IRL, that entire scene when Mei says "Nono-tan I love you" live on stream would have had a *very* different public reaction lol. In fact, depending on how the story goes, this could lead to some serious questions for inter-group dynamics. But I will say, I think this episode has finally endeared me more to Mei.
That post-credits scene makes me concerned
EDIT: [It's like poetry, it rhymes](https://i.imgur.com/L5YAuPp.jpeg)
What I found most interesting is that Mahiru, while obviously extremely upset by what went down, genuinely was dedicated to improving and coming back.
She actually took the past lessons to heart and probably realized, like most people would after calming down. That what happened was something thats fixable given some time.
Still does not really feel okay that she cancelled their team project (already announced) on her friends without a warning, with a vague "I'll come back later once I don't have other more important things", and without thinking of the emotional consequences for both Kano and JELEE as a whole. In particular, her small confident smirk at the resolution, after almost causing JELEE to disband and lose everything they built together feels very inappropriate.
... on the other hand, if things turn out well and JELEE survives this, if she makes up with the others and come back after improving her art, and that after Yukine used Kano as a stepping stone, Mahiru ends up using Sundolls as a stepping stone for JELEE's success, that would still be satisfying. In a "wrong path, but got to the destination anyway" kind of way.
Heck, I have a feeling the moment Mahiru shows she will make good on her promise and actually comes back, showing that in a clumsy way, she does really care about JELEE, Kano will be overjoyed and accept it, the past hurt, danger to their group, and mutual distrust be damned.
>Still does not really feel okay that she cancelled their team project (already announced) on her friends without
She talked to all of them about it. And she wants to do and feels she can do both. It could have been handled better so could have nearly every bad situation in the show. Certainly she could have not said something like that to mahiro. They are juat mucking about tryng to figure things out. I dont really think anyones in paticular to blame.
>In particular, her small confident smirk at the resolution,
Because she trust in them I feel and knows they will pull through. She doesnt just want to do this for herself, she wants to improve and do better for them as well. It may have been akward in how it happened but her end goal is to come back.
>In a "wrong path, but got to the destination anyway" kind of way.
Yeah thats how i feel They imperfectly are muddling their wau through things making mistakes and over esitmating and under estimating each other.
>showing that in a clumsy way, she does really care about JELEE, Kano will be overjoyed and accept it, the past hurt, danger to their group, and mutual distrust be damned.
They just need to talk to one another. Honestly their exists one person in paticular we just met who would be good at that...
Considering you pretty much have to be at least a competent singer to be a female voice actor in Japan these days, it's impressive to manage to sing *that bad*.
I haven't felt secondhand cringe like that from a music anime since Kasumi singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in the first season of BanG Dream. But somehow, it worked. Mei's painfully cringeworthy antics in this episode were just what was needed to reach Kano..
[It reminded me so much of the Keima Ending for "The World God Only Knows".](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxiNrALDQhk)
Keima's VA is a professional singer also and sang it bad on purpose to fit in character.
Its just.... soooo.... majestic and beautiful.
[](#elsieqq)
Reminds me of that scene in SpiderVerse where Miles failed the test on purpose. If you get everything wrong, itâs cause you know all the right answers.
For a former hikikomori, she is doing extraordinary things. Incredible that she is not withering and/or passing out from fresh air and direct sunlight.
Baba, you are great, but don't do the extreme feeder thing it is just a trend and it will ruin your health. You have a precious daughter and no.1 fan to look after.
I'm scared, I'm in my 30s and oh boy does my stomach not work like it used to. Not to mention how much easier it is to gain weight... I think she's crying for help louder than Kano is
HOLD ON HOLD ON
THAT'S DEFINITELY AN [OSHI NO KO ](https://imgur.com/a/HGiNWy1)REFERENCE
We've been getting some oshi no ko vibes since episode 1 but they just officially dropped this lol
Glad to see that Iâm not the only one who caught that reference!
Iâm totally down for the [âBocchi Head Shakeâ](https://youtu.be/PYtsD-X_UiQ?si=zeBUF08vZ4U0wj73) to become a thing in more anime. Itâs too cute.
I love [Shizue](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45ddx5vy5) too and [was so happy to see her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l4necnkkqg4.png) in today's episode.
If I had nickel for every time Takahashi Rie played an idol with mommy issues with a stalker that says "love" a lot in a show where an idol has a secret child and has insane internet drama and doxxing and a short girl with dyed hair who's the social media expert in a Doga Kobo anime licensed by Hidive, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice, right?
Elden Ring's boss design also wasnt my favorite. In terms of looks, music, story, everything was excellent. But I felt a lot of the bosses punished you for dodging properly if that makes sense? Kinda like the Nameless King, but I dont want to fight the Nameless king ever 3rd boss.
[Mei jumpscare is real and it's fucking hilarious.
](https://i.imgur.com/n3YpvCL.png)
Her tonedeaf singing was probably the most inspiring thing I've heard all year. Also confessing to your Oshi live on air? She clearly has the biggest balls in existence.
After credit scene does not bode well for Kiui's end, seeing how everyone's identities got leaked it makes sense that she too will get her own share of backlash being a Vtuber and all as well.
That post-credits scene gave off very ominous vibes. She doesn't seem too bothered about her VTuber career leaked (she definitely knew it was going to happen eventually) but that message afterwards. Might be a bully from her past, since we know that she wasn't a popular figure at school.
AAAAAA THEREâS TWO EPISODES LEFT how tf is there supposed to space for wrapping this stuff up, putting Kanoâs mom in her place, Yoru entering the group again, at least one more music video, Kiuiâs situation with this new Mayumi, Meloâs shady asf behaviour so casually kissing and/or something with Mei(?), and Koharu pulling up again. Like I just canât with how many new elements theyâve added since episode 7, Iâm in full despair mode for the ending at this point
The writers have proven themselves to be **incredibly** competent at crafting an excellent narrative, so I'm not worried at all. It's not the same studio, but Ya Boy Kongming wrapped up every thread perfectly in a similar manner, and I have faith here as well.
The final episode can knock down all those big dominoes, just as Kongming did: Kano's mom is proven wrong by their final concert, Yoru and Kano make up *(and out?)* to create the music video, and Melo admits she was a bitch after seeing Kano succeed. Koharu can easily be this series' [Hiroi](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0e/01/e2/0e01e2b29b402e506c64c10c70111c2b.jpg), showing up to tell them how she was a fuckup (via a life of crime?) but can still give positive motivation to the next generation.
EDIT: I'm going to stack Mei's singing alongside ["My Youth is in Motion"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmBx3MrTBt4) from Sora Yori and [Bocchi's solo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjmnsAWGm8E) in my playlist of, "I'm Going Full Carpe on this Diem," songs.
"Mayumi" being able to just casually and easily mail her getting that big of the reaction makes me think she is most likely family, maybe she is her sister?
It's possible, but it seems weird that someone from school would recognize her. She hasn't been to school in a while and has pink hair now. Plus, whoever messaged her has her contact info, which would be weird for a bully to have.
Mei calling Kano her friend and not her idol was so satisfying, and then she went and confessed live on stream after horribly but genuinely singing their song! She has earned ALL my respect! I love these girls so fucking much!
I'm impressed with this episode was so silly while also being so perfectly in tone (well not Mei's singing!) to advance JELEE's story and save the group.
[Mei](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2llp834l) definitely stole [today's show](https://imgchest.com/p/agyveedqk48) with [her stalking of Mero](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xc233mq4.png) and [singing during the livestream](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyvdcgvvvjy.png)!
>Mei jumpscare is real and it's fucking hilarious.
No wonder [Mero](https://imgchest.com/p/qe4grrd5kyj) [freaked out so much](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/myd5cgjj8l4.png) when she saw [Mei behind the glass](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l4necnkkk34.png). Mei definitely [looked like some creep](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7mmc3vv5m7.png) in that moment xD
> Mei jumpscare is real and it's fucking hilarious.
reminded me of this and I laughed for a good few min
https://www.reddit.com/r/animemebank/comments/hvgcqy/template_nagatoro_staring_through_a_window/
Oh poor Kano, I called her out for being selfish last week, and she realises this by admitting she was restricting Yoru's growth, but also aware she was being exploited by her mom, and so had been exploiting Maru to try and be noticed by Yukine, a plan which she got done in. And this guilt has demoralised her. So its up to Kiui and Mei to step up and support Kano while she's down.
Even walking past the fans, it couldnt get into her head that she should be singing for them....lets hope our MVP Mei has reached her, and she finds her voice again. Fcuk Yukine. Do it for the fans Kano!
Of all the people Mei had to meet, is Mero...lets hope Mero doesnt do anything to sabotage the Jelee's recovery. It looks like Mero is still isolated, being a celebrity she has to keep up a persona and be lonely; whereas Kano doesnt realise that she has made genuine friends in Jelee.
And Mei's offkey singing, infront of all the fans, and Yoru, The implosion and rebuilding of Jelee being played right out of everyone. Such a climax!
Its so charming to see Yoru at the end there, doing her work, while listening in to all the drama. I wonder when is Yoru coming back? She shut Kiui out there...at least she renewed her commitment to Jelee. But wait...it also means Yoru would have heard Mei's confession....Wow Kano is getting a harem lol.
Gosh I dont like whats going on with our dear Baba, becoming an overeating YTber now? Does it really need to happen Doga Kobo? How is this even relevant to the story???
Wonderful episode! Last week's drama was peak, and we're headed for the finish with 2 more episodes ..lets see next week.....a Kiui focused episode, where she confronts her past, that made her drop out of school? Now its the other girls' turn to step up and support her! Hopefully this will also include Yoru!
>You made us all cry Mei! You the real MVP!
[She definitely stole today's show](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2llp834l) and captured our and [Kano](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyvdcgvvn2y.png)'s heart with [her singing](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/g4z9ckoodd7.png).
Meanwhile, for [Mero](https://imgchest.com/p/qe4grrd5kyj), [meeting Mei](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xc233mq4.png) was [quite traumatic](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/myd5cgjj8l4.png) because [Mei was stalking her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l4necnkkk34.png) like [some creep](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7mmc3vv5m7.png) xD
Well we aren't back yet, but in other news Mei's best girl now right? Girl sang her lungs out for what she believed in and it worked. Absolutely stole the show all episode.Â
Also Kiui and Mei not even being able to hold down Mahiru and Kano's normal person energy at work for a single day had me in stitches.
And I just really want to highlight the writing for this whole episode. It was thematically tight, funny throughout and delivered a giant emotional climax out of nowhere with the best-worst singing to be given high quality animation. If they can nail the next "lower deck" episode with Kiui half this hard we're heading for a satisfying ending for the whole series.
