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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Tbh, I really like Kukuru's personality. She's so positive and motivated and easy to get along with. Plus, she seems to geninuely love her work. That penguin scene was priceless though. It looks like they're still building Kukuru and Fuuka's relationship, a core part of the show that I'm very interested in. Decent usage of soundtrack this episode with the melody and lighthearted mood. I still feel like this show has a lot of potential. |
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| Opening animation is so good, i like the scenery of Okinawa, it's really full of beach. They talking about a jobs at aquarium, even Miyazawa didn't mind doing anything as long as she was allowed to work at that place. Kukuru invited Miyazawa to come to house, they talking about Miyazawa with grandmapa, They cook something and isn't that some kind of takoyaki, but it's not takoyaki I'm a little doubtful lol. Miyazawa's mom was worried and called Miyazawa, Miyazaki reasoned that she was staying at a her friends house. Why did Miyazawa keep her departure in Okinawa a secret, or am I missing something. Kukuru introduced Miyazawa to employees at the aquarium, besides Kukuru also explained about fish vitamins for penguins, somehow Miyazawa messed up during the penguin show, How does it feel to be bitten by a penguin, lol. But Miyazawa's carelessness invited laughter from elementary school children. This was Miyazawa's first day working as an aquarium officer so Kukuru understood the carelessness regarding the penguin incident earlier. Just give me more Miyazawa oppai on bath scene wtf.Actually Kijimuna-san in the shrine is a kamisama or something, huh i didnt understand with this, lol. Collecting debt and for aquarium maintenance is not a cheap so this is really a problem. I don't know why the debt collectors are really scary so somehow they have to pay for it. They literally smashed that sand clam shell and if you wanted to kick someone out you should have thrown salt instead of dousing them with water. Kukuru tell to Miyazawa for not being polite to splash customers with water but Kukuru said it was okay because they weren't customers so for this matter Kukuru want to say thank you to Miyazawa. Kukuru and Miyazawa talked about dreams, Miyazawa tells Kukuru about idols and Miyazawa's struggles to become a idol center. and even Kouhai who took her place as center, it hurts. And yeah, with that chat they got closer and this relationship would be yuri route, just give me a kissssss wtf. For ED visual no comment.  |
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| Really liking the animation so far. More bonding between Fuuka and Kukuru is great. Great OP and ED too. |
tetrix1993Jul 15, 2021 8:36 AM
| Fuuka making a blunder on her first tasks was something to be expected feeding animals isn't as easy as it looks especially for someone who doesn't have any experience with animals. Still it was nice of her to stand up towards those men and hopefully things will improve for her and the aquarium. Kukuru is working hard as well so things might go well for them. |
Syureria said: Kukuru and Miyazawa talked about dreams, Miyazawa tells Kukuru about idols and Miyazawa's struggles to become a idol center. and even Kouhai who took her place as center, it hurts. And yeah, with that chat they got closer and this relationship would be yuri route, just give me a kissssss wtf. For ED visual no comment. The main thing is to continue convincing yourself, because this is how it works. The more you say "this is yuri", the more likely it will become. |
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| WOW the OP and ED are both visually amazing, brings out all that Nagi no Asukara feels. Mia REGINA comes out a soothing song that's unlike her usual song repertoire, and it sounds great! @RobertBobert I'd fear the Yuri things in this show are here to stay, welp. Can't get enough of Yuri fans shoving all that "Yuri goodness". Fuuka would do anything to convince Kukuru to work at Gama Gama Aquarium, and her first few tasks are relatively "easy" to get used to the Okinawa life, aside from the "Meet-The-Parents" session with Kukuru's grandparents as an introduction. To renovate Gama Gama Aquarium with that kind of debt (3 million yen at that), Kukuru's got some helpers like Karin "Umi" and Tsukimi "Udon"-chan to help promote the aquarium, along with Kuuya already onboard. LOLS at that one Cultured Penguin to inflict on Fuuka the infamous Naruto "1000 Years of Death" treatment xD Ganbatte Fuuka, it's not easy to manage these sea animals, and as the title suggests: "Getting wet is part of the job", and Kukuru is serious about that everything, even when it's Fuuka's first time. Karin dropping the bombshell of the future of the aquarium to Fuuka, and Kukuru trying to dissuade moneylenders with Fuuka making a stand. I thought that Kukuru is gonna go throw some sea salt bae on those creeps, but Fuuka made one hell of an impression on that. Kai also joins in on the aquarium work which is nice, at least for the summer period. As for Fuuka, her efforts are miscalculated on the idol side, and was easily taken over by the others who aren't that sympathetic. 2 girls with seemingly similar problems, the dreams of both that come together to make their one dream work, I'm looking forward for more. I'm very curious about that red-haired being now eating the fish head offerings. Mod Edit: edited out slur |
