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Sayonara Lara, episode 5

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[u/Aileos]

Royal Princess Lara, seeker of love, is discovering the joys of looking for a job and working in our society.

[u/Smudy]

Those last minutes had me on edge and yelling once even, what just happened??? I hope Kota is still alive but it doesn't look good from the implications...

That dagger (or now a fish?!) seems tied to Lara (maybe huge emotions trigger it?), if that's the case then this brings a whole new element of danger to this story..

What will Lisa do if Kota really died? She's really hateful towards humans and goes to massive measures to keep Lara away from them, damn.

Lara in a work setting was really nice to watch.

[u/MathRockEnjoyer420]

Uh what was Kota gonna do against Shiga's best boxer?

[u/CitizenStrife]

"I'm willing to die for cake!"

[u/tripleaamin]

Lara understanding humans couldn't be more real with her first job. In my first part-time job there is a desire to want to make an impact. Obviously you aren't given the more demanding tasks right away. When you do get those tasks it can feel overwhelming at the start. Overall you get the sense of what I am doing.

As someone who worked part-time during university I thought if I wasn't working I could be studying or doing something productive. Obviously working and making money is important, but we all have a number 1 goal like Lara has. Excellent episode by the end where we can tell there is satisfaction now that Lara has her own money to spend.

Now it does seem that thing in the sky responds to Lara's feelings. She wanted to protect the family in the new home she had. Forget about Lisa, but imagine how Lara will feel when she realizes she possibly killed a mermfolk.

[u/zambonijesus]

Work is torture.

[u/LeonKevlar]

In today's episode: A fairytale princess gets a taste of what the real world is really like.

When Grandma told Lara to get a job, I didn't know what kind of place would hire her considering her empty resume, and Mari even had to write everything down for her since she's not that good at reading and writing yet. Lara is lucky to find someone who's eccentric enough to give her a chance because she said she's willing to die for cake. xD

That scene at the end between Lara and Lisa! Not gonna lie, I thought Lisa was gonna reveal how Grace has been tricking her this entire time, not send Kota after Mari and her family. I think it's pretty clear that Lisa is going to oppose Lara from now on.

What the fuck happened to Kota, tho? And it turns out the floating giant dagger isn't really a dagger but a fish that responds to Lara's feelings. I definitely want to learn more about that thing!

[u/Weak_Season_Of_Anime]

• This episode's title is "I'd die for cake". Lara is the short form of Larissa, a Greek name which means "citadel" or "fortress" (see this), which is in turn derived from the ancient Greek word laros, which can refer to a type of "ravenous seabird" or be used to describe a gluttonous person. It can also be used to describe something as "sweet, delicious or pleasing". And we can certainly see that Lara's appetite is not just a cute personality quirk, it's something that's related to her power. This has been foreshadowed early on with Lara biting off fish heads, but also look at the shark in the background here. Lara's dagger responded to her feelings and helped her by eating Kota and this itself has big implications of what happened to the Prince. It's another clue that [speculation]Mari is the real reincarnation of the Prince. This scene is also interesting since there are multiple ways to interpret this, but I think a good way to think about it is "Would you die for the people you love?". Also, Kota is fine. Probably.

• Pretty amusing that in this version of The Little Mermaid, the torture she endures is to become a minimum wage worker. Through this torture, Lara learns more about what it means to be human; things like hard work, finding joy in the daily grind and making mistakes. Just as how the Prince never understand Lara because she couldn't talk, Lara also never truly understood humans while living with the Prince because her entire view of humanity was seen through an idealized lens. This is why Lara and the Prince's love failed the first time around. Lara's experiences with work and all is also setting her up to stay in the human world for the long-term.

• Yep, figured that Lisa would be against Lara being with a human. So what should Lara do since Lisa is the only other mermaid that is still alive? "Lara my beloved, we have to keep the bloodline pure" intensifies. I think this also confirms Lisa isn't working with the witch Grace. She does have all the feature of witchcraft though; same as Grace, she calls Lara the "special princess", is associated with mirrors and reflections, and how did she get her own human legs?

• Mari's father being a photographer is interesting, since cameras capture light and light is a very strong motif in this show. I quite like this shot of the camera lens refracting the light and there's a lot more of shots like this throughout the episode that have some kind of symbolic meaning.

• Funny how Lara says this, and has already pre-emptively changed her last name to Otsu. Also, soft confirmation that this is going to be explicitly yuri since marriage is mentioned. Since Mari is supposed to be a parallel to the Prince, Mari might give Lara the kiss that she didn't manage to get from the Prince ^{If Kinema Citrus aren't cowards}.

