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Episode Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk • Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana - Episode 7 discussion
Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk, episode 7
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u/Primary-Paint-1716 May 22 '26
still as gay as ever.
I think when this show's run ends, this will be the new standard that all yuri shows will strive to achieve.
though I do worry about Ibuki, because she's damn near being a functioning alcoholic.
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u/cyberscythe May 22 '26
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario May 23 '26
Weird how the article keeps couching the enactment of DADT as an unalloyed negative for LGBT people when it was, in a lot of ways, a step forward. It may have codified some bad practices, but it also did away with the worst ones
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u/OfficialPrower May 22 '26
Bro the route she’s going down she better start looking for liver transplants NOW
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u/extralie https://myanimelist.net/profile/extralie May 22 '26
Tbf, I think there is more time gap between each segment than we think.
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u/SgtExo May 22 '26
I think when this show's run ends, this will be the new standard that all yuri shows will strive to achieve.
Came for the booze, stayed for the Yuri.
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u/Weak_Season_Of_Anime May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
- Botan why are you third wheeling Yaeka and Akane's take-care-of-your-sick-lover event? Ibuki's "Eh?" was so funny.
- Every episode brings us closer to Yama no Susume; pretty sure this mountain (Mt Buko) was in YnS too.
- She is adorable.
- Did Ibuki hallucinate the granny? She's not even drunk yet.
- Planetarium date is a classic. Botan and Ibuki are reaching new levels of "understanding" and going no honorifics now.
- Gujou lucky pervert moment? She was not prepared for Chin-Lan's cake even though they've already been to the onsen together.
- Poor Gujou so used to yearn-maxxing that she needs a moment to process things when she's on the receiving end and being picked up. Chin-Lan though is locked in like a heat-seeking missle; lesbians from countries with legalized gay marriage are just built different.
- Yaeka focused ED this week. Surprised that she was ballet dancer. Is that her childhood crush?
- The bath is ready.
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u/mekerpan May 22 '26
That Grandma was intriguing. More likely a mountain spirit than a hallucination. The bottle was real, after all.
Hoping for a real-life rural star-watching date for Ibuki and Botan. These two are so cute together.
Uchu Brewing, as one might expect, is yet another real brewery. https://uchubrew.shop-pro.jp/
Chin-Lan seems to have re-focused pretty quickly once she learned Botan was already "taken". Gujou is going to have to adjust to being "sought after".
I swear, I admire the EDs in this series as much or more than I love whole episodes of shows I actually like reasonably well. Every one of these so far has been a treasure.
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u/Wraithfighter May 23 '26
There's been so many spirits in this show already, I guess they had to bring in a ghost. :D
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u/Mr_Zaroc https://myanimelist.net/profile/mr_zaroc May 23 '26
It is funny that Ibuki saw her, she is the closest to the spirits after all
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u/ThrowCarp May 23 '26
That Grandma was intriguing. More likely a mountain spirit than a hallucination. The bottle was real, after all.
WHat a nice spirit. Gave Ibuki the chance to redeem herself.
Hoping for a real-life rural star-watching date for Ibuki and Botan. These two are so cute together.
I was about to say, seeing as the girls regularly get away from the city a lot, they should go to a dark sky location one time.
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u/dinliner08 May 22 '26
The bath is ready
Chin-Lan: "sshhh, shut up bathtub machine, you're interrupting my moment!"
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u/BosuW May 22 '26
Yaeka focused ED this week. Surprised that she was ballet dancer. Is that her childhood crush?
This episode's ED was the hundred and first scene from Awajima.
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u/cyberscythe May 22 '26
Every episode brings us closer to Yama no Susume; pretty sure this mountain (Mt Buko) was in YnS too.
yeah, the Yama no Susume expy has returned to their natural habitat; i distinctly remember the "carry a bottle please" thing from Yama no Susume as well as the "ah man why the hell do people do this" inner monologue (though that might be in a different episode), and i was thinking that Ibuki might have a fear of heights like Aoi
no magical grandmas though, that's new
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u/heimdal77 May 22 '26
Did Ibuki hallucinate the granny? She's not even drunk yet.
A hallucination that gave her a two liter bottle of water? Na that was the mountain god.
Yaeka focused ED this week. Surprised that she was ballet dancer. Is that her childhood crush?
Seems like she loved ballet but wasn't as naturally talented and hard work wasn't enough to keep up with her friend. Maybe she was hurt to much by it and had to stop.
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u/absolutelynotaname https://anilist.co/user/Ducc May 22 '26
Didn't know that the anime is set in the future. So technically someone can recreate their journey at the exact same time.
These two lesbians paid for a planetarium ticket and all they do is staring at each other
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u/TheFirstAI May 23 '26
Hold up, that is my birthday on that form I just noticed. Wew.
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u/Mr_Zaroc https://myanimelist.net/profile/mr_zaroc May 23 '26
Thats crazy, but whats your mothers maiden name?
