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| After Ouka left for Yamanashi and didn’t return home for more than three days, her absence made her friends at school and her family worry about her well-being, especially since she wasn’t picking up her phone. Banri had placed a GPS tracker on her phone due to a past event, and through that, they discovered her location was near Mount Fuji. To bring her back, Arata leaves the house. During their bedtime conversation, Ouka revealed her wish to meet her destined partner and her desire for even siblings to become one, just like how her parents met each other at Mount Fuji. Later, she gets lost and falls down a slope, injuring her leg. As she feels unsure of her feelings, Arata finds her while searching. It looks like this event will soon play a major role in pushing her to go after Arata through the very connection she has been seeking. |
XArceusXJun 3, 2:01 PM
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| Oh Ouka...I think she really shouldn't of wondered off to Mount Fuji. Bu they, this episode is still important for her character growth. Compared to others, she seems to just take whatever route she feel can help with her personal problems. |
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| Ouka really shouldn't have wandered off like that especially not on mount Fuji thank God Arata found her. |
An Ouka focused episode, we get to see her determination and real goals in this, she was trying to recreate a "destined encounter" and by the looks of it she got what she wanted, almost. Aww smol Ouka is so precious 🥹 |
| at least ouka found what she was looking for in the end lol |
| Ahh I love some good angst and romantic drama.. but I can’t help but laugh at how stupid Ouka was. I understand being upset and wanting some space but going to Mt. Fuji alone is crazy! Even crazier to hike the mountain the way she did and fall off the path.. It’s a good thing Arata ended up coming after her and thankfully he found her at the end, but most people would’ve had the cops bring her back. “Do you think soulmates are real? They could be anyone, even your own sibling” 😭 I don’t think that’s how soulmates work Ouka, but fair enough she’s a proper maiden in life now. If she doesn’t tell Arata how she feels after this I’ll be disappointed! The way they focused on Mt Fuji being what brought their parents together and Ouka and Arata’s “twin”relationship makes me feel like she’s gonna be the winner here. They do have the best chemistry. It would definitely be nice to get some Kotono and Seiha episodes though, feels like Reiji heavily favours Ouka, Minami and Banri here, admittedly they are the best 3, but still lol. And does Shion even exist?? Hopefully we get a confession next week.. and a Yuru camp/Mono collab since we’re In Yamanashi 😂 |
Marinate1016Jun 3, 8:39 AM
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| Really they took the end of an episode and an entire episode only to do this "soulmate carries you off mount Fuji" ... talk about the thinnest of excuses to have her fall for Arata. |
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| Good episode Sadly, Ouka still hasn't come back. She shouldn't have gone to Mount Fuji by herself. Especially in that dense fog, and because of that fog, she fell. But thankfully, Arata found and I'm hoping she will go back home next episode. Everyone is worried about her. 5/5 |
| Some problematic behaviour, going to moutain and cutting off communication making everyone worry. All this just to reenact some jinx that worked for their parents. Easily could have died but atleast she got what she wanted. Atleast they are taking time with this arc not rushing it.  Based Wincestpilled wisdom |
| Not the same without Ouka huh. Still her not coming home for this long is kinda surprising. Still in this situation sending someone out to bring her back is the best option. Ouka's reaction at seeing Arata was priceless. The perils of hiking mean that you should always hike with a partner with an eye on the weather. The reasoning for her wanting to visit that very spot though was kinda cute. Maybe this experience would be the spark that she needed to get real with Arata. |
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| A little drama never hurts, but I won't deny that Ouka's behavior was pretty questionable. It's understandable: she's going through a lot, especially after the revelation that she and Arata aren't siblings, which sent her emotions into turmoil. But deceiving her family, tricking Arata again into returning home without her and irresponsibly wandering alone in a potentially dangerous area... yes, it was reckless. Fortunately, Arata kept a close eye on her and was able to find her and support her. I imagine in the next episode, Ouka will start to see Arata as her soulmate after he saved her, just like in the story of how her parents met. Cliché but nice. |