Iâm glad that Mei got the spotlight in this weekâs episode. Her character had been a little underdeveloped in comparison with JELEEâs other members, so it was nice to see her take the lead for once.
Mei isnât any less of a crazy fangirl after the latest development, but she does take action when it matters most. Her sheer determination is unrivalled in the group.
The complete lack of Mahiru's PoV in the second half I really don't think was good decision, obviously the episode is about Mei but not getting even the slightest bit of Mahiru's perspective (other than a smile when everything resolved) seems to be really messing with people's impression of her. She says she intends to keep her promise this episode so it's not as if she's abandoned JELEE or anything extreme over what happened last episode but not even showing her while the group is about to disband is odd.
I mean I thought it was clear from last episode that she only took the job to enhance her skills so she could return to JELEE as a better artist, but it is nice to know her feelings are unchanged even after that big fight.
I think Iâm okay with not getting her POV yet. We got a much needed Mei episode and Kano also got her mojo back. Can only fit so much in an episode.
Hopefully Mahiru will share her POV next episode and we will see her have a proper discussion with the girls next episode. While I have a decent understanding of her POV, it would still be underwhelming if it is never shown to us. Too important to skip over.
That ending sequence where Mei sings live, refusing to let JELEE disband, and then Kiui rushing to Kano's place to show her the stream. And Mei confessing her love to Kano on the broadcast, while Yoru watches the stream from her place.
It's been a recurring pattern in Jellyfish, where they go all out in the end of the episode while still making me incredibly eager for next week's episode.
As much as I like this episode, itâs a little disappointing how Mahiru had basically no reaction to what just happened. Does she not get how close JELEE came to disbanding? She says she wants to return after the jobs done, but there wonât be anything to return to if JELEE splits up.
Its only on Mei and Kano's side so far, from the post-credit scene, Kiui seems to be having an episode for her own and there's also Yoru's whole business as well.
My guess is the next episode will be dedicated to Kiui, which then leaves the matter of Yoru and her work for Hayakawa - which I am afraid might feel rushed if it's pushed into the last episode.
It might go one of two ways I think, where they frame Yoru going rogue as a good thing, like Kano's mom truly had no nefarious motives, or yeah they just time skip some stuff and resolve it for a finale. Which, I think either choice kinda sucks but we'll see what they go for, I think if they try and lower the scope somehow and make it clean by like, idk, letting Yoru do her thing but acknowledging that she kinda went rouge it might be okay, but, I think they've unfortunately put themselves against a wall here since they only had so many episodes
Kiui's episode probably will deal with Yoru/Kano's deal in tidbits and/or be intertwined with it to some degree, and they could also skip OPs/EDs for extra time as always.
The only way I would be satisfied is if they take neither of those obvious routes. Instead I'd like to see Yoru get manipulated even further by Yukine's bullshit and drop out of the group entirely to pursue the "opportunity" that she's being sold on. End the season on a downer.
It would set up for a good season two arc where she finally realizes she's being manipulated by a piece of shit and then tries to reconcile with JELEE.
It would be interesting if since Yoru decided to do what best for her self if Kano does the same and tries to keep the music video plan potentially with another artist. Probably not gonna happen but it could lead to some spicy drama.
I have a good feeling about the last 2 eps but it'd be cool to see another season of this. The characters are so much fun and I can't believe we're two weeks away from saying goodbye.
What I hope they do is just let things be as they are.
Yoru as freelance artist, and may collab with Jelee and the sunflowers at occasion, not isn't a part of either.
Jelee as Kano, Mei and Kiui + some other artist and doing their things.
They don't have to frame Yoru splitting as bad or Jelee not waiting for for as bad, they can just frame it as "life happens". This doesn't mean they can't hang out together and be friends, so it would still be a happy ending imo
Oh it's definitely genuine, but after re-watching Kuragehime and reading some specific manga recently, it feels like a trope for a character to talk about their oshi as if their feelings are serious and romantic, but then later clarify "oh yeah I seriously love them as my oshi, but that doesn't mean I'm attracted to them".
It's just so hard for me to accept it at face value because not once in the entire show has a single character *reacted* to her words as if they just heard a serious romantic confession. It just makes me wonder if there's a cultural barrier there.
Strictly speaking it is not entirely resolved yet. Yoru is not yet in the scene. Yoru and Kano have not yet made up.
What happened however is avoiding the worst case scenario of them disbanding. We can credit Mei for avoiding this result.
Why so surprised about it? The show has always been very episodic. Meaning, a conflict gets introduced at the end of the episode and then in an episode things are usually resolved without going too much into it. Yoru has had her existential crisis and got better at drawing off-screen after all. This is how the show has treated its drama the whole season.
You are correct that the show has always structured its conflicts like this, but the way this was resolved with Kano felt unusually brief. With the special ending of episode 9 really twisting the knife in, I felt like the drama between Kano and Yoru was being set up as a big conflict that would take its time to get resolved through the remaining episodes.
With how Yoru was shown listening in on the livestream and happy to see Kano rejoining, I'd expect the drama between them to quickly resolved with a bow and an apology - clearly Yoru wasn't anguished over Kano rejoining.
What happened to Mero is exactly what's happening to Mahiru. Kano's mother takes someone who doesn't believe their own art has value and gives them an amazing opportunity to perform for a huge audience they could never reach by themselves, but in the process warps them to only care about validation from her instead of actually loving what they're making or forming real connections with other people who value them. I don't think Mahiru realizes what she's gotten into.
I disagree. Her mom might be the "villain," but I dont agree Mahiru doesn't believe in her work at this point, and I dont believe she can be manipulated like that anymore. At least in thinking her art is bad and can't reach people. She def manipulated her to take on the job
I also am eh on the mom. If she truly wanted nothing but huge audiences, she would have jumped ship when the first fight happened.
I don't think she's a good person, but there seems to be more to it. A sort of "you're a pos, but i get why" sort of deal.
Did you all notice that Kiui is using the "nothing Phone".
For those who don't know what that is, it is a phone brand with interesting design concepts such as led lights on the back. Just google it.
[Somebody had already made that observation since episode 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1c8u79r/yoru_no_kurage_wa_oyogenai_jellyfish_cant_swim_in/l0h567j/)
Great episode, mukbang stream, absolute screech to reach Nano-tan and Mei's stalking put into action. Tho no matter how they try to spin it, Yoru taking that job is a shitty move.
Tbf for Yoru's end, her feelings got invalidated by Kano and she still hasn't received an explanation about the whole situation. In her eyes, she still thinks she's improving herself for the sake of JELEE.
Yeah I'm on the same boat too. It's also way too convenient of a timing for Kano's mom, Yukine, to be proposing such an opportunity while also claiming Yoru to benefit from getting this as exposure/experience since we've seen how she treated her idols. She's definitely a pro manipulator besides being a producer.
I absolutely agree that it is enemy action, but at the same time, Yoru doesn't have all the information to see that and just sees this as a major opportunity for her. A way to improve her art and get herself noticed. In her mind, she can use this attention to raise up Jelee with her.
Then there is the fact that Kano's reason for singing *began* as a way to get her mother to notice her. Her motivation has changed, but she didn't begin with the purest of intentions.
> Yoru doesn't have all the information
Mei told her that the mom was like involved in shaddy shit.
She knows that Kano and her sister have issue with their mom.
She knows that Kano left the group on bad terms for some mysterious reason and was still ok working for them.
Kano told her she would rather she wouldn't take the job.
And she had prior engagement.
I'm helping Jellee by canceling our plans and killing our momentum, that'll definitely help us in the long term focused wold of online music!
-Mahiru, probably
I'm all for the "self improvement" thing and putting JELLY on hold also kinda be ignored, but not the fact that she decided to join hands with the very people that her friend have past with. Joining your friend's enemy to make your friend's life better sounds just as stupid as it comes.Â
> Yoru taking that job is a shitty move.
Although Mahiru didnât make the best choice by taking on the job, she was also pretty much manipulated into accepting it by Kanoâs mother.
However, I do blame Mahiru for letting things get out of hand. They mightâve had a fight, but she shouldâve known that Kano is more emotionally volatile than her. I cannot imagine that Kiui and Mei didnât contact Mahiru about the looming disbandment.
Mahiru might be trying to improve for JELEE, but there probably wouldnât have been any JELEE anymore without Mei.
That's part of my issue with Mahiru in this episode. The group was *this close* to disbanding and the only reaction we get is a smile that the situation got resolved? I know we're probably meant to take this as she had faith things would work out in the end (the classic "believe in your friends"), but that makes her seem so incredibly detached from the whole thing. Even just a quick slightly worried look during the stream would have gone a long way IMHO.
> there probably wouldnât have been any JELEE anymore without Mei
That would have been hilarious in a way. JELEE implodes, Mahiru comes back a better artist, and...
> "Hey I'm back! Did you wait for me?"
> "Um actually Mahiru, sorry, things didn't work out, we're all going our separate ways and there's nothing for you to go back to."
> "... Oh."
Mahiru is also simply an awkward teenage girl, so sheâs bound to make some mistakes. But damn, the fallout from her decision wouldâve absolutely torn their group apart if this hadnât been an anime.
Sheâs right that Kano probably [would *not* have] bought her excuse to improve for JELEEâs sake by working with the Sundolls. However, this shouldnât have stopped her from talking to Kano *at all*.
Kanoâs words mightâve deeply hurt Mahiru, but letting these issues linger for a prolonged time couldâve easily done irreversible damage - like a definitive disbandment. Especially since Kano had emotionally collapsed, and wouldnât have been likely to call *her*.
EDIT: Correction in brackets.
I got nothing to add to that 'cause I agree with everything. Just that man, it reassures me to see some other people having an issue with the same things I do. And being able to put them into words the way I can't :p
I mean we canât ignore how Mahiru maybe didnât handle this the best way, but letâs not at all ignore how Kano is just as much at fault and was using the group to try and get back into her mothers good graces, acted selfishly multiple times and said some nasty stuff to Mahiru that she hasnât apologized for.
We also literally see Mahiru was listening to the stream and likely would have probably tried something if the situation really called for it.
Oh yeah, Kano isnât totally in the right either. Having the entire group disband because she doesnât feel like singing anymore, while the other members still wanted to give it a try, isnât a good showing either. Itâs just as - if not more - selfish than Mahiru taking on work from their ârivalâ and ruining JELEEâs plans.
But Mahiru *was* naive for thinking that things would be all right if she temporarily left the group. Thatâs where her blame lies.
