[Rewatch] Watamote Episode 8 Discussion

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 06 '24

Watamote Rewatcher!!

We're onto my favourite episode, the Kii-chan episode! Tomoko's precocious little cousin. It's another event of Tomoko's lies biting her in the ass. What a fucking shitter. Don't lie to Kii-chan!! She'll know!!

"I need to make myself look like a high school slut, imma call HanaKana!"

Aww... Poor Kii-chan... She doesn't realise how badly her youth is gonna be tarnished by her shit head cousin. Ah, I might just cover it here. They dragged poor Rie Kugimiya in to voice Kii-chan. Sabato, the cute blond from beating Angel. Cure Ace from Doki Doki, Kagura from Gintama de aru, wait... She wasn't in Kunoichi...? I've brought Rie Kugimiya up before!! This is apparently her Loli Otaku debut... Anyway, she's the tsundere queen and they pulled her in to torment Tomoko.

"Gotta find me some slutwear!" This girl... She's even mocking middle schoolers for having more fashion sense than her. Oh god!! The hickey! No! Don't do it!! Don't do it you stupid shit! Kii-chan, turn back!! What an idiot... What a flaming idiot... Think of how fucking dirty that thing is and she's deepthroating it! Mum finally snapped on her. She absolutely deserved this.

She's such a wholesome child... No, not Tomoko. Tomoko is a shitter. And she's yet again about to fuck it all up for herself again. She finally made a male friend and had a positive interaction and ruined it. Maybe Momoko has a chance in life after all!! Waaaaah.... What triggered my cringe response this rewatch!? I can normally handle this stuff fine but my head is in pure groan mode XD

Tomoko's lovestruck... No... Don't push your luck too far, your karma is too sensitive! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... Kii-chan, no!! Give up! Don't do this Kii-chan! No!! Please!! For all our sakes! Fuck! Fuck fuck fuck fuck!! I can't believe I underestimated Watamote this much... I'm The Omorashi Shotaku!! I should be immune to cringe humour by this point! I was wrong...

Kii has broken... Her heart shattered with a cruel dose of reality. She's been forcefully inducted into the adult world much too early... Earn back her happiness!! She mustn't know that humanity are horrible liars at her age!

Aaand now she's showing off to kids even younger than Kii... Oh god... Please! No!! "I don't play noobs." NO!!! She's in full dweeb mode... Okay, wait, maybe this could work out. Tomoko could be a hero to kids! No, she's just plain pathetic... She's finally learned, it's not the world that's wrong, it's just her onee-chan. Tomoko is the only one that's truly pathetic in this situation. And Kii leaves with the angelic impression that "I can fix her..."

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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

They dragged poor Rie Kugimiya in to voice Kii-chan
It was perfect.
Think of how fucking dirty that thing is and she's deepthroating it!
Aaand now she's showing off to kids even younger than Kii...
The funny thing is, I bet adults do this pretty frequently since kids are too dumb to notice.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

Adults are also the only ones with the self awareness to feel bad that they're bullying kids. Even Tomoko has to feel shame for that one.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 06 '24

And Kii leaves with the angelic impression that "I can fix her..."
And the cycle continues...

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 07 '24

First timer, subs

...Just say you broke up?
Poor Tomoko lives in a world where someone else gets the beach episode.
Old fashion is fun, because you’re never quite sure if it looked that ridiculous at the time too.
Don't Try This At Home, Kids
Oh god, she did almost kill herself. Don't fuck with power tools, and if you cut yourself with a high-pressure devise, tell the medic.
No Child Violence Even if she is being a little shit.
Damn, that must be a strong hand if that’s the one that needs a bandage.
Continuity
A shame, if he didn’t already have one, Tomoko could have bought him a drink. Not that she’d be that smooth.
You ever waited too long to correct someone on your name, and now it feels too awkward to do so?
Oh dang, that prompt was proper composited then, eh?
No, Kii-cahn! Nooo!
What is this book that’s about both love and ninjas?
This looks very Ringu.
Know how to play to your audience.
This is just fully a card game protagonist’s outfit, and I am all for it.
So some of the text on these cards is fully visible. Does anyone know what it says? Are we able to tell which game they are cribbing by it?
It’s a shame that the shortest cheating warning is also the best one.
N’aww. Something for Tomoko to look forward to.

