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| The consistency of this anime amazes me, another great episode. It was an episode more focused on Hina, and honestly, I loved that, since we didn't get much from her in the first 4 episodes. It seems that after thinking for herself, she was able to deal with what she really feels about Taiki, and finally came to a conclusion about it: she loves him. And what she wanted to do was to start being less time with Taiki, so that Chinatsu wouldn't get their relationship wrong, and she wouldn't make it hard for Taiki to date Chinatsu. However, as Taiki kindly reminded her, she is a fighter, so she obviously is going to fight to grab Taiki's attention, and try to change his view on her. I feel like all of this development felt natural and perfectly placed,and when she fell, I was geninely getting worried, because I was like "my girl didn't get through all that emotinal pain, to just fail the nationals now because of an ankle", luckly, it was just her worrying too much! Kyou, on the other hand, was seeing the movie way before us, and he already knew that Hino would eventually start fighting for Taiki's recognition/attention, and now worries about how Chinatsu is going to do. And guess what, we began the episode with Hina trying to push herself away from Taiki, to not get in the way of Taiki and Chinatsu, for Chinatsu to start thinking of the opposite (trying to push herself away from Taiki, to not get in the way of Hina) in the end of the episode. I personally think it makes sense, because at the end of the day they aren't that different from each other, so it's kinda interesting they're trying to do the same. At this point, Taiki will end up alone though xD But I do believe Chinatsu will take more time to abandon this idea, because she really isn't ready to admit that she has feeling for Taiki, but she will understand that eventually. Also, I loved how they teased a bit of Hina's backstory and family, and we can actually see that she's quite stressed with all the pressure people put on her, for being the daugther of one of the athletes that represented Japan. When she was saying she didn't want to disappoint those people, they showed the back of a man, that I suppose it's her father All I wish now if for Kyou to receive more screentime in the near future, but I suppose that won't happen next episode. Curious to see how this unusual Love Triangle will develop! Can't wait for the next episode! Edit: Also wanted to point out that I actually find either Taiki x Chinatsu or Taiki x Hina cute, so I really don't know for who I'm rooting for, now but I guess that I won't worry about it, because I doubt they won't push Chinatsu to be together with Taiki, like, the anime has been about that for the first 5 episodes. |
PokefanPTNov 1, 2024 5:19 PM
| Lowkey better love triangle than OnK. (and less bs fillers) |
| Yeah, there were hints but now it's quite obvious that Hina has feelings for Taiki and this episode was a good way to show us not only how she feels about him but her insecurities and the pressure she puts on herself and tries to overcome with self discipline. Taiki is the salvation for her and with his words of encouragement she overcame her struggles just in time for the qualifiers. Will Chinatsu react to this? PS: Kyo seems to be the outside view but at the same time the one who has probably figured out how everyone feels about the rest. His takes are few but on point. |
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| While I was right in that Hina finding out that Taiki and Chinatsu were living together bothered her mentally and affected her rhythm gymnastics she was able to overcome it before the qualifiers so good on her. Now the love triangle has began and so far from what I understand is that Taiki likes Chinatsu, Hina likes Taiki, and Chinatsu sort of likes Taiki (I say sort of because I don't think she likes him as a bf, at least not yet) but Chinatsu now knows that Hina also likes him and it sounds like Chinatsu may try distancing herself from Taiki... |
| That's it, Im Team Hina now, I can feel her struggles, the way she works hard and lift herself up alone from all those pressures and expectations, the way she still supports her crush even if it means hurting herself, and that she will fight back even if she has a low chance of winning. Best girl mentality. Chinatsu-senpai is still only doing this for the basketball, when will be the point where she fall inlove with Taiki too? |
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That's it, Im Team Hina now, I can feel her struggles, the way she works hard and lift herself up alone from all those pressures and expectations, the way she still supports her crush even if it means hurting herself, and that she will fight back even if she has a low chance of winning. Best girl mentality.
Chinatsu-senpai is still only doing this for the basketball, when will be the point where she fall inlove with Taiki too?
Chinatsu-senpai is still only doing this for the basketball, when will be the point where she fall inlove with Taiki too?
