Forum SettingsEpisode Information
Forums
No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!
Available on Manga Store
New
What did you think of this episode?
DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
Pages (14) « First ... « 8 9 [10] 11 12 » ... Last »
Jul 12, 2013 10:06 PM
Offline
Mar 2013
2
Eh, my first time posting here on MAL, so excuse me for my lack of knowledge. I also haven't finished the episode (will be finishing a bit later).

I noticed that in the first episode, the URL that was in the browser was a Google URL (minus "google.com"). I decided to dig a bit deeper and got this:

https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB

I may have mistyped the URL, but that's what I can read so far.
It points to some company named "Askul". I'm probably going to get told that it's something related to the producers or something later on in the episode, but hey, might as well post it to see if anything interesting comes up.
Jul 12, 2013 10:36 PM

Offline
Apr 2013
219
leeo268 said:
What is offending is that the entertainment for this show is derived from people feeling better and laughing at someone who is even more socially awkward or less intelligent than themselves.

I'm sure that's the case for some people. Though from where the fandom originally grew from and what people had to say about it, it sounds like a good portion of the original fans of this manga suffer from social anxiety disorder themselves and liked the manga because they found Tomoko someone they could personally relate to. I don't think it was a case of looking down upon others.

I know that the fandom has expanded since then. And I don't know what all people find appealing about this today. But most people originally got into this manga because they could either relate to, or strongly empathize with Tomoko. In fact it would appear that this manga became such a cult hit in the first place, is because a lot of people with social anxiety found it appealing.
Jul 12, 2013 11:15 PM

Offline
Oct 2012
1917
Hi TenkoHinanawi,

Congratulations! That is truly excellent work for your very first post here on
MyAnimeList.

When you see something weird like this:

%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB

each group of three things stands for one computer byte. For example, %E3
corresponds to one computer byte. The E and the 3 are in "hexadecimal" in case
you are interested. In English, we would often use one byte to stand for one
letter (the "ASCII" code). But that doesn't work in Japanese since they have
thousands of symbols. As a result, groups of bytes are used to represent single
symbols in Japanese. Some of you may have heard about "Unicode" which is a
worldwide system that can handle every language in the world including
Japanese, Chinese, Korean and so on.

By Googling for portions of this overall thing, I was able to break it down. By
the way, the way to do it is to Google it surrounded by quotes. After a lot of
messing around, I was able to deduce the following:

%E3%82%A2%E3 ---> ア or a
%82%B9%E3%82 ---> ス or su
%AF%E3%83%AB ---> クル or ku ru

So, indeed, the whole thing means アスクル, which is ASKUL. And you already
found the URL: http://www.askul.co.jp/. This is the "Askul Internet Shop".
It is an online store. It totally makes sense that Tomoko would go onto the
Askul website in order to buy something that she needs. Most people would
simply walk to the store, but Tomoko can't deal with people face-to-face.

It was good that you looked closely. Clearly the people producing the anime
are careful to put in correct details. So all of us should watch carefully to see
what other interesting things can be found if we are sharp-eyed.

DEFINITELY, finish watching the episode! It is really good.
okanaganJul 13, 2013 9:46 AM
Jul 12, 2013 11:36 PM

Offline
Jun 2012
6492
Well that was boring, when will this start to get funny?
Jul 12, 2013 11:47 PM

Offline
Aug 2012
1405
IAtePringles said:
was a there a death note refrence in this ep


I noticed that too :)

great anime .. tamako is really cute >.<
Jul 12, 2013 11:49 PM

Offline
Jul 2012
1153
ChihiroAoi said:
IAtePringles said:
was a there a death note refrence in this ep


I noticed that too :)

great anime .. tamako is really cute >.<

Here it is

LOL
[url=http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Num1dad_Asura]
[/url]
Click Here for Sig source
Jul 13, 2013 2:21 AM

Offline
Sep 2011
565
ChihiroAoi said:
IAtePringles said:
was a there a death note refrence in this ep


I noticed that too :)

great anime .. tamako is really cute >.<


Indeed she is...

Jul 13, 2013 5:36 AM

Offline
Jul 2007
23708
Well this snuck up on me. Never expected this to get an adaptation and this did not get ANY real attention from any people, so imagine my surprise to see this being made.

I am going to love this show so much.


