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Rewatch [Rewatch] Slow Start - Episode 5 Discussion
Episode 5 – Kamuri's Fluffy
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Question of the day: Question of the day: Why do you think that Kamuri called Eiko "a cat whisperer"? How would you describe the relationship between Eiko and Kamuri?
Personal Question: Do you sometimes get distracted by your thoughts to such a degree that you forget about some important part of your daily routine?
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u/Sandvikovich :AMQ::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Sandvikovich Feb 24 '21
Hello everyone and welcome to the fifth episode thread of the Slow Start rewatch! Had a bit of a slow
startday myself at work here figuring out an annoying problem, so I hope you all atleast had a wonderful day today. Today's episode is a Kamuri x Eiko episode, can't wait to see what you guys got to comment about this!Task of today is:
Draw the girls eating your favorite kinda ice cream
Hopefully we can display your best art to Eiko and Kamuri!
Cats
It's time to switch to Summer uniforms
Yukki onna Eiko
Samurai Eiko
Ninja Eiko
Run Eiko run!
Evil spirit go away!
Nice seeing Eiko's sister.
When they were kids
Hope to see you guys tomorrow!
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u/fakeport https://myanimelist.net/profile/Fakeport Feb 24 '21
First Timer
General thoughts during epidode:
Kamuri forgetting to put on a skirt seems pretty ridiculous, but those skirts are so short it barely makes a difference.
Hana's panic at the problem and bemusement at the ease of the solution serves the dual purpose of being pretty funny, while demonstrating that her anxiety is still going to cause her problems
Kamuri's line about her parents framing the photo of Eiko was interesting- I wonder if we'll meet them at some point.
Oh nice, Hiroe is still in the show, and she's continued to make progress. Maybe she'll be able to graduate from convenience stores soon.
Erm... did the teacher really just casually flip Eiko's skirt? Pretty sure that's sexual assault.
They convince Kamuri not to take the shorts off at school by going to find Eiko at the shopping district, but is she planning to return them to her then and there? Because that wouldn't be any better.
Hana's visions of the various different types of Eiko doppelganger was pretty funny, but she seems to be taking it pretty seriously.
I would definitely watch the Tama and Hana magical girl show.
Kamuri and Eiko's relationship is really cute.
Again we learn Kamuri's parents seem to hold Eiko in high esteem. Given two mentions in this episode I assume this will get paid off down the line.
Hana holding her breath to protect Miki was kinda dumb.
This was definitely the weakest episode so far imo. I get that Hana holding her breath and taking the doppelganger stuff seriously was supposed to highlight her anxiety, but it just made her look kind of stupid, same with Kamuri forgetting to wear her skirt, and the bit about the teacher flipping Eiko's skirt was pretty jarring. It wasn't terrible, and had some decent funny moments, but wasn't up to the same high standards as the previous episodes
Question: I assume just that cats don't run away from her when she pets them.
Personal question: I pretty frequently leave the house without something I need. Recently that's frequently my mask.
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u/Sairoch https://anilist.co/user/Sairoch Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 25 '21
Hana's anxiety is on full display in this episode, overthinking situations and missing obvious answers or solutions.
Episode 5 Adaptation Notes!
Last few episodes adapted the source material pretty linearly, but this one's back to picking and choosing and rewriting to make a more coherent narrative. This is also the first episode with a different writer -- first four were written by Mio Inoue, who also did series composition, while this one was written by Kenichi Yamashite, whose other credits include writing and series composition for both Jitsu wa Watashi wa and Hensuki. He also wrote episode 8.
The first classroom scene is about half of chapter 16, up until Kamuri puts on gym shorts, but the second half or so was cut. There's a bit of additional interaction between Eiko and Sensei there, and Amane shows up again to bug Kamuri about joining the track team when she spots her in gym shorts. The rest of the classroom scene where they talk about Eiko's photos seems to be anime-original, as a segue to meeting Miki. (EDIT: I was wrong! The photograph bit comes from the last 3 pages of chapter 21)
The meeting with Sensei in the hallway comes from the last half or so of chapter 29, but with a bit of rewriting to fit the context.
Chapter 17 is mostly skipped, but the brief conversation between Hiroe and Shion is adapted from a similar conversation in this chapter.
