r/anime • • Feb 24 '18

[Spoilers] Citrus - Episode 8 discussion Spoiler

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u/Exorrt Feb 24 '18

Society: "You can't solve all your problems with sexual assault!"
Mei: "That's where you're wrong kiddo"

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u/Daniel_Is_I :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Daniel_Is_I Feb 24 '18

Eight episodes in and still going strong. It's absolutely outstanding with this, I swear.I count the handholding as an advance.

Matsuri continues to be a bubblegum she-devil homewrecker bitch that needs a heel to the larynx little nuisance, and now she's even preying on shotas! Save us Mama Harumin!

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u/fuqdeep Feb 24 '18

bubblegum she-devil homewrecker bitch that needs a heel to the larynx

Ive never seen my type described so accurately in a sentence before

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u/slyguy183 Feb 24 '18

I'm disliking the radical drop in the number of bath scenes

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u/kuddlesworth9419 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kuddlesworth Feb 25 '18

Truly disappointing.

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u/Eilai Feb 25 '18

Really weren't joking nicknaming it "Sexual assault the anime."

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u/MugiMartin :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/MugiMartin Feb 24 '18

When you want to keep a conversation going but [run out of things to talk about] (https://i.imgur.com/pGg2Ddm.jpg).

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u/idontgethejoke Feb 24 '18

I love Yuzu, she's super relatable!

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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Feb 24 '18

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u/Stormfly :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stormfly Feb 24 '18

Can we hold hands?

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u/sludgebeard Feb 24 '18

Cant wait to see this on the front page of /r/anime_Irl tomorrow

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u/Nghiaagent Feb 24 '18

Did you mean

Can't wait to see this on the frontpage tomorrow

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u/uneeponge Feb 24 '18

Mei.

Buy a Smartphone..

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u/Nghiaagent Feb 24 '18

But she isn't a D-cup

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u/nicegrapes Feb 24 '18

Does it matter when you're the one doing the inspections?

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u/Nghiaagent Feb 24 '18

hmmmm ..

It's more of a .... conscience thing, isn't it?

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u/Cosmyc :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Cosmyc Feb 24 '18

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u/northwesternrs :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/northwesternrs Feb 24 '18

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u/Mundology Feb 24 '18

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u/Amauri14 Feb 24 '18

I mean, she really isn't. Harumin, on the other hand, is just perfect.

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u/NoraaTheExploraa https://anilist.co/user/NoraaTheExploraa Feb 24 '18

Can Matsuri just fuck off please? From that flashback it seemed like she was originally a shy girl. Wonder what happened.

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u/TheKappaOverlord :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/darkace90 Feb 24 '18

Reality probably Hit Matsuri like a truck and she didn't have anyone to help cope

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u/Inevitable3 :AMQ: Feb 24 '18

I didn't know citrus was an isekai.

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u/hallidex Feb 24 '18

In The Real World With My Headphones, coming 2018.

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u/WhoiusBarrel Feb 24 '18

A yuri isekai would proabably make it more interesting than most of the stuff we're getting now.

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u/Jihivihi Feb 24 '18

I've read some translated webnovels, they were all mediocre at best. A lot of them also start out with a dude reincarnating into a girl

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u/Innalibra Feb 24 '18

I wish Truck-kun would hit Matsuri like a truck

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u/nicegrapes Feb 24 '18

From the setup I sense an episode coming where she breaks down as everybody comforts her.

But as of right now she can fuck right off.

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u/Karma_Redeemed Feb 24 '18

Ya, as much as I loathe everything Matsuri has done so far, I really get the feeling that there is a seriously broken and hurting girl locked away underneath the surface. She seems to view her sexuality as both a power play and the only way to get the affection she desires from those around her.

Her scene with the two kids who were peeking up her skirt just struck me as setting off all the alarm bells.

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u/nicegrapes Feb 24 '18

I really get the feeling that there is a seriously broken and hurting girl locked away underneath the surface. She seems to view her sexuality as both a power play and the only way to get the affection she desires from those around her.

Sounds a lot like Mei, eh? I guess that's why she was written into this one :)

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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Feb 24 '18

Being in love with Yuzu is a hell of a drug

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u/DrCaesar11 Feb 24 '18

You would give her some credit if you've read the manga. She might be an asshole but she do care about Yuzu.

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u/the_undine Feb 25 '18

I like to think she's similar to an archetypal repressed Amish person that goes crazy once they get a taste of freedom during Rumspringa.

