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| Shiroha cosplaying as a mother is cute. I think everyone just wanted to make Umi happy and even though, it's not her real family. Again though, it looks like Shirhoa's abilities sensed something was wrong with Umi's future. So yeah, this episode wasn't just all sweet and honey. Umi should still feel lucky that she has so many friends helping her so she doesn't feel alone. |
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| More backstory for Umi. Seeing Tsumugi again lowkey made me nostalgic alr even tho its been a couple of weeks ago but still, even Kamome coming back is crazy 😭🙏 |
KingShisuiAug 11, 8:52 AM
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| Some big revelations towards the end but i had some suspicions. I think the reasons why i didn't think it was the case is Umi's hair and eye colours which don't match her parents. Could be that it's made to look different or maybe she has features from her grandparents or something like that. Still her birth doesn't both well for Shiroha but now she is here things might change in the future, Who knows Shiroha and Hairi will grow old together. |
| More backstory about Umi. Seeing Kamome again made me so happy, just hearing her voice made me happy. I love Kamome so much, I'm begging she makes another appearance. Anyways, Umi just got even more interesting. Her ability to look into the future is kind of insane, I knew she had some kind of power but not looking into the future. Unless she has experienced those moments herself and knows whats going to happen everyday. 5/5 |
| So happy to see Kamome again really missed her. Really interesting to learn about Umi's backstory and her relationship to the island. |
| So we finally got official confirmation of what is been thinking for months, Umi is Hairi and Shiroha’s kid from the future. That’s old news since the end of Kanome’s arc where we saw her walking thru the field during the timeline reset. The big shock to me is that she’s been able to go between timelines her entire life, but it was just her soul, whereas this time, she’s essentially been isekai’d fully, body and spirit. I’m kinda worried this could have a sad ending because if that was presumably Shiroha spirit that sent her to the past, what happens at the end of this? I mean is she gonna be dead in her OG timeline after falling off that cliff? Will she go back or disappear from existence all together? Hopefully she gets teleported back safely and her dad realizes how much she just wanted to know about her mother and spend more time with him. Maybe enough time will have passed there where he regrets not being transparent with her. The other question is what happened to Shiroha in that timeline? It’s a bit tragic to think Hairi saves her from dying in the ritual, just for her to die as a young mother. Almost as if death came back to claim the soul it should’ve had years ago. “I’m glad you’re my dad” 😢 man, that hit. Hairi seems to be taking this all in stride, but Shiroha will require some convincing. Hopefully they can get her onboard soon and give Umi the summer with her parents she never got to have. I really hope this don’t break me at the end lol It’s also great seeing all the heroines come together to be that happy family Umi always wanted. Kinda funny to think she’s seen her dad date and fall in love with all these girls in their various timelines, bit awkward no? 😂 I missed Tsumugi and Kanome tho! |
Marinate1016Aug 11, 9:23 AM
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They sang so beautifully that a cicada died. Kamome dropping this hahaha!  |
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| Shiroha tricks to get everyone out of hiding when they were playing hide and seek was hilarious to see. The first half of the episode is pure adorableness between the pool, picture book and little nap. The second half, on the other hand, is more about the plot and some big reveals. |
MeguSae38Aug 11, 9:12 AM
| Good episode, perfect phasing |
| Family fun episode. Which Tsumugi is in this timeloop, real one or the tsugumomo? Physical Kamone or astral projection? "I don't know how other people spend time with theirs." You do now. Marinate1016 said: Significant hints that it was in childbirth, but ceratily before Umi could have a visual memory of her.The other question is what happened to Shiroha in that timeline? It’s a bit tragic to think Hairi saves her from dying in the ritual, just for her to die as a young mother. MeguSae38 said: Yep, not only very funnt, but showing she has a strong understanding of the personalities around her., even though she is so personally reserved.Shiroha tricks to get everyone out of hiding when they were playing hide and seek was hilarious to see. Main plot reveal at the end, for those who have not been paying attention to the obvious clues. |
LordCrueltyVAug 11, 10:10 AM
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
| This is such classic Jun Maeda. But actually the good kind that we used to get back in the day. |
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Lmao at the cicada that fell off after hearing Shiroha and Umi's duet. And you can tell Kamome's help was truly appreciated if she got paid with the island's premium watermelon-flavored currency too. Hearing what Umi's been wishing for across all her resets right after Shiroha decided to quit playing house is such a one-two punch to the heart. |
