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| With every episode, we learn more about Hinako herself and the connection she has with others. This was Ayame's turn and she did get that moment. Definitely felt like the episode had its impact on Hinako like others. Ayame is somewhat of a mysterious character imo, especially since she didn't get much as spotlight as the others until now. |
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| I really wish Hinako to be happy one day. I hope she can get rid of her dark thoughts. Wow. Another yokai. It's nice that Ayame is getting more screen time. She seems to be as mysterious as Miko, maybe even more. |
SerafosYesterday, 7:06 AM
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| Ayame is one very interesting character I hope that is not the last we see of her. Really want Hinako to just be happy and be able to smile. |
As suspected, Shiori has involved herself with Hinako for a long time, the little revelation form a crack that makes their relationship even more complicated. Ayame design is horrific for sure.Nice of the studio for putting her backstory in the Ed visuals. |
| Knew Ayame was going to be a yokai but not what I was expecting when Oumi said she had the same smell as Hinako last episode. Hinako survived by Oumi giving her blood. I wish Ayame's backstory was told if they were going to talk about it at all. |
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| Is it now the romance starts?(╹ڡ╹ ) I don't know, but from Ayame's reveal that yokai who share blood with humans find their taste disgusting, to me it seems like Shiori must have some other reason to want to stay with Hinako than just to eat her, and is for some reason hiding it. |
| Isnt that too much plot for one episode lol But overall its interesting ofc I havent read the manga so these arent spoilers, just my thought about whats going on: I think its obvious that Shiori saved Hinako in accident by feeding her mermaid blood and making some kind of oath (maybe an oath to protect her, which she is now obligated to keep even if she doesnt want to) She also cant eat her because Hinako doesnt taste good with Shiori's blood Btw did you notice that Hinako, before she started fighting for her life, thought of Shiori? I like to interpret this as romantic feelings that become Hinako's reason to live (After all we watching yuri here) Ayame is a great character. At first i thought she just be a "villain of the episode" but she turned out to be much more interesting She is not just another yokai, but a person with her own past And she is not bad person, suppose? Also she and Hinako are similar in some ways. And its good that her past was revealed in the end. Honestly this anime is amazing. One of the best anime of this year, maybe even the best one. |
| Miko should really step up her game. At this rate she's getting left in the dust by Shiori. More characterization on Shiori's part this episode. Mermaid blood in fantasy has always been special said to have effects of immortality, healing or anything along those lines. But with the reveal that yokai can't stand the stench of those they share blood with it just shows off more of Shiori's "affection" towards Hinako. This ship is really sailing. I have a feeling that Shiori must have had something to do with the accident that killed Hinako's family. The guilt in her eyes was clearly showing in the later parts of the episode. i personally thinking she has sth to do with the accident too, especially cause u know it happened in the sea and Hinako miraculously survived and has seen her true form once before. Maybe Shiori saved her, they even mentioned how miraculously it was that she survived and that she heals superhumanly (because of the mermaid blood probably) Unfortunately that is something that will be left answered for future as manga still did not answer the question regarding what actually happened in that accident. I doubt Shiori has anything to do with the accident except for Hinako's miraculous survival. Otherwise she wouldn't be specluating abt how terrible it must've been based on Hinako's scars. She knew nothing about the accident until recently. Looks like she's not even aware it was her blood that saved Hinako back then. |
| Weekly appreciation of the opening. Honestly I could not for the life of me tell you what's going on anymore, as in ever since Miko's like arc or whatever ended they've just been clusterbombing us with more and more questions about Shiori and Hina. So we know Hina has Shiori's blood inside her which naturally means she was most likely the one who saved her after the accident, Miko just found her at the time and I'd assume brought her to a hospital. Unless im misremembering, which means either Shiori gave Hina her blood in the literal sense like as in she donated her blood to Hina in the hospital so she could live. Or another option is in the water she made some kinda pledge as Ayame said and gave her blood in the more like Yokai sense. Which would explain why Hina recognises her Yokai form. As for Shiori's current goal we really don't know what it is anymore, I doubt she want's to eat her anymore but honestly it might just be as simple as wanting to make Hina happy again. Overall a good episode, I will say though while I am enjoying the gradual progression of the story I feel like ever since Miko's mini arc ended she's been pushed too far to the side, like it really feels like they're just throwing in Miko whenever its convenient her actual role in the story kinda feels like its died and she's just gone back to being your typical best friend kinda type. Sure its partial bias to the character but I mean I still feel like im right. Side note: Shiori has a surprisingly like Yokai form, as in Miko's Yokai form had far more like main character energy if that makes sense. Where Shiori's honestly just felt like your typical Yokai you'd find anywhere |
