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Ogiso Setsuna ; White Album ☆ Myethos

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White Album 2 Part 10 - Mini After Stories

The Way Towards Happiness

Ohhh they're married now! It's nice to see Haruki try to tell Setsuna to get up on a Sunday and not spend the whole morning sleeping haha. They're so cute. It was so funny to watch the banter between Setsuna and her mother. A definite plus being with Setsuna is having the Ogiso family, they're all very kind and sweet in their own way. It's so cute and relatable how Setsuna's mother coming over to help them pack for moving was so unproductive because her and Setsuna just chatted about everything they found lol. It's also unsurprising that Setsuna's mother was able to get through to Haruki's mother and even hang with her. Honestly, Setsuna always felt like the epitome of "the correct path" in life where you have the "perfect" girl, great family that heals everything and helps Haruki strive upwards in his career but as the famous meme goes, just because it's correct doesn't mean it's right and that's why we have Kazusa's route imo😆 There's something quite funny about how on Christmas Eve this time, both Setsuna and Haruki were so busy that they both couldn't make it for their plans lol. I guess it's because just like Setsuna said, she doesn't feel the need to and won't lie anymore like all those times where she said she wasn't waiting for Haruki when she in fact did. Having hotpot on Christmas is a very interesting choice though haha! Maybe that's how it is in real life, but honestly considering the angst and everything with Takeya and Io, I always find it underwhelming how they got together. I feel like it was only shown like once and it was so forgettable for such important side characters lol. I guess it's good that they're happy now and thinking about kids lol.

I really enjoyed Haruki and Setsuna's walk down memory lane right before they moved. It reminded me of when I graduated from university the first time and I took a nice long walk around campus to all the places that held memories for me. Overall, I think Setsuna's after story was very nice and sweet. I think the best thing about being with Setsuna will always be the friends she comes along with haha. I'm honestly not the biggest fan of Io and Tomo but having Takeya is always great for Haruki. Anyway, their peaceful married life is exactly how you would picture it and they're definitely the "perfect couple" after enduring all the years of pain they had to go through because of each other's actions. The ending was fulfilling in that it made me smile and happy that they were finally able to be openly honest with each other about everything and truly treat the other as a life partner without anything hindering them anymore. It was great to see and I loved their cute little banter.

The Way Back to Happiness

Just seeing Youko alive and healthy enough to see Haruki and Kazusa come back to Japan is good enough for me tbh. I always feel sorry for Miyo-chan having to deal with Youko and Kazusa though hahaha, poor lady has it rough. As for Kazusa and Haruki arguing the moment they appear, it just feels so natural hahaha. Lmao, I love how when it comes to arguments, Kazusa is the one who comes to whine first because she's lonely and Haruki is ignoring her, she's such a cute baby haha. I really felt for Miyo-chan when she said maybe she really should quit her job after hearing Kazusa through the phone pouncing on Haruki lmaooo. Lady needs a break. Although I love the Ogiso family too with their warmth, I don't think anything beats my love for Youko. It was so funny when she said she thinks she'll be able to live to see her grandchild grow up and even attend the funeral, she's such a riot, I love her🤣 Haruki teasing Kazusa with the phone booth story when she lost all her stuff and could only remember Haruki's number was so cute, especially since she was embarrassed haha. I love how Kazusa got her revenge by taking Haruki to the concert hall and asking him if he knew this place since he never appeared for her concerts, so savage but true🤣 Seeing them go back to the place where they revealed their true feelings for each other really made me feel nostalgic, because not only was it an iconic scene in the novel, but I still remember it from watching the anime many years ago.

