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Oct 4, 2012 9:55 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Well that was a glorios episode. While I still think that the previous openings were better, the ending is really great and the yukatas look good on them.

Also, we had a lot of Hiro and Sae in this episode as well as a lot of bathscenes. All in all I can say it was a great start.
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Oct 4, 2012 11:51 AM
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Hate to admit it, but Shaft really dropped the ball when it comes to the opening.

But the ending rocked. As expected from marble.
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Oct 4, 2012 7:33 PM
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ハニカム means honeycomb! I've never known.
anyway, good episode as usual.
One thing I am worried about is Goto Yuko's voice. It sounds not so good...
Oct 4, 2012 9:49 PM
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love this series. i hope they continue making new seasons of it past this season. and i hope theres plenty of yoshinoya this season
Oct 4, 2012 11:00 PM
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I don't think my nutbladder can handle ep2 and beyond anymore lol.

Also smh at the OP. nazuna's face BLOCKED for the sake of an air balloon, and goto's strained singing voice is just T_T.

Props to goto for continuing with the project and shaft/producers for understanding the situation.
Oct 4, 2012 11:25 PM
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Miyako is LOVE
and all girls are so adorable :D

This season I only had expectations towards this series
But yes, it's still Hidamari that I used to love :)
Good job Shaft!
Oct 5, 2012 12:48 AM
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Finally, after nearly 2 years since Hoshimittsu, one of my "reasons for living" anime is back and just as soul cleansing as ever.

Jesus fucking christ I love it when Shaft has a budget. Thank you Madoka Magica and Nisemonogatari. No placeholder op/ed animations and bright, absolutely perfect visuals. Also loving the x-ray effects they had going this first episode.

Also, I had been preparing and training my body for wideness of this magnitude and I am quite pleased to report that my nutbladder is still intact at the end of episode 1. Will report back for future episodes.
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Oct 5, 2012 1:03 AM
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Well now i understand why i felt so out of place watching this and confused like i was missing something had no clue this had so many seasons might continue this even though i don't wanna watch all the previous series
Oct 5, 2012 1:11 AM
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meimon said:
ハニカム means honeycomb! I've never known.
anyway, good episode as usual.
One thing I am worried about is Goto Yuko's voice. It sounds not so good...


Yeah I agree about Goto Yuko. She does sound a little off as Hiro. It's understandable as she's recovering from her surgery.
Oct 5, 2012 2:44 AM
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FINALLY! Oh how I've missed Hidamari Sketch! ヽ( ̄▽ ̄)ノ

The OP was nice and everyone(?) from the cast was in it. But that ED....it was SOOOO beautiful! My favorite ED yet from the Hidamari universe!

My love for this show is as wide as the sky and ever since its return, there's never been a dull moment! I am so happy to see Hidamari Sketch again right now...... ヽ(;▽;)ノ
Oct 5, 2012 3:10 AM

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Oh gosh, they're not even trying to keep the yuri subtle anymore, are they.
Oct 5, 2012 4:09 AM

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The HiroxSae teasing is killing me... just make it canon already!
Beautiful start, finally remembered how great Hidamari was (and is).
Oct 5, 2012 6:47 AM
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Ahh crap. After a year looks like my diabetes is back...
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Oct 5, 2012 9:03 AM
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はにかむ (= ハニカム) also means "smile shyly" in Japanese.
Anyway it's a great start.
Oct 5, 2012 12:01 PM
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Hit all the right spots. Couldn't stop smiling through the entire first episode.

This series is amazing for soothing the heart via cardiac arrest.
Oct 5, 2012 12:46 PM

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Nilvius said:
Oh gosh, they're not even trying to keep the yuri subtle anymore, are they.
I can't quite remember a time it ever was subtle.

Great start for the new season of Hidamari. Don't let me down, Shaft!
Oct 5, 2012 1:25 PM

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Just great. I have been looking forward to this for so long and now it's there...every week! :-D
You are right, when you are watching Hidamari Sketch, you just feel so good all the time. I always have a bright smile on my face while watching. Awesome start!
Also, I really don't know why you guys are so worried about Goto Yuku's voice.
Sure, she doesn't sound perfectly healthy yet, but it's still super cute to listen and I don't think it sounds bad at all. Just a couple of months more and she will be perfectly allright again.
Still very glad that SHE voiced Hiro!! :-)
Oct 5, 2012 2:11 PM

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Finally, after 1 year waiting, here it comes Hidamari xD.

