothing wrong with celebrating for another person, I guess.
Posted by Naoki-Saten | Jun 3, 2013 11:06 AM | 17 comments
April 12th, 2013
Quotes from Anime, Manga and Games
Anime Relations: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu, Clannad, ef: A Tale of Memories., Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai, Fate/Zero, Nisemonogatari, Little Busters!, Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.
This is the first love letter that has "I am stupid" written all over
~ Tomoya about Sunohara's fake love letter - Clannad
Reality is just a shitty game!
~ Katsuragi Keima - The World God Only Knows
I have no connection to the dullness of reality
~ Katsuragi Keima - The Wolrd God Only Know
Let's do it! Time enough for regrets in hell!
~ Arngrim - Valkyrie Profile 2
The moment you're forced to play your trump card,
the game is already lost.
~ Lezard Valeth - Valkyrie Profile 2
I won't deny you tried,
but crude effort is no match for true ability.
~ Lezard Valeth - Valkyrie Profile 2
If you can't even understand someone's feelings but still assume they like you,
you must be either a hell of a guy or a hell of a fool.
~ Naoe Riki - Little Busters
The reason why people write novels and read them is to lament the fact
that they can live their lives only once
~ Nishizono Mio - Little Busters
What people want are emotional ups and downs.
They want to taste fear and thrill because they wish for their hearts to be moved
~ Kurugaya Yuiko - Little Busters!
I'm sorry. I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.
~ unknown
Please don't say such disgusting things while I'm drinking coffee
unless you want it all over your face.
~ Azai Kyousuke - G-Senjou no Maou
I can't think of any two words that seem to fit together less than Christmas and
Gonzou, but believe it or not, the yakuza really gets into holiday festivities.
~ Azai Kyousuke - G-Senjou no Maou
The road of life is too long a path to walk when carrying grudges the whole way.
~ an old woman - G-Senjou no Maou
Words are weapons. But they're only weapons when violence is hiding somewhere,
ready to back them up.
~ Tokita Yuki - G-Senjou no Maou
And that's why you have no friends. When you act all righteous, people think
you're weird. People want to keep their heroes in their video games.
~ Tokita Yuki - G-Senjou no Maou
Oh? That's not like you at all... I wonder if it's snowing in Hell tonight
as hard as it is here?
~ Tokita Yuki - G-Senjou no Maou
As long as we live and breathe, our way is paved with ice.
A person's life is not comprised of four repeating seasons, but a year-long
winter wilderness. Whether or not you stop to wipe your blood or tears,
they will inevitably freeze over"
~ Azai Gonzou - G-Senjou no Maou
Evil owes its very existencer to the vestigial remnants of mankind's bestial nature
~ Azai Gonzou - G-Senjou no Maou
Because it's lonely when it ends. Especially if it was really fun.
~ Nakatsu Shizuru - Rewrite
Kotarou, making a big decision is more than just a choice. It also means throwing something away.
If you choose the right-hand path, you throw away all the possibilities on the left-hand one
~ Senri Akane - Rewrite
Any human relationship that needs lies to keep it going isn't worth having.
The only real friends are ones you can be completely honest with.
~ (Fake) Nice Guy - Rewrite
Any weakling can be didnified. But only the strong can win.
~ Esaka Shugen - Rewrite
Friends are most valuable when they aren't obligated to be your friends
~ Esaka Shugen - Rewrite
According to the Law of the Pendulum, the stronger the hate,
the stronger the love once the pendulum swings in the other direction.
~ Morita Kenichi - Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo
People who can't think for themselves will be used by the ones who do.
And the people who are being used do not realize it.
~ Morita Kenichi - Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo
Her mouth may not have said 'Oh crap' but her face certainly did.
~ Morita Kenichi - Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo
Life is about progression and regression. There is no status quo.
Time continues to march onward regardless of an individual's growth or lack thereof.
~ Houzuki Masaomi - Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo
Those who have assumed a position of leadership, such as myself,
often speak as if they know other's thoughts in advance.
This is not actually the case, however.
You see, we do not predict the thoughts of others. We designate them.
~ Houzuki Masaomi - Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo
If you're going to joke around, make it funny.
~ Houzuki Masaomi - Sharin no Kuni, Yuukyuu no Shounenshoujo
Plans born of desperation can hardly be called plans at all.
~ Houzuki Masaomi - Sharin no Kuni, Yuukyuu no Shounenshoujo
If you feel the need to apologize for something,
then you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.
~ Houzuki Masaomi - Sharin no Kuni, Yuukyuu no Shounenshoujo
A king without greed is even worse than a figurehead.
A king must be greedier, laugh louder and be more furious than everyone else.
He must exemplify the extreme of all things, including good and evil.
That is exactly why his subjects envy and adore him.
And why the flame of wanting to be like the king can burn in the hearts of every civilian.
