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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Finally, Ayano showed more of her normal self as I remember before. The girls had some fun together outside of the usual competitive atmosphere. Of course, once they got into the badmitton area, Ayano reverted to her more intense personality. I'm still getting used to the change even after 9 episodes since it's so different. Another very tense match between Ayano and Connie this time. I think it's also kinda interesting to see more of Connie's past. |
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| Fumble with less infodumps and cringy match.. plus iffy direction.. This gives me that sh*tty Fuuka vibes |
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| Great episode. The little outing was super cute and fun to watch, I love the cosplay bits and Connie with the Chinese attire is so much win. <3 You know what, people have been hating on Connie ever since her introduction but I don't really see any grounds for that anymore. She just has trouble expressing herself and all she wants is to have Ayano acknowledge her as a sister. I'm with Riko and Elena, she's surprisingly really cute and I loved the little scenes from her past. I'm far more attached to Connie as a character than Ayano now, if they probably play again I'm definitely rooting for Connie. In fact I don't see how people can support Ayano's behavior or justify her actions, she's just cold and ruthless with almost no reason to act that way. I really disliked how she decided to just straight out attack Connie with that smash when she thought they were just gonna have a chill game for fun. Just because she has Mommy issues doesn't mean she has to lash out on everyone. If there's someone here who can justify Ayano's actions for me or redeem her character in some way please try. The part where the team members welcome Connie back and she starts to cry was really sad. T.T That ending though, Ayano must be horrified. xD |
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| Can't blame Connie for wanting to get closer to Ayano, however she should have sort of expected this outcome after how she confronted her after the practice match. Ayano definitely needs some counseling to get over what her mouther put her through, and I'd have hoped for Erena to step in more by this point considering how close they have been since they were young; but now the mother is back. Nagisa not looking good either, so I wonder if her match will be where Ayano will come back to her senses; or if a bloodbath will happen in Hanesaki household before that. |
| Ayano seems to drift more and more into schizophrenia even if her mindset of abadoning her mother to reverse the feeling of her mother abadoning her, her second personality is seriously closing in on health danger territory. It will be very interesting to see what they do with the end of the episode bombshell next week. (Easy out would be for her to run away, but my prediction still is that the mother never meant anything bad but is just bad in human interaction and thought her vanishing would help her child more.) (which obviously was incredibly off) |
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| Ayano just becomes a better character each week!!! She stands alone as a MC in a Sports anime who is edgy and only cares about getting the Win. People should feel bad for Ayano more then being annoyed with her, it's really everyone else's fault she is the way she is. If you think about it it's true. Connie all of a Sudden wants to be family? Okay I guess so. I could really care less about the Romantic interests of the side characters. The Bitch Mother returns! Lelouch0202 said: In fact I don't see how people can support Ayano's behavior or justify her actions, she's just cold and ruthless with almost no reason to act that way. I really disliked how she decided to just straight out attack Connie with that smash when she thought they were just gonna have a chill game for fun. Just because she has Mommy issues doesn't mean she has to lash out on everyone. If there's someone here who can justify Ayano's actions for me or redeem her character in some way please try. Okay so she starts High School with no interest at all in playing badminton. She is forcefully pulled back into the badminton scene by the team, her best friend, and the coach. Even though she wanted absolutely nothing to do with badminton anymore she's back in. Add in to the fact that the Coach tells her that she has Olympic potential....Think about that for a second when you have the potential to be a Medalist in the Olympics, that makes you one of the best Athletes in the WORLD. I would justify that as having a tremendous amount of pressure on you. Ayano only caring about winning and bettering her self makes sense in the fact. Especially when you look at her teammates. None of which are continuing badminton in college and Nagisa's knees basically being broken. Since she is not in doubles competition there really is no need for her to worry about her teammates improving. She a realists and she calls things as she sees them. (Go back to episode 8 when she talks about Nagisa's match) Then we're introduced to Serigaya who is the catalyst as to why Ayano's mother left her in the first place, thus causing Ayano mental Anguish during her Middle School years. Wanting acknowledgment from her mother in the hopes she would return and to coach her. Continuing on Ayano starts to open up to her teammates and is having fun playing badminton again. Then enter Connie ANOTHER Catlyst. Who is a BITCH