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| Wow, this episode was packed with content without feeling too rushed. It was pretty cringeworthy during the end though. But still. Liked it. And climax next week? Woooooooooooo! Edit. I forgot:  |
MarowSep 22, 2012 4:20 PM
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| It was good and I like the new OP way more than old one :3 Tyrant3927 said: am i the only one who thought Aoki was mean as hell You're not the only one! I thought it was pretty stupid actually. "Oh it's my ex boyfriend!", "Hey Nana, I like someone more than you now! :D" |
| Actually Aoki went to tell Nana indirectly that both should move on without regrets of "what could have been and it wasnt" and not be stuck with the past. That´s why she also said she cut her hair (In Japan when a girl ends a relationship she cuts her hair, meaning a "fresh start".) I thought it was pretty meaningful. Just a few words and they understood each other perfectly. And with this ep, Kokoro Connect enters to my list of favs~ |
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| Pretty good episode. More drama, and looks like we're getting into even bigger drama next week. Can't wait<3 |
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| Amazing episode, especially because Yui and Aoki are such an amazing characters/couple. Nana seemed like a nice person now, and lol ''is the person you love now...?'' - ''HELL NO'' xD Not much to say, i simply loved atmosphere of this episode. 5/5 i get a feeling we are getting to final anime arc. OH, AND DID I ALREADY SAY ED IS PURE LOVE?♥ |
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- First it sucks I did not have time for episode 11 discussion but I am currently listening on repeat times 30 the new ED. It has the music I wanted all the way. This is my kind of music I like. This is perfect and the visuals of the new ED are nice. As for this episode, it’s just made my day with SAO. It was perfect this episode in terms of Aoki and Yui coming to terms. This series amazes EPISODE AFTER EPISODE! IT’S AMAZING! Wow, I am impressed with this series and am considering throwing out its ecchi sides to put it up to a master level, which I usually do exceptionally. This is the #2 series coming in exceptionally after Koi to Senkyo that impresses enough to ignore its flaws. That being said my thoughts of this episode follow. About the beginning, the start had Iori in the spoiler Other than that I can’t believe how adorable Inaba with a baby is in the spoiler About the new OP, I have analyzed in a point format and have discovered interesting little details to read on of in a list.
The rest of episode has 2 major dilemmas of 2 people along with a conclusion that was most powerful. About Yui’s dilemmas, Yui had to face at first Mihashi in the spoiler Yui had to deal with anger management in the spoiler My biggest problem and RAGING was Yui’s problem in the spoiler Finally I hope from the spoiler About Aoki, very impressed with the man this time. I am quite blown out! He totally threw me off a window only to land and realize WTF MAN UP! MAN UP! At first he was not that impressive that is till he though of things in the spoiler Phase that really motivated him would be in the spoiler As all turned around with Aoki in the spoiler  Which was nice to show a side of her. Nana is very nice but is missing the SHINING of Yui that she emits. In fact Yui is the ray of light that the flame of Nana cannot match. Despite that he did a good job of not only refusing of going inside of Nana’s house with Taichi but of realizing that when Nana told him she cut her hair, it means she wanted a new beginning and was ready to let go of Aoki for a new love. I am quite surprised Aoki caught that rather quickly. About the finality of Yui x Aoki, the beginning of it in the spoiler  Happens I JUMP AROUND! AROUND! In happiness and sheer joy. FINALLY! In the spoiler About the preview, there are 3 things that keep on the edge for next episode. 1st one being Iori in the spoiler 2nd of all mass Inaba anger in the spoiler 3rd would be Iori in the spoiler That being all said my brain worked out well. BTW Image Stitches and Pic dump in the BLOG: http://ecchiking99.blogspot.ca/2012/09/image-stitches-and-pic-dump-of-kokoro_22.html With lots of gang pic stitches. GIFs with signatures are done in the club: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=495105 The hugging part is in there. |
| Well, I'm not sure if I understood everything Yui was saying right before she hugged Aoki but damn, this show is so good, how could you not care about the characters, glad to see Aoki and Yui move forward. Taichi is so screwed haha |
| Kokoro Connect never cease to amaze me. Keeps people engaged throughout the series. |
| Most pointless trip ever...He goes all the way tell the girl he doesn't like and he likes someone else .....in real life that would be the dumbest thing ever plus she could care less...if i was her I would have been wtf?? |