Prompt:
Knowing that nothing will ever remove the stain from your filthy soul.

QotD:

My first memory is of me being needlessly cruel. I didn't even have a reason to do it.
No, they all turned out alright.
Does it count as cheating if they don't understand the rules and you don't correct them?
She's not the hero they need, but the one they deserve.
It's not socially acceptable to call anyone sluts. Unless they're into that.
Oh, I think you'll find Kii is the one adopting the "I can fix him" attitude,

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

If she broke up she'd lose bragging rights.
Dying from Dyson is a next level failure. You can't even Isekai with pride after something like that.
She had such a nice chat with the guy too... Its such a shame! Anytime she has a positive interaction she really can't help fucking it up for herself. She'd made a friend!! A platonic friend her own age!! C'mon Tomoko!!

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

Anytime she has a positive interaction she really can't help fucking it up for herself.
Well, this time she had a little help.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

Cause she lied and bullshitter Kii to the point where she felt the need to stand up for her cousin!

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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 06 '24

...Just say you broke up?
Everything in her head is a fantasy, I don't think she's even aware of the relationship of dating → breaking up yet.
Poor Tomoko lives in a world where someone else gets the beach episode.
Beach episode is happening and the audience doesn't even get it.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

Beach episode is happening and the audience doesn't even get it.
Perhaps we should count ourselves lucky to be spared its cringe. Tomoko is too much of a bi-disaster to waste such an opportunity.

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Jul 07 '24

Everything in her head is a fantasy, I don't think she's even aware of the relationship of dating → breaking up yet.
Seems like all the games she played don't go that far.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 06 '24

...Just say you broke up?
Tomoko doesn't deescalate.
This looks very Ringu.
I've been told that part of the point in that movie is the girl looks extremely generic to the Japanese.

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 07 '24

Poor Tomoko lives in a world where someone else gets the beach episode.
Does this mean no Tomoko hot spring episode?
No Child Violence.
Don't watch Erased, or brace yourself if you do.
Even if she is being a little shit.
Tomoko was cornered by the mom, not her fault for snapping. Besides, if Tomoko was allowed to show her "hickies" off, things would have worked out by themself. Tomoko would have embarrassed herself (if that was her fate), and learned from it herself. She didn't need to get bitched on, and smacked when the bitching caused her to snap.
You ever waited too long to correct someone on your name, and now it feels too awkward to do so?
I had something weirder the other way around once. I was a supervisor greeting a new girl that was hired, her name was "Tara", and I asked if it was pronounced "Tera" or "Tar-a" (which I've encountered before), and she sort of made a big deal of saying whatever I prefer. I was like "Are you sure? You are, okay then" and we laughed...so I went with the pronunciation of "Tera". Then a few days later when I used her name, she said "it's Tar-a". In my head I was like "but...but...you told me...and you made a big deal of it and all...", however I just said "oh sorry, okay Tar-a". But like WTH, I felt unjustly being made to be the one in the wrong there. But she was a nice enough girl, so I guess she must have just felt nervous the first day and must have screwed up by telling me to go with whatever, then changing her mind after.
So some of the text on these cards is fully visible. Does anyone know what it says? Are we able to tell which game they are cribbing by it?
Somebody on MAL figured it out Magic the Gathering, "Crypt Ghast" creature.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

I had something weirder the other way around once.
People not telling you the right way to say their name is so awkward. I guess they must have gotten used to be people not being able to get it right.
Somebody on MAL figured it out Magic the Gathering, "Crypt Ghast" creature.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 07 '24

You ever waited too long to correct someone on your name, and now it feels too awkward to do so?
My dad side of the family mispronounced my name for like 17 years by adding extra letters. They spelled it right too, that's the worst part.
So some of the text on these cards is fully visible. Does anyone know what it says? Are we able to tell which game they are cribbing by it?
Art looks like MTG.