People expecting an outright funny cheerful comedy should turn away as this is more of a tragicomedy/dark satire than usual comedic super-idealized otaku hijinks.
Jul 13, 2013 5:50 AM

Offline
Apr 2012
861
The_Mad_Wizard said:
ChihiroAoi said:
IAtePringles said:
was a there a death note refrence in this ep


I noticed that too :)

great anime .. tamako is really cute >.<


Indeed she is...

That's actually the first thing I thought of when I saw the comment.

Jul 13, 2013 6:42 AM

Offline
Sep 2012
671
The OP is so awesome.
I'm coming soooooooooon!! XDD
Jul 13, 2013 8:09 AM
Offline
Aug 2012
97
The_Mad_Wizard said:
ChihiroAoi said:
IAtePringles said:
was a there a death note refrence in this ep


I noticed that too :)

great anime .. tamako is really cute >.<


Indeed she is...




who is this girl ? new character i presume ?
Jul 13, 2013 8:40 AM

Offline
Jul 2011
272
Hmm, where do I start...

Well, I can see why some people would find this anime offensive, but I don't think is the author's intent to simply laugh of people with social anxiety. Some considerations:

-Tomoko is obviously exaggerated to extremes; it's almost impossible to imagine a person like her. Homever, her antics are exaggerrated in a way that we can relate; she makes us remember embarassing things that we had done in our childhood/adolescence.

-"But hey, I know people similar to her! Social anxiety is a serious subject!" Of course, and the story seems to recognize that. We can laugh at the silly things Tomoko does, but we can sympathize with her awkwardness. Because she act like she is all full and proud of herself, but she seems to recognize (to a certain degree, of course; at least is what I noticed) that she is not that great or the things that she does are not that great (just look at the scene where she throws her portable away). Also, the ED is all about her attempts to be accepted in society.

I think I have more to think about this anime, but right now I think it's amazing. I don't really see it as meanspirited.

"Like this too we met in a dirty and ugly world; Thank you for this miracle."
Jul 13, 2013 9:02 AM
Offline
Jul 2013
8
Yeah, if I wanted to watch a show about a girl trying to make friends, I think Kimi ni Todoke (or something like that) would be much better at showing that.

Mostly because the main character there is NOT running around insulting everyone else and creating a bunch of lies/exaggerations to make up for the fact that she's insecure about her inability to make a friend. That type of person is always going to annoy me, whether it's irl or fictional, haha. Like I said before, she acts more like an internet troll would in real life than a person struggling with anxiety, and I just don't find it funny, sympathetic or likeable at all.

Actually, since people were talking about it, I think Abed from Community (an American sitcom) would be a good example of a well-created character with a mental disorder? He seems to have some form of autism, but they don't make him out to be a pity case or treat him like a stereotype, he's pretty awesome & is given some really funny lines. I took for granted just how well he was characterized until I saw what the new writers did to his character in the fourth season, haha. :(
tracylordJul 13, 2013 9:21 AM
Jul 13, 2013 9:28 AM

Offline
Jul 2011
272
tracylord said:
Yeah, if I wanted to watch a show about a girl trying to make friends, I think Kimi ni Todoke (or something like that) would be much better at showing that.

Mostly because the main character there is NOT running around insulting everyone else and creating a bunch of lies/exaggerations to make up for the fact that she's insecure about her inability to make a friend. That type of person is always going to annoy me, whether it's irl or fictional, haha. Like I said before, she acts more like an internet troll would in real life than a person struggling with anxiety, and I just don't find it funny, sympathetic or likeable at all.


I think both Kimi ni Todoke and Watamote have valid observations about loneliness. KnT tries to be more positive and heartwarming, but Watamote goes for the negative route without making Tomoko someone you should hate.

When you say that she acts like an internet troll, this is exactly the point. She tries to put herself in a high and mighty position because she is struggling to recognize the problems she does to herself. Look how happy she acts after she could say some words to the school employee.

And yes, many people create lies and exaggerations about other people so they can avoid accepting they have to change their own behavior.

This is interesting: Tomoko thinks the girls from her school are all bitches, but they are just... hanging out with their friends. They don't even look all full of themselves. I'd risk to say that they are the exact ideal of popularity Tomoko is searching - friendly, pretty and (probably) modest - but Tomoko doesn't notice this. It get even more interesting if you think how much Tomoko is too focused on date sims where the most timid and recluse girl can get the prettiest boys - who needs to be like those bitches, all pretending to be sweet and friendly, eh??

