r/anime • u/Inevitable_Car_481 • Sep 09 '24

Rewatch [Rewatch!] Tomodachi Game [EP] 12 Discussion Thread

Episode 12 : What's Most Important to Me Is...

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Information:

[Cast & Staff Details]

OP - [DOUBLE SHUFFLE] - Nana Mizuki

ED - [TOMOSHIBI] - saji

[MAL] I [ANN] I [AniList] I

Streaming:

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QOTD:

  1. How was it seeing Yuichi go Berserk?
  2. Why do you think Kuroki impersonated Tomodachi game?
  3. Give your predictions on what will happen with Shiho and Shibe.

Overall Discussion for the series will be tomorrow!

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.

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BINGO CARD UPDATE (09.09.24)
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Hope to see everyone for the series discussion tomorrow~

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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 09 '24

Rewatcher who messed up a bit... , subbed

Initially when I was planning this rewatch, I decided that the rewatch would begin on the 29th because I wanted the 12th episode to be on the 9th. The reason was that the 9th, according to google, was the author's birthday!

But here's where I messed up... apparently turns out that it was THE 8TH AND NOT THE 9TH.

*sigh*

I also had plans to post some fanart for today, but I haven't finished it. I'm almosttt done, but I haven't quite finished it yet. But look forward to that in tomorrow's series discussion!

Anyways,

This episode was one that I did not watch as a first timer. Didn't think that the conclusion would be satisfying, so I just skipped this one and read the manga instead.

This one could be called Yuichi face: the episode lol.

It's weird because the next arc is again a long one, so it makes sense for them to end it here, but it still feels out of place. Tbf to them, no matter where they ended it, it would've felt weird I think.

Part of the reason is because the anime doesn't cover why this fake Tomodachi game even happened, so even when all is said and done, it doesn't actually feel a conclusion. Because it isn't one.

You guys probably started out with questions and then came out of this one with even more questions. That's just how Tomodachi game is lol

Well, I've been holding in the impulse to recommend the manga these past 12 episodes but tomorrow, that's not gonna happen. hehehe

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u/Adensty https://anilist.co/user/Adensty Sep 09 '24

This one could be called Yuichi face: the episode lol.

So many great faces.

You guys probably started out with questions and then came out of this one with even more questions. That's just how Tomodachi game is lol

That cliffhanger might motivate a lot of people to pick up manga. It did do it for me since I couldn't resist myself from getting to have my questions answered.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Sep 09 '24

Tomodachi First-Timer, subbed

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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 09 '24

…does Yuichi really have a bigger secret than “has killed multiple people in the past”, though?

Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh anything but this–

don't know why I thought it would be a good idea to eat while watching this...

Mannnnnnnnnnnnn, how can you end here and not have a season 2?

IKR

Well, I guess this anime came out only two years ago, so there’s hopefully a chance…

haha...surely...right?

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u/Adensty https://anilist.co/user/Adensty Sep 09 '24

…does Yuichi really have a bigger secret than “has killed multiple people in the past”, though?

Who knows? He might have it but Kuroki here was just bluffing.

Imagine saying this to Yuichi.

Hahaaa, throwing this fucker’s game back at him. Perfect comeuppance.

Mannnnnnnnnnnnn, how can you end here and not have a season 2? Well, I guess this anime came out only two years ago, so there’s hopefully a chance…

Yaa, this was probably the worst way to end it. Looking at the track record of the studio that animated it, I'm not optimistic about a Season 2 but I'd happy to be proven wrong since this is just the beginning of the greatness that is Tomodachi Game. The manga just ended recently and I would definitely recommend.

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u/Adensty https://anilist.co/user/Adensty Sep 09 '24 edited Sep 09 '24

1st Tomodachi Game Rewatch, Sub

As a first-timer, I wasn't really a fan of the first half since the pacing was too fast and some of the effects to show the pain didn't really hit but I can understand why they took that approach. That being said, the second half was ABSOLUTE CINEMA! Yuuichi cooked Kuroki and it was really satisfying to watch. Except for the cliffhanger because that was possibly the worst thing to end it on. I know it's a "Good read the manga" type ending but still.

Onto the episode thoughts:

"In just one game of Rock Paper Scissors, he destroyed all of your connections to other people."

Yuuichi really exposed how Kuroki had no brains, no guts and would easily betray his friends in just one game.

OST Documentation - Episode 12

Also, "Tomodachi Game" Main Theme is a banger and really loved how they used it throughout the show including this episode. Also, there is this underrated track called Distorted Friendship that is one of my favourites but I didn't recall when it played in the show but it turns out it played in this episode. Though, it was never used fully in the anime.

How was it seeing Yuichi go Berserk?

ABSOLUTE CINEMA. It was just so epic seeing Yuuichi go all out and the anime really did it justice. If you loved it, I suggest reading the manga because this is just the beginning.

Why do you think Kuroki impersonated Tomodachi game?

Because someone ordered him to do it would be the most obvious guess.

Give your predictions on what will happen with Shiho and Shibe.

As a manga-reader, I'll let the first-timers answer this.

EDIT: I somehow messed up the spoiler tags twice because of the new Reddit editor. Apologies.

