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| I knew something like that was going to happen! Saki does seem depressed and our boy Yuuta will change that |
| - "Thanks for the bathwater." Yeah, out of context that sounds like Yuuta sold Saki a streamer's troll merch. - Rumors has it that Saki is a prostitute? - Can't blame Yuuta getting this impression that Saki would be the center of attention. - Turns out Saki's mom is a bartender. Which would explain her unconventional routine. - I found it amusing that the translator had to note that reading in the dark isn't recommended. - Saki is looking for work that would pay about $62 for 1-2 hours. Considering that Washington DC's minimum wage is $17 per hour, her aspiration for $62 feels impractical. Yuuta is right to point out you can't get that with a normal job. Yuuta's remark has Saki blurt out about selling something. This clearly leads to a misunderstanding about Saki selling off her own body in the red light district. Thankfully, that misunderstanding wasn't dragged out... with the next scene clearing things up that Saki wants to stand up on her own two feet. - Saki talking about her outfit being an armament causes Yuuta to describe it in gamer terms. 🙃 What a dork. And I like it. - Surprised to hear the word "nonsense" being clearly said in the audio. With the discussion shifting to female stereotyping, sounds about right. - The "miso soup request" and "finding work favor" instantly reminded me of Higehiro. - What would you like with your fried eggs? Soy sauce, or salt and pepper? I'm with Saki on this one. - Turns out Yuuta also has aspirations of living on his own. His female, earl grey drinking co-worker suggests to rely on family first. - I totally did not expect that truck-kun would make an apperance here. If not for Yuuta's actions, Saki would have been isekai-ed. "I Was Going To Be A Villainess In My Next Life, But Destiny Intervened When My Stepbro Came"... might as well have been the title for this episode. - Yuuta must have been very impatient to go home when he decides to lend Saki his umbrella but goes off in the rain anyway. - Saki invited her red haired friend over. Stay tuned for what happens next.... |
Alpha-NineJul 7, 2024 4:37 PM
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@Myetx In my opinion Saki found out that Yuta was asking about her work but it turned out the rumors were false and he apologized for believing them but I honestly want to know too cause this is what I assume happened
| @Naniivalentino From what I understood, Saki meant 'Selling yourself' in a figurative way, like you have to be presentable and make yourself look like you're worth a lot etc. Because normally you don't get paid enough. And also could mean you give your time and effort etc so = selling yourself... But everyone misunderstood it in a direct way like selling your body. |
| Melysara. |
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@ShouyoKatsumi Ouhh thanks I Guess I'm one of the people who misunderstood then, anyways thanks
| @Naniivalentino After just watching episode 3 tho, I'm not sure I understood anything right lol XD it confuses me a lot.. |
| Melysara. |
| I didn't really like the choices they made with this episode, like Yuuta diving to save Saki from truck-kun but not actually showing us what happened. It's like it skipped a massive chunk of useful exposition. The same with the misunderstanding about Saki saying she'd sell her body, he apologises but we don't see how they cleared up the misapprehension or if she even realised what he was implying. Maybe this one is just too subtle and nuanced for me to understand? Or is this more cultural and it just doesn't translate well? |
Junichi_Hashiba said: I know what you mean. They take their sweet time for little, minute actions and hold onto certain scenes for quite some time, but skip through others rather quickly.I didn't really like the choices they made with this episode, like Yuuta diving to save Saki from truck-kun but not actually showing us what happened I guess they focus more on reflecting about certain issues before and after the fact instead of showing us the inciting incidents?! But it's a shame because I really like the dialogue in this show, it feels so down to earth and authentic. It's mostly cold and distant, not to overstep their bounderies, yet there is a wish for company present. In both of them. Still, my mind wonders how they would interact under emotionally charged moments...like a near-death experience for example. Really liked how she phrased it and the overall conversation that followed.  |
| the ep 2 was better than the first one it's interesting to see how the relationship is evolving. i didn't check but it's kind of mature for this young people... |
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| Much better than the first episode as we got to know more about Saki and got more interactions between the two. Good to know why she's like that, she's a strong girl but also seems fragile at the same time. They also nulled any sort of allegations of that sort on Saki. Senpai once again was fun to watch but I had a feeling she might be talking about herself there? Things picked up this episode specially at the end there. I wonder why they made him saving Saki from an accident into sort of a flashback and colorless transition. Any bigger significance of it later on? Anyway for now Saki brought her friend home so things should be amusing. |
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| Woahh woahhh... Truck-kun almost got another victim today. |
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| What a dreary show. The only bright spot is the flirty librarian. I want more of her |
