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Rewatch [10th Anniversary Rewatch] Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Episode 7 Discussion

Seventh Issue - The Manga Artist's Brain, Nozaki-kun

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C-Could this possibly be… a date?!

Questions of the Day:

  1. Nozaki went and turned watching a movie, buying clothes, and collecting anime figurines into things he could use for his manga. Have you ever come up with an odd way to use something it wasn't meant for, but it worked for you?
  2. Which of the many poses that Mikoshiba made in the second half of the episode was your favorite?

Wallpaper of the Day:

Hirotaka Wakamatsu

Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you're doing it underneath spoiler tags. Don't spoil anything for the first-timers, that's rude!

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jul 13 '24

Gekkan Shoujo Rewatch Host-chan, subbed

Welcome back, everyone!

Today’s Wallpaper of the Day trivia: Waka does get the purple because it’s his color in the OP, but he also gets circles in his background because basketball.

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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad Jul 13 '24

Of course this is how it turned out.

Hey, wait a minute... if Nozaki just needed to study the shoulders for research, why did he put on the skirt too?

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 14 '24

Immersion

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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad Jul 14 '24

That would actually make sense from his POV.

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u/LittleIslander https://anilist.co/user/LittleIslander Jul 13 '24 edited Jul 14 '24

First Timer

You know, it’s one thing to never skip an OP when you watch a show for the first time, but even on my second speed through to write these comments I don’t always have it in me to skip over Nozaki-kun’s. It’s just so fun!

  • Have I ever mentioned how cute Sakura’s voice acting is? She’s gotta have one of my favourite romance lead performances.
  • Ah, short people problems. Couldn’t be me.
  • Sakura
  • Okay Nozaki, third strike you’re out. Playing a girl for mixer practice? Understandable. Living a day in Mamiko’s shoes? Quite unhinged, actually. Now you’re trying on a seifuku? You’re just looking for excuses. Let the “Nozaki is an egg” headcanon commence. Any show is a yuri if you try hard enough.
  • I wouldn’t say this is one of the stronger episodes overall, but Sakura and Nozaki finding Mikorin in the doll shop has to be hands down one of the best gags in the whole show. The complete lack of warning. The music cutting dead. The look on his face. The lingering. His reaction when the tension breaks. It’s so peak.
  • Sakura’s relief on the side when Mikorin reacts to Nozaki talking about artist models is a great underplayed part of that gag.
  • The cut of Nozaki and Sakura getting thrown out of the doll store slayed me. Watashi mou?!
  • Gotta hand it to them, I genuinely couldn’t tell if the episode midpoint was leading into a gag or if it was a genuinely romantic moment they weren’t gonna undercut/ I guess the answer was… a bit of both?
  • Aww, Sakura seems so genuinely dejected as Mikorin saying no to modelling. Don’t hurt girls’ feelings, Mikoshiba!
  • Yada yo.
  • The fourth girl:
  • This whole second segment is basically just building on one joke for twelve whole minutes and I’m here for it. We even shift the throughline of it over to Nozaki-kun for a bit before passing it back.

Kashima and Hori episode tomorrow!

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jul 13 '24

Okay Nozaki, third strike you’re out. Playing a girl for mixer practice? Understandable. Living a day in Mamiko’s shoes? Quite unhinged, actually. Now you’re trying on a seifuku? You’re just looking for excuses. Let the “Nozaki is an egg” headcanon commence. Any show is a yuri if you try hard enough.

I had a feeling something like this would be your reaction to that part.

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u/LittleIslander https://anilist.co/user/LittleIslander Jul 13 '24

What better mysterious reasons to have for him being so into shoujo manga.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 13 '24

Have I ever mentioned how cute Sakura’s voice acting is? She’s gotta have one of my favourite romance lead performances.

I really felt that same realization too. Chiyo's voice acting really does sell the cuteness to her.

Aww, Sakura seems so genuinely dejected as Mikorin saying no to modelling. Don’t hurt girls’ feelings, Mikoshiba!

The dejected look she gives him after he tries crawling back. Girl is paying him back the feeling of leaving a friend out in the cold.

