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| Is it odd that I'm in love with this show already? I honestly think this is gonna be one of the best shows of the next 10 years. Well if they keep doing what they're doing anyway. Also Poppo Is a cool dude. And Menma is really cute! And Jintan is probably the best Hikkimori character I've seen. He's awesome. Great show. |
Wasabi said: I can see your imagination really clear, Wasabi >_<Kurofaise said: Been a while since I've been so in love with a show this much, everything about this is awesome. Anaru is <3 after this episode. Also, did anyone notice this? http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp336/Theguy779/1303501144369.jpg - Yukiatsu was with Menma at a river side - That recurring image of her sandal caught beside a river - Yukiatsu had the clothes she wore that day (that he smelt) Prepare your rage. That would be an amazing twist. Nice caught, Kuro. |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| Already loving this series! NExt episode can't come sooner! |
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| Nokemon, gotta catch em all! I also noticed pictures of Hourou Musuko and Working in that store : D This show is so cute and sad at the same time. I can really relate to their feelings. The story is a bit preditable though. You know that they will definitly get together at the end. But who knows, we might get suprised ^^ |
Siva said: Wasabi said: I can see your imagination really clear, Wasabi >_<Kurofaise said: Been a while since I've been so in love with a show this much, everything about this is awesome. Anaru is <3 after this episode. Also, did anyone notice this? http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp336/Theguy779/1303501144369.jpg - Yukiatsu was with Menma at a river side - That recurring image of her sandal caught beside a river - Yukiatsu had the clothes she wore that day (that he smelt) Prepare your rage. That would be an amazing twist. Nice caught, Kuro. Great catch there. I totally see why Yukiatsu's so angry at Jintan when he still talks about Menma. |
| レッツゴー ED イケイケゴーゴー |
| This show gonna be one of my favorites, hope it can stay like this or even BETTER!! 6/5 |
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| "Vietnamese girls are so cute" - Poppo. I'm a Viet guy; this show teaches lies. Overall 1/10, dropped, trollface.jpg Ah, trading Nokemon with my buddies...the childhood I never had...;___; |
| This show makes me feel warm inside. |
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| Popo is awesome |
herox3 said: Sebasu said: Wait, what? I don't recall this. Lol Nokemon Gold. I always hated having to trade to evolve Pokemons back in the GB days .__. i didn't seeing him flaaping to i t but i did see him snif it and out it back |
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| Jesus man, every ep just makes me love this show even more. The nostalgia factor probably helps a ton (Played the exact pokemon I did at that age) but I really think this is a perfect series thus far and unless it starts magically being terrible it will probably be my personal favorite anime. Oh and poppo is pretty awesome. |
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| Good ep, loving the series thus far.. Yukiatsu is a freaking weirdo though..sniffing her clothes from that day? At least it seemed like it..I wonder if he killed her or something, or "accidentally". Either way I already hate that guy. |
| Despite [C] being mediocre and whatnot, at least Noitamina has a heavy hitter this season with this. The staff for it is definitely doing a good job on the "nostalgia" feeling for it. It really does bring back good memories of a typical person from Generation Y. I hope they can keep it up and get some sales out of it. |
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| Oooh, incredible episode... so many things were clarified. They playing "Nokemon" was epic and the part of the fight was so tense and sad :/... well, i don't have so much to say... 4/5 (THIS PIC ABOVE IS SURREAL LOL WEGWEIGJWEI) |
| Lay on, lay on, lay on, lay on... |
| Am I one of the few weird people who like tsurumi ? Somehow I really like her a lot but just her looks and how she was when she is young but when she grew up. I sort of dislike her yet I still like her a lot. Anaru is cute :3.. Can't wait for ep 3. |
HaruchinApr 23, 2011 12:37 AM
| Remind me all my childhood memories... |
| in defense of tsuruko, if i heard a friend talking ill of another friend behind their backs, i'd be pretty pissed off as well She strikes me as the type of person who has no sexual interest in anyone, with absolutely 0 romantic role. Sorta like kawashima ami from toradora. This ep was a drop from ep 1, since i felt the characters weren't as well expressed. Still a good show so far though my prediction for the ending: menma's wish is to find the name of the withering flower we see in ep 1 (the cut scene where she says "onegai ga aru no"). The 5 other members of the chou heiwa basutazu frantically searches to no avail. As menma's time starts to run out (sorta like sai from hikaru no go), jinta finds one of the flowers, rests it on her lifeless body and proclaims that the flower's name is menma. At that instant the other 4 members sees the flower resting in mid air and realizes she's not a hallucination. Menma passes on with a smile. The end. |
dxthegreatApr 23, 2011 12:11 AM
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| Yeah, I could understand why Tsuruko was so pissed. I also kinda think that she left the notebook on purpose so she could piss on Anaru like she did. (That's what girls do, they are horrible!) Plus, the "I don't want to talk to someone from a low-tier school" thing is pretty common in Japan. However, I'm sure that it's not her normal attitude. She didn't have a problem talking to Jintan, even though he's on the same school as Anaru. Except for this scene with Anaru, she was a rather friendly character. She picked up Jintan's glasses and handed them to him. She clearly felt sorry for Jintan and Yukiatsu, when Yukiatsu got mad about Jintan mentioning Menma. And I don't think that she has no sexual interest, though. I believe that there's a reason why she is always put very close to Yukiatsu, even in their childhood days. Even though I wouldn't approve of a love triangle, a love square would be okay. And I like the idea of Yukiatsu being Menma's killer much better than him being in love with her. |
kusoeliteApr 23, 2011 1:52 AM
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| Fuck yeah, you're never too old for Pokemon. |
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| NOKEMON GETTO DASO! Loved it. This series is pretty realistic, to me. Not your standard high-school drama. Have to admit that I'm not really fond of Menma, but Poppo was lol. |
| Dutch anime blogger with a love for Ikuhara's antics and proper storytelling. |
