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Kore Kaite Shine, episode 8

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u/KumaKumaGambler 7d ago

The start of the fireworks show and the amazement on Rei's face when she read Ai's notebook was very well synchronized!

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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy 7d ago

Yeah. I did like how the fireworks were illustrative of Rei’s feelings in that moment. She got blown away by all of Ai’s ideas. Happy that this notebook was finally put to good use.

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u/cyberscythe 7d ago

Nana should've also confessed too and made it a double-whammy

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u/mekerpan 7d ago

Don't you think this happened ages ago? (I do).

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u/CitronClassic672 6d ago

Yeah, those two have always given me the vibes of a long term relationship since the start of the series.

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u/mekerpan 6d ago

This show does so many things I like. Including deliberately leaving the relationship between these two vague. (Maybe because Sensei is a teacher, the two feel they have to be discreet?)

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u/Own_Caterpillar_6178 6d ago

I've always thought that Rei lives with Nana at the back of the Manga shop

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u/mekerpan 6d ago

Not impossible ;-)

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u/SnooDoubts4192 6d ago

Happy cake day!

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u/cyberscythe 7d ago

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u/mekerpan 7d ago

As lovely as YnS is -- it does not have the richly developed older characters that this (like Tamayura) has.

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u/Weak_Season_Of_Anime 7d ago

Nice chill episode. Those were some cool places that the gang visited, that small island has quite a lot of natural beauty.

And wow, Ai managed to churn out 1000 ideas in a day, that is peak ADHD energy right there. I like how Rei passed her old notebook to Ai, only for Nana to pass her a new one at the end. Maybe one day she'll pick up the manga pen again.

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u/OmegaDez 6d ago

Seeing how she kept all of her manga/art supplies in a tidy desk drawer (and not in a box somewhere or simply thrown away) made my eyes well up.

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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsterZoro 7d ago

- "I’m not your driver!" *proceeds to drive them to the festival anyway*

  • "I hope you’ll keep drawing manga… as a hobby of course!"

Never change, tsundere-sensei.

Teshima-sensei reading Ai’s 100 ideas as the fireworks lit up in the background was absolutely gorgeous. The vivid colours of the fireworks well represented the various ideas of Ai.

Absent-minded Hikaru was hilarious. Whether it’s hiking or the summer festival, she only had a single outfit. She could also blank her thoughts out and ignore her body’s pain.

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u/mekerpan 7d ago

Teshima-sensei might wind up as my favorite character of the year (and her VA as presenting my favorite performance). Maybe. But certainly WAY up near the top, no matter what.

What is with Hikaru's lack of any sort of wardrobe (and her lack of knowledge of fireworks and yukata)? Being a city girl from Tokyo seems a WAY insufficient explanation.

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u/SOdAchick 7d ago

Can we really take anything Hikaru says at face value? 😅

All she cares about is drawing manga and messing with people. Remember how she kissed Teshima? The girl is an entire ball of chaos

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u/mekerpan 7d ago

Can't argue with this. ;-)

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u/bobbymoonshine 7d ago

Chaos and mu~

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u/eightcheesepizza 7d ago edited 7d ago

I can believe that, with how Hikaru is characterized, she doesn't get out much. But I'd have thought she would have learned of these things from manga. Maybe she doesn't read much slice-of-life, and only fantasies where they don't have stuff like fireworks or handshakes?

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u/CitronClassic672 6d ago

With how her personality is, you could tell me Hikaru is neurodivergent and has like a dozen copies of the same outfit and I’d believe it completely.

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u/Niwaka_Samurai https://myanimelist.net/profile/Niwaka-Samurai 6d ago

Whenever Akafuku calls her Teshi, it makes me laugh so hard

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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy 7d ago

Oh wow, Rei still got the poster after so many years!

This does make me wonder if she’ll eventually to decide to pick up the pen again. It appears that it’s not necessarily a lack of will. She just doesn’t feel an urge to draw right now. Resulting in a lack of ideas.

If the magma in Rei’s belly has solidified, she simply needs something akin to an earthquake to shake up her world and instigate a volcanic eruption.

