Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway (light novel)
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| I swear has the animation always been this stiff and just awful? |
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| It was ok, but I think I am not fun of this kind of drama. Maybe because I wouldn't act like Sayu at all. |
| (づ￣ ³￣)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´｡✪ω✪｡｀) I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;) |
| For all the people that said that the last couple episodes felt rushed and unnatural, I think that this episode did a lot to help fix that. Obviously it didn't add some new twist that made us see Sayu in a new light. But it just made her character feel more real and fleshed out, I think. Also loved the scene where they left the school and Yoshida asked her if she was alright, and she responded, "Not at all...But I'm going to face it." That so well encapsulates how real personal growth works. And yeah, fuck her mom. All my homies hate Sayu's mom. |
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| Hokkaido. A lot of things got passed by very fast. But, damn, for sure the whole plot is really predictable. I can't help but felt nothing with Sayu at this point. Cause everything really too easy to understand how its proceeding. Obviously she went to those rooftop and felt more trauma over that, and then obviously its fuckin Yoshida whose be the one to get the fuckin Sayu back to earth and, well, i think like it or not, it will be the only route available to overcome every trauma she got there. So... at least the cafe talks were nice. I got to see more of Sayu background at those countryside. Which means? Its literally just sad. But, you must tough it out, girl! Then here it come, the Mother. Idk why but feels exciting with how she respond later, and somehow hearing such a noice drumbeats whenever those her steps coming. How nice! Then, guess what the true? Its really the same as i hope! Ofc she would slapping her. That's good. Her character still intacted like i assume before. Beat her more, mom! Though, thats what i want. However, as easy as this episode progressed. I don't think the Mother will be more harsher than that. Cause, y'know, everything will comes to an end, and its not good to giving such a bad impression near the end, right, Mom? |
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| Maybe one of the best episodes of this anime yet, but the bar is so low that it shouldnt be surprising. The emotional distress of Sayu could be felt through the screen by correctly timing the scene, the dialogue wasnt as absurd or plastic as it is normally, it felt like a normal conversation between a guy that is hopeless about how to help another person and a girl that is being overly dramatic about something. The climax of it wasnt that good though. The slap at the end of the mother was kinda predictable, but it is maybe the most realistic reaction that the mother like that could have, so it is a good point too. If the whole series had this kind of interactions instead of plastic nonsense this would be a 3 instead of a 1 |
| Great episode, the staff did a great job on this, it can go really wrong if not handled well and sound to cliché. well done. s FMmatron said: She really deserved it.That 👋🏻 was the best shit from the last couple of episodes |
| is that the slap of a b*t*h villain mom or a slap of a worried mom? lolz 4/5. |
matias067Jun 16, 2021 3:27 AM
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| Sadly after the promise of the original episodes, we now have the standard romantic school series, with very little to reccomend it left. The start had mature people doing interesting things but i never really hoped the director would be strong enough to maintain that and or the author ..not sure who is at fault. the only really interesting female character was his boss and she had real strength, and an interesting nature, but she has vanished i tend to think never to return. As for Sayo, sorry for her but the story just does not fulfill its promise. sorry to say. |
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| This series had a great start and I wasn't sure how the latter part of the show would turn out, but it's really good. It's almost lopsided in that we had the most dramatic and upsetting part of the show at the beginning, when Sayu was sleeping around just for a place to stay. That is pretty bad and it makes most of what has happened since pale in comparison (although that idiot from the conbini trying to rape her was pretty bad). As we go through the series Sayu is slowly building up her confidence and with Yoshida by her side, I'm fairly confident she can deal with her bitch of a mother. I thought she might get a desperate hug, not a full on slap in the face. I bet her mum will say "do you know how this made me look...did you even think of me", not once asking how her daughter is or what happened to her. It's clear she hates her daughter. I think we saw Yoshida start to really fall for Sayu in this episode when she was standing defiantly in the moonlight. Gotou could see this coming and knew what would happen when someone tried to take Sayu away, it would only strengthen the bond between Sayu and Yoshida. It wasn't love when Gotou initially asked him, but it could be now. Each week i have to wait until I'm in the right place to watch each new episode. Personally i think this is some of the most mature writing I've seen in my seasonal anime watching. Yoshida is a guy with a conscience and this isn't some 'romantic school series' as some people have commented. At every point Yoshida has tried to do the right thing by Sayu, even when it's turned his life upside down. He could be in a relationship with Gotou now if it weren't for Sayu, but he doesn't assign blame to Sayu for meeting her and deciding to help her. He was so conflicted and felt so obligated to work and his colleagues that they had to lean on him hard to get him to go with Sayu back home, which is clearly what he wanted. And in terms of romance, Sayu is 17 and over the age of consent, although strangely she can't move out of home (here in the UK you can get married and move out when you're 16 iirc), and the age difference between Yoshida and Sayu isn't that big, 9 years. It's more the societal perception of something being taboo (office worker and high school girl, but imagine she quit high school and was working, then i expect people wouldn't have as much to say) rather than it being an issue imho. |
23feanorJun 16, 2021 3:47 AM
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rektatron said: Well Lexus is Toyota, it's their luxury brand and it makes sense for a Japanese person to drive one but with Sayu's brother it just stands out.Aversa said: Well at least Sayu is coming to terms with the things that happened. The question now is how wil things go with her mother, the slap made it clear she is angry but it that's to be expected. It's just wil she accept the return of her daughter or not and what will she do now that her daughter is back this could get nasty. Hopefully it won't tho. Also Sayu's brother is obsessed with Lexus. lets not forget Toyota is the biggest brand worldwide. Lexus is also popular in Japan kinda like how Mercedes is for the western world. His staff drives Lexus and all the cars he has driven in are Lexus. The from a realistic point of view Yoshida's coworker was driving a Toyota so the studio behind the anime most likely payed copyrights to Toyota to feature their cars in the anime. |
