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Jul 25, 2021 11:09 AM
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Am i the only one who feels bad for mai? . I mean she tried her best to win tsuneo over but she couldnt. Ahh why do the short haired girls are always the one who's gonna be rejected, like ichigo from darling in the franxx i dunno why but i feel bad for ichigo ngl
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Jul 25, 2021 11:32 AM
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Yeah your the only one who feels bad
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Jul 25, 2021 12:06 PM
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Yo_ItzChika said:
Yeah your the only one who feels bad
okay, lmfao i just feel bad for her cus she tried her best and she has some kind of nice body hehe

Jul 25, 2021 12:22 PM
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Danxxd said:
Am i the only one that feels bad for mai? , i mean she tried her best to win tsuneo over but she couldnt. Ahh why do the short haired girls are always the one who's gonna be rejected, like ichigo from darling in the franxx i dunno why but i feel bad for ichigo ngl

Yea me too, I also feel bad for the girls who get rejected even though they tried their best, but here, josee also gave a lot of effort like she made that story which gave him a lot of hope, if she didn't then it would have taken a lot for him to recover a d that level of hope I don't think mai could provide in such a short time maybe in the long run she might have.
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Jul 25, 2021 12:23 PM
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She did try her best but the problem was she wasn't the main character ...
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Jul 25, 2021 12:29 PM
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I dont feel bad for her since im pretty sure thats not how it works, its not all about who tries the hardest, he just isnt interested in her.

I still like her tho, even after that scene at josee house. If it wasnt for her, Josee wouldnt had the motivation to change
Jul 25, 2021 1:19 PM
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Yeah i felt bad for her too cuz i relate to her lol
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Jul 25, 2021 1:36 PM
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You're not the only one lol, I definitely think Mai was the better pairing, or at the very least the least toxic one out of the 2.
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Danxxd said:
Am i the only one that feels bad for mai? . I mean she tried her best to win tsuneo over but she couldnt. Ahh why do the short haired girls are always the one who's gonna be rejected, like ichigo from darling in the franxx i dunno why but i feel bad for ichigo ngl
Danxxd said:
Am i the only one that feels bad for mai? . I mean she tried her best to win tsuneo over but she couldnt. Ahh why do the short haired girls are always the one who's gonna be rejected, like ichigo from darling in the franxx i dunno why but i feel bad for ichigo ngl


I feel It too, she still has more charisma than Josee.
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I don't really feel bad for Mai because she was just selfish. Love is a selfless act and that means being able to let go. Ultimately, Mai admits that she didn't want him to go, that his dreams were something that he needed to give up and not once did Josee ever imply something like that. Josee was hurt upon hearing about Tsuneo traveling abroad, but she never made it out to seem like it's something he shouldn't pursue out of her own self-interests. In fact, Tsuneo neglected to tell her about traveling abroad, especially when he had plenty of opportunity to do so in a graceful manner. The plot did a good job of not handing everything to Josee just because of her disability. At the end of the day, Tsuneo didn't choose Josee out of sympathy for her condition like Mai implied, it was because Tsuneo actually loved Josee and Josee's support helped him fully realize it. You can tell the entire time that Tsuneo wasn't really interested in her like that, so her toxic behavior was just wack. It's hard to feel sorry for Mai when all she did was be a secret admirer who decided to be petty and borderline manipulative and that makes me cringe because that's not how you love somebody.
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Jul 26, 2021 1:17 AM
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no one said that she was rejected
that boy just fellow his dreams but for they no one know what vil be in the future and the movie is based o a real story so i
think there is something that they didn't said in the movie
Jul 26, 2021 2:01 AM

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crystisicristy said:
no one said that she was rejected
that boy just fellow his dreams but for they no one know what vil be in the future and the movie is based o a real story so i
think there is something that they didn't said in the movie

Mai is a character created just for the anime movie only. She doesn't even exist in any other story and this movie is extremely loosely based on the original novel. It's better to consider it to be inspired by it rather than "based" on it because of how different it is. So this talk about it being based on a real story tells me you have no idea what you're talking about. Also, it's pretty heavily implied that there's something going on between Hayato and Mai in the end and it's clear that Josee and Tsuneo's feelings for each other are very strong even after a year has passed.

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You're not the only one lol, I definitely think Mai was the better pairing, or at the very least the least toxic one out of the 2.