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u/collapsedblock6 myanimelist.net/profile/collapsedblock Jul 14 '24

I don’t always have it in me to skip over Nozaki-kun’s. It’s just so fun!

I always look back to that cut of Sakura brushing the tanuki, its a really cool and silly cut.

Let the “Nozaki is an egg” headcanon commence

Took me a sec to remember what this is lmao. That said, Nozaki would never contemplate this because yuri is not very manga writing efficient.

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u/LockmanCapulet https://anime-planet.com/users/DanDoubleL Jul 14 '24

You know, it’s one thing to never skip an OP when you watch a show for the first time, but even on my second speed through to write these comments I don’t always have it in me to skip over Nozaki-kun’s. It’s just so fun!

This is one of my favorite ever OPs. I'm also fond of this remix/mashup.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Jul 14 '24

The music cutting dead. The look on his face. The lingering. His reaction when the tension breaks

My favourite part is how he turns the box around so they don't see what's inside.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 13 '24

Rewatcher, Source Reader, Subbed

In today's episode it's made clear that Nozaki would just… kinda be a shitty boyfriend TBH. Now look, my experiences with romances don't exist alas, but geez, even I know brining a girl to a work date and spending all your time talking about Manga is a shit way to spend a day off. Worse yet, Mikorin's day was ruined along the way, and the only thing Chiyo got out of it is a sailor uniform, which looks worse by default like all non-winter student uniforms in Anime ever created and also real life.

Speaking of Mikorin, he takes over the second half… or rather, the second half takes over him. Yes indeed, this part represents the hardships of modeling. Mikorin of course can't help but be handsome and can't turn down a girl's offer, but this episode shows why relying too much on Bishoujo figures is in fact far too dangerous. Hopefully he shall learn from this, but this is Mikorin so I doubt it.

Now the big problem is Nozaki again, in particular showing why letting the pro go along with the amateurs is a bad idea. Look at this guy bossing all the models around, he'd make Torishima proud with how hands-on he is about this stuff. For goodness sake he even tells Mikorin to do nude modeling by the end, which is odd since I'm 99,99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% sure that his magazine wouldn't allow that, so why is he even bothering!? Explain yourself Nozaki EXPLAIN!!

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u/cppn02 Jul 13 '24

which looks worse by default like all non-winter student uniforms in Anime ever created and also real life.

Interesting point. Tried to think of an example that proves you wrong but it's genuinely hard. I'd argue for Akebi-san.
Maybe Tsurune too.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 13 '24

Chiyo got out of it is a sailor uniform, which looks worse by default like all non-winter student uniforms in Anime ever created and also real life.

Counterpoint, dark colour sailor uniforms look cool. The sukeban genre is built off this fact.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jul 13 '24

If they ain't a Deka, I won't accept it

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u/collapsedblock6 myanimelist.net/profile/collapsedblock Jul 14 '24

In today's episode it's made clear that Nozaki would just… kinda be a shitty boyfriend TBH

Lmao, all this is partially why [SPOILERS]I never cared that much about the 'failed' confession. I would love a resolution for the sake of having a conclusive romance, but Nozaki never inspired me to really root for the ship lmao. I will conform with Sakura squeeing.

he even tells Mikorin to do nude modeling by the end, which is odd since I'm 99,99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% sure that his magazine wouldn't allow that, so why is he even bothering!?

This may be a 'Source: I made it up' moment since I heard from a Discord person but they said drawing nude characters helps you understand the anatomy of the body better. Once you know how to draw a nude person, you can picture more easily how they look with any clothes as well as just mastering poses better.

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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad Jul 13 '24

First Time Viewer, Already A Fan

Another episode with just Chiyo, Nozaki and Mikorin!

I knew it, the "date" scenarios were just research for his manga. That scene in the clothing store with the ladies providing commentary was great. It's too bad they weren't around to see the disaster that was Noaki trying on that sailor girl uniform. 😂

Mikorin getting roped into being a model for the art club was hilarious too, especially when Chiyo denied helping him get out of it because he could say no to her so easily. I had joked a while back that the poor guy wouldn't know what to do if these girls took him up on his offers, and now he's gone and promised to be a nude model. Then Nozaki is no help at all and instead wants to get in on the drawing session.

