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Nov 24, 2013 8:31 AM
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I'm not a big fan of Hiwako but that looked like a fun shopping session. I'm glad she got more screen time this episode as she usually seems like the quiet or strict type.

Also, the driver too and lol @ that wish :p
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Nov 24, 2013 10:49 AM
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Good ep. Yoshizumi was more fun than I though. Lol'd at his wish XD

Hiwako with her hair down looks nice. She should keep it like that.
Nov 24, 2013 11:09 AM
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The driver's wish lol. Nice to see how Hiwako changed from back then to now.
Nov 24, 2013 11:29 AM
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Seriously, this anime needs more of Gintaro...
Nov 24, 2013 11:40 AM
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No Satoru, but Gin holding Haru is cute. And Haru looked cute with her eyes shut.
Nov 24, 2013 12:58 PM
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iLostReason said:
Seriously, this anime needs more of Gintaro...



This was just doing cute things without Gintaro or Haru and I don't want cute things being done without the heralds because that is not what I signed up for.
Nov 24, 2013 1:47 PM
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No Satoru, but Gin holding Haru is cute. And Haru looked cute with her eyes shut.


Haru always look cute until she opens her mouth! ^_^
Nov 24, 2013 2:17 PM
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i really like that character development is a big part in this anime.
Nov 24, 2013 2:34 PM
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So can heralds hear the wishes and prayers of the people who come to their shrines to pray.

Great episode!!!
Nov 24, 2013 3:21 PM

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i really like that character development is a big part in this anime.


I agree. That is a nice part of this series. It is cool to see how Hiwako has grown as a person since she first became friends with Makato and Yumi. This was a serene episode and quite a change from the manic temple visit last week (which had me in stitches most of the ep).
Nov 24, 2013 4:07 PM

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Not much appearance of the heralds in this ep. but Yoshizumi was a bit cute, and lol Kirishima is a bit crazy ^^;
Nov 24, 2013 4:41 PM
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This episode was rather boring for me, but the ending was great.

"This is nothing. There's a whole world of weird out there" Gintaro

On the other hand, it does feel off to me that Haru hasn't heard any other "weird" prayers, although she is supposed to be around 80 years old... I understand she is immature for a herald, but did she really learn next to nothing in all that time?
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Nov 24, 2013 4:56 PM

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Well I don't see the importance, but it was nice.
Wow! Haru and Gintarou barely spoke this episode, all the focus was on the driver.

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No Satoru, but Gin holding Haru is cute. And Haru looked cute with her eyes shut.

Nov 24, 2013 5:30 PM

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heiqi1hu said:
No Satoru, but Gin holding Haru is cute. And Haru looked cute with her eyes shut.
You said what I was thinking!

And I can't hate a character voiced by Sugita it seems. XD
Nov 24, 2013 5:35 PM
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Worthless episode.
Nov 24, 2013 5:50 PM
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Poor man, has a forbidden love.
Nov 24, 2013 5:54 PM

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Btw, I found it funny when the driver was "looking" at Hiwako and meanwhile his eyes were basically shut.

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And I can't hate a character voiced by Sugita it seems. XD

I know that feel.
Nov 24, 2013 6:40 PM
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oh my that was adorable, I couldn't stop squealing at the end! Yoshizumi is adorable~! Please fall in love with Hiwako xD
Nov 24, 2013 7:10 PM

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I can't help but laugh when Makoto told Hiwako "my dad is probably around." I know she didn't mean anything by it but still XD
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Nov 24, 2013 8:01 PM

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Great episode for character development. NO SATORU REACTION ? Nonetheless , it's neat. 5/5

Btw , the ending , is it released ?

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oh my that was adorable, I couldn't stop squealing at the end! Yoshizumi is adorable~! Please fall in love with Hiwako xD


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I ship for Yoshizumi x Hiwako.
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Nov 24, 2013 8:04 PM

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Pleasant episode.
Im not sure there will be any resolution though
Nov 24, 2013 8:30 PM

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Hiwako has a thing for older man so I think he is suitable. It is a forbidden love type of thing though so I can emphathise.

