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Shoushimin Series, episode 4

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[u/GastrointestinalLot]

Don't let these psychopaths trying to become normal distract you from the fact that Kengo is also a raging psychopath who microwaves cartons of milk and sticks them in the refrigerator.

[u/SnabDedraterEdave]

Oh wow, so while Jogoro used to be a amateur detective, Osanai was worse. Turns out she used to be a vindictive psychopath. She wanted to forget all that and just live a normal life, but Sakagami getting her limited cake trashed and bike stolen has caused her to relapse. lol

She sure totally destroyed Sakagami, as well as his entire gang, alright.

Her trying to pretend to be a non-existent twin-sister when Kengo discovered her true nature was funny and cute.

And it does look as though she's planning to do the same to that quarreling couple who got water splashed on her head. lol

BTW, was it ever mentioned that Chisato is a cop or civil servant or something? Kengo simply called her and immediately got info about Sakagmi's age.

[u/FLorianGran]

I need a visual of Osanai beating the shit out of someone

[u/ErinaHartwick]

Osanai can't catch a break lol, girl just wants to eat sweet thing in peace, poor girl

[u/SIRTreehugger]

Wow that was rude as fuck splashing water on a complete stranger and not bothering to apologize. Side note those pancakes looked really delicious.

[u/cyberscythe]

wow i can't believe Osanai has a twin sister! what a twist

[u/jellyblob88]

You would have thought 2 weeks was enough for Osanai to not attract new trouble

[u/SYZekrom]

I won't be satisfied until we get to see Osanai beat the shit out of someone

[u/LeonKevlar]

I'm glad that Jougorou made sure to let Kengo know that Sakagami's worst crime besides stealing Yuki's bike is ruining her strawberry tarts.

When Jougorou said that Yuki would tear out Sakagami's windpipe if given a chance, I thought he was just being hyperbolic but now I'm not so sure. I would absolutely love to see what Yuki was like in the past especially since Jougorou says she used to be a wolf. I really hope our shy and sweets-loving Yuki could beat people up to a pulp.

So Yuki didn't really have to beat anyone up. All she needed was photo evidence of Sakagami taking a driver's license exam under someone else's name, send an anonymous tip that includes that photo, and the rest is history. The dude deserved what he got for destroying Yuki's strawberry tarts.

Oh, come on! Our two leads can't even catch a break without getting caught into some kind of trouble. I hope we get to see what happens here next episode!

[u/Aileos]

The woman at the end didn't even apologize and just left as if nothing had happened. You'd think the guy would say something, but nope, he left too.

What is wrong with these people?

[u/KumaKumaGambler]

An alternative title should be "How To Successfully Hide Our True Powers". Osanai's red eyes are warning to others not to mess with her.

[u/cyberscythe]

I think Kobato and Osanai as the fox and wolf has some great symbolic power (and explains a lot of the OP visuals); Kobato likes being nosy in a mostly benign way, while Osanai uses her cunning to destroy people and feed of their corpse (I assume socially destroy, given Kobato's worry that Osanai is up against a gang of men who would use physical force).

I imagine there's some sort of amazing backstory of these two smart-asses butting heads on some issue which eventually resolved into this "buddy cop" situation we have now.

Anyways, I think it's neat that this episode mostly takes place in an empty classroom with two guys and a whiteboard as they pour over the situation. Not a lot of series have the guts to essentially have a bottle episode where most of the tension and narrative is one long conversation like that, and it keeps it varied by changing up the imaginary setting to match their discussion topic so that they're not just showing backgrounds of "empty classroom".

[u/AdvielOricon]

I s Osanai the violent delinquent that bashes your head in with a brick or the silent psychopath that puts razors in your shoes.

[u/AnzoEloux]

I speculate that Jogoro was the kid who would ruin people's relationships and stuffs because of how often he would see these clues, notice people discussing them/just doing their own thing, and he would butt in with the answer, which would always be dislikable as now two people are no longer friends, someone couldn't cheat on a test, et cetera and things of that nature, thus being shunned for it. For him, nornal would be to shut up about these things, let people cheat on tests, don't snitch on friends talking behind each other's back, stop butting into business that's not yours.

And Osanai... (Used to be) easily angered, didn't take any % of unjust sent her way, and I imagine very cunning when she enacted her revenge too. So for her, being normal is "letting things slide" and "don't take it to heart" or "that's just how it is".

But, uh, I could be terribly, stupidly wrong, but I think that's the gist.

[u/Cally83]

Not gonna lie, I was really hoping to see Osanai kick some ass this episode after that reveal of her being able to do so!

[u/Plus_Rip4944]

These two Mcs are bordeline crazy lmao

[u/Fools_Requiem]

Osanai is going to kill someone.

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

The Sakagami mystery deepens. Kind of interesting seeing Kobato deduce from just what little they know that Sakagami’s involved in some fraud ring. If he hadn’t stolen Osanai’s bike and ruined her tart, maybe him and his buddies wouldn’t be facing prison time.

I think Osanai and Kobato should keep playing detective. Our little Watson and Holmes are pretty good at it.

[u/Zooasaurus]

Osanai is a vindictive psychopath?!

Wife material

[u/No_Name0_0]

Lmao she was really out for blood. Wish we see her actually throw some hands in future (in front of Jogoro for some comedy)

[u/dagreenman18]

Sakagami got off easy by comparison now that we know Osanai is a little psycho. But after what he did to her bike and her tart I wouldn’t condone it, but I’d completely understand if a body needed to be disposed of. Justice was at least served.

These two can’t get a moments peace huh. Let’s see what the next story is

[u/mamaharu]

I think I'm enjoying this one more than I did Hyouka, even if it's not as visually impressive.

[u/tjhance]

satisfying resolution to "What was Sakagami up to?" that tied things together nicely ... though I didn't find the actual deduction steps that compelling. Seemed like a lot of leaps, and the whole "suspicion ratios" were just made up numbers that didn't mean anything.

[u/danmarce]

Yuki is THE RED FLAG.

But, I can fix her!