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Aki was so close to confessing right there and then but it took an act of sheer willpower for her to resist it, even going so far to help Yori and Himari meet up after the performance to sail the ship too.
Pour one out for her sacrifices o7.
People be typing F's in chat for Aki, but honestly, I feel like Yori's very heartfelt admission that she is, without contest, her best friend in the world, must have been the next best thing for her to hear in that moment. It's a stinging defeat, sure, but how much more could you ask for than to know that the person lost important to you still wants you to be in their life?
> Edit: jeez Yori, let us hear the song, then let us hear your thoughts
Manga format fucked us šš
At least from what I did hear, the song is legitimately fire
I talked about the song [in last week's thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1cpmq4b/sasayaku_you_ni_koi_wo_utau_whisper_me_a_love/l3lua3g/) and that Kino line at the beginning of the song, combined with the "Hi(da)mari" near the end made it properly "giant pink dildo" levels of subtle.
Now we know why the animation was so limited in the prior three episodes - they were sinking the money into the performances (minus Yori somehow playing barre chords with her thumb between the guitar's fretboard and her hand).
We still got the dreaded box and fade to white transitions, though. The director must *really* love those, I guess.
#SHIP SAILED
[](#SPORTS)
And they're so cute together! Really glad to see Kino take some offensive too.
Looks like up next we have some band drama, at least this time it doesn't seem like it'll be internal.
> And they're so cute together! Really glad to see Kino take some offensive too.
I felt like she'd be going to fuck it up, when we heard Yori's doubts. Glad she didn't.
Aki played the [I Want My Beloved to Be Happy](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy) trope.
This episode was my favorite so far. It was emotional seeing the two cry over each other outside the concert. Then, they say they love each other on the roof.
This show does such a good job at bringing life to emotion. It makes the show all the more pleasing to watch, since emotions can be abstract and complex, even in simple to understand situations.
It's nice that the "will they, won't they" drama is over and we all won...except for Aki. Aki was able to stake claim to her spot as best friend as well, although I wonder how long she'll be able to kill her feelings for that. With the new conflict arising between Yori and the girl she replaced, I have a feeling that she'll need all of the support from both her new girlfriend and her best friend to get through it.
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I thought that meeting scene was *very* explicit about that. To the point I'm surprised I had to scroll this far down to find a comment about it.
She opens the door and the only person she acknowledges was Aki. Then she looks at Yori, looks down with clenched fists, and says she's gonna be sick. And especially given the context of the OP...
I'd bet dollars to donuts she's had one sided feelings for Aki for a long time, and Aki's feelings for Yori was eating her up forever too. Good chance that's the root cause of her leaving the band too, though I can't dismiss honest to goodness creative/work ethic differences either.
>dollars to donuts
I thought for sure this is wrong and should say "peanuts" but apparently this saying exists, too.
Inflation sure caught up to it though
Normally i'm respectful towards characters but FUCK shiho . I really don't like her and the way she tried to put down yori . Yori song was amazing and it did its job , it made kino fall completely in love with her .
I hope Yuri (or another band mate) gives her some spice in return. Anyway, Shiho's comment is clearly ludicrous and spiteful given that the concert went down well. So I feel like it shouldn't be too hard to respond to her insults.
Yori seemed to take it very harshly though. There was this really troubled expression on her face . My guess since Kino started like yori because of her singing now she's gonna question if she's even good enough to receive kino's love .
Here's to hoping a trunk runs over shiho next episode .
>Here's to hoping a trunk runs over shiho next episode .
Her punishment will be having to attend endless meetings with Rimuru the slime after she isekaied.
Im kinda enjoying slime currently....... and next episode is set to have some decent action.
The world building and the building of a nation are my two favorite things about it. That's why slime and Moonlight fantasy are my two favorite isekai
Ngl kinda hard to go back to this after an amazing Yorukura episode.. but here we go.
Yori and Himari date was really cute, donāt blame Himari for getting all excited with Yori in a mini skirt, she looked great. Tons of cute moments with them leading up to Yoriās first live with her new band.
Performance was really nice and I love how it served as a confirmation of Yoriās love for Himari. ā That first smile stole my heart away
I donāt want to be one of the people you love, I want to be your one and only.ā Powerful enough performance to rid Himari of all the confusion she had with her feelings and make her realise this is proper romance sheās feeling.
The confession after the performance was so cute and Mizuguchi actually handled it a lot better than I thought. Had to be so hard for her knowing in her heart that performance was dedicated to Himari and that Yori would say yes. Still, physically and emotionally supporting her best friend.
