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| As the modern day timeskip tells of Harlot the harlot's story, where Naotsugu Miura's story with the prostitute herself begins to form a rather amicable relationship, the shadow of his old brother stands aloft in the rain, where Harlot remembers him as her old flame. And when it comes to Jinya, he's searching for a demon who only appears in the rain, which when Miura describes his story with his affection for Harlot, everyone begins to take their stands to give the latter sound advice. What Ofuu realizes that the conditions are mutually exclusive to each other: the demon only appearing in the rain, and both Miura and Harlot's growing relationship in rainy nights. And with the shadow calling out to Harlot that Miura stopped her because she almost got deceived to facing a demon instead, the interchanging between the modern and Edo times to foretell that story brilliant, it's eventually Jinya who cast the demon down, who is most likely an incomplete human with wishes left in the world. The modern day with Miyaka and Kaoru Azusaya, plus Jinya Kadono, what a way to tell a story of generations that can connect with people of different times. |
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| It was a little weird with them starting the episode from the future with a play, but it was creative of them to connect both past and future with the performance "Harlot in the Rain". The episode is mainly focused on the Harlot and tells her untold story of hardship and love. Zenji was enjoying Naotsugu's troubles with love and gave the most extreme solutions to deal with the situation. The funny part was Natsu calling them outdated, especially when they were talking about it in 1855. But Sadanaga came up with the perfect solution to Naotsugu's problem, though in the end it was the scenario Zenji had advised that won her heart. I wonder who this friend of Jinta is that looks a lot like Kaoru. Later, the Harlot marries Naotsugu, good for both of them, and it stuck out to me that if I’m right in assuming the ronin they were talking about was indeed Jinta, then does he have a daughter later on, or is that someone else? Can't make up my mind if I wanna watch the past, the future, or both timelines now. |
XArceusXJun 2, 1:20 PM
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Jinya being in school is throwing me off a bit |
| Ansei 2 = 1855 That was a nice switching between the historical stageplay, 'Ame Yotaka', and Yotaka's real historical events in the past. It was very funny to see Jinya dissatisfied over the play, which made the 'Ronin' weaker than he should be. I mean, he's literally that ronin. lmao..... He just watching the stageplay about an event that he experienced directly by himself in the past. |
真姫ちゃん！ 何が好き？ トマト よりも あ･な･た♡  |
| If you pause at 21:05, you can see Okada Kiichi (I'm 90% sure that's him), the most badass demon Jinya has ever fought, work part-time in a friggin convenience store lol. This cameo made my day |
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| Another phenomenal episode. Harlot and Naotsugu’s story was beautiful and I’m so glad they both were able to move on from their past trauma and got a happy ending! Too bad Jinya’s reputation took a hit in Harlot’s memoirs 😂 It has to feel so funny if you’re Jinya and seeing your life portrayed through a play in a high school gym lol. This was a cool way to connect the past and present though. Direction and writing in this story is so good Had a feeling the demon shadow was just showing Naotsugu and harlot that which they most desired, in both of their cases it was their brother who served as their emotional support and encouragement. Naotsugu trying to win her over and not caring about her social status as a prostitute was beautiful, he’s such a kind and virtuous person. I just wish he knew his older brother was right there literally watching over him every time he comes in the shop! The sibling bond of this episode was also a nice follow up and conclusion to last week’s kanzashi case. I wonder if that had anything to do with the exorcist in town? 🤔 at any rate, it’s cool to see Harlot wasn’t some omnipotent being like she came off as a couple episodes ago. She was someone with insecurities, desires and fears too. So we know Naotsugu and Harlot get married and have kids(yay) I wonder if we’ll stay in the past or if we’ll continue this cool narrative style of gradually blending the two eras together and wrapping up things in the past? Suzu is probably the big one left and maybe Miura brother’s death? As a demon Ofuu would still be around so maybe she’s running a shop still! |
