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| Loved the focus on Chitanda/Oreki. OTP OTP OTP. The preview was also very OTP OTP OTP. I highly doubt anything will come out of this and KyoAni is just trolling but whatever, they're still adorable. |
| "Owe her" my ass. Oreki, man up - you enjoyed spending time with Chitanda. Blackbird said: Well, no, this episode wasn't about the old english teacher. It was about Oreki and Chitanda.Today episode didn't feel that interesting, was about some old english teacher. |
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| soo did Oreki end up giving Chitanda a ride home in the end? |
| they're like husband and wife |
| Isayama Hajime should be awarded The Manga with The Highest Inconsistencies of Characters' Appearances. He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter. Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga. Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month. Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel. The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck. |
| Oh man, those reaction when Oreki said he want to go check the library. |
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| I repeated the part where Oreki said he was curious like five times. Loled hard. Seriously, He needs to man up!!! Why he no ride bike together with Eru :( The romance continues on developing... a little ._. I wonder if 3 episodes is enough for the rest. So, what did Houtarou did at the end? He said he owe her one but did he actually guided Eru otw to her home? Oh man, I wanna read the novel, I wish they can translate all the volumes asap. |
Cratex said: Blackbird said: Well, no, this episode wasn't about the old english teacher. It was about Oreki and Chitanda.Today episode didn't feel that interesting, was about some old english teacher. It was about Oreki and Chitanda and the old English teacher. I actually found it interesting since it showed that Oreki has changed slightly since the start of the show. |
| i love this show, i love this show sooo much |
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| Oh man Oreki continues to slowly change, was a nice episode if you look at the facts that it was a Oreki x Eru focused. though i wonder what Eru was trying to say at the end there i kinda have a good guess but i'm not sure lol |
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| Houtarou finally scored a date with Eru, but why the library of all places? Still this story has by far been the most "sentimental" one, that has appeared in this series. Anyway it looks like we are going to get some development between those two in the coming episodes, dare a hope a kiss? |
| Quite cute episode, liked it overall. The mystery this time was easier to figure out. I also don't really see Chitanda and Houtarou as OTP, they're cute like this, and I don't think it needs to go further... at least I don't feel Hyouka is this kind of series. |
ftghb said: i like how we're getting to see more of oreki's character development after seeing the last arc be so satoshi and ibara focused driven.....i still can't really figure out chitanda, we havent really seen her thought processes and what makes her tick like we have of the other 3 characters.... i thought the end was kinda cute, where oreki was going over how he didn't ask chitanda to accompany him.....that he owed her one, lol cant really see it with a oreki x chitanda ending tho.....i think kyoani's just giving us little moments, but i cant see oreki growing a pair and confessing (he cant even admit it to himself!), and chitanda's interests sway wildly from oreki to dung beetles, so i dont know if they are 'OTP' status I'd hope not.....I enjoy the series and everything but if it were to end like that then.....I could really see no point in having watched it...... |
| Lmao, Oreki is curious! xD prediction about end of the world in 2012 was right after all. ChitandaxOreki is just a perfect couple.They fit sooo much to each other. 5/5 amazing ep. |
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| Man 3 episodes to go :(. Hopefully we get a another season. |
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| The reactions when Houtarou said he was curious XD |
"Now's the time for you to run towards the day you awaken from this dream." ~Boys be Smile |
| The mystery is quite boring this time but I love the development between Eru and Houtarou, and looks like there's gonna be more development between those two based on next episode preview!! |
| Guess 2012 is going to happen since oreki is curious. Lol that bicycle scene made this the best episode ever :D |
| oreki: watashi kininarimasu! others: mind blown LOL |
| Oreki curious on something?! What is this blasphemy?! Love the reactions of everyone else... also the never gets old Chitanda Eru "I'm curious!" Also, I didn't expect Oreki to be the one who establishes the mystery this time. Unfortunately, the bike scene I was looking forward didn't happen in reality. Chitanda pedalling while Oreki is riding at the passenger seat is awkward... Oreki peddalling while Chitanda is riding at the passenger seat takes a lot of work... Thus he didn't do it! All's well that ends well. He finally knew why Ogi-sensei reacted this way when it comes to helicopters. |
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| "Why did our teacher say he liked helicopters that time!? We must discover the truth!" ...Like, seriously? Who fuckin' cares? 2/5 |
| Kind of sad that were won't be another major mystery arc before it's over. Wouldn't mind seeing some Houtarou/Eru development in the meantime, but it seems like Houtarou has a hell of a long way to go before he's ready to admit to liking someone. |
| Hmm this is the one time I am confused here...can someone explain to me exactly what happened with/to the english teacher? I thought he was one of those stranded and wanted to see a helicopter so he could be rescued..but then it said the 2 stranded people were found dead? And where did the lightning occur, while he was stranded? :S |
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| Boring episode tbh. But Oreki WAS curious. The biggest plot twist that could ever happen in this series passed right by my very own eyes. That's all. |
