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whiskeyii
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While I can sort of see Takeo shouting "Man up!" at his buddy for just basically "abandoning" the girls to go get help, I felt like his "Man up!" was more about taking Nanako's feelings into consideration, since Kiruhara's been really off-kilter the whole time and seems to be actively avoiding opportunities to be honest with himself about Nanako--that "we're just friends" bit was especially bad. Plus, Takeo seems to appreciate people trying their best, even if they aren't successful, and Kiruhara just seemed really half-hearted the whole time, only to start wallowing in self-pity at the end--which wasn't really deserved given his lackadaisical attitude.
To me, that's what Takeo's "Man up!" was really about: doing your best, even if your best isn't all that great. Or maybe I'm just reading into this too much. 
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maximilianjenus
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well, I can finally disagree witha review of this show
nah, I think it's lame, a lto fo shows do that whenever they need an insert song and have no money or a musical producer to get them one. |
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SailorTralfamadore
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People throw this word around, but Suna really seems completely asexual to me. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a love interest later on, but I kind of find it refreshing that he hasn't yet. |
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Agent355
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I was just happy to see a partial translation of the OP's lyrics! It's about baking!
Man, I love this show! Kurihara was giving mixed signals the whole episode, though. I agree, the "man up!" speech was more about that. |
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justsomeaccount
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whiskeyii: it's obvious that Takeo was more referencing that, but then, producers, don't try to put as a representative example of his attitude a dangerous situation like this one where safety prevails over all and try to make it all about "being especially caring about her" and blaming him for saving them in the best way, it just makes this clear as a transparent savior fantasy bullshit. "Ohh, how brave he went to save me from three threatening delincuents, even though he was beaten or stabbed and Yamato and I are being forced to be with them in the streets or even hurt by being a fight between them! Oh whatever, at least he didn't save us by calling Takeo for two seconds and ensuring nobody is hurt, he reaaaally cares about me~~".
It bothers me these kinds of stories that are about "it's okay if you are a weak man, doesn't matter" when they are still going full-force with the "man up" attitude, if this is where the author thinks the lowest bar is then it's not pleasant. A curious case is Great Teacher Onizuka which has two arcs like that for the same character, being the first one a pretty good one, and the second one totally awful (sad, yes). |
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CrowLia
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I kind of agree with justsomeaccount, although to me that little thing was just a momentaneous dud in an otherwise very sweet episode that also had some amount of actual relationship drama, something I'd been wanting for a while. I thought Afro-kun did the right thing in rushing to get help instead of jumping into a fight he absolutely couldn't win. If he had "manned up" and tried to protect the girls, it's likely Takeo wouldn't had made it on time and all three of them would've ended hurt. It was a little disappointing and frustrating that people got mad at him and that no one acknowledged that he'd made the best possible choice in a potentialy dangerous circumstance
But other than that I really liked the episode and it felt like a nice change of pace |
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SHD
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Aside of the "man up" scene, I really had to roll my eyes at the girls completely freezing up and cowering because some delinquent talked to them. Talk about tired cliches and outdated ideas.
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HeeroTX
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I think people are overstating the danger. Granted, LOGICALLY, I also thought Afro made the right decision, BUT we're talking about a few guys mouthing off in a Karaoke parlor. We're not talking US gang members with guns, or even (as far as we know) knives. From what was visible, the worst we should've expected is Afro taking some punches. I think the big PROBLEM with the scene is that they spent WAY too much time setting the character dynamic that culminates in that scene. (ie. Afro was an @$$) Honestly, like I said, I agree that in THAT instance, Afro made the right choice. But the problem is that I face palmed when he did it, because it is preceded by a LITANY of WRONG choices. (He starts off on the wrong foot by teasing her for an outfit that she's obviously trying to look cute in, and it only goes downhill from there) Basically, the girl left the group because Afro was kind of being a jerk, and his chance to play the "hero" (which was not staged) is thrown away. All that said, there's really no point in ANY guy in that circle trying to play "hero" since they're never gonna match "run into a burning building to save a couple of girls that were making fun of him" Takeo. |
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Lemonchest
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When they do kiss, they'll have to be careful Takeo doesn't suck her face off.
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Agent355
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Takeo's mom is so awesome! The way she caught another pregnant lady who was slipping on icy stairs on the street, despite being 9 months pregnant herself is Takeo-level superheroic. And as your review points out, her relationship with Takeo's dad is basically a gender-reversed Takeo/Yamato. We don't know much about Takeo's dad, but we know that his mom was an amateur wrestler at one point, and that she's tough, strong, and less traditionally pretty than the average shojo heroine.
Takeo's face is a perfect combination of his parents' faces, too. I never noticed how much so until Episode 19. Anyone else laugh at Suna's rejection of Takeo's marriage proposal ("I will be okay with her marrying you, Suna!" "No!")This story's *not* gonna have one of those endings and its all the better for it.
But Takeo's baby sister could have shojo manga sized issues as she grows into the awkward phases of adolescence. It's not always easy being the tallest girl in class. I would totally read a sequel about her! The review didn't mention it, but this episode actually ended on a cliffhanger--what are the Goudas going to name their new baby? I was kind of hoping ep 20 would be titled "My Sister" and would be all about bringing the baby home, but we're skipping to Valentine's Day (it's titled "My Chocolate"). I hope they tell us the baby's name anyway, and not just leave her unnamed as some kind of running gag. That'd be cruel. |
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Brand
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I really liked this episode and I'm really glad it didn't end up like I thought it would with something terrible happening. Perhaps, that is why I like this show so much. It defies my expectations by not doing stuff like that. Also, by having a cast of actual nice and caring people. <3
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CrimsonDX
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I can't believe how much I am loving this show. I marathoned it over the past couple days, and this show makes me so giddy with happiness. Seeing the end of this ep, I hope the blue oni is about to finally find his own bit of happiness? It may not happen, but a guy can hope can't he?
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Merida
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Well, as much as i want Suna to find happiness, i'd hoped they wouldn't forcibly pair up everyone in this show for once...you don't need to be in a romantic relationship in order to be happy (just as not everyone in a romantic relationship actually is happy...) and Suna never seemed all that desperate to get a girlfriend. But well, it is shoujo after all... |
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HeeroTX
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Two things of note from this episode:
1) I'm curious if Takeo ever got chocolate from Suna's sister, which he might've mistaken for (or even been told was) "obligation chocolate". That just seems likely to me and something I wondered. 2) I LOVED the brief scene of Takeo talking to his baby sister. With all the times Takeo has gone to Suna for support and advice, I truly would LOVE it if every episode included a scene of Takeo getting "counseling" from his less than 1 year old sibling. 
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Weazul-chan
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