I know how some people can't enjoy this, but for me Watamote looks fascinating, hilarious and cringe-worthy (in a good way) at the same time. If it keeps up, I have a strong contender for my list of best anime of 2013.

"Like this too we met in a dirty and ugly world; Thank you for this miracle."
Jul 13, 2013 10:08 AM

Offline
Jan 2013
306
I can't think of an anime that makes me laugh so much recently

100/100 for this first episode hahahahahaha
Jul 13, 2013 10:11 AM

Offline
Apr 2012
861
bachou said:
The_Mad_Wizard said:
ChihiroAoi said:
IAtePringles said:
was a there a death note refrence in this ep


I noticed that too :)

great anime .. tamako is really cute >.<


Indeed she is...




who is this girl ? new character i presume ?
No, The_Mad_Wizard was making a joke, since ChihiroAoi mistakenly referred to Tomoko (the main character of this show) as Tamako (the main character of a series called Tamako Market). The girl in the spoiler is Tamako.

Jul 13, 2013 10:28 AM

Offline
Jan 2012
736
This pretty good, it definitely has the same vibe as Yahari from last season. I'm definitely gonna be watching this till the end.
Jul 13, 2013 4:28 PM

Offline
May 2013
1491
rederoin said:
Oh god, that OP. That fucking OP. I did not expect that.

Hata-tan said:
Holy shit, that metal OP was badass! I'm never going to skip that

MrToast said:
Wow what an OP, didn't expected that, I like it.

Prodiger said:
Also, OP/10

Chokko said:
OH GOD
THAT OPENING

Paul said:
Liking dat opening.

^These. Oh god, dat OP!
I like the ED!

Tomoko Kuroki is an interesting character...
Her younger brother, Tomoki, is also an interesting character.

I feel sorry for Tomoki for being dragged into his sister's problem, but I feel more sorry for Tomoko for having that problem.

And that search on Gaagle was pretty intense with the Death Note reference (below).
Num1dad_Asura said:




Can't wait for the next episode.
I’m always searching for something, for someone. This feeling has possessed me I think, from that day… That day when the stars came falling.
Jul 13, 2013 5:08 PM

Offline
Aug 2010
3865
Loved this episode and Kuroki
Jul 13, 2013 5:22 PM

Offline
Jun 2013
54
I had seen gifs of this show on Tumblr and when I finally learned its long ass name I watched it.
Was not what I was expecting at all. I fucking love it! It's so different from the usually cliche high school drama crap and I'm so glad that the main character is an introvert instead of a dumb beautiful bimbo. I can tell I will love this anime. Can't wait for the next episode!
Jul 13, 2013 6:08 PM

Offline
Feb 2013
6200
I honestly didn't think I was going to like this show, but I do.

buttscratch
BurntJellyJul 13, 2013 9:27 PM
Jul 13, 2013 7:21 PM

Offline
Nov 2009
510
That part where she and her brother met at McDonalds, it was very funny. Seems very promising.
Jul 13, 2013 7:47 PM

Offline
Oct 2012
1917
Twice-Cooked Pork:

When Tomoko's mom asked her what she wanted for dinner, what Tomoko
replied** was "hoikourou" ( ホイコウロウ / 回鍋肉 ) which the subtitles
translated as "twice-cooked pork".

This YouTube video shows how to make Twice-Cooked Pork:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaiMex7z7Bg
But note that at 0:16 in the video they spell it "hui guo rou". That is the
way that it is phonetically spelled in Mandarin Chinese. I guess this dish
originates from China. The three characters 回鍋肉 are the same.

Search on Google Images for "ホイコウロウ" to see what it looks like.

The character 回 (hoi) does not mean "twice". It actually means "times" as
in "one time", "two times", "three times".

The character 鍋 (kou) does not mean "cooked". It is a noun, meaning
"cooking pot".

The character 肉 (rou) does not mean "pork". It means "meat".

Despite all that, taken together, 回鍋肉 definitely means "twice-cooked pork".

You might have seen some other anime where 肉 is pronounced "niku".
Normally, every Japanese character has two or more completely different
pronunciations. In some cases, people have 肉 written on their foreheads,
but I don't know why.