Marinate1016Jun 2, 11:25 AM
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| This anime's directing and storytelling keeps blowing me away with each passing episode. As someone else mentioned, that glimpse of Shirayuki had so much weight to Jinya's character and hence why he couldn't finish the work the other night. We also got more info on Harlot's past. I need to rewatch this anime so I can get all the details. Definitely one of my favorites this season. |
| It's pretty bad, will his sister ever show up. Like no substance here at all. |
| another great episode i love how we go in the past looks like a small story but it was more than that... why does he look young now... can't wait to learn more E10:8/10 |
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| that last part in the 2009 HS classroom was confusing as Jinta was double-speaking from his perspective of one who was there in 1855, as well as watching the play. but the pigtailed girl (who stayed awake) was speaking from only her perspective of watching the play. |
just an ol school American otaku enjoyin the life. don't sass me kiddies, i've been otaku probably since before you were born. leave me in peace and i won't bother you either.  |
Reply to Szabesz
If you pause at 21:05, you can see Okada Kiichi (I'm 90% sure that's him), the most badass demon Jinya has ever fought, work part-time in a friggin convenience store lol. This cameo made my day
| @Szabesz was this Okada Kiichi in any of the past episodes? I did think that the konbini clerk looked sus 😜 Edit: just saw your reply/answer to a similar question. Book 4. |
AV_KantokuJun 2, 2:15 PM
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Reply to ChickenDan
It's pretty bad, will his sister ever show up. Like no substance here at all.
| @ChickenDan there is a lot of story to tell. episode 1 starts off in 1830... here in ep10 it is already 2009 as well as 1855. each episode is filled with substance, just not the substances you're interested in. |
| just an ol school American otaku enjoyin the life. don't sass me kiddies, i've been otaku probably since before you were born. leave me in peace and i won't bother you either. |
Reply to ChickenDan
It's pretty bad, will his sister ever show up. Like no substance here at all.
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Reply to ChickenDan
It's pretty bad, will his sister ever show up. Like no substance here at all.
| @ChickenDan That's like reading Berserk and keep asking "When is Guts gonna fight Griffith?". You're missing a lot of the point by doing that. |
| Fun fact: Today is the International Sex Workers' Day! Fitting. |
| Interesting way to tell this particular story with the cuts between the play in 2009 and the actual events back in the 1800s, I imagine Jinya was feeling like a famous person watching a biopic of their life lol, it was funny that his takeaway from it was that they didn’t portray him the way he wanted. But man the story of Miura and Yotaka was a really good one, it was pretty obvious the demon they were seeing was reflecting what they wanted to see from the get-go, but the way they defeated it was a really well done scene, and the fact they didn’t tell you outright why Jinya had trouble defeating it was cool too, that little cut to Shirayuki’s neck being sliced was a very unfortunate context clue. And it’s good to know that Miura and Yotaka do eventually end up together, they didn’t get super close or anything by the end of this episode but their moments we did get were sweet, and someone else mentioned this but I’m betting this “Asagao” Jinya keeps mistaking this girl in 2009 for is probably Miura and Yotaka’s daughter, it would be very fitting if so. |
| So Naotsugu and Harlot actually married in the end. It's funny because Harlot changed the story a little to make Naotsugu look good (and Jinya bad) which made Jinya upset lol. Also funny that Jinya was referring to himself- (Harlot really did "ME" dirty!) and his classmates was just playing along thinking Jinya was so much into the play, not knowing that he actually knows Harlot. And Jinya has a daughter, I wonder if it will be a demon? |
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Reply to thewiru
@ChickenDan
That's like reading Berserk and keep asking "When is Guts gonna fight Griffith?".
You're missing a lot of the point by doing that.
That's like reading Berserk and keep asking "When is Guts gonna fight Griffith?".