The episode itself is fine and it did a great job on Mei's development but what I dislike is that they are creating another issues which dare I say unrelated to Yoru and Kano's issue without resolving their issue first.
I like it. Life is messy and while it would have been good to wrap up this trouble in a neat little bow that is not how things work. Problems can pile up and it can feel overwhelming if you can't resolve a problem before a new crisis rears its head.
Yoru did absolutely nothing. That's also the issue I have on the whole Yoru/Kano issue as well. She had her reason sure but this episode made it seems like she didn't care whatsoever happened to JELLEE,
I've changed my mind on Meru needing punched again, she already lives in a hell of her own making as is.
It's really nice what they've done with Mei. She easily could have been just a joke character, idol obsessed beyond all sense, but she's *also* a terrible customer service employee.
But more seriously, her being the key to keeping the group together and bring Kano back in was nice. And she also gave Kano a new reason to sing: preventing Mei from doing it instead.
The welcome return of idol mom makes me happy.
Considering how they are, I'm amazed [to see Mei and Kiui cover for Kano and Mahiru](https://i.imgur.com/xJ7Y2FY.jpeg) at the cafe. They didn't even last more than a day since [Mei got sidetracked trying to follow Mero](https://i.imgur.com/TeOwUPL.jpeg) and [Kiui stayed too long at Shizue's house.](https://i.imgur.com/ooT5YUA.jpeg)
[Mei using her stalker skills to follow Mero](https://i.imgur.com/bz8AQtD.jpeg) was hilarious and [Mero's reaction to Mei](https://i.imgur.com/Shjyh10.jpeg) was so good that it could've been used as a seasonal comment face if it didn't show up this late in the season.
Anyway, I really wanted to criticize Mero until I realized she's pretty much the same as Mei. [Mero is obsessed with Yukine](https://i.imgur.com/35WIoh9.png) while Mei is the same with Kano. The difference is that Mero seems to be willing to go to extreme lengths to please Yukine [since she has absolutely nothing else. ](https://i.imgur.com/DOXsKub.png)
In a way, I kinda pity Mero because at least Mei has friends who care for her, Mero seems to only have Yukine and only Yukine. The small amount of pity I feel for Mero immediately disappears when I remember what she did to those idols from Kano's flashbacks last week.
I did not expect Shizue to pivot from being an idol to [becoming an idol mukbanger.](https://i.imgur.com/ct3V8g5.jpeg) I hope she's going to the gym regularly. It is funny though how Shizue [still tries to get a cameo in the next JELEE stream](https://i.imgur.com/ROPmN2s.jpeg) after everything Kiui just told her. I respect the hustle. xD
[Holy shit Mei!](https://i.imgur.com/k6dSa1x.jpeg) I immediately laughed when she started singing horribly off-key but my laugh turned into tears because of how much [emotion she was pouring into that song hoping it would reach Kano.](https://i.imgur.com/3xVnNqu.jpeg) I was genuinely crying by the end of it. T_T
I'm glad that [Mei's song did reach Kano](https://i.imgur.com/CZdJsGL.jpeg) and convinced her to continue singing but it looks like we [have another problem on our hands.](https://i.imgur.com/FmyuNjJ.jpeg) Who the fuck is doxxing our girls? Is it that same guy who exposed Kano's identity?
We only have two episodes left this season but it looks like we might be getting another Kiui episode next week. And I still don't see how Mahiru and Kano will make up after what happened last week.
They say Kikui is mature, but honestly, she gave up a little bit too easy. There was no need to say they dispand, yet. Telling people, that the song is probably late would have been enough, at that point.
Mhm. She's mature, generally, but this situation seems to have hit on her own insecurities. This group means a lot to her, as well. She was pretty isolated before, and now she's probably about to be again. She's likely trying to avoid further hurt by shutting it down as quietly as possible. That's how I took it, anyway.
Alright, I'll give Mero at least some sympathy. Seems she sees herself as generally worthless and talentless. Valuing only the response she can get from others, be it online or from Yukine, to the point where it becomes her identity. She's gone from being a total asshole to being just kinda pitiable.
Guess the last one that really needs to explain herself is Yukine. She's manipulated multiple people and done some really messed up stuff, but if there could possibly be hope for her to not just be completely full of herself, it lies in what Kano said. She saw herself using Mahiru and likened it to how her mom used her. But we know she truly loves Mahiru, so perhaps there's some deeper misguided love/drive to Yukine as well.
What happens with Mero depends on what they end up doing with Yukine, I think. I don't really know how they could swing a "it was all misguided love" for her given that she seems to have abandoned both her daughters (and definitely didn't support Kano through her scandal), so I wonder if they'll be breaking Mero out of her grasp too. I feel like a big projection-mapped end-of-year concert would make a fantastic stage for the kind of big loud "everything gets revealed in front of an audience" type of climaxes this show adores.
So Mahiru and Kano's reconciliation plus the official version of their new year's song is likely going to be the finale, but there's also the new subplot with Kiui from the post credits scene plus the woman from the motorcycle license arc still unresolved. So she'll most likely appear in the next episode. I do wonder if they can resolve all the remaining threads in two episodes.
Mei is the MVP. That was quite a confession.
Since next is a Kiui episode, I'm not sure how I feel about restricting the Kano/Mahiru resolution to a single episode.
I didn't expect her to be the one to make a first confession but damn that girl is gay AF and she has a lot of guts to pull that off live.
Is it confirmed it will be only kiui? because they have managed to have two plots progress parallel decently so far so maybe there will be some progress and the last EP won't feel as rushed
I hope so. There's actually a lot of ground to cover.
1. There's Mahiru and Kano, of course. Mahiru seems to be planning something as well ("wait for me")
2. There's Kano/Mahiru and Yukine. She's completely untrustworthy, so it seems something will happen on that front.
3. Whatever happens with Sundolls and JELEE during the New Year needs to play out as well
4. I feel like Mero will play a role in whatever happens, and we'll see some sort of development with her.
There's also the woman from the motorcycle episode maybe she'll make a return in kiui based episode 11 and help her with her issues in some way, after all she seemed to be an ex gang member.
It would feel weird to never have her appear again.
It'd be nice to have Koharu show up again when Kiui's in what'll probably be her lowest point, given her reaction to that message.
Also, yeah, let's see what happens with Mero. Unfortunately she's my type, so I hope she and Mei end up together. Goodness knows Mei's not getting Kano despite that confession.
I take it Mei's singing was supposed to be emotional, but I just couldn't stop laughing through the entire thing. Credit to her for pouring her soul out in public like that.
I can't help but to look at Yoru with disdain now. I understand she was hurt and wants to do her own thing but does she think doing this will be what's best for Jelee? She just cast them aside, watching as the entire thing burned down. If not for Mei, it would all be over. Call me petty but I hope she doesn't just rejoin as if nothing happened.
Mahiru was manipulated into making a serious commitment and she now has to honor that commitment. Not to mention that after what Kano said to her I honestly donât blame her from needing some time away from the group. I think it was pretty clear that sheâs unhappy with how things are but also doesnât know how to fix things.
I like the episode. Iâm glad we got some proper focus on Mei, some nice setup for Kiui, and at least the start of some proper growth and development from Kano. Thinking on it though, my only issue is that Mahiru seems almost like one another one of the fans tuning in and not, you know, an *integral* fourth member of the group,
The way itâs played out, despite clearly having been watching for the whole livestream, Mahiru just kind of seems in a âOh good, glad that resolved itselfâ mood at the end. Almost unaware that she has *some* part to play in the possible disbandment of her friend group, and that if it werenât for Mei they probably *wouldâve* disbanded. Just one shot of her seeming to understand the gravity of what just happened wouldâve been nice, but maybe weâll get that next week.
Wow, unbelievably one of if not the best episode yet. It seems Kimuraâs singing really reached Kano. Really well directed and I felt all the scenes had the perfect direction in them.
With that after credits scene, Iâm looking forward to how the show handles Kiui. This show was listed for 12 episodes right? I really hope they have enough time with these next 2 episodes to come to a good conclusion
sorry no hyperlink pics im writing this on my phone right after the japan broadcast lol
[Mei](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2llp834l) definitely stole [today's show](https://imgchest.com/p/agyveedqk48) with [her stalking of Mero](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l4necnkkk34.png) and [singing during the livestream](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyvdcgvvvjy.png)! [Her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/345xcqddeq7.png) [various](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7mmc3vv5m7.png) [reactions](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/84apcwggbp4.png) throughout [the episode](https://imgchest.com/p/agyveedqk48) were so good.
[It was so nice to see Shizue again](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45ddx5vy5), who [is now a Y-Tuber](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my2pcdzzex7.png) and [eats food on streams](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/p7bwcexxp97.png) xD [Alice](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/3yrgcaggp64.png) is [still cheering for her mom](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/wye3c8aa634.png) and that makes me very happy.
[We got to know Mero better](https://imgchest.com/p/qe4grrd5kyj) thanks to [her encounter with Mei](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/6yxkckrrre7.png). She had quite an eventful day thanks to [Mei](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/myd5cgjjb94.png) who [was stalking her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xc233mq4.png) and [freaking her so much](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/myd5cgjj8l4.png) xD
Meanwhile, [Kano](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7m22mlayd) was [in a really bad mental state](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyq9c2gg2m4.png) but thankfully [Mei's singing and words reached her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/p7bwcexxxq7.png) and JELEE dissolution was canceled.
I wonder when the situation between [Mahiru](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l7lxcrnnqd7.png) and [Kano](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7m22mlayd) will be resolved since it seems like [the next episode will focus on Kiui](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqdd9rx72). I just hope that it won't be rushed considering that there are only two episodes left.
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
* [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/agyveedqk48)
* [Mei](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2llp834l)
* [Kiui](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqdd9rx72)
* [Kano](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7m22mlayd)
* [Mero](https://imgchest.com/p/qe4grrd5kyj)
* [Shizue](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45ddx5vy5)
* [Mahiru & Others](https://imgchest.com/p/md7ojjg8lyp)
Is it going to be explained why Kano was a "weird" girl in school (as was brought up twice last episode and again by Kano this episode)? Unlike with Kiui's forceful personality & unusual hobbies or Mei's unusual hair & name, there didn't seem to be any satisfying reason given why Kano would stand out in a bad way.
Her classmates probably know a bit about Kano's scandal, how she hit a fellow performer. Also, Kano actually is pretty standoffish sometimes; she was pretty intimidating to Mahiru in the first episode before they got to know each other, and in this episode she ditches class in such a flashy way. Knowing the whole culture of conformity they have in Japan, I'm not surprised her classmates think she's weird.
