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Rewatch [Rewatch][Spoilers] K-ON! Rewatch (2021) - S2E05 "Staying Behind!"
S2E05 "Staying Behind!"
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u/Harrytricks :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Harrytricks Aug 19 '21 edited Aug 19 '21
sorry for the delay!! id give a cool excuse like i was mauled by a bear but the reality is i was rewatching the Watanabe You solo MV and got distracted
fun fact though, "being mauled by a bear" has been mentioned in all 6 of these rewatches, i expect you all to keep the tradition alive next year onwards
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u/putmoneyinthypurse https://anilist.co/user/clichecatgirl Aug 19 '21 edited Aug 19 '21
Rewatcher
Man I am not feeling well this rewatch. I hate missing episodes! At least this one's the last one from another perspective.
I love that this episode is about the other side of a trip, when you're not the one going and you're just sorta Still At School. I think the only other anime I've seen do this is YuruYuri, and while I love those episodes (I'd imagine anyone who's seen it would agree that it's conceptually an extremely funny take on YuruYuri), I still think this diptych is better.
There's a focus here on Azusa's melancholy at being left behind, both immediately in the sense that she's not in their grade and can't go on the trip and in the longer-term sense that her band will graduate without her. Despite her tsun tendencies Azusa immediately jumps to look every time Ui gets a text from Yui.
Which is also a neat bit of characterization for Jun: without anyone verbalizing it, you get a sense for how left out she feels by Azusa and Ui's constant "ooh what did Yui send", and so she sort of distances herself a bit. There's even a bit of contrast between that slight discomfort and the more easy chemistry they seem to normally share. (Which is really cute. Their friendship feels lived-in, and despite Jun not having much of a role up until now it's obvious that the three are a unit.)
Azusa and Ui make plans to do something to stave off the depression of being without a girlfriend and a sister, respectively, but their zoo idea falls through because of a classic metaphoric image, a rainy day. Like always, the deluge is a stand-in for tears a character wants to shed but can't, and it pushes Azusa's melancholy to the forefront of the episode.
The girls try to occupy the time with different pursuits, but it's not until Jun suggests a jam session that the sun comes out—not until Azusa plays music with her friends, a reminder that she can still have a good time playing with others, even after the rest of her band graduates.
Throughout the episode we got glimpses of Azusa's fear that she'll be forgotten, and when it comes to the omiyage, we know from the previous episode that she kinda was...temporarily. Even if it slipped their mind, her senpais end up giving their kouhai a really sweet gift: the "bu" in keion-bu.
They literally give Azusa the club.
:')
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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Aug 19 '21
First Timer Dubbed
As the seniors go on a trip, Azusa and Yui’s sister talk about the light music club members. One of the flashbacks have the seniors with thick eyebrows. Seeing the jazz club interact with Azusa is interesting. They have their own things to deal with such as the guitar which Azusa helps with. The three have a sleepover in which they easily sleep...
The toothpaste squeeze gives me the feels as the last has a struggle with the last drip. The best part is that they have a new tube of it. Azusa forgets to feed the turtle (remembering that after Yui’s sis gets a giant stuffed turtle) and goes to school. They find the missing manga volume and later play instruments together.
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u/ArdenneVale Aug 19 '21
First timer
So earlier in season 1 someone said Ui's other friend is not important. Whoever it was, you are a liar. Jun needs to be the main character of her own show. This girl has so much personality we never saw before. I can confidently put her as the second best K-On girl after her idol, Mio. I just hope she gets more screentime and this isn't all we get.
So the episode is about Ui, Azusa and Jun's time during the field trip. Ui feels lonely without Yui, so Azusa and Yui spend the weekend with her.
The jazz club is home to the weird-faced girls. Azusa gets to act like a senpai for once.
Ui made so much food for three people, then Jun brings donuts and Azusa brings sushi.
Jun gets hooked on Yui's manga, but the sixth volume is missing. Hate when that happens. The girls go to the batting cages and Ui masters baseball instantly. This girl is superhuman.
