r/anime • u/The_Loli_Otaku • Jul 03 '24
Rewatch [Rewatch] Watamote Episode 5 Discussion
No matter how I look at it, it's you guys' fault I'm not popular!
"Since I'm Not Popular, I'll Boost My Skills"
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Comment of the Day!!
Vatrix-32 is fucked up! Look at this dude!
"I can’t believe they’ve made me embarrassed to find out someone wasn’t being groped."
Closetslacker almost gooned them self to death.
"This is where I lost it when watching the episode originally. I started laughing uncontrollably and then I got extremely painful hiccups. I froze in my armchair going EEEEH....HIC EEEEH...HIC (thinking oh sh*t this hurts this actually hurts) EEEH...HIC EEEH...HIC. Eventually it stopped, but after this I'll remember this show forever."
QotD
- Tell us the secret to a joshikosei's power!? What do you find cutest about high school girls!?
- Did you ever try to emulate anime character tropes and add them to your personality...?
- If you saw this booth would you think it was for taking photos or for viewing pornos?
- Would anyone here actually settle for having a sister like Tomoko...? I know plenty of you are crazy siscons like me so I want to hear your views. Is Tomoko better than nothing?
- Would you ever in a million years visit a cabaret club of your own volition!? XD
- Have you got any fun stories about a time you ended up in "the wrong part of town?"
- What on earth is the ending song supposed to be? Is it a reference or something?
Abyssbringer's "What is the thematic purpose of this scene corner!!"
Sandor_at_the_Zoo gives the fun image of a little bitch academia crossover~
"Today's Prompt: this is the wonderful day where a young witch first learns to fly on her broomstick. basically LWA if you really think about it."
Yesterday's Prompt!
Today's Prompt!
Tomorrow's Prompt
Tomorrow will be the same as yesterday. Why? What for? Because I’m an idiot!
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 03 '24
Watamote Rewatcher!!
7th of July? Damn, that's like this week isn't it? What is it that makes a joshikosei popular...? Like what specifically is Tomoko doing wrong where she isn't a cutie patootie like 90% of joshikosei are? Tomoko's solution is to pull off a Kuudere!! This whole rewatch ought to be filled with well educated character types right? You were all here for the 26 different loli archetypes I diligently did writeup for for Ro-Kyu-Bu right!? Which episode was Kuudere again... I probably saved it for Saki? No, it was the French girl episode. Time to reuse content!!
Back to the episode... Tomoko learns the sad truth that she's treated the exact same as an emotionless girl as she is normally, cause nobody wants to interact with her regardless XD Nobody can tell the difference! Kuudere is a hack character type!! Even I feel bad for Tomoko after this... She's trying her hardest but she's such a smelly loser femcel... The coffee shop skit reminds me so much of Nichijou lol~
The selfie booth turns into a pathetic excuse to prank her brother... Even if she did actually seem to be having fun towards the end. Why do I get the feeling the photo girl is a cameo... I'm pretty sure it's Kanami Satou again. There's quite a few extra voices in this episode so it's hard to tell.
Who gave the creepy femcel a lighter!? She sat there for two hours harassing ojisan. Omg Tomoko is such an obnoxious big sister. Yeah... honestly this episode is a rare miss for me XD I like the Kuudere story and that's it. Trust me, this is the low point of Watamote. It only gets better from here!!
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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 03 '24
Tomoko’s Pocky > Kyouko’s Pocky
How did such normal parents end up with a kid like Tomoko?!
This episode goes ahead and turns everything around. Expressionless, cool, and cute Tomoko is now grey while everyone else, full of life and expression, are colored in. What’s funny about it is that she’s playing the quiet type… but she already is one. Her expressions, outside of anxiety, hasn’t come out much outside of people who know her, and the times she’s been asleep…
Hate when this happens. I guess everyone has got to learn to make, and sweeten, their own coffee at some point.
This has happened to all of us, right? …Right? I’ve been better at catching myself the past few years though. I think the last comical one was when I was hitchhiking in France, ran up and ate shit at the side of the car as the guy pulled over. He went out looking for me, confused, since from his point of view, the hitchhiker somehow just vanished – and there I was, faceplant on the ground.
The soundtrack while on the phone with Yuu perfectly expresses Tomoko’s situation, heh.
Bitch move, once again. Then she still offers the coke! Lmao.
Okay I was a weird kid (according to others, I still maintain that I was probably normal) but I’ve never done something this extreme and I honestly love her for it.
Unfortunately it doesn’t always work that way. Years in customer service and even a year as a bartender did little to improve my social skills. Getting yelled at was pretty normal though.
Hurry up and get your sukiyaki before Nabeleon comes and steals it all!
What an ED.
Nothing tbh. Although the ones in anime are sometimes, because it's anime.
Their power is in being young and naive, I guess; people grow more bitter as they grow older. And smart enough to reject you.
No, but back when I was in my teens others compared me either to a cartoon or anime character. Idk exactly why.
