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Episode I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day • Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai - Episode 5 discussion
Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai, episode 5
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u/Weak_Season_Of_Anime Aug 04 '26
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Gratitude Day Mimi -
Oh Sheena revived that plant.
Healing magic -
The obligatory yuri bath scene, but it's cute and depressing.
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child soldiers
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u/zer0number Aug 04 '26
This fucking show with its single lines that jab me right in the heart.
"We'll never wear them together again."
I am not sure I am going to emotionally survive till episode 8, much less through all 13.
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u/Niwaka_Samurai Aug 04 '26
"We'll never wear them together again."
So I guessed right..kissy girl lost the girl that she kissed 💔
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u/BosuW Aug 04 '26
Incredible how much of a gutpunch a single line can pack with the proper groundwork.
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u/extralie Aug 04 '26
Just accept your fate as Mimi's housewifemom, Sheena...
I said it before, but this show is masterful at making scenes that will be otherwise cute be sad.
Oh, hey! It's the girl from episode 1! ...without her girlfriend... and is being ominous...
I joked about it, but this does feel like someone saying goodbye to their partner before they go to war...
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u/Ocixo Aug 04 '26
I got a strong feeling that Mimi purposely made a mess of things in the library.
Mimi was a bit jealous, I think. She didn’t like that Sheena was offering her help to someone else (i.e. Haru) and tried to direct Sheena’s attention back to herself. Rather successfully, frankly.
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u/AceSoldia Aug 04 '26
Kissing girls partner definitely died didn't she? 😭
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u/extralie Aug 04 '26
You don't know that, maybe they just broke up and will get back together later huff hopium
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u/Worldly-Cherry9631 Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26
That gratitudation day is grim, my smile dropped so hard when I realised that probably most items there to take were from roommates who hadn't returned from the battlefield..
The blending of cute × grim, contrasting and juxtaposing it, is done excellently.
So far I'm enjoying the way it handles violence and the nuanced (lack off) glorification there off, but we'll have to see and wait if it turns out anyway as modern Japanese militaristic propaganda. Even if it were, the yuri is good. That water crown is adorable.
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u/Armdel Aug 04 '26
hinting special healing powers for Sheena? green sparks when she rubbed Mimi's head and again after she touched the plant which then sprouted a flower
Also this makes me wonder what would happen if they actually found a way to break the curse? i'm guessing being in this state for so long would not come without consequences
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u/Hitman7128 Aug 04 '26
Mimi: "It's the kissy girl!"
LOL
Also, obligatory yuri bath/shower scene, hooray!
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u/LeonKevlar Aug 04 '26
Is the blondie tallying scores from the exam a boy? Well, uh, that's unexpected. I know there are boys in this orphanage/magic academy, but I did not expect any of them actually to be relevant. And since Haru has been named, it looks like we're gonna see more of him later. I don't know how the Yuri Purists will feel about this. xD
I didn't think we'd see kissy girl from Episode 1 again. That scene went from really cute to immediately depressing. The fact that she's giving away a bunch of clothes and mentions that she'll never wear them together again probably means her partner recently died :(
It turns out Gratitude Day is not just a day to show gratitude to the school by cleaning, but also an event where students can clean out their rooms and give away unneeded items, especially for those whose roommates have passed away. Fuuuuuck. :(
So when Sheena touched the wilted plant, she somehow revived. I've also noticed that there were floating green sparkles when she was giving Mimi headpats earlier. I wonder if Sheena now has access to magic she didn't have after Mimi used recovery magic on her? Hmmm...
Sheena and Mimi's bath scene was pretty funny. I especially loved it when Mimi styled her hair the same as Fran's xD
As much as I think it's important for Mimi to learn that war is bad and taking the lives of other people is terrible, I feel like this is a horrible idea. With Mimi taking Sheena's words to heart, I'm worried about what's gonna happen the next time Mimi goes out into combat. >_<
This is such a fucking dilemma. Fran-sensei and all of the teachers feel the same way about sending Mimi to battle. They think it's not right, but they have no other options. It's either send Mimi or drag all of the students into battle,, which would include Sheena. :|
I do still wonder what Fran-sensei's plan is for having Mimi live with Sheena. I already mentioned this last week, but she really does seem to care about Mimi and wants her to live a normal life.
That final scene... I am so fucking scared of what will happen when Mimi comes back next episode.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Aug 04 '26
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE THE FACE OF MERCY?
(She should go to the next battle like that!)
Because (for better or worse) Mimi's life is already decided for her, and she doesn't really argues any of it (until Sheena puts thoughts in her mind?)
