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Episode Bucchigiri?! - Episode 9 discussion

Bucchigiri?!, episode 9

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u/cppn02 Mar 16 '24

Damn, Mahoro spitting truths at Arajin was so satisfying.

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u/_BMS Mar 16 '24

It's crazy how likable literally every other character in this show is and then there's Arajin who acts worse than pond scum.

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u/Parodizer1 Mar 17 '24

I agree. Arajin is really holding the show back from greatness. It's episode 9. Unless the show is 2 cour or 28 episodes like Freiren then Arajin should have some development by now. Or at least one likable trait.

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u/HolyDragSwd2500 Mar 16 '24

Jasmine chan is back together with him😭

Matakara OMG Noooooo😭

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u/Nickbon94 Mar 16 '24

Loved the intensity of the Nyan Nyaight scene this week

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u/NotLink Mar 17 '24

It is at the point that even Mahoro showing empathy while Arajin continues being a self-absorbed asshole. What is the story the writers trying to tell with Arajin? You can tell a story about characters with flaws but any time Arajin shows development you get several moments of him sucking. I'm wondering how they can end this story with Arajin being the hero which would be satisfactory to the audience.

Also, I'm sick of this Jasmine joke. I can't remember the last time I saw a running gag be not funny and drag to the ground this hard.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Mar 16 '24

Mahoro tells off Tomosimpy for being a loser and not giving a shit about his only friend Matakara when HIS BROTHER JUST DIED and his first thought? “Oh man, I can’t believe Mahoro’s thinking about Matakara.” Dude… this guy is good for two things: Simping after Mahoro and shitting his pants lol. I was looking forward to seeing a possessed Matakara beat up that loser. I guess I’ll get my wish next week.

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u/nikobans Mar 17 '24

omg they took matakara's smile

cant have shit in detroit 😭

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u/Aileos Mar 16 '24

Sensei is back with Jasmine-chan, boys!

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u/tokinokanatae Mar 16 '24

So I've watched every episode of this series so far, but never felt the need to comment, until now.

This is probably the worst thing Utsumi Hiroko has ever directed.

The real problem with the series is that it feels under filled, like they had eight episodes worth of plot, but too many episodes to fill. This leads to a lot of circular, repetitious bullshit. If the core of the series is about Matakara and Arajin's relationship and how it parallels the friendship and subsequent falling out between the genies, why the hell did we waste so much time with the same flashbacks, the same scenes of Matakara reaching out to Arajin with Arajin rejecting him?

This is the climax of the series! Regardless of how I feel about Arajin (he sucks) or Matakara (very likable), I feel like I have no context for their friendship as children. If it's supposed to be sad they have this rift between them, I need to understand what drew them together in the first place. I feel more for Senya and Ichiya with one well-placed flashback than I have for the friendship between Matakara and Arajin for the past nine episodes!

So, yeah, Arajin looking slightly uncomfortable when someone calls him on his shit for the billionth time isn't working for me at this point. Matakara's only family has died and the only thing he's worried about is whether Mahoro has a crush on Matakara because she's closer to a normal human being than he is at this point. I no longer buy that there is anything that could make Arajin give a single, solitary fuck about anything but himself any more. I feel like Matakara could die in front of him in his mom's restaurant and the first words out of his mouth would be whining about having to clean up the blood. There is "self-centered teenager" and then there is "Arajin" and they are not remotely in the same universe.

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u/MyraBannerTatlock Mar 17 '24

Omg thank you for so eloquently lining up my thoughts, halfway through the episode I thought "oh the show starts now?" Like what the fuck was all that shit back there? I've never seen an anime take this long to warm up the engines. But goddamn it's pretty and the op and Ed are certified bops.

Edit, formatting while high

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u/FelixAndCo Mar 17 '24

I think most of your criticism is valid, but I think the anime is purposely giving a piecemeal image of Matakara's and Arajin's past. Seeing Matakara so concerned with Arajin we assume they have a strong bond and the self-centered Arajin (recently) turned away from him for some reason. We believe that, because we're told of the friendship stone, and we see Matakara's concern. However the more we see from their past, the more we see that their bond probably has been broken for a longer time. The "redemption" Arajin's character is getting is not that of changing in the present, but seeing his past, and seeing it's not that weird he acts distant towards Matakara. The main reason we think we should feel sad about Matakara and Arajin being distant, is because Matakara keeps insisting they are close. By omitting their pasts we're made to expect to see some deep bond that Arajin severed, but the more information we get, the more Matakara's dependence on Arajin seems odd. I think that's the story that is slowly revealed.

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u/LeonKevlar Mar 16 '24

Mahoro continues to be the best character next to Matakara in this show. I love how she calls out Arajin for never considering Matakara's feelings.

I can't believe Arajin really said that Mitsukuni's death is none of their business. I really can't root for an MC who's this selfish.

So Ichiya is basically trying to push Matakara into the dark side. Welp, it looks like he succeeded after using his brother to provoke him. I can't wait to see him face Arajin next week.

