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Jul 2, 2008 7:30 PM
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Fumihiko Matsumaru = Jackass

How could he kiss and lay with Aka when she was still in a state of shock from losing all her possessions! He didn't even know (or care about) her name. That's completely taking advantage of her...

Bleeping bastard!
Oct 3, 2008 6:33 AM
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well,he's lucky.aka's really cute.

seems like not a lot of people watched this. I find it really interesting cause it's the only anime about seiyuu/voice actors.


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R_asuka said:
seems like not a lot of people watched this. I find it really interesting cause it's the only anime about seiyuu/voice actors.


Not really. Another one I know is Love Get Chu. It's a bit more childish and not as serious as REC but it's still about voice actors/actresses. (:

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R_asuka said:
well,he's lucky.aka's really cute.

seems like not a lot of people watched this. I find it really interesting cause it's the only anime about seiyuu/voice actors.



I watched! It's a great anime if you dont like loooooooooong stuff, it's simple, cool and fast to watch!
Oct 23, 2008 12:31 AM
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This really has the slice of life feel to it. :D

But yeah, he's a total jerk! How can he lay with her at that point of time!?
Oct 23, 2008 12:37 AM
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Yeah, right. Who wouldn't.

Especially considering he
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cyruz said:
R_asuka said:
seems like not a lot of people watched this. I find it really interesting cause it's the only anime about seiyuu/voice actors.


Not really. Another one I know is Love Get Chu. It's a bit more childish and not as serious as REC but it's still about voice actors/actresses. (:

oh there is another one? I'll take a look at it too.

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Yeah, right. Who wouldn't.
Especially considering he

yeah,you got a point.

Oct 23, 2008 6:13 AM
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Great point ._.
Jan 25, 2009 3:13 PM
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Hm.. interesting anime. The episode was so short but somehow it felt like I've watched the series for quite a few episodes. ^^"
Jun 11, 2009 10:32 AM

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Wow, so much story put into twelve minutes...

Now let's see how their lives develop.
Jun 28, 2009 5:09 PM

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I liked it the plot moved really fast which I suppose I'll allow considering how short this was and "I work in a snack making company" best chat up line ever.

Aug 12, 2009 5:18 PM

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wow, they already did it when they are complete stranger for each other -.-

it happenned all so fast....
Sep 27, 2009 12:29 PM

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The episode was pretty much okay. Poor Aka that her stuff was burned ;_;

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Nov 9, 2009 9:56 PM

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er.. that episode was pretty weird. He got dumped, met a new girl, and had fun after her place got burnt down along with her stuff. >.<
Dec 24, 2009 6:19 AM

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It was alright, nothing more nothing less
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Feb 21, 2010 2:32 PM

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I was a little surprised when I originally saw the first episode. Things definitely moved quickly along. Suppose all the emotions that came with that situation and the fact both were probably still a little drunk helped the end result.
Aug 13, 2010 7:33 PM

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Alcohol and shock can do that to people. Yeah, I agree with many that he did take advantage of her, but she didn't seem to mind. If she did she they wouldn't have even gotten as far as a kiss.

You got lucky one Matsumaru, don't push it.
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Aug 14, 2010 10:27 AM

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I do like the Audrey Hepburn connection to the series.
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Sep 2, 2010 6:34 AM

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Doesnt look right when he screwed tha chick.
Even though she's 20, it still looks like he screwed a 14-16 year old.
Oct 5, 2010 6:00 PM

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Fast pacing within 1 episode- I like that. Aka doesn't look 20 at all..
Oct 12, 2010 8:06 PM

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Not bad, seems a bit rushed to have him nail her in the first episode. Well Ill keep watching who knows.
Dec 18, 2010 10:52 AM

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Audrey Hepburn as their example pretty nice
I find it quite interesting when you're with someone who loves to talk
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so fast lol. pew pew.
May 4, 2011 10:18 PM

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tittywafflez said:
so fast lol. pew pew.


This

Jun 27, 2011 10:51 PM

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This was good.
I been looking for this series..
btw Nice Intro.
Jan 29, 2012 2:30 PM

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Really liked this for some reason. 5/5
Let's hope it keeps up.
Feb 9, 2012 11:05 PM

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Dislike the fact that the guy's too much of an idiot. And that he screwed her on the first night. I mean it totally looked like he brought her to his place just to do it. Totally taking advantage of her misfortune.
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Apr 12, 2012 9:41 AM

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wow so the dude got dumped, met someone else, she was in a fire, they went back to his place and got it on..... all in one episode xD not that i mind, with it being only 9 eps i suppose it's going to be like that! I agree though Fumihiko was a tad bit of a jerk taking advantage and being all nice, but then Aka wasn't exactly pushing him away either, i agree though.. how she is 20 is beyond me! It was kinda awkward to watch, she looks in her teens!
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Nice start of this Anime really nice story development for the first episode already,but damn he's quite unlucky, but quite nice character development and story so let's see how it goes!
Nov 25, 2012 2:37 AM

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randompadley said:
I agree though Fumihiko was a tad bit of a jerk taking advantage and being all nice, but then Aka wasn't exactly pushing him away either


But yeah that's kinda the point, Aka couldn't push him away seeing how he kindly gave her a place to stay for the night where she had no where else to go. In a way she was put into a shock seeing that her house went in flames and lost everything. That being said her mental state was most vulnerable and in a way, just didn't care about anything.

