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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- When they were laying in bed it didn't even feel like they were brother and sister anymore... I was actually hoping they'd just kiss and get it over with. Too bad he still hasn't learned to think before he speaks. |
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| Loli loli Nanoka so cute omg. |
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| How comes he lived all these years close to his mother's house and never visited her? She didn't visit him either? That's stranger than the relationship between him and Nanoka! |
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kurotera said: How comes he lived all these years close to his mother's house and never visited her? She didn't visit him either? That's stranger than the relationship between him and Nanoka! Agreed... how odd! The whole time that scene between him and his mother was playing... I was like, "So WHY did you visit each other?!" An hour away is nothing. SO confusing.... but families can be strange.... |
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| I liked the back story in this episode. |
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| nice little back story, probably the most boring episode if i was going to be harsh! But nice nonetheless, I've always wondered why the mother never visited :/ or vica versa.. they seemed to end on good terms, its quite a strange one but... yeah families can be wierd at times! |
| That crying was annoying as hell. |
| Such a powerful OST they played during those flashbacks. |
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| what a flashback. So he did care for her in the past. |
| This was a very nice and sweet episode :) He is finally starting to show that he's actually a fairly decent guy :) |
| Toddler Nanoka was so adorable :D it's quite lovely to see some backstory to be honest especially if it's this lovely! It sure was also quite nice to finally see their mother! This sure was one hell of a great episode if you ask me! Let's see what's next. |
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| don't get married. marriages always end in divorce. it's like watching a movie 100+ times over 5+ years & then realizing that the movie finally got boring. so then u move on and find another movie to fill up ur time. |
| that ending when he's thinking to himself over a glass a milk was really well done. He's accepted his role, so it seems. Although there's somewhat a bittersweet accepting to it. |
| It looks like the "divorce" subject is too deep for Japan's society. |
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| I love this show so much, i really do, but there is one thing that is bothering me extremely: His mother and sister lived only a 2 hour train ride away and he never visited them in 12 years? That`s just bulls*** plot convinience. Hell, if my other half of my family lived apart from me, i would visit them as often as i could. Or is it a cultural thing? But then again, i thought japan cares deeply for family bonds. Maybe it`s really that japanese families handle divorces diferently. But then again, the father seems to be in contact with his wife... I really can`t get over it. Maybe the manga explains it? |
MondblutJun 10, 2016 12:48 AM
| He hadn't seen his mother or sister in 12 years? That's just sad. A nostalgic episode with some good development for Koshirou. I'm guessing that Nanoka is determined to not let him stay as just a brother though even after he's finally come to terms with it. |
| It's your fault, Kashiro. They divorced because of you. Feel bad about yourself. |
| Read about Japanese custody laws guys, there's no possibility of joint custody, and it's not uncommon for "the other" parent to not see his/her children for years. As for the episode, the flashbacks were cute, but when you know what's going inside MC's head (and penis >_>) it gets quite disturbing. |
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| Seeing both the parents' attitude has really started to piss me off now. Constantly only thinking and worrying about the younger one. They just remind me of my parents. People really shouldn't have more that one child. |
| God, Chubby toddler Nanoka was cuute! Aside from that the episode was quite boring: I think I hate Koushirou, despite him deciding to be a brother to Nanoka, still can't help but blush everytime she says "Hi". And the divorce was strange. The mother left and there wasn't a single proper farewell... idk, no one seemed "sad", although both parents did agree to split before anything big happens between them. |
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| Nice back story but Nanoka's crying was sooo annoying lmfaaoo |
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| I liked that music around 16:20 - 19:03 I tried Shazam but it's only giving me random titles not that song and I can't find it on Youtube 😕 it sounds really nice at the 16:50 and 18:35 parts.. |
sunsetoceanDec 8, 2021 9:02 PM
