#hamefura episode 9

[sparklingmusicofstars]

In my opinion, the genre in the Hamefura LN is slightly different from the anime genre, in the anime the written description is in the Shoujo genre while in the LN it is not, it only says drama, except in the OVA anime there is a Drama genre, when Catarina is exposed to black magic Raphael makes Catarina fall into a long sleep, and the story is about feelings friends and relatives. why is there a change in subgenre between novel and anime even though the story still looks the same, and in the anime it is not shown completely unlike what is explained in the LN. Why is it like that?

Hello,

That's a bit hard to explain, I would say that it's because the main plot of the first season of the anime was Raphael's story which serves as some kind of support for the rest of the story. The anime couldn't adapt all the LN so they overlooked a lot f details so the LN is the original version with all the story and plot. In the LN we also have the POV of Raphael and the others so the story was more "dramatic" in a way. So I don't think it's really to say there is "a change" between the anime and the anime. It's just that the anime was obviously shorter than the LN so the dramatic part only started at the episode 9.

I hope I answered your question.

[fategoflatass]

final thoughts · fall 2022

since i know there're people who like to read my opinions on the different seasons, here you have my thoughts on this (HOLY SHIT OMG WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON???????????) season.

akiba meido sensou (7.5/10)

so, i never meant to watch this show. i thought it would be just another CGDCT slice of life where maids do their maid stuff, and they have fun... I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS THO. this series is crazy, like, the first ep starts with a maid being shot in the head like ??????? and then ranko (best girl imo) starts shooting this rival maid group along with a cutsie song like ??????????????? i was both confused and charmed. this anime is such a blast, it's filled with twists and turns, random shit that it's bizarre but it also makes so much sense. i can't fully explain it, you need to watch it.

akuyaku reijou nano de last boss wo kattemimashita (4/10)

dear lord the toxicity here is astronomical. the way i was looking for a hamefura replacement and i ended up getting this... i feel scammed. this was meant to be a fantasy romance story, but it ended up being a contest to see who's the most toxic person in the relationship. between throwing someone out of a flying carriage just to see them cry and almost stabbing someone on the crotch because they want to break off their engagement with you... i don't know who's worse. they totally deserve each other.

blue lock (8.5-8/10)

i cannot decide myself on what rating i should give to it. while i do love bllk and think is one of the best sports series i've ever read, 8-bit's adaptation is... interesting. while i did think the first episode was amazing, the visual level just started dropping. some of the hand-drawn animation looks weird, and the cgi sometimes looks like it has been taken from a mobile game. i have mixed feelings with these series; while it's still fun and interesting, it just doesn't kick me as much in the chest as the manga does. if you wanna start bllk, please read the manga first.

bocchi the rock! (6.5/10)

as i said before, i'm not a big fan of CGDCT, and this series is just that. i was into the music part of the series and bocchi's social phobia (which, as someone who went through it, i think it's a pretty good representation), but it's still not my cup of tea. it bores me at times, and i'm the one to blame. it's not bad, it's just not my thing. if you're into this kinda stuff, i fully recommend it.

boku no hero academia 6 (8/10)

NOW THAT IS A GOOD SEASON. this one's adapting one of (if not the) best arcs in the series and hell yeah i'm hyped. in case someone hasn't started it, i won't spoil anything. i'll just tell you to please not worry about the quality: the art, animation and everything in general is being tretaed with so much thought and love. i'm just so happy to see all of them back!

boku no roboco (4/10)

(at this point, i've only watched two eps. my opinion on the series may change) i know the manga is popular, i know it makes a lot of anime references. i wanted to try giving it a chance and oh lord. first, it's difficult to find. second, it isn't even funny. if i'm not dropping it is because the episodes are short and fuck it. but not because you make a shit tone of anime references means that you're gonna be funny.

c danchi (1/10)

chainsaw man (9/10)

i'll just leave this here and go on with my life.

GUYS. GUYS. IT'S FINALLY HERE. BABE'S FINALLY HERE. AND OH LORD SHE'S LOOKING AMAZING. i've been waiting for this series for so long, (since it first got announced like holy fuck the feels). i have the entire part one on my bookshelf and it brings me so much joy (and tears and trauma and—) to finally see it animated. the animation, the art, the music, the voices— everything is just fantastic, perfect even. the op is a banger and each and every ed is just so good (some better than others imo). i'm so happy mappa were the ones that took the project like omg thanks mappa but fr fr. if i'm not giving it a higher note is because i'm afraid that would be my inner fangirl speaking so yeah. my children look perfect, that's enough for me. and fuck those who complain about the cgi istg—

cool doji danshi (7/10)

just a pretty chill slice of life short series about a bunch of dorks trying to survive in the wild. they're all so relatable and idk what to think about it. babe's also pretty absent-minded, so this is pretty comfy to me... is this how #representation feels like? besides that, there's not much to say about it since it's just... that. they exist, and i'm happy they do.

do it yourself!! (5/10)

how many times have i said i don't like CGDCT series? many times, but i still go and watch them. why? because i'm dumb ig. it's just a series about a bunch of girls doing bricolage, that's pretty much it.

fumetsu no anata e 2 (8/10)

second season of "don't get attached to the cast because they're all going to die". at this rate, i think i'm made of stone because i haven't shead a tear in the entire series. i'm also getting use to the show's formula (introduce new character → make you feel attached to them → kill them), so ig that's also why i don't feel that sad anymore? idk, i do feel sad but not that sad yk. anyway, is as good as the first season so you should give it a try.

fuufu ijou, koibito miman. (6.5/10)

i started not liking the series (the male mc was annoying to me and i felt like he would only see the girls by their "personality"), but i ended up getting attached in some sort of way? it's an easy to watch, funny romcom that, even if it's nothing special, will entertain you for the time being.

kage no jitsuryokusha ni naritakute! (5.5/10)

i like the idea, but not the execution. i mean, kinda. it started being a parody of isekai series, but i feel like isekai is slowly but surely eating the show alive. i'm not that interested on the plot and the ecchi scenes and comments are... something. to give you some example: there was this scene where these girls would pose in ways others could check their breasts better and perceive them as bigger than their opponent's. or maybe the many comments they do about the protagonist's dick being a fricking sword????? umm not thank you.

koukyuu no karasu (7/10)

a historical fantasy shoujo series with interesting plot points and a cute romance?? hell yeah, count me in! each and every character is lovable af and trust me when i tell you you'll never get bored. the art is so cute and comfortable (idk how to explain it), and the romance is just... i just want them to date already, am i asking too much? definitely give it a chance.

