Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway (light novel)
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| I hope Yaguchi is a passing storm that wont come back to haunt Sayu again. Already haunted enough. If Sayu didn't had the good will to tell Asami about her past. After Asami stood for her. I would be really pissed with this episode. So was good second half of the episode, with that heart to heart between Asami and Sayu. Next episode looks like beginning of the journey back to the way. |
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Gab5 said: Yaguchi is a creep, for sure, but, at this stage, who is being more honest, him or Yoshida? He put a few points to Yoshida and all he can say is that he doesn't know why he is helping Sayu so much. Let's see if he will find out in future, eh? Whenever people ask Yoshida what he is doing, he is never able to answer them in a satisfactory way, but he has a lot to say to Sayu, it's almost as if they are in their own little world. For a creep, Yaguchi seems to have thought things through far more than Yoshida has. I came to say this but you worded it far better than I could, so thank you for your post. |
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| Thanks for the pic,its scenes like this,Yoshida's kindness and Sayu's smiles that make me smile as well.This is turning into one hell of an anime,not with flashy stuff or CGI,just good character development,good storyline,fab music,and really good animation! |
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| Yoshida is the man. For him not Knocking that scumbags block off showed how mature he is. (though I would have LOVED to see it) Sayu growing up and walking forward and not running away. |
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| Yoshida really have a huge self control, huh. Felt kinda unrealistic though & made the scene losing some tension. Also Yoshida coming to the scene so suddenly without any sign beforehand felt weird. As well as Sayu just casually laughing at Yaguchi's words after he apologized. I know the last 2 points were just bad adaptation, and weren't supposed to be like that in the LN. But it's a shame because it made it hard to actually feel anything other than confusion during these "emotional scenes". Anyhow, Sayu and Asami's friendship was really wholesome and was the best thing about this episode. |
| A really great episode this week. Immediately right off the bat revealing that Yaguchi was one of the guys Sayu slept with was shocking, and I knew this was going to be a wild one. Yaguchi almost immediately tries to get with Sayu again. And Sayu feels as though she's trapped and has to let him have his way or else it could cause trouble for Yoshida. The guy is clearly a scumbag, having the gall to approach Sayu again after throwing her out takes some balls. I think it was a little iffy that Yoshida arrived at the last second conveniently. How would he know that she was in trouble? The second half of the episode was a powerful one. Asami's speech and her just being there for Sayu as a friend shows how critical friends can be in times like this. |
todorooo said: I think there's some problem about this episode. I'm gonna make a list. 3. Why the heck Sayu-chan laughed when she talked with that creepy guy? I'm pretty sure she has a trauma about it. How can you laughed about it? Saying "You really such a weird guy" WHY!? HOW!? Just throwing my two pennies in here, but I believe knowing that you have allies on your side will give you enough bandwidth to laugh at a predator who's pretending to act decent. It's good that Sayu realizes that Yaguchi is a pathetic creep who isn't worth stressing over. |
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| Yaguchi has definitely made it onto my list of people to hate. The signs were there at the end of last week, and this week it was made a reality. And then this guy had the nerve to try and play the good guy after all that he did. |
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| Pretty touching episode, but I feel they didn't really capture the pure horror, then acceptance of Sayu when she was in her position. Imo it felt like the whole scene was just much tamer and less emotionally impactful than the manga ver, but maybe they wanted it like that. |
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| easily the worst episode for more than one reason even if everyone realized the moment this trash showed up last week that'd it would happen and it still did but not only did the dude that attempted rape get off pretty easy Sayu legit the next day is giggling at him saying shes not mad anymore but wont forgive him still because he kept his promise??? like i realized shes like not smart at all but what is this writing like i know japanese laws regarding rape cases is piss poor so i wasn't expecting it to go that far seeing as what position Yoshida is in himself ,i'm just trying to see what this authors views are with how quickly everything was dealt and how little the repuercussions were for this asshole doing it. waiting on Sayus backstory because that will be the final draw in if i put this in the trash tier or not Asami was good shit though |
