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Feb 10, 6:51 AM
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Arajin just can't seem to catch a break; trouble always finds him.

It was the scheming of the NG BOYS' leader, Shindo Akutarou, that ignited the conflict between the Minato Association and the Siguma Squad. Arajin, who unexpectedly earned Akutaro's favor, finds himself heading to the battlefield alongside them. However, when Mahoro discovers the orchestrated conflict, will she intervene between the Minato Association and the Siguma Squad, or will she stay out of the whole thing? Meanwhile Arajin, stays being Arajin.

It's really tough if Arajin doesn't step in to help out. Trying to handle rebellious high schoolers back when I was in elementary school was like trying to move a mountain. Arajin always seems to find himself tangled up in stuff, which is typical for the story's flow. But compared to Matakara, who's genuinely a decent guy, Arajin doesn't come across as favorable as the main character.

Keep your chin up, Arajin.


Feb 10, 7:38 AM
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No JP subs this time :(

Yeah, Jasmine-chan is totally a cat
Emperor started looking like a SAO villain here
Oh, thankfully Arajin didn't actually do it there yet lol
Nooo not the cliffhanger.
Two guys from Siguma are at the end of the ED this time.
Good episode. Probably the most I'm looking forward to the next one so far. (This sentence doesn't really sound natural. How can I reword it?)
Feb 10, 9:00 AM
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Fun ep cant lie, seeing Arajin punch the glasses guy lmaoo.
Feb 10, 9:06 AM
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It was a good episode

Nothing can stop them…

I’m ready for the next one…
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Feb 10, 10:03 AM
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This show is an absolute mess and I love it! I didn’t think it would be possible to have an MC that’s arguably more horny and more of an L mans than Kazuya from Rent a GF but goddamn does Arajin give him a run for his money! Reminder to not take this show too seriously otherwise the decisions some of the characters (Arajin especially) make will genuinely hurt your brain
Feb 10, 10:06 AM
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*A three-way gang war is about to begin*
Senya: "Where do you think you're going?"
Arajin: "You know.. To lose my virginity."

That may be the whole show...

See you next week!
Feb 10, 10:11 AM
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Between these three gangs, my least favorite is NG Boys.
Feb 10, 10:32 AM
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Really excited for ep 6
Feb 10, 10:36 AM
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Matakara tried stopping the gang war but it looks like Jin and Kenichiro are determined to fight. Also it looks like Arajin and Senya's merging is improving.

We need the mystery of the teacher and Jasmine-chan to be cleared up lol.
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Feb 10, 10:54 AM
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Nothing was going to stop Jin and Kenichiro from clashing with each other. Looks like we are going to have a three way brawl between Minato, Siguma, and NG Boys thanks to Arajin who continues to simp his way out of his problems.
Feb 10, 10:56 AM
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I hope this anime get cancel without an ending
Feb 10, 11:33 AM

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I hope this anime get cancel without an ending
@ssourcandy

why tho?
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Feb 10, 11:46 AM
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I'm officially really enjoying this anime. Many people hate Arajin, but I actually like him. Arajin's feelings for Mahoro giving him power? Hell yeah! It's not comical anymore. It's already an important part of the plot. I hope there will be a good conclusion between them whether their ship sails or not. At the very least I hope they become good friends. Lastly, I also hope that they will explore more character development after this battle is over. Especially for Mahoro. It would be a shame if Mahoro remains a one-dimensional character and her role is only as a MacGuffin even though she has a lot of potential.
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Feb 10, 11:52 AM
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@ssourcandy

why tho?
@VanVeleca I took a peek at his account and he apparently likes BXB anime. So, he's a fudanshi? Maybe he just doesn't like that Arajin is super straight. Just a guess lol.
Feb 10, 1:08 PM

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honestly if Utsumi wasn't at the helm of this anime I would've dropped it by now. But I guess I'll stick with it for now. What's interesting is that there's another credit for the creatot and script writer. Looked at his work, and he's done a wide range of stuff, pretty good anime too, so I'm stumped as to why this anime is so mediocre so far.

