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Oct 27, 2012 4:44 PM

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Mahiro is Hot. Hope they return to the manga plot next episode x2.

ワンダーランド花 ♥

Oct 27, 2012 9:24 PM

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The way they met was like fate that they would become friends :P
Hi...
Oct 28, 2012 1:50 AM

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Raphow said:
fanservice episode for the female audience, imo

Haha I thought the same thinking, and I was happy. Girls need their fanservice too.

Shaduge said:
too much gay fanservice, as if there wasn't enough already. I'm out of here


Now if they showed a shower scene with Aika or the princess you wouldn't complain. Instead you'd drool over the scene, but god forbid there is any fanservice for girls.


I really want to know how Mahiro's sister and Yoshin got into a relationship. I think it might be a key point to their friendship even though Mahiro was unaware of what was really going on.
Oct 28, 2012 2:02 AM

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Any clue on the voice actors who voiced young Yoshino & Mahiro?
I find young Yoshino to be cute, haha.
Would appreciate it if someone could tell me the name of their voice actors.
Thanks in advance.

Anyway, nice episode. Now we know a little bit more about their childhood times.
Oct 28, 2012 7:50 AM
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Great episode. It's rare to see a good backstory episode in an anime.

I'm still not sure about the story, but i like the characters so far.
Oct 28, 2012 6:29 PM

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What a nice backstory. Totally cranked up the bromance level quite a bit.
That ending scene was somewhat touching too.
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Oct 29, 2012 12:30 AM

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But are they really friends? Yes, they've been tied together by fate and by their relationship with Aika, but I think they really might not be friends in the classic sense. I'm also getting the feeling that Yoshino's reasons for getting involved may be much more complex than we've been led to believe, and that we shouldn't take anything he says at face value.
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Oct 29, 2012 4:20 AM

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Bromance level up!!!! XD
Oct 29, 2012 10:51 AM
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t was a good episode explaining Yoshino and Mahiro's
Oct 29, 2012 11:22 AM

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It was an interesting back story, I actually thought that they were friends before the accident and all.

Anyway, it seems like they are finally are going to introduce the other characters that appear on the OP. I would like to know more about the girl that eats the buns.
Oct 30, 2012 1:49 AM
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KyousukeT said:
Any clue on the voice actors who voiced young Yoshino & Mahiro?
I find young Yoshino to be cute, haha.
Would appreciate it if someone could tell me the name of their voice actors.
Thanks in advance.

Young Mahiro is Yuuko Sanpei and young Yoshino is Houko Kuwashima.

ClementIV said:
I would like to know more about the girl that eats the buns.

Nope, that's a boy.
Oct 30, 2012 8:19 AM
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Shaduge said:
too much gay fanservice, as if there wasn't enough already. I'm out of here

yah cause girls totally dont watch stuff, if theres any sexulization of males then it must totally be for gays, they probably just threw in his ass because for the rest of the series their is a big breasted half naked chick as a main character
DEEEEEM!Well said.
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Oct 30, 2012 4:36 PM

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What a beautiful episode. I loved the background story about how Yoshino and Mahiro became friends. Those two were meant to together.
^-^ We have some awesome bromance here, which is very rare in anime. I can't think of any other very good bromances in anime atm. Maybe Okazaki in Clannad with Sunohara, but other than that nothing pops up in my head.

This nice background story between these two characters really got me interested in how Mahiro will react if he finds out that Yoshino went out with his little sister and kept it a secret.
Oct 31, 2012 12:58 PM

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Yang94 said:
What a beautiful episode. I loved the background story about how Yoshino and Mahiro became friends. Those two were meant to together.
^-^ We have some awesome bromance here, which is very rare in anime. I can't think of any other very good bromances in anime atm. Maybe Okazaki in Clannad with Sunohara, but other than that nothing pops up in my head.

This nice background story between these two characters really got me interested in how Mahiro will react if he finds out that Yoshino went out with his little sister and kept it a secret.
I have a whole thread on the subject of bromances

http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=502469

there are quite a few

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Oct 31, 2012 11:13 PM

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I honestly seen nothing gay about this anime so far. If someone could point out other wise that would be great. Seeing guys shirts off doesn't count, if it did fairy tail would be gay.
Nov 1, 2012 4:04 AM

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That's a lot of back story. Hopefully they'll move on next episode.

Nov 1, 2012 4:07 AM

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I love his sister!
Dies Irae! :)
Nov 1, 2012 10:44 AM
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Lol you guys are fucking hilarious always throwing your shounen-ai and gay labels.

Meanwhile there's hundreds of scenes out there that involve girls showering together.
BUT THAT STUFF'S OKAY CAUSE IT'S BOOBS!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 1, 2012 6:33 PM

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Tony777 said:
I honestly seen nothing gay about this anime so far. If someone could point out other wise that would be great. Seeing guys shirts off doesn't count, if it did fairy tail would be gay.

+1
Nov 2, 2012 8:03 PM

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I say the background story was messed up on Mahiro's part, Yoshino helping and telling that esay was funny.
Pretty shocking at the begining!!
Mahiro and Yoshino were so cute when they were young!!
Nov 7, 2012 5:21 AM
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5/5 because backstory and atmosphere. A break from all the fights, I needed that.
Mahiro can't survive without Yoshino now, Yoshino proved that he is a good cook ♥

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While Aika in the following,

Was gorgeous, she still really was slutty in the spoiler
going on a date with Mahiro while I am pretty sure she was with Yoshino at the same time during that date.