NoLiferSoulAug 4, 2021 12:56 AM
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| @KANLen09 Well, this is only the second episode of the original show, so I don't want to say "man, this will never be yuri", it just annoys me a little how it turns into a conspiracy theory. But if someone just ship them, enjoying the intrigue, then why not? |
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| closing school vs closing aquarium. what a life for Rikyako. lmao Sakura Quest's atmosphere got stronger and stronger. Some drama on Fuuka's first day and from those yakuza. Now, it's time to rebuilt and promoting the aquarium. "I didn’t see anything. But that’s it. That’s why I have to keep going. I can’t see anything, so I don’t know whats up ahead. If I keep going it might be zero, but it might be a one, or it might be a ten. But If I give up now, I’ll never found out.” Never Give Up Fuuka and Kukuru, your aquarium will be booming and you can prevent the closure in the end. Even today it is zero, but tomorrow it will be one and increasing every day if both of you start to do something. |
真姫ちゃん！ 何が好き？ トマト よりも あ･な･た♡  |
RobertBobert said: Well, hope that the latter turns out the case as it is!@KANLen09 Well, this is only the second episode of the original show, so I don't want to say "man, this will never be yuri", it just annoys me a little how it turns into a conspiracy theory. But if someone just ship them, enjoying the intrigue, then why not? |
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| Lmao that penguin pecked in her ass. That must have hurt, ouch. Fuuka trying to feed the penguins ended in a disaster and Kukuru getting mad at her was totally reasonable. Thou I'm glad they made up very soon after Fuuka sprinkled water on those mobs which was very bold of her. Also we got the backstories for both girls. So the theme of this show as hinted in the first episode will be "Saving someone else's dream even thou one's own dream ended." Pretty sweet theme but a bit sad at the same time. OP/ED are both out and they were both beautiful. |
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| Kukuro has a dream she doesn’t want that the aquarium get closed and now fuuka help her to reach that. Fuuka has struggles at the beginning but that’s normal. Kai now coming also to help nice i like the characters. I really like this OP. I think this show has potential and i like the melody. |
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| Kukkuru's motive of "getting the aquarium out of the red by the end of summer" and Fuuka's "I want to find myself again" align so nicely for the both of them. This is gonna be a fun ride watching the both of them realizing their dreams and overcoming the challenges that will sure to follow |
| Fuuka and Kukuru couldn’t come from more different backgrounds, yet they’ve found common ground with both having dreams that have suffered set backs. They seem to have met each other at the perfect point in life. The first two episodes of this show have had movie quality, the OST today was phenomenal. It looks like PA works may be bouncing back from their cold streak of originals. |
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they should do something like this |
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| Another wholesome episode. Both OP and ED look very beautiful. Lol at those penguins. Fuuka's first day was a bit chaotic. |
SerafosMay 28, 2024 9:13 PM
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| I can relate to Kuuya, hahah, hating life is our passion 😂 Disastrous first day hahah, penguins know where to nibble Mhh, I feel Kurkuru was too tough with Fuuka. Although I understand she has her reasons Nice welcome party, now everyone knows each other. A nice friendship begins (≧◡≦) |
| Pretty nice opening. Kukuru's expression as she probed Fuuka's determination sure was funny. Still thats quite the amount needed for the repairs to the aquarium. The Aquarium sure has a chronic lack of staff though. Poor Fuuka though being mobbed by penguins. Still the financials for the place sure is bad. Those loan sharks though really were scum. Fukka chasing them away sure was entertaining. But despite her unfortunate experience its nice to see Fukka bond with Kukuru and Karin. The revelation about why she lost popularity though was quite the tale. Its unfortunate that her manager thought that kindness was a mistake. But heavy as it was coming clean to Kukuru was the correct choice. Overall a fun ep that while slow served well to intrduce both the aquarium and the dire straits its in as well as expand upon the characters of the two leads of Kukuru and Fuuka. Looks like the story will be a combo of both finding their paths in life and working to save their shared place of refuge within the world a potent combination that i really look forward to seeing how it transpires. |
