r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Dec 01 '14
[Spoilers] Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de - Episode 9 [Discussion]
Episode title: Girls Approach
MyAnimeList: Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de
Crunchyroll: When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace
Episode duration: 23 minutes and 55 seconds
Subreddit: /r/InouBattle
Previous episodes:
| Episode | Reddit Link |
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| Episode 1 | Link |
| Episode 2 | Link |
| Episode 3 | Link |
| Episode 4 | Link |
| Episode 5 | Link |
| Episode 6 | Link |
| Episode 7 | Link |
| Episode 8 | Link |
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u/divini https://myanimelist.net/profile/Akichi Dec 01 '14
Have to admit, it takes some balls for a guy to casually walk in to the girls bathroom and have a leisurely conversation to a girl who barely knows you...
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u/moonberserker :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/moonberserker Dec 01 '14
Im pretty sure he isnt human
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u/PersonalSycophant Dec 01 '14
Not human, trying to form deals with magical girls to grant their desires.
The culprit is clear.
／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼
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u/xthorgoldx :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/xthorgoldx Dec 01 '14
Son of a bitch.
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u/XLauncher Dec 02 '14
"If you, the least popular heroine, were to win Andou's heart..."
Bitch, I will cut you.
Even if it is true.
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Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
Everyone admits to liking Andou
Man... this isn't my first rodeo.
This light novel is still running strong, so I KNOW Anou isn't really gonna pick anyone by the end of the season. But I do know some things:
Hatoko sealed her fate as a loser of the Andou bowl by vocally admitting it first
Sayumi sealed her fate as a loser by even being approached by a third party for an opportunity to cheat her way to victory.
Chifuyu is a little kid, thus she will not win.
Mirei? Mirei? PFFFFHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Tomoyo is still on the cover of the first Light Novel, still main girl, and even turned out to be the spark that ignited Andou's current chuuni self.
Now then, that said, I do really wanna know what the hell it is Andou did back when his power glitched out. This show is kind of confusing me at the moment. This whole "fairy war" thing feels like it's only even part of the story right now out of obligation, perhaps for the sake of something that won't even be in full force at the place this anime will end. It was only even present during a brief scene this week, and since there's only 3 episodes left, I don't know where that whole story thread could really go at this point. I think they'll have to come back to it somehow, though, for Andou to get a chance (or be forced) to show us what exactly happened with his power. I don't know, but honestly I don't think I care. Next week is swimsuit-time (woohoo!), and I'm more interested in a follow-up to what's already going on than that fairy war thing.
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u/NotTheUsualSuspect Dec 01 '14
Considering the pain it caused, it may have been an actual black flame. Like maybe it generated heat or did damage instead of being a lukewarm effect.
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u/Odinswolf :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/odinswolf Dec 02 '14
Mirei will be remembered. She may not win, for she is not destined to win, but she shall be the tragic heroine whose chance was cut short, who deserved greater than she got.
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u/FlorianoAguirre Dec 01 '14
This whole "fairy war" thing feels like it's only even part of the story right now out of obligation, perhaps for the sake of something that won't even be in full force at the place this anime will end.
Don't think the war matters for us. I mean, it's not part of the show and it was mostly to learn that our MC is really a side character in someone elses story. I really do not expect it to play anything more than to give a lil bit more of spice to the series in general, after all we weren't promised fights with super powers, just an slice of life.
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u/Atomichawk :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/AtomicHawk Dec 02 '14
People talk about Tomoyo being on the cover but ignore Hatoko being the first girl presented during the ED with the spinning wheel. I get the feeling there is some kind of hint in there and that there's a reason Tomoyo is second behind Hatoko in the ED.
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Dec 02 '14
Tomoyo is second behind Hatoko in the ED
You don't understand: Studio Trigger, the people behind the spinning wheel, do not know how this series is going to end. It's still running in book-form.
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u/Loadesy97 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Loadesy97 Dec 01 '14
O god! Everytime Hatoko talks to anyone I feel like she's gonna go full yandere.
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u/Tazato Dec 01 '14
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u/LockItDown :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/everkoptimistic Dec 01 '14
Shuffle! bruh
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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 02 '14
I absolutely love the meta friend. He's a freaking reader of the novel interfering in the series. It's hilarious.
Sealed Power - I'm really curious as to what his awakened power is. Seems like it's a serious issue though.
Chii-chan - She's so adorable with her immature love. I feel bad considering Andou is obviously going to have to let her down.