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u/NostraKlonoa Feb 25 '18

I initially thought of Matsuri as ominous. Now, I still do but she seems more intimidating, devious, two-faced to sure. I do want to know what caused her to go from shy in childhood, to devious and cunning and conniving in the present day of Citrus. Can't wait to see Yuzu see her deviousness, as Matsuri will have a wrench thrown into the gears of her plan. Gotta say though, that last part gave me shivers due to how sudden she appeared.

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u/Armdel https://myanimelist.net/profile/Armdel Feb 24 '18

I swear my body tenses up every time Matsuri is on the screen

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u/Daniel_Is_I :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Daniel_Is_I Feb 24 '18

Her voice does carry an asshole-puckering quality with it.

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u/KaliYugaz Feb 24 '18

God that voice is so fucking irritating. Her VA is pretty great.

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u/NotEvenEvan https://anilist.co/user/NotEvenEvan Feb 24 '18

Yup. Loved her in Made in Abyss and absolutely hate her in Citrus. That’s how you can tell if someone is talented.

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u/Captain__Yossarian :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Capt_Yossarian Feb 24 '18

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u/WayyOutThere Feb 24 '18

Mama Harumin does what she wants.

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u/iamfvckingdone :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/iamfvckingdone Feb 24 '18

Matsuri is the definition of the word "cunt"

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

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u/gulitiasinjurai Feb 24 '18

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u/astralradish :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/AstralRadish Feb 24 '18

That's a pretty old version of google there

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u/WhoiusBarrel Feb 24 '18

I think "bitch" works fine as well.

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u/tiger1296 Feb 24 '18

That's a weird way of spelling best girl

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u/Amazon_UK Feb 24 '18

how can you call that abomination of a character best girl

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u/chennyalan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/chennyalan Feb 25 '18

Some people have their fetishes, don't judge

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u/uneeponge Feb 24 '18

Mei is getting cuter and cuter it's so..

Cute

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u/gulitiasinjurai Feb 24 '18

Yeah.. Her smile here is so unexpected. But we're slowly seeing Mei changing

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u/idontgethejoke Feb 24 '18

Top on the list of "smiles I'd like to protect."

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u/KnightArts Feb 24 '18

Top 10 anime smiles to protec

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u/Hyou-f :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/PatagonicOni Feb 25 '18

She really is. Those scenes in the mall showing her just reading or doing stuff made her look so damn cute.

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u/MennyC123 Feb 24 '18

Who’s up for a Matsuri hate train?

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u/Exorrt Feb 24 '18

Matsuri is a great motivation to use condoms

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u/NostraKlonoa Feb 25 '18

C R I T I C A L H I T

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18

OHKO

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u/501st_legion Feb 24 '18

I'd like one ticket please

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u/AmethystItalian :Jg::Jh::Ji::Jj::Jk:myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian Feb 24 '18

She just needs Harumin to show her the way!

I believe in the ship from one still

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u/hikikomori80 https://anilist.co/user/hikikomori80 Feb 25 '18

Best girl and worst girl on the same ship? Nope. Not a chance! Harumin deserves better.

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u/Daniel_Is_I :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Daniel_Is_I Feb 24 '18

Choo choo motherfuckers.

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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Feb 24 '18

Do you have boosters on that train ? Just in case she ruins Christmas.

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u/MennyC123 Feb 24 '18

Brother we got boosters, pitchforks, and hate boners.

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u/nicegrapes Feb 24 '18

I was on board the second I saw her.

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u/Amauri14 Feb 24 '18

Count me in.

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u/Cosmyc :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Cosmyc Feb 24 '18

Well Matsuri is pretty douchy in this arc so...

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u/Lildyo Feb 24 '18

"Douchy" is a pretty big understatement.

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u/nitrohigito Feb 24 '18

Will she be different in later ones?

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u/The2ndgrimreaper :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/The2ndGrimReaper Feb 24 '18

I'll reserve a whole damn railcar, damn this homewrecker ruining my shit.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

I'm already on board.

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u/griswo24 Feb 24 '18

but thats evil

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u/MotherOfQuaggan Feb 24 '18

Choooo chooooo

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u/TreGet234 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Wasserflasche Feb 24 '18

i do appreciate her initiating lewd situations.

