Raise wa Tanin ga Ii Episode 7 Discussion

I find it quite sad to know that Kirishima has to had sex as early as the age he can ejaculate so that he can buy his own food.

Out-fucking-played!

Nao with the stupid hourglass-keyhole eyes spent so much time last episode playing up how cunning and manipulative she can be, but then instantly jobs out to both Ozu and Kirishima. This character is trash! Well played, Kirishima!

Ozu could be a promising villain. His history of tricking girls into AV and then disappearing them paints him as a real scumbag. If he can come up with something better than some shitty blackmail tropes, I just might remember him.

Kirishima, up a tier. Yoshino, could break out of neutral. Shouma, still a simp. Let's see how Ozu's trap plays out.

NOW, THIS IS GETTING INTERESTING.

It seems we're finally entering our first "proper" arc in the series, and Kirishima was actually planing on exposing Ozu when he started seeing Nao now. People were really angry for this last episode, but I think this episode might make people rethink that.

But before all that, just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the first part of the episode too, with the aquarium date of Yoshino and Kirishima (it's the 2nd aquarium date I'm seeing this fall season, which is kind of ironic actually xD), and we got to know Kirishima a bit more, and when I say a bit more I mean we know the month of his birthday and that he still doesn't have a car license. Yoshino on the other hand already has her car license, which I don't know, but makes her even more cooler.
I don't really know what she planned with Shouma, but I suppose we are going to understand that in the next episode. Also, I really like her relationship with Shouma, which is a shame, since we knoe they aren't getting together.

Anyways, so Ozu has been using girls and blackmailing into doing what he wants, therefor that girl that turned into a porn actress, that was used by him, and Ozu is actually being used by his own bosses, so yeah, a really messy situation, that is dragging innocent girls, and when Kirishima got close to Nao, it was actually to get closer to Ozu and dismantling this whole thing (a bit similar to what he and Yoshino did in episode 2, but to a smaller extent).
Yoshino clearly is aware of what was going on, and she actually planned something with Shouma, in order to also protect Kirishima, since this can be quite dangerous for him to do alone. And now she's where Ozu is, and that isn't the place that Kirishima was supposed to meet up with Ozu, so who is going to be at that place?

The latter part of this episode was really exciting, and is exactly what I was expecting from this anime ever since episode 2. I suppose I'm not the only one this excited, by the comments I saw on this week's episode. The animation quality, sadly, isn't getting better, but it wasn't worse than last episode at least. I can totally see this arc making the score of the anime start going up, since this episode was REALLY good, and might not be my favorite so far, but I'm sure one of the upcoming episodes is.

Also, liked how Yoshino already knows that Kirishima is always up on what she is doing, and that she is really proactive and generally a Boss really.

Although the anime downplayed this information, it's actually a good key to understanding more Kirishima's character, and thank you for bringing this up, because by the end of the episode and the reveal of Ozu's plans I kind of forgot that we got this piece of information about Kirishima's past. Being 13 and having to, in a way, sell his body so that he could eat is really sad. Also brings us back to episode 1 and why he suggested that to Yoshino, since that is basically what he has done before.



Uhhh, I sense we are getting the best episode of the anime during those 2 episodes

I enjoyed this episode!! The whole plot being laid down with some yoshino-kirishima mutual interest as a side dish was chef's kiss. I wish the animation was a bit more fluid at some points but what can you do.

Scum like Ozu going after girls truly makes you wanna bash some teeth in. I want to see Yoshino kicking ass and taking names.

The credits have the VA 立花慎之介Tachibana Shinnosuke listed for Ozu Kento.

The real shame is this manga has been on hiatus since march and I’m pretty sure it’s been dropped by its magazine so regardless of whether we’re enjoying this we’ll never even get to see what happens in the end. Sad as fuck cos I wanted to start reading it as I’ve enjoyed the anime a lot it’s hells refreshing. But I don’t see the point if the mangaka has basically given up. Great episode again tho which just adds to the frustration.

@PokefanPT
Episodes 8 and 9 are gonna be fire but for me personally the best episode will be 12. The last scene of the opening is a glimpse of episode 12 (plus the running down the stairs in the opening). Also the big bad/villain of the series is gonna appear in episodes 8, 9 and 12.

so before this episode I was just watching for the sake of it but this episode, the plot deepens and I'm in!
im liking how with each episode we're delving deep into the dirty side of yakuza political and the entertainment industry. also Kirishima's past sounds rocky. u actually felt bad he had to sleep around yo get food money, and he still has to sleep around for information and connections. I can understand why that might make one feel empty on the inside.
I also like how yoshino isn't your typical FL who's clueless and solely depends on the ML. She sees a problems and starts finding solutions or if she doesn't like something, she speaks up.
I especially liked how Kirishima thoight he knows about Yoshino's every move but the last scene made it clear he underestimates Yoshino. she ain't a regular 17 year old.

Wow, that is some next level manipulating going on this episode. Can't say I'm surprised knowing Kirishima, but man, he took Nao down without any remorse. I can't say I feel sorry for her at all, she was saying some real nasty shit about Yoshino and just other women in general, thinking she was so much better and smarter than them. Turns out she's no better and even worse off than they are. Still think it's super skeevy she was having sex with a 14-year-old Kirishima while she was several years older than him, and it's even worse in the context of him having to do it just to survive (and him saying he never did with people in his grade is even worse).

Sorry for the late reply but no not currently

@joshlill It's just so sad. I REALLY like the story SO MUCH. It just takes a long while for good stories with the yakuza world as the theme to happen in the manga & the anime world, so any lateness in their release is torture for a total fan like myself.

Got any suggestions that have the same theme?