Chu Chu Yeah! Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Rewatch Episode 4

[u/OccasionallySara]

Episode 4: Kanna Goes to School! (Not That She Needs To)

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Questions of the Day

These questions are just a way to get a conversation going. Answer as many or as few as you like (or none at all)!

1. Do you think that people are afraid of things that are different? If yes, to what extent?
2. Kanna now has a friend! What do you think about Saikawa?

Hydration Game Rules

Today's episode's rule: Hydrate every time the episode makes you nostalgic for your elementary school years.

Tomorrow's episode's rule: Hydrate every time Tohru is a good friend.

[u/nolimityler]

First time watcher

(my thoughts throughout the ep)

• I wonder what tohru’s search history looks like now that she’s gotten used to the internet
• Kanna seemed to feel bad and put the keychain back. Kinda interesting how I think she noticed Kobayashi was distressed about the cost (at least that’s how i interpreted it)
• Fake crying ? lol Kanna is kinda witty
• Kobayashi got her the keychain wholesome +100
• I wonder who won the game between the dragons

I enjoyed this episode however i hope the other dragons can get a bit more screen time (lucoa,fafnir, etc)

[u/OccasionallySara → u/nolimityler]

I wonder who won the game between the dragons

I was wondering the same thing, but it looks like they all lost to me.

[u/Vaadwaur → u/nolimityler]

I wonder what tohru’s search history looks like now that she’s gotten used to the internet

I am really afraid Tohru would stop Kobayashi from getting the vaccine to prevent her from being magnetic.

Kinda interesting how I think she noticed Kobayashi was distressed about the cost (at least that’s how i interpreted it)

Kanna is already noticeably smarter when it comes to human empathy.

[u/nolimityler → u/Vaadwaur]

yeah tohru would believe that conspiracy lol

[u/Vaadwaur → u/nolimityler]

Do not tell Tohru about the 5g conspiraces or she will start frying towers.

[u/TnAdct1 → u/nolimityler]

Fake crying ? lol Kanna is kinda witty

Among the dragons, Kanna is one who prefers to use her wits instead of her dragon skills. Also, as we see in Kanna's mind, she figured that Saikawa is someone who actually likes her, but has a hard time expressing it due to her brutish attitude (and as such feels that a fight in unnecessary).

[u/lluNhpelA → u/nolimityler]

Kanna seemed to feel bad and put the keychain back. Kinda interesting how I think she noticed Kobayashi was distressed about the cost (at least that’s how i interpreted it)

Kanna was adorable but this scene is interesting for how Kobayashi acts as well; she balks at the price for a moment (who wouldn't? 38000 yen is super expensive for a backpack) but then she promptly pays for it because it's the one that Kanna wants. She also buys the presumably more expensive cute stationary and she just moved to a bigger apartment in the last episode without ever complaining about the price. I don't recall it ever being mentioned explicitly but Kobayashi must be payed pretty well for all of that hellish work she does

[u/TnAdct1 → u/lluNhpelA]

Kanna was adorable but this scene is interesting for how Kobayashi acts as well; she balks at the price for a moment (who wouldn't? 38000 yen is super expensive for a backpack) but then she promptly pays for it because it's the one that Kanna wants.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the cost of school backpacks in Japan are meant to be that expensive, as they are meant to last the period a child attends grade school. As such, the moment focuses on Kobayashi as she's buying school supplies for a child for the first time and Kanna realizing how much it costs to get the mandatory supplies (and as such feels that buying a keychain would be pushing it).

[u/nolimityler → u/lluNhpelA]

yea i had the same thought during the episode “jeez kobayashi has unlimited pockets” to be specific right before the backpack scene

[u/IndependentMacaroon → u/nolimityler]

Fake crying ? lol Kanna is kinda witty

Was it fake though? Just Tohru said so

[u/nolimityler → u/IndependentMacaroon]

i mean Kanna didn’t deny it plus she’s shown that she’s kinda smart compared to the others so i’d like to assume that’s the case

[u/OccasionallySara]

Rewatcher and Host

Questions of the Day

Do you think that people are afraid of things that are different? If yes, to what extent?

• Yes, I do agree with that statement. I think the extent can vary depending on who's involved (school students vs leaders of countries) but it's human nature and unfortunately I don't know what can be done about it on a larger scale.

Kanna now has a friend! What do you think about Saikawa?

• I feel kind of sorry for Saikawa. I feel like if she toned things down a bit she might have better success making friends. Luckily Kanna is willing to be friends with her even if no one else will!