| damn previews Fuuuuuu! even more serious shit going down next week Heartseed does not seem entertained. great episode nonetheless still kinda wish that trip was a bit longer lol. |
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katsu044 said: damn previews Fuuuuuu! even more serious shit going down next week Heartseed does not seem entertained. great episode nonetheless still kinda wish that trip was a bit longer lol. It prolly wasn't Heartseed tho, but his bud. |
Yumekichi11 said: Just wanna point out that, It's Iori in the middle, Taichi grabs Iori's left while Inaba grabs Iori's right. Dark blue coat with yellow sleeves exposing = Iori. Dark brown coat = Taichi. Dark grey coat = Inaba. What you've speculated is mostly correct except it isn't Taichi but rather Iori who is the center of focus. |
| It sure was to see both Yui and Aoki get over their respective issues. And now that they have it looks like the focus is going to be back on the other 3. Shit does not look good for them in the next episode, especially with the way that Iori looked in the preview. Damn it Taichi letting a hint like that slip out and damn it Inaba is just way too sharp lol. That Balloon Vine #2 is gunna blow things up. |
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| Nice ep :D Inaban knew that Taichi was hiding something, seems that it will get revealed in next episode. |
| Loved this episode. Yui and Aoki's problems were finally solved. Nana really does looks like Yui and I bet she would pretty much look identical before she cut her hair. Yui finally expressing herself to everyone and completely overcame her fear of men. Yui trying so hard to hug Aoki, was great. BGM was very fitting during that scene. Yui X Aoki couple = finally confirmed and stable. =D Oh my gawd, so fucking hyped for the next episode. Taichi's screwed and things are gonna be even more serious. Also, have to say it again but I love the current ED so much. <3 |
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| Sooooo much (good) dramaaaaa. And I love the ED, which goes really well with the episode previews. |
| "Our everyday lives may, in fact, be a series of miracles." - Nichijou |
nretnaL said: Ah, seems I was alluded in discerning those coats only zooms. Thanks for the heads up.Yumekichi11 said: Just wanna point out that, It's Iori in the middle, Taichi grabs Iori's left while Inaba grabs Iori's right. Dark blue coat with yellow sleeves exposing = Iori. Dark brown coat = Taichi. Dark grey coat = Inaba. What you've speculated is mostly correct except it isn't Taichi but rather Iori who is the center of focus. So it's more due to Inaba x Taichi being high that even if it happens they still want Iori in their lives as a friend. This truly shall be the EPITOME! The feelings and virtues of friendship shall be further put to test. I really want to know the Alien Race/Spiritual Leader of Heartseed. Whoever he works for. |
Amon-Raw said: Most pointless trip ever...He goes all the way tell the girl he doesn't like and he likes someone else .....in real life that would be the dumbest thing ever plus she could care less...if i was her I would have been wtf?? If you never were in either Nana's or Aoki's position you shouldnt talk. Cose infact it really holds you back when you have past relationship that was going really well, but had to be cut due to something unrelated to feelings. It really holds you back when you KNOW the other person didnt move on. So props to both Aoki for clearing things up and to Nana, who managed to get the guts and show that she wants to move on. Overall, best episode so far for me. It had literally everything - comedy, drama, and warmth. 5/5 and increase to 9/10 for the show. |
Amon-Raw said: Most pointless trip ever...He goes all the way tell the girl he doesn't like and he likes someone else .....in real life that would be the dumbest thing ever plus she could care less...if i was her I would have been wtf?? Disagree. It has a lot of meaning. Consider the fact that even she still believed he harbored feelings of love for her. The real point is that he was doing it for himself and Yui not to see her reaction. So even is she acted "wtf?", it wouldn't of been a regrettable action for him. ---- Very touching episode. Next episode looks to be another gripper. Got to admire Inaba for being so sharp but this time around, as we know, her digging can lead to a bad end. |
| So was I the only one who was mildly disappointed by how all these conflicts were resolved? It just felt a bit too rushed to me, some things could'v e been glorified for more dramatic effect, such as Yui's outburst, which IMO was completely random. And I also hope that the karate friend of Yui's (forgot her name) and their problems are resolved by next episode, I am personally intrigued about it. Still a great episode though. 5/5 |