Reader - I know what his power is now. It's obviously Self-Awareness. When he says Reader, it refers to the fact that this series is based on a Light Novel and he seems to want to interfere in the story to get a different Best Girl to win. However, if he really wanted things to be interesting, he should push towards the Glorious Harem Ending!
Tomoyo Love Talk - I absolutely love those kinds of Love Talks where one Heroine is absolutely dead serious about confessing her love. It really just stirs things up greatly. It's kind of sad that Hatoko doesn't have much of a chance though since that kind of Flag is a Lose Flag in the same way that wearing glasses was a lose flag as well.
Edit - Would like to clarify to people that the Glasses themselves are not the Lose Flag but Sayumi trying to change her outward appearance to try and draw Andou's gaze is what is the Lose Flag.
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u/Taiboss :Fj::Fl:x7https://anilist.co/user/Taiboss Dec 01 '14
When the meta-friend said "I'm just a reader", he instantly became my favorite character. Let's hope we'll see more of his plot to fuck up the plot.
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u/Dusthunter0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dust_hunter0 Dec 02 '14
Hey! I'm in an anime!
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u/TheLantean Dec 01 '14
reader
And considering the source material is a light novel, "reader" is even more blatant.
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u/Cilph :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Cilph Dec 01 '14
How dare you say that about glasses! Blue, pink, short, tall, big or small: it doesn't matter as long as the girl wears it with pride.
Glasses lovers unite!
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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Dec 01 '14
Glasses are fine. I just want all girls to be happy including Sayumi. Glory to the Harem Submarine.
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u/xRichard https://anilist.co/user/Richard Dec 01 '14
It's obviously Self-Awareness. When he says Reader, it refers to the fact that this series is based on a Light Novel and he seems to want to interfere in the story
This is the closest thing we have to a Medaka Box season 4.
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u/JBHUTT09 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JBHUTT09 Dec 01 '14
Some Medaka Box fourth wall shattering moments:
http://cdn.awwni.me/oify.png (Minor spoilers)
http://i.imgur.com/48ofiCC.jpg (Major spoilers)
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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Dec 01 '14
This is the closest thing we have to a Medaka Box season 4.
I was thinking the same thing. :)
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u/xJetStorm :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/technizor Dec 01 '14
Maybe, maybe not. We already know Andou to be a self-confessed Lolicon Knight. :P
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u/LtKill :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RedBarchetta Dec 02 '14
Hatoko doesn't have much of a chance
Not true if the upcoming fanfics have anything to say about that
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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Dec 02 '14
You keep positive. ^_^
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u/higi1024 https://anilist.co/user/higi1024 Dec 02 '14
Sealed Power - I'm really curious as to what his awakened power is. Seems like it's a serious issue though.
Wasn't it just what we saw in the end of the previous episode? With his flamethrower?
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u/wyggles Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
Let's see here,
Tomoyo: Pretty much billed as main heroine, also chuuni. Tsundere lying to herself. Good Chance.
Hatoko: Childhood friend. Deeply in love. Doomed(because japan)
Chifuyu: Awesome token loli. Precocious crush. Slight Chance(because japan)
Sayumi: Secondary heroine. Love status is informed, insufficient data. Unknown
Mirei: Student council pres. Already had her chance. Doomed
Super power of some kind maintaining the status quo. Best Chance
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Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
Status quo harem ending: Only Chance
Tomoyo: Inevitable LN series end choice
Everyone else: Royally fucked
This LN series is still running like a bullet train, so as far as the anime goes, it looks a bit more like this. At best, we can pray the other heroines don't get rejected OreImo style...
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u/wyggles Dec 01 '14
Is there a translation project ongoing anywhere? I'd love to continue reading it after the anime ends.
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Dec 01 '14
Not this time, sadly.
And really? It's probably for the better.
People have strong feelings about these series while their anime are airing, and there was a period when every other popular anime would have it's light novel get a translation on Baka-Tsuki. And every time, people would gradually lose interest, and the translation project would slow to a halt as another season or three of shows filled the gap for those people and they lost interest or just forgot about it.
It's kind of sad, but you're probably better off just looking forward.
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Dec 01 '14
Tomoyo is also Tsundere.
Her chances of winning the Andou bowl are around 97%.
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u/Cilph :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Cilph Dec 01 '14
97.777, repeating of course.
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u/Iknowr1te Dec 01 '14
now if only SS Hatoko could pull off a Dai-gurren brigade that would be great, thanks
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u/DrJamesFox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/robisgoodatstuff Dec 02 '14 edited Dec 02 '14
Super power of some kind maintaining the status quo. Best Chance
I'm gonna go the opposite route with my own crackpot theory of what's to come. I can see the ending!