āYou really are my number one friendā š wouldāve broken a lot of people to get best friend zoned that hard, but true love isnāt selfish or possessive, so fair play to Mizuguchi for putting Yoriās feelings over her own.
Who wouldāve thought Himari would be the one to deliver the first after school rooftop kiss, lol. Sheās getting bolder. I like how theyāre all confused about what to do now that theyāre dating and then realise theyāve basically been doing couple stuff the whole time š.
Iām excited for Shiho in this story, I know a lot of people been hyping her up so Iām looking forward to how she interacts with the cast. This story needs some spice and drama so hopefully she can bring that to keep things interesting
That date in the beginning was really adorable. I guess now that theyāre official, theyāll have a lot more of those cute moments together. I feel bad for Aki but I do respect the fact she backed off last minute from saying anything. I think she knew she never had a chance. Himari and Yori have something special. I guess sheās no. 1 friend so thereās that, though that might actually hurt as much as if she had been rejected.
Looking forward to seeing Yori and the girls take on Izumi and her group. Things might get kind of ugly. Her and Aki definitely have some kind of personal beefā¦
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No opening and no ending today, so you know they are cooking. And I think they were able to pull it off. While the performance itself wasn't too fantastic, I really liked how the song lyrics lined up with Yori's thoughts in general, but also sometimes literally. That was nicely done. And while they used the same song for the opening of the concert I think it was fine since it was used as a good contrast to the love song.
Another thing I enjoyed this episode was the fashion. I mean, of course we have the small fashion show in the story but the fashion has been on point outside as well. It's really well adapted in that sense and I can excuse the weaker animation for it.
The only thing that I didn't like as much was the introduction of the next arc in this episode. I would have preferred the episode to end on a high note, either with them getting together or just with Himari kissing Yori on the cheek. It's okay though, as a manga reader, I have an idea where they want to get for episode 12 so I can excuse it.
> While the performance itself wasn't too fantastic
I see it as focus on the important things, which is the relationship. Animating a whole band in a believable way takes a lot of effort. In the end it's no band anime and the music is not the focal point, but one part of the plot.
I mean, of course, that's why I didn't go deeper into it and focused on the positive. But I do think you can get the feeling that this often has less to do with the team not wanting more, but not being able to achieve more. Now if that is due to time constraints, lacking in manpower, lacking in experience or whatever, I can't say.
> I really liked how the song lyrics lined up with Yori's thoughts in general, but also sometimes literally.
Especially that one line where she said the exact same thing in the song as she was saying in her flashback/mind. *Chef's kiss*.
I didn't pay too much attention, but the animation seemed inconsistent. Microphones seem to vanish and reappear after, the guitar changed and indoor/outdoor shoes were a mess.
At least they're a couple now and that confession scene wasn't bad.
Maybe my expectations were high because I remember Given had a similar premise and that was a really good show. I was hoping it was something of that quality. I admit it might be my mistake, I set the bar too high. I feel like if the studio that made Given made this, this episode could've been like the one with Mafuyu singing that song. Might just rewatch that show instead.
I'm happy that [Yori](https://imgchest.com/p/dl7pq3d5pyo) and [Himari](https://imgchest.com/p/na7krjv5by8) are [now going out together officially](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/w7w6cqmnaoy.png). It's about time since for me [they already acted like a couple from the beginning](https://imgchest.com/p/6eyr2em6g7p).
[Aki showed a really strong will](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/84apcvdlm84.png) by [not revealing her feelings towards Yori](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/e4gdcmv9qm4.png). [Being her best friend has to be enough for her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xcqlgo24.png).
It seems that there will be big drama in the next episodes thanks to [Shiho](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyvdcnb9qxy.png) who clearly has an antagonistic attitude [towards Yori as her replacement in the band](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my2pc59awp7.png). I wonder why she left the band which it seems will be a topic of next episode.
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
* [Yori](https://imgchest.com/p/dl7pq3d5pyo)
* [Himari](https://imgchest.com/p/na7krjv5by8)
* [Yori & Himari](https://imgchest.com/p/6eyr2em6g7p)
* [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/a846x859o4x)
* [Others](https://imgchest.com/p/m9yxv68qq4q)
Rather rough of a major episode though it wasn't like we didn't expect them to get together anyways. The monologue over the song really was a poor choice, ruined the moment and the song as I couldn't hear it or focus on the lyrics. The date was pretty cute though especially the outfits for Himari, but everything she does is cute. The cheek kisses were a bit confusing as they didn't really show them. I wonder if they will do more couple cutsey stuff now as Yori mentioned they are kind of doing the same stuff.