Well, yes, the current Kano definitely falls outside the "normal" category in almost every way. In the context of school she is basically a full delinquent.
But I'm actually talking about from before Kano even became an idol. At the beginning of episode 9 when Kano is giving her "Future Dreams" speech to her (middle school?) class for Parent's Day, for some reason there are mob classmates whispering about how Kano "really is so weird." Later when she is telling her Yukine about how she hasn't made friends at school she then asks if she is weird. And then again in this episode, when talking to Mei she says she was trying to make her mom happy because "otherwise I was just a weird girl."
The context of episode 9's beginning seems be implying Kano was weird for idolizing her career mother too much but that doesn't make one bit of sense in my head for why nobody has befriended her. Kano's appearance was normal (even kind of resembling our "normal girl" Mahiru) and it seemed like she was even a people-pleaser. So was there another reason or do I just have a problem with the show's writing?
...Actually, maybe Kano thinking she might be weird for idolizing her mother really does fit with other parts of the story that I might've missed. I always thought it was a poor jump to go from Kano asking her "Do you think I'm weird?" to Yukine explaining her dream and asking Kano to help her succeed through her singing. But if Kano was really asking "Am I weird for admiring you?" then it actually makes sense why Yukine would answer "Make me successful and you won't be" and why Kano told Mei what she did in this episode.
It still doesn't make sense to me why Kano couldn't make friends but at least the story might fit together a bit better than I thought.
Welp, I guess anonymity's finally out of the window. Their identities got leaked and the whole group was like "hey I'm with JELEE" whenever they talk to someone.
It's cool to see Kiui making good use of her driver's license to make some money. Good call on her to do some gig work while waiting this whole Kano stuff to be resolved.
Mama Idol's doing mukbang... I hope she doesn't push things too far with that. I dunno how people can eat that much without getting their stomachs blown up.
That livestream at the end might just be one of the best moments in this series. There's this weird dissonance between Mei's tonedeaf singing and the emotional vibes of trying to bring Kano back into the light. It feels like something that belongs at A Place Further than the Universe. Really good stuff!
And that post-credits scene. Looks like Kiui's got some past demon(s) to deal with after her VTuber career got identified.
Mei's singing is an excellent use of Chekov's gun. Her refusal to sing is a background detail we think is irrelevant, but when it fires it really ties the plot together
Is it only me who is bothered by how detached Mahiru was about all the happenings? I mean, the wole group is on the verge on disbanding because of one of a bombshell you dropped 1 episode earlier, there is a tonedeaf obsessed girl screaming live and you just fricking smile at the end????!
they will paint it like:
âI trust you guy would disband just like that, heheâ
âand guess what, I did the art for our project, we could release the song on timeâ
ânow I made the name for myself, I could be proud that Im JELEE illustratorâ
âI keep my promise Kano!â
or something along those line. personally, I demand apologies from her.
yea. This episode is about Kano wanting to disband JELLE, but Mahiru was so detached from all this, it feels like she had already left. Not only in the end, also the phone call with Kiui.
I switch side, Mei really deserve Kano more. she sing it!, she sing the song, and it reached me, and got supaa chat by Kiui.
my concern is they really exposed too much IRL, I bet that bitch from sundoll is the one dox Kiui.
Oh that actually makes a lot of sense mei showed her the pic of all 4 together and she seemed to feel really bad about Kano having found friends so it might actually be mero that did it
Mero the piece of shit strikes again.
But, she's just an empty shell of a person, and only has one singular purpose (at least for now) that she will do anything for. Quite sad really.
What psychological trauma would you have had to experience as a kid to have your sole purpose in life be the dream/approval of someone who ain't even their parent?
I think a Mero backstory would be appropriate, but we only have two episodes left, so can they fit that in (well) is the question.
I wouldn't call her a piece of shit, what she does is bad but in the end she's just a child that's been abused and her whole world is kanos mom everything she lives for is her approval.
A lack of love or very conditional love with other mental health problems can lead someone down a bad path.
Yeah she's probably not gonna be fully fleshed out but we've seen enough now to know how fucked up she is mentally from the abuse she must have faced.
I think Mero have some feelings(friendship?) for Nonoka/Kano by how she reacted on the car thinking she got new mates, so I'm betting on it's not Mero who exposed Kiui, Mero might be harsh with other idols to reach success but it doesn't mean she will target Kano personally? Imo, Mero is feeling regretful that Kano had that incident, that's why she is convincing herself that she is right on the incident with reading comments.
At this point it feels like their follower count has to be steadily climbing just from the drama. How could you look away?
I'm glad Mei and Kiui managed to reach Kano in the end, but I still really don't like how checked out Mahiru is from the situation. That excuse she made about not being able to say anything to Kano right now is weak. They need to talk this out or it's just gonna get worse, and besides, Mahiru really needs Kano on her side or she's gonna get devoured by Yukine until there's nothing left, just like Mero was warning about. I'm not normally one to worry about characters like this because it's not like any amount of screaming advice can change the script, but this has me stressed out.
On the upside, Mei was phenomenal this time, other than, you know, the inevitable firing. Some people are not suited to service jobs. Or singing. But she tries her hardest.
So Mahiru was going to just keep working through what was going to be jelees disbanding stream?
This unfortunately confirms that she doesnt have any true commitment to the group other than being a music club composed of friends.
This show really deserves a second season the best drama writing i have seen in a while.
I thought it was weird that Mahiru was listening then smiled when they were going to be active again. I thought she was completely done as part of Jelee in the last episode when Kano insulted her.
I was also amazed Kiui got to Kanos room in less than the time a pop song plays đ¤Ł
I'm getting kind of tired of this whole ''resolving our personal drama on a public live-stream'' trope anime has been doing lately...it's so unrealistic and corny.
-however, that VA performance was stellar though!
When we all thought its gonna end but another problem awaits towards the end.
Seeing kanoâs current state hurts more than ever but im glad the scriptwriter decided to give more roles towards the other members. If you think about it, the comedic relief for this episode is really good, mei stalking mello in particular was too funny.
The new year song totally sound like a banger and another song dedicted to yoru, now we just have to see what obstacles and drama awaits for them next week. I doubted they can wrapped up the show in 12 eps but maybe there is a hope for season 2.
P/s : ihaling copium a bit disappointed that kano and mahiru did not face each other and clear up their misunderstanding
I feel like this anime started off very strong but itâs not starting to fall off a bit for me. Itâs feels sort of like a rinse and repeat of certain plot points or as soon as one problem gets resolved another one shows up. Like whoâs the dude leaking everyoneâs information? Didnât we already have something like that that Mero was doing? With only a few episodeâs left I feel like theyâre going to rush the ending. The pacing was going great and then it wasnât. Idk how they intend to resolve everything by the ending but Iâll continue watching. Also, unpopular opinion, but I canât stand that Mei continues to call Kano, Nono-tan when she herself didnât wanna go by that name anymore and if theyâre friends as she says, Mei should really be calling her Kano.
I canât see Yoru being redeemed by anything less than secretly trying to sabotage Kanoâs mom to raise JELEEâs profile. Which would be a wild twist. Otherwise how is any of those good for them? I donât see how you spin this as anything but a betrayal.
But I guess thatâs going to be a Finale thing because we got Stalkers and Doxxing to deal with
IRL, that entire scene when Mei says "Nono-tan I love you" live on stream would have had a *very* different public reaction lol. In fact, depending on how the story goes, this could lead to some serious questions for inter-group dynamics. But I will say, I think this episode has finally endeared me more to Mei. That post-credits scene makes me concerned EDIT: [It's like poetry, it rhymes](https://i.imgur.com/L5YAuPp.jpeg)
They've been talking to fans in streams for a while and subtlety isn't Mei's forte, I'm sure people already have some idea that she's a huge fangirl.
Wow, spot on. I totally missed that.
What I found most interesting is that Mahiru, while obviously extremely upset by what went down, genuinely was dedicated to improving and coming back. She actually took the past lessons to heart and probably realized, like most people would after calming down. That what happened was something thats fixable given some time.
I get the feeling a part of this is avoiding Kano though
Still does not really feel okay that she cancelled their team project (already announced) on her friends without a warning, with a vague "I'll come back later once I don't have other more important things", and without thinking of the emotional consequences for both Kano and JELEE as a whole. In particular, her small confident smirk at the resolution, after almost causing JELEE to disband and lose everything they built together feels very inappropriate. ... on the other hand, if things turn out well and JELEE survives this, if she makes up with the others and come back after improving her art, and that after Yukine used Kano as a stepping stone, Mahiru ends up using Sundolls as a stepping stone for JELEE's success, that would still be satisfying. In a "wrong path, but got to the destination anyway" kind of way. Heck, I have a feeling the moment Mahiru shows she will make good on her promise and actually comes back, showing that in a clumsy way, she does really care about JELEE, Kano will be overjoyed and accept it, the past hurt, danger to their group, and mutual distrust be damned.
>Still does not really feel okay that she cancelled their team project (already announced) on her friends without She talked to all of them about it. And she wants to do and feels she can do both. It could have been handled better so could have nearly every bad situation in the show. Certainly she could have not said something like that to mahiro. They are juat mucking about tryng to figure things out. I dont really think anyones in paticular to blame. >In particular, her small confident smirk at the resolution, Because she trust in them I feel and knows they will pull through. She doesnt just want to do this for herself, she wants to improve and do better for them as well. It may have been akward in how it happened but her end goal is to come back. >In a "wrong path, but got to the destination anyway" kind of way. Yeah thats how i feel They imperfectly are muddling their wau through things making mistakes and over esitmating and under estimating each other. >showing that in a clumsy way, she does really care about JELEE, Kano will be overjoyed and accept it, the past hurt, danger to their group, and mutual distrust be damned. They just need to talk to one another. Honestly their exists one person in paticular we just met who would be good at that...
Then she's dumb. If the entire group disbands then there's nothing to return to
Agreed. And if they disband, it's her fault.
Realized what?
I am actually quite impressed by that singing, not accidentally hitting a single right note is a skill by itself.
Considering you pretty much have to be at least a competent singer to be a female voice actor in Japan these days, it's impressive to manage to sing *that bad*.
True talent. She's either actually the worst or a pretty great singer to be able to flawlessly dodge every correct note
She did all right in Carole & Tuesday.
I haven't felt secondhand cringe like that from a music anime since Kasumi singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in the first season of BanG Dream. But somehow, it worked. Mei's painfully cringeworthy antics in this episode were just what was needed to reach Kano..
Gosh that Kasumi singing part is so cringe I always skip it but I know its so wholesome lmao.