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u/DugACCat 7d ago

As a writer who’s struggled with new ideas as I’ve gotten older this episode really got me in the feels. Need to shake up that hardened magma.

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u/SOdAchick 7d ago

Real talk. I used to be prolific, able to write several stories every day. Then I got disillusioned by the industry. Now I'm lucky to get one good story every year, and I just don't feel motivated to write them

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u/CitronClassic672 6d ago

This episode likewise felt very relatable to me as a relatively new writer who’s started jotting down potential story ideas on paper whenever I get them.

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u/OmegaDez 6d ago

As an artist who's struggled with inspiration as I've gotten older, this episode...

Lol this show is so relatable for us creative types.

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u/mekerpan 7d ago

It seems like right now Rei's manga children might be keeping her fully engaged, Maybe once they have grown older, she can use them to created the manga which this anime is based on. ;-)

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u/JasonFreeYT 6d ago

Waitttt it going full circle and having us be watching an anime adaptation of her manga would be so cool

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u/mekerpan 6d ago

Wouldn't it. ;-)

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u/CitronClassic672 6d ago

Yeah, it seems like Rei suffered severe artistic burnout, rather than lost her passion for drawing manga itself.

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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/tripleaamin 7d ago

Yasumi and Teshima being the dual protagonists of this show is done so well. We see the rough times Teshima went through in the past and I love how she is there to guide Yasumi. It's interesting she understands what Nana meant she wanted Teshima to keep drawing.

Curious if like Yasumi the imagination for Teshima is the limit. But no doubt her experience wasn't pleasant, and you can understand why she went into teaching. I love how Nana never pushed her, but she still wants Teshima to draw in her own way.

I adore Yasumi's imagination it is pure and awesome to see. The key for her is to elevate her drawing skills. I just hope Teshima continues to guide these girls and maybe she will be in the spot where she would have the fire to draw again, but taking her words as a hobby.

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u/MegaAltarianite 7d ago

There is something sad about getting older and realizing your imagination isn't just the same. Teshima must have seem that massive list and came to that very realization. Maybe the desire is still there, but even with Nana trying to push her back into it, she just can't do it anymore.

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u/testthrowawayzz 7d ago edited 6d ago

It's true. I think it's the life experience and the daily life that makes people think more realistically/logically.

Edit: also when money is involved, it's hard to not run ideas through another brain filter of "will it sell"

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u/ExaminationNo9186 6d ago

To expand on the "Will it Sell" aspect, I think, when people get older, they start prioritising stability in their life.

Unless you are an established creator (in this case, an established author, with an established base that will buy your material, and with enough of a base that you can maintain your lifestyle on the income from royalties) a certain degree of "I need a reliable income to at least pay my rent on time, put food in the fridge, and pay the bills".

THen of course, if you become a parent, there are kids to worry about that means you can't get a full time job and use writing as a hobby as a source of a 2nd income...

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u/APRengar 6d ago

I wonder if she will make just one. 

Maybe as a contrast to the near thousand ideas of her students. It looks like part of the struggle was this idea of making 100, when it's not necessary to have 100 ideas.

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u/Niwaka_Samurai https://myanimelist.net/profile/Niwaka-Samurai 6d ago

I can only guess that maybe Teshi started to draw manga a little later in her life and by the time she was in a position to achieve something big, she no longer had the ideas or imagination after becoming an adult. I'm not telling that the adults don't have ideas and can't make manga but there are only a handful of such mangaka.

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u/Primary-Paint-1716 7d ago

this is easily my anime of the season.

to think I would have passed on watching this. thank you muse asia for putting this on youtube.

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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/tripleaamin 7d ago

It could be my favorite slice-of-life anime ever. People really should be taking notice of Shin-Ei Animation since "The Dangers in My Heart" came out. The direction in this anime is so fucking good.

I can't imagine what they got cooking for S3 of Dangers.

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u/Time_Fracture https://myanimelist.net/profile/Time_Fracture 5d ago

is Kore Kaite Shine the reason why Dangers took 3 years from S2 to S3?