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| Can't believe how amazing this episode ended up being, that guy was the one... unfortunately but i never expected the issue to get "solved" so quickly. For the first time, Yoshida wasn't the only MVP in this episode, Asami decided to enter the game, she's just so good! This is going so nice, but it's already eps 6, i do wonder what scary things expect us in the future... |
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| This was probably the best episode thus far. Asami is awful but he definitely moved the story forward in an interesting way and I'm glad yoshida had an awesome moment. |
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penrhos said: Oof i thought he was pretending to be a good guy to try to have sex with her again. Well, now I'm just disappointed in how bad that scene was portrayed and how they are trying to humanize a rapist.todorooo said: I think there's some problem about this episode. I'm gonna make a list. Feel free to correct me. I'm not that kind of person that will be angry because someone corrects them; 1. First of all, How Yoshida-san knew about the creepy guy and Sayu was in the house? In this episode, it was not answered. (I really hopes in the next episodes we get the answer) 2. The way Yoshida handled the creepy guy when he caught him; I don't really think that Yoshida-san really is adult inside. If it's some adult guy found out about it, I'm pretty sure they will beaten the guy especially when he confessed that he did asked about the sex and seeing Sayu-chan not comfortable with it when he saw them. It's just so disappointing seeing Yoshida-san having a mental breakdown talking with the younger guy. 3. Why the heck Sayu-chan laughed when she talked with that creepy guy? I'm pretty sure she has a trauma about it. How can you laughed about it? Saying "You really such a weird guy" WHY!? HOW!? 1) in LN & previous ep Asami had warned Yoshida about him (in the LN she described him as a Manwhore). Sayu texted Yoshida saying the shift manager was going round (He knew it was the dodgy guy) and he didn't like the wording, he tried texting her back and got no reply so rushed out of work to see if she was OK - all this was skipped in the adaptation. 2) Yoshida crying was due to him realising how much abuse Sayu had suffered before he rescued her and that none of the other "Adults" had bothered to help her. He couldn't beat up the scumbag as that could get the police involved. 3) That scene wasn't like that in the LN - she just calls him weird and leaves the office, Yaguchi basically admits he got carried away and said he'd never rape anyone, only having consensual sex and it'd be bad for his reputation if he'd continued. They chopped out Asami getting a bike from home and Sayu sitting on the back with her arms around Asami telling he what had happened since she ran away as they cycled to the spot with the stars. Ep.6 adapted : LN Volume 2 - chapters 12 - 16 (P74 - 101) - just leaving two short epilogues uncovered. So Ep.7 starts : LN Volume 3 - at this rate they'll finish the English translated volumes by Ep.10 - I can't wait for Ao Kanda and Issa to turn up.. Either Yoshida isn't being honest with himself or he is a bad written character because if he really is so benevolent as the show tries to make him look like, he should call the cops, but that thought never crossed his mind. And he trying to argue with a rapist was just the icing on the cake. |
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Gab5 said: JustMonaka said: I came to say this but you worded it far better than I could, so thank you for your post. I'm not going to defend the guy because he came on too strong, but, at the end, Sayu had to say 'go ahead', after all this time, she still decided that the best thing was to give in to him. This is partly due to the fact that her and Yoshida are in such a strange situation. And how long are people going to let Yoshida say he doesn't know why he is helping her? He ought to start working it out, before it is impossible to get rid of her. If he ends up with her, and waited till she was 18 or 19 to have sex with Sayu, is he much better? Sayu said it herself, she had sex with Yaguchi loads of times. He was wrong this time but he wasn't raping her before. It isn't either/or, Yaguchi is bad so Yoshida must be great. Yoshida still doesn't seem to realise that he is already in a relationship with a 17 year old. I'm not defending the guy either. I just agree that Yoshida isn't this shining white knight that he sees himself to be. Regardless of his intention, the fact remains that Yoshida took in a teenager without informing her parents. Yaguchi said that they're both criminal, and in the end, is he really wrong about it? Don't get me wrong, it's nuance like this that makes me like the show more. |
