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| - After beating around the bush for the past few episodes, Saki finally spells out what we've known all along: she's attracted to Yuuta. - "That was such a horrible day." Yeah, we know Saki. Catching another woman seemingly fooling around with the object of your affection can ruin your day. - Middle schooler Saki looks very lowkey compared to her present day self. She did have a glow up when she got to high school. - It can't be an anime without a beach episode. Though this one is an after school pool party. - "I'm not really that good at dealing with friends. I'm always bad at reading the room." She Just Like Me Fr. Just because Saki has the external appearance of a gyaru, doesn't mean she's a social butterfly. And I find that an interesting combination: the person who at first glance seems like the "it girl" is actually a wallflower. - Shame we couldn't get to experience the pool party outside of Saki's monologue. π I suppose the creative team behind the show wanted to do something different from your typical anime beach episode. - Yuuta as a stagehand... but in a pool... hmm. Can't blame him saying that he'll feel embarrassed with Saki's description with him being a stagehand on water. - What's better than Saki with a ponytail? Ponytail Saki in swimsuit. But just when I thought it couldn't get any better, we get to see Ponytail Saki wearing a swimsuit... and with a smile.  - The combo of "Ponytail Saki + swimsuit + great smile" was too much for Yuuta to resist. I can only imagine how Yuuta will reflect back to the moment he admits that he has romantic feelings for Saki.... Interviewer: "When did you first realized you loved her?" Yuuta: "When I saw her in a swimsuit for the first time." π - "...I've never fallen in love with anyone before now.... How did it sneak up on me like this. And why right now?" Love just happens, Yuuta. - Of course, fireworks-kun has to delay the inevitable. Yuuta got onichan-zoned. - "Meanwhile, here I was, trying to break all our rules." If only Yuuta knew.... - "The two of you are siblings, girl!" As a another stepsister once said, "But it's not like we're related by blood." π - When Saki threw away the keys to her diary, I got reminded of that part in Titanic when Rose tosses her blue diamond necklace into the ocean. - Yuuta finally get to know what was Saki's favorite thing. Turns out it was eating beef stew. - With the assumption that Yuuta likes women with long hair, Saki cuts her hair short. Not sure how effective of a deterrent will that be since she still looks cute. - By the end, Saki tried to sister-zone herself. How long will this state of having romantic feelings buried last? ScarRufus said: RIP Pony Tail Saki π’ Well, it was great while it lasted. Master_Chef said: it reminds me of life is strange 1. Wasn't expecting someone to mention Life is Strange in a slow burn romantic drama between stepsiblings. π |
Alpha-NineAug 29, 5:55 PM
| Sometimes, you just need a heart-to-heart, wholesome, genuine beach episode. No over the top fan service. Just two siblings that are finally figuring out these feelings they're harboring for each other. Each passing episode this series becomes not just one of my favorites of the season, but dare I say, of the year. P.S. Do I have to admit though, the whole cutting her hair thing felt way too forced for the sake of the stupid cutting hair=character development troupe. |
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| God, the worst trope claims another victim's hair... |
| I don't know why I'm still watching this, it's insufferable. Anticlimactic as hell. |
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| NOOOO Wincest route not happening?? W Director for real bro π Most painful yet beautifully done Title Drop π₯ |
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HiMaNGa_K_BaRUaH said:
ayo holdup.....
She initially decided to throw the keys of the drawer (containing her diary) in the river (where water flows straight, away from us)
but she threw it in the seas, where things when thrown comes back to us due to the waves....Is it symbolizing something? Or am I scrutinizing too deep?
ayo holdup.....
