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| Good to know they didn't kiss (Kou and Yuuri), i wasn't rdy to receive such bad news xD because i want a "Futou" (Futaba + Kou) weird name :S. I'm sry about what happened to Kou's mom. That part when they almost kiss was so kawaii :33 but WHY DID HE HAVE TO APPEAR i don't understand, the creator of the anime want to play with our minds and feelings :CC. |
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| Lol Kou always makes the best faces. Well anyways, they executed the reveal a lot better than I expected. I especially like how the scene between Tanaka-sensei and Futaba was handled. That really hit the mark for me. I feel like I understand the relationship between Kou and his brother a lot better here than I ever did in the manga. Tanaka-sensei was actually maybe the emotional highlight of the episode for me; the way he conveyed his feelings of fear and guilt really got through to me. I'm just glad that we've finally gotten around to having the central part of Kou's backstory revealed. It felt like we had gone way too long before reaching it, and now Futaba can really break through to him now that she knows why he is the way he is now. As for the rest of the episode, the conversation between Futaba and Yuuri at the end was overly-hammy to me, but I appreciate how honestly the characters talk it out between each other in this series in contrast to the typical two-friends-like-the-same-guy scenarios in shoujo series. Also, I flipped out at that scene in the kitchen between Kou and Futaba. Even though I was mostly sure that something wasn't going to happen here because of my knowledge of the manga, a piece of me was still somehow hoping for something to happen, haha. I really like where the anime adaptation is going now. At this rate, I'm not terribly worried about the ending, since I have a pretty strong feeling about where in the story they'll probably end on, granted that they don't go with an anime original ending. |
| That was such a beautiful episode, this anime is so kawaii! But I'm depressed, because have two more episode to finish this anime so beautiful ..... well ... let's make the best out of this anime xD Please I want to Futaba and Kou stay together, please, ahh and also want a kiss xDD |
Fatma94 said: I was hoping that -- manga spoiler They're probably gonna show him in the last episode to hint the fans how much he's gonna get in the way. |
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| Great episode ^^... Oniiichan !! wrong timing eh >.< meanwhile paranoid futaba i know the feels -_- in the end its good for futaba and yuri to compromise and reconcile |
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| Oh Futaba, thinking way too much into the matter. But anyways...What an episode; explains more into Kou's past and reconfirms the feelings between Yuuri, Futaba, Kou and Tanaka-sensei. Another episode making my day. |
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| I've read the manga and this still got me a little teary eyed ;~; |
| Man, they really don't drag anything out in this series, do they? I keep expecting them to drag out all the misunderstandings, but the characters...actually talk to one another! What the hell? Am I watching a shoujo here? The characters express their feelings, clear up misunderstandings, and act like real people. Kind of refreshing. Best episode to date. |
| As a manga reader of the series, I thought they did a wonderful job with revealing Kou's past. It was executed well. |
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| Kou's reason for changing is a lot more "normal" than I thought. |
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| [quote=Silvertide] Zeally said: Also... I laughed way harder than I should've when I read that. But reading stuff like just makes me so so happy...cause i hate that twig face more than any character i've ever hated |
| I'd be willing to give odds that there will be a second season at least depending on how long the manga continues, since its sales are doing fine. The adaptation has been handled so well thus far I'm quite confident that they'll find a good way to give us a season's end in two weeks, hopefully with the announcement of a green-lighted second season either at the end of the final episode or shortly thereafter. But I'm an optimist...I watch shoujo romance... And yes, this episode was chock full of feels... |
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| Well good thing that Futaba didn't go full yandere or something and killed them both XD. Futaba being so curious/scared of what might have happened and reading that book with pedo-bear in it was really funny lol. What a lame excuse there Futaba... I was freaking sure that his mother died and that Yuuri saw her shrine... damn I'm detective quality after all B| Awwww, Futaba's crying now T.T Tanaka-sensei... worst timing ever... He goes to his job when it's night outside... so he's a butler or an escort right? XD So we got to see more of their past and what had happened back then. Ohooo, now that's quite the reason why Yuuri didn't tell Futaba about Kou's mother. Awwww, dem feelings, those cries and dat hug :3 T.T Kou's expression in class... priceless... |
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Mormegil said: Man, they really don't drag anything out in this series, do they? I keep expecting them to drag out all the misunderstandings, but the characters...actually talk to one another! What the hell? Am I watching a shoujo here? The characters express their feelings, clear up misunderstandings, and act like real people. Kind of refreshing. Best episode to date. I agree, this is by far my favorite episode. I think it's because the reason for the sadness is different. Instead of the sad feelings being about romance, it was something much more darker, and realistic. death. It felt much more genuine to me. It was so mature. The car scene was executed perfectly in my opinion. You can tell that kou's brother has some guilt from not being able to be there for this mother due to his career. To make things worse, Kou doesn't also lose his mother - but also had to see her in such a fragile state in the time leading up to her death, as Kou's brother says "And he had to feel things like that every day, all by himself." A horrific double-punch of sadness. Then it wraps up with Tanaka trying to make Futaba feel better by saying that Kou is a good kid, but you can see the tears in both their eyes as they try to cover up their feelings. It didn't even really end on a positive note. It's like they were just trying to accept how horrible the situation was. And maybe that's all they can do. 11/10 episode. |