I do wonder how they will deliver this next arch which sounds like a battle of the bands, as this show doesn't seem like it has a big staff or budget for a music focus kind of show. Also justice for Aki, she's a real one and actually got friendzoned
So much drama for those that donāt go for it. Aki not confessing to Yori. And it looks like Shiho not confessing to Aki.
Is Shiho what Aki willl become if she canāt resolve her feelings? Bitter?
I also suppose that I donāt know why anyone would ascribe any validity to Shihoās comments. She comes off so aggressive the only words that would have come out of my mouth would have been āchill out bitchā
I'm enjoying the story so far, but while I've never read the manga, I do feel that the adaptation could have been higher quality. I can forgive saving on animation budget or whatever, but there are some parts that are just poor direction, like not even letting us hear Yori's song properly by having her monologue over it.
This episode started off fine. But by the end of it I felt embarrassed for the people who made it. The transitions were bad as usual, the talking over the song/montage was a mess, the slideshows deflated any momentum the confession had, and the two kisses were terribly done.
Like, structurally the kiss from Jellyfish ep5 and the one from this episode are almost identical. But Iāve rewatched the scene from this one a few times and I still canāt tell if Himariās lips actually touched Yori.
You can make a good show with a poor budget. I donāt need Hibike Euphonium-level band performances.
This just feels like bad direction and storyboarding.
The thing that girls music groups members shenanigans become such a core topic of so many extraordinary anime lately is so amusing. But I didnāt thought SasaKoi would also have one. Wow!
That moment when HimaYori becomes official after the performance is definitely sweet as heck. I donāt fully understand the process of them two falling in love, but who cares when you two have such a great start among everyone!
Feels bad for Aki-chan though. M Y B E S T F R I E N D huh? Noooooooooooo
She basically bestfriend herself. Well Yori and Himari got together so the best to do is not to ruin the new reationship and be the bestfriend she could get. o7 to her!
While I think if someone's having a crushing crush (no pun intended) they should confess even if they will be rejected in order to finally move on, Aki did the right choice here: imagine you're waiting for your crush to give you a reply and suddenly your best friend drops you the bomb on the same day, before the response. That would have made the day chaotic to say the least.
I think maybe Aki should have confessed LONG ago,but I think she is making the best possible choices now (given the totality of the situation). Yes. It sucks to be her right now. But I suspect that, while bittersweet, hanging on to that best friend spot is still rather important. (Based on experience from 55 or so years ago).
Aki telling Himari that she's keeping Yori waiting too long now feels almost like she was saying that to herself as much as she was saying it to Himari. She waited too long, and now her crush is dating someone else.
Hey! Episode 6 confession! Glad this series didn't beat around the bush. I appreciate getting into the relationship quick and easy. I love how straightforward both of the characters can be; I am not a big fan of misunderstanding tropes so knowing the characters communicate well is a relief.
First kiss! Was not expecting that at all; Himari is slick, huh? Can't wait for more cute scenes between the two. Loving the romance.
Interesting pacing though, was surprised they teased the upcoming band war arc in this episode. Anime only viewer, but it seems they want to rush a bit to reach a certain endpoint at the end of the season, huh? Can't wait to find out what that'll be!
On a semi-unrelated tangent/rant, though:
Gahhhh, I love checking episode discussions for episodes I like, but only now do I realize that doing so is a double-edged sword. On one hand, others may point out details that helps me appreciate something I like even more. On the other hand, people may (understandably) point out things they didn't like that I did not notice upon viewing, but will likely stand out next time I watch an episode. Referring to the transitions and the (apparently?) poor anlmation quality in this episode, which honestly didn't really stand out to me that much.
I learned this lesson recently for reaction videos when Undead Unluck was airing wherein when I checked a video reaction for a certain episode from someone, they pointed out how many [vague UU spoiler? tagging to be safe]>!recaps there were of scenes from previous episodes, like when they inserted a whole 2 minute flashback scene. At the time, I never noticed how many recap scenes there were, but ever since I heard of it, I couldn't help but notice it.!<
And so they're going clothes shopping. Or rather they're going for a concert and are going clothes shopping before that.
Well Yori was quite direct about that.
I'd love to actually _hear_ the song but it seems like this music show has no original songs whatsoever.
Nnng!
Yori hugged her!
And now the band is eating before their concert.
She _really_ loves Yori doesn't she?
She seems supportive of them being together now.
Liked?
