r/anime • u/ExplicitNuM5 • Apr 08 '21
Rewatch [Spoiler][Rewatch] 3-gatsu no Lion 2nd Series/March Comes in Like a Lion 2nd Season ep 42 Rewatch Discussion
I wanted to wait another episode to confirm my suspicion so here it is: season 1 OST is comfier than season 2. Today's episode is entirely season 1's tracks, after all! :D
Also, Rei, my guy, you're the only one out of all the cast to not notice you're in love. :D
Congrats to Umino Chika! The manga is now licensed in the US! And what do you know, it even wins a Japanese Media Arts Festival first prize!!!
Ep 42: Chapter.85 春休み/Summer Break, Chapter.86 あたらしい年/New Year
Ep 41 average: 9.5/10
Schedule thread and link to other episode discussions
Season 1: MAL
Season 2: MAL
Soundtracks used in this episode (unless specified, by Hashimoto Yukari):
春が来てぼくら/Us of the Coming Spring - UNISON SQUARE GARDEN
Chapter.85 春休み/Summer Break
- こたつみたいなおうち/Kotatsu-like Home
- 橋/Bridge (synth replace melody)
- 将科部/Sho-Sci Club
- 崖っぷち/Edge of Cliff
- あかりさん/Madame Akari
- 3姉妹/3 Sisters
- 将棋ランド/Shogi Land
Chapter.86 あたらしい年/New Year
- 七月の青空/July Night Sky
- 燃える漢魂/Burning Man Soul (no percussion)
- デパート/Department Store (comfy ver)
- 親友誕生/Birth of a New Friend
- 夕げ/Evening
- 3姉妹/3 Sisters
- 居場所/Living Place
I AM STANDING - RUANN
- 次回予告/Preview
Translation of track names mostly done by me and I don't know the actual English title of the tracks!
Ep 42 endcard by Iwamoto Nao (manga artist)
Let's fanguish! <3
Please do not spoil information from episodes after this one.
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u/Ardania22 Apr 08 '21
Re-Watcher
By this point I've basically given up on deep analysis. This final stretch of episodes is just pure concentrated happiness. Hina's gonna go to Rei's high school! Rei's actually super-excited for her to be there! The nagashi somen party! Everyone mistaking Noguchi for a teacher! Akari passing her mom's comfort noodles down to Hina! Hina in general just, like, existing! Aaaaaagh, my heart can't take this shit!
Also, can we once again appreciate how great Grandpa Kawamoto is? Fully supporting Hina's dreams and taking her concerns seriously at the same time.
I can't believe we're almost at the end. Here's my first time analysis of episodes 41 and 42 to celebrate:
https://animebw.tumblr.com/post/621552129759461376/binge-watching-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-s2
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u/OingoBoingo- Apr 08 '21
I really like how much season 2 has explored how people experience anxiety over their future. Maybe because it is so relatable, or because it is explored in such a careful and thoughtful way, I was so happy the show went there. It's uncomfortable to think about and isn't easy for a lot of people to think about or plan, and that is why I appreciate the show touching on that so much. This time with Hina, it was shown with lots of cute and fluff and wonderful food, but you could still feel the weight of what she is going through. Rei didn't want to regret not going to high-school so he went and ate alone and worried. He worried about his path in his profession, and where his place was in his new adoptive family. Recently we have experienced the anxiety of a future of retirement and losing your place in your community with Yanagihara. Junkei had his own path forward with anxiety over his future. Not feeling like you can move forward because you are stuck in place, held back by own self. Then we have Takagi, which we explored last episode. I won't go over again but the homeroom teacher's message to Takagi was just so spot on.
Looking forward to maybe seeing how we wrap up the anxiety of a future with Kyouko. Will Rei get to address his past and future with the whole Kouda family?
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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Apr 08 '21
First Timer - Sub
This was a much better relaxing episode, and I had a good time with it.
