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| Great episode as always Haruki's whole story was really cute, and I'm kinda glad the sexiest guy in the anime is gay too (a) Anyways, now I just really want to push that girl under a train to watch her suffer |
| This show makes me feel soft I love it. This could be 2-cour and I would say thanks. And I see, some more light on the dark backstory. I love how Mafuyu is a confident gay and had a boyfriend before (tho him having died is sad indeed) |
| omg so that's the kind of anime it is |
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| Uh seems like it's going in a yaoi romance direction after all I'd rather not have that tbh.. Would've enjoyed it more if Uenoyama gets together with that girl from his class and one of the older members with his sister. In the end Romance is not a main part tho so it shouldn't be that important I guess.. Up until now Well as long as the story is good I don't have anything against yaoi |
 “I don’t like expending more effort than I have to.” – Ayanokouji Kiyotaka |
| Now that was a great episode. Didn't think for a second Haruki was in love with Akihiko, no wonder he was always jealous when he interacted with those girls! I'm curious about how is Ritsuka going to act around Sato, after finding that out! Things are really developing well for this series, too bad it's only 11 episodes. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| Seriously, Uenoyama should have a permanent job in the band! Since he's so dedicated to helping Mafuyu get his groove in the band. Looks like Haruki and Akihiko too have a BL relationship (like come on, it's obvious). Haruki is just too innocent. Happy and delighted that everything is going smoothly...until a certain girl breaks the order for Uenoyama. This ain't going well for Mafuyu whose history is bleak. How would Uenoyama deride this? |
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| They turned one panel of the manga (Mafuyu playing basketball) into a whole scene, and it didn't even feel out of place. They're good at adding new scenes! The end of the episode was done quite well. I am quite worried about how the song will turn out. Mafuyu's singing voice from the end-credits isn't as beautiful as the story describes. It's a great voice, but it has no emotional weight. Hope they surprise us with a song that really goes well with the manga panels! |
| The older band members as well. All out BL it is. I really hope Akihiki's intentions are honest because their relation is plaguing Haruki for years now. Her being so straightforward... I guess it would be sth. you should know? Still this will cause some big drama next episode. I really doubt that Mafuyu himself was the cause... |
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| Great episode. Sato's story seems sad. |
| You know Haruki's story kinda reminds me of the first time I became interested in and eventually started dating a guy as well. Also I'm currently in the same situation where I really ought to at least trim the tips of my hair with how long it's grown but I never get around to it lol Anyway I guess it was about time for everyone to come out of the closet. I don't know if the reveal about Mafuyu at the end was supposed to come as a big shock or something though because I though most of that was kind of obvious by now already |
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| Episode mostly featuring Haruki Yaaay I like how his hair is a metaphor for his feelings towards Akihiko |
K1ngOfSloth said: Uh seems like it's going in a yaoi romance direction after all I'd rather not have that tbh.. Would've enjoyed it more if Uenoyama gets together with that girl from his class and one of the older members with his sister. In the end Romance is not a main part tho so it shouldn't be that important I guess.. Up until now Well as long as the story is good I don't have anything against yaoi Are you aware that you are watching a romance/shounen ai? Lmao Anyway, loved this episode, the original content was pretty good and Akihiko and Haruki are just... wah. Can't wait to hear the song! Sad to know they are only going to adapt the first part of the manga though, I hope it gets a season two. |
| So now we get a Akihiko and Haruki arc explaining how the two of them first met. It seems that Aki wants to get closer to Haruki, but he is already with another guy. I don't think the girl's intention was hurt Uenoyama by revealing Mafuyu's secret, but it was more of a fyi/warning. I'm willing to bet that the guitar that Mafuyu has right now belonged to the guy that killed himself and we don't know why he continues to carry it everywhere he goes. |
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| Well... it was cute while it lasted. Damn that chick for ruining this fluffy atmosphere! Now seriously, "The Reason" actually took me by surprise I mean, I thought Mafuyu's "trauma" might be related to his family (the death of a relative or even domestic abuse) but I really wasn't expecting it to be suicide-related at all. That sure is a pretty dark theme to approach so now I'm really interested in watching the next episode ASAP. |
| The warmth of this episode was starting to get to me and then that happened. Shit, the change in the atmosphere was massive. On a side note, Haruki's gay panicking is the best thing ever. Overwhelmingly cute and comical at the same time ♥ |
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| They laid it on kind of thick this episode. While it was nice to see some character development of the other two, it felt like this episode was both a waste and a not-so-subtle info dump due to the shortened length of the season. I can't help but notice that we ended this week's episode pretty much exactly the same way as last week's. It was like "Hey, I heard a rumor about Satou (end of ep 4). Btw everyone is gay (ep 5). So that rumor? Yeah, apparently Sato was in a gay relationship in middle school and his partner killed himself. (End of ep 5)". |
