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ZeppeliGo said: zDoug said: I don't remember having shown all that information during the flashback. Where did you see that? No, I know this information cause I read LN, I thought it was a possible pregnancy. Can you tell me in which chapter of LN this is more explained? |
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| This episode compromised everything built up to this point. Yoshida was supposed to be a father figure to Sayu and was adamant about seeing her as a child that needs someone to straighten it up, but putting a yukata on her was enough to do a complete 180 on it and start seeing her as an irreplaceable love interest. I'm not sure what I'm more, disappointed or disturbed. It's only episode 8, I don't want to even think how much worse it can get now. |
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| They were found-out! lolz more drama incoming! poor Yuzuha she just cried there...poor her. 4/5. |
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Why are we still here... Just to suffer. This episode was incredible, increased the score from 7 to 8, it was so intense, also, feelsbadman about Mishima, looks like she won't win in the end. I have really high expectations for the next episode, this is about to get really intersting.  |
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| Great episode :) I think now Yoshida will go out with Gotou, some time skip and then when Sayu finished school they will get back together. That entrance to mall where Sayu met with Yuzuha looked like the rest area on the roof of one of the malls I were in Osaka. Probably it was not. That festival stall with tori gate in the background with stairs looked like Ueno festival place near the pond. Probably it was not. |
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| This scene>.<(๑♡⌓♡๑) Next episode : "PAST" We gotta finally witness it(♡ω♡ ) ~♪ This episode : 8/10 |
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| stupid girl named sayu , selling her body to ugly man i dunno how many guy did she sleeping with , her family is rich but decided to sell her body to lived at stranger house LOL |
I get what the author was trying to do with the emotional build up just before Big Brother pitches up to take Sayu home but... That really tossed Yoshida's principles straight in the trash can. And what was with the dumb ass flash backs of his "empty" life before she turned up. That doesn't show he needs HER, it just shows how pathetic he is on his own. Go back to your mommy if you need to be looked after !! I understand Gotou's intuition now, to an independent mature woman I bet Yoshida must emanate "mummy me" vibes |
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| I teared up when Yoshida mused during the fireworks how his life would have been stagnant if Sayu hasn’t appeared in his life & then thought for a moment that she actually disappeared. How much a person can have an impact on your life. They both have changed each other’s lives. Not sure about the romantic vibes tho.......didn’t like that lol But when Sayu asked him if she should go home, I’d half-expected him to say something along the lines of whatever makes her happy. When he said that yes, he thinks she should go home, man........this man has all my respect. |
 ꕤ but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ꕤ |
| Great episode! Mishima is always speaking facts, yeah it might sound mean, but someone needs to say these mean things. Feel really bad for her when she cried, but we knew she never had a chance, it was either Gotou and Sayu and it looks like it's leaning heavily to Sayu right now. The ost was fantastic when Sayu and Yoshida were talking after the fireworks. Especially when Yoshida said "you should go home." and then the song just exploded lmao, that was great. That whole summer festival though was foreshadowing that Sayu was gonna go home, though I didn't expect Sayu's brother to literally knock on their door, I thought she was just gonna disappear suddenly. Really looking forward to the next episode, we are finally getting Sayu's backstory. |
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| Decent episode but felt rushed sadly, I feel like they trying to squeeze in as much as they can from the important scenes. Sayu looking great in that Yukata. |
| So there should be no conflict, right? Brother searches all over Japan and finally finds his underage runaway sister who has been living with a strange adult man. The family discusses the traumatic events Sayu has gone through while away and they all reconcile for an emotionally heartwarming finale. That's the happy ending right? |
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| Yoshida has never been interested in Sayu's home situation and her reasons to leave home. Never even tried to talk to her about it. Now, still knowing nothing, he says to Sayu "ok, go home". Yoshida treats Sayu like a nice pet rather than a human being who has problems to be solved. |
| These episode really hilarious. First, Yuzuha kinda like getting crushed under a ton of rocks seeing them like a pair of sweet couple, in her pov for sure. I doubt that, but i can see why she felt like that. Because its always be like that, you silly. As a result, idk why, but i suddenly laugh in her suffering after those kind of situation. I mean, you just bring a hand to helped her. So why feel regret about that, its make me shake my head and laugh. Poor woman obviously, tho, its still amusing, ngl. Its not only that. The way, they somehow used the summer festival to depicted the change of Yoshida expression toward the fuckin beautiful Sayu. Its hilarious. Its getting intensed, more than previous teaser. This is the result of all the previous speech and advices from some of the characters, that may come to its fruition. Both person just needed to add the honest words. However, as expected, really, they both still hold it out, until, well, the final chapter releasing for the real. As how its end with a finest way of finisher. The dude really succeeded to track down Yoshida residence, which is a bad news for them. But a good news for me. Lets fuckin clear her past story! |
