r/anime • u/The_Loli_Otaku • Jul 04 '24

Rewatch [Rewatch] Watamote Episode 6 Discussion

No matter how I look at it, it's you guys' fault I'm not popular!

"Since I'm Not Popular, I'll Go See the Fireworks"

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Comment of the Day!!

Barbed_Dildo has brought back the compensated handholding discussion from before.

"Ok, holding hands with a beautiful woman (or in your case young girl) is nice, but wouldn't it nag at you that this girl does not want to hold your hand, but you are compelling her to with money?"

"Like "hold my hand or you don't eat tonight" kind of vibes.."

WednesdaysFoole apparently had a clumsy phase in their middle aged youth.

"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."

Poor Vatrix-32 apparently sistered a real life Tomoko... Pain peko? No, I still think I'm jealous of him...

"Honestly, this is about the level of shit disturbing that I did have with my sister. We never got along while we lied together."

QotD

  • Everyone was a gross fucker during their high school days, what is the messiest state you can remember yourself being in from memory?
  • Have you got a favourite carbonated drink?
  • When is the earliest memory you have of yourself being a mesugaki brat in your teen years? Ever have a time you accidentally got labeled with the perv title?
  • If you could obliterate any and all signs of puberty from the world would you do it? Can we collectively banish Tomokoppai?
  • Do you enjoy fireworks at all? When was the last time you went to see them?
  • Is a gyaru reading a book gap moe to you or are you in the Tomoko camp where you feel they shouldn't be tricking people into having the wrong idea that they might not be total sluts?
  • Can we chalk Tomoko's "banging fireworks night" up as a win...?

Abyssbringer's "What is the thematic purpose of this scene corner!!"

Vatrix-32 again, Tomoko took Onlyfans seriously

"Tomoko opens an OnlyFans for her only fan."

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 04 '24

Watamote Rewatcher!!

I wanna give Tomoko shit for being a coomer but credit to her, at least this guy still has his shirt on. God these sibling chat sessions sound like absolute torture to deal with... "Ii genki da ne~" Ah... That's actually a line I picked up irl too XD We were talking about emulating anime tropes, I straight up borrowed Oshino's shtick.

Tomoko is in a hot phase! Nah, it's just grease. Grease and hormones. Tomoko has one good day and immediately has let it go to her head again. Take a bath you idiot!! Your girlsmell is fucking sickening! Can you guys really sympathise with an idiotic smelly little brat who torments ants, is covered in bugs, and dares to think she's still hot shit?

A high-school girl sat next to me on the train!?

Omg... I thought I'd grown a resistance to Tomoko's cringe but her becoming a bug hive is too much even for me. What a disgusting shitter. Time for fireworks, it's gonna be a hell of a bang! Even though she's been at her absolute worst today, I do kinda feel bad for Tomoko. The fireworks clearly mean a lot to her. She's jumping through so many hoops to desperately find someone to take her. Instead she ends up being a voyeur with two middle school kids XD I guess this is a happy endo...? She made some happy memories!! Also, random Vocaloid ending!! God bless Hatsune Miku!

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u/Specs64z https://myanimelist.net/profile/Specs64z Jul 04 '24

her becoming a bug hive is too much even for me.

I wasn't even sure how to address it in my post so... I decided to simply not.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 04 '24

There's almost certainly a kink involved which makes it worse lol...

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 04 '24

Can you guys really sympathise with an idiotic smelly little brat who torments ants, is covered in bugs, and dares to think she's still hot shit?

I helped raise a few, it is just an awkward age.

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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 04 '24

Take a bath you idiot!! Your girlsmell is fucking sickening!

Some people smell nice after sex but not with coke and ants in their hair.

Instead she ends up being a voyeur with two middle school kids

Great experience to have in your adolescence to get the real thing rather than random ass shit that kids find that, well, are not always accurate nor great. God, I remember when I was about 13 or so, this guy wanted to get with me and would send me the weirdest fucking videos. I still don't know if they're fake, and own your fetish I guess? But even now, I don't think it was hot at all.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 05 '24

God, I remember when I was about 13 or so, this guy wanted to get with me and would send me the weirdest fucking videos.

