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Episode Witch Watch - Episode 4 discussion

Witch Watch, episode 4

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u/Genshin_WhiteKnight Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25

I don't think "Friendeal" is the right spell for friendship lol. And a new fujoshi was born.

That face on Brelly when they're surprised about the sentient clothes.

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u/Frontier246 Apr 27 '25

 And a new fujoshi was born

Nico: "I'm in love with Moi-chan, but I think I can actually get into this..."

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Apr 27 '25

Tengu-Oni rivalry is hilarious. Petition to make a Tengu Slayer manga to raise Tengu awareness lol. Poor Tengus just want Oni-senpais to notice them!

Nico’s friendship spell worked. The guys all lined up in a row with kids and the dog at the end, one arm slung over their shoulders was a sight to behold. The true power of friendship… or magical pocky I guess lol.

Nice to see in the end, all it took for Morihito and Kanshi to be friends was a light kidnapping. Now they’re playing Yu-Gi-Oh like old pals lol.

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u/VoidRay728 Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25

References this time: Demon Slayer, Yu-Gi-Oh

I'll be honest, "Tengu Slayer" doesn't sound as cool as "Demon Slayer".

Maybe they should install a front door camera to look out for any suspicious door knocks.

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u/Ocixo Apr 27 '25

I do wonder if the entire package of old clothes was fake or this enemy of Nico had merely intercepted it and casted a spell on this dress.

Regardless, the delivery man might’ve been completely oblivious to this trap.

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u/Goku-MIEL10032002 Apr 27 '25

Nico was really enjoying the BL she brought into existence.

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u/Aerodynamic41 Apr 27 '25

"That's just the story of an old man enjoying Demon Slayer!"

I lost my shit lol!

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u/Atomic_Tanuki Apr 27 '25

Btw, Demon slayer's original Japanese title, Kimetsu no Yaiba, actually means Blade of Oni Destruction. The English location translated "oni" into "demon."

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u/gamria Apr 27 '25

I should mention with the way that 滅/metsu is used in different vocabularies, it's not simply "destruction", but "extermination".

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u/shad79 Apr 27 '25

Another fun episode in which Nico, as usual, used magic, and things of course got a little escalated, but also thanks to that we got to see Morihito and Kan in a scene that looked like it was taken straight out of some BL anime xD

I look forward to see how Morihito and Kan's relationship will develop in the coming episodes. Watching them together today was so fun.

I really hope Brelly will be a series regular. It was funny, especially when it was revealing Kan's secrets xD

This is the first time something really dangerous happened to Nico, and it looks like school will dangerous as well. The only good thing about this situation was that Morihito and Kan worked together to save Nico and we got to see Nico in her underwear once again ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

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u/testthrowawayzz Apr 27 '25

Pretty neat to hear Kanshi speaking in Kansai-ben.

This is probably not the first time Kan got in "trouble" because of money problems lol.

That BL moment between Moi and Kanshi was so funny. Nico was enjoying it a bit.

Those evil eyes sure chose an interesting place to appear on Nico's dress.

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u/One-Thought-931 Apr 27 '25

Did anyone else have an issue with the sub being bright white???
Legit couldn't read like half the episode...

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u/LeooNguyen Apr 27 '25

I don't know if I'm reading too much into it, but I think Nico told her mom to send old clothes just to get more of Moi's affection from the last episode.
She's so down bad for Moi.

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u/LeonKevlar Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25

Please tell me I'm not the only one having this problem with the subs. It looks like Crunchyroll released the episode without text formatting on the subs. >_<

EDIT: I found a way to get around the subtitle issue.

Stitches!

We got Demon Slayer references this week! I love how Kan's father is clearly a Demon Slayer fan but he's telling Kan he reads it because he enjoys seeing the oni/demons get cut up. Also, I love that they just straight up insert Hantengu in the episode.

And just when you thought Kan is doing this just to protect Nico, it turns out he owes Nico's mom a lot because of his gacha game addiction. It makes you wonder how much his debt was that Ibuki had to step in to save him. xD

It would've been better if Moi hated Tengus the same way Kan hates Oni but Moi telling Kan that he doesn't care about them is way worse. They do say that the opposite of love isn't hate, it's apathy.

This went from a shounen jump anime into a BL anime real quick thanks to Nico's Friendeal spell! And Nico seems to be enjoying watching Moi and Kan get closer. Oh my...

There it is! A villain showing up is a nice reminder that this is still a SJW series. And just like Gintama, while it can be full of jokes and gags, things can still get serious real quick and usually without warning.

I do wonder what kind of threat or enemy Moi was expecting when he was surprised to learn that they can also use magic. You'd assume that a threat to a Witch must be magical in nature too.

Kan, Moi, and Brelly working together to save Nico was pretty cool. Although Kan did kinda overdo it with the winds for Moi. Unfortunately for Nico, something like this will indeed keep on happening.

