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| I found some scenes silly. Like when they are talking under the bridge and she walks by him and the audio silenced but what she whispers to him is displayed. The first two episodes made it sound like she really was just a misunderstood girl, but then she goes into his room and offers herself for sale in this episode? Sounds like she really had been selling her body, after all. That whole conversation about him seeing her underwear and having carnal desires... Can't be just me who thought that whole conversation was awkward. They agreed not to be too formal, but their tone still remained dry and reserved with one another. How could either of them casually bring that topic up? The diary thing was a nice touch. It did allow us to get a better look into the depth of Saki. Without it, I would have had very little expectations for the tv series. |
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| Why is CR behind? Its kind of crazy how progressive this anime is by mentioning things like women being judged/distreated unfairly (previous episode), but now prejudice. I really hope this is actually a romance because I love how much they relate to each other. Please don't be a slow burn love ugh. I hate that I have to watch this at 1.5x speed to avoid falling asleep. But I feel like I see myself and my partner in Yuta and Saki, which is very strange (and no we aren't step siblings lmao). I guess its the fact that Saki can be angry, but Yuta doesn't react negatively but stays calm. He's willing to change for her and as she stated, she's not used to that. You gotta keep people like that in your life. Ah, so the reason why she acts like this is because she has daddy issues, very relatable lmaoooo. Oh shit she's actually starting to realize she's developing feelings for Yuta. (Date stamp: June 12-13th) Diary reel 1 almost felt like it was filmed on super 8 film camera, really liked the animation and aesthetic of those scenes. Gynophobia is a fear of women btw |
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| Well Saki made a interesting move here but it's been clear that the focus so far has been mostly on the male mc so seeing something from her perspective is nice. Her move was pretty drastic which shows to state of mind she is in so hopefully the conversation that followed put her at ease a bit. The question is what next. |
| Found it interesting the way the diary was directed in the anime here since Saki's perspective and her thoughts are also very relevant in this series and fleshing thoughts on situations out from her perspective as well and understanding her more as a character internally works. Some of the music was great to listen to in a vacuum but man it made things feel a lot dreary as a whole again here. The scene with the bed needed more lines in there since stuff feels too abrupt as a whole. For how much the series can do a good job with spacing stuff occurring to create an awkward atmosphere that characters are still learning to navigate through, maybe a bit of that could have been cut to allow more lines to explain why Saki really did what she did or even showing a bit more with Saki's intent there to 'sell herself' to Asamura there to make it feel less rushed through. The aesthetics with that diary scene were good and for how limited the actual animation feels here compared to a season full of stacked shows in that front, the series does use other techniques to have the presentation still feel interesting to discuss as a whole. The diary reel part was very good, the scene at the bed there was handled weaker than I expected and those are weaved together heavily there. |
| > Are you willng to buy my body? I knew there was a weird vibe going on this episode as it was building up to that moment. The narrative storytelling style of this show continues to have this sad melancholic feel from start to beginning. There seems to be a character study for both the main leads. I do think the way she described Yuuta Asamura from her perspective to be really interesting though. If anything, this anime does a decent job at telling and showing through narrative scenes. |
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Qrow4 said: Prob the worst animation in this seasson, so bad and boring You can’t be serious here lmao |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
| So like I expected, they kinda skipped the whole part when Maya goes to their house and plays with them... Otherwise the anime showed pretty much everything else, and the direction is really unique on this one... |
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| This episode was so good. The dry humor with their back and forth was actually funny. Animation is not the greatest but still it has good art direction and nice way of storytelling. And looks like they ain't skipping anything, good adaptation so far. Sakis throwing herself at Yuta probably meant to signify her insecurity and desperation also she tries to see if he really doesn't act on his desires. Yuta didn't just to save Saki from future embarrassment. As Saki said he understands her to well and he is too good. The diary part form Sakis pov was so well done. Fill the gaps in the story and showed how Saki had felt about Yuta in their first week together. She also has 'feelings' for him now as Suo Yuki said "damn we are getting WINCEST". All for it. |
WaterMage_658Jul 18, 8:31 AM
| We can thank Yuuta for preventing Saki from going down the wrong path ! |