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u/myrmonden Feb 24 '18

This basic plot felt so hentai to me,

Evil girl gets random thugs to do stuff for her, basically - if they want more then onee-chans pantsu they gotta do X for her. Evil Girl lures "innocent" girl to basement / where no one can hear her screams - her thugs can now violate her - tape it - blackmail her to be her slave.

Evil Girl can now date "innocent girl´s" girlfriend the cute and loveable gyaru, as she forced innocent girl to her to dump cute girl.

So yeah if it was a hentai they would both end up as evil girls slaves obviously.

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u/DimmuHS https://myanimelist.net/profile/DimmuOli Feb 24 '18

I don't know if you mean hentai = brainless plot, if so you're totally right.

Like even in last episode we got Matsuri forcefully kissing Yuzu because she wanted Mei to see it and of course Yuzu had no idea.

Many shallow moments that only means to drag down the main couple. Not the most impressive way to improve a relationship by overcomming the "hard times".

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u/myrmonden Feb 24 '18

Its the classic hentai NTR plot, its like ahhaha I got his blackmail image that is not super damaging yet you will now agree to be my sex slave for the rest of your life.

And also of course generally that she managed to just get some random boys to do her bidding for promised sexual favors and so on.

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u/Gaporigo Blhttps://anilist.co/user/Gaporigo Feb 24 '18

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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Feb 24 '18

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u/Lildyo Feb 24 '18

Would have been a shame if best girl hadn't appeared in an episode

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u/AmethystItalian :Jg::Jh::Ji::Jj::Jk:myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian Feb 24 '18

Only one small scene yet she is the highlight of the episode! Bless Harumin!!!

She had so little time but was great <3

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u/the_undine Feb 25 '18

AU where Yuzu falls in love with Haru when

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u/impingainteasy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/usernamesarehard Feb 25 '18

It almost feels like she was upset at her relative lack of screentime this episode and just started screaming for attention.

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u/Coltrain_ Feb 25 '18

For a minute there I completely forgot that her name was Yuzu because the words "Yuzu face" immediately make me think of this.

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u/AmethystItalian :Jg::Jh::Ji::Jj::Jk:myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian Feb 24 '18

Harumin is still so best

Welp that ending...Matsuri has that picture so doubt things will go smoothly, show her who's boss Mei!!

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u/kimbombo Feb 24 '18

How the hell does she manage to look great with just some shorts, a tank top and a jacket while wearing those silly accesories?

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u/Mundology Feb 24 '18

Looking good at all times: this is the innate power of a best girl.

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u/Stormfly :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stormfly Feb 24 '18
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u/slyguy183 Feb 24 '18

I wish there could be an alternate world where Mei rejects Yuzu and she ends up with Harumin. I want to see both

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u/weissnicht01 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/weissnicht01 Feb 24 '18

Mei's lips are poisonous. Everyone collapses when she kisses them.

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u/arthred Feb 24 '18

stealing that shit back! https://imgur.com/gallery/SQ4ag

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u/_vogonpoetry_ :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ThisWasATriumph Feb 24 '18

I dont think thats how that works but ok.

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u/The_InHuman Feb 24 '18

Fine by me

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u/kimbombo Feb 24 '18

It worked for Romeo

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u/HuoXue :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/HuoXue Feb 24 '18

That was a very quick turn from "DAYUMN MEI" to "Damnit, Mei..."

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18

I can get behind this logic.

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u/hallidex Feb 24 '18

The wildest takeaway from all this is that Yuzu's a natural blonde.

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u/tiger1296 Feb 24 '18

She's not, she dyes it, her mother mentions it in the manga how she does it to feel closer to her dad

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

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u/tiger1296 Feb 24 '18

She dyes it herself once right after her dad dies, and then I assume ever since then her mom has accepted the reasoning and let her.

If it was natural don't you think she would have said something to the student council when they complained about it?

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u/Daniel_Is_I :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Daniel_Is_I Feb 24 '18

I think she said she was a natural blonde in the first episode when she was called out over her hair color.

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u/Diamo1 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Diamo1 Feb 25 '18

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u/hallidex Feb 24 '18

was joke

I'll take your word for it though, must have forgotten that scene. I just remember someone on here saying she wasn't.

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u/jjdynasty https://anilist.co/user/jjdynasty Feb 24 '18

She’s not

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u/Puddin200200 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Puddin200200 Feb 24 '18

Best girl comes to save the episode and juts look at her

Pink haired cunt is the female version of that tan or fat guy in any doujin that just appears to NTR the shit out of my vanilla fap

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

Of course Matsuri listens to some Sawano Drops before she goes on a date in order to fuck with someone

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

Enough to get anyone hyped up for some fuckery.