the first time we meet her, and behold she is the person who Ayano's mother left to train and win competitions. Put yourself in Ayano's shoes. Your parent is the best at their Profession. It doesn't even have to be a Sport. They could be the best Chef, Electrician, Carpenter whatever. You as their child look up to them and not only do what they do but surpass them...and then one day they go...BYE and go and find a DIFFERENT child to mold into their prodigy. Wouldn't YOU be a little pissed off??? The poor girl has severe mental issues and honestly I feel that most people should feel bad for her instead of hating on her. Ayano stands in a category of her own when it comes to Sports anime. Look at Haikyuu, Yuri on Ice, Kuroko's basketball etc. No other character has had such an unhealthy obsession over winning. You might not like how she turning out character wise by being mean and rude. But (OPINION) she's still freaking awesome and is honestly a breath of fresh air. |
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| Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san had Yuuna in a Chinese dress yesterday, then this show has Connie in a Chinese dress in today's episode. I'd say this was a good weekend for anime. Jokes aside though, it was nice to see Ayano acting like her old self for a bit. Unfortunately, as soon as she stepped onto the badminton court with Connie, the edgelord side came back. I'm sure that aspect of her personality (winning over everything) is found in real life, but I think it's the faces that are the most jarring, and where I have the biggest problems. Those "look at me and how crazy I am" smiles that you would see in, for instance, Kakegurui, just really don't fit this type of show. Nagisa continues to have knee issues, which I'm sure will bite her when she faces Ayano since she isn't properly resting it. The last part though....I wonder how Ayano will react now that she's face to face with her mom. |
thebrentinator24Aug 26, 2018 10:39 AM
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| OOOOO Ayano's mom is back... Can't wait too see what Ayano will tell her. Hope something like: "Why the f*** did you came back? To apologize?" |
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| Elena more and more shows herself as a responsible older sister or mother Ayano. I already have the impression that I'm watching the "struggle" between the biological mother and the adoptive mother. |
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| Well... I do hope we get some interesting words between Ayano and her mom. I'm wondering what the anime's reason will be for her mom leaving her. Could be the same as manga but who knows. |
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| For me the big Achilles' heel of the story can be the way they are resolving this situation. I can't come up with a reason I would find acceptable for Ayano's mother abandoning her the way she did. Oh, poor Connie is crying,,, WHATEVER ANSWER WERE YOU EXPECTING?? Also:   |
imSOuniqueAug 26, 2018 2:51 PM
| um, what a dramatic match. agree with SNDT, when Connie first realized that was Ayano she hated her guts and shat on her in 2 v 2 match and suddenly she loves her? like what? and her mom just went in and adopted a child under condition "the best here". some next level parenting right here. selective breeding or something at least Ayano is better this badass way, rejecting this mother that shows out of nowhere like nothing happened... |
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| As sad as it is to see Ayano behave like that, it's mainly Connie's own fault for acting the way she did until now. Silly tsundere complicating things. Well, mom is here now, though, so let's see whether she can turn things around again. Ayano may be too stubborn for now, though. |
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| What the fuck was this episode really? :D Have we kinda forgotten Ayano became like this because of Connie, and suddenly she wants her to be family? I supposed to feel sorry about her? Also Ayano acts like a spoiled brat the whole time, then she suddenly goes into full villain mode? At this point I don't expect any consistency regarding Ayano's writing, but this was a new low. When her mom showed up at the end, I gave up: I bursted out laughing :D This was possibly the worst episode as of yet and I already have mixed feelings about this show. |
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| It was a surprise to see Ayano acting all normal again..............well, until halfway point of the episode before she went back to her possessive personality. Still, it was nice to see her fangirling over the Wei Wei plushies though. =3 As for Connie, well, I do have mixed feelings for her. It was nice of her to try and build bridges with Ayano, wanting to get along with each other and become a family along with Ayano's mother. However, Connie should've seen Ayano's reaction coming from a mile away and honestly, she did deserve it in a way. Her actions from episode 5 were harsh on Ayano and although a complete 180 degrees on that is a step in the right direction, it was HUGELY satisfying to see Ayano put Connie in her place on the badminton court. Still, Ayano's expressions can give most horror anime a run for their money when it comes to scary faces, at least for me, anyway. X_X As for Ayano, the grief train won't be departing anytime for her soon, as her own mother greets her when Ayano gets home. Now I'm expecting the drama level for the next episode to shoot through the roof and I do hope Ayano's mother FINALLY tries to explain her full reasoning for leaving Ayano for the other side of the world. I want those questions to be answered, dammit. >_< |
