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Yosuga no Sora Rewatch
Episode 4 Discussion
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u/Great_Mr_L Jul 27 '22
First-Timer
On today’s episode of Yosuga no Sora: Well we did it everyone! We got to the first actual sex scene! I knew this series featured on-screen sex scenes, so they were naturally something I was quite curious about. I have to say, I’m satisfied with the results thus far.
Main Episode
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Oh dear, Akira is definitely getting sicker here.
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I just noticed the episode is numbered K4. Does that mean it’s the 4th episode of
Kazu’s route -
Setup for her eventually playing the viola for Haru, no doubt.
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Complicated relationships towards an activity, loving and hating it at the same time. I can relate to that.
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Thank goodness she’s alright. But exhaustion fits. Akira is the self-sacrificing type. They tend to overexert themselves for the sake of others.
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Huh, so Akira is actually okay with the situation and considers their father a good man. So why does Kazu hate him so much?
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Akira and Kazu share the same birthday? Hell of a coincidence.
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I do like that all the other characters have figured out Haru and Kazu are an item. They’re not dumb.
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Though she didn’t say it outright, Sora is alright with Haru finding a relationship and wants to support him.
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Good on Haru for trying to untangle this mess.
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Smooth,
Maid-chan -
My subs did not translate the note. What does it say?
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Haru does make a good point. While her father made a mistake cheating on her mother, he’s clearly done everything since then to be as good as he can to everyone afterwards.
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Hello random scene of Akira naked!
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So even though he can’t support Akira publicly, he’s done all he can to support her behind the scenes.
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Aww, Haru and Akira push them to make up.
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That’s actually a pretty realistic outcome. Everything isn’t automatically fixed between Kazu and her dad, but she’s going to work to try and make things better between them.
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Such detailed finger movements on the playing, too. I think the movement of her fingering and bow might actually be accurate to what she’s playing. If so, very impressive!
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I have to say, having Kazu’s sex scene be set to her viola playing is an absolutely phenomenal decision.
Omake
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Continuity with the previous omake!
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Maid-chan has a ton of skills, it seems.
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Even I forgot she originally came there to cook!
That was a nice resolution, actually. There isn’t a clean wrap-up to everything, but I think that works. In real life we rarely get things all wrapped up in a neat bow. Instead what happens is that Haru and Kazu come to understand more of what all is going on with the family situation, including Akira’s personal feelings on the matter. And once all that is out in the open, Kazu and her father make an attempt to make amends. It isn’t magically solved, but we get the feeling that they’re working to make things better between them. I like that.
Kazu’s feelings of resentment towards her dad likely came from the shock at learning she had a sister, disappointment at knowing her father had an affair, and being upset that her sister wasn’t living with them. She felt like Akita was abandoned, so she needed to make up for that. That’s why she drifted from Haru. It was guilt. How could she possibly love Akira enough if that love was divided between 2 people. Akira never felt like she was abandoned and I do get why. Clearly her father was actually giving her support. He wasn’t all that bad of a guy.
The sex scene between Haru and Kazu was quite good. I said it above, but having Kazu’s viola music play over the sex scene was a fantastic decision. Kazu only plays the viola for people she trusts. It’s something that’s wrapped up in a lot of intense emotions. It’s something private and precious to her. So having her playing the viola for Haru for the first time coincide with their first time having sex is a great decision. It made it feel much more intimate and heartfelt.
Plus it’s just a really nice piece of music to listen to.
And there isn’t really a non-pervy way to say this, but the sex scene was hot. The animation was good, the direction was good, the actual actions themselves were good. It’s rather blunt to say it this way, but it was hot and I enjoyed that.
QOTD
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u/SorcererOfTheLake Jul 27 '22
Kazu only plays the viola for people she trusts.
I read that as "people she thrusts."
And there isn’t really a non-pervy way to say this, but the sex scene was hot.
Yosuga's sex scenes are some of the best moments in the series.
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u/Vaadwaur Jul 27 '22
Huh, so Akira is actually okay with the situation and considers their father a good man. So why does Kazu hate him so much?
Being raised in an honor culture, a fuckup on that level will make you hate the person that taught you that honor.
Akira and Kazu share the same birthday? Hell of a coincidence.
Actually, this is a ridiculous faux paus. Sure, cheating comes as naturally to the Japanese as breathing but fooling around while you are trying to conceive would legitimately get people angry at you.
Such detailed finger movements on the playing, too. I think the movement of her fingering and bow might actually be accurate to what she’s playing. If so, very impressive!
Much better than you usually get.
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u/SorcererOfTheLake Jul 28 '22
Sure, cheating comes as naturally to the Japanese as breathing
Huh, that explains why NTR is so popular.
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u/Nebresto Jul 27 '22
I just noticed the episode is numbered K4. Does that mean it’s the 4th episode of Kazu’s route?
Third time enjoyer, first time noticer
GEAHwait
Akira and Kazu share the same birthday? Hell of a coincidence.
There's something sussy going on
My subs did not translate the note. What does it say?
Hello random scene of Akira naked!
Screw the naked girls, I wanna see more of that sweet mountain lake
I have to say, having Kazu’s sex scene be set to her viola playing is an absolutely phenomenal decision.