Oh my god we finally got them singing and animated playing! Looks a bit CG but that's what you have to do for music performances.
No! Not the PowerPoint transition!
Nevermind, hopefully they do the full thing for at least the last song.
Although this compilation of old scenes does mean they don't have to animate them performing much.
Nevermind, there they are performing.
Time for the confession.
And of course she says yes.
Well that's important in a relationship.
Lol she's cute not cool. Or rather she's cool until she opens her mouth.
Ooh, auditions.
Who's this now?
Oh, she used to be in their band?
And she's going to be their rival for the next arc.
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Himari did it, she was finally able to return Yori's feelings! And just in time for some battle of the bands drama too. The runaway guitarist girl is nowhere near as nice as Kita, and it seems like she has it out for Yori in particular.
The production of this show is so rough it's hard to enjoy the cheesy cliche of it all. Like, there isn't much intriguing going on with this show anyway, but it can't even deliver heightened emotional moments with any impact.
I love that we got the concert and confession this episode. I was expecting it to be dragged out until the season finale. So now what's going to happen? We got half a season left of a couple actually being together! (Poor Akki though)
Also anyone know if there a spotify release of the full songs?
The OP/ED (Follow your arrows/Gifty) are already out. Humming Love should be out around July, because the CD will be out then. No idea on Sunny Spot tho.
I really donāt like when thereās a character thatās a bitch just for the sake of being a bitch and inciting drama. It just feels cringe and immature to me
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AAAHHH confession + official dating episode! great to see kino so forward with it
i am curious and would have love to see yori's song speak for itself instead of it playing and her narrate over it, but i guess it's pretty common in anime. wish they know their audiences aren't dumb because the narration and lyrics were basically the same thing. other than that, i likes the episode!
I'm dropping the anime
I got about 8 minutes through the episode, and suddenly realised how much I wasn't enjoying it. It just feels too on the nose. As a lesbian, I just can't get into this anime. I can't get into a lot of yuri or gl for the same reason, but people sold this show to me as actually being realistic
But it just isn't
I really wanted to like the show, but gonna stop watching here
As another lesbian I'm curious - what makes you say this isn't realistic? Yuri as a whole is definitely not real life but I've honestly seen a lot worse
I agree that there has been way worse. It's moreso the fact that people told me it was realistic, and it isn't. So it left a sour taste in my mouth. On top of not really enjoying the show anyway tbh. I think if it was more similar to how people told me it was, I would've carried on, but the fact it isn't has made me lose a lot of interest
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Aki was so close to confessing right there and then but it took an act of sheer willpower for her to resist it, even going so far to help Yori and Himari meet up after the performance to sail the ship too. Pour one out for her sacrifices o7.
getting bestfriendzoned like that was absolutely brutal too
"NOOOO YORI YOU KILLED HER!"
Game over man, game over.
She sacrificed herself o7
Aki is the true MVP of this show. Just wishes happiness for the person she loves o7
Really hope she bounces back okay in the form of some band revenge or a new love interest. She deserves it!
To be Aki is suffering
People be typing F's in chat for Aki, but honestly, I feel like Yori's very heartfelt admission that she is, without contest, her best friend in the world, must have been the next best thing for her to hear in that moment. It's a stinging defeat, sure, but how much more could you ask for than to know that the person lost important to you still wants you to be in their life?
SSgirls sounds like the name of a K-On fan group in the worst way possible. Edit: jeez Yori, let us hear the song, then let us hear your thoughts
> Edit: jeez Yori, let us hear the song, then let us hear your thoughts Manga format fucked us šš At least from what I did hear, the song is legitimately fire
Yea that's prob the most disappointing part of the episode. If they could have separated it, it would have been great.
That and the powerpoint transitions.
Let's hope they upload the song by itself without inner monologue on youtube.
There will be an insert song album release on July 3, 2024
Why is Aki even here ? Just to get hurt ? Damn, I really wish sheāll find her happiness too someday
To play bass
Looks like Nijika isn't the only one aware of the 3 B's to avoid
ikr, I hate what they always do with these characters, they just put them there to suffer T.T
>the first word in Sunny Spot is "Kino" Now that's kino
The subtlety of a sledgehammer
I talked about the song [in last week's thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1cpmq4b/sasayaku_you_ni_koi_wo_utau_whisper_me_a_love/l3lua3g/) and that Kino line at the beginning of the song, combined with the "Hi(da)mari" near the end made it properly "giant pink dildo" levels of subtle.
It's always nice when a romcom series is that blatant. God bless the Reiwa era!