** In fact, what Tomoko asked her mom for was "koikourou" (コイコウロウ)
which could be related to the fact that "kai" (カイ) is the most familiar
pronunciation of "回". I don't know whether Tomoko made a mistake, or
was using slang or was using an acceptable variant. Indeed, "hoi" is a
very rarely-used pronunciation of 回. The motivation for saying "hoi" is
likely because it is a Chinese dish, and "hoi" closely approximates the
pronunciation of the original Chinese name for the dish. However, what
Tomoko said was definitely "koi" (コイ) and not "kai".
okanaganJul 13, 2013 8:50 PM
Jul 13, 2013 7:50 PM

Offline
Oct 2012
7195
Lol OP
I know that felt Mokocchi, excited for high school and nothing happened
Lol terrorist invade the school, I hope so for holidays xD
What? Gestaltzerfall?
I love epic Mokocchi's faces
Lol WcDonald's? Why not MgRonalds?
Catchy ED! Aho ka?!

Wow ending illustration wow
Stark700 said:



nayt said:
Death note parody was awsome xD

Lol this more awesome.. than take a chips and eat it

Leio said:
That part where she and her brother met at McDonalds, it was very funny. Seems very promising.

MgRonalds... oh wait WcDonald's I mean
"Signature removed"
Jul 13, 2013 8:24 PM

Offline
Oct 2012
1917
Gestaltzerfall

In the mirror/vomit scene, Tomoko uses the word "gestaltzerfall".

I did not know the meaning of the word "gestaltzerfall". Apparently, some
academic Japanese psychology researchers orginally invented this word
(ゲシュタルト崩壊) as a technical term, and the subtitlers apparently didn't
see how to express it more clearly. However, the word "gestaltzerfall"
actually does also exist in English, but once again used by researchers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestaltzerfall
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E5%B4%A9%E5%A3%8A

I would express it as "a failure of recognition". This makes sense, because
Tomoko didn't recognize herself when she looked in the mirror after not
having done so for a long time. If I were the subtitler, I would have had
Tomoko say, "When I looked in the mirror, I couldn't recognize myself."
okanaganJul 13, 2013 9:07 PM
Jul 13, 2013 8:32 PM

Offline
May 2013
581
The opening is the first thing, there's no way you don't like it! And the show is great.
Jul 13, 2013 8:50 PM

Offline
Apr 2013
219
Ray_Light said:
Wow ending illustration wow
Stark700 said:


Showin' you dat curveless body you wanna see.
Jul 13, 2013 10:34 PM

Offline
Dec 2012
33550
4/5

The only thing I can say is this first EP is very nice, and with a pretty nice soundtrack.
I love how they used that "Metalcore Breakdown" when Tomoko was trying to get out of WcDonald´s (LOL). And the OP was mindblowing.

I´ll be following it.

PS: Dat Tomoko faces!!!!
PS2: Dat Death Note Parody!!!


This is how it all begins.



My RYM|My Last.Fm|My Steam
Jul 14, 2013 3:53 AM
Offline
Apr 2012
94
I think the OP nailed it to a whole new awesome-ness level. and this is so mirror story of my life, heh
Jul 14, 2013 5:33 AM

Offline
Oct 2011
4110
okanagan said:
Twice-Cooked Pork:

When Tomoko's mom asked her what she wanted for dinner, what Tomoko
replied** was "hoikourou" ( ホイコウロウ / 回鍋肉 ) which the subtitles
translated as "twice-cooked pork".

This YouTube video shows how to make Twice-Cooked Pork:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaiMex7z7Bg
But note that at 0:16 in the video they spell it "hui guo rou". That is the
way that it is phonetically spelled in Mandarin Chinese. I guess this dish
originates from China. The three characters 回鍋肉 are the same.

Search on Google Images for "ホイコウロウ" to see what it looks like.

The character 回 (hoi) does not mean "twice". It actually means "times" as
in "one time", "two times", "three times".

The character 鍋 (kou) does not mean "cooked". It is a noun, meaning
"cooking pot".

The character 肉 (rou) does not mean "pork". It means "meat".

Despite all that, taken together, 回鍋肉 definitely means "twice-cooked pork".

You might have seen some other anime where 肉 is pronounced "niku".
Normally, every Japanese character has two or more completely different
pronunciations. In some cases, people have 肉 written on their foreheads,
but I don't know why.

