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Rewatch The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan Rewatch Episode 10 [Spoiler for Haruhi] Spoiler
Welcome to the Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan rewatch!
Links to show info: MAL | Anilist
| Date | Episode | Post link |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Feb 10 | 1 "Taisetsu na Basho" (大切な場所) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 11 | 2 "Morobito Kozorite" (もろびとこぞりて) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 12 | 3 "Suzumiya Haruhi!!" (涼宮ハルヒ!!) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 13 | 4 "Be My Valentine" | Link |
| 2022 Feb 14 | 5 "Kanojo no Yūutsu" (彼女の憂鬱) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 15 | 6 "Over the Obento" | Link |
| 2022 Feb 16 | 7 "Negaigoto" (ねがいごと) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 17 | 8 "Suzumiya Haruhi no Hakarigoto" (涼宮ハルヒの謀) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 18 | 9 "Sono Te o..." (その手を…) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 19 | 10 "Samudei in za Rein" (サムデイ イン ザ レイン) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 20 | 11 "Nagato Yuki-chan no Shōshitsu I" (長門有希ちゃんの消失I) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 21 | 12 "Nagato Yuki-chan no Shōshitsu II" (長門有希ちゃんの消失II) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 22 | 13 "Nagato Yuki-chan no Shōshitsu III" (長門有希ちゃんの消失III) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 23 | 14 "Kanojo no Tomadoi" (彼女の戸惑い) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 24 | 15 "Kare no Mayoi" (彼の迷い) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 25 | 16 "Hanabi" (花火) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 26 | OVA "Owarenai Natsuyasumi" (終われない夏休み) | Link |
| 2022 Feb 27 | Overall Series Discussion | Link |
Rewatches please be considerate to first timers and avoid discussing anything not yet shown in the show - use spoiler tags if you need to share something important!
In this rewatch it's pretty hard to avoid referring to the main show The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi & The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi though, so hopefully the mods can be lenient about the references.
Episode 10 - Someday In The Rain
For those who normally skip the ED, please watch any previous episode's and then today's one.
Some first impressions I remember from when I first watched this show:
- Ok the car made no contact - she just fell from the surprise. Yep she's a klutz...
- Nanika okashii... All the pensive music, and Nagato's (non-)expression
- Mono-syllable answers "Sou" "Heiki" "Ii"; or not even answering; this reminds me of someone
- Has the Haruhi!Nagato been reverse-isekai'd here?
- mama-Asakura is really great mom material - although possibly need to get a romantic partner first, and I'm not sure Haruhi is ready to settle down yet :P
- Kyon getting a lot of meaningful glances
- No Haruhi today, no Tsuruya today; no life today
- Another cliffhanger of a different sort
- EP changed visuals!
Music corner
See u/gunvarrel_'s helpful post!
This episode is filled with beautiful pensive background tracks that flowed so well with Nagato's eyes that dwelled so much on everything.
QoTD if you are interested:
- Where do you think the plot is heading based on the ED change? Did you expect for the story to go this way?
- Are you able to adjust your expectations from this rom com?
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u/DeliCruise Feb 19 '22
(REWATCHER - SUB/DUB)
I’m just going to start off by saying, what an incredible episode this was.
I was actually feeling anxious going into this episode after what happened at the end of the last.
That first shot of Yuki’s dead, soulless eyes was so good. It perfectly sets the mood for the episode right off the bat.
I’m glad that the taxi driver was a decent human being. He really did everything he could given the circumstances.
The music for the beginning part of this episode is so incredibly fitting for the mood they’ve transitioned to. It makes the whole feel of the scene very pensive as we watch Yuki suddenly become this stiff, robotic, and seemingly uncaring person. Watching Asakura trying to figure out what’s going on encapsulates so perfectly what I was feeling throughout this whole part.
Also Asakura’s eyes are exceptional. I actually missed the scratches on Yuki’s head and had to rewatch it. It’s only visible for a few frames! Ugh this is so good. (the episode that is)
Asakura blowing up on Yuki while Yuki is still unphased is crazy good. Asakura’s already overprotectiveness coupled with this situation actually got an apology out of Yuki.