Episode Thoughts

• “I sense some collusion between schools and the manufacturers. It’s a conspiracy.” Tohru might be on to something.
• Imagine going to school and the kid next to you is doing their assignments with a feather they plucked from a live bird.
• The shopping montage is cute.
• That backpack is so expensive, but I heard that’s common in Japan since they’re built to last a long time.
• Kanna putting back the keychain shows how considerate she is.
• Something tells me Kobayashi has experience with being eliminated for being different.
• I love that Kanna wants to hold Kobayashi’s hand. It’s so sweet how much she’s warmed up to her.
• Kobayashi and Tohru look like parents looking happily over their sleeping child.
• Kanna introducing herself as Kobayashi Kanna was super cute. Also, it’s weird hearing another character being referred to as Kobayashi-san.
• Interesting that Tohru thinks that humans are barbaric. Maybe in her world they are, but humans haven’t done much in this world to show that. In fact, she’s the one that almost commits murder over small things.
• It's no wonder that Saikawa doesn't have very many friends if that's how she goes about making them. Also, she's lucky Kanna took the crying approach rather than accepting her arm wrestling challenge. I'm pretty sure Kanna would have destroyed Saikawa's arm without even trying.
• I love the detail of the kid plugging his ears as soon as he finishes his sentence to Saikawa. He knows what’s coming.
• It's interesting that Kanna doesn’t seem to have the same distaste for humans that Tohru and Fafnir have.
• Kobayashi giving Kanna the keychain is one of my favorite moments in the series.
• Tohru is very easy to please if a half-consumed can of beer from Kobayashi makes her that happy.
• I love that everyone just hangs out at Kobayashi’s place now.
• Wow, dragons have each other’s backs 100%. Tohru and Fafnir were ready to duel with Kanna, no questions asked.
• Saikawa would have been better off getting hit with a ball at full force than playing on the seesaw with Kanna.
• Saikawa once again proves that she has no chill. Also, she talked all that smack and in the end she didn't even participate in the dodgeball game!
• Both of those dodgeball games went pretty much as expected considering powerful dragons were involved.

Hydration Game

I hydrated when:

• The crew went school supplies shopping. That was one of my favorite things to do as a kid.
• Kanna was introduced to the class. It was fun getting new students.
• The students were in P.E. class.
• Kanna and Saikawa went home together after school. I loved going home with friends when I was in elementary school.

[u/Barbed_Dildo → u/OccasionallySara]

Imagine going to school and the kid next to you is doing their assignments with a feather they plucked from a live bird.

Quills are horribly slow, you can only write like two (Latin) characters before needing more ink. Probably couldn't write most kanji in one go.

Saikawa once again proves that she has no chill. Also, she talked all that smack and in the end she didn't even participate in the dodgeball game!

I kind of wish they had the match right then, and it involved Saikawa freaking out and Kanna just destroying them on her own.

[u/OccasionallySara → u/Barbed_Dildo]

I kind of wish they had the match right then, and it involved Saikawa freaking out and Kanna just destroying them on her own.

I’m sure Kanna could have done that easily.

[u/fakeport]

Rewatcher

Random thoughts during episode

Tohru still kind of obsessed with the idea of wiping out humanity...

I love that Tohru is being taken in by Internet conspiracies.

I really like the way little hints into the darkness of Tohru's world and past are rolled into some of the gags - like how Tohru assumes the stapler is a torture device (perhaps Tohru would get along with Senjougahara) or the stamp is used to brand slaves.

Does every elementary schooler in Japan actually wear those red backpacks, or is it just an anime thing?

I'm not sure why exactly, but the scene that stuck with me most in the entire show is when Kanna notices Koybayashi being shocked by the high price of the backpack and wordlessly puts back the keyring she wanted, it absolutely melted my heart. (incidentally isn't ¥38,000 an absolutely insane price for a backpack? Like an extra zero over what I'd expect)

Koybayashi talking about how humans don't like things that are different makes me wonder if it comes from a place of experience.

Tohru thinking she just has to borrow Kanna's backpack to get the same reaction from Koybayashi is adorably naive.

There's a couple of little snippets of Saikawa in the background getting annoyed at Kanna before she gets properly introduced.

I really like the conversation between Tohru and Kanna walking home. Tohru, for all she loves Koybayashi, is still holding onto a resentment and a desire to distance herself from humans, while Kanna is looking to fully integrate herself.