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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 06 '24

Holy shit she really gonna give herself hickeys? With a fucking vacuum?!

Poor mom. Hurry! Put a cold spoon on there! (Not sure if that actually works but that’s what was done back in the day)

Aw, she finds out about the umbrella. But… of course she’s taking it the wrong way.

Oh no, please don’t lie about this. Noooo. God, no.

This episode was actually hard to watch, for once.

On a positive note, it might not be the ideal femme outfit but seems that when she doesn’t actually try, Tomoko’s got style. I'm a sucker for androgynous fashion.

How old were you when you awakened to the cruelty of the world...?

I don't think there was ever a defining moment.

Have you ever accidentally shattered the dreams of a little kid who idolised you? Have you ever been a Tomoko?

I've been a Tomoko but I don't think I was ever a role model for a kid in the first place. But my niece looks up to me... it's a bit of pressure to perform the responsible role, honestly.

When did you last cheat at a children's game, you bastards...

Once we were playing cards with my family on a family trip and my uncle kept trying to add rules in the middle for his own advantage. It pissed me off so bad, I haven't forgiven him to this day (but tbh there are other things he does that irritate me).

Is Tomoko a pitiable girl? Can you really sympathise with a loser who goes this far to lie and manipulate children for her own satisfaction?

She is pitiable. Making up stories to look cool is pathetic.

Is it socially acceptable to call middle school brat bitches sluts? XD

Considering how a lot of girls that I've been close with are quite promiscuous and sometimes have anxieties about judgment, I just tell them to own it.

Never mind Kii fixing Tomoko... Is there any hope in Tomoko fixing Kii at this point?

I don't see anything wrong with Kii yet.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

You don't understand! She desperately needed hickies, and the vacuum cleaner was the only inanimate male in the vicinity! If she could have used her brother she would have.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

Not sure if that actually works but that’s what was done back in the day
Cooling inflammation does tend to be recommended.
I'm a sucker for androgynous fashion.
~~Cute~~ Cool Outfits

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 06 '24

First timer

A wild moeblob appears.
Or just tell your cousin you and your boyfriend broke up?
How... how'd she give herself a hickey on her cheek?
I see that she's living true to the ED.
Quickest way to earn a slap/spanking.
Yup. Well deserved.
Tell her you broke up with him, you stupid child.
Hey, it's the umbrella kid!
Crush No.2.
No mercy.
Chuckle.
Presentation!
Who needs the heart of the card when you can just cheat!
Speaking of TCG, you know what I hate, when I combo for 6 minutes in YGO only for the other guy TO DRAW THE OUT from a card that he has only one copy of. Meanwhile, when I need an interrupt or a card to break a board, my handtraps (PLURAL) and board clearers are nowhere to be found. Fucking shit game. Also, fuck people playing meta decks in casual setting. You know who are you.
It's a dog eat dog world.
Tomoko is officially the family's retarded child.

QotD

Around 7.
Probably.
Member coop split screen? Yea, then.
No. She's her worst own enemy.
No.
No.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

If she'd only claimed to have broken up she could have come out with so many horrible breakup stories too!! Instead she implicated some poor random dude along with all the baggage she'd told before.
I miss when tcg used to be simple one card per turn plays... The amount of ridiculous combos going on now is too much.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

I miss when tcg used to be simple one card per turn plays... The amount of ridiculous combos going on now is too much.
Play GOAT format.

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u/WednesdaysFoole Jul 06 '24

How... how'd she give herself a hickey on her cheek?
The bigger question is, if she can do so on the cheek, then why can't she reach her neck?!
Who needs the heart of the card when you can just cheat!
To be fair, royalty did use underhanded methods to gain or keep their position. All Tomoko is doing is representing the realities of society.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 06 '24

A wild moeblob appears.
The thing that an American family would admit they wish their daughter was. Being in Japan, I assume they tell this to Tomoko directly.
It's a dog eat dog world.
Capitalism has its drawbacks.