~ Rider - Fate/Zero
You said you would die for your ideals.
But who on earth admires a martyr's thorny path? Who dreams of such a life?
~ Rider/Alexander the Great - Fate/Zero
"If the world was restrained to common sense, life wouldn't be fun"
~ Miyamura Miyako - ef - a tale of memories
Hard work betrays none, but dreams betray many
~ Hikigaya Hachiban - Yahari ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru
A highly-trained loner is once bitten, twice shy
~ Hikigaya Hachiban - Yahari ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru
You're probably right. You always are. I won't deny that.
But that's all you are. You're never strong. And if you're not strong, you'll lose. You do enough martial arts to know that.
The first requirement of being a hero isn't being right. It's being strong. That's why the hero always wins. You need to learn that.
Until you do, what you're doing is just a game. And you'll only be fakes.
~ Araragi Koyomi to his little sister Karen - Nisemonogatari
I'm not an ally of justice. I'm just an enemy of evil.
~ Senjougahara Hitagi - Nisemonogatari
What do you think is the one thing that has killed the most people?
It's neither explosives nor poison. It's invormation. To know is to die.
~ Shionji Yuuko - Kamisama no Memochou
You need a reason to fight. But it cannot be an ideal.
If you fight for ideals, the only thing you can save are ideals.
There is no way you can save people.
~ Archer - Fate/Stay Night
The real world is just a crappy game.
The ideal world can only be found within a game.
Such was my belief.
However, if an ideal may be found within a crappy game,
there may be an ideal route in the real world... for me to discover.
~ Katsuragi Keima - The World God Only Knows
If you walk down the path you believe is right, you cannot be wrong.
~ Emiya Shirou - Fate/Stay Night
People demand easily understandable evil in order to reassure themselves of their own goodness.
~ Caster - Fate/Stay Night
Didn't your mum tell you? Even if you like cute girls, cute girls might not like you.
~ Hikigaya Hachiman - Oregairu
Oh man, Ayase-tan is so cute today again!
I feel like another ten years were added to my life span just from seeing her smile.
~ Kosaka Kyousuke - Oreimo Tsuzuku PSP
Do not fear them. There is no shame in losing, but there is shame in fleeing.
~ Mitsurugi Meia - Muv-Luv
It's impossible to accept what someone's saying if they're just demanding unilateral obedience.
~ Shirogane Takeru - Muv-Luv
Could you stop skipping the thinking process when you respond?
~ Kagami Hiiragi to Kanata - Lucky star
Just so you know, though, if you ever dumped me, I'd cry so much that I'd die of dehydration.
~ Manabu Tanaka - Yandere Kanojo
That was an inevitable fear that came from life.
That was distorted thinking meant to avoid that fear.
That defeated man had tasted the depths of the earth with his heart‘s tongue and he now sat there
silently trembling.
~ Narration of To aru Majutsu no Index NT - vol.1
An object's value is decided by its final owner.
~ Mitsurugi Meia - Muv-Luv Extra
They say you can redo your life while you're still young,
but the young don't know how....
~ Kouzuki Yuuko - Muv-Luv Extra
Personally, I believe the most important thing in life
is being able to take advantage of an opportunity whenever it may come.
If one manages that, one can bring about positive results through later effort.
On the other hand, effort alone is not guaranteed to bring about such opportunities.
~ Tsukuyomi Mana - Muv-Luv Extra
It's true that the real world is a shitty game. It's both unreasonable... and illogical...
But a happy end will never come to those who want to finish a difficult game with ease.
~ Katsuragi Keima - The World God Only Knows
Reality is a shitty game.
But if you don't finish it, a shitty game will remain a shitty game.
~ Katsuragi Keima - The World God Only Knows
As technology and the community advance, the users' mindsets and willpower are getting worse.
~ Kagami - Lucky Star
For justice to shine, you need despair.
~ Maverick Albert - Tiger & Bunny
The truth is overrated.
Someone who cannot forgive lies or secrets will never trust another.
~ Hyoubu Kyousuke - Zettai Karen Children THE UNLIMITED - Hyoubu Kyousuke
They said I need a miracle. But they're called miracles because they never happen.
~ Shiori Misaka - Kanon
If I were the moon, I'd probably have wondered why they were leaving weird footprints all over me.
~ Kyon - Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya
...I think it's fine to be a coward. People who know fear are much harder to kill.
~ Jinguuji Marimo - Muv-Luv Alternative
All humans live by hurting someone else...
there's no such thing as a human who can live without hurting anyone.
There's just differences in how you hurt them or how badly...
and humans who don't realize that are called idiots.
~ Kouzuki Yuuko - Muv-Luv Alternative
You've gotta do ten or twenty things you don't want to do in order to get one thing you do want.
If that ever felt like suffering to me,
then it means I had no right to have my wish granted in the first place.