I think there's something sweet about Youko now living in the house Kazusa used to live in alone as a teenager. I'm glad Miyo-chan lives with her. I wanted to cry when Youko told Kazusa that her and Haruki had been forgiven for a long time and that she visited the Ogiso household many times to try and talk to them and apologise for her. It was so heartwarming to see Youko help Kazusa retrieve a place for her here in Japan so that she could come back without feeling guilty anymore. Honestly, Haruki and Kazusa's memories are definitely the best and my favourite. I don't think any of Setsuna's can really compare. Anyway, I loved how they went back to their high school and talked about how Haruki used to love watching Kazusa's sleeping and would always wake her up because he wanted to see her face. I can't find a more fitting place for them to have their wedding ceremony, and honestly Kazusa looks beautiful all the time but she was really gorgeous in her wedding dress. And there's just something about seeing Kazusa in white when that's usually Setsuna's colour. The only thing I'm sad about is that we never really got to see Kazusa and Setsuna talk again even though it's basically shown that everyone is friends again. But I guess when it comes to Kazusa and Haruki, their story was always focused very much on the relationship of the two of them rather than anyone else so I guess it is a fitting end. Overall, I definitely loved this after story more but I'm biased because I always enjoy Haruki and Kazusa's banter more, and when it comes to Youko, all their interactions become so entertaining to watch and yet so heartwarming as well. It's really beautiful to see how far Kazusa and her mother have come to mending and communicating in their relationship, if anything, I loved watching over their relationship progress and show each other how much they loved and cared for the other. Walking back on all those memories is definitely something I very much enjoyed and it makes me so happy to see everything culminate into the beautiful Kazusa wedding dress CG. To be honest, I could probably listen to Haruki and Kazusa talk for an entire game and I'd still love it because they're just so fun.

Extra episode - To My Sworn Enemy

Sometimes, I don't know how I should describe Setsuna when she always goes back to Haruki no matter how many times he cheats on her, and the thing is, he emotionally and physically cheats on her to the point that is unforgivable because you know how seriously he loves Kazusa. So yeah, I don't know if I should call her resilient? Obsessed? Silly? Disrespectful to herself? I really don't know but as someone who thinks that you should always put yourself first, I can never really understand how she basically tortures herself to be with Haruki alot of the time. Of course I can understand taking him to the psychiatrist and stuff considering Haruki's condition but I'm sure Takeya could do that. Especially since Setsuna supporting him is a form of torture to Haruki himself too. He's already been abandoned by Kazusa and now he's forced to face the guilt of betraying Setsuna again and be smothered in her kindness and care when he's wallowing in guilt and negative emotions. I really can't see how this is beneficial to either of them no matter how much she loves him. Honestly though, alot of the time Haruki is with Setsuna, I feel like just as it's probably love, a part of it is also guilt that he "should" be with her and maybe that's why I'm never really on board with their relationship. I won't deny that he likes her, but I'm sure over the years with Io and Takeya constantly pressuring him to get back with her properly blah blah blah, I'm sure being with Setsuna is naturally considered to be the "right path" and the only path rather than a choice he truly made for himself. I guess this toxic relationship is what they both "want" though. Haruki doesn't want to be alone and abandoned and needs her, and she wants Haruki to completely depend on her so she can have him in that way even if he's not completely him.

Considering how big of a deal it always was for Youko to want to spend her last remaining days in Japan, seeing her go to Vienna for Kazusa to protect her in her last moments instead is just so sweet. It's difficult to watch Haruki stressed about missing work and thinking of himself as weak and useless, and that everyone will forget he ever existed at the rate he's going, because it's too relatable to me. However, unlike Haruki, I was stressed from work itself and life which in the end led me to quitting altogether. I didn't mind being forgotten but that guilt of not going to work (it was volunteering but still work) coupled with feelings of inadequacy really can drive you very down. I think Setsuna's mother was a bit too much to tell Setsuna that she's young and can start over with another guy but from Setsuna's father's perspective, I can understand why he wants to bring Haruki's mother into this and I agree with his methods because Setsuna is obviously breaking herself down. Seeing Youko's condition deteriorate breaks my heart though and now I can't help but wish she stayed in Japan, because even though she's here in Vienna supporting Kazusa, no one is really supporting her. Kazusa will always be her child and she will always worry about her. It's hard to watch Setsuna crack because she hurts everyone around her in her desperation to protect her and Haruki's relationship. Sigh. And now we experience Setsuna breaking down and being unable to move to go to Haruki's place because of the stress it's put on her. Honestly, it's so hard to read because I've experienced this as well. Back in the day, I made it all the way to the city to go to work but I couldn't go the rest of the way. I stood in one spot, unable to move forward, unable to go back until I just started crying uncontrollably and had to go home in the end. It was terrifying that I could "want" to go to work but be physically unable to go. However, unlike Setsuna, I never had the strength to go back once I left that day. So, honestly, despite my grievances with Setsuna, I really do admire her for always moving forward no matter what, I'm definitely much more like Kazusa. I'm glad Haruki told her to never come back and to help and protect herself before she becomes like him, because at this moment, they are definitely both bringing each other down. I always love Setsuna and Kazusa fighting it out with their emotions and true thoughts so that is always welcome. It's nice that it led to a breakthrough for Setsuna to rejuvenate herself. What I really enjoyed was knowing that Haruki left a note everyday he went out to tell Setsuna where he was, hoping that one day she would come back after everything and still choosing to be with him. It was also really great to see Youko pick herself up after Kazusa's concerto, it's always wonderful to see Kazusa and her mother so full of life.