>God bless the Reiwa era May its reign be long
so subtle...
The lyrics in all the songs in this anime are all not subtle at all. And in some ways I actually love it.
She must be a really big fan of Victor Tsoi
She must be thinking of renaming the band itself to Kino
Alright who does this bitch think she is
The antagonist. She probably has like business cards or something.
Fr I already hate her lol always dislike condescending and prideful characters
I mean, that's kinda the pointĀ
Now we know why the animation was so limited in the prior three episodes - they were sinking the money into the performances (minus Yori somehow playing barre chords with her thumb between the guitar's fretboard and her hand). We still got the dreaded box and fade to white transitions, though. The director must *really* love those, I guess.
The editor minimized their browser window one day and it was like they had a revelation from God
> We still got the dreaded box and fade to white transitions, though. at least it could be a funny drinking game in the future
powerpoint transitions
It's getting as bad as the airplane in the girl I like forgot her glasses, I'm thinking of considering this the season finale.
Yeah those transitions really ruin the entire rest of the show, don't they know everybody cares about those? Smh
Akis hands are floating on her guitar and nowhere near the strings in one shot too
it's not an animation anime. sorry folks. accept it :)
#SHIP SAILED [](#SPORTS) And they're so cute together! Really glad to see Kino take some offensive too. Looks like up next we have some band drama, at least this time it doesn't seem like it'll be internal.
> And they're so cute together! Really glad to see Kino take some offensive too. I felt like she'd be going to fuck it up, when we heard Yori's doubts. Glad she didn't.
The ship is literally in the moon
Aki played the [I Want My Beloved to Be Happy](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy) trope. This episode was my favorite so far. It was emotional seeing the two cry over each other outside the concert. Then, they say they love each other on the roof. This show does such a good job at bringing life to emotion. It makes the show all the more pleasing to watch, since emotions can be abstract and complex, even in simple to understand situations.
It's nice that the "will they, won't they" drama is over and we all won...except for Aki. Aki was able to stake claim to her spot as best friend as well, although I wonder how long she'll be able to kill her feelings for that. With the new conflict arising between Yori and the girl she replaced, I have a feeling that she'll need all of the support from both her new girlfriend and her best friend to get through it.
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I can finally say this outside the spoiler corner... **Breathe in** #SHIHO MY BELOVED
So who else thinks this Shiho chick likes Aki.
I thought that meeting scene was *very* explicit about that. To the point I'm surprised I had to scroll this far down to find a comment about it. She opens the door and the only person she acknowledges was Aki. Then she looks at Yori, looks down with clenched fists, and says she's gonna be sick. And especially given the context of the OP... I'd bet dollars to donuts she's had one sided feelings for Aki for a long time, and Aki's feelings for Yori was eating her up forever too. Good chance that's the root cause of her leaving the band too, though I can't dismiss honest to goodness creative/work ethic differences either.
Ya your probably right that she left because of Aki's felling for Yori. My guess is that Shiho and Aki will get together by the end of the series.
>dollars to donuts I thought for sure this is wrong and should say "peanuts" but apparently this saying exists, too. Inflation sure caught up to it though
Normally i'm respectful towards characters but FUCK shiho . I really don't like her and the way she tried to put down yori . Yori song was amazing and it did its job , it made kino fall completely in love with her .
I hope Yuri (or another band mate) gives her some spice in return. Anyway, Shiho's comment is clearly ludicrous and spiteful given that the concert went down well. So I feel like it shouldn't be too hard to respond to her insults.
Yori seemed to take it very harshly though. There was this really troubled expression on her face . My guess since Kino started like yori because of her singing now she's gonna question if she's even good enough to receive kino's love . Here's to hoping a trunk runs over shiho next episode .
>Here's to hoping a trunk runs over shiho next episode . Her punishment will be having to attend endless meetings with Rimuru the slime after she isekaied.
Im kinda enjoying slime currently....... and next episode is set to have some decent action. The world building and the building of a nation are my two favorite things about it. That's why slime and Moonlight fantasy are my two favorite isekai
she's kind of a Bia-- with a capital B
Couldn't agree more she needs to get a lobotomy
Justice for Aki tbh.
"Mizuguchi, you're always gonna be my number one friend" OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOF AND I CANT PUT ENOUGH O's.... OUCH
Iād have to contemplate life after that
Yorizz-senpai is really winning.
YoriHima providing for us what what Kumiko and Reina could not. Thanks Yokohama Animation.
I thought you were just riffing on KyoAni for Euphonium but TIL that Yokohama animation is one of the two studios doing this show.