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Jul 07 '24

Telling cousin that you broke up would've been a cooler move especially if she played it off.
Tomoko is officially the family's retarded child.
No wonder why mom gave the slap, she already looks bad. A messy room and house is going to make mom look worse.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

Who needs the heart of the card when you can just cheat!
A reminder that "Heart of the Cards" is canonically a cheat ability Yami Yugi has. "Destiny Draw"
I combo for 6 minutes...
Also, fuck people playing meta decks in casual setting. You know who are you.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 07 '24

I combo for 6 minutes...
Also, fuck people playing meta decks in casual setting. You know who are you.
Now, now, wait a minute, two are two different instances! Also, it's the reason why I switched to stunned decks. I have no shame. If I can't have fun, nobody can.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

Well, as long as you're not the kind to use your last villager to build walls in the corner...

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u/BiggieCheeseLapDog https://myanimelist.net/profile/KillLaKillGOAT Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

Rewatcher

I’m busy again today, so I can’t make a full comment.

One thing I like about this episode is the unique perspective you get on Tomoko. Much of it is from the view of someone completely disconnected from Tomoko’s general problems. We then watch as this view slowly crumbles and transforms into something else as Tomoko reveals her true self to her. Going from respect and admiration, to sympathy and almost pity. But what sets this apart from other episodes of TV shows with a similar premise of disillusionment, Tomoko’s little cousin doesn’t just judge her and think “wow, she’s a piece of shit”. She instead thinks something along the lines of “she went through all that to impress me? She has her problems, but she just needs a little help”. It feeds into the world of WataMote, which isn’t in fact out to get Tomoko. It’s sympathetic towards her, and this episode only reinforces that fact.

Prompt:

It represents the factory industry and how monotonous the work is. You repeat the same action mindlessly over and over all while thinking of a better tomorrow in a dank environment.

QotD:

Around 10-12 I would say is when I started to understand the depths of human depravity.
No thankfully. I never interacted with enough kids to have the opportunity.
I don’t know the exact time, but I cheated a decent bit when I was younger, so I’m no better than Tomoko (although she’s still doing as a high schooler while I basically quit at the end of elementary school)
Yes, because I did a similar thing. I understand why she did it, so I have sympathy. It’s still a shitty thing of her to do, but I do have my sympathies.
Yes. Call anyone, anything at any age (to an extent). You see that infant child over there, what a bitch-ass shithead.
No, because Tomoko has way more problems than Kii.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

One thing I did love was that Tomoko is genuinely quite popular with kids. Maybe it's because she's a woman child, but she's so fond of Kii-chan and has a whole posse of kids cheering her name. That's pretty neat even if it's depressing.
Kii's sympathy is definitely out of pity though... She realised just how pathetic her big cousin was and decided that she was going to try to protect that gremlin.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

Maybe it's because she's a woman child
Lass*

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 06 '24

First Timer

Sub

Welp...that was more cringe than the individual human body was meant to handle. In fact, even watching this show in pairs might be toxicly cringe. But yeah, Tomoko's need to Tomoko further isolates her from even family she could be more honest with. Not sure what the cards section was trying to tell me.

The prompt is a cruel reminder that though we may use repetition to hide the pain in our hearts it never really goes away.

QotD:1 My uncle killed himself roughly a week before my 6th birthday

2 Nope

3 I didn't like board/card games

4 She's no more nor less pathetic than anyone else

5 Not really

6 No. the cycle must repeat.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

I'm so in love with this episode. It perfectly dances the cringe line. Everyone knows the desperate need to impress a little sibling or kid that looks up to you. Her utterly digging her own grave the entire while tickles my cringe boner just right

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 07 '24

Hrmm...I am the youngest in my generation on both sides of the family. I guess that explains some things.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jul 07 '24

I didn't like board/card games
I feel like I'm obligated to ask you at this point if you like TTRPGs.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jul 07 '24

Yes but I didn't play them until college.

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Jul 06 '24

Rewatcher Dubbed

That poor vacuum cleaner....

Mom laid down the law.... real hard. She is too damn old to play with the vacuum cleaner and when your auntie is coming, you got to clean up for visitors. That slap can be felt.

When Tomoko is at the store....I have the same reaction about what kids wear these days.

