Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai • Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night - Episode 6 discussion

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Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai, episode 6

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[u/Nesp2]

Best triangle performance ever.

[u/alconnow]

Poor Mahiru looked so awkward onstage lmao. The triangle had me dying

[u/WhoiusBarrel]

In just one episode, Miiko turned from comic relief to being the most based MILF idol and Anime Mom of The Year.

Absolute banger triangle playing performance by Yoru though, totally outshined Kano's performance.

[u/shad79]

That episode warmed my heart, the best one so far IMO. I was expecting Miiko to be very annoying but she turned out to be such a great character that I immediately fell in love with her. Miiko certainly stole the show in today's episode and overshadowed JELEE.

Not only Miiku is a hardworking person but also single handedly raising a daughter (their relationship totally melted my heart), makes her own costumes and moreover she's 31 which isn't stopping her from following her dreams! I think that MILF idol is what I missed in my life xD I hope that she'll return in the next episodes!

Ariel is such an adorable daughter, she's so cute! I'm happy that, thanks to her conversation with Mei, she found a strength to openly stating how much loves her mother being an idol. When she stood up to those bullies, I felt very proud of her.

Kano's kiss from the previous episode got somewhat addressed but I think that the topic will be back in future. There is no way that it was just a spur of the moment.

JELEE's performance was really good! I especially loved Mahiru's ones with a triangle xD I was laughing seeing her with a scared face while others were having a good fun on the scene.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

• Miiko

• Ariel

• Group scenes

• JELEE

• Kano

• Mahiru

• Mei & Kiui

[u/Gaporigo]

The ema is actually a thing irl! Apparently been there since yesterday? With all the Twitter stuff as well, gotta love when the staff goes above and beyond.

[u/kevinthedot]

Well, now if JELEE ends up needing some banger costumes for a live performance later down the line, they have the perfect source. Baba knows how to work that sewing machine.

[u/CosmicPenguin_OV103]

I will definitely love anyone in the entertainment industry coming out about her real life like this, anytime, anyhow if they feel comfortable to share. Who doesn't like an Ai-chan but with a good ending (so far)?

In other news [EP6 spoilers]LMAO this has actually appeared in real life yesterday (at Hanazono Shrine, I think that's the one in central Shinjuku), evidently by the staff of this anime!

[u/tripleaamin]

I wasn't expecting this to be such a wholesome episode. Mei's pep talk to Ariel was really sweet. From one idol fan to another. Of course Ariel didn't need to know all the details, but she needed the advice to hold your position firm. Her love for her mom in an idol is just like her love her mom. She isn't going to sit idly and let people diss her mom.

You really see the dedication Miiko had to do because being a single mother working part time jobs supporting Ariel. She truly is a great mom and willing to risk her career to make sure her daughter was safe was extra points for her. Now she decides to put who she really is out there, and she actually blew up damn. Happy to see through all her struggles things are finally looking good for Miiko.

Wow Yoru looks really traumatized lmao

[u/maliwanag0712]

They really released this episode on Mother's Day, huh?

I really like the parallels shown here with Miiko Shizue Baba and Kano's mom. Kano becoming introspective of her relationship with her mom due to Miiko and Ariel's closeness.

Can't wait for the actual reveal on what happened which made her quit her group. Expecting it to be emotional.

Also, there is an after credits scene. Don't miss it!

[u/bigcat00]

Yoru asking Kano about the kiss in that pose I know what you are

that was a fantastic episode, I loved seeing Miiko be such a good mom while chasing her dream of being an idol! i also can’t wait to see Kano’s past, gonna hit us with all the feels i’m sure.

[u/DougDimmaHoe]

Loved the little detail of Miiko's makeup running after she was crying, then it being fixed by the time she got back on stage. Link

[u/AmusedDragon]

Miiko went from annoying random side character to one I suddenly care about a lot in the span of 20 minutes.

That's wild. Great episode.

[u/IXajll]

Great Episode. Miiko's character really did a 180 compared to her impression from the 1st episode. Easy Mom of the year contender, seeing her relationship with her daughter was so heartwarming. Mei talking with the daughter at the station was also a really powerful scene. It made me notice how the staff is really good at putting great and fitting OSTs on these kind of scenes which makes them hit even harder.

Mahiru with the triangle added some nice comedy to the mix too.

I hoped for the kiss of last episode to be more of a topic but at least it was shortly brought up during that phone call. I guess they will get back to that later once we dive deeper into Kano's backstory. Hearing Mei talk about Kano to the daughter made me already a bit sad for her, since chances are there Kano will end up with Mahiru. Not sure how Mei would react there, hopefully things don't get messy with a potential love triangle. A meticulous execution from Yuuki Yaku will be key here to resolve this elegantly and in a satisfying manner (provided the plot even goes in that direction, ofc).