mairimashita! iruma-kun 3 (8/10)

new iruma season and the first one i'm watching as it's coming out. the children are back and more chaotic than ever in this new arc (the best one yet, from what i heard). i just can't stress enough how this series makes me feel, how comfy it makes me feel. i've connected with the characters in such a way it just makes me smile every time each and every single one of them just appears on the screen. i'm so excited to see who'll win! (no spoilers please)

mob psycho 100 III (8.5/10)

this isn't the last season. no, i refuse to accept it. even though many characters are getting their closures and all this chaos is going on and every wish of them to have a happy life has turned to ash. this is not the end. and that never happened. no. just. leave me alone.

mushikaburi-hime (6/10)

so, they're trying to bring historical shoujos back and while we did get some interesting results (koukuuu no karasu), we also got series like mushikaburi-hime. the series is about a girl who is obssesed with books and a dude that isn't, but because he likes her he's up to deal with that little trait of hers. and... that's pretty much it. the series revolves around their relationship (which sometimes turns a bit toxic due to the male mc). the female mc hasn't progressed in over ten episodes, she won't progress now. if you're interested, there it is. but it's not a series i would recommend.

renai flops (7/10)

i said it before: i love shitshows. this one seemed to be a parody on ecchi, harem series which caught my eye. i mean, the first ep involves the dog scene which is one of the most bizarre scenes i've seen on any romcom. at first, i was gonna watch it for the laughs from how bad it all was, but then the second half happened and it changed my view on the series. from a parody that makes things absurd on purpose to something else. i would recommend anyone who's interested to watch it and please, do not spoil yourself.

shinobi no itokki (4/10)

this show is about a dude who goes to high school and he gets confessed to by a girl he doesn't know. only that it wasn't a confession but a trap, because that girl was a ninja and was trying to kidnap him. but he's able to runaway because he has all these ninja abilities that his mother forced him to learn and never questioned why. and then his mum tell him they're actually ninjas and now he has to go to this ninja school that's literally a high school building in the middle of nowhere like ????? i thought ninjas were discreet???? except no one cares about the school because then someone (don't ask, don't remember) gets betrayed and blames the dude's clan and shit happens and wth is going on????

spy x family part 2 (8.5/10)

part two of this very wholesome but also very fake family! their shenanigans are as crazy as they were in part one, and we got introduced to our queen, fiona. also, the main fake couple are growing closer due to the mission and i think that's pretty cool now get married for real this time.

tensei shitara ken deshita (6/10)

just your average isekai with better than average animation and a wholesome bond between both leads. besides that, i have no much to say about it. i absolutely adore fran and amanda, but the whole idea of fran being op almost from the start is frustrating. i wanna see her grow, but this left me kinda cold.

urusei yatsura (6.5/10)

many people were hyping this show, and i do understand why. after all, it's pretty rough fighting against nostalgia. still, even though the visuals are so cute and the op and ed are pretty good, it just shows the series it's an old one. the comedy falls flat at times along with some characters, although it's still enjoyable. i don't know if i'll keep on watching the second season, but for now i don't feel like dropping it.

uzaki-chan wa asobitai! ω (6/10)

so, uzaki is back. the first season has never been one of my favorites, but i decided to give the second season a try and watch it as it was coming out and... well, it's uzaki. for some of y'all it may be hilarious, but to me it's just fine. it's boring most of the time, although i do like the idea of the mcs dating (please do so for fuck's sake). if you're into this kind of comedy, you should give it a try.

[shazzeaslightnovels]

February 2023

(Series: Demon’s Crest | Artist: Yukiko Horiguchi)

No. of Reviews: 5

List of Reviews:

Demons’ Crest 1

Hamefura 12

Kami wa Game ni Ueteiru 5

YouZitsu 9

Astrea Record 3

As promised last month, I’m going to use this post to delve into my top 10 anime of 2022. It ended up being long and I can tell that I’m not going to be able to do much about that without really cutting more details out and I’ve already tried to make it shorter so I’m just going to put it under a cut instead. Before the list, here are some honorable mentions: Summer Time Rendering, Delicious Party Precure, and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. Really, GWitch should be on the list but I’m still traumatised from the disappointment that was the second half of Ranking of Kings so I’m being cautious. It’ll probably end up on next year’s list if all goes well with the second half.

10. Raven of the Inner Palace - I watched this one shortly after it finished airing and was very impressed. The story was really interesting and engaging, the characters were charming and I loved watching them grow, and the lore was fascinating. The only major issue is that it does end of a somewhat incomplete note. It feels like it wraps up Shoxue’s character arc satisfyingly but it’s clear that there’s more story to come. I definitely would be interested in reading the novels but I’d struggle a bit with some of terminology in Japanese so if I did read it, it would be in English.

9. Shadow House 2nd Season - The first season just missed out on being one of my faves of 2021 so I was pleased that it got another chance so soon and it more than earned it’s place on my top 2022 list. The plot of season 2 was consistently engaging and I appreciated the focus on characters like Rosemary/Maryrose and Barbie/Barbara who I was interested in from the first season. I hope we get more but I know I’m going to be reading the manga when I can either way.

8. Love Live! Superstar!! Season 2 - While I didn’t like the second season of Superstar quite as much as the first, I did still really enjoy my time with it. I was a bit iffy on the new characters at first but they did grow on me by the second half and I was able to enjoy it a lot better. I think the best part of this season is the introduction of Wein. She’s got such a cool character design and a lovely voice and her performances were so good. I was also incredibly fond of the episode about Ren’s gaming addiction. I was initially annoyed about the ending but now I just can’t wait to spend more time with these characters and see what’s in store for season 3.

7. Bocchi the Rock! - There were three things that stood out to me while watching this anime: the music, the visual gags, and the representation of anxiety. The music was great and the visual gags were hilarious and I really related to Bocchi. Aside from the relability, I also really liked that Bocchi was allowed to grow throughout the twelve episodes. Compared to something Komi Can’t Communicate, which I do like but it has flaws of course, where it’s been 2 seasons and Komi still can barely string together a sentence, it was nice to see Bocchi actually grow and be able to talk to others in ways that she couldn’t have imagined at the beginning. I really appreciated that. I think I will rewatch this one in the future as I wasn’t in the best of moods when I did watch it but I still enjoyed it and I really hope we get more.

6. Spy x Family - I don’t know that I have anything to say about this show that hasn’t already been said. It’s fun show and I enjoyed watching it every week, though there were a few dull moments. I enjoyed seeing the family grow and it’s such a good-looking show. I can’t wait for more.

5. Sasaki and Miyano - Sometimes a simple romcom is all you need. I’ve been a fan of the Sasaki and Miyano manga for years and I was so excited for the anime adaptation. While I was a bit wary of the adaptation choices at the start - like the awkward character designs and anatomy and the random cut-aways to cats doing stuff, it melted my heart by the end and became such a joy to watch. I loved seeing these two characters fall in love with each other week by week. It was just so sweet.