I mean, the fact that Mai wasn't able to get Tsuneo back on his feet when he's in the worst state is enough evidence to tell you that she isn't the one.
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i wrote this i a joke because i am a fan o darling in the franxx and vhen i hear he sayng that he fell bad for ichighoe its 🙃
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Oryous said:
I don't really feel bad for Mai because she was just selfish. Love is a selfless act and that means being able to let go. Ultimately, Mai admits that she didn't want him to go, that his dreams were something that he needed to give up and not once did Josee ever imply something like that. Josee was hurt upon hearing about Tsuneo traveling abroad, but she never made it out to seem like it's something he shouldn't pursue out of her own self-interests. In fact, Tsuneo neglected to tell her about traveling abroad, especially when he had plenty of opportunity to do so in a graceful manner. The plot did a good job of not handing everything to Josee just because of her disability. At the end of the day, Tsuneo didn't choose Josee out of sympathy for her condition like Mai implied, it was because Tsuneo actually loved Josee and Josee's support helped him fully realize it. You can tell the entire time that Tsuneo wasn't really interested in her like that, so her toxic behavior was just wack. It's hard to feel sorry for Mai when all she did was be a secret admirer who decided to be petty and borderline manipulative and that makes me cringe because that's not how you love somebody.
I completely agree with this one.
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i never hate characters but i hated that dumbass with a passion, trash character


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Jul 26, 2021 4:32 AM
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Yeah... I don't relly like her
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FlamingMangos said:
Short_Circut said:
You're not the only one lol, I definitely think Mai was the better pairing, or at the very least the least toxic one out of the 2.

I mean, the fact that Mai wasn't able to get Tsuneo back on his feet when he's in the worst state is enough evidence to tell you that she isn't the one.

That doesn't necessarily mean she isn't the better option. Tsuneo was already infatuated with Josee and she knew that, not much more she coulda done


and like I said, she's still considerably less toxic of an individual than Josee
Jul 27, 2021 12:22 AM
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I mean I don't really mind her. I didn't felt bad because its obvious that the mc will date Josee at the end, and I prefer Josee anyways.
Jul 27, 2021 1:17 AM
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Yeah, feel bad for her too. She deserve better.
Jul 27, 2021 8:17 PM
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She tried her best
Aug 13, 2021 9:37 PM
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Fuck that bitch......
Aug 14, 2021 10:02 PM

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Nah definitely didn't feel sorry for Mai cause at the end of the day she's selfish af even if she's nice and ultimately well-meaning, but I will say that she's certainly an interesting character especially as a foil to Josee.
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DanieLDesuu said:
Am i the only one who feels bad for mai? . I mean she tried her best to win tsuneo over but she couldnt. Ahh why do the short haired girls are always the one who's gonna be rejected, like ichigo from darling in the franxx i dunno why but i feel bad for ichigo ngl
well it's always like that, mostly in harem genres, ngl I did kinda feel a bit bad but not too much I already expected it from the start lmfao! And also isn't josee a short haired too?
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ClassyBlitzz said:
DanieLDesuu said:
Am i the only one who feels bad for mai? . I mean she tried her best to win tsuneo over but she couldnt. Ahh why do the short haired girls are always the one who's gonna be rejected, like ichigo from darling in the franxx i dunno why but i feel bad for ichigo ngl
well it's always like that, mostly in harem genres, ngl I did kinda feel a bit bad but not too much I already expected it from the start lmfao! And also isn't josee a short haired too?
She was long haired until she cuts her hair so...uhh, Yeah you're right she's short haired

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I mean I don't really mind her. I didn't felt bad because its obvious that the mc will date Josee at the end, and I prefer Josee anyways.
it's not obvious in original source they break up in the end this movie changed the ending and make it a happy end
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shivamrajput958 said:
SalvadorDio said:
I mean I don't really mind her. I didn't felt bad because its obvious that the mc will date Josee at the end, and I prefer Josee anyways.
it's not obvious in original source they break up in the end this movie changed the ending and make it a happy end


Oh okay thanks for the information.
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Oryous said:
I don't really feel bad for Mai because she was just selfish. Love is a selfless act and that means being able to let go. Ultimately, Mai admits that she didn't want him to go, that his dreams were something that he needed to give up and not once did Josee ever imply something like that. Josee was hurt upon hearing about Tsuneo traveling abroad, but she never made it out to seem like it's something he shouldn't pursue out of her own self-interests. In fact, Tsuneo neglected to tell her about traveling abroad, especially when he had plenty of opportunity to do so in a graceful manner. The plot did a good job of not handing everything to Josee just because of her disability. At the end of the day, Tsuneo didn't choose Josee out of sympathy for her condition like Mai implied, it was because Tsuneo actually loved Josee and Josee's support helped him fully realize it. You can tell the entire time that Tsuneo wasn't really interested in her like that, so her toxic behavior was just wack. It's hard to feel sorry for Mai when all she did was be a secret admirer who decided to be petty and borderline manipulative and that makes me cringe because that's not how you love somebody.