| As someone who was once disowned by a parent, I completely sympathise with Ayano. It is not something that you get over quickly (or really at all). If my "step-brother" became my rival (especially in badminton, which is a sport I excel at), I would probably turn into a demon on the court too. Connie sought Ayano out... Twice. And the first time was to completely humiliate Ayano. To not expect some kind of push back based on that behavior is foolish. I enjoy the juxtaposition this episode presents, though to me it was kind of obvious how it was going to play out. It lulls you into a false sense of security with a cutesy meta story that really has nothing to do with anything plot related, before pulling the audience back to the reality that Ayano means business now. |
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| Hopefully Ayano deals with her mother like a true badminton player and challenges her to a battle to the death |
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| Fuck you Connie! We have Connie's past but I didn't give a fuck because that she hated Ayano in episode 5. And now they try to make her friendly. WTF?? Ayano's mom is back. pd: this show is 3/10. |
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Hahah in your face, bitch. Didn't see that coming. |
| Connie enters in out of nowhere! With a miniskirt on! WHALES! We devote this episode to Ayano and her obsession with WHALES! Is there going to be a gacha game for this? Because it will most likely be filled with WHALES! Connie wants to be a family with Uchika and Ayano? Pfff. I want to hear it out of Uchika's mouth first. "Let me be your mama." Is Connie an orphan? "It's not possible for the three of us to be family." YOU TELL EM AYANO! "Because this time I'm abandoning mom." If she said "...just like she abandoned me." afterwords, that would have sealed it. Shut it Connie. You want Ayano to be your big sister? We need to hear it out of Uchika's mouth first...And speaking of which, Uchika was waiting for Ayano to come home. I want to see some RAGE! GIVE ME RAGE! Sure there's going to be forgiveness, but first RAGE! Next episode better be the absolute most dramatic episode in the series. GIVE ME ANSWERS! |
TarotistAug 26, 2018 2:23 PM
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| Yup Savage Ayano is a beast! No matter what people say, she isn't wrong. Literally all circumstances stacked up against her and her brain is just reacting that way as a mechanism of defense. I wonder how she'll interact with her mom next ep |
| Okay so I got a few things to say about this. First off, what the hell are we supposed to even think when it comes to Connie? How does she come in being the egotistical chick that basically wanted to wipe the floor with Ayano and prove that she was the better child of Uchika to suddenly wanting a family? Recall that back in episode....anywhere between 4 and 6 that Connie played Ayano and the Megane-chan at that training camp. After it was all over, Connie was pretty much gloating about how Uchika chose her and not Ayano when it comes to her kids. This is basically what prompted Ayano to bring out that edgy side all over again. Now here we are at episode 9 and the dynamic shifted? The hell? Fun fact: Their relationship is completely different in the manga. Plus their confrontation went totally different so the cutesy part between them would have made sense if they met each other the way they did in the source. Next, we see basically Ayano's response to Connie's proposal in this episode via their match which was pretty much a "fuck you" in the best of ways. Okay makes sense. And then, FINALLY Uchika actually comes back. However, they STILL didn't bother doing some form of a retcon for the ending of episode 6 where she showed up at the end of the tournament and spoke to the Badminton club. Not sure if production didn't know what they were doing or what but that will still bother me. All in all, the biggest issue I take with this series at this point is the inconsistency of this show. It started out promising, but some of the main points are causing it to stumble over itself. I read a few chapters of the manga and the show is completely different in atmosphere. The pacing and tone are just completely different. I wasn't expecting this to be one-to-one since I checked out these chapters as the anime aired and I found myself enjoying the anime presentation of the story more. Especially since the manga is more light-hearted, kinda cutesy, serious on a limited scale, and kinda gets fanservicey...however now I'm at full tilt here. Anyways, now that Uchika has shown up I can't wait to see how they decide to asspull this encounter. Four episodes to go, time to ride this derailing train to the end. |
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| For once I actually really liked the drama and it didn´t feel forced, but for fuck's sake why does Ayano have to go all demon on her? I don't think that anything Ayano does now will redeem her. Her reason for being angry is very understandable but her anger is portrayed in such a cringey way. Connie was so sweet throughout the whole episode, which just made Ayano look even worse |
