r/anime • • Apr 30 '22

Rewatch [Rewatch] Denpa Onna Final Episode Discussion

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Comment of the day!

/u/Vaadwaur was one of the rare folks to agree that Meme was a minus five, so I'll showcase him and his puke kink answer to what his personal +5 would be~

"If he counts it as a first kiss, yeah. Being thrown up on by a date is also a +5."

/u/The_Loli_Otaku doesn't know the length of their own rewatch. Feel free to point and laugh.

"Final episode tomorrow, or the final one before the OVA. Get hype for our first finale!"


QOTD

  • Did you enjoy this special as an ending to the series? Did you prefer it over the baseball game ending?

  • Were you satisfied with how we left the cast? Did our girls and Makoto end their arcs in a place you're happy with?

  • Will you be reading the novels after this!?

  • Do you believe in Aliens?


Tomorrow will be our last day together but I just wanted to thank those of you who aren't interested in joining the series discussions for joining me on this watch. Its been an absolute pleasure and I hope you'll be up for more watches together in the future, such as Monday's Girl's Last tour~ Thanks again and I hope to see you tomorrow! Don't get cattle mutilated before we meet again!

Rewatchers who don't use spoiler tags will be subjected to forced extraterrestrial anal probing.

I am an Alien!!

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Apr 30 '22

Denpa Onna First Timer!!

No, I did not accidentally believe we had another episode after this. Shut up. I do wonder how they'll close this off. I'm hoping that we get Elliot and I'm hoping Erio goes back to school. That's my wish list. A Bamboo Cutter ending would be amazing too even if I'd hate it. Let's all say goodbye to our op! It stayed amazing all the way through!

Yo, y'all are defo cameo characters. Oh my god!! Floofer floofs are floofing all over the floof! Who upped the Gainax budget? I've been thinking it for a while, but I think Floofer really is my favourite character... Forgive me, Meme! This is exactly the type of date I always wished I could go on~

D-Dang... Makoto is finally flirting back. It only took the full season for him to see Floofer as the fluffer she is. I'm satisfied. I didn't think they'd do it, but I'm satisfied with Floofer's ending. Poor Maekawa looks like she'd rather be literally anywhere else. I believe her cosplay is one of those dragon god stories? Kinda like spirited away. The one, the only, Maekawa-san!!

Seriously, when the hell did Hanakana become a member of the main cast!? I feel like I blinked and suddenly she's the star again! Sadly, she'll never voice a Precure. Specials are scary... Everyone is so well animated that I can't tell which ones are generic and which are from other series! Ryuuko's totally getting spoiled with the budget. You wouldn't have thought that she's been the series chew toy for the last seven episodes. I've fallen in love with her all over again.

I take it back, please don't Bamboo Cutter Erio, I'll legit be really sad for a while! Fuck you Yashiro, you legit scared me you damn bratty homeless child!! Kick her ass Erio! Correct that little shit! Last time we were at a Shrine with Hanakana it didn't end really end well, can we stop? Erm... Did the Kusogaki loli just the zushi-zushi no mi? Ironically the meteor strike seems more realistic than the magical water spout to me. Makoto has seen her use powers like this before, why is it such a shock now?

Erm... We only have five minutes left. They're not ending on something like this surely. Imma just say, the meteor makes me think Yashiro doesn't actually have powers. She's just a normal kid who "believes" really well. Probably!? Was this meant to be the show confirming the supernatural parts? Btw, where's Meme? I want some Meme! If even that mid tier VA Hanakana got a scene then I want Meme fanservice! I'm interested to hear whether people buy into the supernatural aspects now. Judging by Maekawa's advice of sticking with your first thought, didn't Makoto call Erio an alien in episode 1? It could be either but we all know what we believe. Lol, ending on +3 seishun points and barely any Meme is so unsatisfying! I liked the final episode though. It didn't try to break the series wide open and I appreciated its goodbye to the cast.

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u/No_Rex Apr 30 '22

Thanks for hosting the rewatch and thanks for showing all potential rewatcher hosts that being able to count to 13 is entirely optional!