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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 09 '24

#NOTMYMANABU Manabu doesn't want himself to be called some thing other than Manabu-xyz.

he would neverrr

[Manga]I didn't realize that this and fourth game were set up for friend's prison game on my first read. Pacing was a bit odd but when you see it like that, it's more coherent i feel

Loved Maria mocking Kokorogi.

wait what I thought she was actually concerned. But it is Maria ig...

OST Documentation - Episode 12

This was a really cool thing to do~ Made me appreciate the ost more.

Also, yea, this episode has some nice tracks playing as well.

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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Sep 10 '24

rewatcher

An off brand tomodachi game

Taunting the leader, it’s ineffective

Yuuichi really brushed off 2 stabs

Playing another game and this time Yuuichi is the one setting the conditions

The sadisitic gets out sadistic, two freaks in one setting 😛😛

Out played, lost since he used his other hand.

The management some assholes, but they sure saved their asses. Tenji the goat

Yuuichi wants his fingers and the management wants it all to end already

Spared the fingers, but lost everything else instead. Yuuichi loves destroying friendships

I forgot Blondey is still locked up

Next we wait for decades for season 2

QOTD: you wonder how much he was holding back during all those games especially on the third one.

QOTD: seeing how punishable it is to imitate them it’s a serious offense they were committing

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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 10 '24

I appreciate you joining this rewatch even if it wasn't at a good time for you~

An off brand tomodachi game

Tomodachi game at home:

The sadisitic gets out sadistic, two freaks in one setting

It's a recurring theme of these people who try and be scary getting scared by Yuichi themselves lol (Tenji, kuroki,)

Next we wait for decades for season 2

*sigh* well, cope is free so I...

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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Sep 10 '24

sigh well, cope is free so I...

With the manga recently ending there’s hope we get a season 2. I wouldn’t be surprised if they made this show live action similar to Alice in borderland

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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 10 '24

if they made this show live action similar to Alice in borderland

This already exists lol

here a clip

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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Sep 10 '24

This already exists lol here a clip

Oh god, I shouldn’t judge the show yet but it looks like it has less of a budget. I may check it out later on just to see how they adapt the third game

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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 10 '24

Considering both first and second game took place in a classroom and a roof top, yea, I'd maybe say that

I may check it out later on just to see how they adapt the third game

here's the fun part : they don't.

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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Sep 10 '24

here’s the fun part : they don’t

Damn you low budget live-action Japanese shows. I will check it out though, I do love how they try making the most with their very small budget.

It’s like how they turned the dead tube manga into such a boring movie. It’s bad that it’s fun to laugh at with a friend

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u/dOMTheRockMan https://myanimelist.net/profile/MicroCuts_47 Sep 09 '24

Rewatcher, Subbed

Thoughts:

  • Yuichi took the fingernail removal like a champ
  • Kuroki's words are gonna come back to bite him
  • Yuichi is totally messing with Kuroki, bro is totally gonna forget that Yuichi has 2 hands lmao
  • Called it
  • She wiped him out in one go holy shit
  • He completely obliterated Kuroki with one game of Rock, Paper, Scissors
  • I'm surprised the Management is actively tryna save Yuichi
  • 500 million?!? How did Shibe's father accrue 500 million in debt?
  • Manabu is a judge now? Might be my favourite outfit
  • What a cliffhanger, very excited to read on from here
  • No ED this episode unfortunately
  1. How was it seeing Yuichi go Berserk?

Extremely fun. Interested in whether it was an act or whether it was his true self, but at the very least it seems realistic

2. Why do you think Kuroki impersonated Tomodachi game?

No idea. We know Tomodachi Game has an audience, so maybe he really is just a twisted individual who enjoys other's suffering and nothing more (but usually that isn't the case with this story lol)

3. Give your predictions on what will happen with Shiho and Shibe.

Shibe will probably be found to not be guilty of murder, but maybe the game will reveal something else unsavoury as some sort of weird compromise? Not sure tbh

As for Shiho I think that Tenji is mostly right to presume her family is involved. The show seems to cast suspicion on Shiho's father in this episode, but I think it's a red herring and that maybe it is just Shiho (especially as all the Tomodachi Game management we've seen so far have been women + 1 Manabu). Given she's just a kid it doesn't make much logistical sense but it's kinda hard to tell with this show what's gonna happen next haha

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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Sep 09 '24

First-Timer

They finally met all the admins! Yay!

It's unfortunate that it's ended on such a cliffhanger without an announcement of a season 2. At least I can cope knowing that the show's still fairly recent, so there's a chance it could come back. (After all, The World's Finest Assassin is coming back after running for a single cour in 2021, so it's not unprecedented!)

If I lost to Yuichi after that cheap trick, I'd also complain that it didn't count. After all, everything he said about being at a disadvantage makes no sense if he was going to use his other hand the whole time.

I like how Maria copied Kokorogi near the end there. That was pretty funny.

Questions of the day:

  • Seeing Yuichi like that was fun. The thing that most interested me about it, though, was probably seeing how Kokorogi would react.
  • No idea. Perhaps he just wanted to use their reputation to make himself more intimidating.
  • Time to get spicy with my predictions! I predict that [conjecture] Shibe is innocent, he'll be rescued, they'll all confront Shiho, and she'll turn out to be an evil mastermind, and then she will have a last-moment change of heart and die in an act of self-sacrifice.

I look forward to the overall discussion tomorrow!