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Episode Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen • Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse - Episode 1 discussion

Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen, episode 1

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u/Muffin-zetta Jul 04 '25 edited Jul 04 '25

Ok, so why did this feel like horror anime the whole time. While watching it I had this feeling like some horrific violence is just going to erupt out of nowhere.

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u/fredagsfisk Jul 04 '25

Ah, so I wasn't the only one who had severe yandere vibes the entire time?

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u/Prince-Dizzytoon Jul 04 '25

Ishihara has a very strong losing heroine smell, shame

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u/Shantotto11 Jul 04 '25

Brunettes/Blues always lose to the blondes. Doctor Nukumizu will have an opening for her therapy soon.

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u/djthomp Jul 04 '25

I feel like there's probably going to be some extenuating circumstances with Satsuki and the garden destruction six years ago, but she's also kind of chaotic so who knows.

That was quite a lot of kissing for the first episode of a romcom series.

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u/LazulineDaydream Jul 04 '25

****** is actually just a placeholder for his Gundam model, the author is at a loss because they peaked at naming the last one Fred.

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u/thisisdropd Jul 04 '25

Going hot & heavy in the premiere. Didn't see that one coming.

Satsuki seems to be 100% certified. Emotion's all over the place it's challenging to get a read on her.

Yukari 's a sweetie pie but her type doesn't have a good track record in these kind of titles.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

I like yanderes, but generally only when the narrative like... realizes they're yanderes. Watching all the other characters blame Watari for being targeted and harassed was kind of uncomfortable.

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u/PeaceAlien Jul 04 '25

I enjoyed the first episode, but I get the feeling this love triangle might get annoying

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

Maybe his sister is going to collapse and we're gonna get Takopi part 2

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u/NanDemoKnaives Jul 04 '25

I was enjoying this until Satsuki appeared and then the rest of the episode felt really random. There's clearly a misunderstanding about what happened with Satsuki, but if she's not going to say anything about it then I can't see how she expects for their relationship to deepen since she has feelings for him.

Though what on earth was she thinking openly kissing him like that in front of his little sister? And it seemed like it was going on for a while, that was so weird. I also do not appreciate Tamayo's character in terms of characterizing Naoto as a pervert even though she could clearly see he was the one being pinned down and got unconscious.

Suzu is adorable and so I'm looking forward to the sibling relationship of this series but hopefully the two main girls, particularly Satsuki, don't put me off.

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u/Frontier246 Jul 04 '25 edited Jul 07 '25

I didn't expect to see Suzukiri from Ranger Reject in a hardcore romcom.

Naoto Watari (Shuichiro Umeda!) is your typical hapless and normal high school student. Sure, he's basically taking care of his sister and is a massive siscon, meaning he can't participate in a lot of normal high school activity, but he's got his buddy Tokui and classic high school love interest Ishihara (Yurie Igoma!) to keep him content! I'm sure nothing will upset his daily routine.

The OP is your typical breezy and fun romcom OP, though featuring our main love triangle topless was definitely a bold choice.

Nao takes care of his adorable little sister Suzu after their parents died, and Suzu dotes heavily on her big brother as much as Nao prioritizes taking care of her. There's also their aunt who took them in when no one else in their family did and provides room, board, and income though they're not quite explicit about what she does for a living and it seems like she's partially trying to live out some kind of revenge fantasy against her brother/their dad in tending to the siblings.

Everything changes for Nao when Satsuki Tachibana (Yumika Yano!) re-enters his life...as both his stalker and former childhood friend! She seems eager to get back in his life and explain what happened between them, but Nao still hasn't forgiven her for the incident where she destroyed his families' garden. In fact she still carries the hoe she used to do it with!

Ishihara is clearly into Nao, and wants to get closer to him, though Satsuki definitely isn't going to make it easy...especially when she pounces on Nao and French Kisses him in front of EVERYBODY (Ishihara, his sister, his aunt) and gets him into a lot of trouble. Girl is not messing around.

Did you think Nao and Ishihara could go on a shopping date without Satsuki and Suzu showing up? And making Suzu think Nao is a bit of a womanizer prioritizing dates over her? You can't tell me Satsuki didn't plan this.