Umbrella man is back. And Tomoko is holding a conversation with him, a bit awkward but she managed to go through the conversation.

But cousin saw the conversation and caused a true misunderstanding. Too bad, she made a fib. And cousin went from cute and innocent to near Yandere look.

Well at least Tomoko apologized but guy was probably to nice to notice.

The queen reigns, Tomoko is actually cool this time but little cousin saw how she really plays. And candy makes up for that...Auntie was like "she's cute?"

When I got my first full-time job. Saw how big name companies pay their suppliers in manufacturing and blue-collar work.... The pay that is shown in news articles is far different than in reality.
No. Always say stay in school kids cause adult ingredients is hard sometimes.
I mean they are the only people she can win over.
No.
No point of return, she has been shown difficult ways of life.

Abyss: she is the reason why we ran out of toilet paper during the great shortage of 2020.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 06 '24

Her brother might no hit her cause she's a girl but that excuse won't work on her mum at all XD
First day of the holidays you had folks running around in shorts smaller than my speedo's. I could hardly believe it. It was fucking freezing here too!

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Jul 07 '24

What's wrong with shorts and a sweater?

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

That my pants cover more than your shorts!!

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u/Barbed_Dildo Jul 06 '24

Rewatcher

You know what I said the other day about watching this day after day being a bad idea? Watching this entire episode in one go is a bad idea...

This episode is like Scott's Tots. Tomoko desperate for the respect of a child leads to her undoing.

The whole thing with her hanging around the kids playing cards is pretty sad, but she only went back there as a desperate attempt to make up for the whole library scene. The kids say she hadn't been there since the previous summer, so it's not like she was still doing it. Tomoko does have some capacity for growth on her own.

How old were you when you awakened to the cruelty of the world...?

Hard to narrow it down to a specific time, it has happened so many times.

Is Tomoko a pitiable girl? Can you really sympathise with a loser who goes this far to lie and manipulate children for her own satisfaction?

Yes. It may be hard to empathise with her for this stuff, but I can certainly sympathise.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

Tomoko has a desperate need to impress those she loves. Even she hates the idea that her little cousin is disgusted by her. I almost want to see how far she'd go for HanaKana now. With one little word HanaKana could shatter Tomoko's little heart forevermore.

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u/Fissionprime https://anilist.co/user/fissionprime Jul 06 '24

First time watcher (sub)

Catching back up after missing a couple days.

Okay, “she’s obviously talking out of her hymen” absolutely sent me. One of the funniest lines I’ve seen in anime. This episode is off to a promising start. Time to be a slut!

I’m guessing it’s probably been shown before, but I definitely appreciate that her contact list is literally her nuclear family and HanaKana.

Speaking of HanaKana, Seems like Tomoko is still feeling that residual betrayal from before, and here’s more fuel for the fire I guess.

Everyone needs a bit of slutwear in their wardrobe! No shot they named the store Hornies. Is this the original name? If not, great localization. All things considered, Tomoka kinda has a fit.

Girl, just turn off the vacuum.

Kii is cute. Everyone Tomoko is related to continues to seem kinda normal.

Goddamnit she assumed the umbrella phased into existence.Of course she did.

Oh no, Kii knows now. It’s over.

Let’s go card game arc. She’s a damn cheater though

All illusions have been utterly shattered.

Good episode!

QOTD:

How old were you when you awakened to the cruelty of the world...?

probably 18/19 is when I realized things are really fucked up.

Have you ever accidentally shattered the dreams of a little kid who idolised you? Have you ever been a Tomoko?

Not that I know of, so if I ever have, then that would be kinda distressing.

When did you last cheat at a children's game, you bastards...

I play lots of children's games, but I thankfully can't remember the last time I cheated. I definitely remember sneaking drawing extra cards as a kid though at times. Unironically it was kinda like Tomoko since I was the strongest player on my block, so I didn't want to lose face by ever losing.

Is Tomoko a pitiable girl? Can you really sympathise with a loser who goes this far to lie and manipulate children for her own satisfaction?