| Its amusing that Miko always ends up bumping into Shiori when she's resting. Hinako's injuries from the accident really were grave. Ayame sure had quite the transformation. If anything Shiori's true form looks more like a demon. So Ayame snuck in by manipulating the memory of the cook huh. It'll be nice if Ayame sticks around as a recurring character. Though she only appeared in two eps she was such a captivating character. The news that she conveyed to Hinako though sure was curious. |
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| Ok holy shit what an episode. A lot to go over here, some theories confirmed, some new ones created, best episode so far(sorry Miko reveal) First of all, that Ayame reveal scene was so disturbing. I was so afraid of what would come out of her head, flashbacks to the first HP movie lol. I’m still wondering how even without the Yokai smell, no one peeped out that she was sus. Her whole demeanor and facial expressions warranted suspicions. For someone as long lived as Shiori, you’d think she’d have known Yokai can mask themselves just like Miko does. The pond scene is easily the most important scene of watatabe so far. Hinako finally has the one thing she’s wanted for so long right in front of her, but when confronted with death, she realizes she’s afraid and wants to keep living. Huge moment for her character development and a realistic depiction of the conflict many suicidal people experience where they want to escape their suffering, but not die. Shiori showing up just in time and showing off her true form, which Hinako has seen before?! And Hinako has her blood?? So my early theory is that Shiori saved Hinako from the brink of death and made a blood oath with her so she could eat her one day. WAIT. BUT SHE CANT EVEN EAT HINAKO?? So Shiori’s been bluffing this entire time and is actually genuinely helping Hinako and in love with her(shocking I know) lol. I need answers now!! Ayame’s backstory in the ending credits is so sad. I love show not tell stuff! From what I’m gathering, she neglected her step daughter likely because she reminded her of the dad’s other woman/ex. The girl ended up dying and the dad crashed out on Ayame chopping her head, or at least severely wounding her with an axe leading to her regret and hatred turning into a Yokai in the wound. Awful story. |
Marinate1016Yesterday, 12:49 PM
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| That was a really good episode. Ayames story was tragic and the reveal with the blood at the end was also interesting. To me it sounds like Shiroi found Hinako after the accident and mixed their blood so that Hinako gets some sort of healing power and survives the accident. And then she watched over her and falls in love or something? Well, that brings back the idea that eating Hinako might mean something different after all... |
uselessDMYesterday, 11:01 AM
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Weeb_Isekai said:
I wish Ayame's backstory was told if they were going to talk about it at all.
I wish Ayame's backstory was told if they were going to talk about it at all.
Did you watch the ED? Or do you mean they should have elaborated more on it?
| @DevOpsElfMage I mean they should have elaborated more on it. |
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| Telling Ayame's sad backstory in the ending is actually a great idea. For those who think that's not enough, even in the interlude after chaper 19 , where the illustrations are based, the monologues don't clarify anything, but personally, my version is that she simply ignored the girl, and when something happened to her, it's hard to tell from the illustration what happened,either accidental poisoning, or she starved her to death, but in the end she died, and then her husband and the girl's father, in grief, chopped off with an axe her head (considering that she herself says that it is the only real part of her body), although from the picture it looks more like he just hit with axe her. The episode is good, although the backstory is sad. |
ShiroAlexYesterday, 12:40 PM
| Wow, this was my favorite episode (so far) of this series. My takeaway, and theory, is that Shiori saved Hinako from that horrific accident by giving her some of her blood and apparently in doing so made her disgusting for yokai to eat. I interpret that to mean that Shiori never had any intention to eat Hinako but rather was bluffing since that made Hinako feel better. Of course I may be wrong but that's what I understand so far (plus I'm anime only). Regarding Ayame, it looks like she was a monster back when she was a human as she disliked and either killed or indirectly had her children killed and then tried to kill herself? It also looked like her husband bandaged her up but not before she became a yokai herself. Anyways, I'm curious to see what Hinako makes of the revelation that she has already met Shiori and that she has mixed her blood, probably to save her. |