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Lelouch0202 said: Great episode. The little outing was super cute and fun to watch, I love the cosplay bits and Connie with the Chinese attire is so much win. <3 You know what, people have been hating on Connie ever since her introduction but I don't really see any grounds for that anymore. She just has trouble expressing herself and all she wants is to have Ayano acknowledge her as a sister. I'm with Riko and Elena, she's surprisingly really cute and I loved the little scenes from her past. I'm far more attached to Connie as a character than Ayano now, if they probably play again I'm definitely rooting for Connie. In fact I don't see how people can support Ayano's behavior or justify her actions, she's just cold and ruthless with almost no reason to act that way. I really disliked how she decided to just straight out attack Connie with that smash when she thought they were just gonna have a chill game for fun. Just because she has Mommy issues doesn't mean she has to lash out on everyone. If there's someone here who can justify Ayano's actions for me or redeem her character in some way please try. The part where the team members welcome Connie back and she starts to cry was really sad. T.T That ending though, Ayano must be horrified. xD They're introducing characters incorrectly imo that's why people hate Connie and still root for Ayano. As for justifying her behavior, you can. Ayano loved her mom and watched her play badminton growing up even going so far as to pick up the sport herself because she loved it and it made her feel closer to her mom. Then one day, without explanation or at least one we know of yet, her mom just up and disappeared. For an elementary school child that is a scarring and mind altering event. Then years later after what we can only assume is zero contact between the two shes sees her mother on the cover of a sports magazine with some other young lady who is being called her daughter, and to top it off she also plays badminton. So in Ayano's mind not only has she been abandoned she' s been replaced as well. Then, as icing on the shit cake this same girl shows up in Japan and essentially taunts Ayano in their very first meeting with the hair ribbon and calling Uchika her "mama" and saying "if mama doesnt acknowledge you then theres no point in playing badminton". Now Connie doesn't know Ayano's situation and Ayano has no way of knowing Connie's back story at this time so there's no reason she'd feel any sympathy toward her or even know the level of despair she just brought back to the forefront of Ayno's mind. Its a shitty situation but Ayano's behavior is completely justified given the facts and the information known. Long story short Uchika is a shitty parent and has caused all this drama with her unnecessary bullshit. Sorry for the essay If anyone wants to dispute this rant feel free. |
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| Connie becomes a completely different character in both actions and motives, last we saw her she was a total different person. Inconsistency is the key word for this show. and I don't even know what to think about Ayano acting all cutesy all of a sudden (just for the 'plot twist' moment). oh look, the mother who abandoned her child for years without a word comes back with a smile, like nothing happened LOL |
| Ayano with that Wei Wei obsession was adorable! Good to see her again acting more like her usual self. Eventho it didn't last long, we quickly get to see savage Ayano back. Rejecting Connie and Uchika as a family and to be honest, I can't really blame her at this point. Uchika finally shows herself again to Ayano, I wonder what will happen next! |
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| So a few episodes back Connie was mean to Ayanon and now she wants to be her sister like "nothing happened before" Ayano should dismiss Connie, and now that Trash Mom is back, Ayano should finally gave up on her... |
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| Ok it was very random of Connie asking Ayano to be a part of family, but I think she does feel something. Sadly Ayano doesn't return the feelings after she mentioned about her mom. That ending o_o" ... I wonder what will Ayano say to her mom. I bet Ayano will act cold towards Uchika. Can't blame her after being abandoned by her own mom after all this time without a single word. I feel nervous just thinking about it while imagining Ayano become a beast with those cold eyes like always... Feeling very curious, but I have to wait till next week XP |
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imSOunique said: For me the big Achilles' heel of the story can be the way they are resolving this situation. I can't come up with a reason I would find acceptable for Ayano's mother abandoning her the way she did. Oh, poor Connie is crying,,, WHATEVER ANSWER WERE YOU EXPECTING?? Also: This. Where dem parents at lmao!? |
| Unnecessary drama as fucking usual, oh my god. Abusive mother that we are supposed to like? Connie wanted to be sisters? The fuck? The girl with knee pain trying to get herself an injury I just... Seriously, this anime suck. I can't believe I held expectations at the beginning. Disappointing as hell. |