It never gets bored, as a slice of life sucker, I love every second of it, the feelings when watching 1st episode was just like the old day when I knew about Hidamari. Relax atmosphere plus some nicely short comedies made me smile the whole ep.

At least after high revenue from bd sales, Shaft finally put some love and efforts to Hidamari, I can see they have improved the arts, visuals.

Hiro x Sae ftw xD.
Oct 5, 2012 2:28 PM

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Waited long for this.
Didn't disappoint. <3
Oct 5, 2012 4:41 PM
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Oct 5, 2012 6:24 PM
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Xpwn3ntial said:
Nilvius said:
Oh gosh, they're not even trying to keep the yuri subtle anymore, are they.
I can't quite remember a time it ever was subtle.
yeah, I never got the impression that Sae x Hiro were trying to keep it a secret.
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Oct 5, 2012 8:18 PM

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I was smiling throughout the whole episode, Its so nice to see the whole gang again especially Yuno <3

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Oct 6, 2012 1:29 AM

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Cratex said:
Xpwn3ntial said:
Nilvius said:
Oh gosh, they're not even trying to keep the yuri subtle anymore, are they.
I can't quite remember a time it ever was subtle.
yeah, I never got the impression that Sae x Hiro were trying to keep it a secret.


As in, in this season, even the other Hidamaris says it out.

Well, that may have happened in previous seasons as well and I've forgotten it.
Oct 6, 2012 2:34 AM

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Shizumi said:
The HiroxSae teasing is killing me... just make it canon already!

Takana_no_Hana said:
Hiro x Sae ftw xD.

No damn way, Sae is mine~ <3
Oct 6, 2012 8:55 AM
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Nilvius said:
As in, in this season, even the other Hidamaris says it out.

Well, that may have happened in previous seasons as well and I've forgotten it.
In the prior seasons the other girls never "say it", but you (or, at least I that's they way I took it) can tell by their actions they understand what is going on. I'm just taking it that they are now older and closer friends and are comfortable talking about it.
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What's the appeal of this series anyways? Its not just about watching the daily lives of a bunch of lolis is it? Is the targeted audience males? I mean, there's nothing wrong with that, if that's your thing than that's totally fine with me. I doubt there are many lolicons who are actually dangerous anyways.
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Loved it <3

Nilvius said:
Cratex said:
Xpwn3ntial said:
Nilvius said:
Oh gosh, they're not even trying to keep the yuri subtle anymore, are they.
I can't quite remember a time it ever was subtle.
yeah, I never got the impression that Sae x Hiro were trying to keep it a secret.


As in, in this season, even the other Hidamaris says it out.

Well, that may have happened in previous seasons as well and I've forgotten it.

I think they always understood it, but as mentioned above, it was never told out loud.

In a way, it has become much more apparent with each season (character development!)
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Oct 6, 2012 4:27 PM
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Good first ep but I see myself dropping this, hope I don't.
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Good first ep but I see myself dropping this, hope I don't.

Why would you watch the 4th season without watching the first 3 seasons?

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Oct 7, 2012 4:52 AM

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scruffykiwi said:
meimon said:

One thing I am worried about is Goto Yuko's voice. It sounds not so good...


Yeah I agree about Goto Yuko. It's understandable as she's recovering from her surgery.


yeah, her voice isn't as high pitched as it use too
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When I found out about a new season, I immediately watched the entirety of Hidamari Sketch just so I could watch this every week. Worth it. This is truly one of the best Slice of Life series I've ever watched. Definitely a top quality Shaft show
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What's the appeal of this series anyways? Its not just about watching the daily lives of a bunch of lolis is it? Is the targeted audience males? I mean, there's nothing wrong with that, if that's your thing than that's totally fine with me. I doubt there are many lolicons who are actually dangerous anyways.


1) It's a Slice of Life.
2) They aren't lolis.
3) Your statement is...unusual, to say the least.
4) Widefaces.
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Oct 7, 2012 9:05 AM

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Bobjones said:
What's the appeal of this series anyways? Its not just about watching the daily lives of a bunch of lolis is it? Is the targeted audience males? I mean, there's nothing wrong with that, if that's your thing than that's totally fine with me. I doubt there are many lolicons who are actually dangerous anyways.