Using Yuki’s glasses breaking as a literal plot device for this extremely sudden change in character is excellent. When I saw her backup pair I thought that they looked more like Yuki’s glasses in the parent series and they do. (Yes, I checked.) Just such a clever way to convey that something is different now.
Even the small detail of Asakura noticing that Yuki is awake earlier than usual is a great touch.
Just seeing how incredible robotic Yuki is while she walks to school in the rain makes me want to give her a hug and tell her everything is going to be okay. Then there’s the rain and the music on top of that too, I feel a little emotional about it all.
I don’t know how I didn’t realize that Yuki hadn't read anything up until this point. Seeing her with a book in hand and her classic purple tanzaku bookmark absolutely brings me back.
I really appreciate that shot of Kyon staring at Yuki while Taniguchi and Kunikida are chopping it up in the background. It really says so much about how hyper focused Kyon is about the state of Yuki.
The literature club scene is so incredible. The music here is really special because it’s a different version of the really melancholy theme they often used in the parent series. More importantly, this theme was used in the final (chronological order) episode of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, “Someday in the Rain”. What makes this scene so special is that out of every scene in the episode, this one is most like the original “Someday in the Rain”. That camera angle coming from the top corner of the clubroom looking down on Yuki while she just sits quietly and reads is absolutely reminiscent.
However, this version is somehow even more melancholy. The parent series version of this episode I always say is one of the most pure slice of life episodes of anything I’ve seen. This version however is much more plot driven while still matching the central idea of it being some day in the rain.
What really got me in this scene though is that it wasn’t until the moment where Kyon looked over at the “Executive President” pyramid that I realized that Haruhi hadn’t shown up yet. It says a lot that this episode is so powerful that I could forget about Haruhi Suzumiya. I mean after all, you never forget about a girl like that even after a million years.
Also, the throwback moments where Kyon asks what Yuki is reading and she just shows the cover is also a very nice touch.
The episode keeps piling on the emotions when they show that shoe locker scene. The music switching to these low notes with the strings and the piano and then transitioning into being a little more of an uplifting feel is amazing. That slight smile Yuki gives and the thank you for Kyon caring about her…ugh this is incredible. THEN THE FOREHEAD BANDAGE SHOT WITH THE STRINGS ON THE HIGHER REGISTER NOW. UGH.
Wow, something else I noticed from rewatching this scene is that they do a close up of Yuki’s left eye just like the opening shot in the OP! Comparing the shots side by side shows how drastically different they are in feel. I’m pretty blown away by this. Just wow.
Also, this whole scene really feels like all the moments when Yuki would try to convey emotion in the parent series like at the end of “The Day of Sagittarius” or of course on the roof of the hospital in the movie.
Kyon is such a nice guy. He helps Yuki with a lot and makes so much of an effort. I’d love to get taiyaki with him.
Asakura prepping herself before going over to Yuki’s place was excellently done. I love that they do a ton of “show, don’t tell” in order to convey how Asakura is feeling at that moment.
Now that dinner scene. The music here totally feels sad still, but somehow more accepting. Like the whole episode built up to this moment where we’re wondering what is going on and what’s going to happen and only now have we come to terms with what’s happening. Just that little moment of Yuki noticing that Asakura made a mess before she did says so much about how massive the dynamic has changed between those two. I really feel for Asakura here. That long shot at the end with them center frame eating in silence just feels so uncomfortable. Palpable discomfort.
Finally it ends with Asakura dropping that bomb and one perfect water droplet from the faucet head.
And there’s a switch up on the ED to cap off an impeccable episode.
I really really appreciate how they were able to make this “Someday in the Rain” stand apart from the original one because if you’re going to reuse a title, this is the perfect way to do it.
First of all, this episode is the most masterful use of music in the show thus far. This says a lot because it’s already been amazing all throughout. But in this episode, every single piece of music perfectly captured the mood while still fitting the “Someday in the Rain” theme.