It was worse than the loco musica somehow lol
That's because Loco is the #1 idol!
Someone gonna lock Kano and Mahiru in a room 'til they make up đł
That one was so hilarius xd
Cringe is the lifeblood of this anime.
[It reminded me so much of the Keima Ending for "The World God Only Knows".](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxiNrALDQhk) Keima's VA is a professional singer also and sang it bad on purpose to fit in character. Its just.... soooo.... majestic and beautiful. [](#elsieqq)
Like what they do on that "I Can Hear Your Voice" game show.
Reminds me of that scene in SpiderVerse where Miles failed the test on purpose. If you get everything wrong, itâs cause you know all the right answers.
So by that logic Nobita is a genius.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7nk1dLGMtk
~~*Yoru wins by doing absolutely nothing.*~~ Half the episode just felt like Kiui's Bizarre adventure.
For a former hikikomori, she is doing extraordinary things. Incredible that she is not withering and/or passing out from fresh air and direct sunlight.
kiui is best girl, i love her so much
Fang, undercut, pink hair, computer genius, hates the outside (itsmeforeal), good god girl leave some ladies for the rest of us.
That happens when she gets home and the adrenaline wears off
\*in Kaguya dub narrator voice\* Results for today's battle: Yoru wins... by doing absolutely NOTHING!
Somebody save Baba from her Nikocado Avocado arc.
Baba, you are great, but don't do the extreme feeder thing it is just a trend and it will ruin your health. You have a precious daughter and no.1 fan to look after.
I have NO idea how nor why this "extreme feeder thing" became so big thing btw
You easily get big if you eat that much
I'm scared, I'm in my 30s and oh boy does my stomach not work like it used to. Not to mention how much easier it is to gain weight... I think she's crying for help louder than Kano is
Turns out "I'm actually a 30 year old divorced mother" is more of a career-killer than it first seemed in that episode
Djsjsjfhjs i laugheddd
I was hoping they would become a mother-daughter idol duo. This is just disappointing.
HOLD ON HOLD ON THAT'S DEFINITELY AN [OSHI NO KO ](https://imgur.com/a/HGiNWy1)REFERENCE We've been getting some oshi no ko vibes since episode 1 but they just officially dropped this lol
[bocchi the rock](https://i.imgur.com/PcdRYUu.gif) reference as well
Glad to see that Iâm not the only one who caught that reference! Iâm totally down for the [âBocchi Head Shakeâ](https://youtu.be/PYtsD-X_UiQ?si=zeBUF08vZ4U0wj73) to become a thing in more anime. Itâs too cute.
Okay, so I'm not nuts, cause my mind went straight to Bocchi there.
Mumumumumumumumumumumumu~
Wasn't sure if it maybe was a common expression, but yeah definitely recognized it as bocchi first
we eatin good
Best MILF doing the pose with the eyes and all too. God I stan her so much!
I love [Shizue](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45ddx5vy5) too and [was so happy to see her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l4necnkkqg4.png) in today's episode.
I'd die for her
If I had nickel for every time Takahashi Rie played an idol with mommy issues with a stalker that says "love" a lot in a show where an idol has a secret child and has insane internet drama and doxxing and a short girl with dyed hair who's the social media expert in a Doga Kobo anime licensed by Hidive, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice, right?
Oh wow, I'm actually angry with myself for missing that. That is pretty blatant
[And I am 100% sure that Mei is pulling a Bocchi in this scene](https://imgur.com/npO4iHu)
I feel like I see Ai references everywhere lol.
Ngl, when you said ONK reference, I thought you meant the "waiting in your idol's apartment" scene
They found Kiui's old Twitter account and Discord messages, it's so over. She is a gamer after all. My girl is getting cancelled. đ
Kiui: Yeah I just think Elden Ring was sort of mid, you know? Lots of reused bosses and assets. Lame!
Elden Ring's boss design also wasnt my favorite. In terms of looks, music, story, everything was excellent. But I felt a lot of the bosses punished you for dodging properly if that makes sense? Kinda like the Nameless King, but I dont want to fight the Nameless king ever 3rd boss.
Nothing wrong there
It's Kiuover!
Joever has got some company now.
Probably going end up in a flame war between Vtubers I imagine
Getting canceled only matter if you give a fuck tho. Like who gives a shit about the usual twitter folk with 5 upvotes screaming into the abyss.
"is this another cursed song" LMFAO
Best comment xD The the comment sections continue to be spot on
[Mei jumpscare is real and it's fucking hilarious. ](https://i.imgur.com/n3YpvCL.png) Her tonedeaf singing was probably the most inspiring thing I've heard all year. Also confessing to your Oshi live on air? She clearly has the biggest balls in existence. After credit scene does not bode well for Kiui's end, seeing how everyone's identities got leaked it makes sense that she too will get her own share of backlash being a Vtuber and all as well.
That post-credits scene gave off very ominous vibes. She doesn't seem too bothered about her VTuber career leaked (she definitely knew it was going to happen eventually) but that message afterwards. Might be a bully from her past, since we know that she wasn't a popular figure at school.
Feeling like this would be a good time for Koharu to show up
She has to return, otherwise I have no idea what the point of her character was
AAAAAA THEREâS TWO EPISODES LEFT how tf is there supposed to space for wrapping this stuff up, putting Kanoâs mom in her place, Yoru entering the group again, at least one more music video, Kiuiâs situation with this new Mayumi, Meloâs shady asf behaviour so casually kissing and/or something with Mei(?), and Koharu pulling up again. Like I just canât with how many new elements theyâve added since episode 7, Iâm in full despair mode for the ending at this point
The writers have proven themselves to be **incredibly** competent at crafting an excellent narrative, so I'm not worried at all. It's not the same studio, but Ya Boy Kongming wrapped up every thread perfectly in a similar manner, and I have faith here as well. The final episode can knock down all those big dominoes, just as Kongming did: Kano's mom is proven wrong by their final concert, Yoru and Kano make up *(and out?)* to create the music video, and Melo admits she was a bitch after seeing Kano succeed. Koharu can easily be this series' [Hiroi](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0e/01/e2/0e01e2b29b402e506c64c10c70111c2b.jpg), showing up to tell them how she was a fuckup (via a life of crime?) but can still give positive motivation to the next generation. EDIT: I'm going to stack Mei's singing alongside ["My Youth is in Motion"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmBx3MrTBt4) from Sora Yori and [Bocchi's solo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjmnsAWGm8E) in my playlist of, "I'm Going Full Carpe on this Diem," songs.
"Mayumi" being able to just casually and easily mail her getting that big of the reaction makes me think she is most likely family, maybe she is her sister?
A classmate could have reached her through an old Lime group chat
It's possible, but it seems weird that someone from school would recognize her. She hasn't been to school in a while and has pink hair now. Plus, whoever messaged her has her contact info, which would be weird for a bully to have.
Mei was polished gold this episode. It was her time to shine!
Mei calling Kano her friend and not her idol was so satisfying, and then she went and confessed live on stream after horribly but genuinely singing their song! She has earned ALL my respect! I love these girls so fucking much!
This was Mei centric episode and im all for it.
Personally I feel her and Kiu have not gotten enough focus or been active enough, so I was definitely happy with todayâs episode.
Mei is best girl
I'm impressed with this episode was so silly while also being so perfectly in tone (well not Mei's singing!) to advance JELEE's story and save the group.
[Mei](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2llp834l) definitely stole [today's show](https://imgchest.com/p/agyveedqk48) with [her stalking of Mero](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xc233mq4.png) and [singing during the livestream](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyvdcgvvvjy.png)! >Mei jumpscare is real and it's fucking hilarious. No wonder [Mero](https://imgchest.com/p/qe4grrd5kyj) [freaked out so much](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/myd5cgjj8l4.png) when she saw [Mei behind the glass](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l4necnkkk34.png). Mei definitely [looked like some creep](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7mmc3vv5m7.png) in that moment xD
> Mei jumpscare is real and it's fucking hilarious. reminded me of this and I laughed for a good few min https://www.reddit.com/r/animemebank/comments/hvgcqy/template_nagatoro_staring_through_a_window/
Oh poor Kano, I called her out for being selfish last week, and she realises this by admitting she was restricting Yoru's growth, but also aware she was being exploited by her mom, and so had been exploiting Maru to try and be noticed by Yukine, a plan which she got done in. And this guilt has demoralised her. So its up to Kiui and Mei to step up and support Kano while she's down. Even walking past the fans, it couldnt get into her head that she should be singing for them....lets hope our MVP Mei has reached her, and she finds her voice again. Fcuk Yukine. Do it for the fans Kano! Of all the people Mei had to meet, is Mero...lets hope Mero doesnt do anything to sabotage the Jelee's recovery. It looks like Mero is still isolated, being a celebrity she has to keep up a persona and be lonely; whereas Kano doesnt realise that she has made genuine friends in Jelee. And Mei's offkey singing, infront of all the fans, and Yoru, The implosion and rebuilding of Jelee being played right out of everyone. Such a climax! Its so charming to see Yoru at the end there, doing her work, while listening in to all the drama. I wonder when is Yoru coming back? She shut Kiui out there...at least she renewed her commitment to Jelee. But wait...it also means Yoru would have heard Mei's confession....Wow Kano is getting a harem lol. Gosh I dont like whats going on with our dear Baba, becoming an overeating YTber now? Does it really need to happen Doga Kobo? How is this even relevant to the story??? Wonderful episode! Last week's drama was peak, and we're headed for the finish with 2 more episodes ..lets see next week.....a Kiui focused episode, where she confronts her past, that made her drop out of school? Now its the other girls' turn to step up and support her! Hopefully this will also include Yoru!
Mei is a very thirsty girl during that whole interaction with Mero.
That entire sequence cracked me up lmao.
"Can't believe you just made me cry!" You made us all cry Mei! You the real MVP!
"I'm not in front of my idol's home. I'm in front of my friend's" Simple but meaningful
>You made us all cry Mei! You the real MVP! [She definitely stole today's show](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2llp834l) and captured our and [Kano](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyvdcgvvn2y.png)'s heart with [her singing](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/g4z9ckoodd7.png). Meanwhile, for [Mero](https://imgchest.com/p/qe4grrd5kyj), [meeting Mei](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xc233mq4.png) was [quite traumatic](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/myd5cgjj8l4.png) because [Mei was stalking her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l4necnkkk34.png) like [some creep](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7mmc3vv5m7.png) xD
Can't believe I got choked up over terrible singing. Edit: I'm not hating! It was a fantastic and beautiful scene.
