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May 3, 2009 4:56 PM
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So Jun is actually a girl, hows abouts that? Other than that nothing really happened this episode.


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May 4, 2009 12:09 AM
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i thought jun was a girl from the moment she got introduced and then i was confused as to why everyone kept talking to her as if she was a guy, haha. but i guess she's hiding it for some reason.

anyway, kind of a boring episode, but most of the episodes thus far have been ...
May 4, 2009 9:09 PM
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lol when the ark destroyed, I feel like lol
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May 4, 2009 9:31 PM
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jun has definitely got to be a girl to act like that, seriously, how many guys would act like that? the whole freaking out and screaming part? not the outrage about the outfit, thats understandable
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May 5, 2009 4:38 AM
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Yep it was obvious that Jun is a girl ,since he connected whit Kaya (witch said she only could connect with girls) but I wonder why is Jun hiding this from everyone ..well anyway I guess we'll find out sometime .
May 5, 2009 8:06 AM
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I always knew the guys from SHAFT were crazy but building a model of that cafe just to blow it up with a cola-mentos-bomb is madness. They seem to have a lot of fun at work. XD
May 5, 2009 2:28 PM
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Weird, but funny episode. Same as the others. I was confused about Jun being a "boy" in the beginning. Hajime acting like a girl was funny.

I still think Kaya is a man though.
May 5, 2009 4:12 PM
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May 5, 2009 6:50 PM
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May 6, 2009 10:52 AM

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I thought Jun was a dude at first. I guess I'm bad at pointing out transgendered cartoon characters.

And of the books Yayoi read, I only knew Kenshin and Saint Seiya. Funny how they all had the same story at their core.
May 6, 2009 11:59 AM
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Um, salt-

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May 6, 2009 1:26 PM

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Spade said:
I always knew the guys from SHAFT were crazy but building a model of that cafe just to blow it up with a cola-mentos-bomb is madness. They seem to have a lot of fun at work. XD

That's SHAFT for you! And the reason why we all love them <3
May 6, 2009 4:06 PM

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Modrzew said:
Spade said:
I always knew the guys from SHAFT were crazy but building a model of that cafe just to blow it up with a cola-mentos-bomb is madness. They seem to have a lot of fun at work. XD

That's SHAFT for you! And the reason why we all love them <3

Haha so true. I love it when they do things like that.
May 7, 2009 1:02 AM

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I liked this episode though it wasn't as good as the past few and there was some bits i didn't like.

When i first saw Jun in this series i thought it was a girl but when i heard it was a guy i was like 'huh?', and it's always seemed odd to me until this episode though it kept making me think 'wait is jun a girl or not? kaya connected with him in the first episode and that made me think it must be a guy, but when she said she connects with girls it all finally became clear. I'm glad this series has such interesting characters :P

Some of the repeating jokes bothered me in this episode though, the whole repeat of jun's screw up bored me the 2nd time but the maid outfits became quite funny. Hajime was damn creepy. Also the whole yayoi and the book thing has always been meh to me and to get 3 of them seemed like a waste of time since the series could be providing better with the time it has. The only repeated thing i like is the salt guy, he always cracks me up.

I was a bit dissapointed with the lack of serious moments in this episode, don't get me wrong i really like it's comedy. I just think there has been a great mix of serious and un-serious moments in the past few episodes and it has made me enjoy it a lot.

And finally the coke and mentos joke. Earlier i just found it to be an amusing joke with the cop guy. He's always a good laugh. But the end bit was just awesome. Made me laugh a lot. :) Can't wait to see more of this since it's one of my favorites this season. Still annoyed it's so underrated. :/
May 7, 2009 12:15 PM
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Funny episode but nothing happened as far as story progression... but we did find out that Jun is actually a girl (kind of obvious). Plus there is an explanation for Jun and Kaja being able to connect.
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May 7, 2009 1:11 PM

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a really strange end. random as always xD
at least i got one of the parody hiten mitsurugi!!!


May 7, 2009 6:36 PM

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episode sucked and I hate transgender...ness. Hajime wearing a maid outfit? No thanks.
May 7, 2009 9:05 PM

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I thought the whole thing was great with how Jun constantly had a racier outfit after her shower and the "handshake" with Hajime was just hilarious. Though the story didn't really go anywhere I thought it made up for its comedy efforts.