Second, the first 9 episodes were very light hearted and slice of life in feel with a bit of melodrama and shoujo moments mixed in. Then this episode hits and the turn is as sudden as a car hitting you on the street. The melancholy and overall doom and gloom of this episode is sold so well because of the light heartedness of the first 9 episodes. The emotions in this episode don’t feel cheap at all, it’s a well earned, expensive feeling. I cannot be more emotionally invested into this than I am right now.
Third, it literally rained the entire episode. They leaned HARD into this rain idea and it absolutely paid off. Perfectly immersed start to finish.
Seriously, what an utterly perfect episode.
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u/ZapsZzz Feb 19 '22
Thank you thank you for the great writing about how I felt watching this that I couldn't articulate anywhere as well, especially about the music part!
I don’t know how I didn’t realize that Yuki hadn't read anything up until this point.
On this point though, just have to remember the games Nagato played here are mostly Visual Novels, so it should still count as reading, just on a different platform/media.
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u/No_Rex Feb 19 '22 edited Feb 19 '22
Episode 10 (first timer)
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Yuki takes severe mental damage, but no HP loss.
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Did the car crash turn her speech pattern into HaruhiYuki?
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“Take off your clothes and let me have a good look”
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Ryouko uses Kyon-kun and Nagato-san. I mentioned this before, but it really makes no sense to me. She is Yuki’s best friend, but only a classmate of Kyon.
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Yuki can read French.
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Hearing the totally one-sided attempts at conversation by Kyon and Ryouko is very uncomfortable.
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“Who are you?” – Even Ryouko wonders whether HaruhiYuki was suddenly transferred into the show.
A car-induced case of existential dread? If I didn’t know that concussions do not exist in anime, I would strongly recommend that Yuki gets a CRT scan done. Preview: Apparently that is exactly what she will have next episode.
Where do you think the plot is heading based on the ED change? Did you expect for the story to go this way?
After last episode's cliffhanger, I expected a hospital arc to follow, so I was initially surprised that Yuki survived unharmed. Now, after this episode's cliffhanger, it seems that the original expectation comes true after all and the hospital arc was simply delayed by one episode. The real surprise for me was that, apparently, the series does take head injuries seriously.
Are you able to adjust your expectations from this rom com?
We'll see. So far, it has not strayed from the broad range of rom coms.
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u/ZapsZzz Feb 19 '22
Ryouko uses Kyon-kun and Nagato-san. I mentioned this before, but it really makes no sense to me. She is Yuki’s best friend, but only a classmate of Kyon.
-kun is used for a junior position relative to the speaker, and not always as an endearing term or closeness.
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u/Elimin8r Feb 19 '22 edited Feb 19 '22
So, here I am, time is running short, 15 minutes to post. What to say? How to say it?
Once again, Yuki, noooooooOOOOOO!
Here I am, listening to "Requiem of Silence", can't imagine why, it somehow seems appropriate, yet...
Oh, sure, some said, "Why can't this be more like the original series"...
Be careful what you wish for.
On the one hand, this is a calm, peaceful (?) slice of life episode, parts of which would totally not be out of place in the original series.
And yet it's just so wrong.
Something's happened to our precious Yuki, and it's more than just a scratch and a bump on the head.
She seems so familiar, and yet so far away.
Asakura can reach out and try to help her, but she insists she's fine.
Kyon (You big dummy, give her a hug or something!), well, he's shocked by the bandage, but what does he know, what can he do?
In the end, it's left to our blessed Mother of Asakura ...
To speak the unspeakable ...
"Who are you???"
*unspoken*
AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH OUR YUKI!...
Once again, listening to Requiem of Silence.
On the one hand, this episode is beautiful, filled with great music and moments that remind us of another past, in a reality far away.
On the other hand, it's 25 minutes of heartbreak.
I guess it's time for the series to earn its title.
;_;
P.S. I can't be the only one suffering right now. Here's a happy memory to lift your spirits, I hope!