| I didn't think that Shiroha would've freaked out as much as she did when she realized that Umi could see into their future and it's a shame that she blamed herself for being cursed but hopefully they make up before the summer ends as Shiroha was shown standing by their front door in the rain towards the end of the episode. Speaking of Shiroha, my guess is that she may have died during Umi's childbirth which would explain why Umi hasn't been able to see her at all, unless there was some other tragic accident like drowning. Anyways, not sure if the future will change such as Shiroha being alive with Umi growing up if they all know what will happen, we'll see. |
| Yikes I'm starting to think this anime has a bit of a rough production if they kept in an obvious animation error like the one in the beginning just before the opening plays. I'm actually glad they show snippets of Umi's home life as well as how she came to the island since Umi is a lot less talkative in the vn. It's a fun episode with cameos from Tsumugi and Kamome. Tsumugi is in despair at how terrible of singers Umi and Shiroha are even under her tutelage. Again, the slice of life scenes truly carry this show with how great the character interactions are in them. The hide and seek game ending with Umi falling asleep in Shiroha's lap was just too cute. btw Kyoko-san you still busy in that shed you know it will get cleaned a lot faster if you let someone like your nephew help out please thanks The theory surrounding Umi coming from the future is proven true with this episode. To the people playing Key Bingo you can mark down "emotionally distant/absent parents". Fun fact - the story we see is set in the year 2000 which is why Hairi is confused at what a smartphone app is. Umi is from the year 2018 - the year the visual novel came out. |
raisin-kunAug 11, 12:41 PM
 Latest reviews: Train to the the End of the World and Wonder Egg Priority |
| Shiroha and Umi's duet was so powerful that it can kill cicadas. Who needs pest control when you have these two singing their hearts out! XD Joking aside, this episode was a mixture of fun moments before things got serious again. I enjoyed seeing everyone hanging out together with Umi and making the days feel wonderful and happy. However, Umi did let it slip that she can see the future, which did put Shiroha on edge before she left in a hurry. During her talk with Hairi, she does confirm that she is from the future, where her situation there was a really unhappy one. According to her, this is probably her last summer loop. I'm glad that Hairi, while understandably slightly confused and overwhelmed with being told all of this information, is still fully determined to make Umi's summer a fun one. I can only hope that he can deliver on that promise for Umi. This will be a tough challenge for him to overcome and prevail. |
| Umi-chan is just so cute... She deserves everything good in the world |
  Imouto suki Tsundere-Chuuni-Imoutos save me...   |
| the saddest part of this series? the storeroom. that stuff is going to sit there till episode 26 and NOBODY is going to organize or empty it out. it'll just remain there till the end of time. it was barely needed to initialize the story and a recycled plot point that never gets resolved, ever. so sad! ;> |
just an ol school American otaku enjoyin the life. don't sass me kiddies, i've been otaku probably since before you were born. leave me in peace and i won't bother you either.  |
| Oh man the ED hit hard at the end of this one, I feel so bad for poor little Umi. The first half of the episode was very fun, featured the whole gang plus Kamome, just a dang ol’ good time, I really liked the bit where Ao got lured by a dirty book lol, honestly that would get me too. I also liked the bit where Shiroha and Umi’s singing was so bad they killed a cicada, look at how they massacred my boy! But soon after is when the reveals happen, and I’m glad there was a lot more to it than simply Umi being Hairi and Shiroha’s kid, because as it’s been said before, they weren’t keeping it a secret lol. But the rest of the reveals were very eye opening, we pretty much know exactly why Umi is in the past and what happened between her and her parents in the future, very upsetting stuff with Shiroha apparently biting it early and Hairi distancing himself from Umi, but I’m really glad Umi was finally able to spend a summer with her parents like she wanted, at least so far. But of course there are a few things we don’t know still, like why is this Umi’s last summer and why is she losing something with each loop? How did she get stuck looping to begin with? We saw her going off that cliff and it involved the butterflies somehow, but we don’t have the whole picture yet, but hey, I guess that’s why the arc isn’t over yet lol. And lastly, nice little detail there when Umi mentioned using a smartphone app and Hairi didn’t get it, that must mean she’s from a decent chunk of years ahead of the current time in the show. |
| I don't know guys. I don't think I'm ready to whatever conclusion comes to this arc. |
Reply to KiliianSleipnir
the saddest part of this series?