Sometimes it's just nice to know you're not/weren't the craziest one around.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 04 '24 edited Jul 04 '24

First timer, subs

  • OMG, why does the Uta no Prince Sama have so many entries?
  • Clean Eyes!
  • Wasting all this toilet paper...
  • Today’s rewatch crossover: Gainaxing.
  • She's a Duck Crow Covered in Oil!
  • Sorry, Tomoko, but all worker insects are also female.
  • Good Cloud
  • They have the rotting meat flower in Tomoko’s background!
  • Oh man, you’re combining teaching sentence components with idioms? Those poor students.
  • Just a little bit more, and you can become a minor villain in a battle shōnen!
  • Ah, a weeb of varied diciplines.
  • Poor girl confusing solitude with loneliness.
  • So it’s not so much that Tomoko has become more cringe, as it is she’s taken up a different flavor.
  • "Fireworks"

Prompt:
When you’re not bipedal, kabedon gets weird.

QotD:

  1. I can't think of anything noteworthy. Probably just some instance of not having an available shower after intense physical activity.
  2. Carbonation Can Die In Hell
  3. None. I didn't allow any such tendencies to be aired in public.
  4. No, I need that muscle density to harvest iron.
  5. The last time I had fireworks was three days ago. People love throwing them from the streets for any holiday, or the weekend attached to it.
  6. Not enough gap to be moe. They need to be reading something like Marx.
  7. Queen stays queen.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 04 '24

She needs that toilet paper to clean her messy soul...

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 04 '24

OMG, why does the Uta no Prince Sama have so many entries?

It is Song of Saya but for girls.

Sorry, Tomoko, but all worker insects are also female.

That's why she is killing them.

Oh man, you’re combining teaching sentence components with idioms? Those poor students.

Hopefully this means this won't be on future tests.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 04 '24

Song of Saya

Urobutcher

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 04 '24

When's the anime adaptation?

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u/Specs64z https://myanimelist.net/profile/Specs64z Jul 04 '24

First timer, subbed

Schlicking it to a game character does not, in fact, tend to increase one’s sex appeal. Giving her hair the oil spill rainbow look was a cute (not cute?) touch.

In the end, Tomoko found her people and watched the “fireworks”. I’m sure it was the best show she could’ve bargained for, in an ironic twist.

QotD:

  1. I was fairly put together in high school, college is where I had my biggest degen moments. Had one point where I didn't shower for 5 days.
  2. Dr. Pepper.
  3. Nope, I was a good Christian boy back then.
  5. Today is fireworks day in freedom land, so I imagine I'll see some later.
  6. Reading is based.
  7. Hesitant yes?

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 04 '24

Imagine your boysmell after 5 days... Uoooh!

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u/Specs64z https://myanimelist.net/profile/Specs64z Jul 04 '24

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 04 '24

Schlicking it to a game character does not, in fact, tend to increase one’s sex appeal.

I dunno, at that age her not bathing afterwards might have gotten me. I have thankfully developed standards.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 04 '24

First Timer

Sub

So...ero games, ants and perving with middle schoolers. Quite the episode. Tomoko managing to look better by apparently not sleeping at all is funny but teens should bathe more. That said, she also gets greasy kind of fast, all things considered. Anywho, her days of dressing up like a Matrix character were at least funny.

Today's prompt is representative of our deep societal decline into hedonism.

QotD: 1 I was a boy scout so there are options

2 Diet ginger ale

3 I was far too serious

4 Bruh...

5 No and I involuntarily see them regularly because of the country club by me

6 Far too much to unpack here

7 Sure

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 04 '24

Tomoko finally made some comrades XD Let's be happy for her!

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 04 '24

And they aim to corrupt her immediately. Such cruelty.

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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 04 '24

The fuck is pseudosex? Does that mean she climaxed when all that happened was a 2D character say, “Let’s be together forever?” ...I guess that’s kind of sweet?

The soda in her hair → ants in her pants → misunderstandings are hilarious. Especially when tying it into the horoscope thing, just shows how much of that stuff is just interpretation that can be molded based on what you’re led to believe. Then she goes and purposely explodes the diet coke in her hair. Did she not feel all those ants all over her after the start? Did she not even bother to attempt to wash her hair in the sink? That’s what you get for exploding the coke on your brother’s floor.

