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May 3, 8:58 AM
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Welp, I think Nana can fit with this club even though she did try to start another before. Seems like somewhat of an outsider compared ot the main cast.

Tasty food this episode. There was meat, sandwiches, and mixed flavors. Also, I think that goat outfit is starting to become like a meme-like mascot.
May 3, 10:04 AM
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Nothing like food to bring two socially awkward introverts together. Nana might have had the one greatest glow ups in CGDCT history, but she’s still the same shy girl afraid of strangers on the inside. Seeing her open up to Mako was so sweet! Now we’ve officially got all our members of the club, here’s to many more delicious meals.

S/O to Hitsuji playing icebreaker for Nana and Mako, that dance number had me dying 😂 we’ll pretend we didn’t see that.

Finding common ground with someone is probably the best way to really break the ice and get comfortable tho, it’s cool they both needed to study for the German test so Nana could really start opening up to Mako. All you gotta do is call her smart and she’s an open book lol

Still makes me chuckle a bit seeing Nana’s gyaru appearance and how shy and awkward she is lol I love her. Those skewers came out sooo good. I have to stop watching this before I’ve eaten dinner 😔
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May 3, 10:26 AM
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We finally met the fifth member of the group, and by the looks of it, Mako and Nana are two peas in a pod.

Tsutsuji has some nice moves—just cute.
May 3, 10:32 AM
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Definitely my favorite episode so far!
New girl Nana is so cute and hilarious, love her personality!
May 3, 10:42 AM
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Nana is an absolute sweetheart and is a great addition to the group. Once again the food looked absolutely delicious.
May 3, 10:57 AM
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Tsutsuji did her best.


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May 3, 11:23 AM
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Nana is a cute addition in the ending song
I just realized her in the karaoke part
May 3, 11:34 AM
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Tsutsuji did her best.


@AkeZZZ

Why she's stealing the show? Lmao. Greatest dance in all of anime. Sorry Fujiwara.

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May 3, 11:35 AM
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All of us know girls like Nana. So nervous around strangers that they keep an unfriendly poker face, then once they're friends with someone they're one of the most outgoing and bubbly people.

And Higa's dance was everything. Loving every second of her.

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May 3, 11:49 AM

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Ngl I had no clue we were getting another character in the club (I know she's on the kv but I took one look at that thing and wiped it from my memory).

Nana has instantly become my favourite character. She's so much fun and very relatable. Im quite surprised at how well the portrayed social anxiety this episode.
May 3, 12:14 PM

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I only noticed it today, but MC Mako Kawai looks a lot like Hiiragi-san from 'The Suffering of a 26 Year Old Unloved Female Doomer' manga.

All down to being uncertain in herself and a bit introvert person.
May 3, 12:15 PM

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This week we are introduced to the last girl in the main cast, and it's fair to say she made quite the impression.

Nana is even more socially awkward than Mako (like a lot more) who doesn't really know what to do, but fear not, Tsutsuji is there and will resolve everything with her strange dancing, or not! haha
Hilarious episode, Nana is going to bring a lot to the show.
It is interesting that she has this personality, when her looks and fashion style could make us think she's more of a social butterfly.

The food looked delish as always :)
May 3, 12:41 PM

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i like nana's character, maybe we'll see some development with her on the side thru the show
May 3, 12:48 PM
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The dance of Tsutuji was really something else x)
May 3, 1:00 PM

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Another lovely episode this time with a new member, Nana who is painfully shy around strangers, but already knows the other 3 members of the club. Oh it was so awkward when they both met and the poor Tsutsuji had to dance to break up the deafening silence! She's good but man that hurt to watch, even though she tried her best the 2 of them were just ... socially anxious together. Nice to see Nana loosening up at the end after cooking and eating with the gang, and then her insert into the ED was just awww.
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May 3, 1:12 PM
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Funny seeing the scary girl get scared of Mako. Still fear of strangers is something that i can relate too. The awkwardness of Nana and Mako's first interactions was really something. Higa sure tried her best to try and cheer the room. Waiting tables is probaly the safest choice for Shinon. Nana's entire personality sure changed when she feels accepted. But now with the gang all here things defo would get crazier.
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May 3, 2:08 PM

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Super cute episode. Shy girls meeting is adorable, I love them.
May 3, 2:14 PM

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Tsutsuji is making her claim on being my favourite girl in this series. Her dance that she did was simply too darn cute! X3

We get to see Nana for the first time and just like Mako, she too is an introvert, but with the dial turned up a notch or two in being more shy and awkward with strangers. It was interesting to see what she looked like previous before she transformed her look, but she does struggle to make any form of conversation with people that she's not familiar with.