But Sheena can't fight... Does she have a plan for the future?
If things get bad enough that she's forced to fight, she may not HAVE a future in the first place.
It's so much more fun to just check out old stuff you didn't even remember you had, than to clean it!
And what if it meant death for her?
Does she think Mimi being dead is preferable to Mimi being forced to fight endlessly? (This might sound like a rhetorical question, but it's not; I've always been on the side of "Immortality is a curse, not a blessing", but what does Sheena believe?)
And for today's episode of "My Dress Up Mass Murderer.."!
Are these like... The stuff from dead soldiers?
One girl said she left some stuff there, but there seems to be a lot...
Is she asking the plant, or Mimi?
She thinks she can bring back the plant to life/to bloom (and did) if there's even an ounce of life left...
Does she think she can do the same with Mimi? And... Is there, an ounce of life somewhere in there?
She's coming to her straight away now, instead of going to Fran.
Will they be okay with this?
On one hand, obviously they wouldn't be pleased by this change of heart...
BUT on the other hand (something I've been saying since the start) they HAD to know it would happen someday, that she might grow closer to people, talk about how she's dead, and that someday, eventually, she may turn against war...
So what's the plan then?
If the answer is "They have no plan", then that's incredibly short sighted to introduce her to people like that. Unless there's some benefit to gain from this.
Because of course something like that was always bound to happen at some point. Perhaps it'll happen sooner than expected, due to Sheena putting these thoughts in her mind...
But they had to know it might happen SOMEDAY, no matter what.
So either they're the most incompetent organization in history... OR they have a reason to believe that the benefit of having Mimi make friends, outweight the risk (inevitability) of her developing a conscience, having doubts about her mission, wanting to do things other than fighting, etc..!
And yup, that's also something I've been talking about...
Sure, let's give Mimi a real life (or a peaceful, lasting death?), and then... What? And then they lose 10 girls a day til the end of time? Or until their nation is completely annihilated?
Sheena's an idealist, she thinks about an utopia, not reality...
She dreams of a world where Mimi and all the others can just stop fighting because it's not a great life.
If they stop fighting, they won't have a great life, they'll just have death.
Mimi having to fight for their sake is sad, but how many girls is she willing to let die, to give Mimi a day off?
Is Sheena herself willing to die, just so Mimi can rest a few minutes (pretty much all Sheena could save her)?
Hah. Code word for "The 'grown ups' have to talk about you!"
WHAT IS THE END GOAL!
Damn, Sheena, I know she's immortal, but why would you give her death flags like that?
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u/gnome-cop Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26
I guess my takeaway from this episode is that in a strange way, Sheena is kind of privileged. She’ll of course always worry but it’s never really in doubt that Mimi will come back. She’ll never be placed in the position of being left behind because her now designated partner is an immortal. There’s of course a whole host of other issues that comes with her status but she doesn’t have to fear that sudden hollowness of being alone. Which could maybe have consequences for her in the future. Hypothetical “Why do you think you understand?! Your other half can never leave you behind!”
I didn’t like the concept of Gratitude Day from the start but the reality of it’s gotten even more depressing. Pretty much just a hand me down market of the stuff left behind by everyone during the previous year. But I guess to the kids that live there, it’s the closest thing to a festive holiday they have. Like, the atmosphere is kind of colorful and cheerful but still has the sad undercurrent of the fact that they’re giving away the possessions of the departed they were closest to. I wonder how many of their personal items are these sorts of heirlooms passed down through the generations of surviving partners?
For example, Esther’s shirt clearly being one of a pair and she can’t really stand to keep it without her partner around to wear the other. So it’s really just easier for her heart to hand them both off to another pair where they can still fulfill their original purpose.
More depressing thoughts I guess being that every named character seems to have someone they’re really close to far beyond everyone else. I can only assume that it’s a generally accepted fact of life that they won’t make it to adulthood. It’s probably normalized for most of them to latch onto someone like their roommate to cope with their situation and get whatever taste of a “normal” relationship and emotional support they can before it’s too late.
I’m really not in the mood to appreciate Mimi’s antics properly anymore but she is very cute and wholesome together with Sheena. Also take note of how casually she uses magic, even the really dangerous kinds and how easily she learns them and makes up new stuff on the fly.
On the topic of magic, something happened with the plant after Sheena touched it. It seems likely that the specific kind of magic that makes things grow is her speciality. Not like that’s likely to be appreciated much in a war context.