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| Finally Aoki gets his development because till now he was by far the weakest character due to his lack of development, so this episode was nice and it was great to see Aoki and Yui work their problems out; pretty much confirming them for the first pairing. Seems like Taichi really got screwed over at the end; and the next episode seems like its going to be intense with what seems to be Heartseed #2 disappointment with Taichi and Iori being broken down. This show keeps getting better and better and i've said it before but i still believe its vastly underrated. |
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| I agree, this episode was a bit rushed but it was great nonetheless :D yui's hug was so cute x) |
| dramaful ep |
| 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. |
| Whew, I'm glad there was minimal Inaba cuteness this week. I don't think my heart could take another consecutive episode of the cardiac-arrest-inducing machine that is Inaba Himeko. |
| Don't forget. Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember her, you are not alone. |
| Man this show is always drama from start to finish and I love it, love the ending and new op as well |
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| All I can say is... YUI X YOSHIFUMI FTW!!!! They both got over their main conflicts this episode, with Aoki clearing the confusion of who he was really in love with (took real balls to just go up to his old girlfriend out of the blue and tell her he doesn't love her anymore xD) and Yui being able to admit weakness and conquer her fear of men. Can't wait to see how this plot thickens with Iori and Inaban, and it looks like Taichi just got himself into some DEEP shit. :o |
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IZEROII said: Amon-Raw said: Most pointless trip ever...He goes all the way tell the girl he doesn't like and he likes someone else .....in real life that would be the dumbest thing ever plus she could care less...if i was her I would have been wtf?? Disagree. It has a lot of meaning. Consider the fact that even she still believed he harbored feelings of love for her. The real point is that he was doing it for himself and Yui not to see her reaction. So even is she acted "wtf?", it wouldn't of been a regrettable action for him. ---- Very touching episode. Next episode looks to be another gripper. Got to admire Inaba for being so sharp but this time around, as we know, her digging can lead to a bad end. Chill I have been in Aoki position...its called moving on you can move on without physically seeing the person ya its hard for some but you eventually get over thats all im saying |
| The current eps aren't as awesome as the previous ones, so I'm gonna drop my score from 10/10 to 9/10 |
| "Why do I always realize it... when I've already lost it..." -Guts, Berserk "Some things are beautiful because they cannot be obtained." -Gilgamesh, Fate/stay night "We are constantly living in a peaceful world that somebody else won for us. Even if it were only a day of peace, I will be grateful for its value." - Minashiro Tsubaki, FAFNER "Screw you, future me!" -Makise Kurisu, Steins;Gate "We used to show off by waging wars and whatnot." -Watashi, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita "Call me Moses. I'm going to part the sea of students before your eyes." -Moses?, Valvrave "Time is guilty." -Andō & Tomoyo, INOU-Battle |
DenjaX said: Tyrant3927 said: I think the moment Nana told Aoki she cut her hair means that she has finally moved on as well. That's why she accepted it easily.am i the only one who thought Aoki was mean as hell +1 Exactly!!! by saying that she cut her hair to Aoki she is also saying she has moved on too.thats why she did not looked to fazed about Aoki saying those things to her. |
| Great episode, all I'm going to say. |
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g-rabe said: DenjaX said: Tyrant3927 said: I think the moment Nana told Aoki she cut her hair means that she has finally moved on as well. That's why she accepted it easily.am i the only one who thought Aoki was mean as hell +1 Exactly!!! by saying that she cut her hair to Aoki she is also saying she has moved on too.thats why she did not looked to fazed about Aoki saying those things to her. I thought that part was easy to understand; i mean why else would she make such a statement; the one who needed to move on was Aoki; she moved on a while back, so its good closure for both of them if anything else. |
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| The episode was really deep and the story about the girl who died in an accident when Aoki was a kid, that was really touching :( |
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Ksa said: Don't like/trust him(them), never did like/trust him(them), never will like/trust him(them).Also, Heartseeds... Now now seems like the original heartseed may give them a second chance after watching the preview besides i always thought that heartseed ( not including heartseed #2) tries to help the 5 of them in his own way. Well seems like next ep would be full of drama. Hope that this time it works well coz i found that the way the previous arc ended could've been better. |
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| Like always kokoro connect was awsome ! |
