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Nov 3, 2013 8:30 AM
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Another decent episode with the little parts of history added in.

Satoru and that little fox sure had an interesting relationship. I thought they were a lot more happier in the past.
Nov 3, 2013 11:18 AM
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Makoto's dad is really such an awesome guy hehe.

And Gin's hilarious as usual XD
Lol'd so much when Gin was pretending to be asleep after Makoto asked him to help XD
Then when he said "Where's ur Kyaa thnk god" XDXDXD

Haru is a girl?? O_O
Nov 3, 2013 11:22 AM
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Halfway through the episode I guessed Haru was going to be a girl! Her dislike of Makoto makes more sense this way. Sweet episode overall.
Nov 3, 2013 11:29 AM
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That was a touching moment near the end between Satoru and Haru. Who would have thought that Haru was a girl.
Nov 3, 2013 11:30 AM
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Sweet episode, nice to see Satoru and Haru reuniting. I was leaning on the side that Haru was male so finding out that she was female was rather surprising.
Nov 3, 2013 11:54 AM
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The most interesting thing in this episode for me was something they only alluded to: I want to know why Satoru's aunt hated her brother (i.e. Satoru's father) so much. I knew she resented Satoru, but I was expecting the usual "hated that woman he married, and their son has HER eyes" cliche, but that aunt has some serious loathing going on for her own brother. I hope that this comes up again sometime in the near future.

Looks like we swing back to some humor next episode, that is good. Two weeks of melodrama is about my limit. Don't mind it in that they moved through Satoru getting over his main issues pretty quickly, and Gin and Makoto are, as always, a very good pair. Gin's face palm when Makoto called Haru a "he", was classic, could be used as a dictionary illustration of the concept.
Nov 3, 2013 11:59 AM
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Just as an example of how well this show does things: the background picture of Makoto's father and mother while he is talking about separation and loss.

Makoto's father showed why he really is a good priest, even if he can't see the heralds and is basically a caretaker until Makoto comes of age.
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Nov 3, 2013 12:05 PM
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Ok last episode I thought Satoru was too much tsun, not enough dere.. But this time he was all dere all over the place, it was great xD seeing him blushing and crying and being honest and stuff. I was like, finally!

At the end it was all like 'kyun!' he finally smiled.
I still think he's too plain, but oh well.
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Nov 3, 2013 12:15 PM
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Wasn't Haru as a girl obvious...LOL she's so emotional...
Teary teary...
Nov 3, 2013 12:35 PM

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heiqi1hu said:
Wasn't Haru as a girl obvious...LOL she's so emotional...
Teary teary...


Exactly. I don't even know why some people thought she was male.
Nov 3, 2013 1:08 PM

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Haru's backstory's very nice
actually from Seigo to Togo and Satoru

Haru being female? Was expected darn Tsundere fox
Nov 3, 2013 1:13 PM
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Nice episode, I mostly liked seeing how Haru came to be in the shrine.

Tatsuo is a great guy.
Stating the obvious here, but what a difference when you welcome someone as opposed to taking someone in because you've been forced to.
Nov 3, 2013 1:27 PM

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HARU IS A GIRL! *shock* (kinda figured - tsundere vibe)

Great episode!!!
Nov 3, 2013 2:44 PM
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I didn't actually realise that Haru can also be a boys name? (my main point of reference being Haru in Studio Ghibli's Neko no Ongaeshi) and Haru just seemed like a girl to me as soon as she appeared in the show heh heh.
Nov 3, 2013 3:12 PM

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I... can't stand the drama. While the next episode looks like it will be on the lighter side, I think I will have to drop this. Shame, because it DOES have its moments :(
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Nov 3, 2013 3:35 PM

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Not a bad episode.

Nov 3, 2013 4:23 PM

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I thought Haru was a girl at first and then only figured she was a boy when she was referred to as "he." So yeah.

This was a really good episode, though.
Nov 3, 2013 5:07 PM

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What is this water under my eyes.
Gin awesome as always.
Nov 3, 2013 5:28 PM
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Satoru had thick hair from babyhood. Like Gin said, Haru is noisy.
Nov 3, 2013 5:30 PM

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Still mediocre for me. It's well executed but I just don't enjoy watching this that much. It's like episode 1: Too predictable. They fight, they split up, they get back together, tearfest. Repeat.

