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Jul 7, 2012 2:32 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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This says it's not aired yet. :/

4/5--->8/10

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Jul 7, 2012 4:12 PM
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I am drowning in OTP feels.
Houtarou was totally checking Chitanda out the WHOLE EPISODE.

Light fanservice, which is nice.
Houtarou/Eru stuff.
Some Satoshi/Mayaka.

It was good fanserivce (✿ ♥‿♥)

But is it just me, or was Houtarou more tired than usual?
Jul 7, 2012 7:00 PM
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I'm surprised that I could understand most of it.
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Couldn't agree more.
Jul 8, 2012 3:28 AM
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Sister is back.

He would usually read newspaper but he watch TV instead, so that he doesn't use his brain.

She told him to go part-time job at the pool. The friend, who heard about it, everyone came to the pool to check on him. They are in swimming suits. Chitanda is sexy with her bikini and childhood girl is cute with her swimming suits.

Everyone's having fun, but eating lunch together because of exchange. He doesn't say anything at all, but got alone time with Chitanda and finally said something. She thinks that he and everyone else is "special".

Chitanda's "kininaru" time! The lost earring... lol @ him wanting to avoid her bikini when near and accepted her "kininaru". The searching time. During that, childhood girl said she prefers the him before even though she gets annoyed by both of him. It was ice cream instead of earring from the baby's hugging?!

Then they went home, and he finally said bothersome about the job.
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Jul 8, 2012 5:03 PM
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Haha, Houtarou being unable to refuse Chitanda's request is ADORABLE X10000.
Jul 8, 2012 5:11 PM
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Figured it out right away when Chitanda asked about the girl's ear.
A nice episode.
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Jul 8, 2012 5:17 PM
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Aww deredere Hotrarou, sweet moments between him and Chintanda. The fanservice was just right :D

And we got got see Hotarou's pretty Nee-chan <333 They have such as close sibling relationship which soo cute to see, twirling his hair like that ◕ω◕
Can't wait to see more of her in the series^^

It was a nice OVA~
Jul 8, 2012 5:28 PM
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My eyes died a little watching the LQ release.

It was a nice episode though.
Jul 8, 2012 5:37 PM
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this was actually cute. ~~ great ova, it was as well made as the anime.

btw, i disliked chitanda's bikini... she's so white and looked like a ghost. :c
Jul 8, 2012 5:47 PM
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But is it just me, or was Houtarou more tired than usual?
This took place between eps 11 and 12. So Houtarou probably suffered confidence problems from Irisu's manipulation.

It's probably why Ibara was so annoyed and Oreki brought up the whole "special" idea when he was talking to Chitanda.
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PikachuXD said:
KyashiDesu said:

But is it just me, or was Houtarou more tired than usual?
This took place between eps 11 and 12. So Houtarou probably suffered confidence problems from Irisu's manipulation.

It's probably why Ibara was so annoyed and Oreki brought up the whole "special" idea when he was talking to Chitanda.


QFT. Two of them are partially to blame though, so I'm glad he's back to his usual self.
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It was an ok episode (: Description is a bit misleading- Glad it wasn't full-blown fanservice. But then again, KyoAni doesn't do that anyway~
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SO MUCH FANSERVICE OMFG I LOVED IT.
it was more of a refreshing episode and we got to see some SUPER cute sides to Houtarou today :3
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Jul 8, 2012 6:37 PM

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The bloody Japanese writing over the screen made me QQ throughout the whole thing that I couldn't stand watching it anymore T-T. Going to need to re watch it when it comes out on BD.
Jul 8, 2012 6:46 PM

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Nice ep.

Eru and Mayaka in a bikini = 100% approved!

Gawd I wish it wasn't LQ and didn't have all those signs on the screen. But alas, that's how you sell the BD :P

When Eru carried Mayaka I had a huge smile on my face.
Jul 8, 2012 6:51 PM

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Oreki was checking out Chitanda the entire episode and I guess you can't blame him.
Jul 8, 2012 6:53 PM

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Oreki was checking out Chitanda the entire episode and I guess you can't blame him.