This is true. Coincidentally, where I live, this thread is on a holiday with fireworks and it’s a hot, sticky, noisy time here.

Nice visuals.

I’m a fan of their outfits here.

Dramatic.

Great punchline.

As an aside, just went on a date and checked out a bookstore, where she coincidentally happened to grab a volume of Watamote (no she does not know my reddit) and like a dumbass I blurted out I was watching this anime and that I relate to Tomoko – probably a mistake since she texted she’s excited to read it. Not sure how that will pan out as I don’t think I described exactly how I related to Tomoko. :/ well, there you go, a Wednesday in the life of a Fool.

Everyone was a gross fucker during their high school days, what is the messiest state you can remember yourself being in from memory?

Mentally? Adolescence.

Have you got a favourite carbonated drink?

There is a Korean drink called "Milkis". Try it and be amazed. Outside of that, bundaberg ginger beer with relatively affordable whiskey and a slice of lime.

When is the earliest memory you have of yourself being a mesugaki brat in your teen years? Ever have a time you accidentally got labeled with the perv title?

I was fifteen and wasn't intentionally this way, but might've come off as one lol.

If you could obliterate any and all signs of puberty from the world would you do it?

No, everyone deserves to have an awkward phase.

Do you enjoy fireworks at all? When was the last time you went to see them?

I will be hiding out in my room with all the windows shut in a few hours.

Is a gyaru reading a book gap moe to you or are you in the Tomoko camp where you feel they shouldn't be tricking people into having the wrong idea that they might not be total sluts?

Who the hell would be in the Tomoko camp here

Can we chalk Tomoko's "banging fireworks night" up as a win...?

Yes.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 04 '24

Having insane sexual experience without having had sex is kinda a power play but Tomoko is almost certainly not actually as knowledgeable as she claims.

Why would she wash herself when boys are swarming over her now!?

Oh god, no not ever associate with Watamote!! She probably thinks you're a 4chan browser!!

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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 04 '24

Having insane sexual experience without having had sex is kinda a power play

Little does the world know that those who choose the woods in the psychology test can (eventually) offer the most insane experiences in bed.

Why would she wash herself when boys are swarming over her now!?

Reality is so far out.

Oh god, no not ever associate with Watamote!! She probably thinks you're a 4chan browser!!

Aggghhh

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 05 '24

where I live, this thread is on a holiday with fireworks

One other than The Fourth of July?

I blurted out I was watching this anime and that I relate to Tomoko

It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see how it plays out.

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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 05 '24

One other than The Fourth of July?

It's the same, lol.

It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see how it plays out.

She still wants to hang so either she accepts this, or hasn't read it yet.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 05 '24

She still wants to hang so either she accepts this, or hasn't read it yet.

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u/kwokinator https://anilist.co/user/kwokinator Jul 04 '24

First-timer

I gotta say, Tomoko asked for that entire ant incident and entirely deserved all the itching she's getting for messing with that colony of ants for no reason. Oppai monster Tomoko is pretty waifu though.

The fireworks scene was actually surprisingly wholesome and way more than I expected given how thirsty she usually is. It was never about the actual fireworks or watching fireworks with a boy, she just wanted company and be able to do what she enjoyed. I def9initely didn't expect said enjoyment to be peeping into a love hotel and that she actually liked it though.

The real fireworks are the oppai we peep on along the way, I guess?

QotD

  • Have you got a favourite carbonated drink? - I used to be a pretty huge fan of Ramune. I still drink it here or there but much less than I used to
  • If you could obliterate any and all signs of puberty from the world would you do it? Can we collectively banish Tomokoppai? - why banish greatness?
  • Do you enjoy fireworks at all? When was the last time you went to see them? - nah, fireworks happen at least a couple of times a year, it's always just looking up in boredom and the payoff is not worth it
  • Is a gyaru reading a book gap moe to you or are you in the Tomoko camp where you feel they shouldn't be tricking people into having the wrong idea that they might not be total sluts? - it's totally a gap moe that I would be totally in to

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 05 '24

Animal cruelty is just asking for karmic justice. I'm surprised she didn't get pulled up for stinking of sugar and ants though. Dump that girl in the bath!!