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sunsetocean said: I liked that music around 16:20 - 19:03 I tried Shazam but it's only giving me random titles not that song and I can't find it on Youtube 😕 it sounds really nice at the 16:50 and 18:35 parts.. That track is a song called "Sakura Road". |
WatchTillTandava said: sunsetocean said: I liked that music around 16:20 - 19:03 I tried Shazam but it's only giving me random titles not that song and I can't find it on Youtube 😕 it sounds really nice at the 16:50 and 18:35 parts.. That track is a song called "Sakura Road". that was a fast response 😅 thanks! I did manage to find a "free" site to listen to it but maybe the anime is too old/obscure that the OST is hard to find online for free download.. |
sunsetoceanDec 9, 2021 3:08 PM
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sunsetocean said: that was a fast response 😅 thanks! I did manage to find a "free" site to listen to it but maybe the anime is too old/obscure that the OST is hard to find online for free download.. No problem - I usually periodically check this sub-forum despite the obvious inactivity. And I own the Koi Kaze OST CD where it is included as one of the later tracks, but also, it used to be available on YouTube up until fairly recently. I know this because I had that specific song as well as a few others from the Koi Kaze OST in one of my YouTube playlists. It was deleted or removed in some capacity a few months ago (I don't know if the uploader deleted it or made it private, or whether YouTube itself removed it from some copyright claim or other automatic purging mechanism), and I never found it available on the website again since, meaning it may have been the only one. I don't really care all that much in the sense that it doesn't personally affect me in a major way since I already have the song on CD as mentioned, but it was nice to have it readily available online in a YT playlist. |
| Ah! This episode was so good. The backstory was good and the music in this episode was so soothing. |
| Extremely realistic and normal background. Everything seems too chill, shit's gonna hit the fan soon. |
| I hate everyone equally |
| Another scary and heavy episode. Yet, it is a powerful one. Horror should be listed among this anime's genres — it is scarier than any horror title. How long had it been since the mother saw her son? Twelve years or so? After all, Nanoka was about three when her parents separated, and now she is fifteen. The scene where Koushirou visits his mother after all those years is excellent — especially the moment she cuts his hair. It is deeply realistic and profound, with magnificent direction and animation. The act of cutting his hair clearly holds symbolic meaning. Unable to find a way out of his tangle of suffering and doubts, the hero comes to his mother for help, and she renews him, clearing his head of unnecessary things. This enables him to make the right decisions and finally step up to act like a brother. I love the sound of their socked feet stomping on the floorboards in their house in this anime. Another sound that caught my attention is the faint buzz of the light switch when Koushirou turns on the light in Nanoka's room at their mother's house. The old TV they used to have at home is drawn really nicely, with a lace tablecloth on it. I had a similar one and it also came with a lace tablecloth. And a flower in a pot. Koushiro's mother still has a flower in a pot on her CRT TV. That's sweet. An amazing detail is the way little Koushirou pinches the tatami mat when his parents tell him they’re going to be living apart from now on. I like the voice and acting of Nakamura Yuki, the seiyuu who voiced Nanoka. It’s a shame she’s only had two roles in her career. I wonder why there are so few. The sky looks great when a sad and pensive Koushirou leaves work at 5:05 PM. And the music is pleasantly melancholic. That little scene really resonated with me: The scene involving the glass of sand is excellent, of course. There’s no arguing with that. I would certainly say that it's time for Koushiro to move out of his father's house and live on his own so he can grow up and not harm Nanoka. But Nanoka is still a child, and their father, as their mother said, really isn't someone you can count on. Honestly, they should have just swapped places. Since Nanoka came to live with the father, Koushiro had to go live with the mother lol. After that magnificent night scene in the kitchen — featuring a brief exchange between Koushirou and Nanoka and a crucial internal monologue from Koushirou —tears welled up in my eyes as the opening piano notes of the ending theme began to play. It is a magnificent episode. And I say this not just because I am pleased with the conclusions and decisions Koushirou reaches by the end. The episode is magnificent in its depth and realism, as well as its stunning attention to detail — details that reveal and develop the characters far more than dialogue or direct actions do. Even though it’s been sixteen years, someone has to point out that