Overall, the mini after stories were nice and short, true to their name, and I enjoyed them as a happy end to everything. It really feels endearing to watch over them look back on the past as they move forward together in life, it was really sweet. I do have to say though, My Sworn Enemy was better than I expected and probably my favourite read here. It was really nice to see everyone falling apart in their own ways but picking themselves up for their various reasons. It was as dramatic as the main story and I guess that's what we're all here for haha. As for my impressions of the whole game itself, I would rate it an 8/10 for me but it was definitely a very long journey. I can't tell you how many breaks I needed because each and every character frustrated me in some way and I would need a break haha. But just as they frustrated me, it also made understand this story truly is a drama through and through and just as it's terrible because of how frustrating it is, the story is great because this is its main focus. I will always love Kazusa the most and despite everything, the Introductory Chapter will always be the most nostalgic favourite because that's when everyone got to be together, but going through the Closing Chapter just made seeing Kazusa again in Coda so exciting. Anyway, it's hard for me to put in words but it was a nice ride because the emotions displayed in each and every character was something you really felt. Even if it was ridiculous, even if it was annoying, you could really feel the weight of everyone's decisions and thoughts and I guess that's what makes this game so great.

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Umineko no naku koro ni Shared VAs - Stakes

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Main Three

Cousins

Adult Siblings

Spouses

Servants

'98 Squad

Heavenly Court

Golden Land

Lucifer - Yuka Saitou

Chizuru Akaba (Seitokai no Ichizon)

Ena Seishuuin (Campione)

Cotton (One piece)

Tae Takemi (Persona)

Subaru Nagayoshi (Idolmaster)

Tamamo Sakuraba (Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai)

Lian Lu (Gin no Guardian)

Misalie (Gate)

Satan - Yoko Hikasa

Diana Cavendish (Little Witch Academia)

Rias Gremory (Highschool DxD)

Shino Amakusa (Seitokai Yakuindomo)

Hina Tachibana (Domestic Girlfriend)

Qiang Lei (Kingdom)

You Asakura (Shaman King)

Mio Akiyama (K-on)

Kyouko Kirigiri (Danganronpa)

Leviathan - Madoka Yonezawa

Ui Hirasawa (K-on)

Tsugumi Shirasaki (Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai)

Rika Ichinose (Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm)

Lashara Aasu XXVIII (Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari)

Setsuna Ogiso (White Album)

Olga-Marie Arsimilat Animusphere (Fate)

Yaya Tushan (Huyao Xiao)

Izumi Akazawa (Another)

Belphegor - Seiko Yoshida

Zest (Shinmai Maou no Testament)

Misaki (Toki wa meguru: Tokyo Station)

Demon King (Level E)

Kyousuke Kamijou (Madoka Magica)

Rika (Amnesia)

Sanae Mizuno (Another)

Kayo (Manyuu Hikenchou)

Ruka (Naruto)

Beelzebub - Yuri Yamaoka

Ai Shindou (Kyoukai no Kanata)

Erika Yano (Shirobako)

Fumi Hoshiya (Ore no yubi de Midarero)

Chocolat (Yumeiro Pattissiere)

Choi Mochimazzi (Tamako Market)

Kanon Otosaki (Tribe Cool Crew)

Yuuko Yoshikawa (Hibike Euphonium)

Admiral Hipper (Azur Lane)

Asmodeus - Aki Toyosaki

Kofuku (Noragami)

Medaka Kurokami (Medaka Box)

Yunyun (Konosuba)

Momo Belia Deviluke (To love ru)

Altair (Re creators)

Yui Hirasawa (K-on)

Isuzu Souma (Fruits Basket)

Aoi Kunieda (Beelzebub)

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I did the Six Fanarts challenge!