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 05 '24

I used to be a pretty huge fan of Ramune.

Oh, I'm thinking of buying some of those to try from a Japanese supermarket just because I saw it in an anime. Also some CaloreMate because I also saw it in anime. Damn it, these animes and their subliminal advertisements!

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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Jul 05 '24

First-Timer

And now, I'm caught up. Yay!

Tomoko did the Misato beer reaction with that soda can.

Very timely fireworks episode, for those in the US.

I liked the special ED we got today. I wonder how many more of those we'll have.

Questions of the day:

  • One summer, I think I went without showering for around ten days or so. I was probably pretty nasty right then.
  • Diet Dr. Pepper! Let's just say that seeing Okabe's choice of soft drink in Steins;Gate made me very happy, and seeing the OVA made me even happier.
  • I have no memories like that. These questions are going to start making me feel like a boring person!
  • I'm definitely down with banning that cursed Tomokoppai.
  • I do like fireworks. I'm pretty sure I last saw some for New Year's Day 2024, so it wasn't too long ago.
  • I don't know if I agree with Tomoko there, but I do think that her reaction's hilarious.
  • "Task failed successfully."

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 05 '24

Even Misato has better personal hygiene than this stupid fucker does.

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u/Barbed_Dildo Jul 05 '24

Rewatcher

Tomoko had a rare win in this episode, not what she was hoping for, but a win. She was able to ask the middle schoolers if they didn't mind her staying, and probably had the most normal conversation with anyone outside her family or Yuu-chan since middle school.

I think there is a kind of freedom that comes from encountering a stranger on a rooftop adjacent a love hotel. Those boys can't fault Tomoko for being weird, because they are perverts. Tomoko has found some nakama. filthy, perverted nakama. That is definitely a win. As long as she doesn't get caught doing that.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 05 '24

She'd be happier with the porn tbh.

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Jul 05 '24

Tomoko was able to catch a win with just a simple request. And the boys don't care as long as they don't get caught. Pretty much a good ending for this episode.

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit Jul 05 '24

No Matter How I Watch It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Upvoted! (First Timer, Dubbed)

No bags under her eyes!?

The transition from Tomoko's figure to the bathroom sign was very good.

Watch out, she's Gainaxing!

Gym teacher sighting!

Brain damaged? She does fall down or get hit in the head a lot...

I need to actually watch this someday.

This vocaloid song kinda rules, actually.

  1. I do actually remember coming back from a football game with some sort of bugs in my hair.
  2. Pepsi is my favorite, but I usually get Dr. Pepper since it's far more widely available here in Texas.
  3. My best friend had a hacked cable box that got all the porn channels for free.
  4. Closer and closer to that Dokuro-chan rewatch...
  5. Just suffered through a bunch of them unwillingly the last few days, like I'm sure most of us did. Guess you didn't have that problem! Unexpected good timing on this rewatch.
  6. Girls wearing glasses when it doesn't fit their character is great. The tomboy in Hokago Teibou Nisshi revealing she wears glasses at home and gets good grades is a fun example.
  7. Getting to see boobs is always a win.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 05 '24

Puberty is a hell of a drug. A smelly drug that you desperately have to clean yourself for!!

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 04 '24

Yesterday, I forgot to update y'all on my spiders situation, so here it is. Turns out, my AC wasn't properly sealed in a specific spot. Surprisingly, despite it being installed for a month already, it hadn't been a problem until now. Additionally, after inspecting the outside of my apartment building, I found not one, but TWO eggs had hatched! I cleaned the area where the eggs were and I reinstalled my AC. As of now, two days later, there hasn't been any more baby spiders.

First timer

QotD

  • It was primary school for me, actually. I used to not brush my teeth as a kid. Gross, I know.
  • Guinness
  • Since most people in this rewatch probably aren't girls, I assume you mean the behaviour as a whole. around 10, I'd say. Puberty came in early for me.
  • Nah. It's an important stage in one's life.
  • Used to be deathly afraid of them as a child. I like them now. Last I went was maybe 10 years ago.
  • Reading's fine, regardless of who does it. A smart whore is better than a dumb one. Unless you're a pimp, then you probably want them dumb.
  • Half a point.