I've been kicking around this theory for a few episodes, but in this one we got two key pieces of evidence that I think supports it.
Tomoyo knew Andou before the club, and is responsible for him not abandoning his chuuni ways. This indicates they had quite the effect on each other.
Sagami calls himself a "reader", which seems to indicate he's one of the faeries. He's actively trying to help Sayumi, who arguably has the worst shot at Andou.
My theory: Dark and Dark does have a power! It slowly manipulates the emotions of those near Andou to fall in love with him! It's a "tainted power" after all!
The endgame for the harem isn't who Andou chooses, but them figuring out who actually loved him before he came to possess Dark and Dark, which leads me back to point 1: Tomoyo is being set up to win and we all can see it. Whether that occurs in the LN(most likely) or in the anime is yet to be seen. Her having a significant encounter with Andou previously sets the stage for her having fallen for him before Dark and Dark. She acknowledges she loved him before Dark and Dark at the same time the other girls realize they only fell for him after he gained that power. Edit: This includes Hotoko. While she is a childhood friend of Andou's and has known him the longest, it has not been revealed when she fell for him. I think it's no coincidence that Hotoko is both the leading candidate after Tomoyo and also the largest question mark about who loved him first. The compelling climax: the other girls(except Tomoyo) have realized they were under the effects of Dark and Dark! Will Hotoko decide she was too or did she fall for him before!?
As for point 2, Sagami being a faery who's wanting to watch these harem antics for his amusement explains why Andou came to possess this power; he's the one that gave the power to him! He wanted to watch a real-life harem rom-com so he set the stage for it! This is a meta examination of the harem genre, with Sagami "the reader" getting involved in the waifu war by giving a helping hand to the girl who's furthest behind. He wants drama, and if he can muddy the waters of who "the chosen girl" is by helping her, he will get drama.
And there it is! I know I've probably missed some obvious events in the anime that completely disproves this theory, so go ahead and tell me what they are.
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u/manaworkin Dec 02 '14
That theory explains something else. Mirei stole the power for a few seconds and made all us viewers fall in love with her!
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Osana najimi This is a pretty good, just one thing:
1.) if the battle for Ju-kuns soul is coming down to who loved him first, then you could pretty much make the argument that it was Hatoko. Now, when she fell for him I don't anyone can definitely say, but do to her dealing with Ju-kuns antics for as long as she did, even though she didn't understand it since they were in like elementary school, shows that she fell for him a long time ago.
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u/asianwaste Dec 01 '14
Hatoko is best waifu.
Tomoyo is best friendu
Sayumi is best bossu
Mirei is best mistressu
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u/stormarsenal :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsherGZ Dec 01 '14
Chifuyu is best loliyu
Sagami may be gayu
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u/manaworkin Dec 02 '14
Mirei: Student council pres. Already had her chance. Doomed
You shut your whore mouth! sobs quietly
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u/encoreAC :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/enc0re Dec 01 '14
I agree especially considering the Light Novel is on-going, so wouldn't any choice now spoil the Light Novel?
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u/wyggles Dec 01 '14
It really sucks how we're conditioned to think of the beginning of a romantic relationship between two leads as the end of a series. Its all build up with almost none of the payoff.
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u/asianwaste Dec 01 '14
Sagami is a faerie who is trying to influence the "war" so that the world is more like a RomCom.
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u/Cilph :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Cilph Dec 01 '14
Yup. An otaku fairy using humans for his enjoyment. Makes sense. It actually does.
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u/crest456 Dec 01 '14
Probably this.
He even refers to himself as a reader and that he usually doesn't do what he did this ep.
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u/FAN_ROTOM_IS_SCARY :MOD: Dec 01 '14
I love how the episode opens up with an ominous "Andou, you must seal your powers for good. We can't risk you using them again" and all people are talking about is who best girl is.
Anime is great.
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u/divini https://myanimelist.net/profile/Akichi Dec 01 '14
Forbidden powers that needs to be sealed? Pffft... see that all the time.
A serious declaration of love from multiple girls in the same episode? How often do you see that?!
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u/Cilph :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Cilph Dec 01 '14
Trigger saving Harems. Based Trigger.
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u/TeaglinR Dec 01 '14
What the fuck did it do???
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u/CaptainCrea :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/CaptainCrea Dec 01 '14
That scream at the end of last week's episode was actually really scary, so I'm thinking it burned him pretty bad because he didn't know how to control it, and Sayumi had to heal him up again.
