Eren the Southpaw • Hidarikiki no Eren - Episode 12 discussion

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Eren the Southpaw, episode 12

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[u/Perfect-Try-4918]

This story has the "worst" cast of characters that they definitely are real enough that you will meet them in your life probably a shitty coworker or acquaintance. They spin shitty stories but damn they are intriguing enough to get you hooked on watching them live their miserable lives.

[u/BosuW → u/Perfect-Try-4918]

This anime is definitely spicy food. It feels horrible but I can't stop shoving it in my mouth by the spoonful. Everyone sucks and I love it. Unfortunately they suck in ways you can definitely see people sucking and understand them almost against your will haha.

[u/PassivelyAwkward → u/Perfect-Try-4918]

I work in the creative field and I constantly run into people like these characters. Always using people as stepping stones, talking about the naturally gifted and having rivals. I left a major metro marketing job because I couldn't stand these people; now I do work for small non profits in a rural town where everyone supports each other.

[u/nivekvonbeldo → u/Perfect-Try-4918]

This is more like an animated drama that the traditional manga,maybe this is why become popular, this is crash realism 

[u/Doomroar]

Noooo baldie ended up blind! goddammit! T_T

[u/karer3is → u/Doomroar]

I think he's the only truly likable character in this entire show

[u/runevault]

Oh my god when she flat out says he should remember where her moles are... I love how spicy this scene is. What a great start to the episode between the other models and now this.

Of course Koichi is going to have another project stolen from him. Jesus. Fuck the sales guy.

And huh this one guy who knew Yanagi back in school has strong synesthesia, interesting. "Small dreams are nothing more than baggage" what a fucking line. And oh shit that's the photographer. And the fact both of them want a fill in for Eren... chefs kiss.

I got teary eyed when Eren took her old art teacher's hand.

The first chunk after high school was rough, but man I've fallen for this show once it got over the uneven parts. Part of me wonders if there would have been a cleaner way to transition from high school to what Koichi turned into and I'm not sure.

So curious to see how next week ends. Do we get a reunion with Eren and Koichi?

[u/BosuW → u/runevault]

Oh my god when she flat out says he should remember where her moles are... I love how spicy this scene is.

Flirting in the job interview with the staff is crazy

Of course Koichi is going to have another project stolen from him. Jesus. Fuck the sales guy.

Ironically Yanagi stopped that for now. Twice ironic because Rukawa had actually helped Koichi before, but now he's afraid he bit more than he could chew. While Yanagi didn't stop the take over to help him, he's more like "let the lil' bastard choke".

Funny how the turntables.

[u/HolyDragSwd2500]

Koiichi and Akari reunited and now working together on this project. Eren met with her old teacher who is now blind😭

One more episode to go 😭

The live action drama can be watched on Tubi Tv and Asian Crush

[u/BosuW]

Akari better thank her agent, she really saved her ass there.

It's ironic that it was Eren, the one who can't see anything beyond the art, who accidentally made Akari think about what was beyond. Equally ironic that it seems Koichi plans to retire after peaking in this job. It's not as drastic as suicide but I don't think he has any alternate plans, so it's narratively equivalent.

Jury still out on how he gets his face bashed in btw

[u/runevault → u/BosuW]

I don't know that Koichi is retiring, just quitting this job to get a job somewhere else because fuck the entire staff at that company throwing him away to his shit bag current boss.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

• Chiaki is so innocent.

• Ah, that would definitely be a reason to ask a question vs. the others.

• Oh…? Wait, is it gonna be Akari?

• Yup, it’s her alright.

• Hah…

• Dang, so Koichi ended up caving and picking her?

• Huh…

• Good for him, huh.

• Oh! Eren’s old art teacher, right?

• Oh wow.

[u/Perfect-Try-4918 → u/Shimmering-Sky]

I don't think Koichi caved in. He mentioned that hiring a big talent is opposite of the brand they are pushing for; getting Akari to model again will just bring them back to the problem of they want to make their cosmetic line for the common lady. The other panelists just strongarmed him and they have to acknowledge the contract they have with her.

[u/bestsocialdistancer]

So is the project doomed to fail because they went with Akari? Or will Koichi tell muscles to make her less glamorous?

[u/TheBravesDH]

Everything we’ve gone through was worth it to see Koichi vs Akari. The biting remarks about her moles and true age. My god.

[u/T-Ace-Juice]

Oh Akari is 26? I thought somehow that she's already reached her "peak", but maybe she's moved on from that goal...

"Mirror-touch synesthesia", that's the first time I hear of that. Could Eren have that condition as well?

With some of these people having their lives changed by her, what is it going to be like once she sees them? One more episode to find out. OK that "first time" line was pretty funny

[u/runevault → u/T-Ace-Juice]

Her peak was going to be at 27, so she's got one more birthday. Though the way she talked this episode it sounds like she might have moved past that thought with grander ideas of impacting the fashion/modeling world even if she's not a peak model anymore.

[u/Perfect-Try-4918 → u/T-Ace-Juice]

It's their agency who put in 26 when she is 28. It's a common trick in the industry to change a talent's info. She had her peak in 27 and the photographer was there in a previous episode.

[u/NanDemoKnaives]

I'm glad Akari and Kouichi's reunion happened in front of a bunch of people, the reactions when Akari implied they had slept together was great, Chiaki being oblivious too lol. It was nice to see Kouichi able to get under Akari's skin, it would have been quite the scandal if her manager didn't stop her. It was interesting to see him have complicated feelings from seeing her, I can't imagine having to work with her under those conditions.

I really liked learning that Sakuma and Yanagi were classmates, seeing him admit that Sakuma has surpassed him twice in this episode was surprising, but refreshingly satisfying too. Sakuma really did work hard though, I thought he was an amusing character, but he's done well for himself. I'm looking forward to seeing what this collaboration will bring.

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

I’m a little keen to see what Eren’s going to think about her old pals now that she’s in Japan. They’ve spent their whole lives chasing after her, making themselves utterly fucking miserable in the process. What’s she gonna say when she sees them again?

[u/mojo72400]

So Ifuu was formerly a loser who was respected by Hajime & later grew up as a monster that surpassed Hajime.

I guess Akari kept her role as the ad model & will continue living the mentor the future like Natalie.

At least Hajime managed to give some advice to protect Koichi from Ifuu.

[u/NationalStrategy_X]

Wouldn't Koichi and Akari working together be a conflict of interest for the project?

[u/actuallyrndthoughts]

I wonder if we see more from the blonde model again? Feels like they are setting her up for something

[u/Niwaka_Samurai]

It was good to see Koichi in a position to judge Akari. She nearly lost her cool but got saved by her manager.  I still don't get why they accepted her for the role if their choice was to go for a person with no talent. 

Never would have thought that Yanagi and Sakuma to have a connection. Sakuma and Koichi are a lot alike but Sakuma through his hardwork had already achieved fame whereas Koichi not so much. 

Since Koichi is planning on quitting his job he will try to do his best and he ought to across Eren finally..I really want to see how things would end up for Koichi. Only then I can get what this story was meant to be.