LeknaatNov 29, 2024 5:17 AM
| Usually I'm not a big fan of love triangles but some reason I don't mind it here. I was all for Chinatsu but now I'm starting to have doubts. Excellent episode and it made me like Hina even more than I already did. |
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| Oh, man, Hina is truly the best girl here. Not only she's a cinnamon roll, she also looks gorgeous, especially when performing her rhythmic gymnastics routine <3. |
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| Hina confronting Taiki head-on and letting things slide was unexpected, but I like that a lot They really made everyone so likable in a short space of time, Haryuu, Kyou and Hina as well I think this is quickly becoming my favourite for the Fall 2024 season! |
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Excellent show. But, it kills me that Hina will end up losing (I presume). Dancer girls are prettier than basketball girls. Also, she has the same voice actress as Mikari from Ririsa 2.5D. Can't Chinatsu just move away and let the childhood friend win?    Tanish_k said: The hard thing about these kind of love-triangle rom-coms is that you know that main lead is going to end up with the female main lead which was introduced first but still you continue to witness the losing heroine's heartbreaks, hardships, tears and the support she provides to the main lead despite herself getting hurt. Yeah, it stinks. And I highly doubt a harem ending is in the cards, though I would love that outcome. |
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| I'm all in for Hina now. Even though Chinatsu looks prettier, Personality-wise I like Hina way more than Chinatsu. Chinatsu is a bit too passive and indifference when it comes to love relationship which makes her kinda boring . I mean it's good to be friend with people like that, but not very good as a love interest. |
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The hard thing about these kind of love-triangle rom-coms is that you know that main lead is going to end up with the female main lead which was introduced first but still you continue to witness the losing heroine's heartbreaks, hardships, tears and the support she provides to the main lead despite herself getting hurt.
This thing really makes me sad but well still watching...
This thing really makes me sad but well still watching...
| @Tanish_k I heard from the author's previous work, the first girl didn't win XD. Now i have some hope for Hina given how passive Chinatsu is. |
| Hina the episode. She's way too cute. I love her so much. She made me worried many times during this episode but I'm glad it wasn't anything crazy and she got the first prize in the end and made it into the nationals. She's doing great and I hope she continues to do great in the future. As for Chinatsu, it seems like she feels like she's in the way of these two, the same way Hina feels about Taiki and Chinatsu being together. Amazing episode. |
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| We got to know Hina more in this episode, and she really lived up to her character—a strong girl with a fighting spirit who doesn’t back down. I was impressed that she managed to get through the situation on her own, as she always does. But when she truly needed help, Taiki was always there for her, and that’s what made her develop feelings for him. |
| Hina realizes, but Chinatsu hasn't yet. It's a shame but we all know who our MC will end up choosing. |
| All the characters deserve a happy ending, I wish them all the best in the long run. Loving this series! Going for the Manga. |
| This episode was an emotional rollercoaster. From Hina pretending to be strong and focused on her goal, but she couldn't focus and almost dislocated herself and made her very worried and it turned out that it was just her hallucination because she was very afraid of the downfall of her career. That's where Taiki comes in and makes Hina get back up and get back to her career as a Rhythmic Gymnastic. An episode that focuses on Hina's character, this is my favorite episode so far, but knowing that Hina will not win Taiki's heart also makes me sad. So please put Hina in Makeine lmao.  |
| Hina is starting to realize her feelings for Taiki. And luckily she didn't injure herself and won the prefectural qualifiers. Overall, a great character development episode for her. |
| Its good that Taiki decided to come clean with Hina about Chinatsu. Thinking about it Taikai and Chinatsu have so much in common that they're almost perfect for each other. Im glad that Hina's fall wasn't serious. It was amusing seeing Hina let out her frustrations as well. |
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| Here's the drama, this will not end so well for anyone. |
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| No Chinatsu is starting to think she might be getting in between Taiki and Hina. |
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No Chinatsu is starting to think she might be getting in between Taiki and Hina.
| @Fortress_Maximus right at the end of the episode, I was like "CHINATSU NO" |
| Hina is carrying a heavy burden with everyone's expectations on her. Seeing Taiki and Chinatsu supporting each other hit her hard, even if she didn't realize it, her feelings for Taiki go beyond just close friends—great character development. But in the end, she knows she shouldn't feel bad because Taiki will be there for her. Now we have to see what Chinatsu feels about all this. Kyou is really smart; he knows what's going to happen. He's like the embodiment of us, watching the love triangle unfold. |
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| Good episode again! |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| hina for megane-kun! |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| No way. They really avoided the easy drama and straight-up made Hina confront Taiki and Chinatsu to clear up any potential misunderstanding. Seriously, gotta give some huge respects to this show's writing. Wonderful Hina-focused episode. I already liked her character but this episode sure made me start loving her. |
| incredible episode, didn't expect drama in this one but I sure love seeing it. Poor Hina |
| I wish we heard/saw Kyou's inside thoughts more often. What exactly does he think about everyone? He's such a mysterious guy. It clear that he knows that Taiki likes Chii and Hina likes Taiki. I absolutely loved how Hina confronted Chii and Taiki about their living situation. I was worried that Hina actually fucked up her ankle. Kinda rude the guys didn't apologize. Hopefully Chii doesn't back down. Does she not like Taiki? She said she would move out after she graduated. Please don't second guess your role Chii, Taiki likes you |
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| I generally love it, but it gave me some rollercoster. I thought it would go to a misunderstanding but Hina asked quickly for an explanation. She is straightforward, but not with her feelings. I thought she was unlucky to be hurt, but good thing she was not seriously hurt. And whoah. Chinatsu-sempai also likes him? She seems to be for Team-hina though just because Taiki and Hina from her perspective look better as a couple. |
| The series is playing a dangerous game cause honestly Taiki and Hina have far more chemistry at the moment despite her seeming to be doomed. |
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