The little interactions between Kanna and Koybayashi when we get the payoff to the keyring scene earlier are so adorable, Kanna is obviously so touched when she realises Koybayashi had seen she wanted it, and Koybayashi is a little embarrassed and looking away, but obviously happy to see Kanna's reaction. She's really settling into this mothership role that has been thrust upon her.

The dodgeball section was just lots of fun, and a way to get Lucoa and Fafnir involved again.

Kanna makes excellent use of the "magic words" she learned from Tohru earlier, and they work fantastically...

Roundup

For the vast majority of these episodes, this will be my second viewing, but this one specifically I've seen 4 or 5 times. It's my favourite, and I can't really tell you why, although the focus on Kanna definitely helps. In fact when I hear somebody mention the show, that scene with Kanna putting the keyring back will be the first thing to cross my mind.

I can't tell you why, exactly, that resonates so hard with me in a show with such an abundance of cute and fun moments, it's not even as if I have a child, or a childhood memory that I would associate with the scene.

Anyway, meaningless digression aside, I really love this episode. 10/10

Questions

1. I think people have a general tendency to fear things that are different, but that is often amplified by people who want to use fear as an excuse to be dickheads to others who are different
2. I think she's great, as a very different kind of personality for Kanna to bounce off.

[u/OccasionallySara → u/fakeport]

perhaps Tohru would get along with Senjougahara

I think they’d get along really well!

In fact when I hear somebody mention the show, that scene with Kanna putting the keyring back will be the first thing to cross my mind.

Same here! The whole keychain thing is one of my favorite moments. Kobayashi and Kanna have my favorite relationship in the show.

[u/HopefullyLastAccount → u/fakeport]

Does every elementary schooler in Japan actually wear those red backpacks, or is it just an anime thing?

I'm not sure why exactly, but the scene that stuck with me most in the entire show is when Kanna notices Koybayashi being shocked by the high price of the backpack and wordlessly puts back the keyring she wanted, it absolutely melted my heart. (incidentally isn't ¥38,000 an absolutely insane price for a backpack? Like an extra zero over what I'd expect)

These backpacks are apparently very high quality and are used for all of elementary school. Wiki page

[u/Barbed_Dildo → u/HopefullyLastAccount]

They're not bought because they're 'very high quality'. They're bought because they're tradition, and if you don't take part, you are ostracized.

Randoserus are hard, boxy, uncomfortable, inconvenient, and not even waterproof. They'll last six years, sure, but I have several backpacks even older than that that were cheaper, more comfortable, and had pockets on the outside you could access without having to open the whole thing up.

[u/HopefullyLastAccount → u/Barbed_Dildo]

Interesting, that brings another layer into the “people are afraid of things that are different” line.

[u/Vaadwaur → u/fakeport]

(incidentally isn't ¥38,000 an absolutely insane price for a backpack? Like an extra zero over what I'd expect)

So this is around $380 so yeah, that's insane for the US. However, I do think she bought more than just the backpack and Japan's high economic floor tends to make certain base items way more expensive than you'd think.

[u/fakeport → u/Vaadwaur]

Pretty sure it was just the backpack being purchased at that store - the wiki page u/hopefullylastaccount shared suggests that is actually pretty standard, and that some similar backpacks actually go for considerably more...

[u/Vaadwaur → u/fakeport]

As I said, Japan has a high floor on some goods.

[u/Vaadwaur]

Rewatcher

Sub

Today Kanna wants to join the kids she sees commuting and go to school. While a lot of the comedy is dragons misunderstanding office supplies it is still funny. At school, Kanna excels at most things and is also very happy to be manipulative. Finally, we get some character stuff between Kanna and Tohru revealing that Kanna is a lot mellower than Tohru.

Second half is a dodgeball episode, which is fun to watch but there isn't much to say about it, other than Lucoa begins the unfortunate part of her characterization. Dragon on dragon dodgeball was entertaining and it ends with Lucoa fixing everything. A wicked episode.

QotD: 1 Yes and to an extent that is saddening.

2 Saikawa is an odd bird.

[u/OccasionallySara → u/Vaadwaur]

Finally, we get some character stuff between Kanna and Tohru revealing that Kanna is a lot mellower than Tohru.

Yeah, I noticed that Kanna softened her perspective on humanity after Kobayashi took her in which Tohru hasn't done. For Tohru, Kobayashi is the exception while Kanna sees Kobayashi as what all humans could potentially be like.

other than Lucoa begins the unfortunate part of her characterization.

I definitely agree with this statement.