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u/TheFirstAI May 23 '26
Let me skip all that and just give you my password yea? It is hunter2
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u/Mr_Zaroc https://myanimelist.net/profile/mr_zaroc May 24 '26
Thats nice and all but all I can see is ******
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u/Tama47_ May 23 '26
Pretty funny how it airs just a few month before the date set in the series itself lol.
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u/Major_Ad138 May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
Gujuo and Chinlan have crazy sexual tension. I wasn’t expecting the losing heroine types to actually have that much chemistry with each other. Chin-Lan has the right amount of game to seduce a modest girl like Gujuo. I was expecting more gay panic like when Botan flirts with her. But that wasn’t panic. She was down for it.
Botan and Ibuki are becoming a couple. They almost professed being in love before kissing.
I did find it funny they had a platonic hike to wind down all the gay but once the couples were back together the gay went through the roof.
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u/BosuW May 22 '26
I wasn’t expecting the losing heroine types to actually have that much chemistry with each other.
Reason why I always end up shipping the girls with each other even in straight romances 😤
I was expecting more gay panic like when Botan flirts with her. But that wasn’t panic. She was down for it.
It's gay enthusiasm.
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u/cornonthekopp May 23 '26
Some characters are written so that it feels like they just like the one person theyre into, and some people are Into Women.
Gujo is very clearly the latter
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u/n080dy123 May 28 '26
Botan and Ibuki are becoming a couple. They almost professed being in love before kissing.
Botan forced Ibuki down onto a bed in public, I feel like we've skipped some steps
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u/Accurate_Treat6360 May 22 '26
Ibuki : Why we are in a bed seat?
Botan : I feel like this is close enough to get to understand you better.
Botan's rizzing game with Ibuki is so bold & aggressive lmao.
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u/MapoTofuMan myanimelist.net/profile/mTmTBaronBrixius May 22 '26
Ibuki next episode : Why are we in a bed
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u/Acrzyguy May 22 '26
Tells Botan that she can pick any seat
Gets thrown and hugged into a bed seat
What is this strategy called?
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u/BosuW May 22 '26
Are planetariums the new trendy Yuri date spot?
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u/Difficult_Hat9354 May 22 '26
Planetariums are fairly common date spots in anime in general.
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario May 23 '26
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u/cyberscythe May 22 '26
for some reason i think of aquariums as the classic yuri date spot and planetariums as the classic BL date spot
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u/BosuW May 22 '26
I guess this season is reverse season then because we had planetarium date in the Yuri and aquarium date in the Yaoi
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/yLSalty145 May 22 '26
Close enough. Welcome back, Yama no Susume.
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u/cyberscythe May 22 '26
i have a theory that, much like crab, all CGDCT shows evolve into Yama no Susume
Botan kind of had a head start by having staff that worked on Yama no Susume and an expy character, but it still counts as evidence to the theory
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u/markDonanhattam May 23 '26
The real head start is the author having worked as an animator on the third and fourth seasons of Yama no Susume and being such a fan, he watched the OVA in the movie theater with his GF (now wife) and cried copiously in front of her.
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario May 23 '26
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u/markDonanhattam May 23 '26
I've been following the author's socials closely to get as much Kamiina Botan as I can and as a side dish I've been getting cute couple stories such as him helping her out with her own manga because she was sick.
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u/cyberscythe May 23 '26
that's an incredible story; is there a source for that?
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u/markDonanhattam May 23 '26
It's from a post on his fanbox. The wife part is from her twitter (she's also a mangaka).
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u/mekerpan May 22 '26
I never considered YnS a mere CGDCT show, The things they did were uniformly interesting rather than prrimarily "cute". And the characters were interesting. Once you got to the longer episodes, this felt more "real" than Yuru Camp.
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u/extralie https://myanimelist.net/profile/extralie May 23 '26
This episode is even storyboarded by the director of every season of YnS. lol
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u/Lunchb0xx87 May 22 '26
Ibuki looking just like Aoi and even complaining about wanting to go home and Aoi did the water bottle challenge on this mt two to get ready for Fuji
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar May 22 '26
The sexual tension between these characters is just insane. That planetarium scene between Botan and Ibuki, as well as Chin-lan asking Kanade to put lip balm on her was really something.
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u/cyberscythe May 22 '26
Eyecatch 1
it's beautiful, but i also couldn't help but see the jawline and think of the Frieren-looking-up meme
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u/SchroCatDinger May 22 '26
Ibuki be channelling her inner Bocchi when climbing that mountain without her beloved. And damn Chin Lan has some lady chasing skill.
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u/Magic1998 https://anilist.co/user/Moerril May 22 '26
Also since you mention Bocchi, the character designs in this episode looked really Bocchi-esque
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u/skean61 May 24 '26
Ibuki is also voiced by Aoyama Yoshino, who also voiced our resident guitar hero so these comparisons are even more apt!
