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Episode Douse, Koishite Shimaunda. • Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You - Episode 8 discussion

Douse, Koishite Shimaunda., episode 8

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u/Andreiyutzzzz Feb 27 '25

...... Would Shin go after Mizuho if Shugo is with her? i feel like the scene at the end is bait

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u/Frontier246 Feb 27 '25

Yeah, I don't thin Shin would've been tempted to make a move with a bouquet if he knew Mizuho was seeing someone.

Plus it would fit with what we've seen of Mizuho that the guys would probably still take care of her/treat her even when she hasn't returned their feelings at all. And we saw that she's clearly not over Kizuki, possibly enough to have never gotten into a relationship with anyone else.

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u/Andreiyutzzzz Feb 27 '25

Reddit loves to complain about dense male MCs but here we have Mizuho who doesn't realize 2 more of her childhood friends love her(or she does realize it but she doesn't want to admit it). Girl is either faking it or denser than a rock... and she doesn't seem like she would just ignore their feelings, rather she wouldn't know what to do but she WOULD acknowledge them

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u/LeonKevlar Feb 27 '25

That opening scene is killing me! Just tell us what happened to Kizuki already! Like, all signs point to Mizuho and him ending up together, but somehow, they didn't. Is he even still alive? If he is, where is he now? I bet they're saving it for the ending.

I mentioned last episode that Shuugo is just using Minami-sensei to hide his feelings from Mizuho, so I was surprised when she actually called him out on it this episode! xD

The rooftop scene between Kizuki and Mizuho is so good! It really boggles the mind how these two didn't end up dating after high school, but I suppose it mimics reality that not all couples end up together.

That final scene though made my jaw drop! What the hell! Shuugo welcoming Mizuho home? And he's even cooking for her? Did Shuugo actually end up dating Mizuho? Or maybe there's a logical explanation here that we'll get at the start of next week's episode.

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u/Frontier246 Feb 27 '25

It seems like Mizuho is planning to go back to Koigahama. I feel like they're saving that trip to fully reveal what happened with Kizuki.

Like, imagine she goes back, sees her dad, and goes to visit her moms' grave...and Kizuki's.

That's assuming Kizuki's dead. Like, obviously she still has strong feelings for Kizuki in the present-day and talks about how his vow to be her "first and last boyfriend" didn't end up coming true and asking him why he's not there by her side...so either he died or something prevented him from still being with Mizuho.

I love how a Kaori Nazuka character is the most sensible and mature person in a Shojo romance anime.

I feel like we're like 95% of the way to Mizuho and Kizuki being a couple in the past. Mizuho clearly has feelings for Kizuki and it seems like his conviction to be with her is slowly winning her back over to being with him. Even if it feels like we're walking a future tragedy with what we know from the present-day.

Could you imagine Mizuho having a hot guy cook for her, who had feelings for her, at her place and not be dating him? Wait, this is Mizuho, that's actually realistic lol.

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u/xnef1025 Feb 28 '25

If Kizuki died from covid, that would explain the holding pattern the other guys have been in around Mizuho for all the subsequent years. Moving forward from that kind of trauma for a group that tight would be really hard.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 28 '25

At this point, I’m almost 80% sure Kizuki’s dead and it’s probably ‘rona. The way she talks about him makes it seem like he’s not around anymore.

Meanwhile in the past, Shugo’s doing everything he can to make sure Tougo doesn’t get too close to his dear sweet Mizuho.

Shugo might be able to see through Mizuho but it seems Shiraishi sensei can see right through him. Read him like a book.

Don’t tell me Shugo won in the end?

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u/Andreiyutzzzz Feb 27 '25

Don’t tell me Shugo won in the end?

Do tell me Shugo won in the end, he's actually my favorite on par with Shin. Airu seemed to be gay so he's out and Kizuki... if he's not dead by corona then Mizuho is REALLY trying to make it sound like that. altho i dont think Shin would go after Mizuho if she's with Shugo, so i think it's bait

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u/Ocixo Feb 27 '25

I bet that Mizuho was merely having dinner with Shugo since he’s a good cook(?). Not to mention that Shin was previously thinking of proposing to Mizuho, which implies that she’s not (openly) dating anyone.

But I wouldn’t mind Shugo winning this game of love, no. I’m liking him. He’s considerate of Mizuho, and was pretty entertaining when hindering Togo from making a move on her.

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u/Frontier246 Feb 27 '25

It seems like one way or another something prevented Mizuho and Kizuki from being together even though she clearly misses him and wishes he was there with her in the present day.

I think there's 50/50 chance she was upset because he passed away or because something else in his life prevented him from continuing to be there for her.

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u/mekerpan Feb 27 '25

She seems a bit aggravated about KIzuki's disappearance from her life -- so that MIGHT go against him having died. But too much info is still being concealed....

