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curecharm said: i really really hope they don’t make Enta fall into the “predatory gay best friend” trope. His feelings for Kazuki have a lot of potential but once they start being creepy and entering homophobia town it just kinda ruins it :// Enta's actions look normal compared to some of the sexual stuff some characters in Utena and MPD pulled lol. |
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| So another theory confirmed to be true: Haruka is sick, wow I wasn't expecting to see a hospital though. I hope it's not terminal :( That would explain why Kazuki seems so desperate though, it's like he has a time limit to only do so much for his sibling. Interesting that Kazuki doesn't communicate with him at all through texting. I was surprised Kuji didn't fight those boys since we've only seen him being confrontational so far. And the fact he would care at all to save Enta? Hmm. Those eyes though when he's silently thinking something to himself. I'm curious to see what he figures out. I know it must be lost in translation, but I didn't understand how the desire was explained at the end, the "slicing kisu" thing. Oh, and the castle in the sky reference was a sweet surprise! But why lol Thanks for this, that's very informative! |
curecharm said: i really really hope they don’t make Enta fall into the “predatory gay best friend” trope. His feelings for Kazuki have a lot of potential but once they start being creepy and entering homophobia town it just kinda ruins it :// Don't worry, this won't happen because Ikuhara would make Enta's fate far worse than this. I have a feeling the gay trope would be replaced by something pretty sad in the end. Enta serves as the best sacrificial lamb in Ikuhara series. |
Ventus_S said: Enta serves as the best sacrificial lamb in Ikuhara series. He has screamed "human sacrifice" from the very beginning. :( |
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felipeliborio said: I could get through this show being boring as hell, but boring and repetitive is too much. It was quite interesting to learn that his brother is disabled, but this isn't enough to make me want to keep watching. Idk man. You're some of the very few people who find this show "boring" Some may think this series is trash, some may thing it's gay, some may thing is repetitive, but very few actually find this boring. But you do you man. If you feel like dropping, feel free, though you may miss out something shocking later on. |
| I wonder if the "catch a lot of kisu and slice them in third" is actually a metaphor to "stripping the girls naked", since the phrase "キス三枚" is the process of slicing a fish in half and removing its bones (so third piece is the bones) Given that the girls in his delusion turn naked, I feel like that might be the joke. Though when searching, it gives me a similar phrase about actual kiss joke that is above my head to understand. |
| Felt kinda bad for Enta... He showed an unprecedented level of courage to straight up confess like that. Kinda makes me wish they had the cajones to follow through, rather than make it all a punchline. But, with that being said, this show is still an interesting watch. If nothing else. |
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| Lulu is a qt. Well, there it is. Astute people noted that Haruka was never seen standing up. Props to them; sad for Haruka, though. Looks like he is seriously ill. I have to say: thus far, this is Ikuhara's most straightforward work. Conventional it is not, obviously, but a hell of a lot more straightforward than his other works. Of course, that could all change soon. Supposedly, episode 4 is a big one. |
SeaweedSage said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otter#Japanese_folklore Otters are said to turn into beautiful girls and lure people in to eat, some believe them to fight kappas. In Sara's Lucky Selfies segment, she features items connected to the people cops killed the night before (remember, they always say "we took care of that yesterday" during meetings") - so she is getting information faster, than Keppi - probably due to direct source. Since otters are prone to trickery, she may only be presenting as a kappa in hopes that the cucumber prince would take the bait. The corporation behind the otter cops seems to take this artificial desire extraction quite seriously, and this episode confirmed that they loathe competition. Ah, that does make sense. Guess I wasn’t watching closely enough. As for the lucky item, I saw it as the same type of mysterious coincidence that anime is fueled on (the same way that the Jinnai family were having kisu for breakfast). I admit there’s definitely merit in what you’re saying. Now I’m not sure either way. Though, as I think about the one Ikuhara work I watched previously (MPD), I can easily imagine that the things I mentioned are actually a red herring. |