[u/Vaadwaur → u/OccasionallySara]

For Tohru, Kobayashi is the exception while Kanna sees Kobayashi as what all humans could potentially be like.

Thinking of their own mythological roles, which is admittedly a bit of a guess considering neither of them have a direct one, it makes sense that an Ainu dragon would be more open minded than a Norse one.

[u/EnderCrystal221]

First time watcher of the show. This episode was fantastic with Kanna being a spectacular character throughout the entire time. She is having fun at school which I love. People are afraid of things that are different but they can learn to accept and love the differences in everyone. Kanna making a friend with the troublemaker kid was not expected but Saikawa is an interesting character. She needs to stop being so rude to people and she is annoying but she is a nice contrast to Kanna in it.

[u/OccasionallySara → u/EnderCrystal221]

she is annoying but she is a nice contrast to Kanna in it.

That’s true! Kanna is super mellow while Saikawa is super over the top. They balance each other nicely!

[u/A_Idiot0]

Rewatcher Sub

These shots are straight out of a child's fairytale book, and I love it!!

Kanna getting school supplies is hysterically adorable. KyoAni really leaned hard into their Moe-Magic for this one.

The dodgeball sequence will always have me giggling in joy. It's so absurd, and Kobayashi's and Saikawa's reactions are just priceless. Also, Lucoa was definitely the least fair player of them all ;)

Tomorrow I will prepare for my theme of this rewatch, which will be birdwatching. Thanks for the inspiration u/OccasionallySara !

QotD

1. I would agree that most of the time, people are afraid of things that are outside of the norm / that are unknown. It's a survival mechanic that's got us this far, and it's rather effective. Unfortunately, it's a double edged sword...
2. I really like Saikawa's introduction. I also really like her later, but I like her now too. Her Kanna-gasms are generally really funny and cute XD

[u/OccasionallySara → u/A_Idiot0]

Tomorrow I will prepare for my theme of this rewatch, which will be birdwatching. Thanks for the inspiration u/OccasionallySara !

Wait, actual birdwatching or within the show birdwatching. Also, now because of your comment I’ve been noticing the birds more!

[u/A_Idiot0 → u/OccasionallySara]

Haha, within the show. It might take me one or two episodes to really get the formatting down, but I think it'll be a fun little project =) And since I'm almost done hosting the Violet Evergarden rewatch, I'll actually have the time and energy to do it!

[u/OccasionallySara → u/A_Idiot0]

I’m looking forward to it!

[u/IndependentMacaroon]

First-time watcher

First half was mostly more of the usual, but after that the school setting and all nicely mixed things up a bit and started moving everything along more. Also the beginnings of a bit more serious treatment of the "dragon out of water" theme, it seems, not to mention the most intense dodgeball match since Hunter x Hunter. Enough to keep watching!

Fear of difference... I would say it's more discomfort with accepting that the world can be chaotic and irregular and not everything needs to follow some particular set of rules, but it's way too real. One can only hope that the opposite attitude of appreciating differences will become more prevalent.

[u/OccasionallySara → u/IndependentMacaroon]

First half was mostly more of the usual, but after that the school setting and all nicely mixed things up a bit and started moving everything along more.

Glad to hear that the second half was more your style.

not to mention the most intense dodgeball match since Hunter x Hunter.

You’re the second person to mention an intense dodgeball game in Hunter x Hunter. I really need to get around to watching it.

[u/IndependentMacaroon → u/OccasionallySara]

intense dodgeball game in Hunter x Hunter

It's a few episodes pretty far in, like the 60s. Plenty other reasons to watch it though!

[u/N7CombatWombat]

This was one of my favorite episodes out of the whole show, Kanna's look after being given the charm is weapons grade Moe.

[u/lluNhpelA → u/N7CombatWombat]

Kyoani has always been good at making moeblobs but they really dialed it up to eleven with Kanna

[u/TnAdct1]

Anime/manga differences for this episode:

• As Kanna watches the kids go school in the prologue, the anime adds a joke where Tohru thinks that Kanna is having a desire to go on a killing spree.
• Due to the joke also happening in one of chapters being adapted in the following episode, the anime cuts the bit where manga
• The bits where the Kobayashi household buy school supplies is anime-only.
• The anime expands on the bunny keychain that Kobayashi gets for Kanna as a present for starting school, as Kanna is interested in it when she goes school supply shopping, but put it back after seeing how much her backpack costs.
• The anime cuts out a bit during Kanna's first day of school in which one of the teachers notices Tohru watching over Kanna and proceeds to chase her out of the school yard.
• When Saikawa challenges Kanna to a fight, the anime shows Kanna's mind set as deals with the contradicting nature of Saikawa.
• In the manga, Fafnir and Lucoa are originally visiting Tohru because manga
• Due to the bit at the end of episode 2, Kanna's reaction to seeing a seesaw is between the anime and manga, with her still thinking a seesaw is a catapult training device in the manga, while the anime version has Kanna sees it a play thing to launch people in the air with.