Exactly, she is sooooo selfish, and toxic. You pretty much said everything that needed to be said. Just finished watching this and was pretty salty about how high she was rated
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The best answer is obviously she is not the main chara, but this is the writer's fault, why the writer makes Mai looks so perfect (for me). First Mai is pretty and cute at the same time, her behavior to tsuneo is really good, and to Josee is good too if you look at the scene that's Mai visited Josee's house, except the second time that her met Josee, yes I know it's very inappropriate, but in terms of love you all will definitely do the same thing to get him right? I feel like it's still unfair that a good girl like Mai doesn't win lol 😂
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She wasn't toxic, she just behaved like a desperate girl because Tsuneo got into an accident. This girl was distraught and the way he confronted Josee was exactly because she knew Josee loved Tsuneo and that Tsuneo loves Josee. She just pushed Josee to work on her courage and realize she also loves Tsuneo.

Love is a selfish thing but she never prevented Tsuneo to go anywhere. She was a plain girl (bec she was normal), and even if she was a good person, Tsuneo simply fell inlove with how Josee sees the world.

I feel bad for Mai simply because she got rejected but that is love~ lol
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Honestly she's just a selfish brat. She doesn't love Tsuneo, otherwise she would have supported him and his dream instead of thinking that his dream was silly hoping that he would give up and stay by her side without caring about how he really felt :/
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Honestly she's just a selfish brat. She doesn't love Tsuneo, otherwise she would have supported him and his dream instead of thinking that his dream was silly hoping that he would give up and stay by her side without caring about how he really felt :/


Love is the ultimate act of being selfish, you want them to be yours and yours only. What you would do about that feeling is up to you, but love in itself knows no pity or shame. Many people throughout history has done terrible things in its name, while others has done great things in its name, regardless of the action that people done and it's outcome, none are considered less genuine than others.
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Honestly she's just a selfish brat. She doesn't love Tsuneo, otherwise she would have supported him and his dream instead of thinking that his dream was silly hoping that he would give up and stay by her side without caring about how he really felt :/


Selfish how? Isn't that Josee? Pretty much everything bad that happened was because she was stubborn and selfish. And btw, the scene with Mai where she says his dream was silly was a lie so that she can spur Josee on. How was that not obvious?
She even said a bit before that she didn't confess her feelings for him to not interfere with his dream.
Also, I dislike situations where one falls in love with someone just because they have to take care of their every need, but they are oblivious to others that seem to handle everything perfectly fine.
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Yeah I'm one of those who actually usually prefers the girl who gets rejected/sidelined. In this case, I did thing Mai deserved better.

I am an ichigo-sympathizer as well though, so maybe my opinion is invalid LOL


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Imo, her character didn't grow on me and didn't felt sorry for her

Imma admit that i love natural tsunderes, josee may be someone annoying to other viewers but how she felt guilt and fix things when movie moves grew to me. (Also even with that, her natural tsundere is consistent not turned to a completely diff person like how other stories does)

hope someone gets me lol (eng is not my 1st lang)
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HiroButWithoutKI said:
Am i the only one who feels bad for mai? . I mean she tried her best to win tsuneo over but she couldnt. Ahh why do the short haired girls are always the one who's gonna be rejected, like ichigo from darling in the franxx i dunno why but i feel bad for ichigo ngl

I totally feel bad for her. She was hot and charming and should have won.

It looked like she started flirting with the bro character in the end. But Mai should have won.
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Once she said to Josee that MC felt sorry for her, she became my second most hated anime character right after the a-hole girl in "A Silent Voice".

I don't feel sorry for someone who treats other people like that.
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No, she doesn't know how to get him out of his depressed state in the hospital. She kind of just gave up and asked josee to do something as she didn't know what he needed. For all her knowledge about him she failed to give him what he needed, which was the motivation to not give up on his dreams. Josee had the same experience as Tsuneo having this dreadful feeling of helplessness and fear that there dreams where not possible anymore. Each character giving each other the help they needed to move forward in there life and goals.
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I agree with @Leonhart93

Very strange to say that Mai is selfish while Josee was shown as very selfish the entire movie, the reason Tsuneo got to accident was also her selfishness.

