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EP. REVIEW: Stars Align [2019-10-26]

I've always heard the opposite about divorce in Japan, that the non-custodial parent usually has no rights to the child. Usually only one parent retains custody of each child, and the other has absolutely zero rights toward that child. Its not unheard of (or even uncommon?) for the other parent to never even see their child again.

Reminds me

DuskyPredator wrote:

Reminds me

Of what? Don't leave us hanging like that!

My thought in episode 4 was along the lines of how this show may be kind of going against the grain of general sports shows, especially with boys, for how Maki's touch has been softer and less masculine. I don't know if intended theme, but maybe against more toxic masculine elements that Touma might have with his anger and how he did not seem to understand the idea of holding back to boost everyone's confidence, rather than more competitive.

First appearances for two of the mothers and both in their first appearance behave in the most assine way possible.

Panino Manino wrote:

First appearances for two of the mothers and both in their first appearance behave in the most assine way possible.

Nao's mother is not that different from Taichi's mother in Chihayafuru or Yuu's mother in Noein (also by Akane Kazuki). They all want their kids to focus on exams and get into good schools. Anything that distracts from that path is dangerous and must be avoided. From what I've read, career paths in Japan are pretty narrowly defined. The idea that adolescence should be a time of self-discovery is not especially common.

#8
Interesting, but I can't let it pass without saying that the scene were her and the other two were spying of the rival school was "bad". Bad in the sense that they just watched some 30 seconds because Mitsue was starting a fight with the other girls there. A fight without reason. Some my say that those girls were justified to almost hit her because her behavior was inexcusable. And to make things worse all the boys praised her (because SHE was bullied?!) enabling her bad behavior.
I couldn't help but notice this and disapprove.
They try to justify but what she did was wrong.

Panino Manino wrote:

#8 Interesting, but I can't let it pass without saying that the scene were her and the other two were spying of the rival school was "bad". Bad in the sense that they just watched some 30 seconds because Mitsue was starting a fight with the other girls there. A fight without reason. Some my say that those girls were justified to almost hit her because her behavior was inexcusable. And to make things worse all the boys praised her (because SHE was bullied?!) enabling her bad behavior. I couldn't help but notice this and disapprove. They try to justify but what she did was wrong.

The girls would be in the moral right if they just scolded her harshly (though for Mitsue it was a question of committing little evil greater good, so in my opinion she was also in the clear from her POV), but they kept stomping over her, you could see on her face it was painful for her in the shot from the corner. You can't say it's ok to repeatedly stomp on her feet just because she was a jerk, just like you can't just punch someone who cut in the line with assholish attitude.

Also, there's difference between being asshole to someone when you're bigger or have group of people behind you, and being asshole to someone to whom you're clearly weaker. Because Mitsue wasn't asshole just for fun but for good reason, and she was at clear disadvantage there, it makes it easy for me to OK this situation.

a_Bear_in_Bearcave wrote:

Panino Manino wrote: #8 Interesting, but I can't let it pass without saying that the scene were her and the other two were spying of the rival school was "bad". Bad in the sense that they just watched some 30 seconds because Mitsue was starting a fight with the other girls there. A fight without reason. Some my say that those girls were justified to almost hit her because her behavior was inexcusable. And to make things worse all the boys praised her (because SHE was bullied?!) enabling her bad behavior. I couldn't help but notice this and disapprove. They try to justify but what she did was wrong. The girls would be in the moral right if they just scolded her harshly (though for Mitsue it was a question of committing little evil greater good, so in my opinion she was also in the clear from her POV), but they kept stomping over her, you could see on her face it was painful for her in the shot from the corner. You can't say it's ok to repeatedly stomp on her feet just because she was a jerk, just like you can't just punch someone who cut in the line with assholish attitude. Also, there's difference between being asshole to someone when you're bigger or have group of people behind you, and being asshole to someone to whom you're clearly weaker. Because Mitsue wasn't asshole just for fun but for good reason, and she was at clear disadvantage there, it makes it easy for me to OK this situation.

Sounds like bad parenting logic for me.
That she was at a disadvantage and "had good intentions" don't make her behavior less wrong (she was the one who draw first blood) and in less need of correction.

Pushing someone away is not the same as stomping on feet or punching or otherwise purposefully causing pain. The point of disadvantage is she wasn't bullying them, she was inviting their bullying on purpose by annoying them. It's like someone who comes to group of though-looking guys and starts insulting them to cause a distraction for his buddies - even if insulting people is wrong is he gets punched by them few times before retreating his buddies would also praise him afterwards for getting harmed for their success. They needed distraction, she provided it for them in a way that was risky and scary for her, she didn't really hurt the girls apart from their feelings, and got out of the scuffle harmed.
If you steal artefact necessary for quest from dragon's lair and barely escape dragon's wrath you friends will praise you for your bravery even if the dragon was in the right to some degree to try to kill you 'cause stealing is wrong, to use more extreme example.