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| FANTASTIC EPISODE!!!!!! So looks like pink-hair has finally fallen in love with the male MC, since its "fate" for her, with the rescuing, since it resembles her "parents". Romance is spicing up!!!! I would still like an episode focused on Kotono in these last 3 episodes, but I doubt that will happen at this point. Cant wait for the final 3 episodes, as to who the male MC will pick in the end. Given, I noticed that the manga is still ongoing, so the only way that the male MC will pick a girl in the end it's if the anime decides to take an anime-original-ending for episode 12 or episodes 11-12. And I see some comments here asking/saying why Shion is even in this anime. Its simple = In a love triangle/romance anime, there must always be another male character whos sole mission is to help the male MC when it comes to girls, like talking about girls, helping him decide which girl does he like more, and so on So far, Anime of the season of Spring 2025 (more especific, non-ecchi anime of the season of Spring 2025) |
oooo3333Jun 3, 9:32 AM
I 100% bellive Ouka is the endgame after this Closest to Arata✅️ Talking about soulmates✅️ Tsunderevibes✅️ Her mother getting help in a similar way from their father✅️ My bet is on Ouka |
| What an absurd behavior from Ouka. Ik it's for character development, but this arc is very bad. |
| good episode, this script at the end was a bit strange, but ok, I just wish Ouka was nicer, what an annoying girl |
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| "we've well and truly crossed the line into 'we have a problem here' territory." Sound a lot like something I would say. "Yo." Actually very measured and eloquent for that situation. Good man. "Oh, there you are." Damn, Arata can really keep a cool head in a tactical situation. Ouka does not panic either. These two will go far. |
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
| So Ouka ended up going to Mt. Fuji to find a soulmate like her parents did, talk about weird timing with missing school and all. I guess after the bad grade she got she just didn't care anymore, or maybe it was because of seeing Kotono and Minami get ahead of her. Speaking of Kotono, that was brutal when she said she was worried and Minami assumed she was talking about Ouka but was actually talking about Arata, lol damn. Anyways, I see Arata carrying down Ouka in the next episode and hopefully she legit confesses this time... |
Alfredo-Sauce said: Likely, but I am not entirely convinced that was Ouka's objective, Maybe something else to do with her adoptive mother.going to Mt. Fuji to find a soulmate like her parents did |
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
| Lol Ouka left to climb Mt Fuji, that's something... not to mention that she fell at the top and hurt herself, at least MC found her but I see the parallel between their meeting and their parents first meeting on the same place... |
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reminded me of Bocchi here she's still quite immature though |
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| had me locked in tbh. no idea how my dude saw her at the end when she couldn't even find the earing that was 30cm from her. lol |
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| Classic tsundere actions right here 😪😪 das why they my fav tho 🤷♂️🤷♂️, more invested in this show than any other except for maybe to be hero x |
KingShisuiJun 3, 2:28 PM
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| So this whole arc is basically one big fat hint at who Arata's main love interest is, right? |
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| so she was looking for her lover over there??? and the dad is not worried??? E9:8/10 |
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| Am I tripping or was that part of the theme from Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence at the end? Not the main melody, but the part before that. |
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| Ok so that’s where Ouka was she went to Mt.Fuji but i can’t lie man her actions were cheesing me a lil bit bc she kept lying to her family over something which im sure isn’t even that big of a deal man AND she went to Mt.Fuji alone and got lost on a trail that was foggy as hell bc she was distracted by her soulmate thoughts. Like I get her but you can’t deny her actions in this episode were so stupid especially when she fell down the cliff side like come on Ouka you skipped school for this while ur failing??? Like come onnnnn Ouka😭🤦🏽♂️😭 I see the parallels how their parents meet and now Ouka is seeing something similar to what her father told her, and now she’s most likely for sure looking at Arata as her prince now and I’ll be honest it’s looking like Ouka stocks might go up and I need them stocks to go down, I don’t want her to win I need my girl Minami to win man😫 I’m happy we got some Ouka fanservice in this episode I need me my weekly fanserivice scenes from this show (excuse my horniness here) but the way the animators be animating the girls taking off their panties or bra is so oddly enticing and lowkey a lil of a turn on bc the way Seiha and Ouka unclipped their bras was kinda hot to me ngl🫣  |
Treyv0nJun 3, 3:38 PM
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This was Ouka’s episode, right? It kind of feels like a subtle way of saying Ouka is Arata’s wife! 😂
Anyway, 9 episodes in and Shion hasn’t had a single important moment—hahahahahahahaha my God, Shion makes me laugh! Why is he even in this anime?