4. Lycoris Recoil - This anime was such a blast to watch each week and to look at all the new fanart of the characters and the ships. The animation was superb and I loved the characters and watching them and their relationships develop. I know a lot of people were disappointed that the story didn’t challenge it’s own flawed premise but I think it was satisfying as a story about Chisato and Takina and I appreciated it for that, though I do wish we had gotten more from characters like Fuki and Mizuki. I know we’re getting a sequel and I’m cautiously optimistic about it.

3. The Case Study of Vanitas: Part II - I enjoyed the first half of Vanitas well enough but Part II really surpassed my expectations. I was so invested in the story and the characters and it was such a pleasure to watch each week. I hope we get more of the anime at some stage.

2. Kaguya-sama: Love is War - Ultraromantic - To be honest, I wasn’t massive fan of the first two seasons of Kaguya-sama. It had some great visual gags but I wasn’t attached to the characters or anything and a lot of the gags fell flat for me. And then Ultraromantic came along and I finally fell in love with it. Each episode was hilarious and I was surprised by how invested I was in the romance aspect. I loved all the visual gags and this one stands out as being one of the most memorable anime that I watched last year. I can easily recall several scenes and that’s not something that I can say about most of the shows on this list. So I guess Kaguya-sama won this game.

1. The Orbital Children - This was one of those series that reminded me of how much I love sci-fi. There were so many interesting ideas and details. The plot was gripping and the characters were so much fun, especially Mina. I do think it got a bit convoluted at the end there but I still really enjoyed it and it ended up being my favourite anime of last year.

[alvacchi]

[sailormoonsub]

ASJDLFKAJSDFKLSDFJLKA GEORDO SAID "FUCK IT I'M CALLING DIBS"

[coffeelions]

to be completely honest? the moment where despite everything catarina reaches forward to touch sirius’s cheek and ask if he’s okay, and he sends her into the dark portal with tears in his eyes? i fucking Love that shit, sign me tf up

[masterhandss]

Before Hamehura Episode 4 comes out

SPOILERS FOR THE ANIME (kinda??) SPOILERS FOR THE ANIME (kinda??) SPOILERS FOR THE ANIME (kinda??)

Since I’m pretty sure this wont be adapted in the upcoming episode, I just want to give appreciation to the extra chapter where Bakarina (isekai-d version) gets a nightmare of being in the eyes of Katarina (game version) where she slaps away Maria’s basket of baked goods and gets caught by Geord (and also Keith); an event that occurs in the game. 

I reread it today and it it really hammers in the idea that Bakarina really wants to preserve the life and relationships that she’s gained before entering the Magic Academy, and how she truly dreads the possibility of being rejected and hated by them.

When Bakarina (inside Katarina’s mind) rejoices when Geord and Keith comes to Maria’s rescue from Katarina and her followers, the look of disgust and hatred that the two boys gave her made her stomach turn, and you really feel bad for her because while she’d never do anything of sorts,you know that this is what her life was supposed to lead to if her memories never returned. It also backs up the reason to why Bakarina is extra paranoid in anything Maria related while being the Magic Academy, because of the fact that the course of a few years isn’t enough to shake or reduce her resolve to stop her bad end, and things such as this nightmare, are a constant reminder of the fate that she could have if she doesn’t stay vigilant. (I’ve seen people make jokes about how Bakarina shouldn’t even fret about her bad end bc she already unknowingly won everyone over, and while I find those meta-jokes fun too, if she had constant reminders like this then I can’t blame her for being paranoid, outside of her general denseness)

PS. I like to think of it generally, but obviously in the weight of the moment, Bakarina states that she doesn’t want to see cold stares from specifically from Geord and Keith, which is funny since those two are the main rivals fro her hand (plus Mary).

PPS. I read it here if anyone is interested :)) You don’t have to read the manga above, just skip to the novel drabble below.

[maboroshi-no]

Hamefura Series Translation Index

Manga

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

 Volume 01  Bonus / Extras: 

Common (image)

Animate (SS)  

 Volume 02  Bonus Extras: 

Common (image)

Maruzen Junkudo (image)

Kikuya (image)

Animate (SS)  

 Volume 03  Bonus Extras:

Animate (SS)

April Tea Fair (SS)

 Volume 04  Bonus Extras: 

Ebook (comic) 

Animate (SS)

 Volume 05  Bonus Extras: 

Common (image)

Ebook (comic)

 Volume 06  31 32 33 34

 Bonus Extras:  Ebook (comic)    

 Volume 07  35 36 37 38 39 40 41

 Volume 08  42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

 Bonus / Extras: 

Ad

Ebook (image)

 Volume 09  51 52 53 54 55 56 57

Extra Story

Bonus / Extras: Ebook (image)

 Volume 10  58 59 60 61 62 63 64

Bonus / Extras: Ebook (image)

 Not in Volume  65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Desperate Situation! On the Verge of Doom

 Volume 1

 Bonus / Extras:  COMPLETE!

Common (image)

Animate (image)

 Volume 2  10 11 12 12.5 13 13.5

Bonus / Extras:

Ebook (image)

Animate (image)

Tsutaya (image)

 Volume 3  14 15 16 17 18 19 (Final)

 Bonus / Extras:  COMPLETE!

Common (image)

Ebook (image)

Animate (image)

Tsutaya (image)

Light Novel

Volume 01

Bonus / Extras:

LN Release SS  

Volume 02

Bonus / Extras:

Animate (SS)

Volume 04

Bonus / Extras:

Animate (SS)

Volume 07

Bonus / Extras:

Special Edition (SS)

Volume 09

Bonus / Extras:

Special Edition (SS):

Parts: 1  2  3  COMPLETE!

Volume 11

Outline

Bonus / Extras:  

Special Edition (SS):

Parts: 1  2  3  4  5   COMPLETE!

Volume 12

1  2  3  4  5  Epilogue   COMPLETE!

Bonus / Extras:  

Common (SS)

Satoru Yamaguchi’s Blog (SS) (1)

Volume 13

1  2-1  2-2  3  4-1  4-2  5    COMPLETE!

Bonus / Extras:  

Common (SS)

Satoru Yamaguchi’s Blog (SS) (1)

Other:  Extract

Volume 14

1-1  1-2  1-3  2-1  2-2  3-1  3-2  3-3  4  5  COMPLETE!

Bonus / Extras:  COMPLETE!

Extra comic

Common (SS)

Animate (SS)

Shosen / Horindo (SS)

Satoru Yamaguchi’s Blog (SS)

Movie Novel

1  2  3  4  5  Extra 1  Extra 2    COMPLETE!

Bonus / Extras:  

Animate (SS)

Satoru Yamaguchi’s Blog (SS) (1)

Others

Hamefura 10th Anniversary (SS)

Anthology Comics

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Comic Anthology (DNA Media Comics) 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14  COMPLETE!