It was very fun and I actually learnt a lot from doing each portrait. 😂 I sort of want to do another one that’s strictly just GBF... hm 🤔

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ISML 2019: Violet Evergarden Wins Aquamarine Necklace

ISML 2019: Violet Evergarden Wins Aquamarine Necklace Rimuru Tempest Wins Aquamarine Pendant

By Jo-Ryan Salazar The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue August 12, 2019

In years past, the International Saimoe League Aquamarine Period dragged on for many days and for many rounds, but this year, the period only went for four match rounds. Match Day 4 of the 2019 International Saimoe League Aquamarine Period is in the books, and Violet Evergarden has come out ahead as a lock to make the postseason and possibly be the first to win the tournament on debut after defeating Rin Tohsaka 12034-11184 to win the Aquamarine Necklace.

Sagiri Izumi was third with 7452 votes, Kurumi Tokisaki was fourth with 4048 votes, Mashiro Shiina was fifth with 3133 votes, Yukino Yukinoshita was sixth with 2506 votes, Schwi Dola was seventh with 2025 votes and Mai Sakurajima was last with 1734 votes.

Another new face that could potentially win the ISML on debut is Rimuru Tempest, who defeated Levi 11543-9687 to win the Aquamarine Pendant. Sakuta Azusagawa was third with 4847 votes, Rintarou Okabe was fourth with 3665 votes, Riku Dola was fifth with 2977 votes, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji was sixth with 2232 votes, Taki Tachibana was seventh with 1876 votes and Eugeo was last with 1351 votes.

In the Female Wildcard round, Azusa Nakano (9677 votes), Yuru Aihara (9562 votes), Kazusa Touma (9555 votes), Yui Hirasawa (9775 votes), Nero Claudius (9264 votes), Utaha Kasumigaoka (8898 votes), Nephren Ruq Insania (8972 votes), Shouko Makinohara (8945 votes), Kuroko Shirai (9074 votes) and Haruhi Suzumiya (8945 votes) advanced to the Topax period. In the Male WIldcard round, Ryuuji Takasu (7485 votes), Li Syaoran (7296 votes), Haruka Nanase (7655 votes), Kazuma Satou (7800 votes), Kyon (7828 votes), Masamune Izumi (8021 votes), Haruka Kasugano (7624 vots), Shouya Ishida (8227 votes), Mochizou Ouji (7685 votes) and Itachi Uchiha (7868 votes) advanced.

In the Winter seasonal preliminary, Kaguya Shinomiya (14084 votes), Miku Nakano (11658 votes), Yotsuba Nakano (9965 votes), Itsuki Nakano (10385 votes), Chika Fujiyawa (10801 votes), Raphtalia (9111 votes), Emma (9413 votes) and Hinata Hoshino (9060 votes) qualified.

In other ISML Female Division action, Matsuri Mizusawa defeated Rio Futaba 9016-8342, Honami Ichinose clobbered Ushio Okazaki 8793-8153, Akane Shinjou prevailed over Touko Nanami 8099-8075, Renge Miyauchi got past Setsuna Ogiso 8627-8149, Kuroyukihime flew past Isuzu Sento 8281-8170, Erythrocyte defeated Cocoa Hoto 8644-7909 and Misuzu Kamio cruised past Jeanne d'Arc 8654-8092.

Match Day 1 of the 2019 International Saimoe League Topax Period is scheduled for August 13, 2019. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the online debate. And keep it right here on The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue for continuing coverage of the 2019 Intrnational Saimoe League, the world's premier anime character competition.

