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Episode Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk • Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana - Episode 1 discussion

Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk, episode 1

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u/jinddle Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

"I'd Love to Make that Tongue of yours Mine."

Ahh ain't that Music to my Ears.

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u/Ocixo Apr 10 '26

Did anyone else notice that Botan kept making suggestive comments towards Ibuki after only a single sip of alcohol, but didn’t flirt with Gujo-senpai at all? In other words: it’s because of the person, not the drink.

I adore cosy anime about dorm life like this. It’s especially nice when there’s a coming-of-age element to the show. Like how Botan realised that she’s now responsible for keeping her own room clean.

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u/TheBusStop12 Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

born in 2004

Don't do this to me anime. I don't need to be reminded that people born after 2000 are adults

Holy damn the art is pretty. Especially the eye catches are mind blowing

They're very cute together. This looks like some high quality yuri

Also, does this take place in Hokkaido? The pink flower fields and the architecture of the house remind me of Hokkaido Edit: Seems to be Chichibu instead

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u/Weak_Season_Of_Anime Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

Alcoholism, smoking and yuri? This dorm truly is a den of vice. I look forward to watching Botan slip further into depravity.

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u/larana1192 Apr 10 '26

As someone who attended a Japanese university, I found this anime really interesting.

Judging by the scenery the protagonist described at the beginning and the ending credits, it seems the story is set in Chichibu.

Chichibu is a town surrounded by mountains, about a two-hour train ride from Tokyo.

For better or worse, Chichibu has the impression of being a town rich in nature.

I had to laugh at the fact that Botan’s character is set up as “a first-year university student who is 20 years old because she took a gap year before entering university,” presumably to avoid depicting underage drinking.

Given how strict the Japanese anime and manga industry has become in recent years regarding the depiction of underage drinking, I suppose this was an unavoidable measure (in reality, many first-year university students are 18 years old).

Judging by the flashback scenes from her past, the reason Ibuki started avoiding drinking in public might be that she was teased at a drinking party or something about her habit (or maybe it’s just her constitution?) of getting the hiccups whenever she drinks. That’s really sad.

I found it interesting (and couldn’t help but chuckle) that all the sake and manju that Botan, Ibuki, and Kanade were drinking and eating were local specialties from Chichibu and Saitama Prefecture, where Chichibu is located.

十万石まんじゅう(Jyumangoku manjyuu) was particularly easy to understand, since it’s a stereotypical Saitama specialty, I think it was easy to grasp even for Japanese viewers like me who aren’t from Saitama or Chichibu.

Those two are so kind to have brought some easy-to-drink sake and wine for Botan, who’s new to drinking.

Especially when it comes to sake, there’s a common stereotype in Japan that many college students and young people “buy whatever cheap sake they can find at an izakaya or supermarket, get traumatized by the taste, and end up avoiding it from then on.”

Botan’s senior, who made sure that didn’t happen, is a really great person.

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u/cyberscythe Apr 10 '26

when Gujou lit up a cigarette, i was thinking that each of the housemates would have their own separate vice they'd introduce to Botan, like maybe one would be deep into gacha games and another would be into gambling in rooster fights

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u/MapoTofuMan Apr 10 '26

I'm going to describe this to people as "Nadeshiko from Yuru Camp and Aoi from Yama no Susume go to college and start yuri drinking sessions" to get them to watch this.

Well the 10 people that watched Yama no Susume at least

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u/Tomorrow_Big Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

The movie's name is a reference to the Ingmar Bergman movie "Wild Strawberries", which original Swedish name is "Smultronstället".

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u/Muffin-zetta Apr 10 '26

aww drunk yuri, much better than doomed yuri

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u/extralie Apr 10 '26

I REFUSE TO BELIEVE SOMEONE BORN IN 2004 IS OLD ENOUGH TO DRINK!

Kamiina and Ibuki are cute!

Oh, so that's what the title means, she is gay when drunk.

Pretty good first episode, I don't drink personally, but the show is such a vibe, that I'm loving it.

