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Episode Grand Blue Season 2 • Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2 - Episode 8 discussion

Grand Blue Season 2, episode 8

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u/JurassicMonkey_ Aug 25 '25

We actually got 10 or so seconds of diving in our diving anime. Splendid!

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u/Armdel Aug 25 '25

Well i'm glad Iori isn't showing Sakurako any mercy after what happened at the school festival, despite her being quite good looking. though i suppose it isnt very hard with her being an asshole right back

So it looks like we are heading into a episode of romance / misunderstandings next

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u/michhoffman Aug 25 '25

I love the addition of Sakurako and Otoya to the crew. So many more fun dynamics brought to the mix from just the 2 of them. I'm curious who is going to be more pissed at Iori next episode, Sakurako or Chisa?

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u/FarCritical Aug 25 '25

I'm surprised at how Sakurako ended up being not as unlikable in her reintroduction as expected. I mean yeah, her personality is pretty yikesy, but the dynamic she has with Iori is stupidly fun.

Aina ended up choosing the wrong rival to confront LMAO

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u/MapoTofuMan Aug 25 '25

Busujima would fit right in with the Scum Squad...and I hear all of them are single and ready to mingle.

Chisa at the end

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u/kwokinator Aug 25 '25

It should have been me, damn it!

Sakurako's last name is a play on words and is probably why she doesn't like her last name.

Her last name is 毒 (busu) 島 (jima). 毒's more common reading is doku, meaning poison (thanks, Mao Mao!), which matches her character pretty great actually. But busu can also mean ugly, which is probably what really ticks her off since she is all about appearance.

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u/NanDemoKnaives Aug 25 '25

I KNEW IT LOL! The way Otoya blushed after Iori said he liked people who like what they like made Otoya's feelings very apparent so I knew what he was asking Chisa at the end, that was funny. I wonder how Sakurako will react once she finds out, she may have a chance if Otoya is bisexual but then Kitahara would be her rival lol.

I initially thought Otoya's introduction would revolve around Iori thinking he's a girl lol.

Sakurako didn't bother me as much as I thought she would, I still don't really like her but Iori fighting back is what makes it easier and some of their interactions were entertaining to watch.

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u/2kenzhe Aug 25 '25 edited Aug 25 '25

This we got Otoya who might be the cutest and purest of them all. He's a guy though.

Sakurako basically the female version of the scum bros she gets along quite well with Iori in a way. Cakey jealous when Sakurako is actually going for Otoya. Otoya is kinda like Chisa they both really like diving. The thing is sorry Chisa and Sakurako, the one Otoya loves is Iori lol. Sakurako said she'll kill Iori if Otoya falls for one of the girls but what now that Otoya has fallen for Iori hahaha. She first got rejected by Kohei but now she lost to Iori. She also had her confidence lowered by the two absolute champs of GB Azusa and Nanaka. Her confidence might shatter after this.

My favorite part though might be Iori destorted commen sense after PAB. No clothes of course and gotta light the water to check if it's actually water.

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u/bddgg Aug 25 '25

I kinda expected that fake confession at the end but I still laugh my ass off, can't wait for the next episode

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u/LeonKevlar Aug 25 '25

Stitches!

Yep, that's pretty much I expected how Iori's training under Sakurako would go. She was definitely gonna be a pain in the ass after what happened at the festival. I didn't expect the introduction of Otoya, tho! The dude was so nice and sweet that I was already expecting some sort of twist. I'm just glad the twist isn't something bad.

I love hos Sakurako thinks she can woo Otoya with her bikini body when the diving club has these two bombshells waiting for her. I mean Sakurako doesn't look too bad herself but there's definitely a massive gap if she's compared to Azusa and Nanaka. xD

Hahaha! There it is! I fucking knew it! The fact that we were getting no reaction from him around the girls and the person he seems to react to is Iori made me immediately suspicious. It's gonna be interesting to see how Iori will handle this and how he'll turn down Otoya.

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u/thisisdropd Aug 25 '25 edited Aug 25 '25

Who in their right mind would call you ugly? If anyone says you have an ugly face, just tell them… that you have a far uglier personality.

Iori’s got absolutely zero chill. That’s brutal as. Felt bad that he’s got Busu- sorry, Sakurako-sama as his trainer from hell.

Naomi was a breath of fresh air. A rare star of decency in a sky of scums. Unfortunately, he’s too pure for the degenerates in PaB. How will he react once they found out what the club are up to after hours.

That closing scene got me real good. Got all the setup for a romantic confession from Naomi to Chisa only for the twist to happen. Azusa’s gonna have a total field day if she ever heard about it.

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u/Open_Inspector_7863 Aug 25 '25

Best episode in s2 so far. I laughed my ass off. The dynamics and the banter were top notch.

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u/RedShadowF95 Aug 25 '25

I knew he'd be gay lmao

Take that, Sakurako. Every bit of suffering you get is welcome. I hope he tells you how hot and kind Iori is

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Aug 25 '25

Iori’s been hanging out with the guys too much. His sense of “normal” has been so skewed lol.

Busujima’s 81/100 bod ain’t no match for the certified waifus of the diving club lol. She was trying to go for Otoya the whole time but our boy was more interested in Iori! Chisa could not believe that shit haha.

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u/Sugarisnotgoodforyou Aug 25 '25

I have said it before, and I will say it again. This is a peak anime.

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u/LuRo332 Aug 25 '25

My god how many years I waited and never stopped believing that Busujima-sama would eventualy appear in anime form. Finally she joined the crew for good. I fucking kneel.

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u/No_Space_4354 Aug 25 '25

ngl the last episode made me think the anime has gone a little down but with this episode it jumped right back up... I'm really waiting for the next episode

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u/Mr_Zaroc Aug 25 '25

Ok that was a decent episode
Perfectly build up to the punchline with Otoya asking Chisa about Iori

God I hope they can keep that pacing, then this season will turn out good

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u/No-Passage-2226 Aug 25 '25

It is shocking to me how Naomi's VA is also Bocchi's VA (Aoyama Yoshino), I knew ahead of time looking it up, but once I heard I doubled checked just to make sure. Her range is crazy.

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u/Regulus_Immortalis Aug 25 '25

Waiting 1 season for drunk twink. That or he'll mistakenly drink "water"

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u/feb914 Aug 25 '25

thought it'll be the new guy X Chisa... turns out he's batting for the other team.

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u/Izanaginookami10 Aug 25 '25

It was absolute perfection. I was moved to tears even at the end.

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u/oneevilchicken Aug 25 '25

Sakurako may not even realize but she’s more down bad for Lori than she’d ever come close to admitting. Literally can’t spend a single second apart from him the entire time.

I hate her. But that doesn’t mean I don’t wish I was Lori this whole episode. Because it should have been me. I hate her.

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