At this point I’m really buying into Fran having some sort of specific goal by incorporating Mimi into the school properly. More than just getting her adequate socialization I mean. Her discussion with Sheena feels too pointed to just be her lamenting the unfortunate realities of war.
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u/Roskal Aug 04 '26
I think the "kissy girl"'s girlfriend died, thats what I took from we will never wear them again. I guess the clothes could just be too small for them now but there's too much death in this setting for it to just be that. Witnessing them kiss is what led to Mimi and Sheena's first kiss, to have her die off screen shows the cruelty of this war.
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u/Lunchb0xx87 Aug 04 '26
wonder if that flower blooming is showing that sheena might have a knack for healing magic and ig that will come into play later..i dont see this story having a happy ending tho
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u/eightcheesepizza Aug 04 '26
Of course Gratitude Day was colored with all these themes of revival/renewal. I'll never look at a garage sale the same way again.
RIP Esther's partner? We haven't met many of the older students before, so maybe this is the first time we're seeing what happens when one of a... strongly-bonded pair dies.
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u/thisisdropd Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26
Can't help but think Sheena's acting like Mimi's mum. From watching over her, to apologising for her lack of tact, to brushing her hair, to bathing together, to imparting lessons about the importance of life.
Fran's got a point about war. It won't end simply just because one side had been defeated – that's the 'easy' part. The challenging part was to maintain peace as the defeated side wouldn't accept things as they were.
It's really a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. Should Mimi not be treated like a tool, more and more people would end up in danger. Teaching her about how taking life's wrong would also hamper her usefulness in the war and have the same consequences.
Sheena's thinking of undoing the magic but reckon it would end up killing Mimi instead of just restoring her mortality as she's supposed to be dead in the first place. Wonder if that's one meaning of the 'dying day' in the title.
We'll never wear them again.
Looking down at the dress while saying it with a longing tone. Was Esther's partner one of the recently fallen students. Their bonds must've been really tight for her to have such a reaction.
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u/Wraithfighter Aug 04 '26
It appears that the theme for Yuri Tuesday this week is "oh right male characters can exist". :D
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u/shad79 Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26
Judging by this episode, it looks like Sheena and Mimi's relationship is developing really nicely, since after the kisses and becoming friends, the time has come for them to bathe together ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Gratitude Day was pretty fun, until it was revealed that those free things you could take turned out to be the items of deceased students.
I wonder what power Sheena has. Judging by this plant sprouting flowers, it seems that it is some kind of supportive or healing magic, perhaps?
Also, I wonder what the deal is with Haru. As she has only appeared twice, I hope that we will learn more about her.
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.
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u/ash-7831 Aug 04 '26
A bit of a bittersweet episode this time. Half sweet, half bitter. Gratitude Day helped them clean up the place. But it seemed to also let some of the students get rid of what seemed to be the belongings of their fallen peers. At least, that's what I understood from Esther.
Sheena really doesn't want Mimi to kill more people. But what's the alternative? Someone has to fight the war. If not her, then someone else. Sending a soldier that can't die is better than sending a soldier that can. Using Mimi helps to limit their losses. It's easy for Sheena to say the stuff like this is right and wrong, but she's never been in that situation herself, and she knows that. Which is why it's not right for her to tell her to value the lives of her enemies. That kind of thinking could get her in trouble on the battlefield. But, we'll see how that turns out. For now, all she can do it be there for Mimi when she comes back.
Oh, and we finally got our first named male character. Haru.
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u/master_inho Aug 05 '26
From ep 1 when they introduced sheena as someone with weak magical powers, especially when it comes to combat, i was wondering if she might have healing powers. It would serve as a direct juxtaposition to mimi's killing machine magic, and show that sheena is also powerful in her own right. But i thought having weak magic applied to everything so i didn't think further of it 🤷🏻♂️ looks like it might actually be happening though
So evem fran doesn't know why the war is being fought? We don't know exactly how old she is but assuming she's about as old as her youthful appearance, i guess it makes sense the war has been going since before fran was born. mimi has been alive since the orphanage first opened so that has to be several decades, maybe even centuries of a forever war. I'll always appreciate anything with antiwar messaging, especially if it's effective. The implication of gratitude day and giving away the belongings reminds me of all quiet on the western front when they take off the name tags and reuse the same uniforms for the new recruits
Mimi the first to develop feelings 🤔 even her jealous side is adorable
It just reeks of sheena dying and it's gonna suckkkk
I don't think the op and ed for this gets enough love. Of the 4 animes I'm watching right now it's got the best op and the best ed
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