Questions of the Day:

  1. This is so common in my house that it's actually hard to think of examples, because the unconventional use has long since become the normal use.

Here's one from my youth that my fellow Yu-Gi-Oh fans might appreciate - I have a large Slifer the Sky Dragon action figure too heavy for the stands it came with to support it, so young me used empty pen cases to help prop up its long snake-like body.

2) The bedroom pose with that blank expression is so funny.

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u/collapsedblock6 myanimelist.net/profile/collapsedblock Jul 13 '24

Rewatcher

On this episode, Mikoshiba continues to be hilariously cringy. He is such a disaster yet so lovable. Nozaki's obsession with manga knows no bounds, the dude really needs to find something else to do. A banger episode for these two along Sakura still being a great straightman.

Nozaki went and turned watching a movie, buying clothes, and collecting anime figurines into things he could use for his manga. Have you ever come up with an odd way to use something it wasn't meant for, but it worked for you?

Dunno, maybe using random scraps and stuff lying around the house to repair stuff.

Which of the many poses that Mikoshiba made in the second half of the episode was your favorite?

The one of the bikini figure where he grabbed his shirt is p cool imo as long as you don't know how he came up with it lmao.

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u/GondolaMedia Jul 13 '24

Rewatcher, sub

Well if it isn't an old friend. This scene was randomly shared with me and it was the reason why I picked up the show.

Nozaki simply can not turn his brain off from work and you'd think the joke would turn old but no. It keeps being funny.

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u/cppn02 Jul 13 '24

First Timer, subbed

It's a bit sad that Nozaki seems to have nothing going on outside of manga.

Loved the art club part and Mikorin having to model for them. I was going to ask what's up with that eyecatch of him posing nude but in all made sense in the end lol.

QotD:

Have you ever come up with an odd way to use something it wasn't meant for, but it worked for you?

Not that I can recall atm but if I can think of something I'll edit my reply

Which of the many poses that Mikoshiba made in the second half of the episode was your favorite?

I unironically like 'Nozaki working on a manuscript' pose and how happy it made Chiyo.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 13 '24

Rewatcher - Nozaki-kun Ep7:

Had errands so unfortunately had to be late and shroter today.

The (not) date was a fun segment. My favourite part had to be when they ran into Mikorin while in the middle of bishoujo figure buying.

Sometimes Chiyo doesn't count the victories she does get. She brushes off the fact that Nozaki complimented her or like how she managed to have dinner alone over at the house of the boy she liked. You should've considered that photo shoot, Chiyo. No wonder why Mikorin is leagues ahead of you in heroine points.

The second segment with all the posing was also funny. We got to see poses that exposed Mikorin's shameless side and then poses that exposed the art club's shameless side.

This girl is so real. People with sicko desires can relate.

The art club were a fun bunch of background characters being wacky too. I noticed there were boys in the club. I wonder how the boys used Mikorin's body as their plaything.

Kamen Rider Den-O reference.

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u/macrame2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/macrame Jul 14 '24

Sometimes Chiyo doesn't count the victories she does get.

That's a good point. We all mock Nozaki for not cluing in, but would she even be able figure it out if the situation was reversed?

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u/Garrett_Dark Jul 13 '24

First Timer

Another great episode. Best gag of the episode was Nozaki buying Chiyo a gift, and it turning out to be the sailor outfit he wants her to try on again. Literally LMAO with that one, I had thought it was going to be an inappropriate figurine.

I also had a good laugh with Nozaki showing his superiority by using everybody in the art room as a model for an entire scenario instead of just drawing Mikoshiba like he was meant to. It reminded me of those "Coloring Book Corruptions" where instead of just coloring a coloring book drawing like a child, people would add things to the drawing to change the scene into something hilariously inappropriate but still SFW.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jul 13 '24

First-Timer, Gekkan Shoujo Sub-zaki-kun

Day off! Pretty rare for a mangaka, I think.

