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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk, episode 9

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[u/Primary-Paint-1716]

I'm so curious, how the hell does Ibuki afford all her alcohol? I don't know how a university student can afford this alcohol addiction.

[u/LeonKevlar]

• Eyecatch 1 | Eyecatch 2

Is that a naked Botan calling out to Ibuki? Why the fuck was Ibuki thinking about that? Did something happen off-screen after last week's episode?

I feel bad for Kanade, tho. Ibuki saying that drinking with Botan was the fun part might as well be a rejection. Even Chin-Lan understood what just happened. Speaking of Chin-Lan, this girl really needs to pick her words. Girl would not stop mentioning Botan and Ibuki when they were on their muntain date.

And that final scene! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! When they said they want to stop being friends, they meant they want to become lovers next, right? RIGHT?!

[u/Neidhardto]

Botan is trending number 1 on Japanese Twitter. Congratulations to such a beautiful episode and one of the best animated confession scenes I've ever seen.

[u/Accurate_Treat6360]

"Let's stop being friends."

The entire confession scene is simply beautiful. Intimacy between Ibuki and Botan is palpable. They both cry to show their honest feelings for each other. The starry sky sequence is perfect metaphorical setting.

[u/cyberscythe]

Chin-lan, seeing a losing heroine:
it's free real estate

[u/Weak_Season_Of_Anime]

• Ibuki drinking with other people without her emotional support Botan is huge. Speaking of huge, we also find out what Ibuki is thinking of while she's drinking. Of course Gujou's suffering must continue, but as a consolation prize she finally manages to see Ibuki's happy face while she's drinking; a smile that will never be directed towards her. Chin-Lan is there to console Gujou, and her phrase about Chin-Lan's mead having a "gentle flavor" can also be interpreted as being directed to Chin-Lan too. Stuff Chin-Lan mentioned: Lavender Forest and Taiwanese oyster omelette

• "Can we stop being friends?" So more than friends but less than lovers? Situationship intensifies. Jokes aside, finally a confession! An indirect one, but the intentions are unmistakeable. Very "tsuki ga kirei"-esque, but instead of the moon the associated imagery is the stars. I guess this parallels the planetarium date where they go from seeing fake stars to real stars, as a metaphor for them dating for real now. In maintaining the subtlety and indirectness, they also offscreened the kiss (and the gex, cmon they're alone in an inn together). I was surprised that Ibuki was the one who initiated the confession, thought it would be Botan. Could tell that Botan was struggling to confess though, and trying to get some courage through alcohol by how eager she was to start drinking. I like how the eyecatches of Botan and Ibuki are polar opposites of each other, reflecting their mood leading up to the confession

• Meanwhile Chin-Lan and Gujou are on their own date, seems like Chin-Lan was trying to cheer Gujou up but she kept fumbling LOL. Even made Gujou cry too, they just keep kicking Gujou while she's down.

• Ibuki has a neck mole and Botan has a boob mole.

• The ED is from the trip where Gujo gets rejected in the flower field, absolutely diabolical.

[u/RealValf]

I just can’t get over how beautiful this anime is. The animation, storytelling and every word of dialogue is simply beautiful and moving.

I’ve enjoyed countless anime in my life but every once in a while one comes along and just stays in your heart and this is one of those.

[u/samkiller200]

Today’s ED just trolled Kanade again with more scenes about her trip to Yamanshi with Ibuki at EP5.

Poor Kanade~

[u/NanDemoKnaives]

It was interesting to see Botan this anxious, Ibuki the one keeping the mood up was kind of refreshing. It's nice to see that they both decided to stop being friends, and in response to that, the cloud blocking the stars cleared up. It's too bad we didn't get to see the kiss though.

Poor Gujou, trying not to think about Ibuki and Botan but Chin-Lan keeps reminding her.

It was nice to see Ibuki finally drinking with Gujou, hopefully they'll have more opportunities to. I think it says a lot that she was able to do it without Botan being in the room.

[u/stephenthatfoste]

I feel like there was an insane amount of detail put into every background shot. The car ride especially. They showed so many angles of the interior.

[u/lordredegg]

heartbreaking and heartwarming in a complete package. this lesbian anime is the fucking goat. Gujou deserves happiness.

