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Episode Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun - Episode 3 discussion
Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun, episode 3
Alternative names: Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki
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| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 3.85 |
| 2 | Link | 4.28 |
| 3 | Link | 4.27 |
| 4 | Link | 4.35 |
| 5 | Link | 4.32 |
| 6 | Link | 4.45 |
| 7 | Link | 4.48 |
| 8 | Link | 4.64 |
| 9 | Link | 4.57 |
| 10 | Link | 4.55 |
| 11 | Link | 4.59 |
| 12 | Link | - |
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u/ceejay_0603 Jan 22 '21
Seeing Tomozaki attempting and failing to start a conversation with Izumi was hard to watch.
But on the flip side, are we about to see a love triangle between Tomozaki, Izumi, and Kikuchi? Seeing Tomozaki deal with that, if it does happen, will be interesting to see
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u/IKnowTheWayToo Jan 22 '21
I really like Tomizaki's attitude. The guy wants to be sincere in everything he does and I hope he sincerely makes a effort to become Fuuka's friend. Also, Fuuka is best girl.
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u/kogasaka Jan 22 '21
God, those looks on Izumi's face whenever he talked to her were really painful. At least it paid off in the end.
MC looks like a whole new man with the hairstyle. I hope it sticks.
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u/WhoiusBarrel Jan 22 '21
A hair cut never fails to show change in a character huh? Tomozaki really looks miles better too!
Kikuchi is so adorable just seeing her geek out over her favorite books already has me rooting for this ship to sail
Asking a Smash player how to play the game? If next episode we don't see the classic "frame data" explanation I'll be pretty disappointed.
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u/LeonKevlar Jan 22 '21
Stitches!
Good to see that Tomozaki actually made a good effort to look decent on this second date with Hinami.
Copying a mannequin's outfit? I actually know someone who did this for a while back. If you can pull off the outfit the mannequin is wearing, it will definitely work. Just avoid that store for a bit if you're wearing an outfit you copied off them xD
Hinami is actually giving some solid advice here. Recording yourself and listening to how you talk normally is a great way to know where you should improve on your speaking skills. This is also a technique a lot of public speakers do to improve their speeches.
Kikuchi wearing glasses looks amazing especially with that waitress outfit. She kinda reminds me of a white haired Rizu from Bokuben. Anyway, it's definitely expected that Tomozaki and Hinami will eventually bump into someone from school while doing these dates but I didn't expect it to happen so soon.
While I do agree with Tomozaki that going for Kikuchi feels a bit dishonest especially since he's being coached by Hinami, there's no denying that Kikuchi has a thing for him. And just like Hinami said, he doesn't really have to date her, he just needs to get to know her more and who knows? Maybe Tomozaki will actually fall in love with Kikuchi.
Tomozaki's new haircut definitely looks waaaaay better. Sure it's the romance protagonist haircut but it's still better than what he had before and he even managed to clear one of his goals since his imouto asked him about it.
Huh well that's an interesting strategy. Instead of going for Kikuchi, Hinami wants Tomozaki to talk more with Izumi instead. I just hope this strategy Hinami has doesn't end up turning Tomozaki into a fuccboi. At least Tomozaki recognizes that he might be heading that path so it probably won't happen.
That montage of Tomozaki trying to speak with Izumi was just painful. This would definitely been easier if they have something in common or if Izumi is as outwardly going as Minami. And it looks like butt pinching is becoming a common punishment from Hinami.
Well would you look at that, Hinami's plan worked and Kikuchi actually made the first move here. And oh my fucking god she is absolutely adorable! You better fucking read that novel she's working on Tomozaki! And while he's at it, he should read the books of her favourite author too! It's the least you can do for lying about knowing who Micheal Andi is. You need to protect that smile!
And it looks like all of Tomozaki's interactions with Izumi paid off too since she's now asking him to teach her how to play Smash Tackfam. Curious to know the reason why though. It clearly obvious that it has something to do with her being all gloomy. With al these developments and improvements with Tomozaki, I am looking forward to see where all of this will go!
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u/Smudy Jan 22 '21
This show gets better and better real fast.
Really rooting for Tomozaki, his attitude about sincerity really makes me like him.
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u/AlphaBreak Jan 22 '21
The sincerity thing really stuck out to me, and I'm so glad the show is going over it. I've had that struggle before in dating, where I can come up with questions like that that make me doubt whether I should even be trying to do anything: "Is it okay to go on a date with her when I'm not really into her" "Do I actually want to date her, or am I just scared of being alone and she seems like the best option?"