Thankfully, cooking delicious food is more than enough to break that boundary down and the Souvlaka skewers and sandwiches looked simply amazing. I'm happy that Nana is able to not only consider Mako a friend, but also is fully comfortable talking to her, like she has a completely different personality. She also has one beautiful smile, too!
May 3, 3:53 PM

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I can't be alone in thinking the Uni setting just doesn't work? The characters (especially the sheep girl and the hyper girl) and stories are more in line with any CGDCT within a middle/high school setting, It's totally bizarre to me but it's not like the show is bad at least.
May 3, 3:59 PM

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WOAH, LOOK OUT YOUR WINDOW. THERES A FLYING TAKOYAKI. LOOK NOW.

Nana is such a good character. Love her already. I don't believe that she can't talk to strangers with those looks, I don't believe it. The food looked good as always and now I'm hungry again. Odd how Mako and Nana got close the next day, odd.

The ED updated and added Nana to it, sweet.

5/5
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The dance of Tsutuji was really something else x)
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She's got the moves.
May 3, 4:44 PM

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haydnwright said:
I can't be alone in thinking the Uni setting just doesn't work? The characters (especially the sheep girl and the hyper girl) and stories are more in line with any CGDCT within a middle/high school setting, It's totally bizarre to me but it's not like the show is bad at least.


It really depends on how hard of a line you draw between demographics like different age groups in terms of expecting them to act a certain way. In the real world, let's say that the majority of 18 - 22 year-olds (just an example of the college/university age average based on the four year model; obviously it can start even earlier and run longer or start at any older age) would act differently, like slightly older or more preoccupied with university level-exclusive concerns and what goes along with that. But there's always a minority who don't and wouldn't, who develop differently and at a totally different rate with a different endpoint than their same/similarly-aged peers. They may take many more years to arrive in the same place mentally and socially or may never do so. That is true even in real life.

Characters in a fictional story of any plot and genres in any medium are already kind of by default a minority case of people within their demographic who lead more interesting lives and have more extraordinary and unusual things happen to them than their real world counterparts, otherwise there'd be no point in watching TV and film, and sitting on a park bench like a voyeur to watch normal day to day people would achieve a lot of the same effect. Characters and their personalities and lives are almost always exaggerated compared to a lot of people of the equivalent age/profession/culture/other background you'd meet on the street. That's true no matter what the setting is. It's not like most elementary, middle, and high school kids (Japanese or otherwise) act like their anime character counterparts either.
May 3, 5:23 PM

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Oh yeah new character and she got added in the ending song.

xD

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May 3, 6:12 PM

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Finally, I've been waiting for them all to get together and Nana's character is great too, the one who acts relaxed among her own but all tense among strangers.
May 3, 6:27 PM

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Nana is so cute! Another great episode, the food looked delicious as always.
May 3, 7:15 PM
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i don’t know if it’s higa’s personality, way to talk, outfit or what but higa gives me strong Henya the genius vibes
May 3, 7:32 PM
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While a fun episode, it's a shame Tsutsuji died
May 3, 9:19 PM

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I thought Nana will be a genki gyaru, but she's worse than Makocchi lol, a battle of introverts, now that's something I can relate to.

Makocchi bumping into Tsutsuji and sent her flying was so funny, she BOUNCED hahaha

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May 3, 9:24 PM
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new character appears
May 4, 12:05 AM

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Shinon is definitely better suited for front-of-house than kitchen duties. Did see her cut a pepper successfully, so that is progress!
Nana is going to fit in just fine. She's got those German language skills that'll help Mako out.
May 4, 1:22 AM

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I only noticed it today, but MC Mako Kawai looks a lot like Hiiragi-san from 'The Suffering of a 26 Year Old Unloved Female Doomer' manga.

All down to being uncertain in herself and a bit introvert person.
@BrotherCoa She does look like her some, at least from the neck up. Hopefully, the interactions with the other girls will grow her character so she won't become like Hiiragi.

I do like that manga; it's sort of a more extreme version of Mobuko no Koi.
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May 4, 1:40 AM

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Hitsuji's dance was great lol

Nana is cute though I dont get how anyone could have that extreme of a line between stranger/acquaintance and friend with nothing between.

I wanted to cook up what the girls were having but I have no ingredients
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May 4, 2:34 AM

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Nana has some big social anxiety problems but what a 180 she does after just sharing one meal with with Mako!It's like she is a completely different person XD
May 4, 2:42 AM

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The new girl, Nana, is so funny and cute, damn, I wasn't expecting to get another bocchi syndrome girl besides Mako, this is great 😭❤️
Tsutsuji stole the episode for a moment there, she is the best friend one could ever ask for 🥰❤️

Everything about this anime is perfect.
Every single second, every single frame.
I'm in love, not only with these girls, but with the show itself.
Shows like this make me happier than life itself, and remind me why I love watching anime so much.
Literal food for my soul ❤️
Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~
Btw, cry about it.