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Fucult01 said: Either Yoshida isn't being honest with himself or he is a bad written character because if he really is so benevolent as the show tries to make him look like, he should call the cops, but that thought never crossed his mind. Of course not. If he gets the cops involved, he and Sayu are both screwed. He'd get arrested and she would be sent home before she is ready to go. People seem confused as to why Yaguchi backed off so quickly but you need to realize he wasn't hell-bent on getting Sayu. He only wanted sex at the moment....literally any pretty girl would do. That's why he gave up on her so easily. He doesn't have strong feelings for anyone; women are just interchangeable sex toys to him. The manga makes that way more clear though. |
ChiibiMay 10, 2021 8:35 PM
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Chiibi said: First of all, he is a type of guy who lets some random girl stay at his place for her own sake, so he's a new level of good guy and how that same guy doesn't even think about arresting a psychopath even if he ended screwed up himself in the process? Regarding Sayu backstory, he doesn't even know why she doesn't want to go back to her parents, if I were in his shoes I would think it's just teenage drama. So at least he should talk to her and try to understand why she doesn't want to go back(which he didn't). The real problem is that he didn't try to do anything other than kicking the guy out.Fucult01 said: Either Yoshida isn't being honest with himself or he is a bad written character because if he really is so benevolent as the show tries to make him look like, he should call the cops, but that thought never crossed his mind. Of course not. If he gets the cops involved, he and Sayu are both screwed. He'd get arrested and she would be sent home before she is ready to go. People seem confused as to why Yaguchi backed off so quickly but you need to realize he wasn't hell-bent on getting Sayu. He only wanted sex at the moment....literally any pretty girl would do. That's why he gave up on her so easily. He doesn't have strong feelings for anyone; women are just interchangeable sex toys to him. The manga makes that way more clear though. And don't even come with that bs of not understanding a rapist ffs this is worse than kaifuku |
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| ?the hell?? why did the yaguchi guy turned (somewhat) good at the end? he apologised and kept his promise.? ???? huh? |
Fucult01 said: First of all, he is a type of guy who lets some random girl stay at his place for her own sake, so he's a new level of good guy and how that same guy doesn't even think about arresting a psychopath even if he ended screwed up himself in the process? Regarding Sayu backstory, he doesn't even know why she doesn't want to go back to her parents, if I were in his shoes I would think it's just teenage drama. I wouldn't. I would think she's being abused or something....for all we know, she could be? Anyway, Yoshida getting arrested would make the situation worse for Sayu any way you look at it. And don't even come with that bs of not understanding a rapist What bs? I'm explaining why he gave up on Sayu. That's not bs; that's what was in the manga. Sayu is not important to him; that's why he agreed to leave her alone. I'm NOT trying to defend his actions if that's how it looks. Nope nope. I'm saying he doesn't gaf about Sayu in particular, in contrast to a creep who obsesses over her. ffs this is worse than kaifuku Pfffft nice joke. |
ChiibiMay 10, 2021 9:16 PM
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| Ok, I didn't like the way they handled this AT ALL. So enter Mr. Asshole, a despicable human being who already took advantage of Sayu and now he's making her uncomfortable at work. She reluctantly takes him home where he TRIES TO RAPE HER and if it wasn't for Yoshida he would have succeeded... He's confronted and actually admits it and what does he get? A slap in the wrist (or rather, the face) and a "say you're sorry to her!" like if they were 6 years old and he would have stolen a toy from her. When Sayu asks "why didn't you say anything?" and he's like "I promised you I wouldn't"... was that a try for humanizing him? For us to sympathize with him and think "oh, see? Mr. Asshole is not so bad after