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| Sad episode, why did Satou didn't say anything to her? I hope this won't end to bad it was such a great Anime already I don't want it to end bad :( And damn didn't expect to see twice the fanservice! |
RafaelDeJonghNov 13, 2012 2:41 PM
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| Satou is a dick. Leaving off with Hitomi and not giving a single fuck about Misaki, who's trying to do all that shit to help him out of being a hikikomori. Also, Hitomi is so unstable and mentally insane, she is a really bad influence on Satou imo. Poor Misaki, she is getting more and more depressed, even to the point of becoming somewhat crazy herself. I really hope she won't do any harm to herself or Satou (I still don't want him getting killed or anything even though I'm liking him less and less). I'm still waiting for the explanations about Misaki's past. |
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| It would've been such a plot twist to see the affair come true. Hell, I would've loved to see their horrible affair spiral into despair and have their mental illnesses regress back to their original state. But alas, we get Misaki. |
| Goshh this show would so much better if Satou wasn't such a useless main charecter. I mean first he treats her like crap, and at the end when he sees Misaki crying he doesn't hold, hug or atleast try to make her feel better |
| BEST EPISODE loved the relationship between Hitomi and Satou.LOL at his thoughts,it fooled me twice. I was like you gon regret itttt..ALSO YES to Satou not knowing how to deal with situations that made me twitch like when I though he would do something about his Senpai committing suicide and also when Misaki flinches and cries to what I was HOPING HIM NOT TO BE RAISING A FIST AT MY MISAKING which made me get disheartened at his character for cracking a girl in the head for what? There was also the New Years failure at cheering Misaki up and all the other times he would just watch. |
kUshPandA_ENJOiApr 5, 2013 2:23 PM
| Feels like losing all five senses & Maybe not able to have thoughts, Enjoi... |
| well I know hitomi will bring some misunderstand in this episode -_- but thanks to her I see some fan service lol XD damn there is something like this in this anime XD I'm kinda feeling sad seeing misaki like that.. :/ |
| The farewells between Sato and Hitomi were touching, the moment they were at the station felt so distant and surreal. It felt like the growing feelings between Misaki and Sato went cold and stopped in their tracks for like 10 episodes. Good to see it coming back along. Although it really seems like the relationship has become more one sided. Misaki's psychological dependency on Sato seems very condescending and looks down on Sato, acting like he absolutely needs her and can't live otherwise. |
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screambloodygore said: Damn, why did misaki turn emo? ^ thiz Well, the episode was bittersweet... probably it was considered as necessary for the final resution of the plot, but that was a bit forced. The misunderstanding, expecially, looked unoriginal. The cat's death is a better device, probably. But I find totally unrealistic, even if Satou is a hikikomori and stuff, that he doesn't even try to cheer Misaki up, even with cliché words. One just not watches a girl crying and sits there and does nothing. Anyway I expect a great closure because the series has been great. Probably heading to a final 8/10, not getting the 9 because of the MMORPG arc and some little errors (imho) in the psychology paths (e.g. Satou looked in love with Misaki during ep. 4 and he TOTALLY FORGOT AND HE IGNORES MISAKI COMPLETELY EVEN IS SHE FEEDS HIM AND HELPS HIM EVERYDAY, THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR ME). |
| The episode are really rough lately. This show is getting more and more depressing. Arff, I hope everyone make it alright in the end. Satou and all his phantasm on his sempai xD I really though they were about to do it, but he did good to refuse, it would only have left him with regrets. And what the fuck, sempai wanting an adventure while being pregnant?!? Glad to hear that Yamazaki love his new position. Now, to talk about the depressing stuff. Things with Misaki are really getting out of control. This anime started with Misaki trying to help Satou, but I think that in the end, the one that really need help is Misaki. With the flashback she had, it's now pretty much confirmed that she was abused. She maybe was an unwanted child and her parents treated like she was worthless. That's she need someone who depends on her, because if not, she would be worthless, in her opinion. The way she was describing God and the event during life was really depressing. God, I hope this end well. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| It took this many episodes to understand Satou's fixation with Hitomi, I once let go of a nice girl because I had an ideal girlfriend in mind that would never work, though the nice girl and I weren't nearly as close as Satou and Misaki... still though nothing justifies his treatment of Misaki, not even comforting her! Hitomi is such a raging bitch, pregnant, drinking and asking for an affair? Are you kidding me?! I hope she dies in the last two episodes so her poor husband can have a better life, geez! Satou, you fucking idiot! Even though you made the right decision to say no to Hitomi and show her that good men exist - fantasies are fantasies after all, it's only human - you still ruin Misaki's new year so terribly. What an asshole, this guy really deserves a beating. What a horrible turn of events, like a cosmic conspiracy against love or something. Well this shit happens in real life too, sometimes I feel cursed myself. Really wonder how this is gonna turn out now. I really hope Misaki gets a happy ending. |