And yes Jun definitely is a girl, but I'd like to know why she wants everyone to think she is a guy. Maybe because she likes Hajime (seems like it from the last little conversation with Kaya outside of the Ark). Who knows, I can't wait to see when Kaya and Jun connect and everyone is like oooooh? lol
May 7, 2009 9:11 PM

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I'm going to guess that she's a famous idol who dresses as a boy to avoid being harangued by the public. Of course, this all hinges on taking Jun at her word when she was talking about having to speak to her agent in the last episode.
May 9, 2009 7:12 PM

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funny as always, now i'm kinda sure jun is a girl wait for the next
May 9, 2009 7:29 PM

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So Jun is a girl huh? I wonder what importance thats going to play in the next few episodes. This whole series is pretty wacky. It's 5 episodes in and I still can't pinpoint what this series is really about. I mean, what's up with these ghost girls just lodging about working at a cafe and will that salt guy ever hold any importance?
May 10, 2009 9:11 AM
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Extremely inventive episode, and well directed as well. Very funny too, I think that I like it more than School Rumble for now.

Oh and noteDhero, good guess once again I think, I forgot about the manager, so you might be right about Jun ;)

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May 10, 2009 12:03 PM

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Jun-centric episode, heck yeah! They spent a lot less time on this in the manga, and watching it more drawn out was a treat. I realized Jun was a girl when I saw the OP, but I can see how others were fooled. Loved the blatantly obvious use of random conveniently-placed objects to cover her up.

I'm rather curious as to whether Jun is transgendered or has one of the many weird reasons to crossdress that we see all over anime. But Jun is cute as a boy and as a girl, so it doesn't really matter to me. <3

Hajime's maid outfit has nice colors, at least. And I love how they conveniently had FIVE maid outfits on hand.

I noticed a lot of dust floating around Hideo's apartment. Nice touch, that.

Hmm, while I believe that Kaya can only connect with women, I do wonder how she knows. It seems to be hard to find someone to connect with, so what makes her think that just because the few people she's (presumably) found are female, all of them will be?

*waits for people to screencap Arashi saying she's never connected with two guys at once and make pervy motivational posters*

lol episode ending.

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May 10, 2009 4:26 PM

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LOL that was aewsome gonna keep watching

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May 11, 2009 6:45 PM

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You know I am 50/50 on Jun being a girl, it could go either way.

Also was that a model at the end?
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May 13, 2009 12:46 AM

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These eps just keep getting better. The mentos part was funny and when Jun was acting all girly.

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Yes, that was a real-life model that the people at SHAFT broke down using a flood of coke. XD



May 15, 2009 3:03 PM

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I'm really pleased with this episode. Lots of classic Shinbo Akiyuki-style animation, Jun is love, and the live-action at the end was just great.

Please, please let it stay this good from here on out T_T
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"It's a Trap"
May 23, 2009 3:33 PM
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De-JaY said:
Modrzew said:
Spade said:
I always knew the guys from SHAFT were crazy but building a model of that cafe just to blow it up with a cola-mentos-bomb is madness. They seem to have a lot of fun at work. XD

That's SHAFT for you! And the reason why we all love them <3

Haha so true. I love it when they do things like that.


That was the best part! lol. I almost choked on my coke laughing.
Jun 8, 2009 3:29 AM

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So Jun is actually a girl, hows abouts that? Other than that nothing really happened this episode.
Jun 23, 2009 11:28 PM

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Ah, Jun is a reverse trap. SHAFT ftw.
Sep 25, 2009 7:09 AM

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nobody ever mentioned the gundam parody ... I feel sorry for the Amuro and Char cameo ... that was such a good moment
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Nov 14, 2009 9:13 PM

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nobody ever mentioned the gundam parody ... I feel sorry for the Amuro and Char cameo ... that was such a good moment
I found them and found them to be funny. Even liked the Rurouni Kenshin reference in the middle part of the anime.

Jun was pretty much a girl in my books right from the first episode.
Nov 18, 2009 4:36 PM

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Nayah said:
kaminakun said:

Jun was pretty much a girl in my books right from the first episode.


not only does she look like a girl, ANY time a character mentions HEY UR A GUY that many times they HAVE to be a girl

May 1, 2010 9:28 AM

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The ending was great :)
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KNEW IT
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Sep 24, 2010 3:39 PM

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With that voice I've always suspected Jun was a girl since the first episode... and then when she screamed. LOL

Oh sorry I can't resist too.. Hiten Mitsurugi Style!!! XD
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im not getting any of the parodies - _-.. they too old.

arashi - "i've never connected with two guys at once." 8D
Mar 16, 2013 11:49 PM

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A good 4/5, not great though.
Oct 4, 2013 7:45 AM

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Salt, please.
Dec 2, 2013 6:08 AM

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BEST IMAGERY USED!!! MENTOS IN COKE
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Hah so she's actually a girl he? Pretty nice development let's see what's next!
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lol thought soo
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Oct 7, 2015 6:25 AM

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Wasn't that good like pervious episodes, but still nice.

So she is a girl?
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Dec 29, 2015 1:37 PM

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This one was kind of retarded.

3/5
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Live action mentos bomb was the best part

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