Lol, 100% agreed here.
Jul 8, 2012 7:02 PM
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I like Hyouka a lot so far (8+ maybe 9) but this episode was rather meh. Only rated it a 7 based on (probably) quality fanservice.
Jul 8, 2012 9:04 PM

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pervz~ :D



I expected more fanservice when I first heard it was going to be one... but this isn't so bad. Too much fanservice would ruin the show.
Jul 8, 2012 9:15 PM
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Yeah I'm glad they didn't go OTT with the fanservice to be honest, I like my Ecchi, but when it's thrown in tastelessly, it can kill a show for me personally.

It was nice to see his interest in Chitanda showing some obviousness too. :)
Jul 8, 2012 9:31 PM

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White stuff could've also been sunscreen (his sister even handed him some near the beginning)... Oreki just had Chitanda's boobs on the brain.
Jul 8, 2012 9:34 PM

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There wasn't even much fanservice in this episode besides a couple glimpse at Chitanda's boobs. Otherwise it was a fairly typical Hyouka episode, which I enjoyed. Now to catch up on the main series.
Jul 8, 2012 9:54 PM

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There better be a kiss before the anime ends!
Jul 8, 2012 9:56 PM

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In terms of mystery, not so impressive. I figured it'd be ice-cream from the start.

But seeing Houtarou going down and up with supporting from his friends is pretty well done.
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if only it was at least ecchi, if you call this fanservice then something's wrong here :P
i guess some fans really enjoyed this....but it could of been better! and i bet this will be one of those shows where there isn't a kiss at the end but don't mark my words.... i'll be impressed if there is.
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Chitanda fanservice is just beautiful! Boring OVA though.
Jul 9, 2012 1:23 AM
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Didn't really expect much from this episode, and that pretty much turned out to be true. Not particularly bad though. Chitanda was definitely at her hottest this episode. The LQ burned my eyes though. I don't want to wait until March to see HQ Chitanda hotness. I guess it will be worth the wait.

Oh yeah, there was a "mystery" this episode, wasn't there. I feel like it really wasn't supposed to be that great, and it was really wasn't. Just there because mysteries like that one are this show's thing.
Jul 9, 2012 3:29 AM

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prismheart said:
Oreki was checking out Chitanda the entire episode and I guess you can't blame him.

yeah XD
Jul 9, 2012 5:00 AM

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I laughed when Chitanda asked Oreki to investigate and all that was on his mind was "don't look at boobs, don't look at boobs" xD

and the ice cream solution was way too easy to figure out, I'd expected something more from this show :/
Jul 9, 2012 5:44 AM

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we finally got to see his big sisters! Even tho not fully orz She's one of the characters I am most curious about

I liked it, despite the LQ being horrible on the eyes. The mystery wasn't something big but that's okay for a special with fanservice intentions :'D
Both Chitanda and Mayaka were cute in ther bikinis and Satoshi and Houtarou were also nice on the eyes c:

but I'll surely watch it again when HQ is out


Jul 9, 2012 5:55 AM
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It seems Houtarou used ti have a lot more spunk in him according to what Mayaka said.
I'm curious what she meant with that...
Jul 9, 2012 6:15 AM
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It seems Houtarou used ti have a lot more spunk in him according to what Mayaka said.
I'm curious what she meant with that...
Just look at the previous episodes. He was definitely more apathetic in this one than the usual, which probably comes from a depression caused by being used at the last arc... hell, the reason his sister came back might well have been to try and cheer him up.

Then again, if you were going for a pun just ignore my response.
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Jul 9, 2012 6:49 AM

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Nice to see his big sister but, why the heck does her face half shown!?
Jul 9, 2012 7:35 AM

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mhm

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mm

Houtarou knows how to speak good.