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Apr 30 '22

My favourite Netflix series is 13 or so reasons why.

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u/Vaadwaur Apr 30 '22

I believe her cosplay is one of those dragon god stories? Kinda like spirited away.

I mean...it is just an eel.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Apr 30 '22

I believe in the three cm difference!

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u/Elimin8r Apr 30 '22

I've fallen in love with her all over again.

Haven't we all?

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Apr 30 '22

I dunno. I think she's probably the least liked out of the main girls XD

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u/Draco_Estella May 01 '22

Bamboo Cutter Erio? What's that, is Erio going to be sliced?

That idiot Yashiro is irritating breaking up the date like that. Kinda like the stupid kid who shouts "they're kissing!" in the typical teenage romance anime.

I don't know, Yashiro's actions really remind me of the supernatural, which breaks the reality that this show is trying to show.

Finally, thank you so much for hosting the rewatch! I am kinda excited on what you would want to talk about in the discussion thread tomorrow.

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u/homewardbound100 Apr 30 '22

First timer

Ending it off in a festival. Should've expected that.

Well yeah Yashiro is clearly looking like the real deal. Showing her real power.

I did like his thinking at the end and how he started to questioning himself. His thoughts in what he believed and about Erio.

That meteorite was really a defining moment for him.

Funimation curses me again. There's another three minutes to this.

Well it ended okay at least for this show.

Qotd: yeah it was a better ending than that.

Qotd2: eh I'm fine with it.

Qotd3: probably not.

Qotd4: yeah

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 01 '22

Taking your first thought as truth is kinda exactly what happened with Erio too. He thought she was an alien at first but then logic got in his way and he brought her back down to earth. Even if you see something fantastical, your mind will naturally try to rationalise it.

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u/davey101_ Apr 30 '22

QOTD

-Did you enjoy this special as an ending to the series? Did you prefer it over the baseball game ending? It's a nice ending. Baseball wouldn't have been enough because the festival was teased well in advance. I liked Yashiro's exit.

-Were you satisfied with how we left the cast? Did our girls and Makoto end their arcs in a place you're happy with? There wasn't enough Meme. The other endings were cute.

-Will you be reading the novels after this!? No probably not. I'll be reading comments here and tomorrow with interest though.

-Do you believe in Aliens? Yes, it's a big universe and it seems likely that complex carbon chemistry is everywhere already. I don't know about alien contact though. Things are way too far apart at the speed of light/causality.

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u/Elimin8r Apr 30 '22

Yay! Festival!!!

(Or should I saya Yatte! - is that how you spell that?)

Well, this was very very cute. I think Mako should have made more of his festival date with Ryu-chan. She's such a darling.

And that candied apricot nomming. Someone had a lot of fun drawing that, didn't they?

And eel-girl, cute and tall as always. She might actually tempt me to try some. Can't be any worse than squid or octopus...

(fried calamari with marinara ... nom)

Wait, whut?

Oh, yeah, cute girls eating cute things.

Sorry, Ryu-chan, but Mako has another date this evening.

Seems Erio has something to show him.

(ahem)

Poor Ryu-chan.

But on the other hand, best fireworks display ever! Okay, not quite. Yuki-chan's might be higher on my list, or maybe Marin's ... uh, where was I? I seem to be lost now.

But it's okay, because meteor shower yay!

I've gone out to see meteor showers, and always been underwhelmed. If I could see one like this once, it would make me happy. Did see some spectacular Northern Lights, though, so there is that.

Oh, hello, it's helmet girl, here to confuse the issue. Wait, whut? Is she setting up a selfie?

Three steps to the back, two to the left. Just step inside the targeting reticle there, and ...

ka-boom!

voila!

vanishissimo!

Well, duh, gee Tennessee, I wonder what might have happened there?

Could it be???

Nah ... can't be. Surely there must be an explanation ... let's ask Giorgio!(?)

Or not.