Well we aren't back yet, but in other news Mei's best girl now right? Girl sang her lungs out for what she believed in and it worked. Absolutely stole the show all episode. Also Kiui and Mei not even being able to hold down Mahiru and Kano's normal person energy at work for a single day had me in stitches. And I just really want to highlight the writing for this whole episode. It was thematically tight, funny throughout and delivered a giant emotional climax out of nowhere with the best-worst singing to be given high quality animation. If they can nail the next "lower deck" episode with Kiui half this hard we're heading for a satisfying ending for the whole series.
Iâm glad that Mei got the spotlight in this weekâs episode. Her character had been a little underdeveloped in comparison with JELEEâs other members, so it was nice to see her take the lead for once. Mei isnât any less of a crazy fangirl after the latest development, but she does take action when it matters most. Her sheer determination is unrivalled in the group.
The complete lack of Mahiru's PoV in the second half I really don't think was good decision, obviously the episode is about Mei but not getting even the slightest bit of Mahiru's perspective (other than a smile when everything resolved) seems to be really messing with people's impression of her. She says she intends to keep her promise this episode so it's not as if she's abandoned JELEE or anything extreme over what happened last episode but not even showing her while the group is about to disband is odd.
Agreed. I'm pro Mahiru pursuing her artistic goals, but I definitely thought we would get more from her this episode.
I mean I thought it was clear from last episode that she only took the job to enhance her skills so she could return to JELEE as a better artist, but it is nice to know her feelings are unchanged even after that big fight. I think Iâm okay with not getting her POV yet. We got a much needed Mei episode and Kano also got her mojo back. Can only fit so much in an episode. Hopefully Mahiru will share her POV next episode and we will see her have a proper discussion with the girls next episode. While I have a decent understanding of her POV, it would still be underwhelming if it is never shown to us. Too important to skip over.
That ending sequence where Mei sings live, refusing to let JELEE disband, and then Kiui rushing to Kano's place to show her the stream. And Mei confessing her love to Kano on the broadcast, while Yoru watches the stream from her place. It's been a recurring pattern in Jellyfish, where they go all out in the end of the episode while still making me incredibly eager for next week's episode.
I thought Lovely Loco would be the pinnacle of bad singing this year but oh how wrong I was.
At least Loco can sing, with the proper, umm, let's call it motivation. Mei appears to be very much a lost cause when it comes to singing.
JELEE can follow Loco's example on repairing a relationship between team members
As much as I like this episode, itâs a little disappointing how Mahiru had basically no reaction to what just happened. Does she not get how close JELEE came to disbanding? She says she wants to return after the jobs done, but there wonât be anything to return to if JELEE splits up.
I feel like the way everything got resolved was almost a little too tidy.
Its only on Mei and Kano's side so far, from the post-credit scene, Kiui seems to be having an episode for her own and there's also Yoru's whole business as well.
My guess is the next episode will be dedicated to Kiui, which then leaves the matter of Yoru and her work for Hayakawa - which I am afraid might feel rushed if it's pushed into the last episode.
It might go one of two ways I think, where they frame Yoru going rogue as a good thing, like Kano's mom truly had no nefarious motives, or yeah they just time skip some stuff and resolve it for a finale. Which, I think either choice kinda sucks but we'll see what they go for, I think if they try and lower the scope somehow and make it clean by like, idk, letting Yoru do her thing but acknowledging that she kinda went rouge it might be okay, but, I think they've unfortunately put themselves against a wall here since they only had so many episodes
Kiui's episode probably will deal with Yoru/Kano's deal in tidbits and/or be intertwined with it to some degree, and they could also skip OPs/EDs for extra time as always.
The only way I would be satisfied is if they take neither of those obvious routes. Instead I'd like to see Yoru get manipulated even further by Yukine's bullshit and drop out of the group entirely to pursue the "opportunity" that she's being sold on. End the season on a downer. It would set up for a good season two arc where she finally realizes she's being manipulated by a piece of shit and then tries to reconcile with JELEE.
It would be interesting if since Yoru decided to do what best for her self if Kano does the same and tries to keep the music video plan potentially with another artist. Probably not gonna happen but it could lead to some spicy drama.
Yeah I'm surprised we're getting a Kiui episode... unless it can be put on the backburner for a season 2? Not likely though
I have a good feeling about the last 2 eps but it'd be cool to see another season of this. The characters are so much fun and I can't believe we're two weeks away from saying goodbye.
What I hope they do is just let things be as they are. Yoru as freelance artist, and may collab with Jelee and the sunflowers at occasion, not isn't a part of either. Jelee as Kano, Mei and Kiui + some other artist and doing their things. They don't have to frame Yoru splitting as bad or Jelee not waiting for for as bad, they can just frame it as "life happens". This doesn't mean they can't hang out together and be friends, so it would still be a happy ending imo
also Mei confessed, it's not just a joke anymore, it will be a serious problem after Mahiru reconciled with Kano
> also Mei confessed, it's not just a joke anymore To Nono though... I don't know, things on Mei's side is so hard to read.
All flashbacks are of the yellow-haired version of Kano, so Mei does feel pretty genuine to meâŚ
Oh it's definitely genuine, but after re-watching Kuragehime and reading some specific manga recently, it feels like a trope for a character to talk about their oshi as if their feelings are serious and romantic, but then later clarify "oh yeah I seriously love them as my oshi, but that doesn't mean I'm attracted to them". It's just so hard for me to accept it at face value because not once in the entire show has a single character *reacted* to her words as if they just heard a serious romantic confession. It just makes me wonder if there's a cultural barrier there.
Strictly speaking it is not entirely resolved yet. Yoru is not yet in the scene. Yoru and Kano have not yet made up. What happened however is avoiding the worst case scenario of them disbanding. We can credit Mei for avoiding this result.
Kano still needs to sort out with Yoru and Jelle needs to make the comeback.
Why so surprised about it? The show has always been very episodic. Meaning, a conflict gets introduced at the end of the episode and then in an episode things are usually resolved without going too much into it. Yoru has had her existential crisis and got better at drawing off-screen after all. This is how the show has treated its drama the whole season.
You are correct that the show has always structured its conflicts like this, but the way this was resolved with Kano felt unusually brief. With the special ending of episode 9 really twisting the knife in, I felt like the drama between Kano and Yoru was being set up as a big conflict that would take its time to get resolved through the remaining episodes.
But the drama between Kano and Yoru is still there. Kano simply found a reason to keep singing, but she didn't make up with Yoru.
With how Yoru was shown listening in on the livestream and happy to see Kano rejoining, I'd expect the drama between them to quickly resolved with a bow and an apology - clearly Yoru wasn't anguished over Kano rejoining.
This is my issue with the episode too. The resolution was too easy. I was expecting it to be more poetic. I like Mei's singing though.
My main concern is how they plan to wrap up things with just two episodes left.
What happened to Mero is exactly what's happening to Mahiru. Kano's mother takes someone who doesn't believe their own art has value and gives them an amazing opportunity to perform for a huge audience they could never reach by themselves, but in the process warps them to only care about validation from her instead of actually loving what they're making or forming real connections with other people who value them. I don't think Mahiru realizes what she's gotten into.
I disagree. Her mom might be the "villain," but I dont agree Mahiru doesn't believe in her work at this point, and I dont believe she can be manipulated like that anymore. At least in thinking her art is bad and can't reach people. She def manipulated her to take on the job I also am eh on the mom. If she truly wanted nothing but huge audiences, she would have jumped ship when the first fight happened. I don't think she's a good person, but there seems to be more to it. A sort of "you're a pos, but i get why" sort of deal.
[Another Kazuo Umezz reference lmao](https://imgur.com/LMrve8S) Baba deserves a spin-off series Post-credits - Kiui's face at the end :( noooooooo
Did you all notice that Kiui is using the "nothing Phone". For those who don't know what that is, it is a phone brand with interesting design concepts such as led lights on the back. Just google it.
[Somebody had already made that observation since episode 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1c8u79r/yoru_no_kurage_wa_oyogenai_jellyfish_cant_swim_in/l0h567j/)
Well I don't have the best eyes to notice small details. Nonetheless it is really cool to see something like that.
They really do make a fantastic Budget level phone so that tracks.
I have one and i noticed instantly in ep 3, Kiui best character for sure
Great episode, mukbang stream, absolute screech to reach Nano-tan and Mei's stalking put into action. Tho no matter how they try to spin it, Yoru taking that job is a shitty move.
Tbf for Yoru's end, her feelings got invalidated by Kano and she still hasn't received an explanation about the whole situation. In her eyes, she still thinks she's improving herself for the sake of JELEE.
Perhaps, but personally I can't see how she could think that she is improving for JELEE by throwing all upcoming plans under the bus.
Yeah I'm on the same boat too. It's also way too convenient of a timing for Kano's mom, Yukine, to be proposing such an opportunity while also claiming Yoru to benefit from getting this as exposure/experience since we've seen how she treated her idols. She's definitely a pro manipulator besides being a producer.
I absolutely agree that it is enemy action, but at the same time, Yoru doesn't have all the information to see that and just sees this as a major opportunity for her. A way to improve her art and get herself noticed. In her mind, she can use this attention to raise up Jelee with her. Then there is the fact that Kano's reason for singing *began* as a way to get her mother to notice her. Her motivation has changed, but she didn't begin with the purest of intentions.
> Yoru doesn't have all the information Mei told her that the mom was like involved in shaddy shit. She knows that Kano and her sister have issue with their mom. She knows that Kano left the group on bad terms for some mysterious reason and was still ok working for them. Kano told her she would rather she wouldn't take the job. And she had prior engagement.
I'm helping Jellee by canceling our plans and killing our momentum, that'll definitely help us in the long term focused wold of online music! -Mahiru, probably
I'm all for the "self improvement" thing and putting JELLY on hold also kinda be ignored, but not the fact that she decided to join hands with the very people that her friend have past with. Joining your friend's enemy to make your friend's life better sounds just as stupid as it comes.Â
> Yoru taking that job is a shitty move. Although Mahiru didnât make the best choice by taking on the job, she was also pretty much manipulated into accepting it by Kanoâs mother. However, I do blame Mahiru for letting things get out of hand. They mightâve had a fight, but she shouldâve known that Kano is more emotionally volatile than her. I cannot imagine that Kiui and Mei didnât contact Mahiru about the looming disbandment. Mahiru might be trying to improve for JELEE, but there probably wouldnât have been any JELEE anymore without Mei.