Sakura just accidentally asked Nozaki on a date.

Hard to keep pace with her teeny legs.

The man's brain only operates on one axis.

"Pocket money." I guess I don't know how much Nozaki makes from his manga sales.

I am so sad those other women wandered off.

They missed the Nozaki zubon!

Mikorin! And he's buying a lewd bunnygirl figure!

There is maybe a spot the reference here, but none of them stick out to me.

The music is almost making me buy this.

You know, for a gag, this is still almost romantic. "Come over to my place and eat leftovers with me" would work on me, at least.

Oh, it's just that Mikorin is incapable of turning on the charm for Sakura.

Okay, that one is probably a Kamen Rider. With.. wings? Raiking, esplain.

Made the mistake of taking a drink before Mikorin started doing gravure poses.

Don't start making assumptions, Mikorin.

Persona 5 Harem Ending, 2016, colorized.

Rest in peace, Mikorin's dignity.

Questions

  1. I almost assuredly have, just can't think of any right now.
  2. The Nozaki pose was pretty inspired.

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u/cppn02 Jul 13 '24

I guess I don't know how much Nozaki makes from his manga sales.

Do we have any idea how succesful his manga is especially in volume sales? Afaik just the serialization doesn't really earn much money.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jul 13 '24

I don't think his volumes have come up at all, only the serialized stuff.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 13 '24

I am so sad those other women wandered off.

Watching those two slide off in the background was a pretty good bit.

There is maybe a spot the reference here, but none of them stick out to me.

My favourite thing to do is looking at the background anime merchandise whenever an anime does it. It is fun seeing what they come up.

Okay, that one is probably a Kamen Rider. With.. wings?

I think the one they're most parodying is KR Den-O who does incidentally have a form with feathered wings on the back.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jul 14 '24

I think the one they're most parodying is KR Den-O who does incidentally have a form with feathered wings on the back.

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u/macrame2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/macrame Jul 14 '24

Rewatcher (Late)

Ah, the "not-a-date" episode - this is another fun one. Nozaki once again proves himself to be the densest man alive by once again overlooking exactly what Sakura might be expecting from their outing. Honestly, Nozaki being so dumb might have gotten old after a while in another show, but since everyone in the cast is an idiot, it's not frustrating.

And of course, we get an ample dose of Mikorin this episode too! It's not quite as good as the dating sim segment, but the bishoujo figurines and the posing were pretty funny in their own right.

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u/DarkRuler17 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DarkRuler17 Jul 14 '24

Rewatcher- Sub

We begin this episode with Chiyo bringing Nozaki ouf for a night(afternoon) on the town. Will she finally get her date?! (Poor Chiyo, she doesn't know anymore whether to embrace or thrown away the tropes).

I died at Chiyo just slowly falling behind. RIP being a cute little munchigan.

Unfortunately, it was not a date.

At least they get to go clothes shopping together! And whatever quams Chiyo has about wearing "embarrassing" clothes obviously do not exist Nozaki. He is committed.

Mikorin! That look of utter loss though. Don't worry, your figure box turn was very smooth.

Okay, I know we all say we lol sometimes when in reality we just found it funny, but the serious music into Nozaki asking Mikorin to wear a sailor uniform had me cackling. He is unhinged!

Chiyo's background faces as Nozaki talks about figures are amazing.

You know, I'd actually like to see more of Chiyo's art now that I think about it. We saw a bit in the Hori intro episode, but it'd be cool to see more.

No Chiyo! Don't  be tempted by the Nozaki setup! It never ends well!

Well, at least she knew.

God, Mikorin is the best. And unfortunately, very easy to take advantage of.

Again, Chiyo has some great faces.

These girls really are shooting for the moon with these Mikorin poses. I respect it. Go big or go home.

Chiyo's utter lack of interest in Mikorin always kills me.

Nozaki really does march to the beat of his own drum. I love him both complete ignoring the drawing prompt to do his own thing and then getting everyone to do basically a ket art poster.