ironcross30 said: Kcjpunk_01 said: lol true af I haven't watch the episode I only read the comment but gonna watch this episode only the slap part haha this show got bored after 4th episode so i dropped this I mean Sayu's mom practically raised her while that asshole dad abaddon her when she was pregent yet all the sayu fags practically want sayu mom dead just because she said one wrong thing lol . this shows how brain deaded most of them are Kcjpunk_01 said: lol true af I haven't watch the episode I only read the comment but gonna watch this episode only the slap part haha this show got bored after 4th episode so i dropped this I mean Sayu's mom practically raised her while that asshole dad abaddon her when she was pregent yet all the sayu fags practically want sayu mom dead just because she said one wrong thing lol . this shows how brain deaded most of them are Yet she refuse to abort the baby, that piece of shit should be responsible for decision, not running away from that responsibility! Why you gave birth to a child anyway if you ends up abusing them?! if she abort her we would get this anime 😂 |
| Yes, this show somehow become even worse. The overall dramatic scene on the roof felt rather forced than earned. Sayu's brother is also terrible person by bringing back Sayu to her home knowing how bad the relationship between mum and Sayu lol. The slap is kinda expected from terrible mother too. I also wondering why coming to the school roof top is a good idea knowing you just have your friend suicide there. And there is no intrusion from Yoshida either as an adult to handle Sayu's trauma. Suicide is a very heavy subject and can't be handled lightly. Everything is just felt flat. Sayu's brother is absolutely the worst kind of brother ever. He is rich but look how he handle his own family situation especially on things that hapenning to her sister. |
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| Sayu deserved that slap for being a dumbass, trading her body to random d-heads. She could've get herself killed! Unlucky, but at the same time very lucky in some regard. |
| I can't believe there are people saying that the slap was justified because she ran away... Oh, sure, how can a teen who's been verbally abused and gaslighted after the tragic death of her only friend, DARE to run away from her abuser? |
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| i'm actually very bored of this, i'm only watching cause 2 episodes are left |
no remorse holds no recourse now i'm leaving slowly oh won't you hold me? |
| My god that slap at the end had me seething with rage. You see your daughter after six months of having run away, and that's your first reaction? I hate how this reminded me of how often these things happen in real life too. |
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| That slap caught me by surprised. I'm really angry at that. |
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| That bitchslap saved this episode. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| the animation the animation the animation the animation the animation people talking like the animation is so bad that they can't even watch the episode lol |
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| This was such a great episode, I loved seeing Sayu face her problems straight on. That's tough to do and it was amazing seeing Yoshida support her through this tough time, I'd expect nothing less from him. |
| The plot is interesting, both characters as they were portrayed in the beginning satisfies me. However as someone else said, the mid/end feels rushed. I guess there's no helping when you have to cut so much to fit everything in a dozen of episodes. But it's ok, what is missing I imagine it faithfully according to what the characters showed so far, and I know it's all way better described in the light novel so I don't feel like this story is fake(I'm not sure that's the proper word, I hope you got what I meant). I just can't wait for the last episode, it better be fulfilling <3 |
teisseireJun 21, 2021 2:39 PM
UkRs said: i agree with you on this one XD not to sound like an asshole.. but Sayu was being waaay more melodramatic.. and i was cringing like hell in later half.. i love sayu mother for slapping the shit outta her.. she deserved this more before running away.. remember kids.. Sayu's mother did NOT disowned her.. Sayu freaking ran away.. and running away is the worst thing a teenager girl can do.. and Sayu's mother already knows that Sayu destroyed any chance of getting a normal life after sleeping with a ton of randos.. |
| Now that was funny. I have a terrible sense of humour please don't mind me. |
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| That ending, damn! I get why her mom is mad but she's the bad person here lol |
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| What a bitch, the ending should have been them walking right back out that door. Worthless mother. |
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| This episode really highlighted to me how young Sayu is, recontextualizing the earlier episodes and her backstory to a small degree. Some teens are aged well beyond their years. Sayu is not. Feels like a child. Anyway her mom is still a cunt who knew |
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| Not gonna lie. That ending was funny af. |
| "The best defence is a good offence" - Kiyoshi Fujino (Prison School EP 11) |
| Well, now rooftop is with the fence.. It was probably installed after Yuuko's death.. |
| Sayu is finally coming back home to Hokkaido, Damn Sayu can still feel the vibe from her past with Yuuko For now, Sayu wanted to visit her school again maybe for the last time who knows, That hit hard the scene was just traumatizing for Sayu glad that Yoshida was with her all the time even coming to Hokkaido with her Damn now it's time to meet her mother coming home from a long journey I wonder how her mo- I knew it a warm welcome indeed in the face. |
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| Props to Sayu for overcoming the trauma of Yuuko's suicide and also to Yoshida for helping her. Damn that end scene, the mother truly is a piece of shit if she thought she had the right to slap poor Sayu whom she pushed away in the first place. |
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| Yeah, idk if an ending theme has ever felt more inappropriate. This anime has great moments... and then moments like that. I will say though, I'm glad Sayu acknowledged that she's still not okay, and that that's a part of healing. |
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| Not really liking the show anymore. Can we get a School Days kind of ending? Something shocking? Haha, ending theme after the slap! |
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| Was that slap REALLY important? Or are you just being a bish? |
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