| Saki finally develops romantic feelings for her new stepbrother, and she expresses it in the most awkward of ways. Glad we got her pov on some of the events so far, it paints a different picture than Yuuta's pov for sure. I feel like I'm starting to see a bit more clearly where the series want to go and what it is trying to say, although I don't understand completely the two main characters motivations and feelings yet, far from it. Overall, a fine episode this week. |
MeguSae38Jul 18, 9:49 AM
| Even down to the worst, they both have similarities. This time it's what's on Saki's mind that shows us about her development in the previous days. And I think this is enough to understand Saki's character more deeply. Well, this way, moment by moment will be remembered in Saki's memo so she can build a better relationship with Yuuta.  |
| low budget and lack of money smells in every scene, add to that 18 manga chapters, they basically improvise to make plot. i cant believe that i went to toilet in second episode and came after 4 min and they still were playing one flashback scene art is basically one image drawn in good quality and animated by special effects or repeated and maximally prelong that it makes me vomity and bored to death with one scene several times to fill a gap and make it 20 min anime lmao, as video maker i cant even watch this, its soo poor quality. def the worst anime of this season, there were better mangas to even animate or release than so short manga that is barely released ... they really have balls to release such garbage and try to make it "stylish" and fcking it to be slowed and peaceful "atmosphere" like... i watch anime 14 years in the worst of worst mecha low budged anime i never seen so forced to make, so prelonged scenes and fake atmosphere like in "this thing" 2/10 its basically manga that moves and you can use 4x speed to read it |
12yoHentaiCriticJul 18, 2:18 PM
| What in the actual fuck is this show man, it's so good. I am continually amazed by the directing and the atmosphere it evokes. The sound design as well and the soundtrack adds a lot, like for example, when they were in the tunnel. A near minute scene of just silence and eating, it's so peak. I haven't seen something like that since Dynazenon. Okay, now to the spicy bit, cause holy shit that escalated quickly. I definitely did not see that coming at all, Saki let the intrusive thoughts win and acted on impulse. Of course, I don't think Saki asked Yuuta to buy her in a literal sense, but everything Saki was feeling throughout all of those days culminated into this, she doesn't want to become dependent on Yuuta, she doesn't want to owe anything to anyone, so I guess this is her way of trying to push him away and at the same time acting on her new found feelings for him. The way they showed Saki's diary was so good. Whenever a show does those frames of just text always reminds me of Monogatari and I will always like those. This show will definitely be one of my top shows this season if it keeps this up or become even better. Can't wait for the next episode. |
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| Very good so far enjoying exploring the mixture of emotions they are going though, it keeps me wanting more each week, and it feels "Real" oddly. and not forced. |
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| Idk, I just feel like watching one hours eps. |
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| Best episode by a mile. Production and writing wise this was a masterclass. The story is finally getting going with Saki admitting, at least to herself, her blossoming feelings for Asamura. In most step siblings anime this would’ve happened in episode 1, but credit to the author for showing a realistic and natural progression of events. The direction and cinematography has always been good in this series and it has a way of making 25 minutes of talking extremely interesting, but this was a cut above. The use of shadows and lighting, scene composition and pacing gradually building up to the final 10 minutes and Saki’s memos.. masterful. I especially loved the camera angles during the underwear scene. What seemed like a silly and meaningless conversation ended up being a perfect segue into the deeper confines of Saki’s mental which we saw at the end of the episode. Having the urge to do something and acting on it are two different things indeed and just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. I have to say, Saki sneaking into Asamura’s room and asking if he wants to buy her body was CRAZY and definitely unexpected. I knew it would go that way eventually, but damn it came out of seemingly nowhere. Really appreciate that he didn’t get all flustered and start doing the usual anime guy shit when a girl is near him. Instead he basically told her she’s better than this and that she should be above the rumours. My MC. “We have a lot in common even the broken parts” fuckkk, it’s real af that Asamura has a distrust of women because of his mom cheating on his dad. It’s like damn, my own mother could be tempted away so anyone else can. Given all the stuff Saki been through I also understand her quickly latching onto someone who seemingly perfectly expresses everything she feels on the inside. “Before I knew it I started having feelings for asamura kun” 😩 need this next episode ASAP. I can’t wait to see how Saki handles her feelings, Asamura trying to little sis zone her..we’ll see how long it lasts. |
Marinate1016Jul 18, 2:33 PM
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Best episode by a mile. Production and writing wise this was a masterclass. The story is finally getting going with Saki admitting, at least to herself, her blossoming feelings for Asamura. In most step siblings anime this would’ve happened in episode 1, but credit to the author for showing a realistic and natural progression of events.
