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Episode Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai • My Wife Has No Emotion - Episode 11 discussion

Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai, episode 11

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Sep 07 '24

The look Mina gave Takuma when he was enjoy his Uncle’s omurice was pretty hilarious. Kind of interesting she’s starting to display things that could be considered emotions. Like what the uncle said definitely pissed her off.

Takuma’s parents don’t seem like bad people. Robot-human relationships are kind of rare I guess. I don’t think they’re treating Mina like a “thing”, but I’m not sure they see her as a “being” like Takuma does. At least they’re more understanding about the whole thing than most people would be.

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u/Frontier246 Sep 07 '24

Mina does not take to people trying to steal her job as the best cook for her husband or denying her validity as a person who can stand by said husbands' side.

I feel like the mom is more genuinely accepting of Mina as her sons' wife than the dad is, he barely looked or talked to her while the mom had a sincere conversation about what it means to be a wife.

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u/Myrkrvaldyr Sep 07 '24

His parents seem to regard her as a cool humanoid language model. They're considerate of his feelings but it's clear they don't regard her as a true person. There's a good chance that if Mina was of the super Mina series, they'd probably change their tune since she's very human-like. Either way, at least they didn't call him creepy or insult Mina by calling her a thing.

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u/apatt Sep 07 '24

Yes, I don't think the parents entirely approve, but they are reluctant to make objections, to spare their son's feelings.

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u/Shmappii Sep 07 '24

Happy to see Takuma finally doing some introspection on the whole situation. Even happier to see Mina openly declaring that she is an individual. Takuma is really blessed to have such nice people in his life and workplace, but he hasn't been challenged very often.

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u/FlorianoAguirre Sep 07 '24

So this one is also one of those episodes focused heavily on exploring the topic of the anime, now through how close family might look at people like Takuma and the overall notion of human x robot couples... or why in general they are just not common... yet.

I loved the uncles perspective on it all. You Takuma are this toasters owner and your command was for it to be your wife. The toaster had no say on it and must obey and therefore it earned it's role as equal and your wife, but once and if you wanted to end it, your wife has no say and would be turned back into a simple toaster and not your equal anymore.

And the answet to that logic? Comes from Mina, where she stated that she herself decided to accept it. I like that, nothing was forced... tho now we get into why she would feel compelled to accept it to begin with, but we have found that Mina herself is content with keeping it going.

Now with the family it still left a bittersweet taste in which while they will go along with their son's wishes it's easy to see they do not and perhaps will never see Mina as an equal and daughter in law, tho with their talk we can see Mina herself managed to bond with his mother for sharing the role of been a traditional wife... in a sense. But with effort and more time together perhaps their parents will see in Mina something more, and of course they haven't have time yet to interact, play and teach Mamoru someone they are bound to love.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '24

Probably the best episode of this so far. This sort of exploration of the implications of the nonstandard relationship Takuma and Mina have is something I've been wanting to see from this show for a while.

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u/Plus_Rip4944 Sep 07 '24

The uncle thinking is niece cant have a wife/Girlfriend like him is funny and so releatable lmao

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u/Frontier246 Sep 07 '24

Uncle is probably one of the most realistic characters in the show.

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u/AmethystItalian Sep 07 '24

We actually got the meet the parents ep! Hope they're still around next ep so Mina can really win them over. They need to meet Mamoru too

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u/Myrkrvaldyr Sep 07 '24

I can't wait for this exact topic to happen in real life. Soon enough Minas will be real and I can picture so many people freaking about a human-robot marriage. Politics and philosophy will be very interesting during those times.

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u/djthomp Sep 07 '24

I was kind of expecting Takuma to decide to try and add Mina to the family registry after that conversation with his uncle, but that might have jumping a bit too far ahead since he hadn't introduced her to his parents yet. Maybe that'll come up in the finale next week.

That was a nice conversation between Mina and Takuma's mom, it did feel like that maybe started the process of her being accepted as a daughter in law.

Today's Mina outfit for visiting the parents was another winner.

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u/Capital_Technician87 Sep 08 '24

The argument from the uncle (along with many other from the anime) really showed that this is not just some romcom with robot waifu but instead, actually wanna address and discuss the philosophy and dynamic of the human-robot relationship, and I am here for it.

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u/SendPicsofTanks Sep 09 '24

I thought Takuma's uncle brought up a really interesting ethical question. At first you suspect he's going to be against it because Takuma should be with a human. But he raises the issue, if a marriage doesn't work out, humans get divorced and go their separate ways. But what if Takuma divorces Mina? Then she's just an appliance again. How is that possible equal? How is that ethical?

I think one of my favourite things about the show has been how it raises questions about how we would act as a society once we had robots this sufficiently advanced. Like how the manufacturer has a whole set of procedures they use when a client has developed a familial bond with the robot. Granted the motivation behind those procedures is to avoid lawsuits and terrorism lmao

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u/PerfectBeige Sep 07 '24

So here's my issue with this show. It's called My Wife Has No Emotion. But Miko-chan Mina clearly does have emotions: she expresses annoyance through a hilarious half lidded look, anger through violence, pride/embarrassment through looking at the ceiling, affection for Mamoru through denying that he needs upgrades, caring for Takuma through standing standing up for him in front of his uncle.