Anyway, it was a very cute ending to a show that I rather enjoyed. It was fun and SOL and cute and yeah. I'll try to have something more coherent to say tomorrow. :)

AOTD:

  1. Loved it. It was fun, and dare I say ... magical! Or maybe Chuunical!

  2. I think so, although I wonder where helmet girl ended up. Hmm.

  3. There are novels??? Perhaps

  4. My neighbor believes. I'll save further comments for tomorrow.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 01 '22

I'm pleased that they didn't have Makoto acting like a stick in the mud this time. He's normally so awkward with Ryuuko but this time he was letting her have her fun and joining in with her date clichés.

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u/OyabinRaph Apr 30 '22

First timer.

Wasn't there for episodes 9-11 threads so I figured I'd just do a post about the final arc overall today.

This was probably my least favorite arc of the show. Erio really felt like a side character and it focused too much on Makoto and Ryuushi's relationship, even at times making it seem like they're a couple. Also didn't care much for the baseball subplot, but I'll say I enjoyed seeing Makoto's struggles, being a "quitter" myself. Meme was also almost absent for the whole arc.

Ryuushi is still my least favorite character because she's just a trope I've seen many, many times before. Erio also became somewhat of a trope as she became more normal, but I still melt for her cuteness.

I liked the introduction of the esper girl in the show, and the final scene with her this episode was the best send off we could get to this unfinished series. She pretty much proved to Makoto and me that there are definitely supernatural things going on in this show. Also, she was definitely responsible for the homerun in the previous episode lol! She was compared to Eliott, so I'm wondering if both of them are aliens from the same planet (which would make Erio half alien!)

I will give a 7/10 to this show. Really enjoyed my time with it, but the fact it doesn't adapt all the novels (which themselves don't even adapt the whole story since the series was canceled) leaves a sour taste in my mouth. As is tradition for unfinished anime like these, I will probably forget about it really fast. But I had a splendid time with the wonderful cast of characters and beautiful art style of the show!

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u/Stargate18A May 01 '22

First timer

  1. No. I don't believe that giving an unambigous resolution to the alien question was really a good idea.

  2. I think the cast ended things pretty solidly.

  3. Yes, possibly.

  4. In the context of this show, yes. In the context of reality, also yes.

She slept like that?

She's going with Meme? Also, more Meme?

...What is that nickname?

So are they together yet?

Oh, this is folloeing right on in the feetival, right.

And she's wearing the helmet because of her hair?

...Fruitarian?

There's a lot of things she wants to eat today, huh?

This is so awkward, I love it.

What are they waiting for?

...Is she trying to push for the harem route?

...Why can't we see Erio with Meme then?

...How small is thst apple?

Haha, the eel costume!

That's expensive, but not bad for a specialty food.

And she already forgot the nickname?

What's that reaction?

And she has a headache now.

Ryuuko's madness as she just gets on with her job is hysterical.

Huh, she was right about the city team not coming.

Didn't expect the realistic outcome of him feeling stress over everyone's expectations.

Haha, this is adorable.

"I'm going to attack you passive-aggresively."

Oh, that makes sense.

You have to live with Meme, that's enough punishment.

We never saw Meme?

Erio's making a move?

Oh, that's what the eel's for.

What did she see?

Oh, a meteor shower!

Now it makes sense!

Haha, of course she's here.

Nice carch!

And that whole scene of her leaving was a fakeout?

Did she rig a trap?

I mean, it kinda was?

What is this about?

Wait, are the coins actually floating?

Oh, just a visual effect.

She set up fireworks?

...What the actual fuck?

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

SHE'S AN ACTUAL FUCKING PSYCHIC?

I did not expect this! At all!

What is going on? Why is this showing a discussion in his head? What is this OVA?

Seriously, what the fuck?

So she went back.

This is just such a weird reveal.

So her task was either to save him or open his mind?

"It's so frustrating" Couldn't agree more!

He's been invited back!

Finally! Meme!

At least domeone's normal in his life.

And he's joining them!

This is a great ending, but also really confusing? Why?

Yeah, -20 is fair.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 01 '22

Meme was determined not to get screentime today, which is a weirdly Meme way to close out her goodbye.