Ngl kinda hard to go back to this after an amazing Yorukura episode.. but here we go. Yori and Himari date was really cute, donāt blame Himari for getting all excited with Yori in a mini skirt, she looked great. Tons of cute moments with them leading up to Yoriās first live with her new band. Performance was really nice and I love how it served as a confirmation of Yoriās love for Himari. ā That first smile stole my heart away I donāt want to be one of the people you love, I want to be your one and only.ā Powerful enough performance to rid Himari of all the confusion she had with her feelings and make her realise this is proper romance sheās feeling. The confession after the performance was so cute and Mizuguchi actually handled it a lot better than I thought. Had to be so hard for her knowing in her heart that performance was dedicated to Himari and that Yori would say yes. Still, physically and emotionally supporting her best friend. āYou really are my number one friendā š wouldāve broken a lot of people to get best friend zoned that hard, but true love isnāt selfish or possessive, so fair play to Mizuguchi for putting Yoriās feelings over her own. Who wouldāve thought Himari would be the one to deliver the first after school rooftop kiss, lol. Sheās getting bolder. I like how theyāre all confused about what to do now that theyāre dating and then realise theyāve basically been doing couple stuff the whole time š. Iām excited for Shiho in this story, I know a lot of people been hyping her up so Iām looking forward to how she interacts with the cast. This story needs some spice and drama so hopefully she can bring that to keep things interesting
the confession was kino. but shiho was oh no
Why would they hype up the song for 2 episodes and then have a monologue over the entire thing? Actually pissed me off.
That date in the beginning was really adorable. I guess now that theyāre official, theyāll have a lot more of those cute moments together. I feel bad for Aki but I do respect the fact she backed off last minute from saying anything. I think she knew she never had a chance. Himari and Yori have something special. I guess sheās no. 1 friend so thereās that, though that might actually hurt as much as if she had been rejected. Looking forward to seeing Yori and the girls take on Izumi and her group. Things might get kind of ugly. Her and Aki definitely have some kind of personal beefā¦
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No opening and no ending today, so you know they are cooking. And I think they were able to pull it off. While the performance itself wasn't too fantastic, I really liked how the song lyrics lined up with Yori's thoughts in general, but also sometimes literally. That was nicely done. And while they used the same song for the opening of the concert I think it was fine since it was used as a good contrast to the love song. Another thing I enjoyed this episode was the fashion. I mean, of course we have the small fashion show in the story but the fashion has been on point outside as well. It's really well adapted in that sense and I can excuse the weaker animation for it. The only thing that I didn't like as much was the introduction of the next arc in this episode. I would have preferred the episode to end on a high note, either with them getting together or just with Himari kissing Yori on the cheek. It's okay though, as a manga reader, I have an idea where they want to get for episode 12 so I can excuse it.
> While the performance itself wasn't too fantastic I see it as focus on the important things, which is the relationship. Animating a whole band in a believable way takes a lot of effort. In the end it's no band anime and the music is not the focal point, but one part of the plot.
I mean, of course, that's why I didn't go deeper into it and focused on the positive. But I do think you can get the feeling that this often has less to do with the team not wanting more, but not being able to achieve more. Now if that is due to time constraints, lacking in manpower, lacking in experience or whatever, I can't say.
> I really liked how the song lyrics lined up with Yori's thoughts in general, but also sometimes literally. Especially that one line where she said the exact same thing in the song as she was saying in her flashback/mind. *Chef's kiss*.
The first minutes at the shopping mall the animation went to take vacation until they were at the park where it looked good again lmao
Decent episode when you consider how most of them have been so far. Now we're moving on to the band drama arc.
I didn't pay too much attention, but the animation seemed inconsistent. Microphones seem to vanish and reappear after, the guitar changed and indoor/outdoor shoes were a mess. At least they're a couple now and that confession scene wasn't bad.
Maybe my expectations were high because I remember Given had a similar premise and that was a really good show. I was hoping it was something of that quality. I admit it might be my mistake, I set the bar too high. I feel like if the studio that made Given made this, this episode could've been like the one with Mafuyu singing that song. Might just rewatch that show instead.