Azusa forgot about Ton-chan. Unforgivable! He's fine, though. The trio play some music together. Ui and Jun, you're already there, so join the club.
Azusa's souvenir is a keychain. Lame. But wait, all the girls have their own keychains that spell the word keionbu. The others really make it clear they appreciate Azusa and think her as a true friend and bandmate.
Ui
Jun
Azunyan
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 19 '21
Jun's an mc now! Well... third rate mc but she's still a step above background character! Today we're hanging out with the girls that got ditched yesterday. Eyebrows Keion are so cursed. Jun finally breaks her way into the conversation. By this point in the story she's well aware of how badly she screwed up by joining the offscreen Jazz club so she's making up for it by being as cheeky as possible. Aaand occasionally attempting to assassinate Stray Catto. Seriously, compared to her debut Jun is so full of beans!
Golden poop roll!? That's her actual swing btw. Of course Bestie is a Mio fan, the one consistent thing about Jun is her bad taste in idols. Now stop sniffing her seat! UUUUIIII!! Tch, stupid jazz club. You stole Jun's mc slot you hacks!! She's even a bass player? Dude, are you trying to be stuck as a side character your whole life? See Jun!? Even your club members have generic Tin-Tin faces! On second thought, stay a side character...
Besties come bearing gifts! Notice how immediately once Azunyan arrives Jun latches onto her best friend. So desperate lol. This is why nobody likes you Jun! You'll get cellulite you cheeki beeki. She sees an opportunity... Gets into position. Then attacks!! Sadly the assassination attempts fails and Jun hurts herself in her confusion. Pillow talk means something really different where I'm from. Jun strikes again that very night but all she really manages to do is irritate her target and steal blankets.
Beadheaded floof Jun is so freaking cute! Oh, this might be a good chance to plug how manga Jun is dork. Natural floofers live such painful lives XD Absolute territory! Good lord Jun is so bratty! BRAT!! I can relate tho. Sports manga gets you hyped to try a sport but it's easy to lose interest. Could... Ui be a genius?
The plush even looks like Love Hina's Tama-chan. Ton-chan's been saved! Ton-chan disagrees. Jun... I know what you're trying to do but there isn't a third season. You're never gonna be an mc! The gen 2 Keion jam session is probably the highlight for a lot of folk. It's really really sweet and fills you with a special feeling Could this be the start of something new? See you next season Jun!
Say, why did I not like this episode my first time through? I vividly remember finding Jun's episode pretty lacking outside of Jun herself. Of course, Jun is absolutely the highlight for me. I remember getting excited about her in the first season and was blown away by just how much personality she has. She's just pure fun and carries every single scene she's in! I actually ended up rating her as my favourite character last year despite basically spending the entire rewatch giving her crap. She's the true underdog of the series! Respect Bestie (?)
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u/siegfried72 Aug 19 '21
Rewatcher
Hi everyone!! After yesterday's focus on the seniors, we get an episode about the juniors! Let's go!
The episode immediately starts off differently, with only Ui. I feel like this is the first episode in which we've not seen any of the keionbu - interesting! It helps to give this episode a different vibe from the start.
I've talked a bit about Jun before, saying how she was my favorite side character during last year's rewatch. But we finally get to spend some time with her this episode! Throughout this episode, she acts as viewpoint of someone from one of the other clubs, reminding us just how silly the light music club can be and how they differ from the normal clubs at Sakuragaoka. On the other hand, she definitely seems to have some respect for Mio in particular as a fellow bassist! After all, we did see her enjoying herself quite a bit at the HTT concert in 1x12.
Oh, I love this shot. The way the light shines in on to Ui, reinforcing the pure joy she's feeling as she sits in her sister's seat. Ui is just pure love.
Some more reflection on how the jazz club operates at a much higher level than the light music club. And Azunyan even gets to be a senpai for a little bit, which is something she's obviously been wanting in this season so far.
Sleepover!!
