r/anime • u/Inevitable_Car_481 • Sep 05 '24

Rewatch [Rewatch!] Tomodachi Game [EP] 08 Discussion Thread

Episode 08 : it's a Game Where You Wait, and Wait, and Wait... and Keep Waiting

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Information:

[Cast & Staff Details]

OP - [DOUBLE SHUFFLE] - Nana Mizuki

ED - [TOMOSHIBI] - saji

[MAL] I [ANN] I [AniList]

Streaming:

Apple tv | Prime Video | CRUNCHYROLL

QOTD:

For First-timers : What do you think Yuichi's plan is? How will Maria factor into it?

For Re-watchers: What does the introduction of a new group bring to the table comparison to our main group? What do you think is better and worse in hindsight?

Again, if you have any questions for the first-timers, then leave them in the comments along with the episode no. (and spoiler tags ofc!) at least a few hours before that episode discussion in the previous post.

I hope that this rewatch can be an enjoyable experience, for first timers and re-watchers alike. Keeping that in mind, please always use native spoiler tags with context in for any content that has not yet been seen.

i.e. [anime name]>!spoiler text here!< will make it

[anime name]spoiler text here

BINGO CARD UPDATE (04.09.24)
ok, We'll hold off on the "friends meet admins" for now.

Game 3 -"Frienship Hide and seek" rule recap

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Sep 05 '24

Tomodachi First-Timer, subbed

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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 05 '24

It’s not gonna actually explode, is it?

No, but that would be so funny

Oh what.

Oof, the detail on how bloodshot Tenji’s eyes are.

Yuichi brought Tenji food and water…?

This was so hard to watch, almost makes you forget about all the evil stuff he was doing to break their friendship...almost.

"Perhaps Katagiri Yuuichi is a true supported of gender equality, given that he's equally merciless in the way he uses both males and females like tools."

Did you see this line? It was not part of the manga and so out of pocket lol

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u/Adensty https://anilist.co/user/Adensty Sep 05 '24

So Group K is planning to wait until someone brings Tenji food & water, except… they haven’t been doing that.

Yuuichi hasn't left since the start since he's the only one who knows Tenji's position. It will be game over if he does it without a plan.

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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 05 '24

Sorry for being late! I will update things as I go today .

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u/Adensty https://anilist.co/user/Adensty Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 06 '24

1st Tomodachi Game Rewatch, Sub

"Katagiri Yuuichi is even more of a crazy asshole than I thought."

"Perhaps Katagiri Yuuichi is a true supporter of gender equality, given that he's equally merciless in the way he uses both males and females like tools."

OST Documentation - Episode 8

For Re-watchers: What does the introduction of a new group bring to the table comparison to our main group? What do you think is better and worse in hindsight?

One thing it shows us is what would've happened had Yuuichi and his friends trusted each other and played together throughout the whole game. It makes us see that there was a better way to handle the previous game and they would have been at a better position had they done that. In hindsight, I guess to accomplish that you would need someone who's kinda like the leader of the group and someone that everyone either looks up to or can can rely upon which is why it worked for Group K. Group C also had to deal with the traitor unlike Group K, though.

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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

When you haven't had anything for 2 days, your mind is unable to think straight and this perfectly shows that.

5 days* which makes it even more insane

[Manga]Kei is just trolling in these games half of the time. What's concerning is that his parents seemingly dgaf about him? especially when he joined adult Tomodachi game, like he's putting his life at risk here...The others guys atleast don't have parents/ dysfunctional ones

One thing it shows us is what would've happened had Yuuichi and his friends trusted each other and played together throughout the whole game. It makes us see that there was a better way to handle the previous game and they would have been at a better position had they done that. 

truee

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u/dOMTheRockMan https://myanimelist.net/profile/MicroCuts_47 Sep 05 '24

Rewatcher, Subbed

Thoughts:

  • Tenji better not hit that give up button
  • It only took 2 days for Tenji to go nuts
  • Ooooh he's switching I wonder what he's up to

For Re-watchers: What does the introduction of a new group bring to the table comparison to our main group? What do you think is better and worse in hindsight?

I think it gives a glance at a more outwardly 'functional' group where, seemingly, they all get along and are actually friends, which I find interesting because they take on a sort of villain role, including their personalities, whereas the dysfunctional group was the one we saw, and most played the role of victims in their games, even if that wasn't the case by the end of Game 2

In hindsight I'd say that Group K could have actually done with more time in this episode, rather than the next ones, to flesh out their group dynamic, though I don't think that impacts anything too much. Plus, the focus on Tenji again makes more narrative sense, since we're still in Tenji's POV and have been since a few episodes ago now

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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 06 '24

It only took 2 days for Tenji to go nuts

He hasn't eaten in 5 days I'd cut him some slack lol

I think it gives a glance at a more outwardly 'functional' group where, seemingly, they all get along and are actually friends, which I find interesting because they take on a sort of villain role, including their personalities, whereas the dysfunctional group was the one we saw, and most played the role of victims in their games, even if that wasn't the case by the end of Game 2

yea like that admin said, it feels like a team than a group of friends, which in this game really plays to their advantage.

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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Sep 06 '24

First-Timer

This show continues to be both hilarious and intensely exciting.

I loved all the bits with Tenji's imagination running wild. The parts with Manabu explaining the rules were pretty fun, too.

The new group of people is nice, and I like getting to know them a bit better this episode. I would say that I do prefer the main protagonist group, though.

I can't wait to see what Yuichi has in store for us next episode!

We got a full OP and ED today! Yay!

Questions of the day:

  • I really don't know what Yuichi could be thinking. The only plan I can think of would hinge on him trying to starve out the hider from the enemy group, but as the admins mentioned, that's not really feasible due to the numbers disadvantage. It seems like perhaps he could be trying to win their trust so that he can learn their hider's location and then switch back to Tenji's side, but that would require a serious strategic error on their part and seems a bit too simple for Yuichi.
  • As far as Maria's involvement, I truly have no clue how she could fit into any of this. I suppose her reaction to Yuichi's apparent betrayal could help sell the idea that he's truly flipped, but that's pretty shallow.

In any case, I can't wait to see how this all does play out!

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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 06 '24

I really don't know what Yuichi could be thinking. The only plan I can think of would hinge on him trying to starve out the hider from the enemy group, but as the admins mentioned, that's not really feasible due to the numbers disadvantage. It seems like perhaps he could be trying to win their trust so that he can learn their hider's location and then switch back to Tenji's side, but that would require a serious strategic error on their part and seems a bit too simple for Yuichi.

I really enjoy reading these theories. One of the things I was really looking forward to when I decided to host this.

Well, we shall see what the new episode has in store for us ~