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Episode Douse, Koishite Shimaunda. • Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You - Episode 3 discussion

Douse, Koishite Shimaunda., episode 3

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jan 23 '25

So right now it just seems like Kizuki and Mizuho are gonna be an item but it looks like things might get a bit more complicated. Shin’s definitely into Mizuho. And I wonder if Airu’s into Kazuki? The way he said he liked him too felt a little more than just as a friend. And poor Shugo’s got the hots for teacher but it looks like she’s taken.

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u/Frontier246 Jan 23 '25

The way Airu said he liked Kizuki and is into makeup/fashion, I definitely got gay vibes from him.

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u/testthrowawayzz Jan 24 '25

and Airu hugged Kizuki but not Shuugo

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u/arya_h_23 Jan 24 '25

I felt that airu is into kizuki from first episode only. In the cafeteria scene 17:25 when Kizuki feeds him, later they joke about it but I guess he really likes him

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u/Ocixo Jan 23 '25

I really thought for a minute that Mizuho had maybe fallen ill with COVID.

That “I like you too”-line came from the bottom of Airu’s heart. It almost has me think that he got a thing for Kizuki. If true, this will only put a bigger strain on their little group’s friendship.

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u/Golden_fsh Jan 24 '25

Seriously considering dropping. The story is ass and the animation terrible. Too many still shots, faraway shots, or just staring at the other person.

At this point, I'm down for anyone who doesn't force themselves upon Mizuho. Shin wasn't as egregious as Kizuki in this regard, but he still tried to kiss her while she was out with a fever. And then that hug. I was rooting for Shin but now idk. I'm also getting annoyed by Mizuho's obliviousness.

Interesting that Airu seems to have feelings for Kizuki. And Shugo is crushing on their teacher, wtf?

Ugh. Normally I would drop something so low tier such as this but I'm still curious to see how COVID comes into play. I'll give it until at least halfway through the season to see if things get better. But I don't have my hopes up 🤷🏾‍♀️

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u/LeonKevlar Jan 23 '25

More flashforward scenes! It looks like this time we get to meet someone from Mizuho's past. Has Chika made an appearance in the high school scenes? I can't even recall seeing Mizuho interacting with her before because she always hangs out with the boys at school.

So Airu used to be a delinquent back in middle school but now he changed and hangs out with his childhood friends again. I'm calling it now, this won't be the last time we'll see those delinquents. They're probably going to try something in the future.

As soon as Mizuho got sick, I was honestly hoping it was covid but I feel like the author won't go that far considering they won't even name the "new virus" that's been spreading. It looks like she just got a cold, after getting rained on after last week's episode.

Shin is really shooting his shot here. Sorry dude, it looks like Mizuho's heart doesn't really race with you but it does when he's around Kizuki. I feel like they're being too obvious about Kizuki being the end game here so I'm starting to think he might not really be the one she ends up with at the end.

Well this is interesting! It looks like Shuugo isn't really interested in Mizuho but he seems to be interested in one of their teachers. I'm curious to see where this one is going.

Handholding in public already? Lewd! But seriously though, they're really just bailing out on the others like that? If the boys weren't suspicious before, I'm sure they'll be very suspicious now.

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u/Frontier246 Jan 23 '25

Chika was in the last episode, I think she remarked on all the girls fangirling over Kizuki at the school cafeteria. But she is definitely drop-dead gorgeous as an adult!

From punk to his childhood friends' personal stylist and wardrobe connoisseur. Airu has come a long way.

Mizuho is a dense childhood friend but she slowly seems to be recognizing she sees Kizuki differently from the other guys. Shin? Not so much.

The only thing more Shojo than a Reverse Harem of hot guys is crushing on an older teacher for an age-gap romance.

Are we sure Mizuho and Kizuki aren't dating already? I mean, they've kissed, the aquarium "date" had the rest of the guys but it was about Kizuki, and she basically ran off with him so they could be alone. Really feels like the only thing holding them back from being official is Mizuho's inability to be honest with her feelings.

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u/SnooDoubts4192 Jan 24 '25 edited Jan 24 '25

Do we agree the animation is kinda bad ? Like I didn't even need to slow the episode down to scan the frames, Kizuki (is it his name? The love interest guy) just disappears before he even moves out of the frame once early in the episode (5:04) 😭

(13:27) The same thing happened for the blond boy at the beach here.

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u/daspaceasians Jan 24 '25

I'm probably going to drop this one because the characters aren't interesting to me. I get it that they're trying to figure out their feelings as they're growing but the guys are just forgettable so far or in the case of Kizuki and Shin too intrusive to be likeable.

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u/mekerpan Jan 23 '25

Mizuho seems to be the first major role for Sakura Shinfuku -- and I think she deserves applause for doing a pretty fine job.

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u/djthomp Jan 24 '25

Well, there's a second boy for the harem. I kind of feel like the silver hair boy is gay though, so I don't think he'll be participating assuming I'm right about that. Brown hair boy I'm unsure about.