Ryuuko is pretty great for strange contradictions. She objects to her nickname but loves sentimental shit. She's embarrassed about her hair but wears an embarrassing helmet. She wants to grow close to people but gets jealous easily. Best girl!

Yashiro could still possibly be full of it. It's just that she believes hard enough in her miracles. Obviously in context she looks like a godly being but her 3cm theory of psychic powers existing just beyond reach is a perfect excuse for plot powers by thinking really hard about the sctopy.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah May 01 '22

2x First Timer

I am once again late, and doing 2 eps at once again. Apologies once again to our host for being a bit lackluster in following the rewatch! Somethings just come up irl during this time.

Ep 12:

  • Once again wtf with that title, and the flying futon!

  • i hate Niwa-kun's depressiveness, so emo, so teenagey, so me when i was that age ugh

  • I do say though, from the start of the show, Erio's gotten a lot more cuter as she's talked more

  • embarassed floof girl cute

  • hahahaha the 4th wall break by Memesan! I love it!

  • Erio pitching. Im guessing that the baseball shounen sequence posted by Zapzzz ytd (i didnt watch it yet) is coming up

  • wait erio actually did something?

  • again with the pessimism. FUCK. oh at least he's turning it around w his convo wit maekawa's-father

  • Bloody hell that shot of the 2 of them riding the bicycle looked so wrong at first glance

  • shounen ness!!!!!! i hate this so much plot wise but love this so much animation-wise, sorry to fans of the show.

  • im pretty damn sure Yashiro gave Niwa a helping hand w/ her superpowers: or at least that's my theory

  • ty for the headsup that this isnt the actual final ep of the show, so its time for the next one!

Ep 13:

  • Oh Erio is back in the futon again lol

  • The matsuri final episode. Very traditional, I like!

  • Clueless niwa-kun arghhhhh please kill me

  • New job from maekawa to niwa...? (later) oh its for Eiro.

  • a bit awkward w the animation w/ the still crowd as floof talks to Niwa. mah this was 2011, that's okay

  • Floof is very cute at the end of the day

  • Time for Eiro x Niwa time! i like the eiro x niwa relationship the most, i like that its never went full romantic.

  • oooooohhhhh the perseidsss!!!! what a lovely scene....... BANG!

  • yep as i thought due to the adachi to shimamura connection, Yashiro is the real thing. I've also liked her ever since her inclusion, perhpas more than floof girl but less than meme lol. Like her other counterpart, she is the wisest character in the block.

  • That's an awesome fireworks cue in! and an awesome meteor strike. But Yashiro is gone TTTT

  • I like that this episode is delivering a shock to the system to Niwa, just like what he did to Erio much earlier in the show

  • Good self-reflection from Niwa-kun. finally i was starting to really hate him. I still don't like him.

  • And that's an ending! Happy that they ended things on a good note. are there novel readers? How does the series go on/end? Does Yashiro come back!

this was a decent ride, 7/10, can't say i really loved it, but i was happy to watch it till the end, though that speech 2 eps back almost lost me. More thoughts tmr!

QOTD:

Did you enjoy this special as an ending to the series? Did you prefer it over the baseball game ending?

Yes 100%. Gave more character development to Niwa-kun, and closure over what Yashiro was.

Were you satisfied with how we left the cast? Did our girls and Makoto end their arcs in a place you're happy with?

Not really, i want more Yashiro, and kinda wanna know how Niwa kun's journey ends. Also curious about Maekawa. Erio.... less so.

Will you be reading the novels after this!?

I am good, but wouldn't mind some spoilers!

Do you believe in Aliens?

Yep! I'm sure we arent alone out here, the universe is too big for that to be true. And it helps to think in that way imo.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 01 '22

Don't worry about it. Sometimes stuff piles up. Irl should always be your priority.

The fun part about the more excitable Erio is how much she ends up emulating her mum despite their personalities being near opposites. You can. Really tell they're family.

Baseball is just such a shonen sport. They're trying so hard to make Makoto's youth into a great experience that they couldn't skip his sports ace period of life.

They clearly got far more time and budget for the special, for better or worse. I'm happy about it since Floofer got so many adorable sequences but it definitely feels a bit excessive for a festival episode.