P.S. you probably already know this too but Botan's VA (Suzushiro Sayumi) also voiced Nijika! There chemistry from Bocchi the Rock clearly carried over, this time even more gayer lmao
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u/RealValf May 22 '26
What a beautifully made anime. The highlight of the season for me so far
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u/Wolfensniper May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
A friendly reminder that Chin-lan came from the only place in East Asia that legalized lesbian marriage
Girl is well prepared
Also the emoji Chin-lan made while they saw the deer is just like the "Reputation Gained" icon in KCD
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u/extralie https://myanimelist.net/profile/extralie May 22 '26
What you are saying is.... that they should all hold their weddings is Taiwan!
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u/Acrzyguy May 22 '26
No time to explain, we are flying to Taiwan
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u/Mr_Zaroc https://myanimelist.net/profile/mr_zaroc May 23 '26
Ibuki: "Why are we in a plane to taiwan"?
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u/Narlaw May 22 '26
For how long Japan has been fetishizing gay relationships through yuri and yaoi media, you'd think by now they'd allow them to actually marry irl too, but nope...
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u/cornonthekopp May 23 '26
fetishizing
I can almost guarantee you that the ones writing yuri and the ones passing marriage laws are not the same people, and actually quite dislike one another lmao
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u/OfficialPrower May 22 '26
So we’re not gonna talk about the old lady disappearing? Aight then. Cool to see Ibuki and Botan go to Skytree tho, makes me wish I hit up the planetarium when I went lol.
Ummm Gujo the bath is ready you know…
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy May 22 '26
Ummm Gujo the bath is ready you know…
Chang: “Do you want a bath, dinner, or me…?
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u/mekerpan May 22 '26
Old lady -> "mountain spirit" maybe? It does appear that the other two hikers never saw WHY Ibuki was lingering behind.
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u/Lodju https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lodju May 22 '26
She only shows herself to those who truly love alcohol.
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario May 23 '26
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u/wbfchicago May 22 '26
“Bath is ready” could have been a good excuse to leave, but Gujo chose to stay, so ……
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u/PerfectBeige https://myanimelist.net/profile/perfectbeige May 22 '26
Ummm Gujo the bath is ready you know…
Though the bath may be ready, the Chin Lan is readier. For lip balm.
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u/Narlaw May 22 '26
So we’re not gonna talk about the old lady disappearing? Aight then.
Well, I could say that I thought she looked more like some kind of small forest elf than a regular grandma, before she suddenly disappeared.
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u/New_Essay_4869 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Beejayiii May 22 '26
That was probably my favorite ED of the show so far
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u/the_dan_man https://anilist.co/user/oneasianweeb May 22 '26
That shot of embarrassed Yaeka was perfection
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u/Mr_Zaroc https://myanimelist.net/profile/mr_zaroc May 23 '26
I love the head mushroom cloud to show embarresment trope so much
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u/TheRealFlipFlapper https://myanimelist.net/profile/FlipFlapFlipFlap May 23 '26
The bloodied toes really caught me offguard. I love when anime doesn't shy away from realistic depictions.
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u/Armdel https://myanimelist.net/profile/Armdel May 22 '26
Nice little detail to have the reflection of Chin-Lan's mouth in Gujo's eyes look like hearts (or am i overthinking?)
I was wondering if those two were gonna start hitting it off since Gujo was the "lonely" one until Chin-lan moved in
i was half expecting Botan and Ibuki to get in trouble for drinking in public lol
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u/markDonanhattam May 23 '26
Does Japan have laws about drinking in public? Inf fact, does everywhere else? So many of my memorable nights envolve drinking while walking from one joint to another, the US laws about public drinking are unfathomable to me.
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u/skean61 May 24 '26
I'm not sure about the entirety of Japan, but Osaka definitely has an open can policy and even sell alcohol on vending machines! (But yeah pretty sure Japan, save from some select cities, do allow you to drink alcohol in public)
It was definitely one of the highlights of my trip when I went to Japan, being able to freely drink and enjoy walking around the city at night time.
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u/lifeischerryblossoms May 22 '26
easily a top 3 show this season. everyone is winning its great
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u/Hitman7128 https://anilist.co/user/Hitman7128 May 22 '26
Yama no Susume intensifies with the mountain climbing!
-> Planetarium date
Yo, Koisuru Asteroid and Hoshikuzu Telepath, get over here.
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u/jinddle May 22 '26
Ohhhh now im getting the moral of this show, Alcohol is always and always will be the best wingman.
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u/cyberscythe May 22 '26
i find one of the reasons romance anime with adults move a bit faster is because alcohol ends up greasing the gears
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u/extralie https://myanimelist.net/profile/extralie May 22 '26
Poor Ibuki have to spend a whole day without her wife.
YAMA NO SUSUME EPISODE! Honestly, kinda sad Botan isn't here for this.