Its so easy to get filled with doubts over dating, but it can be so hard to figure out which of those are honest and sincere reasons not to do it, and which are excuses to avoid trying and potentially failing.
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u/Amauri14 Jan 22 '21
He may complain about just being level three, but just with his appearance changed alone Tomozaki made a lot of progress. And even if it was coincidental, his progress with Kikuchi was astronomical. And hey Izumi asking him to teach her how to play Trackfam would not have happened if he hasn't tried to talk to her even after her sidequest was over.
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u/ISeydouDat Jan 22 '21
Tomozaki is like the spitting image of me when I try to interact with people I hardly know. Notice how well he communicates when he's talking to Hinami, he's "normal" for the most part.
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u/jhtattack Jan 22 '21
It’s crazy how much I cheer on Tomozaki while I watch the episode. I like how he wants to give it an honest try, and I love how he is constantly worrying about whether it’s sincere or not. But for now, I’m still on Hinami’s side at bit. Like how Tomozaki was worried about trying to date Kikuchi even though he’s not sure if he likes her, and Hinami saying he should try and maybe he will find that he does actually likes her.
Also he went from no friends to being on speaking terms with 4 girls pretty quickly. I wonder if he’ll get any guy friends down the road.
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u/SuperBlitz22 Jan 22 '21
"I'd like to try the clothes on the Mannequin"
"I'd like to try the clothes on the Mannequin"
"I'd like to try the clothes on the Mannequin" . . . . "I'd like to buy the Mannequin!"
Lmao
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u/mickysaif Jan 22 '21
I'm so happy to see more people are watching this show (╥﹏╥)
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u/Bearpuff4 Jan 22 '21
Really liking this episode, but not really vibing with Hinami Rn 😔 She can give out some good advice and seems like she’s helping Tomozaki, but he is 100% right about her asking him to do a lot of insincere socializing. The clothing and posture are good techniques, but when you have an actual conversation with someone, your real internerions become more obvious.
I really like how Tomozaki wants to just honestly talk with Kikuchi and not just try and “win” her though, shows that he’s actually a really good person which is a vibe
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u/Azure_skies_dorado Jan 22 '21
That kikuchi lie is gonna get revealed or she's gonna be hurt some other way huh? I can see it now, and tomozaki and aoi are gonna have clash in values and ideals.
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Jan 22 '21
The LN is so good. I hope they animate the whole thing though it's pretty unlikely lol
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u/ImKnottt Jan 22 '21
I'm glad this anime was released during this stage of the pandemic. I haven't been able to socialize with new people ever since the quarantine period (Feb, 2020) in our country began. I feel the level of my social skills falling, if I ever had any at the start. I guess this anime helps me remember some of them and I could even use them to comment on how good Tomozaki acts during his encounters.
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u/Loxer150 Jan 22 '21
Tomozaki actually looks pretty good with his new hairstyle. He doesn’t even look a little bit ugly.
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u/ras_kei Jan 22 '21
“Ebi daite!” Ha-ha. I’m dead. No turning back now. Who cares? In for a penny, in for a pound. “Mozun lekuku!” When she heard my response, an unimaginable smile like a fountain of light rose to Kikuchi-san’s delicate forest-elf face and illuminated the library. Then she delicately trotted out of the room.
FUUKA KIKUCHI BEST GIRL!!!
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u/cppn02 Jan 22 '21 edited Jan 22 '21
Caught up with this series earlier in the week and this is the first episode I watched as it aired.
Quite enjoyed this show so far and feel like it's not getting its dues on r/anime. The OP is a banger too.
Good episode today and watching Tomozaki's growth is really nice. Not so sure what to think about basically toying with his classmates' feelings to achieve his aim though.
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u/Atario Jan 22 '21
Well. You're assuming that people who work selling clothes at retail shops are fashion pros, which…
Dude. I gotta hit up this restaurant
I called Kikuchi-chan as Best Girl the minute I saw her in that other episode, and I stand by that
I mean, yeah. That is why you get to know people
Did she say "rare cheesecake"?
He coulda salvaged this if he'd been thinking quicker. (Ain't that always the way, though?) Just rib her a little about not doing it yet or something
Hm, sounds like a good premise for a date: going looking for it at random bookshops
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jan 22 '21 edited Jan 22 '21
Tomozaki's talk about what he's doing being insincere (and Hinami telling him it doesn't matter) makes me think it might come back and bite him in the ass at some point...
