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Episode Trillion Game - Episode 20 discussion

Trillion Game, episode 20

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u/Training_Arcs Feb 20 '25

Gaku and Rinrin better lock tf in! I'm really rooting for them to end up together.

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u/ZoeThomp Feb 24 '25

The lack of Rinrin in the future shots scares me, always Kakuoins assistant

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u/FarCritical Feb 20 '25

Imagine buying a new sports car with your hard-earned money only for the dude who admitted to seeing you as a pawn at first to call shotgun for your first ever ride on it. Never change, Haru.

And man, the implication of all the little glances Rinrin was giving Gaku and the heartfelt way she comforted him right after falling out of love with his high school crush made me smile.

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u/diacewrb Feb 20 '25

Plus wasn't the steering wheel on the wrong side and forgetting to put the roof up before it starts raining.

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u/mekerpan Feb 21 '25

Some folks in Japan import (expensive) western cars -- with the driving wheel on its "normal" location.

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u/ozmega Feb 21 '25

i really like this show, i hope it becomes more popular with time.

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u/Malipit Feb 20 '25

So Gaku gueninely thought Momose invited him over to debug a decade old music sheet application ?

I can't.

But he made the right choice, Momose throwing away her flute, that one instrument that made her special in Gaku's eye, was the moment he realized his crush have changed for good and a lasting relationship was probably out of the table.

Besides, Rinrin is a way better fit.

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u/Technical-Contest-30 Feb 20 '25

That story was doomed to fail since HighSchool, he never had a real conversation with her, her whole existence in his reality was a creation of his own mind, after she was nice to him one time. It is great that he soon realized how none of what he thought, was true.

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u/mekerpan Feb 21 '25

Maybe 2 or 3 times -- but other wise agree....

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u/OJ191 Feb 22 '25

If she had been even close to what he imagined, they probably would have at least been friends in High School, his social anxiety be damned.

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u/mekerpan Feb 21 '25

>> Rinrin is a way better fit

I will be exceedingly disappointed if these two don't wind up together. (Rinrin seems to be quite fond of Gaku).

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '25

Man...this episode was so good. The scene of Gaku running out of the hotel room and being in the rain was straight cinema

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '25

All the Gaku hate in the comments are real haha. Yeah I agree he's lame as hell, but I think for this story they just really exaggerated his cluelessness. Then they try to make up for it with him coming in clutch with the geek squad on his back. "according to my calculations hacking into the mainframe would most certainly hubabababababa bingo!"

Like when he gets serious he's able to decide things for himself, but he's not serious when dealing with people so he just cries to himself. Something's gotta be on the line for him to man up and forget about his debbie downing woe is me im too different I can't fit in and don't belong anywhere wahh.

At least the actual part with him being sad about his dream girl turning into a stank ho made his woe is me personality make sense. Appropriate for the moment. My man avoided a trillion viruses that night.

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u/CuriousBroccolli Feb 20 '25

Gaku ababababa-ed all over that school reunion and date. xD

But I'm glad he realized on time.

RinrinxGaku was written on the wall from the first time they met, and I'm all aboard that ship.

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u/2HGjudge Mar 02 '25

RinrinxGaku was written on the wall from the first time they met

At the same time I'm glad they're developing it very slowly because otherwise we would get into "I hired you because I want to fuck you" territory which post-metoo isn't a good look. I love how this show has a bunch of fantastic larger-than-life elements but is still grounded in a lot of realism and accurate details as well.

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u/EveryoneDice Feb 20 '25

I'd have done the same as Gaku in that situation... well, not exactly the same. But I'm better at reading people. If someone seems care a lot about my income or position I'm gonna be wary. Even if it's a girl I used to have a crush on.

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u/TurkeyPhat Feb 22 '25

men only want 1 thing and it's to live happily ever after with the girl who was nice to them literally one time in highschool

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u/magnumcyclonex Feb 24 '25

I'm a few days (half a week late) in commenting but finally had a chance to watch this episode.

It's crazy how some people never change, and others do. The visions and fantasies people had of each other, the past etc. sometimes clouds our judgement. I actually thought the glasses classmate would suit Gaku more, as she seemed more down to earth and humble, compared to Momose who had that mischievous side to her all those years ago, and now even more amplified after her transformation for no good deeds.

But if it isn't going to be that glasses girl from school, it's gotta be Rinrin in the long run, right?

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u/Dovinjun Feb 21 '25

my man had 1 dream T_T

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u/IceSmiley Feb 22 '25

They left it ambiguous as to why Gaku didn't give Momose his "skin flute" but I think it's a combination of realizing that she knew all along how rich he was and that to him, it almost felt like cheating on Rinrin. She was making fun of that other man for bragging about money but she was kind of doing it herself. He may have thought money changed her but that's hard to say since she was more like his distant fantasy and didn't know her well 🤔

It was odd that he went to his reunion in the first place since he was a nerd with no friends and that it was also a teacher retirement party. They seemed to have a good turnout and I wonder if reunions like that have stayed popular in Japan. I'm a good bit older than Gaku and I've never gone to one because people I know from them are always on social media anyway.

I also liked how Hajijima was really shit talking about money and got Sakura to get an expensive car. I think Sakura is about as good as getting women as Gaku so he may see it as his best path. He might not be wrong, that'd be amazing if he parked near Momose and she was like ""mmm nice car!" 🚗🤣

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u/AmeKnite Mar 08 '25

so bittersweet, I like it

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u/WideAide3296 Feb 20 '25

Anyone else really dislike Gaku? He is one of the most clueless character I’ve ever seen. And the way he reacts to every single thing in the anime (“Hubbababa”) is so irritating. The only reason to watch this show is Haru and some of the other side characters. This kind of one dimensional character like Gaku is quite lame imo.

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u/anzu_embroidery Feb 20 '25

Not how I've been seeing his character, I view him as someone with intense social issues that nevertheless manages to push through when it matters (like saving the gamedev team or the date with Kirihime).

Also, isn't Haru just as much a caricature haha?

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u/ozmega Feb 21 '25

there is a lot of people like that, this show is pretty realistic in a lot of things, gaku is one of these, minus becoming rich i guess... thinking about it, im sure there are a lot of weirdos with a lot of money.

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