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| That's a chance for Saki and Yuuta to bond together by studing. It looks like she's doing well in school on other subjects except Japanese so that means, she needed help on that. The mood and narrative remains generally the same again this episode. However, Shiori got some screen time which is somewhat more refreshing. Tbh, |
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| It's been a month since the re-marriage, and Yuta finds himself more accepting of the "stranger" that is Saki, though at the same time, the line blurs of their relationship as stepsiblings. Saki wanting Yuta to tutor her in modern literture since she didn't get a passing score, though the usual feelings come in the play between the two's relationship that Yuta tries his best not to pry in too much of it. However, there's one question that questions exactly that, bringing into context of Yuta and Saki's relationship, more towards how they respond to each other with the subtleties, with or without experience, not through empathy, but through relation. His faith putting on Yuki that she has the ability to pass the re-test, it emanates a smile out of her. Yuta wanting Saki to give her all on the focus of her retest, though Narasaka is quite the playful "sister" character who keeps her head up being someone who passes with flying colours. Still though, it's clear that Yuta needs more help, though Narasaka is willing to butt in for some advice, like listening to music while studying (which helps quite a lot). It's the same for his part-time bookstore co-worker Senpai Yomiuri who desires his presence, though he needs to pinpoint a suitable genre for Saki...which is Lofi Hip-Hop (which honestly, is a great way to douse while in the studying mood), which adds to the close friendship of the two that Saki is not jealous about. More than Yomiuri's GOATed recommendation, this show is a blast, and shows that Ghost Mikawa actually knows his stuff to write with intention, and not for the sake of it. |
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| Gimai Seikatsu's light novels have always been slow in its pacing with some stretches where it can feel like a snail's pace at certain times, not that I was feeling bored of it with the early set of volumes by any means. This was an example of a fairly slow episode to start off the Volume 2 portion of the anime. Saki's struggles with studying for modern literature and Yuuta helps her out and looks for advice through Saki's friend, Maaya, and his colleague, Shiori, for advice. That is pretty much it. Does kind of show off the daily aspect of their lives a bit better this kind of way without having each episode feel too dramatic necessarily, and the lo-fi hip hop selection is a predictable, but nice choice to listen to for studying or even just relaxing from time to time. The relationship Yuuta and Saki have been trying to figure out for the past month is very slowly blurring between lines with subtle transitions and progression taking place. Can understand if people can feel bored with an episode like this since it did mostly revolve around studying and trying to figure out how to effectively do it, which aren't necessarily the most exciting topics out there (especially with a cast that is not exploding with personality and wackiness to make the studying more chaotic). I personally didn't mind this episode though. There are phases like these where not much happens in the series much later on in the books that can be a bit boring or sluggish to read through but those feelings didn't hit me much early on and the same can be said for me with this anime adaptation so far. Music continues to be the highlight, although it didn't need to be as dramatic as a whole this time around compared to the first three episodes. |
| Narasaka is very playful tho i don't think it's that surprising she does seem to care a lot about others tho. Yomiura also has a bit of playfulness but it seems she justs likes having someone around who isn't just after her for her looks and treats her like a normal person, at least that's my theory why she gets along well with the main. The two siblings also seem to be getting along better now their conversation seemed a bit more natural. Alsa have to say that the art/drawings how you want to call it is surprisingly detailed in the scene with Narasaka you could see the deteriorating paint on the metal from you could see the shade from the leaves on the curtain and you can see the same in the small piece of sunlight on the wall. There was also the rust on the fence outside on the rood. It's interesting because one some scenes your missing the faces of the characters yet if you look at the surroundings you see details like a just mentioned. |
AversaJul 25, 2024 7:49 AM
| Narasaka and senpai has the exact same expression when Yuta said he wants to help Saki😂 I like the relationship Yuta has with his senpai. If it stays like this it will be better, adding romance between these two will create needless love triangle drama with Saki. But I suspect it's direction they are heading. |
| Very contained episode again. There's only 4 characters that appear (5 if you count the coworker passing by) Yuta Saki Narasaka (red hair) Encyclopedia Senpai at work Mostly talking again but I kinda like this vibe. |
| This episode ended way too quickly. And not in the "was so exciting/engaging that the time flew by so fast" way but in the "pretty much nothing happened" way. |
Reply to Chipp12
This episode ended way too quickly. And not in the "was so exciting/engaging that the time flew by so fast" way but in the "pretty much nothing happened" way.