Arajin has to be the worst mc I've personally seen in an anime. He's such a ,massive shitlord with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Like I don't see how he can get any character development unless he gets a complete 180 personality change. Like I think the only thing that could change that is if Mahoro flat out tells him she hates his guts. But even then he'd probably be in denial over it because he's a horny dumb fuck...

Even if you try to ignore Arajin the rest of the anime is just....fine....All the secondary characters being so over the top and wacky is entertaining enough I guess but that's starting to get stale too.

Also, who the hell is this anime supposed to before? Dumb horny teenage boys like the mc? I'm watching it because of Utsumi, who's original anime usually caters to female audiences, queer audiences, fujoshis/fundashis...but this ain't it. Just give us the second season of SK8 Infinity already
Feb 10, 1:21 PM

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This show just keeps getting better and better man wow another great ep

Yea I can’t lie that private concert they gave Arajin to get him to join NG would’ve made me fold. Those girls were hot lmao. Given how down bad he is I’m surprised he held out

Finally get some insight into Arajin and Matakara backstory. Looks like Arajin has taken a lot of his own insecurities out on Matakara. Leaving your friend to get their ass beat is messed up. Just say you’re sorry and feel bad for letting him down instead of constantly avoiding him and shitting on him at school.

Even after all of that Matakara still believes that Arajin hasn’t abandoned their dream of being honki people and that he’s still the same kid he idolised growing up. If the friendship ain’t like that I don’t want it.

Speaking of backstories, we got Shindo’s and I can’t help but see the parallels between he and Ken’s beef and Matakara and Arajin. So bro wants to bring down Ken and his gang because HE(Shindo) cheated in a fight lol. If anything blame yourself, should’ve just taken the L and ran it back next time. Loser

Threatening to use Mahoro as a trophy girl was probably the worst possible thing he could’ve done in front of Arajin too 😂

Speaking of which, you know Ken is crazy strong when even Mahoro is afraid that her brother might get his ass best if they fight lmao

Crazy episode
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Feb 10, 2:37 PM

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I'm so conflicted about Arajin. There are so many unlikable qualities about him; it's insane.

I don't understand how Matakara is still trying to be friends with him. From what I gathered, Arajin is trying to ignore him so that he doesn't repeat what happened when they were younger with him running away, but this is the worst method. Anything else is probably better.

I'm just waiting for insane character development to happen to Arajin at this point.




Feb 10, 2:40 PM
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I want to know why AJ cringes around Matakara
Feb 10, 2:48 PM
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i don't think that's the whole backstory to why he doesn't wanna be honki anymore .. i feel like something else happened .. like maybe his brother showed up and maybe threatened or beat up arajin ? idk but i feel like while arajin is a vrigin loser i think it's highly unlikely that just because he was beat up by a buncha older kids once than now he just gave up on that dream and actively putting an effort to avoid him but then again maybe I'm expecting too much of yhe Mc 🤣 , i also like how matakara thought he was actually helpeing him stop the war 😭☠️
Feb 10, 3:13 PM

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Yeah at least they spilled a little more why Arajin always being like that.. waiting for Arajin character development cmon.. and why ah always cliffhanger ending ㅠㅠ
Kyaaaaaa Marito :3
Feb 10, 3:28 PM
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Mahoro is down bad as hell for her brother 😭😭💀💀
Feb 10, 4:34 PM

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People fr are missing out on this show. Though it all depends on how they execute Arajin's redemption which I think will be sort of a saving grace, they've been slowly building up to it. Hope Arajin and Matakara can reunite as friends by the end.
Feb 10, 5:16 PM
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I keep waiting for this horny little dweeb to show an ounce of integrity or backbone... Like, yay, he objects to the idea of Mahoro being a sex slave, but that might be down to him not wanting to share (it's not like he gives a reason for decking the fucker, they undercut that dramatic moment with more shit humor). At least Senya is frustrated with him, too.

Maybe this isn't my genre? I didn't think I disliked delinquent stories, but the only thing I agree with Laji on is his attitude toward fighting and gang culture as macho posturing bullshit (he clocked NG's cultishness immediately). Sadly he can't even stick to that because bitchless here truly has no principles.