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Comic Anthology Vol 2 (DNA Media Comics) 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15  COMPLETE!

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! GIRLS PATCH   (YuriHime Comics) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  COMPLETE!

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Official Anthology Comic - Sweet Memories ~ (Zero-sum comics) 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09  COMPLETE!

Anime BluRays Extras

S1 Vol 1:  Geordo (Comic) /  Mary (SS)    COMPLETE!

S1 Vol 2:  Keith (Comic) /  Maria (SS)    COMPLETE!

S1 Vol 3:  Alan (Comic) / Anne (SS)    COMPLETE!

S1 Vol 4:  Nicol (Comic) / Sophia (SS)    COMPLETE!

S2 Vol 1:  Mary (Comic)

S2 Vol 2:  Larna (Comic)

S2 Vol 3:  Sophia (Comic)

S2 Vol 4:  Maria (Comic)   

Movie Extras

Special Episode 1 Booklet SS    Comic    COMPLETE!

Special Episode 2 Booklet SS    Comic    COMPLETE!

Blurays Comic    Aaqil’s Letter (Hot Country)

Fortune Lover Trial Game

Geordo Route

Keith Route

Alan Route

Nicol Route

     COMPLETE!

Drama CDs

Katarina Possesses OG!Katarina

Private Academy AU

Kindergarten AU

Magical Girls AU

     COMPLETE!

[anime--food]

Hamefura S2 - Episode 9

[miraculouspaon]

Hamefura Harem Ranked

I’m bored and I just caught up with the My Next Life as a Villainess light novels so here’s the harem ranked:

11. Dewey. He’s twelve??????????? Is this, like, a thing in otome games? Because Katarina is just like “oh yeah the sequel game introduced a Younger Man for players who are into that” but? he’s? twelve?

10. Keith. Siiiiiiiiiiigh. It’s a shame ‘cause he might be the one I’m personally most attracted to? Normally anime characters don’t do it for me but I really like his dumb vests and his dumb hair. But. He’s. Her. Brother. And he didn’t HAVE to be, Katarina’s father could have just been like “I’m naming Keith as my heir so he’s living with us” and they could have kept the relationship friendly without being familial! But no it’s all “little brother” this and “big sister” that and it’s gross and the books know that but they don’t seem to get HOW gross it is.

9. Nicol. There’s a lot of telling and not much showing when it comes to his Mysterious Allure and at the end of the day he’s mostly a nothing character, also his sister does all the work for him, not a good look. Also he only likes her because she was the first person who said something nice about his sister? That’s a weird reason to fall in love with your best friend’s fiancee. And plenty of people have said nice things about Sophia since then. Move on, dude.

8. Uhhh the other new one, not Dewey or Sora, the one that’s secretly a farmer. Completely blanking on his name but he’s into farming, and Katarina is way more interested in farming than romance, so that’s nice.

7. Sophia. She and Katarina have a ton in common and she’s the reincarnation of Katarina’s best friend so you’d think she’d rank higher, but she just does not actually seem that interested to me. I think she remembers being Katarina’s friend and losing her young on some level and doesn’t want to lose her again, but her interest seems 100% platonic to me. She also spends all her effort campaigning for her brother. If you want Katarina to be your sister-in-law, just marry Keith! He’s perfect for you, he can redirect all his weird Older Brother energy towards you, which based on your relationship with Nicol you’d be super into, but you two aren’t actually related so it’s not gross.

6. Sora. Fun guy as rascals go. Plus I like a good kidnapping meet-cute.

5. Alan. I like their interactions as kids, I like that Katarina helped him start defining himself on his own terms instead of in relation to his brother, the musician thing is pretty hot. His voice is kind of annoying in the anime though.

4. Raphael. His backstory gets me GOOD, god damn. Poor little kid loses his mom and has to pretend to love the woman who murdered her so he doesn’t get murdered too? Grows up haunted by a homicidal ghost but thinks it’s just a part of himself? Still manages to resist all that darkness when Katarina breaks through his defenses? Like, goddamn. I really wish the anime had given his backstory an entire episode, the pathos hurts so good. Plus in the books his redemption arc is “gets punished with office work”, it’s harsh.

3. Mary. Maybe my personal favorite member of the harem. I love that in the original game she’s just this timid wallflower but for some reason Katarina’s influence transforms her into a goddamn powerhouse of ambition and accomplishment. Her crush on Katarina is like a real-life nerf, if she was able to move on and focus on other things she’d be running the country in like a week. She and Jeord should marry and conquer the world together.

2. Jeord, or whatever the fuck his name is. I’ve said this before, but “black-hearted sadist” HAHAHAHAHA. In the latest book he stoically confesses to Katarina the crime of *checks notes* having a grandfather that slept around. And he’s all, “It disgusts me to be related to such a man, do you hate me forever???” It’s very cute. And, unlike almost every other member of the harem, Jeord seems to be in love with Katarina entirely because of who she is, and not because she did something for him at a formative age. He just genuinely finds her fascinating and is in love with her because of it. It’s sweet. I guess he’s a little aggressive sometimes but lately Katarina seems kind of into it, albeit in an overwhelmed way, and for all Jeord’s game he’s kissed her, like, maybe three times?

1. Maria. Duh. I wish Maria were a little bit more interesting as a character, she’s like a little too blandly good at everything and Pure and Sweet BUT Katarina is so goddamn in love with her it doesn’t matter, nobody else could possibly be at the top of this list. Plus thematically it’s just too much fun for Katarina to wind up with the player character, the one that everybody is supposed to be in love with. By the logic of their world being a video game, Maria is the only one with free will! She gets to choose in a way that no one else does, and she chooses Katarina! Also in the latest books Katarina risks her life to save Maria and now Maria’s all desparate to level up so that never happens again and she can be the one saving Katarina instead, it is WONDERFUL.

[lady-griffin]

I Entered a Dangerous Dungeon

Acchan’s Story

Acchan’s story was very touching and sad. I thought the anime did a great job adapting her POV chapters concisely into this episode.

I love the scene of Acchan reading Past Katarina’s last text message and breaking down crying.

That got me right in the feels.

One slight criticism, is that in the Light Novel we learn that because of Past Katarina, Acchan has made many friends and is able to live on without her best friend. Because of the positive impact Past Katarina had on her life and how much she changed it for the better. 

So, while in the anime, Acchan does say she will live on without her best-friend, I feel like it doesn’t come across as strongly as it did in the Light Novel.

That being said. I thought Acchan’s story went really well with the flow of the episode.

In LN Vol.2 her POV honestly felt disruptive and broke the flow of the story for me. So definite kudos to the anime for fixing that.