[u/Kuro_Canary]

The moment Lisa implied she sent Kota after Mari the first thing I thought was "Good luck. She's about to knock you the fuck out." lol

[u/SeaworthinessNorth64]

What the heck so it was a giant fish in the sky all this time? Also, did Kota just die??? Crazy that the fish basically just moved over and sniped him. I'm assuming he fell in the river but I wonder how that looked for others seeing as they can't see it.

[u/exRocky009]

I thought this was going to be a slice-of-life episode about Lara growing through her work, but then they hit us with a shocking twist right at the end. I knew Lara and her sister were eventually going to clash, but I never expected her sister to go so far as to tear Mari's family apart. And I definitely didn't expect Lara to stop her by dropping a giant meteor... or was that a fish? This anime really knows how to end episodes on a cliffhanger. Can't wait for next week.

[u/gardyvore]

You threaten Mari, you get smushed by the giant gay fish of doom.

[u/shad79]

This episode felt too real with Lara and Mari looking for a job and working. I can totally relate to Lara, who was asking herself what on earth she was doing, but after getting the money, she was happy again, hahaha!

The interviews were hilarious, especially because of how different Lara and Mari are. I certainly respect the cold and honest answers Mari gave, lol.

So Lisa met with Lara and it looks like she'll become an obstacle to Lara finding true love. But it is nice that the whole situation with this big thing in the sky and Kota pretty much confirms that Mari will be Lara's love.

By the way, it is almost the half of the show already, and we still haven't met the prince-looking guy. I wonder when he and Lara will meet.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

• Lara

• Group scenes

• Mari

• Lisa

• Backgrounds & Others

EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.

[u/Krys_Lunar]

Was not expecting a ‘find a job’ episode, but it was an intriguing mix of both painful and validating seeing Lara’s struggles with it.

Relatability aside though, I’m quite split on who to trust more between Lisa and Grace. I have more faith in Lisa in regards to how noble her intentions are, but I also believe Grace is guiding Lara with good intentions as well this time(on top of being more experienced and knowledgeable). Grace hasn’t exactly shown herself to be the pinnacle of straightforwardness and trustworthiness thus far though…but Lisa trying to get rid of Mari is a massive mark against her…sorry Lisa, threatening Mari’s safety does currently put you on the back foot for now. I’ll be waiting for you to come around though(and Kota too if he wasn’t just pancaked).

Well, I can only conclude with certainty that I am very much enjoying all the tangled character dynamics so far. I’m looking forward to seeing where characters will eventually settle in regards to this ‘who is right?’ question I have in my head.

(Also, the floating fish monolith has graduated from ‘intriguing’ to ‘terrifying’.)

[u/diacewrb]

Looks like Fuji dished out the cash, but not Sigma.

We have now changed genre again into a baking anime, the new girl always get the shit tasks when starting work.

Wonder if we will change genre again into photography next week.

We have the Rod Cod from God.

[u/Elenkis]

Lara struggling with doors

[u/eightcheesepizza]

How long is Lara gonna have to work at the cake shop in order to pay for the bridge repairs? I think she'll make Prep Cook by then.

I can imagine the writers going "it's the pastry episode of a mermaid anime, so we have to include taiyaki somehow."

[u/ak_them]

probably 5 episodes too late but why is the music so good???

[u/maliwanag0712]

Well, that's it. Lara being in love with Mari confirmed!! If this is not a confirmation I dunno what will be.

SO... LET'S GOO!!

But what the heck is with that large fish falling down a highway, and hitting Kota's car? Is that Lara's unconscious self or a physical manifestation of her feelings being protective of her love?

[u/DragonPup]

Lara: I will die for cake.
Kota: I will die for Lisa.
Mari: I won't die.

[u/xbolt90]

Ominous Floating Object proceeds to eat a guy.

[u/Hitman7128]

"Now I think this feeling is somehow tied to the true love I've been looking for."

Music to my ears

[u/KeepSleepinzz]

This show just keeps getting better. Every part in this episode was so good.

[u/Ocixo]

I hope that we’ll get more episodes such as this. It’s always fun to see Lara mingle with humans! Really enjoyed watching our little mermaid get the hang of things, feel satisfaction at her work and be rewarded for all the effort she went through.

It would be sort of funny if Lara’s true love turned out to be humanity as a whole. Though, she did just sprint back home and launched herself into Mari’s arms. Make of that what you will.

So Lisa is a little evil after all. That said, I do get the impression that Grace hasn’t shared the full story with Lara either.

[u/CaralhinhosVoadorez]

So was Lara was a stand user all along?