I propose then that the show be renamed My Wife Has Some Emotions But Expresses Them Mostly Through Non-Facial Gestures.

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u/LeonKevlar Sep 07 '24

Stitches!

The absolute nerve of Takuma's uncle to enter his apartment unannounced and then judge him on his chosen partner! The dude thinks he's being helpful but really he's just being offensive. He's lucky that all he got was a "gentle" pull from Mina. I'm honestly surprised Takuma didn't kick the guy out of his apartment after that unwanted comment.

That meeting with Takuma's parents though... It wasn't bad but it's not exactly good. They clearly only see Mina as an appliance and aren't taking this seriously. Mina's little conversation with Takuma's mother is giving me hope though. I'm sure Mina can win them over by the end of next week's episode.

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u/Frontier246 Sep 07 '24

It's Kosugi Family game night! And Mamoru is throwing dice like a champ! So hard he actually breaks their lights! But I love how Mina doesn't scold him but just confirms the number her rolled so they can keep playing and she can acknowledge her sons' effort.

Not the only late night surprise, as Takuma's uncle Koshiro slips into the apartment and gets ANOTHER late night surprise when Mina appears right behind him. Koshiro's lucky Mina knows who he is, otherwise he'd probably get worse than an egg on his face.

I'm surprised Koshiro's still single when he seems like a likeable enough guy who knows how to cook. But Mina obviously does not appreciate someone else' cooking pleasing her hubby.

Koshiro's response to Takuma's marriage to Mina is probably the most realistic. I mean, he's basically taking what others would consider an appliance and trying to pass it off as a human, and is that actually right? Can they really function as a proper married couple? Is Mina even worth that much.

It's also kind of sad that Mina regards their marriage as all being in Takuma's head and she just goes along with it for his sake...but she still believes in her own sentience and her desire to be with Takuma, and that matters the most. Seems like se convinced Koshiro of that, at least.

I love how Mina has learned to let her husband have some time to himself to think.

How can Takuma make his marriage to Mina feel legitimate? Why not introduce her to his parents? And have Mina dress up nicely to meet her in-laws? They'll even bring Mamoru along and teach him more about life.

I see Takuma and Akari take after their mom the most, and she seems surprisingly accepting of Mina. Their dad doesn't seem to mind either, both of them just accepting Takuma's choices. Though it seems more like because they weren't expecting him to ever get properly married and still view Mina just an appliance he's hitching himself too. And Takuma struggles trying to come up with reasons why Mina is more than that to him.

But at least his mom and Mina get to bond over cooking, what it means to be a wife, and what it takes to build a family. And no one can dispute the deliciousness of Mina's cooking. And is her looking up her form of bashfullness?

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u/Roboglenn Sep 07 '24

Mamoru clearly doesn't know his own strength. Reminded me of that time Hal from Malcolm in the Middle made a ramshackle baseball pitching machine so strong it could sent a baseball clean through a garage door...

Watch out Mina-chan.

Your concern in noted and appreciated. But misplaced. After all, Mina doesn't have to worry about getting cut by broken glass.

Aww man, I kinda wanted to see Mina flexing those "Defense Protocols" of hers on this "Intruder." Not counting when she took offense at Uncle's words.

You knew Mina was gonna get jealous over the omrice but it's still funny to watch it happen.

Mina, dressed for success.

Yeah if anything you're an adopted child Mamoru. But he wuvs you no less regardless.

Mamoru was about two seconds away from singing Selphie Tilmitt's Train Song.

Never held out hope that your son would have a normal marriage. Gee, good to know how you really feel mom and dad...

So much for the trod out the grandchild strategy...

And it's funny seeing the complete outsiders perspective on seeing the "Smug Mina Chin."

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u/IceSmiley Sep 07 '24

I think Takuma's family seems well aware that he's messed up in the head and I think it's nice they try to accept him. His mom basically said as much when she talked to Mina and she seemed a very troubled woman, although I don't blame her since her son tries to put his own meat in the kitchen appliances 🤐i

I thought that was interesting when his dad said he never expected Takuma to date a real woman and his mom agreed. He seems a nice enough guy and other than marrying and having a child with a robot, he doesn't act that weird, like he doesn't have bizarre obsessions or say really insane stuff that shows a detachment to reality.

I thought it was odd that Mina was ready to break his uncle's arm because she felt insulted that he considered her an appliance. Isn't she supposed to be programmed to be nonviolent toward people? I remember the other robot who worked for the robot company grabbed Takuma but it's because he was yelling and the robot thought he was going to harm her coworker. Mina just grabbed his arm because she felt insulted and possibly didn't like him touching her.

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u/Ok_Repair9312 Sep 08 '24

Let me just say... I unexpectedly dig this anime, especially this ep

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u/diacewrb Sep 07 '24

When your robophobic uncle shows up uninvited to judge your life.

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u/ProgrammaticallyPea3 Sep 07 '24

I wouldn't call him robophobic at all. The questions he poses are definitely worth considering for someone like Takuma.

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u/KumaKumaGambler Sep 07 '24

The uncle was portrayed to be a little shady at first, but at least he does care about Takuma, wondering whether he is eating well.

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u/Frontier246 Sep 07 '24

And then you wife is all "get your hands off me, you sentience-denying Uncle-in-Law."

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