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| I wasn't expecting this episode to get as dark as this, but it did and then some. It didn't bother with any sugercoating and went all in, no holds barred, with the unjust and vile toxicity that social media can be in cases like this. Poor Akane ended up getting on the receiving end when her move, in the name of "making a mark of herself" in the reality T.V series accidentally backfired. While Yuki, who had her face cut by Akane's fingernail by accident, was completely reassuring of Akane in that moment, the fans of the series on social media, regardless if they're hiding under an anonymous name or not, poured their vicious hatred at Akane. Sadly, the biggest mistake that Akane did was to respond with an apology, which was the equivalent of adding fuel to a raging inferno. The spiral into depression only got worse and worse for Akane before she made the decision to try and end it all by trying to jump off a bridge over a highway, but thank goodness Aqua was there to save her at the last second and successfully pulled her out of harm's way. It's hard to know, being an anime-only watcher, how this part of the story will be resolved and if the reputation of the reality T.V series will suffer if people find out Akane's failed suicide attempt. Either way, this episode was simply superb with its portrayal of the dark and nasty side of the internet. I can only hope that Akane get's the help and care that she desperately deserves now, the poor girl. =( |
| Yeah, this episode really got to me. Couldn't stop crying for a long while. Thank you so much, Aqua. Jesus freaking christ. |
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| This happened in real life on a daily base. Don't think you never did that. Now you know not to talk shit on others online lightly. That's how a lot of people commit suicide in modern society. I grow out of the phase to care about internet's opinion now but some youngster are too naive they take everything very seriously, even if those things are not true at all. (Heck, I saw people did that to me in Mal often too when i criticize an episode of an anime) Tbh I think the worst part is the TV show productor not cutting this part out. They want the view count so they did the unspeakable, everyone knows this would happen if they let this content out. |
Ventus_SMay 17, 2023 1:11 PM
Fantasylord2205 said: Hahaha I already hate to be in contact with people already w.o watching this show :3This ep made me hate people in general Been there done that. Happened in Mal, happened in MMO , happened in discord. It's very common. |
J_B said: Lmao are you for real?yawn more fake drama, isnt realistic at all unless ur like 13 or something This happened in real life on a daily base, and Japan/ Korea is especially worse with cyber bullying. This show take most of the reference from news/ real life incidents. |
| - The part where they showed all Akane's hard work growing up in parallel with all sorts of slanders was so well done. Makes it impossible not to empathize with her. Again, the anime production team enriched the manga with a great addition here. - When I was reading the manga, I couldn't help but feel the slap on Yuki to be somewhat abrupt. The anime did a really good job portraying Akane's anxiousness leading up to the scene, which makes it quite more natural IMO. (Some might still say it's somewhat dramatic. This is one feature of Oshi no Ko after all. It might help to look at a lot of the story from the perspective of a conventional "drama". - This episode made great use of color and stylization to achieve effects only possible in anime, e.g. the slap scene, which was quite distinct from the manga. - There's a lot of text in this part of the story. However, except for a few scenes at the beginning of the controversy (which was also probably a deliberate approach to just leave the audience with a rough impression), the tempo at other places was mostly good. There is an inherent difficulty trying to adapt something from manga to anime. IMO they did a very good job reading out some key contents instead of asking the audience to follow them on screen, which naturally fits this medium. - The music at the beginning of the controversy was well done. Really gives you a sense of topsy-turviness and depression. - The body proportion of Kana looked slightly weird in the scene where she stood and talked to Ruby? - The voice acting at the very beginning of the episode definitely makes you get the sense of "watching a TV program". (Though maybe the effect felt a bit exaggerated? Lol) - I don't know if it's the case that it's relatively hard to impress voicing Akane in this episode… For some reason Iwami Manaka's voice acting didn't leave me with a huge impression. Looking forward to _that_ scene in the next episode (not a spoiler) to see how she portrays it though. That will be fun. (BTW, some personal thoughts on this. As somebody who has been overly serious with everything since a child and really sensitive, this episode has felt evocative to me, especially the part contrasting Akane's constant efforts with the slanders who know nothing about her at all. The reality is that, no matter what you do, there will always be naysayers out there, and the bigger of an impact you make, the more of them there will be. It feels almost human nature for people to say random light things about stuff and people they have no idea about, especially if they somehow work themselves into possessing a sense of "justice". You must learn to let go, as there are just so many things in life you just simply can't force to change and can't afford to spend all the energy worrying about. Even though the logic sounds simple, teaching ourselves to actually act according to it and to relax in our lives is a very slow and gradual process accompanied with a lot of pain, especially given our personalities. I certainly hope I'm doing better on this front now compared to when I was a kid. Even though the main focus I've had on the story ever since seeing the prologue has been to see how psycho can Aqua be and whether he can become a Hamlet-esque proper tragic protagonist, and I haven't particularly favored Akane, I have to say I do feel this episode surpassed the manga once again, and it's impossible to not sympathize with and empathize with Akane here.) (Also, I recall a passage from _Sakura no Uta_ talking about how "people who really create things won't easily launch into superficial criticisms against what the others make. They understand how much effort it takes to create something, and will focus on their own creation process." This doesn't necessarily totally apply here, just something that would occasionally occur to me whenever the topic of "criticism" is discussed.) |