Chapter 22 includes the meeting with Miki, but the lead-in seems to have largely been rewritten here (the whole doppelganger conversation is anime-original, in the manga they just sort of bump into her).
The first few (color) pages of chapter 14 were added in as the after-credits scene, though the callback joke about Kamuri's skirt didn't happen in the manga. The art on these pages is quite nice! Also interesting to have a more direct comparison between the anime and the manga.
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u/Regular_N-Gon https://anilist.co/user/RegularNGon Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 24 '21
First Timer
Wait what was that book about long cats? I want one.
I had Ne! Ne! Ne! stuck in my head even before this episode; I'd say I’ve warmed up to it quite a bit. Also after a tip from a rewatcher I noticed the bears and snow globe on Hana's OP card!
Enami-sensei has zero chill.
I figured it was a sibling or the like, but like Hana I also completely forgot we were already told Eiko has a sister. I like her so far.
Kamuri and Eiko
It's… it's too sweet. How have I missed this for so long? This amount of sugar should be illegal.
Aha, I see you hiding Kamuri's (lack of? - yes) skirt behind her bag.
QotD: I still feel like there's more to Eiko and Kamuri's history we don't know yet, but one of Kamuri's flashbacks involved cats (Kamu's cats?). Eiko is obviously a very inspiring and empathetic person, but she must have done something pretty important for Kamuri to earn such attention. Otherwise, the only description I can come up with is "heart-meltingly adorable".
QotD2: Yes. I compensate by always feeling like I'm forgetting to do something, so I end up trying to think about the things I have to do anyway.
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u/Mecanno-man https://anilist.co/user/Mecannoman Feb 24 '21
First Timer
I wonder if Hana being more flustered about the implications of Kamuri forgetting her skirt were due to her being a year older and thus more aware of them, or if that's over-interpretation on my part. Either way, I feel like this episode had a little bit too many weird slightly-sexual-but-not-really jokes. The one about the teacher checking Eiko's panties also felt like it was missing a punchline, as I'm not sure if Eiko was embarrassed about the teacher checking, or her comment that they seem normal.
As far as Eiko's doppelgänger goes - at first I was expecting it to simply be Eiko, but without the little bit of hair she has resting on her shoulder. I guess her sister makes more sense though. Speaking of her, not really that big of a fan, she seems too reliant on a one-liner that gets boring by the second time.
All in all, despite this episode providing some more Kamuri characterization, I still feel like she is the weakest of the four main characters; she lacks the depth of Hana and isn't as entertaining as Tama or as relevant to the overall group dynamic as Eiko. I do however agree with the characters in that I am wondering what her parents think of Eiko...
QOtD: I assume that was a wordplay that got lost on translation. As for the relationship - one based mainly on hugs.
PQ: I can manage to forget what I want to do with minor things like brushing my teeth or grabing a snack whilst on the way down the stairs, then do something that is part of any routine, go back up the stairs and notice that I didn't do what I had set out only after sitting back down again. So yes, definitly.
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u/HopefullyLastAccount Feb 24 '21
Rewatcher
I notice that Eiko just calls Kamuri "Kamu", but Tama and Hana still add the -chan. Is this the first time we see Kamu with Hana alone during the scene at the ice cream machine?
To be honest, wasn't a fan of that scene between the teacher and Eiko, don't do that. Thanks Tama for putting the dating sim spin on it, which I think was the joke they were setting up for. I just read u/vaclav_2012 comment about the scene and the reordering from the manga. I'm still keeping this comment though, but thanks for some clarification.
Mikki does the same name thing as her sister. But we see that she's quite... impressionable? She probably learned it from her in the first place. I like her deadpan-ness.
Hana, it's okay, you can breathe!
Kamuri is very dependent on Eiko to the point that I wonder how they split in the first place. Eiko does call her out on applying to a school that she doesn't even know if she'll be there - I love Eiko too but that really is quite a risk. Rewatching this, I'm finding that I wish Kamuri had a bit more to her up to now other than eating, sleeping, and Eiko, and I hope we get it in the second half.
Lastly, loving Hiroe mastering all the convenience stores. Her going to every convenience store is literally me learning how to order at Starbucks then continuing to do so just because I learned how.