| My reaction of hearing that someone had boyfriend in middle school that killed himself would be quite different than that girl's. Like I would feel so bad for Mafuyu, i'd want to comfort him. I don't think Uenoyama will react in the way the girl is hoping for either. |
| Haruki's panic is so cute wtf. I want him to be with Akihiko, but his love life seems complicated to say the least. I also liked seeing Mafuyu smiling more. That girl needs to watch her step, instead of feeling sorry for Mafuyu and being nice to him, she decided to use the awful incident to drive Uecchi away from him. And how could anyone blame him for his boyfriend's suicide, that's such a cruel and ignorant thing to say especially when you don't know anything about their relationship. |
| I honest to fucking god love this show! It ja so cozy, warm and has such a wonderful lazy pace but the ending... I had a feeling it would be bad but suicide...damn. Also, why only 11 episodes. That sucks. I hope the show won't feel rushed. |
| OHEHMGEE!!! GAY YAOI REVOLTING BLERGH!!! 5/5. |
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| What!?!? I really wasn't expecting something that dark. I was thinking about a brother's death not that... Wow. Really curious to know more about it. |
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| so like this episode we knew why it was tagged shounen Ai...overall a great show really enjoying it |
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| Haruki's story surprised me. hope there is another explanation for that dark-haired guy living with Aki, or else Haruki is fucked considering the age that girl has no possible excuse for her deed. she's sick. i really need to get the image of her dumb face as she was bullshitting Ueno out of my mind |
| see you, space cowperson . . . |
| Another stellar episode. I really hope viewership is high across all platforms, I don't want this to end in 6 episodes. I've not read the manga, but Kasai's plan to make Uenoyama see Mafuyu as some kind of monster that makes other commit suicide isn't going to work in the lease bit. Uenoyama is going to be even more drawn to Mafuyu - as he now knows why he's suffering and he'll want to be an even better friend now. Haruki poor poor, Haruki. He's fell in the love with the rebel with the hot bod, hot face, and big heart; that happens to be in relationship with a guy and is likely bisexual. |
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| Damn you cliff hangers...DAMN YOU. Now I can't wait for next week, and totally regret not watching this sooner...but on the bright side, I won't have to wait as long...I've been seeing a lot of people complaining about the BL now in Given...it's not that big a deal. It really isn't. As long as the show doesn't fetishizes the relationships, I personally don't find a problem with it. I totally thought that Haruki had a crush on Kaji for the past few episodes, but I didn't expect it to be actually be in the show...I'm shipping it, they seem really cute together. I'm looking forward to next week. |
| It was so touching that I could fit the heartbreaking emotions of this story with the lyrics of the OP and ED, I was almost about to cry, I''am since last episode hoping to the develope of Mafuyu's past story ,guess in the next ep it'll be the case. PD.I like the voice actors job's , it's fitting in a good way. |
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| This anime is getting deep with it touching upon the theme of suicide. Needless to say, I really liked this episode and I enjoyed having it confirmed that Haruki has a crush on Kaji. It seems like the whole band's gay for sure now. |
  Life has no meaning, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't live it  |
| I was expecting a backround episode for Mafuyu, apparently they're saving it for later. I can live with more focus on Haruki and Akihiko, tho. It was certainly nice to learn more about them and their first encounter. Those two are precious. However, kinda surprised that we're getting the gay overload xD They still dropped the bomb at the end. What a biatch. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| sdlkfjsdfk I just really like Haruki so much. OTL Good stuff this episode. Nice calm vibe. Also, RIP Haruki with all those situations, but look how he doesn't do anything. Look how he doesn't take advantage of the situation (except for maybe trying to sneak a pic). Haruki's such a good guy. I love Haruki. I can't adopt him, but I shall make him my sibling. |
| Haruki and that fluffy doggo are precious ^^ |
| so potential cheating, an unrequited crush, a suicide mystery and a girl outing Mafuyu and being a BL cliche...dramaaa XD |
| 眠れないのは君のせい |
| Well it's all cast BL then lol, i thought it was nice to have maybe only one couple in there but i guess fans of the genre would want more even if really all the boys shown are handsome. Honestly i'm a little disappointed in the series, i haven't seen more of what got me into it which is the music stuff so maybe i'll only watch 1 or 2 more episodes and see how it goes. What's up with the girl though, man even if you are worried about the boy you like you know you are doing this just to get that other boy out of the way, |
| That OST! I can't wait for it to come out, loved how relaxed this show is :) |
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| Akihiko seems like the quiet but perceptive type, it'd be really odd if he didn't realize Haruki's feelings for 2 years. |
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| So he has one dude in bed, dates girls and has his best bro in love with him? Akihiko sure gets around... But I'm not getting good vibes from the one in bed, that combined with him sleeping at Haruki's. I hope Haruki doesn't get hurt, he's my favourite so far. You can gossip, but you ain't getting any of that ass, bitch. I was expecting a death of someone important to him, not a bf and especially not suicide :0 |
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