Nachtwandler_21 said:
heiqi1hu said:
Wasn't Haru as a girl obvious...LOL she's so emotional...
Teary teary...


Exactly. I don't even know why some people thought she was male.

Plus she was very possessive of Satoru. Like "BITCH, DON'T TOUCH MY BOYFRIEND" possessive.
Nov 3, 2013 5:32 PM

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I assumed Haru was a girl before the character was introduced, but it seemed that last ep it was implied she was a he. Nice to see my original instinct confirmed.

Like others have pointed out, the best thing about this episode was the origins of Haru as a herald.
I really like this show and don't mind the drama at all.
Nov 3, 2013 5:44 PM
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Nachtwandler_21 said:
heiqi1hu said:
Wasn't Haru as a girl obvious...LOL she's so emotional...
Teary teary...


Exactly. I don't even know why some people thought she was male.

Me neither, mostly because of they way she acted against Makoto. Not sure if a male herald would be that possessive.

I really liked the backstory of Haru, as well as the flashback of when Satoru first saw Haru and how Haru took care of Satoru. I shed some tears when Satoru and Haru were reunited, that was a touching scene. I don't mind the drama so far that much either, but I'm not too fond of Makoto.
Nov 3, 2013 5:59 PM

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Honestly, I didn't catch the hints about Haru being a girl so I'm a little surprised now.
But everything makes sense I guess.

Btw, I'm happy that Satoru will stay in the shrine, next episode looks like the other girls will join him.
Nov 3, 2013 6:43 PM
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The background music in this episode, makes it very emotional and special, but it was of great pleasure for me to see how things are resolved between Haru and Satoru.

And I did not know that Haru was female.
Nov 3, 2013 8:27 PM

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Gin's awesome. Pretending to sleep, doing a Makoto impression and that facepalm at the end were just hilarious.

I honestly thought Haru was male and was just acting like a bratty little kid. Now it makes sense, a tsundere fox spirit haha.
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Nov 3, 2013 8:59 PM
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Really good episode. Made me shed some (very manly) tears. Never expected Haru to be a girl, she seemed too hyperactive and quick to judge like a little boy.
Nov 3, 2013 9:49 PM

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The mc irked me a bit in this ep and the last. She kept pestering Satoru after he made his decision, pulling him around and getting in his face. I was waiting for him to backhand her down those steps, nosy runt lol.
Nov 3, 2013 10:03 PM
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makoto reminds me of mihoshin at sora no manimani. these two are underrated series. just the right amount of drama and comedy (albeit predictable)

love this gingitsune so far
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Nov 3, 2013 11:12 PM

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Haru's a girl! That's the most shocking revelation I have seen in an anime.
Good episode, especially toward the end. Gintaro's impression made me laugh.
Nov 4, 2013 3:18 AM

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Ahaha. I laughed so much when Makoto just suddenly scream while saying,"How stupid are you?" :D
And when Gin pretending to be asleep. AHAHAH.
Nov 4, 2013 3:42 AM

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If it were not for a spoiler I read earlier, I would have been as shocked as many watchers in Japan to learn that Haru is female....
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
Nov 4, 2013 6:24 AM

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Damn! I was hoping Haru would disappear. That is one annoying, little, bratty bitch! I may have to drop this if she stays around. The only two characters that have kept me engaged this long is Gin and Tatsuo.

Episode 6 will either make or break it for me.
Nov 4, 2013 7:28 AM

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Love the episode ..... looks like next episode will have more comedy "preview"
...............Haru is a girl wow

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Nov 4, 2013 2:28 PM

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Damn! I was hoping Haru would disappear. That is one annoying, little, bratty bitch! I may have to drop this if she stays around. The only two characters that have kept me engaged this long is Gin and Tatsuo.

Episode 6 will either make or break it for me.