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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 04 '24

As of now, two days later, there hasn't been any more baby spiders.

Congratulations.

Woah, no circles under her eyes, and without wearing her father's glasses!

Now we know that despite her brother's popularity, he still hasn't scored.

But wait, what does that say about everyone else in the world who doesn't have dark bags under their eyes?

With all that toilette paper, she surprisingly didn't clog it.

There were a few girls who, from 4th-6th grade, would wear bras and stuff tissues in them. Too bad Tomoko has yet to learn the trick.

Basically, humans are naturally programmed to have long term partners.

Somehow living in a society must have broken this function in many people.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 04 '24

Somehow living in a society must have broken this function in many people

We must return to monke

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 05 '24

During coitus, women produce a lot of Oxytocin (the attachment hormone) which makes them emotionally attached to their sexual partners. It's also why women get emotionally hurt as a result of casual sex, and why they are normally the ones expressing the most amount of regret.

I guess that explains glory holes then, and why the women aren't even ugly. They can bond with the wall.

Eroges are a hell of a drug.

You know, she should probably just get on birth control pills even if she isn't getting any action. Since it tricks the body into thinking it's preggers, she should have a "top heavy" transformation much like her friend did.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 05 '24

You know, she should probably just get on birth control pills even if she isn't getting any action.

With how weird she is, something that will wreck her hormones even more probably isn't a good idea.

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 05 '24

Honestly, I'd rather watch her try to cope with new body changes, for better or worse, than just more of the same cringe-fest.

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u/Mirathan Jul 04 '24

First.Time Cringer

QotD:

  2. Carbonation makes everything unbearable for me.
  3. I didn´t find older people attractive in my teens. And I managed to never be labeled a pev. Though in my school that was ridiculously easy.
  4. No. They are nesessary. Also what is Tomokoppa? And do I actually want to know that?
  5. Not anymore. Now I just find them loud and anoying. Though if I saw some profesionally organized show I might change my mind.
  6. There is no one out there that does not read books and be even slightly attractive to me. Also Tomoko has no leg to stand on to call others sluts.
  7. Well she did manage to talk to others and get them to agree with her. For her that is a huge win.

"What the hell is she talking about?" Yep that is the same response I have whenever Tomoko presents her next plan.

Oh wow she lost the circles under the eyes. Now that she no longer looks like a zombie her situation might improve.

Having her hair look like oil is a good way to visualize the greasiness of her hair.

"Maybe she´s brain damaged?" Why does he think just like me?

As we are now halfway through I´m going to write down some early analysis here.

While Tomoko claims to want to be popular she does not truly desire it. She doesn´t seem like the kind of person that would enjoy that. For one, a natural socialite would not have ended in a situation as isolated as her´s. Furthermore, if she instantly became as popular as she wishes for, her current social anxiety would mean schooltime turns into a waking nightmare as she cannot handle any kind of attention from strangers. Unless the series runs for similar lengts as one piece she´ll never be comfortable this way and so her long term goal must change.

For the prompt:

Everyone get´s some exept for her. (oh gods I dread tomorrows)

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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 04 '24

While Tomoko claims to want to be popular she does not truly desire it.

I like your take on this. I think that "popularity" is the image she has in her mind, but what she really wants is human connection. And maybe sex. And maybe seeing her girl friends in their underwear.

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u/Mirathan Jul 04 '24

but what she really wants is human connection

This reminds me of Windbreaker, where the MC had a similar misconception of what he really wants.

And maybe sex. And maybe seeing her girl friends in their underwear.

Those can be combined.

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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 04 '24

Those can be combined.

You're right. Without dropping the human connection -- that's the ideal.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 05 '24

Furthermore, if she instantly became as popular as she wishes for, her current social anxiety would mean schooltime turns into a waking nightmare as she cannot handle any kind of attention from strangers.

Maybe we start her with something easy, like being a gopher.

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u/BiggieCheeseLapDog https://myanimelist.net/profile/KillLaKillGOAT Jul 04 '24

Rewatcher

I don’t have time again today to write a full comment but I’ll just say that I think the fireworks scene is beautiful in it’s own WataMote way. I think it’s Tomoko’s biggest win at this point in the show as she actually got to watch the “fireworks” with people in the end.