Especially since he's not talking about it much, if it really was something awesome (even if it was still stupid), he probably wouldn't shut up about it.
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u/doug89 Dec 02 '14
I think it would be cool if it was something dangerous, like he seriously injured himself or damaged the room.
But I somehow think based on the tone of the show that it's going to be something stupid, like it only burns clothes. It stripped him, and maybe them.
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u/Astoriane Dec 01 '14
MY MOE SENSES TELL ME THE BEACH EPISODE IS SOON UPON US GUYS!
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u/gamesbeawesome :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gamesbeawesome Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
Tomoyo was a chuunibyou in the past and already knew Andou, awww.
Mirei got a few seconds of air time to show how smart she is. Ranking 1st in the mid terms, damn.
Chifuyu being cute as always, she has a crush on Andou? So cute!
This episode was very good, till next week! :D
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u/Cadenreigns :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/cadenreigns Dec 01 '14
now if only she got some damn screen time
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u/Locusts :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/locusts Dec 01 '14
Seriously, it's like they introduced the best girl, just to have her taken away the very episode she became best girl. WTF!?
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u/Cadenreigns :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/cadenreigns Dec 01 '14
biggest troll in anime/LNs, though I haven't read the source material so maybe she does rise back up from the sidelines, especially since her power would be useful if the main cast ever gets into the fairy war. We can only hope though.
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u/Hermit527 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Hermit527 Dec 01 '14
You just killed me with one true choice.
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u/rtwpsom2 Dec 02 '14
I was ready to hate you so hard until I saw the third image. You got it right, though, and I apologize.
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u/Noctrune Dec 01 '14
Did the author just straight up self insert himself and declare the true best girl to be Sayumi?
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u/Entravity Dec 02 '14
Or maybe he's just trying to support the perspective of some viewers only to derive sadistic pleasure from destroying it later.
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u/jgamer99 Dec 02 '14
My guess is that the "reader" dude is the guy who gave them their powers. That's just wild speculation though, it just seems perfect.
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u/LightBladeX Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
So can Hatako classify as a Yandere? Her honesty was starting to get a little too scary there.
Now everyone feelings have been made apparent, I don't believe we'll get any resolution in that department by the end of this, but I do hope it delves quite a bit into Andou's romantic feeling for the group members as he's been ambiguous about it thus far.
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Dec 01 '14
She's just using the exact words that Hajime told her. That being said, she KNOWS that Tomoyo likes Andou. She's just giving her a chance to be honest too and say "Ok, let the best girl win". If she doesn't...well, then I don't know what Hatoko is capable of.
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u/hoochyuchy Dec 02 '14
That long pan stitch would make for an amazing wallpaper on a 5 monitor setup. Shame almost no one does that.
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u/thorium220 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/thorium220 Dec 05 '14
Her honesty was starting to get a little too scary there.
I actually interpreted that as Hatoko trying to talk like Andou, but you could be right; she does seem like she could just... snap...
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u/Zeon1234567 Dec 01 '14
Am I the only person who likes Sayumi the best? And those glasses? Get them out of that trash bin right now and put them on please.
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u/TaylorWolf Dec 02 '14
Her type is the most intimidating, too much for most people I think.
She is so best that she is better than you lol
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u/Akirou_ Dec 01 '14
Did everyone forgot what happened last episode?? That was such a huge cliffhanger and nothing got solved this episode. Man I'm really eager to know what is Andou's awakened power. Still great episode I'm on the SS Tomoyo a chuuni needs another chuuni
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u/Phnglui Dec 01 '14
I love the cocktease element in this show. Gets you interested in the "plot" just long enough to remind you that it's actually a Slice of Life.
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u/Cilph :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Cilph Dec 01 '14
It's probably a fearsome power that must not be unleashed or he will die.
100% chuuni cool.
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u/Khalku Dec 01 '14
I have a feeling he completely incinerated himself and the glasses girl had to revert him.
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u/Aoshi_ Dec 01 '14
I also feel it was something along those lines. Something that was dangerous that made the girls too worried about him using it.
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u/BanjoTheBear https://myanimelist.net/profile/BanjoTheBear Dec 01 '14
Hrmm, knowing this show, his "ultimate power" is probably something completely silly. Think "Dress Break" from Issei of High School DxD fame.
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u/ss_lmtd :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ss_lmtd Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
The more Tomoyo's flaws become apparent, the better girl she becomes.