| Megane-girl described Anaru perfectly. |
| The character development is amazing as always. Every single character's personality complements each other like pieces of a puzzle. I am impatient to wait to see how the puzzle finally comes together.... I think the reason everyone enjoys this is because we come from the same generation. An older or younger generation wouldn't fully enjoy this because it's harder to relate to it. If this trend continues, an easy 10/10. |
wakka9caApr 23, 2011 8:54 AM
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| I just love this show. It's so sad but at the same time it's beautiful. I love shows like this the most and this is already one of my favorites this season. I can't wait to watch more and the ED is just so touching ;~; |
| more of a slice-of-life in this episode, but still intriguing nonetheless lol Nokemon & Dojimon Shouldn't the meat be floating in mid air when Menma was eating? lol whatever |
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| I hope Jintan and Anaru get together i mean since Menma a ghost and everything. I hate Yuki first episode his a dick second smelling Menma's cloths perv. Prediction i think Poppo part time job might be illlgeal considering he travels and stays in a fort. |
| Pokemon... it really made good memories playing that with friends. |
dxthegreat said: It looked to me like she feels herself better as Anaru since she got into a better school then her judging from the fact that she mentioned not wanting to be seen with someone from her school.in defense of tsuruko, if i heard a friend talking ill of another friend behind their backs, i'd be pretty pissed off as well She strikes me as the type of person who has no sexual interest in anyone, with absolutely 0 romantic role. Sorta like kawashima ami from toradora. Also the part where she mentioned that her friends open their legs seems to suggest this. You might not like it when people talk bad about one of your friends but would you really go as far as calling another friend or former friend a slut, since that's what she basically said. People who feel themselves better then others are the worse ones themselves. Just because you went to a better school doesn't mean your better it just means your good at studying or have the will to do so, don't go thinking like your the smartest on around or something since there are always people that outsmart you. As a matter of fact acting all high and might and being afraid of being seen with someone we went to a lower grade school then you just demonstrates how much of an idiot you are. Someone who is truly intelligent would not care about such things and would not make a difference between people no matter who they are. About the episode. I liked the reference to Pokemon it brought back some memories. It was always nice to play. I got a better opinion of Anaru this episode, it just seems she has a hard time expressing her feelings towards others. And she want to be apart of something she also seems to have a hard time being herself and goes along with the crowd easily. That Poppo guy was rather interesting and i wonder how much time he spend working to afford all those trips. I mean he has be pretty much in every continent i saw several places in Asia Africa America even Cuba. He must have been pretty busy tho it doesn't seem like he finished his school. Which could cause him a hard time in the future. I also liked all the sexual references and the way Memna reacted to them since she didn't understand what they where talking about at all. |
| I think that an important part of the story will be the explanation of why tsuruko has turned out the way she is--and I suspect it will involve something she did or saw on the day menma died. It is interesting just how menma interacts with the corporeal world: she didn't stop aging when she died and now appears as an older version, she can affect physical objects, and she can consume food. All those suggest she is something much more than a "stress hallucination". I teared up through most of the episode, I think this is going to be one of the best shows of the season. (Now on to finish Madoka...being on holidays throws my watching schedule off.) |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
| I'd rather marathon this than wait, cus it's killing me. |
| Real Hell is inside a person-Ai Enma (Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae) Do you know where hell is? Inside your head-Chrona (Soul Eater)  |
| Great episode. |
Kurofaise said: Been a while since I've been so in love with a show this much, everything about this is awesome. Anaru is <3 after this episode. Also, did anyone notice this? http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp336/Theguy779/1303501144369.jpg - Yukiatsu was with Menma at a river side - That recurring image of her sandal caught beside a river - Yukiatsu had the clothes she wore that day (that he smelt) Prepare your rage. Yea, it kinda bothered me too. Quite obvious when you put the clues together, and how he managed to get her clothes.. I'd like to think it was accidental though, but he still was guilty of not helping. |
| オタクなんじゃねぃよ I'm not an otaku. |
| Great episode ;~; This series is going to make me cry every episode.... ...and that sort of..scares me a little about Yukiatsu..some..crazy love triangle..square thing going on... Oh god and I LOVE how they're all playing Nokemon! [Pokemon]. I friggen love it xDD "GOTTA CATCH EM ALL!" <3333 |
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| lol at Nokemon, i love ED song awesome episode 5/5 looking forward next episode |
srwgfanApr 23, 2011 7:46 PM
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| calling her a slut was to indicate what sort of people anjou was associating with and the image she'd developed. The thing about the schools seemed simply like a way to let off steam, something she rli didn't mean. I would understand that tsuruko got pissed off bcoz anjou, even if she weren't speaking ill of jinta directly, were associating with people who did and didn't bother to defend jinta. SimonLaDigger said: No Sexual interest??? you m ean Romance interest wtf lol Sexual interest does not mean you want 2 have sex with someone. It simply means attraction. |
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| The nostalgia hurts me so. Dammit I don't think I've ever cried so early in a show before... The more I like this show, the more I hate how I have to wait a week to watch it. D: |
| why was that dude smelling that garment while saying menma's name??? i pretty sure he loved her, but thats just fucking creepy. I wonder if he had something to do with her "accident" quote unquote |
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| I'm loving Anjou <3 Show is getting better still 8/10 though for me. |
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