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White Album 2 Part 1 - Introductory Chapter

I've always liked the White Album 2 anime (I also really enjoy the first White Album despite most people hating it haha) because I remember thinking it was such a good romance drama. So now that I have the chance to play the VN, I am very excited! I think I liked Kazusa the most haha. Omgg when Chikashi spoke, I was like hellloooo Emiya Shirou?!!?! I just finished Fate/hollow ataraxia (EDIT: it’s been months now LOL), so his voice is still fresh in my mind haha, it's so weird! Aww did Setsuna fall in love with Haruki because he helped her out when she wanted to withdraw from the beauty pageant? I honestly completely forgot everything about the anime, so everything is new to me haha. I guess she's interested at least, considering how she's decided to stick with the pageant. HAHAHA OMG, took me a while but I just realised that Takeya is the voice of Avenger from Fate/hollow ataraxia lolll!! It's Fate 2.0🥲🥲 As for Haruki, he sounds a bit familiar, and I think it might be because of his voice being Nagasumi from Seto no Hanayome haha! Otherwise, I probably just feel like it feels familiar because I watched the anime back in the day haha. Honestly, it felt really really nostalgic to hear the White Album song. It really reminds me of Morikawa Yuki haha, the good old days~

Ogiso being worried about her image and even keeping up with it by getting a part-time job to buy clothes and stuff to meet people's expectations of her after getting popular is such a high school thing, it really makes me think, this really is youth haha. I sound so old lmao. It's really cool how much Ogiso loves singing. To think she can sing like 30 songs in 2 hours, that's crazyyy haha. Kazusa and Haruki are like a cute bickering couple lol. Haruki really is an idiot. He nearly killed himself just trying to find out who was the one playing the piano in Music Room 2 haha. I guess the reason why Kazusa has a soft spot for Haruki despite everything is because he never gives up on her no matter what she says. His dedication to his "job" is in a sense comforting because of that I guess haha. It was so cutee how Kazusa gave Haruki pointers on how to play the guitar better. Their relationship is so cute. Ogiso really is nice though, she's obviously interested in Haruki already but I think it's sweet how she's willing to share her secret with someone she barely knows just because it'll help them out. Loll, I actually really like how Ogiso is basically declaring war with Kazusa already because she knows Kazusa likes Haruki as well. She's a tough girl. Ogiso is so sweet and thoughtful to cook dinner for Kazusa and Haruki. It's obviously because she wants to save money, but the fact that she remembered that Kazusa always eats takeout and wants to give her nutritious homemade food at least once is very nice of her. It's interesting how cliche each of their family dynamics are, with Kazusa having the famous absent parents, Haruki with the divorced parent and Ogiso having the happy and wholesome family. It really makes you wonder, when you're like Haruki, are you attracted to the one who is similar to you (broken childhood) or would you be attracted to someone who has a "whole" family that can provide you with something you never had? Either way, Ogiso is someone Kazusa can't win against, so yay to the trio finally starting their journey in practising to perform on stage together. Kazusa is harsh but she's right for everything haha.

Haruki and Kazusa practising at Kazusa's house was so cuteee. I love how much she smiled, she was having so much fun. Kazusa's choice of coffee being cafe au lait with lots of sugar is so cute haha, it suits her so much since she's such a sweet softie at heart. Anyway, hearing White Album and now Sound of Destiny really is so nostalgic. It felt so heartwarming and sweet when Kazusa said Haruki would definitely be able to play the guitar solo. Anyway, I know the first White Album story is quite disliked but I actually really enjoyed how it stepped over so many boundaries in the anime when it came to relationships and I guess I just loved how toxic things were, and how tempting it is to be depressed and just go along with anything and everything that could "make you happy" even if it's only for just a moment. It was a bit of a guilty indulgence that I could never forget about because I enjoyed how "human" it felt to keep jumping around, being indecisive and just trying to live and find what makes you happy even though you're making one bad decision after another haha. 

I guess what I hate most about love triangles is having to see one of the girls get hurt. Well, in this case, both of them are going to get hurt and I guess that's normal, but it's still sad to think about...and to see Ogiso struggle so much with her feelings and want to not like Haruki as much but he keeps doing things that gets her hopes up and makes her like him more, it's honestly relatable haha. When Ogiso started opening up about her feelings to Haruki and said something along the lines of "the closer you are to everyone, the easier it becomes to feel left out", and this is especially apparent when they hide things from you like how Kazusa and Haruki hid from her that Haruki stayed over at Kazusa's place a few times already... anyway, when she said that, it really reminded me of stuff back in school. Maybe it's silly to think about now when I'm so much older already, but I still remember feeling so left out when I found something my friends promised each other in an exchange diary (the good old days lol). We were all exchanging it between each other, and yet even though I thought we were all close to each other and thought of each other as special, in the end, it wasn't like that, it honestly made me feel so dumb. Maybe it was then that I decided to never really give my heart to anyone, but honestly, so many things happened in school, I wish I could forget about them all, because it's funny how no matter how many years pass by, what hurts you, hurts you and that isn't something that you can just get over sadly.

