Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Episode 6 Discussion

AiCon said:
Forgive my ignorance, but why would Japanese resent Korean shows and artists in Japan? If they don't like the popularity then why don't they try developing shows and finding artists that would be more popular than Korea's? Aren't Japanese shows, anime and artists popular in Korea as well so what's the problem?

AiCon said:

I get that they substituted congee for Samgyetang but I couldn't understand what was underlined since it wasn't in English. Sorry.

symbv said:
- There are different groups in Japan: Korean shows and artists (even the female groups) appeal mainly to the female demography. Nationalists are mainly guys who feel threatened about the "invasion of Korean culture" into their living room.

symbv said:
The underlined is the Japanese word for Samgyetang. It is underlined to highlight how it is repeatedly mentioned in the anime, whereas the reproduction of the relevant page in the novel only said Sorata cooked some congee for Nanami without that part of dialogue.

AnimeHAwk616 said:
Only when she's mad, or maybe even upset.

ShinoAsada said:
After the performance, seems like she messed up really badly. Her "friend" was such a bitch about it. Instead of worrying over ONE performance over many to come, she should care about how Nanami might get really sick and might even possibly, in the worst case scenario, DIE.

yukiat said:
am i the only one wondering what the 15 minutes Jin and Sorata were talking about meant? o_o

ap19 said:
I'm a Japanese American living in Japan. I don't have anything against Koreans, but I do have a lot against both the Japanese and Korean persons involved for this kind of obviously unnecessary infiltration.

Naxrrhid said:
Episode Naxcore: 1.73 out of 5

bastek66 said:

Racist nips are mad about korean dish.

OG-3 said:
I feel like I'm the only one who don't like Aoyama.
Overall, not a bad episode, but I didn't like it as much as I liked other episodes.

Naxrrhid said:
Wait..., did i just get called a Japanese? :S..., but hey tht brought a smile to my face!

bastek66 said:

Disregard that, I thought it's some japanese page name.

OG-3 said:
I feel like I'm the only one who don't like Aoyama.
Overall, not a bad episode, but I didn't like it as much as I liked other episodes.

pizza_012 said:
Any Aoyama Nanami x Kanda Sorata shippers/fans? :D

it's not like i don't like Mashiro, I still like her but Nanami captured my eye more. :D

belatkuro said:
I'm still rooting for her even if the rules say she won't win. Go Nanami!

Lelouch22 said:
This was definitely the weakest episode so far, as it was surprisingly slow and largely uninteresting, since a dramatic monotony had filtered into the story throughout this arc, much to the detriment of the narrative flow. The last two episodes have been noticeably worse than those that came before, due largely to the heightened focus on an insufferable character that I really couldn't care less about. As such, the drama in the last two episodes hasn't particularly worked, nor was it effective with it's intended characterization, since it didn't come close to establishing Aoyama as a sympathetic or likable character, which effectively disregards the necessity for her increased prevalence and the significant focus on her relatively contrived development.

Aoyama's constant, high-pitched berating of Mashiro and Sorata's unique relationship has been exceptionally annoying and increasingly repetitive throughout the last several episodes, so hopefully that's considerably diminished in the future. One of the only meaningful revelations I could extract from Aoyama's arc is that she's exponentially better and more likable as a strictly secondary, uninvolved character, which, unfortunately, now that she's miraculously entered Sakurasou, isn't the direction her unsatisfying development is taking her. Essentially, Aoyama's a pointless, idiotic character that brings absolutely nothing new to the narrative, aside from relationship interference and an inevitably glorious friendzoning.

It's clear that Mashiro greatly prefers Sorata over Aoyama, so, thankfully, Sorata has returned to caring for her, as he's much more suited for such an important responsibility, and, of course, this ultimately makes for a far more interesting and enjoyable story, since that temporary diversion with Aoyama had overstayed it's welcome as soon as it began. The only one of Nanami's scenes that was good was her highly amusing conversation with the stuffed animal. Aside from that though, there wasn't anything of worth dedicated to her character, although her emotional collapse in the rain would have likely been sympathetic if it didn't appear as such a forced, predictable, and unconvincing moment.

Mashiro is gradually developing into one of the best characters, as she's far more perceptive than initially expected, displayed most notably by how much she cared for Aoyama and her struggles. Sorata's uncertainty regarding his future is quite convincingly portrayed, and it will be interesting to see how this theme will develop as the story progresses. The character interactions continue to be fantastic, especially those between Mashiro and Sorata. As such, their subtly romantic moment following the ED was great.

Misaki and Jin's complicated relationship has consistently been the most compelling element of the show, since their nuanced development is suffused with conflicting complexities. As such, Jin, for whatever reason, goes so far with his emotionally constructed distance from Misaki as to even attend a separate university than her. I'm quite anticipating the moment all these foreshadowed complications within their relationship collide. My favorite scene was Misaki's brief, but illuminating, conversation with Sorata, since it comprehensively illustrated her romantic insecurities and doubts.