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Nao78 said: SeaweedSage said: One does not just go and kiss his brother's flute yo. Kuji thought Enta was all about that brotherly love, and he can't connect to him, now, can he? It's true that Kuji said they were like brothers for him. You may be right about this, I dont know. I just feel like he will be involved with this because it seems like he was about to do something. I wouldn't say that the main three are at the brothers stage yet - they've only just met, give them some time. But Kuji is trying to reach out, to understand them, and he was able to make sense of them through the lens of "brotherly love" - Kazuki wants to help his brother, Enta agrees that they are kind of brothers with Kazuki. Kuji can relate to that. But sucking on flutes contradicts this image, and he's just confused. And sus. (and I don't think you should hide the pictures because of spoilers, it's a spoiler thread after all. I did in in my reply to save space, because images are hecking big) kyoudai said: SeaweedSage said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otter#Japanese_folklore Otters are said to turn into beautiful girls and lure people in to eat, some believe them to fight kappas. In Sara's Lucky Selfies segment, she features items connected to the people cops killed the night before (remember, they always say "we took care of that yesterday" during meetings") - so she is getting information faster, than Keppi - probably due to direct source. Since otters are prone to trickery, she may only be presenting as a kappa in hopes that the cucumber prince would take the bait. The corporation behind the otter cops seems to take this artificial desire extraction quite seriously, and this episode confirmed that they loathe competition. Ah, that does make sense. Guess I wasn’t watching closely enough. As for the lucky item, I saw it as the same type of mysterious coincidence that anime is fueled on (the same way that the Jinnai family were having kisu for breakfast). I admit there’s definitely merit in what you’re saying. Now I’m not sure either way. Though, as I think about the one Ikuhara work I watched previously (MPD), I can easily imagine that the things I mentioned are actually a red herring. I'm not saying you're wrong - Sara is definitely kappa coded, so to speak. She may very well be forced to perform on the show, or has willingly aligned herself with the Corp. But the fact that she is in the otter camp in undeniable. You may have seen the ア ("a" in katakana) signs everywhere in the show - in the first discussion thread, someone mentioned that they correlate to "objet (petit) a" in Lacanian psychoanalysis, the object of desire which we seek in the other. The thing is - we see ア on the red circle (prohibiting) shields, meaning that in the real world, the desire is outlawed. Another instance we may observe it is on pieces of clothing (Enta's shirt, snickers, etc.) and on Sara's program. The second category is composed entirely of commodities - which leads me to believe that desire is not simply illegal, but patented and monopolized. Corporation has claimed the right to desire to themselves. And Sara is an important component in switching the public's innate desire to connect to others with the desire to connect to products, to consume. Each day she declares a Lucky object, thus focusing the attention of thousand's of people in one place. The day before, cops extract the desire from the people obsessed with that thing. I assume that this accumulation of multiple desires and their interaction is the cause of all the objects flying to the kappa zombie (the physical location of which probably corresponds to the corporate warehouse, just saying). This is only tangentially related to your response and I apologize. |
| for male .. if you still normal stop watch this anime !! except if you want to see the story progress , i feel this anime still have potential in plot story ... NB: that duo cops so gay af . |
| When we got the first Enta and Haruka scene his dad wasn’t anywhere to be seen. I noted Haruka hasn’t moved his legs on screen but I thought Enta couldn’t be responsible for bringing him around by himself. So, I jotted down maybe that theory about Haruka being unable to walk and Kazu feeling like he’s responsible is too much. Then we got the last scene which made it undeniably evident. At first I thought the wheelchair would just be a background prop but it actually used it and revealed that Enta was visiting Haruka at the hospital, so it seems. I’m impressed that one user picked up on all of this in like episode 1, it seems undeniable now that the expected path this will go is that Kazu feels responsible for what he did and changed through guilt from a happy runner to someone dedicating their life to make it up to Haruka from the outside. Either way this was another straightforward episode but another good one! Enta is a little ball of uncontrollable emotions, he’s picking fights and getting lost in fantasies! All he wants is Kazu’s love, or a stand in is them being together as the golden duo. He’s certainly cute and I liked how he promised he would get Kazu back to normal when Haruka felt down. I’m sure it was both a promise for himself but it was also to get Haruka’s mood up so it made it more special with Haruka brought Enta’s mood up later! So, Enta needs to become open with his feelings and Kazu needs to realize that no one is blaming him and for him to come to terms with what’s happened assumedly. I like Kuji so far, even though he’s clear that he’s cut throat and putting himself above everyone else he has been nice to Enta so far. He defended him from bullies and he gave him his box back when they swapped them accidentally. Kazu may have passed off the kiss as a dare but Kuji knows how Enta feels now! And lastly, with one of the cops on the opening with the other as his desired connection I wonder if we’re going to explore him in a similar way later. He’s kinda put in the opening as if he’s the 4th main character. Either way those two seem to be harnessing desire energy for some big boss. |