| Wow, the love hotel delusion... I wasn't sure if that was a delusion or not at the time. Oh and Misaki can be really creepy at times O.o lol, also it was really laugh when Satou said "You could have at least left the lunch box" Woah woah woah... just saw the ending... Holy shit, Misaki is actually really creepy xD Now I know why people who have read the manga commented on how they hated Misaki MORE in the anime than in the manga series. |
duderusMar 28, 2014 6:37 PM
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AzureBlues said: Complicated said: Dissent said: AironicallyHuman said: When Satou refused to have an affair, you could tell that Hitomi saw that he was a true friend - valuing her happiness above lust. Even though he was tempted enough to get distracted with his fantasies, he still refused to pull her into despair with him. I thought that was just Satou day-dreaming again? I could be wrong though. No it wasn't It's all in Satou's head. Hitomi has no interest in him, beyond being just friends No Hitomi definitely has feelings for him she has been hinting at it the whole series and she really did ask Satou if he they should have an affair. after she asked that was when Satou had his day dream. |
fishergirl16 said: Aww. There's such a depressing atmosphere. There's no more of that excitement from Yamazaki and the game and all that stuff. There's just really nothing left. It's so sad. |
 "And if, there were so many people in the world, there had to be someone living an interesting life that wasn't ordinary. I was sure of it. Why wasn't that person me?" - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part V [/center] |
| man misaki going down the wrong path |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| I guess I was the only one thinking "Yes Satou-kun! Fuck that sempai!" |
| Interesting but depressing episode So Misaki is doing the whole counseling thing for HER own sake right? hmmm~ so -apparently- it was never about Sato "You could have at least left the lunch box" lmao mte |
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| Satou has his moments.. can't expect him to make the wrong choice all the time. Though what is his head brewing !? Trying to fool me with his fantasies. LOL. Again another dear person leave his side.. too much hardship for a single man to face. I kinda laugh when Hitomi senpai said sh'e gonna be a mum.. looking at his reaction. He's nice to her until the bitter end. Misaka hiding in the corner was quite sad.. but her trauma and crazy thoughts are creepy. Selfish. Ignorant. She has been like that since the beginning.. that's the reason why her goody act didn't pull me in. Satou has his humans right little girl.. I'll see what she'll do next. |
| Great episode as always, though i did hate seeing Misaki so sad and i thought the sex dreams were unnecessary. |
| Even though more stuff was shown regarding Misaki, she was a bit annoying. Sato seems to have learned to keep his apartment clean so that's a step forward, but he just needs to find a job. I get that Misaki wants to help him, but it's just lecture. Yamazaki makes a brief appearance. Drunk lol |
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| that was a dream rigth with them and the hotel >.> poor Misaki I really liked her now i feel bad for her 2 more episode to hopefully clear things up man that girl finds her way into satou life and makes it more of a mess then it already is it seems |
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| Satou did the right thing by turning her down. Hitomi is easily the character I hate the most. |
| Wow, such a sad episode. I cried for the first time in like 5 years. Seems like their roles are reversed now, Misaki is the one that needs help.. I just wanna hug her. |
| Lmao. Satou's imagination in the beginning. INBOU EVERYWHERE Satou u prick. |
| Since when did this turn into a romcom misunderstanding? Asides from the questionable religious questioning, this episode had significant development; which I hope makes Misaki realise that not everything in life goes according to plan. For Satou, he had to realise that the world continues to revolve and life has to go on, even if that is without him. The peaceful life can never remain forever, Satou has to act in order to make sure that the "10% happiness" in life acts in favour and overshadow the remaining "90% pain". |
