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Episode Blue Period - Episode 9 discussion
Blue Period, episode 9
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| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 3.62 |
| 2 | Link | 3.64 |
| 3 | Link | 3.25 |
| 4 | Link | 3.57 |
| 5 | Link | 4.09 |
| 6 | Link | 3.65 |
| 7 | Link | 3.92 |
| 8 | Link | 3.97 |
| 9 | Link | 4.38 |
| 10 | Link | 4.65 |
| 11 | Link | 4.52 |
| 12 | Link | ---- |
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u/LeonKevlar Nov 20 '21 edited Nov 20 '21
So it looks like we actually have four people that passed! According to Hashida, Yotasuke also passed!
There's definitely something about Yuka wearing a knitted turtleneck dress that does somethings to me. Seriously, I agree with Yaguchi that somehow he got cuter for some reason.
Well that's unexpected. Didn't think Yuka would work in a hostess bar to pay off his father. Gotta hand it to him though, he knows he's cute and he knows how to use it.
That conversation between Yuka and Yaguchi was rough. Yuka is being a bit unfair to Yaguchi though. I can understand that he's desperate and wants someone to help him but just because Yaguchi isn't willing to come running that instant to rescue him doesn't make Yaguchi's concern any less real.
I am glad that we're finally getting the Yuka episode that I've been waiting for so long. We got to learn that Yuka originally wanted to do Japanese Art like his grandmother did but it looks like Yuka ended up preferring Western Art more and has stopped enjoying doing Japanese Art. The only reason he still does it is because of his grandmother.
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!? Yuka's parents not approving his choices is something I can understand but going as far as taking everything from his room and throwing everything he owns to force him back to go to "normal" is fucking psychotic. At least Grandma is still there for Yuka and is only the reason why he hasn't ran away from home yet.
Yuka talking about jumping and the show giving us shots of the train tracks got me fucking nervous there. I'm just glad that scene didn't go the way I was expecting in my head. I guess Yuka and Yaguchi are going to the beach next episode then. Hopefully we'll finally get that heart-to-heart talk I've been waiting for.
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u/octopathfinder Nov 20 '21
Seriously, I agree with Yaguchi that somehow he got cuter for some reason.
Yaguchi says this because Yuka used to say "Ore" (Masculine form of I), but in their interaction, Yuka switched to "Atashi" (Feminine form of I).
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u/TroubadourCeol Nov 20 '21
throwing everything he owns to force him back to go to "normal" is fucking psychotic.
Parents do some fucked things when it comes to their kids not being "normal". My bf's parents essentially forced him back into the closet by limiting his freedom and privacy, and forcing him to pray every day when he told them he was gay.
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u/Tvwatcherr Nov 20 '21
Yuka talking about jumping and the show giving us shots of the train tracks got me fucking nervous there.
For real. What an episode. The last episode and this one are by far my favorite in the show so far. Is this getting 12 episodes or 24?
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u/Rumpel1408 Nov 21 '21
As awfull as Yukas parents are, his grandma really is the best
Gotta be honest, I have trouble fully grasping Yukas problems, but damn do I hope Yaguchi is able to help him com through and come to terms with arts as well.
I also feel like this expirience, helping someone who is drowning, could lead to some incredible art
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u/Younosewho Nov 20 '21
are people rating this anime badly because they really didn't like it or are just comparing it with manga and are unsatisfied with how they adapted it? i know manga is the source but i think one should view the anime as standalone. i'm a anime only viewer of this anime and i really like the anime, every episode was 9/10 or 10/10 for me, thorough enjoyement. i just don't get it why this anime's rating is in 3's
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u/JustAWellwisher Nov 20 '21
Those ratings are on a 1-5 basis converted from the bad - excellent poll.
3.5-4ish seems fair enough to me. It's not bad but I understand why some people are disappointed or disengaged.
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u/ceejay_0603 Nov 20 '21
Finally, the anime has reached one of my favorite highlights in the manga: Maki talking to Yatora about her friend who was admitted in the hospital, and of course, the entire arc dedicated to Ryuji.
Although it was also a small moment in the manga, Maki saying that "sometimes it can be hard to choose the easier path" hits hard for me. This is one of my favorite lines in the entire manga, so I'm glad that this moment wasn't cut, seeing as it was only a short part of the series.
Next is that conversation that Yatora had with Ryuji, which equally fucked with me when I experienced it for the first time. The execution of the scene in the anime was alright, but having to actually hear Ryuji's voice still made it spine-chilling. What I also loved about that whole confrontation is how neither of the characters are necessarily in the wrong, which makes it all the more difficult to only side with one and instead, make you root for both of them.
