Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki (light novel)
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| This play is like a reflection of the characters themselves and imo, it's a stellar way of showcasing what this season has been about. Fuka also manages to surprise us one more time this season. She's really grown out of her hollow shell from before. Tomozaki learned so much this season imo, perhaps more than the previous. It's been a hell of an experience and journey for him. |
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| Everything Kikuchi has done until now has led to this moment... Let's see the play! In a garden dwells the young girl Chris, alongside Libra, the locksmith's boy, and Princess Althea's story revolving around a dragon. The curtains rise on the stage production The Way I Don't Know How to Fly, crafted by the entire class. As the audience is drawn into the tale of self-reflection and personal choices, they are soon captivated. Eventually, as the story reaches its climax, the applause from Tomozaki's, about to clap, abruptly ceases. A scene unknown to Tomozaki begins: A Letter from Chris. For Tomozaki, it is nothing but a message from Kikuchi. Natsubayashi and Mizusawa aren't great at acting, but Hinami always nails it. No surprise there; she practically lives her roles every day. Sorry, Minami bros, but Kikuchi is the original best girl. You didn't stand a chance. Lol. Even though Kikuchi suggested Tomozaki should be with Hinami, he still confesses to her. It's funny how little has changed between Tomozaki and Kikuchi now that they're a couple. Tomozaki has made his choice, and it's none other than Fuuka Kikuchi. He's done it. He completed the task of getting a girlfriend. And as for his next task, lose his virginity. This season wasn't as good as the first, but it wasn't bad either. It mainly showed how much Tomozaki has grown, and boy, has he grown a lot. |
IzanaSolosMar 27, 6:21 AM
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| Fuka's play, directed to the small school theater, it's finally in session, and in full display. Everyone played their parts well, but other than Aoi's ad-libbing which caused the play to go off-kilter, Tama managed to recover, and the play is back in business. The thing is, Tomozaki expected the ending to come, but the abridged ending, which he'd not learn about until the last minute, is reflected on the play as well. This puts Tomozaki on the same old life's peril, that both Libra and Kris are directly related to both himself and Fuka, which is weird from Minami's POV, causing her to chase after him to go back to her, knowing that she has no chance of ever being with him. Still though, Fuka still thinks that Alucia fits Libra, while thinking of Tomozaki into the ideal life picture as well, but without her reality input, which she feels like she's ended up in a bad ending. It's the same for Tomozaki, though thanks to Aoi, he bucked up and learnt so much over both seasons. In Fuka's ideal world, both her and Tomozaki aren't meant to be together as polar opposites, but in reality, he can make that decision...to date her, and change her ways of looking at the world. Tomozaki's character change is a success, but still far from the ultimate goal. Minami may be sad, but she gets over her rejection quite easily, and will continue to play with Tomozaki as her comedy partner. As for Fuka, her new character goal, fit with the new ending, is quite the perfect ending for both her and Tomozaki. Season 2's a good follow-up to a still criminally underrated series after 3 years, Tomozaki's life skills are still in the learning process. |
KANLen09Mar 27, 6:32 AM
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| Finally its over, that season dragged on a bit. Already knew when mimimi confessed first that he was never going to pick her. I know the feeling of always being second best, Im just happy that she is getting the love she deserves in her spinoff manga. Even if they announce a S3 i would likely not pick this up anymore, i liked the self improvement side of things but the drama with the romance, love triangle/polygon put me off. Still was ok, id give it a 6/10 |
| The result kind of felt insincere for me for following reasons: 1) I never saw any glimpses of Tomozaki having romantic feelings towards Kikuchi. I remember in first season when Aoi was teasing him and I still think he is more romantically inclined towards Aoi 2) Did Tomozaki promote the ending with Kikuchi because it felt more right with her story? I mean dude you could give her advice about the story but that doesn't mean you have to ask her out.. 3) Did Tomozaki promote the ending with Kikuchi because his task was to ask someone out? That's what I will always end up feeling. That he just keeps on doing tasks given by Aoi. I mean of course he cares for Kikuchi but.. Having doubts about Tomozaki's real feelings. Kikuchi is definitely a really nice girl and a real keeper. But i still feel Aoi and Tomozaki are the ideal couple and should be.. I mean the whole show was supposed to be game-theme but now it ended up with novel-theme out of the blue. I want the game-theme! End of my ramble. I don't feel this series has ended, or has it.. ? Is there more to the story in the light novel? |
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| Sorry Mimimi, but you have blue hair. She's second once again :(. I also heard that blue hair is just how Tomozaki sees her, and in reality she has black hair. Can LN readers confirm? They really just made me like Kikuchi in season 1, then change teams in a couple episodes in season 2, then made Tomozaki choose Kikuchi xD. But thinking about it, she knew him the whole time, while Mimimi didn't even know he existed before events of season 1, so I guess it makes sense. Yes I'm a bit bitter about the ending, but overall I'm satisfied. 9/10, same as season 1. Really enjoyed this. The first half with Tama was cool, but the second half was where the juice is at. Would love a sequel. |
EmbientMar 27, 7:01 AM
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Reply to The_Wicker_Man
@Embient Yeah, both Mimimi and Kikuchi have black hair in reality. If you google around a bit, you can find some images of them both with their natural hair. I think Konno is the only girl who genuinely dyes her hair blonde. Some of the guys maybe dye theirs too, I'm not sure it ever confirms this either way in the novels. It's set in real-world Japan though, so every one of them will have naturally dark hair.