| Holy crap! This episode, so many feeling. I like how everything about Yui was revealed, and then resolved afterward. And yeah, that confession from Aoki, and that hug ... really pulled me in. Good job, Aoki, now I know that you really love Yui. Iori as an infant? I want to hold her, hahahaha. For Inaba, I like how she keep teasing Taichi and Iori in this episode though. She really wants to have Taichi's heart, for sure! Overall, this episode get 5/5 from me. Totally a solid episode in terms of storyline (for both Yui and Aoki) and the comedy from the group. I like how I got blown away by the fact that I though "Yeah, just being a child again, what could possibly go wrong?" then all of the sudden I got blown away by how many things have gone wrong, and all the dramas in this episode. Oh, at the end? Taichi, you're screwed. ----- Next episode seems like it's going to be awesome as well, as this arc is *really* another solid arc. I'm looking forward to it, but really not want to watch it because I think it will be Iori's turn ... she's going to break so bad because of this 'going back in time' thing ... oh god. :( Oh, and next episode is going to be the last episode that they air on the TV as well. Oh well ... |
 Toshino Kyoko!!! |
| Hi Nana... ...Bye Nana. |
| I like how this episode's thought are totally bisected: * If you have read the LN, you'll feel that this arc is so rushed, and it's lacking details. You'd find it's missing something. * If you have not read the LN, you'll feel like this arc is perfect, and it keeps you entertain w/o feeling that it crammed everything in too much. I don't think either of us is wrong — I think they've already tried their best to animate this one. --- it's too bad that they have decided, or have the budget/time, to be able to do only 17 episodes. I'd think it would be better if they could do 24 or 26 (5-5-4-5.) But I guess that's all the time they could have from the broadcasting company. I mean, heck, this show supposed to have 17 episodes, but they could air only 13 episode ... If it's really the case that that's all the airtime they got from the broadcasting company, think I'm glad that they've decided to show only three arcs on the TV (5-5-3.) You know, they could have crammed first 4 books into 13 episodes (maybe 4-4-2-3), but it would be really bad. I think this really wasn't their choice, they just had to deal with it. |
Toshino Kyoko!!! |
Cratex said: Ksa said: Hopefully her friends, what really counts in her life now, will help her pull through.Maybe. But it'll hit Iori. Shock will be big. Ksa said: Don't like/trust him(them), never did like/trust him(them), never will like/trust him(them).Also, Heartseeds... They will you could easily argue Iori's 'family' is her friends - so while it will be a shock to her shes not 'alone' - And id certainly hope you didn't like / trust them - haha they arent very likeable in fact quite detestable - and they seldom keep their word (they usually are to vague for it to matter) however it can't be denied that these actions taken by HS havent helped them become closer as friends and bond more and also face some of their own stuff |
sirwenceSep 23, 2012 12:44 AM
| Imo this whole arc was too rushed. The previous had a lot of potential, considering we have teenagers in a love triangle, but the author underused its possibilities. I cant wait for next week tho, the previa really got me wondering wtf will happen! Sorry but what do you mean with next episode being the last aired onde? Will episodes 14-17 be OVAs or something like that? |
| Delays are temporary. Mediocracy lasts forever. |
| Great episode like always :D So, will the next ep be the conclusion of the arc? Episode 13 is next...I thought the remaining 4 eps would be BD exclusive? |
Monteiro said: Sorry but what do you mean with next episode being the last aired onde? Will episodes 14-17 be OVAs or something like that? last I heard they were going to be BD releases unless I got that info wrong or its changed |
sirwence said: Monteiro said: Sorry but what do you mean with next episode being the last aired onde? Will episodes 14-17 be OVAs or something like that? last I heard they were going to be BD releases unless I got that info wrong or its changed There is no real news about how they are gonna air it yet. But it's pretty much confirmed that it won't be on TV. We are speculating online streaming like OreImo. |
Yumekichi11 said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- / Its the Undertaker (wrestling) |
lordmaster316 said: Yumekichi11 said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- / Its the Undertaker (wrestling) lol now that you mentioned it! :D I forgot Taichi is a wrestling fan~! |
| Great development this episode, looks like both Aoki & Yui cleared out and faced their problems. Hmm, like others without reading the LN, I did feel that Yui & Aoki's relationship seems to have been forced a bit further. Anyway it looks like big things will be happening next episode so I'll be looking forward to that. |
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