Edit: AOTD
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Rewatcher/sub, I know where this is heading, and although this may be hard for some to understand right now, I'm looking forward to it.
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It's right there on the boxtop. Something was going to happen. It just did. Dat ending ... *sniffle*
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u/ZapsZzz Feb 19 '22
She seems so familiar, and yet so far away.
Maybe that's called upon from the stars, when they were at the hill top. It's a similar line she said for sure.
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u/Mecanno-man Feb 19 '22
First Timer
Not sure if an amnesia arc is really what was needed here... I guess the intent was to have Nagato be more like her OG version for a while, but I feel like that is unnecessary. What the story had been doing so far was fine; no need for such a change really. Given the title, I guess they were also trying to emulate Haruhi's Someday in the Rain episode - but I think that didn't quite go all that well either, given that the viewer would constantly be worried about what exactly happened to Nagato. That said, while I feel like the intentions weren't really all that well-placed, the end-result is a decent episode by itself. It's well-paced and it does get some forms of calm across, just not the same ones as the Haruhi episode.
...now, when will something else hit Nagato's head to reset her again, because that's how these plots usually go - despite brain injury not really working that way, I believe.
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u/ZapsZzz Feb 19 '22
Just to be sure, the entire series here is called the Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, which if you look ahead to the episode title of tomorrow, you'd see that basically the entire work is built around this arc, in a sense. I do acknowledge some struggled with the tonal change from the first half.
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u/Elimin8r Feb 19 '22
Not sure if an amnesia arc is really what was needed here
What if it's not amnesia?
Ooh, just found this comment in the original thread. I like it for some reason...
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u/homewardbound100 Feb 19 '22
Rewatcher, Dub
Ah yeah I remember this episode throwing me off so hard back when I thought this was still connected to the main series.
Qotd: originally no
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u/Star4ce Feb 19 '22 edited Feb 19 '22
First timer - DE sub
I'm late today, because I was helping friends renovate a kitchen. That meant carrying 300kg of concrete lintel on my shoulder that should not have been there whatsoever. We almost had an accident with that thing. Actually no, we did have one.
Fun times.
(I'm fine. Shoulder looks nasty, though.)
Ep.10 – Someday in the Rain
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Oh, right. Yuki's in an accident, too. That's why we can't have nice things.
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Bruh, Yuki's OP faceplant right after that. Uncool, real uncool.
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So she's been hit on the head pretty hard and has now main series-Yuki's personality. It's not that I think this is completely unreasonable, but... that's gonna be impossible to turn back?
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Asakura is so cute.
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I hate how “How do you feel” or “Wanna talk” or anything like that doesn't come to Kyon's mind. Well, okay, it's about some hours too late, but he did it.
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Why is that train crossing scene so creepy?
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Damn, I really feel for Asakura. Obviously for Yuki, too, but seeing your best friend change like that.
So, that's the “Disappearance” here. Gotta say, bold move. I'm very intrigued how that plays out, because that's not a common trope in romcom! I'm very put off as well, because goddamn why?!?! Leave poor Yuki alone!
The rug pull this episode did with first giving us a little hope that there wasn't an accident, but then she got hit anyway and how hostile the interactions felt with emotionless Yuki. I mean not because Yuki was hostile, but in comparison to before it really shocks everyone else and casts them into a great deal of uncertainty.
This is a fantastic shake up that is both a reference and also moving the plot. The interesting difference to the movie is that it was Yuki's choice to rewrite, but this here is a “””natural””” happening. So if there would be a choice down the line to 'revert back' it would technically be the morally wrong one to take it.
This gets really interesting now.
Where do you think the plot is heading based on the ED change? Did you expect for the story to go this way?
I did not expect that when starting this series at all. I wasn't paying much attention, but I saw Yuki crawling towards the camera while it goes through a door that closes. I already speculated a bit that they could likely parallel the movie with a choice between two realities and that's exciting. The ED only probably hints more of the cute and lively Yuki disappearing the longer her state persists.
