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| And there we have it, the end of the minisodes and Episode 6 of the TV ver. What a way to cap off the first half of this season, and it makes sense for having some serious problem (i.e. Densesaki contemplating quitting) and Yamada's past (i.e. damn what a backstory). Tayama has been getting more emotional and cute with her faces, especially when Sasaki had his results back and finds out he doesn't have any problem with him, the pout on Tayama's face is golden. Also, we have a sighting of Yamada with a high school uniform!!! So this is the type of story where MC1 finds out that MC2 is someone from their past and they just don't realize it now. There are some anime that comes to mind with this same setup, but nonetheless, this anime is smoking strong! And finally, all of us get to watch a new episode next week. |
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| The kid in line was all of us, lol! All new ep next week! |
| "Genki is Life, Genki is Love" |
| Well, at least Sasaki isn't the only one that's dense as Yamada couldn't remember that her savior back when she was getting yelled at by the customer was him. On that note I think she would like him even more if she ever realized that was him, maybe down the road that will be discovered. Also, hopefully he will also discover that Yamada = Tayama as we almost found out in this episode. |
| I wonder if Sasaki seeing Yamada without her usual facade might remind him of that girl he talked to 8 years ago, since that was moreso what she looked like at the time. It was nice seeing him lock in and call out the rude customer; it wasn't as tuff or dramatic as these type of scenes usually are in romcoms, which made it feel more real. It's also made clear that he isn't a spineless mc, since none of the other customers were about to speak up. |
| They first met 8 years ago! Sasaki was so tall he looked like a giant. Apparently Yamada loves this job and tries her best to improve her customer service. |
Doro is life.  |
| So, they met 8 years ago. And, oh God, working in a supermarket for 8 years like that... I mean, she said she likes it, but still |
  Imouto suki Tsundere-Chuuni-Imoutos save me...   |
| Ironically, Yamada—who laughed that Sasaki wouldn’t recognize her—doesn’t remember him, although quite a bit of time has passed, and I, too, can only tell people apart by their voices. Still, it seems strange that he didn’t recognize others, like Yamada, even though they haven’t changed. |
| lol I can't believe it :D so they knew each other, but she also forgot because he got older like the same as he cannot realize its her after she changes 10% of her look ?:D |
| (づ￣ ³￣)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´｡✪ω✪｡｀) I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;) |
| what a great episode. Really shows Sasaki in a totally different light. And Yamada looking so vulnerable is just so cute |
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| amazing ep, amazing! best yet! it all makes sense! he's her daddy! her big daddy! this is deep man very deep. it's all about the idealizations of people standing above the daily reality. |
gannoncannon55Aug 13, 10:49 PM
| Loved this episode, it was nice seeing a different side of Yamada that we haven't seen before. Also as someone who's worked in a grocery store it'll never not be crazy to me to see how people will treat the workers especially the young ones like Yamada in this case. I will say the one thing I don't love is that this episode shows us Sasaki and Yamada met for the first time back when she was 16.. HOWEVER, I will say nothing about their relationship has ever been weird or predatory plus they don't even seem to remember each other from then so i can let it slide, but it's definitely a bit of a grey area. |
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| 1st part, yes everyone smoking is TERRIBLE for you. It will kill you. 2nd part, we can NO LONGER CALL SASAKI THE ONLY DENSE ONE!!! How the heck does Yamada not recognize him lol!!!!! |
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| I'm totally invested in this episode it showcased our MC's backstory.... I AM screaming OMMMGGGGG!!!!! So excited for next week... Am I the only one happy for this series, hahaha |
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| Oh man, I loved this episode!! I'm sorry for the people that followed the miniseries and had to wait until now, that must have sucked hahaha Now for the episode, even tho I get a little annoyed every time tobacco is kind of romanticized in the show, and I would have loved to see what would happen if he had to at least try and stop smoking, I still loved the episode. I loved how Yamada was having a hard time facing the moment of having to tell him the truth, and shows how much she really likes him. And even tho we don't really "know for sure" that the guy from the flashback is Sasaki, it is obviously HEAVILY hinted that it is him, so I choose to believe that it is indeed Sasaki, and I find it funny to see that she is kind of having the same problem that Sasaki has, not being able to see that the guy from back then is actually Sasaki, in the same way he can't tell that Yamada and Tayama are the same person. I'm also not sure if the reaction from Sasaki would be as good as chief-san said. Maybe Sasaki would have reasons to be a bit hurt when he finds out that Tayama and Yamada are the same person, and not because he's disappointed to know Yamada is actually not the goddess he thinks she is, but because Tayama waited a lot to say it, and he might think he was messing with him and not being honest and a good "friend". |
MagatsuNimuraAug 14, 2:20 AM
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| The fact that Yamada still doesn't know that Sasaki was the one who helped her but still ended up falling for him after so many years.. that's sweet 💖 |
| First half was super predictable, of course his exam made a mistake. Else he would have to stop smoking and the story would end. Second half made me realize that Yamada is just as dense as Sasaki, since we all obviously know who that man back then was. |
| No doctor in the world would call you that late at night just to tell you that your diagnosis was wrong when it was just a simple health check-up, non-life threatening. Also, ignoring all that, they still played it as a joke. I understand that Sasaki can still smoke because his health isn't that fucked up, but to say his organs are actually really healthy? Even tho he smokes packs of cigs daily, and they themselves said he was nothing than skin and bones? Naaah. Customer service is not that deep bro 😂, also, who in the story of humanity has ever worked like this and said "I love this job", that was so funny ngl 🤣 Yamada makes fun of Sasaki for not realizing she and Tayama are the same person, yet she doesn't realize he and that guy 8 years ago are also the same person, ok. Ohno-san is so cute 🥺, and I swear the Manager is legit the best character here, by far! |
Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~ Btw, cry about it.  |
| Sasaki was worried, he thought his lungs were over but no fortunately he can keep smoking to try wasting them lol. The backstory was awesome, so Yamada has been working at this supermarket for 8 years and Sasaki defended her back then :) |
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Reply to Myetx
That past customer must be Sasaki, right? That would explain why Yamada is interested in him.