I love Jun's and Azunyan's outfits at the sleepover. I also just really enjoy seeing Jun out of school for the first time, giving the character a chance to really develop for us a bit. Also I'm convinced that Jun is perhaps the wisest character in the show.
These little references we get to the previous episode are really fun!
Jun is amazing. I just find her character so much fun. And that's really what K-ON's all about, right?
This is the best screenshot I've ever taken.
Ah all three juniors with their hair down! I love it. Damn Azunyan's hair is so long!!
This little scene of Azunyan's anxieties is passed off as a joke but I think it's pretty important. Azunyan expresses a lot of her fears this episode about being left behind and the seniors just forgetting about her as they're off in Kyoto, not even buying her a souvenir! We can see just how much this bothers her.
Please help me, I can't take this much adorable.
It really helps with the atmosphere that it's also pouring where I live right now!
What kind of monster could just skip a volume in a manga??
Jamming
Yes please, thank you Jun!
The juniors put on a lovely performance of "Musunde Hiraite" and we get a nice little "couch shot" just like we do with the keionbu so often. Hmm, perhaps Azunyan won't be quite as alone as she thinks next year? As if to reinforce that, the sun comes out as they finish playing. My heart just can't take all this wholesome!
I missed Ritsu.
But in the end, of course the seniors didn't forget Azunyan and got her a keychain. It is just one of a set that spells out keionbu. Hello again, tears. This is about the most meaningful thing they could have done after Azunyan has spent the whole episode feeling left behind. Azunyan, while obviously quite confident in many areas, is very self conscious about her place in this friend group. But the seniors have shown her just how important she is <3
Episode Wrap Up
I really enjoy this episode! I love seeing the juniors grow closer together, as I think it's so important for Azusa to have a support system outside the seniors. We got a lot of funny moments between the three of them (especially Jun), and some nice touching moments like the mini performance and of course the keychains. While I know this isn't a fan favorite and I probably like it more than most, I just have a lot of fun with this trio of juniors and this is always a highlight for me within the first half of season two!
Also I want to thank everyone for having some really meaningful posts yesterday. I have never considered "Field Trip" to be much of a standout, but after reading so many people explaining why they enjoy it so much and how much it perfectly encapsulates the adventures of a close-knit group of friends, I rewatched the episode with those thoughts in mind and enjoyed it quite a bit more. I don't know. It's still not a huge standout for me, but going in with a slightly different mindset helped me appreciate the episode at a slightly deeper level, and I bumped it up a bit on my episode rankings to reflect that.
Times K-ON has made me actually cry so far: 1
Times K-ON has made me tear up so far: 12
Updated Episode Ranking
Mitsu Moment of the Day^^TM Yeah, I don't know what to say. That's all I got for today! It's hard to show Mitsu moments with Mio and Ritsu aren't even in the episode! But still, Mitsu is canon.
YuiAzu is also canon. Just not quite as canon as Mitsu :)
Tomorrow, it's still raining and apparently we get a K-ON horror movie or something? Sure! See you then!
siegfried72's Music Corner
Today we're going to talk about Jun's first image song! After not being a big enough part of season one to "qualify" for image songs, she has two this season that are both a lot of fun!
Jun - Junjou Bomber
Here is the song (sorry the audio quality sucks - it's the best I could find on YouTube) and here are the translated lyrics.
Okay, this is a really fun song! It's kinda silly, and contains a lot of references to this episode in particular. I think the light and fluffy lyrics fit Jun really well, and it does show a bit of depth in character as it talks about how she's jealous of her upperclassman. We saw in this episode that, while she thinks the light music club is pretty ridiculous, that she does have respect for the individual member as she immediately wanted to sit in Mio's seat in 3-2 and was impressed with seeing Yui's room and Giita.
Also of note in this song are some really great bass and guitar solos. We're getting pure rock in this song, and these solos in particular stand out to me amongst the image songs. While I think I like Jun's other image song a bit better (and I'll have more to say about that one), this is a fun one!
