Tari Tari Episode 5 Discussion

Peopie said:
Ouch, that ending was pretty sad

almost made me shed a tear

KaitoDash said:
It has taken years after her mother's death and she still cannot understand what her mother tried to teach?

atty said:
I'm curious as to where Wakana picked up that attitude that she must score perfectly for exams. I know Japan culture pressures kids to do the best they can in school but that's usually because the parents push the kids. In her case, her mother even said that getting good scores on exams is great but in the long run, music will always be there for you.

Kurogashi said:

That's such a flawed logic. Why? Because take a look at yourself. Did your parents tell you to do your homework and study hard when you were a kid? If so, do you study hard now? And I don't mean cramming before an exam to get a 75%. I mean, study weeks, or even months in preparation for exams. Did your parents tell you to stop watching TV so much? How come you're watching so much anime; it's TV, no? Wouldn't your time be better spent learning a new skill? Accounting? Programming (i.e. making a website)? A new language?

People do not change easily. This is why childhood basically shapes who you become. I won't deny that some people eventually evolve into something better, but this isn't always the case. And if what I said doesn't apply to you, then I take back what I said. However, what I said still applies to a lot of people out there, from friends to co-workers, and of course, including myself.

Gash_V-D_Hetchum said:
What blasphemy is this? People hating on Wakana for completely invalid reasons.

ThanatosPersona said:
I think it might have been Sawa's mother who took the piano and strap.

-Tsukkomi said:
She is an interesting character to me because of her development and how she runs away from music as if she fears it. Reality is catching up to her. The girl's looked like she's never felt so much pain in her high school years, but that's because she gave up music, which also shows she's running away from it to cover up her wounds. Now, her wounds have been reopened, thanks to Konatsu, and salt is being poured on it. She probably threw away all of her music stuff just to forget about her mom and to close up her past once and for all, but it backfired when reality hits her again on the back of her head.

EchoesOfMana said:
Or it could be the Vice Principal! That would be a good WTF moment. Though she will probably have to do something for it, knowing the VP...

fujioka-san said:
About pleasant moments... Taichi x Sawa = possible pairing, yep?)
And am I the only one who vote for Wien x Wakana? Oo

KaitoDash said:
And I think kids can understand what their parents tell them to do and what will happen if they don't do it. Do it or not, they can understand teachings. But Wakana does not seem to understand her mother's teachings. I don't blame Wakana though. Her mother wasn't straightforward enough to make her understand while she was just a kid. But now she is not a kid anymore. It should be time for her to understand her mother, not running like a coward.

fullmetal_adam said:
The people hating on Wakana don't understand anything with more depth than a teaspoon. Did you even consider the possible reasons behind her behaviour? We know Wakana was close to her mother when she was young. What changed? Well, her mother got sick, and her parents lied to her about how serious the illness really was. Perhaps without being told, she knew her mother was gravely ill, but couldn't deal with the thought of losing her. People deal with grief in different ways. She tried to push her mother away and distance herself emotionally using school and exams as an excuse. Was it a good thing to do? No, but it was a human thing to do, and she's filled with regrets now because of it.

-Tsukkomi said:
People are hating on Wakana because she was a bratty bitch? Come on, in the flash back, she was like, 14. She's like a real teenage girl. While it may not necessarily be a good thing, the creators did a great job at making things seem more realistic. 

Post-Josh said:
"It was a human thing to do." What does that even mean? You would have done it? It's certainly not what everyone, or even the majority of people, would have done. I don't think I would have, and others, like myself, dislike Wakana for her approach. Simple as that. There is no misunderstanding, or lack of depth of understanding, as you put it. I'm not saying it's unforgivable, it just lessened my liking of her.

Also, she should have figured out what she wants from all that reminiscing, but somehow she is still trying the escapist approach. I'm just going to attribute that to bad writing; they just had to have her give away what's most important only to want it back in the epic conclusion to a character building arc.

fullmetal_adam said:
Humans do stupid things sometimes when emotions are involved. It doesn't have to make sense. Logic can go completely out the window. You don't seem to have as much empathy for Wakana. Unless you've been in her situation, you don't know what you would have done. I'm imagining her actions as more of a coping mechanism than a conscious, rational choice. In which case, I don't see her as simply being a mean brat like many others here. Ultimately, I think it makes her character more interesting.

Post-Josh said:
That's not completely true and it is not just logic going out the window, it's emotion as well. In situations like this her response is abnormal, and thus her actions are unjustified. I have empathy for her losing her mother, but the thing is, there is nothing to suggest her parents would not have brought her up to be an extremely compassionate and empathetic person. You can always argue it's someone else's fault, but I'm inclined to think that, given every opportunity to do so, she couldn't even conjure a shred of empathy for her mother and that's on her.

Also, never really got the "you haven't been there" argument. Sure, I don't know what I would have done, but I think I can safely assume it would have been quite different.