This Boys in the Trees-ass backstory is honestly not helping. Matakara seems like a decent kid; he doesn't start fights, but FINISHES them, has a sense of honor and seems more into the gang life to protect his people than anything else. So in trying to lay a better foundation for Alajin's redemption, this just makes Matakara sadder. Baby, have some standards. Sometimes our childhood heroes are shitheads. You gotta move on. If Alajin does come out a hero in this gang war, it's gonna be by accident. Don't fall for him. Graduate high school, found a martial arts for wayward youth org or something, find a guy who'll treat you right.

I don't like being angry at this show because there is so much potential here. I want to like this story, see where they're going with this Arabian Nights theme, want to watch dumb boys who love each other grow up into better men. But we are almost half-way through this season, and all the beautiful animation, creativity, and homoerotic subtext -- even if it becomes TEXT -- is casting pearls before this swine of a protagonist.
Feb 10, 5:21 PM
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I don't even get why the guy suddenly got a concert, and somehow ended up naked. And at this point, I almost don't care. The show isn't going to dwell on it, but it's dead set on dangling the noodle incident in my face, regardless. I hate this clusterfuck of a show, and I'm done with it.
Feb 10, 5:34 PM
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Next episode is going to be crazy. Looking forward to it!
Feb 10, 6:37 PM

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At least Arajin seems to be slowly turning back from a spineless horny dickhead. Hope we get some big character break/moment next episode.

Feb 10, 7:07 PM

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Man, Emperor gives the biggest BAD TOUCH vibes. Arajin's such a tsundere fuccboi. This show is so chaotic XD
Feb 10, 8:36 PM

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That episode felt like 5 minutes!

Also, Matakara is the embodiment of "Love is blind". No matter what Arajin does, Matakara always finds a way to interpret it as something that affirms his image of him.

I just hope he won't get hurt.
Feb 10, 9:12 PM

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The teacher really got me invested in seeing Jasmine.
Kenichiro looks like a street fighter character and Marito like a king fighters character.

Lol CAPCOM vs SNK.
Feb 10, 9:23 PM

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Cherry Boy Arajin keeps making it hard for Matakara lol
Feb 10, 9:32 PM

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The real despair is that both Arajin and Matakara are both similarly traumatized; Matakara confides in Arajin as a middle brother while his older brother's absent. As Arajin does look down upon Matakara due to our perception of gullibility personified as a weakness. Arajin is desperate to reprehend himself for leaving Matakara. Losing his virginity aside from death to him seems to be the only significant thing that'll stabilize his fractured state to subside with Matakara.

Feb 10, 11:46 PM

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This show has been so nonsensically stupid that I was having fun watching it for the most part, but watching this episode just pissed me off. I had some small hope of liking Arajin as a MC sooner or later, but his shallow "backstory" with Matakara simply confirmed how much of a shithead he was and still is, and I don't think there's anything he could do to redeem himself. I sure hope there's more to the backstory because if that's all there is to it and Matakara still has those stupid rose-colored glasses for Arajin after all this...I'm gonna bang my head against the floor. And as expected, Marito and Kenichirou both want to follow through their match no matter what, but it still would've been nice if they both agreed to beat the hell out of Shindo first.


"As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower."
Feb 11, 12:32 AM

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At this rate I'm more curious about Jasmine-chan
Feb 11, 1:15 AM

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Arajin is the definition of no allegiances, bro is folding left and right 💀
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Feb 11, 1:30 AM

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I keep waiting for this horny little dweeb to show an ounce of integrity or backbone... Like, yay, he objects to the idea of Mahoro being a sex slave, but that might be down to him not wanting to share (it's not like he gives a reason for decking the fucker, they undercut that dramatic moment with more shit humor). At least Senya is frustrated with him, too.

Maybe this isn't my genre? I didn't think I disliked delinquent stories, but the only thing I agree with Laji on is his attitude toward fighting and gang culture as macho posturing bullshit (he clocked NG's cultishness immediately). Sadly he can't even stick to that because bitchless here truly has no principles.

This Boys in the Trees-ass backstory is honestly not helping. Matakara seems like a decent kid; he doesn't start fights, but FINISHES them, has a sense of honor and seems more into the gang life to protect his people than anything else. So in trying to lay a better foundation for Alajin's redemption, this just makes Matakara sadder. Baby, have some standards. Sometimes our childhood heroes are shitheads. You gotta move on. If Alajin does come out a hero in this gang war, it's gonna be by accident. Don't fall for him. Graduate high school, found a martial arts for wayward youth org or something, find a guy who'll treat you right.

