Forced. Fucking. Drama.
Seriously, what the fuck was that?
Sena having such a commanding presence over Yozora? Yozora getting "bullied" by Rika? Maria and Kobato acting like friends? Plus, Kodoka isn't as dense as he makes himself out to be? This isn't anything like the Hanagai I remember. I wonder what this will all lead to?
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Beta as fuck.
I'll be extremely disappointed if Kodaka doesn't have a really heavy reason for his actions. Something like a former girlfriend dying in his hands, and Kodaka blaming himself at least partially and thus he wouldn't easily trust himself with another girl. But then again, those people are so weird that it's it'll probably turn out to be some vague mental issue requiring psychiatric help to fix, not a school club.
Still, at least the last eps weren't totally stock harem. A lame reset of a last episode wouldn't surprise me, but I hope it won't be like that, against all odds.
That was really awkward. I'm not going to lie, I can't blame Kodaka. I would want to get out of that room ASAP too.
If it's awkward it's because he allowed it to be. We've already been shown that he was only feigning ignorance so whatever comes to bite him in the ass from that point on will be his own fault.
Just... man up for Christ sake. Why is it so hard for Japan to come up with likable male leads?
Seconded. If it was awkward, it's all Kodaka's fault. You can't be much more insensitive than blatantly and obviously feigning ignorance when someone confesses, and in the presence of others to boot. Yeah, maybe it was the right decision to flee from the room, precisely because he had made such a giant jerk and coward out of himself. Staying there would have only stretched the abnormal atmosphere, although fleeing won't solve anything. But I suppose the last episode will solve everything, one way or another.
Guess the guy doesn't want to destroy what he currently has with the rest of the club since he isn't as thick as previously thought. He knows they care about him even like him. Accepting Sena right there would have destroyed his current relationship with the rest. At least that's what he thinks I guess.
I think the reveal will be that Kodaka had some sort of past trauma that made him afraid of admitting that he has attachments to other people (has there been any hint of this before?). It felt very out of left field to me but in retrospect I just took it for granted that Kodaka actually wanted to improve his image but was just as dense as the rest of the group as to how. Now I'm thinking he's actually been savvy to the fact that they're all friends for a while but has been taking advantage of the fact that none of the others (except maybe Rika) are in a position to point this out so he can walk the line and avoid whatever commitment demons are plaguing him.
I'm expecting a pretty lame reason like guilt over leaving his childhood friend or something, butI think I'd actually prefer that to some attempt at a deep and thoughtful reason that wasn't hinted at at all up until the last few eps.
Last edited by Yukimura; Fri, 03-22-2013 at 03:34 PM.
he didn't hear her and had something important to do, deal with it guys
but to be honest, thats a situation no one could handle properly
He totally heard her and then ran away from the situation rather than deal with it. The vibe that Kodaka has been putting out the last couple of eps telegraphs that he has a closeness barrier of his own that is sensitive to the direct affection of others. His scenes alone with Rika these last eps have practically screamed that he's not just dense but that he's willfully trying to deny the existence the other chars affections towards him. Rika has, in typical, infuriating, meek Japanese girl fashion, been trying to get him to recognize and acknowledge that he means a lot to her and the rest of the group, but in each case he reacted in a way more hesitant manner and tried to downplay or deny what she was getting at.
Sena's comment pushed him over the edge by smacking him square in the face with another persons unabashed expression of affection for him and look how fast he ran away from the situation.
Last edited by Yukimura; Fri, 03-22-2013 at 04:05 PM.
I'm not saying you're wrong Yuki, but it feels to me you're over analyzing it and trying to come up with excuses for him.
The way i see it? He likes the status quo, he's already aware that the club are his and each other's friends and that admitting it might screw up whatever strange balance held them together thus far. Same deal with romance, he's unwilling to add any more factors in because of how happy he is with what's he's got right now.
TL;DR: A pussy who's afraid of change and thinks that if he ignores it it'll go away.
You know, that's not even the issue for me. Weather he wants a relationship or not is up to him, if he just wanted to be friends with all of them that would have been fine. What makes him a faggot is how he's refusing to deal with their advances when he's fully aware of them. This is called leading a girl on and it's bulshit.
Sometimes i need to remind myself these are just cartoons...
A) I thought Rika was recording Kodaka's voice to insert it into the movie. That didn't happen..
B) First time in ages where I actually laughed when Sena got swatted.
C) I don't know what I would have done in Kodaka's shoes. Letting it would be poor manners and would be the thing I'd want to do. I'd probably end up just saying no, since I'm not (and I'm imagining Kodaka isn't either) romantically attracted to Sena.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Obviously you'd have taken her elsewhere, away from the audience to turn her down, if that was your choice. Naturally you could have said no right then and there as well, as it was Sena's choice to confess in front of the others, but if it was to be a rejection, in my opinion it would be more gentlemanly to crush her hopes in a privacy.
I still can't get myself to accept Kodaka would simply want a bunch of normal friends, if even those, yet would have still continued to go to the neighbour club full of nothing but single girls, and even continuously come up with activities for them. Since these two eps have proved he's actually not as dense as tungsten, he has noticed a long time ago what's going on. He would have stopped already. So, I have no idea what's going on inside his head. If it was for her sister's sake, then I might accept it, but her sister is a middle schooler and the club is in high school, so I'll have to reject that. He could have just invited Maria over to their house and be done with it.