A Sign of Affection
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Reply to RodrigoAlPeres
@Phantom_373 Look, interesting, but it seems that sign language in English is different from Japanese (maybe it has some similar signs). I researched this anime and found a video of a guy signing in both languages using another anime that has a hearing-impaired character: Koe no Katachi
| @RodrigoAlPeres I'm not an expert, but as far as I know, sign language in each language has its own differences. For example, Russian-Ukrainian sign language is different from English. |
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| Yuki is too precious! |
Reply to RodrigoAlPeres
@Phantom_373 Look, interesting, but it seems that sign language in English is different from Japanese (maybe it has some similar signs). I researched this anime and found a video of a guy signing in both languages using another anime that has a hearing-impaired character: Koe no Katachi
| @RodrigoAlPeres yup, every sign language is different there is not even an universal one for the english language, as crazy as that sounds (i think canada uses two and one of them is the ASL/american, but the british sign language is compleely different. And as bous he american sign language is closer to the french sign language than the one in the UK!) some signs languages can have similarities with others but each country have their own version basically |
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Reply to Mainnus
Oushi is certainly protective of Yuki, even in his own harsh way of expressing it.
| @Mainnus Si, thinking the same way. I really like him. What came to m mind is that he might have been thinking that Oushi just started realizing how valuable (in emotional sense) is Yuki to him just when he started loosing her. Being a childhood friend and knowing a sign language does not mean he got her exclusively. But I rreally appreciate that he's treating her like a human being, not handicapped person. On the other hand, no matter how handsome Itsuomi would be, he is a jerk breaking barriers and coming into someone's personal space. This actually I dont appreciate. :p But he's best when he banters with Yuki. xD   |
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| If there was ever an episode that felt like 5 minutes, this one was it lol, I was especially sucked in during the laundry mat scene, I was just really into the conversation the two of them were having as well as learning a bit more about Itsuomi, and of course you had the snowy night vibe which is perfect for the time I’m watching this, just complete immersion lol. And this scene also showed why Itsuomi may have first gotten interested in Yuki, being that her sign language opened up a whole new aspect of his interest in cultures and languages, I’m sure it’s becoming more than that slowly but surely tho. We also met two new characters, Shin and Emma, tho we didn’t get a full grasp on them since they were drunk lol, Shin seems cool as of rn but Emma has stuff going on with Itsuomi which was made especially clear in that final scene, I can see some drama stirring from this, as well as that scene with Oushi who’s not happy about Yuki visiting Itsuomi at night lol, I hope it’s tasty drama at least. And lastly I was really interesting in the scene where Yuki described what she could hear with and without the hearing aids, idk how accurate that description is but I’m glad to have a better grasp on her deafness, I was wondering why she had hearing aids as well. |
| It's just too cheesy for me, this sort of shoujo trope overload, definitely not the target audience. Docked down a point in score. loled when he said "Du bist süß", they cannot be serious with some of these scenes. |
GakutoDeathGlareJan 20, 4:15 PM
| We got to see that Yuki is officially in love with Itsuomi, with her wanting to be closer to him. We also see that there's going to be a race between Yuki and Emma as we see at the end what Emma's intentions are. I'm excited for the next episode, I really want to see what happens next. |
| Didn't know they have a curfew in Japan. Embient said: Please tell me I'm not the only one who tried doing all the hand signs I'm too lazy for that ngl, and yeah, probably you're the only one did that. |
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| Itsuomi and Yuki's relationship feels so natural that I’m in a state of shock. Usually getting to this point would take half the season. I can’t get enough of those 2. |
| Nao Taoyama become third wheel character again and idk why its kinda tickling me hard. Let's hope its not turns out so toxic and let it as healthy as possible for this own good. Yuuki needs to stay pure with her love. As long as she still determine teaching travelling dude all the sign language. That's why i don't mind thicc lips dude slow burn it and let them flow. Don't force it hard, take that easy.... |
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| Yuki has realized that she is in love with Itsuomi. Now, she will try to teach sign language to Itsuomi. We met Shin, a stylist and friend of Itsuomi, and Emma, also a friend of Itsuomi who seems very attached to him. This, apparently, brings insecurity to Yuki. In addition, Oushi seems to be overprotective of Yuki, although in my opinion, it's more like jealousy. But the best part of it all is that Yuki and Itsuomi promised to get to know each other better. |
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| Oushi is obviously into her but shows it in the most wrong way ever... getting too possessive over an adult can lead to the exact opposite result of what his intention is. I love Yuki she is the sweetest and she is diract with her intentions and actions which I love and Itsuomi is a nice guy and he is a complete green flag with boundaries and everything I only dislike one thing... he talks whenever she is not looking at him and whenever he says a cute thing about her he doesn't make it clear enough for her sometimes maybe he wanna take it slow and everything but at the same time if she was a hearing person it's up to her if she wanna believe it or overthink it or totally miss it.. I feel bad for her but I hope they get better at understanding each other and I hope this doesn't become a love triangle because I hate those kind of shojos |
