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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- It's really cool that the aquarium became even more interactive with its visitors. This episode was a chance to show Kukuru's passion and dedication to her work and trying to communicate her message to an audience. I just love how Kukuru's determination and geninue love for her work. And plus, she's such an easy person to approach. It's great that the show is presented this way imo. |
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| Fuuka's past catching up with her, i have to say tho taking pictures without permission is pretty rude and it was nice of the others to help out. It also seems Fuuka is finding her spot in her new way of life and she found her drive. She was also working hard for the event and she is good with children. Also the cliffhanger after the ED doesn't suggest much good for next week seeing as Fuuka has not been honest with her mother. |
| Kukuri and gang are getting Gama Gama Aquarium back into shaoe to receive their audience, and the first being a touch pool to revive their visitor attractions while bearing safety at all times is a must. Fuuka has a lot to learn being an attendant to the kids, similar to her old idol work, which memories cause her to be distracted. Concentrate, Fuuka! The small touches also do help out in retaining the attention span of kids. Another staff member by the name of Gouda Gousuke, better known as Umi-yan, and he looks like a crummy lay-off character with an old rag-tag body, which scared Fuuka the wrong way. Karin and Tsukimi breaking the news of Fuuka's former idol personality to Kukuru is only a matter of time, and it became the buzz between thm. If that's not enough, more than some old ladies trying to pry the new girl, people who recognize Fuuka as the former idol scares her off even more, and luckily there's Karin to help stop staff abuse from being attention-seeking that strays away from the main attraction that is the touch pools. You can't get anymore Yuri-feeling from the interaction of both Kukuru and Fuuka with their short moment together to allay Fuuka's fears of starting life anew and getting to know Kukuru better, and she gets over the scuffle with some difficulty. Umi-yan's a hardcore idol fan for sure, and Yuri shippers are ready to lay the bed together for both. Welp, Fuuka's mom appeared outta nowhere...and now she has to answer for her lies. The PTSD from HigeHiro wanes... The 1st month of 6 into this 2-cour series, and I genuinely feel a soothing sensation for this one, like most P.A. Works series featuring sea-like motifs. |
KANLen09Jul 29, 2021 10:52 AM
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| The past won't leave you but you gotta overcome it. Hopefully Fuuka will be able to do that. Fuuka and Kukuru bonding moment was sweet. I'm glad the event went well and the newly introduced character Umi seems like a nice guy. Another great episode overall. Thou the post credit scene left me a bit concerned, drama incoming I guess. |
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| Fuuka and Kukuru bonding moment at the end was adorable. Glad the event went well despite Fuuka being afraid. Ahh, wouldn’t be a runaway anime if family didn’t come looking. That cliffhanger was tense. Looking forward to next week. This anime is weird because there’s not much to comment on in terms of plot going on, but it’s extremely entertaining and heartwarming. A proper slice of life. |
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| Yeah! A touch pool, one of the features that every aquarium should have. Fuuka's mom appeared at the end. Now it's time for some bit of drama and also a time for Fuuka to overcome her past and show her intention and effort about her aquarium job. btw, Kukuru and Fuuka's bond got strengthen episode by episode. |
真姫ちゃん！ 何が好き？ トマト よりも あ･な･た♡  |
| Fuuka can't escape her past that easily. Umi-yan's debut was a pretty scary, lol. Kukuru and Fuuka look so cute together. <3  |
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| The yuri shippers are going to have a field day with this one... And I can't really blame them. Either we'll get a romantic relationship or it'll be a hell of a bait-and-switch. |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
| I love kukuru character she so nice and positive, we got a new character umi san is eating ice cream in a dark room lol and knows a lot of idols. Good that everyone respect fuuka past and she make her job better dont give up fuuka. Next week episode is going drama with her mother looking forward to this. |
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| Ah, it's nice seeing the group work together to improve the aquarium. Fuuka is definitely improving a lot and, she's putting in lots of effort. Umi-yan, a massive idol fan, seems like a fun character; his personality is definitely a nice change of pace. We got to see some bonding between Fuuka and Kukuru which, was pretty cute. Well, Fuuka's mom decided to make an appearance. Really interested in how this plays out. |