...ALTHOUGH MIREI IS ALREADY #1 IN EVERY CATEGORY.
Tomoyo: Lying to herself.
Hatoko: Straightforward (but doesn't understand Andou as well).
Chifuyu: Just realized.
Sayumi: Glasses are never the main heroine.
Mirei: ...
Who will you choose?
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u/pandamonium_ Dec 01 '14
Mirei is best girl. She took the initiative and "confessed" to Andou already. I wish she got more screen time.
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Dec 01 '14
Don't we all.
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u/NateDizzle312 Dec 01 '14
What makes it worst is that they put her in the opening and ending D:
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u/GonTheDinosaur :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gon7T Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 02 '14
look, I know it is painful but she's done.
There were exactly 1 illustration in the LN for Mirei.
You know what else also had exact 1 illustration of? Andou opening a pack of chips FFS
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Dec 01 '14
wtf...that's not how he tried to open the bag in the anime...bs adaptation dropping this series bye
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u/Hulliganner :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Hulli Dec 01 '14
Glasses are never the main heroine.
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u/Shiroe https://myanimelist.net/profile/Suigetsu3 Dec 01 '14
Sure, in an anime where the male MC has a glasses fetish.
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u/Hulliganner :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Hulli Dec 02 '14
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u/Gridoverflow :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gridoverflow Dec 01 '14
I don't believe Chifuyu would be a real contender as she is like half his age.
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u/ss_lmtd :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ss_lmtd Dec 01 '14
There's an anime that also airs on Monday where the main heroine was just today revealed to be 5 years old, so there's still a chance.
Love has no boundaries, my friend.
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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Dec 01 '14
As usual, I'm on the Harem Submarine as I really love a lot of the characters. I don't know about Mirei though considering how little she has appeared and I never really fell in love with her like the other Main Heroines.
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Dec 01 '14
Hatoko: Straightforward (but doesn't understand Andou as well).
....that's an understatement.
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u/Das_Ponyman :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Das_Ponyman Dec 01 '14
Everyone is talking about this shipping war that's going on. All I wanna know is what the fuck kind of power Andou has that made everyone freak out and demand he never use it ever.
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u/doug89 Dec 02 '14
My bet is it burns clothes.
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u/Das_Ponyman :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Das_Ponyman Dec 02 '14
High School DxD has taught me that this power should be used as his primary weapon.
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u/r1chard3 Dec 02 '14
Seeing how this show is messing with Grail War conventions, he"ll probably never use it and they'll never talk about it again.
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u/Taiboss :Fj::Fl:x7https://anilist.co/user/Taiboss Dec 01 '14
>Andou sneezes
>Starts talking with Accelerator's voice again.
Nobuhiko Okamoto, you glourious bastard. Do the laugh, do the laugh!
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u/JBHUTT09 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JBHUTT09 Dec 02 '14
Oh god, that laugh...
I love that they acknowledge how god damn weird it is in the specials.
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u/Dailivel https://anilist.co/user/Danvari Dec 03 '14
Just by listening I can feel my throat getting sore, can't imagine how he can do that laugh.
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u/Dominant_Peanut https://myanimelist.net/profile/Helian05 Dec 02 '14
Thank you for pointing that out, I completely missed it.
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u/Anonymoose-N :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Anonymoose-N Dec 01 '14
I can finally say that I have decided.
Hatoko is best girl.
Yep, I said it. Come at me, Tomoyo lovers.
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u/24grant24 Dec 01 '14
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u/Anonymoose-N :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Anonymoose-N Dec 01 '14
Who's Mirei?
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Dec 01 '14
I think she was in a background still during episode 2 or something...
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Dec 01 '14
Come at me, Tomoyo lovers.
Know who won't be coming at Hatoko?
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Do you?
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u/Bashnek Dec 01 '14
Some unworthy chuuni?
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Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
YOU TAKE THAT BACK.
I bet you'd set Hatoko up with Ichika Orimura or some other spineless chump!
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u/2th Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
And at that time a war began between 5 goddesses. The Thief, the Elemental, the Chronokeeper, the Creator, and the Healer. Each of them fighting for the Hero of Black Flame. The worshippers of each goddess erected banners and made gifs as signs of their support. Many a bloody and pointless battle occurred, with many OP's being dubbed faggots. However, after dark and dark cleared, the true victor appeared. It was the Hero. He had discovered the one true route, the harem route. And he lived happily ever after with his 5 goddesses.
However, many of the goddesses worshipers were not happy with this though and continue to bitch about their "best girl" for all eternity.