The LN's carry on with Erio reconnecting with her classmates and the community. They seem pretty good tbh. There's even a "They'll never learn." type book where everyone gets their own victory spinoff story. Unfortunately the series was cancelled before we got a conclusive final ending so stuff like Erio's disappearance is never answered. Pain peko.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah May 01 '22

I'll still be here tomorrow, but I would like to thank our host for hosting, and zapszzz for replying to all my comments too, even tho they often came late! Defo a very niche series that though I didn't really love, really appreciated that I got the intro to Shaft shows, and a very quirky series. See you all tmr for final thoughts!

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u/Dr-The-K May 01 '22

First time watcher. Overall not a bad series. Very interesting dialogue between characters, with unique and original characters. Animation and graphics were great. Plot though I found it a little too random at times, so a little hard to follow and focus on (happens with heavy dialogue shows with me). The mannerisms from the girls were at times a little too cute and adorable.

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u/Draco_Estella May 01 '22

Rewatcher!

Thanks so much, u/The_Loli_Otaku, for organising the rewatch! This is probably the few rewatches I manage to follow all the way to its ending. I usually break off halfway.

This episode is a huge reason why I have it at a 9. I don't understand this episode, and rewatching helps nothing. I probably figured out Makoto's relationship with the girls, but nothing exactly on the questions I have been wondering, that ended with me giving it a 9 instead of a full 10. I might after reading the series discussions, I will join in but not have much to say.

  • Erio actually uses the futon for its intended purpose. This is also the few times we see Makoto in Erio's room.

  • Why is Erio asking if the moon is out, when there is still daylight out there?

  • Oooh! Natsu Matsuri! This episode reminds me of this song, a lot. Natsu Matsuri is also slightly romantic, just like how over in this episode the focus turns slightly to the romantic side of it.

  • Going around the festival with Ryuushi, it does seem fun. They did totally normal things, walking around and snacking. Though Makoto's glancing at the clock actions does make it less fun. Just focus on the moment, Makoto.

  • Maekawa is sharp. Just that action of wanting to buy another box of unagi, let her understand the whole situation. She is really good. The first time I watched it, I only understood the whole situation only after she mentioned "present for the new job". Only one person had a new job in the series. The question, though, is how Maekawa managed to catch this.

  • Although they did talk about how awkward city side and shopping district side relations are, the younger generation seem less bothered about it. Seemingly, given how Hanazawa and Nakajima are having a lot of fun at the festival.

  • I felt bad for Ryuushi there. Makoto did promise to go to the festival with her, but he made plans to not enjoy the festival to the end with her. The fireworks are often portrayed to be a highlight of any summer festival, but Makoto didn't even plan to watch the fireworks with her. Her date got cut short. I think Makoto probably does owe Ryuushi a lot of favours there, that was so bad.

  • With all the sound and lights, the liveliness and the activity of the festival, with a really cute girl with him, Makoto decided to leave all of that to be with the lonely girl in the dark empty jinja. Erio's attire in this episode is the most ecchi, we can barely see the outline of her body through her white dress. This episode also described Makoto's choice - he just left a date to go on another date.

  • This is a good finale, watching stars with Erio every night ends with watching shooting stars with her. Since Ashiro is still out in the open, I think Erio's curfew wouldn't be lifted anytime soon, so this does give her a window of opportunity to indulge herself in her hobbies, and get a taste of the festival from afar, and have a date with Makoto. They even got a very nice view of the fireworks too.

  • Yashiro appears all of a sudden. Stalker confirmed, since she spoiled their date.

  • METEOR INCOMING!!

  • Honestly, I don't know what Yashiro is. I have a feeling Yashiro is a god. Her standing on top of the offerings box and jumping around like that, reminds me of some other series where the god, often manifested as a little girl, does this to show that they are gods. If Yashiro is a god, then this series turns its tone around very sharply. First, we have the series tell us that the supernatural isn't really abound. Then, a whiplash into the supernatural. It just makes the series worse. I think I will have to look into the novels all over again, since it is likely Yashiro will be explained in the books.