The text message scene got me, but so did Past Katarina’s funeral.

It’s easy to forget, with Katarina’s silliness, density and antics, that she died tragically young in her former life. 

So well done on the anime’s part for hitting me right in the heart with that reminder.

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Sadness and friendship aside. I like how Fortune Lover appears in Katarina’s Past Life.

The poster on Acchan’s wall gives the impression that Prince Geordo and Prince Alan are the two main love interests or the more primary capture-targets. 

As they are more front and center than Keith and Nicol.

But since this is Katarina’s story, Keith takes precedent over Alan because of his closer proximity and relationship to Katarina.

There’s also something I really like about Past Katarina struggling to succeed in the Prince Geordo route in the game and technically dying because of it. 

It feels like her new life is good karma or the universe trying to make it up to her…so to speak

As in Katarina’s new life she easily wins over Prince Geordo without even trying and by being herself. Hell, she doesn’t even notice that he’s in love with her or that anyone else is. 

I’m probably looking way more into that detail than is actually needed, but I just like that small detail to Katarina and Geordo’s relationship.

The Exam Plot

Sophia want to see Katarina after her sad dream (memories) was very sweet and touching. I just love their friendship and how it has cross time, worlds and lives. It’s beautiful.  

I don’t think the Exam Plot is from the Light Novels (6-9) and it wasn’t in the manga or Light Novels (1-5). 

So, kudos to the Anime for introducing this exam plot and exploring more of the academic life for Katarina and her friends.

I loved their school uniforms for the exam.

It was nice seeing them in the same outfits and they all look pretty damn good in them. 

I don’t know why I really like their uniforms so much, but I really do. I just really do.

As much as I love their day-to-day outfits, I would not be mad if this was their school uniform and what we saw them in for the majority of the time. 

But that’s probably just me. 

Katarina is 100% right about the insanity of this exam.

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But thanks to this crazy exam we got to see more magic and it was great.

I’ve always felt like the Light Novels and the Manga didn’t elaborate or explore on this being a magical world and the fact that all of our main characters have magic (at least in the First Year/Game Arc). The later novels (3-5) do elaborate a bit further. 

In Fortune Lover, it’s clear that magic was just a mechanic in the game to explain why all these characters were in the same school and a slight twist to making Maria different and special, as well as make Fortune Lover different from other Otome games.

And if I’m not mistakes Katarina even says the same thing about Fortune Lover. 

Fortune Lover gave a limited view of this world. Even when it came to Maria Campbell’s life and background, but the actual Hamefura story explores the world to a much greater extent.

So, it always seemed liked a wasted opportunity not to do the same with magic.

As it never really felt that magic matters for certain characters at all. 

For example in the Light Novels’ Character Profiles -- Sophia is said to have Earth magic and Raphael is said to have Light Magic…

But clearly that doesn’t really matter, because the anime (and maybe manga) can easily change their original types of magic to Wind Magic (I’m assuming it was Raphael who used that wind-tunnel to save Sophia and Katarina). 

HOWEVERE, there does seem to be a mistake in Sophia’s profile as it’s just Katarina’s in regards to her likes, dislikes, etc. 

Sophia’s Profile in Vol.5 (english-translation) is more than likely wrong in regards to her magic. Which might mean Raphael’s magic in his profile is also wrong. 

So, we should take that into consideration. 

My point being that I’m very happy that the anime is taking different route with how it handles magic in comparison to the LN/Manga. 

It’s been a huge improvement.

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Katarina is so fucking dumb (I love her). 

Not only does she push the red button on the floor without even thinking about it for even a second, but in addition, her contributing to the group with her earth-bump was hilarious and adorable. 

Plus, her picking the most poisonous mushrooms that ever existed was just so stupid and so amazing.  

I also love how both Mary and Sophia are pretty fucking dumb when it comes to Katarina (and really only when it comes to her).

Mary is fully prepared to eat deadly mushrooms as long as Katarina is the one who prepares them and Sophia just hops right on board.

And Sophia was really the only who was genuinely complimenting Katarina for her earth-bump move in the exam. Which is just so sweet and also so dumb.

I love the three of them so goddamn much + Maria being the only one of the girls not willing to the deadly mushrooms. 

While I am a bit disappointed that Katarina’s videogame knowledge wasn’t of any use to her in the exam, I did genuinely love Geordo pushing her towards the the path they decided to take. 

I also enjoyed Alan saving Mary and her slighty blushing and him looking slighty embarassed as well. 

I will say I was disappointed that we only really saw the boys be capable during the exam, not any of the girls. Except for when Sophia helped Nicol locate Katarina…but still.

And of course, Katarina found the magic-stone because she needed a tool to help her gather mushrooms. That’s 100% Katarina. Though, a part of would have prefer it if Katarina was very knowledgable about plants in general and knew that those mushrooms were deadly. (either way it works for me)

And the one councilmember in her head (happy) seeing a lizard as food was fucking fantastic. 

I love the noble girls being jealous of Katarina and talking about her. 

It’s nice seeing them before the big accusation scene happens. Just by showing the noble girls being mad and jealous of Katarina feels more organic to the story.

Plus, Maria noticing the Dark Magic behind Katarina. 

I’m very happy with the past two ‘filler’ episodes building up to the two big climatic scenes and events.

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The main problem I had with this episode is that - 

The Exam Makes No Sense…

I know that not unusual for anime or plenty of other stories, but the exam really makes no sense.

Aside from one group, basically everyone else is basically set up to fail. Right?

If you find the magic stone than you pass. If you don’t find the (one) magic stone, then you fail. 

The exam isn’t really testing what they’ve learned or improved upon. 

It’s more based on luck and the amount of magical power one has. 

Which seems unfair, as we know that a good portion of the magic population is closer to Katarina’s level of power than Keith’s, at least in LN, but maybe it’s different in the anime (or maybe I read the LN wrong).

I guess it’s possible that even though the team that finds the magic stone automatically passes, the other teams can pass based on how they navigated through the ruins...maybe. That would make more sense.

Though, it’s very possible that Alan, Mary, and Maria didn’t pass the practical exam because they weren’t on Katarina’s team.

And while I doubt that will be addressed later in the anime - If Alan, Mary and Maria actually failed the practical exam then that would be a great reason for why they arrived late during the accusation scene.

They weren’t there because they had to retake the practical exam or do another one.

So, even if the anime doesn’t say that’s the reason, that’s going to be my headcanon for right now.

ALSO

The teachers literally split the top students of the entire grade into two separate groups…

I’m not exaggerating. 

The students who get picked to be on the Student Council (the harem) are the ones who ranked the highest in the evaluation exam at the beginning of the school year.