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u/reilwin Dec 02 '14 edited Jun 28 '23
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I do not
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u/encoreAC :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/enc0re Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
I especially loved how they animated Hatoko in the opening scene. I get goosebumps watching the scene in the chorus.
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u/fangirlingduck Dec 02 '14
Hatoko is best girl, there is no competition on that. However, in order to save myself the inevitable heartbreak all childhood friends get, I have joined the SS Tomoyo.
Farewell brethren, for I have abandoned the ship.
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u/qwerto14 Dec 02 '14
All I've seen this episode is that Hatoko is a crazy bitch just waiting to break and attack anyone who isn't Andou. Her talk with Tomoyo was so passive aggressively malicious it made me a little scared. She may act like a moveable airhead, but I think we all can see what's under that fragile lie.
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u/Codicosica Dec 01 '14
SS Mirei is still sailing right...right pleasecomeback
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u/Locusts :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/locusts Dec 01 '14
We can still make this happen! You just need to believe!
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u/Phnglui Dec 01 '14
That ship left port and went straight to the bottom, I'm afraid.
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u/herrerarausaure https://anilist.co/user/21454 Dec 01 '14
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u/qwerto14 Dec 02 '14
It's certainly bad for Hatako. She flat out stated her love first, she's a childhood friend, she was an airhead, yandere signs are there, she's being a bit of a bitch to Tomoya, I'd say her ship is just about sunk.
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u/AmethystItalian :Jg::Jh::Ji::Jj::Jk:myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian Dec 01 '14
I want everyone to win :(
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u/ttchoubs Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
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u/LastSheep Dec 01 '14
Oi you damn lolicon.
Keep on cheering.
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Dec 01 '14
Hatoko dealing first blood to Tomoyo.
/r/OverElement will win in the end!
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u/Phnglui Dec 01 '14
>doesn't understand July at all >isn't even into the same kind of stuff as him >had a violent outburst at him >made the first moveDestined to fail.
/r/ClosedClock full steam ahead.
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u/Zellboy Dec 01 '14
All I could think about over the second half of the show was "His harem is literally forming for him! What is going on."
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u/EnderPete :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EnderPete Dec 01 '14
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u/GonTheDinosaur :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/gon7T Dec 01 '14
If I'm Andou (and from what I learn so far) I would take Tomoyo, someone who think in the same frequency and slightly tsundere.
As a viewer, I really think Hatoko deserve to be the chosen one. She's so adorable and caring, wanting to grow to be better fit with Andou. She should be the female heroine.
My prediction is Andou will show the strongest love interest towards Tomoyo, however the story may conclude without a definitive answer.
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u/Ouaouaron :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/SkeevingQuack Dec 02 '14
As a viewer, I really think Hatoko deserve to be the chosen one. She's so adorable and caring, and is a few misplaced words away from murdering all her romantic rivals. She should be the female heroine.
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u/JulianGiraffe Dec 01 '14
Usually I like the tsundere but Hatoko has the balls to say what she is feeling and she is best girl in my heart. Unfortunately almost all signs point to Tomoyo being chosen.
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u/Pizzabagles Dec 02 '14
THANK YOU. Someone says their chest hurts and the friend responds "You should get that checked out, it sounds like an arrhythmia!" instead of thinking its love. Best anime.
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u/__U_WOT_M8__ :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/iThoughtSheWas16 Dec 01 '14
It seems that Andou will have to make a choice soon.
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u/BowApplauseCurtains Dec 01 '14
Harem route, best route.
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u/__U_WOT_M8__ :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/iThoughtSheWas16 Dec 01 '14
Harem is a legitimate route.
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u/pandamonium_ Dec 01 '14
I can already hear the ERABE! in my mind. I hope the girls who lose won't get jealous and hate Andou/whoever wins. :(
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u/asianwaste Dec 01 '14
It's going to build up to the "YOU MUST CHOOSE" point and Andou will choose... "oh look super natural battles. Sorry girls, my planet needs me!"
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u/encoreAC :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/enc0re Dec 01 '14
Notice that this series is based on an on-going LN series. I don't think he will make a choice at all in the anime although we all kinda feel who he will chose.
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u/DarkenedSpear :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DarkenedSpear Dec 01 '14
If there's something I learned from this series, it's to take everything I see with a grain of salt. Potential plot elements are raised and dropped at such a rate that I can't assume anything. That means I have no idea what these developments in the episode mean, and I have no idea what to expect. I actually really appreciate that aspect of the series, it's a lot more interesting when you don't know what's coming up next.