In the end she also disappear without telling him when she supposed to meet with Tsuneo on his discharge day.

Why Josee won Tsuneo's love was because she's the one pushing him to pursue his dream.
She realized that she can't keep him, she has disabled body, what can he do for him? The only thing to do is to make him keep pursuing his dream.

Mai was not really selfish, she knew about Tsuneo's dream going to Mexico, that's why she didn't confess to him because she didn't want to shackle him. After the accident, Mai realized that Tsuneo has little chance to pursue his dream, even his teacher also told him to give his spot to someone else. Realizing this, she want to keep him by his side and care for him, but Josee was still chaining him that's why Mai pursued Josee.

In reality, the chance of going to be able dive after that fracture was slim, I used to do snorkeling so I knew you need a strong knee to do that. He also need money when living in Mexico, so he will be having hard time to do part time job if he can't even properly walk.

I too feel bad for Mai.
But this is a fictional story, so the idealist(Josee) won instead of the realist(Mai).
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SalvadorDio said:
I mean I don't really mind her. I didn't felt bad because its obvious that the mc will date Josee at the end, and I prefer Josee anyways.
it's not obvious in original source they break up in the end this movie changed the ending and make it a happy end
hold up what do you mean break up who breaks up
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Am i the only one who feels bad for mai? . I mean she tried her best to win tsuneo over but she couldnt. Ahh why do the short haired girls are always the one who's gonna be rejected, like ichigo from darling in the franxx i dunno why but i feel bad for ichigo ngl
i didn’t enjoy darling in the franx because of certain things btw did may stay single I know it showed a glimpse of her with hayato but I don’t really see them dating
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HiroButWithoutKI said:
Am i the only one who feels bad for mai? . I mean she tried her best to win tsuneo over but she couldnt. Ahh why do the short haired girls are always the one who's gonna be rejected, like ichigo from darling in the franxx i dunno why but i feel bad for ichigo ngl

I totally feel bad for her. She was hot and charming and should have won.

It looked like she started flirting with the bro character in the end. But Mai should have won.
she never flirted with hayato I just finished it but we do see them in the beach at the very end she’s in a bikini but we also had them like that when tsuneo was diving with them before the accident so I don’t think she dating him just my thoughts
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she was a bit toxic
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You're not the only one don't worry. I despised Josee, everything about her behaviour and the way she treated Tsuneo from start to end.
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I knew from the start that mai had no chance but still i felt really bad for her
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Mai is a pretend good natured girl. You can see her real character when she desperately tried to make josee give him up, which also led to the accident. That was just totally uncool and I'm surprised that best friend of the mc never said a word about this incident.
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LuluVanille said:
Honestly she's just a selfish brat. She doesn't love Tsuneo, otherwise she would have supported him and his dream instead of thinking that his dream was silly hoping that he would give up and stay by her side without caring about how he really felt :/

Bruh . Do you have any Brain? She only did that to make josee move. She already know mc loved josee. Mai knew if josee don't step up and do things , mc will give up his dream. Learn to comprehend
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Nah. She showed her true colors when she confronted Josee. Pretty selfish too, thinking she could make Tsuneo give up on his dream because "she will be there for him". Trash tier quality of character. Doesn't even deserve red head guy.
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sushio1_1 said:
Am i the only one who feels bad for mai? . I mean she tried her best to win tsuneo over but she couldnt. Ahh why do the short haired girls are always the one who's gonna be rejected, like ichigo from darling in the franxx i dunno why but i feel bad for ichigo ngl

Ngl I wanted Mai to get with him just because Josee got in my nerves the whole movie 😭
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So just another disgusting love triangle where the nice girl lost to a shitty tsunbitch

i was thinking about watching it but I'll avoid it now
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Yeah I felt bad for Mai too. Her character wasn't perfect, but she was by far a better individual than Josee, who was a whinny brat throughout most of the film who caused Tsuneo all kinds of problems.

Can't say I'm surprised though. In anime when competing for the male protagonist, the female childhood friend (who usually has black/blue hair) will lose out to the tsundere (with orange/red hair) in 99.9999999% of all cases. Kind of reminds me of Toradora where...

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