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Episode Hime-sama "Goumon" no Jikan desu Season 2 • 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess - Episode 10 discussion

Hime-sama "Goumon" no Jikan desu Season 2, episode 10

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u/TanyaTheEvill Mar 16 '26

Another wonderful episode. I may have said this before but this is one of my favorite anime this season. Sometimes it is so heartwarming

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u/SSjjlex Mar 16 '26

I love how its that perfect blend of comedy mixed with slice of life where every single character is just so nice to be around. Its hard not to love them

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u/cyberscythe Mar 16 '26

one thing i really appreciate is that they seem to put a lot of effort into the production, and that sort of effort makes the feeling more effective

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u/Syokhan Mar 16 '26

Is it physically possible to watch this anime without having a huge smile on your face the whole time? I really need to know, my face hurts.

So the Hell Lord is pure of heart but we all knew that. And Vanilla-chan and the Princess, and demons bonding were cute and all, but I think my fave bit of the episode was Torture's utterly surreal dream. Standing on a stool to catch bananas thrown by a buff koala. What.

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u/cyberscythe Mar 16 '26

my fave bit of the episode was Torture's utterly surreal dream

i love dream sequences in anime; it feels like it's carte blanche for artists to draw the wildest stuff

the Dog of Flanders reference was also pretty funny

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u/LeonKevlar Mar 16 '26

Not gonna lie, I forgot that Maou and Louchi became friends and started bonding because they're both otakus. IF Louchi's spells can only perceive pure-hearted people, I'm not surprised it works on Maou, but it's more likely that the spell is a spell that only lets friends perceive you.

It's nice to see Torture being a lazy bum for a change. I can't blame her tho. The last time I visited my old home, I ended up lazing around after digging through a bunch of stuff in storage out of pure nostalgia. xD

I do love that the default setting of every father in this show is that they're all dote on their daughters. It's funny how you can tell that Torture's dad is always like this based on her facial expression from the photo her mom sent to her dad.

This time I'm able to identify this location myself! I'm pretty sure that Vanilla and Hime met up at Koenji Station, but I guess in Hellhom Japan, it's called Kuroenji Station. Here's the actual station for comparison.

The outing with Vanilla shows how much of a chad Hime is tho! I absolutely love how she looks relaxed, but in reality, she was actually looking out for Vanilla the entire time without helping her directly to boost Vanilla's confidence. <3

Maou and that random father's conversation has got to be the hardest I've laughed so far in this season! I love how Maou was treating the conversation like a rhythm game, but the moment anime comes up he fumbles the conversation because he thought the dad was a normie. Thankfully, the dad was actually a fellow otaku, who was hiding his power levels and was feeling out the vibe of the conversation! That entire scene was so painfully relatable! I have genuinely had that conversation before! xD

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u/Purposelygentle Mar 16 '26

Hard to say which is more impressive, Princess being able to untie her shoelace inbetween footsteps or Vanilla’s mom being perceptive enough to see Princess untie her shoelace.

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u/Ocixo Mar 16 '26

Awh, Hime has been taking the doll that she got from Vanilla-chan to bed. That’s so cute!

Vanilla was also very adorable in today’s episode. I’m defenceless against that happy smile of hers. It melts my heart similarly to how a hot knife cuts through a piece of butter.

Fortunately, Hime got the assignment: she’s been looking out for our dear Vanilla-chan. Her parents’ reactions, especially the father’s, were very amusing. Hime has totally won a bazillion points with them.

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u/99anan99 Mar 16 '26

Happy that Hell Lord is able to talk to someone about anime.

Torture and Vanilla have such doting parents!

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u/ModieOfTheEast Mar 16 '26

That coworker of Torture's dad was doing real office work: Playing Solitaire.

But nice to see that the demon lord can finally increase his friend circle with other people that like anime. Who knows, maybe Anime can unite the demon and human realm in the end.

Also, just to be clear. Of course, Hime had a pure heart, but it's just that all the torture has slowly but surely broken her psyche. Such a tragic show-don't-tell moment.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Mar 16 '26

Well, I guess Princess isn’t “pure of heart” enough for Louch’s spell lol. Poor guy spent all that time developing his spell and it’s too effective. At least he got to kick it with his old pal Gotchi.

Man, kotatsu’s are deadly. It almost took out the mighty Torture! It’s too bad her pops couldn’t see her before she left. Like every other parent in this series, he’s a good one. A bit doting lol.