| I hope there will be a second season where they'll introduce "another character" as well x) |
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| That was...emotional. Man, little by little, Kou is changing. Tanaka-sensei's blush was adorable. Fatma94 said: I was hoping that -- manga spoiler Same. We'll just hope for a second season if possible. |
| The world shall know the truth soon. |
| This show is restoring my faith in Shoujo series, loving it so far :) |
| I lol'd when Tanaka came in during Kou and Futaba's moment. Kou finally noticed that his actions have been quite embarrassing. Yuuri and Futaba cleared things out between them. There have been many tearful moments in this. In the end, it was all worth it. |
| Another great episode! I really like how closely the adaptation follows the manga. But the anime is gonna end in 2 weeks T-T. So ready for a season 2 :D . Very first Shoujo and loving it |
| The feels in this episode made me cry! It was so emotional! Kou's chibi expressions will never fail to amuse me though |
| The feels were so hard this episode :(. And Futaba as always sticking his nose where it doesn't belong... Good episode. |
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| I was lamenting the way they were going to end things if they followed the manga to a T since the second episode. I posted valid reasons for why it would be difficult to include the character that many are asking about this episode, and I stick by them. As such, I seriously doubt that the manga is popular enough to garner a second season, and even if it did, it would be difficult to conclude the next two arcs in 12 episodes anyway(specially at the current pace that they have this one on), but I can't see them ending a season 2 without showing the entirety of those two arcs either. The way I see it, because of the skipped scenes, they're probably going to go with an anime original ending, something similar to Isshukan Friends (since that one was ongoing when the anime ended as well). I figure they're just going to end things and make some plea to the anime viewers to go read the manga instead (I can see Soredemo Sekai did pretty much the same thing). The only way they would ever push for a second season would be to end this anime on an open-ending, but I just don't see it happening. If you ask me, two episodes is plenty to close things off and throw the two of them together. |
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| MAN those surprised faces they make all the time are hilarious xD still cannot decide which one I liked better between Kou's and Futaba's when his brother walked in or his brother's face when he realized what he walked into :D was already laughing so hard at their faces that his brother's caught me totally off guard. Well a little bit disappointing why Yuuri was so quiet. Really thought it had more to do with their relationship. It was so dramatic at the end of the last episode. Cool episode though. Is it just me or are they drastically increasing the amount of weird facial expressions? Can't really remember they were reacting so dramatically this much earlier. |
| This episode was just one melodramatic scene right after another. Good thing I love melodrama. |
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| The romantic development may be slow but I really like the focus of friendship, understanding, and self realization that this show emphasizes. Mormegil said: Man, they really don't drag anything out in this series, do they? I keep expecting them to drag out all the misunderstandings, but the characters...actually talk to one another! What the hell? Am I watching a shoujo here? The characters express their feelings, clear up misunderstandings, and act like real people. Kind of refreshing. Best episode to date. ^ |
| Very good episode, Futaba cried only three times, all characters five total. |
| I only wish the art was a little more on-model. It was looking a bit derpy again this week. Hopefully they'll be back on track for the last two episodes. As a manga reader, I am personally hoping the anime will end with chapter 14 of the manga rather than doing an anime original ending. This would leave open the possibility of future episodes (not that I'm expecting them ...), but I also think it's a good stopping point if this is all we're gonna get. On that note, I understand if they leave out certain things for the sake of not introducing new storylines, but I do kind of hope we get the |
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| This for me is the best episode so far! *SOBS* Also even though I read the manga I almost cried again. Sakisaka Io is really great for making Kou one of the most realistic characters I've known, this episode really justifies it. Also speaking of the ending, I'm actually hoping that it'll have a season 2. They can't just make us love Kou more in this episode, two episodes before an ending. Not to mention the love story hasn't developed much yet. Kou and Futaba may have had that romantic scene near of the end of the episode, but that's just the beginning of Kou's realization of his care for Futaba. If they're aiming for a happy ending (which is most likely since this is a shoujo anime), then that's seriously not enough to satisfy everyone, especially the ones who don't/haven't read the manga. But if it doesn't work out the way I want to- Senna said: As a manga reader, I am personally hoping the anime will end with chapter 14 of the manga rather than doing an anime original ending. This would leave open the possibility of future episodes (not that I'm expecting them ...), but I also think it's a good stopping point if this is all we're gonna get. On that note, I understand if they leave out certain things for the sake of not introducing new storylines, but I do kind of hope we get the -her idea is awesome too! |