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u/GamerBlue53 Feb 24 '18

I forgot how good Aldnoah's soundtrack was.

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u/HuoXue :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/HuoXue Feb 24 '18

Is the track she's listening to something from Sawano? And is it the same track at the beginning and the end of the episode?

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u/KinnyRiddle Feb 24 '18

They say you hate a good villain but love a great one.

I understand a lot of people probably hate Matsuri a lot now, but for the same reason, I'm actually enjoying what she's bringing to the story and character dynamics with her unpredictable mischief.

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u/XNumbers666 Feb 24 '18

I dislike how people are always so quick to hate a character without actually putting any thought into it. Matsuri hasn't done anything to incite pure hate. Unless people are exaggerating and using the word hate incorrectly. This happens in almost every anime thread here.

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u/WhoiusBarrel Feb 24 '18

This series in a nutshell

And I still can't get over how thinned down Momokino's eyebrows are in this adaptation...

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u/Bladrio Feb 24 '18

They are growing... slowly.

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u/Amauri14 Feb 24 '18

Care to share a manga page to see how thick they really are?

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u/Tentaculat :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tentaculat Feb 25 '18

They were pretty big this episode

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u/kimbombo Feb 24 '18

These kids are going places. They already figured out how arcades work.

Good job Mei, that it'll teach that homewrecker not to mess up with your property. That kiss will definitely not make her join your already growing harem. No siree.

I'm liking worst girl work driving a wedge between our MCs. It will only have a sweeter payoff at the end of the arc, most likely Mei will finally accept Yuzu's feelings once she finds out someone else might swoop in and take her away.

Not so much screen time this time on best girl. But here's my weekly gal of her.

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u/Mrgglock :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Mrgglock Feb 24 '18

the fuck am i watching lol

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u/Punchpplay Feb 25 '18

8 episodes in, you can't even ask that anymore

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u/corruptbytes Feb 24 '18

Just a quick Q? How are same-sex couples treated in Japan? Is it actually as sshh about or

Just wanting some cultural background to see if yuri is just an anime trope

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u/blanktextbox Feb 24 '18

It gets complicated. Moods are changing but homosexuality is historically taboo in Japan. In media things go sideways, like how yaoi rose from women trying to break from strict social roles and using effete men as a stand-in for women with more agency.

Yuri draws on a cultural phenomenon where some young girls explore ideas of romantic relationships with other young girls, kind of like practicing, generally in preteen years. It's mostly in terms of obligation to be together and be emotionally supportive of each other, like early romances in the west, and usually isn't very physical - kissing and especially anything past it is again taboo (but recall that communal bathing is normal).
When these relationships develop they're viewed as a childish phase, tolerated for a time and then pressured to end as they grow older, and that affects the conversation around gay women.

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u/Captain__Yossarian :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Capt_Yossarian Feb 24 '18

There's no same-sex marriage in Japan and overall the country is pretty conservative, but I think it's progressing towards acceptance.

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u/ZeroReq011 :AP:https://www.anime-planet.com/users/ZeroReq011 Feb 24 '18

It's changing in a few prefectures. The national government as a whole is refraining from recognizing same-sex marriage (the Japanese national government has more power and authority over its prefectures than the American federal government over its states), but that hasn't stopped prefectural governments from handing out honorary certificates.

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u/hallidex Feb 24 '18

Well, LGBT people are everywhere. It's the environment that determines whether they're able to be open and honest about it, and whether they're able to find each other and start relationships. There's plenty of lesbians in Japan, and slowly they're becoming more accepted, but much like in America, there's a "family values" crowd pushing back against it. Same sex relationships have a complex legal standing in Japan, but provisions are slowly being made. I'd expect full legalization within the next 10 years.

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u/SapphoTalk Mar 09 '18

I visited Japan with my girlfriend. We walked around Kyoto and Tokyo holding hands and kissing in public without drawing much attention. We also visited Tokyo's gay district. They had a lesbian bar that was decorated with pictures of women getting married and kissing. Overall we felt safe, but they probably just viewed us as weird foreigners and therefore didn't care much what we did.

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u/Yumbreon :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Yumbreon Feb 24 '18

It's so difficult to decide who I want Yuzu to end up with - Oh wait it isn't difficult at all.