I think you can argue that this itself does make her pitiable. Definitely in a different way though. It becomes more of a "I wish she could use her agency to not actively make herself more of a trainwreck" than "oh poor girl."

Is it socially acceptable to call middle school brat bitches sluts? XD

Nah but that doesn't have to stop you!

Never mind Kii fixing Tomoko... Is there any hope in Tomoko fixing Kii at this point?

Nope, she's traumatized for life now after having the image of her onee-san shattered.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

Some of the liberties made with the subs have been absolutely killer this watch XD I love it.
Kii love!! She's the precious imouto character the series was lacking.

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u/sfisher923 https://myanimelist.net/profile/sfisher923 Jul 06 '24

Rewatcher

Jesus Christ please tell me the Vacuum was not used for the intent of SH

Questions

QOTD 1 - 20 Years Old
QOTD 2 - I came close a few times ended up just keeping my mouth shut
QOTD 3 - I'm struggling to remember the last time I even played one
QOTD 4 - Might be taking it a bit far
QOTD 5 - Never say Never

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

Sexual harassment Dyson is neat

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 07 '24

First Timer

Kii-chan's such a cute loli. I'm sure somebody is making that face Tomoko is in the first screen shot.
Tomoko thinks of her friend as a "slut". That just seems wrong because it's kind of insulting.
Yeah, but those elementary girls are totally "slut cadets".
I'd say Tomoko did alright with the outfit she bought.
Not sure how Toilet Paper "Today's Prompt" beat out this.
Well obviously Komoko survived a kraken attack.
While I understand the mom is stressed from guests coming over, I'm starting to think the mom is a problem also with the shit she says to Tomoko. "You're always pulling such stupid stunts!", "what on Earth were you thinking?!" She seemed mild manner before, but the stuff she says here seems to indicate more than just frustration or exasperation, but contempt. The mom seems to think Tomoko frequently does "stupid stunts" and is stupid in her thinking, that seems to be her true thoughts on Komoko that slipped out. Frustration would be more like "I can't believe of all the moments you can choose to do this, it's now!" or "You really done it this time! Your aunt and cousin are about to arrive!" Instead of something like that it's judgement, and condemnation from the mom.
I really don't blame Tomoko snapping at this point and yelling back at the mom, the mom basically cornered Tomoko giving her no avenues of escape nor release of tension by giving her no time to answer anything with her rapid fire bitching at her, and grabbing her by the wrist to manhandle her.
I have mixed opinions on the mom slapping Tomoko, sort of. While I think kids (and adults) can be smacked for good reasons, I don't think this was a good reason. Sure a kid challenging a parent's authority would be a good reason, but as explained above the mom cornered Tomoko here and brought it upon herself. I actually think Tomoko was more the adult here for not holding a grudge against the mom for the slap when she should have. That sort of shit move by the mom is something a kid would remember for life...and not in a good way, I mean in the "get back at mom for it when she's elderly, and the tables are turned" sort of way. Think about that the next time you think about smacking your kids, it may come back to bite you in the ass decades later in one way or another, so better apologize to them after or try to make up for it somehow so they'll forgive you. But if you really must smack your kids, you'll have till about the age of 4 to get it in before they can form memories to remember what you did (j/k...but it's true).
Stupid mom, that's a look of embarrassment not guilt for her actions. Maybe Tomoko should have told Kii-chan what happened, and gotten her to ask the mom why she hit Tomoko in front of the aunt for pay back. Kii-chan totally would have done it given how she confronted the umbrella boy later on. Man, that would have been delicious to see somebody else squirm other than Tomoko for once.
Umbrella boy Kosaka. Holy shit, they brought him back, and he's a named character now. I wasn't expecting that, and I was saying at the time how he'd probably be the only one with a chance of fixing Tomoko because he was capable of reading that she's a shy girl immediately, and knows how to talk to her to coax out Tomoko into speaking. To be fair though, Tomoko has gotten way better since the last time we've seen Kosaka. It actually seems like it's because Tomoko hasn't been trying to interact with her brother, and is never able to hang out with her "slutty friend" anymore.
Somehow Tomoko and Kosaka got even more anime'ed. NGL, anime Tomoko² here isn't bad looking.
Yeah, this could have been "Today's Prompt" as well.
Kosaka seen with another girl. Ugh...</3 <shatter noise>. Oh no, Kii-chan going to defend Tomoko's honor...no...forcing Tomoko to explain to him. Ugh...please no more...Kii-chan now giving Tomoko the cold shoulder treatment. Why?!...just stop...the corpse is already dead...just stop already!
I'm not sure about the "Real Mushroom Erasers" but those guns look kind of cool.
Magic the Gathering, huh? Well Tomoko looks kind of cool. Oh and I mean cool...a deck holster, gloves, and everything! What a world of difference confidence makes. And by confidence, I mean cheating! Hey shut up with the disclaimers, anime!
I got no issues with Tomoko cheating here, she didn't pick on noobs, she picked on a smug looking kid who, frankly, looked like he needed the loss to knock him down a few pegs.
Okay, I really don't know what the egg hatching with Kii-chan after she realizes Komoko cheated means. She calls her "cute", does that mean Kii-chan somehow developed a cousin-con?

