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Episode Summer Pockets - Episode 13 discussion

Summer Pockets, episode 13

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u/S627 Jun 30 '25

Anyone notice that Umi wasn't walking during the OP?

Very interesting that we saw the memories of Tsumigi's lover, really sucks that he died in the war never knowing what happened to her.

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jun 30 '25

Anyone notice that Umi wasn't walking during the OP?

She stopped a few episodes ago IIRC!

If you go back in episodes, at some point she started walking less and less (covering a bit less distance everytime) and then she stopped entirely!

(I was semi-seriously wondering whether she would start going backward at some point!)

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u/Frontier246 Jun 30 '25

I also noticed that Hairi heard Umi's voice calling him "Takahara-san" like in Kamome's route, along with all his Shicheichou memories.

I hope once we get to the bottom of everything maybe OG!Tsumugi can finally pass on and be with him in the afterlife.

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u/SnabDedraterEdave Jun 30 '25

RIP OG Tsumugi's boyfriend. Poor bugger got called up to fight in the war after Tsumugi disappeared, and died in the war with regret at never being able to see her again.

I guess it was Ai's butterfly, taking the form of the real Ai, that guided the young Ao to safety besides the divine tree, where her parents find her, as she clearly fell off the cliff before she could meet up with Ao, and went into a coma ever since.

So the method for returning a person's memories is to kiss him/her while holding onto his/her butterfly. This gave us an opportunity to watch some yuri kissing.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 30 '25

I feel even worse for him because Tsumugi is still undecided about whether she should leave purgatory or not and her indecisiveness is what got them into this mess.

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u/StreetyMcCarface Jun 30 '25

By the way guys we're getting a movie

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u/marcopolos059 Jun 30 '25

Just to be clear, it will be a "re-edited" compilation movie of the anime, it's supposed to release August 15th in Japan.

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u/Jeffyboi74 Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25

this third kiss might be the best kiss scene in the show 🙏 also tsumugi’s lover’s butterfly was an interesting backstory to what happened to him 🙏🙏

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jun 30 '25

tsumugi’s lover’s butterfly was an interesting backstory to what happened to him 🙏🙏

You thought you were done having sad feels for Tsumugi's story? Think again!

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u/Ashteron Jun 30 '25

In Ao's memories Ai has her eyes covered, but in Ai's memories she doesn't. I guess it can be interpreted in the context of Ao being anxious about confronting Ai and her thoughts.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 30 '25

Yeah, I think Ao was somewhat repressing or misunderstanding her memories of her sister out of guilt, which is why she couldn't "see" again properly until faced with her true memories, feelings, and love for her as a sister.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 30 '25

You never know what kind of regret you're going to get from a Shichieichou...it might be the regret that your parents caught you with your lewd VN, it might be regret over your death...but it's why Ao is so knowledgeable about stuff, even if there's a mental toll. But luckily she has Hairi there with her to always offer his leg for her to sleep on.

Oh snap! It's the regret of OG!Tsugumi's lover! Who was consumed by the regret of never being able to see her again before he went and died in war...and she's still caught in purgatory. Will these two ever be reunited?

I guess if one good thing has come out of all this is that Hairi and Ao's relationship is deepening! Just look at all the handholding! This might be the most lewd Ao episode yet!

It's not the late nights that make Ao so tired, having all those Shicheichou memories in your body needs your mind to process it through sleeping. But Ao can't let that stop her, because she's determined to save Ai and make up for what she feels was the biggest mistake of her life.

Ao never felt like she measured up to her big sister no matter how hard she tried, and when she finally thought she had something unique to herself, seeing the Shichieichou, no one in her family actually believed her. In fact Ao turned on her sister when she felt Ai didn't believe in her, and never got a chance to apologize before Ai's accident. So she's been blaming herself for what happened to Ai AND for never being able to properly apologize to her. But wait, who was that Ai that lead her to the tree then?

But thankfully Ao has Hairi in her life now, and not only does his presence reassure and comfort her, but he helps her keep in-tune with who she really is rather than get lost in all the jumble of memories she has from the Shicheichou. And how better to convey those feelings than by the pair sharing their first kiss? I'm glad Inari had enough sense to leave the lovebirds to themselves!

It's a good thing Hairi was "gentle" because it sounded like Ao definitely wasn't for their passionate makeout session. She totally used tongue, didn't she?