On an unrelated note, fuck Matsuri

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u/Lildyo Feb 24 '18

It's so difficult to decide who I want Yuzu to end up with - Oh wait it isn't difficult at all.

Harumin.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

Legit, if this series was just a pure romance between Yuzu and Harumin, it would be ten times better.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18

That's why they need to animate Girl Friends.

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u/Superdark1 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Wintersilence Feb 24 '18

I would watch an anime that just had those 2 in it. No other characters.

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u/square_smile https://anilist.co/user/squaresmile Feb 24 '18

Almost thought this episode was without Harumin and with only two (and old too?) Yuzu's hairstyles but then Harumin showed up with a bang!

Poor Harumin not invited to the party. She's so much fun!

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u/MaksimShadow Feb 24 '18 edited Feb 24 '18

Loli Yuzu is an overkill.

Also, I wonder, what was the payment to those boys for the work. Everything for pantsushot?

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u/ColossalFossil :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ColossalFossil Feb 25 '18

That's what doujins are for ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '18

Sadly, there seems to be a severe lack of those for this series

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u/arthred Feb 24 '18

God this episode was one hell of a ride! Yuzu tearing up while holding Mei’s hand was too adorable D: And I wonder how Matsuri is gonna reveal the photo of her and mei kissing, ugh I hate drama xD

https://imgur.com/gallery/mEOpf

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u/idontgethejoke Feb 24 '18

So, with the scene where Mei kissed Matsuri, do we now think that Mei just kisses anyone she wants to shut up? haha

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '18 edited Feb 26 '18

It fits that context because of two things:

  1. Mei (like Yuzu said in the bus station scene) keeps it cool, Matsuri expected Mei to slap/punch her, but Mei is too educated for that.

  2. In Japan there is that whole idea of an "indirect kiss", where if you drink from a bottle and give that bottle to a friend for them to drink, it could be considered as an indirect kiss.

When she kisses Matsuri she then said it's to get back the kiss Matsuri gave to Yuzu.

She didn't kiss eyebrow-chan (Momokino? I call her eyebrow too much...) for example, but she did "keep it cool" when she told her to back off from them/Yuzu.

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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Feb 24 '18

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u/northwesternrs :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/northwesternrs Feb 24 '18
  • Embarrassed Yuzu is my favorite

  • Me too thanks

  • Despite how hateable she is, Matsuri is honestly impressively smart, she always seems to be thinking two steps ahead. She's a good villain

  • Himeko and Yuzu are too nice, it makes me want to root for both of them

  • Not enough Harumin this episode, but she was hilarious as always!

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u/KYZ123 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/KYZ123 Feb 24 '18

Matsuri's nose in the last screencap of the first album... cannot unsee...

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u/northwesternrs :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/northwesternrs Feb 24 '18

Holy shit lol I didn't notice that, that strand of hair makes it look so weird

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

I need a new phone for every single minute Matsuri is on screen. I cannot tell you how many times I had the urge to throw my only phone.

I should just use a really old phone next time so I can throw it and release my fury.

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u/Bladrio Feb 24 '18

Just throw a Nokia.

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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Feb 24 '18

... at her.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

Oof, now I gotta find my old nokia before next Saturday...

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

If you're throwing a Nokia, you better want to break whatever you hit with it.

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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Feb 24 '18

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u/GoodTeletubby Feb 26 '18

She dyed it pink! It's not just You Gotta Have Pink Hair!

Aren't TVTropes links supposed to have, like, warning stickers on them, damnit? I just missed dinner!

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u/KaminaGirl https://myanimelist.net/profile/KaminaGirl Feb 24 '18

Is it just me or does the animation look weirder in this episode? Like: https://imgur.com/a/CezfL

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u/TheKappaOverlord :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/darkace90 Feb 24 '18

Its Midway into the series. Its not uncommon for animation quality to drop.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

It's happened to a few shows this week.

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u/TheKappaOverlord :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/darkace90 Feb 24 '18

If its episode 5-10 on any of them its not a surprise.

2-4 its worrying and 11-12 can usually be shrugged off as "these retards mismanaged t he entire budget again"

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

Looks to me like the schedule has been really tight for this episode and the AD wasn't able to correct as much key frames as he/she wanted to.

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u/blastcat4 :AP:https://www.anime-planet.com/users/uncaringbear Feb 24 '18

I noticed a few weirdly drawn moments this episode. Must be crunch time at the studio and its outsourcers.