| Well I was gonna say so much for the new character, but nah Ayame is still alive as we saw at the end of the episode, well as alive as a youkai can be anyway lol. But along with the reveal that Ayame is a youkai, as well as Shiori’s youkai form, we got a bomb drop with the reveal that Shiori mixed her blood with Hinako’s a long time ago, and apparently that makes her inedible for Shiori. I definitely have some theories on this, I don’t wanna say them tho because they might be too on point lol, that’s how right I think I am, the thing that’s especially clueing me in is that Hinako has seen Shiori’s mermaid form before, hmmm what big event happened that could be correlated, I simply have no idea lol (unless I’m completely off base with that, but there’s more to my theory than that anyway). Jokes aside, I really liked the plot reveals in this one, the plot certainly got thicker, and the more horror-ish moment when Shiori revealed her mermaid form was really cool, definitely quite freaky looking but cool at the same time. Ayame’s backstory was interesting too as we heard from her and saw in the ED, I don’t get the full picture but it seems like she wasn’t a good person, since her kid died I want to assume she did it, but I’m not 100% sure, either way I like that we got more on Ayame beyond her being a youkai, maybe we’ll see her again at some point. And lastly, so if Hinako is inedible to Shiori, she’s been lying this whole time huh, it wasn’t much of a secret but I’m interested in hearing what Shiori has to say about this info. |
| I suspected that Hinako and Shiori's meeting wasn't the first one... so they really go way back |
  Imouto suki Tsundere-Chuuni-Imoutos save me...   |
| Ayame looking like Hinako's mom is an unfortunate coincidence since Ayame was a yokai that tried to eat her, and had a stepchild while she was alive. Super interesting reveal by her that Hinako is carrying some of Shiori's blood. Is that why Hinako heals so fast? We only caught a glimpse of it, but Shiori's true mermaid form looks pretty cool. |
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| As expected Ayame was a monster but it was sad to know that she was a human before. The new ed left me with tears. In the end, so glad to know that Oumi is still lying about eating Hinako. So does getting a mermaid's blood makes you one of their kin ? The original complete form of Oumi is terrifyingly huge and scary lol That's definitely the first time I have seen such a monstrous mermaid form in any kind of media. And Ayame also said that Hinako's blood tastes bad. That's one big lie that Oumi told her. |
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I liked that we got a special ED to provide some insight into Ayame's backstory, though I am a bit surprised that Shiori didn't ensure Ayame's demise. Perhaps she's simply unfamiliar with how those Yokai operate.
deltahalo241 said: though I am a bit surprised that Shiori didn't ensure Ayame's demise. I think that Oumi was sure that she wouldn't go after Hinako ever again. |
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Well I was gonna say so much for the new character, but nah Ayame is still alive as we saw at the end of the episode, well as alive as a youkai can be anyway lol. But along with the reveal that Ayame is a youkai, as well as Shiori’s youkai form, we got a bomb drop with the reveal that Shiori mixed her blood with Hinako’s a long time ago, and apparently that makes her inedible for Shiori. I definitely have some theories on this, I don’t wanna say them tho because they might be too on point lol, that’s how right I think I am, the thing that’s especially clueing me in is that Hinako has seen Shiori’s mermaid form before, hmmm what big event happened that could be correlated, I simply have no idea lol (unless I’m completely off base with that, but there’s more to my theory than that anyway).
Jokes aside, I really liked the plot reveals in this one, the plot certainly got thicker, and the more horror-ish moment when Shiori revealed her mermaid form was really cool, definitely quite freaky looking but cool at the same time. Ayame’s backstory was interesting too as we heard from her and saw in the ED, I don’t get the full picture but it seems like she wasn’t a good person, since her kid died I want to assume she did it, but I’m not 100% sure, either way I like that we got more on Ayame beyond her being a youkai, maybe we’ll see her again at some point. And lastly, so if Hinako is inedible to Shiori, she’s been lying this whole time huh, it wasn’t much of a secret but I’m interested in hearing what Shiori has to say about this info.
Jokes aside, I really liked the plot reveals in this one, the plot certainly got thicker, and the more horror-ish moment when Shiori revealed her mermaid form was really cool, definitely quite freaky looking but cool at the same time. Ayame’s backstory was interesting too as we heard from her and saw in the ED, I don’t get the full picture but it seems like she wasn’t a good person, since her kid died I want to assume she did it, but I’m not 100% sure, either way I like that we got more on Ayame beyond her being a youkai, maybe we’ll see her again at some point. And lastly, so if Hinako is inedible to Shiori, she’s been lying this whole time huh, it wasn’t much of a secret but I’m interested in hearing what Shiori has to say about this info.