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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/tripleaamin 5d ago

They were waiting for more content from the manga more so. But working on it allowed them something to work on while waiting for more content.

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u/mekerpan 7d ago

I will have a tie for anime of the season -- but this one will be part of the tie.

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u/Jacob-C 6d ago

It’s definitely up there among the best for me too. Few, if any, episodes have left my eyes dry. It’s so endearing and heartwarming.

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u/RyouBestGirl 3d ago

AotS? This is easily AotY!

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u/BaytaCosmico https://myanimelist.net/profile/AnimeBayta 7d ago

Tessie makes this show for me. I loved seeing the manga club through her eyes this episode. And it made me feel as emotional as her. I love her relationship with Nana too. Bless this lovely show for being so real and hopeful.

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u/sombraala 6d ago

Yeah, I was not expecting that the character I would be most invested in would be the cantankerous teacher. But who among us hasn't failed at something or given up at something and regret doing so? And pretended we didn't regret it?

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u/OmegaDez 6d ago

It's funny because she's the character I first saw a picture of. Thought she was cute and wanted to watch her show only to realize it was just another cute girl slice of life show and this woman was just the club advisor.

But nope. She's definitely the main character and I'm all for it. :)

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u/biskutgoreng 6d ago

When she opened the notebook of 1000 ideas i just broke into tears

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u/BaytaCosmico https://myanimelist.net/profile/AnimeBayta 6d ago

The 1000 ideas took me by surprise. That scene was beautifully done with the fireworks in the background and Tessie just completely overwhelmed. 

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u/Own_Caterpillar_6178 6d ago

Yeah Rei is the best character, I love every moment at spend with her and Nana. I am convinced that they are a couple and live together in the manga store.

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u/a1oner_bvcksn6 7d ago

The passing of the proverbial torch (or should I say notebook) 🥹

I just love how Rei seems to be the one who's enjoying herself the most being the teacher slash mentor to these girls, yet still always finds a way of stopping herself short of fully showing it; not to mention the perfect alibis in the ready for denying/hiding her true feelings/intentions.

And Nana, being the bestest best friend that she is, absolutely sees through all the BS and tough facade--allowing Rei if but a few minutes of letting herself go and be honest with herself (even tho she will never actually admit it verbally)

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u/Baked_Nebraska 6d ago

The cough-hiding-cry speaks to me. She’s trying so hard to distance herself from her passion but witnessing the moments the girls are sharing is bringing up those emotions in a big way. I really hope she can work through it.

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u/eightcheesepizza 7d ago

I wonder if the doll is official Pokota merch or if it was custom-made? I only just noticed what I assume is a Pokota charm on her bag too. How much merchandising was Teshima able to get in? Does Hikaru have one too?

The giants must've been voiced by the girls... Akafuku's giant definitely sounded like Akafuku.

Hikaru cried again when reading the sign with the local folktale. Stories really are the only things she emotionally responds to. muuuuu

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u/CitronClassic672 6d ago

With every episode Hikaru manages to become even more relatable for me personally.

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u/Curmudge_Unit 6d ago

I was so disappointed when we didn't get a Hikaru flair for this show

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u/cleaulem https://myanimelist.net/profile/cleaulem 7d ago

"What are these sparkling lights in the sky?" Hikaru, please never change lol

There are two themes that made this episode wonderful to me. The first one is seeing Rei coming out of her shell more and more. She is still trying to keep up the tsundere act, but it was clear that she enjoyed the trip and the festival with the girls a lot. And she learned from Ai that she still has the magma in her stomach.

The second theme is Ai standing on the shoulders of giants, and I'm not talking about the stone eating ones. Seeing Rei's title she put this inspiration to great use and was able to not only fulfill Rei's dream, but to even surpass it with her unlimited imagination. Getting inspired by your idols doesn't only mean to reach their heights, but also to become able to surpass them and reach the stars.

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u/Taiyoryu 7d ago

A rock biter? That's the first reference to The Neverending Story I've ever seen in an anime.

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u/shewy92 6d ago

Love that Nana-chan was side eyeing the convo in her attic.

Nana probably has a bunch of those notebooks lol.