| Yuki trying to catch his attention in the bar is so cute Things boutta get complicated ig. |
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| This show is so cute man The love antagonists on both sides are annoying lol Props to Itsuomi for not sleeping with the cute girl at his house!! |
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| The episodes just keep getting better and better every week. Gonna use that tissue throw technique to stop someone next time Lmao |
| So they showed 2 different the hand signs for Kawaii so I can learn some Japanese Sign Language. What is the difference between the two? Does anyone know? This show is so sweet I'm going to end up diabetic on Saturdays. |
Stormy_77Jan 21, 12:19 AM
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| Definitely my favorite episode so far. I initially thought I wouldn't care for the main couple at all - partly cause I usually dislike it when a character falls for the other after just meeting him/her a few times - and while I can't say I care about the ship yet, both of the characters are very likeable. Yuki, especially, has subverted my expectations quite a bit already. I thought she would be the very shy and easily flustered type of female MC, but she's actually a go-getter and quite forward with her feelings for Itsuomi. Very admirable. I feel really bad for Oushi and while I understand his concerns for Yuki and I can't help but still root for him a bit because of my huge love for the childhood friends to lovers trope, his approach towards showing his concerns/care for Yuki is obviously not positive. And I really hope Emma won't be the typical, toxic female love rival... |
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| I can already feel Emma causing trouble. |
| I'm the sort of person that prefers a visual guide when it comes to learning something new, but I'm very impressed with hoe well detailed Yuki's sign language guide book that she drew all by herself for Itsuomi. Doing this sort of thing does show how committed she is with her newfound feelings for him and wanting to get to know him better. While things so far between her and Itsuomi have been really wholesome and cute so far, with the way this show has been building up thus far, I'm sure we'll get some obstacles in their way soon enough. One of them is Yuki's childhood friend, Oushi. It's nice to know the origination of how he learnt sign language, which was to help his older sister who is also deaf like Yuki is, but he does feel too overly protective of what Yuki wants to do. His remark about Itsuomi does highlight how little he knows about him, so here's hoping that Oushi's perception of Itsuomi can be laid to rest as soon as possible. The other obstacle is Emma. Yuki's concerns about her friendship to Itsuomi was spot on, as was shown towards the end of the episode with how clingy she was towards him in wanting to crash over at his place for the night, with cans of beer in her shopping bag, which kinds of implies what she truly wants. Seeing Yuki's sign language guide book will give her a much needed reality check soon enough. So far, I'm really liking this series and how its portraying the characters so far. The romance elements does feel like a old-school Shoujo series, in a good way, but seeing how the characters interact with each other, whether it's a wholesome talk or one filled with tension and drama, does feel realistic. I do see the latter being more common in future episodes, so I do look forward to seeing how this story will progress from here. =) |
| Another Cute and wholesome episode |
| Yuki's little drawings 🥺 MANNN that laundromat scene was so fucking cute my ass was kicking my feet in the air like a teenage girl crushing over a boy lmao, he really is the ideal man (I need him so bad) |
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| It feels like the rivalry is gonna be INTENSE! |
| Sweetness overload, love the slow pace. |
| The art in this anime is very beautiful |
| It's intresting to see a tattooed Japanese person in this series, I really wasn't expecting that even though I noticed a couple eps earlier. |
| Cuteness Overload.... Emma was voice by Nao Touyama... Of course it's always her LMAO |
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| Jesus. Emma needs some self respect... Oushi is going to be troublesome too. the guy will never understand that as long as he sees her as defective and in need to always be in her safe zone he will never be right for her. |
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| This anime is making me want to fall in love too, haha. I feel like it's portraying all kinds of crushes pretty accurately: the childlike first love, the hopeless romantic, the cruel unrequited... That nice guy childhood friend is so slappable though. I'm less than an inch away from throwing fists with my screen anytime he shows up. |
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| I'm really impressed by the art/animation of this anime, it's really well done and very cute. We got a laundromat date in this episode, at least it's original! itsuomi was so cold to Emma at the end, I loved it xD |
| Yuki is so cute. Oushi did make a fair point to Yuki even though he's probably jealous. She doesn't really know Itsuomi so realistically speaking it's better not to be alone with him if she were to be wiser. Since she communicates non verbally anyway even if they are around others they do still have a degree of a personal space between them so being alone isnt entirely needed to develop early intimacy. I like that Itsuomi didnt just open up immediately. My German isn't good but "Du bist süß" is more literally "you are sweet" which more non literally is "you are cute". Im finding some of these JSL signs cute. All the ones for cute Yuki spoke of (would you call it "speaking" still?) look like they are variations of head pats with the hand or a finger to represent a head while the other strokes or pats it. The locking of fingers to represent a pinky promise. So what's the deal with Emma I wonder and why Itsuomi seems disgusted by her. |
traedJan 22, 12:44 AM
| get oushi out of this show NOWWW |
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