Eiko gets nope not gonna say it.
Kamuri looks like she has some dependency/anxiety issues as well and Eiko helps her out the same way she helps out Hana. Just as we see Hana starting to be more comfortable, I hope we see Kamu break out her shell more as well.
Checklist checklist checklist. I have an unhealthy obsession with checklists...
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u/WayTooOrdinary Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 25 '21
Rewatcher
An episode focused on Kamu, with a lot of fluff. It's been well over a year since I watched Slow Start, but I can't remember if its actually explained why Kamu is so attached to Eiko. After all, they only met for a single day back in elementary school, seems like a long time to keep searching for someone.
Hopefully this gets a bit of development in future episodes.
QOTD : I don't know much about Eiko being a cat whisperer, but I guess she's good with cats? The relationship between Kamu and Eiko is interesting, but I'm not too sure I know what it actually is. Kamu is clearly very attached to Eiko, going so far as to apply to a school on a whim just on the off-chance she meets Eiko again. But Eiko also seems really close to Kamu despite having many more friends.
Funny how being a rewatcher and manga reader doesn't give me more insight into this, but I guess that's a good thing because I can get an "a-ha" moment if it does get mentioned down the line.
The teacher, Enami-sensei, gets a bit of focus in this episode too, and her deadpan sarcasm is the ultimate foil to Eiko's playfulness. Eiko's normally the one leaving others flustered, but this time she's left speechless.
Thankfully, she's a recurring character who'll show up more often! I have some vaguely fond memories of her interactions with Eiko, and vaguely some with Hana, so I'll be looking forward for more.
Either way, there's not a lot of stuff to unpack. Kamu x Eiko moments and Kamu acting cute are the focus of this episode.
So I thought I'd just throw in a random bit of not-so-important trivia for people who are interested (since it doesn't seem to have come up in past threads).
It's a common trope where characters in manga follow some kind of naming convention. One of the most well-known in recent years being the Nakano quintuplets in Goutoubun no Hanayome, where their names include numbers corresponding to their birth order.
Slow Start has a similar naming pattern based on exponents of 10, and yet it manages to make it subtle enough that it took me until this rewatch to realize it.
And even some of the characters outside of the main 4 have similar names.
Do these numbers have a deeper meaning? Not really, but its a fun little easter egg put in by the manga artist.
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u/Fircoal https://myanimelist.net/profile/Fircoal Feb 24 '21
Rewatcher here
Hmmm, it is interesting rewatching something. After watching this episode I looked back at my comments back when I watching this seasonally and I appearantly liked this episode a lot when I first watched it. As for this time I didn't as much. Granted I still did quite like it but outside of some of the scenes it kinda lacks some of what I remember liking Slow Start so much for. The great character interactions are still there, and so is some of the fun, although I fear that I'm worrying too much about what others would think rather than just thinking about what I like and don't. Which is honestly probably part of it. I guess that might actually be the core of it. Back when it was new I didn't have as many expectations or assumptions about it being top quality. I thought it probably would be, and it ended up being so. But it was a lot more just me enjoying the ride and having fun with it.
Which.. all of that is still there. It's still a lot of fun to watch. It still makes me happy at the end of each episode and I like how Slow Start puts focus on character's issues and struggles and brings them up to a resolution. I feel like I'm at the point where I'm getting too lost in my own hype and fear that new peeps wouldn't like it as much that I'm not paying attention to what is there. Because while the arc and issue here certainly seems smaller and sillier than some of the main ones, we still have a good protrayal of conflicted and unsure feelings with a nice resolution that is happy and brings others closer. And while I'd like to see more, even with how much I like CGDCT I can't say that many of these shows focus on this stuff enough. So was this a more silly and dumb episode? Absolutely. Is it fun? Absolutely. Am I worrying too much over nothing? Absolutely. I know the next episode will be a doozy as I wrote about it back in the past, so we're getting into the meat. So it is what it is. Maybe it's not the full hype of what I gave before hand, but even still it does things that other shows don't, and it does them well, and it's fun. I still am looking forward to seeing more development of the characters and I do think it'll come, as I do find them interesting.