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Spaceship said: The yuri shippers are going to have a field day with this one... And I can't really blame them. Either we'll get a romantic relationship or it'll be a hell of a bait-and-switch. I won't say anything about shippers, it's useless. But writing down literally every character interaction in yuri bait already sounds like a very strong wishful thinking. You can safely ship characters without constantly trying to convince yourself that any of their appearance together on the same screen is some kind of bait. |
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| The touch pools sure were an interesting idea. Still its nice to see Fuuka slowly break out of her shell. Tbh anyone seeing a giant in a gloomy room will run away screaming. Still thats one hell of a first encounter for Fuuka though. Given Fuuka's former job it was only a matter of time before that was revealed. That was a nice save from Karin though. The last thing Fuuka needs is idiots who want photos. The bonding moment between Fuuka and Kukuru in the aftermath though was cute. Though the attention was unwelcome in the end looks like the bonds between Fuuka and Kukuru have become much stronger. Overall an excellent ep that served well to expand upon Fuuka and Kukuru's relationship while also serving to visualize the inner fear that Fuuka had within her as a result of her former role. Looking forward to seeing her bond with the other members of the aquarium and the locals. |
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| The touching-to-get-to-know-you-better scene triggered from deep within my soul that which had been buried: Euphonium season 1 "You won't abandon me? If I do, you can kill me" flashbacks. War... war never changes. inb4 Fuuka is somehow the other mystery baby and "omg, they were sisters!" |
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| Fuuka wants to get closer to Kukuru. Kukuru wants to get closer to Fuuka. I want them to get closer. Everyone wants them to get closer xD. I'm glad things worked out nicely but with that ending it looks like more trouble is coming for Fuuka. I like Umi-yan. |
| Interesting episode. Fuuka's past arise and now all the staff know who she is ahah Well, I think the acquarium needed an ex idol to get more people to go there. BTW, I know it probably is a yuri bait, but stil I get hope for the ship after this scene :D  |
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Kosmonaut said: The touching-to-get-to-know-you-better scene triggered from deep within my soul that which had been buried: Euphonium season 1 "You won't abandon me? If I do, you can kill me" flashbacks. War... war never changes. inb4 Fuuka is somehow the other mystery baby and "omg, they were sisters!" Hopefully this doesn't end with the blue bird spin-off, lol. otakuclub94 said: Interesting episode. Fuuka's past arise and now all the staff know who she is ahah Well, I think the acquarium needed an ex idol to get more people to go there. BTW, I know it probably is a yuri bait, but stil I get hope for the ship after this scene :D Lord, stop calling bait everything that seems interesting to you for the ship. Your ship does not become less important if it was not intentional. |
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| I like that when they found out Fuuka was an idol they didn't go to bother her, as she would not tell them for a reason Good episode, the relationship is getting better (≧◡≦) |
| Fuuka getting better and better - she is about to bloom up in her new field. She gets the respect from the other staff members - especially from Kukuru. And it was nice that they did from some trouble save, she wanna just finally some pieces. And we seeing an potentially love-interest at Kukuru... Dx Kosmonaut said: inb4 Fuuka is somehow the other mystery baby and "omg, they were sisters!" ... And I doubt it heavily. Because the similarity of them both equal zero. And Fuuka is about a year older than Kukuru - she isn't more in high school... |
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Tenryuu1 said: Fuuka getting better and better - she is about to bloom up in her new field. She gets the respect from the other staff members - especially from Kukuru. And it was nice that they did from some trouble save, she wanna just finally some pieces. And we seeing an potentially love-interest at Kukuru... Dx Kosmonaut said: inb4 Fuuka is somehow the other mystery baby and "omg, they were sisters!" ... And I doubt it heavily. Because the similarity of them both equal zero. And Fuuka is about a year older than Kukuru - she isn't more in high school... I can understand when people call this a potential yuri because it is an original anime with two female leads. But you non-ironically call her a potential love interest after one interaction scene in one episode? |
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Tenryuu1 said: I wouldn't doubt anything heavily, specially considering the juxtaposition between their growing intimacy and flashbacks to the pre-natal pamphlets, but sure, I meant it as a joke... you know, "and they were roommates".Kosmonaut said: inb4 Fuuka is somehow the other mystery baby and "omg, they were sisters!" ... And I doubt it heavily. Because the similarity of them both equal zero. And Fuuka is about a year older than Kukuru - she isn't more in high school... |