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| Took me an episode to realize despite praising the sound direction that the background music is very sparse. It's something I appreciate a lot in a dialogue-driven/heavy show. |
| Censorship is vandalism. |
| Another good episode, builds off the start well and the sound direction and live-action level cinematography continues to shine here. Pacing is slower and makes the show feel a bit dreary and depressing tonally but I do like what I'm seeing so far with the adaptation for the most part. The lack of monologues at times bothered me a bit in the first episode but it is a different take and it is still doing a solid job for the time being with the characters so I'll wait and see how the rest of the season turns out with this approach. Some scenes linger a bit but in a way, feels a bit more awkward in a real way given their relationship and adjustments still being made. Was nice seeing a bit more of Saki's characterization here and understanding why she is the way she is, even with flaws being defined early on and her showcasing glimpses of how fragile she is internally and how she has to wear her clothes, style her hair almost like armor and even have her demeanor to protect her mentally in a way. This show definitely won't be among the most acclaimed of the season given the topic at hand and how its pacing and direction can be too dry for a portion of viewers but it feels refreshing in how everything is handled and I'm liking what I am seeing so far. The communication and openness through the awkwardness works for me to get to understand who we are following in more detail. |
| The relationship between the two seems to be going well but there was some drama. The misunderstanding about the part time job was one of them than there is the rumours which is just a guy being angry about being rejected. Now we have a friend coming home making me look forward to next week. Also the dads reaction to Saki cooking was funny, he was really happy with that. |
| Poor Saki was about to be isekaid. Yuta is seeming more genuine while Saki is still staying in her shell. Feel bad for her though subject to such rumores her way of approch in life is not wrong but maybe he will start depending on his brother more It's a slow burn SoL rather than typical romcoms. Unique approach and so far it's good. Next one will be intresting with her friend introduced. |
| It is very mature. I like the slow pace. Good job. |
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| Another slow episode just like the last one, I liked it because they kept most of the things of the LN without skipping it. Except for those last few minutes where they pretty much compressed all of wednesday into just a few minutes of episode. Next episode is gonna adapt an interesting moment tho... |
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| What was this episode trying to convey? Felt like the dialog was all over the place trying to convey something deep/philosophical/pov but not knowing what conclusion they were going for. Be independent. Rely on someone. Prove others wrong. You don't need others. Are they going for paradox? Followed by quite a few 'he will save her' trope scenes. Again... What was this episode trying to convey? p.s. Have to watch this at 2x speed else it becomes so tedious to watch with how dragged on and slow every single scene is. |
| Pretty good episode with both Saki and Yuta learning some life lessons especially Saki with needing to be aware of her surroundings when crossing a street. But seriously though, it does seem like both of them were somewhat neglected coming from single parent households but they are slowly starting to rely and trust each other which is great to see. Maybe down the road they will share an umbrella too. |
| I still don't understand much about Saki, like she doesn't really care about herself. The point is that in this episode there is a little progress between Yuuta and Saki. Being independent is Saki and Yuuta's principle, but they both can rely on their family if they doesn't want to burden others. And I hope some progress can be made soon.  |
RafaBryanJul 11, 2024 9:47 AM
| What an interesting anime, I liked the clear difference in the VA of the background character in school and the 2 MC, they really feel like they aren't the same. Saki has a lot of hidden things, I wonder what she was refering to before she said nevermind. We are also left with an epic cliffhanger, what will the reaction of the popular red haired school girl be to learn that they are step siblings !? We will know next week. |
| I like everything, ok |
| finally Saki was able to say "tadaima" to someone and that made me very happy. really liked seeing their relationship in this episode, it feels like their development will slowly lead to something interesting. also I really like the dialogue in minutes 11:05 - 12:51, it makes me see how people see other people in their eyes. that truck-kun scene gave me a heart attack lol, and ended with a cliffhanger that turned out to be Saki bringing her friend to their house. Saki really is a person who has a lot to hide.  |
| great episode so far, however there are 3 scenes that not showing compare to manga... but i guess the director want to fasten the time instead to catch up manga chap 17.2 (I assume this will be the last season 1) |
こんにちは！私の名前はマルハザクです！  こんにちは！私の名前はマルハザクです！ |
