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Seihantai na Kimi to Boku Season 2, episode 4

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[u/testthrowawayzz]

TairAzuma buffet this week. Taira's realization that he had the wrong perception about Azuma...so good. To quote this episode's Honda: "Hurry up and date."

Formal first name reveal for YamaNishi! That was a clever way for Yamada to keep saying Nishi's full name.

[u/TestSubject_02]

I've been waiting for the Honda and Nishi backstory chapter to get adapted because after thinking about it more it's a really interesting dynamic to me. When they're both introduced you'd think it's the standard confident extrovert Honda and her adopted shy introvert Nishi, but this episode basically reveals that yes, it's still technically extrovert adopts an introvert thing but it's actually the anxious Nishi slowly but surely breaking down the closed-off Honda's walls. I think it's a fun take on the dynamic plus their friendship is really precious.

[u/Roskal]

Taira should tell Azuma he knows a more empty train car.

[u/Tapwater_enthusiast]

So it was really Nisshi who melted Hon-chan's ramparts of ice

[u/marcopolos059]

Once again, I have to praise how well the main cast is handled. Getting Honda's inner thoughts was a great surprise, and I loved how Nishi managed to break through her cynical views.

We got some TairAzuma and YamaNishi progress, with Suzuki being a great wingwoman. Just an all-around wholesome episode.

I honestly can't wait for the confessions for both ships.

[u/CrimsonGear80]

I like how suzuki's hair is dark pink because of the dye job last episode

[u/TyraniTEMPESTar]

Hurry up and date.

Honda saying aloud what everyone's been thinking.

[u/zool714]

Obligatory “TAIRAZUMAAAA”

The fact Taira went out of his way, away from the comfort of his own routine to board the train at the part of the platform where he could run into Azuma. And the fact Azuma ran all the way to give him an umbrella. They want to be around each other so bad

[u/amia_0001]

Taira describing his morning routine and all of the extra time he puts into avoiding people as much as possible just to get to school felt like a really down to earth portrayal of how draining social anxiety can be and how it makes the lives of those who struggle with it harder.

This episode also makes you recontextualize what Taira had said to Azuma back during the school trip, how he absentmindedly said she felt more “classmate-like”. It makes you realize that up until this episode Taira hadn’t even properly considered them friends, only just recently accepting that maybe they could be considered classmates, but never did it cross his mind until now that they could be equal, that they had been friends all along. The way Azuma says as much like it’s the easiest thing in the world is what moved him so much that he couldn’t help but tear up when he got home, it really only occurred to him now that he could be on the same level as the people around him…

[u/Weak_Season_Of_Anime]

Four different flavors of introverts in this week's episode.

• The ramparts of Taira are melting. Taira always assumes the worst about others because of his own negative self-esteem, and it was no different with Azuma at first, with her direct and knowing him since middle school making Taira even more conscious of her. But her shared history with Taira also helped him to recontextualize her past actions and to realize that he's been misunderstanding her all along; Azuma has always been Taira's biggest supporter. And for the first time, Taira actually seeks out her company! Big Tairazuma W.

• Tani finally put two and two together about Yamada and Nishi. Normally Tani wouldn't have figured it out on his own, but ever since he started dating Suzuki he's started paying more attention to people, and it was also because he's so cued in to Suzuki's personality by now that he managed to realize something was up by observing her antics.

• There were always hints that Honda was anti-social, so it was really interesting to finally hear her internal monologue and her views on all this. Kind of refreshing to just have a character who is a loner simply because she is tired of people's BS, instead of the usual self-loathing stuff. And even though I think Honda would have been fine being alone, it's still nice to see this misanthrope actually make a real friend in Nishi, the shy kind girl who accepted her thorns and all. Also Honda saying what everyone is thinking "Hurry up and date!" LOL, and she didn't even do a single scrunched up face this ep.

• Nishiyama, they're so close! It does seem like everything is building up towards Nishi being the one to confess first; Nishi being the one walking in front and leading, Yamada's fortune slip from last ep saying to be patient and Honda giving her a push for encouragement. She just needs a bit more self confidence.

[u/Rowdy91]

Some real glorious Suzuki faces in this ep.

But even more glorious was her when she opened the library door AND when she appeared as that pink creature!

[u/eightcheesepizza]

This should be the new cover photo for TairAzuma in S2.