First Year Rankings

1. Geordo Stuart (Canon) 2. Maria Campbell (Canon) 3. Alan Stuart (Canon) 4. Keith Claes (non-canon) 5. Mary Hunt (non-canon) 6. Sophia Ascart (non-canon)

We don’t actually know the rankings of Keith, Mary and Sophia but since they’re also on the student council, we know that they must be ranked 4-6. We just don’t know the exact order. .

Having the highest ranked students in two groups, basically feels like setting up all the other students for failure.

Then you have Katarina who is right smack in the middle of the rankings (#80) as part of one of the two groups.

That gives me the impression that Geordo and Keith basically demanded that Katarina be on the same team they are on, not realizing the other was doing the same.

Which is par for the course.

As all the members of the harem (minus Maria), threatened the teachers that if Katarina didn’t get permanent permission to be allowed in the Student Council chambers, then they would all resign from the student council (Manga/LN).

I know I’m thinking about this too much. 

And that of course the main characters are going to be together, because they’re the main characters. But still...

Really with just one or two lines from the teacher would have at least solved one of the illogical problems here.  

Teacher – “We have place several of these stones in the labyrinth, your goal is to find one of them. If your team leaves the dungeon without finding a stone, your team fails.”

Or something to that affect...

As much as I love Geordo and Keith being exasperated by Katarina and protecting her.

This also could’ve have been a nice opportunity to introduce Katarina’s non-council friends. Rather than us just seeing them right before she gets accused of bullying. 

But again, it does make more sense to have the main characters to be teamed up together...because they are the main characters. I just can’t help but point out the logistical problems for this exam.

Though maybe the anime will build off what’s been established in this episode...maybe.

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Overall, I really enjoyed this episode. 

I was hit in the feels right away, laughed so hard, and it was just a lot of fun.

And of course, I was very happy to see the anime is adding its own stuff to the story and elaborating beyond the Light Novels and Manga.

[aceme]

I can’t believe that ep 9 of Hamefura was almost totally either filler or side story, and then the most tense scene that finally will make us go back to the main plot was post credit and less than 1 minute! I hope the last 3 episodes will do better, but I’m really afraid they’ll be rushed... :/

[blueinkedfrost]

Hamefura: Who Should Be Queen

(Up to: light novels Volume 5, anime series episode 9.)

In My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, one of four male princes might inherit the throne as the next king - Jeffrey, Ian, Jeord, and Alan. Jeffrey doesn't want the throne (he wants his brothers to be happy). Alan doesn't want the throne (he wants to play music). Ian is a minor character. Therefore, Jeord is the most likely prince to become king. Jeord would be a capable, intelligent and analytical king, though he would always consider his own self-interest in his decisions.

But, out of the female characters, who would make the best possible queen for the people of Sorcie?

These are my rankings for best queen.

Mary Hunt

Maria Campbell

Catarina Claes

Susanna Randall

Selina Berg

Sophia Ascart

Why?

First place is Mary Hunt. She would do a good job as Queen and would get satisfaction out of it. Mary has a reputation as the perfect noblewoman, skilled in etiquette. Mary is highly intelligent, not just in academics but also in intrigue. (Honestly, Mary's high effort and intelligence in plotting to win Catarina's heart makes me root for her to finally win the shipping wars!) As Queen, Mary would maintain an impeccable reputation, be admired and loved by her people, try her best to benefit as many people in the kingdom as possible, and would take a calm and analytical approach to making difficult decisions. Mary would not force her fiancé Alan to become king against his will, but if she and Jeord fell for each other, she would be a sterling queen. However, since Mary and Jeord have extremely similar personalities, it might be better for the king and queen to have different strengths. Mary and Catarina as monarch and consort respectively would be the most amazing combination of all!

Maria Campbell is second. She is hardworking, kind, highly academically intelligent, and extremely skilled in magic. She would also do a good job as Queen and put her whole heart into it. Compared to Mary, I think Maria is less skilled at intrigue. Maria is more likely to make some impulsive decisions based on her good heart, rather than make analytical decisions that hurt some people but work out for a greater overall benefit (such as budget decisions, where it's not possible to benefit all the worthy causes). Coming from common origins, Maria as queen would make a big difference in improving commoners' rights and bringing more social equality to the kingdom. Maria is in love with Catarina, but if she and Jeord fell for each other, she'd be a good queen.

Catarina 'Lady Dimwit' Claes is third. She doesn't want to be Queen. She is not skilled in academics, magic, or intrigue. However, she's highly optimistic, resilient and would make the best out of any circumstances. She's a creative thinker, too! She is excellent at empathy, kindness, and winning hearts through one on one interactions, so as Queen she would be loved by the people she meets. She would also bring more social equality to the kingdom because of her past life memories as a twenty-first-century Japanese otaku. She's engaged to Prince Jeord and loves him as a friend, but would prefer to exit her engagement.

Susanna and Selina (engaged to the two older princes) rank fourth and fifth, mostly because they wouldn't enjoy the role. Susanna is a highly competent person who emphatically doesn't want to be Queen. She'd do a good job if she absolutely had to, but would be miserable about it and would be seen as strange by the general population the moment she mentioned one of her unusual hobbies in public. Selina wants to support her fiancé, Prince Ian, more than she wants to be queen for itself. If Ian became king, Selina would do her best to be a good queen. Like Mary, Selina is a graceful and kind noblewoman, but she is shy and not especially intelligent or skilled with magic.

Sophia is last, again because she doesn't want to be queen. She became shy as a child after experiencing social discrimination and bullying because of her white hair and red eyes, so she wouldn't like to face public events as queen where many people might ridicule her. Catarina's influence challenges this discrimination, but I'd guess the overall social prejudice won't change so easily. Sophia doesn't want to be queen - what she enjoys is reading. As queen, Sophia would be very shy and unwilling and would not do a good job of it. She's an amazing friend, but queen is just not for her.

But maybe the best question of all is not who should be King or Queen ... but who should encourage a revolution of the proletariat in Sorcie to remake the country as a constitutional monarchy with a strong parliamentary democracy and social justice for all? :D

[alvacchi]

Hamefura Episode 9 Trailer

Let's talk a bit about some information I gathered about the upcoming episode "I Held a Pajama Party!" :D

As the title and trailer says, Katarina will be holding a pajama party! This is similar to a short Sleepover manga as part of the light novel series Volume 5. Perhaps some interesting girl gossip will be on the way! XD

An interesting part of the episode will feature a story between Katarina and Anne's first meeting!

Their first meeting is before Katarina regains her memories of her previous life. So perhaps we'll see more of haughty Katarina!

And of course

This is featuring the manga chapter Extra 01 told in Geordo's perspective! Geordo's imagination goes wild as he wonders what Katarina has in store for him~

In the meantime

Duchess Miri Diana Claes (aka Katarina's mother)'s Sign: "Katarina is not suited to be a princess!"