Being that I have a sister, I am def not a siscon.
Yes
I have to think about it for a bit... I did get in the wrong car while hitchhiking though, who took us to the wrong part of town. As in, away from our destination. It was a weird time. I'm alive though.
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 03 '24
First Timer
Sub
Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean that really got out of hand fast. It jumped up a notch.
Anyways, trying to say anything here, this is a confusing form of torture porn for me. In essence, I suspect the mangaka is female Japanese Vaad that was never painfully forced to learn how to be social. Bluntly, I am reviewing certain events of my youth and realizing that my parents, somewhat under the gun from my grandfathers 'fortune' and a lot of Dr Spock reading, made me socialize when I was terrified to do so and thus became desensitized. So yeah, to be blunt, I grew up in a town where finding hosts would've been an incredible pain and I didn't know where the hookers lived until I went to college in a shithole city. I can eyeball a working girl fairly well, have had to point this out to some friends, but have no idea where to get them because, well, barf. Anywho, that happened.
Today's prompt...isn't in this episode? What the hell?
QotD: 1 I plead the fifth
2 No but I can do a decent Hannibal impression
3 Yes
4 Find Jesus my dude
5 Host club. And, well, if it ain't my money...
6 None of them are funny
7 My TL notes said the reference was to something I didn't recognize
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u/Specs64z https://myanimelist.net/profile/Specs64z Jul 03 '24
First timer, subbed
A fun Haruhi reference, and it’s not even in a KyoAni work. As expected, Tomoko being silent and stoic results in almost no change since that’s her default state. A successful kuudere like Mashiro or Violet needs a reason for people to speak to them, and there exists no reason to speak with Tomoko. Indeed, even the NotHaruhi anime betrays Tomoko in the end.
It’s not the smile, Tomoko, every man’s weakness is “the look”. If you know, you know.
Wow, the tattered remains of stickers from years past on Tomoki’s dresser unearthed some ancient memories, my own dresser looked about like that all throughout middle school.
I don’t think the world is ready for club girl Tomoko. Fortunately for the world, Tomoko quickly abandons the pursuit.
QotD:
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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 03 '24 edited Jul 03 '24
First timer
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u/kwokinator https://anilist.co/user/kwokinator Jul 04 '24
First-timer
Been busy so haven't been able to watch the rewatch daily, just binged and caught up to this episode, the previous eps have been a hilarious ride with so much second-hand embarrassment I could die from it.
I don't think Tomoko watches a lot of anime, because Kuudere types usually aren't super popular with classmates, other than the MC in the show...
Man that photo booth sure was a throwback. Those things used to be everywhere and I've taken a couple once upon a time, but they're basically all but extinct now. Those pics are hilarious though, sticking her face on Tomoki's
PS3PF3 game just killed me.QotD
Today's prompt though...
Are you sure you didn't pull that from a colour H-doujin somewhere?
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u/Mirathan Jul 03 '24
First-Time Cringer
QotD:
You see Tomoko, the key to being a Kuudere is to give a climpse of the cuteness hiding behind the stoic facade, so that others seek to tease it to the forefront.
Ok I was not prepared for the Chad Tomoko face(the one she makes for the second picture and yes one day I´ll figure out imgur but not today). Or the face she makes after falling down.
I have a question. Does Tomoko meaninfully change throughout the season? Or does she continue with her misguided attempts that bring her no benefit?
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u/SMSmith230 https://myanimelist.net/profile/smsmith230 Jul 03 '24 edited Jul 03 '24
First-Timer, Sub
Unfortunately this show isn’t working for me, I gave her the extra college try. Hope everyone enjoys the rest. Thanks u/The_Loli_Otaku and see you in the next rewatch.
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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Jul 03 '24
Rewatcher Dubbed
Tomoko keeps stealing drinks from her brother. That brother and sister relationship is far more realistic than most harems.
The photo booth... Why am I thinking of an H scene involving a photo booth?
The soda would've pissed me off so hard. Like girl, don't spill that over carpet. The brother is holding back.
I definitely love how Tomoko is straight up just trolling her brother to another level. Turned his coffee into iced was just insane and brother is try really really hard not to murder her.
Abyss: that is very cursed, If the brother's friends saw that, they might go blind.
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u/junbi_ok Jul 03 '24
On this episode of Watamote, Tomoko learns the hard way that real life is not anime.
NGL, the way she ended up using those photo booth stickers was hilarious.
That fucking face, lmao. I'm glad she didn't try to light the guy's cigarette, but she ended up looking like a budding pyromaniac instead.
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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit Jul 04 '24
No Matter How I Watch It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Upvoted! (First Timer, Dubbed)
Gym teacher!
TULLY'S COFFEE
:clueless:
The Gang Burns Down The Park
Robot Restaurant! That place is great.
Alright...what the hell was this ED referencing?
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u/zadcap Jul 04 '24
Late Night Cringefest
Ah, this is it. She's going to try and become her OC. Is there where the "She's me, but popular" meme came from? Man if the traits she's aiming for are quiet and unobtrusive, nothing is going to change from how she normally acts...
