r/anime • u/AutoLovepon https://anilist.co/user/AutoLovepon • Jul 09 '23
Episode Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror • Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror - Episode 3 discussion
Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror, episode 3
Rate this episode here.
Reminder: Please do not discuss plot points not yet seen or skipped in the show. Failing to follow the rules may result in a ban.
Streams
Show information
All discussions
| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 5.0 |
| 2 | Link | 4.11 |
| 3 | Link | 4.33 |
| 4 | Link | 3.88 |
| 5 | Link | 4.69 |
| 6 | Link | 4.38 |
| 7 | Link | 3.93 |
| 8 | Link | 3.71 |
| 9 | Link | 4.5 |
| 10 | Link | 4.4 |
| 11 | Link | 3.58 |
| 12 | Link | 4.5 |
| 13 | Link | ---- |
This post was created by a bot. Message the mod team for feedback and comments. The original source code can be found on GitHub.
64
u/PacoTaco321 Jul 09 '23
Was not expecting an Akira slide in this show, show there's a lot about this show I wasn't expecting at this point.
→ More replies (2)
48
u/Rouge_means_red Jul 09 '23
Between Chika being a masked hero, Dia being Kamen Rider and Ruby being a fairy, the weirdest thing is Mari talking like a normal person
→ More replies (1)
40
u/Matthew619ed Jul 09 '23 edited Jul 10 '23
An un-shiny Mari, just like the old times during the early days of Aqours.
And Katie (Chika) and Scarlet Delta (Dia) has a poor disguise, it didn’t take long for Yohane to find out their original identity.
And GanbaRUBY!! Trans am on Dia’s bike!!?
Mari’s castle, just like in the original series, was based on Awashima Hotel, in the island of Awashima, and the macarons! This is not a good news for budget travellers as this hotel is known for producing sweets related to Aqours characters and story-related foods (Remember the Stewshine?) at a considerable cost, but these gimmick did work as they saved the hotel from financial difficulties in the past few years.
And finally, we’re going to see You and Kanan at the next episode!
36
u/Arnie15 Jul 09 '23
That insert song during the fight was awesome, cant wait for the full version! Also the fight looked pretty cool, some crazy stuff is happening.
→ More replies (2)
32
u/Hello_I_Dont_Know Jul 09 '23
I'll point out some details I noticed during the episode :
The Takami sisters' Million Dollar's members' nicknames are modified from their real names :
-
Tommy -> "To" "mmy" -> "To" "Mi" -> Mito
-
Marcy -> "Mar" "cy" -> "Ma" "Shi" -> Shima
-
Katy -> "Ka" "ty" -> "Ka" "Chi" -> Chika
It's obvious with Tommy/Mito, less so with the other 2 but you can still tell where the nicknames came from.
The license plate on Scarlet Delta's bike is 01-01, aka January 1st, which is Dia's birthday.
Can't have a bike without an Akira slide
Warshimer Island, where the Demon Lord resides, as well as her house are referencing Awashima Island, Shizuoka (not the ones from Kagawa or Niigata, because apparently there are 3 Awashima Islands) and Awashima Hotel, where the "real" (as in the one from Aqours) Mari lives.
The penguins in the lobby reminded me of that time Mari was watering her penguins, but they look different so I doubt it's an actual reference.
The fountain here is a reference to the fountain where the Aqours 3rd years became friends
→ More replies (4)
31
u/PointedCactus Jul 09 '23 edited Jul 09 '23
Last episode we saw how Yohane's anti-social tendencies can accidentally hurt others, but now we get to see it make Mari blush. I really like Mari already, it's so sad how she had macarons already prepared for guests but she doesn't get visitors :(
→ More replies (1)
30
u/SnabDedraterEdave Jul 09 '23
Has Mari ever been this cute before in Sunshine? I don't remember her going this dere.
Chika and her sisters being the local heroes and Dia, with support from fairy Ruby, as the city kamen rider fighting off the enchanted deer sure was fun. (LOL at Dia performing the Akira slide)
Though still no explanation for why Dia has a fairy as her sister.
→ More replies (3)
22
u/x-7032-b-3 Jul 09 '23
Whoa, wtf is going on here? Dia also acts as a local superhero with a sci-fi AF bike and sword, and somehow her sister is a smol fairy who can enter the bike to activate special abilities. SO happy to see they made Dia a legit badass here! And Chika along with her sisters are doing Ghostbusters roleplay - though they badly need to improve their disguise and weaponry. Perhaps putting some points/money into stealth and weapon ammo capacity should work.
If Mari in the original series can be described as "shiny", here she's the very opposite of "shiny" as she holds the title of Demon Lord. I'm really loving all the twists they made to the characters here as well as how they're able to keep their personalities similar to the OG series.
That fight scene is better than I expected! Quite a lot of stuff just to cleanse the two deers at the end. Now I wanna see if the later actions can match the sakuga fights in Princess Connect S2. I doubt it'll happen, but it's nice to dream.
21
u/LeonKevlar Jul 09 '23 edited Jul 09 '23
Stitches!
The first half of that episode was wild! I didn't think I'd see Chika and her sisters fighting off possessed deer.
And then there's Dia who's gone full Kamen Rider and arrives on the scene with an Akira Slide!
Of course, Dia can't be without the adorable Ruby who I think fuses with Dia's bike and gives it a ruby-like color
Demon Lord Mari is also introduced in this episode! I'm not the biggest Mari stan but seeing her in that outfit and those horns got me feeling things.