Keith's Sign: "Objection!!"

They sure don't want Geordo and Katarina together! 😂

Here's to the next episode!

[harostar]

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that because of you, I binge-watched all 9 available episodes of HameFura and now I'm jonesing for my next fix of Harem Done Right. That is all, bless.

I’m glad you enjoyed it! It really is such a splendid little bit of happiness, and a real refreshing take on the Harem genre. 

[courage-a-word-of-justice]

Aniplex Fugou Keiji Livestream | Fugou Keiji 2 | Kitsutsuki 2 - 4 | Arte 3 - 12 (FINAL) | Fruits Basket 27 - 32

During the Millionaire Detective: Unmissable livestream (part of FunimationCon and Aniplex Online Fest), I watched and took notes, so you might find these handy upon retrospect. To be honest, this is how I do the posts for magicalgirlsandcerulean’s livestreams as well, but there hasn’t been one of those in a while...

Otherwise, these are all normal notes.

Aniplex Fugou Keiji Livestream

Look out for the dancer from the OP

Onuki was the model for the dancing for the anime – he was told to do it out of the blue

Episode 11 might have one of these^ be relevant

Daisuke’s cup ramen has shark fin in it and he made the packaging from scratch – that’s why it’s so expensive!

The director Tomohiko Ito omits important information, allowing people to decide for themselves what happened. (Miyano) – This might be why the series is stylish. (MC)

Attractiveness of character design is important! (for adapting Fugou Keiji to modern day)

I’ve never watched a livestream where the stars were so conscious of their English and Chinese audiences! This was interesting, especially because Onuki is not normally known as a VA!

“We still have a little bit of recording to do.”

Fugou Keiji 2

I keep misunderstanding my own instructions…this starts again in July after ep 2.

Todai = Tokyo Daigaku (Uni).

I believe this is the 2nd time I’ve seen a rich person like commoner’s instant noodles, although I forget where I saw the 1stinstance.

Kambe switched to the back seat now, huh?

Ah! Now I remember! The first time was seeing spoilers for this episode on Twitter! (LOL)

I see Suzue has a sensible naming scheme for her data.

Hmm…judging by the Google hits, the name visible in the background (Betbeto bin Abura) is the Arabic prince from last time.

SYN-ACK. I see these guys did their work – that’s the final stage of the 3 stage handshake required for things like internet sockets (used to send “packets” of data).

Way to crash a party, Kambe siblings…(LOL)

I really wanna see someone draw Kato slapping (Daisuke) Kambe in the face with a wad of cash…or a “shut up and take my money” meme with Kambe in it.

I like how “special cup ramen” is on the purchases list and it costs 100000 yen. I also like how the reporter Mita was bought out for 5000000 yen (bigger than all the other individual costs except for buying out the Tower)…that’s how he showed up.

Kitsutsuki 2

I gotta finish this show and then pause it…3 shows in my normal lineup are safe.

Did Kindaichi take the bones of the fish out for Ishikawa…? Like a child would have had done for them?

Why is Ishikawa being referred to as “Hajime”…?

Draw this prostitute like one of your French girls…(LOL?)

Ishikawa clearly dropped those coins into that book earlier.

Way to diss the potential asexuality/celibacy in the house. I mean, it’s the 1800s – early 1900s, so there was less LGBTIQ+ stuff then and certainly the further back you go, the more sexual prowess becomes a sign of masculinity, but still, if the guy doesn’t want to go through with it, don’t force him.

Notice how the borders were pink for Ishikawa’s version and blue for Kindaichi’s.

Notably, Otaki didn’t seem to have that hairpin…but maybe that’s because we saw things from Ishikawa’s perspective.

Ooh…who are these bois? Also, crab.

Kitsutsuki 3

…cat? Now there’s a new perspective. That’s like saying the butler did it.

Yay! Hagiwara is Ume!

Notice Hagiwara’s version has a purple frame, while Yoshii (?) has yellow and another person has dark blue.

I think “consumption” was tuberculosis, once upon a time.

I love how the crowd is fed up with Ishikawa’s bulls***.

Ooh, chuuni Akutagawa…

In a Grove is the Rashomon story.

Tarou Hirai = Rampo Edogawa.

You stalker, future Rampo!

I kinda suspected Otaki when I thought through the possibilities…Ishikawa, Kindaichi, an outsider, Otaki (and as of this ep, Rampo too).

Gaiheikan? Is that Ishikawa and co.’s lodging?

Did they have pencils back in that day?

Kitsutsuki 4

Humouresques.

Kabayaki.

I think it was in Detective Conan that I learnt (one of) the only way(s) a man can get his nails done is by his wife doing it for him, possibly as a prank or to indicate he’s “taken”. Note this was early Detective Conan, so it’s very much a 90s attitude…considering the widespread acceptance of drag queens and the LGBTIQ+ movement these days.

Kozukata.

Lace flower.

Maichou seems to be a hybrid of Asahi Shinbun and Mainichi Shinbun.

[Monkfish/dictionary/going home] - Is this how Ishikawa shows consideration…?

The purple letterrboxing is back but this time with Ishikawa…meaning that’s just an aesthetic thing for all flashbacks after all.

Just from vaguely hearing it (I’ve got the volume on low), the words are nodo tsuki/nodo zuki. “Throat moon/throat wound” works just as well, if not better.

Balsam flower.

Update: Since enough anime fulfilled the special COVID-19 criteria, Kitsutsuki was put on hold after this.

Fruits Basket 2 2 (27)

I’ve read Another, remember?…so I kind of know what happens.

Uo’s got purple nails…that’s surprisingly cute of her.

Aw, Kureno! Another Ume role!

Why is “shisho” (master) not translated…? A weird Tokyopop-era translation quirk?

Aw, Shisho cut his hair…? Bummer.

Who was that? Shigure…?(!) Update: We find out his name later in this ep.

“If you continue to change, I’ll continue to protect you.” – Another quote for the archive.

Great…I feel personally called out by this ep.

Fruits Basket 2 3 (28)

It seems all male designers wear their designs if they have no one else to wear them…at least, that’s what I’ve gathered from Hajime (Runway de Waratte) and Ayame.

I remember Ayame stood in for Yuki’s parents in the manga at one point. This must be it.

(Spoilers for later!) I also remember Mine and Ayame get married at the end…This is the prelude to that.

Dang, Ayame, you moment-ruiner!

Fruits Basket 2 4 (29)

Did anyone in the doorway hear about Hatsuharu turning into an ox?

To quote Sailor Mercury, “Douse yourself in water and repent!”

Ooh, window splitting Yuki and Haru. Nice cinematography going on here.

I bet all people think they only think about themselves, in one way or another.

Arashiyama tofu.