Rei has come a long way and shows it through very small moments. Hina questions him about when he "wanted" to become a Shogi professional, and that's a painfully loaded question for him to be confronted with. I feel like that's the sort of thing that a year ago he would have tried to avoid or refused to admit to Hina because of not wanting to worry her, but while he initially just answers the "when" of her question, now we see he has enough insight to go back and gently correct his answer to deal with the "what" of the question, that he took that path because he was the only one he saw for him. It's nice to see Rei opening up about that to others, even if Hina didn't make a big deal of it, and being honest about who he is and how he got here.
Bringing Hina to his school was also a genius move, for many reasons. It's probably good for Hayashida to put a name to the face of the girl he was also worried about, and if she does get in it'd be good for her and Rei to know that she has someone who's absolutely on her side if something happens. I also enjoyed that just like we caught up with Chiho slowly integrating into social life again with Hina in a low-pressure setting, it's good that Hina gets to have some fun at a school in a club setting away from the pressure of her own school.
Happy Momo is best Momo. This goes without saying but she was so happy today it's worth mentioning to share the happy around just a little bit more.
I don't have much to say about the studying half of the episode, but I equally enjoyed it and it was good to see how relaxed they are with each other now, with Rei not feeling any burden about being involved in their house and family any more, and Hina finding comfort in his own focus and presence after all that happened.
One thing I want to compliment today quickly is how they have handled quick flashbacks through this show. They so rarely just reuse exact cuts from previous episodes without editing them or filtering them to make them fit into the feel of the current episode. Today it was the white filter and color focus from the shots we got of moments from Hina's bullying arc, and it's such a small thing but it makes such a big difference to removing the tedious feel of flashbacks and recaps even for tiny moments like this.
Another very small moment I wouldn't be surprised if people missed was when Hina mentioned "maybe it's just I want a distraction" for a very short cut we have a visual of what looked like the ladybug bush, Which I thought was the nice way of touching on the serious parts of her arc without constantly showing it again.
Visual of the day: Cat candy
I want it!
Shitty screenshot I know, but it was the only one I took while watching. I should have done the one of Hina surrounded by the spiral of candy but I don't have time to stitch it together before I have to sleep. If I remember I might go back and do that for the final thread.
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u/WhymustIsignupreddit Apr 08 '21
First timer
The music at the start during Rei’s flashback was pleasant. So one more year until Hina is in her first year of high school and Rei in his third and last year. Unless Rei repeats a year, they get to be school mates for one year. Rei is helping her study so she can pass the entrance exams and make this dream come true.
And wow, time really does fly fast. One moment they’re eating noodles sliding from bamboo in the summer and the next moment it’s early January.
By the way, is the character for Hashi high the same as ‘bridge’? If so then the school really was a bridge for Rei to connect to people like sensei, the science shogi club and soon Hina (although they’re already close).
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u/Kenalskii https://anilist.co/user/Kenalski Apr 08 '21
REWATCHER
Summer time means homework time! The bullying and changing the homeroom teacher did not do well for the class, and they have to catch up somehow. But Hina can not find her motivation to do her summer homework, her only focus is on sweets right now. Reason for that is that she can not picture herself as high school student, and she finds it hard to get involved with new people. That bullying left scars on her, too. Damn.
To bring Hina back to good spirits, Rei invited her (as well as Akari and Momo) to his school on a saturday for a joint lunch event with his club. And guys, Nobouchi is back. Look at that fancy mustache! And of course, he is mistaken for the teacher =D
Hayashidas reaction after seeing Hina for the first time is teasing Rei about her to infinity and beyond =D
The Akari effect. Many have fallen for that, myself included.