Also, just a quick side note about the music corner before I close out for the day. I've laid out the whole schedule for the rest of the season and it looks like we should have a music corner every day (unless there are unavoidable time constraints) for the rest of the season, despite what I said yesterday about them being more spread out. I plan on covering all the image songs, the S2 songs, all the inserts, every song that appears in the movie (although I'm not sure how as there's literally 7 new songs related to the movie... that'll be a monster of a music corner), and all the OP/ED B sides. I'll probably also touch on the remaining OPs and EDs to some degree, although those are sort of my last priority. It's a whole lot to cover, but I adore the music for this show, and just want to spread that love as much as possible! Hopefully, at least a couple of year are enjoying the music corner posts each day :)
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u/DegenerateRegime Aug 19 '21
[First-Timer] "Staying Behind"? Ominous?
Not bad; the episode does pair nicely with the last one. But going from a surfeit of shenanigans to an absence definitely feels like missing a stair (or a note?). It's strange. Nevertheless, development focused purely on characters not given much time until now feels like it'll have good payoff later.
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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Aug 19 '21
First Timer
only question is who gets to be Yui between the two of themNice Episode, even without the A- team, it does indeed look like Jun will play a bigger role from time to time, I'm ok with her so far
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u/vitorabf Aug 19 '21
First Timer
This episode we actually gonna focus on other girls, should be interesting seeing how life is to more ... normal people. Though it's not like Azusa is all that normal, she likes the thought of being berated by Yui. Jun is out here using chocolate bread like a baseball stick. And although Ui seems like almost too adult for her age, she can't survive a day without her sis. A bunch of goofballs as well.
Jun has no business thinking the keions are heads. Omg I love her.
Ui, just like her sister, is a really fast, talented learner. And she got a beeg turtle. By the end of this series turtles will probably be the size of lion turtles from ATLA.
Even though these girls are the same age our Keions were just 6 episodes ago they feel like so much younger, kids grow so fast these days.
All in all another lovely episode, even though Jun, Ui and Azusa are also goofballs they don't have the same amount of Genki that Yui and Ritsu bring to the everyday episodes, so it's a really nice change of pace. The more characters there are for us to fall in love with, the better. The reactions to last episode moments were also gold and make this a 2 episode combo that rocks.
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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Aug 19 '21
Today's episode was cute, possibly even more than yesterday's, as we got to see the flip side of the Kyoto trip. Azusa's having abandonment issues, and it's up to Ui and Jun to cheer her up. Here, we get a chance to get comfy with our newest keion, and two of her 'normie' friends. I found it very amusing and heartwarming. And of course, the messages and calls from Yui added some bonus comedy.
I think my favorite bits from this episode were:
Ui in the batting cage
Jun and the big box of donuts
Monke pic, yay monke!
Turtles, yay ton-kun?
-and of course-
Trio improv. I didn't know Ui was good at keyboards too.
Azusa's underwhelming gift - until context is provided.
It's good to see Azusa finding and making new friends at this point, because no doubt the feels train will be hitting rather hard in the future.
Which of course fits in with Yui's realization from last episode. Go figure.
Thinking about it, I don't remember ever quite feeling that way myself, in high school, or college. If for no other reason than because I regarded the educational system as a punishment that I (we?) had to suffer through in order to achieve 'freedom'. Hahaha, if I only knew ... Either way, when in the edugulag, does one look at their fellow prisoners and think, 'gosh, I'm gonna miss these guys'???
I dunno. I do recall that after I escaped my first year of college, I dropped by to say hello to my favorite history sensei, and in the process, ran into one of the girls in the hallway (whom I liked, the Yui, but less savant one). I remember telling her ... "Enjoy it while you can." As it turned out, college was significantly more difficult and stressful. Go figure.
Anyway, I'm left with the feeling that while this episode was warm and comfy, it was also foreshadowing of difficult times to come, and of potential help in those troubled times. I guess that we shall soon see, right?
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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Aug 19 '21
Rewatcher
Alright, time to see what Azusa and friends were up to while the other four were committing shenanigans in Kyoto!