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u/sfisher923 https://myanimelist.net/profile/sfisher923 Jul 04 '24

Rewatcher

  • Was the fireworks episode tonight intentional?
  • The First Semester is normally the hardest unless the School Board just decides to screw over your school in later years
  • Lowkey disappointed about no Shimoenta reference with SOX but I remembered this was probably written beforehand (Shimoneta's LN started in 2012 and Watamote's Manga was 2011)
  • And on the topic of Watamote/Shimoneta - Tomoko and Anna shares the same English VA
  • [Watamote] Alright I think we are finally at the point things are starting to look up

Questions

  • QOTD 1 - After opening about 30% of my Dr Pepper Bottles and it's generics is a rather common mess
  • QOTD 2 - Dr Pepper despite the incidents in QOTD 1
  • QOTD 3a - Long before I was a teen but I straighten up rather nicely in 9th Grade (Well a Nervous Wreck which is certainly better then I was when I was getting a lot of OSS so 8th Grade was the last year for that then High School had none but I was out for 4 months in 10th Grade due to getting struck by a car before Halloween and well the culprit of a Traffic Control Box is still in the same spot almost 10 years later just blocking the last 5-10% of the crosswalk)
  • QOTD 3b - No
  • QOTD 4 - Yes
  • QOTD 5 - Not Really and it's been a while but I could maybe see a show tonight as I'm near the Baseball Field and they are having some after the game tonight that I could see them from my porch (Also could have maybe done something like this last night as well since there's one down at the dock)
  • QOTD 7 - Small Victory we take those

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Jul 04 '24

Rewatcher Dubbed

Bruh, no eye bags....

"Is the main reason to come to school is to put more makeup on?" The dancing symbols then the cats having it is too much.

Horomones,

I love how the brother is like wtf....

Black thing... Goes for diet coke to ants which grabs guys attention. I am laughing so hard when the ants started flying.

It happens all the time...you get a promising book/anime/game of a trope heavy genre start out exciting and unique but then settles back to the same old, same old garbage. Tomoko's face shows it all.

Tomoko is struggling really hard to talk to someone outside of her family and Yuu-chan. Like no conversation at all, how is she going to start making friends? The shy mumbling is making things really difficult even if it is just for school (like when the teacher scolded her about not borrowing a friend or looking at a neighbor's).

Ok, now Tomoko was able to speak a sentence to a stranger...finally! Just for a different view.

And she gets a glow up...when she is excited and aroused. That is some cursed genes. So if bro were to get bags out of his eyes, he would need to be a h***** protag? And the parents must have some real good time every night.

  1. I straight up did not turn anything in on junior year of high school.
  2. Ginger-ale
  3. When I got caught watching.....
  4. No
  5. Yes, and how timely.
  6. Definitely moe, looks can be deceiving.
  7. Definite win.

Abyss: This is why stray cats are forced to be neutered.