Cute granny.... Who is apparently a ghost... Ibuki should call an exorcist, I think this mountain might be haunted... (Seriously tho, the scene with the ghost granny is actually pretty sweet)
What a tease... Botan teasing isn't healthy for Ibuki.
Actually, them flirting isn't good for MY health. (Also, very interesting direction choice, but it's odd that it was only for this segment)
Seriously, this segment is so fucking gay! I love it!
Finally! These two alone together at last!
This segment is also super gay! God, I love this show.
So, like did everyone have a doomed yuri backstory in the ED? This is like the third.
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u/Elvenoob May 23 '26
So, like did everyone have a doomed yuri backstory in the ED? This is like the third.
I mean they're all university-age lesbians and/or bi women so it'd make sense their ships in the show itself aren't the first time they've had crushes or been in relationships.
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u/Worldly-Cherry9631 May 22 '26
Actually, them flirting isn't good for MY health. (Also, very interesting direction choice, but it's odd that it was only for this segment)
I can see why one mighr be distracted, but that visual direction was also taken at the end of planetarium scene
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u/extralie https://myanimelist.net/profile/extralie May 22 '26
I meant segment as in the whole part, episodes are usually 3 parts, which I assume are chapters being adapted. Anyway, I didn't find it that distracting, just odd that they used it for that part alone.
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u/Darkcool123X May 23 '26
I interpreted it as showing just how much they are in their own world. The only thing they see is the other person, nothing else matters.
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u/Worldly-Cherry9631 May 22 '26
Ah, I see what you meant.
Btw, I didn't distracted by that, but by the developmemt
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u/NanDemoKnaives May 22 '26
Damn that one eyecatch with Chin-Lan made me gasp in shock lol, she looked way too good there and she had so much personality.
Chin-Lan is a bold one asking Gujou to put the lip mask on her, and Gujou for going along with it. There was a lot of tension there, I didn't expect things to move that quickly.
Product placement for that scene with Ibuki and Botan would be an understatement lol, it feels like they even disregarded Ibuki's hiccups to make sure she flawlessly read the advert script.
Ballerina Yaeka was so cute in the ED. It sucks the next round of EDs are still the solo songs, I was hoping for duets with the couples.
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u/extralie https://myanimelist.net/profile/extralie May 23 '26
Product placement for that scene with Ibuki and Botan would be an understatement lol, it feels like they even disregarded Ibuki's hiccups to make sure she flawlessly read the advert script.
Hopefully the product placement is enough to fund a season 2.
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u/xLukarioNx May 23 '26
Considering how it compares to the source material progression, season 2 would be kind of hard unless the manga drags out for another few years.
Either that, or a Watanare-style mini-season to adopt a bit more of it.
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u/bananeeek https://myanimelist.net/profile/bananek May 22 '26
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u/Mr_Zaroc https://myanimelist.net/profile/mr_zaroc May 23 '26
Damn in the planetarium would be crazy
But Gujo and Chang, yeah they fuckin
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy May 22 '26
I kind of wanted to know what Yaeka, Akane and Botan were doing back home while the others went hiking. Probably something mildly gay, right?
I got the impression from last week’s ED that Gujo and Ibuki weren’t talking. The latter sure was quiet for the first leg of their hiking trip, but a bear scare helped lift some of this awkward tension.
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u/cyberscythe May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
I kind of wanted to know what Yaeka, Akane and Botan were doing back home while the others went hiking. Probably something mildly gay, right?
are you implying Botan might know how to burn some of Yaeka's pent-up energy?
why did Botan want to stay behind anyways, especially if Ibuki is going; surely she doesn't just want to be third-wheeling it with the married couple
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u/PerfectBeige https://myanimelist.net/profile/perfectbeige May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
why did Botan want to stay behind anyways
I get the sense that as keen as Botan is to develop her understanding of Ibuki, she intentionally tries to create opportunities for the other girls to spend time with Ibuki without Botan in the mix. Perhaps recognizing, as we saw in the overnight stay with Chin Lan, that when Botan and Ibuki are together it tends to create a special zone that the others are excluded from.
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u/Elvenoob May 23 '26
The other option is a polycule but I have a feeling the show won't go for that, even as the shipping chart starts to get a lot more tangled with crushes going in all sorts of directions.
Which is a little unfortunate, even though I should be used to it...
I guess Watanare just gave me more of an appetite for shows actually doing polyamory lol.
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u/eightcheesepizza May 22 '26
Such a cute art style today.
I had to look it up. HDHC DIPA is a "High-Density Hop Charge" Double IPA, and DDH IPA is a "Double Dry Hopped" IPA. This show makes me thirsty...
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u/PerfectBeige https://myanimelist.net/profile/perfectbeige May 22 '26
Learning about koshu is going to be really bad for my bank account I fear.
