DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
| Well, that was sad. Doesn’t matter who you cheer for in this series, seeing Hina feeling rejected without even getting a chance to confess her feelings was just purely and simply sad. I mean I never liked the author's style of narrating things, because at the end of the day, all it does is create unnecessary and unneeded misunderstandings. Because you see, the moment this story started heading towards some sort of goal, keeping Taiki and Chinatsu as the front runners… … Hina got to know the whole thing, which resulted in her feeling dejected and which then resulted in Taiki cheering her up, which, you know, led Chinatsu thinking what she did lol. So yeah, this is the template this series follows, and tbh, this would go on for a good while. It’s very easy to guess how this would all end up, but yeah, for the time being this is just teenagers trying to sort their feelings out. Also hey, we’ll play some sports too every now and then xD |
 |
| I guess not a very surprising development with Hina, eh. She wasn't all chuby and happy with Taiki just cause she was bored or had nothing better to do ... But hey, at first she took it like a real champ. But i guess the true drama starts now right, lol. |
 |
Reply to Softhenic03
Well, that was sad. Doesn’t matter who you cheer for in this series, seeing Hina feeling rejected without even getting a chance to confess her feelings was just purely and simply sad. I mean I never liked the author's style of narrating things, because at the end of the day, all it does is create unnecessary and unneeded misunderstandings. Because you see, the moment this story started heading towards some sort of goal, keeping Taiki and Chinatsu as the front runners…
… Hina got to know the whole thing, which resulted in her feeling dejected and which then resulted in Taiki cheering her up, which, you know, led Chinatsu thinking what she did lol. So yeah, this is the template this series follows, and tbh, this would go on for a good while. It’s very easy to guess how this would all end up, but yeah, for the time being this is just teenagers trying to sort their feelings out. Also hey, we’ll play some sports too every now and then xD
… Hina got to know the whole thing, which resulted in her feeling dejected and which then resulted in Taiki cheering her up, which, you know, led Chinatsu thinking what she did lol. So yeah, this is the template this series follows, and tbh, this would go on for a good while. It’s very easy to guess how this would all end up, but yeah, for the time being this is just teenagers trying to sort their feelings out. Also hey, we’ll play some sports too every now and then xD
| @Softhenic03 There are no misunderstandings, Chinatsu correctly guessed Hina likes Taiki and Hina correctly guessed Taiki likes Chinatsu. |
| Watching Hina's 60fps slowmo ankle twist was so brutal, I thought my gymnastics career was over and I don't even know the first thing about the sport. Lmao at counsellor Taiki's "notes"  |
| The formula of romance be it in animanga on traditional media is beyond washed, consequently love triangles are an established trope at this point but man are they brutally gut wrenching, not prepared to see Hina cry man. |
 |
| Really nice focus on Hina this episode, just wanted to give her a hug after seeing her cry. |
| “Because I’m fine on my own”.. 💔 was hard to watch Hina be so down and confused about things in the first half of the episode. She’s a person who’s definitely at her best when she’s being silly and carefree. Was really concerned this was going to lead to her getting injured, which they did pay off with the ankle rolling bit but thankfully that ended up being a minor incident, also allowed she and Taiki to go back to normal and gave her motivation to keep going as an athlete and Chinatsu’s rival. As I’ve said, any other show she’d be the best girl no doubt, but as a hoops lover it’s gotta be Chinatsu here man. Something about a girl who lives and breathes the game like she does and is committed to getting better every single day. BUT, it is really cool that unlike traditional romcoms, the rivalry here will push both girls to be better athletes and improve themselves rather than just fighting over a guy and having gags. Also really good that the characters are all so emotionally intelligent like for Chinatsu to instantly read the situation with Hina and want to get out the way and vice versa, good stuff. Really good episode here and can’t wait for next one! |
Marinate1016Oct 31, 5:19 PM
 |
griddyweeb said: honestly impressive they didn't drag out the misunderstanding of hina finding out they live together for several episodes. If it was any other shoujo it would've been milked for several episodes as a form of comedy until the misunderstanding gets cleared up. That’s a bit misogynistic to shoujo. Also this is a shonen not a shoujo. |
|
| A big Hina episode this time, and understandably so after how the last one ended, but what surprised me is that Hina straight up confronted Taiki and Chinatsu about it right then and there instead of keeping that she found out a secret, I gotta respect that, totally thought this would lead to some drama, not that I don’t like me some tasty drama but I like how this played out. But that’s not to say Hina wasn’t thrown off her game because of this discovery, because that was pretty much the whole episode lol, and it was doubled even because of the good luck charm Taiki got from Chinatsu, pretty rough way to find out you have feelings for someone, I feel for Hina here. But I absolutely wasn’t ready for the part where Hina nearly twisted her ankle, I audibly gasped and had to pause after that lol, I thought we were about to enter a Hina depression arc with that, but thankfully it wasn’t anything that serious and Hina was able to walk on the foot again in no time, and she got some personal time with Taiki because of it, maybe she should be thanking that guy that got her foot hurt lol. And in the end Hina was able to make it to nationals and her relationship with Taiki is better than ever, but Chinatsu’s reaction to the new developments between Taiki and Hina are sadly what I was thinking, being that she feels like she’s in the way, that definitely hurts after the progress Taiki has made with her, but this does make me look forward to where things go from here, Chinatsu isn’t the default winner if she sabotages herself after all lol. |