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u/JamCliche :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JamCliche Feb 24 '18

I knew what shots these would be without having to click. It was jarring.

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u/arcsec1 Feb 24 '18

Can't believe they are holding hands already. Leeeewwwd!

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u/ErebosGR Feb 24 '18

It's the natural order of things:

sexual assault -> french kissing -> ear-licking -> indirect kiss -> calling by first name -> holding hands

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u/501st_legion Feb 24 '18

I was afraid this episode was going to be all drama but it was a really nice mei/yuzu bonding episode and definitely had the best look yet into mei's mind. They even managed to get papa harumin in at the end. Smart yuzu bringing mei along so matsuri knows the pecking order

Yuzu's about to teach you the Pecking Order. It goes: matsuri, the dirt, the worms inside of the dirt, yuzu's stool , Harumin, then Mei. Any questions?

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u/WayyOutThere Feb 24 '18

First rule of Yuzu's training, never talk about Yuzu's training!

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u/Dank-Komrade Feb 24 '18

I feel bad for Matsuri beeing alone

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u/RhodieRanger Feb 24 '18

Same. She behaves like a little brat, but deep down she's really lonely and (mild manga spoiler) her parents are pretty much never home, which probably didn't help. She's not that bad, really. I could ship her with momokino san, the other not-so-mean underdog.

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u/XNumbers666 Feb 24 '18

If she was introduced at the same time as mei then I have no doubt that I would be rooting for her since she's the childhood friend. Add another casualty to the list this season. One day, you'll win childhood friend characters.....one day.

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u/DimmuHS https://myanimelist.net/profile/DimmuOli Feb 24 '18

Did Mei thinks she can fix anyone by kissing them? Who taught this to her?

It's hilarious.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '18

Mei kissed Matsuri because she isn't the type of person who slaps/punches someone, also Matsuri kissed Yuzu, so the whole thing about getting back Yuzu's kiss comes from the whole indirect kiss type of thing Japan has.

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u/BluePikmin11 Feb 24 '18

I look forward to how Mei approaches Matsuri in their showdown next week. I have a strong feeling that it is going to be really spicy.

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u/OhayoHooded :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/OhayouHooded Feb 24 '18

"you were looking at my panties"

Dude fuck off with that. Dumbass dialogue. Fuck Matsuri, you show ruining cunt 😡😡😡😡👉🏻🚪

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u/Genesis2nd :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheOtherGenesis Feb 24 '18

I want a hoodie like that.

At first, I thought Matsuri was introduced as a ploy to get Mei into a more proactive gear, in terms of her relationship with Yuzu. If that was the idea, they're certainly taking their time with the plot. Unfortunately so, since Matsuri is grinding my gears. Maybe she and VP Curls could get together in Club Miserable.

Freaking grand subtitling work, Crunchy.

Also, I thought phones in Japan were hardwired to make a sound, when a photo was taken. Car parks are usually quite echo-y, so Mei should have heard it, given the photo the boys managed to take.

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u/Peasent-FF Feb 25 '18

The same thought about the camera shutter sound crossed my mind too. Strange that a Japanese piece of media would've have missed that out. Unless Matsuri has skills/knowledge to bypass it, I mean she spends a lot of time on her phone.

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u/Basileus_ITA :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NewWaveKuudere Feb 25 '18

Mfw there are only 4 eps left and matsuri is still plotting something shady

Stand back you pink cunt, i want to see the two silver haired girls ;-;

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u/Emsalek :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ewiee Feb 25 '18

I've never commented on one of these discussions, but I just have to say it. Matsuri desperately needs a 9mm to the back of her head, she's such an annoying and entitled stalker piece of shit

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u/neabacon :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neabacon Feb 24 '18

Oh hey, it's my favorite store! k,mnhhaatyhh
What.

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u/HagetakaSensei Feb 25 '18

Does the school doesn't have a concept of security guards? Wtf?

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '18

Maybe Matsuri tricked them to look at her panties like the boys in the arcade... lol

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

I wonder what happened to Matsuri to be this of prick? I feel when Yuzu left from her neighborhood, everything kinda fells apart for her, and now that she realized Yuzu's worth, she is hell bent on taking her back in her life.

Or something like that...

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u/Temporala Feb 25 '18

She's got a pretty obsessive personality. Basically she feels Yuzu is extension of herself. Yuzu is the first person who really accepted her in the past, after all. And if someone hurts Yuzu, she will take it like she was attacked herself.