The quality of the production values consistently exceeds my expectations. The animation, in particular, is very good, since it's skilfully able to capture a plethora of exaggerated movements and chaotic motion. The direction, though occasionally stale and unspectacular, was great throughout this episode. Musically, this episode was pretty good, especially during the quite moments, as it accompanies and often illuminates the tone of those particular scenes quite well. Also, the art, for it's own part, adds considerably to the atmosphere of the show, particularly with it's rather colorful, but faded aesthetic.

All in all, Sakurasou, aside from this episode and portions of the last, has been surprisingly good, particularly impressing with it's excellent humor and a thoroughly enjoyable narrative, while also excelling with it's engaging cast of characters and the small moments of romantic development between Mashiro and Sorata. It's certainly formulaic at times, but the strength of the narrative execution typically overshadows that slight flaw. The show, for the most part, has been considerably better when it attempts to balance the comedic elements with an occasional sort of subdued drama, rather than leaning too heavily on one particular aspect. Judging by the preview, Sorata's sister will be introduced, which should be rather interesting.

Also, Chihiro > Mashiro > Misaki > Sorata's soon-to-appear sister >>> Aoyama.

AnimeHAwk616 said:
Dude, did you just write a whole review about a show on the episode discussion? If it was, it was actually pretty good speculation and well written.

Lelouch22 said:
This was definitely the weakest episode so far, as it was surprisingly slow and largely uninteresting, since a dramatic monotony had filtered into the story throughout this arc, much to the detriment of the narrative flow. The last two episodes have been noticeably worse than those that came before, due largely to the heightened focus on an insufferable character that I really couldn't care less about. As such, the drama in the last two episodes hasn't particularly worked, nor was it effective with it's intended characterization, since it didn't come close to establishing Aoyama as a sympathetic or likable character, which effectively disregards the necessity for her increased prevalence and the significant focus on her relatively contrived development.

Aoyama's constant, high-pitched berating of Mashiro and Sorata's unique relationship has been exceptionally annoying and increasingly repetitive throughout the last several episodes, so hopefully that's considerably diminished in the future. One of the only meaningful revelations I could extract from Aoyama's arc is that she's exponentially better and more likable as a strictly secondary, uninvolved character, which, unfortunately, now that she's miraculously entered Sakurasou, isn't the direction her unsatisfying development is taking her. Essentially, Aoyama's a pointless, idiotic character that brings absolutely nothing new to the narrative, aside from relationship interference and an inevitably glorious friendzoning.

It's clear that Mashiro greatly prefers Sorata over Aoyama, so, thankfully, Sorata has returned to caring for her, as he's much more suited for such an important responsibility, and, of course, this ultimately makes for a far more interesting and enjoyable story, since that temporary diversion with Aoyama had overstayed it's welcome as soon as it began. The only one of Nanami's scenes that was good was her highly amusing conversation with the stuffed animal. Aside from that though, there wasn't anything of worth dedicated to her character, although her emotional collapse in the rain would have likely been sympathetic if it didn't appear as such a forced, predictable, and unconvincing moment.

Mashiro is gradually developing into one of the best characters, as she's far more perceptive than initially expected, displayed most notably by how much she cared for Aoyama and her struggles. Sorata's uncertainty regarding his future is quite convincingly portrayed, and it will be interesting to see how this theme will develop as the story progresses. The character interactions continue to be fantastic, especially those between Mashiro and Sorata. As such, their subtly romantic moment following the ED was great.

Misaki and Jin's complicated relationship has consistently been the most compelling element of the show, since their nuanced development is suffused with conflicting complexities. As such, Jin, for whatever reason, goes so far with his emotionally constructed distance from Misaki as to even attend a separate university than her. I'm quite anticipating the moment all these foreshadowed complications within their relationship collide. My favorite scene was Misaki's brief, but illuminating, conversation with Sorata, since it comprehensively illustrated her romantic insecurities and doubts.

The quality of the production values consistently exceeds my expectations. The animation, in particular, is very good, since it's skilfully able to capture a plethora of exaggerated movements and chaotic motion. The direction, though occasionally stale and unspectacular, was great throughout this episode. Musically, this episode was pretty good, especially during the quite moments, as it accompanies and often illuminates the tone of those particular scenes quite well. Also, the art, for it's own part, adds considerably to the atmosphere of the show, particularly with it's rather colorful, but faded aesthetic.

All in all, Sakurasou, aside from this episode and portions of the last, has been surprisingly good, particularly impressing with it's excellent humor and a thoroughly enjoyable narrative, while also excelling with it's engaging cast of characters and the small moments of romantic development between Mashiro and Sorata. It's certainly formulaic at times, but the strength of the narrative execution typically overshadows that slight flaw. The show, for the most part, has been considerably better when it attempts to balance the comedic elements with an occasional sort of subdued drama, rather than leaning too heavily on one particular aspect. Judging by the preview, Sorata's sister will be introduced, which should be rather interesting.