TheColonel76 said: don’t get the full picture but it seems like she wasn’t a good person, since her kid died I want to assume she did it, but I’m not 100% sure Ayame just never cared for the girl as she said to Hinako at the start that it was her step daughter. So the girl might have already have been affected by some disease and she was frail. So she must have died of natural causes and the husband out of rage or due to some kind of trouble with his wife might have killed his wife with the axe. That led to her becoming the monster that she is now. |
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Well I was gonna say so much for the new character, but nah Ayame is still alive as we saw at the end of the episode, well as alive as a youkai can be anyway lol. But along with the reveal that Ayame is a youkai, as well as Shiori’s youkai form, we got a bomb drop with the reveal that Shiori mixed her blood with Hinako’s a long time ago, and apparently that makes her inedible for Shiori. I definitely have some theories on this, I don’t wanna say them tho because they might be too on point lol, that’s how right I think I am, the thing that’s especially clueing me in is that Hinako has seen Shiori’s mermaid form before, hmmm what big event happened that could be correlated, I simply have no idea lol (unless I’m completely off base with that, but there’s more to my theory than that anyway).
Jokes aside, I really liked the plot reveals in this one, the plot certainly got thicker, and the more horror-ish moment when Shiori revealed her mermaid form was really cool, definitely quite freaky looking but cool at the same time. Ayame’s backstory was interesting too as we heard from her and saw in the ED, I don’t get the full picture but it seems like she wasn’t a good person, since her kid died I want to assume she did it, but I’m not 100% sure, either way I like that we got more on Ayame beyond her being a youkai, maybe we’ll see her again at some point. And lastly, so if Hinako is inedible to Shiori, she’s been lying this whole time huh, it wasn’t much of a secret but I’m interested in hearing what Shiori has to say about this info.
Jokes aside, I really liked the plot reveals in this one, the plot certainly got thicker, and the more horror-ish moment when Shiori revealed her mermaid form was really cool, definitely quite freaky looking but cool at the same time. Ayame’s backstory was interesting too as we heard from her and saw in the ED, I don’t get the full picture but it seems like she wasn’t a good person, since her kid died I want to assume she did it, but I’m not 100% sure, either way I like that we got more on Ayame beyond her being a youkai, maybe we’ll see her again at some point. And lastly, so if Hinako is inedible to Shiori, she’s been lying this whole time huh, it wasn’t much of a secret but I’m interested in hearing what Shiori has to say about this info.
TheColonel76 said: I definitely have some theories on this, I don’t wanna say them tho because they might be too on point lol, that’s how right I think I am, the thing that’s especially clueing me in is that Hinako has seen Shiori’s mermaid form before, hmmm what big event happened that could be correlated, I simply have no idea lol (unless I’m completely off base with that, but there’s more to my theory than that anyway). I guess the same. Oumi might have saved Hinako using her blood. But what I'm thinking is that her giving her blood to Hinako..would that turn her into a mermaid as well ? Oumi must not have lied when she said to Hinako they can never be friends to each other.. 'cause they might be something more than that. |
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That was a really good episode. Ayames story was tragic and the reveal with the blood at the end was also interesting.
To me it sounds like Shiroi found Hinako after the accident and mixed their blood so that Hinako gets some sort of healing power and survives the accident. And then she watched over her and falls in love or something? Well, that brings back the idea that eating Hinako might mean something different after all...
To me it sounds like Shiroi found Hinako after the accident and mixed their blood so that Hinako gets some sort of healing power and survives the accident. And then she watched over her and falls in love or something? Well, that brings back the idea that eating Hinako might mean something different after all...
uselessDM said: Hinako might mean something different after all... Yeah, she wants to eat her you know what 😏😏🤣 |
| Well, isn't this a fine twist? |
Niwaka-Samurai said: uselessDM said: Hinako might mean something different after all... Yeah, she wants to eat her you know what 😏😏🤣 Her pancreas, right? That's what we are talking about? |
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Well, isn't this a fine twist?
| @pixelante well i was always wondering since the beginning if shiori will actually eat hinako or not by the end , but now with this twist i guess now i know she wont eat her , idk it kind kills the curiosity hype for me tho |
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Niwaka-Samurai said:
Yeah, she wants to eat her you know what 😏😏🤣
uselessDM said:
Hinako might mean something different after all...
Hinako might mean something different after all...