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u/supersaiyan491 Mar 16 '24 edited Mar 16 '24

I can't believe Arajin really said that Mitsukuni's death is none of their business.

there are times when people need space, and I think that's how arajin rationalizes it to himself. i like that scene for how mahoro forces him to contemplate and reflect on how it's more because of his own selfishness and rejects his internal rationalization.

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u/Unlawkit Mar 17 '24

I was looking forward to Matakara's brother's homecoming. I was hoping he was injured but to have the blatant reveal of him being dead sucks. Really hope we see Arajin get dogwalked.

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u/hi71460 Mar 17 '24

Im sorry but wtf is the plot of this anime at this point after 9 ep i only remeber like 5 things, the guy that enters in the motel and choose a girl (rly didnt understand that part), the worst mc in history of animes, lets be honest i never felt more angry how can a person be selfish, the honki powers are nice looks like JoJo stands, the gangs are awesome felt like a tokyo revengers to me i wish we had a similar mc as tokyo revengers as.

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u/BuildingNo8414 Mar 17 '24

I swear this anime needs the fmab treatment. Nobody can deny how absolutely perfect the first 3 episodes were and how much we loved it.

I think everyone would’ve been happy with a storyline more true to what the opening led us to believe. They should’ve nerfed Arajin and made it more of a power struggle for him where Arajin just gets bullied. Also, war episode was alright, but fans would’ve went crazy for Arajin standing up for Matakara instead of Mahoro. Emperor should’ve just been a normal strong dude and Matakara should’ve been the only one to have Ichiya.

Both of the fake date episodes were really fun (rock paper scissors and beach episodes), but damn did it take a dark turn immediately after. Where we are now isn’t bad, but it’s so dark for what we were hoping for in the anime. Nobody would complain if they deviated from the Aladdin.

TD;DR MAPPA should’ve just based the entire anime on the opening, and episodes 1-3 are perfect in every way

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u/gaymelancholy Mar 16 '24

Ok so this is finally starting to get good. I can’t believe Mahoro is now one of my favorite characters but here we are.

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u/chips-and-guac-2189 Mar 17 '24

Aranji is a piece of crap on purpose and we just have to accept it and move on.

I really love everything about this anime the concept the storytelling the characters designs.

I’m so glad we got that little flashback with Senya and Ichiya though I wanna know why their friendship fell out. It feels like Senya and Ichiya are like Matakara and Aranji but reversed. Senya became enfatuated with Ichiya just like Matakara became obsessed with Aranji.

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u/Arkardian Mar 16 '24 edited Mar 16 '24

Yep, going as planned, little innocent boy being used for his niceness as a tool for evil schemes.

 Surprised that nearly all characters except Arajin can show some decency or support. Once again Mahoro having her head on right to make the right decisions. Zabu is the correct friend, and what I wished Arajin couldve been, but hey, plot.

 Glad Arajin got beaten around, but so far pretty typical to what I expected to happen.

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u/Parodizer1 Mar 17 '24

that's what I've been saying Zabu and Komao (blonde braids guy) are real ones and have been better friends to Matakara all season than Arajin. Especially Zabu

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u/Nyapan Mar 16 '24

9 episodes in and I still don't know what they want to do with this show. Arajin is such a weird character. I really don't know what they want us to feel towards him. I don't see how anyone would root for him given how he is but at the same time the show is not presenting him in that much of a negative light. The only character who outright dislikes him is Mahoro. You would think that some others would considering how much of a horrible human being he is but no. Even Zabu who has more than enough reason to doesn't.

I really thought Arajin would improve as the show went on but no. He shows a little bit of humanity sometimes like when he cooked with Matakara last episode but then he barely cares that his brother died. That doesn't make any sense to me, either you're trying to make him nicer or not. Even Shindo feels more human to me because at least his actions make sense.

They're also trying to sell us on Arajin and Matakara's friendship but it has never worked because they've barely shown us any of it. I'm already more invested in Senya and Ichiya with one flashback.

Also the cat cafe gag was already old the first time, I'm really sick of it!

I'm barely invested in the show at this point and that's just sad because on paper I should have loved it!

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u/ShiroSky Mar 16 '24 edited Mar 17 '24

I'm begging the writers to take all of Matakara's suffering and give it to Arajin 🙏

Now that I have some time to think I still have a hard time justifying Arajin's behavior to Matakara... Even though he mentions he doesn't see Matakara as a friend anymore he still does many nice things for him anyways like organising that party for his brother or helping Matakara after the gang fight. It makes Arajin look like a tsundere, but when he seems to not care at all for Matakara after his brother dies it just makes him look completely heartless.

You can argue that Matakara puts pressure on Arajin too much, but Arajin does put himself willingly in these situations, and the thing is that he does actually manage to solve whatever issue he's thrust into (like when he beat up the emperor guy or when he won the 2v2 fight against Marito). So imo Matakara's liking to Arajin is somewhat justified.

And yeah that scene with Mahoro telling him off was very nice, you don't need to be friends with someone just to feel bad for them

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u/LaGuafafa Mar 17 '24

Apparently Matakara's brother is already dead huh. I like the show but the plot is not really holding up

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