She initially decided to throw the keys of the drawer (containing her diary) in the river (where water flows straight, away from us)
but she threw it in the seas, where things when thrown comes back to us due to the waves....Is it symbolizing something? Or am I scrutinizing too deep?
she threw it in the river. the scene of her throwing it into sea probably symbolizes that she won't write her feelings in her diary anymore
| @habib_kun Ah yea das possible too. Heck, this anime is heavy with symbolism ngl |
If you choose to do only what you know, you'll never experience the joy of being able to do something you couldn't before.  |
| damn it, Saki was my favorite girl of the season. why did she have to go and fuck up her hair like that?! I swear it pisses me off so much when they do this shit |
| best episode so far, A FUCKING PEAK FICTION. starting from Saki who saw the opportunity to go to the swimming pool again after all this time, little Saki is adorable, unfortunately her cute smile is no longer the same as before. Saki sees Yuuta who doesn't try to stand out but he always makes sure others have fun, and that's what makes Saki like about Yuuta, after a long time then finally Yuuta realizes that he likes Saki, but it all goes not well ... Yuuta almost wanted to confess his feelings but as usual the fireworks said nope, Saki also got the chance to express what she wanted to say once, and finally Saki started calling Yuuta Nii-san. Saki wanted to close all her feelings to Yuuta which she wrote in her diary, Saki cut her long hair short to look like she used to be very cute as a child, but behind her cutting her hair short there must be a meaning, namely: letting go of the past: cutting one's hair can be a way to transform oneself, reject fear, and embrace change. Saki hugging little Saki really makes this heart melt, seeing little Saki smile makes me happy and sad at the same time. Saki threw away the key where she kept her diary, she threw the written feelings into the sea, but it seems that the written feelings will be seen again someday, but starting from now Saki will keep all those feelings in her heart forever. Shout out to the director who has adapted this LN into an anime that is worth watching. I repeat once again this is one of the best episodes in this season and even year, I like the serious type of anime and the vibe man I love this so much, and I believe this anime is underrated.  |
NezuSwallowtail_Aug 30, 8:04 AM
| Oh no. She cut her hair. |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
KANLen09 said: The trip to the pool, after some egging from Yuta, Saki caves in after begrudgingly have an emotional battle against her own self, with Yomiuri presenting her biggest challenge if Yuta one day learns of her affection towards him. And even so, Saki's always been about her family and work, work, work, forgetting the fun that she once had. Even as a child, the memories of Saki being with her mother are so livid as a girl who has fun either by going to the pool or the zoo, now it's different with Yuta around, and at least she can find solace around him being the one who's always at the center, and find the lost element of fun that she had once again. And with the little bit of semblance, Yuta uttuers that he actually likes Saki. Switch the POV over to Yuta, and his view of romance, while definitely moulded by the failure of his family's marriage, he also begins seeing Saki as more than just a stepsister. Saki praising Yuta all the more only solidifies how much she sees him the same way she does, though she was THIS close to a confession, but decided to hold back not just as stepsiblings, but even more for their newfound family's happiness. And of course, Saki deciding to cut her hair for character growth, it's the most clichéd thing ever, but her truly wanting to progress her relationship with him through the daily entries of her diary, she has truly come a long way. Honestly, I applaud Saki for making her stance, but how much of the relationship between her and Yuta will be affected, only time will tell. Can u explain this scene when Saki’s POV show when she is still a child she have ever met yuuta at the beach? So they know each other before?   |
Can someone explain this scene when Saki’s POV show when she is still a child she have ever met yuuta at the beach? So they know each other before?    |
| this ep was waaay too intense, considering the previous episodes. I watched it with expectations like in the previous episodes, like casual and borderline boring, since the diary one felt kinda passive and had started to become stale. This episode had too much happening, from the boy's feelings starting to surface (I had started to feel he was another one of those dense mcs), a firework for confession environment to her calling him a big bro that exact same time, next we see the girl he (most probably) had feelings for as a kid was actually her, and she unknowingly cut her hair to make it look like her kid self, and lastly ending the diary arc (most probably) with her locking it and throwing the key away. Since it isn't a comedy, fantasy, adventure, isekai, horror, etc, I believe there is no way someone will force their way to the diary, even though it is completely possible and feels like she wants it to happen... I mean if there is some locked thing with missing key, which you can force your way to, who wouldn't? The ep was wayyy above the expectations I had of it, influenced by the casual episodes earlier with a slow romantic development. A good one this time If I speculate, now it will be the boy's turn to tackle his emotions, just like the girl was doing the entire time till now. I activate the Trap Card, "Reversal Of Fate Roles" ! |