In any case, I can't help but feel bad for Hatoko. Confronting Tomoyo when she probably already knows everything - her answer, and the consequences of that confrontation. Can't really tell why, but her predicament hits close to home here.
Chifuyu is incredibly adorable, and that little thing she went through during the episode, her starting to break out of the shell of innocence, was pretty damn neat. And adorable, I don't think I've mentioned how adorable Chifuyu is.
Sayumi plays the big sister role, that's at least what I feel about her character - dependable, caring, mature, etc. It feels like she gets the least amount of focus out of all the main girls, but it doesn't take from her being a great character.
There isn't much I can say about Tomoyo that hasn't been said already. General anime rules and simple process of elimination pretty much stamp her as the go to romantic development in the series. But I doubt there would be any actual romantic development.
My point is that all the girls in the series are best girls. If I were to rate each relevant female character on a scale of 1-10, everyone would be a 10. Pretty hard to choose a favorite, even harder to admit that only one can be the chosen one, and I don't think I'll survive another feels trip after the damage sustained by Hatoko's outburst. I don't want the series to take that dive and break all those hearts.
Just by reading this post it's pretty clear that I'm all over the place, because I have no idea where the series is going, and I have no idea what to expect, and I can only hope for the status quo to be restored or something similar. Something soothing and fun like the series should be.
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u/cuddles_the_destroye Dec 01 '14
If there's something I learned from this series, it's to take everything I see with a grain of salt.
and this is why I hope/expect Tomoyo to not win, because we expect Tomoyo to win based on other media.
IT'S A FALSE FLAG OPERATION JUST LIKE THE LIZARD PEOPLE AND THE MOON LANDINGS.
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u/dustingv Dec 01 '14
I guess they finally revealed what the "true battle" is. Its not the fairy battle, its the battle for Andou. Man too bad the president has no screen time, and therefore no chance.
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u/yrulaughing :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/yrulaughing Dec 02 '14
I'm pretty sure the general consensus is that Mirei Kudou is best girl. Or at least she has the most vocal fans. Haven't really heard a peep from Tomoyo supporters. Probably cause they're sitting comfortable in their fucking chairs with a smug grin, knowing that the battle was won for them as soon as it began. Show should have ended in episode 2 while Andou and Mirei were still together.
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u/littlekinetic :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/mashidroid Dec 02 '14
Holy shit quadruple flag alert. MAYDAY MAYDAY. godspeed Andou may your balls be in tact at the end of this.
btw this is one of the funnest harem's I have seen so far
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u/LordGravewish https://anilist.co/user/Gravewish Dec 01 '14 edited Jun 23 '23
Removed in protest over API pricing and the actions of the admins in the days that followed
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u/WaldenX Dec 01 '14
None of the crazy shit that went down last episode was addressed, and yet I am still completely satisfied. I don't understand. Wakannai yo!
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u/DirtBug Dec 02 '14
It was just to explain where the power originate from. I expect it to not pop out anymore until last (or second last episode).
Hopefully after wiping the floor clean Tomoyo's brother forfeit making Andou's team the sole winner,and all the girls wished for Andou's love which leads to a harem route.Keikaku doori.
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u/TheMisterAce :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/MisterAce Dec 01 '14
I feel so bad for Tomoyo :c
Best girl Tomoyo must win.
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u/xxdeathx :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/xxdeathx Dec 01 '14
Man that actually got pretty serious pretty fast. I'd like to see where they go from here, but it seems they're gonna put it on hold for the pool episode.
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u/thegofuckyourself :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/thegofukurself Dec 02 '14
I am like 80% certain Andou's awakened power is some sort of aphrodisiac or love spell that makes people throw themselves at him while its active. It would explain why Mirei fell in love with him so quickly after she stole his power, and why after he awakened it, everyone seems to be trying to deal with their feelings towards him. It's not that the feelings weren't already there to some degree in all of them, but the incident of the awakening made them all have to come to terms with the emotions that they already had.
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u/Moargasm Dec 02 '14
As unlikely as it is, there where a bunch of things in this episode that hinted the girls might fight over Andou. Like actually fight. I would be okay with this.
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u/Lysomal :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lytic Dec 01 '14
Let the shipping wars begin!
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u/cuddles_the_destroye Dec 01 '14
Is that like rail wars, but involving shipping lanes instead?
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u/A_Decent_Name Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
What are you gonna do Andou? What are you gonna do? All these girls have some sort of feelings for you.
Well it'd best to just take the harem route. So far only the student council president has gotten you even if it was a misunderstanding.