MoeMoeKyun said: Hmm this is the one time I am confused here...can someone explain to me exactly what happened with/to the english teacher? I thought he was one of those stranded and wanted to see a helicopter so he could be rescued..but then it said the 2 stranded people were found dead? And where did the lightning occur, while he was stranded? :S it seemed to me the english teacher was just worried about the stranded people seeing as how in the newspaper it says that he wanted everyone to understand the rules to protect fellow climbers from life threatening dangers, so he most likely was relieved when he saw that help was coming to save those people (but at the time he didnt know that they were dead or else he wouldn't be smiling) the lightning probably just occured during his climbing adventures, it was a clue for Oreki that the english teacher was a mountain climber (Oreki explained that the town didnt frequently have lightning because the mountains block atmospheric currents so he deduced that his teacher had something to do with the mountains which he confirmed with the article that Chitanda found) |
jBuiAug 19, 2012 11:02 PM
Helpme said: Redfoxoffire said: "Why did our teacher say he liked helicopters that time!? We must discover the truth!" ...Like, seriously? Who fuckin' cares? People who likes mysteries. The real question is why you just watched episode 18 of an anime you don't like in a genre you don't like. Now that is strange. No, the real question is how you think you can assume so much about a person based on such a small comment. hakemo said: Redfoxoffire said: "Why did our teacher say he liked helicopters that time!? We must discover the truth!" ...Like, seriously? Who fuckin' cares? 2/5 That adds to the realism in this anime a bit, tho, which is one of its strengths. If someone (willingly or subconsciously), wanted to become a detective in the real world, they are not going to find a murder around every corner (see: Conan). So what are the other options? Unraveling the mysteries of everyday life, or of the lives of people around you. It all goes back to Chitanda Eru's favorite question: "why?" To me, that is what makes this anime interesting. I can get all of my elaborate murders and the like from Christie and Aoyama, but this is one of the only places that I can get mysteries that actually have a place in reality. That idea has been fine for the mysteries up to now. I have found some of them pretty underwhelming, but overall they were still made interesting and relevant (though sometimes borderline) enough. But this? Not only did I have it figured out halfway into the episode - and so all I saw from then on was needless exposition on something that was plainly obvious - the idea of it getting anyone curious enough to research it is absurd, especially someone like Oreki. I mean, what's next? Finding out why the pizza delivery boy wears tennis shoes? But in the end it's just one episode of 21. Things could be worse. |
hakemo said: That adds to the realism in this anime a bit, tho, which is one of its strengths. If someone (willingly or subconsciously), wanted to become a detective in the real world, they are not going to find a murder around every corner (see: Conan). So what are the other options? Unraveling the mysteries of everyday life, or of the lives of people around you. It all goes back to Chitanda Eru's favorite question: "why?" To me, that is what makes this anime interesting. I can get all of my elaborate murders and the like from Christie and Aoyama, but this is one of the only places that I can get mysteries that actually have a place in reality. I like you :D You bothered writing the same opinion I have. I do agree at TPAM though...the part of getting curious about that... Anyways, a not-so-bad episode I guess... It's just an episode where Chitanda discovers a good side of Oreki. I lol'd at them when they heard Oreki is curious :D |
HauntingShockAug 20, 2012 12:31 AM
| Orkei want to do something and everyone act like its that end of the world XD, Chi-chan my house isnt that big right.... The odd of getting stuck by lightning are a 1,000,000/1 so getting stuck 3 time in one life time? i would like to meet that person and shake his hand and get some of that luck, cuz of the odd are outrageous. |
MoeMoeKyun said: Hmm this is the one time I am confused here...can someone explain to me exactly what happened with/to the english teacher? I thought he was one of those stranded and wanted to see a helicopter so he could be rescued..but then it said the 2 stranded people were found dead? And where did the lightning occur, while he was stranded? :S Maybe the stranded people were his friend who always did the climbing together? |
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| This isn't turning out how I expected it to be after the first two or three episodes... I am wondering where the story will be going or if they are going to solve random "mysteries". It's not necessarily boring to watch, but it's not really good either, just so-so I guess... |
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Redfoxoffire said: hakemo said: Redfoxoffire said: "Why did our teacher say he liked helicopters that time!? We must discover the truth!" ...Like, seriously? Who fuckin' cares? 2/5 That adds to the realism in this anime a bit, tho, which is one of its strengths. If someone (willingly or subconsciously), wanted to become a detective in the real world, they are not going to find a murder around every corner (see: Conan). So what are the other options? Unraveling the mysteries of everyday life, or of the lives of people around you. It all goes back to Chitanda Eru's favorite question: "why?" To me, that is what makes this anime interesting. I can get all of my elaborate murders and the like from Christie and Aoyama, but this is one of the only places that I can get mysteries that actually have a place in reality. That idea has been fine for the mysteries up to now. I have found some of them pretty underwhelming, but overall they were still made interesting and relevant (though sometimes borderline) enough. But this? Not only did I have it figured out halfway into the episode - and so all I saw from then on was needless exposition on something that was plainly obvious - the idea of it getting anyone curious enough to research it is absurd, especially someone like Oreki. I mean, what's next? Finding out why the pizza delivery boy wears tennis shoes? But in the end it's just one episode of 21. Things could be worse. I think if you're watching this show primarily for the mysteries, you're doomed to disappointment. Its main strengths as far as I can see are character interaction/development and beautiful animation, which is quite enough to keep me happy most of the time. The mysteries are just there to give the characters something to do. Having said that, I don't think this one was half as fluffy as you're making out. Sure it was easy to figure out, but I can totally see why Oreki would want to take the time to confirm it. The mystery wasn't "why did our teacher say he liked helicopters that time", that was just the beginning. After idly thinking about that for a minute, he started wondering if maybe someone his teacher knew had died that day, and he never knew about it. That's what he wanted to find out. |