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| I really love this anime <3 Fuuka and Kukuru have something in common and I hope Fuuka will be able to become an idol one more time in the future because it is her dream. |
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| Fuuka now is working, bad luck in the first thing that she had to do with the penguins, she has a lot to learn, haha. And now a other new member in the aquarium, things look bright in the future.  |
| What a load of horse shit at the end. She gave up her DREAM because she overheard what the other girl said? BULLSHIT. You worked that hard and you gave it all up for a stranger? |
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| I honestly wasn't to sure about this show after the first episode. I think i will like this now tho |
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Gotta love how laid back the grandparents are. That is for now, they might be some savages beneath their smiling faces xD And lol, Udon-chan's mom being the fortune teller cught me off guard. Itadakimasu 🐟 Tough first day for Fuuka. But it could always be worse. At least the aquarium doesn't have animals with tentacles 🐙😈 And by getting back at these scumbags in such a refreshingly unorthodox way she redeemed herself from the negative first impression. Another delightful episode. Pacing feels just right, already enjoying the cast a lot and the atmosphere is still lovely. Dig the opening visuals too. |
FMmatronJul 15, 2021 11:55 AM
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| That penguin was comin for dat ass. 🤣 |
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Kayle_x_Morgana said: What a load of horse shit at the end. She gave up her DREAM because she overheard what the other girl said? BULLSHIT. You worked that hard and you gave it all up for a stranger? No. She stepped back a little to let the other girl have a chance, and that was interpreted by trainers/managers/whoevers as lack of combativity. |
off-season said: Kayle_x_Morgana said: What a load of horse shit at the end. She gave up her DREAM because she overheard what the other girl said? BULLSHIT. You worked that hard and you gave it all up for a stranger? No. She stepped back a little to let the other girl have a chance, and that was interpreted by trainers/managers/whoevers as lack of combativity. I have a feeling we'll get even more context as the show progresses, and the idea of whether or not she left voluntarily will be significant. |
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KANLen09 said: I'd fear the Yuri things in this show are here to stay, welp. Can't get enough of Yuri fags shoving all that "Yuri goodness". This sounds extremely immature. Disliking certain aspects of a show enough to throw out slurs directed at people who like those certain aspects? |
BasedJorge said: KANLen09 said: I'd fear the Yuri things in this show are here to stay, welp. Can't get enough of Yuri fags shoving all that "Yuri goodness". This sounds extremely immature. Disliking certain aspects of a show enough to throw out slurs directed at people who like those certain aspects? You confuse the actual aspects of the show with the fantasy of people who want to get yuri out of it so badly that they turn the heroines into lesbians even before the plot even tried to clarify it. |
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RobertBobert said: BasedJorge said: This sounds extremely immature. Disliking certain aspects of a show enough to throw out slurs directed at people who like those certain aspects? You confuse the actual aspects of the show with the fantasy of people who want to get yuri out of it so badly that they turn the heroines into lesbians even before the plot even tried to clarify it. No one is wanting to "turn the heroines into lesbians". They just want to see yuri and that's it. Still pretty fucking imature to yell out slurs when confronted with expectations or opinions that don't meet your own, though. |
BasedJorge said: RobertBobert said: You confuse the actual aspects of the show with the fantasy of people who want to get yuri out of it so badly that they turn the heroines into lesbians even before the plot even tried to clarify it. No one is wanting to "turn the heroines into lesbians". They just want to see yuri and that's it. Still pretty fucking imature to yell out slurs when confronted with expectations or opinions that don't meet your own, though. spaesu said: RobertBobert said: nobody's "turning the heroines into lesbians" lmfao, they're just shippers doing what shippers do. shipping. no need to go around calling people "yurifags" just because they want a little romance, if you're going to hate on romance then at least be consistent and fair about it, lest you're just going to be coming off as homophobic.You confuse the actual aspects of the show with the fantasy of people who want to get yuri out of it so badly that they turn the heroines into lesbians even before the plot even tried to clarify it. Yes, that's why so many people have already initially thrown the yuri label on this show or accused the authors in advance of yuri bait. This is why one of the threads spawned the thesis that you are homophobic if you don’t want to watch yuri. And I won't even say how in one of the discussions on the show's official twitter, people literally threatened the authors, accusing them of cheating shippers by doing an all-female show without yuri. And while we're on the subject of wanting romance, let's remember how a bunch of people on the internet were upset about the male cast's announcement, claiming that the potential of straight romance would ruin their expectations of it? |