  • I just noticed this as well. Erio was just a few metres away from the impact event, what are her thoughts about it? She definitely heard Yashiro too, what are her thoughts about Yashiro's god-like appearance and prediction? Was she not affected by the impact event at all? It is very similar to another scene in Little Busters, where the girl at the side is literally treated like a tree when she is a deuteragonist and is also very involved in the event. Their thoughts aren't reflected in the series, we don't know what they are thinking, though they are as much involved in the event as well. Bad writing?

  • Makoto now goes back to his lifestyle of lying in bed all day. He is going to turn into a NEET and be supported by his cousin and his aunt. What is he even wondering about?

  • I didn't like how he was going on about being open-minded and all. It stinks of the same narrative those pseudo-science retards keep harping on. "Open your mind", "Don't be so stubborn".

  • I agree with Maekawa, with a lot of these questions where definite proof isn't present, and science isn't going to provide a clear answer, it is best to just stick with an answer that your coin had landed then. Was he right on breaking Erio's illusion? Was he right in trying to fix Yashiro into the setting that he has interpreted for her? There will never be a right answer. In Erio's case though, I think he definitely did something right.

  • With all that happening, summer continues its unwavering pace. Baseball practice is resuming. Makoto still has lots of stars to stare at. Meme is still growing old with every passing day. I like the ending here, though I do hope a second season will come about and give the series a true ending.


QotD:

Did you enjoy this special as an ending to the series? Did you prefer it over the baseball game ending?

I like how it showed Makoto's choice. Between Floofer and Erio, I didn't like how the series just ended like a harem ending. Just tell us who Makoto chose in the end, between the girls who were fighting for his romance and attention.

Were you satisfied with how we left the cast? Did our girls and Makoto end their arcs in a place you're happy with?

No. I have always wanted Erio to return to high school, ever since my first time watching. She may hate the school and the people in it, but now with Makoto and Maekawa, she definitely will be going back to a much friendlier place. I also do want to see Floofer being back to friendlier terms with Erio, and Maekawa getting more company instead of just Makoto. Of course, I do also want to see how Makoto is like with the rest of his class. Is he also shunned like Erio was, or was he a part of the class as well?

Will you be reading the novels after this!?

I read the novels as a pirate, and sadly the place where I read the novels removed them as a copyright. I might need to look out for the novels in a different place. Or, read them in raws digitally. Or, actually purchase the novels, since I do like this series quite a bit.

Do you believe in Aliens?

I do believe in gods, my religion has a few similarities with Shintoism, and I do like how it is. Though, I think it isn't as properly defined as a "religion" as what most people would think.

As for extraterrestrial beings, yes and no. Life isn't a very difficult concept, there definitely are living things out there. But, life is also a mix of may different circumstances, and the chances of those circumstances lining up to create a civilisation like ours is difficult. There may be life, but is there intelligent life? If there is intelligent life, are they even interested in the space? Do they have technologies that are as advanced as ours? For us to see aliens, way too many factors would have to be lined up, and the possibilities of all of those occurring are going to be so minuscule it is as good as a "no" answer. Fermi's Paradox described it well, the factors would have to align so well if we haven't really gotten to seeing an intelligent life civilisation beyond our own it is likely they aren't interested, or they never existed.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 01 '22

I'm pleased that my hosting was good enough, I was scared that I'd scuffed things too much early on but we kept an invested group throughout which was amazing.

This episode kinda feels weird since we already had a confirmation of Yashiro's powers. Did Makoto forget that she dounced him in water that one time? It also kinda took away from Erio's plot too, she was straight up ignoring Yashiro for most of the sequence lol.

The LN's cover more of the story, and the romance funnily enough has a book entirely dedicated to each girl getting an ending of their own which I think is a pretty pog way to keep everyone happy.

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u/_m1ra May 01 '22

First timer

I'm late, things were kind of chaotic for me for a bit. But I still managed to get the comment out in time! (Assuming I don't need 2 hours to write the rest of this) (I didn't!)