Gintaro can see a glimpse into the future right? I'm pretty sure he knows what's up.

Also, 80 years old is still a young age for a herald like Haru, and she lives in a different era than all the other heralds. She seemed to be really sheltered when she was at the previous temple so that's why she doesn't understand a lot of things. It's good that she is with them.
Nov 24, 2013 9:04 PM

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Another refreshing episode. Funabashi is a better character than I thought but I'd like to see more Gintaro now, there's only so much they can do in a 1-cour.
Nov 24, 2013 9:24 PM

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I really liked this eps. giving a little character back story. I thought it was cute even though he may be a bit older.

I will say, after the whole phone incident it was incredibly weird that one girl that had been with them was gone but yet there was another in her place and she was "sick". After bringing her to the hospital she actually admitted that it was due to constipation! I just got extremely confused when that part happened, because I was like "wait a minute, what the hell happened to the other girl and where did this girl come from!?!"
"People die if they get killed" who knew.
Nov 24, 2013 9:25 PM

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Pleasant episode.
Im not sure there will be any resolution though


I think that there won't be solid resolution, but them walking away after her giving him that charm almost touching hands should give you some insight...
"People die if they get killed" who knew.
Nov 25, 2013 2:21 AM

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I'm guessing this anime is more of an episodic approach but I think it's doing okay for what it is. Just wish it had more themes though.
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Nov 25, 2013 2:25 AM

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I didn't exactly get the point of exploring this Yoshizumi guy so much... he has a very plain character design, he's just an assistant of many, and he doesn't exactly have a very interesting personality. Nice episode but nevertheless not the type of character development that I was looking for in this anime. The thought is nice that this anime is trying to give the audience a story of even the background characters, but I didn't particularly find this episode engaging.

I mean, there's like the student president's background, Makoto's dad's background, the heralds... I don't know. No offense, Yoshizumi.
Nov 25, 2013 2:52 AM

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It's too late. I think Yoshizume's already in love.

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Nov 25, 2013 3:38 AM

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A-Aw Yoshizumi, you naive big cute, you're already in love with her. It's so easy to see. He's such a gentleman too, protecting Hiwako's phone number from that creepy student council president. I hope they end up together, even if it's horribly unlikely.
Nov 25, 2013 7:53 AM

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Not much happened in this episode but still, it was pleasant and relaxing to watch.
Nov 25, 2013 12:06 PM

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Better than previous episode by far, I love Hiwako. I'm not really comfortable with that ship, at least not when she's still in high school, but when she grows up? Let them try, why not.
Nov 25, 2013 12:31 PM
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Very good episode as usual.
I love this show.
8/10 so far.
Nov 25, 2013 2:27 PM

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Needs more Satoru :(

Wow, Yoshizumi is so similar to Handa-san from Shirokuma Cafe, personality-wise and looks-wise. They even have the whole Brock eyes / dark skin thing going on. I found this episode a bit boring but still okay none the less.

Student Council President is so atrocious. Ugh.
Nov 25, 2013 4:02 PM
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heiqi1hu said:
No Satoru, but Gin holding Haru is cute. And Haru looked cute with her eyes shut.

Although I liked Yoshizumi, Gin holding Haru was the best part about this episode. So adorable. Gin is like Haru's parent X)
Nov 25, 2013 10:28 PM

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"What am I thinking!" That cracked me up :D

Great episode I loved how it was centered around Hiwako, some great character development this episode.
Nov 25, 2013 10:45 PM

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Almost zero supernatural element in this episode. In fact the supernatural element is not necessary at all here (although the supernatural part does serve to illustrate the point of the episode title "humans are weird")

The secretary is a great guy, while the student council president is just a shameless brat.
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Nov 25, 2013 11:45 PM
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This episode was so painful! The heralds weren't there much but I just feel so bad for her father's assistant. Usually, in forbidden love manga I read, things are unrealistic but in this episode I could really feel the pain and the love he has for her.