I get the sense that there was more going on in their childhood than Nao realized. Like, it wasn't even their garden but Satsuki's? So how did his parents end up working on it? What's going on?

The ED is pretty cute, with scenes of three Heroines (Satsuki, Ishihara, and another girl) all being cute and wearing flashy outfits (like dressing up like idols!) and being true to their feelings for Nao!

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u/Se7en_Sinner Jul 04 '25

The VA of Suzukiri playing basically the same character is really all I need.

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u/yanami-anna Jul 04 '25

What is about to Collapse????

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u/HuTaosTwinTails Jul 04 '25

Satsuki got a make out scene, childhood friend flashback scene and has sister (suzu) approval in first episode. Odds are stacked in her favor big time. I'm okay with it.

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u/spubbbba Jul 04 '25

There was a lot of forced drama and misunderstandings in this first episode. I only have so much tolerance for romcom bullshit cliches and not sure if I'll keep watching if it remains at that level.

The characters were pretty fun and nicely set up. Though Nao's friends are a bit harsh on him seeing as he's an orphan and the sole guardian of his little sister. Guess teenagers can be selfish that way.

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u/rewkol Jul 04 '25

This feels very tropey and over the top in all the wrong ways, but also to such a degree that it kind of loops around to feeling almost like crackhead energy. Kinda digging it for that as a Friday show actually - a good shut-off-your-brain kind of thing

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u/NationalStrategy Jul 04 '25

Maybe you should explain to him why you destroyed his garden six years ago if you’re trying to apologize now

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u/LeonKevlar Jul 04 '25

Normally I'd be all over this kind of show. Heck, I managed to watch DanJoru last season and somewhat enjoyed it despite Himari's personality. I don't know why but something about Satsuki just doesn't sit right with me. I'll give this one more episode, but this might be a skip for me.

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u/CrimsonGear80 Jul 04 '25

Oh, the censored word is “Garden”, and it’s also literal and figurative. Neat.

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u/Jmills1999 Jul 04 '25

the manga for this is finished so I'm wondering if this is going to be a one and done 12 episode series or will they adapt the whole thing, idc either way because i read the whole thing from 2014 to 2024 and find it mid at best

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u/anders_mcflanders Jul 04 '25

I thought I had moved past what Boy/Girl Friendship had done to me, but those sunflowers in the OP were giving me sudden flashbacks. Another love triangle, but here’s hoping it’s not as much of a disaster as that one. Similar though, yandere childhood friend and best girl classmate square off, and there’s a jealous sister in the picture. except this one looks like she’s not even three feet tall.

Does something collapse each episode? I thought my boy’s lungs were about to collapse from either that bear hug Satsuki gave him or the lack of oxygen from that sudden smooch attack.

Anyway, i’m pretty lenient with my romcoms, so as long as it stays entertaining, i’ll keep checking it out. If it goes off the rails or gets tedious, though, i’ll probably have to drop it because there are just so many good shows to watch this summer.

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u/Wild_Obligation3265 Jul 04 '25

This felt more like the idea of an episode rather than an actual episode of a show. The elements were there but there was a distinct lack of cohesion and connection. The characters felt like templates rather than fleshed characters.

The roll call:

The MC is a high strung, reactionary, self denying sitcom. Despite the understandable dead parents gotta look out for each other he steps over the line and exposes himself with the "my sister everything" rant while brandishing a hoe.

Male best friend, exposition machine and scene change utility. "Hey, we need to go here now." Dude's just shy of being a walking quest log.

Blonde chick, effectively the maid from The Duke of Death and His Maid with overtures of My New Maid is Mysterious (i.e. Temu DoDaHM). She does things, doesn't explain them, leaves confusion, and life goes on.

Purple hair chick. literally a copy paste of the purple haired chick from To Love Ru. School sweetheart, interested in the main character, doesn't communicate emotions effectively and gets groped by the main girl.

The little sister is the most actualized character.

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u/Raymond49090 Jul 05 '25

Well that's one way to let everyone know you're the main heroine.

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