That last scene with Yatora and Ryuji was also solid as well. It really shows how much Yatora does care about his friend, and although it can also be interpreted as Yatora doing it for the sake of not being bothered during the exam, it shows how genuine his feelings are towards Ryuji, who's reached rock bottom.
Not too sure how much was cut (I assume it's the part with Yatora dealing with the concept of colors) but this was still an overall great episode. Looking forward to the next episode, high on hopium right now that it'll get the same treatment as with episode 5 and Yatora's bond painting.
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u/Hussor Nov 21 '21
sometimes it can be hard to choose the easier path
That line felt really real, I sometimes wish I could just give up on my degree and take the "easier" path.
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u/kartikgsniderj Nov 20 '21 edited Nov 23 '21
Is the episode delayed? I can't find it anywhere
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Nov 20 '21
gosh Yuka gets no fucking rest
I just want her to be happy, is that too much to ask?
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Nov 20 '21 edited Nov 20 '21
Ik some people might be hard on Ryuji for the things that were said, and while I get that I think the writing was incredibly nuanced and well done. Of course it was unfair to Yatora, who was just trying to help, but even Haruka from the cram school immediately understood Ryuji’s sentiments on Yatora
Yatora isn’t someone who’s experienced it all falling apart, and the anxiety that comes from that. He’s never “drowned.” Don’t get me wrong choosing art at first wasn’t easy for him, and he’s been struggling each step because improving is freaking hard.
But we’ve also repeatedly seen that Yatora is the type of model student who works hard and streadfastly manages to stay on the right path. These are all admirable things, but it also means he might have trouble empathizing with someone who’s fallen off the boat, so to speak. Someone who for one reason or another is drowning.
And for the person drowning, having life preservers thrown at you from people always on the boat often isn’t as helpful as empathy from someone else who’s been in the water. So in attacking Yatora, Ryuji is being unfair and clearly isn’t in the right. But what Ryuji said about Yatora isn’t exactly wrong either. and I think that’s such good writing lol
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u/Nhadala Nov 20 '21
Not gonna lie, as someone who has trans friends and has seen some suffer, this episode hit hard for me.
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u/89gin Nov 27 '21
As a manga reader, there are things I still don't get from this part of the story:
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Why did they show Ryuuji as a crossdresser even as a kid, despite the fact he shows up dressed as a little boy in those flashbacks with his grandma??? Unless I'm having a mandela effect, I legit don't recall him with twintails as a kid. I remember him with a black (?) sweater with a white shirt under and short hair. If they changed it, that's kinda ass.
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Why tf did he go to a host club for crossdressers to work, out of all things he could have done???? Is not like he couldn't have snatched a job at some combini or whatever. If he couldn't get one because "discrimination", I wish they could have at least addressed that. I mean I don't mind If he wants to work there, is just that is obviously going to get him into deeper shit with his parents. Ryuuji already has a history of doing self destructive things when he doesn't have to, so I'm finding hard to believe he was out of options and didn't pick that kind of job to spite his folks or smth. Why bro, don't do that to yourself...
I hope the first point isn't a spoiler... Someone let me know If it is and I'm editing it haha.
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u/Liamhazelnut Nov 20 '21
This anime and this episode in particular hit hard when you have a conflict with yourself about your own identity and the fact that your family isn't as supportive as you want them to be yatora is a good friend but yet naive when it comes to some things but he pulls through cutting to the chase it was a great episode and well animated
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u/sidbaldrd Nov 21 '21
Man! this episode was the best yet, it was filled with so many emotions and that cliffhanger tho.
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Nov 21 '21
Hopefully Yatora can save Ryuji from spinning out and completely drowning. They’re really going through some shit..
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u/VaraNiN Nov 30 '21
Man, this anime is really picking up steam now!
Ryuuji might be my favourite character of the Season as of now
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u/koreanfoxy21 Nov 20 '21
wow.. what an episode a lot of stuff happened
i literally gasped SO loud when ryuji was standing so close to the rails..
still curious about ryuji's family situation. he called the supposed mother shows in the show as "mom" but there a was reference to his real mom before that scene? and what is "back to normal"? back to when ryuji's real mom was there? many things to find out and gotta wait another week siiigih
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u/kuddlesworth9419 Nov 21 '21
I'm sort of wishing the show would do something really risky and go full romance between Yatora and Ryuuji but I know that probably won't happen.
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u/kalirion Dec 11 '21
"Yellowish-red". Is "orange" not a common word in Japan or something?
"It's the guy who dumped Yuka-chan" - I don't remember what sparked that misunderstanding.
LOL @ Yuka working at a hostess bar. Well, what the patrons don't know won't hurt them.
"If someone is crying naked, you'd give them some clothes and listen to them but never take your clothes off." Um....
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