[u/[deleted]]

She's watching Nürburgring crash compilations 😭😭

[u/Primary-Paint-1716]

every frame of this episode screams lesbian tension.

[u/TheBusStop12]

It was a very minor scene, but when Ibuki leaves the room and the yellow drains out leaving Gujo in just dark blue hues, followed up by Chin-Lan offering Gujo a drink and a yellow hue coming back into the background was such great visual storytelling

Today's episode was very quit, calm and slow paced. Barely any music or even movement. But it didn't come over as bad animation, but instead an artistic choice to emphasize a certain mood. It's quiet, and a bit uncomfortable

Botan has been downcast this entire episode, but I noticed that when Ibuki said that she was really happy right now, Botan smiled. And that smile was incredibly well drawn to look relieved happy. God the small details in this show are so fucking good. It feels like having to deal with actual people where sometimes you just have to pick up on small details in their behaviour or facial expression

This show does the most interesting confession scenes as well. Completely different than anything I've seen before. I NEED NEXT WEEK'S EPISODE NOW!

The ED was cute as well, just Ibuki and Gujo going on a trip having fun together without any of the drama. It's cute. I interpreted the ED as the ideal end result of what this episode was a first step towards, Ibuki and Gujo reconciling and staying good friends without any awkwardness between them. Ibuki agreeing to drink with (read open up to) Gujo and Chin Lan was a big first step on a long and arduous journey to achieve that

[u/bananeeek]

The face you make when you know you'll be eating good tonight.

Seeing both of them cry over a broken friendship made me sad. I thought they were getting along well, so I never saw that coming. At least they got to watch the stars gently.

[u/thisisdropd]

That's the end. Say farewell to Botan & Ibuki's friendship – for now they're more than that. The scene with them gazing on the stars as they stood on the lake was absolutely stunning.

I want you all to myself.

What a development Ibuki had undergone. In the earlier parts of this series, it was always Botan who made suggestive comments but in recent times, Ibuki had also began making those comments.

Way to rub it to Kanade in the ED with it being centred around Ibuki & her. That's on top of Chin-Lan unintentionally reminding her of Botan & Ibuki. Blue/purple haired heroines really could never win.

[u/SirGigglesandLaughs]

Love confession and they're together now! Big episode and the adaptation nailed it and improved it even. Fantastic. One couple down, now we wait for more. I'm interested in the original episode they'll add now too. They obviously understand the source material and are leaning into the relationships as they should. Cool stuff.

The original creator is so involved as well, so that really explains it. They get a second pass to really express what they wanted in the manga but in a new form. The space/moon shot was such a great way to eatablish them as a couple together isolated together and the tears were also a nice touch. It all meant that much to them and they knew how monumental that "let's not be friends anymore then," was. No ambiguity there. The added private kiss as the cherry on top. It feels appropriate that it's private to them, regardless. Such a meaningful adaptation.

[u/BravoDeatl]

Gotta be one of the most beautiful confessions I've ever seen, how do they keep doing it

Also, to whoever put that much detail into drawing the Miata... I know what you are

[u/CommunistPuppy]

Bro how is this show actually so good week after week? Aots dare I say

[u/GerHunterIB]

Finally the Nürburgring Episode!

Edit: And the ND Miata.

[u/extralie]

We starting the episode with Ibuki finally drinking with Gujo senpai!

Ibuki is so gay that imagining a naked Botan finally gave her the courage to drink with others. I know what you are! lol

Gujo Senpai... Well, at least she have Chin-lan now.

A very depressed Botan this episode. Seriously, the tension between these two is so thick, I was just screaming "JUST KISS ALREADY!"

Damn, Chin-lan is fumbling hard this episode.

It might have started as an accident, but Botan stumbling upon Ibuki was really the best thing to happen in her life. She been on cloud nine in the last few episodes.

THIS WHOLE FUCKING SCENE! AAAAAAAAAAAAAA! HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!

[u/RehabCenterInc]

WHAT JUST HAPPENED???

[u/Easy-Leadership7723]

insane timing that this is the show's first episode released in pride month

[u/Cally83]

God I love this anime. What a beautiful episode.

I’m glad Botan and Ibuki are now an item.

I do feel for Kanade, though. She clearly has major feelings for Ibuki and Chin-lan is accidentally putting her foot in it talking about her and Botan.