| @The_Wicker_Man Oh, so they dye their hair? I thought it was how Tomozaki perceives Mimimi, like a symbolic thing or something. |
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Reply to The_Wicker_Man
@Embient No no, Konno dyes hers and the guys might, but I'm not sure. For all the other girls, it is indeed Tomozaki's inner perception like you thought.
| @The_Wicker_Man Aaahhh, okay, sorry. |
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| this was pretty good. the whole play was really well done and you could easily understand which character was based off of whom. the conclusion with kikuchi and tomozaki getting together was a nice surprise. poor mimi tho. i bet she she went and cried after running off at the end. now after watching this episode i think kikuchi and tomozaki are pretty good together. their interests are also similar and they already knew each other well. i really wish to see more of their relationship as they become more comfortable with each other. this pretty much felt like a very big step that was crossed. it seems highly unlikely that we would get a season 3 but i'm still very much hoping for it. maybe some drama in next season with love triangles and stuff xD. 8/10 overall. was pretty fun to watch every week. will miss watching it every week. |
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| Well that is it, after three years we finally able to see this moment animated. Satisfied enough for me on the ending though I still thought this is a mediocre adaptation. The characterization is great but the interactions are flat. If you watch this through Tomozaki's perspective, Fuuka is the correct choice, at least at the moment. You go to someone, you know you will gonna be more important and comfortable with. And Fuuka just had so much headstart in their relationship since season 1 that even how great of a girl Mimimi is, she just had so much to made up for. Blame Aoi for that guys as she was the one that set up Fuuka to be the first girl in his "playthrough", though if not for Aoi, Tomozaki might have had the trouble even starting to know Mimimi to begin with. As for Fuuka, we should not forget that she was one of the two people (along with Mizusawa) that made Tomozaki realize that Aoi's way of playing this "game of life" had one major flaws. She was the one also that made him realize how important Aoi is on his current and future development as the one that gave color to his grayscale life. That will be very important once his turn comes to face Aoi, the final boss. For our new couple here, we will expect new issues arising about trust, communication and compatibility especially when external factors comes into place into this seemingly "forced" pairing. Its up to them on how will this eventually works out. For me 7/10 for the season though it is understandable to also give it a 6 or even a 5. I am not gonna argue with that. Finally for our salty ones here, Nanami Minami best known as Mimimi, the majority's best girl - her best character trait is: She is not a quitter and most of all SHE IS NOT A SORE LOSER |
| Which girl fails harder at winning MC? Blue hair or childhood friend? Fuuka's play is finally here, and production values are off the charts. That whole exchange between Tomozaki and Fuuka about desires vs. ideals and what it means to be opposites was the conflict I was looking for, and really showed off Tomozaki's skills with words. Best girl Mimimi both plays wingman and earns yet another silver medal for her trophy case. I won't fault Tomozaki for his choice in waifu. Fuuka is safe and boring, but I think safe and boring is exactly what suits him. Bottom Tier Tomozaki 2 was a change from the first season. Rather than going further into Tomozaki's personal growth, these two arcs were mostly about fleshing out the former side characters Hanabi and Fuuka. The antics of best girl Mimimi were always a pleasure, and I think I'm one of the few people who enjoyed the drama of the bully arc. But this show really drags in some places, especially where the play is concerned. I'm also a little disappointed by the lack of gaming references, which are what made this series unique in the first place. I'll be sticking with my first season's score of 7/10. Final Waifu Standings! +3 Tier: Mimimi +2 Tier: Hanabi +1 Tier: Fuuka 0 Tier: Izumi and the No Screentime Gang (Gumi, Glasses Girl, ...) -1 Tier: Erika, Aoi |