| "If you reject me, I'll blast a hole in you!" Kanzaki H. Aria Just kidding.  |
| Damn those imagination scenes. The second one really got me into believing it was real. But then someone shouts "Happy New Year!". FUCK! |
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| WHY IS THIS SHOW SO UNGODLY DEPRESSING Maaaaaaan... I didn't know it was possible to have a stronger love/hate relationship with a (female) character as I had with Sakura Matou, but Misaki is coming dangerously close at overthrowing Sakura as the reigning champion in that category. Misaki is such a disturbed, selfish person, but her psychological instability makes her such an interesting and loveable character. I really hope we find out what happened to her to make her feel so desperate to be "needed" and make her think she's so "worthless," as if she's responsible for all the world's problems. And, more importantly, why she's so desperate to find someone more "useless" than her to compensate. |
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| Seems like Misaki (and nto Satou) needs counseling at this point. AND NO NOT THE CAT WHY |
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| LOLOLOL. I'd like to know more about Misaki's past, but I don't think that's what made her the way she is. She was probably born kinda weird. Which is cool xĐ |
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| The Senpai suffers from chronic depression (Dysthymia) and what looks to be bouts of major depressive disorder, which is often initiated and made worse by the dysthymia. She is in a situation where she should be happy, she knows she should, but just isn't. At the same time, things that normally provide enjoyment or satisfaction, don't have the same impact on her. She blames it on conspiracy, or whatever, which is actually a type of coping mechanism. It prevents her from blaming herself for her unhappiness, which is more painful. That type of condition, however, requires lifetime treatment. Antidepressants pretty much for life, and occasional courses of psychotherapy. Misaki obviously has had childhood abuse, and based on her current living situation (out at all hours of the night, nearly ignored by her aunt, etc.) it seems she is coping with feelings of meaningless. She feels unimportant to anyone, and wants her life to have value. While a bit twisted, she has been placing value in her life by saying sato needs her. Unfortunately this motivation isn't exactly compatible with "curing" Sato. Sato himself isn't too bad off. The anime is using strange dreams and talking furnature to illustrate what he's thinking, but I don't think he's actually schizophrenic. He does have rather bad social anxiety though, which is well displayed by the laughing faces in public, and the social paranoia. He may or may not have an underlying mood disorder, but it's hard to tell based on his current state. If so I'd lean towards bipolar, based on his regular shifts from hopeful and active to depressed and inactive. Mental disorders overall aren't treated very well in Japan, most asian countries still have a very strong stigma. Even the west still has considerable stigma, which makes it quite difficult to actually receive treatment. |
| I don't get the direction this series gets, it's sure good, but any other point than "let's fuck everyone up and then see what happens?" ? Or is this story not meant to end in 24 episodes? If so, I'd be sad. |
| Open to chat about any storytelling related subject as long as it's clever and respectful. Myanimelist |
| Aw man, I thought that they'd really do it ... this episode fooled me TWICE with those scenes >_< I really like Senpai ... she's awesome. Aw man, so she's going to be a mother? I guess that's good for her ... I kinda feel bad for her still, seeing as how she's not really sure about her new life ... aw man, not gonna lie it would've been nice to see her get with Satou lol :P Second half of this episode made me feel pretty uneasy. I mean Misaki's clearly got something wrong with her ... I mean her life pretty much revolves Satou which is kind of bad D: Not to mention her whole issue with God being evil ... yep, all I'm gonna say is her pushing her "beliefs" onto Satou made me really dislike her this episode >_< I guess we'll see how they resolve this with both Yamazaki and Senpai gone like Satou said ... we're nearing the end now! |
| What's wrong with Satou. I mean is he really retarded or something? Until now I thought Mizaki just deserved someone better than that idiot but after the last scene I just hope they both end up realising how much of an idiot they both have been all this time. |
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| poor misaki dude, the cat was just rubbing salt in the wound |
| Feel bad for Misaki :( It seems like she's snapping though I wonder what she's gonna do next :O |
| ~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. |
| Hated this episode... poor neko :,( And Sato was an idiot like always... |
| I feel sorry for Misaki. Satou is a dickhead |
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