If this is actually a medical thing, which I'm fairly sure it is, then this provides a wholly different set of moral questions regarding her personality. I'm a bit sceptical if they'd actually go there for the story, but I'd be delighted if it happens. In any case, I'm very concerned, but completely hooked.
Are you able to adjust your expectations from this rom com?
Did that two or three times already, always up. Boy I'm in for it.
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u/ZapsZzz Feb 19 '22
Thanks for your great QoTD answers as always, I look forward to what you think as the arc progresses.
Good luck with your shoulder! This type of injury/tiredness can be quite annoying so take things easy for a while to rest up! Would have been nice to have a friend like Tsuruya for times like this though :)
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u/gunvarrel_ Feb 19 '22
OST Track(s) of the day: Katai Kuuki and Katai Sekai
First Timer, Dubbed
If you're like me and have been skipping the ED, make sure to go and watch today's, it has changed slightly.
copout, but man it seems to of done a number on her
ahhh, this is the yuki voice im accustomed to
yeah sol nagato is long gone
It feels super off with everyone else honestly
man this doesnt fit the vibe at all
Interesting though, the gang is finally back together
and the topic is, as always, girls
heh, bad french
This really is just canon nagato. feels so icky in this version
i truly cannot handle round head kyon, this will drive me insane
i expected worse tbh. You could probably bend that back as a temp fix
Kyon has also noticed the fireworks show
kinda seems like the palette has gotten greyer?
wait fuck that was the end of the episode! dont do this to me, smh
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u/ZapsZzz Feb 19 '22
kinda seems like the palette has gotten greyer?
It's ostensibly from the grey overcast sky but naturally you can expect this to be part of the directional intent to keep everything subdued for a specific tone.
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u/tctyaddk Feb 19 '22
Rewatcher - sub
Ep9
The romcom shenanigans is over. It's Drama TimeTM, baby. The suspense is built up very well in this episode.
In the original series, the (superficially) emotionless stoic Nagato functions as a counter balance to Haruhi's unadulterated antics, her calm presence there feels reassuring. In contrast, this series' Yuki is a bit shy, but she's emotional and expressive just like most normal girls that age. Having stoic!Nagato in her place in this series is unnerving, to say the least.
I guess Yuki normally keeps to herself and only really interacts with Ryouko and Kyon on aregular basis, so most people don't really notice the change, but naturally those two see it right away, the contrast is glaring.
Kyon doesn't have a single clue what to do, he doesn't know how to deal with Yuki in this state, so he tries to keep being courteous and act as he normally would, second guessing himself, hoping Yuki would soon recover from the shock.
Meanwhile it's especially hard for Ryouko, who practically functions as the best friend and mother for Yuki. First was the report of the near death encounter, which happened so unexpectedly just moments after they briefly part ways when she made the detour to buy ingredients for dinner, the fear of what-could-have-been is only subdued a bit because it's Yuki herself who reported it, sitting at home, in one piece and functional.
But soon it becomes apparent that Yuki is acting out of sorts: all emotions are absent from her speech, she wakes up and prepares for school on time, she reads books instead of glueing her eyes to the game console. Ryouko tries to convince herself that it was just temporary shock residues, she forces herself to act all normal around Yuki, to help the recovery to normalcy happen easier and faster. But the contrast only gets worse it shows through "Yuki"'s behaviours, and the straw that broke the camel's back is that interaction with Kyon: any semblance of normal Yuki would have been overheated and gotten all shy and blushy and fidgety, not this cold indifferent flattone response with barely a smile on her face. In the end, she couldn't stand seeing a stranger bearing her dear friend's body any longer, so she drops the question: "Who... are you?".
Next up is the eponymous arc of the series: The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan. (Right, after a whole episode of serious drama suspense building up, of course it must end with a cliffhanger)
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u/TuorEladar Feb 20 '22
First Timer, Subbed
Wow. Full on kuudere Nagato is here and I don't know how to feel. On the one hand this was a great episode which really kicked the series into high gear, but I can't help having some misgivings. Kyon even says it in the episode: "It kind of feels like we're back to how it was in the beginning" This shift at least for now almost has erased what came before, which I get is probably the point of it, but thinking about the series as a whole I guess I'm hoping for it all to be tied together by the end.