The direction and cinematography has always been good in this series and it has a way of making 25 minutes of talking extremely interesting, but this was a cut above. The use of shadows and lighting, scene composition and pacing gradually building up to the final 10 minutes and Saki’s memos.. masterful. I especially loved the camera angles during the underwear scene.
What seemed like a silly and meaningless conversation ended up being a perfect segue into the deeper confines of Saki’s mental which we saw at the end of the episode. Having the urge to do something and acting on it are two different things indeed and just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. I have to say, Saki sneaking into Asamura’s room and asking if he wants to buy her body was CRAZY and definitely unexpected. I knew it would go that way eventually, but damn it came out of seemingly nowhere.
Really appreciate that he didn’t get all flustered and start doing the usual anime guy shit when a girl is near him. Instead he basically told her she’s better than this and that she should be above the rumours. My MC.
“We have a lot in common even the broken parts” fuckkk, it’s real af that Asamura has a distrust of women because of his mom cheating on his dad. It’s like damn, my own mother could be tempted away so anyone else can. Given all the stuff Saki been through I also understand her quickly latching onto someone who seemingly perfectly expresses everything she feels on the inside.
“Before I knew it I started having feelings for asamura kun” 😩 need this next episode ASAP. I can’t wait to see how Saki handles her feelings, Asamura trying to little sis zone her..we’ll see how long it lasts.
The direction and cinematography has always been good in this series and it has a way of making 25 minutes of talking extremely interesting, but this was a cut above. The use of shadows and lighting, scene composition and pacing gradually building up to the final 10 minutes and Saki’s memos.. masterful. I especially loved the camera angles during the underwear scene.
What seemed like a silly and meaningless conversation ended up being a perfect segue into the deeper confines of Saki’s mental which we saw at the end of the episode. Having the urge to do something and acting on it are two different things indeed and just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. I have to say, Saki sneaking into Asamura’s room and asking if he wants to buy her body was CRAZY and definitely unexpected. I knew it would go that way eventually, but damn it came out of seemingly nowhere.
Really appreciate that he didn’t get all flustered and start doing the usual anime guy shit when a girl is near him. Instead he basically told her she’s better than this and that she should be above the rumours. My MC.
“We have a lot in common even the broken parts” fuckkk, it’s real af that Asamura has a distrust of women because of his mom cheating on his dad. It’s like damn, my own mother could be tempted away so anyone else can. Given all the stuff Saki been through I also understand her quickly latching onto someone who seemingly perfectly expresses everything she feels on the inside.
“Before I knew it I started having feelings for asamura kun” 😩 need this next episode ASAP. I can’t wait to see how Saki handles her feelings, Asamura trying to little sis zone her..we’ll see how long it lasts.