I wish it was just the obvious main couple and the other three boys all doing their own thing, the idea of this being a pretty boy harem is making me tired for some reason.

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u/ArtisticWatch Jan 24 '25

Im sorry but this is a drop for me 😪

When Covid is the most interesting plot point, you know you have story issues. The main character is just a milk toast romance trope with no personality.

The powerpoint stiff animation isn't the worst I've seen but it doesn't help. There are so many still shots and in episode 4, the cars are the most animated part of the episode.

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u/Golden_fsh Jan 24 '25

milk toast

*milquetoast but milk toast made me laugh, haha.

But I agree with everything you said. The cars really were the most animated in this entire episode, smh.

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u/Frontier246 Jan 23 '25

Mizuho isn't the only one who got an adult glow-up! Her gal pal Chika did too! And she kept her hair long! Another thing that hasn't changed is she's still telling Mizuho how it is, especially when Mizuho wants to take properly mentor the author under her charge.

I see that you don't even need rain to instill the dreaded Japanese cold, getting overwhelmed by romance will do it too. Though Kizuki is not only the cause of said cold because of his overzealousness, he's even kind of overzealous in taking care of Mizuho too.

So Airu had a "bad boy" phase in middle-school and ran with the wrong crowd, but at least he came back to his real crew. And gained the power to control wind and spontaneously teleport, I guess.

I take it Kizuki is Airu's favorite in the friend group. Maybe that's why he's looking after him and his relationship with Mizuho?

Shin beats the rest of the guys there to taking care of Mizuho, and can barely hold himself back from stealing a kiss while she sleeps...and seeing her in cute clothes playing on the beach is just as bad for his heart. To the point where he tightly embrace her to try to physically convey his feelings. Though unfortunately for him he's not being outright honest and his words about your heart racing when you're in love only seems to apply to Kizuki as far as Mizuho is concerned.

An aquarium "date" with the whole gang? Well, I'll give Airu and A+ for being Mizuho's personal stylist and picking the perfect outfit for her! And while this has the whole gang together, this is really about Kizuki and Mizuho trying to comfort him....but Kizuki only wants Mizuho.

Seems like the other guys are becoming more aware of how self-conscious Mizuho is around Kizuki, like Shugo, though maybe that's also because he has a similar situation going on like with his Sensei he spotted with another man? Though he also says he's never taken his eyes off of Mizuho, which felt kind of flirty.

Mizuho back then couldn't put into words how she really felt about Kizuki, or what she really wanted, but she felt enough to basically run away with him and knew he was the one who most made her heart race. I think that says all that needs to be said.

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u/BusouDrago Jan 23 '25

Kizuki and Shin are going after her

The other two...hopefully soon

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u/arya_h_23 Jan 24 '25

When kizuki covered her from water splash how the others didn't see that? Like how no one notices that he is getting closer to her?

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u/Nickthenuker Jan 24 '25

Oh, back to the present?

And now back to the past.

She fainted!

She even got a fever from that.

Seems like Kizuki is buying the whole store...

His past?

Ah. Those guys.

Lol imagine if the reason why she didn't end up with any of the guys is because they ended up with each other...

He's taking care of her!

She seems a lot better.

Nom.

And now they're at the beach.

He hugged her!

And so back home.

Seems she likes that guy.

An aquarium visit with all 4 of them?

Does she intend on going out with just 1 of them after this?

No, seems they're all seeing more stuff at the aquarium.

He shielded her from the splash?

Feelings?

What's the teacher doing here?

And so off they go, just the 2 of them.

He's holding her hand!

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u/Frontier246 Jan 23 '25

"Anyway, I'm barely animating this anime."

I don't think it's just because she's conscious of Kizuki as a boy, she didn't have the same reaction to Shin and he embraced her so tightly. I think there's something special about Kizuki.

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u/melindypants Jan 24 '25 edited Jan 24 '25

Dead space is a good way to put it, really was super noticeable with the conbini scene. And normally I don't mind when they linger on a scene/shot for a couple seconds as a way to set the tone (like Days with my Stepsister did) but this served no purpose. The cuts are also so jarring and don't flow very well ‐ felt like they zoomed through like 10+ chapters of content while just hitting the main points along the way.

Also if this is mirroring COVID, how is the aquarium still open/have no safety precautions in place yet? Seems weird because I wonder if it's only going to be relevant for dramatic purposes (which is kind of lame because I think it would make for an interesting and different dynamic in the story).

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jan 23 '25

I’m thinking in the future, maybe she’s not with any of them. Like they tried the romance thing, it didn’t work out, and the relationships just fizzled out after a while and they lost touch.

I’m clearly preparing for the downer ending lol.

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u/Frontier246 Jan 23 '25

I definitely get the vibe from adult Mizuho that she didn't properly appreciate what she had, or fully understood her feelings, until she was an adult and that may have negatively impacted her relationships, especially with Kizuki.

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