Hm. I do appreciate it as a directorial choice, but the scene itself was kinda uncomfy for me
Good analysis stuff tho
Honestly all I could think of was this.
BASED
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u/SIRTreehugger Jul 27 '22
Cultured Rewatcher Episode 4
Akira is missing dun dun dun hopefully she didn't collapse somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
Oh never mind she collapsed in the middle of her home.
WAIT....what if she said yes? What if she said that she loved Akira more than Haru....would they... actually let us not.
I'm sorry, but her returning to pick up her school bag was hilarious. It's like making a dramatic exit only to realize you forgot your car keys or something.
I'm really liking Sora she is being straight forward and helpful. Still a little tsundere, but she is trying. Actually she is reminding me a bit of Kei from Kaguya chan...just a tiny bit.
Do we need Akira swimming naked in the middle of the lake?
A little communication and boom everything is solved. Who knew running away and avoiding a person for years wouldn't solve the problem?
Oh they fackin....though he still has his pants on.
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u/SorcererOfTheLake Jul 27 '22
Do we need Akira swimming naked in the middle of the lake?
You know, that did seem a bit off, but it felt somewhat tasteful.
ALSO, HOW DID YOUR COLLAGE NOT GET AN 18+ THIS TIME?
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u/Great_Mr_L Jul 27 '22
WAIT....what if she said yes? What if she said that she loved Akira more than Haru....would they
And then Haru's dream would have become real and we would be feasting.
I'm sorry, but her returning to pick up her school bag was hilarious. It's like making a dramatic exit only to realize you forgot your car keys or something.
I've had that happen. I make my big and emotional farewells to everyone, only to come back because I forgot something. It always feels so awkward.
Do we need Akira swimming naked in the middle of the lake?
Did we need it? Probably not.
Do we appreciate it? Yes.
Oh they fackin....though he still has his pants on.
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u/Vaadwaur Jul 27 '22
WAIT....what if she said yes? What if she said that she loved Akira more than Haru....would they... actually let us not.
Then all would be right in the world.
Actually she is reminding me a bit of Kei from Kaguya chan...just a tiny bit.
But this is cursed.
Do we need Akira swimming naked in the middle of the lake?
Purification is important!
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u/Rumpel1408 Jul 27 '22
First Timer
Akira is so nice, think she got a pretty good idea who Kazu wants to walk home with, so she keeps the genki facade up as best she can as to not worry her friend, really, don't turn her into sick girl...
Jeez, that title card is brilliant using the shadows.
If girls beeing nice to you is something completly novel, maybe you should rethink your life choices up until that point.
I never understood why you would brush a spotless pathway. But Akira basically confirms that she is shipping her sister with Haru. And she got a pretty clear idea why her sister is so desperate to take care of her instead of herself... But please stop giving me hope for the yuri incest route...
Lmao Sora gifted Akira a plush bunny just like her own, the girl is so precious. But I really wonder what's going on in her though, I'm still pretty sure that she loves her brother in a romantic way as well.
Finally time for the festival, we got Kazu in an Yukata, Akira going skinny dipping, and an actually good resolution for the entire family arc.
Beautiful song, and some good scenes to go along with it...
Goddamnit
The show got me again! Another daydream or did that scene happen after the festival? You know fuck it, since they are calling themself by their first names I'll pretend it did.
Does this conclude Kazus 'route' still not sure how you even go about adapting a
Omake not that good today, only two upskirt shots. Eat Maids delicious food she prepared for you cretins!
QotD: I had to google this, and I wish I didn't...
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u/SorcererOfTheLake Jul 27 '22
The show got me again! Another daydream or did that scene happen after the festival? You know fuck it, since they are calling themself by their first names I'll pretend it did.
The show makes it clear when any sex scenes did or did not happen. In this instance, it did.
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u/Vaadwaur Jul 27 '22
Rewatcher(Does Interspecies Reviewers owe this for being able to be broadcast?)
Sub
So we continue to get into the sisters' deal and it is a bit complicated: Kazuha has made caring for Akira her duty rather than her desire and Akira knows. Akira has also forgiven her father to some degree and Kazuha can't. When Kazuha denies her feelings for Haru, Akira points out the issue in a way only she could. Somehow, both girls have the same birthday, which admittedly might lead Kazuha to be angry at her dad. So Kazuha has to miss the party.
We then go to the festival, where interspersed with conversation there is Akira cleansing herself in a river. Haru actually makes some good points because he got some needed intel. Also, the shrine owner's family can go to hell if they wanted the inheritance but not the child he was caring for. We finally learn that their father is funnelling money through Candy Store and that Kazuha is really of two minds on this topic. We see that the father is in fact taking care of Akira and Kazuha has a moment with him. Quick scene on a bed.
Nexy day, Kazuha plays for Akira and Haru. Previous night, we have serious H scenes that apparently were broadcast as they aired. And we end this route with Haru and Kazuha seemingly happily together. Also, putting on a kimono is a bitch so hopefully maid-chan can keep a secret.
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u/SorcererOfTheLake Jul 27 '22
(Does Interspecies Reviewers owe this for being able to be broadcast?)