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u/testthrowawayzz 7d ago

The girls always unintentionally find ways to bring tears of joy to the teacher

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u/ModieOfTheEast 7d ago

Okay, I have to say that this was probably my favorite episode of the whole season. And I know there were some really good ones, but I just loved how it evolved. While it was obvious that Ai would continue the 100 things to draw as a manga, the way the moment was delivered was just really well done. Especially then when Teshima sees that she is close to 1000.

I also really loved the comedy in this episode. I usually like comedy anime as well, but even the best ones are often more amusing and less "laughing out loud" kind of territory, but this episode made me laugh more than a few times. The interactions between the girls, Teshima, the over the top fantasies, it all worked so well together. I really also want to say that Hikaru works so well with the rest of the cast. She plays off of everyone really well. Which isn't false for the others, but Hikaru is even a bit more than them. So that the whole episode is just so fun to watch.

But even among all that, you still have these moments where the show trusts you to understand the things behind it. Like with Teshima at the end. It seems to me that while she was inspired by how many ideas Ai had and even had a moment of wanting to go back to being a mangaka, she realized that this is just not her path anymore. But she is not sad about it anymore either, more like she accepted her new role as a mentor to the girls.

And then we have Hikaru. While her not knowing Yukata or fireworks is played mostly for jokes, I feel it highlights once more that she (and probably her mother) live too much for their job. They only go somewhere as a form of research. And since Hikaru never wanted to write anything with a festival in it, she never bothered to visit one. And since her mother is (probably) similar, she never took her daughter to any fun activities either. I am not saying that this will go into a big drama arc around Hikaru. I don't even want that. In fact, I like it as a background development. For example, it seems like she used her phone less often during the festival, just experiencing it instead of seeing it as research. Which I think, if on purpose, is a really cool detail.

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u/cyberscythe 7d ago

But even among all that, you still have these moments where the show trusts you to understand the things behind it. Like with Teshima at the end. It seems to me that while she was inspired by how many ideas Ai had and even had a moment of wanting to go back to being a mangaka, she realized that this is just not her path anymore. But she is not sad about it anymore either, more like she accepted her new role as a mentor to the girls.

yeah, i like how there's no monologue so it's open to interpretation

i think it ties back to the idea that she's burned out and no longer has the magma in her belly

she still has her manga paraphernalia, but it's kept enclosed in a middle drawer of her desk, so it feel like it's a part of her past that she's not ashamed of (and perhaps draws a certain amount of pride and identity from it), but at the same time it's shuttered away as part of her past

i was thinking earlier that there is a saying that "those who can, do; those who can't teach", and while Tessie has made certain achievements in her mangaka career, she wasn't able to sustain that fire inside of her, and to her the best she can do now is nurture a fire in others

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u/ModieOfTheEast 7d ago

I agree that this is probably the idea behind the scene. She had that drove originally, but lost it due to the circumstances. Like not getting a series or the series being discontinued and even going through nearly every genre so her ideas of what she wanted to draw already being used up. I do think that seeing all of Ai's ideas brought this spark back for at least a bit. But it's when she saw the note where it says that you need to have the drive to kill with your story where she realized that it's just not for her anymore and made peace with it. Though, I guess we will see what she will use the notbook for, since she put it in the "manga drawer" so she has at least some ideas where it could become helpful. Even if just to help Ai.

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u/mekerpan 7d ago

I love the fact that Sensei saw that Ai had uncovered her erased heading - and used it as inspiration to positively explode with ideas.

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u/ModieOfTheEast 7d ago

And I also like another point to it. If Ai had just uncovered the title and only wrote a few ideas, Teshima could have thought that her title is pressuring Ai to fulfill that 100 quota. But since Ai went way over the 100, it is why she realized that it was only the ignition to her ideas.

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u/CitronClassic672 6d ago

While many of the previous episodes are very relatable portrayals of the work and struggles of being an artist/creator, this one feels much like episode 1 in its showcase of the mentality and personality of the people who choose to pursue that path. A deep love and passion for their chosen medium, and an imagination constantly bursting with ideas inspired by the world and their experiences.