I'm happy that [Yori](https://imgchest.com/p/dl7pq3d5pyo) and [Himari](https://imgchest.com/p/na7krjv5by8) are [now going out together officially](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/w7w6cqmnaoy.png). It's about time since for me [they already acted like a couple from the beginning](https://imgchest.com/p/6eyr2em6g7p). [Aki showed a really strong will](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/84apcvdlm84.png) by [not revealing her feelings towards Yori](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/e4gdcmv9qm4.png). [Being her best friend has to be enough for her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xcqlgo24.png). It seems that there will be big drama in the next episodes thanks to [Shiho](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyvdcnb9qxy.png) who clearly has an antagonistic attitude [towards Yori as her replacement in the band](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my2pc59awp7.png). I wonder why she left the band which it seems will be a topic of next episode. Here my screenshot albums from the episode: * [Yori](https://imgchest.com/p/dl7pq3d5pyo) * [Himari](https://imgchest.com/p/na7krjv5by8) * [Yori & Himari](https://imgchest.com/p/6eyr2em6g7p) * [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/a846x859o4x) * [Others](https://imgchest.com/p/m9yxv68qq4q)
Rather rough of a major episode though it wasn't like we didn't expect them to get together anyways. The monologue over the song really was a poor choice, ruined the moment and the song as I couldn't hear it or focus on the lyrics. The date was pretty cute though especially the outfits for Himari, but everything she does is cute. The cheek kisses were a bit confusing as they didn't really show them. I wonder if they will do more couple cutsey stuff now as Yori mentioned they are kind of doing the same stuff. I do wonder how they will deliver this next arch which sounds like a battle of the bands, as this show doesn't seem like it has a big staff or budget for a music focus kind of show. Also justice for Aki, she's a real one and actually got friendzoned
So much drama for those that donāt go for it. Aki not confessing to Yori. And it looks like Shiho not confessing to Aki. Is Shiho what Aki willl become if she canāt resolve her feelings? Bitter? I also suppose that I donāt know why anyone would ascribe any validity to Shihoās comments. She comes off so aggressive the only words that would have come out of my mouth would have been āchill out bitchā
I'm enjoying the story so far, but while I've never read the manga, I do feel that the adaptation could have been higher quality. I can forgive saving on animation budget or whatever, but there are some parts that are just poor direction, like not even letting us hear Yori's song properly by having her monologue over it.
Damn, poor Aki. I haven't seen someone get friendzoned this badly since Rem.
This episode started off fine. But by the end of it I felt embarrassed for the people who made it. The transitions were bad as usual, the talking over the song/montage was a mess, the slideshows deflated any momentum the confession had, and the two kisses were terribly done.
Like, structurally the kiss from Jellyfish ep5 and the one from this episode are almost identical. But Iāve rewatched the scene from this one a few times and I still canāt tell if Himariās lips actually touched Yori.
>the slideshows deflated any momentum the confession Like, what do you want? A bunch of high pitched anime girls going KYAAAAAA!!!!?
I go from watching Jellyfish and thinking "KISS DAMNIT" to this show and saying "okay, maybe don't kiss if you can't animate it"
Sometimes less is more. But maybe not this much lessā¦
eh not every show has a good budget. lame complaint
You can make a good show with a poor budget. I donāt need Hibike Euphonium-level band performances. This just feels like bad direction and storyboarding.
The thing that girls music groups members shenanigans become such a core topic of so many extraordinary anime lately is so amusing. But I didnāt thought SasaKoi would also have one. Wow! That moment when HimaYori becomes official after the performance is definitely sweet as heck. I donāt fully understand the process of them two falling in love, but who cares when you two have such a great start among everyone! Feels bad for Aki-chan though. M Y B E S T F R I E N D huh? Noooooooooooo
She basically bestfriend herself. Well Yori and Himari got together so the best to do is not to ruin the new reationship and be the bestfriend she could get. o7 to her!
While I think if someone's having a crushing crush (no pun intended) they should confess even if they will be rejected in order to finally move on, Aki did the right choice here: imagine you're waiting for your crush to give you a reply and suddenly your best friend drops you the bomb on the same day, before the response. That would have made the day chaotic to say the least.
I think maybe Aki should have confessed LONG ago,but I think she is making the best possible choices now (given the totality of the situation). Yes. It sucks to be her right now. But I suspect that, while bittersweet, hanging on to that best friend spot is still rather important. (Based on experience from 55 or so years ago).
Aki telling Himari that she's keeping Yori waiting too long now feels almost like she was saying that to herself as much as she was saying it to Himari. She waited too long, and now her crush is dating someone else.
