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Yttrbio
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I don't think they were trying to get on the ferry, they were supposed to take pictures of it from the bridge. They'd still need to take their cameras, though.
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Aquasakura
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Reminds me of how I feel at times given how I mess up with certain things in the past and feeling ashamed by it. It leads to dealing with less self-confidence which ends holding one back. Hitomi certainly must be going through something like that, and I am now wondering if at some point we are going to get a flashback episode in which explains the events that have led to Hitomi losing her confidence and in turn her color vision.
Yes she is getting braver when I think about it. In fact one thing I notice in this episode was Hitomi laughing at Kurumu and Chigusa arguing, which is turn led to everyone else laughing. Before Hitomi would most likely have not laugh in this situation. She is certinaly becoming more expressive as the story progresses.
Well this is a good time to bring up something I forgot to mention in my last post, and that is how mature Kohaku seems like for her age. Yes we learn from others that she uses magic irresponsibly occasionally and there is that one time she let Hitomi use a resource that is apparently hard or expensive to come by and tries to shrug it off, but she seems to always know the right things to say to others. It’s like she has a high level of wisdom, and I find that is one of the reason I love this character. Also as I came to that realization I realize that in terms of story theory (for lack of a better term. Are you familiar with dramatic?) Kohaku basically plays the role of mentor for Hitomi. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
When I visited the page to read the latest review the score was 2.3, so it getting there. Even though I should not care that much, I hope the worst case scenario does not happen. It shows how much I am liking this story. By the way, would it be alright if I ask where you got the picture use are using as an avatar from, Norman? It looks really good. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I can see it would have been a good idea if one of them had stay behind to look after the stuff while everyone else rush towards the location of the ferry, but otherwise I thought was alright. Plus as Yttrbio mentions the plan was not to get on the ferry, but to take a picture of it passing by a bridge (ideally with a women staring beyond both the bridge and the scenery). |
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NormanS
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Glad its score is going up. This is one of the few series im enjoying this season. On the picture, the character is Ganaha Hibiki from The idolmaster series. I found the picture from danbooru. here it is |
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Aquasakura
Posts: 700 Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, U.S.A |
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^ I see. By your statement it seems that this is one of the few anime you could find that you can enjoy in this season. Irodoku is proving to be an excellent series so far, and it looks like it might make it to be one of my top favorite anime I have seen of this season if it keep it up. It's already looking to be one of the best animated show of this season (even though I do not have much of an eye when it comes to animation quality I feel ).
Also thanks for providing the link for the picture. I am familiar with the character, but I have yet to try out the series she is from. |
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Fred Lougee
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In regards ep. 8...
I think most of us viewers have been watching under the assumption that Hitomi does go back to 2077 eventually. But why would she? In 2017 she has found friends for the first time in her life. In the first episode, right before Kohaku sent her back in time she remarked that it had taken her decades to get everything needed for the spell, so it's a safe assumption that it won't be anything the 2017 Kohaku learns which will send Hitomi back but rather it will require Hitomi's own power and thus her own willingness to go. Finding both of them is going to be a chore, I think. |
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Gina Szanboti
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It's at 4.1 today, so it looks like the people still watching who don't much like it are just getting there first. Thanks you guys for the clarification about the ferry. It makes more sense, but not much more, since they had no hope to outrun it and still have time to set up to photograph it from the bridge. |
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Aquasakura
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That's good! However I am curious as to why there would be people who would still continue to watch this show despite not liking it from the get go. I can understand if they are watching this because they are reviewing this story on their blogs, videos, or simple the fact it's their job, but if it's not one of those reasons why not just drop the show and focus on the series that they really care about? That's what I have done with one show so far this season as from watching the first episode it felt average and given what it was aiming for I was not it's target audience.
No problem! It's true they had less of a chance to make it in time for Chigusa to take his shot, but I guess that does stop them from trying. I felt I might had done something similar before, or maybe if I was there. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
With this life goal Kohaku has she reminds me of Akko from TRIGGER's Little Witch Academia who also has the same life goal of bringing joy to people with magic. In fact throughout this story Kohaku has reminded be of Akko given her behavior and how she gets in trouble using magic. She's seems similar to Akko except more capable and discipline when it comes to studying and using magic as well as being more mature; though I said this despite you mentioning her approach to helping her granddaughter is not that mature. I guess is how Kohaku carries herself compare to Akko or more like she seems more tamed compared to her.
