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| Man, Uka's feelings for Kai has been all over the place. Kinda felt bad that Kei is always caught up in this, pretty much every time. Luckily, this episode also gave us a school festival so it wasn't just oversaturated drama. Uka needs to be strong but luckly has support around her, especially her friends. |
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| What in the Monogatari was the direction of this episode, Jesus man... I FUCKING LOVED IT. And after checking the credits, yeah, Takeshi Honda being a KA on the episode makes it all make sense. Don't let the actual SB/ED of the episode go under the radar because man, even with the limited resources, Oohata fucking carried with his SB. Easily one of the most unique and engaging episodes of the whole Winter season. Actual content itself was insane as well, fitting for the direction. The first half was just so cute man, I couldn't help but want to kick my feet with how cute they were. Especially that scene when Uka and Kai left the karaoke together and the visual aesthetic just went full Monogatari for a second there lol, I loved it... But that relay race took that aesthetic and put timesed 10 it BECAUSE OH MY GODDDD IT LOOKED SO GOOD. And that fucking ending... WHATTTTTTTTT. While I do feel like the relationship kinda felt like it kept going in circles at times, her character growth on the other hand, I loved it. She went from just repeating stuff to being a total badass with a heart of cotton candy super fast. Kai looks kinda lame next to her, hope he figures that out now. Still man, what the actual fuck. This being a shoujo, I didn't expect for them to get together for another like three seasons if there were any, LET ALONE A FUCKING KISS??? Marvelous episode. |
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| You know, people say this is just another average shoujo and all that, but one think no one can dispute ... the gag game and quick slides, or the direction of the scenes if you want, that this anime does for comedy purpose are top notch. I cant other than share the sentiment from above, this episode was actually brilliant. |
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| My jaw is on the fucking floor. Honda Takeshi, you saved my bitchass life. This was such a perfect episode for them to flex so much animation talent. The use of cuts, camera angles, the monogatari style words on the ground to convey emotions.. it was all so fitting for an episode where Uka finally let her feelings bubble up to the surface. Had that Eva rebuild direction flare thanks to Honda's cuts, but kept the charm of Honey Lemon Soda. I can't express how proud of Uka I am. THAT ENDINGGGGGG I WONNNNNNN!! Marin was HILARIOUS in this episode too. The direction style made her confession and rejection by Kai so funny. She was such a hater all episode long and it had me dying lmao. Uka literally and metaphorically took a lot of steps forward today. Her telling Kai to come to her and rely on her for help as well was so casually said, but it's something Uka of even 2-3 episodes ago never would have been able to say. Protector and protected is nice in theory, but as we know from last episode, Kai has some issues too and he could use some help and emotional support every now and again too. The race scene looked so beautiful I had chills! Love the baton pass scene. THE CONFESSIONNNN!!! After winning the race and overcoming all the obstacles, why not confess? What's the worst that could happen, you stay the same? Best day of Uka's life so far. I can not wait for next episode!!! |
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| This was simply amazing Uka did so well during the baton relay but the ending was just exceptional I never thought we would see her and Miura kiss. |
| We finally got a confession even if Uka was half awake while saying it. Seems like Kai has some enemies as well who are willing to go pretty for the annoy him. To lock up someone like that and restrict his movement is such a way is a crime, things worked out tho. And we finally got a moment of Uka saving Kai. |
| Marin might've been a sore loser when it came to getting rejected but I couldn't help but find her bitterness funny just from how extra it all was. The red shirts are irredeemable, though. Those tiny wings were precious. |
| they did it or he did it... so the other guys can do whatever they want without getting punished bcs what they did... they should get expelled from the school... |
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| Well, dropping this. I enjoyed it at the start but what happened? I'm surprised a lot of you are actually enjoying this now but to each his own, it's like I'm watching a different show, I can't follow what is going on anymore. Art, animation, pacing is all over the place. Reusing frames with slight differences, it's like they've ran out of budget. Watched until half of the episode and I just realized I really wasn't enjoying it anymore. |
| wait what is Happening. this Jogging was like in devilman mixed with monogatari?! LOL |
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| This episode was way too fast paced, and out of sorts. It felt off, and not in the good way. It feels like they wanted to speedrun the School Festival Arc, which just feels criminal to me. Definitely going to read the manga to get a better feel for the School Fes. Overall; this episode deserved a slower pace, and consistent animation. This episode is by-far the worst one produced out of the entire season. The only true notable thing(s) that happened, if you want to call it that, is Kai getting a confession, rejecting it, and moving forward. Kai, and Ukas mutuals realize fast that Uka has feelings for Kai, and give her support and after Uka saves Kai, Kai was tied up and restricted in the same place Uka found Kai at the beginning of the season, Kai finally writes something on the back of Ukas shirt, just as Uka did for everyone else, and competes in the school race, which after realizing everything, Uka essentially faints and is taken to the nurses office, Kai is of course watching her until Uka finally gives Kai a, although half out of it, confession of her own. We are left to speculate on what happens, which should be explored in the next episode. I hope the last episode isn't nearly of a mess as this one was. Promilia said: Well, dropping this. I enjoyed it at the start but what happened? @Promilia We're at the last episode, and I essentially explained anything you would of missed already. This episode was a mess compared to the rest, see the last episode through. |
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| @Just2Terrify Just2Terrify said: We're at the last episode, and I essentially explained anything you would of missed already. This episode was a mess compared to the rest, see the last episode through. Wait, you're right, it's the last episode. I didn't even realize we're already at the end of the season.. time flies. Guess I might as well sit through the rest of it. |