| I never thought that talking about gender norms is such an easy way to lure a girl into your bed. @Marinate1016 Imagine if in the next episode it turns out that she is a guy in disguise or that he is a girl in disguise. Or even both at once. Like "Ikemen onna oneesan and otokonoko itouto." |
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| fantastic episode, thanks a lot to Yuuta for making Saki think that doing that is something Yuuta really hates and thanks to Yuuta for not overreacting like some other protagonists who are faced with situations like this. Maaya seems to be just like any other high school kid, it's nice to see that she can be good friends with Saki and Maaya calling Yuuta "nii-san" is really cute lol. one thing I like the most is how slow this anime feels but for the inside it feels like something has progressed than before and that is Saki who already feels other things besides wanting to call Yuuta by Brother. the diary from Saki is really good, finally being able to see how Saki's daily life is and how her perspective is. Kitri ED is just perfection, almost cried from hearing the song alone.  |
| Okay i guess it was good xD |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| While I wasn't surprised that Saki wanted to talk one-on-one with Yuuta I was surprised that she put a move on him (at least this early) and I think it was for several reasons, in particular her seeing him react to her underwear but more deeply her having emotional and other mental issues she has to deal with. It was mentioned towards the end that she gets an indescribable feeling in her chest when saying his name so I think they will get closer over time, and I already noticed that they're now good walking together whereas early on they walked separately. |
| I was surprised that she was the one to fall for Yuuta this quickly. Glad he didn’t give into it at that time and remained rational. Pretty obvious that eventually he’ll start developing feelings too. I think he’s a pretty good mc for a series like this |
| This episode was an unpleasant surprise, but in hindsight I guess the show has always been like this. I like that the show is taking things very slow and trying to be introspective and authentic. But the actual dialogue and the inner thoughts of characters feel simplistic, disconnected, and robotic. The "proposition" scene especially came out of nowhere, was not emotionally satisfying and felt poorly explained. I felt similarly about the crossdressing discussion. I like that the show is going for a distinct look with the colors and effects, and has beautiful music. But I can't overlook how basic the actual character art and animation are, and how the music is mostly used to fill space. I was very on-board with this show, but now I'm not sure if I'm coming back next week. |
| Man, the direction is so good |
| Unfortunate that we didn’t get both the OP and ED this week since they’re both so good, but they really went heavy on the artsy direction in this one so I get why they skipped them, we at least heard the greatness of Kitri in the background at the end. And wow, wasn’t expecting things to go the way they went with Saki here, so you’re telling me this was just in barely a week and she figured this was the right move huh lol, I read a bit of an explanation as to why Saki tried selling her body but I still don’t think it makes the most sense. That being said, I did think this scene as well as the whole episode was very well done, really liked the way they did Saki’s perspective of the week as well, it kinda tied everything together even if I think she made quite the crazy move. I also really liked Yuuta’s reaction, I think he handled that very well, although I think it’s safe to say this is where the romance begins, it almost felt like there wouldn’t be any with the first two episodes but I think we’re really gonna start seeing it bloom going forward, I’m excited. Also looking forward to Maaya becoming part of things since she now knows Saki and Yuuta are step-siblings, I think she’ll be a lot of fun. |
TheColonel76Jul 18, 5:09 PM
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I've been to funerals that were more upbeat than this show. Someone needs to get these kids to a psychiatrist yesterday. If I see one more conversation that involves them both being depresso I'm going to lose it. There's nothing going on here. It's not deep. How many times do I have to hear "betsuni" in one conversation? Everyone in this show is dead inside and the show's staff made this decision. In the manga the kids act more like actual kids and not as automata larping as humans.
| @delta5 While I am enjoying the show, I do feel a bit of what you’re saying about it, also the way you worded things is hilarious lol. |
| bro fumbled. had his stepsister offer herself up within a week of living there and turned her down. he's a better man than me all jokes aside, surprisingly thoughtful story so far. deen's giving it a high quality production |
| This episode felt so eerie. Some parts kind of confused me, I thought we were gonna see what happened at the end of episode 2, but otherwise the direction was pretty cool. The soundtrack is so soothing to listen to |
| I know from reading vol 1 that some stuff is omitted or at least there but de-emphasised. But damn! This is so damn good. Insert the 'this is cinema meme.' Watching this gives me all sorts of positive emotions. I knew this anime would be great. She offered her body but he refused. They omitted the discussion about give and take, but I accept that as the bombshell that she is falling for him hits hard. |
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