Exactly my thoughts.
Nov 4, 2013 2:34 PM

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FEEELSSSSSS I can't stop crying T_________T Satoru and Haru's backstory
Nov 4, 2013 3:56 PM

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I think this is my favorite series this season. Makin' me cry. T_T
Nov 4, 2013 6:30 PM

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I believe that this anime deserves more attention. It's been quite enjoyable so far and Haru's backstory in this episode was very moving. I didn't expect her to be a girl though
Nov 4, 2013 9:03 PM

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Such feels this entire episode... <3 Loved it.
Nov 4, 2013 9:47 PM

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This episode, in particular, reminded me so much of Natsume's Book of Friends. Very emotional. I'd say this series finally has me hooked.
Nov 5, 2013 2:58 AM
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first piece of music was incredible

love how the show can tell a story by just using music and visuals, the way they showed us Haru's backstory was really well done. Really good episode :)
Nov 5, 2013 3:18 AM

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oh wow, dem feels :( i loved those flashbacks, Satoru's grandpa was truly a kindhearted man. I hope they will reveal some flashbacks about Gintaro and that lady who gave him the orange. Would love to see how he became a herald.

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This episode, in particular, reminded me so much of Natsume's Book of Friends. Very emotional. I'd say this series finally has me hooked.


this!


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Nov 5, 2013 5:35 AM

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Gin was awesome as always, another really nice episode. I love the atmosphere in this show, so calm and soothing.
Nov 5, 2013 10:48 AM

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Pretty good and Haru's a girl!? 0.o Anyway have to say their reunion touched me a little.


Nov 5, 2013 4:38 PM

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Loved the flashbacks and how they were placed in the ep. When the ghost fox appeard i felt so sad. =/ and the scene where the fox body was buried under that tree was also touching. well done. Gin awesome as always and this ep Shouhei was also great. i like his kind behaviour. and i have to say it every time: the opening song is so fantastic! my #1 op song this season beside the Outbreak Company one. ^^
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Nachtwandler_21 said:
heiqi1hu said:
Wasn't Haru as a girl obvious...LOL she's so emotional...
Teary teary...


Exactly. I don't even know why some people thought she was male.


Because of this.

I am actually glad that it is a girl. I thought it was way too possessive for a male lol just like mayukachan said.

As for the episode, it was warm and fuzzy, just like spring. :)
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Nov 5, 2013 8:19 PM
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shanimebib said:
Nachtwandler_21 said:
heiqi1hu said:
Wasn't Haru as a girl obvious...LOL she's so emotional...
Teary teary...

Exactly. I don't even know why some people thought she was male.


Because of this.
I am actually glad that it is a girl. I thought it was way too possessive for a male lol just like mayukachan said.
As for the episode, it was warm and fuzzy, just like spring. :)


Also because all the other heralds were male, made it easy to assume that all would be.

I wasn't surprised that Haru was female, I wish I could claim it was insight or wisdom on my part, but it was simply because it didn't even dawn on me to assign a gender to the character. I also wish I could claim it was because of my research into the Inari cult, but nope I was just oblivious.

Speaking of that: in Japan Inari is of ambiguous gender. Generally Inari is considered a female, in the Buddhist form of Inari worship she is Benten, in the Shinto form she is usually considered the goddess of the harvest. But there are some forms where Inari is depicted as a male. In popular practice Inari is identified as a fox her/his self, but the priests will say that the foxes are merely Inari's messengers, though every single shrine will have multiple fox votive statues.

I think that Inari worship is the best way to see how different the Japanese think of religion from even the Chinese let alone the west. Everyone knows Inari, and the shrines are the most numerous in Japan, but so many facets of the religion and of Inari are unknown, even to the leaders of the sect. It is pure faith, with no sweating of the details. Everyone claims Inari for their own religion, but Inari doesn't really fit into either Buddhism or Shinto. Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How Inari worship started in Japan is completely unknown, but everyone does it.
Nov 6, 2013 5:37 AM

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So now we know how a Herald is born. Lol the part with Gintaro pretending to be happy :P
Nov 6, 2013 8:35 AM

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wow i never thought haru is a girl.... - -

haru voice seems like a boy to me

well it was an okay episode 3/5
Nov 6, 2013 7:41 PM

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Brutal opening scene.

That body slam :P

Gin's impersonation was priceless :D

A very good and emotional episode.
Nov 10, 2013 8:47 AM

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This was the best eps. so far! I love this anime! I think a lot of people might go off of the synopsis and have some misconception about what it is and not watch it. I am def. glad I picked this one up, because it is one of the better. It beats out some of the anime that throw random shit together and make no sense that are currently airing. Now I won't name names...and throw any anime under the bus...lol ok anyway yeah great anime!
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