| Goddamn, this was a different type episode, and I loved it. The quirky humor and animation at the start had me going. "Date meeeeeee!" 😁 Marin was hirlarious. Then, they were clearly setting up something with race prep. Later that the lightspeed character and romance development made me strain to keep up, punctuated just enough with more quirky humor and invention use of the otherwise mediocre animation. And we finish with confession and kisu. I might have had more fun here than with the previous 10 episodes put together. |
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
| Episode director went crazy??? Never in a thousand years would I have guessed that a Shaft/Science Saru type style would work that well for this show. Kind of bums me out that the entire show wasn't done like this though. The jokes landed so well, the hype moments were so impactful, and the emotional drive in this one episode was stronger than all the previous 10 combined. You could also tell that the direction for the voice actors really allowed each and every one of them to shine in their own way. You almost forget how goated some of the cast members are up until this episode. I've not been having a fun time watching this show this season, but this episode alone made it worth it. 8.5/10 episode for an otherwise 6/10 show. Hopefully they've got something cooking up for the season finale as well. |
| I thought we had moved past all the bullying. This show is a lot better when it doesn't include that....like the episode where they all came together to convince her dad that she was not being bullied.... |
| Loved the episode. Didn't know who these 3 guys who just decided to pick on Kai & Uka were, nonetheless, loved how Uka finally proposed. I mean, this is anime, i'm sure most of the proposals are under the impression that they're either in a dream or dead or whatever, but really glad that a reality where Kai & Uka are gonna date is finally gonna happen. Excited to see how this would conclude in the upcoming episode. |
| what the fuck did I just watch? This direction style was sooo out of place, it's pretty weird to say the least. It's insanely fast too, like 3 episodes of progression happened in a single episode. Animation was suffering too, some scenes felt like reading manga panels, and the cgi too... The early episodes were slow as shit for no good reason and now they decide to speedrun this episode with directive freedom. Not gonna lie I will have to rewatch this episode because this anime is a late night watch for me where I can just turn my brain off, since the whole show is pretty simple and slow, and now they drop an episode like this... but even after rewatching the episode, I will still not like this direction, what a mess |
| Dang, loved the direction this episode, it was super fast but I really liked the flow of it, those moments of Uka and her girlfriends were lovely and I can't decide whether I hate Marin or not haha, now if only crunchyroll wouldn't have ruined the climax of the episode with their kiss spoiling it on their Youtube channel before I got a chance of watching the episode.... Someone needs to stab those 3 guys with the red shirts. |
| Great episode adaptation, incredible |
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| This episode was really weird. The pacing, the animation, the art, and even the plot felt different. For some reason, I don't know why, I really enjoyed this episode and all the things it has done differently, and I genuinely believe that this has been the best so far. Why? Idk... |
| What an episode!!! It was pretty different from the rest of the show, but in a positive way. I hope the last ep will be as good as this one :) |
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Oh wow what a way to ruin an important episode. Rushed, badly animated, and completely out of place direction. Slightly funny at times. I did not even know what was going on, rushed may be an understatement. I am really surprised reading about people loving it.
| @bitz1209 Seems to me like the people who liked this show initially, disliked this episode, and those who disliked the show initially, enjoyed this episode. For me it was a much appreciated breath of fresh air in an otherwise bland and forgettable show. |
| Yeah, it feels a bit out of place with the rest of the show but I loved the direction of this episode. |
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| This episodes seems different from the rest. |
| This was a super weird episode but not in a bad way at all it just had a very different vibe to the others. Idk if what Uka said at the end was out loud but I'm assuming not. Regardless they kissed so this is major progress. That being said I will be really disappointed if we don't get a bit more of a background into Kai like what he's actually thinking and why he does that job or what his family is like. |
| I watch this eps in 2x speed, so I basically watched it in 4x speed huh... |
| I lowkey loved this episode. Probably my favorite of the series so far. I thought the direction was fantastic. I guess it is just me, but I didn't feel like this episode was moving too fast or bouncing around scenes like many in here have said. I was kind of surprised by those comments, tbh. |
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| I wish I could smoke what a lot of other folks are smoking in this thread, despite the stylistic running scene being really cool, I did not think this was an amazing episode lol, thankfully it looks like I’m not the only one thinking this, and it’s mainly due to the pacing. Back during the Cultural Festival episode, I thought that one was paced fine, but for the Sports Festival I felt like I was running the relay too with how much went down lol, and if I’m not mistaken, we never did find out what Uka and Kai talked about on the roof did we, felt like we kinda skipped an episode there. And it really is a shame too because the content itself was great, all of the Uka and Kai moments were golden, Marin’s bits were goofy but fun, and the relay race bit was really cool like I said earlier, but it was just all playing out too quickly for my liking. Also everyone is saying this was directed like Monogatari, but personally I didn’t get that feeling, the relay bit maybe, the words on the road as well, but I didn’t feel it anywhere else, idk maybe I’m just not hip this time around lol, but I do really appreciate the work that was done by Takeshi Honda like others are mentioning, if only it was in a better paced episode. Oh well, it was a fun one still, and that kiss at the end was nice too, we’ll see if Uka finds out that it wasn’t a dream or not in the finale next week. |
TheColonel76Mar 19, 5:36 PM
| The direction on this episode was so good, as a Monogatari fan I approve And holy shit, a kiss?! In my slow seasonal romance anime?! And not in the last episode?! That's crazy Really loved this episode |
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| The episode is weird but gorgeous at the same time, and as for pacing, unfortunately the show, doesn't have 21+ episodes. |
| it was a weird episode |
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