| @Chipp12 It's a slice of life. No clue why MyAnimeList didn't include it as a genre. |
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| Hmm, looks like Saki may be a bit jealous of Yuta's coworker, for a second I thought she would bring up the literature piece from early on where Yuta explained the male character was jealous of the female character talking to other male characters and use that to explain her feelings. Also, the red head was pretty playful with Yuta (she's Saki's friend that showed up at their house right?) so I don't see why she also couldn't help Saki study besides giving advice to Yuta and perhaps she will. |
| Slow as typical anime narratives go. Nevertheless I continue to find the animation and art for this show to be very beautiful. The scenarios are super chill and the character interactions interesting. So I am still enjoying this show very much. As others have mentioned too.. the music is very good. As an aside I don't believe Yuuta's senpai likes the main like that. She likely really likes him like a younger brother. For now at least hah. |
LordKirkisJul 25, 2024 5:07 PM
| Ah, every episode feels increasingly cool and peaceful. Without conflict like this, maybe this is for the best, without forgetting the progress that must be made. I see Yuuta's attitude getting better, both towards people and Saki, he is a very caring person.  |
RafaBryanJul 25, 2024 9:27 AM
| Another extremely well directed episode. 24 minutes of Saki and Yuta talking and Yuta trying to help Saki improve her grades, but it breezes by because of the natural feeling conversations and direction. Saki is slowly but surely opening up to Yuta more and their interactions feel a lot smoother now. Can you imagine saki from a couple episodes ago getting in Yuta’s face and asking for help with modern lit? Their heart to heart last week really helped. It’s a bit ironic that Soseki’s soshiro is the work they’re going over and Saki talks about not understanding people who aren’t direct with their feelings while she herself isn’t honest with Yuta about how she feels for him lol. Narasaka was only in the episode a couple of minutes but man she brought a fun energy that contrasted to the usual muted and subdued vibes. She might be a lil slow and have a brocon fetish, but she’s actually pretty smart academically and should be able to help Yuta improve Saki’s scores. Would never have guessed that from her sniffing fetish 😭 Yuta’s senpai’s music recs should also help. Sometimes good music can help you retain information as well. Another really solid episode and we are gradually seeing progress with Saki and Yuta’s relationship. Can’t wait for the next ep |
Marinate1016Jul 25, 2024 10:20 AM
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| It was okay, what can i say? Just a chill backround anime like the music lol :3 |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| Yuuta could finally give something in return for all that Saki had given him. so this episode really felt like it flew by and nothing happened in this episode, thanks to the Lofi music at the end, I really liked listening to it when I wanted to study/sleep.  |
| This show is so horribly slow and unrealistic. Do people really talk like that over there in japan? Feels like i'm watching robots. Is anyone really getting something out of this show or are they all simps waiting for a payoff slogging through this mud of unrealistic conversations and interactions. |
| This one was less dark and depressing than the first 3 episodes. Their interactions felt more comfortable and light is starting to shine in their eyes. I hope this upward progress continues and they don't force unneeded drama. |
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.  |
| Gosh. This show’s such an artistic piece. Being able to watch this on a rainy weather complements it quite well! Also, Saki and Senpai are gonna meet next EP?? |
| Very slow, but a nice little slice-of-life episode. The show is actually better when they aren't trying to (clumsily) do something dramatic or "deep." I'm not sure I like Saki's friend at school and Yuuta's senpai at work, though. They're somewhat cute characters, but they feel very "anime" compared to the two main characters, and in a way clash with the general tone of the show. |
Reply to alphadrenaline
Can someone recommend some artists who make that kind of music they were listening to?
| @alphadrenaline https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljUh0R8_lxSrNiDe9J8Gfx5Pu6hl_Rnc Check that playlist out, before this series become a LN, it was an youtube series with short skits of the characters talking each other, become extremely popular thus got turned into a LN, the writer of the videos now writing the novel. The link above is a playlist for the two lofy videos this official channel for the series did a bit after volume 2 was released and brought more people to lofy. Aside this, the youtube channel with the girl studying with the cat is the most popular lofy channel outhere. @ejleon ejleon said: This one was less dark and depressing than the first 3 episodes. Their interactions felt more comfortable and light is starting to shine in their eyes. I hope this upward progress continues and they don't force unneeded drama. If you have seen Otonari, you can expect a similar payoff, in short who wants this for romance wont be disappointed, now due to the characters and the setting, you are just going to see a more grounded approach to falling in love and dealing with it. |
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@alphadrenaline
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljUh0R8_lxSrNiDe9J8Gfx5Pu6hl_Rnc
Check that playlist out, before this series become a LN, it was an youtube series with short skits of the characters talking each other, become extremely popular thus got turned into a LN, the writer of the videos now writing the novel.
The link above is a playlist for the two lofy videos this official channel for the series did a bit after volume 2 was released and brought more people to lofy.
Aside this, the youtube channel with the girl studying with the cat is the most popular lofy channel outhere.
@ejleon
If you have seen Otonari, you can expect a similar payoff, in short who wants this for romance wont be disappointed, now due to the characters and the setting, you are just going to see a more grounded approach to falling in love and dealing with it.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLljUh0R8_lxSrNiDe9J8Gfx5Pu6hl_Rnc
Check that playlist out, before this series become a LN, it was an youtube series with short skits of the characters talking each other, become extremely popular thus got turned into a LN, the writer of the videos now writing the novel.
The link above is a playlist for the two lofy videos this official channel for the series did a bit after volume 2 was released and brought more people to lofy.
Aside this, the youtube channel with the girl studying with the cat is the most popular lofy channel outhere.
@ejleon
ejleon said:
This one was less dark and depressing than the first 3 episodes.
Their interactions felt more comfortable and light is starting to shine in their eyes.
I hope this upward progress continues and they don't force unneeded drama.
This one was less dark and depressing than the first 3 episodes.