~ 1st Lt. Suzumiya - Muv-Luv Alternative
It's not the irony that's making me cry, but the reality of it all.
~ Kogasaka You - Hoshizora no Memoria
~ Tomoya about Sunohara's fake love letter - Clannad
Reality is just a shitty game!
~ Katsuragi Keima - The World God Only Knows
I have no connection to the dullness of reality
~ Katsuragi Keima - The Wolrd God Only Know
Let's do it! Time enough for regrets in hell!
~ Arngrim - Valkyrie Profile 2
The moment you're forced to play your trump card,
the game is already lost.
~ Lezard Valeth - Valkyrie Profile 2
I won't deny you tried,
but crude effort is no match for true ability.
~ Lezard Valeth - Valkyrie Profile 2
If you can't even understand someone's feelings but still assume they like you,
you must be either a hell of a guy or a hell of a fool.
~ Naoe Riki - Little Busters
The reason why people write novels and read them is to lament the fact
that they can live their lives only once
~ Nishizono Mio - Little Busters
What people want are emotional ups and downs.
They want to taste fear and thrill because they wish for their hearts to be moved
~ Kurugaya Yuiko - Little Busters!
I'm sorry. I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.
~ unknown
Please don't say such disgusting things while I'm drinking coffee
unless you want it all over your face.
~ Azai Kyousuke - G-Senjou no Maou
I can't think of any two words that seem to fit together less than Christmas and
Gonzou, but believe it or not, the yakuza really gets into holiday festivities.
~ Azai Kyousuke - G-Senjou no Maou
The road of life is too long a path to walk when carrying grudges the whole way.
~ an old woman - G-Senjou no Maou
Words are weapons. But they're only weapons when violence is hiding somewhere,
ready to back them up.
~ Tokita Yuki - G-Senjou no Maou
And that's why you have no friends. When you act all righteous, people think
you're weird. People want to keep their heroes in their video games.
~ Tokita Yuki - G-Senjou no Maou
Oh? That's not like you at all... I wonder if it's snowing in Hell tonight
as hard as it is here?
~ Tokita Yuki - G-Senjou no Maou
As long as we live and breathe, our way is paved with ice.
A person's life is not comprised of four repeating seasons, but a year-long
winter wilderness. Whether or not you stop to wipe your blood or tears,
they will inevitably freeze over"
~ Azai Gonzou - G-Senjou no Maou
Evil owes its very existencer to the vestigial remnants of mankind's bestial nature
~ Azai Gonzou - G-Senjou no Maou
Because it's lonely when it ends. Especially if it was really fun.
~ Nakatsu Shizuru - Rewrite
Kotarou, making a big decision is more than just a choice. It also means throwing something away.
If you choose the right-hand path, you throw away all the possibilities on the left-hand one
~ Senri Akane - Rewrite
Any human relationship that needs lies to keep it going isn't worth having.
The only real friends are ones you can be completely honest with.
~ (Fake) Nice Guy - Rewrite
Any weakling can be didnified. But only the strong can win.
~ Esaka Shugen - Rewrite
Friends are most valuable when they aren't obligated to be your friends
~ Esaka Shugen - Rewrite
According to the Law of the Pendulum, the stronger the hate,
the stronger the love once the pendulum swings in the other direction.
~ Morita Kenichi - Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo
People who can't think for themselves will be used by the ones who do.
And the people who are being used do not realize it.
~ Morita Kenichi - Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo
Her mouth may not have said 'Oh crap' but her face certainly did.
~ Morita Kenichi - Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo
Life is about progression and regression. There is no status quo.
Time continues to march onward regardless of an individual's growth or lack thereof.
~ Houzuki Masaomi - Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo
Those who have assumed a position of leadership, such as myself,
often speak as if they know other's thoughts in advance.
This is not actually the case, however.
You see, we do not predict the thoughts of others. We designate them.
~ Houzuki Masaomi - Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo
If you're going to joke around, make it funny.
~ Houzuki Masaomi - Sharin no Kuni, Yuukyuu no Shounenshoujo
Plans born of desperation can hardly be called plans at all.
~ Houzuki Masaomi - Sharin no Kuni, Yuukyuu no Shounenshoujo
If you feel the need to apologize for something,
then you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.
~ Houzuki Masaomi - Sharin no Kuni, Yuukyuu no Shounenshoujo
A king without greed is even worse than a figurehead.
A king must be greedier, laugh louder and be more furious than everyone else.
He must exemplify the extreme of all things, including good and evil.
That is exactly why his subjects envy and adore him.
And why the flame of wanting to be like the king can burn in the hearts of every civilian.
~ Rider - Fate/Zero
You said you would die for your ideals.
But who on earth admires a martyr's thorny path? Who dreams of such a life?