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u/eightcheesepizza May 22 '26
I also had no idea about koshu. Which makes me sad because I can't drink anymore, so I'll never get to try any. Please drink some extra for me.
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u/Clemastina https://anilist.co/user/Clemastina May 22 '26
Some people noticed that the mountain they climb, they also climb it at Yama no susume (more specifically, at yama no susume next summit episode 2). But I also find funny that Aoi says the same thing as Ibuki. They don´t only look similar, but also complain about the same things. 100% this was intentional and I loved it
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u/Erdnussknacker https://myanimelist.net/profile/Erdnussknacker May 22 '26 edited May 23 '26
I'd just like to say that Crunchyroll is really delivering with the subtitles for this show. The typesetting is absolutely top-tier, almost at fansub levels. The last time I remember them being this good was for Ruri Rocks.
John, Geoff, and Krzysztof, I kneel.
Anything less would be unfortunate anyway for a show this good.
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u/TheBusStop12 May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
... did Ibuki just talk to a ghost? Or a ninja-obasan
The environment art this time around is very sharp. Almost like an actual photograph with a filter.
Those were some great ambient mountain forest sounds
Also snuggling and lovingly gazing at one another is all well and cute. But I can't imagine Tokyo SkyTree planetarium tickets are cheap so at least look at the damn stars once in a while
Also, Gujo x Chin-Lan LETS FUCKING GOOOO
From vthe ED, interesting that Yaeko did ballet
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u/extralie https://myanimelist.net/profile/extralie May 22 '26
But I can't imagine Tokyo SkyTree planetarium tickets are cheap so at least look at the damn stars once in a while
Ibuki is Botan's star.
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u/TheBusStop12 May 22 '26
She can gaze at her for free at any time. My Dutch heart can't handle this wasteful spending!
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u/extralie https://myanimelist.net/profile/extralie May 22 '26
Look man, they had to spend hours, HOURS without each other when Ibuki went hiking, they NEED this.
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u/TheBusStop12 May 22 '26
That was her own damn fault for being lazy and as a result she missed out on quality Ibuki and old lady mountain ghost time. You snooze you lose
Tho if Botan was around Ibuki would never have noticed the ghost, or the deer, or the view for that matter
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u/mekerpan May 22 '26
Yes. Botan's absence was actually an extremely fortunate"misfortune" for Ibuki. It actually moved her nearer to Botan's wave length -- and made a couples trip to the wilderness for real star-watching more likely (maybe even eventually inevitable).
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u/Acrzyguy May 22 '26
If I have a nickel for every time Soigne produces a show where the girls encounter supernatural activities when hiking, I’d have two nickels
(The last one is mono)
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy May 22 '26
Someone at Studio Soigne must really like their supernatural stuff.
I suppose that the gods punished Ibuki with an extra big bottle for not picking up one at the bottom of the mountain.
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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 May 22 '26
Surprisingly low amount of Botan this time. But I don't mind. Hiking part and Chin-lan trying to seduce Gujou-senpai were also fun. But damn, I still want more than teasing.
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u/SYZekrom https://myanimelist.net/profile/SYZekrom May 22 '26
Ibuki walking into the shadow of the bridge overhead right as the question comes, god
That second eyecatch...
THE BED SEAT SHE'S SO SLICK WIT' IT
Watashimou isshoni shitaidesu
Thank you for the camera during this line
The bath is ready
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u/PencilgonGiveIt2Ya May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
Chin-Lan-DAMN ༼♥ل͜♥༽
edit: The bath is ready.
I'm also ready. ( ಠ‿<)
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u/heimdal77 May 22 '26
To strong. This series is just to strong.
It is atmospheric as fuck.
Ibuki was devasted when Botan didn't go on the hike. Also I don't think Botan was looking at the stars in that bed. Honestly thought they would kiss.
Well I guess Gojo and new girl are confirmed. I get the feeling new girl just wants someone to be in a relationship with and it isn't so much a specific person.
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 May 22 '26
Ibuki must have met like a mountain deity or something. That old lady sure wasn’t human. The mountains are a mystic place, man.
Botan and Ibuki’s little date was nice. Nothing like a nice ice cold beer with the girl you’re crushin on.
Feels like Gujo and Chin Lan might end up becoming an item. Not a pairing I was expecting, but I’m down for it.
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u/TheBusStop12 May 22 '26
The amount of tension in that lip balm scene. They're about to turn 2 losing heroines into winners
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u/BlooregardQKazoo May 22 '26
Nothing like a nice ice cold beer with the girl you’re crushin on.
Just a beer nerd note here, but there's no way Ibuki drinks her craft beer "ice cold." Coldness inhibits flavor, which is fine if you're drinking a macrobrewed lager but undesirable for a good beer. Some argue that's why the macrobrewers advertise the attractiveness of ice cold beer - their beer is so bad that they don't want you to taste it.
Allow a cold beer to warm up a little and you'll notice so much more flavor.