Reminds me with what I am going through with writing my fanfic. I keep overthinking things, and for my case that is due to my habit of being a perfectionist. Anyway, I felt a bit bad for her that she is in a stumped, but I understand that is how things go. After all it is not easy to reach one's life goals as she comes to realizes. However I would say while she's probably going about helping her granddaughter the wrong way, I do love and admire that she is approaching this in a way similar to how a scientist would approach solving problems, or just how they go about gathering information in general (due to having an interest in science and working to be one).
I had the same thought to, but I did not think it further than what you did. If this does turn out to be the case I would wonder why Kohaku could not have simply just taken Hitomi to meet Yuito in her time, but then there is the possibility that he might not be around anymore. Plus it might had only fix one of the two problems Hitomi is going through.
While the second interpretation of magic might be cheesy the way you prhase it resonates with me. Also, I can see that being a reason why Kohaku was surprise by Hitomi answer. After all unlike her granddaughter it seems that Kohaku (at least from what we know) has never experience loneliness and has a high level of social skills that she is able to make friends easily. As for Sho and Yuito, they are certainly going to be happy to learn that Hitomi wants to stay. Everyone else would like the idea I guess. I would find out when I watch the latest episode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
You mean "2018," but anyway I can see where you are coming from. I was assuming that Hitomi was going to go back to the past (and I am still thinking she would), but I was thinking Kohaku would be the one to do it. However I can now see it being Hitomi who figures out a way to send her self back to her own time period when the time comes. |
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Fred Lougee
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Right Aquasakura. 2018. Used to be the only way I knew what year it was was by what I wrote on checks, but now...wait...did I just date myself? If I ever switch from using my right name to an actual account here I think I'll go with "Old Fart Online".
On to Ep. 9... Was rather put off by it because it seemed a trite, standard "relationship confusion" episode which a lot of school romance writers toss in. As the song "Love Stinks" by the J. Geils Band starts out, You love her, and she loves him, and he loves somebody else, you just can't win.... But at the same time it did make sense by the characters. Sho is somewhat cast as the oblivious lunkhead, Hitomi is so intent on hiding her interest in Yuito from him that Sho can't sense it either, and Sho is grasping at the ephemeral Hitomi by rushing to ask her out before he leaves school and/or she goes back to her own time. I am thinking this is going to set up strong emotional play down the last few episodes for all of the characters. Oh...the reviewer didn't mention the "wait just one second now" moment as Chigusa and Kurumi noted Sho and Hitomi out on their photography expedition. What exactly were those two doing off alone together? |
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Fred Lougee
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Right Aquasakura. 2018. Used to be the only way I knew what year it was was by what I wrote on checks, but now...wait...did I just date myself? If I ever switch from using my right name to an actual account here I think I'll go with "Old Fart Online".
On to Ep. 9... Was rather put off by it because it seemed a trite, standard "relationship confusion" episode which a lot of school romance writers toss in. As the song "Love Stinks" by the J. Geils Band starts out, You love her, and she loves him, and he loves somebody else, you just can't win.... But at the same time it did make sense by the characters. Sho is somewhat cast as the oblivious lunkhead, Hitomi is so intent on hiding her interest in Yuito from him that Sho can't sense it either, and Sho is grasping at the ephemeral Hitomi by rushing to ask her out before he leaves school and/or she goes back to her own time. I am thinking this is going to set up strong emotional play down the last few episodes for all of the characters. Oh...the reviewer didn't mention the "wait just one second now" moment as Chigusa and Kurumi noted Sho and Hitomi out on their photography expedition. What exactly were those two doing off alone together? |
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Gina Szanboti
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I think I would've liked this episode a lot better if they hadn't fallen back on the old running away trope. She says she doesn't want to hurt him, but girl, how would you feel if you confessed to someone and they literally ran screaming into the night the moment you got the words out, and then avoided you like the plague for days after? That's quite a bit different from "Let me take some time to think about it before I answer."