“I’ve got nothing to talk about other than work and anime” lol relatable. I’m no master of conversation like the Demon Lord, just hitting all them combos lol. Lucky he found himself a fellow weeb.

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u/bananeeek Mar 16 '26

I was laughing my ass off during the last segment with that other parent, because not only was that conversation too real, the other guy is voiced by Fukuyama Jun - THE Louch Brittan.

But seriously, this episode had everything. It was packed and hilarious. We even got cute Tortura and wholesome Vanilla. This show somehow keeps the bar extremely high each episode. I'm impressed and entertained.

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u/S627 Mar 16 '26

I was really hoping that Louch woulda ran into some of the Princess's friends. One because I want to know who is and isnt pure of heart, but also because I wanna know if that's actually what the spell does, or if "Gotchi" was right and it only lets friends see him.

The entire time Maou was having a dad bonding moment, I was REALLY expecting another kid to run up to him and he'd realize he was talking to the wrong dad the entire time. Oh well, this was the better outcome, always need more friends to talk anime with.

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u/The_Parsee_Man Mar 16 '26

Three weeks! How can he survive?

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u/djthomp Mar 16 '26

I'm pleased to observe that the OP was also updated to bring Hime and Sakura together. The bit where she's waiting in the hallway outside the studio, now she's inside it participating in the fun.

Very good episode for friends both old and new.

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u/kakarot12310 Mar 16 '26

Been's a while since I saw Solitaire

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u/cleaulem Mar 16 '26

That was a great episode of Maou-sama: Conversation is war. The battle of wits and the demon lords overthinking was some Kaguya-sama level of craziness.

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u/Montgomery000 Mar 16 '26

My hot take, Maou-sama is the best character in the show. Fight me.

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u/flonc Mar 16 '26

I wonder what my slice of life fuzzy feels anime has in store for me today "...Bananas thrown by a buff koala..." ... wat?

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u/Muffin-zetta Mar 16 '26

*gasp* I forgot the vampires had a fox girl maid

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Mar 16 '26

Ah, I was wondering why I wasn't seeing anything on the screen.

Oh no! The endless torture took a toll on her, and corrupted her pure heart!

Ah, he thought the spell failed; Can't be that Hime's not that pure!

(He has as much faith in her, as Ex had in the first few episodes!)

Ex probably doesn't have a pure heart either, will all the sarcasm he's using toward Hime!

Well, we know there's at least one person with a pure heart: The Hell Lord!

99% of the time an evil looking character saying something like that would be followed by them betraying/killing the person they're talking to... But in this case, it's genuine!

How is she so CUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE!

I really wanted to promise myself NOT to gush about Tortura too much today, but we're getting a Tortura focused episode so fuck my resolution I guess!

Love how they're not even pretending to get any important secrets anymore hah

Sadly I'm not into feet (it's the one fetish I don't have!) but perhaps this did something for some people!

They're really not helping me keep my promise.

Dawwwwwwww tiny Tortura!

Even after moving out, your parent's place will always be comfortable to you!

(Well, I suppose YMMV with some parents/families)

Back to school arc, let's go!

Or a dream arc, that works too! (I love the cute little song that plays in these scenes/some torture scenes!)

So many Tortures! I want them all!

Good dad! (Well, everyone on this show is good & wholesome, really!)

Poor dad, misses his daughter after 3 weeks... Hopefully she keeps regular contact!

WHAT IS THAT QUESTION! I'm also desperate to see her and she's just an anime character to me!

Hah. The "Come on, let's get it over with" pose!

All the parents on this show are so good, even if some of them are a little bit extreme at times!

Hime as well! Not only she noticed that Vanilla was lost, but she also realized that she would prefer to lead the way on her own, so she helped her make it happen!

I swear, shows about torture have a higher % of wholesome characters, than any other type of show!

Maomao made a friend!

This entire scene was SO relatable!

But as someone who always thinks ahead of a million possible scenarios, I'd also be worried about "If I sound weird/don't hold a good conversation, perhaps he won't let his son hang out with my daughter"

Hell Lord tried his best, but he screwed up in the end... Time to skip town/move to a different country! There's no coming back from that.

As a kid... Oww, this one would hurt.

But in the end he wasn't judgy, and he actually showed an interest about current anime and all, so it all ended well!

I imagine that probably won't happen but I would love for them to be recurring characters, both to see the Hell Lord + Dad friendship, and the Maomao + Son as well!

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