| Kojima predicted the dangers of social media 20 years ago. Too much power for an immature species. |
| Man, cancel culture is the worst. Toxicity online is the worst. Being looked down by anonymous people is the worst. ... Aqua is not the worst. I'm quite fond of him now. |
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| I was waiting for Aqua to step up and help Akane, he isn't the type of person to let things like this slide. I hope he comes up with something to really set things straight. Akane is such a nice and hard-working person, she doesn't deserve any of this. There was a chance for things to go smooth if only cameras rolled when she and Yuki hugged. But Yuki has such a calculating personality that I guess, she actually knew things would go this way and made-up with Akane only off-screen on purpose. |
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| haha she was gonna kill herself cuz of dumb shit lul anyway she hot and i ship that man |
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| A very upsetting episode thanks to the 2nd half focused on Akane trying to make her mark in the reality show, and before she even attempted it I knew where it was going. And I’ll be honest, I was reading the Twitter posts when it first started getting bad but I stopped soon after and just let it roll, what was going on with Akane got the point across and I didn’t feel the need to read every awful post about her. But damn man, it’s always my blue waifus that get this treatment, but this time it’s not from us viewers and within the world itself. And I have no doubt this is something that’s very real, although I haven’t seen it much since I don’t watch much live action shows, but I do know it’s something even reflected on fictional characters and sometimes even their voice actors, it’s a very sad thing, and although I hate seeing this happen to Akane, I’m glad this show touched on this aspect of being an actor. And thankfully, the final scene showed Aqua saving Akane, this was a very well done scene and I’m thinking this will eventually lead to a new member for the new B Komachi. |
| This episode slowly became an ad for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, call (800) 273-8255. Don't ask me how I know it lol |
| They really showed how people on the internet are terrible. People see someone do something bad and they resort to cyberbullying and send death threats. |
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| The life of someone that's appear in the media social. Some will get praise a lot, ans some will be hated. Poor Akane... Toxic people are horrible. Lots of celebrities in Japan and Korea suicide because of toxic people in the internet. Of course Aqua will save her from suicide. She look important in the OP scene. |
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erikkamirs said: I'd argue that some hate comment might be toned down already.J_B said: yawn more fake drama, realistic at all unless ur like 13 or something While you might think the portrayal is overly dramatic or corny, this arc is actually INCREDIBLY realistic. It's based on a real life case of Hana Kimura who starred in Netflix dating show Terrace Show. Aside from some of the details, this actually happened! An actress on a reality dating show had an angry outburst on the show. She was then became the target of hateful messages on social media. Then, she committed suicide. https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/05/77d3f1ede7a4-suicide-note-written-by-japanese-netflix-star-hana-kimura-found.html I wouldn't be surprised if Akane's hate tweets were ripped off from Hana Kimura's. Especially tweets like "Everybody will be happy if you are gone quickly," and "Never appear on TV again." It's fine if you didn't like the portrayal or if you think it's overly dramatic. Hana Kimura was probably seen unfavorably as a female pro-wrestler. She wasn't a cute teenage girl like Akane. Women who don't conform to feminine gender roles will be scrutinized more harshly. The mangaka knew this, and made Akane more sympathetic as a weak feminine actress character. The real life Hana Kimura probably wasn't as earnest or innocent as Akane. She wasn't dealing with mean high school girls as a 22 year old. She wouldn't be crying and vomiting in the school bathroom. She probably wasn't called a nympho-slut who never put her heart and soul into everything. The show definitely exaggerated the scenario to give Akane the most sympathetic portrayal imaginable. It's easier to victimize a feminine teenage girl, compared to a young adult pro-wrestler girl. Obviously, Akane wasn't the perfect victim either. She cares a lot about what other people say about her. She was willing to be manipulative if it meant she got more screen time. But the show does justify this using the agency and manager. She's not an attention-seeker, she just wants her manager to have an easier time. She's just a victim of circumstance. So yeah, definitely dramatized. Definely exaggerated. The show definitely wanted Akane to be shown in the most sympathetic light possible. But I wouldn't call it unrealistic. Because this ACTUALLY happened. Hana Kimura had to deal with hundreds of hate messages. She said thanks to her mom on her suicide note. I think it's important to understand this, so it doesn't happen again in the future. To be more realistic, the hate speech might be worse than this . Also we do not know that pro wrestler's private life, maybe she's vomitting too from those speech. People dont just take their own life lightly. Also different culture , I heard Japan is more severe and extreme with their hate speech. |
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