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| I know this rejection was a long time coming, but maybe the MC should've waited until they were back from the trip? He postponed it all this time already, could've waited a bit longer and not made the girl cry while among her friends and away from home. Then again, he's still a highschooler. It was impressive enough for him to not confess to Chinatsu so as to not put her in an awkward situation were she to reject him. Also, didn't care for the monologue at the beginning, way too long. |
| This frame. This specific frame. Something about it is just so interesting. You can practically TELL that something really horrible just happened to her. I love how animators and artists can express this much emotion simply through a drawing  |
| I love a good 4D experience episode, it’s not quite the fall yet but almost spring is close enough lol, it was warm enough to sit outside but it was starting to get cool as the sun went down, and as the night fell, it also fell in the show, I really loved that but Hina was unfortunately not loving it this episode. It was definitely painful, to see Taiki finally end what he’s had with Hina since her confession, and to see Hina protest so much as Taiki stands his ground… but even if I’m sad for Hina, this was masterfully done, probably one of the best episodes of the show. You could see Hina’s romance failing miles away, pretty much as early as the first signs that she loved Taiki (also there was a guy that kept spoiling her loss in the episode threads sadly), but even then I still wanted to see her potentially win, and that’s a big part of why this rejection hits as hard as it does despite it being easy to see coming. But really, this is what’s best for everyone, it’s like Taiki said, what Hina is doing isn’t normal, it’s not healthy, and although Hina is hurting right now, her moving on from her love for Taiki is gonna be good for her, so even if I’m sad for Hina, I’m also happy that she gets to take this off her shoulders. Damn Ayame thought she was cooking tho didn’t she lol, she kinda was but just not the way she thought, also Kyou’s moment with her in this episode was really cool, I wonder if that’s gonna play a big role in Ayame changing the way she sees romance. |
TheColonel76Mar 14, 8:30 PM
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This frame. This specific frame. Something about it is just so interesting. You can practically TELL that something really horrible just happened to her.
I love how animators and artists can express this much emotion simply through a drawing
I love how animators and artists can express this much emotion simply through a drawing
| @JustNazmo This really stood out to me as well, such a small reaction but it meant a lot |
Ripperdoc said: ninka22 said: finally. Good riddance. That selfish and ignorant brat got what she deserved. cry me a river   I'm gonna have a lot of fun with salty Hina Fans. Why so aggressive bro? ๐ you, you are my kind of person, I respect you |
All my Homies hate Chinatsu. Can't stand her. And Taiki takes an L. Rejects the best FMC for the worst one. Stupid choice. Stupid MC. The only reason I'm gonna watch the next season is for Hina. Don't even care about Taiki or Chiantsu anymore.  |
| Taiki is a loser. Hina is far better than Chinatsu. I guarantee nothing is going to happen before the end of the season too, so it’ll just end with this rejection and nothing coming from it. Lame. |
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| I kinda felt like Hina deep down pretty much knew she was not going to win, but she enjoys loving Taki, I think she really didnt want to hear Taiki's answer because maybe when she hears the answer she maybe will feel like she is no longer able to love him and chase him, getting rejected now is prob bettter for Hina then just sitting there and clinging onto hope that there is a chance. Altho she did put in a lot of good effort, I LOVE YOU, LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME!!!. Sad to see her lose when I knew she was gonna lose already. Personally I liked Hina a lot more than Chinatsu. Maybe thoughts will change if we get to see more of Chinatsu and her thoughts, since a lot of this so far was focused on Hina's one sided love. Its great to see that Taiki finally stood his ground and said what he had to. not sure how much more of Hina we will see after this, hopefully it goes towards something a bit more real, pretty much along the line of losing Hina as a friend, and see how Taiki will handle and grow from this. |
xBrokenMar 14, 8:52 PM
| The song was really good on its own but with the scene, man it was so over-the-top and made it even more overdramatic lmao. The actual execution otherwise was good, and Taiki did the right thing in my opinion. It made him a bit cold-hearted but considering what he was going through and how he didn't want to leave Hina 'on the hook' for longer, it made sense and was for the better - even if it hurt Hina and their relationship as a result. He liked Chinatsu and he showed that for a majority of time, even with slight swaying feelings at times and it was about time that he committed to himself for that. Sucks for Hina again since you can tell how much she did care for him, even while knowing of his feelings of Chinatsu - and how much she didn't want to even hear those words of rejection and negative closure come to reality in the episode but it is what it is. Episode looked really good visually too, the best in a while. |
| Hina noooooooooooooooooooooooo Damn that was such a great scene. And you know what, as much as I love Hina and she's my best girl, I'm glad she got rejected early. Like, unlike other shows where I go with my ship (or the harem ending) until the end, here I'm fine with Taiki and Chinatsu, I like Chinatsu and I like them together. This time I think it hurt more to see Hina's one sided crush and how she was fighting a losing battle so yeah, I'm fine with this and it's weird haha. Oh and Akari Kitou of course... she's great! I already liked her voice and her performances with the various characters she's voiced but Hina and Hina (from Okitsura lol) this season are being some of my favorites. |
| Hina be like: "No, I don't want that, Taiki rejecting me right now? I want him to keep thinking about me, I'll wait as long as it takes for him to fall for me, 10 years at least..." Sorry about that, my AoT brainrot couldn't help it. On a serious note, this episode was really sad, way sadder than it was in the manga thanks to the animation truly capturing Hina's emotions. I never supported Hina, but couldn't help feel sad for her. Didn't feel this way while reading the manga. |
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| damn that was such an unexpected and sad ending feel so bad for Hina |
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| HINA BTFO CHILDHOOD FRIEND NEVER WINS LMAOOOOOOO |
| And just like that, Hina's confession arc has ended. I knew what was coming this episode yet it still broke my heart. The anime made me love Hina compared to the manga, Hina's VA absolutely did a stellar performance and that made me love her character. What an episode 8/10. Now we wait for the last episode.. |
| At the end of the day, we all love watching trash. High School DxD Hero Episode 8. |
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Miragee said:
However, these past episode dragged the love-triangle too much for me and put too much focus on the usual BS (delays, bait and switch etc.) we have seen a million times and I'm tired of. So much so, the ending of this episode caught me by surprise when Taiki actually pushed through Hina's attempts to silence him.
However, these past episode dragged the love-triangle too much for me and put too much focus on the usual BS (delays, bait and switch etc.) we have seen a million times and I'm tired of. So much so, the ending of this episode caught me by surprise when Taiki actually pushed through Hina's attempts to silence him.
As someone who was reading the manga since chapter 10 or so, it was so much worse when it was weekly. The entire "Hina's one-sided crush" arc took 30 chapters, so around half a year. It really dragged on to the point that I was ready to stop reading it weekly. This part (chapter 77) felt so liberating since we were finally free.
| @MrPerson01 Ouch... I feel you, that must have been dreadful. |
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| great ep poor Hina, feeling very sad for her but Taiki did a good thing... |
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Armaniooo said: All my Homies hate Chinatsu. Can't stand her. And Taiki takes an L. Rejects the best FMC for the worst one. Stupid choice. Stupid MC. The only reason I'm gonna watch the next season is for Hina. Don't even care about Taiki or Chiantsu anymore. good for us. we don't need retards in our fandom |
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