Kokoro Connect: Michi Random Episode 4 Discussion

antonn said:
Best girl won. All is right with the world.

bjorno said:
I wasn't convinced about Iori's sudden change and then that change back.

6/10.

Vanschia said:

I still shipping Taichi x Yui in my heart :'(

blessofcurse said:


same here

blessofcurse said:
Repetitive drama, same pattern as season 1. Iori mental breakdown again, over dramatic as fvck.

Im glad Taichi chose Inaba.

3/10

DaT_annoying_guy said:
I mean seriously ??? Taichi tells Iori that he wants a reset on their relationship and then suddenly wakes up and has this sudden urge to ask Inaba out ?? I mean da heck !? and most of the people are focusing more on Inaba rather than the ending....and srsly i wanted to see more of the complicated love triangle that was forming ! The characters don't get that much of a romantic development though I can't say they didn't get none but still !! BTW DEREBAN IS SUPER KAWAII !! *wink(got to accept the truth) and also can anyone tell me that if Inaba and Taichi last or do they break up later in the manga plz.....I am not a manga fan so plz a little spoiler ! :'( And is there a possibility of a season 2 ??

FlameSpeedster said:
Unlikely for another season. The light novels are finished, not to mention that this happened.

boukendesho said:
Haha, Taichi and Himeko end up together - this is awesome not because Himeko is the best girl, but because Iori is too good for Taichi!

Many people wondered that since Iori went back to her cheerful self before, what's the point?

The point is simple, before the show, she was acting how she perceived others would like her to act. But afterwards, she decides that's how she is going to act herself. I.e. she gains command over herself, and she decides she likes her cheerful side too so she's keeping it.

There has never been a "fake" Iori at all throughout the show. All facets of Iori that we have seen, the cheerful but fake-according-t-her side, the lying to your face side, the dark and violent side, and finally the cheerful but chosen-by-her side, are all part of Iori, part of her true self.

She just didn't know how to handle all these different sides of her when she feels like she has to live according to an ideal. She feels like that if others sees the "non-idealized" side of her, she will be abandoned because others won't like her anymore.

The combination of teenager social life, Japanese social protocols, and the expectations that came with her excellent social skills, such fear isn't unfounded. Everyone, including CRC folks, reacts with surprise and even some amount of disgust when they discover she isn't just a simple genki girl. Heck, even people on MAL starts to dislike her, because even we have such type of expectations - that people should be drama-free. We want shallow interactions with people rather than getting to know someone, even a character. Never mind that makes a boring "drama" show.

These are real problems, and they are more than just teenager problems. We constantly live according to societal expectations, so much so that we don't even realize that we have masks on, because it actually feels unnatural if we ever have to take the mask off. That's what we call part of the growing up. We can see the kid glow slowly wearing off of every child, and slowly replaced by solemn looks. Laughters replaced by shallow conversations. Nobody spontaneously dance joyfully. Nobody live for the moment anymore. Everyone is afraid to offend someone else. All interactions are artificial because we are afraid to get in trouble.

Iori gets on many people's nerves because Iori is too real. Iori represents just about everyone that has gone through the growing up part but end up wondering if this is really all there is to this world - that everyone will just live in fake fashion with each other. Sadly for most people the answer is yes, because everyone already has a stressful enough life as is. They don't want to have to take on someone else's problem because she decides she didn't want to get into the lemming line.

Well, she has the last laugh. Whether you think she should have already figured it out from the very beginning, the truth is that true enlightenment might appears to be exactly the same as before, everything is actually completely different. Living in the moment is completely different from living through the moment, and Iori actually was able to accept herself for her own ways, all her facets, rather than trying to reject part of herself, she embraces all her "flaws" and make herself whole. She has finally arrived.

Although the first arc is still overall the best concept and most fun arc, this arc has the most realistic human issues (though I am sure many would not see it besides consider it "annoying") and hence the best development. Although a sequel is unlikely at this point, LN still has a good amount of material to tap into - hopefully the future arcs continue to be as good.

10/10.