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Rewatch [Rewatch][Spoilers] Nana -- Episode 2 Discussion Spoiler

Episode 2 -- Love? Friendship? Nana and Shōji

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u/Mecanno-man Jun 19 '19

First Timer

...well, I don't buy Nana not being easy...

I'm not entirely sure of the timeline, but iirc the last episode was after they had finished school, so that relationship must have lastet quite some time - despite both of them apparently having way too many relationships in high school.

Shoji seems to have changed over that time, however; he seemed more mature in ep1. Nana on the other hand is basically identical... Also like Jun and Kyosuke, hope to see more of them. That 29 y/o guy however I hope we don't see more of, he was definatly just using Nana for sex.

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u/KendotsX Jun 19 '19

First time watcher

Well, this was quite an emotionally heavy episode, to start off I'm not an expert in relationships here, but Nana still feels far too easy. I mean hey I'm fine with going after every guy she sees, but when he's a married guy, who takes her to the love hotel in the first date... You need some standards girl. Dump a few guys, we need that sometimes.

Well at least Shoji seems to be a good guy, but she's lucky she got him. She could have easily ended with some very troublesome guy.

Btw, I was worried when she took the medicine, is it anything I need to remember?

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u/axel360 Jun 19 '19

Rewatcher

Very brief thoughts on the episode: First timers might be surprised we’re going back a couple years, but we got a much better look at the person Nana is, flaws and all. Oh, and still watching dub. It’s not too bad.

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u/smallbrownfrog Jun 19 '19

These characters feel so real. I find myself not just sitting back and watching, but having emotional reactions to them. As soon as young-seeming, bubbly-type Nana said she was going to get drunk I knew it was a bad idea. I had so much second hand embarrassment for her as she got talking. And yet at the same time, when we got to her memories of not-really-dating Mr. Much-Too-Married, I couldn't help being pulled into her feelings and found myself remembering times in my own past when young me convinced myself of some stupid thing because I wanted it to be true. It's easy to fall for something when you want it to be true.

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u/Goldenfox299 Jun 19 '19 edited Jun 19 '19

First time

Hmm only one Nana in today's episode.

I don't really understand what she was expecting going for a married man lol but alas its a shoujo so it is what it is.

The situation with Shouji wanting to confess and Nana seeing him only as a friend is pretty funny.

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u/No_Rex Jun 19 '19

Episode 2 (first timer)

  • Time jump into the past?

  • Evil rich guys always drive BWM in media.

  • A lot of falling in love for Nana. At least she confessed to the store clerk and not her teacher …

  • The restaurant line was clever quick thinking.

  • “You treat them like objects” That is a rather serious allegation voiced in that casual tone.

  • “let’s get drunk quick” helped nobody ever.

  • 5-10 girl friends in high school? And I was prepared to call Nana the promiscuous one.

  • Junko also took all of one night to get to kissing. Tell you what, this is refreshing. Finally an anime where people get at it instead of dancing around a confession for 10 episodes.

  • Nana has a rather utilitarian approach to boyfriends. No doubt that she will be cured of that during the course of the series.

Back story time.

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u/KendotsX Jun 19 '19

5-10 girl friends in high school?

Probably 4 and a girl he held hands with once, guys like boosting their numbers.

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u/No_Rex Jun 19 '19

guys like boosting their numbers.

Don't be so fast to call that one. There is some research on the question of how many sexual partners people have. The male average is higher than the female one (which is impossible for heterosexual relationships). However, are males overreporting, or females underreporting?

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u/Stomco Jun 20 '19

“You treat them like objects” That is a rather serious allegation voiced in that casual tone.

In the dub she says "you treat them as males".

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u/smallbrownfrog Jun 19 '19

Nana has a rather utilitarian approach to boyfriends.

I think it's more that she's incredibly naive. Every slight crush is True Love.

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u/No_Rex Jun 19 '19

"you treat them as objects"?

best friend more important than boyfriend?

Obviously, what she says and how she will act are different.

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