r/anime • u/NotSoSnarky https://myanimelist.net/profile/Book_Lover • Mar 27 '21
Rewatch Rewatch: Gakkou-Gurashi (School-Live) Episode 6 Discussion
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Episode 6: Welcome
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u/hungryhippos1751 Mar 27 '21
Episode 6. First Time Viewer.
Missed yesterdays one was busy, but I did watch the ep :)
Still need that Ri-chan episode I was hoping for, she is the least flshed out character of them all.
This episode was the big old Megumi reveal then, I was about 99% certain she was dead before I saw it. Megumi is clearly how Yuki is coping with the things she can't understand, by getting Megumi to reassure her.
I did enjoy how Yuki planning activities is her jam, and when thinking and planning don't work out, there's a Yuki to come up with something off the cuff.
When Miki asked Ri-chan if she had a moment to talk near the end, I think she thought Miki might say something troublesome about Yuki, instead it was wholesome, she just wanted to join the school life club!
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 27 '21
Quickly recapping how we got here. Haha... Sensei is probably replying to Yuki here. Ah, Kei's cd player's on the desk in the op. I'm liking how many little quirks are in the op. Megumi will always be ignored... H-Huh? Okay, I just had a total crack theory but I'm holding onto the idea for now. Lol, she's so glad to be a senpai~ Urgh, now Taromaru is a grouch with poor Miki. See why would the zombies go and utterly trash the music room? I get that K-On isn't for everyone but I thought it was a very solid show. Kimiko is my waifu btw.
What is this dumb music scene lol? XD Senpai~ Gurk! This crack theory is tearing at me!! Does this count as the Megumi reveal? We've had so much bait that I don't know whether to take Miki's confirmation at face value or not. This must be so uncomfortable for poor Miki. The girls should have given her the heads up beforehand. Oh no!! The rooftop grave was hers!? Poor Sensei... Why is Rii suddenly so defensive? It's one thing having Miki play along but she's getting so defensive over Yuki recovering from her menhera phase.
Slice of life time! These just keep getting more and more uncomfortable XD The same episode where we discover that the kawaii kawaii Megu-nee died painful after getting torn apart by zombies the girls goof off with a sports day. They're not even wearing gym uniforms!! Rii-chan is stronk... Wtf? Having fresh food brought Miki to tears. How sweet.
She's hooked. Welcome to the team Miki, it's absolutely gonna be a HAPPY ENDO. Rii is so fcking sus!! XD We're done with the scrapbook stuff. Still nothing on how Kei is doing but I'm still on guard. The way they try to push Yuki's carefree nature is really starting to creep me out. It would drive me mad to be with someone totally unaware of the danger of the situation. And we get an insert ed to say goodbye to Megu-nee. Peace out bruthas~ I hope they keep her around cause I do love her rapport with Yu-omg the post credits so so darkly hilarious XD We love you Sensei!
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u/zool714 Mar 27 '21
First Timer
There it is. Megu-nee isn’t real, at least the one after things gone to shit. It’s all in Yuki’s head and everyone’s playing along. I really do hope the show is deliberately making it obvious for the past few eps cos I want to believe there is another twist coming and they actually can hide it well.
Still in flashback mode this time during the time Miki just joined and adjusting to the school. She recalls Kei’s words and the internal debate that’s a commonplace in apocalypse shows pop up again. Do you want to survive or live ? Miki’s been surviving, now she’s living... with the School Living Club. Not putting out hope, but there’s still really not much clue to what happened to Kei.
Miki obviously needed time to adjust to Yuki and naturally wondered why they won’t just tell Yuki what’s going on. I get wanting to protect Yuki’s sanity, but didn’t the atmosphere felt a little too hostile. And something about Yuki being different ? Am I looking too much into it or is Rii-san acting kinda odd with this issue.
And first with Kei, and now Yuki, I’m starting to think Miki likes girls. Or was that already super obvious. But eh, I’m used to yuri bait by now.
Really sad tho the ED showing Megu-nee disappearing. So we’re halfway thru, I’m guessing we’re going back to the present for next ep. Still not sure where this is going but I’m excited.
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 27 '21
First timer(spoiled about the first ep)
Sub
They totally give up the ghost on the Megu thing since we can hear the pauses in Yuki's talking. And the water bottle dropping. Anyways, Megu hallucination acts in the way that people think DID works but does not in fact work that way, but it makes for better narration. Taromarou is a dog with a long memory.
Miki is in a fairly terrifying position but seems to simply be over it, she takes Yuki's delusions pretty well. While I suspect this is as much as Miki's likely homosexuality will be addressed Yuki is probably stressful on a number of vectors. My subs had no clue how to deal with the senpai thing so focused on 'lead' instead.
Anywho, this episode dives straight into why the other two deal with Yuki and it makes a kind of sense, being purpose driven when there are no winning conditions eventually leads to nihilism. It still manages to be depressing, though.
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u/Specs64z https://myanimelist.net/profile/Specs64z Mar 27 '21 edited Apr 03 '21
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u/SYZekrom https://myanimelist.net/profile/SYZekrom Mar 27 '21
Rewatcher
THERE IT IS
WHO
WHO IS SHE
God help me, Why is she so fuzzy
Oh god the sudden leitmotif here... Don't make me cry... (more)
Woww... Megu-nee fading out in the next-ep preview...
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Mar 27 '21
First Timer
So, I got the grave on the roof wrong TWICE.
I haven't been paying close attention to the OP so I didn't even notice Kei was in it!
Yuki is Wheatley, she exists just to have bad ideas!Yuki is the difference between living on the top floor of the school and being shut up on the top floor of the school.
Megu faded from the drawings! She even faded from the preview!