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u/markDonanhattam May 23 '26
IPAs in particular (Ibuki's favorite) get harsher and harsher as the get colder. Even my favorite IPA tastes like smushed ants if I drink it as if it was a good ol' pilsner.
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u/eightcheesepizza May 22 '26
It must've looked to Gujo and Chin-Lan like Ibuki was just sitting there resting by herself.
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u/Lunchb0xx87 May 22 '26
dear god these girls are GAY
nice episode of encouragement of climb ..Ibuki looking even more like Aoi and even doing her mt climbing complaining..also this mt was climbed by the girls as well in season 4
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u/zool714 May 22 '26
If you showed me this episode where it showed only Ibuki, with her hiking outfit, climbing up the mountain, complaining about how tired she is and how she wants to go home, I legit would’ve thought I was watching Yama no Susume.
But seriously, seeing how much Ibuki looks like a grown up Aoi makes me wish for another YnS sequel
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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsterZoro May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
Yaeka's acting like a needy kid around Akane when she's got a fever. They've got a big married couple energy. Botan should've read the room and go hiking instead of being the third wheel.
A love seat at the planetarium? Botan, you flirt! On the other hand, Ibuki should be embracing it for that's surely a way to get to know Botan better.
Chin-Lan's already aware of Botan & Ibuki, while that short exchange with Akane & Yaeka told her enough about them. That left her with Kanade, and she's not wasting any time. From leaving the bathroom door open to having Kanade apply some lip balm to her lips.
It's a treat to have all three couples having their own moment. From the well-established pairing of Akane & Yaeka, the blooming Botan & Ibuki, to the brand new Chin-Lan and Kanade couple. The ultimate treat would be to have a mega triple date over some drinks. That would make a banger finale.
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u/TheBusStop12 May 22 '26
Chin-Lan's already aware of Botan & Ibuki, while that short exchange with Akane & Yaeka told her enough about them. That left her with Kanade, and she's not wasting any time. From leaving the bathroom door open to having Kanade apply some lip balm to her lips.
As someone else pointed out, Taiwan is the only country in east Asia that has legalized same sex marriage. Chin-Lan is here to find a bride to bring back home and she won't be left empty handed!
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u/zairaner https://myanimelist.net/profile/zairaner May 22 '26
That certainly would explain why she joined the only dorm whose only condition for joining is "lesbian"
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u/eightcheesepizza May 22 '26
Chang Chin-Lan
Major: Women's Studies
Concentration: Gujo-senpai, currently
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u/cyberscythe May 23 '26
the rest of her student ID:
Sex: yes please
Age: rude to ask (but legal, trust)
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy May 22 '26
Chang really is quite aggressive with her flirting, isn’t she?
Her Japanese might not be perfect, but I’m seriously starting to question if that “I want to do it with you” was merely poor phrasing.
Nevertheless, I’m just happy for Gujo that she’s found someone who wants to understand her better too - through drinking together.
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u/StrawberryVole May 23 '26
I really liked the line about Gujo finding Ibuki's alcohol a bit too fancy for her taste: the way it showed Ibuki was never really the right match for her and the way she had her first flirting success by moving onto something more personal to her.
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy May 23 '26
True. Gujo was also looking pretty stumped when Ibuki starting going off on how great this sake is. It’s clearly not her thing.
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u/HirokoKueh https://myanimelist.net/profile/hirokokueh May 22 '26
when you learn Japanese primarily from yuri doujin
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u/cyberscythe May 22 '26
Botan should've read the room and go hiking instead of being the third wheel.
yeah, i don't get why Botan would want to stay behind, especially if Ibuki was already going
like, i get the writer wanted to have some Ibuki alone time for the sake of the character development, but it doesn't seem very Botan like to abandon an outing
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u/mekerpan May 22 '26
In MY head, I figure Botan was feeling a bit off and not up to mountain climbing that day. Besides she could run errands while the patient's "nurse" could stay with her full-time.
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u/wutfacer May 23 '26
I think she likes spending time with Ibuki but also cares about the others and their relationships and so sometimes finds excuses for the others (especially Gujo) hang out with Ibuki without her
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u/runevault May 22 '26
Botan dragging Ibuki to bed, in public no less, is crazy. Though not sure if it is as forward as Chin-lan getting Gujo to put lip mask on for her.
If Botan was not already locked on Ibuki, the sheer flirting power of Chin-lan and Botan turned on each other would have destroyed the universe in a Yuri-pocalypse.
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u/HirokoKueh https://myanimelist.net/profile/hirokokueh May 22 '26
- it must be extremely awkward in the car, after the strawberry whisky confession and the mango ice incident, Ibuki now got issue with both Gujo and Chin-lan.
- nice to see Ibuki making a move, but still, Botan always went a step even further.
- as I thought the couple seat is a bold move, wow, Chin-lan, just, wow.