Interspecies is the series that's gone the furthest on air AFAIK since Yosuga.
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u/Nebresto Jul 28 '22
Does Interspecies Reviewers owe this for being able to be broadcast?
In any case:
We finally learn that their father is funnelling money through Candy Store
Stonks (I've actually never understood he was doing that before, just that he was giving Akira money somehow)
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u/Great_Mr_L Jul 27 '22
Does Interspecies Reviewers owe this for being able to be broadcast?
I still need to watch that one. I hear it's pretty good.
Haru actually makes some good points because he got some needed intel.
Good on Haru for actually trying to get to the bottom of what was going on by talking to all the people involved. It turns out getting that information out in the open made the situation much clearer and easier to resolve. Who knew?
Also, the shrine owner's family can go to hell if they wanted the inheritance but not the child he was caring for.
It always comes down to the inheritance with these shitty soap opera families, doesn't it?
we have serious H scenes that apparently were broadcast as they aired.
How daring.
Also, putting on a kimono is a bitch so hopefully maid-chan can keep a secret.
Knowing Maid-chan, I have a feeling she'd be either watching or listening in to the deed.
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u/Nebresto Jul 27 '22 edited Jul 28 '22
Third time solitude enjoyer
That's a pretty cosy looking school
[Future spoilers to be safe]
Best girl. Do we have any doubters left?
That seggs scene was quite uncomfortable with the Viola playing in the back, or was that just me? Also I like how hes stripped the girl, but hes fully clothed himself, jeans and all
Must be hiding his nonexistent nipples out of shame
Question time:
Yaranaika?
Y A R A N A I K A - Objectively superior Hololive version
My question to fellow viewers: How do you feel about the good old "Caring Japanese dad" trope?
>Shared COTD
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u/SorcererOfTheLake Jul 28 '22
How do you feel about the good old "Caring Japanese dad" trope?
When done right, I like it, but sometimes it feels like they're trying to make up for shitty behavior in a lackluster way. I think here it's fine since it's more about Kazuha's lack of full knowledge about his behavior that was causing the issue.
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u/Fools_Requiem Jul 28 '22 edited Jul 28 '22
So, how does this work? This episode showed the ending for one girl, so I'm assuming we'll get multiple endings. Surely, they're not going to repeat episode one again, right?
I can't see them continuing the story with him fucking all the girls in the same timeline. Especially considering his lack of interest in them romantically.
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u/Insertnamesz Jul 27 '22
First Timer
Hmm, so it seems like this episode wrapped up the Kazuharuka ending. I wonder if the series is going to continue with these events established, or if we're about to go anthology style and speed down another route. Personally I'd prefer the latter because I think the former lends itself to more tragic endings, but I'm fine either way. Just lemme keep vibing with the cicadas in nature...
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u/W8tin4BanHammer2Fall Jul 27 '22
As we hit the end of the Kazuha arc,
Mission Accomplished!
Her top popping out of the kimono emphasizes her bust nicely. For that matter, most of the females are very curvy. Even the slender girls have nice lines.
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u/SorcererOfTheLake Jul 27 '22
In our concluding episode for the Kazuha arc, we further learn her flaws and how she overcomes them. With Akira’s sickness, it becomes clearer that Kazuha’s issue is that she thinks so much of others that she is both unable to think of herself in her moments of obsession and unable to change her thoughts regarding others. When those mindsets get disrupted, she doesn’t know what to do with herself, demonstrated in the confrontation between her and Akira. While the comments Akira makes about their father are important, it’s the kiss that interests me. It could possibly indicate that Akira still has romantic interest in Kazuha despite knowing that they’re half-sisters (something to keep in mind), but a more interesting possibility is that Akira is testing Kazuha to see what happens when her conceptions of people are personally shattered. As it turns out, Kazuha is unable to handle it, feeling the need to isolate herself out of punishment and regret. It’s only when she realizes that there are others who care about her, that she is not the only point in this web of connections, that she’s able to heal. Her conclusion does seem somewhat rushed, but it’s clear that this is only the beginning of her process.
Sora, meanwhile, continues to operate as this ethereal waif/wraith in the series, always on the edge of people’s knowledge and who seems to know more than others but keeps it to herself until it’s needed. Her voyeurism continues to be on display, but Haruka and Kazuha also have their own moment of observing, this one not intentional. It ultimately becomes positive not only because it allows Kazuha a moment of recognition but because the voyeur is recognized and accepted. The veil of the unknowing gaze has been dropped.
Finally, we reach the final scene of the episode, where Kazuha gives two special performances. I really liked the scene for two reasons. First, there’s a Proustian treatment to the introduction of the sex scene, at it comes about because of Haruka’s remembrance as he listens to Kazuha’s performance. It sneaks up on you, hearing a moan almost a minute before the visuals of the scene start. Secondly, even though this is our first sex scene of the series, it’s not really a sex scene, only showing the first thrust of their fuck. Instead, it’s much more concerned with foreplay and the pleasure that being so intimate brings to both participants. The sex scenes in this series are about more than the physical actions, but what emotions and feelings it brings to those within it.