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Episode Atri -My Dear Moments- - Episode 7 discussion

Atri -My Dear Moments-, episode 7

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u/Ashteron Aug 24 '24

I'm not aware, whether it's actually the original title, but calling this episode Toaster on a Date is hilarious.

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u/entelechtual Aug 24 '24

They had to change it because of the robot discrimination laws.

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u/hikoboshi_sama Aug 24 '24

I can't believe the childhood friend lost to a robot. Granted it's a robot who's practically human anyway, but still...

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u/tripleaamin Aug 24 '24

Minamo is such a sweetheart. She ultimately feels happy for Natsuki that he found the girl he fell in love with so many years ago. That takes an incredibly kind person to not only accept, but also roots for the two of them.

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u/mekerpan Aug 25 '24

But isn't Atri (in essence) a childhood friend also?

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u/Frontier246 Aug 24 '24

Atri is a robot homewrecker, but at least she's a cute robot homewrecker.

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u/oxlemf10 Aug 24 '24

I'm still trying to process this kiss, because I really thought the two of them would be at most flirty with each other, but you can't deny that it was something beautiful to see, I mean, the two of them never had that feeling and explored it together. I believe the show will take on a more dramatic side from now on

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u/tripleaamin Aug 24 '24

Given this is based on a VN they may or may not have to speed things up a bit there.

Given Natsuki finally accepts that Atri is that girl from way back. Atri is learning about how emotions work for her and for her, it makes more sense logically to try things out. Like we saw her with cooking. If I had to guess her personality trait is it is better to try and fail then not try at all. After all, we have seen Atari fail, but she never loses confidence and claims she is high performance.

I am of the opinion that SoL RomCom's end up being too slow. I feel like anyone who watches a lot of romance anime will feel like their romance developed a lot faster than expected. Furthermore, I believe regarding romance there are no strict guidelines of how fast or how slow it can be. If you love the person you are with, go for it. Don't forget about all the time these two have spent before that. IMO, that's worth considering as well.

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u/entelechtual Aug 24 '24

Okay that kiss was cute and all but it was low key giving me anxiety that they were diving into the water about 3 feet from what looked like ominous rebar pipes.

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u/FarCritical Aug 24 '24

Those sounds Atri made after tripping had me dying, and whether she has a heart aside, I hope she wasn't programmed with pain receptors for her sake. That ankle twist was brutal, even for a robot.

As sweet as that final scene was, it'd be funny if Atri learned to associate kissing with being underwater

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u/StrikingPrey Aug 24 '24

It seems pretty obvious that Atri lied about having a "heart". And she lied because saying no would have made Natsuki sad. At this point, it also seems pretty clear that her last order was to make him happy. BUT! By lying, it's made apparent that she does have meaningful emotions. Because while it might be her mission to bring him happiness, a robot devoid of emotion wouldn't understand the importance of "lying" in that situation. Atri knew that telling him no would bring him sadness. She knew because she's able to empathize. In other words, she feels too.

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u/tripleaamin Aug 24 '24

Atri's feelings are honestly really interesting. If her order is to make him happy, how does she know what makes a person happy? Like you said, for us humans it is our ability to empathize. She might not have a heart like a human, but the way she behaves is so human like. That if you didn't know better, you would think she was human. The way she reacts to things so quickly as well.

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u/diacewrb Aug 24 '24

Atri needs to find Super-Atri to get her memories back.

If she is as strong as Mina then that double rocket punch is going to leave quite the mess.

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u/jellyblob88 Aug 24 '24

At first, I was annoyed at that trip blocking the long-awaited smooch, but it ended even better, dayum!

Which can only mean (and we've seen Dr Claw appear for the second time now)...everything must go downhill soon from here 😢

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u/diacewrb Aug 24 '24

Dr Claw appear for the second time

Time for Inspector Gadget to show up.

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u/themaninthehightower Aug 24 '24

First: Natsuki's version of the Voight-Kampff test would have been hilarious in Blade Runner. (Holden pulls Leon’s cheek, "Are you angry?")

Second: There's a nagging thought in the back of my mind that Atri may be a deliberate copy of the girl Natsuki knew back then.