Yatsuhashi are great. They’re these sweet triangle things like samosas that come in various flavours. Mitarashi dango are sticky brown skewered balls of glutinous rice…which I’ve never had, but I’ve seen them in enough anime to know what they are.

I only just realised this, but Yuki’s hairstyle isn’t even on both sides, like Atsushi from BSD’s.

Huh…you can see a copy of Mogeta and Ari (as it turns out, “Ari” is the name of a character and not “ant” at all in this case) on Haru’s bed. There’s also an article in one of the magazines discussing how denim is the popular thing now and which types are in right now.

Fruits Basket 2 5 (30)

I realised Yuki isn’t calling Tohru by her first name – he’s going against Haru’s advice.

Hmm? Why should anyone ask a rabbit to hold their horses…? (LOL)

CGI cars…*sigh*

Tororo is grated yam, IIRC.

I learnt recently that nanban means “savage” or “uncivilised”…for a potato and chicken dish, the name and the contents don’t really match…Update: Nanban means “savage” (noun) or “barbarian”. Close enough.

17-26…age gap 9 years…yikes…

The words “(a happy, yet) caged bird” come to mind when Kureno describes himself. Also, Kureno is an Ume role! Yippee!

Ahh…young love…even if it has a bit of an awkward edge to it. Mind the (age) gap!

Me being the Ume stan, of course I want to hear those sweet nothings in his voice, even if it has to be via a proxy like Uotani…I wouldn’t be an Ume stan if I didn’t.

…Ah, I see. Uotani reminds me of Minare from Wave and vice versa.

Oh, I just remembered Akito is 20 or thereabouts. Kureno/Akito is only a bit more legal than Uotani and Kureno.

Arte 3

Notice Leo never once uses Arte’s name in the lady’s presence. Her name does have some infamy to it, after all.

“She’s got some guts.” – You say that at a live dissection…LOL.

Is this love~? What’s the age gap between Leo and Arte, anyway? Update: We know for sure Arte is older than 13…that’s it.

Make the things you want prominent with perspective and such. I thought that much was obvious, but for someone straightforward like Arte, I guess it ain’t so. (Maybe it’s because I’m self-taught to some degree when it comes to art.)

*sketching by candlelight* - You’re gonna ruin your eyes, Arte!

Arte, ma girl! You’re getting’ a raise! Good job!

Arte 4

Anime makes this courtesan stuff sound like a host club…(?)

I thought Leo was saying “Aria” for a second instead of Arte, LOL. I’m getting too used to that being my alias…

Arte 5

The speech bubble said “so annoying I could die”.

Arte 6

The video’s gone all pixelated…at least, the subs have…

I bet she’s going to fall over…Update: Nup, she didn’t.

Arte 7

I thought Yuri was a Russian name…or a Japanese one.

This is basically Oushitsu Kyoushi Heine all over again! (LOL)

I thought Yuri would be pushy…like, “Here’s an offer you can’t refuse.” That kind of thing. Likewise, I didn’t think Arte would refuse.

Leo? *dun-dun-DUN!*

Siena is apparently in Tuscany. Also, I did see the Silent Manga Audition page had a chapter on a pregnant woman, so this is ch. 17 or thereabouts.

Is Ruthanna not getting the money because she’s pregnant…?

Epidemic? The Black Death?...Speaking of which, Arte is very much of that ganbaru spirit. By being progressive for her time, she becomes ordinary in our time.

Ohhhhhhh! It’s a reverse harem in progress here!...This would be a good otome game, come to think of it. It’s framed the same way.

Leo can be surprisingly childish at times, don’t you think?

Arte 8

…Really? She fell overboard? *raises eyebrow*

Ooh, china (with and without capitalisation).

Is this another sarcastic child…? Oh, bother. Still, I can see why Hamefura crossed over with Arte now…Katarina vs. Catarina!

Arte 9

Bigoli is a type of pasta, as can be guessed from context.

The kanji for the episode title literally translate to “bad child”! Like the Tones and I song, LOL!

Mikata (ally).

Arte 10

This episode is giving off a Katarina x Gimo ship vibe…but with how young they are, I’m not sure I should ship it. They’re 6, aren’t they…?

Oh, you can see Katarina and Sofia’s hug in one of the ED frames.

Arte 11

Arte’s let her hair grow out…

An Italian man…bowed. In Renaissance Italy. Now I understand what all the ANN complaints are for.

What’s up with that kid’s face…? *grumbles*

Leo’s just being Leo, I see.

That’s right, Angelo and Leo never met.

Instead of a father or a brother overly cherishing his daughter, it’s the uncle…I never thought I’d see the day I saw something like that.

Arte 12 (FINAL)

Is this like Orientalism, but with gender…? (What would you call that?)

Lemme guess…Leo is working on the church mural and so he’s away?

Was that Leo, in the middle of the mural somewhere…?

Another Japanese bow in this anime, which is set in Italy.

But where is Arte herself in that mural?

Fine = end.

Fruits Basket 31

The word Momiji is using is “hisso” or something like that. Hissho is secretary, so the translator made it “secret getaway” to make it work.

That hat! *laser stare*

*one of the textbooks has “high school chemistry” on it* Tohru can do chemistry?! I suck at chemistry!

The episode title is translated as “Are you really this stupid?” It seems the real line for that was “Are you an idiot?”

Something about high school girls appeared in my head when Haru mentioned Shigure wanting to see Tohru in her tight swimsuit…*mumbles grumpily about pervs*

Kyo’s not wet, even though he got in the water! Amazing!

I think it’s sad that Tohru responds to “stupid girl” like it’s her own name.

“…that makes you suspect me?” seems better.

The Akito and Shigure age gap is somewhere between 6 and 8 years, IIRC.

Fruits Basket 32

Tohru switched from okaasan (mother) to okattekita (a formal past tense verb meaning either “bought”, “lent” or “won” based on the characters…which I don’t have a reference for). I assume because it was so off the mark, the subbers chose a similarly off the mark word.

“When I was a kid, I thought watermelons would sprout in my stomach if I ate the seeds.”

We only know about Kyo’s dad so far…hmm…what about the mother? Update: (TW: suicide) I think it was at this point we already knew that Kyo’s mother didn’t love him and committed suicide, but it’s not certain until later.

Why do doctors always use scalpels and syringes as weapons…? I mean, even Jakurai’s symbol in ARB is a syringe!

I’ve been wondering…how big is the Sohma family? Is it diluted enough that Haru and Rin can love each other without genetic problems for their child/ren? (From Another, I would say the answer is “yes”, but shoujo normally doesn’t care about this sort of thing, which is why I ask in the first place.)

Shigure seems like the type to say, “U mad, bro?”

The mansion looks like the one in Haruhi Suzumiya, if I remember the appearance of that one correctly.