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Some of the people here are like: Why won't Ayano just get over her "mommy issues" already?? Well, that's not how it works at all (I guess it does in some animes out there, but not in real life). Most of us (luckily) don't have this kind of experience in real life, so it might not be that easy to understand. To put it simply: the person who should be the one who loves you the most, simply takes her shit and leaves. Again, (luckily) I didn't experience this personally and I am no expert, but I know someone who did. In my opinion these "mommy issues" are (mostly) IMPOSSIBLE to solve (again not talking about anime world). Actually usually the "solution" is this:  Never ever meeting again. Anyway, I doubt the anime will end like this because Ayano deserves to be happy and I guess it doesn't hurt ending on a positive note. So I won't be too disappointed if they make up with her mom, who's having some stupid reason for all this. Altogether I'm glad this kind of drama is present in the series, I probably would have lost interest a long time ago (I am not a sport anime fan). As you can guess I am not a big fan of Connie, but I don't think she is evil. Simply put she has absolutely no idea about the situation. She is kind of trying different methods of getting closer to her "sister", not knowing Ayano despises not just her, but even more so her own mother. And she has a good reason to do so. Imagine the aforementioned situation: Ayano's mother leaves her. Pretty bad, eh? But now as an addition, her mother "adopts" a new girl, who happens to be a talented badminton player, meaning Ayano wasn't good enough. But here comes the best part. That f###ing brat comes here and rubs salt into her wounds. "Want to be a family? You mean what we were before she left me for you?? EAT SHIT AND DIE." Again, I don't think Connie is doing this with ill intent, she just happens to have no clue about what is going on. Although it is not so difficult: if Ayano's mom is here with me constantly for X years, then she isn't with Ayano, and there is a good chance that Ayano is slightly bothered by this. But well, she probably hasn't been thinking too hard about these things, since she was and is still young. The real villain is Ayanos mother, who still seems to show no remorse, and no matter what happens I won't accept her. The ending we deserve:  |
| Hahahhahahha you go girl ayano!!!! Now lets fck this mom up and abandon her 4ever. Connie deserves humiliation but shes ok for the rest and I hope she becomes a better person, abandons her kidnapper ‘mom’, reunites with her real parents and becomes friends with ayaon XDXDXX |
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| Regarding Connie sudden character shift, I think you need to look at from both her's and Ayano's perspective. When we first saw Connie she's arrogant and self-centered, having no respect for Ayano. She seriously believed she was the better player because she was trained by Ayano's mother. But when she really got to know Ayano and the suffering she went through(most likely explained in that telephone conversation with Uchika) Connie realized she had practically pushed Ayano over the edge and is now trying to figure a way to make up for it since he unintentionally stole Ayano's mother away from her. But that's the problem: How do you make up with a person who's life you partially destroyed? Connie asking for forgiveness by asking Ayano to acknowledge her as a sister probably wasn't the best move, but it was probably the only thing she could do. She can't take back what she said or did before so in the end it's up to Ayano to forgive her. Now look at Ayano. This poor girl love both her mother and badminton dearly. To her, it was her life. She wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and perhaps surpass her mother's accomplishments. Suddenly she has a one time failure, even though it was not her own doing, and she sees her mother literally walk out of her life. No letters, no phone calls, no communication of any kind, nothing. Ayano is suddenly abandoned and left on her own. She deals with it by continuing to play badminton because it's the only thing she has left and it's the only thing that keeps her going. She turns herself into a badminton monster in hopes of getting her mother's attention so that she returns to her. Then one day Ayano discovers that her mother has taken in a new protege and her whole life shatters. Feeling ultimately betrayed, she abandons the sport she loved so much. She only returns because of her friend's insistence and here she discovers a new love for the sport. But then her mother's protege arrives and proudly announces she is Uchika's adopted daughter. This finally pushed Ayano over the edge and it scares everyone around her, including Connie. Which leads us to now. Connie is at a complete loss with what to do with Ayano since she had played a role in destroying her "sister's" life. Chances were she knew that asking Ayano to think of her as a sister instead of an enemy wouldn't work, but she had to try anyway. Ayano's anger is completely justified. Your "replacement" suddenly shows up looking down on you and now she's asking you to be her sister? I'm honestly surprised Ayano didn't physically assault her. Anyone else would have in that situation. Now that her mother has finally returned after a decade Ayano will finally be able to vent all that pent anger towards her. When I really think about it, this anime is kind of a cross between two Sylvester Stallone movies, Rocky IV and First Blood. Ayano is very much like John Rambo. To list examples: 1. Ayano was abandoned by her mother only because she "lost" one game. Rambo was abandoned by his country simply because he served as a soldier. 2. Ayano continues to play badminton because it's all she has. Rambo uses his army skills to survive because it's the only thing he's good at. 3. Ayano takes revenge against Kaoruko, the one who started it all because she wanted a "fair" match. Rambo eventually takes down Sheriff Teasle, the one who started it all because he considered Rambo a nuisance. Now when it comes to the hostility between Ayano and Connie, it's very much like the Rocky vs. Drago match. 