** In fact, what Tomoko asked her mom for was "koikourou" (コイコウロウ)
which could be related to the fact that "kai" (カイ) is the most familiar
pronunciation of "回". I don't know whether Tomoko made a mistake, or
was using slang or was using an acceptable variant. Indeed, "hoi" is a
very rarely-used pronunciation of 回. The motivation for saying "hoi" is
likely because it is a Chinese dish, and "hoi" closely approximates the
pronunciation of the original Chinese name for the dish. However, what
Tomoko said was definitely "koi" (コイ) and not "kai".


Why do you try so hard?
Jul 14, 2013 6:34 AM

Offline
Jun 2008
15842
Polychrome said:
okanagan said:
Twice-Cooked Pork:

When Tomoko's mom asked her what she wanted for dinner, what Tomoko
replied** was "hoikourou" ( ホイコウロウ / 回鍋肉 ) which the subtitles
translated as "twice-cooked pork".

This YouTube video shows how to make Twice-Cooked Pork:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaiMex7z7Bg
But note that at 0:16 in the video they spell it "hui guo rou". That is the
way that it is phonetically spelled in Mandarin Chinese. I guess this dish
originates from China. The three characters 回鍋肉 are the same.

Search on Google Images for "ホイコウロウ" to see what it looks like.

The character 回 (hoi) does not mean "twice". It actually means "times" as
in "one time", "two times", "three times".

The character 鍋 (kou) does not mean "cooked". It is a noun, meaning
"cooking pot".

The character 肉 (rou) does not mean "pork". It means "meat".

Despite all that, taken together, 回鍋肉 definitely means "twice-cooked pork".

You might have seen some other anime where 肉 is pronounced "niku".
Normally, every Japanese character has two or more completely different
pronunciations. In some cases, people have 肉 written on their foreheads,
but I don't know why.

** In fact, what Tomoko asked her mom for was "koikourou" (コイコウロウ)
which could be related to the fact that "kai" (カイ) is the most familiar
pronunciation of "回". I don't know whether Tomoko made a mistake, or
was using slang or was using an acceptable variant. Indeed, "hoi" is a
very rarely-used pronunciation of 回. The motivation for saying "hoi" is
likely because it is a Chinese dish, and "hoi" closely approximates the
pronunciation of the original Chinese name for the dish. However, what
Tomoko said was definitely "koi" (コイ) and not "kai".


Why do you try so hard?


Lol, i was wondering that same.

MorningGlory said:
Monad said:

You don't need to play deep. Is obvious and simple.

Well, if its that obvious. you could just state it here since I am stupid xD

.


You certainly seem to be considering i did state it in the same post you took that quote from and yet you are asking me to state it again. What is wrong with you?
MonadJul 14, 2013 6:38 AM
Jul 14, 2013 6:55 AM
Offline
Jun 2008
4441
^
I know you state your explanation on post448 but I am saying that you should state it in post444
Well, maybe my sentence was a bit misunderstood.

okanagan said:

You might have seen some other anime where 肉 is pronounced "niku".
Normally, every Japanese character has two or more completely different
pronunciations. In some cases, people have 肉 written on their foreheads,
but I don't know why.
The word was important from China. The pronunciation come from the origin.
Just like cha siu bao (叉焼包)... but I don't understand why it use Cantonese pronunciation instead of mandarin. If you pronounce 回鍋肉 in Cantonese,it might become Hui guo yook? lol

oh ya,Its Huiguorou/Huikoorou not Huikourou.
When you said Kou rou, it remind me of this
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/10/taro-yam-braised-meat-yu-kou-rou.html
MorningGloryJul 14, 2013 7:29 AM
Jul 14, 2013 7:34 AM

Offline
Apr 2009
8099
Hmm, it feels a lot less awkward than the manga. Maybe the presence of colors are a factor... or maybe it's because the anime made Tomoko a bit cuter in some parts than she really was in the manga. Still had its funny parts, though. For an adapted comedy, it can work.

Feels kinda weird to hear Yuuichi Nakamura voice the younger brother now. I got too used to hearing him as the older brother from Oreimo. Is it just me or is Tomoki a lot more helpful to his sister than I remember?
Jul 14, 2013 9:02 AM

Offline
Oct 2012
1917
MorningGlory wrote:
The word was important from China.

Right. 2000 years ago, apparently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji

The pronunciation come from the origin.