Are you saying she has a doppelganger of herself or something? I facepalmed. That scene of her with Mahiro we've seen it before, she usually rides the bicycle with him. Yoshino and her in the preview, they were in an aquarium. And seriously something is wrong with how you take screenshots, you take every frame of a naked body whether that's a female's or male's? You analyzing anime is way too serious yet doesn't make sense.
Nov 24, 2012 7:18 PM

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Goof episode; love the chats the two had with Hakase^^
Seems the three are getting more close together <3
Ending of this episode made me smile(:
Jan 3, 2013 6:51 PM

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Now we get a peek at their inner workings and character, which is good. The cursed pair...I wonder now why such misfortune seems to fall upon both of them.

There has to be something more than just bad luck.
Jan 22, 2013 7:26 PM
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That was pretty good, explaining how Mahiro and Yoshino met. Lawl, weird circumstances and I guess Yoshino just stuck around.
Jan 28, 2013 4:17 PM
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Nice background episode, wouldn't mind a small pick up of pace though.
Mar 16, 2013 1:29 PM

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I can't help but appreciate how interesting the characters in this series are. Also, I can't quite figure Yoshino...but I guess that's part of the charm.
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Mar 17, 2013 7:51 PM

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I really liked this episode. It was nice to see how Yoshino and Mahiro met.
Apr 6, 2013 2:25 AM

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Nice background story!
Apr 16, 2013 10:03 AM

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The guy tried to kill Mahiro by running him over with a bike? How stupid can one be? That's almost suicide..
Jul 16, 2013 12:23 PM

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Oh boy, they became friends under unusual circumstances. I still can't digest the fact that Yoshino was dating his sister and Mahiro doesn't seem to know it.

I'm interested about that scar on Mahiro's chest, I wonder if it was from the accident?
Oct 22, 2013 8:33 AM

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So Mahiro was once upon a time smart and a good student . . . Guessing that stopped when his father died / w/e happened to him.
Dec 16, 2013 2:32 AM

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dat ass 6/5

still gorgeous animation and interesting story + characters though.
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Dec 28, 2013 9:28 PM

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I liked learning about their background with each other. Their teacher annoyed the piss out of me though. >.>

Jan 9, 2014 9:05 PM
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The dynamic between Yoshino and Mahiro is certainly peculiar, as well as the peculiar circumstances in which they met. This anime is hammering the whole coincidences versus fate aspect. It just so happen that Yoshino is the day leader that has to go to Mahiro during the hospital visit. It just so happen that Mahiro finds the bottle that the mage randomly sent out in the ocean. It so happen that the killer of Aika is a member of the mage's clan.

I find the theme interesting, but come on, we get it already.
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Jan 29, 2014 10:20 PM

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Oh boy, they became friends under unusual circumstances. I still can't digest the fact that Yoshino was dating his sister and Mahiro doesn't seem to know it.

I'm interested about that scar on Mahiro's chest, I wonder if it was from the accident?

Pretty sure it is.
Feb 8, 2014 3:41 AM

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That's a nice back story of Mahiro and Yoshino. They were so cute when they were kids, and now they're so badass and cool.

Dat accident thing that led them to be good friends. Dat essay presentation thing. Lolololol. XD

MAHIRO FANSERVICE, EVERYONE.
Mar 8, 2014 6:09 PM

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Okay I have a question....

I'm watching this show on CrunchyRoll and during the bathroom scene it did not show Mahiro's ass. It almost did, though.

Is CrunchyRoll depriving me!!!!???
Mar 23, 2014 10:43 PM

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Nicely done backstory episode, i really liked their interactions in the flashbacks and now i find it easier to care 'bout that characters.
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Jul 31, 2014 5:26 AM

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Pretty lovely development, quite liked the background story! And well I do wonder what will happen next!
Sep 12, 2014 7:07 AM

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A flashback rarely interest me.. this is one of those who did.

I don't know why but when Aika's appearing in Yoshino's memories, which are like every fucking minute, I'm being pissed off. I just hate that chick. Lying openly to her brother while keeping that freaking poker face.. people like that cannot be trusted.
Sep 18, 2014 2:04 PM

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The characters are being fleshed out very nicely, so far it's a very promising anime
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May 24, 2015 6:50 AM

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Bromance was strong in this episode.

Really liked how they both mentioned how they went "far" thanks to the other.

Best episode in the show so far.
Jun 18, 2015 1:26 AM

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really liking this series so far. The action, art, music, and characters are OP.
This episode was really really good. Learning of Yoshino and Mahiro's backstory was awesome. It's weird, they don't straight up say that they're best friends or anything, yet you know they have a really deep bond. "The Cursed Pair" is a peculiar name for a pair of friends though...
Also the ED is amazing~ Kana Hanazawa saiko
I'm hooked. Really want to know more about Aika. I'm praying Yoshino wasn't the one...
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Jul 2, 2015 4:33 AM

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Man, Yoshino was about to tell Mahiro about his relationship with Aika, but he fell asleep =P

These two's relationship is more complicated than it seemed. They make for an interesting dynamic.
Sep 3, 2015 5:03 AM

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this was an interesting episode
Feb 8, 2016 7:13 AM

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At least their flashback is not boring.

When you kick on the vending machine and the drink randomly appears is just like Toaru Raildex.

3/5
Apr 1, 2016 9:29 AM

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That was a nice backstory, I admit I chuckled outloud when I saw the part with the puppy. As I said, this show is getting better. On the other hand, they do seem to be taking their sweet time considering that fate of the world is in their hands. Shouldn't they... hurry to do whatever they have to do in order to stop the mages?
May 26, 2016 11:33 PM

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Well that was something... It seemed it was fate that brought those two together
Jun 15, 2016 10:09 PM

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Yoshinos deduction skills are really high. It's been helpful for mahiro to have him doing research at that time in the past.
Dec 15, 2016 10:23 PM

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Unexpected backstory of how they met and sorta became friends. Fate?

Dam Mahiro is a pretty nice guy showing us that ending.
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