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The Scream Man
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I have to say I read Toukos pronouncement at the end being that she HAD caused whatever happened to Uzuki being that she caused the events of the arc. Uzuki didn't have PS herself, she had been afflicted with it by an external source.
Which is fascinating if true. |
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Stampeed Valkyrie
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It appears as is this season is going to cover books 10-13, starting with Lost Idol, then Nightingale, Student, and Finally Santa Claus. TBH these are not the strongest arcs of the series by a long shot. In the first 2 episodes your introduced to all the main characters except for maybe 1 that will complete these books, some in passing and others directly.
Having wrapped Ep 3, they nailed Vol 10 "Lost Idol" in 1.5 episodes.. I'm not liking what I am seeing.. these volumes rely heavily on the previous books to make much sense. The anime director already really trimmed down an already lean story to the point of it making even less sense. |
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MFrontier
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Welcome to college life, Sakuta and Mai! Hope you weren't expecting to be free of puberty syndrome!
Sakuta and Mai's chemistry is as impeccable as ever. Every scene the two of them have together utterly sizzles, and Mai is as unbeatable a Heroine as ever. I wonder if it's actually a coincidence that Miori comes off so much like Sakuta (sarcastic, doesn't have a cellphone, falls for Mai, etc.) Happy to get more Nodoka...and Koga...and Futaba...and Kaede...I'm just happy to get more of this cast in general. Sakuta's new college "bud" is no replacement for Kunimi though. I've seen the opinion that this is one of the weaker arcs of the series but as someone who wanted to see more Uzuki, I was pretty pleased. I like how they addressed the idea of conformity in college or when you're an "adult" and the struggles of being a professional idol, and brought in all together in a very wholesome and sweet way. What is it with Sakuta and being the only one able to see raven-haired beauties in cosplay? Only this one might be the source of all his new college problems. And she's voiced by Miyo from My Happy Marriage. I expect some drama. |
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minamikaze
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Hmm, I thought that Saki participating in the group date was supposed to show that she was no longer dating Yuma, and that circumstance was what had changed with Yuma, which he had hinted at, but did not reveal to Sakuta. |
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The Scream Man
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I had honestly forgotten who Saki was and had to look it up.
Also when did young Mai appear? I apparently missed that... |
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yeehaw
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I doubt this is the case because this series seems very chronological, but can I watch this even if I haven't seen the last 2 movies?
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GhostStalkerSA
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Not particularly? You’ll miss why Kaede is a lot better now, and some background of Ikumi’s version of Adolescence Syndrome. Also, can’t wait to pick up the last light novel in October. Unfortunately, it looks like they’re gonna leave the last two for a movie to wrap this series up by what I can tell of the pacing of the series and what LNs are left to adapt. |
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MFrontier
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Kamisato may not really like Sakuta and he's enough to bring down her entire mood...but she is a dedicated and good girlfriend to Kunimi which is probably the main reason they're still together, on-top of her going into the nursing field to help support his career as a firefighter.
Low-key I want Futaba to have a side-ship after Kunimi rejected her, which would probably not be his kouhai crushing on her. Can't blame him though. Is it wrong that I ship Sakuta's two tutoring students? Like, clearly the girl is kind of disgusted by him but the scene where he reps for her beach volleyball skills was cute. So is Sera the type who just kind of throws herself at and lead older men on before she screws them over? I'm really not sure what her goal is in trying to get closer to Sakuta. Though I can't help but think their headbutt is going to work the same way his and Koga kicking each others' butts did so he ends up being stuck in her puberty syndrome. I didn't expect the girls to want to watch a tokusatsu show but that was probably meant to contrast Sweet Bullets' genuinely thrown off reaction to having to do an encore none of them were informed of ahead of time was cute. I'm not surprised they didn't show Shoko in her "sexy" swimsuit that she promised Sakuta, but no wonder Mai is still a tad self-conscious about Sakuta's feelings for Shoko as she grows back into being his first love. It's nice to see Mai and Sakuta having a genuine campus festival date as a couple. Plus Mai getting to cook for him (with some assist from the rest of the cast). If you can't enjoy a taco with Mai, why even live? Is Ikumi driven to help others out of guilt for not being able to help Sakuta in middle school? Was Sakuta aware of her because he knew on some level she wanted to help him even though she didn't do anything in class? Is her puberty syndrome some kind of creature that causes her harm if she doesn't help others? |
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GhostStalkerSA
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From what I remember reading that part in the LN? No, Kunimi’s hint was that Saki was going to the same college (Kanazawa-Hakkei campus of Yokohama City University, on the other side of the Keikyu tracks from the shrine from Bocchi the Rock where she first meets Hiroi) as Sakuta and Mai and he had never noticed.