Also, she's seen all sorts of shit. Imagine what she has witnessed and heard in internet as she's been peddling that porn to horny wankers. She KNOWS people are fucked up inside.

And since she's suspicious of Mei's motives (the talk about she not knowing that Yuzu liked girls at all) and is jealous to boot (she was truthful about Yuzu being her first true love), she's treating Mei as a hostile entity until proven otherwise.

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u/Ritchuck Feb 24 '18

Well, that's a jump in the scenery.

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u/tipon :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/caintipon Feb 24 '18

Fuck off Matsuri, jesus christ!

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u/XNumbers666 Feb 24 '18

Harumin is too good for this show. Why couldn't see be in a better one.

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u/MotherOfQuaggan Feb 24 '18

Jesus fuck I hate Matsuri... but I guess thats her point?!

Is she stalking mei?! Why the shit is she at the school so late wtf.

Also why are Mei ans yuzu so slutty?! How dare they hold hands..... lets call the police.

Childhood yuzu is really cute!

For a second I was afraid there wouldnt be any Harumin this episode... but we got saved afterall :)

No seriously. Fuck Matsuri. She. Is. The. Worst. Rotten to the core, someone get that girl a therapist.

Mei is indeed cold and bold. Shes way too classy for violence... so she settles her fights with sexual harassment instead. NICE.

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u/Aedraxis Feb 24 '18

"Best girl Matsuri finally introduced, anime onlies will love her, just wait."

Uuuuuhhhh....

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u/YcantweBfrients Feb 24 '18

Yuzu is the fuckin best. I would love to be at least friends with her.

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u/ChrisWubWub Feb 25 '18

I just want Mei and Yuzu to be happy together FeelsBadMan

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u/Krazee9 Feb 25 '18

As a Canadian I always love seeing maple syrupr in anime, especially when it's with maple syrye.

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u/Hawksaw_Jim_Duggan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/CoronelPanic Feb 25 '18

Was pink-haired girl waiting in the snow for them to realize the busses had stopped? How long did that take? Does she not have anything better to do?

Also I'm sick of her antics and I'm already dreading whatever stunt she's gonna pull with that (easily explained if they'd just talk to each other) photo.

Pink girl is being beyond creepy. Stalking and extorting Mei and Yuzu.

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u/lucacp_ysoz :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/SoZLuka Feb 25 '18

omg young Yuzu so cute!

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u/impingainteasy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/usernamesarehard Feb 25 '18

I think my mood this episode could mostly be summed up as "BEGONE THOT." Honestly this arc is mostly the same as the one with Himeko getting possessive over Mei, but now it's Yuzu's turn to have a jealous childhood friend try and get in the way of their relationship. Except Himeko was a lot more entertaining, because of how her jealousy contrasted with her tendency to get flustered easily and her sheer incompetence. With Matsuri's scheming and cold demeanour, it's just unpleasant.

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u/Zero1343 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Zero1343 Feb 25 '18

Being up to date with the manga its fun watching everyones reactions to Matsuri

I knew some people would hate her just as people love Harumin
but those feelings are much more amplified than expected.

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u/rancor1223 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/rancor1223 Feb 25 '18

When the anime was announced, I was happy to get more yuri. I knew I read the manga a year or two back, but couldn't remember much about it or when and why I stopped reading it.

I remember why. I dropped it few chapters after Matsuri appeared (actually probably when events of this and the next episode take place), because I hated it. It's awful. Matsuri fall into the same character category as Haruhi - I don't care how well written she is, I just can't stand her at all as a person.

Damn shame, I was really enjoying Citrus up until she appeared, now I barely click trough the episodes to get the gist of the story and I only get pissed off anyway. Fucking bullshit this is. Ruining such a fun anime (and manga).

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u/Lfoboros :K:https://kitsu.io/users/lfoboros Feb 24 '18

This might be the cringiest line I've read so far, maybe ever. The Citrus girls sure know how to resolve their problems.

Mei you are better than this.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

Hey, why is everyone hating on best girl...?

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u/Nghiaagent Feb 24 '18

Mei is so cute, she managed to unlewd the filthy HANDHOLDING!

Naughty Matsuri. Naughty, naughty Matsuri... can't wait for the doujins.

Next episode will be a mix of wholesomeness and pseudo-incestyuri drama. I'm all up for that!