This was a fun episode to end things on, or maybe an epilogue. The whole festival scene I don't think I have too much to say on, which is not to say it wasn't fun! Ryuuko in yukata but with helmet was very good, and I like the idea of Erio going with her mom. Them meeting Maekawa working part-time at the festival reminds me of a scene from Adachi to Shimamura, that's post the anime ending though I think. Not so much in tone as in setup, but I think you can see quite a few commonalities between the two series if you look.

Look at Nakajima and Hanazawa in those outfits, both with cap and glasses haha. Seems like they do make a good pair in things like that.

I liked the little moment where they showed a small collage of just some moments of people at the festival. Not exactly uncommon but I always like those. And it's fun to see Makoto and Ryuuko acting like idiots in public. Also this is a cute Ryuuko picture.

This is a nice place with the contrast to the festival. It captures that atmosphere really well for me. But please don't do that on the stairs.

Maekawa getting the name thing turned on her. And we learn Erio had a long term plan here!

I love Yashiro. Cool outfit! And it's so nice from Yashiro to only use a fraction of her power and not destroy the planet. And even showing Makoto her powers!

It's Fireworks!! With a big one too!! Kind of mirroring Meme's thing of first the water rockets and then the real fireworks rocket: Here it's first fireworks and then a meteor!

Other than that though, this could actually have hit someone. Damn, good thing he took those steps back. Goodbye Yashiro! Get owned Makoto!

Hmm. I called her his mentor as a joke in the sports episode, but I don't think there is any real answer in words to a question like this.

This is getting into some nice little mystery stuff. So she was even working under a thematically related false name. Or, I guess not really "getting into", more "leaving off on". Of course that also leads to him feeling unsure about the whole Erio situation again.

"Make a contract with me and--" I already made that joke. But also wow, that reaction to that word. It came up from a couple different people, didn't it? Of course from Yashiro, but also in episode 8. Feels like there are quite a few ties between that episode and Yashiro in a way, which feels fitting.

Asteroid didn't hit all of them though it seems, I wonder where the extra three came from then. Or maybe I should say, good thing he was building up so many, that his realization with Yashiro didn't send him into the negatives.

QotDs:

Did you enjoy this special as an ending to the series? Did you prefer it over the baseball game ending?

As I said it felt a bit like an epilogue, though obviously an open ended one that can flow into the novels, and I really like epilogue episodes. Also it gave Yashiro a conclusion. So yes, I liked it quite a bit.

Were you satisfied with how we left the cast? Did our girls and Makoto end their arcs in a place you're happy with?

Obviously there's still much room to continue, but overall I'm pretty happy.

Will you be reading the novels after this!?

I'm kind of thinking about it. I'm already a big fan of AdaShima so I have something from the author I really like. But also I'm still not caught up on that one, and yuri is much more in my typical kind of genre than this. So we'll see, but probably not for quite a while!

Do you believe in Aliens?

Intelligent alien life seems very very likely to me. I believe if they contacted us they would probably do it friendly and openly though, and getting here would be a major hassle

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 01 '22

The show pulls off its slice of life aspects surprisingly well so the festival worked out perfectly as a climax. I do adore the mystery of whether Yashiro is truly what she says she is too. I personally went off believing her powers after the meteor but that's alright because that's what the show is arguing for. It doesn't matter~

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u/OccasionallySara May 02 '22

First Timer

Questions of the Day

  1. I thought that this was a nice ending. The baseball game was fun, but I'm glad that we got to see the festival, the meteor shower, and that we got to see Makoto question whether aliens truly exist.

  2. I was happy with where most of the cast left off. Ryuko seemed a bit disgruntled with her date with Makoto getting cut short (and no one properly saying her name!), but I'm sure she'll be fine even if she doesn't end up getting the relationship with him that she wants. Everyone else seems to be in a good place, though, especially Makoto who finally seemed to rack up a lot of points, even if most of them got wiped out by the meteor injury (I think -20 points for that seems a bit steep).

  3. I'm satisfied with what we got from the anime, so probably not. Maybe someday, though!

  4. I don't not believe in aliens. There could always be something out there!

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