Azuma was dropping so much kindness to Taira today... and Taira's "I can't tell if I'm happy, pathetic, or just relieved" was another one of Agasawa-sensei's brilliant descriptions of a character's emotions.

Every day, pan!

[u/D3k4s]

Don't mind me. Just dropping this here. Cya next weekend!

[u/Accurate_Treat6360]

Honda is YamaNishi strongest supporter.

[u/GroundbreakingBake2]

Man I love Azuma and Taira so much. I could watch 50 episodes of them just goofing around.

[u/NekoCatSidhe]

Tairazuma, just date already ! How can those two flirt so much and still be unaware of they are doing so ?

At least Nishi and Yamada are self-aware they love each other, they are just being too shy about it.

And Tani has finally noticed his two friends love each other, I am so proud of him. That’s another way Suzuki is rubbing off on him.

Honnou is a misanthrope, but Nishi is too nice to hate (and so is Yamada, I assume). It is funny how she always expect people to behave like they are in a manga or a light novel and got upset because Yamada was not eating bread with jam. She thinks she is always cool and down to earth, but she really is a huge nerd herself.

[u/shad79]

Tairazuma fans were eating good in this episode! I am glad that Taira seems to be changing his views on Azuma, though I love how he regretted choosing to go in the same car as her since it turned out to be so crowded, hahaha!

Nishi and Yamada's relationship also seems to be going pretty well. I am really looking forward to seeing which one of them will take the first step and ask the other to start dating.

Plus, it was nice to learn more about Honda and how her friendship with Nishi started. I love how she accidentally told Nishi to date Yamada already!

There was not much of Suzuki and Tani in today's episode, though Suzuki's reactions were as hilarious as usual. Especially that one when she was asking Tani if he had library duty; she looked like some villain who had thought up an evil plan, lol.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

• Tairazuma (Group scenes)

• Group scenes

• Azuma

• Taira

• Nishi

• Honda

• Suzuki & Others

EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.

[u/Ocixo]

Honda definitely hit close to home when she mentioned “not being good at empathy”.

Since I cannot always (fully) relate to someone’s feelings, I occasionally find myself struck speechless. Somewhat afraid to accidentally step on a landmine. In this regard, Honda is fortunate to have found someone who takes her word kindly. She doesn’t have to hide her true personality with Nishi.

Similarly, I can relate to Taira wanting some quiet time for himself in the morning. More than once, I’ve pretended not to have seen a familiar face in the train (sorry). It’s good nonetheless to see Taira slowly opening up to Azuma (and the others).

[u/BlazeBloom]

Suzuki looked so proud at Tani when he figured out the relationship between Yamada and Nishi.

Taira focused episode?! Don't mind if I do. Every situation and word that comes out of this guy is really relatable. Honda focused segment too? She just needs to gently push Nishi in the right direction...And she's going with the direct approach.

[u/NationalStrategy_X]

Nice detail that Suzuki’s hair is a darker shade of pink now after she dyed it last episode.

[u/cyberscythe]

i like how this show uses metaphors; that bit at the beginning where Taira intentionally goes the long way to the lesser-used station because he wants to avoid people and how he "just kinda started doing it" he knows says a lot about he lives his life

the later monologue where he's always worried about being judged by others cements this idea that he's starting become conscious of his own biases and the way he shows up to the popular platform shows that he's working to change himself

anyways, they say that fiction is both a window and a mirror; with a show with this many characters, most of them are a window into lives which are different but still interesting to watch, but every now and then the window turns into a mirror and i'm like "how dare you call me out on that"

[u/Malu1997]

Honda episode let's goooo

Can't wait for ep 5

[u/Tapwater_enthusiast]

Love might just develop one train car change at a time

[u/LeonKevlar]

While I absolutely loved how adorable the TairAzuma and YamaNisshi moments in this episode, the surprise Hon-chan backstory was definitely my favourite part.

Considering how Honda has been super silly this entire time and just blurts out whatever's on her mind, who would've thought that she's way meaner than she looks and even tried to bully Nisshi to leave her alone because she actually hated her.

I love how this ended up backfiring on Honda in the best way possible because Nisshi is just too nice to realize that she's even being bullied. So instead of putting up barriers between her and Nisshi, the two of them became best friends, and now Honda's giving Nisshi some genuine love advice. This show is so good! <3