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| Man I seriously couldn't care less about this play which is like one of those badly written script by some noob which makes sense as Kikuchi is no pro but damn that was boring af. The only thing I liked about it was how it portrayed Aoi. Mimimi giving Tomozaki the final push though, I was mostly only interested in Aoi in s1 and while that's still the case they made me like Mimimi quite a bit in these last few episodes but alas it was the one girl I couldn't care less about that he ended up with. Okay/meh season, which was quite annoying with all the blonde bitch stuff at the begining too. I think s1 was better? but atleast there weren't as much cringe dialogues this time. I prolly will still watch if it gets s3 as it might finally focus on Aoi? It will right? |
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| Really done with Tomozaki s2 😢 need season 3 announced ASAP because the best parts of the story are yet to come. Finale went well. The play went off without a hitch and was an awesome allegory for Fuuka and Tomozaki relationship. I think it’s overall one of the most original ways to handle a confession and relationship starter I’ve ever seen actually. It’s so inline with Fuuka’s character too to use her writing as an escape from the real world and express how she really feels… but that ending, a rejection? Total shock for Tomozaki. Mimimi fighting thru her pain to encourage Tomozaki to go after Fuuka is so real, man. If you didn’t think she was best girl already dunno how you can still deny it. Supporting the person you love, even if it’s not with you, doesn’t get more authentic than that. Also love how she was able to see that the characters were all the people around Fuuka. Mimimi comes off as a comic relief character, but don’t sleep on her intelligence. Admittedly not a Fuuka stan, but can’t deny she and Tomozaki’s scene at the end was beautiful and a massive step for both of them. I love how Tomozaki didn’t settle for the rejection and instead defeated her with her own logic. Using the play/characters to illustrate why exactly they should be together. Those after school sessions with Aoi have really paid off. Not only is Tomozaki more confident, but his emotional intelligence has improved so much. He can understand what people really mean despite what they say, and that’s powerful. She wouldn’t be my choice of girl, but I respect Tomozaki for making his choice and just doing what he wants after so long of being a passive member of society. They kind of sped thru some scenes at the end, but the last scene with Fuuka and Tomozaki on a date with the full version of the play was sweet, she’s becoming more assertive.. we need a season 3 to see what comes next. Haven’t reached peak Tomozaki yet. |
Marinate1016Mar 27, 9:28 AM
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| It's Kikuchi after all, as it should. I feel like her and Tomozaki are the best match and a couple that can grow together. Yes, Fuuka, you can become more demanding, lol. I'm happy with the outcome and S2 overall. It built well on the established elements of season and was a proper LEVEL UP. 7/10 |
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| theres chance we get a third season? though Mimimi is the best ... Fuuka is the best choice if you prefer a nonbiri nouka... |
| The white haired girl won? Thats something i did not expect haha. I will upgrade the show from a 5 to 6. Sweet ending. 6/10 |
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Reply to tmunee
lost its entire emotional connection, plot direction, character development, and overriding concept to become a harem trope anime where the character - AS ALWAYS - picks the most bland, unoriginal, soulless and mindless peon of a choice.