the storeroom.
that stuff is going to sit there till episode 26 and NOBODY is going to organize or empty it out. it'll just remain there till the end of time. it was barely needed to initialize the story and a recycled plot point that never gets resolved, ever.
so sad! ;>
the storeroom.
that stuff is going to sit there till episode 26 and NOBODY is going to organize or empty it out. it'll just remain there till the end of time. it was barely needed to initialize the story and a recycled plot point that never gets resolved, ever.
so sad! ;>
| @KiliianSleipnir Surely storeroom-chan would get her turn next arc right? lmao If we didn't know any better, that short scene with Kyouko looking at Hairi fooling around this EP, we'd expect her to say something like "This little sh** never lent me a hand on every iteration!". |
EienGemAug 11, 8:09 PM
Reply to LaczPro19
They sang so beautifully that a cicada died.
Kamome dropping this hahaha!
Kamome dropping this hahaha!
| @LaczPro19 Her arc's long done but she stole the spotlight there for a few sec by being an absolute wingwoman! |
| Damn, Shiroha is cheating during their hide and seek game lol, though it goes to show how well she knows the others. Seeing Kamome again helping out was nice. Looks like Umi has similar powers to Shiroha o:, welp actually, she has different powers lol. Umi had an image from another summer cycle too whoa. Hairi connected the dots too, then we got more of an explanation on Umi's life story. Umi does need to experience more happiness, our present Hairi seems to be planning that as expected. Hopefully they'll be able to make up with Shiroha again too, surely. Need a good ending where everything is heppy, but I feel it's gonna bittersweet and sadge again lol. Maybe in the end, Hairi will be able to cook a 100-point fried rice lmao. |
PenguinuAug 12, 12:17 AM
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| Well, there are so many hints already so I had an idea she might be from the future and is Hairi's daughter. Not really surprised. Though isn't it risky to tell your future parent about all that? It might lower the chance of being born. But damn she really is kinda similar to Ushio. |
| It's shocking to realize that Umi is genuinely Hairi and Shiroha's daughter, and that she lived through all these timelines by time travel, she's the true MC of the story as it was hinted. |
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Moppit said: phantomfandom said: Call me overly cautious but I'm still not sure who's Umi's mother... I feel the same way. Shiroha is supposed to be Umi's mom, and she's supposed to die the next day? Umi is from almost the exact timeline we saw last arc with Shiroha just Umi wasn't there, there's a flashback/forward towards the end of this arc before next arc that shows exactly what happened. But Shiroha and Hairi are her parents |
KanekoKTIAAug 12, 2:04 AM
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| Best paced episode, same sense of dread that the visual novel had during the reveal, next two episodes are going to be rough, I'm going to be crying I already know. Still Visual Novel had some longer and nice slice of life parenting things with Umi, Hairi and Shiroha. Pocket will be peak if this pace continues |
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| CRYING. Im reminded that this is a Key anime again. So it is confirmed that Umi-chan is the daughter of Hairi and Shiroha from the future, her ability is probably something that she inherited from the Naruse bloodline? Umi-chan deserves the best, please don't let her disappear after this. Im glad that Hairi is finally getting knowledge of the bigger plot, though he still doesn't have the memories from the previous resets (would it even be necessary to get it back tho) Happy to see Kamome again, and she made a picture book for Umi-chan~ |
| Great episode, the first half almost was a bit too wholesome :) But I wonder what will happen "tomorrow", that's not when the festival takes place, isn't it. |
Reply to EienGem
@LaczPro19
Her arc's long done but she stole the spotlight there for a few sec by being an absolute wingwoman!
Her arc's long done but she stole the spotlight there for a few sec by being an absolute wingwoman!
@EienGem exactly. And then, when everything is said and done: |
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| Just for context, a lot of the scenes that show Umi at the end of each arc are anime only. While they do fit the plot, I think anime only watchers got a lot more hints to this big reveal. I'm glad people seem to appreciate this plot point. Umi is at the top of my "smiles that must be protected" list. Her wanting to experience a summer with her parents is such a beautiful thing. |
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