all... forget about how he SEXUALLY ABUSED AN UNDERAGED GIRL AND TRIED TO RAPE HER A SECOND TIME... at least he keeps his promises!". And what's worse, Sayu is like "lol" at him, like this is all fine. This was seriously fucked up. This is the first actual problem I've got with the show. Aside from that, I'm liking Asami, she's a cool girl. Fucult01 said: First of all, he is a type of guy who lets some random girl stay at his place for her own sake, so he's a new level of good guy and how that same guy doesn't even think about arresting a psychopath even if he ended screwed up himself in the process? Regarding Sayu backstory, he doesn't even know why she doesn't want to go back to her parents, if I were in his shoes I would think it's just teenage drama. So at least he should talk to her and try to understand why she doesn't want to go back(which he didn't). The real problem is that he didn't try to do anything other than kicking the guy out. And don't even come with that bs of not understanding a rapist ffs this is worse than kaifuku I agree on that Yoshida should try to talk to Sayu about why she ran away from home, but honestly, if saw a girl who would prefer being sexually abused by men instead of going home, I'd assume what was going on at home was some serious shit, not just teenage drama (But judging by the this ep, now it wouldn't surprise me if it actually was some teenage crap). |
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HikariShoumeiron said: (But judging by the this ep, now it wouldn't surprise me if it actually was some teenage crap). People don't have PTSD attacks and puke when it's just "teenage crap". :/ It's got something to do with that girl with the glasses.... |
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| Asami is a great character. No Gotou though so ehh... It was an okay episode I guess? |
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Chiibi said: HikariShoumeiron said: (But judging by the this ep, now it wouldn't surprise me if it actually was some teenage crap). People don't have PTSD attacks and puke when it's just "teenage crap". :/ Yes, exactly, I agree with that. Having something horrible going on at home would be the logical explanation but I was talking about the writing in that last sentence. What I'm saying is that seeing how they(the writers) treated the Asshole/Sayu issue so nonchalantly, it wouldn't surprise me if the reason for why she left home was underwhelming. |
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Chiibi said: Yeah, it would be bad if she was being sexually assaulted at home. But let's be honest, if this show has any intention of being realistic, letting a predator free is far more dangerous than her being sent back home. Plus, Yoshida doesn't even know if she is really safe since he doesn't know Yoguchi real intentions.Fucult01 said: First of all, he is a type of guy who lets some random girl stay at his place for her own sake, so he's a new level of good guy and how that same guy doesn't even think about arresting a psychopath even if he ended screwed up himself in the process? Regarding Sayu backstory, he doesn't even know why she doesn't want to go back to her parents, if I were in his shoes I would think it's just teenage drama. I wouldn't. I would think she's being abused or something....for all we know, she could be? Anyway, Yoshida getting arrested would make the situation worse for Sayu any way you look at it. And don't even come with that bs of not understanding a rapist What bs? I'm explaining why he gave up on Sayu. That's not bs; that's what was in the manga. Sayu is not important to him; that's why he agreed to leave her alone. I'm NOT trying to defend his actions if that's how it looks. Nope nope. I'm saying he doesn't gaf about Sayu in particular, in contrast to a creep who obsesses over her. ffs this is worse than kaifuku Pfffft nice joke. ''What bs? I'm explaining why he gave up on Sayu. That's not bs, that's what was in the manga. Sayu is not important to him; that's why he agreed to leave her alone.'' I never questioned about that. My problem is just that it doesn't fit his personality being a chill guy after all he had done. I don't care about this character, so it doesn't matter. To be honest, all characters aside from Yuzuha are dull and generic. The worst one being Asami. I don't know why this fandom seems to like her so much, since she is the most problematic one. Quoting her ''From listening to you, i can tell your past has been rough. But there was a reason for it. I promise'' OMG, that was one of the worst lines I've ever seen in any kind of show. How can she said that after listening to her backstory? Yeah, let's tell people who got sexually assaulted that there's a reason for this and it will be okay. And the fans: oooh so cute. Good work author. Kaifuku at least don't try to be anything more than a disturbing fan service to people mentally ill. It would have been far better if higehiro were just a fun slice of life. All the characters and the drama are straight up bad and problematic |