You're missing a lot of the point by doing that.
| @thewiru that's understandable, it's just the in-between doesn't have to be this boring and devoid of interesting developments. |
| When she said 'Ronin's daughter', does that mean Jinya had a daughter later? Who did he marry? |
Reply to Rom-Com_lover
When she said 'Ronin's daughter', does that mean Jinya had a daughter later? Who did he marry?
| @Rom-Com_lover Quickly! Everyone rush to twitter and start fighting over the speculation of whether it's Natsu or Ofuu! (This is a joke for those who don't understand sarcasm) |
| I like to watch some anime, I like to talk about some anime, I dislike wars over some anime, but more than anything I love to live my life, anime is an enjoyable and entertaining addition onto my life but it's not my whole life. |
Reply to ChickenDan
It's pretty bad, will his sister ever show up. Like no substance here at all.
| @ChickenDan I just dont understand why he is playing at being a high schooler... Like what the fuck dude. |
| Isn't Jinya a bit too old for school? I mean he looked like a fully grown man all this while |
| Are we going to find out who Jinya's daughter is anytime soon? |
| This was a pretty interesting episode. I like how the play was a memoir of the Harlot and Jinta was watching the play and also remembering the events recounted by the play. |
Reply to Ahmed_Alanany
last episode I thought he made a time skip and all the past is like and intro and we can finally see the story.
but I still can't find the story. every thing is strange and have no reason for me.
why the samurai loved that woman? he is a samurai, normally he will never love her without a reason.
why the shadow is stronger than some demons even though it failed to be demon?
why didn't the samurai tell gen about the demon?
why no one noticed it never rained yesterday?
nothing is explained ...
but I still can't find the story. every thing is strange and have no reason for me.
why the samurai loved that woman? he is a samurai, normally he will never love her without a reason.
why the shadow is stronger than some demons even though it failed to be demon?
why didn't the samurai tell gen about the demon?
why no one noticed it never rained yesterday?
nothing is explained ...
| @Ahmed_Alanany What do you mean why he loved her? He found her really attractive so he decided to fck political marriages, he marries by love The shadow isn't strong. Naotsugu is just weak (for now) Who the hell is gen? The rain is generated by the shadow. You can notice that it lets up when the shadow dies |
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Reply to Ahmed_Alanany
Szabesz said:
@Ahmed_Alanany
What do you mean why he loved her? He found her really attractive so he decided to fck political marriages, he marries by love
The shadow isn't strong. Naotsugu is just weak (for now)
Who the hell is gen?
The rain is generated by the shadow. You can notice that it lets up when the shadow dies
@Ahmed_Alanany
What do you mean why he loved her? He found her really attractive so he decided to fck political marriages, he marries by love
The shadow isn't strong. Naotsugu is just weak (for now)
Who the hell is gen?
The rain is generated by the shadow. You can notice that it lets up when the shadow dies
I just honestly can't accept how the samurai "fell in love" with the oiran. There was zero emotional trigger. They stood under the rain for maybe three minutes. No deeper conversation, no shared backstory, no subtle emotional buildup—nothing.
Even in basic rom-coms, there's at least a small trigger: she bandages his hand, he helps her carry groceries. And that's in romantic comedies, where suspension of disbelief is part of the package.
But Kijin Gentoushou takes itself seriously—it's philosophical, dark, grounded in samurai values and fate. You can't expect me to believe that a disciplined warrior would fall for someone like an oiran without even a hint of emotional weight.
| @Ahmed_Alanany This is actually absolutely acceptable and believable for this kind of show. The problem with thinking about it that way and making that comparison is this show is NOT a rom com, in fact it's not even a romance at all, comparing it to a romcom is like comparing ice cream to steak, one is sweet and one is savory, you can't just call one "better" than the other because they're aiming to have totally different flavors or in this case trying to do totally different things. I will say though that you're right in that it's definitely a bit too short of a time for him to fall for her, but rom coms are generally very exaggerated in how they do romance and I actually found this to be far more realistic than 95% of rom coms in every other aspect. |
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