Their interactions felt more comfortable and light is starting to shine in their eyes.
I hope this upward progress continues and they don't force unneeded drama.
If you have seen Otonari, you can expect a similar payoff, in short who wants this for romance wont be disappointed, now due to the characters and the setting, you are just going to see a more grounded approach to falling in love and dealing with it.
Playcool said: If you have seen Otonari, you can expect a similar payoff, in short who wants this for romance wont be disappointed, now due to the characters and the setting, you are just going to see a more grounded approach to falling in love and dealing with it. I see, there are two "Otonari", the Students with the girl called "Princess" & ”Alien Princess” that helps draw manga, but I liked both so, if it is like them, them I am glad. |
ejleonJul 25, 2024 5:27 PM
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
| - In case viewers somehow forgot what kind of series this is, Yuuta reminds us with his opening monologue of his relationship with Saki being in an ambigious place. - With how serious the opening monologue sounded, I was caught me off guard when Saki asks to be tutored in modern literature. How she asked Yuuta could have been mistaken for a romantic proposal in a different context. - "I can never rally understand how the characters feel..." This line feels like it is less about Saki's understanding of literary characters, and more about how she can't easily read other people's true feelings. - If this were a different show, Saki's talk of Yuuta knowing her weakpoints, and Yuuta replying he "should have put it more gently" might have been a sexual innuendo. 🙃 - So the book they're studying involves "the feelings of love but not acting on it due to social conventions." How meta.... - Yuuta and Saki find out another thing they both have in common: not having a romantic relationship before. - How Maaya approached Yuuta at school was... amusingly cute. The episode from this moment on until approximately the 18:30 minute mark would be a departure from the show's typical somber, moody tone. I don't mind it, as it helps in loosening the show's vibe. - I'm surprised that bookstore sensei didn't try to imply anything suggestive when she found out about Yuuta's quest to aid Saki in studying. You know, like the Private Lessons kind ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) - Didn't expect the episode to include a montage with lofi music. Glad we got to actually listen to the music that was recommended for Saki's study sessions. - Sorry Saki, but I'm going to have to disagree with your assesement that Yuuta's sensei has "encyclopedic knowledge." 4 episodes in, there's virtually nothing to indicate sensei is a walking encylcopedia. Unless Saki was referring to matters of romance, I guess? I do agree though that sensei has good taste in music. - The next episode's title sounds interesting in context of the characters. Who will be "the late show" and "the real deal"? alphadrenaline said: Can someone recommend some artists who make that kind of music they were listening to? Just like Saki's redhead friend, I don't have anything in particular to recommend. I just pull up this continuous livestream and let it play in the background: |
| I’m kinda surprised this whole episode was simply about helping Saki study and improve her literature score, but I gotta say it went by fast and was quite interesting, I like seeing Yuuta figure out what Saki was having trouble with and how to fix it. We also got a bit of Maaya in this one, her bright personality is a great contrast to the two leads and I really welcome it, it also helps that she’s super cute lol. But I gotta say, while I liked her recommendation of using background music while studying, it’s a bit of a shame she just listens to whatever the app gives her lol, I mean they have that option for a reason but I personally think it’s a lot of fun discovering great music yourself. And later Yomiura put her own recommendation in when it came to the background music and it was a very nice choice, we stepped into a music video for a bit there lol, but while I liked the music choice, I gotta interject that jam bands are absolutely the way, I love doing stuff to a long jammed out song, although Yuuta would probably give me a weird look if I played him one lol. But Yomiura’s pick was a hit with Saki, let’s see if her scores improve now, and we got the ED visuals finally on episode 4 but better late than never, they’re very nice, it fits Kitri’s hot jam. |
good Lo-fi recommendation <3 made by Shiori-san. By the way, I feel nostalgic about this |
| The visuals in this anime never disappoint. The lofi music playing along with the random events happening around the city was beautiful. I love the pacing this anime has. It's comfy in a way |
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| And so they start adapting volume 2, though they completely skipped the prologue of this volume as well as the scene with Tomokazu. |
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| This episode: Lo-Fi Beats To Study To! |
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Reply to alphadrenaline
Can someone recommend some artists who make that kind of music they were listening to?
| @alphadrenaline Nujabes. He's considered one of the greats. His music was featured heavily on Samurai Champloo. A quintessential tune from Champloo: Aruarian Dance And one my favorites Another Reflection |
| some nice cinematography and lofi music. i might have underestimated this show at the start. |
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| Nothing much to say, but I definitely liked this episode more than the last two episodes overall solely on the fact that nothing dramatic happened. The directing and calm atmosphere of the show continue to be the best aspect of this anime. Really like the lo-fi track, that's definitely my favorite kind of music to listen to while studying. |
  "As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower." |
| More bonding time, less depressing from previous episode. |
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| Somewhat boring episode about nothing in particular, I feel like this problem didn't really warrant the whole episode dedicated to it, although them getting a bit closer through it is nice, I guess. |
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| After that bombshell past episode, we're back to the pretty chill episodes It's hopefully building something we all would enjoy. Their greeting good night felt meaningful, despite no visual cues that emphasise it. |
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