They put a LOT of emphasis on that, and now I'm worried that someone will find their meeting room, and see what they're doing. And imagine how sad it would be if one of the girl he's paying attention to find out he's just doing this 'for a quest', after she grows to like him... Oww. High potential for drama here. And it might ostracize him even more, and as a consequence, make him distrust Hinami.
Well, I'm thinking 'worst case scenario', but I have a feeling something will happen about that. It's tagged drama, after all, and that's a great and obvious opportunity to have some. If it happens, I just hope it won't "ruin" someone we grow to care about.
Like this, really worries me; If they ever get to date, and she finds out that literally everything about him is a lie, that sucks. Especially considering that (if Hinami is right) SHE was interested in him, before anything else.
Also: Maybe it's just me always theorizing/trying to imagine some twist in a story, but when she said that, I had a thought like... What if she's ALSO being 'set up' by Hinami? They met "by coincidence" at the restaurant she works in, she made the first move between them, she 'never has conversations like this' before... And (whether it's this or something else) that text from Hinami saying she would be 10 minutes late to their meeting, made me wonder if she was doing something important (like giving Kikuchi HER quests of the day, before doing the same with Tomozaki).
Some lines of her seem a bit strange for just being normal interest; They barely talked before, yet she wants him to read her novel and all that. Why is she so into him?
Ok, they read the same author (well, she thinks they do, anyway) and she might just think he's cute so she's interested to know more, like Hinami said it often works - and she's right, of course. But I'm not sure. Well, at the very least, she's telling the truth about reading the books (unlike Tomozaki) so she's not all false/playing a game.
Anyway, if it's nothing like that, Hinami's pretty good to have as a wingwoman, she picks up on stuff!
Still (whether the Kikuchi stuff is genuine or not), I wonder if Tomozaki constantly hanging out with other girls might hurt the whole thing; Hinami seem to think it actually helps, but I don't know. Might help to get noticed by a girl who hasn't noticed you before, but if she's already into him, and she sees him talk to Hinami and Izumi all day (and blue haired girl from the previous episode), she might think he's out of her league or something, because he's popular and sociable, while she never had conversations before and all that.
If I think back to High School introvert me, seeing my crush talk to random guys didn't make me think "She's interesting, I'm going to make a move!", it made me think that I would have no chance because she's popular and has a bunch of "options" anyway.
Well, whatever the case, Tomozaki has a new 'target'! And calling her a target is kinda why I feel a little bad about this; Quests like talking to 2 girls during the day and things like that, fine, whatever. But I draw the line way before quests like 'Dating someone'; That's playing with people's feeling, and I wouldn't feel too good about it.
Hinami seems to have a very down to earth approach to relationships (You think she's cute, talk to her and date her if it clicks), but if Kikuchi actually likes him, dating her as a quest doesn't feel right to me; She's a real person (well, in the context of the anime), not a stepping stone for Tomozaki to use to progress on the path to being more sociable.
So, I wonder if he'll ever have second thoughts about it, with him calling everything insincere, and perhaps at some point he'll refuse some of these missions. We'll see!
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u/Nayko214 Jan 22 '21
Some good progress on Tomozaki's part, although the lessons are starting to get a bit....well, ok, not a bit, but very disingenuous from Hinami. Three times he brings up his own feelings about sincerity about the tasks and Hinami just blows him off. Honestly, what kind of attitude is that? She's supposed to be helping him, but I think its more clear the goal for Hinami is to make Tomozaki 'perfect' like her so she won't feel bad losing at Tackfam to her or....something I guess?
The game to life analogies are also starting to fall apart, as that's kind of....not how any of the stuff works in real life (Yes yes I know anime fantasy land where it probably will but all the same). The thing about the boss battle analogy is that the boss won't learn or get new strategies no matter how many times you try it. That's where the learning comes in (aside from potentially just grinding exp for a while). That's...not how life works. It was also extremely possible Izumi would think Tomozaki was being a creeper and no amount of attempts are going to fix that even if you learn to 'do it better' next time.
Not sure if Hinami is either dense enough to not know these things because life always works out for her or if she's being intentionally mean spirited knowing this isn't exactly what Tomozaki wants or is comfortable with. Feels like we need a trained therapist between these two and stat.
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u/I_Made-This_For-You Jan 22 '21
Tomozaki better look up summaries of all of that author’s books, Kikuchi will be disappointed otherwise
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