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| So Sayu had someone following her in the first half episode then suddenly they go out in the freaking festival casually? LMAOOOOOOOOO |
| FBI OPEN UP!! also, stop porking my sister. Yoshida thinking: Damn, should have asked her to be my waifu.... |
| ZzzZzzzZzzZz the romance plot is so boring, at least next ep seems to be focused on Sayu's past so it should be at least more interesting, even though I dislike her |
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| Ouh man I’m so much done with shit-talking on Yuzuha getting hyper/loud/noisy..... Those last moments at firework had me in too many thoughts but at last I only have a very big tccccccccccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! |
“ If there was no one else within a 5-kilometer radius from Shimamura, and she was in a deep sleep and an all-knowing deity just happened to reassure me that she wasn’t going to wake up the next 24 hours, maybe I’d get bored after 23 hours and I might kiss her once to relieve some boredom... ” |
| sayu looked so damn cute in the yukata aaaaa also damn my stomach started hurting when her brother knocked on the door i'm still not ready to unveil her trauma |
| What a let down, was hoping yoshida would confess or some shit. What a boner killer. But damn grown up mami needs to get over dat guy and move on lol. |
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| I think I might be the only one who laughed at Mishima crying. I found it funny how she get's all in Yoshida's business for no reason and we're supposed to feel sorry for her? She's jealous of a 17 year old. Later Mishima The festival was nice. Good development for Sayu and Yoshida. |
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| This was the worst route that it could have gone down. They went against what I hoped and teased a romantic relationship between Sayu and Yoshida, only to not go for it at that point and follow through. I hate it when an anime tries to play both sides. Pick a lane and own it. This episode was so on the nose about pushing those two together too that I probably rolled my eyes at least 5 times while watching. We’ll see what happens next now that her brother found them, but I doubt it is going to redeem this anime. |
borderliner said: I get what the author was trying to do with the emotional build up just before Big Brother pitches up to take Sayu home but... That really tossed Yoshida's principles straight in the trash can. And what was with the dumb ass flash backs of his "empty" life before she turned up. That doesn't show he needs HER, it just shows how pathetic he is on his own. Go back to your mommy if you need to be looked after !! I understand Gotou's intuition now, to an independent mature woman I bet Yoshida must emanate "mummy me" vibes Damn bruh, you explained it perfectly |
| this shit has turned pretty wack dude is out here blushing like a child now even with the jabait it still seems hes totally not being honest and has grown co dependent and is falling for her which is a shame |
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Gab5 said: borderliner said: I get what the author was trying to do with the emotional build up just before Big Brother pitches up to take Sayu home but... That really tossed Yoshida's principles straight in the trash can. And what was with the dumb ass flash backs of his "empty" life before she turned up. That doesn't show he needs HER, it just shows how pathetic he is on his own. Go back to your mommy if you need to be looked after !! I understand Gotou's intuition now, to an independent mature woman I bet Yoshida must emanate "mummy me" vibes Yes, the character they cut out, his ex girlfriend, said that he was clingy, he even mentioned it in the last episode. Regardless of what I think about Mishima, Yoshida is totally clueless with her and can't even exchange numbers with an adult. And his behaviour with Gotou has been pretty pathetic as well. It seems that he feels most comfortable with a needy 17 year old, where he can dictate what is right or not in the world and she will go along with everything he says. Really starting to wonder about him, particularly as he has been shown to be so clueless with other people. I agree, they have made him look extremely weak and quite pathetic. And it hasn't taken him long to prove that Gotou was right to keep her defences up around him. What he says from week to week clearly doesn't mean anything. And the time that he liked her, when Sayu wasn't there, look at how he viewed that flashback. He was just pining for her because he was lonely and doesn't know how to socialise with people. So, I'm in agreement with you both, but I had to mull it over for an extra day because I couldn't pinpoint what bothered me so much, in addition to the hamfisted, cliche moments and dialogue that a lot of us already discussed. Over Yoshida suddenly re-re-realizing that Sayu is pretty? Pretty lame way to forget your supposed principles. I mean, we all are expecting a certain