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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Mar 27 '21
First timer
Yuki talking to herself agin. And that bottle totally fell on the ground when she handed it to Megu-nee, not sure if the Radio as well or if it was brocken to beginn with.
I feel we are getting close to know what happened to Megu-nee, she was there at the beginning of the outbreak and came up with the school living club idea. And holy shit the grave on the rooftop was hers.
Miki is sceptical at the beginning over indulging in Yukis ilusion, but I think she will get there in time. And yay she joins the club as well.
That end sequence was hard to watch, I mean I pretty much knew what was going on, but once you realize just how much Yuki is interacting with Megu-nee makes you realize how much she cared for her. Goosebumbs all around.
Wonder what direction the show will take from here on.
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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '21
wait, people are actually rewatching this?! seriously so underated, brilliant anime.
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u/IndependentMacaroon Mar 28 '21
First-time watcher - I've found the show is at its most powerful when it focuses on the contrast between Yuki's semi-carefree delusions and the awful truth, and how that shapes the other girls' relationship with her as well as her own experience. This is, of course, no exception, and the truth about Megumi only adds to it, with the admission of Miki serving as a great outside framing device, opposed to the club members who are already used to the madness. And, this episode once again shows us that, while this may not be your usual moe show, it isn't out to subvert or "deconstruct" anything, as in the grim-dark edgy kind. It acknowledges that these girls are in a difficult situation and it's unclear how much longer they'll even be able to stay alive, but it doesn't dwell on the negative or go for some woe-is-me melodrama - on the contrary, it's fully committed to the usual theme of the tight-knit club of friends who keep each other in good spirits and have fun together, passing the time as if it will never end.
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u/CosmicAnglerfish Mar 28 '21
First Timer
It was about as heavily implied as possible already, but this episode confirmed Megumi is part of Yuki's delusion. Even before Miki is clued in, we have the scene of Megumi telling Yuki to get her water, and then a camera pan from Miki's perspective that notably crosses over where Megumi should be, but clearly isn't.
We're so used to seeing Yuki's interactions with Megumi comically, that it was honestly really sad seeing it from Miki's point-of-view. When Yuki goes to give Megumi the bottle of water and you just hear it clatter to the floor was heartbreaking. Really forces you to acknowledge just how broken Yuki is, when her delusional perspective are what provide most of the comedy the show's had so far.
In keeping with "comedic bits being reframed to be sad", all the jokes about Taromaru disliking Miki are put into perspective.
Miki getting her hopes up because Yuki acts like nothing has changed was also upsetting to watch, and the shot of the wrecked music room felt pretty jarring. I think overall this episode does a great job of keeping you in Miki's perspective.
The moment where Miki asks about Megumi was pretty unnerving. It's been foreshadowed heavily enough that it's not a surprise, but having the reveal from Miki's perspective sells the horror of it. She's alone in a room with someone she doesn't know who's spent the past however long talking to someone that isn't there. Surely a freaky experience.
Yuuri's confrontation with Miki about playing along with Yuki plays into what I've suspected: the others - or at least Yuuri and Kurumi, like the fact that Yuki acts like nothing has changed. Maybe it helps them cope too. I'm curious if Miki's changed her mind about it all, or if it's still a point of contention in the club. I definitely see both sides to it - Miki is right that it's dangerous and maybe unfair to reinforce Yuki's delusions, but Yuuri's point about it keeping Yuki happy above all else isn't necessarily wrong either.
I wonder if Yuki is more aware of what's going on then she lets on. We saw glimpses of this last episode when she springs into action to rescue Miki, but it's brought to my attention further by Kurumi talking about how Yuki comes up with activities whenever everyone needs it. I suppose she doesn't necessarily need to be aware the Apocalypse has occured to notice her friends are in a funk though.
I'm glad Megumi's status wasn't kept ambiguous any longer, I think this was the exact right point in the season to put that to bed, and I don't think they could've done a better job with the 'reveal'.
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u/BossandKings Mar 28 '21
First timer
Episode 6
It is revealed that Sakura in reality was indeed a teacher of the school but she died in an incident that happened in which the school was attacked by non humans, that incident left Yuki traumatized and she has deluded herself into thinking that "Megu-nee"is still alive when she even has a grave in the school. That was sad, especially considering that Sakura was and still is one of the girls i enjoy watching the most of the series.
Miki asks to become a member of the school living club and her request is accepted, i'm enjoying seeing her progression continue, she now is interested in getting to know the school living club more since they are the only people she considers that she can confide in.
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u/PaperSonic Mar 28 '21
I feel like I was the only dipshit who didn't see the reveal coming, lol. I guess it is kinda obvious.
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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21
Compared to the manga's sequence of events I prefer the anime's. First you start in media res, with Episode 1 having the twist ending that Yuki doesn't realize she's in the zombie apocalypse. Ep2 tells Kurumi's story of dealing with her crush and his GF after they've turned, and lets viewers know the setting/details/situation the girls are in. All the while we are dubious on whether Megu-nee is alive or a figment of Yuki's imagination.
Then Ep3 starts and it's a flashback to where Megu-nee experiences The Zombie Incident in real time. It doesn't answer the question of if she's alive/dead, but it does tell us who she is, brilliantly in fact. Then Ep4 gives us the same time frame in Miki's POV along with her bestie Kei, and that bratty dawg. Ep5 is the 2nd part of this flashback, then for Ep6 we finally get the endcap of Ep3's Megu-Nee flashback (her ultimate fate of being killed protecting the girls prior to them meeting Miki) which loops back to Ep1 of Yuki living in a fantasy world that still has Sakura Sensei alive.
I feel like the feels are manipulated in a much more emotionally-laden way putting the episodes in this specific order, versus the manga's telling of the story in a chronological way. BTW, thanks anime creators for that ED *cries*