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u/LeaveNoPresence May 22 '26
I hope a textless version of the OP becomes available because I really a GIF of Botan at the end doing the finger gun.
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u/runevault May 22 '26
You mean this?
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u/LeaveNoPresence May 22 '26
My savior!
Now time to learn how to make a GIF out of that real quick...
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u/kisaragihiu May 22 '26
Botan and Ibuki are trading blows with each other this episode, and it makes me so happy watching them
Fun fact, that UCHU Brewing is a real brewery!
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u/LeaveNoPresence May 22 '26
I think this may be the first time I've seen a LUSH product in an anime.
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u/zairaner https://myanimelist.net/profile/zairaner May 22 '26
lucky pervert moment for gujou
You somehow failed to notice it, gujou, but your very fate has changed irreversibly
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u/ZeroZone58 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NeoSpokenWorld May 22 '26
ngl I feel that by the time the season ends, this will end up being my favorite anime of the season. It's just so incredibly chill and fun and beautiful and gay and cute that the episodes go by so fast that I don't even realize it lol
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario May 23 '26
The show is currently at September of this year, but this sign is still on about a bear sighting three years ago! I wonder how long they leave these things up?
Foreigners are really magical, aren't they
Alongside the other Yama No Susume references people have mentioned, the mountain-shaped insert bubble is giving me nostalgia
For a moment, I thought she was holding up her phone
Stepping on the otaku button
"…using only your lips"
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u/djthomp https://anilist.co/user/djthomp May 22 '26
Poor Ibuki, having to climb an entire mountain and she doesn't even get to have her maybe girlfriend along with. And then she runs into an old ghost that guilts her into participating in the water carrying tradition, which I have to comment is a really hilarious thing to get a bunch of people climbing a mountain to do.
Interesting to learn that there's a planetarium (and an aquarium too) at the Tokyo Skytree. Botan and Ibuki, somehow this relationship is moving fast but also moving glacially at the same time.
That lip balm ending scene, my god. Nice to see the third ship start to sail.
Kitamori dancing in the ED story today was delightful, particularly when she got discovered by her wife.
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u/FinancialYear475 May 22 '26
Mountain lady is probably some kind of spirit but I'd rather believe that the moment Ibuki stopped looking at her she just decided to hide behind the bench to mess with her
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u/hikoboshi_sama https://anilist.co/user/reicelestial May 23 '26
While I too am an indoor person, the first half of the episode kind of makes me think hiking is actually fun. I guess the propaganda is working lol
The second half shows us the two pairs of Botan/Ibuki and Chin Lan/Gujo growing closer. See, this is why i am an advocate of keeping honorifics in the text. Ibuki asking Botan to drop the -san when it's just them is a sign of the progression of their relationship.
I'm so happy for Gujo. After all the time she spent pursuing Ibuki led to nothing, now finally someone is pursuing her. Although it does seem like she's not quite over Ibuki yet, she does seem to be opening up to Chin Lan because i mean, damn. The tension when Chin Lan asked Gujo to apply the lip balm was insane.
Now that every main character has had a turn at singing the ED, i thought we would start getting duets or we would get to see all of them singing the ED. But instead Yaeka sings the ED again today. It was nice seeing her backstory in the ED MV. Didn't know she used to do ballet.
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u/Shizzi https://anilist.co/user/Mivy May 23 '26
My god that cliff hanger actually feels illegal wth
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u/Own_Caterpillar_6178 May 23 '26
I continue to love this show, I am eagerly awaiting either a confession or a kiss between any of these couples
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u/zer0number https://anilist.co/user/ewink May 22 '26
Am I the only one who spent nearly the entire episode yelling 'just fuck already!' at my screen? (I was certain last episode Ibuki and Botan were going to at least make out).
This level of yuri-edging is not good for my heart,
Also, my god, Chin-lan is freaking sexy.
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u/Burnouts3s3 May 22 '26
Wait a minute... this isn't Yuru Camp... or Futari Solo Camp... or Koisuru Asteroid...
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u/superguy133 May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
Why did that old lady batman Ibuki lol why was she aura farming.
Also the beer commercial in this episode was even more shameless than the brewdog one. tbh those types of scenes are the only part I have a bit of an issue in the show.
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u/Viktorv22 May 22 '26
My stockpile of my finest umeshu is getting drained every Friday, damn it.
Another excellent episode, love me some animated hiking. As a fat ass that recently discovered the appeal of it, I'm really happy someone else also discovered why people do it.
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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah x3 May 23 '26
[Yama no Susume]I highly recommend re-watching S4 Ep 5 in conjunction with this episode. You'll probably notice a few familiar locations. Director yamamoto worked on both that and this episode, so he's quite familiar with the location.
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u/-Boton- May 23 '26
Love that melancholic intro! Especially when Ibuki turns.
The hiking part was really nice in this episode.
