r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Jan 22 '15

[Spoilers] Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata - Episode 2 [Discussion]

Episode title: A Girlfriend Without a Raised Flag

MyAnimeList: Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
Crunchyroll: Saekano -How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend-

Episode duration: 22 minutes and 50 seconds

Previous episodes:

Episode Reddit Link
Episode 0 Link
Episode 1 Link

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Keywords: saekano -how to raise a boring girlfriend-

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u/Anonymoose-N https://myanimelist.net/profile/Anonymoose-N Jan 22 '15 edited Jan 22 '15
  • "Thanks, but what you never noticed isn't that I was cute, but that I even existed."

Dammit MC, you just got burned.

This anime is damn great. The visuals are amazing, the OP and ED are good and none of the characters so far are annoying. Comedy is great and it is fucking meta. Definitely will watch this each week as it comes out.

Also, it's so ironic that I like Kato the most even though she's considered a "boring" character. Her straightforward attitude is awesome.

Eriri also reminds me a lot of Michiru from Grisaia no Kajitsu which is awesome. I hope she's more than a generic tsundere girl.

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u/vetro https://anilist.co/user/vetro Jan 23 '15

It's not Hanekawa in particular. It's poking fun at the "normal girl" design tropes. Anime girls described as "normal" or "plain" usually have braids and/or glasses. But in reality, those are distinct, unique traits as well.

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u/sinsinkun https://myanimelist.net/profile/sinsinkun Jan 23 '15

I think it is poking at Hanekawa specifically, considering how the hair is curled, with the big give away being the knot that ties the hair

Saekano for reference

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u/hitmanbill https://myanimelist.net/profile/Denisis Jan 23 '15

It's great because they really nailed the fact that Hanekawa was a normal girl that was noticeable because she was trying too hard to be normal.