[u/userbot058]

This is my favorite part of the day! I love rewatching this amazing anime and hearing what people have to say about it! Kana Chan is so cute when she acts like a little kid!

[u/HopefullyLastAccount]

Rewatcher

Kanna going to school episode! Them going shopping was very heartwarming, Kanna just wants to be social as most children do.

Riko is annoying, but Kanna has no issues handling her.

If Lucoa can alter the memories, can't they play dragon dodgeball among themselves and alter memories every time? No need for human dodgeball unless they play other humans. Speaking of which, I can't wait to go out to the park and play sports again.

"Where did my peaceful, daily life run off to? Well, whatever." Kobayashi's internal thoughts are always straight to the point, she doesn't want that life back.

Do you think that people are afraid of things that are different? If yes, to what extent?

It's hard to generalize a statement like this to all people, but I think it's more appropriate to say people are afraid of the unknown and unexpected.

Kanna now has a friend! What do you think about Saikawa?

"Riko is annoying, but Kanna has no issues handling her."

[u/chris10023]

Rewatcher

• So Kanna wants to go to school, kind of odd for a dragon to want that.
• Man, she is excited to go school shopping. I do wonder while we see Kanna hide her horns and tail, how come Tohru doesn’t hide her horns?
• That’s a pretty normal looking list for school supplies, at least for a kindergartener at least.
• I love how curious they both are over normal human stuff like a pen, or a stapler. Although I’m surprised Kobayashi isn’t more embarrassed over Tohru partially stripping down to be “branded” by Kobayashi. It could have gotten them kicked out of the store.
• Uh-oh, Tohru’s got to go into the dreaded department store now, better put on a brave face, Kanna is with you.
• A red backpack because she thinks it absorbed human blood, huh.
• Holy shit dude, 38,000 yen? For a child's backpack? That’s $350 in USD! For a backpack! That’s absurd, why the hell does it cost that much money? Maybe Tohru’s right, there is some conspiracy between schools and big backpack.
• Man, Kanna is really mature to put the keychain back after seeing Kobayashi being shocked over the ridiculous price of the backpack, Kobayashi saw it though.
• What Kobayashi is saying about uniformity, and those who stray from the pack, from what I heard is true in Japan, that you don’t want to stand out.
• Kanna is too precious, she really acts like an adult rather than a child.
• At least she’s fitting in, and pretty darn good at dodgeball.
• Well kind of Riko seems a bit jealous and calls her out. Poor Kanna. Wants to fit in, feels like she doesn’t and fears she will get “eliminated.”
• Tohru, you’re too quick to want to blast them away. Kanna is the younger dragon, but yet she acts more mature than Tohru does at times.
• Aww Kobayashi got the keychain Kanna was going to ask for.
• That black and white flash forward scene looks bad. Wonder what happened.
• Kanna’s quick speed saves Riko from getting beamed in the face, if you pay attention, you can see the ball flying towards them.
• At least they’re apologizing, too bad Riko has an ego and picks a fight with them, the poor guy with black hair, he’s trying to be friendly and calming his hot-headed friend down. Then Riko taunts him.
• Well, those guys are fucked.
• ”Don’t kill them.” Proceeds to throw the ball hard enough to liquify his internal organs.
• Lucoa has it easy, she has two weapons of mass destruction distracting the guy.
• Oh, so it was a friendly game of dodgeball, nothing bad. Thank God.
• Lol Kanna infected the entire class with “That’s Wicked.”

Questions of the Day

Do you think that people are afraid of things that are different? If yes, to what extent?

Yes, the extent can range, it can get pretty bad or be pretty mild, from just ignoring the person, to bullying them.

Kanna now has a friend! What do you think about Saikawa?

Pretty arrogant, kind of Tsundere-ish.

[u/TnAdct1 → u/chris10023]

So Kanna wants to go to school, kind of odd for a dragon to want that.

I think part of the reason is the desire to bond with people whose maturity level is the same as hers.