May 4, 4:25 AM
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EP 4

Last time big agogo


Aaand
Does feel like they might have dragged out the introduction of nana a bit since
The ed is updated now
May 4, 5:09 AM

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Nana is a great addition to the cast.

Absolutely loved her characteristics!
I need somebody who can love me at my worst
No, I'm not perfect, but I hope you see my worth
'Cause it's only you, nobody new, I put you first
And for you, girl, I swear I'll do the worst

If you stay forever, let me hold your hand
I can fill those places in your heart no else can
Let me show you love, oh, I don't pretend, yeah
I'll be right here, baby, you know I'll sink or swim
May 4, 5:24 AM

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The shy new member... She's already bonded with the Makocchi in the end of Episode, sasuga!

Those skewers and sandwitches... I'm hungry now...
May 4, 5:37 AM

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Oooo, I thought she was the popular, annoying type of girl who would bring drama, turns out she's just awkward, lol. She was awkward, then felt guilty and confused on how to apologize, which ended up being overthinking. It's nice to see Mako can adapt (try to start the conversation first) with her, because well they are both awkward hahah. Food is indeed the fastest and most powerful way to ease the tension!

And yep, Shinon-chan is very much an extrovert. I'm amazed by her social skills, really...

Oh, also! They didn't do their usual "itadakimasu" group photo!

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They could have used a normal Honda Freed for the Furutachi family car, instead they gave them the Honda Freed Spike, a trim level targeted to those who live an outdoorsy and active lifestyle. It has a sportier front end, covered rear side windows and no third row seats, among other changes. After seeing the classic Jaguar XJ in Paripi Koumei OP and the 1974 Honda Civic RS owned by the vampires in Mayonaka Punch, I'm convinced that someone at PA Works is a petrolhead.
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When Tsutsuji danced 😂 that was the best part. Nana and Mako’s expressions were hilarious during it. I’m sure being in this club will help both of them with their shyness. Looking forward to the next episode :)
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So calming and cute!
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So, how do you break the ice with two socially awkward girls, you do a dance without BGM, nice moves by the way.
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I can't be alone in thinking the Uni setting just doesn't work? The characters (especially the sheep girl and the hyper girl) and stories are more in line with any CGDCT within a middle/high school setting, It's totally bizarre to me but it's not like the show is bad at least.
@haydnwright There are definitely other examples that also mix cute girls with more grown-up settings like aria and gochiusa, so it's not completely off-the-wall. As long as it keeps the core essence of CGDCT, all the cuteness and escapism, It works for me.
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I can't be alone in thinking the Uni setting just doesn't work? The characters (especially the sheep girl and the hyper girl) and stories are more in line with any CGDCT within a middle/high school setting, It's totally bizarre to me but it's not like the show is bad at least.
@haydnwright Why must these types of thing be restrained to middle/high school settings?

Ppl keep saying they want more adult based series and when we finally get one more, ppl say this.

I feel like theres no pleasing some ppl.
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Makocchi met someone even more awkward than her when it comes to interacting with strangers LMAO, Hoshi is just like me fr fr.

Poor Tsutsuji trying her best to get the two to interact with the other, that freaking dance was so awkward... I laughed so hard.

In the end both massive cuties bonded and they are now good friends, very happy for them n_n
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Any Japanese-speakers here that can explain the "heard it through the grapevine" joke? What was actually said?

I have a feeling the localizers got pretty creative with that one.
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Tsutsuji really did her best trying to break the ice between Mako and Nana.

Marinate1016 said:
Finding common ground with someone is probably the best way to really break the ice and get comfortable tho, it’s cool they both needed to study for the German test so Nana could really start opening up to Mako.
Reminds me of when I was a university student, and trying to help each other with homework led to longer conversations, which led to being friends. Nothing like a common struggle to bring people together. ...Regrettably, I'm not in contact with them anymore. >.<
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Nana has quite a dual face. Extreme social anxiety for strangers but she's like any gyaru if you're already close. It's a good thing she got herself the gyaru look.
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I love how Nana immediately changed character once she got comfy with Mako
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Any Japanese-speakers here that can explain the "heard it through the grapevine" joke? What was actually said?

I have a feeling the localizers got pretty creative with that one.
Grape in japanese is budou. Martial arts - budo.
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