Vamp_LordAug 31, 1:45 AM
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KingSept said: Can someone explain this scene when Saki’s POV show when she is still a child she have ever met yuuta at the beach? So they know each other before? according to me I guess they did met in the beach when they were young and also the moment saki's mom was showing yuta saki's childhood pic his reaction was kind of like different don't know how to put it into words π« |
| Well it was one of the best episodes in this bad anime ;d Sudden fireworks when it often is a moment for lowers if a male and female are together at that time, but then she calls him Onisan :D and doing that even when she doesn't mean it, but only because he didn't manage to speak first because of fireworks :D That was good double plot twist ;d Is she really Japanese? she litters the environment with that key and not sure what happened with that diary? you can always break the lock if she left it at home, but then firstly she threw away the key to river on bridge, then she is shown doing it again at sea when the key changes to diary? was that second part only like a "vision" or she really threw diary to sea? why not use trash on the streets?:D and most important thing.. so they met at the sea when were kids and he saw her photo now.. he didn't recognize her and she also doesn't notice still?... another thing is that their parents met at the same time then when they were playing together.. so they waited like 6-8 years to get together after meeting once? I wanna know what was the story of their parents getting together? because it makes zero sense now.. the story is just bad... |
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| even with short hair saki , still she is waifuable !! |
| They aren't talking even though both feel the same ππ |
| Can a reader spoil me on if we're gonna see them get together or at least get past this hiding feelings stage anytime soon? Like would it be this season or would it need more volumes adapted |
Absolute cinema episode π |
| Man, this director is absolutely killing It, insanely good work. |
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Can a reader spoil me on if we're gonna see them get together or at least get past this hiding feelings stage anytime soon? Like would it be this season or would it need more volumes adapted
| @Shamsy I will not say that much about the story because it will be a spoiler. |
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Great answer ty π |
| Nice, they reused scenes and slapped a vintage film filter on it. How are people calling this cinematic? So the parents knew each other since Saki and Yuta were kids? I thought think he fell in love with her because she was in a swimsuit, but moreso because she was actually smiling for once. Like laughing with a big smile. When is Yuta going to stop bringing his bike everywhere? He said he would stop in the previous episode lmao. He almost confessed and she brother zoned him. I'm sure he'll confess in the next episode. Usually when girls do something drastic with their hair, they're going through it (crisis), they lost their minds, are trying to get someone's attention, or moving on. (I'm a girl who's done drastic things with my hair). Maybe she also wanted to seem less mature with a shorter haircut, since long hair is seen as mature or grown up. That way she could play the role of being the younger sister because then we proceed to see a baby picture of her with short hair. Also, wouldn't it have been better to throw away or burn the diary instead of the keep? I'm also confused because she was throwing the key away from the bridge but it ended with her throwing the key into the ocean. Another thing, Saki's mom previously said Saki hated going to the pool. But then at the pool Saki told Yuta she loved going to the pool as a kid? Huh? |
cooldogmomSep 2, 11:49 AM
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| This episode felt very tragic. Definitely the most heartfelt so far, it was pretty painful to see how the circumstances forced her to stop persuing any further actions that would go in an romantic direction. But in her mind it's probably way to late to erase any of these emotions she developed for his stepbrother. Constantly denying any emotions will be agonising for her. Especially because he starts feeling a similiar way. Living under the same roof complicates things even more. It's not really a fun watch, but an intriguing one. |
| Extremely slow burn show but really worth the watch so far. So both of them finally realized their feelings and Saki takes drastic measures to keep her distance. Adressing him as brother, cutting her hair because she assumed that he liked long hair and tossing the key to her diary into her aquarium. It's... as others have said certainly not final or conclusive and she mentions that if he'd make a move she's sure that she would crumble. It's easy being brutally honest when you're not afraid of the consequences but that ship has sailed for both of them and since she can't be honest she decides to put up a front or her walls but this time also towards him. We'll see how long this lasts. Both of them are way to level headed and clear thinking for their age but whatever. |
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| The was the best episode of the entire show thus far. Speechless |
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get the fucking director out of deen and put him on kyoani and we'll witness a once in a lifetime masterpiece
| @Ronninn Forreal. This was masterclass unworthy of Deen |
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