Also, Chihiro > Mashiro > Misaki > Sorata's soon-to-appear sister >>> Aoyama.

testyal1 said:
Oh God. These are characters without the slightest bit of common sense.

You shouldn't have taken her there, you idiotic people. Think about the health of someone before their emotions.

AnimeHAwk616 said:
ok, so tell me whats worse, doing what you want to do after you worked so hard to do it while feeling sick, then at least getting the feeling that you tried, while being able to rest afterwards and recover...or not even trying due to illness after working so hard, then regretting afterwards. Remember, sometimes regret can be even more painful than illness. Regret will continuously haunt your mind once you've gotten it. If she didn't go, she probably would have kept thinking to herself "why didn't I go?" over and over, not being able to concentrate on other tasks as much. It's always better to get it over with than to worry about it later. Nanami pretty much went for personal satisfaction. Even though she failed, she was still able to cry her feelings out, which relieves mental stress. Basically, the outcome resulted better since she went there. In short term, that act seemed idiotic, but long term, it was for the better, and IMO, was the more intelligent choice.

rishardew said:

He's doing a few of these around the forum.

Wasn't gonna bother to come here this week, but after the ending song: HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG

Serge91 said:

Yeah I agree, but she could die and there would not be any "long term"

Lelouch22 said:
This was definitely the weakest episode so far, as it was surprisingly slow and largely uninteresting, since a dramatic monotony had filtered into the story throughout this arc, much to the detriment of the narrative flow. The last two episodes have been noticeably worse than those that came before, due largely to the heightened focus on an insufferable character that I really couldn't care less about. As such, the drama in the last two episodes hasn't particularly worked, nor was it effective with it's intended characterization, since it didn't come close to establishing Aoyama as a sympathetic or likable character, which effectively disregards the necessity for her increased prevalence and the significant focus on her relatively contrived development.

Aoyama's constant, high-pitched berating of Mashiro and Sorata's unique relationship has been exceptionally annoying and increasingly repetitive throughout the last several episodes, so hopefully that's considerably diminished in the future. One of the only meaningful revelations I could extract from Aoyama's arc is that she's exponentially better and more likable as a strictly secondary, uninvolved character, which, unfortunately, now that she's miraculously entered Sakurasou, isn't the direction her unsatisfying development is taking her. Essentially, Aoyama's a pointless, idiotic character that brings absolutely nothing new to the narrative, aside from relationship interference and an inevitably glorious friendzoning.

It's clear that Mashiro greatly prefers Sorata over Aoyama, so, thankfully, Sorata has returned to caring for her, as he's much more suited for such an important responsibility, and, of course, this ultimately makes for a far more interesting and enjoyable story, since that temporary diversion with Aoyama had overstayed it's welcome as soon as it began. The only one of Nanami's scenes that was good was her highly amusing conversation with the stuffed animal. Aside from that though, there wasn't anything of worth dedicated to her character, although her emotional collapse in the rain would have likely been sympathetic if it didn't appear as such a forced, predictable, and unconvincing moment.

Mashiro is gradually developing into one of the best characters, as she's far more perceptive than initially expected, displayed most notably by how much she cared for Aoyama and her struggles. Sorata's uncertainty regarding his future is quite convincingly portrayed, and it will be interesting to see how this theme will develop as the story progresses. The character interactions continue to be fantastic, especially those between Mashiro and Sorata. As such, their subtly romantic moment following the ED was great.

Misaki and Jin's complicated relationship has consistently been the most compelling element of the show, since their nuanced development is suffused with conflicting complexities. As such, Jin, for whatever reason, goes so far with his emotionally constructed distance from Misaki as to even attend a separate university than her. I'm quite anticipating the moment all these foreshadowed complications within their relationship collide. My favorite scene was Misaki's brief, but illuminating, conversation with Sorata, since it comprehensively illustrated her romantic insecurities and doubts.

The quality of the production values consistently exceeds my expectations. The animation, in particular, is very good, since it's skilfully able to capture a plethora of exaggerated movements and chaotic motion. The direction, though occasionally stale and unspectacular, was great throughout this episode. Musically, this episode was pretty good, especially during the quite moments, as it accompanies and often illuminates the tone of those particular scenes quite well. Also, the art, for it's own part, adds considerably to the atmosphere of the show, particularly with it's rather colorful, but faded aesthetic.

All in all, Sakurasou, aside from this episode and portions of the last, has been surprisingly good, particularly impressing with it's excellent humor and a thoroughly enjoyable narrative, while also excelling with it's engaging cast of characters and the small moments of romantic development between Mashiro and Sorata. It's certainly formulaic at times, but the strength of the narrative execution typically overshadows that slight flaw. The show, for the most part, has been considerably better when it attempts to balance the comedic elements with an occasional sort of subdued drama, rather than leaning too heavily on one particular aspect. Judging by the preview, Sorata's sister will be introduced, which should be rather interesting.

Also, Chihiro > Mashiro > Misaki > Sorata's soon-to-appear sister >>> Aoyama.