Ouka fans, enjoy this one!
Anyway, 9 episodes in and Shion hasn’t had a single important moment—hahahahahahahaha my God, Shion makes me laugh! Why is he even in this anime?
Ouka fans, enjoy this one!
| @AboAhmed130 I think the author is using the excuse of Shion having a gf to essentially remove him from the dynamic his sisters have with Arata, imo the author is just wasting Shion and Yuu they could both fit in perfectly and bring in a lot of good moments between the siblings. And Shion and Yuu could also in a sense show to them how a young couple are like, which I feel would be good for Kotono especially. But NO lets just give Shion like 2 scenes and never show his girlfriend Yuu. Such a dam waste of 2 characters |
| Well it’s still not outright clear why Ouka decided to abandon life and become a mountain dweller for several days, it’s got something to do with her fixation on soulmates and how her mom and dad met at least. But if she truly did come out to Mt. Fuji hoping for some mystical bullshit to happen, she’s a bit silly lol, but I do admire that she’s got enough whimsy in her to think something could actually happen on Mt. Fuji. But heck maybe she was actually right, her big brother Arata came looking for her, and even when she went down the wrong path and got herself stranded, he found her again like a proper knight in shining armor. I think this is a really nice way for Ouka to fall for Arata, it’s a bit cheesy but it falls right in line with Ouka’s outlook on romance, the moment itself was great too, now I just wonder how our boy plans to actually get her out of there lol. |
| I really wasn't expecting Ouka to die or anything tho if she did that would have made this anime like 500x more interesting, that being said considering how far she fell im surprised she didn't break her leg she just injured it to where she can't walk for now. Once again they manage to make Arata really mature and a good brother and then just say f you to the audience and give him another weird scene were he has lewd thoughts about his sister. But I guess they redeemed him once again when he found Ouka. Can't wait for them to ruin him AGAIN. I think Ouka in general just kinda is being stupid, the idea of a destined partner and the concept that everything in this world is predetermined imo is a load of bs. I seriously think the Author is handling this show horribly, Like he's wasting so much potential with some of these characters and this show has pretty good production behind it from face value |
Techno_Siren652 said: Once again they manage to make Arata really mature and a good brother and then just say f you to the audience and give him another weird scene were he has lewd thoughts about his sister. But I guess they redeemed him once again when he found Ouka. Can't wait for them to ruin him AGAIN. So let me get this straight, you don’t like it when the MC of the sister loving show thinks about his sisters in a lewd way? I’m not starting a fight or anything, I just want to make sure and also understand this way of thinking. |
| Loved this episode, I love Ouka so much, she just tried to force spawn her soul mate, and bam, there is Arata lmao |
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Techno_Siren652 said:
Once again they manage to make Arata really mature and a good brother and then just say f you to the audience and give him another weird scene were he has lewd thoughts about his sister. But I guess they redeemed him once again when he found Ouka. Can't wait for them to ruin him AGAIN.
Once again they manage to make Arata really mature and a good brother and then just say f you to the audience and give him another weird scene were he has lewd thoughts about his sister. But I guess they redeemed him once again when he found Ouka. Can't wait for them to ruin him AGAIN.