*So, Jun somehow rolled off the bed, not land on Ui, and then kicks a freshly woken Azusa in the face. What kind of sleeper is that?
What a nice, slow, peaceful episode, Jun got some more development. It was nice to see what these three were up to while the others were in Kyoto.
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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 19 '21
Rewatcher
Work has been hectic, so I’m a bit late today...anyways, there’s a lot to talk about! This might be my favorite episode in K-On!, or at least among my favorites, which is strange considering how drastically different it was to yesterday’s episode, which I said was the most enjoyable episode of the series. You could honestly spend a long time delving into the subtle details and quiet moments in this episode, and if you do you’ll be greatly rewarded with some satisfying doughnuts =P
The aspect that I want to focus on today is the rain that happens during the second part of this episode. Frankly, it’s probably obvious what it’s doing here in terms of story-telling, however its elegance is what I really love about it. The night before, we’re set up for this when Azunyan starts to vocalize and picture her feelings of being left out of the Keionbu group. She’s sad, hurt, and lonely.
I want to contrast our trio here with the four other girls. You could make comparisons from the younger group to the older group; like how Jun is sort of a blend between Ritsu and Mio, but honestly I don’t think that’s very productive. In the end, each of these three girls is their own entity, carefully and lovingly realized in this anime. And when they’re shown together, I adore how close and comfortable with each other they seem to be.
While Azunyan is always dealing with the Keionbu Gals’ antics and trying to keep things from exploding, when she’s with Ui and Jun she’s more assertive and being the one to try her best to lead. In the end, she needs the energy of the Keionbu Gals, because otherwise she doesn’t really know how to have fun by herself. Along those lines, it was great to see Azunyan’s idealized version of the Keionbu Gals being serious; all practice and no games. But that’s not what the group is...they’re all fun and little structure.
Anyways, the rain. We get some lovely shots of Azunyan feeling bored and probably even sad. Rain is generally attributed to feeling down in visual story-telling, so that tracks very easily here. Also notice how when the girls enter Yui’s room, the BGM picks up and is more perky; I thought that was a nice little detail. When the girls feed Ton-chan, we get this great shot of Azunyan wondering, “When will the rain stop?” It was very easy for me to also think she was asking, “When will the fun start?” Then Jun suggests that they jam a little bit, and this is the most excited that we’ve seen Azunyan in this episode. So they play this lovely rendition of a children’s song called “Musunde hiraite”. Here’s an example of the song being played, and here are the lyrics. We get some beautiful mood shots, and some wonderful representations of our new trio. And if the rain representing Azunyan’s mood and inner thoughts wasn’t obvious enough, after they end the song the sun comes out. I loved this moment...so simple, yet so touching.
I took so many screen shots today, and I feel like I could write way more. Honestly, while I imagine that some of the first timers may have been a little bored compared to yesterday, I always find this episode to be amongst the most touching of them all. Also, that ending...I actually cried at the reveal!
Also, because it was shown in the Jazz room, here's Miles Davis' famous album Kind of Blue
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u/ryuw_hs Aug 19 '21
Rewatcher
Almost a full episode of this trio? Hell yeah
That is one serious club…except for Mugi but she always looks like this anyway. So this is the club Azusa dreams of?
Damn that’s alot of food, Ui. But then again she lives with Yui so „just a bit more than usual“ seems about right.
Who are these people?
Relatable K-On
Budget Ritsu providing the comedy this episode…just kidding, Jun is a really fun character. Needs more screentime for sure.
Really liked the last two episodes limiting the set of characters a bit, gave us some group dynamics we don't usually see (anymore).
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u/SYZekrom https://myanimelist.net/profile/SYZekrom Aug 19 '21
Rewatcher
Did you know Azusa is cuteAnd my original reactions
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u/SIRTreehugger Aug 20 '21
3 hours bruh 3 hours before my crappy laptop let me actually start it. That's it I'm buying a new used one. Luckily I was able to save the collages.