Sometimes I wish I could be like Haruki and can so confidently say something like "I will never leave you", but I know that I could never say something like that because I know it's impossible for me to fulfil and for others to as well. But, it's still nice to hear it. I can't even blame Kazusa for being so soft towards Haruki. I mean, when someone says they're so worried about you that they don't want to let you out of their sight and that they're putting so much effort into cooking for you, it's hard to not feel happy about that. Kazusa is so beautiful. I love her outfit so much more than Setsuna's haha. Setsuna's outfit reminds me of Full Moon wo Sagashite haha, but I guess it's just the typical "pure" outfit. Personally, I think Morikawa Yuki's White Album and Ogata Rina's Sound of Destiny is much better but that's just my opinion haha. Just like with the anime, I honestly can't help but be disappointed in Haruki. Like yeah, Setsuna is great, but I wish he gave more thought into who he liked and who he wanted to be with instead of just going with the flow knowing that it would ruin their friendship forever. It's sad that the three of them will never be able to be as happy and united as they were on that stage, but I guess even if he didn't do this, Setsuna and Kazusa's feelings would eventually cause the three of them to fall apart anyway, it was only a matter of sooner or later. Honestly, even if Kazusa didn't like Haruki, in her perspective, I would have still felt super left out, because right after they promised that the three of them would always be together, Setsuna and Haruki started dating, "leaving her out". Of course feelings can't be helped blah blah, but it just feels so silly, like in the end, love was more important than their friendship after all, so what is there to believe when it comes to their promise? I can understand why Kazusa tries to make it seem as if she's forgotten and doesn't care about the promise they made about the three of them always being together, because that's something I've done before too. By denying the existence of the promise, you hope that it won't hurt you and that it's not important, because if the other party can break it so easily, why should you care about it so much? But regardless of what you try to do, in the end, what hurts still hurts, and thinking and seeing how hurt Kazusa is makes me all teary and I can't help but cry for her.

I like Setsuna...but c'mon? What does she want Kazusa to do? She asks Kazusa whether she's really okay with all this but what can she do or say? It's not like she can throw a fit and tell her to stop dating Haruki or whatever, these are what they've chosen to do. Setsuna knew it would hurt Kazusa and Haruki is too clueless and too much of an idiot to know that he's hurting her and losing his chance with her just because he didn't think that she would reciprocate his feelings. Haruki taking the easy way out always annoys me. I guess what irks me about Setsuna is that yeah she's trying to be "considerate" but that consideration is pointless and hurtful, because in the end it only serves to make herself feel better. She chose to go after Haruki, she chose to make a move on him knowing it would hurt Kazusa, she knew it and chose to do it, so rather than showing her pointless "pity" and care for Kazusa, she should live true to her "love" and keep moving forward knowing it would hurt her but accept that because as long as she wants Haruki, she will hurt Kazusa. It's frustrating that Kazusa has to be the "mature" one and comfort Setsuna and baby her even though they obviously don't share the same amount of consideration for each other. Personally, I still feel that if Haruki and Setsuna really wished for the three of them to always be together like they said they did, then they wouldn't have rushed into a relationship so fast, but that's just my salty opinion.