It has the same appeal Yuru yuri, K-on!, strike witches, Saki, kodomo no jikan, Sora no woto, etc..
Cute girls doing cute things(which, depending on the series, is not the only thing they focus on).
Is it hard to understand that different people have different taste?


and this
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3) Your statement is...unusual, to say the least.
4) Widefaces.
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Oct 7, 2012 11:12 AM

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Show is still as top-notch yet silly like always. Thank you SHAFT.
For some reason it just seems impossible to mess this one up, simply because it's so pure and simple.
Oct 8, 2012 6:17 AM

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Welcome back. Same old relaxing anime, love it.
Oct 8, 2012 10:28 AM

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It shaft best SOL . good start
Oct 8, 2012 10:32 AM

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Good first ep but I see myself dropping this, hope I don't.


it 1st episode of 4th season now . i think you shoul start with 1st season to get about what kind of this anime
Oct 8, 2012 10:38 AM

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Bobjones said:
What's the appeal of this series anyways? Its not just about watching the daily lives of a bunch of lolis is it? Is the targeted audience males? I mean, there's nothing wrong with that, if that's your thing than that's totally fine with me. I doubt there are many lolicons who are actually dangerous anyways.


it not loli .what with you eyes. it have 4th season now . if this anime sell with only Loli

it can't come to 4th season
Oct 9, 2012 6:40 AM
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Any episode that opens with Neya Michiko's voice can't be bad. :)

Anyways, as lovely as always. I really adore Nazuna, I admit.
Oct 17, 2012 7:08 AM

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Loved the first episode, even the ads
The trip and scenery were done beautifully
Glad Shaft didn't changed the art style or whatever
It's so cute and sweet I might get diabetes from it

Can't wait to see next episode
Oct 25, 2012 5:56 AM

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Finally catch up with the actual season. Those past two days marathoning the whole series were worth it.
Nov 30, 2012 12:20 PM

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Hidayuri Sketch, y'all. More widefaces and diabetic comas for everyone!
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"Do you still have space?" *hands food container* XD!

Hiro and Sae should just go and get married. I feel a bit bad for Natsume though.

Wait...no bath bomb this episode O_______O
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Lovely start of this season and well let's see what this season will offer us!
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New season new chara design. I have to say they made them pretty moe this time. Though I think I'll have to get used to it first.

I didn't like OP and ED so much this time, those last ones were simply better. And Hiro sounded bit different from usual this time, I wonder if that was because of illness Gotou Yuuko went through.

But all in all, everything else was good.
Natsume was pretty tsundere this time :D And Sae riding that horse was marvellous.
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For the first time in my entire anime collection (as if it's so big, right?), they really don't want you skipping the FBI Anti-Piracy warning. Or the "views expressed" disclaimer. But at least I can still skip ths TBS and sentai filmworks animations.

And now for the episode proper.

Hey, it's the manga vol. 2... prologue, I guess you could call it? But since Nori and Nazuna weren't introduced until vol. 4, Yuno hears extra sounds...

This has to be the most energetic OP this series has had. Lots of supporting characters, too, like Yuno and Miyako's classmates, Natsume's friends, and Arisawa. And how about that principal with rainbow eyebrows and mustache, and the rocket of him later?

...and of course, instead of preceding the zoo trip (already covered in another season), this comes before the trip to Hokkaido.

Imagine turning those sheets in by accident. That would warrant a call from the publisher, I think. "...Sae, what's all this 'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' about?"

Why didn't they just keep it "Destinyland"? We can hear it in the dialogue; why make it "Disneyland" in the subtitles?

The principal is urchin her to teach.

This episode does what I thought it would, in cutting back and forth between the group in Hokkaido and the first-and-second-years back at Hidamari.
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Nice OP/ED.

It was a great start to the last season.

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Woah a legendary episode off the bat, the right balance of sweet, character growth and plot progression

Usually hidamari takes a bit to ramp up, this is new

9.5/10
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Oh, 3rd year in a Hokkaido trip together, that's good, meanwhile I like how the ones that don't leave are as excited as the other ones xD

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