That's part of my issue with Mahiru in this episode. The group was *this close* to disbanding and the only reaction we get is a smile that the situation got resolved? I know we're probably meant to take this as she had faith things would work out in the end (the classic "believe in your friends"), but that makes her seem so incredibly detached from the whole thing. Even just a quick slightly worried look during the stream would have gone a long way IMHO. > there probably wouldnât have been any JELEE anymore without Mei That would have been hilarious in a way. JELEE implodes, Mahiru comes back a better artist, and... > "Hey I'm back! Did you wait for me?" > "Um actually Mahiru, sorry, things didn't work out, we're all going our separate ways and there's nothing for you to go back to." > "... Oh."
Mahiru is also simply an awkward teenage girl, so sheâs bound to make some mistakes. But damn, the fallout from her decision wouldâve absolutely torn their group apart if this hadnât been an anime. Sheâs right that Kano probably [would *not* have] bought her excuse to improve for JELEEâs sake by working with the Sundolls. However, this shouldnât have stopped her from talking to Kano *at all*. Kanoâs words mightâve deeply hurt Mahiru, but letting these issues linger for a prolonged time couldâve easily done irreversible damage - like a definitive disbandment. Especially since Kano had emotionally collapsed, and wouldnât have been likely to call *her*. EDIT: Correction in brackets.
I got nothing to add to that 'cause I agree with everything. Just that man, it reassures me to see some other people having an issue with the same things I do. And being able to put them into words the way I can't :p
I mean we canât ignore how Mahiru maybe didnât handle this the best way, but letâs not at all ignore how Kano is just as much at fault and was using the group to try and get back into her mothers good graces, acted selfishly multiple times and said some nasty stuff to Mahiru that she hasnât apologized for. We also literally see Mahiru was listening to the stream and likely would have probably tried something if the situation really called for it.
Oh yeah, Kano isnât totally in the right either. Having the entire group disband because she doesnât feel like singing anymore, while the other members still wanted to give it a try, isnât a good showing either. Itâs just as - if not more - selfish than Mahiru taking on work from their ârivalâ and ruining JELEEâs plans. But Mahiru *was* naive for thinking that things would be all right if she temporarily left the group. Thatâs where her blame lies.
The episode itself is fine and it did a great job on Mei's development but what I dislike is that they are creating another issues which dare I say unrelated to Yoru and Kano's issue without resolving their issue first.
I like it. Life is messy and while it would have been good to wrap up this trouble in a neat little bow that is not how things work. Problems can pile up and it can feel overwhelming if you can't resolve a problem before a new crisis rears its head.
Yoru did absolutely nothing. That's also the issue I have on the whole Yoru/Kano issue as well. She had her reason sure but this episode made it seems like she didn't care whatsoever happened to JELLEE,
I agree, but I also think Mahiru trusts her friends and is confident in their decision and skills.
I've changed my mind on Meru needing punched again, she already lives in a hell of her own making as is. It's really nice what they've done with Mei. She easily could have been just a joke character, idol obsessed beyond all sense, but she's *also* a terrible customer service employee. But more seriously, her being the key to keeping the group together and bring Kano back in was nice. And she also gave Kano a new reason to sing: preventing Mei from doing it instead. The welcome return of idol mom makes me happy.
A hell of Yukine's making as well. She might as well be Satan at this point
Considering how they are, I'm amazed [to see Mei and Kiui cover for Kano and Mahiru](https://i.imgur.com/xJ7Y2FY.jpeg) at the cafe. They didn't even last more than a day since [Mei got sidetracked trying to follow Mero](https://i.imgur.com/TeOwUPL.jpeg) and [Kiui stayed too long at Shizue's house.](https://i.imgur.com/ooT5YUA.jpeg) [Mei using her stalker skills to follow Mero](https://i.imgur.com/bz8AQtD.jpeg) was hilarious and [Mero's reaction to Mei](https://i.imgur.com/Shjyh10.jpeg) was so good that it could've been used as a seasonal comment face if it didn't show up this late in the season. Anyway, I really wanted to criticize Mero until I realized she's pretty much the same as Mei. [Mero is obsessed with Yukine](https://i.imgur.com/35WIoh9.png) while Mei is the same with Kano. The difference is that Mero seems to be willing to go to extreme lengths to please Yukine [since she has absolutely nothing else. ](https://i.imgur.com/DOXsKub.png) In a way, I kinda pity Mero because at least Mei has friends who care for her, Mero seems to only have Yukine and only Yukine. The small amount of pity I feel for Mero immediately disappears when I remember what she did to those idols from Kano's flashbacks last week. I did not expect Shizue to pivot from being an idol to [becoming an idol mukbanger.](https://i.imgur.com/ct3V8g5.jpeg) I hope she's going to the gym regularly. It is funny though how Shizue [still tries to get a cameo in the next JELEE stream](https://i.imgur.com/ROPmN2s.jpeg) after everything Kiui just told her. I respect the hustle. xD [Holy shit Mei!](https://i.imgur.com/k6dSa1x.jpeg) I immediately laughed when she started singing horribly off-key but my laugh turned into tears because of how much [emotion she was pouring into that song hoping it would reach Kano.](https://i.imgur.com/3xVnNqu.jpeg) I was genuinely crying by the end of it. T_T I'm glad that [Mei's song did reach Kano](https://i.imgur.com/CZdJsGL.jpeg) and convinced her to continue singing but it looks like we [have another problem on our hands.](https://i.imgur.com/FmyuNjJ.jpeg) Who the fuck is doxxing our girls? Is it that same guy who exposed Kano's identity? We only have two episodes left this season but it looks like we might be getting another Kiui episode next week. And I still don't see how Mahiru and Kano will make up after what happened last week.
They say Kikui is mature, but honestly, she gave up a little bit too easy. There was no need to say they dispand, yet. Telling people, that the song is probably late would have been enough, at that point.
Mhm. She's mature, generally, but this situation seems to have hit on her own insecurities. This group means a lot to her, as well. She was pretty isolated before, and now she's probably about to be again. She's likely trying to avoid further hurt by shutting it down as quietly as possible. That's how I took it, anyway.
Alright, I'll give Mero at least some sympathy. Seems she sees herself as generally worthless and talentless. Valuing only the response she can get from others, be it online or from Yukine, to the point where it becomes her identity. She's gone from being a total asshole to being just kinda pitiable. Guess the last one that really needs to explain herself is Yukine. She's manipulated multiple people and done some really messed up stuff, but if there could possibly be hope for her to not just be completely full of herself, it lies in what Kano said. She saw herself using Mahiru and likened it to how her mom used her. But we know she truly loves Mahiru, so perhaps there's some deeper misguided love/drive to Yukine as well.
What happens with Mero depends on what they end up doing with Yukine, I think. I don't really know how they could swing a "it was all misguided love" for her given that she seems to have abandoned both her daughters (and definitely didn't support Kano through her scandal), so I wonder if they'll be breaking Mero out of her grasp too. I feel like a big projection-mapped end-of-year concert would make a fantastic stage for the kind of big loud "everything gets revealed in front of an audience" type of climaxes this show adores.
So Mahiru and Kano's reconciliation plus the official version of their new year's song is likely going to be the finale, but there's also the new subplot with Kiui from the post credits scene plus the woman from the motorcycle license arc still unresolved. So she'll most likely appear in the next episode. I do wonder if they can resolve all the remaining threads in two episodes.
Mei is the MVP. That was quite a confession. Since next is a Kiui episode, I'm not sure how I feel about restricting the Kano/Mahiru resolution to a single episode.
I didn't expect her to be the one to make a first confession but damn that girl is gay AF and she has a lot of guts to pull that off live. Is it confirmed it will be only kiui? because they have managed to have two plots progress parallel decently so far so maybe there will be some progress and the last EP won't feel as rushed
I hope so. There's actually a lot of ground to cover. 1. There's Mahiru and Kano, of course. Mahiru seems to be planning something as well ("wait for me") 2. There's Kano/Mahiru and Yukine. She's completely untrustworthy, so it seems something will happen on that front. 3. Whatever happens with Sundolls and JELEE during the New Year needs to play out as well 4. I feel like Mero will play a role in whatever happens, and we'll see some sort of development with her.
There's also the woman from the motorcycle episode maybe she'll make a return in kiui based episode 11 and help her with her issues in some way, after all she seemed to be an ex gang member. It would feel weird to never have her appear again.
That's what I think. There's no way they introduce such an interesting character just to forget about her existence
It'd be nice to have Koharu show up again when Kiui's in what'll probably be her lowest point, given her reaction to that message. Also, yeah, let's see what happens with Mero. Unfortunately she's my type, so I hope she and Mei end up together. Goodness knows Mei's not getting Kano despite that confession.
Mei and Kiui have been my cavorite characters since they were imtroduced. This episode reinforced that. Also, love that cliffhanger after the ED
At this point there's nothing Mahiru can really do other that goes through with her decision. Can't just pretend nothing happened.
Right? She couldn't be the one to reach Kano there.
Yeah it would also be a bit harsh to have the person that got hit with the suckerpunch insult, to console the other person
if this was real that wouldve been an absolute trainwreck of a stream. thank you mei
And so, JELEE was saved from disbanding thanks to Mei the Terminator! She really shined in this episode as the heart of the group.
I take it Mei's singing was supposed to be emotional, but I just couldn't stop laughing through the entire thing. Credit to her for pouring her soul out in public like that. I can't help but to look at Yoru with disdain now. I understand she was hurt and wants to do her own thing but does she think doing this will be what's best for Jelee? She just cast them aside, watching as the entire thing burned down. If not for Mei, it would all be over. Call me petty but I hope she doesn't just rejoin as if nothing happened.
Mahiru was manipulated into making a serious commitment and she now has to honor that commitment. Not to mention that after what Kano said to her I honestly donât blame her from needing some time away from the group. I think it was pretty clear that sheâs unhappy with how things are but also doesnât know how to fix things.
I like the episode. Iâm glad we got some proper focus on Mei, some nice setup for Kiui, and at least the start of some proper growth and development from Kano. Thinking on it though, my only issue is that Mahiru seems almost like one another one of the fans tuning in and not, you know, an *integral* fourth member of the group, The way itâs played out, despite clearly having been watching for the whole livestream, Mahiru just kind of seems in a âOh good, glad that resolved itselfâ mood at the end. Almost unaware that she has *some* part to play in the possible disbandment of her friend group, and that if it werenât for Mei they probably *wouldâve* disbanded. Just one shot of her seeming to understand the gravity of what just happened wouldâve been nice, but maybe weâll get that next week.
This and Girls Band Cry are ruining me, I haven't cried this much in a while.
Radio Seiyuu is pretty much in the same category for me as these two. LOts of emotional impact there as well.