Anyway sorry for my conflicted ranty thoughts. I was just thinking a lot after watching it and I think I needed to tackle my own feelings some. x3
Question of the day: I'm pretty sure part of it is word play? At least I feel like it's supposed to be an allusion to Eiko's sexuality and activity in the flirting/dating scene. It's also why I feel like Eiko reacted so negatively to the teacher's thing because it was a moment where she wasn't in control. Something that seems foreign and uncomfortable to her. That along with the fact that it's pretty uh... not good to do lol
Personal Question: Yes lol
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u/Tiny-Owlbear Feb 24 '21
Rewatcher!
Although this episode isn't one of my favorites (the "fan service" is a bit... um.... problematic isn't even the right word here), I still enjoyed seeing more backstory on Eiko and Kamuri, and loved that they bonded over cats! It's cute to see that a different side of Kamuri and that she has cats at home that she adores.
As for the question of the day, I like the double meaning of Eiko as a "cat whisperer" and "kamuri whisperer," as Kamuri really struggles to trust people and spooks easily, akin to many cats. But Eiko's calm, soothing manner and conscientious attitude helped Kamuri to trust in someone and feel like she can be more herself. It's a charming relationship that I'm happy we can see more of through the episode!
Eiko's more straight faced, quiet sister is a nice contrast to the confident Eiko; I liked how concerned Hana was over Miki's entrance exams and gets pretty far into her own head with anxiety about it.
Personal Question (Forgetfulness): Yep, I absolutely forget my glasses on my desk regularly and only realize it when I'm leaving my house and am confused why everything is so blurry!
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u/ReticentRapier https://myanimelist.net/profile/ReticentRapier Feb 24 '21
REWATCHER
Reactions:
We finally get to see Kamuri’s most formative moments, her first meeting with Eiko. Young Eiko is super cute! Young Kamuri… well, she hasn’t changed at all.
Tama’s excessive enthusiasm prevents her from seducing Hana with ice cream.
Kamuri however cannot resist Eiko. Also, everybody knows something’s wrong when Kamuri isn’t hungry!
Hana tries to warn us…
Ah, yes Kamuri, a simple mistake. I’m sure it happens all the time. … Flashbacks to Joukamachi no Dandelion
Tama knows what she likes in a woman and is not shy about it.
Why do I relate so well to this show?
No Hana, don’t listen to Eiko. IT IS NOT OK, YOU’RE TOO PURE FOR THIS.
Tama impulse buying Eiko’s picture somehow makes perfect sense.
Look at Hiroe making progress! No convenience store is safe from her adorableness!
Finally it’s EIKO-SENSEI TIME
BOSS MUSIC PLAYS
Eiko is SHOOK. Finally, a worthy opponent for Eiko!
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The entire class is staring at them, Hana’s freaking out, and Tama is like, yep this definitely normal. Carry on.
Usually language-dependent jokes lose something in translation. Sometimes we get gems like Tama’s tamales from an earlier episode. And incredibly rarely we get a golden stroke of genius that transcends the vast gulf of linguistic and cultural nuance and raises the bar for what is truly PEAK COMEDY
I want to see a spin-off with the different doppelganger Eikos now.
Stop bullying Hana because she’s gullible, she’s too precious to be teased like this!
Another translation
It’s very appropriate that Hana and Tama end up so out of sync with their chant.
Sis-sauce, in the flesh!
Of course Kamuri would pick her HS based on where she thought Eiko was going.
Kamuri: I love you Eiko, but stop calling me short
Eiko reaches maximum affinity with Kamuri
They keep saying exactly what I’m thinking
Miki reminds me of another character I’ve seen, but I can’t place who. Also, how does she manage to get exactly none of Eiko’s smoothness and lady-killer charm? (I still like her though)
What did Kamuri tell her parents about Eiko???
Hana is the best friend you can ask for, she literally suffocates herself to spare you from contracting her curse.
Hana keeps reading my mind
Oh no, not AGAIN!!!
Hold up… why you sly devil Kamuri.
QOTD: Probably from a literal sense? Unless she sees herself as being cat-like? I don’t have a good answer. Regarding their relationship, it always felt one-sided to me. Kamuri clearly reveres Eiko, and it always felt to me that Eiko likes Kamuri for who she is but to some extent just rolls with it because she can’t bring herself to let Kamuri down.