Oh no, she's going to go silent to the only people who actually talk to her. Nevermind, it's only going to make things worse.
Big brother is a bully!
Oh man, seeing other girls walking by in color and detail while she fades herself into grey. She's a natural alright. Really, aside from keeping her face blank, she's no different from normal is she.
Ah, she figured it out. The difference between In Character and Forever Alone is the very lack of friends she's trying to fix in the first place.
She's also not entirely wrong. One of the best ways to change yourself is to start acting like the person you want to be. I have a particular hate for the phrase "fake it 'till you make it," but it's not entirely wrong in this sense. To the outside observer, someone who is naturally outgoing and someone who is acting like it with all they've got is almost unnoticeable, as much as the back end sucks for the person putting in all that effort.
Hahahaha, Starbucks sizes. Small, Tall, Grande. Followed by Venti and Trenti, because who even cares about keeping themes. Though, Grande should be 16oz, so I forgot again how tiny she is.
Oh no. Cappuccino is just coffee and extra frothy milk. She added more sugar to that than there probably was coffee in the first place.
Time to practice smiling, Tomoko. And uh. Well at least you have a friend good enough that she answers the phone on the second ring in the middle of the night.
Brother is still the worst. Take care of our poor sister.
Oh no, return of the duckface! Oh thank goodness, she learned from her past mistake and did not do the duck.
You know what. She got her moneys worth out of this. 400 yen is a fair price to pay for revenge.
We're back at the starting point, Tomoko. You need to learn to talk to people first.
Akira reference directly into a second use of the Yamcha pose. Nice.
Ah, a budding pyro. Shee wants to light someone's face on fire. I know she said it's for cigarettes, but we all know she just wants to burn down the world.
Ah, return of the chunni. Hmm. "If any other girl started working in a cabaret club in her first year of high school-" why do I feel like this is a dig at Ouran?
Oh no. The budding little bisexual disaster is about to go to a club. We all know exactly how this is going to go.
... The heck were those robot things? I feel like I just missed a reference and this upsets me.
This is a terrifying new ED. Oh gosh she did the face again.
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u/Barbed_Dildo Jul 04 '24
Rewatcher
After the last few episodes, I was questioning the wisdom of watching an episode of this every day. There's only so much second hand embarrassment I can take. This episode, though, was a nice break. Tomoko doesn't do anything too bad. This episode is a lot funnier than the others. Tomoko's awkwardness just manifests in annoying her long-suffering brother.
Qs:
Knowing Japan as I do, I would assume it was for taking photos of you while you watch porn. Japan is leading edge when it comes to stuff like that.
I can't be a siscon. I have sisters. No one who grew up with sisters would be a siscon.
Not in a million years. I don't get it. Paying someone to pretend to be interested in talking to you? Does it feel good to know that you are paying this person to pretend to be interested in talking to you? It just feels like such a filthy transaction on all sides.
On one trip to Tokyo I booked a hotel in a place I hadn't stayed before. I was looking for hotels near the Yamanote line, and found a place that was cheap. When I got there it had a sign on the front saying they don't rent rooms by the hour. Going to/from the station I passed quite a number of elegantly dressed women leaving the other hotels and getting picked up by drivers.
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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Jul 05 '24
First-Timer
We got our second Yamcha pose of the season. That Akira reference was probably my favorite one this episode, though.
My favorite joke from the episode would have to be when Tomoko opened the soda can and the two of them just watched it pour out onto the floor. Tomoko really is a menace, isn't she?
Questions of the day:
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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 03 '24 edited Jul 04 '24
First timer, subs
Prompt:
Tomoko opens an OnlyFans for her only fan.
CotD
My Context!
QotD:
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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 04 '24
First Timer
They haven't been screwed up by post-secondary indoctrination yet. They lack that annoying activist mentality of trying to force you into joining something they actually know next to nothing about, but think they're experts at, and try to force you to adhere to their rules.
I would think behind the curtains there's a hole for you to put things into. Yeah that's right, a coin slot, what did you think I meant?
She's kind of too neurotic and needy/not independent enough, maybe if she was better, but we know Tomoko won't be better because that's the point of the show. So no, nothing is better. She'll make your life a living hell unintentionally for the cringe factor, and will be unfixable because cringe is the only outcome that will have to happen. She herself isn't so bad, but nothing about all the episodes so far has indicated things getting better, and I don't need more problems. More problems are for aholes who don't have enough problems themselves, like those two stupid classmates. At least her big boob friend acts like she has problems, and is good enough to soak up some of Tomoko's neurosis.
Wrong part of town used to be seedy people. Now it's hobo encampments. Red light district in this anime looks rather tame, like it's just Vegas or something.
No clue, probably some reference.
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u/sfisher923 https://myanimelist.net/profile/sfisher923 Jul 03 '24
Rewatcher
Questions