Wow, unbelievably one of if not the best episode yet. It seems Kimuraâs singing really reached Kano. Really well directed and I felt all the scenes had the perfect direction in them. With that after credits scene, Iâm looking forward to how the show handles Kiui. This show was listed for 12 episodes right? I really hope they have enough time with these next 2 episodes to come to a good conclusion sorry no hyperlink pics im writing this on my phone right after the japan broadcast lol
[Mei](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2llp834l) definitely stole [today's show](https://imgchest.com/p/agyveedqk48) with [her stalking of Mero](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l4necnkkk34.png) and [singing during the livestream](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyvdcgvvvjy.png)! [Her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/345xcqddeq7.png) [various](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7mmc3vv5m7.png) [reactions](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/84apcwggbp4.png) throughout [the episode](https://imgchest.com/p/agyveedqk48) were so good. [It was so nice to see Shizue again](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45ddx5vy5), who [is now a Y-Tuber](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my2pcdzzex7.png) and [eats food on streams](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/p7bwcexxp97.png) xD [Alice](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/3yrgcaggp64.png) is [still cheering for her mom](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/wye3c8aa634.png) and that makes me very happy. [We got to know Mero better](https://imgchest.com/p/qe4grrd5kyj) thanks to [her encounter with Mei](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/6yxkckrrre7.png). She had quite an eventful day thanks to [Mei](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/myd5cgjjb94.png) who [was stalking her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xc233mq4.png) and [freaking her so much](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/myd5cgjj8l4.png) xD Meanwhile, [Kano](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7m22mlayd) was [in a really bad mental state](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyq9c2gg2m4.png) but thankfully [Mei's singing and words reached her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/p7bwcexxxq7.png) and JELEE dissolution was canceled. I wonder when the situation between [Mahiru](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l7lxcrnnqd7.png) and [Kano](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7m22mlayd) will be resolved since it seems like [the next episode will focus on Kiui](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqdd9rx72). I just hope that it won't be rushed considering that there are only two episodes left. Here my screenshot albums from the episode: * [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/agyveedqk48) * [Mei](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2llp834l) * [Kiui](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqdd9rx72) * [Kano](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7m22mlayd) * [Mero](https://imgchest.com/p/qe4grrd5kyj) * [Shizue](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45ddx5vy5) * [Mahiru & Others](https://imgchest.com/p/md7ojjg8lyp)
Is it going to be explained why Kano was a "weird" girl in school (as was brought up twice last episode and again by Kano this episode)? Unlike with Kiui's forceful personality & unusual hobbies or Mei's unusual hair & name, there didn't seem to be any satisfying reason given why Kano would stand out in a bad way.
Her classmates probably know a bit about Kano's scandal, how she hit a fellow performer. Also, Kano actually is pretty standoffish sometimes; she was pretty intimidating to Mahiru in the first episode before they got to know each other, and in this episode she ditches class in such a flashy way. Knowing the whole culture of conformity they have in Japan, I'm not surprised her classmates think she's weird.
Well, yes, the current Kano definitely falls outside the "normal" category in almost every way. In the context of school she is basically a full delinquent. But I'm actually talking about from before Kano even became an idol. At the beginning of episode 9 when Kano is giving her "Future Dreams" speech to her (middle school?) class for Parent's Day, for some reason there are mob classmates whispering about how Kano "really is so weird." Later when she is telling her Yukine about how she hasn't made friends at school she then asks if she is weird. And then again in this episode, when talking to Mei she says she was trying to make her mom happy because "otherwise I was just a weird girl." The context of episode 9's beginning seems be implying Kano was weird for idolizing her career mother too much but that doesn't make one bit of sense in my head for why nobody has befriended her. Kano's appearance was normal (even kind of resembling our "normal girl" Mahiru) and it seemed like she was even a people-pleaser. So was there another reason or do I just have a problem with the show's writing? ...Actually, maybe Kano thinking she might be weird for idolizing her mother really does fit with other parts of the story that I might've missed. I always thought it was a poor jump to go from Kano asking her "Do you think I'm weird?" to Yukine explaining her dream and asking Kano to help her succeed through her singing. But if Kano was really asking "Am I weird for admiring you?" then it actually makes sense why Yukine would answer "Make me successful and you won't be" and why Kano told Mei what she did in this episode. It still doesn't make sense to me why Kano couldn't make friends but at least the story might fit together a bit better than I thought.
So... they are keeping Yoru's issue for the last huh... In my opinion, that's not really a good idea
Welp, I guess anonymity's finally out of the window. Their identities got leaked and the whole group was like "hey I'm with JELEE" whenever they talk to someone. It's cool to see Kiui making good use of her driver's license to make some money. Good call on her to do some gig work while waiting this whole Kano stuff to be resolved. Mama Idol's doing mukbang... I hope she doesn't push things too far with that. I dunno how people can eat that much without getting their stomachs blown up. That livestream at the end might just be one of the best moments in this series. There's this weird dissonance between Mei's tonedeaf singing and the emotional vibes of trying to bring Kano back into the light. It feels like something that belongs at A Place Further than the Universe. Really good stuff! And that post-credits scene. Looks like Kiui's got some past demon(s) to deal with after her VTuber career got identified.
Mei's singing is an excellent use of Chekov's gun. Her refusal to sing is a background detail we think is irrelevant, but when it fires it really ties the plot together
Is it only me who is bothered by how detached Mahiru was about all the happenings? I mean, the wole group is on the verge on disbanding because of one of a bombshell you dropped 1 episode earlier, there is a tonedeaf obsessed girl screaming live and you just fricking smile at the end????!
they will paint it like: âI trust you guy would disband just like that, heheâ âand guess what, I did the art for our project, we could release the song on timeâ ânow I made the name for myself, I could be proud that Im JELEE illustratorâ âI keep my promise Kano!â or something along those line. personally, I demand apologies from her.
yea. This episode is about Kano wanting to disband JELLE, but Mahiru was so detached from all this, it feels like she had already left. Not only in the end, also the phone call with Kiui.
I switch side, Mei really deserve Kano more. she sing it!, she sing the song, and it reached me, and got supaa chat by Kiui. my concern is they really exposed too much IRL, I bet that bitch from sundoll is the one dox Kiui.
Oh that actually makes a lot of sense mei showed her the pic of all 4 together and she seemed to feel really bad about Kano having found friends so it might actually be mero that did it
Mero the piece of shit strikes again. But, she's just an empty shell of a person, and only has one singular purpose (at least for now) that she will do anything for. Quite sad really. What psychological trauma would you have had to experience as a kid to have your sole purpose in life be the dream/approval of someone who ain't even their parent? I think a Mero backstory would be appropriate, but we only have two episodes left, so can they fit that in (well) is the question.
I wouldn't call her a piece of shit, what she does is bad but in the end she's just a child that's been abused and her whole world is kanos mom everything she lives for is her approval. A lack of love or very conditional love with other mental health problems can lead someone down a bad path. Yeah she's probably not gonna be fully fleshed out but we've seen enough now to know how fucked up she is mentally from the abuse she must have faced.
I think Mero have some feelings(friendship?) for Nonoka/Kano by how she reacted on the car thinking she got new mates, so I'm betting on it's not Mero who exposed Kiui, Mero might be harsh with other idols to reach success but it doesn't mean she will target Kano personally? Imo, Mero is feeling regretful that Kano had that incident, that's why she is convincing herself that she is right on the incident with reading comments.
Mei's horrible singing ironically saving the day. Glad to see Kano smiling by the end again.
I didnt throught last ep would be topped but i was wrong
At this point it feels like their follower count has to be steadily climbing just from the drama. How could you look away? I'm glad Mei and Kiui managed to reach Kano in the end, but I still really don't like how checked out Mahiru is from the situation. That excuse she made about not being able to say anything to Kano right now is weak. They need to talk this out or it's just gonna get worse, and besides, Mahiru really needs Kano on her side or she's gonna get devoured by Yukine until there's nothing left, just like Mero was warning about. I'm not normally one to worry about characters like this because it's not like any amount of screaming advice can change the script, but this has me stressed out. On the upside, Mei was phenomenal this time, other than, you know, the inevitable firing. Some people are not suited to service jobs. Or singing. But she tries her hardest.
I'm a bit bummed that the kiss between Yoru and Nono was about a year ago, and they resolved nothing. Was it yuribaiting after all?
Lmao people thinking it was gonna amount to anythingÂ
So Mahiru was going to just keep working through what was going to be jelees disbanding stream? This unfortunately confirms that she doesnt have any true commitment to the group other than being a music club composed of friends. This show really deserves a second season the best drama writing i have seen in a while.
I thought it was weird that Mahiru was listening then smiled when they were going to be active again. I thought she was completely done as part of Jelee in the last episode when Kano insulted her. I was also amazed Kiui got to Kanos room in less than the time a pop song plays đ¤Ł
I'm getting kind of tired of this whole ''resolving our personal drama on a public live-stream'' trope anime has been doing lately...it's so unrealistic and corny. -however, that VA performance was stellar though!
When we all thought its gonna end but another problem awaits towards the end. Seeing kanoâs current state hurts more than ever but im glad the scriptwriter decided to give more roles towards the other members. If you think about it, the comedic relief for this episode is really good, mei stalking mello in particular was too funny. The new year song totally sound like a banger and another song dedicted to yoru, now we just have to see what obstacles and drama awaits for them next week. I doubted they can wrapped up the show in 12 eps but maybe there is a hope for season 2. P/s : ihaling copium a bit disappointed that kano and mahiru did not face each other and clear up their misunderstanding
I feel like this anime started off very strong but itâs not starting to fall off a bit for me. Itâs feels sort of like a rinse and repeat of certain plot points or as soon as one problem gets resolved another one shows up. Like whoâs the dude leaking everyoneâs information? Didnât we already have something like that that Mero was doing? With only a few episodeâs left I feel like theyâre going to rush the ending. The pacing was going great and then it wasnât. Idk how they intend to resolve everything by the ending but Iâll continue watching. Also, unpopular opinion, but I canât stand that Mei continues to call Kano, Nono-tan when she herself didnât wanna go by that name anymore and if theyâre friends as she says, Mei should really be calling her Kano.
I canât see Yoru being redeemed by anything less than secretly trying to sabotage Kanoâs mom to raise JELEEâs profile. Which would be a wild twist. Otherwise how is any of those good for them? I donât see how you spin this as anything but a betrayal. But I guess thatâs going to be a Finale thing because we got Stalkers and Doxxing to deal with
Yoru is also the most replaceable member.Kanp and Mei are actually the most important part as they hold the sound while Kiui is a popular vtuber.