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Kosmonaut said: Tenryuu1 said: I wouldn't doubt anything heavily, specially considering the juxtaposition between their growing intimacy and flashbacks to the pre-natal pamphlets, but sure, I meant it as a joke... you know, "and they were roommates".... And I doubt it heavily. Because the similarity of them both equal zero. And Fuuka is about a year older than Kukuru - she isn't more in high school... They have different fathers and mothers, so I think that regardless of whether it is yuri or not, there will be no sudden Indian melodrama here. Although I agree that the story of her mother's death still looks too dark. |
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RobertBobert said: I know it's cuckoo, that's why I phrased it that way. Although one has to say, melodrama is a PA Works specialty, so... I guess miscarriage sibling or maybe even twin? Or probably just run of the mill "died while trying to get pregnant again".Kosmonaut said: I wouldn't doubt anything heavily, specially considering the juxtaposition between their growing intimacy and flashbacks to the pre-natal pamphlets, but sure, I meant it as a joke... you know, "and they were roommates". They have different fathers and mothers, so I think that regardless of whether it is yuri or not, there will be no sudden Indian melodrama here. Although I agree that the story of her mother's death still looks too dark. |
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| I really like the addition of Umi-yan. The poor guy is a bit clumsy, not helped by his aching back, but he's a gentle giant and does his best to help, as well as being a great hit with the kids at the aquarium. =) Fuuka's learning pretty fast as well, which is really nice to see. The way Kukuru and the others helped Fuuka after guests started to recognise Fuuka from her former idol career was handled effectively, too. The moments between Kukuru and Fuuka was sweet and wholesome. However, it was only a matter of time before Fuuka's mother found out where she was, and now she's found where her daughter was staying she's decided to pay her a visit and she's definitely not amused looking at her facial expression, either. I don't blame her for being mad, but I hope she's not too harsh on Fuuka. Prepare for some family drama next time, everyone... |
RobertBobert said: But you non-ironically call her a potential love interest after one interaction scene in one episode? A scene that, between the framing, the dialogue and the nature of the physical contact, would have strong romantic overtones if it were a guy and a girl. And there's the hand clasp and hug in the OP, among other moments. Personally, I hope they avoid yuri and just explore a budding platonic friendship, but there's no denying that there are a collection of moments by this point that would typically set up some expectations... |
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RobertBobert said: Tenryuu1 said: Fuuka getting better and better - she is about to bloom up in her new field. She gets the respect from the other staff members - especially from Kukuru. And it was nice that they did from some trouble save, she wanna just finally some pieces. And we seeing an potentially love-interest at Kukuru... Dx ... And I doubt it heavily. Because the similarity of them both equal zero. And Fuuka is about a year older than Kukuru - she isn't more in high school... I can understand when people call this a potential yuri because it is an original anime with two female leads. But you non-ironically call her a potential love interest after one interaction scene in one episode? Man, just let people talk about what they want to talk about. It doesn't inconvenience you one bit, yet you're there bothering anyone who talks about what you don't want to hear damn |
| bruh those kids were absolute twats, behavior like that is why famous people have to go out of their way to hide their identities in public lmao also that interaction towards the end just screams yuri bait lmao (or maybe even actual yuri who knows), especially the way they tried to frame it. "You'll get to know me better if you touch me" lol wtf |
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Spaceship said: RobertBobert said: But you non-ironically call her a potential love interest after one interaction scene in one episode? A scene that, between the framing, the dialogue and the nature of the physical contact, would have strong romantic overtones if it were a guy and a girl. And there's the hand clasp and hug in the OP, among other moments. Personally, I hope they avoid yuri and just explore a budding platonic friendship, but there's no denying that there are a collection of moments by this point that would typically set up some expectations... Are you now quite seriously comparing intimacy between people of the same gender and the opposite? Are you saying that the context and boundaries of intimacy between a guy and a girl are exactly the same as between two girls? Not to mention, none of those moments went beyond typical idealized anime female friendship. Fruit Basket had a much more intimate interaction between Tooru and her friends and all three were absolutely straight. Kosmonaut said: RobertBobert said: I know it's cuckoo, that's why I phrased it that way. Although one has to say, melodrama is a PA Works specialty, so... I guess miscarriage sibling or maybe even twin? Or probably just run of the mill "died while trying to get pregnant again".They have different fathers and mothers, so I think that regardless of whether it is yuri or not, there will be no sudden Indian melodrama here. Although I agree that the story of her mother's death still looks too dark. I find it funny how much people (myself included) want to turn this studio's anime into another Mary Okada show, lol. But kidding aside, I think the only twist that will get this show will be that we find out if its yuri after all or not. Otherwise, I don't see much room for intrigue. |