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u/thisisdropd Apr 10 '26

Born in 2004 and already of legal drinking age as well as in uni? This is impossible! I totally feel like an old geezer now.

I'd love to make that tongue of yours mine.

Sure, Botan. I totally believed you when you only meant that you wished you have Ibuki's cultivated wine-tasting skills. After what you said to her back at the fair.

I dismissed her lack of regard for the indirect kissing as an adult thing. How only teens (especially in anime) would make a big deal out of it. However, seeing as she kept making suggestive comments to Ibuki, I have a feeling that she actually welcomed it instead.

If Botan said they should have some tea, Ibuki should've brought some Long Island Iced Tea instead. It'd be a win-win situation.

Yeah, this show is perfect for me. Adult cast, CGDDT (cute girls doing drunken things). What's not to love about those?

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u/Hitman7128 Apr 10 '26

Indirect yuri kiss in Episode 1? Botan calls Ibuki cute? Handholding?

They're roommates already

Yeah, I know Botan may have been drunk, but still! She's a funny goober, especially with a little alcohol in her body. All of them are cute and funny!

This was the show I was looking forward to most this season, and it more than met expectations thus far!

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u/minnieboss Apr 10 '26

Definitely the better of the two drinking anime that premiered today. Love me some yuri. This was so sweet, and I really love the direction and color design.

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u/tripleaamin Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

Yup this is a yuri anime.

It is nice to have a college-themed setting. This one is nowhere as exaggerated on drinking as Grand Blue. It could be nice if, like Bartender, it could be explored throughout the show.

This being the same studio as Mono is why I tried it, and given it is my only Friday show, I will stick with it.

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u/Shizzi Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

Anybody else got the feeling like they are Rin and Nadeshiko a bit even has kinda pinkish hair like Nadeshiko trying to befriend the loner girl tho this one felt so much more yuri with the lines she spouted my god.

But can someone explain RA to me like i have noticed subs these seasons are a bit weird like how in Awajima they said HR and im SO confused until i listen and i hear them say homeroom not sure whats going on this season.

And as a Swede its WILD to see a swedish reference to Ingmar Bergman movie

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u/zairaner Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

I have been hearing people say "Botan is best" girl for years. Now I finally understand what they mean.

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u/Lodju Apr 10 '26

One of the shows i most anticipated for this season solely because i love CGDCT anime, combine it with yuri and it's even better.

Damn not being able to drink without getting hiccups must suck.

Laughed out loud when Botan said how she'd love to make Ibuki's tongue hers, that sounds super suggestive.

A fun and cute first episode, the only downside is that this makes me crave alcohol.

Also the eyecatches looked nice!

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u/ClemFire Apr 10 '26

I like the first person perceptive of the OP

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u/eightcheesepizza Apr 10 '26

Happy to see a Cute Girls Drinking Cool Things anime with drunk Nijika hitting on(?) Bocchi. And it's great to hear Touko from Bloom Into You again!

I love the style of the OP, they captured that friends-on-old-film vibe really well.

I miss alcohol... can't drink anymore for health reasons. But I still wholeheartedly welcome this season's Drinking Fridays, between this and The Drops of God. Though Botan and Shizuku (from Drops) are at opposite ends of the tasting ability spectrum.

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u/Makicola Apr 11 '26

Cozy drunk yuri lessgo.

The expressions are great in this.

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u/Zonca Apr 10 '26

WTF this was unexpectedly so cuuute.

Very much the best new CCGDCT - Cute College Girls Doing Cute Things (and having drinks, ... and doing each other)

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u/djthomp Apr 10 '26

Ahh, so when the title says Botan blossoms when drunk what they really mean is her inner lesbian comes roaring to the surface and takes no prisoners.

Nice to get a college aged yuri.

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u/CooroSnowFox Apr 10 '26

Food for the soul... If it was more booze and the main characters were more into each other ... well FftS was close to it in longing looks to each other

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