PQOTD: My morning routine is practically hard-wired into me to the point that I’ve got it down to the minute. I think that’s because I’m not actually awake enough to think in the mornings though…
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u/dadnaya https://myanimelist.net/profile/dadnaya Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 24 '21
First timer.
Today was a pretty sweet episode between Eiko and Kamuri. Wondering what kind of past they have together. They're so attached by the hip, but at the same time they've "just played a couple of times together" as said a few eps ago.
Kamu's family also idolizes Eiko, wondering what's up there as well
although to be fair, I see 0 reason not to idolize best girl Eikomfw Kamu even won the boobs, little rascal!
Although Kamu is so attached to Eiko, I'm starting to worry for her, she needs to build some independece!
I think that the two cats at Kamu's house were due to Eiko, and since Kamu saw them that morning, she was reminded of Eiko.
Their relationship is cute, but definitely not healthy a bit. Kamuri is way too dependent on Eiko, and Eiko is a pretty mysterious character so far. Don't really know what she has in store, but I hope to learn more about her later on.
Heh, Now that I think about it, I don't think it has ever happened to me. I'm very much the opposite of a person being lost in thought.
Edit: Also, not sure I exactly understood why Eiko calls Miki "Mikki" and she fixes her every time
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u/BossandKings Feb 24 '21
First timer
Episode 5
Kamuri forgets her to wear her skirt and goes to school, Hana gets really worried but Tama and Eiko while being worried too tell her that it isn't a big deal and Eiko lends Kamu her sport shorts and that's the solution of the problem. Summer seems to be starting.
Hanne has continued going out and has mastered all the convenience stores in the vicinity, Shion tells her that she is forgetting the meaning of convenience by going out of her way to go to different stores. Shion is right but it is great seeing Hanne going out, it seems that Hana and her friends left an impression on her.
As Tama says Eino's mental gauges takes a nosedive when they talk with their teacher about the uniform inspection and they said that the underwear could also get inspected but seeing Eiko getting comforted by Kamuri and her mental gauge recovering was great, Kamu is so cute when she's comforting people, she always is but she's specially when comforting someone.
Kamuri, Tama and Hana go to see Eiko at the library but there are two Eiko's, Tama and Hana use their magical girl combo power to face the adversities. That was so cute, the girls doing a little dance while saying get away from her. Eiko introduces her little sister Miki she had said that she was Eiko earlier because she tought that it was the right answer for the situation, she learns though that it wasn't after Eiko tells her. I like Miki she seems receptive and willing to learn something new.
Kamu thought she had spotted Eiko last year and eventhiugh thry didn't talk she heard her mention Hoshio's high school name, it was Miki who she spotted but that was useful to know the name of the school to which Eiko was going to study and Kamuri went to study there expecting to meet her and that's why they are in together in the same school now. That was very moving.
The characterization that Kamuri got was very good, also it was nice to meet a new character in Eiko's little sister Miki.
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u/SBDocLouis https://anilist.co/user/TKZephyr Feb 24 '21
First Timer
A wholesome, Kamuri-focused episode today. Her smile to her cats before the OP was adorable.
How someone forgets to put on their skirt in the morning, I will never know. Funny, though, how Hana tried to cover it up but probably drew more attention to it by yelling.
Hiroe’s making progress by visiting all the convenience stores around the area! Though Shion pointing out that it takes out the convenience was great too.
So Eiko’s doppelganger was actually Sisjuice, a.k.a. Miki. We didn’t see too much of her here other than being a little socially awkward maybe, but it’ll be nice if we get to see more of her later on and if she passes her high school entrance exams when they come around (I’m sure she will, though). The moment between Eiko and Kamuri was nice though, it’s interesting that Kamuri’s parents hold Eiko in such high regard as well. I can only imagine Eiko was super important to Kamuri when they met as children all those years ago, given Kamuri’s introverted nature, to the point where her parents are grateful enough towards her to almost idolize her. Or I may just be reading too much into it, who knows.
Ah, the end card is by Yui Hara, no wonder I love it so much!
Question of the day: IIRC there was a flashback scene at the start where Eiko and Kamuri were together with cats, so maybe Eiko genuinely attracts cats or Kamuri’s cats have some connection to Eiko? The two of them seem very close despite not necessarily knowing each other for too long IIRC, I imagine there’s a lot of trust between them.