Makes sense. I guess there are a lot of historical connections between China
and Japan. But if people in Japan are sometimes pronouncing 肉 (meat) as
"rou" (ロウ) then that is definitely borrowed from Mandarin, right? In
Mandarin, it is pronounced "ròu".

Just like cha siu bao (叉焼包)... but I don't understand why it use
Cantonese pronunciation instead of mandarin.


I don't know why either. But Hong Kong makes delicious ones.

If you pronounce 回鍋肉 in Cantonese,it might become Hui guo yook?

Mmmm... Not quite. In Jyutping it is: wui4 wo1 juk6 and here "j" sounds the
same as "y" in English. But you are close.

See a great online Cantonese dictionary here:
http://chinesebay.com/chinesetools/py.php?q=%E5%9B%9E%E9%8D%8B%E8%82%89

Its Huiguorou/Huikoorou not Huikourou.

I searched and searched and searched and I didn't find those pronunciations.
If you Google 回鍋肉, maybe you can give me the URL of a webpage where
they show it pronounced that way.

When you said Kou rou, it remind me of this
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/10/taro-yam-braised-meat-yu-kou-rou.html


Wow! Hakka food! I am really ashamed to admit that I have never eaten
Hakka food. Some day. Let's carefully watch and see what else Tomoko asks
her mom to buy!

Somebody else wrote:
Why do you try so hard?


I guess I am a true fan. Also, since I lack social confidence and have a flat
chest, I plan to cosplay as Tomoko. I hope that some other fans who know
about McDonalds can tell us specifically what kind of hamburger Tomoko
ordered.
Jul 14, 2013 9:30 AM
Offline
Jun 2008
4441
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gairaigo
There is a word 回鍋肉 inside that link .
Jul 14, 2013 9:34 AM

Offline
Oct 2012
1917
Hi. Thanks. I see that. "twice cooked pork" from Chinese
is 回鍋肉 which can be written as ホイコーロー or hoikōrō.
Right you are.

I'm going to ask my mom to go out and buy some.
Jul 14, 2013 10:44 AM
Offline
May 2012
417
Looks like this is going to be some kind of "Chronicles of a Shut-in" or something since i don't see any characters other than her lil bro and her old friend but it looks interesting so I'll see what happens in the next episodes.
Jul 14, 2013 11:09 AM

Offline
Jan 2012
143
That I'm coming soon part just win
Jul 14, 2013 1:36 PM
Offline
Jun 2013
80
Gave this a try the other day but I could barely finish the first episode. I didn't mind the manga too much (I actually thought it was pretty good) but something about the anime really throws me off. You either really relate to the MC or you just find yourself extremely frustrated watching.
Jul 14, 2013 1:41 PM

Offline
Apr 2013
2087
vellieu said:
Gave this a try the other day but I could barely finish the first episode. I didn't mind the manga too much (I actually thought it was pretty good) but something about the anime really throws me off. You either really relate to the MC or you just find yourself extremely frustrated watching.


None , it's a comedy and I find it really funny . I guess you dont have same comedy tastes .
"Love is a drug to our brain , it stops the thinking function and when you realize it wether you acomplish it or not you'll enter in one of the 3 withdrawal states : happy , sad or anger. Once this drug gets hold of you you'd better be prepaired beforehand." - Me
Jul 14, 2013 6:39 PM

Offline
Aug 2012
4165
So much cringe, i love it! Also the ending is cute.
Jul 14, 2013 8:53 PM

Offline
Jun 2013
84
vellieu said:
Gave this a try the other day but I could barely finish the first episode. I didn't mind the manga too much (I actually thought it was pretty good) but something about the anime really throws me off. You either really relate to the MC or you just find yourself extremely frustrated watching.


I am enjoying this show, but I think I get it. I don't particularly like Tomoko. While it's refreshing to have such a bizarre female main character, she sort of annoys me because she's still kind of an idiot and overbearingly desperate. Ironically, I think that sort of adds to what I feel is the charm of the series because I can still sort of see where she's coming from even if I don't relate to it.
Jul 14, 2013 9:15 PM

Offline
Oct 2008
930
Can't wait for episode 2!