Here is when she was on the swings at the fire scene. Clearly she was in shock as she seemed a bit out of her mind at the time.



Fumihiko clearly took advantage of her, hes the one that decided to go for a hug, its fine if its just a hug as its a way to comfort someone who is depressed, but the way I see, hes the one that wanted more and went for the kiss and even started undressing her BEFORE even introducing their names (like as if names and remembering who the person he'll sleep with is important to this guy).

First episode, this guy in my opinion is quite disgusting.
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Hmm, now this is a more realistic pace for romance than in most anime.
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I don't think it's that clear cut. From the context of the scene, he went in to hug her because she was crying and he felt bad. If it wasn't for her bursting into tears a minute prior, he was going to leave and let her go to sleep.

Also, he didn't go in for a kiss without at least SOME prompt. When she was being hugged, she said she feels warm, started to put her arms on him, leaned forward slightly and brought her face close to his.

I'm not saying they couldn't have handled it differently, but it doesn't seem like either person regretted it, even if it was in a moment of sadness or passion.
Apr 19, 2013 3:54 AM

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it's called real life. she wanted comfort, he gave it to her. one night stand is not an abstract concept (here at least it becomes more than that).
Oct 21, 2013 11:25 PM

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I liked it, but the crying scene seemed bad :/

Kinda makes me mad/sad that they did it, it just didn't seem right...
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I liked it, but the crying scene seemed bad :/

I thought the same.

An aspiring voice actress being voiced by a voice actress who cries badly...hmmm something's not right here.
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It didn't seem right but at the same time I understand it was a moment of passion.
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Ah... well this isn't something you see everyday. Let's peel this potato.

The crying was absolutely horrible. What happened next surprised me a bit, but I've never seen a more human moment in an anime. This seems somewhat mature and at least realistic, though I'm not fond of the sudden development, and I think it could either be disastrous or pretty good.

It wasn't right of him, but he acted... like a human and not like they were in a fairy tail. She acted the same way. I'm not fond of either of them, nor do I have any emotional investment at this point, but I have to give kudos for the fact that this feels real. The first episode was good for laying everything out but alright otherwise. Hopefully it'll get better from here.
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Oh come on. He meets this random, weird, annoying girl. When he hears sirens he automatically assumes that it's her, goes to her apartment which is on fire, and offers to let her live at his house despite the fact he doesn't even know her name! What girl would accept a complete stranger offering you to live at your house. And then of course they kiss despite they don't even know each other. This is one of the worst first episodes of an anime I have seen. You just cannot rush the couple meeting like that.
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Well they didn't waste any time D:
was very heartwarming >.>
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Damn, dude meet a girl and have sex on the same night? Doesn't seem like a bad day to me. Well, that would be the case if it wasn't because her house burned down. Also, she looked... Ya' know, underage?

Anyway, this is a really cliche situation for a romance, but who doesn't love those cheesy cliche?
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babykeiji said:
This really has the slice of life feel to it. :D

But yeah, he's a total jerk! How can he lay with her at that point of time!?

Yanoflies said:
Dislike the fact that the guy's too much of an idiot. And that he screwed her on the first night. I mean it totally looked like he brought her to his place just to do it. Totally taking advantage of her misfortune.



This :| It was disgusting.
But I think it was OK episode 4/5



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It didn't seem right but at the same time I understand it was a moment of passion.

WTF are you talking about???
Moment of passion? It wasn't evening after good date. HER HOUSE WAS BURNED and he just taked an advantage from this fact. Totally jerk.
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Alright....I'm interested enough.
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Whoa I loved this anime after watching first 6 minutes :D
Art is kinda low quality, but I couldn't find HD version and if its from 2006 then I can turn a blind eye on that. I searched for that kind of story in anime for some time :)

btw to all people who say he did bad for taking advantage of her on first night - are you jealous? Most man would do the same after that moment when their eyes met. They were on a date also the same day, and as you can see she didn't cry for her house but for her hobby items only, you can see she is a positive and carefree person so I think he only helped her release her emotions. Also, I don't think he intended to have sex with her before they hugged on bed.

EDIT after I've rewatched this is the best chapter :D the first 6 minutes are masterpiece! How she talks to a stranger about tickets soooo kawaii :)
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I'd prefer this over 100 episodes of no progress and being left with blue balls.
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lol that was a ticket voice , what a strange girl like he said

May 16, 2016 7:42 PM

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I didn't particularly like or dislike the episode.

LOL what? She's 20? That doesn't happen often in anime.
May 29, 2016 7:34 AM

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THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY!!
They did kiss each other when they were complete strangers but I liked it and they had sex!
What a hot day it is.

4.3/5
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Lol, so many people got triggered by this episode. He took advantage of her? He's disgusting? LMAO. How sensitive can you get. She didn't even try and resist in any way. She was clearly fine with it.

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that was a confusing first episode
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At this point I'm probably going to end up watching every shaft show ever made lol
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