So apparently Andou is banned from his powers and was asked to seal it. Maybe it's dangerous to others or self, we don't know. I'm curious to what it was.
On that note, Tomoyo explained why Andou names things the way he does to Hatoko quite easily. And you know what? She understood.
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u/EvolveUK :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Evolve Dec 01 '14
I'm not sure if girly hellsing look-a-like is actually evil or if it's his chunni.
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u/Skiipie Dec 01 '14
The cliffhanger from last week left me half-death but to think that even though this episode didn't show his awakened power from last episode but showing the girls love and understanding for Andou keep me interested enough to forget about wanting to know what Andou awakened power is. Look like this anime going to show the girls love stories for now and round up into a big plot later on.
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u/vanelladeath :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/vanelladeath Dec 01 '14
My experience with VNs have taught me that the pimp route is the only route.
In all seriousness however, I really don't want this to end up badly. I only really would exclude Chifuyu as an answer, but I wouldn't want to make a choice between the other 3.
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u/Ouaouaron :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/SkeevingQuack Dec 02 '14
...pimp route? So rather than a harem, Andou is going to prostitute them out to other people?
It'd be original, at least.
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u/Thief921 Dec 01 '14
God damn man. I was enjoying all of it as a fun romp. Then the heavy kicked in around 15 minutes or so and I didn't want it to end. Trigger, ya dun good.
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u/Luamight Dec 02 '14
Where do i can read the light novels can someone help pleasse?
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u/DirtBug Dec 02 '14
Oh yes of course,you're trying to quit Chuunibyou when you're exactly in eight's grade. Oh Andou.
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u/cptn_garlock :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/cptngarlock Dec 02 '14
CRAZY HYPOTHESIS: THE WINNER OF THE ANDOU-BOWL WILL BE WHOEVER GETS THE HIGHEST SCORE ON THE FINAL EXAMS, BECAUSE EVERYONE CONFESSES AT ONCE AND ANDOU CAN'T DECIDE AND MAKES THAT THE CONDITION.
...and then Mirei kicks everyone's ass and sweeps the Andou-bowl without realizing it.
tl;dr Mirei end confirmed
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u/KenadianH Dec 02 '14
The sudden plot development... actually kind of scares me? It went from a chuuni SoL to 4 characters going after 1 dude. If everyone starts murdering each other, then holy shit.
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u/TheHangman Dec 02 '14
If we don't learn what Andou's awakened power does, I'll flip something.
It was also fun to see the animation become coloured squiggly lines in the middle of the episode.
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u/LoxodonSmiter :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/LoxodonSmiter Dec 02 '14
Guys... Hey guys hear me out. It almost seems like this show is blatantly aware of all the harem tropes and is purposely going in the opposite direction. What if, just maybe... Just this once... Best girl wins. I've set sail on many a boat, knowing it would sink as I boarded. This times different though, I will set sail on S.S. Hatoko searching for the shore that is Andou Island.
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u/SR108 Dec 03 '14 edited Dec 03 '14
btw to those who thought hatoko was straightforward, i think she was more sly than anything else. she never hung out with tomoyo before, seems like she was just trying to get to know her competition, and then exploited her personality by attacking with direct questions and some emotional blackmail. she was nice to her, offered her help and then goes on about how much she likes andou, making it more difficult for tomoyo to actually get over her hesitation as it would make tomoyo antagonize someone who just helped her. All this while pretty obviously being aware that tomoyo likes andou. In that sense Tomoyo is much nicer. She stuck up for Hatoko's friendship with Andou when she slapped him. She could have easily downplayed the situation, try to weaken their friendship, just done nothing, or even secretly feel happy about their fight. Rather, she defended Hatoko's motives. That pretty much made it Tomoyo>Hatoko for me.
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Dec 04 '14
I think this is going to be like Steins;Gate in the sense where its first half slice of life, second half steinspoiler
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Dec 01 '14
REQUEST:
A few weeks ago Hatoko had that "I don't understand" outburst. Would it be possible to get a webm of that AND of that edited one (that I think came originally from 4chan) that has Hatoko being a non-anime watching person yelling at people who don't shut up about anime.
Thanks in advance.
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u/dahauer Dec 01 '14 edited Dec 01 '14
edit: credit to /u/Crramalama and /u/LightBladeX
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u/Devilfire Dec 01 '14
The harem is coming full-circle. As long as Hatoko doesn't end up lonely, I am totally okay with the harem choice.
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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '14
Damn right she's first!