| Wow I loved this episode! |
| OMG Enta grabbing Kazuki's flute from his desk so that he can have a indirect kiss LOL I like that despite the ambiguity and comedic tone of the series, it includes some LGBTQ characters like the cops and Enta. I think possibly Kazuki too but he might be in love with the real Sara girl, the one he cosplays as, because in his song and dance he mentions that he is in love with a girl? I am not sure, I could be completely wrong. I was very surprised by the end to see Haruka in a wheelchair. That was the biggest twist of this episode/series so far for me. Glad to see Enta's own kappa song and dance number, even though it's almost exactly the same as Kauzki's. I can't wait to see Kuji's kappa dance. |
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| Still confused as fuck.. |
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| Hosi-nyan and Mamo-nyan combi duet is fire!!! Two hot guys on a single set. |
When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
| 2 words to summarize this episode! = GAY MUCH! 5/5. |
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| thought the ending kiss scene was real, now im disappointed it isnt :( |
| jesus christ this is getting worse than Yurikuma |
| What do y'all think about that ? I saw this on twitter. Why do we find the same object in Enta's house and in Toi's past...? |
Nao78 said: What do y'all think about that ? I saw this on twitter. Why do we find the same object in Enta's house and in Toi's past...? |
kofmaster said: dividingMDH said: Not as good as the first episode but I feel like everything's still being set up for more stuff. Also that bit with the cops had to be an utena reference right? Yes, there is a Candy Candy reference too. Can you also help with Keith's other women? |
| This show is so beautifully strange lol |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| Nice episode. Really love the police officers. |
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| I wish the last wasn't a delusion. |
Breakings said: About Keppi's "angry" face during Enta's confession, I interpreted that more as a concerned or maybe curious face, and I thought he was concerned about how difficult the confession must be for Enta. I have to say that scene felt very awkward to me!! I almost wanted to switch off my computer! Not taking my eyes off the screen was like trying to stay under a cold shower haha. It really showed how hard that kind of a confession would be really well. I probably saw it as angry because I’m extra-wary of Keppi, so it’s great that you’re sharing your interpretation. This scene was ambiguous huum food for thought. I understand the uneasiness! The staging, the close ups on Kazuki’s caught-off guard face and Enta’s resolute one, his unabashed declaration of love… The feeling that he was taking the plunge… It was heartfelt newwavebossanova said: This is just extrapolation, but i feel like Kazuki's hiding a lot of pent up stress and perhaps depression behind that main character normalboy facade. We still know very little about his home life, save for Haruka. I agree! Kazuki seems torn at his core. So I’m not surprised by his colder behaviour. Nao78 said: What do y'all think about that ? I saw this on twitter. Why do we find the same object in Enta's house and in Toi's past...? Theory: Enta, Toi, Kazuki all had met already in the past (as children?) over soccer. thread with some hints (?) |
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| Easily my favorite of the season. I get it's a partial re-hash of Mawaru Penguindrum but um I don't care? This is wildly entertaining |
| This show loves exposing people's secrets in the most humiliating way. Once again, the show got me with Enta's fantasies. I'm kind of glad nothing too serious got asserted there, I like it better as a comedy-heavy slice of life full of randomness, I would want no drama to have any strong sense in affecting the plot if there is one. First time watching a show where I don't complain about the reused animation scenes, those are just fine as they are. I could sit through 10 hours long of that. A still press the loop button after it ends. |
| Didn't thought it was a shounen ai anime at first peek, still don't know what to think of it, it's a bit too much confusing, i don't understand everything. |
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| Enta might need to slow down a bit on his fantasies xD I actually thought he had confessed to Kazuki in the end... but then they did that dumb celebration pose. Such a shame it wasn't real but well. Nice episode again. Based on the final scene, it seems things might get a bit depressing from now on. |
| I really feel Enta deserves the bowl of hope the least, with his shitty selfish attitude, and wasting the first one in the fist place. I understand why he does things but like, why kiss kazuki without him agreeing to it, and start to fight some kids who want to play some soccer That ending, so the circumstances around harukappa were also sort of an halucination |
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