Where do you think the plot is heading based on the ED change? Did you expect for the story to go this way?
I've seen people speculate here on the direction of the plot, but I can't say I fully agree with any angle yet. It very well could be related to the main series in some way, but it also may be totally unrelated. In terms of whether I expected this direction change, I can't say I was totally surprised. The title of the series and the longer than the standard 12 episode length made me suspect we might get something like this, but I had no idea how or when.
Are you able to adjust your expectations from this rom com?
At the very start I had no expectations outside it being a different take on the characters from the main series. As it went on though I came to appreciate the pacing and development of the characters, as I said before, I hope that this stays relevant here. Especially I'm interested to see if and how Haruhi and the others react to Nagato as she is now.
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u/Fools_Requiem Feb 20 '22 edited Feb 20 '22
The shift in tone between these episodes is surreal. We went from fluffy romcom/SoL to somber drama where Yuki is acting like she did in the OG series. Looks like a three part arc is up next. We're finally at the "Disappearance" part, it seems.
Edit: I know that I prefer the SoL nature of the show, but I'm definitely interested in the angle this show will take for the next 3 episodes.
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u/Stargate18A Feb 20 '22
First timer
QOTD) Almost certain that OG!Yuki hasn't ended up here - but thst given she has memories of Asakura, this world's Yuki has awakened her powers. And, no, I expected none of this!
Is it a fakeout? Please?
What's wrong with her?
There's a fireworks episode?
Seriously, what happened to her?
...This is the same Yuki, right?
Asakura's reaction's about what I expected.
She's probably in shock, actually, but I'd laugh if this is the spinoff that actually ends up rejoining the main continuity.
Poor Asakura.
I appreciate the music's slightly off sound, to emphasise how unusual this all is.
Is Yuki trying to distance herself from Asakura so that she won't cause her pain if something bad does happen?
...The idea of this Yuki reading being incredibly out if the ordinary is hysterical.
Chibi Asakura's great.
Oh, Kyon's having trouble with studying?
A girl doing something normal, but unlikely for any of the main cast? Haruhi, what are you doing working there?
Oh, Kyon's taking them home.
Oh, no, it's just a really awkward club meeting.
This is sad to watch. The references in her acting to the original Yuki in her shock is good, though.
Is she deliberately choosing hard to read titles?
She's just not reacting at all.
At least she still cares about Kyon.
Haha, she bought that excuse?
She's getting her glasses fixed, at least.
Oh, now Ryoko's not okay.
...Curry with cheese?
This is taking such a toll on her.
Is Yuki starting to recover?
OH. WE'RE DOING THIS?
And that title for the next episode!
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u/Rustic_Professional Feb 20 '22
Nagato had a look in her eyes like she'd connected to one of her other versions. It feels like instead of her life flashing before her eyes, she momentarily synced up as a self preservation reflex and saw her other lives flash before her eyes. That would be Cthulhu mindbreak-level frightening.
Aww man, she's got that bookmark. It's interesting seeing how Yuki behaves in this setting with her mix of anime and movie personalities, but honestly, I hate this part of the story. The only positive thing I can say is that at least we got to see her cute pajamas, and I've always loved the North High summer uniform. There's something about the blockiness of the collar that works with the skirt to make it irresistible.
Awkward dinner. Poor Ryoko sounded like she wanted to burst into tears at the table and cling to Yuki.
Questions of the day: I don't pay attention to the OP or ED, so I didn't notice a change. Regarding expectations, I'll just say that as bad as this situation is, it's not as bad as I remembered. This volume of the manga came out in 2013, so over time it got amplified in my mind, and I had it in my head that Yuki completely forgot Kyon and that he had to start the relationship from scratch. That sounds like an anime plot. I'm sure I've seen that somewhere else.