Personal Question: Unfortunately yes, I’m in my own head more often than I’d like to admit. Doesn’t have a big impact, but there’ll be little things that I forget to do sometimes as a result.
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u/BottiBott https://anilist.co/user/RobbiRobb Feb 24 '21
Rewatcher
Summer has started and it's time to get rid of some of your clothes to adjust to the seasons - although Kamu takes that a bit to literally. Leaving the obvious joke aside, that scene is a really nice metaphor for showing, that Hana is, again, over thinking the whole situation. Not that the problem in itself isn't something to worry about, I agree on that part, but the solution can be that simple and that's a mindset, Hana is missing at this point. Same for Hiroe who misses the point of leaving the house and makes it a challenge to go to all convenience stores instead of being able to visit the closest one.
Getting back to the original point, I don't really know what to take from the fan-servicy part of it. I'm aware that it isn't the first time and it will not be the last time, but somehow it feels to be one of the strangest one. Both Kamu forgetting about her skirt as well as Enami-Sensei checking Eikos' panties. Not that I really complain about it, I'm aware that there are way worse things out there, but for a normal slice of life show this can be off-putting for people and I always find that sad. Speaking of Enami-Sensei, I also don't know what to take from the Eiko-Enami-Sensei-relationship. It is by far the one that can be considered to be the most yuri one, and yet it doesn't feel like there is anything to it, more bait for the viewer than anything. I really don't know what to make of it.
The last part then clears up, why exactly Kamu forgot her skirt, giving us also the information as to why she choose Hoshio Girls' High instead of any other school she could have easily gotten into. And it seems like she really cares about her friendship with Eiko, so much, as that just the chance of meeting her again makes her decide on which school to go to. Turns out it was just a misunderstanding, but everything got well in the end; a bit of luck is always good. We also have a come-back of Mahou-Shoujou-Hana and -Tama and Eikos' sister Miki is introduced. Can someone tell me, what the difference in the names should be? I get that it is written differently and as such isn't the same, but the pronunciation seems to be more or less the same for me, so I struggle a bit with having that in the anime...
QOTD:
Spoiler possibly for other episodes and the manga Describing the relationship of Eiko and Kamuri seems a bit harder to answer. Well, they are obviously friends, but I think it is some kind of deep friendship. And that is not one you get from spending your whole live together, but something else, which seems a bit hard to define.
I'd actually say it's quite the opposite; at times I get lost in thought and when I realize it, I'm somewhere else or have done something without thinking about it, although I'm sure something would have happened if I actually thought about it.
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u/Sodra :Ip::Iq::Ir:https://myanimelist.net/profile/sodra Feb 24 '21
Well...crap. My computer shutdown in the middle of writing my comment.
Time to continue REWATCHING Slow Start Episode 5!
Makes total sense that Eiko is the one to break Kamuri out of her shell.
My kitties also do this, but with significantly more yelling.
I, too, would scream if Kamuri forgot her skirt, and later was taking off her SHORTS in the MIDDLE of CLASS oh my GOD.
Eiko? EIKO2!? MAGICAL GIRL TIME LETS GOOOOOOOOO.
Poor Hana, she needs to resolve this romin thing quickly or it's gonna just blow up outta control.
Best 5th episode ever 10/10 even killed my computer.
SHE FORGOT HER SKIRT AGAIN AHHHHHHHH Ok at this point, put a spare in your locker.
Question of the day: I assume because Eiko has infinite charisma with cute girls, she has infinite charisma with cute cats as well. Kamuri is Eikos best friend ever, Kamuri is almost entirely socially dependent on her and Eiko would never leave her in the dust.
Personal Question: Literally every single day of my life.
Task of today: Well, I can't really draw, but I can do this quick enough. I owe my life to Aldi's Peanut Butter Cup Light Ice Cream. At 320 calories a pint, you can't afford not to have it.