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| Errr... this show just makes me feel impatient. |
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| AHHH! WHYY the cockblock! ==" siigh at least there is development :3 we are seeing more and more of Kou's soft side :3 |
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Senna said: As a manga reader, I am personally hoping the anime will end with chapter 14 of the manga rather than doing an anime original ending. This would leave open the possibility of future episodes (not that I'm expecting them ...), but I also think it's a good stopping point if this is all we're gonna get. Yeah, that's exactly where I was hoping it would end, and based on the pacing so far, I do think it'll most likely end off around there. |
| Lovely episode. It was kind of a "feels"-episode, but I don't really mind. It was better than episode 9 heheh. Can't wait for the last two episodes and hopefully they will air a second season. |
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| [quote=MuggleBorn] Silvertide said: Zeally said: Also... I laughed way harder than I should've when I read that. But reading stuff like just makes me so so happy...cause i hate that twig face more than any character i've ever hated |
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| Glad Yuuri and Futaba already made up, would have been pretty annoying if they extended the issue for more episodes, which would have been disastrous since there are only 2 episodes left. Anyway, predictable but still emotional for me. It wasn't really over-dramatic so I really enjoyed this episode, as always. Kou needs to get his shit together and clarify his feelings for Futaba. |
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| The feels are strong with this one... |
| Great episode. What an emotional episode as well. Very pretty music. |
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| Good feels ep. I like how all the characters are developing, but it feels a little slow since it's ending in 2 episodes. Though if this gets a season 2 that wouldn't be a problem. IF it does. (which I hope). Hypoethetically if this does get a sequel, I hope it doesn't go like Kimi ni Todoke did. I liked Kimi, but I like Ao Haru Ride 100x more. Plus the second season of Kimi was basically an entire character reset and it annoyed the shit out of me. I don't know how the manga goes, but hopefully we see some more Futaba x Kou at the end here! |
| In this episode : tears and needless worries. And tears were shed T.T Dat scene in the car... I'm such a little crying bitch. Damnit sensei! That was such a wrong timing! Can't you learn reading the mood?! Futaba and Yuuri are so cute together, damnit. Even her name tell that she want it! Kou face at the end : the face of a persecuted man. |
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| Fairly good and emotional episode. Me likes a lot. The development is quite appealing. |
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| Probably the best episode in the series so far? Probably the best episode in the series so far. ... Despite the goddamn brother's interruption in an incredible scene >.> |
| fuck off the manga spoilers!!! hahaha |
| Kusogaki Kou needs to get his shit together. I get that losing a parent can be painful but building a wall because of past hurt is one of the most annoyingly overused cliche in anime, people are rarely like that in real life. I was the one who took care of my father everyday until he died from cancer, it wasn't easy when he passed away but life goes on. I also have a friend who lost his mother also because of cancer when he was in middle school so about the same age as when Kou lost his mother, simply put he didn't turn into an unemotional jackass like kusogaki Kou |
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MoeGod said: Kusogaki Kou needs to get his shit together. I get that losing a parent can be painful but building a wall because of past hurt is one of the most annoyingly overused cliche in anime, people are rarely like that in real life. I was the one who took care of my father everyday until he died from cancer, it wasn't easy when he passed away but life goes on. I also have a friend who lost his mother also because of cancer when he was in middle school so about the same age as when Kou lost his mother, simply put he didn't turn into an unemotional jackass like kusogaki Kou His name's Mabuchi Kou not Kusogaki...... |
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gumi-tan said: MoeGod said: Kusogaki Kou needs to get his shit together. I get that losing a parent can be painful but building a wall because of past hurt is one of the most annoyingly overused cliche in anime, people are rarely like that in real life. I was the one who took care of my father everyday until he died from cancer, it wasn't easy when he passed away but life goes on. I also have a friend who lost his mother also because of cancer when he was in middle school so about the same age as when Kou lost his mother, simply put he didn't turn into an unemotional jackass like kusogaki Kou His name's Mabuchi Kou not Kusogaki...... I think that was a joke. Kusogaki should be "Damned kid" or something like that. |
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| Too much feels... to the point that it feels like it's getting melodramatic. |
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