Sigh...
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Nov 26, 2013 4:25 PM
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Seriously, this anime needs more of Gintaro...



This was just doing cute things without Gintaro or Haru and I don't want cute things being done without the heralds because that is not what I signed up for.


Yeah. I felt like this episode was a pretty stupid waste of time. This anime is supposed to be about shinshi and Kotoura.... I mean Makoto. So why do we get a whole episode about the friend's DRIVER? I don't even care about Hiwako so how should I care about her freakin driver? (oh noes, he's not her driiiver he's her father's assistant). Our conflict this episode? Let's go buy a necktie, aw yeah! >>

I'm all for age gaps and stuff but I'm surprised no one said he was creepy, haha.
Nov 27, 2013 7:58 AM

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I'm really liking this series. It's nice to have a nice and peaceful anime once and a while. No great misunderstandings. Just a nice slice of life.
Nov 27, 2013 11:05 PM

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Quite a soothing episode, poor Driver-san! Gin holding Haru was cute :3
Nov 28, 2013 11:04 AM

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Great episode with Hiwako. Dat Driver lovers her. Next week we see everyone else!!!Including Satoru, Gintaro,and Haru XDDD
Nov 29, 2013 8:45 AM

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Lovely episode
The student was amusing at the start, but he turned out to be a giant jerk
Orange peel figures were really creative, never thought it could be done like that

Seeing Hiwako's growth was interesting and love for her father
I asuumed he was a CEO or something, but he turned out to be a Politician

Yoshizumi really looked like Brock, fortunately doesn't act like he does
The wish at the end was dramatic, the two Heralds knowing it was a nice reveal
I hope this isn't going to be a political scandal if they continue on this
Nov 30, 2013 11:06 AM

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That episode was lacking in the charm that has made this series up to this point. Or maybe it was just the relative lack of Gintaro and Haru.

It seems the second of those two at least will be fixed next episode.
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Dec 1, 2013 9:12 AM

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I don't know but I'm a huge bias of age gap. But for the first time in anime, I never hate it. That driver is so nice and maybe, cute? :) But I don't think Hiwako will fall in love with him because I think, Hiwako seems to like Saeki's father.. Haven't you noticed it? She always blushed when Saeki's father around? ^______^ LOL.
Dec 1, 2013 1:48 PM

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I really enjoyed this episode. I think I liked this one the best so far. No stupid drama and it was heart-warming. Hopefully his wish is granted! I wouldn't want him to get him trouble. :)

The assistant is such a sweet guy. :D
Dec 2, 2013 1:14 PM

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Awwwwwww the assistant and his forbidden love. ;) So cute. <3

I really missed the heralds this episode, though. They're always a pleasure to have around.

Still a really relaxing episode. Helps after a rough day of school. On to my piles of homework! DX
Dec 3, 2013 7:23 AM

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strange.. i found that this was the episode that i enjoyed the most, so far.

- I wanna punch that student council prez

- Hiwako was surely changed, pretty good character development

- Yoshizumi x Hiwako? interesting! though i don't mind if she ends up with Makoto's dad

- Haru was looking really adorable when she's in calm mode.


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Dec 6, 2013 3:07 AM

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Dat constipation.
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Quite a nice episode focused on Hiwako which isn't bad for a change!
Mar 28, 2014 5:21 AM
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Guys, Yoshizumi is not a driver =_= Funabashi keeps on saying that too.
Well, I don't really like big age gap relationships but it depends on the person, if I like the person then it's fine with me.
Yoshizumi is a nice and sweet guy so I don't mind him falling in love with Funabashi though he is already in love with her, but this is the first and probably last episode of him being the focus. Too bad for him.
Funabashi looks better with her hair down, but hair up is still good :3
What the fuck is wrong with Kirishima ahahaha.

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Dat constipation.


That made me laugh actually.
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