Fucult01May 10, 2021 11:34 PM
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HikariShoumeiron said: I agree with everything you said except for Asami. She is the worst character.Ok, I didn't like the way they handled this AT ALL. So enter Mr. Asshole, a despicable human being who already took advantage of Sayu and now he's making her uncomfortable at work. She reluctantly takes him home where he TRIES TO RAPE HER and if it wasn't for Yoshida he would have succeeded... He's confronted and actually admits it and what does he get? A slap in the wrist (or rather, the face) and a "say you're sorry to her!" like if they were 6 years old and he would have stolen a toy from her. When Sayu asks "why didn't you say anything?" and he's like "I promised you I wouldn't"... was that a try for humanizing him? For us to sympathize with him and think "oh, see? Mr. Asshole is not so bad after all... forget about how he SEXUALLY ABUSED AN UNDERAGED GIRL AND TRIED TO RAPE HER A SECOND TIME... at least he keeps his promises!". And what's worse, Sayu is like "lol" at him, like this is all fine. This was seriously fucked up. This is the first actual problem I've got with the show. Aside from that, I'm liking Asami, she's a cool girl. Fucult01 said: First of all, he is a type of guy who lets some random girl stay at his place for her own sake, so he's a new level of good guy and how that same guy doesn't even think about arresting a psychopath even if he ended screwed up himself in the process? Regarding Sayu backstory, he doesn't even know why she doesn't want to go back to her parents, if I were in his shoes I would think it's just teenage drama. So at least he should talk to her and try to understand why she doesn't want to go back(which he didn't). The real problem is that he didn't try to do anything other than kicking the guy out. And don't even come with that bs of not understanding a rapist ffs this is worse than kaifuku I agree on that Yoshida should try to talk to Sayu about why she ran away from home, but honestly, if saw a girl who would prefer being sexually abused by men instead of going home, I'd assume what was going on at home was some serious shit, not just teenage drama (But judging by the this ep, now it wouldn't surprise me if it actually was some teenage crap). |
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| The moment this serie had to resort to plain cartoonish villains to move the plot forward it started to dig its own grave Ofc people are gonna bite the bait and hating the guy and loving Yoshida because the serie didn't find another way to glorify him nocivo said: The first 10 min were needed to make the last 10 minutes even better. They needed an excuse to have those iterations way better. Making the viewer unconformable makes the making up part way sweeter. Is even better if you see the "knight" protesting the "princess". If you liked the MC, now you love the MC. You said it, it's an excuse, instead of a proper natural way to make us "loving the MC" as they did in the first three chapters. It feels cheap and artificial. That's not exactly good writing, that's resorting to plot devices. |
| sigh can one unlikable piece of shit character in anime be like “get fucked and fuck off forever” for once and not be like “oh you good to go” -.- |
| Man, I ain't watching some blackmail story unfold on my leisure time Edit: I had to skip the whole episode because I aint no NTR lover and the fact that the author made that dude sound like a cool guy "but I told you I wouldn't tell anyone if you brought me over" man, that author is just stupid, I really wanted to like this story but I am hating it more with each episode. |
curvedtreeMay 10, 2021 11:31 PM
| A lot of people seem to have gotten an emotional response out of the new scumbag introduced in this episode. While I understand why people are disgusted, because it's a disgusting human being, the show still falls flat and fails to invoke any sort of emotional response out of me. Why? Because I don't care about Sayu. I don't care about her issues. I don't care about what she has gone through. I don't care about her character development. I don't care about the obvious melodrama that the story is presenting, just to get more cheap reactions out of people. MC did something anybody with a moral compass would do. Though, one has to wonder how he was able to duck out of work immediately after getting the text from Sayu. There's a lot of convenient plot devices at play, and the show isn't anywhere near compelling enough to actually make