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| That must've been hella uncomfortable for Fuuka 😬 The good thing is that she managed to overcome the first hurdle. The secret is also out thanks to the unexpected idol fanboy (seriously, didn't expect this at all from that Umi-yan fellow xD RIP his back, these children had no mercy) The bad that the end boss already appeared. Well, she gotta overcome this sooner or later anyway and with Kuku at her side she got some emotional support. I guess this bonding episode was more or less supposed to prepare us for what's to come. Quite enjoyed it down to every little moment and interaction as well. This show is just right up my alley. |
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Short_Circut said: bruh those kids were absolute twats, behavior like that is why famous people have to go out of their way to hide their identities in public lmao also that interaction towards the end just screams yuri bait lmao (or maybe even actual yuri who knows), especially the way they tried to frame it. "You'll get to know me better if you touch me" lol wtf Non-sexual intimacy is very important in Japanese culture and is often a sign of trust between friends. This is actually why skinship is such a thing in Asia. |
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BasedJorge said: RobertBobert said: I can understand when people call this a potential yuri because it is an original anime with two female leads. But you non-ironically call her a potential love interest after one interaction scene in one episode? Man, just let people talk about what they want to talk about. It doesn't inconvenience you one bit, yet you're there bothering anyone who talks about what you don't want to hear damn I find it inconvenient that people immediately try to label any character interaction as yuri bait instead of just saying "their interaction is cute, I ship it". It seems to suggest that any deep and wholesome moments between characters exist only to attract a cheap audience to the show. |
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RobertBobert said: Short_Circut said: bruh those kids were absolute twats, behavior like that is why famous people have to go out of their way to hide their identities in public lmao also that interaction towards the end just screams yuri bait lmao (or maybe even actual yuri who knows), especially the way they tried to frame it. "You'll get to know me better if you touch me" lol wtf Non-sexual intimacy is very important in Japanese culture and is often a sign of trust between friends. This is actually why skinship is such a thing in Asia. I know that is common. But if you take the context of the scene into account, the relationship between the characters, the dialogue and directing, it's pretty obvious this scene was intended as more than just "casual skinship" |
'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
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Short_Circut said: RobertBobert said: Non-sexual intimacy is very important in Japanese culture and is often a sign of trust between friends. This is actually why skinship is such a thing in Asia. I know that is common. But if you take the context of the scene into account, the relationship between the characters, the dialogue and directing, it's pretty obvious this scene was intended as more than just "casual skinship" If all the scenes people told me about were yuri or bl bait, then all the authors would be busy 24 hours a day only with constant teasing of the audience. People really need to learn more about such a thing as idealizing reality in fiction. Not to mention, "obviously" is a rather poor argument, as it tries to sell the subjective impression as the only one. @Kayle_x_Morgana Have you ever watched shows like Seikon no Qwaser, Queen Blade and Ikkitousen? These shows could be lesbian porn even with formally straight characters, lol. Compared to them, the Aqutope straight is like a century old oak tree. |
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RobertBobert said: Short_Circut said: I know that is common. But if you take the context of the scene into account, the relationship between the characters, the dialogue and directing, it's pretty obvious this scene was intended as more than just "casual skinship" If all the scenes people told me about were yuri or bl bait, then all the authors would be busy 24 hours a day only with constant teasing of the audience. People really need to learn more about such a thing as idealizing reality in fiction. Not to mention, "obviously" is a rather poor argument, as it tries to sell the subjective impression as the only one. @Kayle_x_Morgana Have you ever watched shows like Seikon no Qwaser, Queen Blade and Ikkitousen? These shows could be lesbian porn even with formally straight characters, lol. Compared to them, the Aqutope straight is like a century old oak tree. uh those are shitty ecchis. |