As for Sho, if he had the sense of any normal person, he'd just take her reaction as a "no" and move on. Maybe put a note in her locker saying sorry for putting her on the spot and hoping they can still be friends, since he doesn't want her to quit the club to avoid him. This sort of thing is why romances tend to always fall apart for me. I've never seen anyone behave this way in real life. |
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Aquasakura
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^ To be fair I can understand that Hitomi not knowing what to do in a situation like that given that up until recent times she was alone and more so this was the very first time someone confess to her, so I can imagine this being so new to her to the point she did not know how to handle being confessed. This is further added by the fact she thinks she does not deserve to be love like that (for whatever reason).
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At the moment I was thinking Asagi has a misunderstanding that could be easily clear up if Hitmoi tells her that she turn him down. However as you mention there is a possibility that she would still be sadden as she knows that Sho does not romantically love her. I am concern about this is as I wonder if the time stream is going to be affected in some way because of this. What happen if in the original time line Sho and Asagi did get together? This could potentially be serious, but that would depend how the story goes.
So am I and Hitomi has come far so far. She probably is going to need that one push though before it leads to her solution with being color blind. Also I would like to give a shout out to Yuito mom. She is so laid back when it comes to Yutio relationship with Hitomi. |
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Aquasakura
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I am glad the story went in this direction as well. It was nice to see Hitomi and Asagi actually getting their misunderstandings clear. It was something I was a bit both surprise and proud of for them to do so.
Yeah we are, as well as with some of the other anime shows of this season, and was feeling slightly sad by this. I get use to seeing these shows weekly and a small part of me does not want to say goodbye to them. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The next episode is titled “Waning Moon” I believe. I had a thought if there was a hidden meaning behind the name of the episode so I look into it. The meaning I kept coming across was “letting go” and “reflection”. It’s a time to reflect on old habits and/or relationships and letting go of the habits/relationships that no longer you or have proven to be toxic. It has to with during the time of the waning moon, the moon appears smaller then it usually does and therefore decreases the amount of energy it lets out then usually (as opposed to the time of the waxing moon which is the complete opposite). It’s also a time of “recharging” and “preparation” as one gets ready receive something good that would be coming into one’s life, or at least to start out fresh. I wonder if the meaning behind this lunar phase is going to be at play in the coming episode; particularly with Hitomi given last week’s episode plus how far she has come in terms of herpersonal growth (especially or more particularly the social aspect of her personal growth). Moon phase wise she has already pass the waxing phase which is all about “gaining” and “developing” (in this case friends and her growth) as well as the full moon phase which is “reflecting on how far she has come”. |
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Fred Lougee
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Full thanks to our reviewer, Rebecca, for filling in the things we all didn't have time to look up ourselves. For the record, no, I did not remember the clerk reading A Traveler in Time. However, I do think of another literary reference when you mention the trio of moon goddesses, to whit the Lancre Witches from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Someone says "The Maiden, the Mother, and..." to be sharply cut off by Esme Weatherwax with "Don't finish that sentence if you wish to live."
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Princess_Irene
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It's a great chance to put my ridiculous and random store of obscure literary knowledge to good use.
You're right, Terry Pratchett's witches books all use the moon trinity as their base, along with the fact that Macbeth had three witches. (Weird Sisters, the second book in their sub-series, really goes all in there.) Maskerade is in part about Granny and Nanny needing a new Maiden for their trio after Magrat gets married, because there have to be three of them. (And part awesome parody of The Phantom of the Opera, of course. Long live Lord Gribeaux!) The Greek trinity is the best known of many cultures' own moon triads, which is in part why I referenced it here. Plus I've always had a thing for Hecate, although Granny Weatherwax is my favorite Pratchett character on her own merits. |
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jenthehen
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I've really been enjoying this series and this episode had a lot of good emotional payoff. I'm so curious to see how it ends. It would be amazing if they really pull through and make it a "must see" sleeper hit of the season ... I'd be disappointed if it peters out to be forgettable or dumb.
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