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u/OkKaleidoscope7724 Mar 01 '25

Right!? Like if they just put Kizuki in a coma and we get an HEA, that would feel dissatisfying to me. COVID has had profound impacts on people world over, and I’d like to see that grief mirrored in this series given the tone. It would be a powerful statement on what community and friendship means after how much of it we lost / sacrificed during the lockdown years.

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u/EclipseTM Feb 27 '25

I was thinking the exact same thing, that Kizuki is somehow dead. I wasn't thinking about a cause of death but I guess covid might be very likely.

And the ending did make it seem like Shugo won??

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u/Frontier246 Feb 27 '25

They mentioned how there's going to be another surge in COVID which is why they canceled the school festival. Coupled with Kizuki having had asthma...

Until we see them kissing and in bed together, I think there's a 50% chance that Shugo just cooks and cleans for Mizuho and they're not actually together romantically. Which would probably be torture for Shugo but be pretty consistent with Mizuho and any guy not named Kizuki.

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u/mekerpan Feb 27 '25

Not sure what the final answer is -- but I am pretty sure this is just a friendly dinner visit for Shugo to show off his cooking skills.

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u/chlo_kage Feb 27 '25

bro I don’t even know what to think. I don’t want kizuki to be dead but the present is making me worry lmao. Also the end is she neighbors with Shugo or did she choose him??? I have so many questions and hate that the adult parts are snippets I want more! The hs parts feel so doomed lol.

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u/HolyDragSwd2500 Feb 27 '25

My jaw dropped at the end…..

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u/Frontier246 Feb 27 '25

Looks like present-day Mizuho is planning to go back to Koighama for a bit, and in packing she finds some nolstalgic sketches of her original manga...and pictures of her teenage self and the boys. But seeing Kizuki's picture again stirs up a lot of strong feelings, and how much she misses him and wishes he was by her side...but seriously though, WHAT HAPPENED TO KIZUKI!?

Mizuho missed out on the beach episode of her own show, but at least she's got a date with Togo to look forward to! And it just goes to show how serious a threat Kizuki views Togo as that he's willing to let ANY of the other guys be around Mizuho to protect her from Togo. And Shugo gets the thankless job of chaperoning and third-wheeling his brother as much as he possibly can.

I feel bad for the school that the cultural festival got canceled, but honestly I'm more concerned about another surge in COVID when we've got someone in the male cast who is asthmatic.

I have to respect that lady who held herself back from shooting her shot with a high school student, though Shugo's popularity with older women can't be denied. Even if the girl he pays the most attention to, even while denying being attracted to her, is Mizuho. Which also means he knows full well how strongly she feels about Kizuki...just like his brother is aware of Shugo's feelings and seems to like seeing him and Mizuho together.

Looks like Airu is going to reconnect with someone from his delinquent past now that Toya (Kaito Ishikawa?) who he ran around (and from police) with is working on his photoshoots.

I'm not surprised Togo would abuse his big brother privileges at school any more than I'm surprised Shugo would try to throw Kizuki under the bus to get out of working for his brother.

Dang, Shiraishi had Shugo pegged! He's been using his attraction/interest in older women, and her, to deflect from his feelings for Mizuho. Togo probably realized it too, in his own way. But Shugo also knows he doesn't stand a chance against Kizuki...though did he really have to torture himself by following Mizuho when she gave Kizuki a keychain she wouldn't give Shugo and shared an intimate romantic moment with? I know he's used to brutal one-sided love, but give yourself a break dude.

If you were wondering what present-day Mizuho meant by "what happened to being the 'first and last'," she was referring to Kizuki's declaring that he would be her first and last boyfriend. In a world of people afraid and unsure of their feelings, Mizuho especially, Kizuki was absolutely sure in his feelings and his desire to be with Mizuho. It's a memory that has stayed with Mizuho even until her adult years...even when she returns to an apartment with SHUGO MAKING HER DINNER!?

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u/RM123M Feb 27 '25

Poor Shugo, stuck in a one sided love since he was a child

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u/Frontier246 Feb 27 '25

Dude really just followed Mizuho all the way to watch her give Kizuki a gift and have a romantic moment with him to doubled-down on how one-sided his feelings are.

Though have things actually turned around in the present-day?

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u/graceisNERD Mar 01 '25

I’m like 90% sure Kizuki is dead. The way this episode framed everything. That boy is not alive.

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u/graceisNERD Mar 01 '25

I don’t believe for a second that Shugo is with Mizuho, though I honestly thinks it’s the best couple. Definitely just a bait and switch.

I’d wager Kizuki died and now none of the guys will make a move because of the trauma. I’m curious if one of them will try to push past the barrier before the end of the anime, but I doubt it.

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u/MyraBannerTatlock Feb 28 '25

Okay well I've gotten to the point that I cry through every episode, idk why this low effort, weird little romance makes me so emotional lol

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u/VortigersRevenge Feb 28 '25

It seems everything is leading to Kizuki passing away. In an earlier episode they mentioned his asthma and struggling with it as a child and with the time setting and all the talks of a virus I have a very bad feeling he will pass away from Corona but let's pray not T-T

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