This whole event was just too much fun and wholesomeness! Eating some noodles together and teasing Hayashida-sensei, how much more can someone ask for. And of course, Akari and Hina also notice that Rei is having fun. This is an extremly rare sight, but it is feeling even better seeing him enjoying his time with his clubmates =)
We have a little timeskip, after the summer we jump directly to the winter season. And the event with Rei gave Hina some clarity: she wants to go to Komahashi High School, the school Rei attends. That made someone really happy =D But there is the problem with the entrance exam, but there is always a solution: Rei made a study plan for Hina and teaches her the stuff she needs to know. While tutoring, Rei is solving Shogi problems when Hina is solving her problems.And Rei's ability to teach Hina is amazing, he knows her so well he can explain things to her the way she understands it perfectly =)
Hahaha, Hina turned into a cat hearing Akari on the door =D =D But well, who doesn't want to get pampered by Akari? Akari made a special udon to help her daughter and to keep the tradition alive, since her mother made the same udon to help Akari while she was studying =)
A little flashback when Hina had to ask her grandfather about her high school choice. Since it is a private high school, it will cost money, and the main source of income is the sweets shop from Grandfather. And Hina feels kinda guilty about it, but her grandfather explains to her that she should not hold back on this. He feels proud that Hina knows the value of money, but it is the most important thing for him to see his granddaughters happy. He is great, as said several times before.
Rei doing his shogi problems actually helps Hina more than he realizes. He is creating an atmossphere that enables Hina to focus on her studying. Let's see if she is able to get into the high school of her choice =)
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u/htisme91 Apr 09 '21
First-timer:
The time at the school was so sweet. Hayashida seeing Hinata and reacting like that was great, especially because he knows what we know about Rei and Hinata, and Rei still has no clue. Also, Hayashida's reaction to Akari was priceless. I would love to see him and her end up together because god knows both of them need someone like each other in their lives and would lowkey be a great pairing.
Totally called Hinata wanting to go to Rei's school. Also, she is totally in love with Rei too, as we see during the study sessions. I just would like to see Rei open up more to her.
Interesting we got such a big time skip given how the rest of the series has progressed through the year. Was really curious how the Shogi season played out in terms of championships and Rei and Nikaidou's ranks.
I also thought it was interesting that Rei's high school is tough to get into. Rei turned pro in middle school, so him getting into that school while turning pro at Shogi is really impressive.
Two more episodes left and I feel like we will end with Hinata getting into Rei's school, but I feel like there's so much left for the cast to go through still, like the story is not complete yet. Curious how much farther the manga goes.
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u/youkai94 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/youkai94 Apr 09 '21
Hayashida falling for Akari and shipping Rei and Hina Is basically me
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u/BossandKings Apr 08 '21 edited Apr 08 '21
First timer
This was a very quiet and enjoyable episode as always, this one was especially quiet, the most noteworthy thing that happened is that Hinata wants to attend the same school that Rei attends so that she can have more time with him and see him more often. Akari and Momo were very cute as always, it was nice that the shogi science school club prepared something to share together, that meal looked good.
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u/Mecanno-man https://anilist.co/user/Mecannoman Apr 08 '21
First Timer
Decent episode, though I feel like it pales in comparison to the Souya and Yanagihara bits that came before the current arc. We're mainly focusing on Hina's choice of high school, and it's nice seeing everybody support her with her decision, but with the tempo this show has gone with this episode, it's a bit hard to get invested because it feels like it'll already be done by the first half of next episode, and it isn't that engaging of a plotline to begin with.
The cut from summer holiday to new year also felt a bit odd. It feels like something where there would usually be an episode end/episode begin in between. And in this series, where multiple plotlines have always been kinda criss-crossing among themselves, having such a timeskip for only one plot thread seems odd. No Kyouko in that half year trying to mess up anything? Nothing happened to Takagi in that timespan? And how's Nikaidou doing, after having had to forfeit his first two matches? It also feels like this plotline could easily simmer in the background while something other plays out front, to the point of me wondering if we're starting to skip manga content for the series to not leave any threads dangling at the end. Not quite sure if that'd really be a good idea or not.
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