| @Myetx must be Sasaki, yeah, but I don't think that's why she is interested on him... like, the way she talked, seems like she don't remember the guy's face, and was wondering what happened to him... |
| Happy for Sasaki that the health check-up results were a mix-up, although for something that serious they better have been super apologetic on the other side of the phone. While having him quit would obviously be beneficial to his health, it's nice that he has his reason to continue being able to hang with Tamaya/Yamada. Hopefully she'll finally come clean to him by the end of the season. Yamada doesn't exactly have much of an excuse to call Sasaki "Sa-slow-ki" anymore after that sequence from 8 years ago. Still remembers the guy yet can't realise it was Sasaki all along with his voice, hair and supportive attitude. Curious now though as to what changed for Sasaki so that his workwear wasn't so battered and he started combing his hair back. Likely just due to having to be more client-facing over the years if nothing major. |
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Reply to Ronin-errante
@Myetx must be Sasaki, yeah, but I don't think that's why she is interested on him... like, the way she talked, seems like she don't remember the guy's face, and was wondering what happened to him...
| @Ronin-errante yah, she doesnt remember at all. She is just interested because she bonded with him and saw him as a good man with time, not that specific event. But if she ever finds out it was him, she would fall for him much quicker. And to be fair, if you work with people every day, you see so many faces, its very hard to remember their face, you remember the specific event, not the person itself. She "forgot" it was him, because he stop coming after their removed the place to smoke. Im loving this show so much. And sadly that client, people may see it as a anime exaggeration, but sadly i know stuff like this by experience does happen in supermarkets, its not a anime exaggeration or only Japanese thing. And its funny, i found out when i was at her age working. Also, i like how Japan even supermarkets are much more professional and the job is taken seriously, unlike in the west. Services to clients its really important in Japan. |
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Reply to HibiChika
but sasaki is literally that guy from the flashback?! i cannot fathom why nobody recognizes each other. infantile anime logic at play here.
| @HibiChika smoking drastically ages people, skin cancer etc. I'm just surprised they don't recognize their brain cancer dementia oof but also eek but also lolz |
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Reply to Rasco
@HibiChika smoking drastically ages people, skin cancer etc. I'm just surprised they don't recognize their brain cancer dementia oof but also eek but also lolz
| @Rasco LMAO the dementia comment was a low blow. xD |
| The fakeout of Sasaki ending smoking which ofc wouldnt happen given the title of the show and stuff but was nice to see how much their relationship has grown and how much it means for Yamada, not wanting to lose it. We got backstory in second half and man I want Yamada to find out/realise it was him so badly. The first scene of episode 1 also makes sense after this. Sasaki took out a cigarette out of old habit infront of the supermarket cause that's where he smoked back then but now it's a non smoke area. |
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| it's cute nonetheless, but the trope is extremely expected x |
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| Re-watching this it really does feel kinda weird that they did the addressing the issues with smoking midway through the season. Like that sort of thing feels like the thing that would come up right towards the end of the series as a major drama point which leads to major character relationship progress. (like Yamada confessing she's the one at the till). They are very cute afterwards though. |
| Yuritopia FTW!!!!!!!!! BANZAI TO YURI !!!!!!!!!!!! |
| So he knows its unhealthy and has a cancer scare but because its all clean he can keep smoking? Good time to stop anyway, when you get the Big C diagnosis its too late to change. Got to keep the pair with their smoke breaks going though, should have just cut that section out and come up with a different idea. Is the idea that he knew Yamada when she was 16 supposed to be a 'connection going that far back!' moment and not a creepy one? Not feeling it, think this is first episode I didn't care for. |
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Reply to REAL10
Sasaki's health checkup was coming and he was worried about it. Then one day, he came to Tayama and told he had to quit smoking. She was actually depressed. Because she wouldn't be able to spend time with him. The chief told her to tell Sasaki the truth. She was able to tell the truth but a phone call interrupted. It said Sasaki's organs were good. Really? After this much smoking? Tayama was happy and now Sasaki would be able to spend time with her. But still smoking is a bad habit.
We got to see 16 years old Yamada. She was having a problem with a customer. I don't understand why the others didn't not stand against that customer for abuse. Sasaki stepped in and helped Yamada. He cry was unexpected. Her heart moved when she heard that Sasaki knew her efforts and appreciated it. But now, she doesn't know it was Sasaki. I think Sasaki also doesn't know it was Yamada. But Sasaki's appearance is the same. One has vision problem and the other has memory problem.
We got to see 16 years old Yamada. She was having a problem with a customer. I don't understand why the others didn't not stand against that customer for abuse. Sasaki stepped in and helped Yamada. He cry was unexpected. Her heart moved when she heard that Sasaki knew her efforts and appreciated it. But now, she doesn't know it was Sasaki. I think Sasaki also doesn't know it was Yamada. But Sasaki's appearance is the same. One has vision problem and the other has memory problem.
| @REAL10 a mix of things: innocent bystander syndrome, Meiwaku where Japanese people want to avoid social confrontation so as to avoid disrupting Wa (social harmony), and – worst of all – “the customer is king” mindset like the customer is always right but worse: where the automatic assumption is the employee did something wrong and it’s a private matter between the business and the customer. Even in a situation like this where say other customers might band together and tell the loud trash to STFU and get the hell out before they kick his ass, this unfortunately goes against certain aspects of Japanese culture. Thus, Sasaki shutting the trash up would be unusual. |
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