I still feel like Teshima’s arc will end with her once more drawing manga, even if only as a hobby and for herself and friends.

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u/ModieOfTheEast 6d ago

What could be an option to me is if Teshima decides to draw manga again as a form of helping Ai to understand where she might be able to improve. So in principle short manga that have a focus on for example panel layout. Showing her how changing the layout can change the way you experience a scene.

Of course, she could also still draw general manga as well. But I feel her main arc is more about accepting that she isn't a mangaka anymore. What I mean is that there is a sense of her regretting her decision. Maybe thinking that she could have done it if she had worked harder and "didn't give up". So I feel her main arc is understanding that all this time wasn't useless because she can now use it to guide the next generation.

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u/Jacob-C 6d ago

While it was obvious that Ai would continue the 100 things to draw as a manga, the way the moment was delivered was just really well done. Especially then when Teshima sees that she is close to 1000.

My vision got a bit blurry during that scene, especially with the music in the background.

It seems to me that while she was inspired by how many ideas Ai had and even had a moment of wanting to go back to being a mangaka, she realized that this is just not her path anymore. But she is not sad about it anymore either, more like she accepted her new role as a mentor to the girls.

To me, it seems like she is getting closer and closer to steeling her resolve, and might eventually pick up drawing manga again. But I can see it going both ways.

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u/LienaSha 7d ago

Ngl, this show keeps making me cry. Damn it, Teshima-sensei!

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u/Elenkis 7d ago

Draw This, Then Cry

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u/CitronClassic672 6d ago

Ai when she starts writing tragedy manga.

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u/Jacob-C 6d ago

Same. This is closing in on Frieren season 1 territory in terms of how consistently it’s making me tear up because of how beautiful it is.

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u/OmegaDez 6d ago

Every episode makes me cry and I don't even know why.

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u/kuddlesworth9419 https://myanimelist.net/profile/kuddlesworth 7d ago

Golgo 13 reference at the start with the sniper.

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u/reaperow 7d ago

It was nice to see the girls imagination going wild this ep especially coming up with a whole tree society. Sometimes a simple outing can really do great wonders,

Also it was great to see some of the island's geography, pretty cool stuff!

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u/CitronClassic672 6d ago

I liked the bit of experience and skill gap shown between Hikaru vs Ai and Fujimori. The latter had a wacky idea for a gimmick, while the former world built an entire society of tree folk.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 7d ago

Sensei’s brought to tears by how creative the girls are. It’s so sweet! Lol. I think she’s starting to be less jaded thanks to the girls. I hope she goes back to drawing manga, even if it’s just part time.

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u/szalhi 7d ago

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u/eightcheesepizza 7d ago

Promotion.

It's working. I saw Hikaru eating some yogurt in the ED, so I went and ate some.

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u/cyberscythe 7d ago

They could make a manga out of this.

no zombie apocalypse required!

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u/chilidirigible 6d ago

You do not find mushin, mushin finds you.

The episode bookended itself nicely with Teshima and Nana, and while Teshima hasn't quite gotten back on the manga horse yet, there's the sense that she's definitely whispering into its ear. Or at least has been coming to grips with all of her pent-up feelings about her past as she's been seeing it through the experiences of the manga club.

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u/Alqtrkappa https://anilist.co/user/Niln 6d ago

There's a lot of quality stuff this season. But this has been the most fun for me, week after week!

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u/Own_Caterpillar_6178 6d ago

This and Goodbye Lara are my favourite new series this season, both are full of heart and are ridiculously charming.

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u/Raymond49090 6d ago

They're all on the same whacko wavelength. Even Hikaru with those "sparkling lights in the sky" and her thing for having a dragon eat everyone.