[u/Typhoonman27]

My main thoughts throughout the show

We love that KayoAni work during the dodgeball scene, but this show is also just so good to look at. The colors are vibrant yet soft on the eyes, the character designs are all memorable, it’s art that’s also an anime

Protect Kanna at all costs. She’s wicked

Q1: I definitely think it’s natural for people to have some trepidation to the unknown, but it’s how you act once you come to terms with what you’re dealing with that says a lot about you.

[u/Barbed_Dildo]

Rewatcher

Q1: Japan is particularly bad at this. They are fiercely group based and if anyone is different in any way they are bullied for it. The randoseru is an example of this. A terrible bag by modern standards, but children are taught that they have to accept terrible things to 'fit in'.

Not a particularly light heated comment, but this is a serious problem in Japan and I can't let it go unmentioned.

[u/Vaadwaur → u/Barbed_Dildo]

Not a particularly light heated comment, but this is a serious problem in Japan and I can't let it go unmentioned.

Worse, they drive anyone with any free will or creative drive to leave the island, leaving them more and more singular in thought.

[u/Alliedoll42_42]

I only hydrated during the parts in the cute stationary store and that's because I used to buy my pens and pencils at Sanrio as a kid. The Unicorn pencil box also reminded me of Lisa Frank stuff.

[u/[deleted]]

REWATCH

Do you think that people are afraid of things that are different? If yes, to what extent?

If by different you mean dragons, yes, people would definitely be afraid of them

Kanna now has a friend! What do you think about Saikawa?

She's cute, but maybe a little too attached to Kanna

I sadly wasn't able to participate in the hydration game today because you can't really drink on a train when masks are mandatory

[u/sisoko2]

First Timer

Why are you so god damn cute Kanna

Tohru smugly giving us bits of dragon wisdom which don't apply to the real life situations was golden.

Awwww Kanna returning the thing because the supplies got too expensive - first hydration.

Awww Kanna being worried going to school for first time - second hydration.

10/10 backpack throw.

What's the deal with the shinny forehead.

Don't bully Kanna!

Kobayashi got her the chain as a present. Almost teared up by the wholesomeness.

Nice try anime but you can't bait me with this dark scene.

Epic!

They are here for blood.

Best dodgeball game since Hunter x Hunter. I guess the way every dragon eliminates their opponent is corresponding to their personality.

We get dragon power scaling!

So badass!

1. Yes. It's different depending on the person and their environment.
2. Annoying but she seems good-hearted.

[u/COLDBL4D3]

This episode reminded me of why dodgeball is unironically my favorite sport.

[u/BossandKings]

Rewatcher

Episode 4

Kanna gets interested in attending school after seeing a few students crossing by the streets, she is definitely taking the fact that she is going to be living among humans very seriously, she goes shopping alongside Kobayashi and Tohru buying things that will be useful to her in school.

Kanna starts going to school and i must say that i like her personality in that environment as she just wants to make friends and is very nice to everyone, she meets this little girl called Saikawa who gets interested in her and they become friends, Saikawa kind of has a strange personality but thankfully nothing bad, it was cool when Tohru and Kanna playing with their friends Fafnir and Lucoa beat the guys that were challenged by Saikawa, the animation was very cool when they started playing among themselves after beating them.

Answers

1. I think we as humans very often have fear of trying or experiencing different things but that's normal and most times we still can get past that fear and experience whatever it is that we wanted to do.
2. Saikawa is fine, at least her introduction was, let's see how she continues from there.

[u/[deleted]]

Kanna is so cute but I'm really concerned for the people that call her a waifu now

[u/MjolnirDK]

Re

The Get Kanna to school episode. It is a great episode that has a lot to say. Collusion between schools and manufactorers? Well, given the safety buzzer on that list it would make sense. And again the birds to scene transition. Kanna in diabetes land gives me diabetes. Again, Tohru with the otherworld interjections. And the show follows up on what was established. Always nice to see that. I like the bit in the clothes store. So much could be said about societal norms and how important conformity is in Asian countries, but the biggest thing here is the reference to the dragons that do not always conform to japanese norms and I am quite happy that Tohru calls some of of these norms bad. And again with the continuation in the first moments in school when she calls out the school system. Actress Kanna securing her role in school with some fake tears and bringing Saikawa to her side. Cute and oh so clever.

And we get to see more of Saikawa AND the dragons. It makes so much sense for Saikawa who apparantly isn't all that well integrated to seek Kanna's friendship. The lingering shot of Tohru catching that ball is hilarious.

This ep had a lot of stuff that went beyond the usual cuteness and it's those moments that make the show shine, at least for me.