| Gonna be honest, I didn't like this one as much as the first one. The main reason is that I felt lost through most of the episode, thinking that they were trying to convey something important, but not quite understanding what, and the more dialogues they added, the more lost I felt. I might change my opinion on this episode depending on the payoff in future episodes. Also, the scene where he 'saves' her at the end felt quite strange to me and came out of left field imo: I thought they were trying really hard the entire episode to avoid cliches/tropes as much as possible, which is pretty cool, and here we get that, and it seems it will get them closer (maybe?). This is not to say that I disliked everything about this episode. The characters feel realistic (even if maybe a bit too mature/philosophical for their age) for the most part, and I enjoyed the simple discussions at the tennis court, and the one where he gets confused about her 'job' in his bedroom haha. When all is said and done, I think I'll still probably end up liking the show, and I have no doubt some really interesting moments are coming, it's just that this particular episode writing felt really convoluted to me. |
MeguSae38Jul 11, 2024 10:59 AM
| Again I can’t get over how much like a Jdrama this feels, and that’s great! It’s so grounded, mature and character driven rather than the usual fanservice, horny teens and gag comedy step sibling stories. This LN has been hyped for so long and finally getting to see what it’s about, I can say the hype was justified just from these first two eps. I keep wanting to learn more and more about Saki, they’ve done a great job of drip feeding information, but not revealing too much too soon. Makes her such an interesting character. I knew she’d been dealing with some trauma and given her gyaru aesthetic assumed that people at school were probably giving the good old “slut rumours”, but what made me even more sad was seeing that it didn’t just stop at her.. even her mom’s been given that treatment. People are so judgemental of others who they haven’t even spoken to or got to know, it’s gross. Hearing you and your mom talked about in such a way could lead any young person to kinda just embrace what people are calling them. Like how Saki doesn’t dispute the “rumours” when guys in school come up to her. The misunderstanding about “selling herself” with the MC was good, but the funniest thing in that scene is Saki asking for a job that she can work for an hour or two a week that makes 70 bucks 💀 if only.. donating plasma probably your best bet in that case. The OST is so good during the tennis convo scene! Love how understated it is and it just compliments the realistic voice acting style. Speaking of which, minor detail but I love Yuuta’s classmate’s voice is just a chill deep realistic tone when he’s describing the rumours about saki. Take kimizero for example which has some similar themes and the MC’s friends are a bunch of horny squeaker nerds getting excited about the rumours with Runa. It’s always nice when characters sound like real people. Ending scared tf out of me, thought she was gonna get isekai’d there, they skipped ahead a bit so I’m not sure how she got out of that..should’ve known something was up when she said at dinner it “would be easy if they weren’t so nice” Great ep |
Marinate1016Jul 11, 2024 12:53 PM
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| Nice soudtrack, but what a boring anime. Gonna give it one more chance |
| If this really turns into a full blown romance between the two, i feel like it will hit different with all this methodical slow build, i'm excited if it's actually coming to that. |
| the production has been really good so far; i love this adaptation. |
When I saw this scene, I found it highly comforting, as if I felt the warmth coming from this scene. But what came after a few meters I did not expect at all </3 why |
kitohaJul 11, 2024 2:34 PM
| That truck-kun jump scare come out from nowhere for me, i was just vibe with the scene and music wtf XD |
| Goddamn, that final scene caught me off guard. Wasn't expecting these sort of themes tbh, this shit is probably gonna get to me lol, I have a sibling who is suicidal and not in a good place atm, unfortunately. |
| I’m ngl I thought Saki was trying to off herself when I first watched that truck scene, especially how the dinner scene ended with her saying it would be easier if Yuuta and his dad were terrible people, but upon a 2nd watch on my screenshot run I realized the walk sign was green and she just had earbuds in, definitely dangerous to cross the street like that, I can see why Yuuta was pissed afterward, perhaps Saki was cranking up the 7/9/95 So Many Roads lol, I’d completely understand not being able to pause that. But besides that, quite the interesting episode where we learn more about Saki and how she’s trying to be independent, I definitely get that, it’s just her reasons for it are sad but the hard truth, people are very judgmental. And when it came to those rumors about Saki, it started out as a serious situation when Maru filled Yuuta in on the rumors, but this lead to a funny scene of Yuuta completely misunderstanding Saki about “selling her body” which lightened the mood lol. And despite the whole secret relationship thing they were trying to pull off, I wonder what this red haired babe Maaya is gonna think when Yuuta walked out of the shower lol, perhaps she already knows but I’m still looking forward to the next one. And we got that Kitri ED this episode, it sounded nice but I’m waiting to hear it with the visuals, I gotta hear this masterful composition in the front of the audio mix! |
| I think as long as they don't end up sitting on a couch the whole fucking time, I'll be okay with this one. Looking at you, Otonari no Tenshi-sama. |
| I'm so invested in this anime already. The atmosphere and background music just elevate it so much |
| The perfect blend of commentary & character driven plot. Each & every scene have minute details that tell us more about the characters. From the background lighting to the music choice. Every aspect of this show is immaculate. Reminds me of other melancholic shows & how they handle dialogue and atmosphere. Bonus points for this episode having a raining scene.  |
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