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| I don't really sympathize much with Fuuka for giving up her dream to someone else for their personal situation, since in a very competitive and unforgiving environment like the idol industry where you don't get many chances, and she willingly chose to sacrifice that. If it's an ambitious dream, you've gotta go through with it no matter what anyone else's situations are. I can understand people who are rooting for her/supporting her for this, just not what I would have done in her shoes. Otherwise, a decent episode although I'm still cautious of how I feel about the show since it's PA Works. I do like how Fuuka at least is trying to give it her all in a completely new setting, particularly after learning about Kukuru's dream. It's a nice change of pace for her after a rough exit, and hopefully motivate her for the future. |
| The bar scene in episode 2 seemingly knocks out half of the straight romance potential in one fell swoop though. Pretty cute. |
RobertBobert said: Yes, that's why so many people have already initially thrown the yuri label on this show or accused the authors in advance of yuri bait. This is why one of the threads spawned the thesis that you are homophobic if you don’t want to watch yuri. And I won't even say how in one of the discussions on the show's official twitter, people literally threatened the authors, accusing them of cheating shippers by doing an all-female show without yuri. And while we're on the subject of wanting romance, let's remember how a bunch of people on the internet were upset about the male cast's announcement, claiming that the potential of straight romance would ruin their expectations of it? You can extrapolate the comments of 4 or 5 people who've probably been disappointed by this show not being exclusively about yuri, but, surprise... calling anyone slurs for wanting things in a show that you don't is still pretty immature. Even then, even assuming those people who would "get their expectations ruined" really existed and you didn't make them up to feel right about yourself, it's still pretty immature to call someone a slur over someone's opinions or expectations. Learn to accept that not everyone wants the same things as you do, or unplug your computer. |
spaesu said: RobertBobert said: idk why ur going off on some weird unrelated tangent, is this supposed to be some type of strawman argument?Yes, that's why so many people have already initially thrown the yuri label on this show or accused the authors in advance of yuri bait. This is why one of the threads spawned the thesis that you are homophobic if you don’t want to watch yuri. And I won't even say how in one of the discussions on the show's official twitter, people literally threatened the authors, accusing them of cheating shippers by doing an all-female show without yuri. And while we're on the subject of wanting romance, let's remember how a bunch of people on the internet were upset about the male cast's announcement, claiming that the potential of straight romance would ruin their expectations of it? Lol, head over to the show's official English twitter and take a look at the reposts with comments. Read the comments on the news with the announcement of male characters. Read the various discussions of this show. I even made one thread about this ingenious argument. I understand that a certain group of people on this site are not capable of making any arguments other than abstract accusations, but I still want to have faith in people. |
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| I can't get over how pretty the anime is holy fuck. The OP and ED are both great, I love them. Also as much as I agree with #23, I kinda get it, Fuuka is a pushover good person who would give up their dreams for someone else. It's not unrealistic but it does make sense to be annoyed by her behavior. Fuuka and Kukuru's relationships is developing pretty nice, I like it. Not sure if it'll go down a yuri route or not but if it does I'm all for it. More curious to see what supernatural elements are at play here considering there definitely is a god in the town. Syureria said: ALL I WANT FOR KISSMAS IS YURI BROKukuru and Miyazawa talked about dreams, Miyazawa tells Kukuru about idols and Miyazawa's struggles to become a idol center. and even Kouhai who took her place as center, it hurts. And yeah, with that chat they got closer and this relationship would be yuri route, just give me a kissssss wtf. For ED visual no comment. |