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Kayle_x_Morgana said: RobertBobert said: If all the scenes people told me about were yuri or bl bait, then all the authors would be busy 24 hours a day only with constant teasing of the audience. People really need to learn more about such a thing as idealizing reality in fiction. Not to mention, "obviously" is a rather poor argument, as it tries to sell the subjective impression as the only one. @Kayle_x_Morgana Have you ever watched shows like Seikon no Qwaser, Queen Blade and Ikkitousen? These shows could be lesbian porn even with formally straight characters, lol. Compared to them, the Aqutope straight is like a century old oak tree. uh those are shitty ecchis. Joking aside, I still rate the chances of this show being yuri 50% to 50%, but I have a feeling until the moment of truth, people will perceive any appearance of these two girls on screen as an Eupho-level yuri bait. |
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RobertBobert said: Short_Circut said: I know that is common. But if you take the context of the scene into account, the relationship between the characters, the dialogue and directing, it's pretty obvious this scene was intended as more than just "casual skinship" If all the scenes people told me about were yuri or bl bait, then all the authors would be busy 24 hours a day only with constant teasing of the audience. People really need to learn more about such a thing as idealizing reality in fiction. Not to mention, "obviously" is a rather poor argument, as it tries to sell the subjective impression as the only one. @Kayle_x_Morgana Have you ever watched shows like Seikon no Qwaser, Queen Blade and Ikkitousen? These shows could be lesbian porn even with formally straight characters, lol. Compared to them, the Aqutope straight is like a century old oak tree. Okay? Just replace "obvious" with "most likely" then lol But like I said, context, dialogue and direction matter. There are other scenes even in this episode alone with skinship such as when Fuuka was running away from umi-yan or when they're riding on their scooter (or even when Kukuru literally jumps on Fuuka when they wake up), but no one bothers to label those as yuri-bait (well unless you're Yuri-Crusader that is) because there's no specific attention drawn to them, unlike that scene. I can almost guarantee in a danjou situation that scene would've easily been used to build up romantic tension |
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| Generally speaking, this is a good show so far, but the obviousness of certain dramatic moments - the vet going into labour last week and Fuuka getting into trouble of some sort the moment Kukuru left her alone - is kind of frustrating: I don't know if it's just that I'm too used to this type of show or if the script isn't being subtle enough in foreshadowing those moments, but it's definitely bothering me in an "of course that would happen" kind of way. Also, I know Okinawa is quite far away from Tokyo and all, but surely they must have expected that Fuuka would be recognised as the crowds start to pour into the aquarium for events like the touch pool? To be fair, though, the foreshadowing for her cover being blown at all was a little more subtle with how we were shown Umi-yan finding out about it first. That aside, Kukuru and Fuuka are continuing to get closer, though whether that'll go as people hope is another question entirely. We also got a quick reminder that Kukuru is perhaps aware that her mother died while pregnant, though besides fleshing out Kukuru I'm not 100% sure where that subplot is going. I'm also surprised Fuuka's mother showed up to Okinawa so soon and by the looks of it she's not at all happy with the situation. So I guess next week we'll be getting the drama where she tries to bring Fuuka home, rather than that being held off until the final few episodes as I expected. |
Short_Circut said: RobertBobert said: If all the scenes people told me about were yuri or bl bait, then all the authors would be busy 24 hours a day only with constant teasing of the audience. People really need to learn more about such a thing as idealizing reality in fiction. Not to mention, "obviously" is a rather poor argument, as it tries to sell the subjective impression as the only one. @Kayle_x_Morgana Have you ever watched shows like Seikon no Qwaser, Queen Blade and Ikkitousen? These shows could be lesbian porn even with formally straight characters, lol. Compared to them, the Aqutope straight is like a century old oak tree. Okay? Just replace "obvious" with "most likely" then lol But like I said, context, dialogue and direction matter. There are other scenes even in this episode alone with skinship such as when Fuuka was running away from umi-yan or when they're riding on their scooter (or even when Kukuru literally jumps on Fuuka when they wake up), but no one bothers to label those as yuri-bait (well unless you're Yuri-Crusader that is) because there's no specific attention drawn to them, unlike that scene. I can almost guarantee in a danjou situation that scene would've easily been used to build up romantic tension Dude, yuri bait isn't any "oh, Western viewers can read this as gay". Yuri bait is a certain homoerotic subtext or fan service that literally takes you by the neck and requires you to pay attention to it. You can also use idealized bonding moments between characters for shipping, but calling it yuri bait is like calling the Tom and Jerry a brutal action movie. Perhaps Americans have forgotten that shows can describe purely idealized friendships, but the Japanese actually do this quite often, seeing shipping as a side benefit. |