outcome, but... "not like this... not like this." You know what I'm becoming incresingly convinced of, though? And I expect some pushback for this, but... no, no it needs to be said. Mishima is useless. I know she's some people's favorite, but story-wise the plot (no not that that plot, the actual plot... well, we're talking about Gotou so I guess both plots) would have been better served by replacing Mishima with Gotou at the karaoke joint, and by having Gotou there at the festival as well. The only function Mishima serves is to be the "go for it" viewpoint which is completely nullified by the fact that she has zero shot so who cares. The story never needed Mishima, or her waste of screen time, it needed more Gotou, a far more interesting and integral character. I'm glad the anime did snip Yoshida's ex as well - it didn't need her, either. And for the Gotou-haters out there, I'm not saying she should have been given more screen time to be an obstacle, but Sayu would legitimately have a lot to learn from her: primarily, the way adult women with their shit together carry themselves. The intangibles that make them alluring over their comparatively awkward younger rivals. There's so many things the story could explore as Sayu, who should feel like she should be on the inside track since she and Yoshida are already living together, still can't quite seem to identify and clear the most important hurdle which is her own immaturity. Instead we get this herp derp she's hot in a yukata business. It would be fine in a different story, but because this anime started out as something so much more, this left me really disappointed. Again, we all expected the MCs to seriously contemplate their feelings for each other but this was just such a hackneyed way to do it. I'm going to try to continue to enjoy this anime for what it is, but this episode makes me fearful that it will be added to my "great premise, promising start, flops on the execution midway" list. |
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| Felt bad for Mishima but oh well. Yoshida realising his feelings for Sayu? And ofc her brother comes to take her right at that moment. |
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Phantasy_Starved said: Gab5 said: Yes, the character they cut out, his ex girlfriend, said that he was clingy, he even mentioned it in the last episode. Regardless of what I think about Mishima, Yoshida is totally clueless with her and can't even exchange numbers with an adult. And his behaviour with Gotou has been pretty pathetic as well. It seems that he feels most comfortable with a needy 17 year old, where he can dictate what is right or not in the world and she will go along with everything he says. Really starting to wonder about him, particularly as he has been shown to be so clueless with other people. I agree, they have made him look extremely weak and quite pathetic. And it hasn't taken him long to prove that Gotou was right to keep her defences up around him. What he says from week to week clearly doesn't mean anything. And the time that he liked her, when Sayu wasn't there, look at how he viewed that flashback. He was just pining for her because he was lonely and doesn't know how to socialise with people. So, I'm in agreement with you both, but I had to mull it over for an extra day because I couldn't pinpoint what bothered me so much, in addition to the hamfisted, cliche moments and dialogue that a lot of us already discussed. Over Yoshida suddenly re-re-realizing that Sayu is pretty? Pretty lame way to forget your supposed principles. I mean, we all are expecting a certain outcome, but... "not like this... not like this." You know what I'm becoming incresingly convinced of, though? And I expect some pushback for this, but... no, no it needs to be said. Mishima is useless. I know she's some people's favorite, but story-wise the plot (no not that that plot, the actual plot... well, we're talking about Gotou so I guess both plots) would have been better served by replacing Mishima with Gotou at the karaoke joint, and by having Gotou there at the festival as well. The only function Mishima serves is to be the "go for it" viewpoint which is completely nullified by the fact that she has zero shot so who cares. The story never needed Mishima, or her waste of screen time, it needed more Gotou, a far more interesting and integral character. I'm glad the anime did snip Yoshida's ex as well - it didn't need her, either. And for the Gotou-haters out there, I'm not saying she should have been given more screen time to be an obstacle, but Sayu would legitimately have a lot to learn from her: primarily, the way adult women with their shit together carry themselves. The intangibles that make them alluring over their comparatively awkward younger rivals. There's so many things the story could explore as Sayu, who should feel like she should be on the inside track since she and Yoshida are already living together, still can't quite seem to identify and clear the most important hurdle which is her own immaturity. Instead we get this herp derp she's hot in a yukata business. It would be fine in a different story, but because this anime started out as something so much more, this left me really disappointed. Again, we all expected the MCs to seriously contemplate their feelings for each other but this was just such a hackneyed way to do it. I'm going to try to continue to enjoy this anime for what it is, but this episode makes me fearful that it will be added to my "great premise, promising start, flops on the execution midway" list. About Gotou being absent for so long, i'm convinced