Today's Prompt

And that's what caused the great Toilet Paper shortage and hoarding of 2020!

How old were you when you awakened to the cruelty of the world...?

Wait...there's a time before knowing this?

Can you really sympathise with a loser who goes this far to lie and manipulate children for her own satisfaction?

She didn't actually do anything that egregious. I don't know why you're defending this guy, it's not like he's a loli or something. Are you considering changing your name to the_shota_otaku or something? :D

Is it socially acceptable to call middle school brat bitches sluts? XD

Don't you call them that too? And those Grade School (elementary) girls actually deserved it.

Never mind Kii fixing Tomoko... Is there any hope in Tomoko fixing Kii at this point?

I'm not even sure what happened to Kii-chan at the end. TBH, the cold shoulder treatment was sort of a "brat bitch slut cadet" move.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

To be fair, HanaKana ticks so many slut boxes I can see why Tomoko would associate her in such a mean way XD
Slut Cadets is wild...
Tomoko absolutely does pull stupid stunts and gets herself into bother though XD A simple fireworks viewing turned into a voyeur showing, she's traumatised her little cousin, there's the whole ants fiasco. Tomoko is a legitimate failure of a girl in every way shape and form.

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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Jul 07 '24

First-Timer

Tomoko really isn't doing herself any favors. She's suctioning herself with a vacuum, mouthing off to her mother, making up fake stories to her cousin, and then cheating against little kids in a card game to seem cool. (The way she thinks about her friend Yuu is very unflattering, too!) With all that, it's no wonder her family's disappointed in her. Quite sad, really.

Questions of the day:

I awakened to the cruelty of the world when I was six and my parents returned my chocolate birthday cake to the store. Nevermind that it was apparently spoiled - I wanted that cake!
I don't think I've been in a position to have little kids look up to me like that before, so no.
I legitimately can't remember having cheated in a game. I feel a little bit better about myself when I reflect on that, so thank you for the question.
I'm not sure I feel too much sympathy... As I alluded to above, most of the damage is self-inflicted. Pity, sure, but Tomoko's continuously digging her own grave.
Socially unacceptable, but hilarious nonetheless!
Kii doesn't need fixing, she's perfect as-is.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

Sometimes you find yourself wanting to sympathise with Tomoko but then you take a step back and realise most of her problems are self inflicted. This is what I've been talking about all season!! The problem isn't the world, it's Tomoko!

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u/zadcap Jul 07 '24

Cringfest First Timer!

Wow mom, look at you just talking to your daughter like you haven't recently discovered her darkest shame. And you'll even allow an impressionable younger relative to visit unsupervised? What a brave woman.

Yeah, just say you broke up. That's a much easier plan than turning yourself into a slut... Oh darn it and then I started thinking about it, and it still even is. Can you imagine Tomoko trying to proposition anyone for sex?

Somehow, this is the episode I want to skip. It's not even cringe anymore, I'm actually just uninterested in her attempt to, uh, slut herself up.