Yeah, she wants to eat her you know what 😏😏🤣
Her pancreas, right? That's what we are talking about?
| @uselessDM no, I'm not |
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@uselessDM no, I'm not
| @Niwaka-Samurai whatever could you mean🤔 |
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@uselessDM no, I'm not
| @Niwaka-Samurai whatever could you mean🤔 |
| I sorta thought about it during the first episodes, that Shiori maybe saved Hinako in the past and now I guess it could be true? I wonder if Hinako healing quickly is because it is Shiori's blood (a mermaid yokai) or if any other yokai blood could work orr Hinako is in the process of turning into a yokai?... (just thinking about the immortality myth of eating a mermaid's flesh) And now that was a twist! A yokai won't eat a human with their own blood because it's disgusting af but Shiori here made that promise with Hinako– I always believed that Shiori is just doing all of this for Hinako's sake. Still, what makes Hinako's blood delicious? Ayame-san was creepy as heck but that backstory was kinda sad, did she poisoned her husband's child? I guess what happened to her was indeed a divine punishment. |
| Crazy lore dump this episode, so she has mermaid blood which in theory makes it unlike that the yokai that gave your blood would ever want to eat you. Obviously why? Why make the promise to eat her though? Though Ayame, if memories of her were erased, then she is one of those who created a spell to insert herself in, rather than blend in, get killed then lose memories. Both ways leading to memory erasure, plus her ability to blend in with a minor "corpsey" smell makes her amazing at staying in society. However, what is her goal? She clearly is trying to be maternal as a form of atonement but then what? I wonder how many yokai have integrated in society, then again survival of the fittest dictates that those who integrate, actually survive. |
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@Niwaka-Samurai whatever could you mean🤔
| @pixelante you really want to make me spell it for you .. I meant |
| was not expecting Shiori true form to be huge! Well, it's also the first time to see her get angry. Don't try to take away the waifu of the mermaid, or you get torn to pieces. Ayame youkai form is terrifying. An axe wielding monster with a long tongue, so the victim cannot escape. She also seems to be unkillable unless you splat her head. Good thing Hinako has a mermaid to rescue her. well, and Ayame did say some very important information about Hinako having mermaid blood + possibly some kind of pact. I'm glad to have resisted reading the manga, so the reveals had a lot of impact on me. |
| Some yokai apparently do feel regret. I'm not sure why Ayame let her daughter starve to death and didn't cry when she died. I know looks aren't everything and inside is what matters, but damn Shiori's original form looks creepy af  |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| My toxic yuri turning wholseome? What implemented here probably means Shiori saved Hinako. Maybe? How is Shiori's greatness keep increasing each episode😭💙 The mermaid from looks disgustingly awesome. Ayame story was interesting and I liked they dedicated the ED to her. Poor husbend tho.. |
Niwaka-Samurai said: You might be right, my conclusion is probably wrong because now that I think about it, she didn’t seem especially bad in the flashback and we only saw her dead after the “accident” happened, I’m seeing a lot of different takes in this thread tho so who knows who’s actually right lol.Ayame just never cared for the girl as she said to Hinako at the start that it was her step daughter. So the girl might have already have been affected by some disease and she was frail. So she must have died of natural causes and the husband out of rage or due to some kind of trouble with his wife might have killed his wife with the axe. That led to her becoming the monster that she is now. Niwaka-Samurai said: I guess the same. Oumi might have saved Hinako using her blood. But what I'm thinking is that her giving her blood to Hinako..would that turn her into a mermaid as well ? Oumi must not have lied when she said to Hinako they can never be friends to each other.. 'cause they might be something more than that. Not sure about Hinako becoming a mermaid, it’s definitely possible but I’m not sure what the rule is there, like is that something that could turn someone into a youkai or not. And yeah more than friends seems like a future possibility at this rate, if Shiori isn’t actually gonna eat Hinako (it’s looking incredibly unlikely at this point). |
TheColonel7610 hours ago
| Great episode! It was pretty obvious Shiori wasn't actually planning on eating Hinako, ever, but it was surprising to hear she gave Hinako her blood to save her! Now that explains how Hinako "miraculously" survived the accident. The big question remaining now is, was Shiori the cause of the accident resulting in Hinako's family death or not? I mean, did she just "happen to be there?" I'm curious what will Hinako do now? Is she going to pretend like she doesn't know the truth, while Shiori pretends she'll eat her one day? There is some progress though. Hinako is a BIT less suicidal now and doesn't want to die as much. |
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@pixelante you really want to make me spell it for you .. I meant
| @Niwaka-Samurai her pussy? But she doesn't have a cat... oh, OH😯 |
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