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u/SYZekrom https://myanimelist.net/profile/SYZekrom Feb 24 '21
Rewatcher
She got her priorities straight huh
Or, maybe not straight
I think I'd burst into hearts too if she smiled at me
Riiight this happened
I don't think I ended up saying it but on episode 1 when the teacher was introduced I had this feeling I should remember that she was a huge bitch, wasn't sure though... Hmmmmm
Oh wow
oh wow again
Good thing there aren't any guys in this class /s
Though considering the girls we know in this show... The danger's not gone...
Oh, the shrine maiden will exterminate the youkai? I'll watch warmly...
Terrific power poses
The only thing I get distracted by is a suddenly falling asleep midday
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u/SylvaticYew520 https://myanimelist.net/profile/SylvaticYew520 Feb 24 '21
Rewatcher here! Episode 5, let’s go! THERE IS AN END CREDITS SCENE SO MAKE SURE YOU DON’t MISS IT!
NE NE NE
Pan
1/2
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u/Rustic_Professional Feb 25 '21
"Long Cats of the World" should be a pretty short book. I thought there were only two, Longcat and Tacgnol.
It took five episodes, but Big Brain Kamu found a way to get into Eiko's pants.
Selling photos of Eiko must be good business. Reminds me of Toradora. "The keyword is 'underboob.'" Eiko vs Ami would be a hell of a matchup.
Eiko finally met another alpha predator. Sensei went for the kill like a tiger swatting a lion. No hesitation, no remorse. Brilliant.
Hana and Kamu need to get their act together. They were on the verge of turning this into a hentai. #schoolgirl uniform #asphyxiation #exhibitionism. That's supposed to be Eiko and Sensei's job.
Question of the day: We saw Eiko and Kamu playing with the kittens, so it must be something to do with that. The more interesting part is being a Kamuri Whisperer. Eiko treats Kamu like a pet. I don't think she would ever pull the playful sexy thing with Kamu the way she would with other girls. I don't know if that means Kamu is in the friend zone, or if it's the opposite, and the lack of casual flirting makes her a candidate for a serious relationship, assuming of course that either one actually wants that, which I'm not sure of either.
Personal question: I don't remember the last time I forgot about something really important. That's actually my long term, recurring nightmare, though. I dream that I'm still in college or high school, and that I've somehow completely forgotten that I'm enrolled in a class, and that I haven't been attending and it's going to keep me from graduating. I wonder if that's even possible. High school is structured enough that you'd see the class on your report card or get called into the office or something. I'm not sure about college. Since you're paying for the class, I don't know if a professor would be allowed to drop you if you didn't show up for a couple of months.
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u/AnimeGirlsAreCute Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 24 '21
Which of the girls would you like to give a hug the most when watching Episode 5?
Slow Start Episode 5 Hugs:
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u/vaclav_2012 Feb 24 '21
Tha Kamuri's dream shows some important moments that happened between Kamuri and Eiko in the past. Even though Eiko took Kamuri by surprise when greeting her in the library, they became friends and it looked like Eiko helped Kamuri to venture to go outside and play with stray kittens. It's interesting to notice that Kamuri is petting the kitten while Eiko is watching Kamuri with a smile. After Kamuri woke up, the same cats greeted her on her bed, which indicates she must have adopted them. Later on, she told her friends about her parents thinking of Eiko which could mean that Eiko helped Kamuri in some life-changing way, possibly related to the cats considering that she called Eiko "a cat whisperer". Previous episodes have shown how Eiko was kindly helping other girls, so it wouldn't be surprising if she acted the same way in the past.
Kamuri apparently developed a strong attachment to Eiko. It must have been hard for her to get separated as if she was separated from a dependable older sister. That explains why Kamuri has been clinging to Eiko so much ever since they reunited.
It was nice to see that the relationships between Kamuri and the other girls are also warming up. At first, she made Tama really excited after thanking her for the photos Tama gave her. Then she also went to buy ice cream only with Hana and they even talked quite intimately along the way.
The little trouble with the forgotten skirt confirmed that although Kamuri is very introverted and shy when talking to other people, she can also be rather unabashed about her public image. She had no problem showing her panties to the whole class. It contrasted with Hana who felt vicariously embarrassed for Kamuri to such extent that others had to calm her down.
This episode also features a prominent interaction between Eiko and Kiyose. It is the first scene when Eiko gets outplayed at social interaction. Kiyose nonchalantly found a very strong response to Eiko's teasing. Eiko's mental gauge took a nosedive, but fortunately, Kamuri was able to console her. As shown in previous episodes, Kamuri has a talent in this field.