Surprisingly fun episode. I would love more casual stuff like this from the series.
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Jul 9, 2012 8:43 AM
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Man, this should have just be included in the regular episodes.
Jul 9, 2012 12:51 PM
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But seeing Houtarou going down and up with supporting from his friends is pretty well done.

Yes, this was a good transition episode. Wish I had noticed it before I watched episode 12.

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mhm

ah

mm

Houtarou knows how to speak good.
Assuming the blood had probably drained out of his brain it's surprising he was able to fight Chitanda's request as much as he did ;)
Jul 9, 2012 2:19 PM

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Im sure this will help sell BD's so we can see Chitanda in high resolution glory!
Jul 9, 2012 3:07 PM

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Soft fanservice and littleship teases. A rather nice way to do the ep acctually.

I know its a special so you don't really have to try but I didn't think that lady lost a ring at all and thought it was a piece of rice from lunch or something. but yet again HYOUKA STRIKES!

Mystery aside though I did enjoy this enough, though Hotaru seemed REALLY out of it that ep. guess its a continuation?
Jul 9, 2012 3:25 PM

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Yup, boring, just like the rest of the show.
Plus, it reminded me of Endless Eight, and that's never a good thing.
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Yup, boring, just like the rest of the show.
Plus, it reminded me of Endless Eight, and that's never a good thing.

How did it remind of Endless Eight? Because it takes place at a pool?
Jul 9, 2012 4:59 PM

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"How did you know that it was an ice cream?"

"It was the only white thing I can see in here"

"Oh, I see."

". . . Well, actually there's another . . ."

" . . . "

" . . . "

" . . . I-I should go too . . . "

"O-okay."
Jul 9, 2012 5:28 PM
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Was that a reference to cum or her bathing suit or what? Anyways, not a great episode, 3/10.
Jul 9, 2012 7:26 PM
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"How did you know that it was an ice cream?"

"It was the only white thing I can see in here"

"Oh, I see."

". . . Well, actually there's another . . ."

" . . . "

" . . . "

" . . . I-I should go too . . . "

"O-okay."


Awkward?
Jul 9, 2012 8:28 PM

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Damn I wish I had noticed this was out before watching episode 12, well it was good for a "fanservice" episode.

I totally ship Oreki and Chitanda :D though that last scene was super awkward LOL
Jul 10, 2012 6:17 AM

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LOL! :)))
Too cute!!!
Chitanda's busty.. lol. :P it was too funny and cute when Hotarou was checking her out. Lmao!! =D
I'm glad they kept to the theme. It was nice. I was a little afraid the fanservice may go overboard, but it was just right, considering Hotarou'd already tried imagining about Chitanda at the hot springs. :)))) I wished his face would've burned up a little more though. haha!!!
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Jul 10, 2012 7:41 AM

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Houtarou working, that's a sight indeed. Sucks about the bad quality! I'll have to wait until 2013 before I can see Chitanda and Mayaka in swimsuit in all their glory!

They think up "mysteries" in the strangest places huh? Even the pool isn't safe for Chitanda's curiosities.

Houtarou wasn't really active and motivated now was he? Even more so than usual it seemed. He barely responded to anything his friends said.

The part where Houtarou asked Mayaka to be carried was funny. As was the part where she got reminded of Hyouka (the manuscript) when Satoshi said ice cream. xD

Jul 10, 2012 9:49 AM

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The characters looked normal... I still really like the artwork. The rest was a disappointment; especially compared to the series, itself.
Jul 10, 2012 12:21 PM
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My eyes died a little watching the LQ release.


Exactly.

Nothing special, but not bad. The case was rather simple, but I could enjoy this.
Jul 10, 2012 4:26 PM

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Oreki x Chitanda FTW. <3
>:D

5/5

Loved it. Vary nice episode. ^.^
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Where can I rewatch it in HD?
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