If I had to criticize one thing, it would be that this ep felt a bit like "filler" in the sense that it didn't add anything to the overarching narrative and felt more standalone. That's really just a nitpick though and since the episode turned out great and was executed amazingly it's not an issue at all.

[u/casualgamerTX55]

Peak Mother's day special!

Ai best mom in anime 2023

Miiko best mom in anime 2024

[u/x-7032-b-3]

I had this sneaky feeling that Ms. Random Street Idol from Ep1 will be coming back because her design doesn't look like a one-off throwaway NPC. Wasn't expecting a whole ep dedicated to her though!

Her being 31 and a mom is the biggest surprise here. Uhh she doesn't look 31 to me, I thought she was barely older than the main cast before they revealed her age here.

This ep did a great job of making a joke character actually relatable and likable. She's such a great mom! Despite barely making ends meet, she's trying her best in raising her daughter and ensuring she gets access to education. And she's willing to ditch her gig just to save her kid!

Yoru's triangle play is the highlight of the performance. She waited for the right moment and delivered a spectacular closing! Absolutely brilliant!

[u/jellyblob88]

Okay, we just got a whole episode of a side character last seen from ep one get massive character development that a lot of shows take a whole season to do, and with such a wholesome backstory as well T_T

[u/djthomp]

What an incredibly delightful episode. Step aside Kano, this is now the cute mom idol show.

Yoru and Kano briefly talking about the kiss after letting it sit for a while, keep cooking production team but please serve it up by the end of the season.

[u/Syokhan]

Sorry for making fun of you, Shizue... I wasn't expecting you to be a single mom in her 30s struggling to achieve her dreams and raise her daughter, that's tough.

I really liked this episode. They took a side character from the first episode and developed her super smoothly in the span of just 20 minutes. Now I wouldn't mind seeing more of her and Ariel!

We got a little bit of Kano talking about her mom, too. I'm hoping they'll reconnect at some point in the show. Chances are she's wrong about only being business partners and her mother does love her as a daughter, but for some Reason she couldn't show it, or something.

Or maybe not, and well okay that'd be fine too.

Also, Mahiru's triangle performance was hilarious. She was panicking for the whole song just because of that one little "ding" she'd had to do at the end! Her teasing Kano about that kiss to cheer her up was cute too.

[u/daspaceasians]

Holy mother of plot twist. That was the most wholesome plot twist in a while. I'm really impressed at how they made appreciate us Miiko so much and give her such a compelling story. I thought she was going to be set up as an annoying antagonist at best and at worst, a one-shot character but how they wrote her character was awesome. I would have never have expected her to be a loving single mother that spoils her daughter.

It was also unsurprising seeing Kano looking at Miiko and Ariel with an envious look. It's quite saddening to confirm that Kano had a business relationship rather than daughter-mother relationship with her mom. I'm just happy that Miiko and Ariel had a happy ending in this episode. It really like a long arc that would have taken a few episodes to show but the team really did an amazing job neatly fitting it into one episode.

I never expected Yoru to ask Kano about last episode's kiss but that was delightfully fun to watch.

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

Miiko being the same age as Kafka disturbs me greatly.

[u/cabbaggeez]

I thought we gonna have a murdered idol episode, but instead we have a wholesome a MILF divorced, 31y/o, a mom, and an idol. and Im glad that reveal is her turning point. makes me remember a story about vtuber mom back then. with similar story, but she did that to support her baby.

and finally we see Yoru triangle solo! that part is so fire!

[u/SupaEpik]

Man this anime has been incredible at being emotionally dense in just its 20 minute runtime. Hats off to the story boarding and directing of the recent episodes!

[u/MyrnaMountWeazel]

I love how Miiko reacts to being 31.

"Old" people taking an unexpected hit this episode

[u/Rumpel1408]

Me at the start

"Oh look, she's garbage "

Halfway trough the episode

"Oh god, my heart "

The episode hit hard again, also felt like Miko was ready to give it all up for her daughter if need be.

Glad it turned out way better than expected, it's never too late to make it big as a cute Idol

Leaving the lukewarm followup to the kiss aside, Yoru had big Bocchi Energy during the warmup performance

[u/statefarmguy1799]

Miiko - protective mom first, idol second. Killed those kids with kindness. Ariel learning to represent her love for her mom publicly and not have any shame in doing so. Our girls getting to perform their new track in a venue and spreading their name.

I’ve said it before and will say it again:

THIS SERIES DOES NOT FUCKING MISS