1. Connie arrives and inadvertently sends Ayano over the edge when she announces she is her step-sister. Drago kills Apollo Creed in the ring, forcing Rocky to come out of retirement and to take revenge for the murder of his friend. 2. In their first match, Connie shows how she considers herself a far superior player over Ayano only because they had the same teacher. In the first round, Drago easily overpowers Rocky with his superior height, strength, and reach. 3. Ayano then strikes back with her monstrous side in their second match, completely turning the tide and scaring the hell out of Connie. In the second round, Rocky manages to cut Drago, turning the tide of the fight and shattering Drago's confidence. I imagine Ayano's conversation with her mother is going to be very much like the ending scene of First Blood with Rambo and his CO. |
DirectorKAug 27, 2018 9:16 AM
| "You talk too much. Think too much." "I don't care how justified you think your reasons are. I won't tolerate liars or thieves." "If you're not going to be nice to me, don't expect me to be nice to you." "I'm a soldier, not a superhero. Don't ever think of me as one." "The world doesn't revolve around you. Get that through your thick skull." "People who live by their emotions go nowhere in their lives. They only find misery. "If you don't like the way your life is than do something about it instead of sitting there feeling sorry for yourself." "You want something go get it. Period." |
| did ayano/Connie just turn into sasuke /naruto??? feel like this show has no idea what it wants it characters to be ,kept asking myself what the flying fuck was going on Connie is now considered the good one wanting to be family despite her being the one that turned ayano back into the cold hearted person she currently is and they're still trying to make her mom look like she isn't that bad. well i hope Connie learned a good lesson today and ayano gives her mom a good one |
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| I really need Ayano to give a good SLAP on her "mother" now. Just that. No need to talk, just a slap! |
imSOunique said: Some of the people here are like: Why won't Ayano just get over her "mommy issues" already?? Well, that's not how it works at all (I guess it does in some animes out there, but not in real life). Most of us (luckily) don't have this kind of experience in real life, so it might not be that easy to understand. To put it simply: the person who should be the one who loves you the most, simply takes her shit and leaves. Again, (luckily) I didn't experience this personally and I am no expert, but I know someone who did. In my opinion these "mommy issues" are (mostly) IMPOSSIBLE to solve (again not talking about anime world). Actually usually the "solution" is this: Never ever meeting again. Anyway, I doubt the anime will end like this because Ayano deserves to be happy and I guess it doesn't hurt ending on a positive note. So I won't be too disappointed if they make up with her mom, who's having some stupid reason for all this. Altogether I'm glad this kind of drama is present in the series, I probably would have lost interest a long time ago (I am not a sport anime fan). As you can guess I am not a big fan of Connie, but I don't think she is evil. Simply put she has absolutely no idea about the situation. She is kind of trying different methods of getting closer to her "sister", not knowing Ayano despises not just her, but even more so her own mother. And she has a good reason to do so. Imagine the aforementioned situation: Ayano's mother leaves her. Pretty bad, eh? But now as an addition, her mother "adopts" a new girl, who happens to be a talented badminton player, meaning Ayano wasn't good enough. But here comes the best part. That f###ing brat comes here and rubs salt into her wounds. "Want to be a family? You mean what we were before she left me for you?? EAT SHIT AND DIE." Again, I don't think Connie is doing this with ill intent, she just happens to have no clue about what is going on. Although it is not so difficult: if Ayano's mom is here with me constantly for X years, then she isn't with Ayano, and there is a good chance that Ayano is slightly bothered by this. But well, she probably hasn't been thinking too hard about these things, since she was and is still young. The real villain is Ayanos mother, who still seems to show no remorse, and no matter what happens I won't accept her. The ending we deserve: THIS. Everyone should read this! D:< Let's see what Mama Hanesaki has to say in the next episode. I'm thinking maybe she's not Ayanon's real mom at all. :'D |
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| Wow this is was a Great Episode and It Was a Fun Episode Too I'm Excited For The Next Episode |
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| seriously, other than the part with her teammates, what dafuq happened between now and the last time Connie showed up for her to wanting to be family? a mini-flashback does not help since she still was kinda bitchy in her first outing and practically caused psycho Ayano. like its cute that they had a hangout and Connie being a redeemable character can be done right but the character 180s (in Connie and maybe even Pinky''s case) without proper explanation are too much and way too sudden also the mom can go eat rocks |
dannymilkAug 26, 2018 8:24 PM
| I want to know if Ayano is adopted like connie, or she is real biological daughter of her mother ? The eye color look different that her mother which makes me feel that Ayano is also adopted. |
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