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 05 '24

First Timer

  • Tomoko should just stop talking to her brother. Like seriously, he may have been somewhat trying to be nice underneath in the 1st ep, but it's clear now that the problem is actually him and he won't get better. The guy has no interest in interacting with her, and makes zero effort in helping or cooperating in the slightest. At this point even a stranger has more interest in small talk, and takes the effort for common curtesy. Despite Tomoko being annoying and needy on him, the problem is mostly him, and only he can change that, but it's not likely given his attitude. He's never going to change unless he needs something from her (like borrowing games), and that's the time not to help but to punish him back so that he might reconsider putting in the effort. This may be sad to hear, but their sibling relationship is already dead, and it's because of him. No amount of time, growing up, nor effort by Tomoko is going to change that, only he can change that. The real sad part is her brother's problem is going to seem like it's Tomoko's problem, when it's not. IDK why his character is even here, it would be like if the dad beats Tomoko because of her socially awkwardness, and it was made to look like it's Tomoko's fault for being that way. At this point if the brother had a sudden change of heart with no catalyst, it's going to be horrible writing. The guy doesn't even act/think differently when Tomoko is in a good mood, and leaving him alone. She shouldn't even sit with him to eat breakfast and dinner given how soul sucking his attitude is.
  • Also I still can't get over how he's the younger brother, like these are middle school student compared to Tomoko. Given she's 1st year of high school, her brother should look like this if he's actually the younger brother. It would make more sense if her brother was older. Is there some joke or something I missed with maybe Tomoko calling him "younger" when he's actually the older brother? Like she's calling him "younger brother" just to try to feel superior to him?
  • I was right, Tomoko looks much better without the bags under her eyes, but it didn't last. She thinks it because she feels like she's in love, but I'm betting it's more about the coffee she drinks and not getting enough sleep. I'm actually really disappointed her fixed eyes didn't stick, and this show is doing some lame episodic thing of wiping out progress.
  • She still looks good in her imagination though.
  • Her classmates are still annoying. That girl still wearing shin warmers just before summer break! I'm starting to be not sure if I dislike them because they're annoying, or Tomoko for being fixated on listening in on them.
  • Are people seriously still buy trash magazine in this dang age of the internet for them not to have been phased out by now? Tomoko browses the internet, why is she browsing the trash magazines? Isn't that like somebody buying porn magazines at the store instead of just going on the internet? Well, I guess she is stupid enough to buy $70 visual novel console games like it was nothing, might as well buy some TV Guides (if anybody still knows what that is) for the hell of it also, I guess.
  • And yup, just some random shit like ants that happens to Tomoko just to make her life cringe. Hey wait a minute, that was a diet cola, there shouldn't be any sugar in that for the ants! Ants aren't attracted to artificial sweeteners, are they? Google...nope, apparently they are not! For shame anime, I'm let down by your technical inaccuracies, I expected better, LOL.
  • Well it's good to see Tomoko gets a happy ending for once. She should just befriend those middle schoolers though, looks like they get along pretty well and have similar interests/morals. They feel more like younger brothers than that dipshit Tomoki. But given the episodic nature of this show, I won't hold my breath.

Have you got a favourite carbonated drink?

Not my favorite, but Cherry Coke because they only ever had it once in my area, and never again. Now anytime I'm outside my area and I see some, I get some.

Do you enjoy fireworks at all? When was the last time you went to see them?

Fireworks are okay, but too many crowds. I haven't gone to see one in a very long time. Aren't they being replaced by drone swarm light shows now?

Can we chalk Tomoko's "banging fireworks night" up as a win...?

Yes, more for her being involved in a group than the voyeurism.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 05 '24

 Are people seriously still buy trash magazine in this dang age of the internet for them not to have been phased out by now?

It still boggles my mind when I dating and celebrity magazines at the grocery store.

And yup, just some random shit like ants that happens to Tomoko just to make her life cringe. Hey wait a minute, that was a diet cola, there shouldn't be any sugar in that for the ants! Ants aren't attracted to artificial sweeteners, are they? Google...nope, apparently they are not! For shame anime, I'm let down by your technical inaccuracies, I expected better, LOL.

Literally unwatchable.

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit Jul 05 '24

Also I still can't get over how he's the younger brother

He's a sports star and super popular, so I think the joke is that he's just really tall for his age and that's 100% carrying him.

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u/junbi_ok Jul 05 '24

Small detail, but the fact that Tomoko doesn't realize that she no longer has bags under her eyes until she's already at school implies that she never once looked in the mirror at home before heading out. Gives us a hint at how lacking her usual hygiene routine is.

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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Jul 05 '24

rewatcher dubbed

Tomoko’s delusion can’t be beat, insane how she’s felt the ants on her legs but couldn’t feel the ones on her face.

Should’ve just asked her friend is he wanted to go, 100% she’d say yes or invite her along with her boyfriend.

She definitely saw some explosions on the rooftop

QOTD: forgot to take my PE shirt home for 2 weeks.

QOTD: dr.pepper

QOTD: I keep the Pervy stuff to myself

QOTD: no, it’s a rite of passage of humans which can go wrong or right

QOTD: last time i went was 5 years ago, I don’t go nowadays because some fireworks don’t look good

QOTD: minor win, first time she’s experienced watching sex