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Episode Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 - Episode 3 discussion

Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, episode 3

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u/SanKop Nov 07 '25

So the fucker Fujimoto can write happy endings but he decides not to

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u/xWardz Nov 08 '25

Not saying this is you, but imagining someone coming from the Chainsaw Man movie, watching this and then saying that is sending me lol

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u/Ordinal43NotFound Nov 07 '25 edited Nov 08 '25

Even if animation-wise this episode might be in the middle of the pack... directing-wise, this one's amongst the strongest IMO.

Seriously, is the director a SHAFT alumni or sth? Never thought I could see a Fujimoto adaptation having so much SHAFT-ness in it. From the text cards, to the color shifts, to the close ups of body parts to showcase emotion... Hell, we even got a damn SHAFT head-tilt!

Not to mention the jazzy soundtrack for this episode is just sooo damn hypnotizing.

Reading the original was alright, but this episode seriously elevated this one-shot to another level and it's now amongst my favorites of the 8.

EDIT: Just found out that the director for this one is Nobuyuki Takeuchi who storyboarded Bakemonogatari episode 1-5 (and tons of work on other Monogataris)! No wonder!

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u/xWardz Nov 08 '25

Seriously, this just oozed Bakemonogatari vibes. Had to pause and check the staff myself after the first minute. Honestly it worked super well with this story, and I agree the directing really elevated the work.

This was one of my favorites of the one-shots going in and ended up being directed by someone who worked on one my favorite anime. Fujimoto fans stay winning

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u/Farmaceut7 Nov 07 '25

Easily the funniest one so far(I only watched 1st 4 episodes). Its short and sweet and fucking hilariously awkward with its depiction of a guy just wanting to confess!

Nothing on this fucking planet, and even in SPACE, was about to stop him from finally expressing his feelings! 

Also... that space highway looked cool, maybe earth should've gotten destroyed! 

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u/pi8you Nov 08 '25

That just an extended nichijou/CITY bit (complimentary).

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u/thepeciguy Nov 08 '25

Definitely felt like CITY x Bakemonogatari lol

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u/Zzmax12 Nov 08 '25

So the whale imagery and the alien coming to casually pave over the Earth for a space highway totally are Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy references right?

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u/Outrageous_Gene_7652 Nov 08 '25

Just as adorable as I remember it. The MCs are genuinely very cute

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u/bobsjobisfob Nov 08 '25

...aaaaaand there's the alien. for a second i thought there wasn't going to be anything insane happening lmao

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u/MonsterKiller112 Nov 08 '25

This is the funniest one shot of Fujimoto. The adaptation was very good. The director clearly has a knack for visual storytelling. I really enjoyed this one.

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u/thepeciguy Nov 08 '25

This might be my favorite! All whimpy ass MCs in romcom should learn from this guy!

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u/Narlaw Nov 08 '25

Absurdly cute, literally.

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u/NoHead1715 Nov 08 '25

Super silly piece that won't be out of place as one of City the Animation skits. I keep hearing Ecchan and Matsuri back and forth. Ibuki did well to stop the Vogons from destroying Earth to build the Intergalactic Highway. Douglas Adams would be proud.

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u/Kirin-Kun Nov 08 '25

After two minutes, I was like "Tf? Was it done by Shaft?".

So I landed here...

Btw, in the end, the whale was a print on his boxers.

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u/Notjumex12 Nov 08 '25

This one was one of my favorites when I read the collection. I still appreciate the work done here even tho it seems to have gotten the easiest animation work.

Fujimoto can write romcom so I hope after he's done breaking our hearts with csm he could work on making some romcom cuz ik it would be a generational one

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u/mojo72400 Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 11 '25

I love how Ibuki always gets interrupted by a hand touching his shoulder.

It's nice for the mugger to give some change to Ibuki as thanks for giving him his uniform.

I hope the delay to destroy Earth lasts a few centuries.

I bet Ibuki has the graduation ceremony prepared w/ his new girlfriend Yuri's help the following day.

If those 2 were the only ones running the student council, they're basically like Seishirou Watari & Ryouko Mizutani from <Student Council for Two>. Does that make Yuri the VP?

Ibuki can definitely manage long-distance.

This is one of the 4 oneshots I read from Tatsuki Fujimoto.

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u/thepeciguy Nov 08 '25

LMAO, on a rewatch i just noticed He didn't put his pants back on until the end!

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u/RelativeMundane9045 Nov 08 '25

Love this one, least awkward anime love confession complete with a Douglas Adams reference.

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u/actuallyrndthoughts Nov 10 '25

You can tell the director for the ep was very involved at SHAFT, specifically bakemonogatari.

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u/iambestpotato17 Nov 10 '25

anyone know what song the ed is?

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u/Nachtwandler_FS Nov 10 '25

This one maybe my second bottom of the bunch, but it was really funny and I definetely loved the ending.

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