~ Rider/Alexander the Great - Fate/Zero
"If the world was restrained to common sense, life wouldn't be fun"
~ Miyamura Miyako - ef - a tale of memories
Hard work betrays none, but dreams betray many
~ Hikigaya Hachiban - Yahari ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru
A highly-trained loner is once bitten, twice shy
~ Hikigaya Hachiban - Yahari ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru
You're probably right. You always are. I won't deny that.
But that's all you are. You're never strong. And if you're not strong, you'll lose. You do enough martial arts to know that.
The first requirement of being a hero isn't being right. It's being strong. That's why the hero always wins. You need to learn that.
Until you do, what you're doing is just a game. And you'll only be fakes.
~ Araragi Koyomi to his little sister Karen - Nisemonogatari
I'm not an ally of justice. I'm just an enemy of evil.
~ Senjougahara Hitagi - Nisemonogatari
What do you think is the one thing that has killed the most people?
It's neither explosives nor poison. It's invormation. To know is to die.
~ Shionji Yuuko - Kamisama no Memochou
You need a reason to fight. But it cannot be an ideal.
If you fight for ideals, the only thing you can save are ideals.
There is no way you can save people.
~ Archer - Fate/Stay Night
The real world is just a crappy game.
The ideal world can only be found within a game.
Such was my belief.
However, if an ideal may be found within a crappy game,
there may be an ideal route in the real world... for me to discover.
~ Katsuragi Keima - The World God Only Knows
If you walk down the path you believe is right, you cannot be wrong.
~ Emiya Shirou - Fate/Stay Night
People demand easily understandable evil in order to reassure themselves of their own goodness.
~ Caster - Fate/Stay Night
Didn't your mum tell you? Even if you like cute girls, cute girls might not like you.
~ Hikigaya Hachiman - Oregairu
Oh man, Ayase-tan is so cute today again!
I feel like another ten years were added to my life span just from seeing her smile.
~ Kosaka Kyousuke - Oreimo Tsuzuku PSP
Do not fear them. There is no shame in losing, but there is shame in fleeing.
~ Mitsurugi Meia - Muv-Luv
It's impossible to accept what someone's saying if they're just demanding unilateral obedience.
~ Shirogane Takeru - Muv-Luv
Could you stop skipping the thinking process when you respond?
~ Kagami Hiiragi to Kanata - Lucky star
Just so you know, though, if you ever dumped me, I'd cry so much that I'd die of dehydration.
~ Manabu Tanaka - Yandere Kanojo
That was an inevitable fear that came from life.
That was distorted thinking meant to avoid that fear.
That defeated man had tasted the depths of the earth with his heart‘s tongue and he now sat there
silently trembling.
~ Narration of To aru Majutsu no Index NT - vol.1
An object's value is decided by its final owner.
~ Mitsurugi Meia - Muv-Luv Extra
They say you can redo your life while you're still young,
but the young don't know how....
~ Kouzuki Yuuko - Muv-Luv Extra
Personally, I believe the most important thing in life
is being able to take advantage of an opportunity whenever it may come.
If one manages that, one can bring about positive results through later effort.
On the other hand, effort alone is not guaranteed to bring about such opportunities.
~ Tsukuyomi Mana - Muv-Luv Extra
It's true that the real world is a shitty game. It's both unreasonable... and illogical...
But a happy end will never come to those who want to finish a difficult game with ease.
~ Katsuragi Keima - The World God Only Knows
Reality is a shitty game.
But if you don't finish it, a shitty game will remain a shitty game.
~ Katsuragi Keima - The World God Only Knows
As technology and the community advance, the users' mindsets and willpower are getting worse.
~ Kagami - Lucky Star
For justice to shine, you need despair.
~ Maverick Albert - Tiger & Bunny
The truth is overrated.
Someone who cannot forgive lies or secrets will never trust another.
~ Hyoubu Kyousuke - Zettai Karen Children THE UNLIMITED - Hyoubu Kyousuke
They said I need a miracle. But they're called miracles because they never happen.
~ Shiori Misaka - Kanon
If I were the moon, I'd probably have wondered why they were leaving weird footprints all over me.
~ Kyon - Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya
...I think it's fine to be a coward. People who know fear are much harder to kill.
~ Jinguuji Marimo - Muv-Luv Alternative
All humans live by hurting someone else...
there's no such thing as a human who can live without hurting anyone.
There's just differences in how you hurt them or how badly...
and humans who don't realize that are called idiots.
~ Kouzuki Yuuko - Muv-Luv Alternative
You've gotta do ten or twenty things you don't want to do in order to get one thing you do want.
If that ever felt like suffering to me,
then it means I had no right to have my wish granted in the first place.
~ 1st Lt. Suzumiya - Muv-Luv Alternative
It's not the irony that's making me cry, but the reality of it all.
~ Kogasaka You - Hoshizora no Memoria
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