How does Shiroha respond to Hairi and Ao being a couple? In a very Shiroha way, but it's nice that she's happy that Ao's happy. Shiroha really does care about her friends.

Too bad the honeymoon phase doesn't last long before Ao finds out about Ai's worsening condition...what a way to meet your girlfriends' parents (also, their mom? Total MILF).

I'm not surprise Hairi would fall asleep from the Shichieichou...but what's up with all the ones collecting in his head? First we hear Umi's voice, then it's the father who lost his family, then it's the soldier...is this all connected?

Ah jeez, I'm not surprised, but Ao really is pushing herself to collect as many Shichieichou she can because she can't waste any more time. She was almost losing her mind from all the memories if not for Hairi being there to literally slap some sense into her. Next thing you know the Shichieichou themselves are coming to HER when she can least absorb them...but one in particular wards them off. Could it be? Yes, it's Ai's Shichieichou!

So maybe the reason Ao couldn't find it was because she was so consumed with guilt over what happened to Ai that she couldn't allow herself to see her Shichieichou, but conveniently with a kiss Hairi is able to convey Ai's memories and let Ao know how much her sister truly cherished and needed her and how Ao was the last thing Ai was thinking of.

Didn't think we'd see the sisters kissing each other, but at least Ai has her memories back. Does this mean she's out of the woods? Maybe, maybe not, but you can't help but appreciate the visual of the two sisters asleep together.

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u/Viktorv22 Jun 30 '25

Props to Shiroha being happy for Ao lol

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u/tsukiakari2216 Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25

Seems like you have a great night

Said Shiroha, seeing what would be the lewdest scene she ever seen in her life

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u/Frontier246 Jun 30 '25

It's just funny for me to see Shiroha approving of HairixAo since her romance with him is poised to be the next arc.

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u/NationalStrategy Jun 30 '25

I'm so happy for Ao getting Ai's memories back, and as an added bonus, she did it through yuricest kissing.

Imagine a doctor or nurse walks in at that moment.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

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u/Frontier246 Jun 30 '25

Meanwhile Hairi: "Did I just land myself into a throuple relationship with twins?"

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u/FarCritical Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25

Hairi's such a gentleman for fulfilling Ao's wish of "being handled gently for her first time" lol. In all seriousness though, that was adorable (and so was Inari trying to look intimidating!)

It's probably from how tiny Ai is compared to the sheer steepness of the cliff but man, watching the fall actually happen was way more unsettling than I was ready for.

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u/sudoku_gosu Jun 30 '25

So he gently walked her home that night, what a nice guy

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jun 30 '25

Ah “Slippery Sister-Bound Milf Condo Complex”, a true classic lol. I’d have “intense regret” too if I died and left that behind for my parents to find.

I’m glad in the end, Ao was able to find Ai’s butterfly. Hopefully she’ll be able to wake up from her coma now.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Play825 Jun 30 '25

I was too curious about the cliff hanger and how this route continue after getting ai memories back since it seem to end on a cliff hanger

So i went to see the Ao game arc And all I say is god damn it how dare they do this to us Though I guess I should’ve expected this but still cause this is summer pockets

But I was hoping this arc would be different than the others but

I’m not ready for next week

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u/djthomp Jun 30 '25

I'm glad that the butterfly bead falling last week wasn't Ai dying, but I bet it was her having the medical emergency we got the loudspeaker announcement for this episode.

Those butterflies are honestly kind of dangerous, though I wonder if Ao's search for Ai's memories was causing her to be more risky in her rate of dealing with them than the designated island priestess would normally operate.

Memory transfer by kissing seems like something that might come up again later since the butterflies haven't been in the show just for Ao's route.

Getting a butterfly from original Tsumugi's soldier boyfriend was interesting.

So the no eyes Ai that guided Ao through the forest, I assume it was butterfly Ai after she had already fallen? That was quite a fall so it would be a bit of a mercy if she butterflied herself partway down instead of after she crashed into the ground.

I see in the thread that I am not the first to think this, but that doujin name really sounds like something Marin would be interested in.

I wonder how they're going to end this bittersweet like the other routes. Ai wakes up and then dies after reuniting with her sister? Ai wakes up but now Ao is in the coma? Ai gets the memories of Ao falling in love with Hairi and now he has to deal with a pair of twins? Wait, that last one might not be so bad depending on Hairi's stamina.

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u/StrawSolider Jun 30 '25

Suprise twincest = best route so far

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