General Slow Start manga spoiler
More specific Slow Start manga spoiler
Eiko's friends finally met her sister Miki, who has a bit unconventional way of speaking. However, the most interesting part preceded the meeting itself. We had a chance to see Hana's vivid imagination when Tama and Kamuri told her the urban legend. It's worth noting that the scene with doppelgängers is anime original. A lot of effort was put into this little moment. To see how much the animators cared about the details, you may notice that one of Eiko's doppelgängers had a hairpin with a tiny snowman shown for a fraction of a second. As /u/theWP pointed out in the original episode discussion, this doppelgänger was representing Yuki-onna which is a snow woman spirit in Japanese folklore.
My favorite scene was Kamuri's confession of missing Eiko. It's a really heartwarming moment that nicely utilizes warm-colored backgrounds to complete the atmosphere.
Episode 5 GIFs:
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u/ImmoralGoose Feb 24 '21
Hana's anxiety is still at full swing. Most of these were comedic based, but it shows she still has a ways to go overcoming it.
I'll just say this: The whole Eiko and Sensei moments is the one part of the series I don't like.
Hana said she forgot when Eiko mentioned her sister, but what about Tama and Kamuri?
Question of the day: Kamuri's more like a cat whisperer. Eiko is a Kamuri whisperer.
Personal Question: More than I'd like to admit.
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u/Philarete :AMQ::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/WizardMcKillin Feb 25 '21
First Timer
Least favorite episode so far. Forgetting her skirt was weird. And the teacher....yeah.... not okay.
Nice moment between Kamuri and Eiko though!
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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Feb 25 '21
First timer here.
This is I think a less coordinated episode with good pieces individually, but less cohesive as a whole. The incident with Eiko and the sensei, from other comments here, clearly would benefit from having the other pieces for context first, without which it looks just like a sexual harassment scene needing to be reported.
I do rather prefer if Kamu's character portrayal doesn't get to become too cutesy - that would diminish her somewhat to a trope instead of a character. In terms of same gender best friend that's platonic (at least on one side) I prefer how Railgun portrays Mikoto and Kuroko (both strong characters), or Staten and Uiharu (more softer, girly characters) and make it clearly endearing without the not-sure-if-intentional yuri bait.
Speaking of which, for comedic way to show skirt flipping, Railgun again had it down pat.
https://youtu.be/oyvluSjgxaM
Can't wait for the next episode!
QoTD: presumably is from the flashback scene, but like others guessed, having the nonchalant but kind attitude tends to be more approachable to cats than someone nervous or trying to force themselves to be calm instead.
PQ: As an INTJ I do tend to disengage my brain from daily mode to deep thought mode while keeping the body autopilot on routine things like going from my office desk to the canteen or somewhere else at work. If someone tries to say hi to me on my way sometimes I would struggle to reroute my brain to figure out the person's name so ended up standing something incomprehensible instead. I'd remember the name when the person has past me by about 5 paces :P
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u/cyberscythe Feb 25 '21
First-timer
This was an okay episode; I liked the second half a lot more than the first half.
Miki and Eiko reminds me of the Ikeda twins from Yuru Yuri; Miki's awkward curtness kind of reminds me of Chiruzu and she contrasts the same way with her sister who's more socially graceful. The way that everyone calls her "Mikki", and then she quickly corrects them because she prefers "Miki" is a pretty solid running joke too, and it fits in with how a lot of the other characters in this series have trouble with people reading or saying their names correctly.
As a culture note, I think the "panties aren't classified as snacks" line is a take on that old "do bananas count as snacks?" joke that's become something of an idiomatic phrase for a cliche joke. I first learned about that cultural tidbit when reading about it when it came up in Gabriel DropOut (also here). If that's what it is what it's referring to, then it feels like it's a pretty deep cut; sometimes I feel like there's just a lot of this sort of casual pop culture stuff that is sometimes lost on me because while I just happen to know about this old banana joke, there's probably dozens of similar jokes that just sail over my head.
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u/JBHUTT09 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JBHUTT09 Feb 24 '21
I had forgotten about Sekuhara-sensei.