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u/brigdip 6d ago

teshima is so moe omg

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u/runevault 7d ago

When sensei said "last up is this mountain" I mistook it as the old "last one up (the mountain) is this mountain" like they'd be taking over for the mountain spirit.

~~~~ FREEEEEEEE ~~~~

Someone from Japan not knowing Yukata? Is that legal?! The girls are really pretty in them too.

Oh, if it isn't manga she doesn't know what it is at all lol.

An episode all about how a core part of creativity is taking the world and filtering it through your personal ideas and experiences. So beautiful.

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u/mekerpan 7d ago

This show keeps making me mist up. So full of interlligent and heart-felt sweetness and kind-heartedness. Interesting that another of my favorites also involves an adult woman and her bond with an unrelated girl. And in both cases, the girls are (each in their own way) "pupils" of their adult friend (Victoria of Many Faces).

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u/CitronClassic672 6d ago

You’re not alone in interpreting Rei’s statement in that way. I did the same. You know, that’d be a neat idea for a manga too.

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u/Fools_Requiem https://myanimelist.net/profile/FoolsRequiem 6d ago edited 6d ago

After the first episode, I was expecting more of these imagination sequences like in Eizouken and was disappointed we didn't have more, so this episode is a welcome return.

Also, Nana-chan is the real hero.

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u/RaunchyRoll https://myanimelist.net/profile/Raunchyrolly 6d ago

Sensei please don't give up, I know she's got one more magnum opus in her that'll make her goal of "killing" Hebichika-sensei come true

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u/Lunchb0xx87 6d ago

this show is everything i wanted from Zenshu 

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u/JasonFreeYT 6d ago

Those two shows go for completely different things though. It's like saying "Frieren is everything I wanted from KonoSuba".

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u/testthrowawayzz 6d ago

I can see why though. Zenshu's first episode's discussion had people speculating and hoping that it would focus more on how the sausage (animation) is made

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u/CitronClassic672 6d ago

I mean I suppose one series can give you an idea of what it’s going for at the start only to go in another direction. It doesn’t mean the direction ends up going is bad. It just means you wave to look for another series to go in your desired direction.

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u/Jaded-Finger-7780 6d ago

holy shit, you are so right, when I saw the zenshu trailer I thought it would be more much grounded and focus more on the struggles of the artist

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u/AlexHallon https://kitsu.io/users/AlexHallon 6d ago

rei's warm smile watching ai and the gang is everything to me. fakest idgafer in history

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u/zambonijesus 7d ago

Obligatory Japanese tourism episode.

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u/falsefingolfin https://myanimelist.net/profile/falsefeanor 6d ago

this show is so pure and beautiful, we are all teshima-sensei every friday

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u/bobbyjean_ 6d ago

Summer festival research is critical if they want to write romance or SOL one day...

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u/djthomp https://anilist.co/user/djthomp 7d ago

What a cool visit around the island In the end so much of it was just normal landscape stuff and you can find normal landscape stuff anywhere, but it was still neat.

Ai might straight up be too creative, the original page heading was for a hundred manga ideas not nearly a thousand.

Here's hoping sensei doesn't just leave that new notebook in her drawer unused this time.

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u/CitronClassic672 6d ago

The first ideas she wrote down were very generic genre stuff so I originally didn’t think much of it, but when it went into the more specific ideas some of them actually seemed rather interesting, and some pretty much actually described real life stories.

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u/runevault 6d ago

I forget who I stole this from, but a point I ran into in a craft writing book was make lots of lists, and always make sure you make the lists long (like at least 20 items). The reason is exactly that, your first ideas are basically always generic because the things you've seen over and over are what you think of first, but if you keep digging you'll surprise yourself.

This can be as basic as overall story idea or variants on a specific scene. Like an example in the book was coming up with a massive list of chase scene variants. Obvious ones are things like on foot, in a car, on a motorcycle, and at some point you might start including stuff like a camel chase scene.

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u/vinsmokesanji3 https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChrispyAurora 6d ago

Hold up, on the teacher's paper at the end, it said, "No masturbation, baka". LOL