I don't like being angry at this show because there is so much potential here. I want to like this story, see where they're going with this Arabian Nights theme, want to watch dumb boys who love each other grow up into better men. But we are almost half-way through this season, and all the beautiful animation, creativity, and homoerotic subtext -- even if it becomes TEXT -- is casting pearls before this swine of a protagonist.
LFreya said:
Maybe this isn't my genre? I didn't think I disliked delinquent stories


It's not the genre. This show is all around ass.
Feb 11, 1:54 AM

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I love Mahoro, she is so unhinged I don't know what the hell she is even supporting anymore.

Feb 11, 2:05 AM
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I’m loving this show so far, it’s so fun! Consistently looking forward to it the most each week even over Frieren and Solo Leveling. Hyped for next episode!
Feb 11, 2:14 AM

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I'm glad we got more of a look at their backstory. I hope he can overcome his trauma to some extent so he stops hurting Matakara.
Feb 11, 3:02 AM

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The guy with Jasmine-chan is funny every episode. :D
Feb 11, 3:13 AM

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Matakara is delusional about Ara's true natue and who he really was, and to top it all off, this conflict in this story is only happening because a guy used a baton in a fight. Wtf is this anime lol. The background characters in this anime are more likeable than all of the main cast.
Feb 11, 3:13 AM

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Looks like they weren't going to stop no matter what. Well... it's looking like the next one is going to be an actual fight episode. Can't wait. Shindo is such an interesting guy. Loved the Arajin's rage moment for Mahoro. It was so cool of him. Keep your priorities straight, Arajin. That's why I like you. Keep up the good work, Arajin. People might hate you but I don't.
Feb 11, 3:35 AM

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I don't get why Arajin is feeling so bad about running away from his childhood friend and not helping him when he was getting beat up by high schoolers when they were children and how "the trauma" still affects him to this day and yet... he will leave that same friend tied up in a dark room for some pus that he ain't ever gonna get.
Feb 11, 5:07 AM

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I feel like Arajin has a royal beating coming up for him. Not only did he betray Minato, but even Sigma too. And I don’t think Arajin can just keep switching his leaders.
Feb 11, 5:20 AM
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I’m out. This show is pure ass. It purposely has a MC that doesn’t have a single likable quality about him. There have been horny MCs before but the difference is that they had qualities that made them redeemable. This guy? None. Acts shitty towards the only ppl that care about him and is a fuckin moron simp that deserves all the bad shit that happens to him

If they’re trying to get the fujo crowd, they’re failing because nobody is gonna want the MC to get with his BF. It’s a shame. The side characters are all more entertaining (except that “”””love interest”””””, she’s just as shallow and cunty as the MC)….
Feb 11, 6:10 AM
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I don't even get why the guy suddenly got a concert, and somehow ended up naked. And at this point, I almost don't care. The show isn't going to dwell on it, but it's dead set on dangling the noodle incident in my face, regardless. I hate this clusterfuck of a show, and I'm done with it.
@HyperlinkBlocked

Atleast it’s different from all the rest of the Boring isekai’s most other studios are always churning every season….

You think this is a cluster fuck lol

Seeing isekai’s pop up every season is my clusterfuck….
Feb 11, 6:23 AM
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This anime is so bad bcz of it main character, he had no personality just following a girl that clearly shows that she dgf about him. It really sucks I had big expectations from this one
Feb 11, 7:18 AM

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I really expected by ep 5 we'd have had some sort of character development for the MC. Instead, we just keep getting running gags about him wanting to lose his virginity, almost shitting himself, and some dude goin' to a brothel smh.
Feb 11, 7:43 AM
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MC really sucks.
Arajin < Midoriya, Takemichi
Feb 11, 8:08 AM

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Mahoro being relatable taking a bunch of pics of Marito, lol.

He's pretty much the only reason I keep watching.
Feb 11, 11:53 AM

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zamn it's time for the big bosses to fight IL IEK
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