Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 Episode 2 Discussion

The Animal Crossing bit went on way longer than I thought it would, but I honestly loved it, they really got the style down and even included a Tom Nook character, and then it turned into Yakuza with Tom getting gunned down, yeah that’s not something that can happen in the real game but could you imagine lol. And I had a feeling Aharen would have a god tier island, and yep, of course she does lol, and leave it to Raido to create another insane story about it, might be one of his bests yet, but unfortunately reality is never as great as what Raido can imagine lol, but it’s amazing to think Ren built up that world, that’s some mad gamer cred right there.

And the ego inflated Raido in the second half was really fun, it was reminiscent of when Raido got sick in Season 1, only this was a bit more extreme with an entire personality swap, so many good moments came from it too. And I could see the end of this bit miles away, but Raido’s reaction to the amazake having no alcohol in it was still great, it was like the switch was flipped off lol. And the last bit with Raido’s sister (I just realized she doesn’t have a name) and Eru was really sweet, I’d like to see more of these two together, it’s just unfortunate Raido ruined the moment with his sister after that lol, but it’s funny to know she can get caught in delusions kinda like he does.

And lastly, I wonder if that gravestone that was dated 2009-2018 was a reference to something, haven’t seen anyone else mention it yet.

Adorable hilarious episode, as usual. Loved the organized crime theme first half, with Tom having the time of his life dreaming about his future with Nooko, just cuz she fed him a piece of cake during his birthday, only for him to get offed a few minutes later and for her to never be heard of again, haha.

Also, as expected of Shouta, as soon as Reina just don't show up for the first few minutes of class, bro just goes all in in terms of the extreme imagination, imagining Reina turning into Lain, uploading her existence online and whatnot, just cuz her town was an Egghead lookin' ahh town, haha, only to find out Ren was the one who actually built up all of that. I mean, i don't blame him, it was the future island, in a literal sense, nonetheless, was hilarious.

Now, the second half was the most hilarious one, with delinquent Shouta scaring everyone, even the usual high & mighty Eru. All the while being actually more generous that he'd ever be during his normal state. I pity the esteem teacher bro, she couldn't last a single second as the mere look of delinquent Shouta side-hugging Reina, being all like: "yeah, she's mine, got a prob sensei?", aura farming in the classroom, never been heard of before, haha.

Reina was so cute, she tried to go through with it as to not hurt Shouta, but when she couldn't take it anymore, she flew to her home in an instant, haha, was so hilarious. That aside, loved when he just casually came back immediately jumping the fridge, taking his little sister's pudding, she says "it's mine!", he says "oho? say aah", she's like "nvm!", was so hilarious, loved how he scared even her too when she's just as high & mighty as Eru.

Speaking of Shouta's little sister, what's wrong with him being happy that you're actually showing interest in his life? In your own words, "we don't really talk that much", so he's happy you were starting to do so, only for you to call him creepy? Whatever's wrong with that girl? You sure you're not weird one? That aside, loved the bit when as soon as he realized the drink had no alcohol, he just instantly goes back to normal, haha. Would've loved delinquent Shouta for a bit more though, not that i'm complaining or anything, but bro was aura, his usual self is hilarious, but this self was a masterpiece.

@Skuvan I think the point is that the sister has a hard time engaging with others because she often jumps to negative conclusions, including her own family. She thinks Aharen's big sis is secretly running a pyramid scheme... brother is creepy because who knows what reason lol. She might have a tendency towards paranoia. But despite these tendencies she still tried asking her brother, so there's some hope for improvement. Deep down she still has a heart.

@kitsumasterzero


Yeah, she's literally the exact same as her big brother in terms of immediately jumping to extreme conclusions for each and every scenario, haha.

@Skuvan yes siblings can be very similar sometimes and yet very unique in their own ways. if the sister consistently thinks that way about others then it could mean she has a darker side because paranoia leads to mistrust, isolation, and falling out of sync with reality. on the other hand, her brother also goes to the extreme as you pointed out, but I think this is more about playful imagination than a darker side.

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Weekly dose of my fave height gap couple, another pure diabetes episode well.. for the most part anyway lol

I’m over here thinking this is gonna be a wholesome animal crossing VR episode and then I see Yakuza Raido watching his best friend get murdered 😭 is that death in my comfort game??

Delinquent Raido at school had me dying tho, I kinda want a full OVA episode of that, the look on Reina’s face when he carried her to school was sooo cute. In fact, his delinquent phase made him more popular with everyone. Freaking lost it when I realized he was only doing that because he thought he’d drank alcohol accidentally and felt like a bad kid lmao.

I love the ending with Eru and Raido’s sister too. If the siblings become besties this show will be even better. Eru obviously can’t stop gushing about her sister, but Raido’s sister is such a tsun tsun. She loves her big brother tremendously tho!

Really cute episode