| Massive respect for just outright asking them what the deal is with the living conditions, really plays into her character very well she also just saved an entire episode of misunderstanding. Definitely the best character in the show imo, honestly most of her own slump she got through herself, of course with partial Taiki support. She's a really strong character. |
| i love the angle to make this episode hina-centered, it really highlights her character and thought processes. it just makes her all the more likeable. i lowk teared up during her little injury. |
 |
| Hina deserved this spotlight, and it's one of the first step of Chinatsu-senpai realizing her own feelings |
 |
Yes because shoujo doesn’t mean romance. And also because this isn’t even a shoujo so the comparison was weird. Great reply tho. |
|
| Oh boy... I thought this episode would hit right in the feels and it did... Pretty bold of Hina to go directly to Taiki and Chinatsu and demand an explanation. Pretty glad they didn't drag this misunderstanding for a few episodes and just basically got over with it in this episode. It probably would've been worse if she hadn't found out what they were doing... But man, I still feel bad about Hina. She and Taiki are probably friends for a long time and she developed feelings for him without even realizing it. And she still doesn't fully understand it, trying to suppress it or use excuses. But this makes me wonder if she would've realized this feeling at all if Chinatsu wasn't in the picture. I'm guessing she would've spent her whole youth without confessing to Taiki in any way. So, I think Hina being hurt by/jealous of Chinatsu kinda helped her realize her feelings for Taiki which is very ironic. It's great that Hina won the prefectural tournament. After that "injury," I thought she'd be a goner through mental stress and worrying alone. But she got her feelings together pretty quickly. Tho she still has the nationals to worry about. My only complaint is they didn't show any of her performance which is lame. But hey, since the nationals is coming up maybe they'll show her rhythmic gymnastics performance there, whatever episode that might be in. That ending was so ominous. It seems like Chinatsu is going to be the one getting the wrong idea. Oh no. I wonder how long it'll take for her to fall for Taiki. Ig it's not easy for a senior to fall for their junior. I mean, why would they? So, I'm wondering how Taiki's going to progress his relationship with Chinatsu. It's been barely 6 episodes but I can say that I love this anime. Can't wait for more. |
| Wow, starts the mess begin, Chinatsu think that in the middle of other love battle!!! kekeke |
THIS EPISODE WAS SO GOOD OMG. We got so much depth with Hina Chono and how she really feels about Taiki and even referred to him as the judge when she described her situation as unfair. So now we know she is locked into the love triangle. BUT WE NEED CHINATSU KANO TO PULL UP WITH SOME HEAT. I gotta know what she feeling!!!!  |
 |
Reply to ninka22
@Herman97 Taiki will only love Chinatsu and always choose Chinatsu. as manga reader Hina shippers not gonna be happy of the outcome of this triangle.
@ninka22 maybe don't go and spoil the show for us anime watchers? read the rules for posting in episode discussions once more, and then consider never posting again. |
| An episode fully dedicated to Hina is one that I fully welcome. Considering how the previous episode ended, I'm glad that she was able to confront Taiki and Chinatsu about their living arrangement very shorty after finding out about it instead of waiting another day to talk about it. At least that way, it kept the drama down a few notches. Despite that, it did effect her practice routines which did make some of her friends a bit concerned. Seeing her shed tears did surprise me a bit. Either way, she did tough it out and was able to figure out the reason for her struggles and, inspired by Taiki's push for his own goal, she was able to get back to her top form, smiling away so perfectly. Then came that moment where she very nearly twisted her ankle, which had me panicking and wincing at the same time. I'm glad that it was nothing more than a bruise, but I do respect Taiki for rushing in to help her out. Taiki then wished her the best of luck for her upcoming qualifier performance, which she responded with a beautiful smile in return. =) Thanks to that inspiration, she was victorious and has made it to nationals. Not only that, but it does look like Chinatsu has picked up that Hina likes Taiki in the same way that Hina knows that he likes Chinatsu. This love triangle is going to be an interesting one to follow alongside seeing how the three perform at their respective sports from here on out. Looking forward to more! |
| some good focus for hina and chinatsu was sidelined for this one. |
 |
| It's great to see Hina happy again, but in opposite Chinatsu, she feels the same feelings that china had, it makes me sad honestly. |
| Welp secret is out for Hina. Both of the girls getting jealous in their own way. Interesting development we got. |
 |
| Another beautiful episode. I'm looking forward to the next one! |
 |
| Hina with Tsukasa fast voice is too damn cute. But sad she will never win :( |
 |
| Hopefully this ep puts an end to people just assuming Chinatsu is in love with Taiki for no reason |
More topics from this board
Poll: » Ao no Hako Episode 8 Discussion ( 1 2 )IzanaSolos - Nov 14 |
58 |
by a0i-kun
»»
44 minutes ago |
|
Poll: » Ao no Hako Episode 9 DiscussionSofthenic03 - Yesterday |
17 |
by B0bTheBl0bfish
»»
2 hours ago |
|
» I'm curious...rahez - Nov 1 |
7 |
by doalabs
»»
Yesterday, 9:22 AM |
|
Poll: » Ao no Hako Episode 2 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )IzanaSolos - Sep 7 |
100 |
by FragmantLemon
»»
Nov 20, 7:39 AM |
|
Poll: » Ao no Hako Episode 7 Discussion ( 1 2 )IzanaSolos - Nov 7 |
80 |
by ForeverTraitor
»»
Nov 19, 8:16 AM |