In a game, it's fine, but in real life, definitely do not imitate Kazusa and drive somewhere on a road trip when you've just gotten your licence! Haruki is right, they could really die. Anyway, since they obviously won't die, these will definitely be nice memories. I still think them chatting away on a train would have been cute but oh well, they get to see snow together. Setsuna is wild, can't believe she really got the three of them to soak in the hot springs together lmao. To say I'm disappointed in Haruki would be an understatement, even though I can see where he's coming from, especially since he's just a teenager, but honestly, everything he does is so disrespectful of Setsuna. When he touched her breasts and kept kissing her to try and force himself to focus on her instead of thinking about Kazusa, I really wanted to punch him. When I first watched the anime, I cried when Kazusa finally confessed her feelings to Haruki. But I think more than that pain now, I'm so mad at Haruki. Mad at how indecisive he is, mad at how he knew where his heart lay but kept making excuses to Setsuna and to himself. Mad at how he thinks physical affection is the best way to show feelings, mad at how he continues to hurt Kazusa and everyone around him. Mad at how disrespectful he is to both girls. And even though Kazusa is "wrong" for having sex with Haruki, I honestly can't blame her at all, because I can't deny that if I was in her position, I would probably do the same thing. Haruki really never lets her retreat, he's so relentless. On the other hand, I really didn't need to see the blood from the penetration!! That looked painful, but probably exactly what your first time would be like, painful but apparently a happy thing. Anyway, although I agree with Takeya and them that he should have really cherished Setsuna, with how he's been treating her, I don't think I can agree because he'll never be 100% devoted to her, and that fact will inevitably break her in the future so I'd rather he let her go now.

I guess Setsuna has been true to herself this whole time, selfish. I don't hate her "selfishness" though, because I can see why, and how understandable it actually is. She was isolated from her friends before, she's always been alone socially. So when she found Haruki and Kazusa, she didn't want to lose her place, she didn't want to be left out, and in order to not be left out, she had to do something that would solidify her place. It hurt Kazusa though, so I'm unhappy with her selfishness regardless, but I can see why. I think if I was younger, I would totally admonish her selfishness, but now that I'm older and can see how precious these things like friendship can be, I really can't blame her, even though I don't think I would do it knowing that it would hurt my friends' feelings. However, it's still so so selfish. So selfish because it just goes to show how much pain she was willing to allow Kazusa to go through just so she can keep playing house and keep the both of them by her side. And although she is probably half saying it so that she can come to accept that Haruki really doesn't like her and that she didn't "lose" but I'm sure she really likes Haruki too. Wow, that was so cruel. Like, I know it might be the last time Haruki would see Kazusa but dang, kissing Kazusa right in front of Setsuna is just so so cruel...Especially after finding out that he basically cheated on her on her birthday celebration. Honestly though, it's crazy how much torture Setsuna is willing to go through just to be with Haruki, especially knowing that he loves Kazusa the most.

Overall, since I already knew the most important plot points of the Introductory Chapter, nothing was really surprising, but I definitely still felt Kazusa's pain the most. I didn't realise until later that after finishing the chapter, you have to go back through it again to see some extra scenes and I definitely recommend them! Now I remember why Io thought Haruki was the one who confessed to Setsuna, it was because Setsuna was okay with the three of them being together forever, never changing, until she saw Kazusa kiss Haruki while he was sleeping, so she knew she had to do something otherwise she'd definitely lose, which I can't blame. Setsuna knew she was on the losing side but she didn't want to give up without a fight, which I admire. The only thing I hate about her is that this basically confirms she totally knew Kazusa's feelings, it wasn't just her "gut", she saw Kazusa kiss him and she still did all that crap on the rooftop asking her if she was okay with it blah blah when obviously she wouldn't have been, so yes, very insensitive, very selfish and I can't help but hate her a bit seeing how much torment Kazusa was going through behind the scenes. Anyway! I went off on a tangent, but yeah, great drama, I couldn't stop reading because I loved how the three of them had such a nice relationship. It was sad that romance had to "ruin" it, but I think they're still very much worth cherishing because it really feels like a nice youth to have had and experienced, and as Setsuna said, regardless of the pain right now, she still would have liked to meet Haruki and Kazusa, and doesn't regret that at all because in the end, these memories and feelings are irreplaceable and I think the Introductory Chapter shows that very well. Even though Haruki annoyed me at times and Setsuna's actions weren't my favourite, I still enjoyed it alot because they felt very human and I could understand why everyone did what they did, and I guess that's the appeal of it all haha. All is fair when it comes to love I guess. Or maybe love is war?

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Figurine Ogiso Setsuna – White Album 2 -Shiawase no Mukougawa- : Ogiso Setsuna - Good Smile Company, Myethos