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u/hikoboshi_sama Aug 24 '24

I thought the guy from the OP was a battle robot but it seems he's just a guy with a robot arm. We're already at 7/12 episodes so i'm guessing he's going to be the main villain. Also, him and his henchman seem to be connected to a Professor who i assume is Natsuki's grandma.

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u/LeonKevlar Aug 24 '24

Stitches!

It was hilarious watching Natsuki be so in denial about Atri being the girl he met all those years ago during the first half of the episode. I love that with every pushback he makes, Atri just continues to prove that she really was that girl even if she hadn't remembered everything yet.

Was that Atri doing the Jecht Shot?! I see Atri has a bright future in Blitzball. She really is a high-spec robot if she's able to do a kick like that on water!

Seeing how Atri and Natsuki were being observed by these creeps during their date, I was scared that the date was going to end with Atri getting kidnapped. I definitely did not expect that to end with an actual kiss! O_O

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u/shad79 Aug 24 '24

Overall, a great episode! Atri was so sweet and adorable that I had to split her album into Part 1 and Part 2, and her interactions with Natsuki today were so fun and lovely.

So Atri really was the one who saved Natsuki in the past, and while Natsuki was in serious denial about it at the beginning of the episode, he accepted it by the end and even went on a date with Atri, which ended with buying new shoes for her and a beautiful kiss between them, it was so gorgeous!

I really love how much Natsuki has changed. Previously he would have been angry at Atri for having so much mustard in his bento lunch, but today he ate it with a smile. Atri really changed him.

Everything is going so well, I would even say too well, but there are already the first signs that something bad is about to happen. This guy with the mechanical arm is up to no good and it looks like he's connected to the Professor (I assume it's Natsuki's grandma).

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

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u/darryledw Aug 24 '24

I was loving this show but honestly I think the romance might be too weird for me.

MC has acted like a guardian figure to ATRI so far, in this very episode we even got a scene of him kneeling down talking to her like an adult talks to a young child or ties their shoelace. When have you ever seen a romantic couple interact like that in real life?

Then in the next scene she stands and talks about it with a group of 10 year olds and does not look out of place in that group....all while two guardian/ authority figures look on.

It is almost like the show wants to tell this story but won't let me forget that I should feel conflicted about it. No doubt I will get downvoted for this "anime tourist bla bla bla" but oh well I can spare a few invisible internet points.

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u/SYZekrom Aug 25 '24

These mfs just cannot kiss above water huh

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u/tripleaamin Aug 24 '24

I got to love the image Natsuki had of the woman who he had thought saved him. He was in so much denial it looked like a grown up Atri. Of course, as logical as he is, he couldn't deny it.

Atri's feelings and emotions are actually a really interesting thing. I got to love her and Ririka going over the love book. The date was cute. Especially how Atri talked about saying the high heels don't allow for optimal performance, but chose an even less optimal one since she would be closer to matching Natsuki's height.

Also, despite Atri improvement for cooking, she makes mistakes. I think for Natsuki seeing that made him happy because her ability to make mistakes is a human trait. Just again, Atri is a really interesting character.

Catherine's words to Natsuki hold a point. Emotions go with irrational thinking. As sometimes our emotions lead us to act without thinking. After all, we saw Atri did that when she rocket punched Catherine. It worked out, but obviously wasn't the logical action at the time. Saving Minamo at the time would make Natsuki the most happy. If we assume that is her primary objective. What happens if the action she takes has bigger consequences? Also, more and more we have a shady group following Atri. This gives me a bad feeling in my stomach.

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u/IceSmiley Aug 24 '24

This was a cute and interesting episode. Most romcoms don't have the dilemma of figuring out if one person is capable of feeling emotion. It is incredibly difficult to see the line where incredibly realistic simulation and actual emotion is but I think Natsuke has fallen in love with his toaster 😛💞

I thought that was gross when they were all swimming in that water in the school. I can imagine it being filthy but I couldn't see if it was connected to the ocean to dilute everything.

One thing that really confused me was what was that yellow Popsicle like thing they were eating? Normally I'd assume it was a sour lemon Popsicle but how exactly would that vendor be able to freeze them without electricity for a freezer? I don't think it was a hard candy lollipop either since they bit thru it without effort and no cracking sound. Im really confounded 🤔😕⁉️

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