So let me get this straight, you don’t like it when the MC of the sister loving show thinks about his sisters in a lewd way? I’m not starting a fight or anything, I just want to make sure and also understand this way of thinking.
| @TheColonel76 In real life, vast majority of time, a man picks a woman that physically resembles a female family member of his. What does that say then? The blood that makes you close with each other, should not be the blood that keeps you two apart. |
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@TheColonel76 In real life, vast majority of time, a man picks a woman that physically resembles a female family member of his.
What does that say then?
The blood that makes you close with each other, should not be the blood that keeps you two apart.
What does that say then?
The blood that makes you close with each other, should not be the blood that keeps you two apart.
| @oooo3333 Interesting way to put it, falls right in line with the show lol |
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Techno_Siren652 said:
Once again they manage to make Arata really mature and a good brother and then just say f you to the audience and give him another weird scene were he has lewd thoughts about his sister. But I guess they redeemed him once again when he found Ouka. Can't wait for them to ruin him AGAIN.
Once again they manage to make Arata really mature and a good brother and then just say f you to the audience and give him another weird scene were he has lewd thoughts about his sister. But I guess they redeemed him once again when he found Ouka. Can't wait for them to ruin him AGAIN.
So let me get this straight, you don’t like it when the MC of the sister loving show thinks about his sisters in a lewd way? I’m not starting a fight or anything, I just want to make sure and also understand this way of thinking.
| @TheColonel76 It's cool I understand, Look at it this way compare Kotono and then compare Arata, Kotono so far her romance has been portrayed as very pure and wholesome, she bravely declares her love to Arata in front of the girls and even says she wants to marry him. Plus all the other moments. Then take Arata majority of the times with his Sisters he just looks at them lewdly. Like he was just blatantly checking out Banri that one episode. Like I get he's a dude but come on a guy wouldn't be like that so much. Im not opposed to like Lewd moments in shows or anything hell one of my favourite anime is literally borderline a H anime. But idk for the oldest sibling I was expecting it to be portrayed in a way a little more purely. In short the kind of romance I wanted from this show is what's shown through Kotono. In the first place this show has a ton of flaws and so much potential, Like how they just blatantly waste Shion and Yuu as characters. But yeah thats generally how I see it, I don't hate Arata he's just really weird sometimes. But he has good moments as well. |
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@Techno_Siren652 I'm not really sure who Yuu is, to be honest, but I assume she’s the one mentioned as Shion’s girlfriend…
Just to clarify, I haven’t read the manga—this is just my guess.
Shion will definitely have a role in the story eventually, but the question is: when will he show up? We’re already on episode nine!
Most likely, he'll appear in the second season after everyone has forgotten all the events of the first… and honestly, I really dislike it when anime writers use a character just as a tool to drag out the plot.
Whether Shion is present or not in the first season doesn’t make much of a difference. And if Yuu—the one you’re referring to—is his girlfriend, she hasn’t even appeared in the anime yet, at least not noticeably… maybe in a shot or frame I didn’t pay attention to, I’m not sure.
Just to clarify, I haven’t read the manga—this is just my guess.
Shion will definitely have a role in the story eventually, but the question is: when will he show up? We’re already on episode nine!
Most likely, he'll appear in the second season after everyone has forgotten all the events of the first… and honestly, I really dislike it when anime writers use a character just as a tool to drag out the plot.
Whether Shion is present or not in the first season doesn’t make much of a difference. And if Yuu—the one you’re referring to—is his girlfriend, she hasn’t even appeared in the anime yet, at least not noticeably… maybe in a shot or frame I didn’t pay attention to, I’m not sure.
| @AboAhmed130 Yes Yuu is Shion's girlfriend, I believe her name was mentioned briefly in a earlier episode by I think Seiha if I remember correctly. She hasn't appeared or literally anything. Quite literally all we know is she's Shion's girlfriend. And if im being honest with how they are being handled so far I would be surprised if we ever see Yuu and Shion gets a important role |
| So Ouka finally got the dramatic meeting that she wanted to meet her Soulmate 😅😅❤️ |
| That was so cheesy but dang it, I'm so easy!! |
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