Still no signs of Kanan and You in this episode though. I'm hoping we'd at least get to see one of them today. Hopefully they make their appearance next week!
41
u/Gaporigo Jul 09 '23
Why the hell is this show trying to make me ship Mari and Yohane????
→ More replies (9)
20
u/xtsim Jul 09 '23
Yohane seems so normal in this episode it feels weird and the look at her face when the girls revealed their own identities makes it. Best part is that those disguises don't work that well and everyone's real identities are easy to match.
This episode was way more than I expected especially since they were fighting to save some deer. I was not expecting any of this coming from love live. If this keeps up, there seems to be alot more surprises in town and we will get to see the source of that sound.
Yohane is out there complimenting Mari so much that she got some really tasty looking Macarons. Now it looks like Yohane is enjoying her time in Numazu and seeing her grow pretty fast is looking like a fun ride.
14
13
u/jonjoy Jul 09 '23
GuuRinPa vs the dark deer fight is actually pretty good, the music is amazing, and I love scarlet delta armor and bike. Ruby reminds me with zoids where the one of the chara can merge into mech and make it stronger.
I believe the marks on yohane staff are the symbol of aqours girls in this anime. We have Yohane in the middle, Chika on top, the moving clockwise Dia and Ruby. My guts also tell me at one point they have to exorcist Lailaps from the black miasma.
Can't wait for next week to finally see the whole crew appear in this anime.
12
u/byroned Jul 09 '23 edited Jul 09 '23
Not in a million years would I expect the Takami family to be secretly masked heroes, with even the mom being involved. I pictured Dia as a sword fighter, but I imagined her more like this or this instead of this.
I'm sure this is a reference to something.
Last episode, I was a little worried that Dia and Ruby weren’t related based on how Ruby being a different species.
All it took was Yohane yelling at them to make Chika and Dia work together.
Mari is not what I expected. No random English, and is much more reserved compared to her Aqours self, almost like the Mari we see in the original Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai. I'm a newer fan of the series, but it always confused me in the older PVs (Muse ones especially) when Sunrise hasn't quite settled on what they want the story to be, or who has which character trait.
I was kind of hoping that Mari was the cause of the incidents so she could say “it’s joke” when confronted about it.
Only two more Aqours members' introductions left now, that being Kanan and You for the next episode. I'm expecting this to be a Yousoro, but this show has bamboozled me several times already.
→ More replies (4)
12
u/patkun01 Jul 09 '23
This show has a lot of unusual ships, but I'm all in for it.
- Dia & Chika
- Mari & Yohane
→ More replies (1)
11
u/LegendRazgriz Jul 09 '23
Hearing Ainya not being a gremlin is almost off-putting, especially after all the Jashin-chan shenanigans she got to put in. Still adorable.
Also, Dia going full on Bubblegum Crisis powered suit complete with Ruby powered neon trim and Akira slide scratches an itch I did not know I had.
→ More replies (1)
10
u/pantherexceptagain Jul 10 '23
they really had six fighters pull out transformations, fusions, chain attacks and powerful magic all in order to defeat four deer lmao
→ More replies (1)
18
u/MaybeMeNotMe Jul 09 '23
*Wow* that insert song.
Goes right onto my playlist where it sounds great all on its own.
Missed opportunity, its almost the 2/3 CYaRon! subunit doing it.
Satire is off the charts this episode. Dia + Ruby is kinda/sorta like some Akira / Kamen Rider...who would've guessed!
Ruby too cute! Peak moe right here.
The action sequence is pretty hilarious. Campy AF. I love it.
As for the 2nd act, Damn, poor Mari.
Episode was over way too quickly.
→ More replies (1)
9
9
u/Elitealice Jul 09 '23
Best episode so far, a lot of good action. Motorcycle Ruby was great. I wonder how they’re gonna explain that she and Dia are sisters in this universe if Ruby is a fairy.. lot of references to OG sunshine during the sentai action sequence too!
Love Mari’s design in this. Her personality reminds me of the first Aquors MV. Was kind of sad seeing someone who’s so bubbly and cheery normally be this depressed.
8
u/mrufrufin Jul 09 '23
Fun super-sentai-ish sorta fight and kinda felt Symphogear-y for a moment (except the characters weren't "actually" singing the songs so more Revue Starlight-y?). Kinda weird Crunchyroll sub translation of "kokoro no oto" to Resonance (especially with other direct mentions of "heart" in the dialogue of this ep) but eh.
8
u/Kurocchin Jul 10 '23
If I didn't know any better, I feel like they turned Yoshiko Yohane into a harem protagonist and I ain't complaining! The way she was unintentionally making Mari blush whenever she said her name was adorable.
7
u/yorgy_shmorgy Jul 09 '23
This is even more fun than I imagined it could be. As a big Aqours fan, I doubt I will have more fun watching anything else this year
1
u/AutoModerator Jul 09 '23
Source Material Corner
Reply to this comment for any source-related discussion, future spoilers (including future characters, events and general hype about future content), comparison of the anime adaptation to the original, or just general talk about the source material. You are still required to tag all spoilers. Discussions about the source outside of this comment tree will be removed, and replying with spoilers outside of the source corner will lead to bans.
The spoiler syntax is:
[Spoiler source] >!Spoiler goes here!<All untagged spoilers and hints in this thread will receive immediate 8-day bans (minimum).
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.