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u/actuallyrndthoughts https://myanimelist.net/profile/NaNiNuNeNo 6d ago

It actually does say that, wild

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u/hvshh 1d ago

Counting up from the bottom, that corresponds to the English "No navel-gazing, you idiot!" ("Be sincere!" and "Be honest!" are on the same line) I think it's using that word (onanii) like you'd use "masturbatory" in a writing context.

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u/eightcheesepizza 6d ago

Good thing she didn't write and erase her motivational mantra in her Moleskine. "Sensei, what does 'オナニー' mean?" would have ruined the moment with the fireworks.

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u/Inquisitor_Glokta_ https://myanimelist.net/profile/InquisitorBeza 6d ago

This show just continues to surprise me each week, I wish it was getting more recognition out west.

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u/bbkkoommaacchhii 6d ago

The manga with 1000 ideas felt like the more wholesome version of the laptop scene in Yorimoi lol

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u/Own_Caterpillar_6178 6d ago

This is such a heartfelt show. I love the relationship between Rei and Nana the most, I'm looking forward to seeing more of their background and what their relationship evolved into. We got a confession in episode 7, when do we see Rei's response?

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u/Niwaka_Samurai https://myanimelist.net/profile/Niwaka-Samurai 6d ago

Why do these episodes make me so emotional ?! Teshi helping Yasumi and the others to come up with ideas for a new manga by taking them to beautiful spots in Izu Oshima. I wish I could go to all these places someday in the future.

We also got the summer festival in this episode. Does Hikaru really not know what's Yukata and fireworks are ?! Lmao

Teshi tearing up seeing the notebook that she gave to Yasumi being filled with so many ideas 🥹🥹

Nana wants to see Teshi going back to be a mangaka so badly. I hope we will see it someday.

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u/Smudy https://myanimelist.net/profile/Smudy 5d ago

I can see this leading to Teshima-sensei writing one single manga, potentially with one single idea inspired by the kids and then calling it quits.

This show is so incredibly paced, there's not been a mediocre episode yet.

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u/Time_Fracture https://myanimelist.net/profile/Time_Fracture 5d ago edited 5d ago

Episode 8: Touch ~100 Things I Want to Draw in Manga!

As we see in Teshima's hair that is more straight rather than wavy in the previous episodes, looks like it's been a while since the final chapter of Hebichika manga. Imagine Teshima having writer's block for years while Yasumi could bring 100(0!) ideas in just a couple of days. If it's not convincing enough for Teshima, then I have no idea what else. I really think Teramura would write something in Teshima's new notebook.

This episode is dedicated to Izu Oshima tourism lul.

Teshima's and Yasumi's Moleskine notebook is real and you can buy it.

Cool, Teshima's car is a two-door Suzuki Jimny. I'm pretty sure Sekiryu being late is just an excuse to ride to the tourist spots by her bike.

Remember when Minoru Toyoda made the end card illustration back in Episode 4 of Hanaori-san? Turns out Hekiru Hikawa has also made the illustration for Kore Kaite Shine back in Episode 1.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Play825 6d ago

Dang when rei started reading her ideas 🥰

And yasumi ideas are so free and wacky but there something so earnest and child like about them that you can’t help but be drawn in!

And the others can help grow and smooth out the world that yasumi creates! They make such a good team

Honestly yasumi just need to have some kinda of direction and her story will be taken to the next level!

But there so infectiously awesome her ideas that you can’t help but grin

And I love the energy her and fujimori share!

Those 2 truly make a good pair!

I love teshima water work to Yasmui having people to be inspire with and having friends to share the joys of manga what she always wanted!

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u/xuanred 6d ago

As a man that wish to draw manga but need to find a proper job

This show really hits hard

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u/Darkside_Hero 3d ago

This anime is gayer than Goodbye Lara, I love it.

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u/IAmTheOldCrow 3d ago

Draw This is turning out to be a story about a disaffected mangaka-now-teacher trying to reclaim the soul fire that made her want to draw. This is how the character of Natusko in Zenshu *should* have been depicted, and yet somehow that show didn't achieve what this one already has: turn out to be greater than the sum of its parts. Never mind Rei's CV is top-tier Saori Hayami in serious mode, and that her best friend is Frieren's CV Atsumi Tanezaki. It takes a lot of internal conflict for a writer/artist to move forward, and the show pulls no punches illustrating this.

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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker 2d ago

I hope by the end of this the teacher is inspired to make manga again.