| Houtaro felt guilty about nonchalantly said the teacher like helicopter, when in reality, helicopter is the one thing the teacher never wish to even see... (no rescue heli = no stranded climbers) The episode it's just that simple. Kinda like, I wouldn't want to say "Kevin love buses" because he takes the bus everywhere, when in fact, Kevin's mother was killed by a bus and he actually don't like buses... Something along that line. "I hope I'm not right about this" Indeed Houtaro... Indeed... |
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| I've heard a lot of people saying this was a boring episode, but I found it interesting. Best of all, it had characterization. |
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| Oreki being curious was hilarious and the bike dream as well It was nice to see him change Not a really big mystery, maybe something a Journalist would do to dig up things The Clues were certainly interesting with Helicopters and lightning I think the word Chitanda was looking for was Amazing |
| Storywise it was just meh. Really, really meh. Way too much blablabla similar to that boring as hell arc with the movie. Only two good things this episode: Orekis unusual behaviour including the reaction of the other clubmembers and the time Houtarou was alone with Eru. :P I wonder if this episodes "mystery" will be some kind of arc for the rest of eps or if the remainig time is wasted with other nonsense like this. |
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| Oreki is curious! The mystery was the worst one till now :(. |
| I'm baffled by the fact that a lot of people here think this episode is a big waste of time O.o He didn't just solve the mystery because he's curious, he's trying to find out the truth, even though he knows the truth will bring him slight discomfort over misrepresenting his teacher. Key sentences "I can't really just say "Ogi likes helicopter" and leave it as that" "That would just be insensitive" "I don't think I'll ever see him again, so it's not like I need to know how he feels" Yet he did... He's feeling guilt over misrepresenting one. Like, I never wanna make the mistake of saying "Kevin always takes the bus, he love buses", when in reality, Kevin dislike buses because a bus ran over his pet. This episode showed a interesting side of Oreki... And Eru is more than impress by that side of him. |
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| 'Plot twist: Houtarou is kininarimasu.' OMG THEY ACTUALLY DID IT!!! |
| Yes is THAT amazing (i mwonder who was the dumbass who rated it 1) When he said "I'm curious about it" it was hilarious, amazing, and everyones reaction was perfect. (all that happened when i was going like -waaa aaa aa???- |
| I can see how this series, and this episode in particular, can be boring for some people. It is slow and not much happens. But Hyouka is not about stuff happening, not even about the mysteries, it's about the characters. And this episode provided some good character development for Houtarou. Or rather - the confirmation that the development that has been going on since the first episode is there, and it's working. After being dragged into those "cases" and discovering that they're not just a food for thought but also a lot of people's feelings mixed together, Houtarou has begun to understand why sometimes he really should get involved. Great episode. Also a shipping kind-of-date episode. Fortunately it's not the "in you face" kind of romance a lot of the so-called "romance" anime like to do (and, annoyingly enough, the protagonist is usually too dumb to see it). It progresses slowly and smoothly and is not even that romantic. It's just them learning from each other, becoming better acquainted. Can these two even be called "friends", let alone "love interests"? Too bad Hyouka is ending soon. I'll be preserving it on my Favourites list forever though. I'm actually forcing myself not to give it a 10/10 rating before finishing the last episode. |
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| I think people are overlooking this episode a bit and focusing too much on the mystery aspect rather than the characterization. I swear it feels like people didn't bother to watch the last 3 minutes of the episode. Eru asked Oreki why he was curious about such a mundane thing and he said the reason why was that he felt he'd be insensitive if he said Ogi liked helicopters without actually knowing for sure. It shows that Oreki cares about others and doesn't want to misunderstand their feelings. I feel this could be a good lead-in for the next three episodes...which seems to show more Oreki x Eru alone time. I think there will come a point where they'll need to understand each other's feelings for each other. At least that's how I look at it. For those of you who said there's no way Oreki would confess his love for Eru, that maybe true, but what if Eru confesses her love for him? Keep in mind that Oreki IS attracted to her. Go back to the hot spring inn episode if you don't believe me. Things could get VERY interesting in the last three episodes. It'll be interesting to see how this anime plays things out. |
| When they were talking about Ogi for more than a minute I was deeply afraid this would be the next arc. It was. A very boring mystery this time around but I think that's the purpose because anything flashier would distract from the obvious character development approach in this arc. Still, I can't get over how boring this mystery looks. Whatever they're planning better be good or this will have bumped the score I give it by a significant amount. |
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