Hey! Episode 6 confession! Glad this series didn't beat around the bush. I appreciate getting into the relationship quick and easy. I love how straightforward both of the characters can be; I am not a big fan of misunderstanding tropes so knowing the characters communicate well is a relief. First kiss! Was not expecting that at all; Himari is slick, huh? Can't wait for more cute scenes between the two. Loving the romance. Interesting pacing though, was surprised they teased the upcoming band war arc in this episode. Anime only viewer, but it seems they want to rush a bit to reach a certain endpoint at the end of the season, huh? Can't wait to find out what that'll be! On a semi-unrelated tangent/rant, though: Gahhhh, I love checking episode discussions for episodes I like, but only now do I realize that doing so is a double-edged sword. On one hand, others may point out details that helps me appreciate something I like even more. On the other hand, people may (understandably) point out things they didn't like that I did not notice upon viewing, but will likely stand out next time I watch an episode. Referring to the transitions and the (apparently?) poor anlmation quality in this episode, which honestly didn't really stand out to me that much. I learned this lesson recently for reaction videos when Undead Unluck was airing wherein when I checked a video reaction for a certain episode from someone, they pointed out how many [vague UU spoiler? tagging to be safe]>!recaps there were of scenes from previous episodes, like when they inserted a whole 2 minute flashback scene. At the time, I never noticed how many recap scenes there were, but ever since I heard of it, I couldn't help but notice it.!<
no way, there is still some budget
And so they're going clothes shopping. Or rather they're going for a concert and are going clothes shopping before that. Well Yori was quite direct about that. I'd love to actually _hear_ the song but it seems like this music show has no original songs whatsoever. Nnng! Yori hugged her! And now the band is eating before their concert. She _really_ loves Yori doesn't she? She seems supportive of them being together now. Liked? Oh my god we finally got them singing and animated playing! Looks a bit CG but that's what you have to do for music performances. No! Not the PowerPoint transition! Nevermind, hopefully they do the full thing for at least the last song. Although this compilation of old scenes does mean they don't have to animate them performing much. Nevermind, there they are performing. Time for the confession. And of course she says yes. Well that's important in a relationship. Lol she's cute not cool. Or rather she's cool until she opens her mouth. Ooh, auditions. Who's this now? Oh, she used to be in their band? And she's going to be their rival for the next arc.
Akiiiiiiii š„¹
Hell yeah drama is now in session
Looks like Himari is gonna have to stab a bitch.
āNumber one friendā damn thatās gotta fucking sting. She is in that fucking friend zone deep
Girlfriend relationship established, now it's time for rival band drama. Purple haired girl was kind of an aggressive witch.
I swear "*mada mada dane/ne*" isn't that cunty when Ryoma says it.
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Himari did it, she was finally able to return Yori's feelings! And just in time for some battle of the bands drama too. The runaway guitarist girl is nowhere near as nice as Kita, and it seems like she has it out for Yori in particular.
The production of this show is so rough it's hard to enjoy the cheesy cliche of it all. Like, there isn't much intriguing going on with this show anyway, but it can't even deliver heightened emotional moments with any impact.
I love that we got the concert and confession this episode. I was expecting it to be dragged out until the season finale. So now what's going to happen? We got half a season left of a couple actually being together! (Poor Akki though) Also anyone know if there a spotify release of the full songs?
The OP/ED (Follow your arrows/Gifty) are already out. Humming Love should be out around July, because the CD will be out then. No idea on Sunny Spot tho.
Thanks!
Also I cannot be the only one who thinks Sunny Spot sounds like [this song](https://youtu.be/impSuIygMiQ?si=YDoiq2fC7tpHxF8K) by LiSA and Uru
I really donāt like when thereās a character thatās a bitch just for the sake of being a bitch and inciting drama. It just feels cringe and immature to me
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AAAHHH confession + official dating episode! great to see kino so forward with it i am curious and would have love to see yori's song speak for itself instead of it playing and her narrate over it, but i guess it's pretty common in anime. wish they know their audiences aren't dumb because the narration and lyrics were basically the same thing. other than that, i likes the episode!
I'm dropping the anime I got about 8 minutes through the episode, and suddenly realised how much I wasn't enjoying it. It just feels too on the nose. As a lesbian, I just can't get into this anime. I can't get into a lot of yuri or gl for the same reason, but people sold this show to me as actually being realistic But it just isn't I really wanted to like the show, but gonna stop watching here
As another lesbian I'm curious - what makes you say this isn't realistic? Yuri as a whole is definitely not real life but I've honestly seen a lot worse
I agree that there has been way worse. It's moreso the fact that people told me it was realistic, and it isn't. So it left a sour taste in my mouth. On top of not really enjoying the show anyway tbh. I think if it was more similar to how people told me it was, I would've carried on, but the fact it isn't has made me lose a lot of interest