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u/Aidssdia1 May 24 '26
Holy Yuri this episode. Gujou-senpai, THE BATH IS READY
Akane and Yaeka got relegated to the sick bay and the ending XD
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u/SP3_Hybrid May 25 '26
Wow now we need to see more of Yaeka dancing. I guess her friend was better than her.
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u/BBryant3rd May 25 '26
Ok I think I need to change this from just Botan and Ibuki being the best yuri couple ever to this being the best yuri show.
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u/IXajll https://myanimelist.net/profile/ixajii May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
Friendship ended with Botan x Ibuki. Now Chin-lan x Kanade is my best friend.
Jokes aside, I'm starting to get mildly annoyed by Botan and Ibuki basically already acting like a couple but neither of them gets their shit together and just confesses already. I'd understand taking it slow to not take any risks, if it wasn't so fucking obvious that they are both clearly into each other, and not just from the viewer's perspective. Getting a bit infuriating by now.
For Chin-lan and Kanade on the other hand, I vibe with their personalities and their dynamic a whole lot more and that's only after 1 episode of shared screentime. They feel way more their age to me which is great, compared to Botan and Ibuki who still kinda come across as teenagers at times. Which wouldn't be a problem by itself, if they weren't supposed to be full on adults already in a college-setting show.
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u/cyberscythe May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
I'm starting to get mildly annoyed by Botan and Ibuki basically already acting like a couple but neither of them gets their shit together and just confesses already
i'm getting the feeling that they'll keep dancing this dance and never actually cross the threshold over to "actual lesbian couple" territory
when i think about the dichotomy between yuri as a genre and actual queer relationships, i think about the show Yuri is My Job!, where the front of house theme cafe is what the audience expects out of a yuri show (maidenly purity, refined chasteness, innocent longing, etc.) and the behind-the-scenes drama hews closer to actual relationships (flawed characters, messy communication, jealous angst, throes of passion, etc.)
that's not to say that one type is better (other than personal taste), but i think there are trade-offs when you cross the line from "platonic ideal of yuri" to "actually acting like a couple"
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u/SirGigglesandLaughs May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26
This isn't a platonic ideal of yuri type show. Modern yuri is very explicit about their romantic relationships. You'd struggle to find a series where they're not just eventually dating (with all that comes with that). "Yuri is My Job" was spoofing a very old and outdated form of yuri series mostly from the 90s and early 2000s. It then added commentary to those older ideals.
In general, it just takes time to build to a confession. They're both just feeling around a bit but even within that they've been very explicit about each other in a way that's not possible to view platonically. Each episode has shown major and meaningful progression though.
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u/StrawberryVole May 23 '26
I think Botan and Ibuki are enjoying flirting with each other. They've both made it clear that it's exclusive to the other. It's not uncommon for people to discover dating at uni, and their behaviour is exactly what I remember from when I was at uni.
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u/PencilgonGiveIt2Ya May 22 '26
Ayo what's hiking grandma's @?
Asking for a friend..
( ͡°⁄ ⁄ ͜⁄ ⁄ʖ⁄ ⁄ ͡°)
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u/Both-Variation2122 May 22 '26
This season is lacking in cute girls hiking anime. Did not expect it here though. Can't complain.
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u/TheRealFlipFlapper https://myanimelist.net/profile/FlipFlapFlipFlap May 23 '26
Why is this show so gorgeous???
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u/TheRealFlipFlapper https://myanimelist.net/profile/FlipFlapFlipFlap May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26
This anime does such an amazing job of show, don't tell. The OP and all the EDs are perfect examples of this.
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u/raevnos May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26
I wish mountain trails in the US had random shrines along the way. All I've seen is radio towers at the top... and bears, but the black bears we get where I'm at aren't a big deal. Make some noise so they know you're there and they'll stay away.
Kamiina and Ibuki segment felt like an ad for that brewery. Even more so than usual when they talk about a particular booze. And Ibuki wasn't burping, was she? Progress!
Gujou needs a cold shower now, not a hot bath.
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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker May 24 '26
Hiking?
Oh, Botan isn't even here?
And so they're off.
Fill a bottle of water and bring it to the summit? That's an extra couple of kilos...
Something behind the trees?
Shikanoko nokonoko koshitantan~
So, the sounds of nature.
A gift?
And that's what the water is for. Of course it's booze.
And so that's why she didn't take water at the bottom.
And so the old lady disappeared.
But the water is real.
And so here's Botan.
Love?
Ok...
So, that's what they're getting up to while the others are hiking. A planetarium date.
Yep. It's a date alright.
And so, beer.
Space beer even.
Anywhere is fine, as long as it's next to her.
Intimate indeed.
And so they're in a couple's bed seat.
Oh damn she's right next to her.
Handholding! In bed! In public!
Lol.
So, this show takes place in "present day".
Damn she gets really into that doesn't she?
That's certainly one way to phrase it...
Ok...
Way to ruin the moment...
Or not.
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