| @tmunee wrong. The most bland, unoriginal, soulless and mindless peon of a choice here would've been Aoi. |
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| Hated it. I cannot accept Brain x Fuka. It has to be Brain x Mimimi. She's like a perfect girl. Fuka stinks. Tomozaki is a baka, as Mimimi says. 1/10. |
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| Damn, extra pain for Mimimi fans, and I suppose I would technically fall as one of those myself. It took a rather sophisticated approach through the symbolism in the act. For it to come shattering down upon Tomozaki’s confession as per the guidelines of the story, that’s a stage set perfectly, lol. Kikuchi-san being more demanding in the end there was adorable. Surprised that it didn’t end up with the likes of Hinami-san. I still have a feeling that might come true later on in the series but that’s different tale. That mail in the end too, seems like she’s keeping a close eye still? |
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| Brain just ran off leaving Mimimi in tears w/o even acknowledging what it took for her to come to him. Shit move. I always thought Mimimi was a better friend than he deserved. I didn't particularly like this season. The last few episodes failed to keep my attention for the most part. I really thought it was going to get interesting after Mizusawa (I think it was him) basically stated he knew Hinami wasn't how everyone thought she was and after the whole thing with Tama. I hoped he'd realize he didn't need Hinami and call an end to her assignments or the class would recognize she was a liar. What was the point in finding out she lied about having a sister and then drop it? Many aspects of Jaku chara remind me of Nobuta wo Produce except the class puppet master and the Mimimi type character are males and the project is female. |
dragynfaerieMar 27, 11:13 AM
| Yuzu was the perfect choice for the narrator. The play was perfect in every way and quite entertaining. That scene where Mimimi confronts Tomo and pushes him to see Fuka must have took guts. But at last Tomo finally popped the question. Overall an excellent finale to conclude this season with. This season is defo one of the highlights of this season. |
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@tmunee I have to agree... I've always felt that this show was trying to be "gamer Oregairu" but it missed on just about everything it was trying to do and was ultimately another cookie-cutter, run-of-the-mill high school rom com. I was losing interest with every episode about half way through this season and it was quickly becoming more and more generic. I usually root for the shy girl, but Kikuchi and Tomozaki had the chemistry of inert gases together... Kind of a shame, but eh, it is what it is
| @erpege I was losing interest as well. Too much time was spent hitting us over the head with that play and it's symbolism. |
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@dragynfaerie
I also hated how the anime showed Tomozaki's interaction with Mimimi. Here is what I said in another thread about it:
In the light novel since Tomozaki is cognizant of Mimimi's feelings for him, he doesn't want to lean on her kindess because he is worried that he will fall for her if she comforts him, kind of like a rebound girl, which isn't fair to her. Despite that, his emotions start going haywire when she grabs hold of him and he can feel his emotions taking control over his logical side when she interrupts his train of thought by blurting out that Kikuchi is in the library. Mimimi might even recognize that herself, although it is based off of Tomozaki's perspective, so we could be reading into something being there that isn't.
There is only so much they can fit into a 13-episode cour. The author left the sister issue to be addressed later once the cultural festival is over. If you read ahead in the LN, or if a 3rd season gets made, the issues you bring up will be addressed.
I also hated how the anime showed Tomozaki's interaction with Mimimi. Here is what I said in another thread about it:
In the light novel since Tomozaki is cognizant of Mimimi's feelings for him, he doesn't want to lean on her kindess because he is worried that he will fall for her if she comforts him, kind of like a rebound girl, which isn't fair to her. Despite that, his emotions start going haywire when she grabs hold of him and he can feel his emotions taking control over his logical side when she interrupts his train of thought by blurting out that Kikuchi is in the library. Mimimi might even recognize that herself, although it is based off of Tomozaki's perspective, so we could be reading into something being there that isn't.
There is only so much they can fit into a 13-episode cour. The author left the sister issue to be addressed later once the cultural festival is over. If you read ahead in the LN, or if a 3rd season gets made, the issues you bring up will be addressed.
| @Seansy Ah, so another less than ideal adaption of chapters. Yes there's only so much you can fit in, but the screenwriter's choice of leaving out the interaction with Mimimi while adding so much of the K's play was a mistake. Well, let's hope there's a season 3 and that the adaptation is better. Thanks for the information. |
| bro chose the most boring one 💀 6/10 |
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| Huge letdown after the season 1. 4/10 |
| At last the play was expectedly a depiction of Kikuchi's feelings towards Tomozaki... or is it? Since that ending schanged she was indirectly rejecting him before he could even ask her But suddenly, just as things were going sour, the best character in the series thus far Mimimi came to save him demonstrating that she doesn't want him for herself rather she wants the best for him first. That gesture was just great and the rest of the episode, even the confession, plaed in comparison to that. And thatt's that for the story of Tomozaki for now. It certainly improved from the first season as it didn't lean as deep into cringe gamer lingo, although some scenes felt a bit unnatural or with too much normie talk for the sake of it. Also, I still don't trust Aoi as a cahracter completely considering the way she views life or rather certain situations. I wonder how it continues and whether they will adapt another season or not. |
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