at this point that this is just another one of those cheap tactics authors use in harem/romance to remove the competition by giving the main girl all the screentime and development and justify the MC choosing her. Gotou had like 5 minutes of screentime in the last 3 episodes, she probably won't appear in the next one either and it's a shame because there are plenty of scene she could fit in but the author is biased. Side characters tend to be forgotten as the series progresses and it sucks because they often tend to be more interesting and compelling. About Yoshida, i liked him till around ep. 5 but now i'm not sure. His constant blushing like a kid at the festival, indecisiveness and how he fell for Sayu rubs be me wrong way. It's very forced when most of their interactions have been about him lecturing her and Sayu just doing the chores and trying to improve herself slowly. There is no romantic development or chemistry whatsoever, just cliche accidents between them. It seems like you could replace Sayu with any random attractive and vulnerable girl and Yoshida would fall for her because of the codependency, how she keeps him company and cooks/cleans. He has completely forgotten about Gotou's existence too who could fill the emotional void. So much for his love for 5 years, did he ever like Gotou for anything other than her body in the first place? Lastly, i want to mention how all his colleagues have warned Yoshida about the potential romance, he denies it, swears it won't go that direction, but the funny thing is that it's been 2-3 months and he has done absolutely nothing to try solving the situation. Even asking about her family or any useful information, i would understand avoiding the topic on the first few weeks but it's been months and it doesn't seem to bother him in the slightest that he is doing something illegal for so long. And now he's suddenly like "You should go home", you don't say! I understand he is used to her being around to the point of ignoring his original purpose, but still it's weird...The shows is starting to go downhill real fast,even more so with the faster pacing. From the start i saw it being another cliche and predictable love story between the MC's, but Yoshida's refreshing character gave me some small hope that it won't go the obvious route, but now it feels like such wasted potential. |
Kakuja21May 26, 2021 6:47 AM
| So, @Gab5 @Kakuja21 @Ahaxx @borderliner and any other Gotou appreciators: Is this series salvageable at this point? I think it is, but... What odds would you give on a "defying expectations" ending of Gotou being the winner with an understanding, if still broken-hearted, Sayu explaining that she now understands what a loving relationship would feel like and that she will find her own Yoshida someday? And if it went that route, I'm curious as to how many people would be cheering, and how many of you out there would be upset. Edit: Oh, I guess I never actually answered my own question. Since the ending in the source material isn't even out yet, and original anime endings exist, I don't think the Gotou route is zero, but it's still admittedly unlikely. I give it a 10% shot, you know, I certainly don't get the impression it's headed that way but writers can be clever sometimes. If it did though, I'd be ecstatic to get a story different from the anime norm, and jack my rating up by a few points if I really felt Yoshida's journey to overcome his base temptations. |
Phantasy_StarvedMay 26, 2021 8:26 AM
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Phantasy_Starved said: After episode 8 I feel Gotou chances have gone down even more but I still have hope it can happen but I think the LN already revealed who he ended up with but I haven’t looked into it So, @Gab5 @Kakuja21 @Ahaxx @borderliner and any other Gotou appreciators: Is this series salvageable at this point? I think it is, but... What odds would you give on a "defying expectations" ending of Gotou being the winner with an understanding, if still broken-hearted, Sayu explaining that she now understands what a loving relationship would feel like and that she will find her own Yoshida someday? And if it went that route, I'm curious as to how many people would be cheering, and how many of you out there would be upset. Edit: Oh, I guess I never actually answered my own question. Since the ending in the source material isn't even out yet, and original anime endings exist, I don't think the Gotou route is zero, but it's still admittedly unlikely. I give it a 10% shot, you know, I certainly don't get the impression it's headed that way but writers can be clever sometimes. If it did though, I'd be ecstatic to get a story different from the anime norm, and jack my rating up by a few points if I really felt Yoshida's journey to overcome his base temptations. |
| Poor Mishima, she can't do anything to make Yoshida have also feelings for her. KuHaKu36 said: Is anyone else not weirded out that this show is pulling an Usagi Drop? A 27 year old guy is going after a minor... wtf is wrong with this show. Sorry but this isn't as weird/disgusting as Usagi Drop. In Usagi Drop guy literally raised his waifu since childhood and Sayu is 17 when they met (so she is borderline young adult). You can still be weirded out by this, if I was in-universe observer then most likely I would be also weirded out, like I had friend who was going out with older guy and age gap was even bigger... but still comparing Higehiro to Usagi Drop is like comparing Domestic Girlfriend to Yosuga no Sora because both technically have incest elements. |
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