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RobertBobert said: BasedJorge said: Man, just let people talk about what they want to talk about. It doesn't inconvenience you one bit, yet you're there bothering anyone who talks about what you don't want to hear damn I find it inconvenient that people immediately try to label any character interaction as yuri bait instead of just saying "their interaction is cute, I ship it". It seems to suggest that any deep and wholesome moments between characters exist only to attract a cheap audience to the show. Dude I promise you no one cares about how inconvenient you find it. Nor does anyone care about what you think of their views on a show. You're just making things more annoying for everyone by whining about how they're seeing things wrongly when they mention anything that could be yuri |
BasedJorge said: RobertBobert said: I find it inconvenient that people immediately try to label any character interaction as yuri bait instead of just saying "their interaction is cute, I ship it". It seems to suggest that any deep and wholesome moments between characters exist only to attract a cheap audience to the show. Dude I promise you no one cares about how inconvenient you find it. Nor does anyone care about what you think of their views on a show. You're just making things more annoying for everyone by whining about how they're seeing things wrongly when they mention anything that could be yuri Nobody cares so much that you keep trying to convince me that asking people not to call yuri bait that maybe be ship tease is an attempt to attack everyone who writes something about yuri. And of course, being a yuri fanboy has nothing to do with how hard you try to speak for everyone or stop me from questioning it. |
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| Honestly I have no idea where the plot is going at this point but I love the visuals so I'm here for it. Visuals so pretty, I can put half of them as my wallpaper, WHERE THE 4K60 RELEASE PA WORKS. Also mommy is here, let's fucking go, let's get this plot Fuuka's mom, start moving it. Amen. We really do be arguing whether this anime yuri or not every fucking week because RobertBobert can't let mfs call an anime yuri, jesus fuck. Just let people call the anime they watch yuri, it affect nobody, I genuinely find your constant arguments annoying because I can't see what replies are talking about the episode and what replies are just you being a triggered snowflake because some person on MAL called an anime yuri. Let it go my guy, for real for real. EDIT: Deleted my reply after this one because the man didn't understand what I was trying to say, you can see what I said in #47, he has it quoted. But I do not want to add to the spam. |
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Judevin said: Honestly I have no idea where the plot is going at this point but I love the visuals so I'm here for it. Visuals so pretty, I can put half of them as my wallpaper, WHERE THE 4K60 RELEASE PA WORKS. Also mommy is here, let's fucking go, let's get this plot Fuuka's mom, start moving it. Amen. We really do be arguing whether this anime yuri or not every fucking week because RobertBobert can't let mfs call an anime yuri, jesus fuck. Just let people call the anime they watch yuri, it affect nobody, I genuinely find your constant arguments annoying because I can't see what replies are talking about the episode and what replies are just you being a triggered snowflake because some person on MAL called an anime yuri. Let it go my guy, for real for real. You can't tell the difference between "ha, they're close to each other, that's yuri bait!" and "hmm, they are close to each other, maybe it will be yuri"? Seriously dude. You are clearly not the 13-year-old Twitter girl who thinks questioning her headcanon means banning her from shipping. |
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Judevin said: RobertBobert said: What I said: Stop arguing with people because it is annoying, let people call it whatever they want. It is basically the same as spamming.You can't tell the difference between "ha, they're close to each other, that's yuri bait!" and "hmm, they are close to each other, maybe it will be yuri"? Seriously dude. You are clearly not the 13-year-old Twitter girl who thinks questioning her headcanon means banning her from shipping. What RobertBobert understood: JUDEVIN CALLED IT YURI REEEEEEEEEE Lol. Good job lad. Stop questioning what other people are saying! It's toxic - no, you really are a 13-year-old Twitter girl. Sorry to misidentify your gender. Shame on me. |