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BasedJorge said: RobertBobert said: Yes, that's why so many people have already initially thrown the yuri label on this show or accused the authors in advance of yuri bait. This is why one of the threads spawned the thesis that you are homophobic if you don’t want to watch yuri. And I won't even say how in one of the discussions on the show's official twitter, people literally threatened the authors, accusing them of cheating shippers by doing an all-female show without yuri. And while we're on the subject of wanting romance, let's remember how a bunch of people on the internet were upset about the male cast's announcement, claiming that the potential of straight romance would ruin their expectations of it? You can extrapolate the comments of 4 or 5 people who've probably been disappointed by this show not being exclusively about yuri, but, surprise... calling anyone slurs for wanting things in a show that you don't is still pretty immature. Even then, even assuming those people who would "get their expectations ruined" really existed and you didn't make them up to feel right about yourself, it's still pretty immature to call someone a slur over someone's opinions or expectations. Learn to accept that not everyone wants the same things as you do, or unplug your computer. So you are trying to prove to me the importance of different opinions in a message, the whole point of which boils down to the fact that I cannot complain about people who are obsessed with yuri about the idea of this show? Okay. I agree that the F-word was excessive, but that does not negate the fact that Twitter, YouTube and part of MAL already labeled this shouw as yuri in advance or accused the authors of yuri bait. |
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Judevin said: I can't get over how pretty the anime is holy fuck. The OP and ED are both great, I love them. Also as much as I agree with #23, I kinda get it, Fuuka is a pushover good person who would give up their dreams for someone else. It's not unrealistic but it does make sense to be annoyed by her behavior. Fuuka and Kukuru's relationships is developing pretty nice, I like it. Not sure if it'll go down a yuri route or not but if it does I'm all for it. More curious to see what supernatural elements are at play here considering there definitely is a god in the town. Syureria said: ALL I WANT FOR KISSMAS IS YURI BROKukuru and Miyazawa talked about dreams, Miyazawa tells Kukuru about idols and Miyazawa's struggles to become a idol center. and even Kouhai who took her place as center, it hurts. And yeah, with that chat they got closer and this relationship would be yuri route, just give me a kissssss wtf. For ED visual no comment. I love how you stubbornly denied that you were following my comments in order to troll me, but the next day you literally did the same again. |
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RobertBobert said: BasedJorge said: You can extrapolate the comments of 4 or 5 people who've probably been disappointed by this show not being exclusively about yuri, but, surprise... calling anyone slurs for wanting things in a show that you don't is still pretty immature. Even then, even assuming those people who would "get their expectations ruined" really existed and you didn't make them up to feel right about yourself, it's still pretty immature to call someone a slur over someone's opinions or expectations. Learn to accept that not everyone wants the same things as you do, or unplug your computer. So you are trying to prove to me the importance of different opinions in a message, the whole point of which boils down to the fact that I cannot complain about people who are obsessed with yuri about the idea of this show? Okay. I agree that the F-word was excessive, but that does not negate the fact that Twitter, YouTube and part of MAL already labeled this shouw as yuri in advance or accused the authors of yuri bait. Complaining is one thing, accusing people of being obsessed, calling them slurs or any other negative term when you're making people up to defend your argument is another. The Aquatope "official english" twitter account does not exist btw. There's only the Japanese one unless Twitter isn't showing me this supposed English account |
Kayle_x_Morgana said: What a load of horse shit at the end. She gave up her DREAM because she overheard what the other girl said? BULLSHIT. You worked that hard and you gave it all up for a stranger? From what we know at the moment, Fuuka didn't intentionally give up on her dream. She heard that it was the kouhai's last chance and decided to give up her spot, not realizing that it would be her last chance too. Assuming that she's telling the truth about what her intentions were, it seems she underestimated the competitiveness of the idol industry, and paid for it. |
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RobertBobert said: off-season said: The bar scene in episode 2 seemingly knocks out half of the straight romance potential in one fell swoop though. Pretty cute. What does "half potential" mean? They were holding hands, this already fully confirms that they are lesbians and haters of men. By "half the potential" I meant Kuuya: https://i.imgur.com/usgsSRf.jpg |
| The first day at work was pretty nice, I liked the scene where she was trying to feed penguins. I Hibike type yuri bait vibes from this episode, hope my hunch is wrong. |
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