Love it when an anime comes from below my radar to the most anticipated of the season.
Jul 14, 2013 9:19 PM

Offline
Oct 2012
1917
Tomoko reminds me of Yamada in "B Gata H Kei Yamada's First Time" (B型H系).
In both cases, they

- were just starting high school
- hoped to have boyfriends
- were extremely awkward at communicating
- had a younger sibling who was much more socially successful
- had small bra cup sizes
- were cringe-worthy but relatable characters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_Gata_H_Kei_Yamada%E2%80%99s_First_Time

. . Yamada
Jul 14, 2013 11:32 PM

Offline
Apr 2013
348
man that was awkward and weird to watch...those eye bags..they scare the living life out of me!
Jul 15, 2013 1:25 AM

Offline
Apr 2013
2087
Milosz said:
vellieu said:
Gave this a try the other day but I could barely finish the first episode. I didn't mind the manga too much (I actually thought it was pretty good) but something about the anime really throws me off. You either really relate to the MC or you just find yourself extremely frustrated watching.


I am enjoying this show, but I think I get it. I don't particularly like Tomoko. While it's refreshing to have such a bizarre female main character, she sort of annoys me because she's still kind of an idiot and overbearingly desperate. Ironically, I think that sort of adds to what I feel is the charm of the series because I can still sort of see where she's coming from even if I don't relate to it.


That's the whole point of the comedy , that's why you should find it funny . Because she's desperate she attempt alot of things and this is the subject in matter to laugh of . If you fail to see this ofcourse you'll find the anime/character really annoying .
"Love is a drug to our brain , it stops the thinking function and when you realize it wether you acomplish it or not you'll enter in one of the 3 withdrawal states : happy , sad or anger. Once this drug gets hold of you you'd better be prepaired beforehand." - Me
Jul 15, 2013 3:31 AM

Offline
Jan 2008
583
Oh c'mon...there are no people like that...right? RIGHT?
Jul 15, 2013 3:34 AM

Offline
Feb 2010
1038
okanagan said:
Tomoko reminds me of Yamada in "B Gata H Kei Yamada's First Time" (B型H系).
In both cases, they

- were just starting high school
- hoped to have boyfriends
- were extremely awkward at communicating
- had a younger sibling who was much more socially successful
- had small bra cup sizes
- were cringe-worthy but relatable characters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_Gata_H_Kei_Yamada%E2%80%99s_First_Time

. . Yamada

But they goes to extremes in opposite direction:
- Tomoko is more antisocial
- Yamada has 'better' sister[in manga she is even more ..., I heard]
Well, just saying.

And I just came here to see 26 pages - oh, well.
ps. Here brother is not so good too - he didn't great her. Well, I guess someone said this before me.

EDIT:
@Welil,
They exist.
WannabitemeJul 15, 2013 3:40 AM
Jul 15, 2013 7:58 AM
Offline
Aug 2012
97
Welil said:
Oh c'mon...there are no people like that...right? RIGHT?



you know there are shut ins in real life...

ep2..tomorrow
Jul 15, 2013 9:04 AM

Offline
Oct 2012
1917
Apparently, WataMote is a huge hit.

As of June 2013, total sales of the manga have exceeded 1.5 million copies,
making it a bestseller.

The original Japanese wording is:
2013年6月時点で単行本は累計150万部を突破するベストセラーとなる。

The original source for this information (in Japanese):
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A7%81%E3%81%8C%E3%83%A2%E3%83%86%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AF%E3%81%A9%E3%81%86%E8%80%83%E3%81%88%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82%E3%81%8A%E5%89%8D%E3%82%89%E3%81%8C%E6%82%AA%E3%81%84!
Pages (14) « First ... « 8 9 [10] 11 12 » ... Last »

More topics from this board

Poll: » Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! Episode 10 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 )

Stark700 - Sep 9, 2013

209 by Uguu_Tsukimiya »»
Dec 20, 4:51 AM

Poll: » Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! Episode 8 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 )

Stark700 - Aug 26, 2013

228 by Uguu_Tsukimiya »»
Dec 19, 3:56 AM

Poll: » Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! Episode 6 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )

Stark700 - Aug 12, 2013

325 by Uguu_Tsukimiya »»
Dec 19, 2:55 AM

Poll: » Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! Episode 4 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )

Stark700 - Jul 29, 2013

341 by Uguu_Tsukimiya »»
Dec 17, 2:58 AM

Poll: » Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! Episode 2 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )

Stark700 - Jul 15, 2013

383 by Uguu_Tsukimiya »»
Dec 16, 3:57 AM
It’s time to ditch the text file.
Keep track of your anime easily by creating your own list.
Sign Up Login