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| I love the relationship between Kukuru and Fuuka, those girls are just adorable. And Fuuka did a good job confronting her past. The interactive pool was nice, Gama Gama aquarium has to be recognized by everyone.  |
RobertBobert said: Short_Circut said: Okay? Just replace "obvious" with "most likely" then lol But like I said, context, dialogue and direction matter. There are other scenes even in this episode alone with skinship such as when Fuuka was running away from umi-yan or when they're riding on their scooter (or even when Kukuru literally jumps on Fuuka when they wake up), but no one bothers to label those as yuri-bait (well unless you're Yuri-Crusader that is) because there's no specific attention drawn to them, unlike that scene. I can almost guarantee in a danjou situation that scene would've easily been used to build up romantic tension Dude, yuri bait isn't any "oh, Western viewers can read this as gay". Yuri bait is a certain homoerotic subtext or fan service that literally takes you by the neck and requires you to pay attention to it. You can also use idealized bonding moments between characters for shipping, but calling it yuri bait is like calling the Tom and Jerry a brutal action movie. Perhaps Americans have forgotten that shows can describe purely idealized friendships, but the Japanese actually do this quite often, seeing shipping as a side benefit. m8 idk what kind of mental gymnastics you're trying to play to avoid what I'm trying to say lmao I think you're taking it to the very extremes. Yuri/yaoi bait is exactly as the name implies, specifically directed romantic yuri/yaoi moments that are dismissed as "they're just friends" or the such. It doesn't autmatically need to be homoerotic for it to be leading to something it's not. I mean, how can you really not consider "Fuuka taking Kukuru's hand causing her to become flustered, as she presses it against the side of her head akin to that as lovers would do" as not "fanservice" lol. That's some pure Sappho and her friend type shit Perhaps Americans have forgotten that shows can describe purely idealized friendships, but the Japanese actually do this quite often, seeing shipping as a side benefit. idk when I suddenly became American but anywho. As I've been literally trying to say this entire time context, dialogue and direction matter (let me know if that makes things easier to read). You can absolutely have shows that describe idealized friendships like Gakuen Babysitters for instance, but hardly anyone accuses that of yuri/yaoi bait (well except for 1 character but I digress) because the way it's directed doesn't really lend itself to those kinds of assumptions to be made. |
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Short_Circut said: RobertBobert said: Dude, yuri bait isn't any "oh, Western viewers can read this as gay". Yuri bait is a certain homoerotic subtext or fan service that literally takes you by the neck and requires you to pay attention to it. You can also use idealized bonding moments between characters for shipping, but calling it yuri bait is like calling the Tom and Jerry a brutal action movie. Perhaps Americans have forgotten that shows can describe purely idealized friendships, but the Japanese actually do this quite often, seeing shipping as a side benefit. m8 idk what kind of mental gymnastics you're trying to play to avoid what I'm trying to say lmao I think you're taking it to the very extremes. Yuri/yaoi bait is exactly as the name implies, specifically directed romantic yuri/yaoi moments that are dismissed as "they're just friends" or the such. It doesn't autmatically need to be homoerotic for it to be leading to something it's not. I mean, how can you really not consider "Fuuka taking Kukuru's hand causing her to become flustered, as she presses it against the side of her head akin to that of lovers" as not "fanservice" lol. That's some pure Sappho and her friend type shit Perhaps Americans have forgotten that shows can describe purely idealized friendships, but the Japanese actually do this quite often, seeing shipping as a side benefit. idk when I suddenly became American but anywho. As I've been literally trying to say this entire time context, dialogue and direction matter (let me know if that makes things easier to read). You can absolutely have shows that describe idealized friendships like Gakuen Babysitters for instance, but hardly anyone accuses that of yuri/yaoi bait (well accept for 1 character but I digress) because the way it's directed doesn't really lend itself to those kinds of assumptions to be made. Dude, that's exactly what I'm telling you. You take a Japanese cartoon with a rather classic idealized Japanese friendship and say "this does not correspond to how people in the West behave in reality, so this is ....". You spend too much energy and especially time to simply repeat your thesis in other words. I don't see much context or direction here to consider this "obviously yuri bait". What's next? And I will surprise you, among a certain audience, Gakuen Babysitters is considered insanely gay, to the extent that people find a gay context even among girls who are canonically in love with male MCs. |
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