I think they were watching that because it’s an example of Uzuki’s solo career, as she was the villain in that episode and why they focused on her line there. Also why Nodoka had the scene on disc, which you can see her putting in a jewel case before they leave, just that the anime wasn’t very clear about that. |
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MFrontier
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Totally missed that the villain was Zukki! Neat! |
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Troyen
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Crunchyroll has finally added the last two movies to their service, so you can catch up now if you missed them. |
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MFrontier
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How much can a person sacrifice themselves for others before it becomes too much? Ikumi has always lived to service others and living up to the expectations of others, but how much can one girl take? Though there might be more than one Ikumi.
Stay classy, Rascal. I feel like other anime would have made that unzipping scene far more erotic or shown us Ikumi undressing behind the partition. Bet of luck, Toranosuke, Futaba is totally oblivious to your intentions but that's pretty on-brand. I do wonder if this is really about romantic love. I kind of got a vibe that Ikumi had unresolved feelings for Sakuta in Knapsack Kid, yet I also think it might be a case of aspiration/admiration than love. Then again, that's how it was for Sakuta when he fell for Shoko-san. Poor Koga. Her friend makes a #Dreaming post about her getting hit on at the beach....and then said friend is the one who walks away with a boyfriend. The only solace Koga gets is a congratulations on her college efforts from the guy who rejected her. Can Koga please get a boyfriend? I feel like there's a lot to unpack over the fact that Ikumi was shacking up with an older boyfriend while still in high school. They mention her mom was a lawyer/on the PTA, so did they become severely estranged? Though whether the relationship was appropriate or not, it sounded like Ikumi was the perfect girlfriend until it became too much for her BF, so he dropped the ball there. Albeit I wonder if that's just another instance of Ikumi putting herself out there more for someone else than for herself. Also, was she so icy towards him over the breakup or because she's not the same Ikumi he was in a relationship with? Why would Ikumi set up a situation where she would get arrested for assault? Which Ikumi set it up, even? Assuming it's related to the middle school reunion, one could assume she's planning on attacking someone there and ending up arrested and that's her attempt at "penance" for her failure to help Sakuta in middle school. But isn't that a little excessive? Or is it just to force Sakuta to come to the reunion to try and stop her? Touko is as flirty as she is mysterious and possibly dangerous. How long will she let Sakuta interfere? Though she does seem genuinely amused by him. It's kind of funny how she bowed out the moment Mai appeared. Mai isn't just a stellar girlfriend, she's already establishing herself as a great daughter-in-law. She really wastes no time. Did not expect to go back to the multiverse/different timelines. |
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The Scream Man
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Im glad everyone else can keep track of whats going on, because I was very confused.
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GhostStalkerSA
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It definitely helps having previously read the LNs, but yeah, I could see how all the characters and everything is confusing. |
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Stampeed Valkyrie
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The anime is not helping this at all and anime only viewers I feel for. The LNs go off into the proverbial weeds during these arcs. One of the reasons why I say these arcs are not as strong as the previous ones. When the final LN hits I'll probably need to give the whole series a reread. |
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