the girl who started this thread commented on the wrong episode. Ideally, her post should be removed by the moderators for being a spoiler. Even if it's a mild spoiler. billybob300c said: @billybob300c Dude, people don't get married to have fun and keep things interesting.don't get married. marriages always end in divorce. it's like watching a movie 100+ times over 5+ years & then realizing that the movie finally got boring. so then u move on and find another movie to fill up ur time. SaiDrew said: @SaiDrew Their parents managed to hide their pain and sadness and the big things that happened between them from their children in order to protect them from it.And the divorce was strange. The mother left and there wasn't a single proper farewell... idk, no one seemed "sad", although both parents did agree to split before anything big happens between them. It is evident that the parents are still in deep pain. The mother’s gaze, her facial expressions, and her words. The way the father gets nervous and falls to the floor at the slightest provocation. |
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| Another scary and heavy episode. Yet, it is a powerful one. Horror should be listed among this anime's genres — it is scarier than any horror title. How long had it been since the mother saw her son? Twelve years or so? After all, Nanoka was about three when her parents separated, and now she is fifteen. The scene where Koushirou visits his mother after all those years is excellent — especially the moment she cuts his hair. It is deeply realistic and profound, with magnificent direction and animation. The act of cutting his hair clearly holds symbolic meaning. Unable to find a way out of his tangle of suffering and doubts, the hero comes to his mother for help, and she renews him, clearing his head of unnecessary things. This enables him to make the right decisions and finally step up to act like a brother. I love the sound of their socked feet stomping on the floorboards in their house in this anime. Another sound that caught my attention is the faint buzz of the light switch when Koushirou turns on the light in Nanoka's room at their mother's house. The old TV they used to have at home is drawn really nicely, with a lace tablecloth on it. I had a similar one and it also came with a lace tablecloth. And a flower in a pot. Koushirou's mother still has a flower in a pot on her CRT TV. That's sweet. An amazing detail is the way little Koushirou pinches the tatami mat when his parents tell him they’re going to be living apart from now on. I like the voice and acting of Nakamura Yuki, the seiyuu who voiced Nanoka. It’s a shame she’s only had two roles in her career. I wonder why there are so few. The sky looks great when a sad and pensive Koushirou leaves work at 5:05 PM. And the music is pleasantly melancholic. That little scene really resonated with me: The scene involving the glass of sand is excellent, of course. There’s no arguing with that. I would certainly say that it's time for Koushirou to move out of his father's house and live on his own so he can grow up and not harm Nanoka. But Nanoka is still a child, and their father, as their mother said, really isn't someone you can count on. Honestly, they should have just swapped places. Since Nanoka came to live with the father, Koushirou had to go live with the mother lol. After that magnificent night scene in the kitchen — featuring a brief exchange between Koushirou and Nanoka and a crucial internal monologue from Koushirou —tears welled up in my eyes as the opening piano notes of the ending theme began to play. It is a magnificent episode. And I say this not just because I am pleased with the conclusions and decisions Koushirou reaches by the end. The episode is magnificent in its depth and realism, as well as its stunning attention to detail — details that reveal and develop the characters far more than dialogue or direct actions do. Even though it’s been sixteen years, someone has to point out that the girl who started this thread commented on the wrong episode. Ideally, her post should be removed by the moderators for being a spoiler. Even if it's a mild spoiler. Bwaffles said: @Bwaffles Even though it’s been sixteen years, someone has to point out that the girl who started this thread commented on the wrong episode. Ideally, the moderators should delete her post because it's a spoiler. Even if it's a mild one.When they were laying in bed it didn't even feel like they were brother and sister anymore... I was actually hoping they'd just kiss and get it over with. Too bad he still hasn't learned to think before he speaks. billybob300c said: @billybob300c Dude, people don't get married to have fun and keep things interesting.don't get married. marriages always end in divorce. it's like watching a movie 100+ times over 5+ years & then realizing that the movie finally got boring. so then u move on and find another movie to fill up ur time. SaiDrew said: @SaiDrew Their parents managed to hide their pain and sadness and the big things that happened between them from their children in order to protect them from it.And the divorce was strange. The mother left and there wasn't a single proper farewell... idk, no one seemed "sad", although both parents did agree to split before anything big happens between them. It is evident that the parents are still in deep pain. The mother’s gaze, her facial expressions, and her words. The way the father gets nervous and falls to the floor at the slightest provocation. |
| ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) ♫ My life is a success ♫ ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) |
| Another scary and heavy episode. Yet, it is a powerful one. Horror should be listed among this anime's genres — it is scarier than any horror title. How long had it been since the mother saw her son? Twelve years or so? After all, Nanoka was about three when her parents separated, and now she is fifteen. The scene where Koushirou visits his mother after all those years is excellent — especially the moment she cuts his hair. It is deeply realistic and profound, with magnificent direction and animation. The act of cutting his hair clearly holds symbolic meaning. Unable to find a way out of his tangle of suffering and doubts, the hero comes to his mother for help, and she renews him, clearing his head of unnecessary things. This enables him to make the right decisions and finally step up to act like a brother. I love the sound of their socked feet stomping on the floorboards in their house in this anime. Another sound that caught my attention is the faint buzz of the light switch when Koushirou turns on the light in Nanoka's room at their mother's house. The old TV they used to have at home is drawn really nicely, with a lace tablecloth on it. I had a similar one and it also came with a lace tablecloth. And a flower in a pot. Koushirou's mother still has a flower in a pot on her CRT TV. That's sweet. An amazing detail is the way little Koushirou pinches the tatami mat when his parents tell him they’re going to be living apart from now on. I like the voice and acting of Nakamura Yuki, the seiyuu who voiced Nanoka. It’s a shame she’s only had two roles in her career. I wonder why there are so few. The sky looks great when a sad and pensive Koushirou leaves work at 5:05 PM. And the music is pleasantly melancholic. That little scene really resonated with me: The scene involving the glass of sand is excellent, of course. There’s no arguing with that. I would certainly say that it's time for Koushirou to move out of his father's house and live on his own so he can grow up and not harm Nanoka. But Nanoka is still a child, and their father, as their mother said, really isn't someone you can count on. Honestly, they should have just swapped places. Since Nanoka came to live with the father, Koushirou had to go live with the mother lol. After that magnificent night scene in the kitchen — featuring a brief exchange between Koushirou and Nanoka and a crucial internal monologue from Koushirou —tears welled up in my eyes as the opening piano notes of the ending theme began to play. It is a magnificent episode. And I say this not just because I am pleased with the conclusions and decisions Koushirou reaches by the end. The episode is magnificent in its depth and realism, as well as its stunning attention to detail — details that reveal and develop the characters far more than dialogue or direct actions do. Even though it’s been sixteen years, someone has to point out that the girl who started this thread commented on the wrong episode. Ideally, her post should be removed by the moderators for being a spoiler. Even if it's a mild spoiler. Bwaffles said: @Bwaffles Even though it’s been sixteen years, someone has to point out that the girl who started this thread commented on the wrong episode. Ideally, the moderators should delete her post because it's a spoiler. Even if it's a mild one.When they were laying in bed it didn't even feel like they were brother and sister anymore... I was actually hoping they'd just kiss and get it over with. Too bad he still hasn't learned to think before he speaks. billybob300c said: @billybob300c Dude, people don't get married to have fun and keep things interesting.don't get married. marriages always end in divorce. it's like watching a movie 100+ times over 5+ years & then realizing that the movie finally got boring. so then u move on and find another movie to fill up ur time. SaiDrew said: @SaiDrew Their parents managed to hide their pain and sadness and the big things that happened between them from their children in order to protect them from it.And the divorce was strange. The mother left and there wasn't a single proper farewell... idk, no one seemed "sad", although both parents did agree to split before anything big happens between them. It is evident that the parents are still in deep pain. The mother’s gaze, her facial expressions, and her words. The way the father gets nervous and falls to the floor at the slightest provocation. |
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