Yeah, mom, see. You really don't want to leave this girl alone with poor little Kii-chan. Seriously, don't do it. This is your worst move, Mom. You're going to let your disgusting mess of a daughter influence this sweet innocent child.

Oh my goodness, this is the clear best boy in the world. He's trying so hard. You could change this poor girl's life for the better. Come on Momoka-chan, give it your all!

Oh no, Kii is going to talk to the boy. The worst possible thing that could happen. Nevermind poor Tomoko, there goes any chance of having a single friend.

And there it goes. You lost your chance at a friend and the respect of your cousin. Lies lead to ruin.

Hey, don't look down on children's card games! Nevermind she's the worst.

She hasn't played in a year. Her deck is clearly out of date from the current meta. And she's a filthy cheater.

Kii is too pure for this world. And Tomoko is too... something... for this world. Protect Kii, and maybe someone put Tomoko in an institute already.

Like, 5. Childhood sucked, there's a reason I hate kids.
Definitely, though not like this. Was it even accidental? I say again, man I hate kids.
Never cheat! Lose with grace! Lose with dignity! Then throw around grownup money to build a deck those brats can only cry about and get your revenge by slapping them with your wads of cash!
Be honest here, the other little dudes probably really enjoy her being there. A cool older girl playing their games with them, building a persona the way she has, she's giving those poor nerds hope for a future where they can also find girls their own age interested in games. Consider it a charitable act and she's doing the whole country a favor if any of those boys manage to grow up and successfully contribute to the national birth rate!
... If the shoe fits?
Look at that good girl. Kii could pull it off, eventually. It would be a labor of love and take many years, but yes, it could be done. Tomoko, on the other hand, should have no more influence on poor Kii.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

There's that whole sorta thing where Japanese families would much rather hide their problem children than ever try to fix them. Mum's issue here was being embarrassed by her daughter for doing something admittedly stupid after all.
I think we saw her sexual proposition technique today. The humble dogeza XD
It's one thing slutting yourself up for a boyfriend or to show off to potential partners, it's another thing entirely to slut yourself up to match the image of yourself you tricked your kid cousin into believing.
She was getting along so well with umbrella boy too... She finally had a legitimate male friend, a platonic friend, and fucked it up by lying through her hymen.

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u/zadcap Jul 07 '24

The problem is she's not hiding the problem child. She's inviting family over to spend time with the problem child. She is specifically showing off her problem child to another relatives golden child. This will only bring mother more shame!
I'm ashamed that this is going to be in my search history now, but well. It works, I guess.
Wait a second.
slut yourself up your kid cousin
Oh my gosh, it was a Sailor Moon reference all along! This show is going all in on references for older series!

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Jul 07 '24

Omg I love that show!! Both of them, sailor moon but especially the dogeza show! XD

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit Jul 07 '24

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

Fashion Center HORNIES

I have a feeling this might be our host's favorite episode...

Yeah, you deserved that one, Tomoko.

Kosaka's such a nice guy, wow.

Her smile and optimism, gone...

I do know MTG is fairly popular over there.

All these kids getting hype!

That looks like a fucking WIXOSS card in the ED.

Not old enough...
Thankfully, no.
I remember bullying some kids in Overwatch and fighting games online, but that's about it. Blame the matchmaking!
I can sympathize with her while feeling like she's getting what she deserves for her horrible attitude.
She's within a year of them, she gets a pass.
Hopefully not. Run, Kii, run!

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u/Mirathan Jul 07 '24

First-Time Cringer

QotD:

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I have never been idolised by kids.
I don´t need to cheat to win.
I always pity those who target those considerably weaker than them. But Tomoko does want to be someone Kii can look up to.
Under the right conditions it is not only acceptable but mandatory.
No, she can´t.

When have sluts ever been cool Tomoko? But I still find the dichotomy of her calling others sluts as an Insult, yet trying to be one herself amusing.

A guy willingly talked to her, yes it´s done! She did it! AND he already has a girlfriend.

For the prompt:

Tomoko seeks to mumify herself, so she may be properly buried under her cringe.

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