any use out of them. This story is so shallow and uninspired. If I had any self respect for myself, I'd drop it for the sake of my sanity. However... onwards I go. Hoping it will do something to impress me. Knowing with almost certainty that it will not. (And my negative opinion will offend those that are enjoying it. Might even get a couple "well if you don't like it don't watch it, however that is the most dogmatic, narrowminded mentality to have. I want to see for myself why people keep hyping this show up as the best of the season. We're almost at the halfway point, and it is the worst show of the season in my book.) 90293otaku said: Good episode, except the scene where Sayu laughs at what Yaguchi said isn’t real considering he tried to rape her the day before. And his quick turn to be “not such a bad guy after all” isn’t believable either. True. The show (or author, I'm unfamiliar with the novel so I can only speculate) does a really poor job of showcasing a new antagonist character. Are we supposed to hate him? But, he didn't tell Sayu's coworker about their previous transgressions. He promised her! So... he's a good guy! It just further cements that the characters are extremely poorly written. You can't just introduce a character that rapes your beloved female character, and then the next day try to humanize him. The funniest part is that this episode isn't even the problem I have with the show. It's just the tip of the iceberg at this point. |
AmadeusuMay 11, 2021 12:06 AM
Amamonogatari said: A lot of people seem to have gotten an emotional response out of the new scumbag introduced in this episode. While I understand why people are disgusted, because it's a disgusting human being, the show still falls flat and fails to invoke any sort of emotional response out of me. Why? Because I don't care about Sayu. I don't care about her issues. I don't care about what she has gone through. I don't care about her character development. I don't care about the obvious melodrama that the story is presenting, just to get more cheap reactions out of people. MC did something anybody with a moral compass would do. Though, one has to wonder how he was able to duck out of work immediately after getting the text from Sayu. There's a lot of convenient plot devices at play, and the show isn't anywhere near compelling enough to actually make any use out of them. This story is so shallow and uninspired. If I had any self respect for myself, I'd drop it for the sake of my sanity. However... onwards I go. Hoping it will do something to impress me. Knowing with almost certainty that it will not. (And my negative opinion will offend those that are enjoying it. Might even get a couple "well if you don't like it don't watch it, however that is the most dogmatic, narrowminded mentality to have. I want to see for myself why people keep hyping this show up as the best of the season. We're almost at the halfway point, and it is the worst show of the season in my book.) 90293otaku said: Good episode, except the scene where Sayu laughs at what Yaguchi said isn’t real considering he tried to rape her the day before. And his quick turn to be “not such a bad guy after all” isn’t believable either. True. The show (or author, I'm unfamiliar with the novel so I can only speculate) does a really poor job of showcasing a new antagonist character. Are we supposed to hate him? But, he didn't tell Sayu's coworker about their previous transgressions. He promised her! So... he's a good guy! It just further cements that the characters are extremely poorly written. You can't just introduce a character that rapes your beloved female character, and then the next day try to humanize him. The funniest part is that this episode isn't even the problem I have with the show. It's just the tip of the iceberg at this point. I agree with you about the (so far) shallowness of the story. Hoping it becomes more intriguing as it wraps up. Expectations aren't low or high, they're just neutral for me. Who knows, maybe it'll surprise and become super interesting at some point. This episode felt relatively wholesome, but there is an empty, contrived feeling to the entire show that I can't shake. As far as the Yaguchi dude, I think the idea was to make him somewhat humanized in order to potentially reveal even further developments of his dark side later on. I doubt he just gave up this early on being the asshole. That would make for a very short-lived so called antagonistic element. If this is the only "evil" part of the show, then there isn't any danger left and that won't help this show. |
| so this is the 'almost rapey' episode from the spoilers huh... this is really gonna be bound to happen...maybe much worse things in the future...oh man... 3/5. |
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