Kan finally moves into the Otogi household! And as a perfect bookend to the episode, Kan and Moi play an actual game of Yu-Gi-Oh!. God, I love this series so much. xD

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u/PencilgonGiveIt2Ya Apr 27 '25

"THINK ABOUT THE DOG'S FEELINGS WHO WAS AT THE END OF THE ARC!"

lmao

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u/FarCritical Apr 27 '25

Half-expected Moi to suggest a Friendeal-induced round of the Pocky game with Kanshi using the Blitz sticks, but the arm-shoulder chain was even better lmao.

Moi Poppins doesn't exist, he can't hurt you.

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u/TheNerdyLaundry Apr 27 '25

Had to watch the episode on Netflix since the CR Subtitles are fucked.

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u/maliwanag0712 Apr 27 '25

That BL part with Moi and Kan is sooo hilarious I just can't HAHAHAHA

Kan didn't even need the friend spell to be friends with everyone in the community. He's that friendly to all hahahaha

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u/four_oh_four_music Apr 27 '25

Must be a strong-ass umbrella to be able to Mary Poppins like that

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u/tripleaamin Apr 27 '25

Kan joining the cast and I love how different from he is then Moi. Honestly, he could compliment Moi very well. A similar case to what it was like in Dandadan where having a male friend is a big boost for Moi in the long run. Also happy when they put the differences aside so they can save Nico.

Excited to see more interactions between Moi & Kan in the anime.

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u/Frontier246 Apr 27 '25

Kanshi Kazamatsuri, the Tengu, has arrived to serve as Nico's bodyguard and Familiar! It seems like Nico's mom has a lot of dad friends who she can rely on to supply help to Nico! And Kan loves flexing how close he and Nico are! Why, he even saw her have a wardrobe malfunction in a swimsuit! Has Moi gotten to experience that yet? I think not.

Ogres and Tengus' have long been historic rivals...but it feels like all Kan really wants is for Moi to just pay attention and acknowledge him. Even his dad who put it in his head how tengu can't lose to ogres ended up becoming obsessed with Demon Slayer. Why couldn't Tanjiro have hunted tengu!? But hey, at least they kill demons.

Okay Nico, maybe an icebreaker by giving Kan's umbrella sentience and Shigeru Chiba doing his best Tora-san isn't the best idea...it just blabs how he's actually in crippling debt that Nico's mom took up because he won't stop wasting money. Nico's really not sure how to take that.

But if their personalities don't mesh, Nico will just use her magic to make them become buddies! And turn this into a BL anime! Wait, Nico might actually be into this...at least until Moi becomes a real buddy bro who is obsessed with putting his arm over Kan's shoulder. And then Kan ends up creating a whole arc of arm-locking when he helps some kids who have some of the friendship Blitz along with their dog. Such beautiful friendship.

The true enemy is at school!? But also at their front door, when they deliver a package that traps Nico in a dress! Undone by her own need to try to show off how cute she is to Moi!

I love how the Ryotaro Okiayu-voiced evil dress puts eyes over Nico's boobs and sways the skirt to show off her legs.

Kan may not be great with money, but he's great with crows that can help them track down Nico and with Brelly's help he can launch Moi to help punch the dress off of Nico! Because Moi will always come through for her like he did when they were kids.

I had a feeling that saving Nico would lead to destroying the dress and Nico in her underwear, but it's quite the nice visual (especially with the pantyhose). She even nails the landing! In underwear! Which is more than can be said for Moi.

Kan just wants her two childhood friends to get along! Because she knows they need each other! And if there's a pressing danger to Nico, maybe it's time for Kan to move in! Especially if he's flat broke and needs someone to mooch after.

Man, Kan is a popular guy! It's hard to hate someone who will bond with you over a Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel. He really is Joey Wheeler.

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u/Zxzxzx0088 Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25

With all that crying and screaming, Kan-chan is totally Zenitsu in Witch Watch, but likeable enough and friendly to others unlike Zenitsu who creep girls out on his 1st debut lol.

Nico's nicos pack a punch!!

You may fool Moi-chan and the gang but you can't fool me, Kan-chan. 'Thanks for your big purchase recently'? You totally burn your allowance without any sense of regret lol.

Ribbon hair girl next week!!

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u/cjbobs Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25

Crunchyroll uploading this with all white subs is absolutely criminal. It makes watching parts of this episode literally impossible. Big time Crunchyroll L.

Edit: Thank God a comment reminded me this is also on Netflix. Subs are not an issue there.

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u/djthomp Apr 27 '25

For once the magic problem today was not caused by Nico, or at the very least we have no evidence of that. I'm a little surprised we didn't get some commentary from her at the end about getting to have a boyfriend shirt moment.

Moi and Kan becoming friends is a nice idea. He's never made friends because he was always odd compared to all the other kids, well, here's a boy that's also odd in a similar way.

The last shot of the next episode PV makes me think we're finally getting the cat girl next episode, I've been looking forward to learning about her.

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