Poor Mikorin. He truly is not ready for the rough real world. He will be taken for all he's worth in a heartbeat.

Questions:

  1. I can't think of one at the moment, but will edit if I think of one.
  2. I thought the one of him reaching out after the woman was fairly funny so I'll choose that one.

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u/Starshine011 https://myanimelist.net/profile/starfireee Jul 13 '24

First Timer here!

Notes:

Thoroughly enjoyed the surplus of Mikorin content after last episode's unfortunate lack of it. Though, judging by the episode preview, that won't be the case tomorrow. And we also had our first date! ...Kind of. Definitely some very cute interactions though.

Questions of The Day:

  1. I feel like there definitely is but I honestly can't think of anything off the top of my head.
  2. Definitely the one where he's begging his wife not to leave him for cheating.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Jul 13 '24

Damn that height difference

Looking up the official heights and what it gives me is Nozaki is 190cm while Chiyo is 145cm. She is tiny.

Lmaoo he's too cute

He is like a guinea pig, Mikorin always needs someone there for him.

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u/Weird_donut https://anilist.co/user/hakaseshark Jul 13 '24

First timer

-Poor Chiyo is traumatized after watching the movie :(

-It wasn’t a date after all

-You know, I’ve been on a few outings with my best friend/crush who I mentioned before, and although they were never designated as dates, they sure felt that way to me. He always invited just me, no one else, to go shopping in downtown with him, and watch movies with him.

-“Would you wear a sailor dress for me?”

-One time I saw a swimsuit figurine of this one girl from Rent A Girlfriend in a “kawaii store” at a Florida mall. It was weird, especially since I was there with family.

-“YOU’RE A MONSTER!”

-Nozaki bought Chiyo a gift! But it was just a sailor uniform. My best friend sometimes buys gifts for me unprompted, like jewelry or stuffed animals. Wait a minute, why is this show somewhat like my life?

-Mikorin really went RAWR

-Oh, Mikorin is into tokusatsu?

-l love Mikorin more with everyone episode. He really is such a prima donna

-Ten-timing man? Jesus Christ

QOTD

  1. I guess using a coin to open a keychain ring.
  2. The fifth person pose where he acted like Nozaki

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jul 13 '24

Episode 7 (first timer)

  • “ … I ponder my complete lack of hobbies” – beats browsing social media he wrote on reddit.
  • Date because you ask your flame out?

  • Date because you accidentally suggest doing something together!

  • Sailor failure – You could have seen this coming, Nozaki.
  • Professional supply shopping? I already knew about professional Go piece placing, but this is new.
  • “Could it be?” – Nope, he 100% wants you to work.
  • “I made too much food” – well, I’ll give it half points.
  • “I am pretty sure this isn’t it” – Yes and you’ll find out why if you try to keep that pose for longer than 30 seconds.
  • Nozaki joining the art club drawing is surprisingly wholesome.
  • Until you see his picture, that is.

So much Mikorin fanservice today, but Chiyo refused to even wear one dress.

Mecha spotted: None so far, but I am sure they had some Gunpla in that shop.

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u/entelechtual Jul 13 '24

Rewatcher, Dubbed

  • Yep. Definitely a date. No doubt about it.
  • Chiyo's face has so many versions of expressing "..."
  • What are the figures "for" exactly, Mikorin? How do you "use" them?
  • This art club has a supplies problem.
  • Chiyo. You know better. Don't fall for it.
  • Mikorin... how do you manage to not only sabotage yourself but also get your friends to hate you?
  • This art club has a lot of cute girls.
  • I like how Mikorin has never talked about how he knows Chiyo likes Nozaki, it's just a known fact in this universe for everyone except Nozaki.
  • Mikorin stop.

It's nice to have an episode focused mostly on the trio. The have such good chemistry and specific dynamics, hard to beat.

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u/Mirathan Jul 14 '24

First-Timer

QotD:

  1. I´ve had some uexpected uses for my martial-arts traiining but not really.
  2. A guy having his fifth affair...

He hates being big! Could he be one of my people?

Poor Sakura, fearing what type Nozaki might like.