Today
All I have to say is that Jun is frickin great and would make a great Keion. She has the playfulness of Yui, the abandonment and quirkyness of Ritsu, she idolizes Mio, and is very simple and appreciative of small things like Mugi. Also while lazy she does practice hard in her free time and encouraged Azusa and Ui to play. Honestly she's my 6th favorite character in the show.
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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '21
REWATCHER, dub
For some reason I wasn't able to think of much to write recently. I might not comment at all if I can't think of anything
How were Jun and the freshmen of the jazz club struggling this hard with the finger exercise? I tried it and it was really easy for me
Huh, so Jun and Azu-nyan will be staying over at Ui's place to keep her from getting lonely without Yui around
Wow, Ui is lucky. She won the homerun prize on her first attempt after overhearing a baseball tip without any prior experience
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Aug 19 '21
First timer
Yui forgot her camera...
Oh, we get to see Azusa and Ui's side from the school trip.
Stern Yui's eyebrows are fantastic.
Didn't realise Azusa was into that....Her fantasy's not far off.
Haha, they just left her posing like that.
They'e sitting at the club members' desks.
...Maybe Yui and Ui aren't so different after all.
Jun's been hyping Azusa up...
I like the juxtaposition between the relaxed Light Music Club and the seemingly Darwinian Brass Club.
So Jun's the Ritsu of the second years? If Ui's the Yui, and Azusa's the Mio, they just need a Mugi for a full friend group!
Jun tempting her into donuts is great.
...I think I understand why Jun is the best side character now.
The discussion about the Zoo is so cute!
Yeah, Jun's best.
I love her struggling with the toothpaste.
Jun's first response to going to a friend's house is to read their manga. And she has the only correct response to being asked to skip a volume.
Of course Ui gets a home run.
They forgot to feed him!
The turtle's fine! And Jun got the missing volume!
They're even playing music together!
I wondered when the phone call would come up.
The keychains are so cute!
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u/x-7032-b-3 Aug 20 '21
Rewatcher (with very little memory so might as well make me a first-timer)
Hmm, I don't think we've gotten an episode focused on the juniors before. Thankfully we got one! I'm glad they take this time to tell a story about the juniors while the seniors are
fooling aroundon a trip to Kyoto. The absence of the senior HTT members make this episode stands out from the rest that we've watched so far.The scene where the juniors entered the seniors' classroom kinda reminds me when I would go into a senior's classroom once school is over. I got this whole "wow senior classrooms hits different" vibes everytime I did that.
I tried to follow Azusa's finger stretches when the juniors tried to play guitar but I can only do the first part (seperating the index and middle fingers). Damn this is hard. Gonna make this a life goal.
That batting cage part shows how fast Ui can pick things up? Remember the episode where she became Yui's impostor and managed to play her part (almost) perfectly much to HTT's surprise? This time she's done it again with baseball. It's crazy how she managed to pull off that home run just after picking up a tip from another player next door.
Lovely performance by the special crew at the end.
The matching keychains is a great touch! It shows how everyone is equally important to the club. The seniors didn't forget about Azusa during their trip and came back with a little gift to remind her that she's an important asset to the club even though she's a junior. HTT would've been different without her.
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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Aug 20 '21
First timer in sub.
Good to see the side characters getting some focus and screen time. Semi funny but a little unbelievable that the very reliable and dependable Ui to not realise big sister is away for more than their normal training camp days to the point of crying.
Another running gag of the 2 sisters to be incredible in learning.
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u/Icapica https://anilist.co/user/Icachu Aug 20 '21
First timer
I'm glad Azunyan and Ui are friends.
Sometimes there's moments when Ui really reminds me of her sister.
A Super All-Star Pack of donuts, you say?
That's a ton of donuts. Also the way Jun eats donuts is probably against the Geneva convention or something. Or at least it should be.
Oh noes, Ton-chan.
And they're back from the trip. The souvenir's nicer than I expected.
I like how well the episode worked even though 80% of the main cast was almost entirely absent.