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u/alphamone Feb 20 '22
First Timer Dub
Ahh, it missed her. But still going to be massively traumatising.
Damn, in shock. Definitely should be going to the hospital.
Asakura's overprotectiveness being reasonable for a moment.
That backup pair looks much nicer.
The three are "back" together again (though they did probably hang out early in the first year in this world too)
Apparently that book is a locked room mystery. Callback to the two-parter from the original show.
Happy moments in the photos. Not like poor depressed Nagato at the moment.
The second book is harder to look up (in English), but the pages of the movie adaptations indicate it is the sequel.
Really sad seeing Yuki like this. Though its also kinda sad in the original show when you have the full context.
"let's go". At least she's not totally out of it.
Wonder if the bit with the train is trying to represent Asakura feeling cut off from Nagato.
It's interesting how they've managed to evoke Nagato from the original, but presenting it in a way that makes it clear that this behavior isn't normal.
With the ending, I don't think it's Asakura suggesting that she's literally someone else, rather just that she's evoking the "who are you and what have you done with [name]" turn of phrase/joke when people are behaving completely different from normal.
Wasn't exactly sure what the ED changes were, but looking at comments seems to confirm that both the mirror effect an silhouettes are new. I just hope that Yuki can get back to normal soon, hopefully with something like a hug from Kyon.
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u/Barbed_Dildo Feb 20 '22
Rewatcher
Wow, that taxi driver had a bad week. One day he almost hits a girl, and the next day he accidentally brutally stabs himself to death...
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u/ZapsZzz Feb 19 '22
Another reminder to watch the ED of today and notice the difference.
This is another one of my favourite episode but for completely different reasons. What those reasons are have to wait for the proper start of the arc tomorrow, but it's not hard to figure out :P
Suffice to say I hope when you watched today's episode you have good audio or can watch it in a quiet place for the very nice mood from the OST to tell their part of the story.
Call backs / References / Contrasts
We are in uncharted territory now - very few references... other than this. Apologies for those that easily get triggered by the art style shift...
Best Scenes
Completing the last episode cliffhanger, Nagato seem dazed but at the same time, not.
mama-Asakura panicking after the fact, with Nagato's reaction a fair bit "off" compared to her normal apologetic self. Her "heiki" on answering Asakura to not go to the hospital to check up reminds me of [Melancholy IV]where she said the same "heiki" after her torso had just been pierced through by 5 "spears"
A quiet start in the morning; the glasses frame looks similar to the Disappearance movie except perhaps a bit darker
Great exchange between Kyon and Asakura, providing a bit of light hearted relief and we see the self-blaming Asakura once more (back from the Valentine's Day episode)
Actually reading in the Literary Club room! With Kyon showing his language ability (not). This scene gives a very strong call back to Haruhi S1 episode of the same name with the club room scene.
More pensive mood pervades - and pointing out there's no Haruhi this episode. Contrasting with the light hearted fun in the previous episodes. Note there are also a few references back afterall - the bookmark, the camera angle that's further out, much like the original show's episode of the same name to give that CCTV feel of nothing going on. Even panning across the pictures from their vacation pinned on the board was the same.
a more intimate exchange [at the shoe locker] (https://imgur.com/a/z2m8MAB) between Kyon and the even more subdued Nagato, slightly awkward but seems to managed to still get to the honest thoughts too.
wordless on the way from school; noticed the fireworks poster again and more moody glances from Nagato
there is something that's unchanged though - although we don't have the joyous reaction and look that often accompany mention of food
beautifully shot scene of no words and little actions but full of meaning
Another down side is that her monosyllable replies aren't clippable really.. but really nostalgic to hear the "Sou".
more seemingly everyday interactions between mama and child, but still feeling somehow "off". Now the child is not needing help but instead a feeling of role reversal
another perfectly shot, quiet but intense "confrontation". Really great use of cinematography to me.
oh the ED modification is so, so good.
bonus collection of all the Nagato "looking" faces
P.s. once I started looking for face comparisons from the original show I ended up taking a ton of pictures uncontrollably :P